Here’s a typical scenario for my boyfriend, who has a ton of student debt: It’s Friday night and he just got paid. Time to go to the bar and celebrate the end of a hard working week, right? Wrong. Between loans, rent, and food for the week, he’ll be barely making it until his next paycheck. Our friends don’t understand why he can never afford
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Updated Black Friday ads and sales 2013!
There are 8 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 27 stores total, including new additions Dollar Tree, Home Depot, and Office Max. We’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals and there are sure to be many more! Have you started planning your Black Friday shopping strategy? After seeing these ads you might want to add a few more
Gifting Made Easy: 7 Free Christmas Shopping Apps
Even when we intend to cut back, it seems like holiday shopping lists get longer and longer every year. It’s hard to keep track of who wants what, how much you’re spending, which stores you need to go to and what you still have left to buy. This year, make things easy on yourself by using an app on your smartphone that does all the
How to Make Your Own Bread Crumbs and Save Big
OK, so I just got back from the grocery store where I saw a 12 oz. bag of panko bread crumbs for $4.29!! Seriously? Someone is going to pay that much money for something that they can make for 25 cents or less? I can understand wanting panko bread crumbs for this fabulous baked chicken fingers with panko and dijon recipe. But seriously, that is an
$100 Vegas Buffet For Free: How One Reader Did It
Ever eaten at a Vegas buffet? One reader, known as The Unethical Man, is a Vegas regular and in addition to his tricks for a cheap Vegas vacation, he ate $100 worth of buffet meals FOR FREE. Here is his story: Hi Julia, It’s been awhile since I’ve had anything significant to share with you, but I just scored an awesome deal during my latest
What Should I Do About This College Debt?
While I’m fortunate to have zero college debt – I went to school in-state and lived at home three out of four years – my boyfriend isn’t so lucky. He now owes $153,000. YIKES! He pays $2,000.45 per month out of his $3337.46 a month salary. That’s more than half of his monthly income going to college debt! Even paying this large monthly sum, he has
Updated Black Friday 2013 ads and sales!
There are 10 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 19 stores total, including new additions Toys R Us, Best Buy and Kmart. We also added a buying guide for the hottest holiday toys . It’s still early, but we’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals! I’ve already started thinking about Christmas shopping. Are there any toys you know your
Grocery Coupons: Matchups for 14 Stores for Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Grocery coupons for Ralphs, Safeway/Vons, Albertsons, Whole Foods, Publix, ShopRite, Fresh n Easy, Food 4 Less, Winn Dixie, Stop & Shop, Kroger, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, and Giant Eagle for the week of Oct. 30-Nov 5, 2013. Now in alphabetical order! My Coupon Database searches dozens of sites for all grocery and drugstore coupons available. New coupons added weekly! Also check out our Monday roundups of
How to Store Food To Last Forever
Learning to properly store the fresh foods that you buy extends the life and usefulness of the food and keeps you from throwing money in your garbage can. Here are 14 food storage tips everyone should know:
Should I Reveal My Net Worth?
My husband and I have been thinking a lot about our net worth and I’m tempted to share the figure with you. Should I? We’re both big savers – mostly out of insecurity that we won’t have enough money someday – but I’ve never shared how much our savings add up to. With anybody. Part of the issue is privacy, and part of it is
Best Time to Shop for Holiday Gifts 2013
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Would You Be On A Reality Show?
I was sitting on the couch with my friends, trying to figure out what we were going to do for the night, when the television caught our attention. People were screaming, a girl was crying, a couple was kissing. Obviously, this was The Real World. “No way! CJ just made Diem look so stupid,” my friend said. “I can’t believe he just ditched her like
How to Save Money on Your Beauty Routine
We all have a beauty routine. For some, it’s rolling out of bed and slapping on lip gloss while for others, it’s a well orchestrated hour of what could be described as an art installment. No matter the drill, taking care of yourself takes money. With a few tips, tricks and shortcuts, Bargain Babe will help you spend less on products and services and more
Updated Black Friday 2013 ads and sales!
There are three new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got nine stores total, including new additions Ace Hardware, Kohl’s and Target. It’s still early, but we’re already seeing some awesome Black Friday deals! I’ve started planning my Black Friday shopping strategy, have you? As Black Friday approaches we’ll be posting all of the best Black Friday deals so make sure to
Deals on Halloween Costumes for Kids
Do you have Halloween costumes for you and your kids yet? We just ordered some glow in the dark sticks to make my lightening bug costume, and to make creepy eyes hiding in our bushes. (You cut eyes out of a finished toilet paper roll, tape a glow stick inside, and hide it in your bushes or hedge. In the dark, trick or treaters will
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