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February 19, 2015 by: Rachelle Romberg

10 Ways to Go Gluten-Free on a Budget

My son has been gluten-free for 12 years, so I pretty much have a Master’s Degree in trying to find deals on gluten-free products. When we started out, there wasn’t even a Whole Foods nearby – I was ordering everything online and it was quite pricey. Sales of gluten-free food and drink there have surged from $5.4 billion to $8.8 billion over the past two

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July 30, 2013 by: Bargain Babe

Amazon Is Hiding Free eBooks From You

We love to score free eBooks and we know you do too. After all, one of our most popular posts is how to score free eBooks for your Kindle. So when I recently learned that Amazon was penalizing those who share its free eBooks on their sites, I was baffled. Why, oh why, would you do that, Amazon?! According to the New York Daily News,

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June 19, 2013 by: Bargain Babe

Blenders: Is the Blendtec blender worth it?

One of my main financial policies is: “Make sure it is worth the money.” I don’t care if we are talking about a one dollar ice cream cone or a half-a-million dollar house. The question is: “Is it worth it?” My first subject is my Blendtec blender. This little piece of kitchen equipment set me back around $450 (tax included) AND I bought it new

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February 18, 2013 by: Bargain Babe

Amazon Prime Changes For the Worse: Haven’t You Noticed?

UPDATED: We updated this post on changes to Amazon Prime in April, 2014. The price of Amazon Prime rose to $99 per year in March 2014. But Amazon also introduced a few new services to entice its customer base to renew at the higher rate (and of course to lure new shoppers). Amazon’s new services include: Amazon Pantry, a grocery delivery service that directly competes

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December 17, 2012 by: Bargain Babe