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How to get half-price dining from your local TV station.

Posted January 8, 2009 - 11:18 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Deals, Food and Drink, Consumer Affairs

Did you know that your local TV and radio stations regularly receive gift certificates as “payment” for air time? Believe it or not, retailers and restaurants are actually exchanging hundreds of gift certificates for exclusive air time on the networks. Then, the stations turn around and sell those certificates to viewers for half-price. They win. You win. And I’ll show you where to find them online.

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What clearance price is your Achilles Heel?

Posted August 13, 2008 - 07:51 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Shopping, Consumer Affairs

Some people are suckers for bargains of any kind. Others, well, even a genuine FREE offer is difficult for them to take up. But most of us, myself included, have a magic number. It’s in the form of a percentage printed on wonderful clearance sticker, and it is scary how many times it has pulled me in like a tractor beam.

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Miss the Big Sale? Claim Your Savings Anyway

Posted June 8, 2008 - 09:08 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Shopping, Consumer Affairs

After weeks of comparison shopping, internet research, and a rising temperature and near-drowning humidity, we were prepared to take the plunge. Our anti-air-conditioning ways were soon to change. I sent my husband to pick up the portable model we had dreamed of, only to find that we had missed the big sale by one day. Were we just out of luck?

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Is It the End of 6% Real Estate Commissions?

Posted May 30, 2008 - 00:59 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Real Estate and Housing

This week the Justice Department reached an antitrust settlement with the National Association of Realtors that is meant to spur competition and bring down the standard 6% commission that comes with each real estate transaction. Basically, the NAR is no longer able to withhold the information on multiple listing services from discount online brokers such as Redfin and ZipRealty. Will consumers like us see a huge deduction in real estate transaction prices soon?

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When’s a good time to buy Australian wine? Now. And hurry.

Posted October 4, 2007 - 16:52 by Ed O'Reilly

Food and Drink

When I first moved to Australia I noticed 2 things about the wine: there was a lot to choose from, and it costs twice as much (if not more) than the exact same Australian wine brands I’d bought back in NY. The selection is mostly a great variety from Australian and New Zealand vineyards, and the price is largely due to taxes. But thankfully, because of a glut in production, there was good wine to be found at a more reasonable price in cleanskins .But now it looks like the days of the $7 bottle of wine are drying up.

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Friday deal - Sweet dreams for a real bargain -DEAL OVER

Posted September 7, 2007 - 07:18 by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons

I couldn't resist this deal, and just had to share it. We've had our King Size bed for almost 7 years now, and although it's holding up well it's not as great as it used to be. But Amazon is almost giving away these expensive 2 INCH thick memory foam toppers, which means my sleep is about to get a whole lot better again.

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A $25 meal for just $3. Updated.

Posted July 24, 2007 - 07:32 by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons, Food and Drink

How many of you are familiar with Restaurant.com ? It's a terrfic site that slashes the price of meals by using a coupon system. You usually get great deals on hundreds of local restaurant by paying $10 for a $25 certificate. But with the following coupon I'm about to give you, you can take a further 70% off that price. That makes two $25 certificates to a great restaurant cost just $6 total!

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Best Time For Summer Shopping In Europe!

Posted June 23, 2007 - 12:39 by Joann Hong

Shopping

Did your high season European flight take a huge chunk out of your savings? Well, at least the shopping doesn't have to be as painful, even with the weak dollar conversion rates. Many countries in Europe, France being the most evident with their "soldes", have government regulated retail sales. This means they can only slash retail prices twice a year, which results in mega summer and winter reductions.

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