Posted February 4, 2009 - 10:25 by Myscha Theriault
Art and Leisure
Looking for ways to honor your partner and your financial goals at the same time? Don't want to be a dud this Valentine's Day, but don't have fifty to a hundred bucks to drop on cheap candy or overpriced flowers? Here are ten stylish ideas that won't break the bank.
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Posted January 29, 2009 - 13:03 by Linsey Knerl
Giveaways
Whether you love or hate the holiday, there are some lovely things to adore about Valentine’s Day (like all the assorted chocolates.) We’ll recap the best of Wise Bread’s suggestions for love on the cheap, and we’ve even got an iPod Touch for one lucky reader!
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Posted February 14, 2008 - 17:29 by Sarah Winfrey
General Tips
As your friendly neighborhood Wisebread writer, I took it upon myself to find some of the most interesting articles on love and money that I could, and I did it all so you don't have to (this is the part where you thank me profusely in the comments).
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Posted February 9, 2008 - 17:35 by Linsey Knerl
Personal Finance, Food and Drink, Consumer Affairs
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the company behind M&M’s has decided to let the urban legend run wild. No longer will the impotent and uninspired have to dig through their candy bags to get to the good ones. Here’s the dirt on the green ones, and how we got here, anyway.
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Posted April 2, 2007 - 08:52 by Paul Michael
Frugal Living
Before I share with you my 5 great ways to make outstanding greeting cards, I'd like to rant about the four issues I have with store-bought greeting cards, like those produced by Hallmark in the millions.
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As winter continues to blast away in the Northeast, other parts of the country are warming up a bit. Regardless of where you live, it's likely that your major retailers are beginning to make way for spring merchandise by having great big sales on all that winter stuff.
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It's Valentine's Day and you don't have a gift. How could you know that when the evil girlfriend said "let's not exchange gifts this year," she actually meant "if I don't get anything you will never see any part of me naked again, ever!"
Here are some deaperate great last minute free gift ideas to keep the nakedness coming.
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We've been offering a lot of practical advice about Valentine's Day lately.
Sure, it's nice to know how to save money on flowers, make affordable romantic dinners, and find good excuses not to buy your girlfriend jewelry. But what is the real story behind this expensive holiday?
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They say a way to a man's heart is through the stomach, but on Valentine's Day, our men take no pains to take that very route to their ladies' hearts as well: call every restaurant in town for a last minute reservation. Finally have the host at Chez Exorbitante tell you the only table they have is at 5:30 pm, but you'll love sitting next to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Atric -- they have great stories to tell. Pay an appalling markup on a bottle of bubbly (had you only consulted the lists earlier). Suffer through a meal at a restaurant where every single customer expects personalized special-occasion service, from a waitstaff made of mere human beings. Avoid the risk of driving home full of boozy bubbles, by shelling out more cash to take a cab home (in rush hour traffic no less). Isn't it romantic?
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Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and you know what that means: lots of people are going to buy lots of dumb crap. But you are above and beyond that, because you read Wise Bread. I’m not saying that Wise Bread readers are smarter than everyone else, but I’m definitely implying it.
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