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Save 10% on gas with BP Visa card
2008-04-28 07:10:00 As gas prices approach $4 per gallon in our area I am scrambling looking for for new ways to save at the pump. Replacing my Honda Accord with something more fuel efficient is not yet an option and hypermiling while sounds interesting is not very practical taking into account my hectic lifestyle. So what other ... More About: Card , Visa , Save
Weekly hot deals roundup - April 25, 2008
2008-04-26 04:53:00 There was quite a few interesting coupons this week. Here are a couple of my favorites along with some hot deals. If you have a deal to share, please do so using this link. You will need an account at Buxr.com, but signing up is free and only takes a minute. 70% Off Restaurant.com Certificates - ... More About: April , Roundup , Weekly , 2008
Free access to Encyclopedia Britannica
2008-04-25 04:53:00 If you have a blog, you can get an annual online subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica ($70 value) for free. No credit card is needed. Just fill out this form and if you qualify you will receive an invitation code that you can use to enroll. I did so last week and just received my free ... More About: Free , Access
Cheap check printing from Walmart
2008-04-24 00:20:00 I don’t use many checks, most of my payments are done online so one box lasts a few months. I am also usually very good at avoiding the numerous fees the banks try to slap on me. Once every few months however my bank screws me on $25 which is around how much a box ... More About: Check , Cheap , Printing , Walmart
Aggregating deals with Combyo
2008-04-23 07:39:00 This is a long overdue review of a new kid on the block of deal aggregators, Combyo. I have briefly mentioned it in one of my news roundups in the past but until today I really had no time to give it the attention it deserves. By style and look Combyo resembles another deal aggregator, Boddit. ...
The best of ProBargainHunter
2008-04-22 02:04:00 Over a year back I started this blog with really one goal in mind - share what I know about saving money. This round-up summarizes the best money saving tips from the past. All of these are quality write-ups, many requiring long hours of research. Please enjoy this brief glance at the past and let ...
EverSave.com Review
2008-04-21 15:43:00 This week’s review is about Eversave.com, which is one of the top coupon sites in Yan’s listing. First impression on looking at this site is that, it is a nice & pleasantly designed site which is not just for coupons only, but includes a lot more content. Eversave.com features an extensive recipe section, which lets you ... More About: Review
Oil money and politics, in charts
2008-04-20 06:57:00 Did you know that George W. Bush received $2,649,725 in contributions from oil companies in his 2004 election campaign? Or that in Rudy Giuliani received $659,158 this year? Neither did I. Follow the Oil Money is a very interesting project that keeps track of petroleum industry campaign contributions and mashes them up in a cool visual ... More About: Politics , Charts
Weekly hot deals roundup - April 18, 2008
2008-04-18 18:02:00 This week was especially fruitful on coupons and promotions. I listed below a few that caught my eye. If you have a deal to share, please do so using this link. You will need an account at Buxr.com, but signing up is free and only takes a minute. Express Printable Coupon for $20 off $75 or ... More About: April , Roundup , Weekly , 2008
News that caught my eye, the important stuff
2008-04-18 02:11:00 Next I Bond inflation component is 4.83% The Labor Department released the March CPI numbers last week which allows us to compute the next I Bond inflation component which is added on to the I Bond fixed rate to derive the composite (or total) rate. Thanks to the high inflation, the number tuns out rather high. ... More About: News , Stuff , Caught
Stocks investment strategy - buying on weakness
2008-04-16 14:08:00 As I mentioned before I have been considering my options as far as preserving savings is concerned. The investment time frame is around 1-2 years but may potentially be much longer. This is so called emergency savings. Theoretically these should go into a cash account and some of it did, however since I consider the ... More About: Buying , Stocks , Strategy , Investment , Investment strategy
Daily Deals Site - BradsDeals.com Review
2008-04-14 14:10:00 This week?s review is about BradsDeals.com. Bradsdeals.com happens to be the last item in Yan’s this month revision of popular deal sites and is also the youngest site (Jun 2005) without a review. This is a really simple site with a handful of clear menu items on top, taking to various sections of the sites. Briefly, ... More About: Daily , Review , Site
Linen ?n Things may file for Chapter 11
2008-04-13 00:31:00 The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the retailer considers bankruptcy as one of the options to solve the increasing debt problem and may file for Chapter 11 as early as Tuesday. The interesting detail is that Linens ‘n Things is a privately held company but they have to disclose financial information publicly because they ... More About: File
Weekly hot deals roundup - April 12, 2008
2008-04-12 19:26:00 There were several interesting promotions and rare coupons this week. I listed a few below with a couple of other deals that caught my eye. If you have a deal to share, you can do so at this link. You will need an account at Buxr.com, but signing up is free and only takes a ... More About: April , Roundup , Weekly , 2008
Popular price comparison sites - March 2008
2008-04-12 04:04:00 This is March 2008 revision of the Popular Price Comparison web sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. The change in rating shows the difference compared to February results. The list has a total of 34 web sites and there are 16 more sites in my database that don?t meet ... More About: Sites
Shopzilla WordPress Plugin (version 1.1)
2008-04-11 08:15:00 This is a minor update to the Shopzilla WordPress Plugin I released back in February. It adds a new column that shows merchant ratings according to BizRate, a Shopzilla company. It also incorporates a change to the domain name Shopzilla introduced with the latest overhaul of their XML feeds. To upgrade - just download this archive ... More About: Wordpress , Version
What makes people use deal sites?
2008-04-09 08:23:00 As I get more involved into the business of running a deal site, the topics like this one come more often to my mind. It is a seemingly simple question yet a very difficult one at the same time. If you get the answer right you will know what you need to change in your ... More About: People , Sites , Deal
Daily Deal & Coupon Site - Spoofee.com Review
2008-04-07 14:57:00 This week I am reviewing Spoofee.com. This site is at the 16th position in Yan?s latest revision of popular deal sites. Spoofee.com features a mix of deal sites typical features such as deals, coupons and forums. On the first look, Spoofee.com has a clean and uncluttered look and feel. This site uses variations of blue and ... More About: Daily , Review , Site , Deal , Coupon
Popular deal sites - March 2008
2008-04-06 02:22:00 This is March 2008 revision of the Popular Deal Sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. The change in rating shows the difference compared to February results. The list has a total of 25 web sites which is 4 less than the last month. There are 56 more in my ... More About: March 2008
Weekly hot deals roundup - April 4, 2008
2008-04-05 06:17:00 Sorry about the late release of this roundup. This week I was busy rolling out user submitted deals at Buxr and hasn’t had have much time for bargain hunting. Nonetheless there were a couple of really interesting offers that caught my eye. Here they go. Free blood glucose meter offer - do you or any of ... More About: April , Roundup , Weekly , 2008
Comparing Chase cards (replying a comment)
2008-04-05 01:35:00 My regular readers know I advocate Chase Freedom Plus card, the best all around cash rewards card out there. One of the readers asked a great question on my original blog post about the card: I have looked into both these cards and my question is: Does anyone know how much you must spend per year ... More About: Comment , Cards
Zillow launches Mortgage Marketplace
2008-04-03 21:48:00 When I saw this news today I had no other words but: “This is going to be big!” It is a bargain hunters paradise for everyone in a market looking for a loan to buy a new house or refinance an existing one. Let me explain why. Zillow is a service that offers real estate valuation ... More About: Mortgage , Marketplace
Amazon coupon codes for April 2008
2008-04-01 21:32:00 Amazon has just released a new set of coupon codes for this month and as usual I post them in a list sorted by amount so it is more convenient to pick those with the best value. Most coupons below expire April 30, 2008 . If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , Codes
Google moves into deals & coupons business
2008-04-01 18:12:00 In unprecedented move Google announced today on their blog that they will integrate the recently acquired affiliate network with their Product Search functionality to offer financially strapped US consumers with context relevant coupon codes and discounts as they shop online. This comes as no surprise to me. The recent acquisition of Performics has demonstrated the ... More About: Business , Coupons , Moves
Price Comparison Site - TheFind.com Review
2008-04-01 05:31:00 Wanting to pick a site to review, I referred to the latest revision of Yan’s Popular Price Comparison Site s series and found that ugenie.com went up in traffic by 59%. But on going to the website, I could not find anything about price comparison, but about IRead (totally not about shopping), their Facebook application. Googling ... More About: Review
Thank you to my sponsors
2008-03-31 20:39:00 I don’t have this kind of posts very often but once in a while I do try to show how grateful I am to the people and companies who support me and my blog. Financial Web FinancialWeb is an independent financial portal full of personal finance related educational resources. The kind of information you will find there ... More About: Sponsors
BabiesRUs $5 off $25 printable coupon
2008-03-29 19:52:00 Alright, this is hot enough to break my pledge of not posting any more individual deals on this blog. This is a pretty rare promotion from BabiesRUs, get $5 off any purchase of $25 or more, on-line or in the store. For online use, apply code 921088 at checkout. For off-line, go to this page ... More About: Coupon , Printable
Weekly hot deals roundup - March 28, 2008
2008-03-28 22:29:00 This week hasn’t not been as productive as the last one, also many good deals that we posted this week have already expired, yet there are a few that made it to the weekend. Here are some of those that caught my eye: Dell Vostro 200 Mini Tower w/ 19” LCD - for $349 shipped. An ... More About: Roundup , March , Weekly , 2008
Merchant categories on Chase Freedom statement
2008-03-27 23:25:00 I have been keeping an eye on the activity on my Chase Freedom Plus card and I noticed that many popular merchants get to the “Other” category implying these transaction will not result to the bonus cash back (2% on top of the normal 1%). I understand this is up to the merchants to properly ... More About: Categories , Merchant , Statement
Are favorite deal site poll results rigged?
More articles from this author:2008-03-27 21:19:00 Exactly 5 months ago I asked all of you to vote for your favorite deal site, and 375 of you did. The top 5 results now stand like this: Deal Site Votes fatwallet.com 82 dealtaker.com 82 dealnews.com 59 slickdeals.net 39 markdownmonkey.com 38 The poll was set so that each vote is bound to a unique IP meaning if you used your IP once you can’t vote again. This ... More About: Results , Poll , Favorite 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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