Home workout regimens have been popular for decades. It started with at-home exercise equipment like the Thighmaster and the NordicTrack, and as time passed the home workout crowd divided into those who want to invest in equipment and those who care more about the pace and style of the workout.
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You know that friends who live in different states might pay higher or lower prices than you do on gas, cars, homes, and more. That’s called price discrimination. But when you’re shopping online you probably expect prices to be the same for everyone. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, some online retailers are offering different prices on the same product based on what their data says about the shopper. Is it fair, and is it happening to you?
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During the presidential campaign, and as we’re nearing the first of the year, we’ve been hearing a lot about the fiscal cliff. There are a lot of different opinions on how it should be handled, and the two sides of our government have been going head to head with different solutions, but can’t seem to reach an agreement. Now, I’m not here to tell you which side is right and what will help us avoid the cliff. Rather, I want to briefly explain (in plain English) what the fiscal cliff means to you, and how you can join a movement to pay...
Car maintenance stinks. It’s a hassle. It always costs more than we think it should. And even though it’s something we know we are going to have to pay for regularly, we never really mentally account for car maintenance as much as we should. So what’s one of the biggest ways to save money on car maintenance in 2013? The trick is taking the time and spending the money to properly winterize your car now, before the cold sets in and minor repairs become major ones.
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Every year, Christmas gift cards get more and more popular. Almost 15% of all Holiday presents are gift cards nowadays. But when is the best time to use all the gift cards we stockpile at Christmastime? A new shopping holiday called Gift Card Weekend may be the answer.
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In Christianity, Judaism and Islam, a “jubilee” is an event when all debts are forgiven. At least according to the founders of the Rolling Jubilee, a brand new not-for-profit project designed to empower regular Americans to eliminate the outstanding debt of other Americans. The Rolling Jubliee’s goal? To buy up outstanding debt from banks and simply forgive it.
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Free Shipping Day is nothing short of a shopper’s Christmas miracle!
Okay, maybe that’s a bit much, but the story of Free Shipping Day is definitely impressive and the holiday itself has freed thousands and thousands of online Christmas shopping procrastinators from worry in just a few short years. Free Shipping Day is exactly that — a day when tons of retailers (especially online stores) band together and eliminate shipping costs, guaranteeing items ordered will arrive by Christmas Eve.
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Online Christmas shopping has been steadily growing in popularity for years. This year, online Christmas shopping is expected to total $68.4 billion, a 15 percent increase over 2011, according to analysts at the research firm Forrester.
Just 3 percent more people will engage in online Christmas shopping in 2012, but those who do will be spending $419 online — that’s a 12 percent increase over last year.
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Black Friday hours are getting longer so stores can fit in more sales. Many retailers are opening earlier than ever this year. That means this year Black Friday 2012 starts on Thanksgiving.
Until this year, Black Friday hours were all about the wee hours of the morning. Folks got up early to race to the stores and line up for 3:00am opening hours or even midnight specials. But this year, a number of retailers are opening on Thanksgiving night — some as early as 8:00pm.
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