I saw a comment on reddit the other day about some after Christmas sales that were going on at the end of the year. It basically asked, “If this company can discount their product 80% over the holidays, how badly are we getting screwed the rest of the year”? It brings up an interesting point….
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Top 5 Things To Buy Online After Christmas
The holiday season may be winding to a close, but savvy shoppers know that prime shopping time is just about to get underway. Retailers are anxious to clear out holiday stock and will often offer some pretty deep discounts to keep the old stuff moving. Brick and mortar stores will discount everything from cosmetics to…
Reasons to Use Your Credit Card for Christmas Shopping
Tis the season for Christmas shopping. If you are like many people who have become even more suspicious of credit card use during the recession, you might think that using a debit card is the way to go. However, you should note that, while debit cards are convenient and you don’t have to worry about…
4 Reasons Your Resolutions Fail – And How to Overcome Them
The following excerpt on New Year’s resolutions is from The Follow-Through Factor, written by Gene C. Hayden and published by McClelland & Stewart. Every New Year’s Eve, I used to make the same resolution. I would vow to go to the gym, three times a week. And every March 1st , like clockwork, a funny…
How To Properly Use Craigslist
Last week I did a lot of buying and selling on craigslist. I was trying to get a bunch of cheap snowboarding gear, and I thought that I could find some deals on craigslist. I was also a little short on cash, so I thought it was a good time to sell some things of…
Take Advantage of American Black Friday Sales
Black Friday sales are one of the few reasons I am jealous of Americans. For those that don’t know, Black Friday is an event the Friday after Thanksgiving in America (the last Thursday of November), which has basically come down to ridiculous sales at a wide variety of retail shops. Being America, sometimes it gets…
Theme Your Christmas
Everyone is always looking to save money for Christmas. Not during Christmas, of course, when the Bailey’s infused coffee and Kahlua drenched eggnog get to your head, and when the Black Friday/Boxing Day sales are pumping everyone’s capitalistic heart to the max. Before Christmas, when the dawning realization of just how quickly it is coming…
