Ann Brown wrote an article at blackenterprise about how to buy designer wear without spending at a designer price. She recommends buying those clothing manufacturer “samples”.
Sample sales, where clothing manufacturers sell their “samples,” offer deep discounts–between 20% and 80% below retail depending on [the] designer or vendor. So you don’t have to be an […]
Sharon Rosenberg of MiamiHerald wrote an article about end-of-summer travel deals. One can really save on costs by having your vacation off-peak.
A lot of the travel sites has a “discount” or “deals” page. These are some of the places I use to search for good travel deals.
Cheaptickes.com, priceline.com, hotels.com, skyauction.com, travelocity.com, […]
In the late 90’s, we gave up newspapers. Not that we don’t read news but most of the news in the papers were all “negative”.
I guess negative news bring in more newspaper buyers than a paper with good news.
Aside from that, I’m always in front of the computer and news websites such as […]
In the coming weeks, school will be filled with students and it is again time to spend money on books.
One of the best saving tips that we did before was to buy second hand books. It’s nice to have a brand new book but then you’ll just use it for a couple of months.
You’ll […]
If you want some entertainment without costing you anything, try youtube. I find these very amusing.
Coke and Menthos fountain
Evolution of Dance.
Chinese Back Street Boys do Jessica Simpson
I’ve seen these chinese backstreet boys since late last year and they really are funny. Try searching for “chinese boys” in youtube to find […]
Brits are becoming thrifty compared to a few years ago. They were able to save themselves a whopping £6.9 billion a year by taking advantage of promotional giveaways, according to a survey.
From free bikinis and flip-flops given away with magazines to coupons for free coffees and cinema tickets, our love of a good freebie saves […]
The first step would be to pick a theme. This is easy, if you’re a parent, you definitely know what your child’s interests are. (Not unless of course if your child is just a few months old). If your child loves trains, airplanes, butterfiles, or a cartoon character, then make sure […]
Tom Locke created an experiment. He has this $39 roll of stamps and he was thinking about what $39 can buy for him. He thought he won’t be able to get much if you buy $39 worth of groceries but if you lost $39 to a casino, he won’t be upset at all.
He […]
A good way to save is to use those leftover soap. A lot of times, when our soap is small enough, we just throw it, or it becomes too small and it literally, goes down the drain.
Try saving this into a bowl and when you have plenty, put it in a microwavable container and […]
I noticed one nice comment in creativefrugality. Linda, a government worker was able to arrange a 4 day work week.
By cutting my workweek down to 4 days a week instead of the usual 5, I am surprised at […]
Living Frugally in the Modern World
Written by Jennifer Chait [email], and Katelyn Thomas [email] for b5media.
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