Archive for January, 2007
I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before, but it’s a pet topic of mine and bears repeating, even if I have. (Besides, I can’t find it, if I did. Feel free to tell me I’m getting old and senile; I’ll forget all about it in a few days.)
More and more I’m seeing financial planning and couponing and general save-money-now sites advocating a lifestyle completely free of credit. “Pay cash for everything!” they shout. “Cancel all your credit cards except for one, and only use that one in a dire emergency!”
I especially like the people who advocate taking that one credit card and freezing it inside a gigantic block of ice in your freezer, so that you’ll have to wait for it to melt to use it (thereby supposedly avoiding impulse purchases). Those people have clearly never 1) shopped online, 2) memorized anything, 3) seen an ice pick.
The fact of the matter is this: Used responsibly, credit not only makes life simpler, it saves you money. (more…)
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12:17 pm |
Just look at that baby; so cute, and up to 60% off! I’m tempted!
What’s that? It’s not the actual baby on sale? Oh, well then. Forget it. What in the world am I going to do with carseats and cribs and diapers and adorable clothing if I don’t have a baby? That would just be silly.
(Maybe you have a baby. Maybe you’d like to check out the sale. Free shipping on orders of $49+ with coupon code FREESHIP49, by the way.)
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9:51 am |
Remember Wacky Wednesday? Those wild and crazy people over at Thing Fling are at it again—today is Ten Buck Tuesday.
All items $10 or under, including shipping. Something new every 30 minutes, so you can keep checking back all day long and get absolutely nothing done.
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8:19 am |
You are getting… bargains. You are feeling very much like… shopping.
(Hmmm. My Target Hypnotist act may still need some work.)
So. Target! Right now, if you buy any 3 apparel, jewelry, shoes or accessory items, you can get free shipping.
Sweeten the deal with either coupon code TCSPNDGT for $15 off $100+, or code TCLKMJFK for 10% off with no minimum order. Both coupons expire January 24th, 2007.
There’s a ton of stuff on sale, and if you can walk through a Target store or browse their website without being able to find at least three things to buy, well, I don’t think I know you.
Posted by Mir @
6:15 am |
Do you have a cellular phone? Do you have a job outside the home?
You may be eligible for an employee discount on your monthly bill, and you don’t even know it. Even very small companies often qualify for percentage-off savings on wireless service.
Finding out is as simple as plugging in your email address.
Cingular users check here.
Sprint/NexTel users check here.
Verizon users check here.
Posted by Mir @
11:21 am |
I know it’s really wrong, but I kind of like it anyway
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My favorite is this part:
It would make a great gift for that person who loves to cook and listen to music.
Right. Because I often need a bit of mood music when I’m making the extremely complicated gourmet meal of… toast.
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10:52 am |
Remember when I was all, “Oh, don’t buy a king-size bed unless you want to spend a fortune on sheets! Hahaha!”
Yeah, me neither. Ahem.
I still love my (still sort-of new) king bed, and I especially love deals like this one where you can get 1000 thread count king sheet sets
for just $39.99. Although my beloved has informed me that I am not allowed to buy any more sheets. Hmph.
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9:23 am |
I love how this deal is limited to residents of New England and then also residents of Florida. Because the two places have so very much in common.
If you fill out a short survey here, you’ll receive a coupon for a free lunch at D’Angelo, good for up to $10 worth of food.
Mmmmm… free food.
Posted by Mir @
8:31 am |
Birthday party? School party? Holiday craft? Prize box rewards? Easter baskets?
Let’s face it: Sometimes you need a bunch of small plastic things and wacky pencils and who knows what else. And no one knows party favors and other related trappings like Oriental Trading Company. Right now you can also use coupon code WC75891 to get free shipping and 15% off on your $60+ order.
(Pssst! Don’t need enough for a $60 order? A couple of friends and I regularly used to combine our Oriental Trading orders so that we could use coupons.)
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6:15 am |
I really, really, really wish I hadn’t just stumbled across this. And I’d like to tell you that I’m drooling over the 75% off price and the free Super Saver Shipping, but that would be a lie.
I would also like to tell you that I want one for every single room of my house. That would be heaven on earth, right there.
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5:45 pm |
