It’s time for Spring Black Friday!

by Mir | Apr 5, 2018 | Hot Hot Hot!

Granted, it is not 1) December, 2) Friday, or 3) Black (so far as I can tell…?), but right now Home Depot has their Spring Black Friday Event going on, and that means huge savings on hundreds of items from flooring to furniture, from appliances to...

Need a laptop backpack for under $20?

by Mir | Apr 3, 2018 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Personally, my approach these days is to buy my college kids one last backpack—and for that reason, I spring for a lifetime-guarantee one—and call it a day. But if you can’t afford to shell out for a top-of-the-line, we’ll-fix-it-forever bag,...

My kind of March Madness

by Mir | Mar 30, 2018 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Basketball, schmasketball—I’m more interested in a great sale. (Sorry, not sorry.) And today, Eddie Bauer is delivering, albeit a bit sneakily. Right now the only mention of a coupon on the site itself is a 40% off coupon in the clearance section, but we...

The CVS coupon that saves a weird way

by Mir | Mar 27, 2018 | Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, so the simple story is that CVS is currently offering coupon code SAVE30 for an additional 30% off regular prices and free shipping on every order. The slightly-more-complex story is that precious little is available at these so-called “regular”...

Stock up, sans animal cruelty

by Mir | Mar 26, 2018 | Hot Hot Hot!

There are multiple products from The Body Shop I love—why, yes, my kids and I have all been using this skin clearing clay mask for years—but my favorite part is that they never test on animals or use scary chemicals. I feel a little more virtuous buying...