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Priceline.com Savings: $20 for $40 Bid, $40 for $80 Bid

Time for another Groupon nationwide deal for 11/24, this time to save money on bidding on hotels on Priceline.com. You have two options: For $20, you get $40 toward a bid on any three-star or better hotel on Priceline.com For $40, you get … [Read the rest]

SecondSpin.com Used DVD SellBack Experience [Review]

A couple of months ago, I decided to start clearing out all my old DVDs. I've never had much of a collection, but I never watched these anymore. I wasn't looking to absolutely maximize my price, I knew these weren't the hottest titles anymore and … [Read the rest]

Free $3 in Amazon MP3 Downloads

Amazon.com is offering $3 in free MP3 downloads with the code GET3MP3S. No purchase required. See directions and details at this link. It should increase your gift card balance by $3 for music purchases only. You must redeem the code by November … [Read the rest]

Why You Shouldn’t Use Debt Settlement Agencies

The following is a guest post from reader Daniel Gershburg, Esq., who writes about the inner workings of debt settlement agencies. Daniel is a bankruptcy attorney in New York and New Jersey. Over the past several years, our economy has gone into … [Read the rest]

Nordstrom Rack: $50 Gift Card For Just $25

Here's another Groupon national deal, this time for $50 gift card for $25 at Nordstrom Rack, which seems like a nice name for Nordstrom Outlet. I think I've been to one before, it's like a fancier Ross's or TJ Maxx. Shoes, clothes, accessories, … [Read the rest]

American Apparel: $50 Gift Card For Just $25

This is Groupon's national deal today (update: extended through Sunday 11/20), and seeing that 1,000 has already been bought, I guess people like it. $25 for $50 of stuff at American Apparel. I've never bought anything from them before - what … [Read the rest]

LED Christmas Lights: How Much Money Do They Save?

We decided to actually light up our house a little more this year, and were quickly faced with a decision: LED or old-school incandescent lights? Would the electricity savings of the LED lights make up for the added cost? Or is it purely an … [Read the rest]

Easy Cancellations = Free FICO Score from myFICO.com

There are plenty of "FAKE-O" credit scores out there, but the only place to get your real FICO score is myFICO.com. Problem is, usually these cost money and even if they are free due to some promotion, it's during some random time of the year. If you … [Read the rest]

Cheap Cell Phone Plan With Unlimited Data: Virgin Mobile $35 w/ Android Phone

Update: As of 7/20, the plan is now $35 per month. If you're looking to trim your cell phone bill, but still love the idea of smartphone antics with unlimited data, this post is for you. While best known for their prepaid phones, Virgin Mobile … [Read the rest]

Free 60-Day Trial Membership to BJ’s Wholesale Club

Here is a coupon for a free 60-day trial membership to BJ's Wholesale Club (similar to Costco and Sam's Club). I've never been to one before, but here is a store locator. Expires 12/31/10. … [Read the rest]

Chart: The S&P 500 Stock Index Priced In Terms Of Gold

I don't know what if anything this chart tells me, but for some reason I was compelled to post it here for posterity. Below is the S&P 500 index priced in terms of ounces of gold, from 1971-2010. Via BusinessInsider. It has become popular … [Read the rest]

Poll: Top-Down or Bottom-Up Budgeting?

I was in a discussion about budgeting and eventually decided that there are two primary types of budgeting by households. I called them "bottom-up" and "top-down". However, there are some differing definitions of these terms floating around, … [Read the rest]