All Posts Tagged With: "Products and Services"

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Prevent Identity Theft with One-Time Use Virtual Credit Cards

When it comes to shopping online, you can never be too careful when it comes to security. There are criminals out there that would pay good money for your personal information and your bank/credit card account numbers. They use trojan-horse viruses and phishing scams in attempts to steal this personal information. Most of us know [...]
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How Shopping Carts are Stealing Money From Your Wallet

There are a lot of scams, rip-offs, and other bad deals out there that most of us know to avoid and stay away from. We know to stay away from almost all extended warranties because they’re just not good deals. We know to not buy a used car without having it inspected otherwise you’re just [...]
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Five Reasons to Always Pay with Cash (And Throw Your Credit Cards Away)

Whenever I’m stuck in the line at Wal-Mart, Best Buy or another retail store, it seems that just about everyone is paying with a debit or credit card these days. Plastic is certainly a quick and convenient method to pay for purchases, but I still choose to pay with cash. I still have two credit [...]
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Why the Black Friday Deals You Scored Might Not Be Deals At All

As I write this article, millions of shoppers across the nation are invading retail stores hoping to get the best possible deals on their Christmas presents. We hit Wal-Mart up at 5:30 this morning and scored a new desktop computer for $399.99 and a Garmin GPS device for next to nothing! There are definitely some [...]
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How to Shop on Black Friday, Get the Deals You Want, and Not Go Overboard

Have you ever considered that perhaps the single craziest day of the year, Black Friday, immediately follows one of the most relaxing days of the year, Thanksgiving Day? I guess we need time to relax and prepare before fighting through masses of people at 5:00 AM! On Black Friday, shoppers all across America will flock [...]
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Don’t Let Your Car’s Value Go Down “Like a Rock.” Buy the Vehicle that Keeps its Value the Best.

After your home, the car that you drive will likely be the single most expensive purchase that you make. But unlike your home that appreciates over time, your car will go down in value as it gets older and you put more miles on it. This process of buying newer cars, wearing them down, and [...]
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Stuck in a Car Lease? Refinance and Save Big.

Many people get sucked into a lease agreement for their car because the monthly payments are much lower, but after you factor in the up-front fee due at signing and the amount of money you would have to pay to buy out the vehicle at the end of the lease, it becomes the single most [...]
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Get Out of the “Grind” When Buying Your Next New Car

Buying a new car can be an absolutely horrendous process if you go to the wrong dealer. They’ll try to put you through what’s known in the industry as “the grind,” pressure you, go in the back and “discuss it with the manager,” and use just about every under-handed negotiation tactic known to man. They’ll [...]
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2007 Black Friday Buying Guide for Electronics and Gadgets

Perhaps one of the most interesting examples of capitalism in the last few decades is the practice of consumers flocking to retailers before the crack of dawn on the day after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday.” Consumers fight huge crowds and go store to store looking for great deals on Christmas gifts, and retailers make [...]
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Never Purchase Pop or Candy from a Vending Machine Again.

Pretty much everyone has a sweet tooth and enjoys a delicious Snickers, Hershey’s, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups every now and then. Of course these food items have no nutritional value, but they sure taste good, and it can’t hurt once and a while. When we purchase pop and candy, we usually do it very [...]
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Could You Survive With Only $25.00 a Week for Groceries?

Recently the South Dakota social services office published a report that said the average individual that received food stamps was living on just under $25.00 a week for a grocery budget. They took this information and decided to create an awareness campaign by challenging many prominent officials and businessman to try to live on $25.00 [...]