Living on a Budget

  • 10 Ways to Make Sure You’re Seeing the Lowest Price Online

    Imagine that the price sticker on a store shelf could automatically change based on the price at another store, or who is walking by. That’s essentially what happens online: Retailers continually change their prices in response to market conditions —…

  • 20 Products and Services You Should Never Buy at Full Price

    Money is often tight in January, when the holidays finally end and the bills come due. But for a variety of products and services, discounts are so easy to find that there’s no reason to pay full price. Be sure…

  • How to Save Up to 20 Percent By Using Bitcoin

    By now, most people have heard of Bitcoin; the decentralized digital currency is all the rage among new-technology geeks. But anyone can use Bitcoin, and frugal consumers might want to pay special attention. Buying goods and services with this alternative…

  • 10 Ways to Save $100 or More in 10 Minutes or Less

    Saving money often requires a lot of time and effort. In some cases, though, 10 minutes or less is all it takes to save $100 or more. Get a head start on New Year’s financial resolutions by following any or…

  • Hosting This Holiday? 18 Ways to Cut Stress and Spending

    Holiday entertaining can be stressful — and expensive. Instead of slipping down that rabbit hole, try these 18 tips for saving money, time, and sanity without detracting from the event. Here’s to throwing a budget-friendly and stress-free holiday party! PLAN…

  • 10 Things You Should Never Buy Secondhand

    For many types of durable consumer goods, “shop secondhand” is a valuable money-saving tip. Books, cars, dishware, décor, and most clothes can often be bought for pennies on the dollar compared with their normal retail prices. But sometimes buying used…

  • How Group Travel Can Save You Money

    Traveling solo or with a friend can be fun, but it can also be expensive. A budget-friendly solution to consider before hitting the road is traveling with a group. Affinity…

  • 7 Keys to Successful Price Matching

    The best way to get a good deal is to shop around, right? But running from store to store can gobble up time and gas. That’s where price matching comes…

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    Best Price-Matching Policies

    Jump to: Price-Match Guarantees: The Fine Print Eligible Items Eligible Merchants Other Exclusions How to Price Match Employee Discretion Online Price Matching Price Adjustment Stores That Price Match: How They…

  • How to Buy a Mattress for Less Online

    Buying a mattress is generally an unpleasant experience, with the kind of high-pressure salesmanship associated with buying a used car. Comparison shopping is all but futile; many mattresses from different…

  • 10 Ways Getting Married Saves You Money

    Couples who have spent thousands on a wedding will be happy to hear there is some relief afterward. The Atlantic compared the finances of theoretical single women with their married…

  • 11 Ways to Save on School Lunches

    By now many parents are facing the school lunch dilemma: Go to the trouble of packing lunch every day? Or give in to the easy and possibly less nutritious option…

  • 10 Tips for Booking Cheap Hotels Over the Holidays

    Planning to visit family for the holidays, and the guest room is not an option? Now is the time to start looking for cheap holiday accommodations. For those who need…

  • 11 Ways to Catch Football Games for Less

    The average non-premium NFL ticket cost $84.43 last season, according to Team Marketing Report, up 4.2 percent from 2013. Want to catch a playoff game or the Super Bowl in…

  • 12 Overlooked Discounts You Don’t Want to Miss

    Who doesn’t love a good bargain? Well, many of the discounts on this list are right in front of consumers but often overlooked. Others take a bit of digging. If…

  • How to Live Off $50 a Week at the Dollar Store

    College, unemployment, or another major life change can require a major cut in spending to survive from week to week. There may still be a stigma attached to buying food…

  • Cheap Holiday Travel: How Early Should You Book?

    Whether you’re planning to head home for the holidays, visit family, or take a vacation, the question of when to lock in cheap holiday airfare is always a hot topic.…

  • 10 Things You’ll Regret Buying Too Cheap

    This is a nation of bargain hunters, addicted to thrift, but there are times the cheapest option just doesn’t make sense. An item is no bargain when it must be…