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Thursday May 20, 2010 16:20

5 ways to fight compulsive shopping

Posted by Alex as Consumer

Oh, the joys of shopping. Too bad many people just revel in the "great" feeling they get from shopping. Never mind if the credit card bill bloats or if you run out of cash. Then you get depressed and look to shopping even more. A vicious cycle...

Sunday May 16, 2010 19:44

Extended warranties

Posted by Alex as Consumer

Many personal finance gurus caution against getting extended warranties. Often times, they do lapse with your purchase still robust and working properly making the extended warranty moot and a waste of money. However, I believe that there are certain...

Saturday May 15, 2010 15:21

15 things not to buy in bulk

Posted by Alex as Consumer

Common sense would have it that buying in bulk will always save you money. A quick exercise with the calculator is to divide price per quantity and you'd often see that you're saving a few cents in the per unit cost. However, MSN Money claims that...

Sunday May 2, 2010 03:05

Will you cut your cable TV?

Posted by Alex as Consumer

We've previously mentioned that one of the things that you can cut from your monthly expenses is your cable bill. You spend so much a month on something that you probably can't fully utilize. Unless you're a couch potato and spend 10 hours a day in front...

Wednesday March 24, 2010 20:39

Beyond bang per buck

Posted by Alex as Consumer

One of the hard and fast rules when purchasing is to try to get the most bang per buck. However, one of the most common faults when doing this is simply just taking a look at two things - specification and price. But there's so much more to weigh. This...

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