Before you hit the stores, shop Google/Ebay first

3/3/10 3:33 PM

Before I purchase anything, I get online and Google it.  Then I check Ebay.  Then I look on Craigslist.  Then I remind myself that time is money, also, and that to spend all day bargain shopping defeats the purpose. In the hopes that you don’t fall into the same cycles as I do, here are what I deem to be the best and most efficient modes of buying anything, anywhere, in any lifetime.  1.    Google Shopping.  Here’s the trick – there is no trick.  It’s good for anything!  Google Shopping always proves itself to me as the superior search engine, and price comparison is no exception.  The format gives you a list of stores, their rating, and the price both before and after shipping.  Simplicity of design...

Thriftiness is Hot

2/19/10 12:09 PM

If the world were to explode tomorrow in a horrible apocalyptic nightmare, I would still use coupons today.  That’s just who I am.  It’s who we all should be. I’m out to scout the best deals on everything.  Rarely do I ever buy anything without price comparing it at ten different stores, at least.  I would feel stupid if I didn’t get the best deal.  Investors, bankers, money people in general say, “Make your money work for you.”  My money is out workin’ every night, coming home to me hardly worse for wear.  And that’s how I like it. I have friends that tell me I waste a lot of time being so frugal.  Time is money, too.  Here’s the thing, though; I am a poor college student.  And to...