The secret to getting rid of things by selling them
There’s a time to buy things, and there’s a time to sell things. The thing has outlived its usefulness, or it’s the wrong color now, or it’s no longer played with by your kids. The thing is taking up...
View ArticleHey, that’s funny! Here’s some free stuff
I don’t consider myself a funny person most of the time. Once in a while, though — usually when I’m tired or otherwise stressed — I’ll get in one of those moods, and inspiration (or just lowered...
View ArticleSlogging through the muddied waters of customer reviews
Many online retailers, such as Amazon.com, have customer reviews as an integral part of their site’s functionality: user buys something, tries it out, posts what they thought. The aim of having...
View ArticleSeven tips for bargain beach vacationing with friends
A couple of weeks ago we took an honest-to-goodness family vacation for the first time in what seems like forever. We went to North Carolina’s Outer Banks with three other families for a week. The...
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Bargains at a charity event? Say it isn’t so
This past weekend I played at a gig with a ten-piece band I’m in. Aside from lots of people having a good time, and us playing pretty well, the attendees raised money for the American Red Cross. Part...
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Four bargains if you have a lot of spare cash
Cash is king. Cash is capital, in small, unmarked bills. Almost nothing speaks louder at the negotiating table. It says: “I have the means, right now, to buy from you.” Because it speaks so loudly,...
View ArticleThe bargain of friendship
Have you ever considered what friends are worth? It’s futile to put a price tag on friendship itself, though it’s fairly easy to argue that someone without any friends is bankrupt in some way. It...
View ArticleBargain books for bibliophiles
My wife is a voracious reader. She always has been. She always will be. She loves books on just about anything, but especially Tom Clancy, historical fiction, and fantasy/science fiction. She has a...
View ArticleWays to save money shopping for food online
The cost of food is a big component of a typical family’s budget. (Bad things tend to happen if you don’t eat for extended periods of time.) Fortunately, though, the food budget can offer some...
View ArticlePersonal finance boils down to recognizing good deals in context
When I registered MightyBargainHunter.com back in 2003, I had in mind a website that would offer up ways to buy things for less. All well and good, but then I got to talking about broader topics like...
View ArticleEarn gift certificates with Swagbucks and get cheap education
I’ve been a member of Swagbucks for a bit, and I’ve earned over $300 in Amazon.com gift cards since then. Amazon.com gift cards are one of the best deals that Swagbucks has going on, and they’re...
View ArticleWatch the money value of time when bargain hunting
Time and money aren’t the same thing. Time is much more valuable than money. We only get so much time to prepare our legacy. “They aren’t making any more,” the saying goes. A person with plenty of...
View ArticlePrice-check guarantees are a great bargain … for businesses?
I was chatting with a coworker a few days ago, and the topic of price-check guarantees came up. A price-check guarantee at a grocery store says something like this: “If an item rings up for more than...
View ArticleHow to get more rides at Disney for less?
Amusement parks can be a great vacation, especially if you like rides that test your ability to hold your lunch. The more popular amusement parks, like the Disney family of parks, are busy much of the...
View ArticlePlowing through a furlough: Do you have to scrimp?
Let’s say that you’re one of the over half-million federal employees who has “gotten the letter” indicating that there is an administrative furlough in your future. Let’s also say that you’ve gotten...
View ArticleGroceries by Walmart online delivery are even better than Walmart stores
When we were home-shopping a few years ago, one of the selling points of the subdivision we chose eventually was that it was going to be located close to a future Walmart store. This might not be for...
View ArticleExtreme couponing is great — if you have use for all of the stuff
A colleague and his wife are extreme couponers. She spends the equivalent of nearly a full workday a week following through with sales, coupon clipping, stacking, turning in CVS Bonus Bucks, etc....
View ArticleWhen even 50% off of a new pop-up camper isn’t a bargain
There are times that I really wish there were a course in how to make one-time purchases. The first time I bought a house I was incredibly naive and did just about everything in the book wrong. Since...
View ArticleBuy a proven system to get a bargain
On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, I have a Toastmasters meeting. Toastmasters is an international organization that helps people to improve their public speaking and leadership skills...
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Being a dental cripple is expensive
At a dental checkup about ten years ago, the dentist lectured me as if I were in second grade after looking at my x-rays. No, really. Something like: “Well, well, well, boys and girls. Someone...
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