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I love the convenience of online shopping, but I hate paying a hefty fee for shipping, especially when buying an inexpensive item. Happily, a lot of companies are offering free shipping to win your holiday business. There’s even a new holiday: Free Shipping Day. Free Shipping Day this year is Thursday, the last day to order [...] Perhaps you thought Facebook was just for reuniting with your high school friends, and Twitter was for social-media mavens. But both online services can be a good source of deals and discounts from businesses large and small. Firms as varied as Sears and RA Sushi have Facebook pages on which they offer specials to their “fans” [...] Thinking about ordering pizza? Before you reach for the phone, go to the computer. You can often find a coupon. Of course, you can and should save the coupon inserts you get in the newspaper and via mail. When my extended family plans dinner, the organizers start by checking their paper coupon stash. Because I rarely order pizza [...] I recently needed an antibiotic eye ointment that costs $50 (with insurance). I searched the house for one of those pharmacy offers for a $25 gift card with a new prescription, and finally found one in a pile of papers. Expired. (Kmart had one in last Sunday’s newspaper — too late for me but perhaps [...] Nothing can hit your budget harder than an unexpected auto repair. When you’re struggling to make it to the next paycheck, the last thing you want to hear is that you need a new timing belt at a cost of $500. And should a timing belt cost $500 or is the mechanic trying to take advantage [...] |
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