WalMart: Is the savings worth it?

No retailer seems to evoke more of a reaction from people than WalMart. Some people love WalMart, and some people just hate WalMart. This was pretty apparent in the comments to a recent posting over at Free Money Finance where FMF basically swore off of WalMart forever. FMF’s complaint was the issue of customer service, [...]

Sold more crap on eBay

Well, I cleared a little more room in my house last week by selling a bunch of crap on eBay. As much as I hate eBay, PayPal, and their virtual monopoly in the online auction space, I have to admit the results from this round were impressive. Here is the summary:

Receipts (net of Paypal [...]

CVS and Walgreens Monthly Deals for May 2008

As if your hording of free stuff from CVS and Walgreens wasn’t already out of control, here are some deals for the month of May 2008, starting with CVS:

CVS Free after ECBs (Good May 1 – May 31 2008)

Colgate 360 clean or deep clean toothbrush ($3.99) – Limit 3 CVS Non Drowsy Allergy [...]

CVS and Walgreens Deals Freebies and Deals (Late April)

It has been a while since I have written about the deals at CVS and Walgreens, for a few reasons. First, I’ve been really busy with work and the kids, so I haven’t really posted much of anything lately. Secondly, the lack of CVS coupons has kind of dampened my enthusiasm a bit. However, there [...]

New ING $25 Bonus Referral Links Posted

I posted a new batch of referral links for ING today. By following these links, a new customer can earn a $25 bonus for opening either an Orange Savings or Electic Orange Checking account with an opening deposit of $250 or more. That’s an instant 10% return!

This month’s referral links are brought to you [...]

Free Blind After Rebate at JustBlinds.com (ends 3/18/2008)

Here is a pretty sweet deal. Right now at JustBlinds.com, new customers can get a free blind (up to $50) by mail-in rebate. You just have to place an order by tomorrow (3/18/2008) and use the promotion code GET1FREE at checkout. Then just complete the rebate form and send in the required support to get [...]

Cheap Bastard Thinking in Action!

I just wanted to share the highlights of my weekend to illustrate (a) just how cheap of a bastard I am, and (b) how the cheap bastard mode of thinking can help enrich your life.

Friday night, we loaded up the kids and took a trip to Sears. We had read on SlickDeals that Sears was having [...]

Cheap/Free Cereal at Safeway & Walgreens

I love cereal. Like most kids, the cereal aisle was my favorite aisle of the grocery store growing up. I could eat cereal for any meal of the day, or as a snack. I just love the stuff.

Anyway, this is a good week to stock up on cereal, thanks to some real good specials [...]

$400 in bonuses for opening Chase checking accounts until 3/15/2008! (YMMV)

I posted several months ago about a $200 bonus offer for opening a Chase business checking account. Well, the offer is back again, with the only change being a minimum deposit of $500 instead of $100. The offer is valid until March 15, 2008, and you can download your coupon at:

http://www.chase.com/ccp/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/smallbusiness/shared/page/business_checking_offer3

To make the [...]

Easy 10% Savings at Lowes or Home Depot

Have a big project around the house? You can easily save 10% on your entire purchase at Lowes by requesting a new mover coupon at LowesMoving.com. In most cases they will email you a printable one-time use coupon good for 10% off your total purchase.

But wait – there’s more! Home Depot’s policy is that [...]