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Receipts: The tree-huggers’ nightmare

Published on September 2, 2009 By BillyOceansEleven

Ever run into the grocery store for milk and bread and come out with a two-foot long receipt for your two items? So have a lot of other folks, including our friends at the Wall Street Journal who did a story on the phenomenon. It seems that retailers have found this to be the perfect [...]

Cheap Bastard Thinking in Action!

Published on March 9, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

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 [...]

Easy 10% Savings at Lowes or Home Depot

Published on February 19, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

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 [...]

My Black Friday Exploits!

Published on November 23, 2007 By BillyOceansEleven

Well, like so many other bargain hunters I headed out before the crack of dawn to take advantage of all the Black Friday deals. At least to me the deals don’t seem up to par with last year, but I found a few things I thought were good deals. Here’s my itinerary from this morning: [...]