Gift List: Great Gifts For Grown-Ups Who Never Grew Up
By carli
Posted in Geeks and Gadgets, Gift Lists, Movies/TV/DVD/Music, Theme Gifts, apparel, budget tips, food/cooking, for her, for him, novelty, stocking stuffer, toys, under $10, under $25, under $50 on 2 December 2008
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Sesame Street Old School, Volume 2, $26.99. Picture it: 1974-79. Mr. Hooper is still alive. Elmo has yet to be formed out of a devilish blaze of red felt. Richard Pryor reinterprets the alphabet. And Fonzie and Richie Cunningham brush their teeth.

Black Friday on an Uncolored Wednesday
By carli
Posted in budget tips on 26 November 2008
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Just a quick note to send you to BFAds.net. They’ve got ad scans and item lists for most of the major national chains’ Black Friday sales. They’ve also got great updates on online sales. BFADS has been up and running for about 4 years now. At the beginning, they were threatened with cease-and-desist orders for [...]

Class In Session: Coinstar is Free. . . Sometimes
By carli
Posted in budget tips on 27 September 2008
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Most of you are probably aware of Coinstar machines–those green giants found in supermarkets nationwide. They let you pour in your change, and in return you get a nice, neat receipt that you can exchange at the cashier for real money.
The problem? Coinstar charges a whopping 9¢ (well, 8.9 to be exact) per dollar. [...]