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Your New Clothes Have Old Germs

When it comes to buying clothes, there are two different schools of thought. Some people think you should wash your purchases before wearing them, while other, lazy people (like me) are all too eager to avoid an extr…
Dollarish Digest: Shoppin' and Jobs

Another week bites the dust. Are you sticking to your financial resolutions? To keep you on track, check out our top five posts of last week, in case you missed them: Joys of the Cheapskate: Why I Don't Have Uggs or…
What Are Your Favorite (And Least Favorite) Stores?

Whether shopping for groceries, clothing, gadgetry, or furniture, everyone has certain stores they love and other stores they hate. Our preferences come from a variety of factors, including ambiance, customer service,…
The Battle Over Printer Ink

We've been hearing about how printer ink is unfairly priced for years, and government officials are finally taking action, The LA Times reports. The National Conference on Weights and Measures will discuss at i…
What Have You Splurged On Recently?

Obviously, I'm all about saving money and being responsible with it, but I can't do that all the time. Every once in awhile, I will splurge on something special, generally as a reward for some accomplishment. There ar…
College Students: Save Money with International Textbooks

Textbooks: the bane of many a college student's existence. When they aren't paid for by scholarships, you have to foot the bill, often times paying upwards of $500 or more per semester. But what if you could cut that…
One Woman's Junk = My Treasure: Why I Love Thrifting

Like a lot of women, I love to shop. Sometimes it's for something specific, sometimes just for accessories or shoes, sometimes it's just to go look around. There have been many times I've spent hours in a store trying…
Chic on a Budget: Convertible Dresses

WalletPop recently featured an article on Donna Karan's new "recession-friendly" Infinity Dress—a convertible jersey number you can wear in ten fabulous styles (pictured: top left). That all sounds good, until you ge…
Retailers Show a Gain in Holiday Sales for 2009...or Do They?

The numbers are in and despite the negative predictions, there's good news to be had. Forecasters were predicting that holiday sales for 2009 would drop 1%, to follow the 3.4% drop in holiday sales that happened in 20…
I Love "As Seen on TV" Products!

Ok, I admit it- I'm totally a sucker for infomercial products. Or as the late, great Billy Mays would call them, products marketed in direct-response TV ads. Even before becoming addicted to Pitchmen, I had been a suc…