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1 Bargaining Your Way at the Farmers Market
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2 Savvy Tip: Haggling With Your Cell Provider
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3 How to Score a $1,099 Couch For $250
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4 Reader Tips: GirlOverboard Shares Haggling Secrets
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5 7 Baffling Effects of the Recession
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6 How to Talk Your Way Into Getting What You Want
Haggling is truly an art form that can be perfected over time and diligent practice. Knocking off some dollars here and there is great for budgeting, and haggling is a skill that is transcendent. You can use it when you're negotiating for better prices on a car, a higher salary, getting more hotel freebies, and more. I'm going to share these secret tips that I've learned over time so you can Read more
I kid you not — I bought this beautiful $1,099 Crate and Barrel red troy couch for $250, and no, I didn't get it from Craigslist or an outlet store. In fact, I bought it from the actual store itself. Read on for tips on how to get yourself designer furniture at a steal. Read more
Many of us are still feeling the effects of the down economy, even though it was recently announced the recession officially ended in June 2009. Unemployment, bankruptcies, and foreclosures are some expected results of the economic downturn, but some other rather unusual ones turned up as well. Hot waitresses: Apparently the hotter your waitresses are, the more likely it is there's a recession Read more
I shared some tips yesterday on how I bought a $1099 couch for $250, and reader GirlOverboard left an extremely helpful comment on haggling etiquette. She's speaking from experience, having been on the sales end. Read what she had to say: Haggling can be great, but trying to haggle with a cashier at your local department store or being rude about it will just make things frustrating. The last Read more
A friend of mine once shared the details of an amazing phone plan he had steadily cultivated over the years and made my jaw drop. He'd racked up unlimited incoming text messaging and calls, a huge number of minutes, free nights and weekends, and more. He paid for all of it with the same low-priced basic package he started out with. When I asked my friend how that happened, he told me that he Read more
I recently decided to take a quick look at a nearby farmers market without the intention of buying anything. It's been a while since I've checked it out, and I'm the type of person that loves browsing the supermarket and flipping through recipe books to look at food. I like to call it food window shopping. While browsing, I chanced upon a German bakery stall and started drooling over this goat Read more
From serving spiced-up burgers to offering cheaper premium steaks, restaurants are trying every trick in the book to bolster sluggish sales. Some, seeing little improvement, have turned to a strategy that was perhaps once unimaginable: haggling. A reporter from the New York Post, who felt there was nothing to lose and only some to gain through negotiating, decided to put her theory to the test by Read more
If you're an heiress to a billion-dollar fortune, it doesn't mean you can't be frugal in some areas of your life. Although Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of the Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, is known to be a lavish spender, she says she does have thrifty habits. Ecclestone tells The Daily Mail: "But I’ve learned [haggling] a smart thing to do. Every car I’ve bought, I’ve got money off. My Read more
The iPad 3 (or iPad HD is being announced tomorrow, and if you're ready to upgrade from your first-gen iPad or iPad 2, now's the time to sell. But before you post a listing on Craigslist or eBay, get all your ducks in a row first. Here's a few tips on how to prep your gadget for resale, and get top dollar for your efforts. Back up your data and do a clean sweep — First thing's first — make Read more
I'm excited to present a post from one of our favorite sites ShelterPop! We interviewed two flea market fanatics — a longtime seller and a devoted buyer — to get the scoop on how to get the best price on the octopus-shaped pendant or shabby chic credenza you've got your eye on. You like wearing other people's used clothing. You're not afraid of bedbugs. You love shopping at flea Read more
