Catalinas: The Cadillacs of shopping coupons
When Joanie Demer used coupons to take a $600 grocery bill down to $2.64 on the TLC show "Extreme Couponing," she had a secret weapon. Demer, who blogs at TheKrazyCouponLady.com,...
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Ways to save money on children’s sports
When Mark Hyman interviewed parents of young athletes for his book on the rising cost of youth sports, he found tales of love, dedication and massive expenditures. "One parent told...
Bang for your buck on Black Friday
Black Friday — or really the five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday — is a great time to shop. Many items will be at or close to their lowest...
Take a bite out of food costs
They're coming. Creeping toward your supermarket shelves, butcher and dairy cases, those nasty drought-driven price hikes are getting closer every day. This summer's drought, the most extensive since the 1950s,...
A world of opportunity
Travel the world or settle down and get an MBA? Those two paths might seem to diverge sharply. But Loyola University Chicago's School of Business Administration is launching a program...
Discount vigilance
Toni Snearly's grocery deals used to be so epic, she'd take a photo of each haul and post it on the Internet for all to admire. But that was before...
Receipt in the bag or inbox?
Nothing deadens a checkout line like running out of receipt paper. But that annoyance could become a thing of the past, as more stores begin emailing their customers digital receipts...
You may have power to pick electric service
We shop around for phone plans, credit card rewards, pretty much everything. But recently the Frugalista started noticing offers for something she had never shopped around for: electricity. In some...
Fresh ideas on how to save on fruits, veggies
Q: Every time I read about someone using coupons to get $500 worth of food for $4.95, I wonder what that person is feeding her family — not fresh fruits,...
Getting to the root of DIY hair coloring
Coloring hair can be a tough subject for the frugal. The price differential between do-it-yourself and the salon is as wide as anything I can think of. You pay $5...