The average consumer rarely checks expiration dates on their food and food products. Most will check the dates on their milk but will rarely stop and check dates on other food. It is because of this lack of checking that stores can sometimes end up selling expired items. Although food expiration dates are hardly accurate…
Rain checks are a common business practice available at most grocery stores. The rain check is basically a promise to give an advertised item for the advertised price on a product that has temporarily gone out of stock. Rain checks are a great way to make sure that you can get the advertised bargains at…
Whether you stay in a budget friendly hotel or luxury resort, we all want to save money on a hotel room. Most of us estimate what our trip will cost in advance in order to decide if we can afford a trip. I always want to know exactly what my trip will cost, and I…
For most people grocery shopping is not the most fun. In fact, before prices started rising and stock shortage issues, I actually liked going grocery shopping, not so much anymore. In order to really start saving money at the grocery store you will need to know some important information to make better buying decisions. The…
You may have heard of the huge deals and discounts that you can find at outlet stores. Brand names like Carter’s, Old Navy, Gap, and Kate Spade all have brand name merchandise at discount prices available at outlet stores. Before you head out to the outlet stores to save money, you really need to understand…
As more and more Americans are trying to spend less and less on wants and focus more on needs, outlet shopping is becoming more popular. Who doesn’t want to spend less on brand name merchandise right? Before you start outlet shopping it is important to know exactly what makes a store an outlet store, where…
One of the fun parts about pregnancy is planning your little one’s nursery. You get to browse nursery ideas and start buying baby furniture and baby gear. In order to save money and plan for your baby girl or baby boy, you need to know what you really need for the new baby before you…
You may have heard that gold is worth investing in during high inflation and political unrest. So does that mean you should hold on to your gold dollars? True gold dollars were minted in the US between 1849 and 1889. If you have a gold dollar from this time frame, then they could be worth…
It is not your imagination; the prices of meat have been steadily climbing since 2020. Recent estimates put that meat prices have increased upward about 20%. That doesn’t even include all the other non-meat items at the grocery store going up in cost too. In order to keep our monthly grocery budget in check, we…
Every day I hear more and more people complaining about the price of groceries. The average American spends about 20% of their grocery budget on meat, and the prices of meat are steadily going up. The best way to save money on your groceries and specifically meat products is to shop around. If you consistently…