I tend to drop by CVS frequently because they have a location close to my house. There are CVS stores all over the place in Raleigh, however, so I visit other CVS stores here and there. The one with the Minute Clinic is a little further away, but still a fairly convenient distance. While there may be some differences among CVS store locations, they seem to have most of these things in common.…
Customers in line at a Raleigh, NC Harris Teeter grocery store the other day waited and waited as store employees frantically tried to get their uncooperative computer system and registers running again. According to WRAL-TV, the manager decided after 15 minutes that the customers had waited long enough and let everyone who was already in line leave with their carts full of free groceries.…
As closely as breast cancer has touched my life, one might think I’d have pink ribbon stuff hanging from the rafters. I used to have a pink ribbon magnet on my car, but gave up after two in a row were stolen, right off the back end of my vehicle.
Other than that, I don’t make a point of buying items decorated with pink ribbons.…
Many experienced deal seekers will tell you that one of the easiest ways to save money is to ask. That’s especially true with monthly bills such as TV and Internet.
You can save even more if you’re prepared to actually cancel the service, like I tried to do with the satellite radio service in my husband’s car. I called with every intention of canceling the service, and they instead lowered the price by roughly half, to make it more palatable.…
Queen Bee Coupons posted an amazing story about getting a free clothes dryer from her power company.
It may sound too good to be true, but many, if not most, electric companies offer full or partial rebates on various energy saving household items and services. You can usually find all of the information you need to participate, including rebate forms, requirements, submission information and searchable lists of participating, approved vendors on your power company’s website.…
FedEx now offers flat rate shipping options to compete with the USPS’s Priority Mail service.
Through January 15, you can even save 25 percent off FedEx’s regular flat rate shipping prices, which start as low as $7.50 for a 9.5″ by 15.5″ envelope. The FedEx One Rate shipping price is determined by the FedEx package chosen, the destination and the FedEx service chosen (one, two or three-day delivery).…
Unlike most reloadable money cards, which charge so many fees that they generally present bad deals for consumers, a Bluebird account offers a card which you can use anywhere that accepts American Express but charges hardly any fees.
It’s especially handy if you shop at Walmart for groceries, since you can easily transfer your Walmart SavingsCatcher funds right to your Bluebird card.…
President Obama’s much-maligned statement that if you like your current health insurance, you can keep your insurance, proved true for most of us. The large majority of people still carry health insurance through an employer – either their own or a family member’s. For some, though, this may seem like more of a burden than a blessing.
What if you don’t like your current health insurance situation?…
Research from NerdWallet referenced in a recent USAToday article shows that consumers could save an average of 32 percent by changing auto insurers. Why don’t they? According to the NerdWallet data, it pays to comparison shop since rates on auto insurance can vary by an average of 154 percent in any particular ZIP code. You can find real, unbiased auto insurance quotes at compare.com…
Update! Be sure to check out my new Next Issue review here.
Next Issue recently killed readers’ ability to use its phone or tablet app to access a single magazine subscription digital edition, leaving only its monthly all-you-can-read subscription model for using its digital magazine app.
The company’s unlimited access plans cost $10 or $15 per month, with the lower tier consisting of monthly periodicals and the “premium” plan including both monthly and weekly periodicals.…