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NEVER PAY RETAIL: 30+ Sites For Finding Shopping Deals Online

by Martha Cooney - on Dec 20th 2008 - 12 Comments
Bargainist.com

(Photo: TerryJ / iStockphoto) Online shopping is hailed for saving time and money, but does it always work out that way? Scouring dozens of different sites can become a time-consuming ordeal, as you complete exhausting research to buy that new computer or get the best deals on your holiday shopping. There has to be a better, more efficient...

PRICE-HUNTING TOOLS: 65+ Places To Find, Compare, And Get The Cheapest Prices Online

by Maneesh Sethi - on Dec 18th 2008 - 7 Comments
Become.com

(Image: alexsl / iStockphoto) Bad economy or not, smart shoppers are always looking for an easy way to save a buck or two. If you’ve heard of this thing called the Internet (and you must have because you’re reading this blog), then you probably know one of the best ways to save money (and time) is to make your product purchases...

Buy Better Groceries With Zeer (A Consumer Food Review Website)

by Tammy McKillip - on Nov 26th 2008 - 1 Comment
Zeer.com Home Page

(Photo: sjlocke / iStockphoto) As a working mom with two small children, keeping track of what goes into my pantry and my kids’ mouths can be an overwhelming task. I want to feed my kids healthy foods; however, deceptive or misleading labeling practices often leave me confounded, especially as I struggle to read the tiny print of...

Outsourcing Your Coupon Clipping

by Thursday Bram - on Nov 24th 2008 - 2 Comments
Coupons

(Photo: gvictoria / iStockphoto) Coupon clipping is a great way to save money on groceries and other purchases. If you combine the Sunday paper with the coupons you can find online, you can wind up saving thousands of dollars. But to really hunt down all those great deals, you have to commit a lot of time to the process. Rather than spending...

20+ Product Review Sites

by Martha Cooney - on Nov 18th 2008 - 8 Comments
Tribesmart.com

(Photo: diego_cervo / iStockphoto) Whether you’re buying a new gadget or taking a trip, online comparison shopping for a product will save you time (information on different brands and products is compiled for you in one convenient location) and money (price ranges and product reviews allow you to make smarter purchase decisions)....

Smart Shopping: 90+ Places To Find Coupons Online

by Thursday Bram - on Nov 5th 2008 - 25 Comments
Cellfire.com

(Photo: tyte / iStockphoto) Coupons can save you cash. According to the Promotion Marketing Association’s Coupon Council, consumers saved nearly $3 billion last year using coupons. Getting a chunk of those billions is worth the effort — but it can be a very time-intensive process. In order to save just $1,000 over the course of...

Personal Grocery Shopper: Get Someone Else To Grocery Shop For You

by Maneesh Sethi - on Oct 15th 2008 - 1 Comment
Woman at Grocery Store with Gallon of Milk

Time she could be saving you per year = 269 hours. (photo: sjlocke / iStockphoto) How often have you looked into your refrigerator and noticed that it was empty? That you didn’t have anything to eat and no ingredients to cook? I don’t know about you, but this happens to me way too often, forcing me to make an unproductive...

100 Places To Buy Your Groceries Online

by Chris Cairns - on Sep 15th 2008 - 38 Comments
Netgrocer

(Image: PaulFleet / iStockphoto) Traditional, in-store grocery shopping consumes 269 hours of your life per year (assuming you’re the “average” American grocery shopper). Online grocery shopping and home delivery, on the other hand, only takes up about 13 hours total, if that. Throw in other benefits such as money saved...

Smarter Ways To Manage Your Recipes And Grocery Lists (Plus: Tips For Digitizing Your Recipe Rolodex)

by Lauren Jacobs - on Sep 10th 2008 - 7 Comments
Grocery List Notes in Book

Forgetting anything? (Photo: atibens / flickr) A few months ago, I wanted to make what I thought would be a simple Mediterranean pasta salad. As fate would have it, I ended up spending several non-planned hours flipping through cookbooks and magazine clippings looking for the recipe. Once I finally found it, I drove off to the local grocery...

Personal Shopper, The Virtual Shopping Assistant

by Martha Cooney - on Aug 24th 2008 - 2 Comments
Personal Shopper Screenshot

Shop 'till you drop? Never again with PersonalShopper.com! (photo: berekin / iStockphoto) I hate shopping. I hate the lines, I hate trying on clothes, I hate the sheer number of options, but most of all I hate the crushing indecision facing you as you’re overwhelmed by warehouse-sized spaces taunting you with too many products...