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Get the most out of flash sites

Get the most out of flash sites

It seems these days, there are flash sale sites for everything. These sites offer limited-time-only sales (usually 24 to 72 hours) on clothing, accessories, home items and more at up to 80 percent off retail. How? They buy unsold inventory at wholesale prices and pass the savings on to you. [ More ]

Gap lets you name your price—sort of

Gap lets you name your price—sort of

Ever wish you could bypass the price tag and just tell a store what you want to pay for an item? Outside of garage sales, that idea has been nothing more than a dream, but now Gap is letting you do just that at its new site, GapMyPrice.com. [ More ]

Sample sales for … cars?!

Sample sales for … cars?!

So, I am a huge fan of sample sales. Seriously, I am a member of pretty much every site you’ve ever heard of, and maybe a few you haven’t (that’s another blog). I get so many sale announcement e-mails every day that in times like these thatI hit delete without even reading them. [ More ]

Black Friday has great travel deals, too

Black Friday has great travel deals, too

Today, Black Friday, is all about deals, and travel is no exception. Sites are offering deals both today and Cyber Monday, many of which carry through the entire weekend. Here are a few sales that have already been announced: [ More ]

Get savings by using Twitter

We’ve written before about how social networking can save you money. Now things have gotten even better: Twitter’s @earlybird service tweets and retweets exclusive offers from advertising partners. You can follow @earlybird if you’re on Twitter, or just check out... [ More ]

Paying by phone

Paying by phone

I’m all for anything that makes my life easier, and despite the name (I’m technically way, waaaay over anything with the word “bling” in it), Bling Nation has a new service that aims to do just that. The start-up’s mobile... [ More ]

Don't toss those electronics—trade them in

My hubby and I moved recently, and I was shocked to discover how many old electronics we had accumulated—the hall closet was like a graveyard for old-school DVD players, clunky cell phones and long-forgotten MP3 players. We gave away a... [ More ]