Archive for June, 2012
Today’s Deals: Olive Garden, Lattes, and Free Tacos
I subscribe to the promotional emails of hundreds of companies so you don’t have to. I sift through 1,000 deal-touting emails every week. Most are worthless. But some offer valuable coupons, promo codes, sales, and freebies – which I collect and organize here and on our deals page. Note: Expiration dates are in brackets. Boston [...]
15 Ways to Save on Eating Out
How much do you spend on dining out? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American family forked over $2,505 on meals away from home in 2010. While that number is down from 2008, when it was $2,698, that’s still a lot of bread. If you cut your dining costs by just [...]
Mortgage Refinancing Help Ahead?
It’s now possible to find mortgage rates lower than 3.5 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. If your current rate is significantly higher, you could be thousands of dollars richer by refinancing. That is, if you can refinance. Many homeowners today would love to refinance, but credit is tight, and so is equity. There are [...]
The Supreme Court Health Care Decision: What It Means to You
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! If you thought healthcare reform was complicated when it passed Congress in 2010, you were really confused this morning… “Mandate struck down,” CNN declared a few minutes after 10 a.m., [...]
Wedding Insurance for Big Day Disasters
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! The following post comes from Mark Henricks at partner site Mintlife. Ah, summer weddings, which means it’s also the season for losing nonrefundable deposits with venues, caterers, photographers, and florists in the event bad [...]
The Worst Airline Fee – and How to Avoid It
I review dozens of credit card offers each week to find the best deals. Check out more on our credit card page. If you’re looking for bad news about airline fees, there’s no shortage. From increased charges for both checked bags and carry-ons, to parents being forced to pay a fee to sit next to their children, airlines [...]
The 10 Best Hotels in the World, According to Expedia
Want the best possible value on a hotel room? Pack your bags, you’re going to…southwestern Slovakia. Just yesterday, we wrote about how travel site Orbitz is in the news for showing Mac users more expensive hotel rooms than Windows users. Its competitor Expedia just released a list of the World’s Best-Reviewed Hotels, based mostly on [...]
A Financial Checklist for Same-Sex Couples
The following post comes from Beth Kobliner at partner site Mintlife. Same-sex couples face a dizzying patchwork of laws and regulations that vary from state to state. These can affect your finances in different ways and create lots of paperwork. Here’s a simple checklist to review.. Location: know your state’s rules Gay and lesbian couples living in the six states (plus Washington, [...]
Today’s Deals: Teddy Bears, Tape, and Free Batteries
I subscribe to the promotional emails of hundreds of companies so you don’t have to. I sift through 1,000 deal-touting emails every week. Most are worthless. But some offer valuable coupons, promo codes, sales, and freebies – which I collect and organize here and on our deals page. Note: Expiration dates are in brackets. Auto [...]
7 Tips to Save on Motorcycle Insurance
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! When I was a teenager, my parents were dead-set against two forms of transportation: convertibles (they could roll over and crush the occupants) and motorcycles (no explanation required). As you [...]