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Reading The Back Labels Instead of The Front

For myself I often have the habit of reading the back labels and fine prints when it comes to buying things nowadays. Especially when it comes to food products. This is not only for say health reasons, but value wise too I know how many times the things we buy are not all that it

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Financial Management

Missing Half of A Program Even if It Is Cheap

There was this activity I was interested in trying in the ne years and I actually have a few days to decide still. While it is very cheap as a promotional price, the thing is there is a schedule conflict where I would actually only be able to attend half of the classes. So if

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Financial Management

Implied Bundle Deal Savings That Are Just Bad

This was so surprising where for Cyber Monday one store had a deal where if you buy a specific printer you would get a laptop for free. Yes, you heard me right. Usually it’s the other way around where if you buy a laptop you get the printer for free. It seem like a very

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Financial Management

So Many Prices To Compare Even On Big Sales Events

Even with big sales events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday you still need to compare your options as to what the best value for an item is. One really good example I saw was for sales when it comes to external hardrives. Take a look at these two examples first. At first you can

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Business

Using Sales Events To Understand Store Markups Better

So today there is the Singles Day savings event on sites such as Aliexpress. This year I decided not to shop with them due to my past experience or to get anything for the day in general, but that didn’t stop me from looking at the prices. In many ways, I think you need to

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Financial Management

The Point of Throwing Frugality Aside

While having a discussion with a friend today about some new smartphones that are coming out I was saying how I was planning to buy a phone that will cost about $500 outright which will be a lot cheaper if I was to sign up for a contract with various carriers. He was then expressing

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