Archive for February, 2012

Ongoing Expenses: Shopping Cheaply Part (4)

Once you have tried a few different brands you will find that in most cases this isn’t true, and that it is very hard to differentiate between a brand item and a home brand item. It definitely pays to give home brand products a go at least once, because at times they can be half [...]

Ongoing Expenses: Shopping Cheaply Part (3)

Not only do you want to be able to hunt down a good bargain and save yourself some cash, but you also want to stop yourself from being ripped off at the same time. All you have to do is be a smart shopper. When you are shopping keep your eyes open for advertising that [...]

Ongoing Expenses: Shopping Cheaply Part (2)

Finding one with a few spots on it, she looked worried and showed the greengrocer. He told her there was nothing really wrong with it, but knocked the price down from $2 to $1.50. • A shop can charge you any price they like for goods, which means that you are totally free to negotiate [...]