Discount Diva

Overlooked Benefits of Department Store Credit Cards

ryanickpaige — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:43:28 +0000

he amount of credit available to the American people is abundant. Everyday in the mail people are getting applications for virtually every Visa or MasterCard available. They are offering no annual fees, cash back on purchases, low interest rates, and even card that you can design yourself. However, there is one card that is frequently overlooked, the department store credit card.

The Department store credit card is often overlooked for a number of reasons. They carry a higher interest rate than MasterCard or Visa. They generally have a lower credit limit. They do not send preapprovals or applications in the mail. The department store card is also frequently overlooked because they are simply not as versatile as the MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or even American Express. READ MORE

Tips for Saving Money on Clothing

ryanickpaige — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:42:02 +0000

When it comes to back to school shopping or shopping for clothing in general, we all like to save a couple bucks when we can. This is especially when you have more than one child to clothe. There are many ways that you can cut your clothing costs by at least half maybe more.

One of the easiest ways to save money while shopping for clothes is to shop the clearance sections. You will be able to save at least 50% on your purchases, usually more. Many wardrobe staples can be purchased seasons in advance for a fraction of the price. If you have favorite stores ask what their mark down schedule is. Many stores mark certain departments down on certain days. READ MORE

Can Buying Groceries at Amazon Save You Money?

ryanickpaige — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:39:06 +0000

You can find many great deals on Amazon. Toys, clothing, lighting, automotive, and even groceries, Amazon sells just about anything you could ever need. There are some amazing deals on this site and they provide free shipping on order over $25 on many of their products. With all of Amazon’s amazing deals, can you save money on groceries by shopping there? Yes and no depending on what you buy.

There regular prices on groceries are high, very high in some instances. However, Amazon runs monthly grocery deals. A few examples of these deals are spending $59 on Kellogg’s products get $25 off or spend $49 of General Mills products and get $20 off. READ MORE

Is Your Bargain Shopping Turning You into a Hoarder?

ryanickpaige — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:37:50 +0000

We all love to shop and to get a fabulous deal, but are we buying things we really do not need just to get that great deal. Can the thrill of getting a great deal make you a hoarder? Yes, it can if you let it. We are all out looking to get great bargain. The sale of 60, 70, 80, and even 90 percent off can make the adrenaline course through our bodies. A better question is when does bargain shopping become a hoarding obsession?

Hoarding is an obsessive compulsive disorder that is more commonly know as a pack rat. Hoarders often will hold on to objects and buy things is large quantities that may or may not be useful. READ MORE

Tips for Packing and Storing Off-Season Clothes

ryanickpaige — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:36:26 +0000

Not many people have the space in their closets to store both their winter and summer fashions. As the weather gets warmer or cooler people are scrambling to clean out their closets and store the clothes they will not be wearing for the next couple of months. Spring is nearly upon us and it is time to think about packing away the coats, boots, and other heavy attire.

The first step is to choose what will be packed away to the next cold weather season. The snow boots, heavy winter coats and parkas, heavy sweaters and sweatshirts, or even the flannel pajamas. READ MORE

Firefox addon: check4change

ryanickpaige — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:40:55 +0000

As an avid online shopper, I am always disappointed when an item is out of stock or no longer available. I have learned that these items often come back into stock at different times without warning or reason to when. The Firefox web browser has an add-on that has made my online shopping experience a lot less frustrating, it is called check4change.

If you are already running Firefox, you are already halfway there. If not it can be downloaded at www.mozilla.com. Once it is downloaded and installed, you will want to go back to www.mozilla.com and at the top of the screen click on the add-on tab. Once the page is loaded you will see a search window near the top of the screen, type in check4change, and click search. READ MORE

Organizing on a Budget: How to make a Magazine Holder

ryanickpaige — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:35:56 +0000

Trying to organize your home can be a daunting task, even more so when you are trying to do it on a budget. Those nice plastic totes and containers can get quite pricy when you have to purchase a lot of them. Since my spring cleaning is just around the corner, I wanted to get as organized as possible and clear out as much junk as possible to streamline the process. Here is one creative idea I used to save money on my organizing adventure.

I was in dire need of magazine style holders to organize my recipe folder, notebooks, and the kid’s school stuff. After searching my house to see what I could use I found a bunch of old flat rate post office boxes that would work. They are the 11-7/8″ x 3-3/8″ x 13-5/8″ size. READ MORE

Guide to Online Thrift Shopping

ryanickpaige — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:40:43 +0000

Being a thrifty shopper does not mean that we buy things that are used or second hand. It simple means that we search and wait for the most phenomenal deals on a product. We scour the internet high and low looking for the deal to beat all deals on the things that we want. There are many sites out there that where people share the deals that they have found and in return, we share what we have found. This saves us money but it also is saving time since we do not have to search so hard.

Online shopping and getting great deals is an art form that has been perfected by the modern day woman. The technology of today allows browsing through stores and getting the hot deals without leaving the comfort of our home. Even with the research time involved we save hours out of our day by shopping online. READ MORE

Fire and Ice Diva

ryanickpaige — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:52:11 +0000

While searching around the internet I came across a newer site Fire and Ice Diva that looks like it may be a promising new discount site. With many discount sites out there this one seems easy to navigate and it very well organized with a separate page for coupons and hot deals (although they we empty when I was there). Hopefully once Fire and Ice Diva get the ball rolling and the discounts coming the site will live up to the potential that I think it has.

Hot Deals

ryanickpaige — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:09:47 +0000

How to find Hot Deals on Amazon and How to get a Price Drop Refund

There are many great deals to be had at Amazon.com this holiday seasons and the bargain hunters are out hot and heavy scooping up all the deals. I will admit it, I became an Amazon troll, surfing for great deals every spare minute I had. I was quite successful in my endeavors. I got bargains galore.

There are many websites where people post the hot deals on the net. However, if you are one of the people who like to find your own deal, here are a few tips that may help you. READ MORE

Great Sites to find Hot Shopping Deals

While doing online Christmas shopping and trying to find great deals on gifts for my children, friends, and family I came across a few great sites that offer you the latest up to date deals from online shopping merchants and brick and mortar stores as well. The best hot deals website that I found is called Slick Deals. On the front-page of Slick Deals it the Best of the Best. They are the daily hottest deals that have been found on the internet.

There is a forum for the Hot Deals, Freebies, Coupons, and Contests. READ MORE