Chicken Loudest and Ms. BlahBlahBlahnik Join the Frugalista as the Recession's Warriors
The frugalista, William Safire declared, "could become the nom de guerre of the 'recession warrior.'" Well, she is being joined by a cast of new characters.
The frugalista, William Safire declared, "could become the nom de guerre of the 'recession warrior.'" Well, she is being joined by a cast of new characters.
MarketWatch | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
The university administrator also received a personal call for the first time from a Nordstrom Inc. clerk encouraging her to stop by the store during ...
Reuters | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Up to 128 million shoppers and would-be shoppers could be expected this holiday weekend, but the numbers represent a drop of more than 5 percent from ...
PC Magazine | By Jennifer L. DeLeo | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Get your running shoes ready, because it's Black Friday time! Millions of shoppers flock to various retail stores the day after Thanksgiving in antici...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Best Buy's "doorbuster" sales will begin in their stores at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Here is a run down of their sale items from Black Friday 2008. Be...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Target will be opening on 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Here is a preview of some of the deals they are offering. Memorex DVD Player / VCR Combo - $59.9...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Wal Mart has announced it's Black Friday deals. The store will be open at 5 a.m. on Friday. Here is a summary from Kotaku. Wal-Mart's Black Friday ca...
bostonherald.com | Donna Goodison | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Consumers likely will be out in force for Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, but disappointment may be in store. Wh...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Dick's Sporting Goods is offering generous coupons on their Web Site of 20 percent off select merchandise this holiday season. See the Dick's Sporti...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Everyone ready for Black Friday shopping? Here is a helpful set of news and info to prepare yourself for the annual consumer marathon. Make sure to ch...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business
Circuit City will be opening its doors on 5am on Black Friday. Here is a preview of some of their deals. Computers HP Pavilion 15.4" Laptop (Intel Du...
Justin Krebs | Posted 12.26.2008 | Style
In every community, there are these businesses -- and we should support them. But first, we have to learn about them. So, which are your favorites?
Donna Schaper | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living
Scavenging things has helped me scavenge people and institutions. I specialize in what other people throw out.
Roseanne Colletti | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business
Have you noticed how many bargains have sprung up online? If you have money to spend, you have tremendous opportunity for buying a lot with less.
Dave Pinter | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business
PSFK stopped by Times Square earlier today to check out Uniqlo's Human Vending Machine for their HEATTECH apparel line.
Katherine Goldstein | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style
We haven't all ripped up our debit cards and moved to the woods to forage on berries -- I decided to ask around my neighborhood grocery stores about how business was going.
Mort Gerberg | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics
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NYTimes.com | Ellen Tien | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style
As the economy crumbles, the Lipstick Index -- that frivolous financial barometer that says cosmetics sales rise in direct relation to free-falling fi...
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green
The majority of households spend between a fourth and a third of their grocery budget on junk, and empty calories. That's a lot of money that could be used on other more nutritious groceries.
Sloan Barnett | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green
What's keeping shoppers from purchasing organic food? Cost. No question. And who can blame them? But let's understand why and what we can do about it.
Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
Dear Sarah, just because most of the people don't think you're qualified, that's no reason to hang your head. Just because they don't trust John's judgment anymore because he picked you, don't let it get you down.
Refinery29 Pipeline | Posted 11.15.2008 | Style
The way we see it, time is just as precious these days as your hard-earned pennies. And, being the humble purveyors of our own e-commerce site (www.re...
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.07.2008 | Style
One of my clients recently labeled herself a bulimic shopper. She buys clothes, brings them home, and then returns them. She says it is exactly like a food binge.
Meredith Barnett | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style
I shop for a living. But lately, I haven't been shopping like I used to. Am I losing my retail mojo? No, it's just that it's hard (even for me) to justify new shoes when the economy is crumbling around me.
Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style