It’s that time of year. Many people are familiar with after Christmas sales and January white sales. On Monday, I took my coupons that Macy’s keeps sending me to the store to see if I could find anything good on sale. Right away, I saw some red and green plaid... Read more →
The holidays are usually filled with good wishes and joy. However, things can go very wrong quickly. Think safety first while cooking, decorating and buying toys. In 2023, an estimated 154,700 children 12 years or younger were treated in emergency rooms due to toy-related injuries, and 10 children died in... Read more →
Have you ever booked a hotel room for $300 then found at checkout that you owe $40 extra for some sort of fee? A new Junk Fees Rule to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to hide total prices and bury junk fees in the live-event ticketing and short-term... Read more →
Somehow, it’s Dec. 9 already and it seems like the holidays are coming in a rush. I’m researching buying a new camera, which is time consuming. Then, I got the idea that what I want for Christmas is a scanner that scans slides. More research when I should be getting... Read more →
It’s finally here. The Black Friday deals we’ve been waiting for. But, is a deal actually a deal? Or, it is, as I warn frequently, marked way up and marked way down? Here are some Black Friday do’s and don’ts: Do’s Compare prices continually. Make sure you’re actually getting a... Read more →
With Thanksgiving coming up Thursday, all kinds of Thanksgiving memories are flooding my mind. After my dad passed away, I’d go to Wenatchee, Washington, to prepare the Thanksgiving dinner for my mom and me. I remember leaving after work for the three-and-a-half hour drive. Getting there late, I’d be making... Read more →
In an NPR interview, a woman who voted for Donald Trump said she was very happy that the country is going to get smaller government. What she doesn’t realize is that in many aspects of consumer life, governments have had to struggle against corporations to get any kind of regulations... Read more →
With 31 percent of American consumers planning to spend less during the 2024 holiday season compared to 2023, WalletHub, a personal-finance website, released a report Wednesday on the “Best Things to Buy on Black Friday in 2024.” WalletHub found that 41 percent of items offer no savings compared with their... Read more →
Black Friday, with often the best sales of the year, is coming up next week. In 2023, Black Friday sales drew 76.2 million Americans to shop in person and 90.6 million to shop online. The most important thing to do for Black Friday deals is to continually do price comparisons.... Read more →
Along with getting my yard ready for winter, I prepared for and enjoyed Halloween. Next on the fall agenda is Election Day. I’ve voted, Washington state has mail-in ballots, and I’m looking forward to getting the election results at last on Tuesday. I’ll be joining my friends for an election... Read more →