5 things to do for under $12 with a cheap box of wine
December 10, 2009 by admin · 6 Comments
Filed under: Saving Money , Shopping , Economizer That box of wine you bought for daily sipping can become a magical wellspring of uses for the holidays. To get into the Christmas spirit, WalletPop offers five thrifty ideas to think outside the box. 1. GINGERBREAD HOUSE OF WINE Turn your wine dispenser into a storybook dream that will have guests sipping happily ever after. Wall the box with gingerbread, add a roof, make room for the tap, and decorate. It might be the only real estate on your block worth toasting. Make up a tale of how the cottage morphed into a wine fountain and put it in writing on a placard next to the house
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Sleeping like a baby? More than 9 million cribs, sleep products recalled in two years
December 10, 2009 by admin · 5 Comments
Filed under: Kids and Money , Recalls , Shopping , Consumer Ally Nearly 9.5 million sleep products for infants and toddlers — cribs, bassinets and play yards — have been recalled in the past two years following 16 deaths and more than 2,200 incidents. Yet, many of the products that have proven fatal are still in use, putting children sleeping in them in extreme danger. The child safety advocacy group, Kids in Danger , tallied the enormity of the recalls in a just-released report . Shortly after the report was released, yet another sleeping product was recalled — the Amby Baby Motion Bed/Hammock — following the deaths of two infants. Nicola Johns knows just how important it is to get the word out about these unsafe baby products.
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Trouble in FarmVille: Facebook, gaming company face lawsuit over deceptive ads
December 10, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
Filed under: Kids and Money , Technology , Fraud , Consumer Ally For the players of Mafia Wars, Vampires, FarmVille and a handful of other Facebook games, the temptation of earning “virtual currency” by clicking on the various offers that popped up on the page was too much to pass up. Unfortunately, what these gamers didn’t realize at the time was that the advancement of their virtual characters came at the expense of their own personal bank accounts. Now, some are fighting back by filing a lawsuit against Facebook and Zynga, the maker of the games. The suit, which is seeking class action status, claims that some offers in the games prompted a series of unauthorized charges or triggered enrollments in programs without the user’s knowledge. More than 100,000 people fell victim to these offers, losing more than $5 million, the lawsuit claims. Continue reading Trouble in FarmVille: Facebook, gaming company face lawsuit over deceptive ads Trouble in FarmVille: Facebook, gaming company face lawsuit over deceptive ads originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:00 EST
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Crazy ways to make money during the recession: five true stories
December 10, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
Filed under: Entrepreneurship The “Great Recession” hasn’t been entirely bad. On the upside, saving money has become cool again. We now love coupons and think twice before buying anything that isn’t a necessity. It’s also forced a lot of people to get creative when it comes to making ends meet. Suddenly, many Americans aren’t just working one job — they’re working two or three. Those who’ve lost their jobs or are suddenly in need of cash are doing things that they never would have imagined. The new normal is that nothing is normal.
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The art of downsizing: Know what to keep, what to toss
December 9, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
Filed under: Extracurriculars , Home A recent WalletPop post on the trend toward smaller homes prompted lively debate, an d its associated poll, asking whether you were considering downsizing for financial reasons, currently shows “yes” nosing ahead of “no.” Fewer rooms, less square footage and, often, less storage mean paring back, a process owners of smaller homes describe as both painful and liberating. Some told WalletPop they turned to Craigslist, eBay and charity to dispose of their excess. Many still keep a few overlarge items in storage. “My parents were Depression-era people who saved everything; I had to stop that and read everything I can to help me discard,” said Maryann Purgason of Hogansville, Georgia, a downsizing pioneer when she moved to a 2,000-square-foot home more than a decade ago. “An abused woman and children were able to set up housekeeping with much that I had been saving.” Continue reading The art of downsizing: Know what to keep, what to toss The art of downsizing: Know what to keep, what to toss originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST
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Eco Toys: This holiday season, it’s very easy being green
December 9, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
Filed under: Kids and Money , Shopping , Green According to Kermit, It’s not easy being green , but the frog is going to have to change his tune. Being green is getting easier every day. What was once labeled ‘hippie’ has become hip and whether we’ve embraced the eco-centric lifestyle or are taking baby steps, most of us have realized it’s not just cool, but important to care about our environment. As the demand for earth-friendly choices trickles into every aspect of the marketplace, “green” toys are getting increasingly easier to find and cheaper to buy — just in time for the holidays. The power of the purse has always been an effective way for consumers to communicate which business practices they support and which they do not. Money talks. The 2009 Cone Consumer Environmental Survey found that in spite of the economy, 34% of American consumers said they are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products than they did one year ago. Some 70% of Americans indicated that they are paying attention to what companies are doing with regard to the environment today, even if they aren’t buying right now. “The fact that consumers continue to be interested in the environment and mindful of corporate efforts, even in the midst of a grueling recession, is evidence that this is more than just a passing trend,” said Jonathan Yohannan, senior vice president of corporate responsibility for Boston-based Cone. “Environmental responsibility is not just an expectation in times of prosperity.” Continue reading Eco Toys: This holiday season, it’s very easy being green Eco Toys: This holiday season, it’s very easy being green originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST
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Celebrating the 12 Days of (Cheap) Christmas
December 9, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
Filed under: Shopping Every year, the PNC Financial Services Group tallies the cost of all the gifts described in the song, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” As you may have heard , the price inched up slightly this year: If you were going to buy your true love everything from a partridge in a pear tree to 12 drummers drumming, it would cost you — get ready — $87,042.81, though that’s just 0.9% more than it would have cost last year. And while it’s awfully nice of PNC to add up the cost of these gifts in what it calls the 2009 PNC Christmas Price Index , its price information, while fun to sift through, isn’t very practical. Not only do most shoppers not have a spare $87K lying around these days, most don’t need to hire the services of milk maids or buy three French hens, either. Continue reading Celebrating the 12 Days of (Cheap) Christmas Celebrating the 12 Days of (Cheap) Christmas originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST.
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Could the age of ‘instant credit’ be over?
December 9, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
Filed under: Credit , Credit cards New credit card regulations being considered by the Federal Reserve could put an end to that all-too-common pitch customers hear when they check out: “Would you like to open a Such-and-Such Store Name credit card today?” What the Fed has in mind is to require credit card issuers to get information about your income before they determine whether you’re credit-worthy. It’s a reasonable thought in light of the fact that we wouldn’t be in our current financial predicament if we’d kept closer tabs on how much people could afford to pay back. Right now, retailers can pull your credit score from a nationally accessible database and use that to determine whether to issue you a store credit card and what your rate will be. Continue reading Could the age of ‘instant credit’ be over? Could the age of ‘instant credit’ be over? originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Baltimore project provides housing, education for young homeless people
December 9, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
Filed under: Home , Real Estate , Recession At a time when many adults are being forced out of their homes because they can’t make their mortgage payments, there is some good news coming out of Baltimore for some young people. Construction is under way there on something called Restoration Gardens. The aim: To provide housing for homeless people between 18 and 24. Continue reading Baltimore project provides housing, education for young homeless people Baltimore project provides housing, education for young homeless people originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
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