Shopping Tips

Black Friday's Encroachment

Michelle Singletary | January 03, 2012

WASHINGTON -- If you're like me, at midnight on Thanksgiving night you're either in bed or getting ready for bed after enjoying a day with your...

Put Your Grocery Bill On a Diet

Toni House | December 30, 2011

Expert Shares Secrets for Bringing Home More for Less This year, our holiday feasts will cost more than ever, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture....

Shop Safely This Holiday Season

Andrea Woroch | December 29, 2011

After more than 500 California customers of Lucky Supermarkets called last week to complain they'd been victims of fraud, parent company Save...

Summer Savings by Andrea Woroch

July 22, 2011

CVS The drug store chain is offering a free $10 gas gift card to ExtraCare Rewards members when they purchase $30 worth of select products....

Consumed in Gadgetland

Michelle Singletary | April 25, 2011

WASHINGTON -- You're a Luddite.     "What did you call me?" I asked my husband, ready to fuss him out.     ...

Tis the Season for Holiday Scams

Better Business Bureau | December 14, 2010

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The Lasting Gift of Charity

December 02, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Another national holiday shopping extravaganza officially kicked off with Black Friday. But what if searching for and giving to...

Holiday Outlook: Consumer Confidence Growing... Slowly.

Consumer Reports | November 22, 2010

YONKERS, NY — With personal consumption powering 70.8 percent of the U.S. economy, a survey shows consumers are still downbeat about the...

Save Big on the New Generation of Cell Phones

The Editors | November 03, 2010

With the challenges of frequent moves, deployment and a fixed income dictated by Uncle Sam, many military families and younger military members...

What Do You Get A Military Man For Christmas?

September 27, 2010

Each year at about this time, we spouses live in turmoil over what new tool or gadget will please our military man most. We suffer in angst over...