Latest articles by Bob Niedt
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Gift Cards You Can Buy at a 10% Discount (or More)
Smart Buying Why pay full price for popular gift cards when warehouse clubs and discount websites sell them well below face value.
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3 Reasons to Do Your Grocery Shopping at Lidl
spending Low prices aren't the only thing you'll find at the discount supermarket.
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7 Ways Lidl Is Disrupting Supermarket Shopping
Smart Buying There’s a fresh-to-the-U.S.
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Alexander Hamilton
Financial Planning Before the musical “Hamilton,” there was this landmark biography from award-winning author Ron Chernow.
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Should You Buy Water and Sewer Line Coverage From Your Power Company?
Making Your Money Last Weigh your options to cover the expensive costs of broken pipes.
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7 Best (and Worst) Things About Shopping at Home Depot
savings As the weekends warm up and spring barrels toward summer, chances are you’re increasingly drawn to the neon orange Home Depot sign.
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5 Best (and 2 Worst) Things About Shopping at Lowe’s
savings For DIYers like myself, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: home-improvement season.
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Unlock 11 Secrets of Home Improvement Shopping at Lowe’s
spending Here's the lowdown on everything Lowe's for those who like to DIY.
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3 Little-Known Ways to Save Big on Your Next Trip to Home Depot
spending Easy shortcuts to finding hidden bargains at the big-box retailer.
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12 Secrets to Shopping at Home Depot
home Home Depot is probably the first retailer to come to mind when you’re thinking “ubiquitous big-box hardware store.” The rise of these orange-hued home-improvement centers was a revelation to those who grew up with small, neighborhood hardware stores in the 20th century and who became adult homeowners and DIYers in the 21st.
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10 Secrets to Shopping at Kohl's
Smart Buying Chances are, if you’re not a Kohl’s fan, you know someone who is – and given the opening that someone will shower you with stories of saving big.
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6 Ways to Save Even More at Discount Retailer Big Lots
Making Your Money Last When you shop at Big Lots, don’t expect to cross everything off your list.
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Best Kirkland Products to Buy at Costco
Smart Buying Many of the warehouse club's store-branded items get high marks for quality and value.
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10 Secrets to Shopping at the Apple Store
Technology So, you’re closing the window on Windows and taking the Apple plunge.
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10 Financial Decisions That Will Haunt You Forever
Financial Planning Financial regrets.
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17 Ways to Earn Extra Cash for the Holidays
savings As much as many of us look forward to the holidays, there’s that pang of dread: It’s an expensive time of year.
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9 Secrets Best Buy Shoppers Need to Know
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15 Ways to Save on Groceries Without Clipping Coupons
savings You’ve seen them parked in Aisle 2 at your favorite supermarket: The extreme couponers thumbing intently through a box of coupons to get 35 cents off of Cottonelle.
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5 Things You Should Never Put in an Email
Technology Scam artists and identity thieves will be sorely disappointed if you heed this advice.
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6 Reasons to Start Shopping at Target Again
spending The cheap chic pioneer deserves a fresh look from shoppers who drifted away.
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How Scammers Can Steal Your iTunes Gift Cards
Scams Don't get conned into giving out the 16-digit codes over the phone.
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4 Things You Should Never Say to Customer Service
spending Avoid these blunders if you want to get your problem resolved.
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Why I Bought My Prescription Glasses at Costco
insurance A determination to save money on a new frame and lenses led me to the warehouse club.
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13 Things to Know About Shopping at Kohl’s
spending The department store retailer offers a surprising number of ways to save money on purchases.
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