Holiday spending worksheet
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/calc/holidaySpending.asp
Tips for stretching your
holiday budget
By Dani Arthur • Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/cc/20011120a.asp
Holiday happiness -- get
it all but pay less, with a little un-traditional thinking
By Jay MacDonald • Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/sav/20001024a.asp
Last-minute (and cheap)
gift ideas
By Amy C. Fleitas • Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/cheap/20021213a.asp
5 popular holiday shopping
scams
By Amy C. Fleitas • Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/advice/20041130a1.asp
Tips for holiday tipping
By Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/advice/20011130a.asp
Bargain hunting in cyberspace
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/Cheap/20021206a.asp
Holiday spending tips
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/cc/19990702a.asp
Winter wonderland of bargain
shopping
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/special/20021108a.asp
17 sneaky -- and fairly
painless -- ways to build a nest egg
By Dana Dratch • Bankrate.com
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/sav/20040105a1.asp
Just ask! The discount
secret
By Bankrate.com
Did you know you can
get discounts on just about anything simply by asking? We don't mean just
haggling down car prices -- but mortgages, credit cards, banking fees and
insurance, too. All you have to do is pick up the phone, write a letter
or go online and ask! You'll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/special/20021115a.asp
Holiday Shopping Made
Easier Using The Internet
Excerpt quoted from:
http://doityourself.com/computers/shoppinginternet.htm
For most Americans, holiday
schedules are increasingly hectic, which means less time for tracking down
gifts for friends and family. Fortunately, the Internet has removed some
of the traditional barriers to shopping-no longer are consumers constrained
by store hours or items only available in select geographic locations.
Recent online shopping
research by Nielsen NetRatings shows that 40 percent of all holiday related
consumer transactions were conducted over the Internet. So why are so many
consumers flocking to the Web?
* The
Internet is always open. Consumers can shop day or night. Whether you're
looking to buy the latest Sting CD for your brother or purchase authentic
New England maple syrup for your Uncle Jack in Kansas, you can surf the
Internet at your leisure and not be restricted by geography or store hours.
*
Easy price comparisons. Not sure if you're getting the best deal? You can
compare the price of that new digital camera by going to multiple online
camera sites.
*
Internet-only sales. You'll often find that select clothing items, jewelry,
or household accessories are only available online and sometimes for significantly
lower prices.
*
Free shipping. In many cases, online purchases of $100 or more include
free shipping to one or multiple destinations. Depending on your number
of gifts purchased online, free shipping can save you hundreds of dollars.
*
Time-saver. Spending hours driving from one store to the other looking
for a gift, or waiting in long post-office lines hoping that your present
will arrive on time can be excruciating. The Internet can relieve all this
stress. One of the most well-received holiday gifts is a gift certificate.
GiftCertificates.com offers original gift certificates to hundreds of your
favorite stores, restaurants, theaters and more. And if you still can't
decide, they have the SuperCertificate, which is great for everyone and
can even be sent by e-mail.
Gift certificates make
great gifts for friends and family and are a simple solution for holiday
shoppers. And with the convenience of the Internet, the shopping world
is now only as far away as the nearest computer.
More and more people are
using the Internet as a convenient way to do their holiday shopping.
Courtesy of NAPS
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Shopping? Then it pays
to be a savvy consumer. These tips from the FTC will help you shop wisely.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/holiday/
Tips for Happier Holiday
Shopping Online
http://www.mymamasaid.com/celebrate/article/113
Preventing Holiday Shopping
Headaches
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cfocus/cfholidayshopping02/focus.htm
Going Shopping? Go Global:
A Guide for E-Consumers
Publication Number 354-185;
posted May 2002
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/family/354-185/354-185.html
Comparison Shopping and
Reviews Online Links
Find, Compare and Buy
at BizRate
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prices and best online shopping information. Compare prices, check store
ratings and read consumer reviews before you buy. ...
http://www.bizrate.com/
Compare prices - Best
prices - Price comparison shopping -
CNET tech sites: Product
reviews | Shop | Tech news | Downloads. CNET.com, Reviews, Videos, Compare
prices, TVs; MP3 Players; Digital cameras; ...
http://shopper.cnet.com/
DealTime: Price Comparison,
Store & Product Reviews
... Merchant Reviews
Read and write reviews on merchants
http://www.dealtime.com/
http://www.shopping.com/
Epinions
http://www.epinions.com/
mySimon: Price comparison,
store & product reviews
http://www.mysimon.com/
Compare Prices, Tax &
Shipping
from online stores at
NexTag.com
http://www.nextag.com
Comparison Shopping
Save by finding bottom
line prices!
Review Merchant &
Product Ratings.
http://www.pricegrabber.com
More site links
http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Consumer_Information/Price_Comparisons/
Online Shopping Deals
& Coupons - Online Links
http://www.onlinemarts.com/
http://www.mycouponoutlet.com/
http://www.dealofday.com/
http://www.smartbargains.com/
http://www.shopping-bargains.com/
http://busterdeals.com/coupon-codes/index.html
http://www.overstock.com/
Other links of interest
/ Free shipping deals
Try free trial of FreeShipping.com
https://www.freeshipping.com/join.asp
Freebies
http://www.freenclearstuff.com/
Gift Baskets - Free Shipping
http://www.dreamakergifts.com/
http://www.giftsendercentral.com/
Coupon Mountain
Free Shipping
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list of free shipping offers available only through CouponMountain. Please
note that some of these free shipping offers have minimum purchase requirements
or require a coupon code. Many of our savviest shoppers use free shipping
offers to buy computers, consumer electronics or office supplies which
otherwise are just too heavy to lug home. Happy Shopping!
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