Monthly Archive "August2010"
Overweight woman charged extra at nail salon
Gracious, here’s another one for the chubby tax archives: a woman was charged $5 extra for services at a nail salon because she’s overweight. Ugh. The salon said that it was concerned about wear-and-tear on the chairs. Ohhh-kay. I think this is over-the-top. People will create a fee for anything. What do you think?
Credit card reform and credit scores
Hey, lovebugs! The latest reforms on the credit card industry went into effect over the weekend. Three cheers! Among the latest reforms (via CNN): 1) Gift cards are valid for five years. 2) Penalty fees can not be more than the dollar amount incurred by the consumer’s violation that caused the fee. For instance, if [...]
Groupon and Gap
Did you guys see the Groupon today for $50 worth of Gap clothing for $25? This is MAJOR! Aside from the great discount, I do believe that Groupon is the new Facebook. It has totally changed the coupon game for the better. I just used a Groupon coupon yesterday to get a professional headshot done. [...]
How I Saved It: Cable Edition
Hi Frugalistas! This guest blog post is from reader Benet Wilson, telling us how she saved big cash on cable! If you have an idea for the “How I Saved It” series, drop me a line at business@thefrugalista.com xo! How I Saved It by Benet J. Wilson Our family has been a DirecTV customer for [...]
Products you shouldn’t buy generic
My friend sent me an article about Products To Never Buy Generic, and I had to check it out. On this list, for instance, were paper products, condiments and MP3s. I can get with it. Also, I like the taste of my grocery store’s yogurt, but it has a lot more calories than the designer [...]
Panera hates me!
Ok, so if any of you have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I am addicted to the Wi-Fi at Panera Bread. I can just roll out to the Panera down the street from my home, purchase a bowl of soup and get busy with my writing. It’s my trusty laptop’s [...]
Guest post: How I saved it!
Hi Frugs! This guest post is from a writer describing how he saved money on his car insurance! It’s part of my new series, “How I Saved It” at thefrugalista.com Enjoy! xo Natalie How I Saved It by Chris Stevens. As I’ve designated August “Get It Together” month, one major part of my budget I [...]
Lower your grocery bills
This is an old blog post that I wanted to share with you all again! We all can do a little better by out groceries! Tomorrow, I’ll have a guest post up from a blogger who reduced his insurance bill! Hello! I trust you had a great weekend! So, I talked to a college friend [...]
New series: How I Saved It!
Hey Frugs! Suze Orman has “Can I afford it?” I’m starting at thefrugalista.com “How I Saved It.” I get a lot of emails, tweets, and Facebook messages from people telling me about a great deal they got on an item or how they cut back expenses. I love hearing everyone’s stories, so I want to [...]
Cooking at home made easy
True confession: some days, I don’t know what to make for dinner. Yes, I am a big fan of cooking at home, but when you do it all of the time, it’s easy to run out of recipes. I mean, really, how many times can you make a stir fry in one week? Because I [...]
