I have always loved knives since I was very little. My father bought me my first camping knife when I was about 10, and it was my most prized possessions for a number of years. It was one of those cheap pocket knives that fathers get for their young sons. I think it was a [...]
Forgive my cynicism, but it has always seemed that the amount of joy you get out of a holiday is directly proportional to the size of your pocket book. Whether it is your friend’s birthday, Christmas, or even Thanksgiving, it will be less fun if you have to spend your time worrying about every penny [...]
Many of us love Gucci purses beyond comprehension. However, not many of us are willing to fork out the cash required to purchase an authentic purse by this well known and well loved designer. Cheap Gucci handbags are out there, honestly. I’m going to share some quick ideas to help you land one for yourself.
How often do you take pictures? In recent years I’ve truly noticed the advantage to photographs. The pictures we take of our lives and the moments our children have growing up are our sole link to reminiscing. Well, of course there are our memories, but as we all know, the mind can alter certain things [...]
When people are beginning to skateboard, they usually make mistakes picking out their first deck. Either people buy the cheapest complete skateboard that they can find and sacrifice quality, or they buy something too good and risk making a big investment in a board they will quickly trash or get sick of. Both of [...]
Recently, I was on a shopping trip to New York City and found myself wandering through Saks. I can’t afford anything in the store but browsing in such a classy store is something that I enjoy doing. I came to the section of the store that has women’s purses. To my surprise, I found that [...]
When you need a new pair of shoes, does price play into your decision? Most people would say, “Sure, it does!” The trick is knowing when cheap shoes are your best value. In certain cases, you’re better off spending a little more. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the shoe purchase [...]
As a college student, you’re well aware of the skyrocketing costs of attending school for four or five years. It seems that you end up paying more for each semester than you did the last, no matter how many courses you enroll in. One thing you can do in order to try to keep your [...]
So there I was, standing out in the rain looking for last minute theatre tickets to see a Broadway show. This wasn’t how I had pictured spending my vacation. When I took a train into New York from Jersey City, my friend had promised me we would have the time of our lives. Apparently, he [...]
At the top of my list of budget items that are still necessities are cheap vitamins. I never used to bother with health in bottles, always seemingly healthy and virtually immune to inconveniences like colds. But then I got old…or older, and I started taking medications for adult attention deficit disorder, and needed to start [...]
Getting away from it all may sound really appealing but paying for the getaway does not. Sometimes we wind up getting more wound up after a weekend escape because we have spent too much money. Cheap weekend breaks are the perfect alternative to the expensive short vacation and there are plenty of ideas to use [...]
It is every woman’s dream to find a cheap fragrance that doesn’t smell cheap. There are some very handy options available for the savvy woman who wants to find a nice perfume at an affordable price. Following are some quick tricks to finding the best affordable scents on the market today.
Don’t think that a cheap [...]
Sometimes I hate to travel. Okay, let me clear that up, I despise traveling when it costs me an arm and a leg. This is just not right, nor is it fair. What happened to the low priced airline tickets? They were around for a short period of time and then they disappeared. I should [...]
Cameras run from cheap to extremely expensive. Many who are not professionals are buying the expensive types of digital cameras because they can give a professional look and feel to a photo without a lot of work or knowledge about how to take amazing pictures. Because of this, many of us have cameras that we [...]
One of the biggest advantages of digital cameras is that they allow you to forgo the purchase of film, forever. Sure, you still have to buy memory cards, but a memory card is a durable, one-time purchase while film is an expendable good that, once you use it, it’s gone. Film is also pretty expensive, [...]
A lot of people are happy about the prevalence of cheap airline tickets. You can find cheap air flights to many destinations that were previously unreachable by all but the most affluent. For most people, buying a cheap airline ticket doesn’t mean that they spend less money, but it does mean that they have more [...]
While most of us appreciate the beauty and quality of the top designer purses on the market, few of us are able to actually afford them. Cheap designer handbags make this luxury of fashion accessible to the general pubic. If you have great taste but a limited amount of money to spend of fashion accessories [...]
While the economy slowly heads for a possible recession and troubling days for all, retail stores nationwide are reporting a decline in sales. For many families, shopping sprees simply aren’t a luxury that can be afforded when the price of everything keeps climbing. There are many ways that people can save a few dollars here [...]
Do you love to read? I do and finding cheap books on the internet allows me to indulge in my favorite hobby without spending a lot of money. There are many book stores and dealers on line that sell cheap books on every topic that you can think of. Personally, I love great fiction so [...]
If you have pierced ears or wear rings on your fingers, you are probably aware that there are times when you have saved money on something only to have to throw that something away after just one use. There are some bodies that can wear cheap body jewelry, and there are others that can not. [...]
It’s getting easier and easier to find cheap big screens today, both for televisions and computer monitors. With all the new technologies available for display devices, the old technologies are cheaper than ever. If you can stand the size and bulkiness, you can get really cheap big screens for much less than just a handful [...]
There is sort of an art in finding a cheap airplane ticket, one that you can pick up on in just a few minutes, but can spend a whole lifetime trying to master. As one of the useful and practical skills a person living in a post industrial society could have, they really ought to [...]