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Todd A Jensen outlines 16 tips for getting the best deal on a new car.

Most dealerships I have dealt with over the years have acted as if they were doing me a huge favor by selling me a car. I tend to look at it the other way around. The dealership is there to off […]

Recently I found out that the USDA actually keeps track of Farmer’s Markets and offers them on the web here.
While I wouldn’t consider this to be the ultimate source of Farmer’s Markets listings, it does provide a good overview of the popular ones. Luckily they are in the process of updating it to a […]

To save money on groceries, check out these coupon sites geared specifically towards groceries:

boodle
The Grocery Game
Coupon Mom

Of course another way to try and save money on groceries that most everyone already knows– don’t go shopping when you’re hungry.

An article at the Motley Fool provides tips and strategies for preparing as best you can for an unthinkable disaster:

Preparation is the best defense against the demons of nature and other unforeseen disasters. While a beekeeper’s suit or a personal bomb shelter might help you rest easily at night, there are more practical ways to […]

Sally Deneen of Environmental Magazine gives tips on how to recycle commonly discarded household items:

Don’t throw away those exercise videos and ubiquitous AOL CDs. Jim Williams wants you to mail old videotapes and CDs to him, so that more than 40 disabled staffers at his ACT Recycling in Columbia, Missouri can recycle them. And, oh, […]

One thing I admittedly dislike is having my picture taken. It’s very rare that a good picture of me is the end result, and generally I hate seeing how I look in photos. Luckily wikiHow has a few tips on how to be photogenic:

Do you hate having your picture taken because you always […]

A writer recently retrained himself to start getting up at 6 AM:

How I Trained Myself To Get Up Earlier in the Morning
I am not what you would call a morning person. I’m a writer, for heaven’s sake! But recently,when I’ve had a lot of work stacking up and I’ve added a blog into my daily […]

SmartMoney lists 10 things that you probably don’t know about gas stations.

With gas prices hovering at around $3 a gallon since spring, consumers are getting desperate. Some have cut back on driving; others have swapped their gas guzzlers for economy cars. And everyone is shopping around for the cheapest gas. The problem is, drivers often […]

Whether you’re purchasing a car or negotiating your salary at a new job, Paul lists his best eight tips for negotiation.
Personally, my favorite is this one:

Let them believe the final decision doesn’t rest with you
Once a negotiation starts, most people want to get it over with as quickly as possible. Let their impatience beat them. […]




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