shopping

Hey Cheapskates, What’s the Best Deal You’ve Scored?

Posted on 10/24/2011 by | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & SavingsIf you spend as much time hanging out with frugal folks as I do, you quickly realize a few things about them. First, they tend to be a pretty happy lot. I think that’s because they’re not all stressed out about money, like a lot of people these days. They usually live debt-free or close to it, and so they don’t have those worries like so many Americans.

Shopping Improves Health! (“Duh,” Say Women)

Posted on 05/14/2011 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health Yes! Science has finally confirmed what women have known all  along: Older men and women who shop  frequently live longer  than those who don’t. Shopping provides companionship, exercise and the chance to  maintain a healthy diet, say researchers in Taiwan who studied  nearly 2,000 men and women aged 65 and over. The study was  published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The researchers found that those who shopped just once a week or less didn’t live as long …

Shopping Safely Online for the Holidays

Posted on 12/1/2010 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & SavingsYou may not think you’re the kid of person who gets scammed easily — but it happens much easier than you think. That’s why AARP Bulletin put together some great tips to avoid hoax websites that could steal your credit card number (or just send you horribly made gifts that you can’t return). And with nearly 70 percent of shoppers buying their gifts online this year, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Here are the first few tips to …