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No sub for you! Troubles with Quiznos’ free sandwich promotion, and now, a company response!

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jason Cochran }
Categories : All, WalletPop
Filed under: Food, ShoppingAre you having trouble redeeming your coupon for a free sub from Quiznos for its Million Sub promotion? A lot of people are. From our WalletPop readers not being able to print the coupon, to Consumerist, and ...Read More »

How to eat (decently) on a dollar a day

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Bruce Watson }
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Filed under: Budgets, Food, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Saving, Shopping, HealthFor the last couple of weeks, Rebecca Currie has spent approximately $1 per day on food. Normally a frugal shopper (she spends an average of $80 a month at the grocery ...Read More »

Coupons are back…but not in your newspaper

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Josh Smith }
Categories : All, WalletPop
Filed under: Food, Shopping, TechnologyIn WalletPop's Money Moves for 2009 we told you about the emerging trend of digital coupons as a way to spend less on your groceries. Now the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has discovered the power ...Read More »

Dating in a recession: the game has (thankfully) changed

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Ariston Anderson }
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Filed under: Budgets, Extracurriculars, Relationships, RecessionThe most expensive date I've ever been on involved a hedge fund owner and a nightclub in Manhattan's meatpacking district. To get a table, my date had to pony up cash for a three-bottle minimum. ...Read More »

How to make money off the brands you love

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jennifer Openshaw }
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Filed under: Bargains, Saving, InvestingIf we learned anything from the Bernie Madoff scandal, it's that people have to learn to take control of their own financial futures. That doesn't mean you have to become an expert in p/e ratios and ...Read More »

Wall Street Insider to Volker: Blame bad people, not bad math, for economic ruin

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Deborah Barrow }
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Filed under: Banks, Fraud, Recession, InvestingAs the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman and a key member of President Obama's economic advisory team, what Paul Volker says about Wall Street matters. So how did so many financial giants lose so much ...Read More »

Boutique hotel stretches income by renting by the hour during the day

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Jason Cochran }
Categories : All, WalletPop
Filed under: TravelOne London hotel has come up with a new way to make an extra buck during the day, in between check-out time and check-in. Between the hours of 10am and 4pm, it's offering its rooms for £19. For ...Read More »

“Ruff” day at the office? Workplaces that allow pets have calmer, less stressed employees

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Marlene Alexander }
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Filed under: Career, RelationshipsAn article on USATODAY.com by Sharon L. Peters, states that more employers are letting their employees bring their pets to work with them. Peters says that the America Pet Products Association Manufacturers found that 20% of the ...Read More »

Check out these free online photo editors

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Josh Smith }
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Filed under: TechnologyWith the advances in photo editing software, turning your everyday snapshots into digital masterpieces has never been easier -- and you don't even have to be computer savvy to do it. CNET's Webware has a rundown of 15 ...Read More »

Save money by graduating college in 3 years instead of 4

{ Posted on Feb 26 2009 by Aaron Crowe }
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Filed under: Budgets, College, Kids and Money, Career, College on a Dime, SchoolA small liberal arts college in Oneonta, N.Y. is offering students an option to get a degree in three years instead of four, saving more than $40,000. Students at ...Read More »