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We’re moving

Karen Datko — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:03:00 GMT

This post is the last for Smart Spending at this site. But not to worry: We're moving to a new location at MSN Money. (If you just missed that link, click here to reach our new main page. It's at http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/.)

Moving is a pain, but we think it's worth it. The new Smart Spending has added features -- the latest personal-finance videos, the newest hot deals from dealnews.com -- plus the money-saving and other personal-finance tips you've come to expect from us -- Miami blogger Teresa Mears, MSN Money Living With Less columnist Donna Freedman, and me.

We'll continue to feature the work of our blogging partners and other fine folks. And, as always, we'll shine a spotlight on what we consider the best and most informative work in the PF blogosphere.

Come on over. We hope you like the new look.

Shorts, TVs, media players, laptops

Karen Datko — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:48:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Cabela's men's Caddie cargo shorts for $2.88. Shipping adds $5.95, or opt for free ship-to-store. Even with shipping, that's $27 off list and the lowest total price we could find.

Samsung 1080p LCD HDTVs from $869 after coupon. Plus, each set receives free shipping. With savings of up to $410, each television is at the lowest total price we could find.

Western Digital WD TV Live HD media player for $119.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $8.

Refurbished Apple MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz 13.3-inch wide-screen notebook for $559.99. With $18 for shipping, that's $22 under our mention from a week ago and the lowest total price we've seen for this model.

Oakley women's Fate sunglasses for $19. With $3.91 for shipping, that's $61 under list and the lowest total price we could find.

Security cameras, wallets, mouses, watches

Karen Datko — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:34:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Q-See professional dome color security video camera for $34.99 with free shipping. That's a $9 drop from our February mention and the lowest total price we could find.

Joe by Joseph Abboud men's leather Passcase wallet for $16.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find for this wallet by $2.

USB finger optical mouse for $4.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $2.

Nautica men's NSR 01 chronograph watch for $82.98 with free shipping. That's tied with our July mention and is the lowest total price we could find by $45.

Samsung Memoir T929 smart phone for T-Mobile for $49.99. With free shipping, that's $50 under our mention from earlier this month and the lowest total price we've ever seen for this phone.

Jackets, movies, pressure suits, watches

Karen Datko — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:44:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

New Balance men's 8103 Convertible jacket for $26.99. With free shipping via coupon code JNBOFREESHIP, it's the lowest total price we could find by $64.

Blu-ray disc movies for $4.99. Shipping adds $2.49, or opt for in-store pickup. That puts most titles at or near the lowest total prices we could find.

Six Six One pressure suit for $104.99 plus $7.44 for shipping. Coupon code 2X9-1-YEL9U cuts it to $89.97. That ties our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we've seen.

Dolce & Gabbana men's time chronograph watch for $86. With free shipping, it's $15 under our mention from July and the lowest total price we could find by $99.

Roundhouse Kick Range T-shirt for $7.99. With $1.99 for shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find for this Chuck Norris-inspired shirt.

Food deals: kids eat free, free cookie

Teresa Mears — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:35:00 GMT

We couldn't find many new food and restaurant deals this week. Could this be a sign that the recession is easing, or is it just a lull?

This is a good weekend for free entertainment, with free admission to national parks and free admission to museums nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 2.

Sit-down casual chain restaurants still have ongoing deals. You can download local restaurant coupons from Valpak, find online deals for pizza chains and be notified of deals via Facebook.

Remember, not all local franchises participate in all national promotions, so be sure to ask at your local store.

Here are this week's deals, courtesy of our friends at Cities on the Cheap:

Save at Boston Market through Oct. 31 during the Two Kids Eat Free promotion. Two kids 14 and under eat free with a $6 minimum adult purchase. If you buy a family meal, up to four kids can eat free. You don't need to bring a coupon, but you do need to bring the kids to get the deal.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar is offering free mini-burgers from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. The restaurant is using the promotion to introduce its new line of prime burgers: sliced filet mignon, Ahi tuna, jumbo lump crab cake, Portobello mushroom, and the signature Fleming's prime. The new burgers normally are $10 at the bar for the regular size.
Get a free chocolate chip cookie from Mrs. Fields from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in honor of National Cookie Day.
Get a free small Lime-aid with food purchase from A&W Restaurants with this coupon, good through Oct. 3.
Free FruiTea at Arby's with any sandwich purchase Sept. 30.

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Is eating out cheaper than cooking?

The 99-cent recession menu

Desperate restaurants try new tricks

Costumes, underwear, bicycles, jackets

Karen Datko — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:50:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Jabba the Hut inflatable adult Halloween costume for $55.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $14.

Seven pairs of Victoria's Secret panties for $24.50 via coupon code VSPANTY7. With $5.99 for shipping, that's $3.50 per pair and the best deal we've seen on these panties from Victoria's Secret this year.

GMC men's Denali 700C road bicycle for $158. Shipping adds $19.97, or opt for free in-store pickup. Even with shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $13.

Lands' End men's Regular Squall jacket for $29.99. Apply coupon code SEPT22 and PIN 2110 to score free shipping. That's $30 off and the lowest total price we could find.

MSI Radeon HD 4350 512GB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 2.0 video card bundled with the OCZ Wired Ergonomics keyboard. (Add each item to your cart individually to see this price.) Mail-in rebates of $15 and $20 cut it to $14.99. With free shipping, that's $43 under the lowest total price we could find to purchase these items separately elsewhere.

Why we love coupons

Karen Datko — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Americans are crazy for coupons again -- clipping at rates not seen in years, and the attraction is not just the 30 cents off the canned corn, The New York Times reports. It's a psychological boost, a feeling that we're proactive and therefore better than those who pay full price.

As the Times puts it, "Because it takes more work to acquire them, the people who do so feel they have outsmarted other shoppers." It's kind of like that "delicious feeling of self-denial" inherent in frugality that our pal Frank Curmudgeon likes to write about at Bad Money Advice. We're saving money and feeling good in a way that's kind of creepy.

Our collective renewed love of the coupon is also good timing. Food prices have fallen by 2.5% since an ugly high point last November, with the biggest single decline between July and August.

Bing: Which grocery stores are cutting prices?

Here are some interesting coupon factoids from the Times and other locations:

(As an aside, we found the Times story quaint, discussing how shoppers match coupons with sales, file them away by food category, and paper clip them to their shopping lists -- as though regular Times readers would be unfamiliar with standard coupon operating procedures.)

Paper coupon redemption -- still the most popular form -- was up 23% in the first half of 2009 and may reach 3 billion for the year. It's a big increase but nothing near the 7.9 billion in 1992, another recession year.
Everyone's doing it. The numbers are up among all kinds of people, like young single folks, and families with incomes of $70,000 or more.
Redemption of printable coupons has really caught on in the last year.
Digital coupons, while growing in popularity, amounted to only 10 million in the first six months of 2009.

Other good news is that the face value of coupons increased last year by 9% and is just a bit lower so far this year. Actual coupon distribution was up 29% in the first half of 2009.

Not only that, The Washington Post says chains like Safeway are cutting prices to appeal to newly frugal customers. That chain reduced prices on thousands of products by as much as 25%, and Giant Food has doubled the number of items on sale and is heavily promoting sales within the store, the Post says.

Prices have fallen for everything from milk and cheese to Costco's rotisserie chicken, The Associated Press reports.

Stores can afford to cut prices in part because commodity prices are down. Corn -- which seems to be the cornerstone of the food chain (think high-fructose corn syrup and animal feed) -- has dropped 26% since July of last year. Supermarkets are also cutting profit margins in order to get penny-pinching consumers to spend.

Related reading:

5 favorite sites for online coupons

Be a bargain-shopping champ

Click your way to lower food bills

Secrets of superstar grocery shoppers

Drill bits, shoes, PCs, subscriptions, watches

Karen Datko — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Milwaukee 81-piece Heavy Duty Contractor Pack for $15.99. With $6.25 for shipping, that's $2 below our July mention and the lowest total price we've ever seen.

New Balance women's 920 water shoes for $19.88. Shipping adds $5.95 or opt for free site-to-store. Even with shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $14.

Dell XPS 430 Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33GHz desktop PC for $499 with free shipping. That's a $100 drop since August and the best total price we've ever seen for any quad-core Dell XPS system.

One-year subscription to New York Magazine for $29.99. Apply coupon code a885 to slash it to $4.99. That's the lowest price we could find for a yearly subscription to this magazine by $8.

Invicta men's 5290 Pro Diver watch for $74. Coupon code ILUVDEALNEWS2 cuts it to $72. With $4.95 for shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $34.

Coats, watches, vitamins, laptops, phones

Karen Datko — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:31:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Cabela's men's barn coat for $29.95. With $8.95 for shipping, that's a $20 drop and the lowest total price we've seen.

Skagen Denmark men's Slimline Collection watch for $49. Apply coupon code ILUVDEALNEWS2 to cut it to $47. With $5 for shipping, we couldn't find this watch offered for less elsewhere.

Puritan's Pride 30-tablet vitamins for 99 cents. With free shipping, that's tied with last month's mention as the lowest total price we've seen for these items from Puritan's Pride.

Factory-refurbished Acer Aspire AS6930-6067 Core 2 Duo 2GHz 16-inch wide-screen notebook for $429.99 with free shipping. That's $70 under our July mention and the lowest total price we've seen.

Unlocked Nokia E65 QuadBand GSM smart phone in pink for $129.99. With free shipping, that's a $33 drop from our August mention and the lowest total price we could find for this phone in any color by $60.

Shoes, sunglasses, games, watches, PCs

Karen Datko — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Here are today's hot deals from dealnews.com.

Crocs women's Nanook shoes for $14.99. Apply coupon code anaappreciate1119 to cut it to $11.24. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $16.

Oakley Felon sunglasses for $68. With $6.95 for shipping, it's a $15 drop from our July mention and the lowest total price we've seen.

Windows games for $5 each. Almost every title is at or tied with the lowest price we've seen.

Citizen men's Eco-Drive watch for $169. Apply coupon code ILUVDEALNEWS2 to cut it to $167. With $5 for shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $64.

Lenovo 3000 C300 Intel Atom 1.6GHz All-in-One 20-inch desktop PC for $449.99. Apply coupon code USPC300AU to drop it to $299.99. With free shipping, it's a $50 drop and the lowest total price we've seen for a C300 all-in-one desktop.