Smart shopping, in plain English
Not every sale is a saving. Learn to tell the difference.
Plain-English guides to the real price after coupons, shipping and tax, the sales tricks built to make you spend more, and the habits that help you buy less of what you don't need.
Deal checkWas $120 now $89
- Extra 10% coupon-$8.90
- Shipping+$6.00
- Sales tax (7%)+$5.61
You actually pay$91.71
32%real saving
$1.83per use, over 50 uses
Would you have bought it anyway? If not, it's spending, not saving.
15 smart shopping guides
Judge the deal
Time it well
Save without overbuying
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