Dear Big Box Store Owner Guy (or Gal), I am a dad.  Sometimes I take my child shopping with me.  When I visit your store, my child will most likely need a diaper change because nature's little gift never waits for a convenient time.  I...

Tips for saving money on your holiday shopping.

You’re looking at an item on Amazon, trying to remember how much it was when you saw it in a store two weeks ago. Is Amazon’s price better? Maybe. Unless it’s a toy, in which case, my experience suggests: probably not. But the good news is that there are ways ...

I’ve been meaning to buy a new laptop for a while now, but I’m as hesitant as anyone else is to throw down thousands of dollars on something that might be outdated in a year or two. I’ve already considered … Continue reading →

This week’s puzzle asked you to use a simple algorithm to split your holiday gift budget across a prioritized list of friends and family (and enemies who, nonetheless, you have to buy for). Here’s the method: • First write down your TOTAL holiday gift-buying budget. • Now list all the ...

After reading your comments about the Amazon Infographic that we released two weeks ago (check it out here if you haven’t seen it), it got me thinking about just how big Walmart could be. So I started researching Walmart and … Continue reading →

To commemorate Cyber Monday, we’re giving away TWO Amazon Kindle Fire tablets! For those of you in the dark, the Kindle Fire is currently the number one selling product on Amazon. And for good reason- it’s easy to use, it’s … Continue reading →

Have you noticed that those sleigh bells ringing and jing ting tingling too sound suspiciously like a cash register? Is this some sort of Pavlovian conspiracy between Toys R Us and the Salvation Army? I hear that noise and I become a Romero zombie lurching into the aisles to spend…spend…spend. But ...

Thanks to all of you who entered Frugal Dad’s $50 Amazon gift card giveaway. Congratulations to the winners, who have already been contacted via email! $50 Amazon Gift Card (5 winners from 950 entrants): 1. Ann Parker 2. Thomas Steele … Continue reading →

You are probably wondering what I could possibly know about saving money. That’s fair. My coffers are bare and even Old Mother Hubbard has more bones in her cupboard than I do.  It’s been months since my job situation took a dive, and while we’re still far from looking up, ...