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Coupon clipping websites are great places to find savings. Just like clipping coupons from your Sunday newspaper, or, some sites will have discount codes that you can use at the online check out.  The following sites are some we check before ordering on line, or going to the store.  We never order online without checking [...]

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Gold has been rocketing in price over the past few years, it is currently at  $988.00.  If you have old gold jewelry laying around that you no longer use, now may be a good time to turn it into cash.   The Wall Street Journal had an article by Ann Zimmerman that details what she did [...]

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Have you bought a diamond ring, necklace or other bauble with a diamond in it over the last 15- or 16 years?  If you did (January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006) you may be able to claim some money from the $295 million dollar lawsuit that De Beers has just settled. De Beers Company [...]

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Retrevo is a search engine for tech gear that can be used for shopping, research , finding manuals etc.  Type in a product and it will grab results on where to buy, with price, reviews, forum disscussions etc.  All neatly arranged.   I have tried it and it works well, is intuitive and fast.  All in [...]

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Check out which stores are discounting what items on the day after Thanksgiving at BLACK FRIDAY 2007  or  GOTTADEAL.COM.  Do some pre – Thanksgiving research and maybe save a bundle !

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We decided to buy a new “point & shoot” digital camera for our upcoming  Azamara Cruise to South America.  The choice has been narrowed down to the Canon Powershot SD870 IS & the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3. Both cameras have very good reviews and have wide angle lenses (28mm equivalent) which is good for shooting scenery [...]

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