Magazine: Consumer reports
Article: Should You 'Buy This Now!'?
Author: unknown

This article was written to warn people about the luring intrests from t.v. infomercals. They gave a few tips to either avoid or shop smarter with these interesting adds.

• Pause 10 minutes before buying- the impulse might wear off in time.
• Listen for true value clues- they might have a two for one deal, that shows the product can be cheaper somewhere else.
• Calculate the real price- most of the time, informercals make their money off of shipping an handling costs.
• Avoid shipping and handling fees- you might be abke to buy the product cheaper at Walmart or CVS.

These tips can help your impulse to buy from these infomercals. They can be catchy, but beware, most of the items may not work in the first place. So save your money, and buy it from the store!

Magazine: Consumer Reports
Article: 8 ways to cut costs on you cell-phone bill
Author:unknown

This article gives you advise on how to save money on your cell-phone bills. Some information in this article were things people wouldnt even think about doing.

• Don't overbuy minutes
• Maximize family-plan calling
• Use freebies to the max
• Consider texting bundles
• Huge bill? Call the carrier
• Get data in a plan
• Shop around
• Avoid big termination fees

A really good tip is to call the carrier. If one month someone in your family accidently goes over their minutes, call the carrier. Most of them will be very forgiving and take off the extra charge, as long is this isnt a reacuring problem. If this does happen often however, you might want to consider a texting plan that gives you unlimited minutes for you overboard texter.

Magazine:Consumer Reports
Article: 13 Ways to Save
Author: Unknown

The article "13 ways to save" talks about saving money while going food shopping. It talks about multiple things you can do to help you.

• Look high and low
• Eye end caps
• Compare unit prices
• Consider organics
• Weigh the cost of convenience
• Buy bagged produce
• Check the receipt
• Buy at the bakery
• Look at the location
• Watch for sneaky signs
• Read flyers carefully
• Go deep
• Avoid checkout temptations

One point I do agree with is to watch for sneaky signs. A lot of stores now put out signs saying "10/ $10" when with out the sale, its a dollar anyway. Retailers are just trying to get you to buy more of the product.

I found this acrticle to be very helpful and I plan to use some of these tips next time I go shopping.