Stuff I miss when I don't do the grocery shopping for a couple of weeks; I just saw today that my neighborhood Albertson's has an aisle of dollar stuff, the same kind of otherwise unknown merchandise you'll see at dollar...
Here at dallasnews, we've been testing brands and off-brands to see if the cheaper versions are "Good Enough." We've done cookies and cereals. (Upcoming: Pasta sauces. You may be surprised.) In planning products in the series, someone suggested toilet paper....
We've written plenty about how to sell your so-called scrap jewelry -- stuff that's only worth whatever you can get for the raw materials. But what if you have a ring that's still pretty and you think it's worth more...
Kimberly Thorpe at the Dallas Observer's Unfair Park blog recommends bargain shopping at the City Store, where the City of Dallas sells its surplus stuff, seized property, and lost and found articles. The store is open to the public on...
If you want to save money, you can find off-brand versions of just about anything. But it's only a bargain if you actually use it. That's not to say the off-brand needs to be the same as the higher-priced version....