The “After Christmas” Sales have Started!

It’s not even Christmas yet, but stores are already putting their holiday items on sale. Last year, the “After Christmas” sales started about a week before Christmas. This year, you can take advantage of those sales right now. Target has a small batch of coupons that will help you save on some of the holiday items that you can find at Target. The coupons are: Get $1.00 off when you spend $7.00 or more on Holiday boxed card sets. Get $1.00 off when you purchase three greeting cards. Get $0.50 off when you buy 1 Holiday card set. Get $1.00 … Continue reading

Extended Cyber Monday Sales

Cyber Monday is the online version of Black Friday. This is when many stores will have special deals on their websites that you cannot get if you shop at their stores. Technically, Cyber Monday is supposed to be just one day. However, some stores are extending their sales for a longer span of time. Target will be having Cyber Monday special offers all week long. Cyber Week sale prices are valid through Saturday, December 1, 2012. You can get free shipping on select items through December 1, 2012. You can also get free shipping on “The Top Toys” through December … Continue reading

A Cyber Monday Sale, Already?

Where you will be shopping this weekend? There are plenty of random sales going on. The trick is to find them before the sale is over. This blog can help you to do that. Target is following up their “Bonus Black Friday” sale with an equally cleverly named “Summer Cyber Week”. Target says: “Save like it’s Cyber Monday all week long!” This is a sale that is only happening online, and not in the stores, (as you may have guessed). Target is offering different sale items each day from now through July 28, 2012, when this sale ends. Kohl’s is … Continue reading

I’m a Cyber Monday Mom

When it comes to Christmas shopping for my children I am a little different than probably most moms. First of all, in general I do not enjoy shopping. I am not a “mall mom,” one of those types that trek to the mall every-other-week. In fact, I probably get to the mall about once a year. In fact, I so dislike shopping that several years ago when my husband and I took a trip to Mexico he did the entire bargain shopping and finagling with the sellers. I just tried to hurry him along. So needless to say I do … Continue reading

More Deals for Cyber Monday, 2010

After you are finished shopping the Black Friday sales that have carried over through Saturday and Sunday, it’s time to start thinking about Cyber Monday. While Cyber Monday is relatively new, it’s not something you should overlook. I’ve already shared a few of the deals you can find on Cyber Monday this year. Here are a few more you won’t want to miss out on! Target has kept quiet, so far, about exactly what deals they are going to be offering on Cyber Monday. If you want to get some exclusive Cyber Monday online deals from Target, you should go … Continue reading

Support Small Businesses This Saturday

If you are thinking about when and how you will shop for holiday gifts this year, there is a brand new “official shopping day” this year. You already know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but have you heard of Small Business Saturday? This Saturday, November 27, is the first ever Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is a day to go out and support your local small businesses with your holiday shopping purchases. It is great if you already support your local businesses with your everyday shopping. The holidays are a great time to discover new types of shops … Continue reading

Home Week in Review: November 19 – 25

Happy Thanksgiving! During this busy week, you may have missed some of the topics we covered. If so, here they are, at a glance: 5 Kitchen Design Solutions for Easy Accessibility Whether your designing for yourself, your family, to make guests comfortable, or with a buyer in mind should you sell your home soon, these tips will help you create a more functional kitchen for all. Countdown to Thanksgiving: Three Days Left Continuing with the countdown to the holiday theme (which can be adapted for other holidays), three days left means there’s little time and lots to do. Today is … Continue reading

Holiday Travel—Good News, Bad News

If you want the secret to finding the cheapest airfare this holiday season you’ve come to the right place. I plan to reveal my secret weapon in the war against high airfare. But, first, let me tell you why you’re going to need my tip more than ever this holiday season. According to travel analysts, steeper fuel costs and fewer available seats on many U.S. flights are translating into some of the highest holiday airfares passengers have ever seen. Airfare experts say Thanksgiving ticket prices are averaging 3% to7% higher than last year and the last-minute sales for off-peak holiday … Continue reading