(ARA) – What is the hottest holiday gift-giving trend this season? It’s all about getting the most bang for your buck.
“Shopping for the holidays this year is all about finding value and stretching your dollar to get the most out of your purchases,” says Steve Kemble, ‘America’s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru’ and General Growth Properties (GGP) [...]

(ARA) – The calendar pages are flipping quickly and in just a short time, Old Man Winter will be here. Is your household prepared for colder weather?
Here’s a quick shopping list of the items you may need to keep your family warm and your house nice and cozy this winter.
* Clothing.
Kids grow up so fast, [...]

In tough economic waters, boating is one activity that doesn’t have to break the bank. To help you get started, Discover Boating, a national public awareness program that educates potential boaters on the boating lifestyle, offers these tips:
1. Determine Your Price Point. Many people don’t realize boating can be an affordable family activity. To figure [...]

Last year your family wanted a Nintendo Wii, Ugg Boots, and Guitar Hero III. This year it will be the Elmo Live doll, silver Converse shoes, and anything related to Disney’s High School Musical. Why is it they always want the most popular products, sending you scurrying from store to store only to find them [...]

Rising gas and food prices are putting the economic squeeze on most American households, and it’s already time to begin back-to-school shopping. Families with school-age children are expected to spend over $500 on back-to-school merchandise, according to the National Retail Federation.
They’ll also likely spend many days driving from store to store to get all the [...]

The back-to-school shopping season can be hectic for many parents. It’s no wonder that online shopping has become so popular when you can shop from home, work, and now—thanks to Blackberries and cell phones—even on the go. But with new shopping sites popping up every day, it can be easy for you and your money [...]

It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school, and this year shopping for school supplies will be a lot more difficult for many families. Due to high gas prices and stretched budgets, financially pinched parents are looking for creative ways to save money.
In addition to cutting back on normal back-to-school purchases, parents [...]

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if you are like most people, you’ve left the shopping until the last minute. So, do you buy the $70 roses like everyone else, take a gamble on an online gift that might not show up in time or can you quickly find a personalized gift that [...]

You might still be stuffed from the Christmas turkey or ham, but any serious shopper worth her or his salt knows that the day after Christmas is to shopping what the checkered flag is to car racers - the sign that you have arrived at the sale of the year.  Of course, shopping on this day [...]

More people than ever before will buy gifts online this holiday season, retail experts predict. In fact, online shopping rose 20 percent last year to a total of $211.4 billion, according to a Shop.org study, and the trend shows no signs of abating. So how do you make the most of your online shopping dollars?
“Online [...]