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During August, Freshfully Market has a fun promotion that gets to the heart of what we don’t know about our food anymore: Who’s Your Farmer? Ask that question in the store this month (or wear a Freshfully T-shirt) and you’ll receive a 10% discount on your food purchase. Freshfully is a market in Avondale that […]
I personally treat Birmingham coupon books like a citywide scavenger hunt, trying out new places and working a book down to its tattered, thinnest shell before the expiration date. We’ve discovered that we can find plenty of things to do and places to eat if we just work our coupon books. The Birmingham City Savers book is on sale […]
My husband says he has never since felt so rich as he did back in his teenage days, when he had yet to take on the adult encumbrances of mortgage, utilities, cable (or even cell phone, come to think of it). His earnings were truly discretionary for music, gasoline, and entertainment. To this day he will recite “two-sixty-two-forty-two” as a pet number – the amount of his first […]
The struggle I have with “living green” is the idea of buying in the first place. Brady and Bundchen "eco-friendly" home. Photo by Architectural Digest. Take the “eco-conscious” (photvoltaic solar panels, gray water technology, etc.) home erected by Tom Brady and Giselle Bundchen outside LA. It was featured in the October 13 edition of Architectural […]
A friend’s husband who lost his job has started delivering pizzas as he looks for regular employment. He’s been having the same schedule each week, and so he was startled and panicked when he got a call from his manager on a day he typically isn’t scheduled. “Are you on your way in? You’re on the schedule.” He raced to put on […]
Does anyone else out there wonder why a home made salad never tastes quite as good as one at a restaurant? It’s not like there’s a secret, since every ingredient is in plain sight. Is the difference in the dressing? the croutons? a chilled plate for serving? I can give up trying now that Super […]
Now that's sneaky Nothing gets our attention like red markdown tags, especially since every penny counts. Well, let’s rephrase that. A single penny doesn’t make for much of a discount, unless you’re a sucker who isn’t paying attention.Take this container of antibacterial wipes on “clearance” on a prominent end cap in a major store where […]
Upromise has been mentioned previously as a way to put money aside for college when buying from vendors you would patronize anyway. It’s time to update the list of participating restaurants that offer you two to four percent for your Upromise account when you dine with them and pay with a Upromise registered card. Unfortunately, some old […]
If you’re already a AAA member, it’s natural to look for a AAA discounted rate when you book a hotel. But if you’ve been dutifully renewing your membership dues and not paying attention to the other benefits, you may be missing out on some savings. For example, a valid AAA membership currently entitles you to […]
I am convinced that many BirminghamMoms are missing out on an easy opportunity to save for their children’s college fund: Upromise. A chicken roll-up and drink at Zoe’s in Patton Creek nets me 35 cents in my Upromise account. Not much, perhaps, but this take me no more effort than swiping my debit card, which I […]