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Coupons 101: Getting Started With Couponing

Seasonal employment is a great way to make some quick cash, and the National Retail Federation predicts that retailers will add between 585,000 and 625,000 seasonal workers this year. Because of high unemployment, there will be stiff competition to land these jobs, but the following tips will help you both find a seasonal job and successfully land one.

Winterizing may seem to be a daunting task, but getting your house ready for winter should really only take you a weekend, if that. Use the following guide to make sure that you’re ready for winter, both inside and out.

Fall offer many opportunities to do things that, quite frankly, you don’t have a chance to do at other times of the year. That wedge of time between “Oh darn, summer is over” and “Oh darn, winter is here” is special, and the following 15 activities are not only fall-worthy and fun, but also inexpensive to free.

August back-to-school deals abound as a variety of states offer August sales tax holidays on everything from clothing to backpacks. While sales tax holidays occur throughout the year in many states, August seems to be the prime choice for them. This makes it a perfect opportunity to save anywhere from 4-7%, depending on your state.

With the price of gas high and seemingly on the verge of forever heading higher with the next hurricane, terrorist threat, or industry whim, you should be doing whatever you can to limit the amount of fuel you’re burning through. The following tips cover a wide range of areas where you can save considerable money on gas for your vehicle.

From sunburn and poison ivy to bee stings and blisters, summertime ailments can suck a lot of the fun out of an already short time of the year. In this article, we round up some of the most popular treatments for ten of the most common summer ailments.

The following tips will help you to beat the heat without spending a ton of cash to do it.