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holiday season

Gift Card Grab and Holiday Sweepstakes Update

December 10, 2010 | Written by:

GameStop, Courtyard Hotels by Marriott, and JCPenney Gift Card Giveaway Sweepstakes links, plus a list of Plastic Jungle’s 40 Days of Holiday Sweepstakes winners and links to enter to win $100 gift cards through December 25, 2010.

First Data Releases 2010 First-Half Gift Card Performance Report

August 10, 2010 | Written by:

For all those gift card geeks out there (and I mean that in only the most positive sense possible)… Be sure to check out First Data’s 2010 First-Half Gift Card Performance Report.  Here are a few interesting snippets: Following a positive 2009 holiday performance, U.S. merchant branded gift card sales continued to gain traction in … Read more

Surviving the Holidays on a Budget

November 5, 2009 | Written by:

Written by Amanda Grossman author of Frugal Confessions Arguably, the best way to stick to your normal budget during the holidays is to have diligently planned ahead, and to have bought most of your gifts, food items, and decorations throughout the year instead of waiting until the holiday season is here. Don’t worry; there is … Read more

Shopping Tricks for Savvy Moms

November 3, 2009 | Written by:

Written by Elina Furman, co-founder of Mamaista.com Sample Site Madness Like most moms, our days of running off to the latest sample sales are a thing of the past. What with the kid’s demanding schedules, there’s simply no time to rummage through all those racks and take advantage of the savings. Luckily, there are a … Read more