Shopping Oklahoma
Shopping Oklahoma:
A smart shopper is cautious and knows how to spot a bargain, but smart shopping is about more than just money in Oklahoma. The truly smart shopper knows how to spot the best quality items, those that have durability and will outlive the goods that may appear attractive at first, but don't last.
Coupon clipper takes great pride in adventure' of saving money
Leave a comment Saving money is a source of pride for Georgine Kaczmarek, who says it's "in" to be a coupon clipper who takes advantage of rebates and refunds. And what used to be called being cheap is really being smart.
Maximizing stores' holiday discount clubs
NEW YORK — You may want to think of the winter holidays as part of the distant future. But retailers reviving Christmas savings clubs want the season at the top of your budget. Right now.
Back-to-school shopping can be good finance lesson for children
NEW YORK — Shopping for back-to-school items for your elementary school children but afraid of a fight in the jeans aisle?
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Consumer Reports
Slacker's guide to a great lawn
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Americans love their lawns, but not the work needed to keep them lush. In fact, just 7 percent of adults prefer working on...
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Frugal Living
Ways to thicken chili
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Dear Sara: I want to make chili for hot dogs, but it needs to be thicker. Would adding flour or cornstarch change the taste? --...
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Everyday Cheapskate
Compulsive shopping, disorders and tractors,...
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If you're anything like me, which is to say compulsive and good at denial, then you had to be happy with the news awhile back...
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Oklahoman Articles
Ann Taylor Loft, Columbia, Lucky Brand, Waterford Crystal and Kenneth Cole will have stores in the new addition, which is expected to open in November. Read More
The action comes after the world's largest retailer allegedly covered up results of an internal probe proving that its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials there. Read More
CD review: The Flaming Lips ‘The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends' Read More
Dr Pepper scores big with Bears Two soda makers with northern Texas ties scored wins recently in the tug of war for more soda fountain and retail space. Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group said Tuesday that it had signed a seven-year marketing agreement with the Chicago Bears to be the exclusive provider of... Read More
Oklahoma's Flaming Lips have new video; the band will headline NXNE and release limited-edition Record Store Day album. Read More
The state Attorney General's office has approved ballot language aimed at allowing the sale of wine in certain Oklahoma grocery stores. Read More
If an Oklahoma state question passes, counties with more than 50,000 residents would have the option of letting voters decide whether to allow grocery stores in those counties to sell wine. Read More
Voters in Oklahoma's 15 largest counties would be given the option to decide whether certain grocery stores could sell wine, according to a proposed signature petition drive filed Tuesday that seeks to change the state constitution. Read More
Once stigmatized as a second-rate alternative, store brands are taking on their name-brand counterparts with splashier packaging and a growing number of organic, all-natural and higher-end products. Read More
Bank stocks turbocharged a rally across the financial markets Tuesday, and all three major stock indexes posted their biggest gains of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 218 points and closed at its highest level since the last day of 2007. Read More
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