Featured Reader: Frank, NC

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Frank from North Carolina

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Yard sales - yard sales - yard sales! We are fortunate enough to live in a city with lots of neighborhood yard sales. There are so many, in fact, that there's a website to track them, and users can post individual items to buy or sell during the week. We used the site to sell my wife's car, and got nearly $3,000 more than the dealership's best trade-in offer.

Your Best Money-Saving Tip:

Always do your homework before you buy, and I don't just mean looking at the current market and determining if you are getting a good deal. Also look at what you need, and set criteria so that you don't get talked into buying more that you actually need. I mean seriously, would your life be absolutely horrible if your microwave didn't have 16 pre-set settings for popcorn, baked potatoes, or frozen dinners? The general rule of being an educated consumer applies not just to appliances, but also to mortgages, vehicles, insurance, and even your cable bill.

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