My Two Dollars » shopping http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Buy a Good Mattress for Cheaphttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/03/09/how-to-buy-good-mattress-cheap/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/03/09/how-to-buy-good-mattress-cheap/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:43:15 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2665 There truly is no sane way to go about buying a new mattress for your home. You would think it wouldn’t be that difficult of a process, seeing as how mattresses are advertised for sale almost everywhere on every single day, but the truth is that it can be a very arduous process. I am [...]

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State Sales Tax Holiday 2011 – AL, CT, LA, MD, NC, TX, VA is an article from My Two Dollars

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How to Spend Money – What Would You Buy or Do with $10,000? is an article from My Two Dollars

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Buy Local – How Spending Money Locally Benefits You & Your Community is an article from My Two Dollars

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Which Stores Are Closing Down In 2010. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/26/which-stores-are-closing-down-in-2010/feed/ 5 Flyer Side: Compare Local Grocery Prices Without Leaving Home.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/18/flyer-side-compare-local-grocery-prices-without-leaving-home/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/18/flyer-side-compare-local-grocery-prices-without-leaving-home/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:19:56 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2391 I was just sent a link (from the founder) to this site called Flyer Side which allows you to compare the prices of products at grocery stores near you – before you even go shopping. All the sales in the weekly flyers are listed on the site by zip code, and are rated on a [...]

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Grocery Poll 2: How Much Do You Spend On Groceries Per Month? is an article from My Two Dollars

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