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Nowadays, I only buy a new video game if it's something I absolutely cannot wait to play — Heavy Rain or Alan Wake, anyone? Since a used game is at least 30 percent cheaper than its new version, I end up saving a ton of money that I can use on important things like, you know, more games. Most of you are with me too: 74 percent of GeekSugar readers also hit the used bins for games. Have I got a Read more
It doesn't get much easier than this. A writer over at NeoCrisis was visiting his local Wal-Mart when he saw a new vending machine that allows you to trade in used PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Wii games for credit. Currently, HMV and GameStop already have their own video-game-recycling programs, so it's nice to see a big-box store like Wal-Mart making it that much easier for everyone to reuse Read more
Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Thinking about a career change? For the best odds of snagging and hanging onto a job for the long haul, you'll want to avoid professions on the decline in today’s economy (think bookbinders, textile workers and machine-tool operators) and focus on professions whose outlook is rosier (such as health care, financial analysis or Read more
No more excuses for cluttering an apartment (or worse, a landfill!) with unused electronics as Target has expanded the amount of stores offering their electronics trade-in service. Bring calculators, DVDs, video games, iPods, iPads, iPhones, cell phones, and Nintendo DS units to more than 1,400 of Target's 1,762 stores. These products are evaluated for their current worth at the store and Read more
