Family Circle, one of our magazines here at Meredith, recently posted the best hair products, skin products, bath products and cosmetics that cost less than $10 to purchase.  Here at ShopOnBuy, we support looking (and feeling) your best for as little money as possible. So, we thought we’d share this article with you!

I just found a great article on WalletPop entitled Tinseltown’s Thriftiest Stars. It lists 12 of the most thrifty celebs (most are A-list, you’ll be surprised) and their reasons for being frugal. It even shares some of their penny pinching secrets! For example, Tyra Banks stocks up on hotel soap!

I recently had the pleasure of meeting David Bach- the author of many best selling financial books (the Finish Rich series and the Automatic Millionaire series). David was a guest speaker in one of my graduate school classes and was the most knowledgeable, captivating, and motivating speaker I’ve ever seen. The day after listening to his financial-advice-filled speech, I increased my 401K contribution! He’s that convincing!

I was just searching the pages of David’s website and I came across a fantastic (and free) financial tool that I’d like to share with all of you- the DOLP (Dead On Last Payment) calculator. This calculator will tell you the most efficient way to pay off your credit card debt. It is simple to use and will help you save on your interest payments!

Twas the night before 4/15

When all through the house

We thought about new jeans and that pretty new blouse

The returns will be placed in the mail with care

In hopes that Uncle Sam’s check soon would be there

Sound familiar? Want more than just one new blouse?

Check out this collection of great articles, entitled Money For Life: 2010 Tax Guide, from Forbes.com.

Make your tax season a joyful one! : )

LHJ.com, one of our websites here at Meredith, posted a great article for recessionistas or anyone else looking to save money without sacrificing their look! The article is entitled 4 Ways to Spend Less at the Salon and it is packed with money-saving info. For example, did you know that most salons offer free bang trims between hair cuts?

Getting the right price while shopping may very well be a matter of using the correct wording! Family Circle, one of our websites here at Meredith, posted a great article entitled Bargaining 101: How to Negotiate a Better Price. This article gives advice on what to say to a sales person when you’re looking for a better deal. An example of this would be casually mentioning that you’d be happy to refer your friends if he/she is able to lower the price to where you need it.

Cell phone numbers go public this month and telemarketers will get their hands on them. This means that you’ll be receiving pesky (and costly) sales calls. Yes, that’s right- you’re charged for their sales calls!

At Shop On Buy, we believe in keeping our phone bills low. We also believe that you should never be bothered by a telemarketer at dinner time again!

That’s why today’s post is about the National Do-Not-Call Registry. If you call 888-382-1222 and follow the prompts, your number will be blocked from telemarketers for 5 years! And it only takes about 30 seconds!

Note: you must call from the cell phone that you are looking to block.

It’s that time of year again- when high school seniors rejoice over college acceptance letters and parents, while proud, are hit with the reality of the dreaded, fast approaching college tuition bills. That’s why I thought I’d share this great article entitled The Best Websites for Planning for College from our very own Parents.com.  On these websites you’ll find helpful information on 529 plans, calculators, planning tools and more!

We love 800 #s because they’re free. But, I’m sure you’ll agree that those automated service prompts can get really annoying and time consuming! Well, today we found an awesome website, gethuman.com, that helps you connect to a receptionist immediately after calling a variety of different 800 #s.

For example:

Fed Ex
800-463-3339
Say “representative” at prompts; ignore messages

Happy dialing!