It’s a long time until National Donut Day, but Krispy Kreme has a deal today anyway: Buy a dozen donuts, get another glazed dozen for just $1. Just find a participating Krispy Kreme near you and walk on in. No special requirements, other than you make your purchase today. This is actually an annual Krispy …

These days I have exactly one requirement when buying a laptop: It must have a solid-state drive. If you’ve ever had a system with one, you know it’s an order of magnitude faster than a traditional (i.e. mechanical) hard drive. Alas, it’s pretty rare to find a laptop with a decent-size SSD for below $600. Heck, even for below $700. …

In the market for a new mobile carrier? For the past couple weeks, Mint Mobile, which uses T-Mobile’s network, has been offering a pretty compelling trial deal: Three months of service for $20. After that, you pay the regular rates, which I’ll come back to in a moment. How could this deal possibly get any better? By becoming free after rebate …

Cheapskates don’t use Microsoft Office. Or, at least, they don’t pay for it: Microsoft offers pretty decent freebie versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that live in your browser. And let’s not forget the various free alternatives, such as Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office. All that being said, I like a good deal, and this is a good deal. …

Need to print in color? This deal isn’t for you. But if you’re mostly cranking out monochrome documents, ho, baby. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Office Depot has the Samsung Xpress M2024W monochrome laser printer for $34.99 (plus tax). It normally runs $100. See it at Office Depot This model is compact, with a footprint that measures …

It’s National Cookie Day, and you know what that means? Free cookies! OK, some are “free with purchase,” but let’s not look a gift cookie in the mouth, shall we? Instead, let’s put a gift cookie in the mouth. Here are some of the best places to score freebies today. DoubleTree by Hilton: The hotel chain is already known for …

ShopRunner is one of those things I probably wouldn’t pay for, but would gladly accept for free.  Feel likewise? Well, here you go: For a limited time, Cheapskate readers can get a free one-year ShopRunner membership. It normally costs $79, though anyone with a PayPal account or a select American Express or MasterCard card already qualifies for an ongoing complimentary …

I’m not sure the Chromecast Audio is long for the world, which may explain today’s significant discount, but let’s come back to that. For now, the deal. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Google has the Chromecast Audio for $15. You can also find it at B&H for $15, Macy’s for $15 and Staples for $15. But each of …

Who says all the best deals happen on Black Friday? If you want a big, dirt-cheap TV, you’ve still got options. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Walmart has the Sceptre U550CV-U 55-inch 4K Ultra HD TV for $229.99 shipped (plus tax). That’s the lowest price to date and a pretty amazing deal on a …

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