Happy Thanksgiving, fellow cheapskates! I’m off tomorrow, of course, but back here Friday wrangling up the last of the Black Friday deals — followed immediately by Cyber Monday deals. Until then, let me wish you and yours a safe, happy, healthy holiday. Before we dive in today, a few odds and ends: Last year’s fantastic …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. While Black Friday used to mean “big sales the day after Thanksgiving,” nowadays, it’s come to mean “any good deal in November.” That rings true this year more than ever, with Black Friday sales already happening at Best Buy, Target and (of course) Amazon. Plus, Walmart’s big sale …
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Black Friday is just two days away — Nov. 27. However, Black Friday deals have been going on since mid-October, making the day itself less important this year. Actually, many stores won’t even be open on Thanksgiving night leading up to the big day. Instead, retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Target and Walmart have opted for early Black Friday deals, putting some of …
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Movies are the universal way to unwind over the holidays. Whether you’re watching Jumanji with the kids after Thanksgiving or reliving the Tarantino oeuvre over the holiday break, we can all give thanks to Hollywood. Perhaps in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Fandango Now (and its sister site, Vudu) has just ripped the wrapping off a killer sale. From now through …
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Looking for ways to lower your bills? Consider ditching your phone plan in favor of something like this: For a limited time, Red Pocket Mobile is offering a 360-day prepaid phone-service kit for $95. That works out to less than $8 a month. The kit includes a SIM card for your choice of networks: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. See …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Smartwatch maker Amazfit has been busy this year, releasing several new devices — including the Bip S, Bip U and Band 5 — and rebranding its app Zepp, in deference to a wearable-tech firm that Amazfit parent Huami acquired a while back. If you’re keeping …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Star Wars: Squadrons launched last month for PC, PS4 and Xbox, and surprisingly for a high-profile new release, it was priced at $40, not $60. You can do better. For a limited time, and while supplies last, GameStop has Star Wars: Squadrons (Xbox One) for $17. …
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A lot of musical instruments change hands during the holidays — it’s a great time to gift a guitar, for example, to someone who’s always dreamed of starting a band. But it’s notoriously hard to teach yourself to play with just a few books. That’s why online music-lesson services like Yousician are so popular — they combine a large music …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. A few days ago I shared a roundup of my favorite cheap gifts for the holidays. This week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show is like an audio version of that post — but also much more, because Cheapskate Sr. (aka Dave Johnson) weighs in with …
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Google’s Chrome web browser is a notorious resource hog, but now Chrome 87, the browser’s final software update of 2020, is promising to speed things up. “Starting in this release, Chrome is actively managing your computer’s resources to make the tabs you care about fast — while allowing you to keep hundreds of tabs open — so you can pick …
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