shopping

So, not to scare you or anything, but I went to my local drugstore today and there was a Christmas display up. Santa Clauses, lights, snowglobes. Oh, how I wish I were kidding about this. But! There's good news--especially if you have a …

So have you checked out GetGlue yet? Think FourSquare for entertainment. In other words, it allows you to check in on what you're watching/reading/playing. So yeah, now you know where find a bunch of link-minded McDreamy worshippers to w…

It never failed when I was an elementary school teacher, that I dropped my whole first paycheck on classroom supplies. Not only was the classroom budget never quite enough, but it was often necessary to lean on the wallets of parents to …

The problem with my keychain is that it's becoming so weighed down with all the little reward program cards for stores I frequent that it ends up barely hanging off some finger because it can't fit into my pocket when I'm out with the ki…

I have a deep and abiding love for catalogs, even more than for magazines; I can spend hours curled up with a pile of shiny catalogs, dog-earing pages and tearing out examples of how I want my life to look. Don't pretend you don't know w…

I'm the kind of consumer that brands love. I like a good deal and if one is offered to me, I'll shell out the cash (occasionally for something that I don't even need). Twenty percent off and free shipping on alpaca lined boots in July? S…

If you're anything like me, then you love scoring an awesome deal, but sometimes getting it is more complicated than it's worth. And too many times, I find the discounts only apply to items that I don't really need. Well a new collaborat…

Imagine our surprise when we learned that Cool Mom Tech had been chosen as the #1 best tech and gadgets site on Babble.com . Even more awesome to see that we're ranked #4 out of the 50 fantastic shopping sites, including our own Cool Mom…

I barely carry cash around with me any more, relying solely on my soon to be dubbed George Costanza wallet of credit and debit cards to do the work for me. But it looks as though even those will be obsolete, thanks to a the next release …

I always used to look forward to catalogs appearing in my mailbox. Now that I am more eco-conscious (and busy), catalogs are like paper spam, or at best, something for my kids to cut up for art projects. While I still enjoy the experienc…

It is a crazy, crazy world, when you can essentially wave your phone at another phone and poof, a payment has been made. And you know? That's PayPal Mobile in a nutshell. Let's just say if you've got an iPhone, Android or Blackberry, the…

Ever tried to go clothes shopping for yourself with kid(s) in tow? Between toting a toddler while carrying unwieldy hangers, and then attempting to catch a mannequin in mid-air because your little one has pulled its skirt down therefore …