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Are you a savvy shopper?

January 27th, 2015

“What’s my special price?” “Since I bought so many items, what can you do for me?” The above statements are very commonly heard when I am out shopping as consumers continue to feel the economic pinch and everyone wants to get the most for their money. Often others are surprised that simply asking gets the [...]

Invest your money!

January 24th, 2015

Often you don’t realize how little money you have until you need it. Our meagre salaries go to paying bills, rent or mortgage payments and buying groceries. Trying to build a nest egg is not always possible although a well planned budget will result in some success. The main difficulty with sticking to a long [...]

Keep your number!

January 21st, 2015

The excitement of getting a new phone is often tempered by the stark reality that you had to change networks and so you now need to change your number. How many times has this happened to you? It is really frustrating to change your phone number as often you think you told everyone about the [...]

Shop around!

January 16th, 2015

The best part of being a consumer is the ability to choose where to shop. The variety of options give consumers the upper hand as businesses compete for their attention. This results in decreased prices for selected goods or services which is always good news for the consumer. Some consumers however, simply don’t have the [...]

Chicken anyone? Chicken prices lowered!

January 11th, 2015

It is an undeniable fact that Jamaicans love to eat chicken. They love it prepared in a variety of ways and at any given moment can be found consuming large amounts of the product. In fact eating chicken is so popular that at times persons respond that soon they will be ‘flying’ based on the [...]

New Year – New ways to save money!

January 3rd, 2015

Okay so its 2015 and you started the year feeling so optimistic only to realize that you are so heavily in debt that it feels as if it will take a miracle to recover. The problem with the new year is that it encourages people to do things that they did not get accomplished the [...]