http://theshoppingnazi.com Saving Money One Product at a Time Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-rental/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-rental/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:00:29 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6331 There is no shame in renting as opposed to buying and owning. The old stereotypical mindset which says it is cheaper to buy to own over renting is has been proven to be wrong. I am not talking just about buying a home. There are times renting a cars, tools, and other items cost less than buying out right. [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/shopping-for-a-rental/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/refurbished-and-certified-are-they-a-good-buy/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/refurbished-and-certified-are-they-a-good-buy/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:12 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=5449 On television there is this commercial where a well dress lady comes on and talks about certified pre-owned cars. Her whole pitch is that they are so like new you are getting new most people cannot tell the difference. Her closing line is, “Why pay the difference when you can’t tell the difference.” About 4 blocks [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/refurbished-and-certified-are-they-a-good-buy/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/10-ways-to-cut-utility-bills/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/10-ways-to-cut-utility-bills/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:00:30 +0000 TSN Boise http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3060 With the ever increasing gas prices, the cost everything else is on the rise. We can cut back on some things. Other things we are stuck riding the wave in ever increasing prices. We may not be able to control the unit cost of our electricity, water or sewer. However, we can control how much [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/10-ways-to-cut-utility-bills/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/short-sale-failures/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/short-sale-failures/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:00:02 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=5120 I was at a coffee shop when at the check register, I looked down and saw a pile of cards that read, “Banks Suck”. I picked up one of those white cards. The words were printed with large black writing in a block type on a glossy white card stock. So I pick one up. [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/short-sale-failures/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/mortgage-update/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/mortgage-update/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:00:25 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=4078 We are weeks away from Christmas. I you are like me, I am thinking more about having enough money for Christmas than what is happen with mortgage. However,  for those who are still looking to buy a new home there is a few update I want to share with you. Considering everything that has happen in [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/mortgage-update/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/winter-home-efficient/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/winter-home-efficient/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:00:34 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=4019 I don’t care where in the Northern hemisphere you live. The weather is changing. It is getting colder. This means air conditioners are use little or not at all. In a few weeks, if not already heater are starting up for the first time in months. If certain things are not done, you could be [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/winter-home-efficient/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-maintenace/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-maintenace/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:06 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3897 I remember when I moved from an apartment to a my first house. I was so happy not having to be concerned about the neighbors who lived below me. I did not have to put up with their Friday and Saturday night parties. It only a couple of days in the house before the newness [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-maintenace/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-inspection/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-inspection/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:00:09 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3818 In my opinion there are three times you should have your home inspected. I mean by a professional who does The first is before you buy. The second is 10 years after you have purchased. The third is when you are going to sell it. whenre you hire a professions and then the one you [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/home-inspection/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/foreclosure-dont-give-up/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/foreclosure-dont-give-up/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:08 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3549 Foreclosure is a word that has been striking fear, remorse and a lot of negative emotions in virtually every home owner in the past few years. News agencies have been reporting 1 in 10 home owners are facing foreclosure. The most common foreclose is for failing to pay the mortgage. Foreclosure can all happen for failing to do something else [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/foreclosure-dont-give-up/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/it-is-a-renters-market/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/it-is-a-renters-market/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:00:53 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3279 We are one of the millions of people who rent their home. Last month our lease was due for renewal. So before going in to discuss any term changes on the lease, I decided to do a little homework. The Wall Street Journal has had, this year, several articles stating that apartment vacancies were at [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/it-is-a-renters-market/feed/ 0