http://theshoppingnazi.com Saving Money One Product at a Time Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/holiday-travel-prep/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/holiday-travel-prep/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:00:12 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=6417 Traveling anytime between Thanksgiving and Christmas and even through New Year Day can be a double sided coin. It is great time reconnect with family members. On the other hand holiday travel can be worst than exploring the Brazilian rain forest with a three legged mule. Statistics show more people travel in the time period around Thanksgiving [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/holiday-travel-prep/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/emergency-kits-part-2/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/emergency-kits-part-2/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=5147 Yesterday, I wrote about Shopping for Emergency Kits. When I finished I felt that I had done a very incomplete job in covering the subject. So, today, I have added a part 2. Because the you can specialize emergency kits for cars, trains, work, buses, and home, I do not expect this will be the [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/emergency-kits-part-2/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/idaho-summer-vacation/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/idaho-summer-vacation/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:00:26 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=5083 Gas prices are still rising. This affects everything in the family budget from food to this summers family vacation. That is one reason why I like the Idaho Sportsman Show. We can get ideas on where we can go for a family vacation and still be within our budget. Last Friday we went to the [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/idaho-summer-vacation/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/plane-train-bus-or-car/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/plane-train-bus-or-car/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:00:24 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=4839 It does not matter if it is a short trip  across town or a long across the United States. There are many choices as far as the mode of transportation. I prefer walking for distances less than a couple of blocks. For distances up to 5 miles in warm weather I usually take my bicycle.  When the weather [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/plane-train-bus-or-car/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/restaurant-star-ratings/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/restaurant-star-ratings/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:08:52 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3393 A few weeks back I wrote about the star rating system for hotels. Today, I want to look at the star rating system of restaurants. The reason why I am writing about the rating system for restaurant’s is I want to know and I want you to know what to expect when you walk into [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/restaurant-star-ratings/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/hotel-star-ratings-what-to-expect/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/hotel-star-ratings-what-to-expect/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:58 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3220 My friend Ray and I were sitting around and talking about the rating systems for hotels. The question was brought up, “Is there a standard as to what I can expect from a 3 star as opposed to a 4 star hotel?” We agreed that it would be a good post for The Shopping Nazi. [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/hotel-star-ratings-what-to-expect/feed/ 1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/4-days-of-vacation-by-the-numbers/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/4-days-of-vacation-by-the-numbers/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:51 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3187 We just got back from our get-a-way. Everyone needs to take a few days as a family and get a way from the pressure of life. This year, in quite a few years we took a vacation. It was largely because of the money we were able to save through practicing and writing about it [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/4-days-of-vacation-by-the-numbers/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/who-is-booking-my-hotel/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/who-is-booking-my-hotel/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:00:55 +0000 The Shopping Nazi http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3093 It is summer time. Most of us has already booked our summer vacation. Some have gone through a travel agent. Then there are those who have listen commercial William Scanter and used PriceLine.com to get the lowest rate. But does PriceLine.com really give the lowest rate? In a effort to look a where to go [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/who-is-booking-my-hotel/feed/ 1 http://theshoppingnazi.com/5-common-hidden-cost/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/5-common-hidden-cost/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:20 +0000 TSN Boise http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=3063 It was like last week we bought our daughter her first a MP3 player for $39.99. It was not what it cost us. After sales tax, carrying case, and mp3 our cost was well over $50 and still going up. That is why I want to take today and look at hidden or unexpected costs. We have [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/5-common-hidden-cost/feed/ 0 http://theshoppingnazi.com/buy-idaho-part-2/ http://theshoppingnazi.com/buy-idaho-part-2/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:00:55 +0000 TSN Boise http://theshoppingnazi.com/?p=2134 Yesterday, I shared, with you, some of the great benefits I have experienced since I moved to Idaho 15 years ago. Today, I want to share with you the top 7 businesses that impress me the most when I went to the state capitol building as part of annual Buy Idaho event. Idaho Candy Company has [...]]]> http://theshoppingnazi.com/buy-idaho-part-2/feed/ 1