As I was doing the weekly grocery shopping, I happened across the candy aisle. There seems to be some decent savings to be had just 5 days after Halloween. I could have picked up some really good chocolates for 30-50% off, if I wasn’t trying to be more healthy.

Anytime a holiday is over, is a great time to catch some great savings. After Christmas, you can get a great deal then. I picked up an artificial Christmas tree for some 80% off last year. However, the biggest Christmas gain was some silver and gold wrapping paper and boxes that were 90% off. I gathered just about every roll and box that I could, with more than a few weddings on the docket for the next year. I’ve already gone through a few rolls.

As some of you know, my fiancee and I have been having some trouble creating our wedding registry.  I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me earlier, but shouldn’t we make sure that everything we’re getting on the list is of quality?  So should we pay the $26 for an annual subscription?  I could do the $5 monthly subscription, but I get the feeling that if it’s useful, we’ll be using it throughout the year.

Has anyone gotten the online subscription?  Anyone have an opinion to the value of a subscription?

I know it’s not particularly healthy, but this tip certainly passes the Lazy Man and saving money test…

Bank of America has a program that called Keep the Change. For the first three months, they’ll put the difference between your purchase and the next round dollar into your account. That’s a little confusing, but luckily they have a chart that explains it in full detail.

To get your ten cent double cheeseburger, head to almost any McDonald’s and order it from the value menu. The charge will be $1, plus tax (5 cents in MA for instance) for a total of $1.05. When you hand over your BoA card, you’ll have a debit of $1.05 from McDonalds, but BoA will deposit $0.95 in your account leaving you with a very filling meal for just 10 cents.

Of course this works for anything on the value menu, including their really tasty sundaes.

I went and got a Magellan Roadmate 3000T (scroll down for the exact model). It was onsale for $415 via an online retailer. I have to admit that if time is money, this is going to be a very smart purchase. My sense of direction is that bad. Add in that I’m in a new area, and it might be worth twice the price.