Friends of the Houston Public Library will hold their 35th Annual Bargain Book Sale, Houston’s largest community book sale on Friday, March 22 thru Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, 77010.  More than 60,000 books will be available to the public at […]

via: cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — They may as well call it Black Thursday. Joining a slew of other national retailers, Wal-Mart said it too will open its doors nationwide on Thanksgiving night. Not to be one-upped by Target (TGT, Fortune 500), which recently announced it would open at midnight on Black Friday, Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) said […]

Are you one of those people who pour the milk down the drain on the expiration date? Expiration dates on food products can protect consumer health, but those dates are really more about quality than safety, and if not properly understood, they can also encourage consumers to discard food that is perfectly safe to eat.

We’ve shown you some of our favorite trends this season, from tribal, bright colors and patterns… so if you’d like to incorporate more neutral shades into your closet, why not try sleek white pants to give your wardrobe an added touch of sophistication. A girly printed top or tunic paired with skinny white pants is […]

It's easy to be lured in by the sale signs and special promotions at a department store, but by the time you leave, you may feel as if you've been had. Department stores employ several "tricks" to get customers to spend more -- and to the untrained eye, they are not so easy to spot.