CNN has this story today Too broke to be your maid of honor.
A snippet:
On top of the traditional expenses of wedding attire, transportation and chipping in for a gift from the bridesmaids, maids of honor can wind up hosting bridal showers, bachelorette parties and even the co-ed Jack and Jill party - often footing the […]

The Detroit News has this story today about consignment second-hand shops: Consigned to tough times.
“In a normal down economy, I would say the resale industry would thrive,” says Linda Bittner, who has owned the Clothes Exchange in Fraser for 15 years. “Our business has increased every year, up until last year when I truly feel […]

The Monroe Thrift Shop, 119 S. Monroe St., downtown Monroe, will feature swimwear, shorts, summer dresses and capris during June.
The first week of June’s sales include large women’s clothing at half off. Women’s long-sleeved blouses and slacks will be $1. Books will be buy one, get one free.
The Thrift Shop is open from 9:30 a.m. […]

Here are the sales fliers that were in my home-delivery edition of The Monroe Evening News today:

Meijer’s sale Wednesday through Monday includes buy one, get two free on selected varieties of Ball Park franks; a bundle promotion on 7-up pop cans where you can get five 12-packs for $11; and Chi-Chi’s salsa for 99 cents […]

I just dropped off a box to Goodwill in Monroe: mostly clothes, some craft supplies, a couple of mis-matched mugs.
The clerks always offer me a tax receipt, although I decline. I haven’t quite jumped into the mentality of all the record-keeping that would involve with Goodwill donations.
But I did keep the receipts for home and […]

The Monroe Thrift Shop, 119 S. Monroe St., downtown Monroe, is featuring for the month of May a buy one at regular price and get the second one half-off sale on all women’s blazers, skirts, slacks, blouses, T-shirts, jeans and on men’s shirts and slacks.
The store is also featuring a variety of toys, linens, shoes, […]

Elder-Beerman’s sales flier today in The Monroe Evening News features a sale starting Wednesday. The Super Bonus Buys include Studio Works knit tops and active separates for women and shorts for young men.
Kohl’s sales flier today lists a variety of baby and kids’ clothes on sale. The is also a $10 cash coupon useful for […]

Attention Moms: have your kids outgrown their clothes and toys? Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Ida has a big Mom 2 Mom sale today.
How big is it? All the vendor spaces are sold out, there was a line of at least 25 people at the door when the sale began, and the church parking […]

The Associated Press has a story that is on page 5B of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News: Once indulgent shoppers, teens now embracing frugal as the new cool.
A snippet:
It’s a far cry from the freewheeling spending of recent years, when teens splurged on $100 Coach wristlet handbags, $60 Juicy Couture T-shirts […]

Mom and one of my aunts called me on the phone about this one before I had even looked at the newspaper today:
There’s a big sale at Sears, one week sale starting today, with Sunday only and Monday only specials.