Buy gifts that are made in America with help from USA Love List

Philadelphia’s Sarah Wagner is on a mission to bring manufacturing back to the United States. To that end, she urges all of us to try to buy Christmas gifts that are made in America. Although it is difficult to find electronics and appliances that are manufactured domestically, Wagner says that things like jewelry, cosmetics, clothing and candy are not hard to find. Craft fairs and the site Etsy.com are sure-fire places to locate locally produced gifts.

Wagner advises shoppers to check the tags on products in big box stores like Target or WalMart or department stores like Nordstrom and Bloomingdales for domestically made goods. She found products ranging from candles to cast iron cookware that were made in the U.S.A.

Wagner and her staff highlight deals on American goods on her blog USA Love List.

USA Love List
http://www.usalovelist.com

Holiday gift idea: The Internet Book of Life on sale!

From now through January 7, better living through the Internet can be yours at 33% off! Plus free shipping in the continental U.S. Order a copy for you and one for your mom. The Internet Book of Life makes a great holiday gift. Just apply the promo code  ITIFW12 when you check out.

The Internet Book of Life: Use the Web to Grow Richer, Smarter, Healthier, and Happier
http://books.infotoday.com/books/Internet-Book-of-Life.shtml

Irene McDermott speaks with Dr. Susan Lorain on WNJC Radio Philadelphia

Hear author Irene McDermott discuss websites and apps to help save money on travel on the Heart to Heart program on WNJC Radio Philadelphia. The program aired on June 12, 2012.

http://wnjc1360.com/featured-hosts/dr-susan-lorain/

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NeedyMeds links to discount prescription medications

This non-profit organization, founded in 1997 by Richard Sagall, MD and Libby Overly, MSW, runs a database that can connect disadvantaged patients with the Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) run by pharmaceutical companies. Search the site to find links for discounted medications and disease-based information and assistance. In Spanish: http://www.es.needymeds.org/index_es.htm.

NeedyMeds
http://www.needymeds.org

Sell Mementos of Your Romantic Disappointment on Never Liked It Anyway

Your romance has gone south. You were going to have a beautiful future together but now your dreams are smashed. What will you do with those earrings, that engagement ring, that wedding dress that you will never wear? Why not put them up for sale, accompanied by the sad tale about how these things became radioactive to you. You’ll cleanse your closet and your heart and make bucks in the bargain.

On the other hand, if your love is thriving, visit this site for bargain wedding togs!

http://www.neverlikeditanyway.com

Find Your Next Furnace at FurnaceCompare

Do you need to buy a central heating or cooling system for your home? Chris Brooks of Durham, New Hampshire, has assembled the online tools that you will need to choose the best HVAC for your situation. Read about furnaces, boilers and heat pumps. Find central air conditioner ratings and even learn how to choose a contractor to install your new unit. Complete the free registration on the site to get FurnaceCompare’s occasional newsletter

FurnaceCompare
http://www.furnacecompare.com

Can’t See? Can’t hear? firstSTREET to Buy Technology Designed to Overcome Deficits that Often Accompany Advanced Age.

This Virginia-based retailer specializes in researching and marketing tech products for older users. They pioneered the Jitterbug, the large buttoned simple cell phone designed for seniors. They distribute lights, magnifiers and low-cost hearing aids, along with the WOW! computer.

http://www.firststreetonline.com

Drugstore.com offers special delivery to service members.

I have used Drugstore.com for years to get sundry over the counter medications and creams. What I did not know is that Drugstore.com offers special shipping to our military men and women. “We’re proud,” they write, “to ship all APO/FPO orders by express delivery at no extra charge.”

Military mom Janell Jorda loves the service. “I can find just about anything my son Mark needs on that site and they ship free.” Drugstore.com also gives a 5% discount on your next order and is a member of UPromise.com, a service that lets users get money back for college from their everyday spending. Janell enthuses, “I just sent, laundry detergent, foot powder, baby wipes, toothpaste and a few other things to Mark. I can get things to him sooner this way cause they usually ship the same day.”

http://www.drugstore.com

Irene discusses shopping sites with The Bulldog on WOCM

Listen to the podcast of author Irene McDermott’s October 24 interview with the Rude Awakening crew at Ocean 98.1 in Ocean City, Maryland.

http://irieradio.com/Rudeawakening.html

EBay Gift Cards are good for so many things

Give your pals the chance to shop victoriously with a gift card from the fabled auction site. Recipients must have a PayPal account to redeem the gift. Gifts can be emailed as electronic gift certificates.

EBay’s Gift Card Mall (http://stores.ebay.com/GiftCardMall) is a great place to buy gift cards for a tremendous variety of retailers at full price. Of course, individual sellers may offer their unwanted gift cards on eBay at slightly discounted prices. Use your eBay gift card to buy another gift card! But beware that the shipping fees don’t push the total price above the face value of the card.

http://giftcard.ebay.com