“Last week I shared a sampling of the many emails I received from readers who lived through the Texas freeze in February. So many people wrote with excellent and surprising…”  

Laundry detergent is a product that’s relatively easy to compare pricing on. While the guidelines I’m about to share are not always true 100% of the time, they’re good rules of thumb…  

“I bought a pound of butter, and on the package, there was a graphic advertising ‘Valuable Coupons Inside.’ When I got home, I took the sticks of butter out, and I cut the box…”  

“Major brands work hard to create unique products that they hope we develop strong loyalties to, but here’s a secret you may not know: Many of those big brands also create private-label…”  

“I have been ordering groceries online, and every store seems to do things differently. One store has a box you can check for ‘allow substitutions,’ so if you buy…”