In an earnest attempt to avoid having triple toasters and a whole cart full of returns to our local Target, I’ve identified several ways our guests can still offer their capitalist congrats without forcing us to fight customer service over a missing receipt.

One of the areas that was considered to be off limits – or at least out of financial reach – was collecting art. Unless you knew an artist directly, it was difficult to find paintings and drawings that were affordable for the regular joe. The most logical place to look for art was at a gallery, and galleries have been known to mark up paintings 100% when an artist is showing in their space. These markups are necessary for the gallery to make a profit, but they aren’t necessarily conducive to purchasing affordable art.

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Naked apartments allows renters to get a free credit check and have apartments that meet their income level and requirements emailed to them without dealing with brokers.

Five cheap places in NYC to furnish your apartment. Stores include Ikea, Bed Bath and Beyond, Craigslist, Housing Works, Salvation Army, K-Mart, and Jacks World.

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Unless you studied real estate in college, signing a lease can be extremely overwhelming. There are so many new phrases and terms being thrown at you that you begin to wonder if your broker is even speaking English. Make sure you understand everything on your lease, because once you sign that paper you’re legally bound to what it says.

Your credit card balance is increasing and your receipts are piling up because of the holidays. It’s the time of the year everyone expects to drop hundreds of dollars. But Coupons.com Household Savings Expert, Jeanette Pavini, is back with some holiday tips on when to save during the holidays and when it’s worth splurging.

So you’ve tightened up your budget as much as possible. You use your club card at the grocery store, buy your morning joe at the local bodega instead of Starbucks, and take advantage of the myriad of free events around the city on a regular basis. But sometimes routine necessities, like toiletries, can easily add up during a trip to the drugstore.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and it’s about time you start thinking about the main attraction: the turkey. You can have all the sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce you want, but it’s not Thanksgiving without that delicious centerpiece.

Here are some NYC supermarkets and what they’re charging for their birds. Gristedes and Pathmark have the cheapest at $1.49 per pound. So pick up that phone and start calling in your orders if you want to skip the madness or make sure you get there a few days before the big day.