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Eating clean may mean you have to stay away from soul food.

Tips for Eating Clean on a Budget

Buying healthy can be costly, use these tips to curb the expense

Eating clean can pay off large dividends in the long run.

By Ashley R. Harris

Posted: March 1, 2013 Tags: eating clean, grocery, organic, shopping

More retailers opening Thanksgiving Day for their blowout sales

A Reality Check for Black Friday

Shopping until you drop is not worth ruining your financial health—or if it is already poor, making it even worse.

Yes, a healthy amount of holiday spending will be good for our economy, and certainly…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: November 22, 2012 Tags: Black Friday, credit card debt, financial freedom, holiday shopping, holiday spending, shopping, wealth for life

Instant Gratification? Sure. But It’ll Cost You

If you're borrowing money on a credit card because you must have it NOW, at least know how much you're really paying.

If you knew the real price, you might think twice about paying it.

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: October 19, 2012 Tags: avoiding debt, consumer issues, credit, credit card debt, credit cards, debt, delayed gratification, financial discipline, financial freedom, instant gratification, responsible spending, shopping, spending

African American and Latino Shoppers Use Mobile Shopping Technology More

Multicultural shoppers are outnumbering their Caucasian counterparts when it comes to making purchases on smartphones

Although smartphone use in the United States skews lower among African Americans and Latinos, a…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: June 26, 2012 Tags: African Americans, Caucasian, Latinos, mobile technology, shopping, smartphone, The Integer Group

How I Did It: Web Entrepreneur Makes Finding Right Products Online Easy

Founder of PlumPerfect.com talks e-commerce and tech-based businesses

Asmau Ahmed, founder of PlumPerfect.com, combines tech skills with love of online shopping for Web…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: May 4, 2012 Tags: Africa, Asmaru Ahmed, beauty, Career Advancement, cosmetics, digital entrepreneur, e-commerce, engineering, Entrepreneurship, Nigeria, online retail, online shopping, PlumPerfect.com, shopping, STEM, tech, tech business, Technology, women entrepreneurs, women in tech, women professionals, young entrepreneur

How I Did It: Entrepreneur Takes Passion for Baubles to the Bank

Keena Williams invests in N.J. community with So Excessive Boutique

Young entrepreneur Keena Williams provides access to chic accessories in Newark, N.J., hometown as owner…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: February 2, 2012 Tags: accessories, accessories boutique, accessories entrepreneur, fashion, Fashion Week, Keena Williams, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Newark New Jersey, Rachel Zoe, retail industry, shopping, So Excessive Boutique, women entrepreneurs, Women in business, young entrepreneurs

From Black Friday door buster specials to pre- and after-Christmas sales, the start of the holiday shopping frenzy may soon engage your inner shopaholic—and leave you with a mound of debt by New Year’s. The average American is expected to spend a little more than $700 on holiday gifts and seasonal merchandise in 2011, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2011 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. Nationwide, sales are expected to reach $465.6 billion, putting retailers in the black.

If the shopaholic in you is ready to be unleashed, take steps to control your spending habits so you aren’t left in the red, with credit card debt and an empty savings account before the year is over. Here are some useful tips to control your inner shopaholic this holiday season. —Lynette Khalfani-Cox

5 Holiday Shopping Tips for Shopaholics

Don't get caught up in the craziness of the holiday shopping season, here are a few tips to stay on course

It’s holiday shopping season and shopaholics need be wary of falling into financial trouble. Here…

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Posted: November 28, 2011 Tags: Black Friday, budget, Christmas, Christmas list, credit card debt, Cyber Monday, holiday shopping, online shopping, shopaholic, shopaholics anonymous, shopping, Thanksgiving

How to Shop Safe & Save Money on Cyber Monday

Shopping from the comfort of your own home never sounded so good

When it comes to Cyber Monday you have to apply the same preparation and due…

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Posted: November 25, 2011 Tags: Amazon, American Express, bargains, Best Buy, Black Friday, Capital One, Costco, credit card, Cyber Monday, Cyber Week, discounts, gift card, holiday shopping, identity theft, Lowe's, online shopping, rewards program, Sears, shopping, Target, Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart

Despite being in an economic downturn, the United States has always been known as a consumer nation. With the holiday season fast approaching and some major retailers opting to push their Black Friday business hours up a few hours, American spending expected to reach $465.6 billion in the fourth quarter.

Bundle took a look at spending data calculated by the US government, using anonymous and aggregated spending transactions that were tracked from March 20120 to March 2011, to come up with the top 100 cities for shopaholic citizens in the US. Based on the data the national average for monthly clothes spending comes out to be $142.08. Here are the top 10 shopaholic cities in the US, ranked by the highest average monthly spending.

10 Most Shopaholic Cities in the US

These 10 cities will likely top the holiday shopping list this year

Despite the economic downturn, America continues to be a consumer society where spending is at…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: November 10, 2011 Tags: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday shopping, shopaholic, shopping, Small Business Saturday, spending

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