Holidays are right around the corner and it's time to think how we are going to get all the gifts on our shopping list without going bankrupt. It might be easier than you think if you know a few savings tips, especially when the time of the year is very frugal-friendly with Black Friday and Cyber Monday fast approaching.

Whether you are a man or a woman, you most likely have heard about Nutrisystem because it is seemingly everywhere - on TV, radio, billboards, and finally even at Walmart and Costco.

2019 has seen a huge growth of veterinary services and online prescription drug distribution. Current pet industry is valued at $70 billion per year, and naturally everybody wants in on it. Walmart and Chewy are both entering the online drug market, while Petco is partnering with Express Scripts for online pharmacy, in addition to its already extensive in house pet veterinary services.

If you like to save money, you will find nothing fun about shopping for furniture, because significant amounts of money are usually spent while doing that. And not just money - you have to worry about fitting whatever you're buying into your car, unloading, and often assembling.

These two retailers are extremely hard to compare. One is the biggest in the world, while another is highly specialized niche chain in the US. However, when it comes to arts and crafts and seasonal decorations, the entire Hobby Lobby store can be compared to Walmart's dedicated departments just fine. It may not be apples to apples comparison, but we would like to look at the impression in general and how both stores differ or are similar.

Most of us believe the hype of the holiday shopping and assume that the best time to buy stuff is between Black Friday and Christmas. It is partially true with all the available discounts and deals that scream at you for two months. But here is a thing - some big expensive items are best to buy after Christmas is done and gone, for example, gym equipment.

Walmart is doing exceptionally well with its online grocery business and wants to continue focusing on this side of operations. To speed the process and to amuse its customers, the retail giant is implementing a grocery-picking robot program.

Chewy is a king of everything dog related the same way Walmart is a king of just about everything else, including some dog products. As we continue to stay mostly home in hiding from coronavirus, the stores that can deliver efficiently are becoming more and more celebrated.

Sometimes some relationships have to break down to keep both sides independently strong. And we are not talking about people here - it happens to businesses too. Core values don't always align and sometimes business connections cease to be satisfactory.

As corona virus is here to stay for a while and we are to remain at home, panic buying is not going to end any time soon. Besides sanitizing products, paper towels, and toilet paper, people are stockpiling dog food and other supplies.

It is one of the most popular diet meal delivery services in the US, but getting on the plan with Nutrisystem requires some level of commitment and is quite costly. The diet has a few available plans for women, men, vegetarians, and diabetics, but all of them require a monthly order, which can be daunting for those of us who've never tried it.

Walmart is everywhere and not everybody is happy about it, especially other retailers in virtually every market, from grocery to home decor and garden supplies. Walmart prices are impossible to beat, so the competition suffers, but it's quite beneficial for us, the consumer.

We are done with Valentine's Day and might be wondering what's next, right? There is still time, but Easter is the next big thing with its eggs, candy, gifts, stuffed animals, and all around fun frolicking outside egg hunting in a nice weather.

Nutrisystem is a diet meal program, designed to replace all your meals and help you lose weight, fast. You can order a month's supply, buy weekly meals, or try different combinations for just a few days.

The best way to predict what Black Friday will look like is to look at last year's hits on that day and also look at competitor offerings from the previous year. Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon are pretty similar with offers and go step to step for our business, but recently Target has really been inching forward with offers and overall customer experience. Let's look at the expectations for this year and think about our buying strategies.

We live in curious times for sure - empty grocery store shelves, empty highways, work and school from home, shelter in place order in most states. All of those measures are put in place to stop or at least slow down the spread of corona virus.

It seems that many things are disappearing from our life - many of our favorite restaurants are understaffed and closing down, landscaping and construction materials are on long backorders, and even grocery staples and produce can't always be readily found.

Pet owners know how important it is to ensure your pet receives everything it needs to be healthy and in good mood. Unfortunately, digestion problems and diarrhea are the common problems many dogs face and they can cause discomfort and result in poor health, increase the chances of catching infection and other diseases.

Store credit cards don't have the best reputation due to high APRs and questionable values after all the perks add up. Walmart and Target credit cards are actually not that bad in this context.

Halloween is that one day a year when not only you, but your four legged kids can be dressed in character and its completely normal. There is really no excuse not to throw a costume on your cat or dog and take spooktacular pictures for Instagram.

It seems that Christmas is coming early as many retailers are bring cool weather in with early fall and winter specials. Starbucks, for example, already introduced its Pumpkin Spice Latte and Walmart is releasing its red hot toy list for the upcoming winter holidays.

There is no better place to be active while socially distancing from others than the great outdoors. Now that summer is coming to the end, most states will have perfect weather for another good 2 months and even more.

While we have plenty of sales and enticing deals happening all the way through November and Christmas, most discounts don't end on December 25th anymore. In fact, some after Christmas sales are even bigger than before the holiday.

COVID is here to stay a while longer, but when you turn 18, you turn 18 and no virus can stop you. This is how we felt about our son becoming adult this past weekend - an occasion so special that had to be marked with at least a small circle of friends and family.

It seems that we are getting more and more bad news every hour. The cases are increasing, college kids are still enjoying themselves on the beaches in Florida, hospitals are fearful about what's coming, many schools are announcing that digital learning will be the only way for the rest of the school year, and California and parts of New York are receiving 'shelter in place' orders.

It's July and back-to-school sales are about to start. Sure, it will be very different this year as schools are still debating whether to open or not to. With COVID-19 cases rising steadily, chances are that at least some will remain closed.

If you simply don't feel like shopping at your food store or if you don't feel safe there these days because of Corona virus spread, there are plenty of apps and food delivery service companies that can get you not only perishables, but meals from your favorite eateries.

The newest upgrade for 2019 is called FreshStart and features Marie Osmond as the face of the campaign. If you follow the program as directed you are going to lose 13 pounds and 7 inches of your waist per month.

As 2019 is drawing to a close and all Christmas gifts are open, you might be feeling a little blue, but don't despair. You should finish all your hot chocolate and eggnog cups, get New Year's Eve party planning on, but don't miss one more thing - New Year's sales that are happening everywhere!

Walmart is all about the bottom dollar prices, so nothing less is expected from the retailer around Black Friday and holiday shopping. Rolling out Black Friday deals in October doesn't surprise anybody anymore these days.

Walmart is starting early with this year's holiday shopping and services. Holiday purchase Layaway program has been announced on August 30 and it will be available until December 9th.

Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem are both diet systems and popular ones at that. We can hear both of their names mentioned on TV and radio almost even amount of times every single day. They both also withstood the test of time longer than some others diets that tend to come and go.

KidBox is one of the newest subscription boxes I wanted to try for my son. I love various beauty boxes and pet boxes for myself, so I decided to order something that my boys would also like and look forward to.

Many Walmart shoppers got up in arms when they saw this: "Walmart is offering $75 anniversary coupon to social media users for filling out an online survey".

Last Year Black Friday at Walmart was so good, that their website crashed, so we are anxiously waiting for this year's deals and it seems they will be out of this world.

Modern kids have so many toys and distractions bombarding them from every direction that it might be difficult to find some that are really worthy of your and their attention. Every parent wants to give their kids toys that will be not only loved and played with, but also useful and educational.

The entire year was, to put it mildly, different, so we can expect nothing less for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping sprees.

Walmart recognizes the worries all home owners go through when decorating a new place or redecorating the old one. While it's very nice to have new furniture, it can cost so much that we often decide to put up with an old hand-me-down couch instead of looking for a new one.

This might come as a surprise to many of us, but there is a cheaper and more exciting alternative to Walmart! This is hard to imagine, but we can confirm it after our own shopping comparison at Walmart and German discount chain Aldi.

Online grocery order and pick-up market is still quite young and kind of an uncharted territory. Walmart has one of the biggest brick-and-mortar presences in the country, so there is little surprise that the retail giant is quickly taking over the online grocery market too.

Have you ever thought about how much your pet food costs per year? If you read some average calculations, you will find that people spend about $120 to $500 each year. That largely depends on the type of animal and on the brand of food you choose to buy.

Walmart is not necessarily known as a place for the most amazing and decadent items. It's a place where we come to save some money, buy great generic supplies, and cheap electronics.

Easter is becoming as magical for kids as Christmas, just with much better weather outside and thus way more activities the little ones can enjoy. So why not feed their imaginations and keep them busy with bunnies and eggs when we can and while we can?

Valentine's Day will be here before we know it, so it's never too early to think about gifts for all the special someones in our life, including kids. Yes, they need some loving too, not only your husbands and boyfriends, because after all, who are the sweetest love bugs of all?

I have heard Nutrisystem name so many times that I finally decided to try it. I am at the very beginning stages with this diet, but would like to share my experience now and later as I'll be eating more and more meals from this diet every day.

It's never too early to start your back-to-school shopping, according to Walmart. Definitely pay them a visit if you want to enjoy deals like 60% off fall clothing and 50% off laptops from the brands you and your kids love. Start your shopping early with some great deals and avoid stress and crowds later.

Walmart is reporting big financial gains and most of them come from ever-growing grocery pick-up service that retailer has been so focused on. Grocery pickup leads to the expansion of grocery delivery, which seems the logical next step as more and more consumers desire extra convenience in their lives.

Many grocery retailers are expanding their vegan and vegetarian options, and Walmart is not one to be left out. You can expect finding such vegan foods as rice, beans, tofu, plenty of veggies, almond milk, and many others at all your local stores.

Walmart is no longer a place for cheap and non-brand home goods and gone are the days when you didn't expect to find anything trendy there when it comes to style and fashion.

Target wins in TV deals. It has 20 amazing offers and specials, while Walmart has only 7. A couple of deals are better at Walmart, but we are talking about quantity here.

There is still quite a bit of time before Black Friday and all that shopping heaven, but people are gearing for it earlier and earlier every year. This time Black Friday is November 29, a little over 3 months away, but it's never too late to come up with a plan, especially when some retailers, like Walmart are already preparing their deals and discounts and are letting you in on that.

2014 and 2015 were good years for Walmart shoppers who wanted to match Walmart prices with competitors as the retailer started and later updated the Savings Catcher program to help with savings process.

We have to agree that celebrities look fresh, youthful, and glowing, most of the time anyway, when they are not caught exiting those Oscars pre-parties at 4 am. Looking at flawless magazine photos we immediately think about the thousands of dollars they get to spend on cosmetics, fancy creams, serums, and plastic surgery.

Yes, you read it right. Starting this fall, you will be able to get groceries not only to your door, but the refrigerator too. The new service will be tested in three cities - Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Vero Beach. From there the service will only get better and expand to cover more places and serve more people.

Nobody wants car seats in landfills and both giant retailers are fighting over which one can help environment and kids more. Some financial incentives are undoubtedly there too.

Walmart is expanding its business in every direction possible with home delivery, online grocery ordering, and now subscription boxes. The retailer has just announced that it's partnering with Kidbox and will offer custom curated fashion boxes for kids full of clothing based on seasons.

It might become a norm to go see a vet at Walmart. You might be soon taking Fido to his grooming appointments to Walmart. The retailer is taking steps towards that this year with zest and hopes to establish itself in the pet care market in the near future. Walmart is also working on stocking on more organic and natural per food brands.

Walmart, along with its competitors, is ramping-up its newest service - online grocery ordering. It seems that everybody wants to do it these days, putting a lot of pressure on us, consumers, to figure out what is worth our attention and what is not.

Walmart is feeling the heat of relentless competition and is doing everything to keep up or even better - get ahead of its main competitors, such as Target and Amazon. When it comes to store credit cards, Walmart can't get that much ahead, but it can certainly keep up, which is why the retailer is offering new Capital One credit card for its customers. It has been lacking in this department for quite a while and it's only time to finally offer something worth considering, especially knowing how many millions of customers shop at Walmart every single day.

Walmart is a perfect shopping destination for all who are looking for everything under one roof and for sensible budget. Walmart has all your pharmacy, beauty, grocery, toy, sports, holidays, kitchen, bath, fashion needs covered, and more. The retailer didn't start this giant right away; it first was a small store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Later, especially starting in 1980s, the store expanded and started opening Supercenters, which in time sold everything under the sun slowly wiping out small mom and pop stores in every town, city, and state.

If you are ready to rediscover Walmart and fall in love with the store again, read this and you will never look at clearance items the same way again. There are more savings at Walmart than you thought if you know your way around the clearance stuff:

It seems that all major retailers are waging shipping wars with each other while competing for customers. Walmart just recently upped the game and introduced free next day shipping without membership fees.

Buying groceries and shopping for necessities is unavoidable even if you don't like it. What's avoidable though is paying high price for your everyday staples. Spending less for groceries means you will have more left for other things that might bring you more pleasure, so let's take a look at some ways to shop, save, and enjoy life.

There is more to Walmart fashion that you might have thought, especially now, when the retail giant is trying to establish itself as an affordable fashion powerhouse.

With farm-to-table movement taking over the way we eat, organic food demand is on the rise. It still, unfortunately, doesn't mean that natural foods are available everywhere or that they are affordable for everybody.

Summer is over even if the heat is staying, and retailers are ready for some fall merchandise sales. Walmart is, of course, ahead of many competitors with amazing deals it has to offer during this time of the year. It's selling small kitchen appliances for all the warming chillies and Thanksgiving dishes you will be making in the kitchen. Cooling bedroom sheets are about to be replaced with cozy flannel and Walmart has plenty to offer in this department. Anything your home needs for the cold season - Walmart has it and with some great prices attached during its Fall Savings Event.

Amazon announced the first Prime Day in 2015 and since then it became of the biggest shopping and discount days of the year. Only Cyber Monday beats Prime Day in sales. This year the day will be July 15-16 and will last 48 hours.

Often times the best Halloween decor and supplies, and candies, and costumes come from the stores we love and frequent all year round versus the special pop-up ones.

Christmas is still almost 4 months away, but Walmart is seriously gearing up for it by releasing its hot toy list in August. Let's take a look at what can kids expect from Santa this year

Walmart is known as fast fashion empire, where we go to look for good deals and convenience, but not necessarily style. This thinking can be very erroneous, especially lately. We have shopped and browsed enough Walmart pages to realize that people underestimate the retail giant.

Walmart customers have had two options for getting groceries for a while now: they could go to the store and select products themselves or order online and have somebody pick them and deliver to their car or house.

This fall the retail giant will expand its unlimited grocery delivery service nationwide with a goal of reaching 50% of the country by the beginning of 2020. The service is going to be available in 1,400 of Walmart locations. This unlimited service is not free, but after you pay $98 yearly fee, you can order groceries every day and get them delivered same day at no extra cost, making it really unlimited.

I have always been Target kind of gal. You know, the kind that goes to Target for a LEGO toy and wipes, but comes out with a cart full of kids' clothes, towels, a few pool toys, curtains, wooden serving bowls, and LEGO, and wipes.

When it comes to groceries, I have always been Publix kind of gal. I live in Georgia and have been going to Publix for years. This grocery chain is headquartered in Florida and currently has locations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Walmart has been on a roll ever since launching its online grocery ordering and store pick-up. It's been so good and profitable that the program is swiftly expanding with plans to reach 3,100 locations by the beginning of 2020. The service is currently offered at 2,450 stores.