I got to thinking about this article when I had to part with one of my pillows. People don’t pay near enough attention to their pillows and finding myself in a situation where I was obliged to go shopping for a replacement, I decided to find the best deal possible. The variance in prices on pillows is amazing. You can spend anywhere from eight to a hundred dollars for a single pillow. Much of the price differential is justified by the quality of the pillow, the brand name and whether it’s synthetic or made from cotton. But the biggest variance depends on where and when you buy it. If you’re replacing three or four pillows, shopping around for the right price on this one item can save you hundreds of dollars.

There's nothing worse than opening up your mail in January and finding that you spent far too much on your credit cards for all those holiday gifts. Try as we might, we just seem to overspend on our family and friends. If you want to control your holiday gift spending, here are 5 ways to keep things under control.