Emily

Editor, Plumzoo

Emily finds deals, checks each one on the retailer’s own product page, and publishes the ones worth your money. Posts and guides she publishes carry her name; posts she corrects later say “Updated by Emily” with the date.

575 deals and 10 guides published under her name.

How she checks a deal

• Opens the retailer’s own product page and confirms the price, who is selling it, and its condition — new, open-box or refurbished.
• Leaves out discounts measured from a price nobody was charging, refurbished units listed like new ones, and prices that only hold if you buy more than one.
• Writes down what the page shows and nothing it does not: no invented list prices, no “lowest ever”.
• Marks a deal ended as soon as it is known to be over, and leaves its page up saying so.

Deals Emily published that are on now

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Guides by Emily

• The Best Credit Cards to Use at Costco — Costco's warehouses take only Visa credit cards. Which Visa earns the most there, what changed with the Venmo and Altitude Reserve cards, and how Executive membership stacks on top.
• 0% Intro APR, Explained: Finance a Big Purchase Without Interest — A 0% intro APR is a loan with a deadline — how the window really works, the deferred-interest trap it is not, and the payoff plan that makes it free instead of expensive.
• How to Build Credit in College (and Which Cards to Start With) — A practical path from no credit history to a solid score by graduation — how scores actually work, which student cards are worth applying for, and the habits that do the real building.
• How to Stack Coupons, Cashback Portals, and Card Rewards on a Sale — The four discounts that can sit on one purchase — the sale price, a code, a cashback portal, and your card's rewards — and the order that makes them all count.
• When to Buy What: A Month-by-Month Sale Calendar — Discounts run on an annual clock — which months actually move prices on appliances, TVs, mattresses, clothing, and tools, and the two rules that explain the whole calendar.
• Store Credit Cards: When the Checkout Offer Is Worth It — The "save 20% today" offer at the register is a loan application with a discount attached — how store cards actually work, the fine print that bites, and the few that earn a wallet spot.
• Credit Card Extended Warranty and Purchase Protection, Explained — Your card may already double a warranty, replace a stolen laptop, or take back what the store won't — free benefits most people pay a retailer to duplicate.
• Is That Deal Real? How to Check a Price Before You Buy — List prices lie, "sales" repeat, and the only defense is thirty seconds of price history — the tools that show it and the red flags that give a fake discount away.
• Refurbished vs. Open-Box vs. Renewed: What Each Label Means — What each not-quite-new label actually promises, which programs stand behind their promises, and the price math that decides when skipping "new" is worth it.
• Your Second Credit Card: When You're Ready and What to Pick — How to tell your file is ready for card number two, why the second card is the one you actually optimize, and the flat-rate and category cards worth picking from.

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