Memorial Day Sales Tag

   Are people really trying to rip you off? Yes. Yes, they are. And you know what they say about a fool and his money, right?    Take Beth, for example. She thought she’d save some money by shopping at the big department store’s “May Day” sale where she bought a cute sweater for a cool 50% off! Killer deal, right? Maybe—except that she still paid $100 for that sweater. Now, to hear Beth tell it, she would never have paid that much for a sweater but this one was on sale and it just would have been wrong to pass up a half-off sale!    Now I know what you’re thinking: “But if it’s a brand name then…” Maybe. However, unless...