My nephew moved in with us in July, and he is amazed at how good I am at finding the best deal. He benefited this summer with an $80 backpack that I got for FREE after rebate! There is NO WAY I would have spent $20 on a backpack, let alone $80! But, he got the one he wanted because it was FREE! Notebook paper for 5 cents a pack, packs of pencils for a penny, two-pocket folders for FREE... well this is just a start! I shop clearance sections and bargain bins to find brand new clothes for less than half of what the second hand stores are selling the same item! And the best thing is that there are no stains! I combine coupons with other discounts as much as possible. And, I'm not afraid to ask a manager for a discount either. The worst they can do is say, "No." But they rarely do. If I don't already have a coupon (unless I'm in Target--the big discount retailers don't usually give the discounts unless the item is flawed), I ask and almost always get an extra 10-15% off. I told you I was cheap...
I sign up for emails and coupons from all my favorite stores. Sometimes I'll call a company that makes something I use a lot of (Pampers are the only diapers I could put my girls in to keep them from having terrible diaper rash so I called and P&G sent me tons of coupons!) specifically to ask for coupons. Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't, but it is worth the effort.
The best price for anything is FREE! I signed up to use swagbucks after my friend redeemed hers for a Dell laptop computer at amazon.com. It took her almost a year to rack up enough gift cards to get it, but it cost her NOTHING! I'm skeptical so I waited until she used those free gift cards to get real merchandise before I signed up...I could just kick myself for waiting so long! I have been searching the web like I usually do using the swagbucks search engine (it uses google and ask.com)for just over a month and I have redeemed $30 worth of amazon.com gift cards already! If you want in on this kind of fun, click on the banner below or on the box to the right of this post. If you use my link to sign up, I get matching swagbucks (up to 100) when you search and win!
I also like to get money back for things I buy anyway, so I use ebates to get a percentage of my purchase back at most of the on-line stores I shop! You can still use all your coupon codes too (they even tell you about some)! Getting a check in the mail periodically isn't so terrible... join ebates using this link (or copy and paste if the link doesn't work) http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=RxWDPXFAK5sVKALuf5KVWw%3D%3D. They start you off with $5 if you join and make a qualifying purchase ($20 at one of the hundreds of stores that participate) within the first 90 days. That is FREE money! If you use my link, I get $5 too!
There are lots of ways to save money. Please share your tips with me as well...because I'm ALWAYS looking for new ways to enhance my cheap skills.
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