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Secret Online Shopping Discount

Want to take advantage of a secret online shopping discount? You could save $10, $20, $30 or a heft percentage off of your final check out bill if you take advantage of it. Not all retailers participate in this unadvertised discount, but those who do will practically pay you to shop. Here is what you do. Sign up with the shopping website or store. You will need to make sure that you register with a valid email address. This is because once you try this trick, the store may send you a discount code or incentive through email, and you … Continue reading →

Benefits of Shopping the Easter Clearance Deals

Head to your favorite stores the day after to get some great Easter clearance deals. The bargains are so good that I know one mom who puts off the Easter baskets and the egg hunts until after Easter, just so she doesn’t have to pay full price. Smart lady. Many stores start there Easter clearance on Monday, the day after Easter, with bargains from 50 to 90 percent off. Don’t wait long, though, because these clearance sales, especially for popular stores such as Target, are very popular. Zone in on the candy first, and freeze it for later use. You … Continue reading →

Online Shopping Secrets: Seven Websites that Will Save You Money

Grab the lowest prices on everything you buy online by checking out the following seven websites before you make a purchase. Retailmenot.com and Fatwallet.com Check Retailmenot.com and Fatwallet.com for coupons and coupons codes that you can use to get discounts on the things that you buy online. There are coupon codes for both products and online stores. In some cases, you’ll also find rebates to redeem. Just search for the store or the product to see what might be available. Some coupon codes are straight forward, such as 10 percent off a purchase or free shipping, while others have specific … Continue reading →

Thrift Store Shopping Tips

You can cut almost any of your shopping budget by 60 percent or more when you shop at local thrift stores instead of retail stores. Imagine getting designer jeans for $5 or a new-with-tags name brand dress for only $3. How about that new hot video game for $15 instead of $50? It is all possible when you use thrift stores as a valuable resource to save your family budget. Getting Over the Ew Factor If you haven’t visited a thrift store lately, you should stop by and take a look. What you see may surprise you. Most thrift stores, … Continue reading →

Are You Shopping at the Right Grocery Store? Four Steps to Save 20 Percent or More

Choosing the right grocery store can save you 20 percent or more on groceries before using coupons. If you were buying a big ticket item, such as a television or a new washer and dryer, you would do some research and shop around, right? Since food tends to be the biggest general family expense after housing, it just makes sense to do your research before you step foot in your grocery store. Just spending $225 a week on your groceries, adds up to almost $12,000 a year!Imagine shaving close to $2,400 off of that total food bill, doing nothing other … Continue reading →

Holiday Shopping: Is Layaway Right for Parents?

Parents comprise the bulk of holiday shoppers. No surprise there. I don’t know many moms or dads who look forward to disappointing their flesh and blood on Christmas morning. On the contrary, the majority of parents–regardless of their socioeconomic status–are willing to do just about anything to ensure their children enjoy a very merry holiday. Despite the fact that millions of Americans are out of work and the economy is still in the dumpster, retailers are still pushing their wares–mostly to pint-sized customers. So what’s a cash-strapped parent to do when her kid’s wish list is taller than the actual … Continue reading →

Grocery Shopping Fiasco Part IV

Forget the discount, the organic cherries not only rang up for a dollar more than the advertised price, but they also charged my per pound when this item was priced per package. The last thing I want to do is go back, but I cannot afford to keep letting these kinds of price discrepancy errors slide for the sake of convenience especially since these errors have been on the rise in the last few weeks. In the beginning the grocery store had their system set up to show the discount applied as each item was scanned at the checkout. After … Continue reading →

Grocery Shopping Fiasco Part III

When we go over the sink to wash our hands after using the potty, my daughter decides that she does not like being in such a small space and starts to cry. I quickly get us back to collecting groceries and foregoing several items that we need because I can get them elsewhere for a better price. Once we finally get in line, I tell the cashier that the chemical free chicken and sausages are from the “health market” but never ring up as such so she will have to enter the discount manually, which she does without a problem. … Continue reading →

Grocery Shopping Fiasco Part II

I really just want to go to the location that I know has the items that I need at the price I expect. So I call my mom and I have her look up the phone number, while I wait with my kids in the car (the baby starting to fuss). My mom threeway calls the grocery store (she is curious too) and I am told that they are closed because they had a fire and have not been cleared to reopen. As frustrated as I am that I drove all the way across town to that particular location and … Continue reading →

Grocery Shopping Fiasco Part I

Wednesdays are the day of the week that I go grocery shopping. Our local grocery store, which is only found in the Midwest, has a promotional perk on Wednesdays. They call it “Health Market Wednesdays” whereby any items in the “health market,” including all organic and chemical free items, receive a ten percent discount. I find that to be a great reason to go grocery shopping on Wednesdays! This particular Wednesday was not any different than most Wednesdays. I got both kids dressed and loaded into the car along with my grocery list and reusable grocery sacks. My son really … Continue reading →