Reader's Digest recently published some money saving tips for dealing with the (to put it mildly) sagging economy. Though I haven't tried any of these, here are some websites/pointers I thought are interesting.
Online Sellers ask for coupon codes before checkout - retailmenot, dealcatcher, and couponclipper have some of these coupon codes.
Groceries - mygrocerydeals
For product price comparisons - pricegrabber and shopzilla
Cheap flight tickets - kayak; try alternatives - e.g., fly into Milwaukee instead of Chicago. Check farecast to determine if you should book right away, or wait. Keep flying date options open - checkout airfarewatchdog to receive e-mails on deals to your destination every Thursday.
For insurance quote comparisons - insweb
Sports shoes - holabirdsports
Shipping cost comparison - shipgooder
Electronics - newegg
Compare cell phone plans - letstalk
Free office software (basic) - openoffice
Restaurant coupons in your area - restaurant
Cheapest gas in your area - gasbuddy
Cars - Kelly's Blue Book and Edmunds - we recently bought one, and saved $600 (~ 3%) by bargaining; researching at these sites for about a couple of hours helped me in staying firm on the number I offered.
Tips
Best time to shop at departmental stores - late Thursday, as they mark down prices for the weekend.
Best time to get cheapest deals on flights (generally) is early Wednesday AM (past midnight hour).
4 comments:
Gopa, wrt the sagging economy, the OZs say that more than a handful is a waste ;-)
For free software, i recommend Google Pack as well.
Thanks Raama. Re: OZs saying, a bit of a cushion wouldn't hurt;-)
Yo Mayya:
Useful Blog. Saves me $$$$$....
Sagging Economy implies abstaining from "desirable" and being frugal with "essential" - Time to stop eating out and start donating to charities..... ;-)
Sas, good that you find it useful. The best way to donate for charities is through payroll deduction - we can't spend the money we don't see.
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