We can all use a few extra bucks here and there, right? So why not exchange a few money saving ideas to help each other out when it comes to pinching pennies?
Here are a few of the tricks I use, a couple of which you may have heard me talk about in the past:
- I signed up for a few Subscribe & Save items through Amazon. All shipping is free, plus you save a little extra by signing up for a subscription. You control how often the items show up at your doorstep, and you can cancel anytime. The prices I’ve found, so far, are less with Subscribe & Save than local drugstore prices. You can get everything from laundry detergent to whitening strips to coffee. Really, anything you use fairly often.
- Save everything you want and/or need in your Amazon cart, as long as you don’t need it immediately. Chances are excellent that the new set of dishes you’ve been eyeballing or all 10 seasons of “Friends” will go down in price eventually, sometimes WAY down in price. The best part? Every time you go to your shopping cart, all the price changes show up automatically so you can scope out the potential savings. I’ve saved a lot of pennies this way. The items stay in your cart for a very long time.
- List your clothes and/or your kids’ clothes on eBay. Selling kids’ clothes in bundles seems to work particularly well, especially if they’re name brand. Use the money you get to buy new or used clothes, either locally or on eBay. I consider it a fun way to recycle. If I want a new pair of jeans or a new purse, often I’ll see what I can sell first so I can justify the purchase.
- Buy clothing at the end of the season when it’s dirt cheap. For kids, guesstimate their sizes for the next season. If you’re off, well, you only wasted a few dollars and you can give it to Goodwill or sell it on eBay. Also scope the clearance racks whenever you are at the store because there are often amazing buys hiding on the rack. I almost never buy anything at full price. It pretty much goes against my conscience.
What are some of your money-saving tricks? Please share here!
When I’m buying groceries, I rarely pay cash. You get more coupons if you use a credit or debit card. As long as you don’t mind the store chain knowing what brand of soup you buy, you can get some good coupons this way.
I was unaware of this tip, Dave. I don’t think our little stores in South Dakota do this, unfortunately. It would help a lot!