If you're shopping online for the holidays (or anytime!) make sure you go through cash back websites like ebates, Mr. Rebates, fatwallet or Upromise. These websites give you a percentage cash back of your total purchase at certain online stores.
Also always google for online coupons. Although some cash back websites won't let you combine coupons with their own cash back programs, so sometimes you have to calculate which is a better deal.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
It's the MOST Wonderful Time of the Year....
Given that the holiday season is upon us, I thought I would ask for reader insight on gift-giving on a budget.
Some of my tricks:
Some of my tricks:
- Establish a money cap by relationship definition (x for friends, y for siblings, z for parents, etc)
- Keep an eye out for movies priced extremely competitively.
- $5 gift cards to a place like Starbucks are always appreciated. You can even give them without looking cheap!
- If you need to purchase a durable item for yourself (like a shirt), be on the lookout for "Buy One, Get One" offers.
- Consider "Yankee Swap" exchanges with friends.
- Create dollar store grab bag presents.
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