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6 Ways to Save Money Online
May 6th
Here are some tips that I have learned to get the most bang for your buck when buying online.
1) Make sure you are getting the lowest price
Comparing prices online is much easier than in brick and mortar stores. There are some websites devoted to finding you the lowest price. Here are the major ones:
pricegrabber -Search for your product and find a low price
nextag -Just like pricegrabber
beat my price -People powered price comparison
buxr -A community powered site that pays you for good deal submissions
2) Buy used
Just because something is used doesn’t mean it isn’t good or like new. If you aren’t buying something that just came on the market why not try checking out resale sites first.
ebay -Still a great place to find a deal
craigslist -Local sellers mean no shipping cost
etsy -Great for handmade and vintage goods
amazon -Many items you find on amazon are also listed used at a lower price used
3) Look for price drops before and after the purchase
Check and recheck. There are websites that will monitor the price of the item you wish to buy. Get alert when the price drops. Some online retailers have price guarantees for a certain period of time after the purchase. The ones that don’t will sometimes work with you. Save as much before and fight for the difference after.
priceportectr -Monitor for price drops after the purchase and try to get the difference back
pricegrabber -Pricegrabber also has a price monitor
4) Coupon codes
Coupon codes can be used for free shipping, discounts on products, and free extras. There are plenty of places to check when you are going go buy online.
retailmenot -Retail me not is the first place I check when looking for coupon codes. Sometimes they will not allow coupons to be posted because of the seller requests them not to. This is when you go looking elsewhere.
the bargainist -The barganist is a general hot deal site that also features a coupon section.
spoofee -Another general deal site that has a coupon section.
Google -A good old fashioned google search for the company name and coupon code will often yield results.
5) Get cash back
When you click on ads someone is getting paid…why not you too? Plenty of online retailers pay for ads online and some sites have popped up willing to split that commission with you. It is like getting the sales commission on your own purchase. After signing up for one of these cash back sites you can search for the website you are buying from. Imagine finding the lowest price online, and then by clicking a link you get 20% cash back from your purchase. Here are sites that give you cash back for clicking.
ebates -I have received over $160 from ebates!
cashbaq -I earned $35.60 on one purchase.
Microsoft Cashback -This works with paypal. Sometimes you can get 20% off ebay buy it now.
6) Pay with a rewards credit card
Why not let your credit card work for you? With some cards you can get cash back or point on every online purchase.
American Express Blue Cash -up to 5% back with no annual fee
Visa Rewards -lots of cards to choose from
Mastercard -lots to choose from
Oink Deal.com
Jan 27th
I made a little side project for myself. A new website called Oink Deal. There are about 10 deal sites that I check every day to find out if there is something good and cheap. I thought it would be nice to grab all these deals from several sites and blend them all together. So that is what I did. The deals are updated every 5 minutes with the newest ones at the top.
Check it out and don’t forget to bookmark.
Thanks
Whopper Sacrifice
Jan 9th
Burger King came out with another wacky internet campaign. Delete 10 of your facebook friends and get a free Whopper. What is more important a Whopper or 10 friends.
Pretty funny.
Deals Deals Deals
Nov 16th
It’s that time of year when we are spending more than on consumer products because of that that whole Jesus’ birthday thing. I have using the internet to buy most things I need for a while now. If you know exactly what you want there are some simple things you can do to get the lowest price. If you are just browsing you can find some crazy deals.
retailMeNot – You can search for coupon codes for the website you are purchasing from. I often get free shipping or up to 20 precent off with the method. They even have a bookmarklet that you can click from your bookmarks bar to check the site you are on. check for coupon code <-- drag to your bookmarks bar.
ebates – eBates is awesome. Many online retailers give a percentage kick back when someone clicks on their ad on a website. eBates splits this percentage kick back with you. You just click thru their site when you are going to buy something online and then you get a check in the mail. I have a 61 bucks coming to me now. It’s a no brainer to go to target.com etc by click the link on their page. This can really add up for large purchases. The cash back ranges from 1%-25%.
If you sign up and buy one thing by clicking thru you will get 10 bucks on top of the percentage back.
dealnews – a searchable hot deal site. One of the best and most well known.
slickdeals – a simple but useful daily deals site. Make sure you check the forums.
the bargainist – yet another daily deal site, I found a FREE 2 year subscription to Make Magazine on their site.
spoofee – an older deal site but very much community driven. These people live for bargains.
price protectr – I only bother to use this website for large products. If an online retailer offers price protection price protectr will monitor their website for a price drop so you can get the difference back.
A-Z CD Dividers
Nov 2nd
I don’t have a CD collection anymore since I have embraced the digital present but I know a lot of people still use them. I found these CD dividers and thought they were pretty cool for a book shelf. Bring a little record store feel into your home.
wendy’s marking frenzy
Oct 24th
Wendy’s has been going ape with web, print and tv marketing. You can win a lifetime supply of hamburgers which apparently is only 1 a week. They are selling halloween Wendy wigs. You can also get a free t shirt by signing up on their underground website.
They certainly are throwing a lot of money into this but you have to wonder if Dave Thomas is rolling over in his grave.
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