Archive for April, 2009

final markdown codes at retailers

final markdown codes at retailers

At Costco, when a price ends n “9″, it is the original price. If it ends in “7″ it is reduced for clearance. If there is an * in the price it means the item will not be restocked.
At Home Depot if the price ends in 66, it means it is marked for final clearance.
At [...]

Clotheshorse Anonymous- busy consignment store

Clotheshorse Anonymous- busy consignment store

Visit Clotheshorse Anonymous to read about their generous consignment policies. If you have high end designer fashions to sell, it may be worth your time and trouble to ship them here. They have customers from all over the world and are located in Dallas.  The store offers a 50/50 split with the seller for a 60 day contract [...]

Save money on stamps – prices going up May 11th

Save money on stamps – prices going up May 11th

Save money on postage as stamp prices are going up on May 11th from 42 cents to 44 cents. When you are buying groceries this week,   pick up a few books of “forever” stamps at checkout (make sure they are the forever stamps).  The next time you are at the Post Office, pick up some 1 [...]

Sell Your Old Cellphone at FlipSwap or Cell for Cash

Sell Your Old Cellphone at FlipSwap or Cell for Cash

Do you have an old cellphoneto sell? These two sites will buy it from you: Flipswap  and  CellforCash .          
Simply type in the make and model of your phone to see how much they will buy it for. You can print a shipping label from the site.  Before you mail it, make sure you remove the  memory card, and reset [...]

Saving Money on Driving Vacations -Top Ten Tips for the Road Warrior

Saving Money on Driving Vacations -Top Ten Tips for the Road Warrior

Here are my top ten tips to save you money, time and aggravation on your driving vacation.

 

1. If your car needs to be repaired before you go, visit repairpal to get a free, realistic quote based upon surveys of auto repair costs at thousands of shops across the country. This site provides quotes based upon your [...]

Saving money and saving lives – Free headset for your cellphone

Saving money and saving lives – Free headset for your cellphone

Save money and be safer on the road with a free wireless “hands-free” headset from FreeHeadset.org. This site promotes safer driving by distributing headsets for hundreds of cell phones. The only charge is a $3.94 shipping charge.
Since their inception in 2003, they have distributed over 200,000 headsets nationwide. They have been written about in the [...]

Bidding for good – charitable auction site

Bidding for good – charitable auction site

Saving money while helping schools and charities is a “win-win”. Bidding For Good is a charitable auction site with popular and unique items at discounted prices. All proceeds go to schools and non-profit causes which are spelled out on the site. 
At Bidding for Good,  I saw auctions for tickets to Dancing With The  Stars, a walk-on role on [...]

Getting Started Using Coupons

Getting Started Using Coupons

 
     Want to start using coupons? Not sure how to get started? Think it is too much trouble?  The average shopper can save 15-25% off of a trip to the grocery store and over time, the savings can really add up. In addition to saving money, pre-planning your grocery store trips will save you time [...]

Sunday Saver-All the Store Circulars Online

Sunday Saver-All the Store Circulars Online

Sundaysaver.com  lists all the store circulars online including large grocery stores, smaller regional stores, department stores, dollar stores, office supply stores and pharmacies. Just search by your state and plan your shopping accordingly.
If you plan your meals based upon what is on sale from the grocery store circular, you will save money and time. Combine the [...]

Macy’s Charity Shopping Day- Saturday, April 25th

Macy’s Charity Shopping Day- Saturday, April 25th

2010 update- Macy’s 2010 Charity Shopping Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, 2010
Macy’s is having a Charity Shopping Day on Saturday, April 25th. For $5.00 you get $5.00 off a one-time purchase of $15.00 AND an all-day shopping pass worth 20% off most purchases storewide and 10% off select home purchases. Macy’s will donate [...]

Check out library books, audiobooks and DVD’s from home

Check out library books, audiobooks and DVD’s from home

Library ebooks, audiobooks, music and DVD’s are available at overdrive.com. Overdrive is the leading download service for over 8,500 public libraries. 
You can check out 10 titles at a time and you can set up a “wish list” if a title you want is not available. You will receive an email when your item is ready to be [...]

BJ’s Wholesale Club offers free 60 day membership

BJ’s Wholesale Club offers free 60 day membership

BJ’s Wholesale Club  is offering a free 60-day membership with full member benefits. The offer must be activated by 7/5/10.  BJ’s accepts all manufacturers coupons and features warehouse prices that are generally cheaper than the grocery stores.
Click HERE  to print out the free pass by 7/5/2010.  For locations of BJ’s Wholesale Clubs visit  www.BJs.com/locations
If you are new to More With [...]

Wrap-N-Mat Re-Usable Sandwich Wraps

Wrap-N-Mat Re-Usable Sandwich Wraps

 
Wrap-N-Mat  is a money- saving ,washable food wrapper that keeps food fresh and reduces our trash. They are available in a variety of solid colors and prints and come in two sizes. Wrap-N-Mat is carried by a company called Reusable Bags. They have some other great reusable products for packing and taking food.
Wrap-N-Mat  provides a clean [...]

Save Money on Groceries -$30 a Week for Family of Four

Save Money on Groceries -$30 a Week for Family of Four

Angel Food Ministries can help you to save money on your grocery bill.  They provide a medium-size  box full of fresh and frozen groceries for $30. The $30 worth of groceries can feed a family of four for one week.
There are no dented cans, no seconds, no outdated or spoiled goods. The retail value usually averages [...]

Free Energy Efficient Bulb from Home Depot

Free Energy Efficient Bulb from Home Depot

Update- this was Home Depot’s 2009 give-a-way for Earth Day 2009.  I searched their website for 2010 and it looks like it will not be repeated. Too bad, as this was very popular.
 
Save money by switching to energy efficent light bulbs. Thirty five dollars per bulb is  the amount that GE estimates we can save by switching our [...]

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