Inquiring Minds Want To Know: How Do I Save Money?

by Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney

In recent postings, I have discussed getting ready to save money and immediate ways to save money. There’s a lot of advice on saving money out there. Big ways, small ways, immediate ways….but now, we have the Internet way!  The Enquirer, long reputed to be just a gossip magazine keeping up with celebrities, recently featured an article entitled “Surf Your Way To Big Savings”, featuring websites to help keep your money in your pocket.

Among the sites featured were:

www.buzzillions.com – consumer reviews of products

www.ebates.com – participating merchants offering rebates

www.freeshipping.org – points shoppers to those retailers with free shipping

www.heyitsfree.net – blogger who posts whatever he finds for free on the internet

www.retailmenot.com – shoppers can put in coupon codes and find out if the coupon is still valid

www.shopittome.com – personal shopping service – shopper puts in preferences and the site sends email alerts

www.mygrocerydeals.com – lets shoppers search for deals at local grocery stores

Other sites not mentioned, but worth checking out are

www.freecycle.org – site where folks post to give away their stuff

www.craigslist.com – site for buying/selling/networking – no cost to posters or to respond.