Great article! It is important to not only "keep your cards close to your vest," but to respect your current employer as you seek to leave. It will be remembered, and will come back to bite you when you seek future positions if not done properly. I agree with all of the points you made, with the exception of one. If you are not going to come in to work on the day of your interview, you should NOT claim to be out sick if you are not sick. Use your vacation time if you are in fact going to "do the right thing."
I use coupons, sale flyers, shopping list, price comparison, loyalty cards, only buy things on sale, use my freezer, stock pile when appropriate, make my own homemade foods, do canning, have a garden, and keeping researching for more ways to save.
Coupons, an app on my phone (ibotta), and shopping the circular. We eat what's on sale that week and stock up when there is something on sale that we eat a lot of. It works!
I got one of these unsolicited cards in the mail, reported it, and destroyed it.
Many of the comments here ask what's the harm in getting a debit card you didn't ask for. The harm comes when you use something you didn't want for money transactions with a company with questionable marketing practices.
Even greater harm can come when you contact them with a question or problem. If you use your Social Security number to identify yourself, you've just set yourself up to have your identity stolen.
We buy store brands for most foods. They offer a quality product at a reasonable cost. Also, having alternatives in mind for the foods you rarely need (usually special ingredients) helps keep costs down. Lastly, we have an idea of the cost per unit of the items that we buy most often; that way, we can take advantage of sales and know that we are actually saving money.
Hi Camillia. Thanks for sharing these great options. I agree that you can still be productive and earn money even if you stay home. I have another way of gaining income in a more efficient, privately and hassle-free manner. Join invisume where companies are the ones who look for prospect salespeople and match every person to them. It gives choices to home-based job seekers and keeps all confidential.
The cotton rounds at the Dollar Store are $2.00 less than the ones at CVS. They work just as well. My dermatologist recommends Cetaphil and CeraVe cleansers. The CeraVe moisturizer has a SPF factor of 30 and is relatively inexpensive ($13.00 - I have been using one for months)
I was a big time coupon clipper in the past, but then I found ALDIS and for the most part I have never looked back. ALDIS prices are frequently 50% less than what I find in "regular" supermarkets and coupons just do not make up the difference -- even when doubled. It helps in my home that we have never really been brand loyal, but, since I started doing more and more of my shopping at ALDIS, my family has begun to express that they like ALDIS brand items better than those coupon-able national brands. A real win-win all around for our budget.
I'm a vegan and eat clean so no processed foods, sugars, or oils. It actually saves a lot of money eating like this because you make everything from scratch. Plus it's much better for you and tastes better. If you make extra, then you have lunch for the next day and you save even more.
Besides the methods you mentioned, "Buying in bulk, shopping at farmers' markets, and taking advantage of sales are just a few ways to do it", I find alternative sources. A small square foot garden for herbs, asparagus and tomatoes in the backyard. A lady who raises chickens for eggs one town over. Backyard foraging for dandelion wine making. Pick your own places and canning what you picked. Peach jam, oh wow.
The Best list of coupons deals sites I've seen yet! If this list continues till 100-150, then I would have added couponsrain and lavishcoupon as well. Thanks Lynn for the great mentions & keep it up!
Cheers! :)
That's a nice list. I love playing chess and backgammon with my brother as for the sports, hiking is definitely my favorite! Other things I like to do in my spare time is going over some online courses and reading helpful e-Books. There are however, some interesting things that you mention that I very much like to try. For example, I never did origami and I'd really love to give it a go.
There are much more platforms besides these that are effective in finding micro jobs and consulting assignments. For instance teleassistants where you can find genuine work from home jobs and hourlyconsultant where you can post your gigs and get work.
used credit card to buy thing you use buy in cash/debit card, so you know you can afford it to pay back. Build you emergency fund and follow your budget
Great article! It is important to not only "keep your cards close to your vest," but to respect your current employer as you seek to leave. It will be remembered, and will come back to bite you when you seek future positions if not done properly. I agree with all of the points you made, with the exception of one. If you are not going to come in to work on the day of your interview, you should NOT claim to be out sick if you are not sick. Use your vacation time if you are in fact going to "do the right thing."
I use coupons, sale flyers, shopping list, price comparison, loyalty cards, only buy things on sale, use my freezer, stock pile when appropriate, make my own homemade foods, do canning, have a garden, and keeping researching for more ways to save.
Maybe in about 50 years for the flying cars. Let's drive the electric car first :)
Coupons, an app on my phone (ibotta), and shopping the circular. We eat what's on sale that week and stock up when there is something on sale that we eat a lot of. It works!
I got one of these unsolicited cards in the mail, reported it, and destroyed it.
Many of the comments here ask what's the harm in getting a debit card you didn't ask for. The harm comes when you use something you didn't want for money transactions with a company with questionable marketing practices.
Even greater harm can come when you contact them with a question or problem. If you use your Social Security number to identify yourself, you've just set yourself up to have your identity stolen.
We buy store brands for most foods. They offer a quality product at a reasonable cost. Also, having alternatives in mind for the foods you rarely need (usually special ingredients) helps keep costs down. Lastly, we have an idea of the cost per unit of the items that we buy most often; that way, we can take advantage of sales and know that we are actually saving money.
I look around for deals on different websites to see who has the best price and I use coupons!
I read coupon blogs and clip coupons. Saves me HUNDREDS on groceries per month.
Hi Camillia. Thanks for sharing these great options. I agree that you can still be productive and earn money even if you stay home. I have another way of gaining income in a more efficient, privately and hassle-free manner. Join invisume where companies are the ones who look for prospect salespeople and match every person to them. It gives choices to home-based job seekers and keeps all confidential.
We eat meatless or use meat as part of the dish, but not the center of attention. We also shop at the market instead of the grocery store sometimes.
Plan my meals ahead of time; stack coupons on top of sales; and buy generics for all but a few items!
I look at sales ads, use online coupons as well as printed ones
The cotton rounds at the Dollar Store are $2.00 less than the ones at CVS. They work just as well. My dermatologist recommends Cetaphil and CeraVe cleansers. The CeraVe moisturizer has a SPF factor of 30 and is relatively inexpensive ($13.00 - I have been using one for months)
I was a big time coupon clipper in the past, but then I found ALDIS and for the most part I have never looked back. ALDIS prices are frequently 50% less than what I find in "regular" supermarkets and coupons just do not make up the difference -- even when doubled. It helps in my home that we have never really been brand loyal, but, since I started doing more and more of my shopping at ALDIS, my family has begun to express that they like ALDIS brand items better than those coupon-able national brands. A real win-win all around for our budget.
Ten percent would be found by moving the decimal point to the left once. Moving the decimal point twice would result in one percent.
I use coupons to save money on groceries. I buy four papers a week and also download them from my computer.
I'm a vegan and eat clean so no processed foods, sugars, or oils. It actually saves a lot of money eating like this because you make everything from scratch. Plus it's much better for you and tastes better. If you make extra, then you have lunch for the next day and you save even more.
Besides the methods you mentioned, "Buying in bulk, shopping at farmers' markets, and taking advantage of sales are just a few ways to do it", I find alternative sources. A small square foot garden for herbs, asparagus and tomatoes in the backyard. A lady who raises chickens for eggs one town over. Backyard foraging for dandelion wine making. Pick your own places and canning what you picked. Peach jam, oh wow.
I match up coupons to the sales as much as possible. I also stock up on frequently used items/goods when they go on sale.
I save money by using coupons, buying store brands and buying items on sale.
The Best list of coupons deals sites I've seen yet! If this list continues till 100-150, then I would have added couponsrain and lavishcoupon as well. Thanks Lynn for the great mentions & keep it up!
Cheers! :)
I buy mainly on sale items
That's a nice list. I love playing chess and backgammon with my brother as for the sports, hiking is definitely my favorite! Other things I like to do in my spare time is going over some online courses and reading helpful e-Books. There are however, some interesting things that you mention that I very much like to try. For example, I never did origami and I'd really love to give it a go.
There are much more platforms besides these that are effective in finding micro jobs and consulting assignments. For instance teleassistants where you can find genuine work from home jobs and hourlyconsultant where you can post your gigs and get work.
used credit card to buy thing you use buy in cash/debit card, so you know you can afford it to pay back. Build you emergency fund and follow your budget