RoxanneEven if you saved $5.00 a week, you would save $260 in a year, so start saving! You don’t have to sacrifice all of your indulgences; you have to go about things smarter. Here are some of the easiest Internet-based things you can do to cut costs now:
Use Online Coupons
Couponing online has become incredibly easy. Visit sites like RetailMeNot or CouponCodes, and you’ll find discounts on everyday products that can work for a wide variety of retailers, including Walmart, Target, Sears, and Macy’s.
When you check out, you’ll see the words “promo code.” Just copy and paste your code into the field, and that’s it. You’ll be astounded by the rewards you can reap.
Meanwhile, Amazon has an entire section of its website dedicated to coupons. Here, you can find discounts in specific categories, such as groceries, electronics, and office supplies, and the coupons get even more enticing for Prime Members.
The Google Chrome web browser also has an extension, called Wikibuy that can yield savings. It will automatically test its coupon codes at checkout.
Shop Around and Compare
While online coupons are a great way to save money, merely shopping online is another. Compare online prices versus those in brick and mortar stores, and you’ll find that you can save plenty of cash by clicking to purchase instead of visiting the store.
Price comparison websites and apps will show you where you can snag the most savings within seconds. Shopular, ShopSavvy, Google Shopping are examples of cost-cutting apps and sites you can use for quick price comparisons.
Get Free Music (Or Even Rent It)
As a music fan, you don’t have to buy music at all. Long gone are the days of CDs, as people are hardly purchasing music thanks to subscription services like Apple Music, Spotify, and Pandora.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can download music off its platform for free. Yes, you can stream songs, but you can also choose from more than one million MP3s to keep on your phone or computer.
Even if you aren’t an Amazon Prime member, streaming services like Pandora offer a free version. If you add up those savings over one or two years, it makes their commercials much more tolerable.
Get Cash Back When You Buy
While online coupons are the most common way to save money when shopping on the Web, earning cash back is a less-known method.
Sites like BeFrugal and Rakuten allow you to shop among thousands of popular websites and stores like Amazon and Macy’s. Since they get a commission for sending customers, they offer cash back as an incentive for you to shop through them.
The more you shop, the more cash back you can get. And over time, you can accumulate a nice little sum that can be used to buy even more.
