First, set up your savings e-mail account. This is your email for signing up for coupons, making money and all your store rewards/loyalty cards. You need to set up filters when email arrives so you can quickly click for your coupons, read newsletters and see current deals. No personal mail or junk sign ups. I personally like outlook, no ads, no clutter, it's simple and easy to set up and be on your way to saving money.
Earn money & coupons:
MyPoints
Make money for reading emails, signing up for deals,playing games and for buying things online. Check it out for full details. (Be sure to use your savings email account to sign up, you will receive lots of emails, but you get paid for them.)
Earn money to put toward a student loan, invest in your child's education, give to a friend or you can get a check. Sign up, connect to your grocery and drug store cards, buy things online and get a discount while earning money. Check it out for full details.
Earn cash back on your online purchases. Print out free coupons. Find great deals.
RecycleBank
Earn cash back and save money. You can earn points to print out coupons you can't find anywhere else!
Surveys
Sign up to take surveys that will earn you points, even if you don't qualify for the survey. You can then redeem the points for gift cards or items.
RecycleBank
Earn cash back and save money. You can earn points to print out coupons you can't find anywhere else!
Surveys
Sign up to take surveys that will earn you points, even if you don't qualify for the survey. You can then redeem the points for gift cards or items.
Ebates
Earn cash back and find online coupons.
Freebies:
Birthday Freebies
Lists of sign ups to grab free stuff or great deals for your birthday
Save money:
Target REDcard
Grab a debit card (linked to your bank account) or credit card for 5% all purchases, even the food court and get free shipping on all orders online.
Target Cartwheel
Sign up to get more deals like 10% or 25% of the things you buy, stacks with coupons!
*Target gives you 5 cents for every reusable bag you bring off your total.
Sell your unwanted items for free!
Make money while saving money. Open a savings account with a great rate, load up your card with money and earn cash back for using it. Set goals for things you are saving for and when you reach your goal, load it onto a card to get more money! Check it out for full details.
Enter any belongings you no longer want and they'll tell you the going rate on craigslist, ebay and other sites.
Why buy when you can share? Join up and get a group going in your local area where people can post things they'll let you borrow and you can find what you need.
Facebook
There are many Sell, Trade and Free pages out there on facebook and chances are there are several in your area.
Paypal Here
Easy, safe and great way to get paid offline. Read my full review here.
*When buying or selling in person, be cautious and meet in a public place, have another adult with you, inspect the items and do not take checks.
There are many Sell, Trade and Free pages out there on facebook and chances are there are several in your area.
Paypal Here
Easy, safe and great way to get paid offline. Read my full review here.
*When buying or selling in person, be cautious and meet in a public place, have another adult with you, inspect the items and do not take checks.
Financial:
Mint
Sign up to keep track of your bank, credit and loan accounts. It's like Quicken, but a secure online account. It can show you where you could save by switching to a new bank, credit card or loan.
Walletpop
You need money advice, they have the answers and calculators.
Getrichslowly
An insightful blog about personal finance.
Basic.esplanne
Helps you prepare for your retirement. While it only saves your data for 2 hours, you'll get a good view at what you need to do to get on track.
Bankrate
Compare bank deals on mortgages, investments & get financial advice.
Find savings:
Yipit
Finds the best deals on sites like groupon & livingsocial. Check to see if your city is on the list or sign up to be notified when it becomes available.
Double Take Offers
Find deals in your area on all kinds of things. You can find deals like $40 for $20, 10% off and coupons to print or use right from your smartphone with their app.
Bookingbuddy
This site searches other sites like priceline & orbitz & less known deal makers for the best prices quickly.
Techbargains
Find the best prices on tech & compare prices & be notified when something goes on sale.
Goldstar
Find great prices on events. Check the bottom right corner for your city.
Fatwallet
Find deals, coupons and sales.
Retailmenot
Search more than 65,000 stores for retail coupons.
Billshrink
Shrink your bills. Tell them your usage and they'll see if there is a better deal.
Whitefence
Think your paying too much on your utility bills? Check this site to find a better deal.
Insure
Get quotes on home, auto, life etc insurance.
Apps on your smartphone:
Gasbuddy: Find the best price on gas.
Coupons: Find local coupons, like a free shake or 10% off.
Keyring: Put all your store cards on your phone instead of on your keyring, if there are deals or coupons, it will notify you and you can scan the coupons right off your phone.
Out of Milk: You can scan the items in your pantry to keep track of what you have or scan them to put them on your shopping list and make a to-do list.
Shopkick: Easily earn points for walking into a store, scanning select items, making purchases and browsing the app. Points earn you gift cards and you can get discounts too.
