Thrifty means being frugal and economical and heaven knows
in a time of recession we all need to be thriftier wherever we can. For me it is looking at getting coupons,
discount codes and looking to see where I can get the best value for my money.
There are some great sites out there that will allow you to
print off coupons that you can bring to your local supermarket and claim money
off items e.g 50cent off bread or your detergent. Print these out people there is no shame in
saving money wherever you can. Of
course, it is not a bargain or a saving it you are buying that item just
because there is 50 cent off the original price. So take note.
But there are not only coupons out there – many stores and
brands are doing special offers for example, my normal size box of washing
powder is 10 euro but recently I came across a double size box normally priced
at 20euro for 10euro. Half Price – I snapped it up there and then even though I
didn’t need the powder yet – it is the brand I use and I will need it. I saved myself 10euro.
Being thrifty doesn’t mean that you have to cut back on
items that you normally buy, it just means that you need to search out the
bargains that are out there to be had.
But not only with food items with clothing as well. Recently
I went shopping – I had no real intention of buying anything as money is fairly
tight at the moment as I am currently not in work. However the stores that I visited had sales
on which meant discounts – I got three dresses – yes three for 60euro. Each
dress was an average of 20euro each. I
know have three sassy dresses for technically the cost of one. So maybe clothes shopping is not to be
avoided after all.
Even in terms of internet shopping you will find discount
codes that can be used on a certain site which will give you a 10% discount –
so why go out there and find them. What sites do you use? Why not add them in the comment section on
the blog.
My one tip that I would like to leave you all with today is
use coupons. The Americans are very big
on couponing and when you look at the sites they have dedicated purely for
coupons you can understand why this is such a craze at the moment. Ireland and the United kingdom are finally
catching up with our American cousins in this regard.
A site which I use is www.pigsback.com
but I know there are probably other undiscovered sites out there that I haven’t
come across yet.
Any recommendations?
S
Excellent advice - will check out pigsback. Boards.ie has a bargain section as well. People should check it out.
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