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Saving money is one of my biggest priorities. I hate to over pay for something, so you will, almost always, see me step out of line to check my phone for a coupon that the cashier can scan to give me a percentage off my shopping trip. Especially at Kohl’s. They always seem to have coupons! Besides checking for coupons online, a few of my other tips for being a savvy shopper are:
- Check your junk mail. Yea yea, I know…it’s junk mail. However, that junk mail sometimes has some really great coupons in it. Especially for things you wouldn’t expect to have a coupon for. For instance, we have a resale shop here that we like to go to for jeans for the kids. That resale shop has coupons in the junk mail!
- Speaking of resale shops, there is nothing wrong with buying used (and saving the difference…sorry, couldn’t resist. You die hard Duggar fans will know what I am talking about). Kids go through their clothes so fast. Why pay full price for something, like a pair of jeans, when you can get them for a fraction of the cost. Case in point…my son just picked up a pair of jeans at the resale shop for $10. It still had the tags on it. Retail price was $38. I rest my case.
- Use reward cards. Everyone has a rewards card now. Even car dealerships. Get the card. If you don’t want to have a ton of cards in your wallet or little key chain things on your car keys, then search the app store for an app that will hold all those cards for you. My husband uses and app and loves it!
- Research your large purchases. You don’t want to spend a lot of money on a whim only to find out that you don’t really like what you bought. For instance, a refrigerator with built in WiFi. Sounds cool, but do you really need it? I like to read all the negative reviews of something first. Sometimes the people that post the negative reviews have a point and totally change my mind on a product, while other times they are just whining or they don’t know how to actually use the product. Just research.
- Read up on the return policy. Some places have a window of time where you can return something without paying a restocking fee. For instance, one place you wouldn’t expect to have a return policy (at least I wasn’t expecting it!) is at a car dealership. East Hills Chevrolet has an exclusive 3 Day/100 Mile Vehicle Exchange Policy! You can never go wrong buying a car at East Hills Chevrolet with this policy!
- Ask for a better price. Bet you didn’t know you could do that! But you can! My husband is really good about this one. I, on the other hand, need to work on it. I have a hard time asking the sales rep at Kohl’s to give me a better price on something that is already marked. He, however, can look at them and say “is that the best price you can do?” and almost always they will bend over backwards to find a coupon for him to use. It’s crazy…crazy good!
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