Monday, October 01, 2007

When one store gives away a deal, everyone else jumps in on the act. Or that’s the way it seems. My local supermarket is offering money saving coupons depending on how much you spend. I’ve earned two coupons so far, $9 off my next $90 purchase, and $12 off my next $120 purchase. I didn’t think it was too long before other supermarket’s deals starting arriving in the mailbox. A rival supermarket is offering a $5 coupon if you spent $50. And the local grocery delivery service is offering $50 off a $150 purchase. Years ago my grocery bill wouldn’t have even got close to those amounts, but these days with the price of food, it won’t be too hard to qualify.

We’re told to drink more water every day and also to say no to expensive bottled water. We have a reverse osmosis water system on our kitchen faucet and I also use a Brita water pitcher. The water tastes great, but some days I want something with some flavor without adding extra sugar to my diet. The commercials for the Pur flavored water have certainly been tempting. If you’re like me and seriously thinking about purchasing one of these systems, here’s something that might sweeten the deal, they’re offering money saving coupons. Visit www.Purflavoroptions.com.

Remember I told you about the waiting list at my local library? Last week I discovered that if there’s a large print edition of the book you’re interested in reading, sign up for that one, the waiting list is a lot, lot shorter. I guess people don’t know about this tip, or there are some very vain people out there. Not me, I have to wear glasses to read now anyway!

Being the Budget Smart Girl that I am, when I see the word free I sit up and take notice. And if the word free comes with no strings attached, it’s even better. One of the local health care clinics sent a promotional brochure describing all their locations and what’s offered. For just visiting their site and reading through some information that took about two minutes, they’re now sending me a free first aid kit.

For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm

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