Me and a few other bloggers just completed 10 weeks of savings with the Entertainment Book. You can head on over to the 10 Weeks of Savings Blog to see how we all used the Entertainment Book to save us money each and every week. I ended up saving over $180 during the 10 week period!
Entertainment is now giving away $125 every day through the month on January with their Easy Money Giveaway. Head on over to the Entertainment Coupon Book Facebook page to be entered to win.
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This is one of my favorite ways to make a little extra cash! I usually do this each and every year around this time, so I can have some extra spending money for Christmas! In fact, today I just made $108 in about 10 minutes worth of work.
If you have any books, video games, movies or even electronics you no longer want you can trade them in at Amazon
It’s super easy! I am going to walk you through the whole process:
First, you want to go through your items and find the items you want to trade-in. I started with 2 textbooks my boys no longer needed. Once you have your stack of items, you can search for them on Amazon to see if they are eligible. I will show you an example with my Give Me Liberty!: An American History (Third Edition) (Vol. 2)
You can search by the title, but I like to use the ISBN number, because sometimes there are so many different versions of textbooks.
Once you get to the Give Me Liberty!: An American History (Third Edition) (Vol. 2)
You can see that Amazon will pay me $47.81 in Amazon gift cards if I trade-in this book. Yes, please!!!
You click the “trade in” button and then you are taken to this screen where you will need to verify the ISBN. Super easy! Then click the “continue” button to finish the process. There will be a couple of forms you will need to print out (one of which is your FREE shipping label).
Next, box up your books, making sure that the size of the box closely relates to the size of items you are shipping.
Make sure you add the packing slip, so they know which account to credit the Amazon gift cards too.
Lastly, you attach the FREE shipping label to the box and drop it off at a UPS or USPS location, this will depend on which shipping method you chose.
If your submission is accepted, an Amazon.com Gift Card for the value of your trade-in will appear in your Amazon.com account, generally within 2 business days. Your gift card payment is automatically added to the available balance on your account so you don’t need to redeem any claim codes or wait for gift cards in the mail.
Here are a couple of things to remember when trading items in:
I’m going to go through my house to see what other items we can sell, and I will update you with my total. If you end up selling some of your items, I would love to hear how much you make!
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I know school just got out, and some kids don’t even get out for another week or so, but now through the end of July is a great time to do some back to school shopping. Most stores will be clearing out their summer merchandise to bring in the new fall merchandise.
If you kids wear short sleeve shirts year round then you should be able to find some great deals, especially towards the end of July when they are trying to really clear out the remainder of the summer stuff. My kids prefer to just wear short sleeve shirts all year long, they will throw on a zip hoodie on over their tee if it gets too cold.
Here are some tees I picked up yesterday at Aeropostale that my daughter will use for school next year. All of these shirts were marked down to $3.99. I also used a 20% off coupon, so I was able to get each shirt for only $3.19.
I paid $12.77 (before tax) for all 4 shirts and the original retail was $81.00. I love a great deal!
So, keep an eye on the clearance racks at your favorite stores over the next couple of months. You should be able to find some amazing deals that will save you tons of money on your back to school clothes shopping. I highly recommend shopping year round, but I find the biggest clearance markdowns happen in January and July when the most drastic changes in the seasons happen.
I would love to hear how you handle back to school shopping at your house. Do you do it year round? Do you have a set amount? Do the kids pay? Please share!
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Just because something is on sale, doesn’t mean it’s a great deal, even if it 60% off. You need to weigh the value of a deal for you and your family. For instance, today on Groupon they are offering a large Domino’s Pizza with up to 10 topping for only $8.00. (60% off regular price). Now, one large pizza with 10 toppings for only $8 may be a great deal, but it’s not really that great of a deal for our family and here are a couple of reasons why:
Here is the cost breakdown for dinner at Domino’s:
1 Large 3 topping pizza @ 8.00 (Groupon)
2 Large 2 topping pizza’s @ $15.39 (regular price, can’t use additional offers or coupons with the Groupon)
Total for 3 pizza’s = $38.78
Here is the cost breakdown for dinner at Papa Johns:
1 Large 3 topping pizza $10.00 (special)
2 Large 3 topping pizza + 2 liter pop @ $18.99 for both (Sounder’s special)
Total for 3 pizza’s + 2 liter of pop = $28.99
Am I telling you not to buy the Domino’s pizza Groupon? Absolutely not! If you only order one pizza and love lots of toppings, then the Groupon deal is great for you. If you need more pizza’s and don’t really like a lot of toppings, you will probably find a better deal somewhere else.
Doing a little research will go a long way when it comes to saving your family money!
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Need to make up some Christmas Cash? December 24 – January 03, when you open up a new checking account at any US Bank in-store location, they will give you $75!
Here is what you need to do to take advantage of this deal:
Deals like this do work, remember I scored a FREE iPod Touch just for opening an account at Key Bank. What would you use your free $75 on? Dinner out? Groceries? Target toy clearance?
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Heather over at Queen Bee Coupons has put together an amazing resource for all of us Costco shoppers. She has created a Costco price list database. The database breaks down the cost of all the items so you know how much you are paying per item, per ounce, etc. This is a big help when deciding if a large Costco item is a good price or not.
She also has a great post that explains what kind of deals you can get by shopping at Costco, or shopping with coupons. It’s very informative and worth checking out!
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This is an awesome deal! If you are a new Key Bank customer, you can get an Sony bloggie camera for FREE when you open a checking account. There are some requirements in order for you to get the FREE camera, you can see the complete list of details HERE, but I will list the basics for you.
You must enroll in the KeyBank Rewards points program. You can enroll by requesting a KeyBank Rewards debit card from the branch, by calling 877-KEY-ONLY, or through the online application on key.com. There is a $20 annual fee for the KeyBank Rewards Program that will be waived for the first year.
You can get all the answers to FAQ HERE. This offer is available in the following districts: Cleveland, Eastern OH, Idaho, Western NY, Oregon, Seattle Cascades, South Puget Sound, Central NY, Rochester, Maine, Northwest OH, Michigan, Capital Region NY, and Hudson Valley NY.
You can either apply online or apply at one of their branches if you are interested in taking advantage of this deal.
They has a similiar offer awhile back where they were offering a FREE Ipod Touch, I have had several people inform my that they have in fact received their Ipod, so these types of deals do work, you just need to make sure you pay close attention to all the requirements. I did the Ipod offer, and I am still the in the process of qualifying for it, but I will be sure to let you know when I receive it.
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I enjoy eating out, mostly because I don’t have to do the cooking or the cleaning. However, I don’t like paying the high price tag that comes with eating out. With a family of 7 (and 3 kids that can no longer eat of the kids menu) we don’t eat out all that often as a family. When we do eat out, I always try to find a way to save some money.
Here are some of the things that we do that save us money when we eat out:
Restaurant.com – I have used Restaurant.com tons! They often have sales, so you can end up getting a $25 restaurant.com gift card for only $2-3. By using these gift certificates we can drastically reduce our bill for nicer restaurants. Our final bill is usually fairly close to what it would have cost us to eat out at a fast food restaurant.
Free Gift Cards – I have earned gift cards for FREE by using MyPoints. I have been able to redeem my points for gift cards to Panera Bread, The Cheescake Factory and more.
Restaurant Websites – If you have a restaurant that you really enjoy, you should check out their website. Lots of times they will have printable coupons or email clubs that you can sign up for. Here are a just a few of the websites offering deals:
Entertainment Book – I usually always buy the Entertainment book each year, there are lots of coupons in the book that can get you FREE food.
Groupon – I am finding that Groupon is a great way to get some great discounts for local restaurants. I picked up the discounts they had for Fatburger and Garlic Jim’s. Keep an eye on Groupon for your area and something may pop up that interests you.
IKEA – Ocassionaly we take advantage of the great food deals you can get at IKEA. IKEA regularly has FREE food for kids or $1 Meatball meals.
Skip the drinks – Sometimes we will skip the drinks all together and just go for water. It’s healthier and cheaper!
Share a Meal – Sometimes restaurants serve an enormous amount of food and there is no way I could eat everything that is on the plate. Instead or ordering a kids meal for my daughter, we will occasionally share my meal. It’s a great way to save money and not feel stuffed too.
What are some things that you do to save money when eating out?
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