SHOPPING FOR LESS

Everyone is trying to make their dollars stretch these days.  I've had people ask me how do you make your home look so great on a small budget.

Some of us have grown up living on restricted budgets, while others are just starting this process by downsizing and spending less. This time of year is a great time to find sale and discounted items.

Here are a few simple tips that I use.

-Shop clearance and sale items at your retail stores.

-Thrift stores and second had stores like Goodwill
are places where you can find quality items at great prices.

 

 

-Shop garage sales 

-Make use of  places on the internet like Craigslist, Kijiji, Freecyle, ebay  

-Shop discount stores such as dollar stores.

- Warehouse stores can also save you some money, be aware there may be annual fees so evaluate if it's a big enough savings to make it worth the investment.

Craigslist is a network of online communities, featuring free online classified advertisement.

Kijiji is a online network that has free classifieds site with millions of ads.  

Freecycle is a website that you can list items to give away, or browse free items.

Ebay is an world wide auction online where businesses and people buy and sell a variety of items.

Goodwill auction is an online auction  where you can buy a variety of items, even vehicles.

If you shop online take advantage of days with free shipping or discount codes (These code are kind of  like using a coupon, but you enter a code instead of a paper coupon). 
     
-Paint is a frugal shoppers best friend, if you don't like the color of an item paint it!

 

-Student and senior discount days or a day  marked as a sale discount is another great way to save.

-Use coupons

-Sign up for store membership - usually you will get coupons, emails etc. with advance notice of sales and discount coming to the store.
-Sign up for birthday clubs (restaurants)~ usually there is a gift or discount offered on your birthday. 

-Take advantage of free printable downloads ~ you can get anything from subway art, banners to paper dolls for your children.

Happy Savings = Happy Shopping!