Christmas Savings
Most of my shopping, and savings, haven't been on food or household items lately.
Like most of the rest of the country, I've been focusing on Christmas shopping.
I didn't realize until the past year or so, how much money I wasted in the early years of my marriage. I never shopped around when buying presents. I just went & picked it out and bought it. I'm so glad that I've become more frugal...
Some Examples:
- The Hasbro Playskool Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage runs anywhere from $79.99 to $119.99 depending on where you look. But, I happen to find it on sale at Amazon.com for only $33.99. AND since it qualified for Super Saver Shipping, it was free shipping. AND I had an $8 credit at Amazon for some surveys I had done. I ended up paying only $25.99 OOP for the playhouse!!! [check Amazon because as of the time of this post, the price is only $29.99!!!!]
- Today from Walmart.com I got: Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker for only $5, originally $26.88. Guitar Hero Air Guitar '80s Rock Expansion Song Pack for only $5, originally $14.88. American Idol Spotlight Stage Double for only $5, unsure of original price. I opted for Site to Store shipping, so shipping was free! I got all of the above for only $16.20 after tax. BUT since I had money saved up in my Paypal account from doing surveys, I used that and paid $0 OOP!
- I'm a member & lover of Mypoints.com. So using my $50 Walmart gift card that I got from Mypoints, I got all the stocking stuffers for my kids with part of that. $0 OOP
So I saved approx. $75 on the playhouse & $50+ at Walmart.com & $30 on the stocking stuffers. Better than paying full price.
