Want to save a buck?

In today’s fragile and unpredictable economy, saving money is at the top of everyone’s mind. Here are some tips for saving money in your life in general, and also when purchasing things at online retilaers such as buy.com.
Saving at online retailers such as buy.com is easy, but may take a little research to get the best price. Getting that new plasma TV is worth it though, especially when you can save possibly 50% and maybe much more! All for a few minutes of research! When you shop online with buy.com, you can use coupon codes, which are an electronic coupon. Simply find the item you want or need, see if its on sale on their website. Then, go an internet search for ‘buy.com coupon code’. You can often find free shipping, percentages off, and other great deals that you can combine with the same price!
There are dozens of ways to save money in your day-to-day life as well!
Before you even start looking elsewhere in your budget to cut costs, start at the source with your paycheck. If you get a tax refund, that means you’re overpaying Uncle Sam from the beginning. Boost your take-home pay today by adjusting your tax withholding with your employer.

Use coupons for grocery shopping. Make sure though, that you are getting a good deal. Compare the price of store brands to what you will pay with a coupon for a name brand. Take the time to do the math!
Turn off the lights! And don’t forget to unplug EVERYTHING. Even when off, a computer uses electricity. Same for your cell phone charger, coffee pot and TV! Unplugging these items will save on your electric bill!
Turn your hot water heater down. It takes a lot of electricity to heat up the water! If you can afford it, changing to a tankless water heater will save you even more money, and will pay for itself within a year or two!
Do you really need 500 cable or satellite channels? Call your Provider and reduce your services!

Using coupons for rental car deals!

We all know coupons are one of the best ways to save money on groceries and health and beauty products- but did you know that you can also use coupons to save yourself money when getting a rental car? That’s right- you can use coupons when you are traveling and save money on your rental car charges!
Rental car coupons can be found in lots of places- some you may have never even though of! Your local phone directory often has rental car coupons in the front of the book, you can also search online discount sites such as http://www.dailynewdeals.com/ to find the most recent rental car coupon codes! Most membership companies- including the AARP and AAA clubs offer rental car discount codes. In addition, most major warehouse clubs such as Cosco, Sams’ Club and BJ’s warehouse club offer special discounts for their members!
Often times you may receive rental car coupons in membership mailings as well! Another great place to find them is in local coupon mailers!
Different types of car rental coupons include:
Money off coupons- car rental coupons can range from $5 to $50 off your total rental price. (Money always comes off at the end of the rental after the taxes and fees are calculated) The amount of money off usually depends on the number of rental days and sometimes the size of the vehicle you are renting.
Free day coupons- You usually find free day coupons for compact up to full size cars, for weekly or weekend rentals. To calculate the value of the free day you would take your base rate (before taxes) and divide it by the number of rental days. This gives you an average daily rate. This amount would be taken off at the end of the rental (taxes and fees are calculated first!).
When booking online, the value of money off or free day coupon may not be calculated into your total price. When you generate your price total, the website should tell you whether or not the value of the free day has been credited. If it is not calculated in your rate, the coupon value will be subtracted at the end of the rental when you pay for it, assuming you met the terms and conditions that were listed; these terms and conditions are usually on the back of the coupon.
Upgrade coupons- these are common as a single upgrade or double upgrade. For example if a rental company classifies it’s sizes from compact – mid – standard – full – premium and you wanted a full size; you would book the mid-size and may receive a single upgrade to a standard size car or a double upgrade to a full size car.