Frugal Moms

There is another thing I do that many other frugal writers may not.  I shop a lot online, because in the end it can be cheaper for me than to drive, or pay to get a ride, 30 or so miles.  As such I often shop online for many things most people just wouldn’t do.  However, if your like me in living at least 25 miles form the closest shopping center that has 90% of your living needs, perhaps you too have embraced shopping online as a means of saving.  The best saving I have found is clearance items with free shipping coupons, that is a buy now situation, because often times you can even resell on ebay.  I don’t often do this, but on things I need I might buy one or two extra for reselling.

However, let me get to the heart of this post.  I found a place you can not only find web coupons for items, but they also pay you rebates on how much you shop.  Before I tell you where, let me tell you how wonderful this has been for my family.  As you all may or may not know my husband lost his job in June due to a terrible accident at work.  His employer at the time fired him for having a hernia.  Now, my husband is released to light duty and is looking forward to getting back to work as soon as possible.  He has two plans.  To go up into town and apply everywhere and to start his own business Clark’s Computers.  It will mostly be home personal computer repair where, once our scooter arrives, he goes to the customers home and fixes the problem on the site.  Well, as a new business you need things to get your work out such as business cards, and letterhead.  We went to a shopping site through a rebate site for business items.  This business items site has sent us over 150 dollars in business startup items for about 20 dollars in shipping and 15 dollars in merchandise.  Plus I got 10% of my 15 dollars back!  Do you want to know where this awesome place is?  It’s Ebates and it’s free to sign up.  I got 5.00 immediately just for signing up.  In the end I have probably saved hundreds just by using their stores and my husband will be able to start his business once our scooter arrives.

Just last week I ordered printer ink for cheaper than the only store that carries it (over 20 miles away) with free shipping, and I got 15% back on my purchase.  Like I said, for someone like me that must shop on the net for certain items due to the cost practicality it truly pays off.