This year is all about saving money every day while trying to increase your income potential. If you did one thing each day that could save as little as $5 over the course of a year, you could have an extra $1800 in your pocket at the end of the year. Not all of these tips may apply to you, so to keep it fair, not all of them will apply to me.

Every year I buy some sort of Entertainment book. This year I bought the Portland Chinook book specifically for an organic produce coupon. The $33 I saved more than covered the $20 cost of the book. What do you do with all of the coupons you don’t use, though?

Frankly, I’m a creature of habit. I like the eateries that I like to go to, and I’m pretty particular about my dry cleaning service. I kept looking at those coupons as savings that someone was missing. My solution? I set up coupon swaps with my friends. If you and a couple friends buy a coupon book or get the paper, it’s a great way for most everyone to double the coupons they really need. Cinnamon would take the golf coupons, Becky would take the lift ticket coupons, etc.

Some people even make money from unused coupons. While you cannot sell coupons, you can put a price on the time it takes to cut and ship the coupons to another party. Many people sell this service on ebay or craigslist. If you find yourself with a glut of Sunday papers, you might want to take a stab at it.

Sharing coupons is a great way to expand your resources. In BOGOs alone this has saved me at least $15 per year.

365 Days of Savings: $590 (Running Total)



Andi B.

Andi B.