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.

I haven’t had a movie rental membership in a very long time. I am incapable of returning a rental on time. In the long run, I found it cheaper to buy previously viewed movies than to pay late fees for movies I didn’t get to watch anymore. Some of that changed with Redbox.

Honestly, when Redbox arrived it held zero interest for me. $1 late fees add up just like $3 late fees did. I completely ignored it….until I found out about Redbox codes. I get my codes at Insideredbox.com. You can sometimes get codes with your drink at McDonald’s as well. Some codes may only be good at Walmart, Walgreens or McDonald’s, but it’s still good for a free one night movie rental on that credit card.

But wait? If it’s free why do I have to give my credit card? If you don’t return the movie on time, you will be charged for a night’s rental. But wait? I have three credit/debit cards. From what I’ve experienced, that means you can use the code when it’s valid once for each card. So far I’ve paid one late fee, and I’ve paid for a Redbox rental twice. When you consider that I wasn’t even going to be a customer until I found out about this, that means Redbox has only paid $10 to get me as a customer. I’m apparently bought cheap. However, this means I’ve saved $10 as well. I can live with that.

365 Days of Saving Money: $895 Annually (Running Total)