WALLET WATCH: SAVING ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING
By Annette Newell
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
ARE YOU WORRIED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WILL RUN YOUR WALLET DRY?
IF SO, YOU’RE NOT ALONE - IN FACT RETAIL FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING THIS SHOPPING SEASON WILL BE A ROUGH ONE.
RELAX!
NINE IS ON YOUR SIDE TO HELP YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY.
IN TONIGHT’S WALLET WATCH, WHILE THE HOLIDAYS MAY SEEM WAY IN THE FUTURE: - NOW IS THE TIME TO GET A HEAD START ON EXTRA SAVINGS.
LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY, THE STRUGGLING HOUSING MARKET AND RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: COULD ADD UP TO A MEAGER HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.
BUT SALES WILL STILL RING: AND MANY WILL GO IN THE STORES AND ON LINE, LOOKING FOR DEALS.
HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS TO SAVE MONEY WITH HOLIDAY SHOPPING COURTESY OF MOOLANOMY DOT COM.
LOOK FOR DISCOUNTS AND REBATES.
FOR EXAMPLE: E BATES HAS DEALS WITH HUNDREDS OF MERCHANTS.
CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARDS’ SHOPPING NETWORKS: MANY OFFER CASHBACK BONUSES AT MERCHANT PARTNERS,
YOUR PLACE OF WORK MAY HAVE AN EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS PROGRAM - AND NOT JUST FOR ITEMS THAT YOUR COMPANY MAKES.
IT COULD BE WORTHWHILE TO ASK YOUR BOSS OR THE H-R MANAGER IF ONE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU.
DEALSCANS - KEEPS TRACK OF THE BEST DEALS FROM MAJOR ONLINE RETAILERS. YOU CAN DO BASIC SEARCHES FOR HIGHEST RATED DEALS, AND BEST DEALS.
AND PRICEPROTECTR:
IF YOU BOUGHT SOMETHING ONLINE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE THE U-R-L, AND GIVE THEM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. IF THEY NOTICE THE PRICE DROP ANY TIME WITHIN THE PRICE PROTECTION PERIOD, THEY’LL SEND AN EMAIL YOUR WAY.
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