We all like to save money and for some it’s a
necessity. Whether you have to or just
want to save I will give you a few ideas:
First, we do most of our grocery shopping at Ingles. Not only do they have decent sales (member
card required) but they also have fuel rewards.
For every $100 you spent on groceries, you get 10 cents off the cost of
a gallon of gas. You earn the rewards
month-by-month. Example - rewards I am
earning this month (July) have to be redeemed by the end of August. They don’t carry over month to month.
We used our May rewards points the last week in June. At that point gas at the Ingles station was
$1.73. We had enough rewards points for
40 cents of a gallon, so we paid $1.33 a gallon. There is a limit of 20 gallons at the
discounted price
If your grocery store has a fuel rewards program, make sure
to take advantage of it! Although gas it
at a low not seen in years, saving more money on top of that is a wonderful
thing! No matter if you only save 10 or 20 cents off a gallon, it’s money that
stays in your pocket. I know that Kroger
has had a fuel rewards program for years and I assume other grocery chains have
programs also.
Anyone who eats out likes a deal and so many restaurants
have e-clubs that you can join in order to get specials or even free items on
your birthday. Not all restaurants
advertise the programs so be sure to ask or check online.
I will post a link at the end of this article that gives
information on some restaurants as well as movie theaters, stores and motels
with deals. While the deals in the links
are stated for senior citizens, many of these companies also offer specials for
any age.
We use Farm Bureau for auto and home owner’s
insurance. As members, we can receive
savings on different things including motels and theme parks. The point is, there are free deals or money
saving deals all over the place…it might take a little work but it is worth the
effort to locate and use them.
It’s your money and it’s worth checking into these things. What do you do with your ‘old stuff”….toss
items in the landfill maybe? Instead why
not sell the stuff. If you are on
Facebook search for yard sale groups in your area. It’s free and you never know what people are
looking to buy. I have sold everything
from A to Z including the kitchen sink!
Seriously! We just got new
carpeting and had two area rugs that we wanted to get rid of. The carpet outfit wanted $40 to haul them
off. I said, “NO” to that idea. I listed them on Facebook for free and within a few
days I sold them for $80!
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| Sold the carpet and it didn't wind up in the landfill! |
We eat at Ruby Tuesday and enjoy it more because of their
‘buy-one-get-one-half-price’ coupons. I
just got the coupons in the mail so we will be taking advantage of the savings
soon. I think we will be heading to RT’s
this week to enjoy ourselves and save money!
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