Dollar Tamer Helping you tame your money

I came across an article on the News Times about couponing I thought I’d share.  It explains the importance of planning your meals when couponing.  Coupons are great for buying non-perishables well ahead of time, but you need some forethought when purchasing perishables.  Spoiled food you have to throw out is still a waste, regardless of the excellent deal you got on it!

It’s an interesting read and includes her meal plans for a week (along with the …

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I know this is probably obvious to anyone reading this site, but I came across this article at WAPT.com about coupons on the back of your receipts.  I noticed this trend some time ago, and every now and then there are some decent coupons back there.  A lot of stores are printing additional savings discounts on the bottom of the coupon as well now.

With the economic slowdown, people …

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Let me tell you about my $60/hr part-time job…

The internet is full of useful information! I use it for what I consider one of my part-time jobs. There are oodles of sites that can help you save money by sharing ideas I’ve never thought of before and showing me where to get …

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The Des Moines Register has an article about coupon codes for online purchases.  A while back, I was purchasing a gift certificate from restaurant.com and noticed there was a place I could enter a “discount code”.  I did a quick google once and came across retailmenot.com.  A code on there let me save 20% off of my purchase.  There is no need to register, simply put the domain name of the place you are purchasing …

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