love to shop, love to save

I have to say this. If I was a noob at coupons before, well, I’ve recently realized how much I’ve been missing out. Guess there’s no better time than now to make up for lost time.

Right now, I don’t have a car so I have been doing quite a bit of my back to school shopping for my kids online. Trust me, since I’m fairly new at this, I’ve spent a lot of time researching and comparing prices.

And this site that I found, at Savings.com, has sure saved me a lot of time and money. I can compare prices there and their coupons have really helped me to save more than I dared to imagine.

I just ordered a backpack from eBags using a coupon from this site and I’m not planning on stopping there. I have a bunch of other things on my list that my son needs for college, so you know I’ll be scouring their site for more coupons.

Savings.com is packed with coupons for all of my favorite stores (and probably yours too!). Quite honestly, I could do with any savings I can get as I’m way over my budget right now and every little bit helps.

Daily Deal: 50% off Transformers pajamas for boys

Transformers Gray and Yellow Shorty Pajamas for Boys – $ 14.99

Check out lots more of your little boys’ favorite Transformer designs and grab today’s Daily Deal and save 50% off Transformers pajamas for boys. Be sure to use the coupon code – optbumbl – at checkout. Offer good for one day only on August 2, 2010.

Tags: Crazy For Bargains, pajamas, sleepwear, Transformers

how to afford eyeglasses for convenience and fashion?

If you’re like me, you probably spend a small fortune on eyeglasses a year. That’s not a happy thought. But hey, if you’re online a lot (like me), you’ve probably heard that you can get your eyeglasses online at a fraction of the price you would otherwise have to pay if you go to your regular store just by getting them from Zenni Optical.

Everybody’s talking about it and singing praises, not to mention heading right over to this online store to choose from the wide selection of inexpensive yet fashionable frames and quality eyeglasses. You have to agree, times are lean and everyone’s trying to get their penny’s worth.

Eyeglasses are a necessity for many of us yet it’s an item that many of us can ill-afford even in the best of times, especially if you have kids. So now with a cheaper option that doesn’t sacrifice quality, we could probably afford more than one pair each for convenience since some people are in the habit of misplacing their glasses.

Or how about eyeglasses as a fashion statement? Would be great to have my eyeglasses match my clothes and bag, eh? But don’t let my teens hear that or I’m in trouble!

a little effort can save you money

Like it or not, a car gets us places and for those of us with families, owning a car has become a necessary expense. Luckily there’s now the convenience of being able to get cheap auto insurance quotes online from the comfort of our own home.

All it takes is a little effort on our part to surf around a little bit and compare rates. In fact, some of the better insurance sites will provide auto insurance comparisons between their own and their competitors’ rates, which makes it even easier for us to compare since everything is on one page.

The problem though is that most times, we tend to stick with the same insurance company and it doesn’t strike us that there may be cheaper options out there that could save us money. Chances are, with a little research, we can always find a better rate and more savings.

shopping everything all in one place

Sure the shopping frenzy might be over for now but don’t tell me you won’t shop again till Christmas. Between now and then, there are still the birthdays, anniversaries, school breaks and lots of reasons to shop! Well, we still have to eat, don’t we?

So yeah, being the busy mom that I am, I’m constantly on the lookout for easy ways to shop. Between home, business and kids, I honestly don’t have a lot of time to be shuttling between stores looking for stuff that I need and comparing prices. Do you have any idea how time-consuming that is?

If there’s a site like Offers.com that gives me an organized list of the best offers around, all in one place, and saves me money and the hard labor of sorting through thousands of promos and deals, then I say, let me at it!

I have only 24 hours a day and quite frankly, most days it seems like those 24 hours go in the blink of an eye. And sometimes when kids need something for school or a birthday party, they don’t tell you till the last minute and then where am I going to find that stuff at a moment’s notice.

12 days of funky holiday deals

Say yay to funky colors and mismatches that will make your eyeballs spin round twice in their sockets !

Zany – set of 3 you can mix and match any which way you like

Starting November 30, 2009, Miss Matched will feature a different holiday deal every day. How cool is that! Be sure you check in every day. Deals end December 11, 2009.

The Black Friday, Cyber Monday mood continues with free shipping on orders of $75 & above. Offer is valid for orders within the continental US and ends December 11, 2009.