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.

Transformers Gray and Yellow Shorty Pajamas for Boys – $ 14.99

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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!

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.

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.

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.

Summer Fun Birthday Box which is a basic party package for 8 guests includes Summer Fun plates, cups, napkins, a table cover, cutlery, streamers, and candles

… to party favor sets you can give out to your guests

Garden Party Deluxe Favor Set – $6.99 which consists of one set of Garden Party deluxe favors, favor bag, crinkle paper and twist tie

… to personalized invitations and pinatas, kids love pinatas . Birthday in a Box is having a sale right now on invitations, banners, favors, decorations, themes, balloons… so go check them out.

Seeing their brother buying so many new shirts, my 2 daughters naturally wanted to buy some too. Since the men’s and women’s sections are both having the same promo, I figured we could mix and match the T-shirts.

That means as long as we buy 3 shirts in total, we should enjoy the special pricing. Actually that’s what we’ve been doing the last few times we were there. But this time, they wouldn’t allow us to do that.

Times are bad so if they’re smart, they should relax the business policy rather than tighten it. Anyways I reckon we have more than enough T-shirts and won’t be buying any more for a while. Besides there are lots of other stores on sale now which are offering equally good deals.

I remember those times when I’d come back with a carload of shopping bags after having spent a day at the mall and eating so much that my diet pills were never very far away.

Now I’m more careful when deciding what I need to buy and what’s nice to buy. Impulse buying is a hard habit to kick if you’re a shopaholic like me.

But it can be conquered if you just step out of the shop for a few minutes and tell yourself you’ll come back if you can’t find a similar item for less at another store.

When I use this trick on myself, chances are I will either forget about the item or I will no longer feel the urgency to buy the item. It works for me. Try it!

Well, it’s pointless complaining so I set out to look for Christmas shopping bargains instead. You’ll find lots of coupon deals that could add up to quite a bit of savings here.

For those hard to buy for people, I suggest you check out these Christmas food gifts. Everybody loves good food and the holidays are all about catching up and pigging out so food’s a great idea for a gift.