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Talkback Tuesday: What’s your Shopping Secret?

Mar 16th, 2010
by Heather.
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Talkback Tuesday is a time where I ask you a question and you get to sound off!

We will cover all kinds of topics on Tuesdays and all you have can participate in 3 ways:

  1. Follow me on Twitter and reply to the topic there.
  2. Share this on Facebook, or leave a comment on the wall
  3. Leave a comment on this post with your thoughts on the topic!

Alright, Now to the Question of the day!

What’s your Shopping Secret? It’s time to spill… Let me know what you do to save even more while you’re shopping!

Here are my shopping secrets. Things that make my life a little easier and save me even more!

  • Always shop the perimeter of a store. Did you know that Target puts clearance items on along the outside walls of the store? Shop this area for the best hidden deals!
  • At Walgreens I Always check out in cosmetics! These cashiers tend to be more knowledgeable and helpful and I don’t feel like I hold up the line.
  • Know your Cashiers. Become friends with the cashiers at your favorite stores. I have some cashiers that I know because I always shop the same time and the same days. They get excited to see what deals I can get and how much I can save.

Your turn, Leave a comment and let me know what your Shopping Secret is!

Talkback Tuesday: Ask Your Questions

Mar 9th, 2010
by Heather.
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I’m bringing back an old favorite of mine starting this week, Talkback Tuesday is a time where I ask you a question and you get to sound off! This is something I did when I first started blogging and I really miss the interaction with you the readers so I’m bringing it back.

We will cover all kinds of topics on Tuesdays and all you have can participate in 3 ways:

  1. Follow me on Twitter and reply to the topic there.
  2. Share this on Facebook, or leave a comment on the wall
  3. Leave a comment on this post with your thoughts on the topic!

Alright, Now to the Question of the day!

What’s Questions about Couponing and Saving Money do you have, and what would you like to know more about?

I’m hoping to answer these in future posts here on Passion for Savings. I would love to know, what confuses you, what do you have problems with? Are you still new and looking for basic information? Anything is fair game. Just leave a comment and let me know. Also, for those seasoned veterans feel free to answer the questions in the comments too, we can all learn from each other!

Saving on Your Phone Bill

Apr 21st, 2009
by Heather.
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Once I started this blog, everywhere I go people started telling me of all the great ways they save money! This is great because not only does it help me, but I get to pass those ideas along to you.

Since it’s Talk Back Tuesday…. Leave me a comment and let me know how you save money around the House!

I got an email the other day from one of the other moms in my MOPS group (actually she sent it to all the moms) letting me know that she had a new phone number and had switched to Magic Jack. I have heard about this online from some other blogs, but I thought since she had first hand experience with the product I would let her share with you how it works!

MagicJack

Here’s what she had to say:

Well I first heard about the MagicJack on an email that I got in my Spam folder.
It said “Pay no more monthy phone bills”…….so that got my interest!
I clicked on the email and it took me to their website…
www.magicjack.com

Basically you pay a one-time cost of $39.95 to purchase the MagicJack device.
This also includes your first year of FREE local and long distance calling!! Yep you heard me right……..No monthy bills to keep track of and pay on.
Just this one time fee and you’re set for an entire year!!
It comes with a lot of other FREE features too like Call Waiting, Caller ID, Call Forwarding, Voicemail, Directory Assistance, 911 Emergency also avail.
You can even take the MagicJack with you if you travel, like to another country and call back to anyone in the US and it’s FREE!!

It all sounded so good that my husband and I thought we’d give it a try…….what do we have to lose?? Then if you choose to renew for the next year, it’s only $19.95 and that’s for a whole year!

Their website tells about all this and shows videos too that are helpful!
We purchased ours at Radio Shack here in Springdale………Most Radio Shacks here in NW AR showed to keep it in stock!

The website did offer a 30 FREE Trial which you won’t get if you buy it here locally, but we thought it was worth trying out!
We’ve only had it not quite a month and so far it’s worked really good for us!
Your phone system is then set up thru your computer.

Here’s all you need……
1. A computer with an avail USB port
2. Windows XP, Vista, or Mac (Intel Chip)
3. One of the following: Broadband, High-Speed Internet, Cable Internet, DSL, Wi-Fi, WiMax, or FiOS.

I hope this info I’ve given you is helpful Check out their website too for more info and see what you think about it yourself!

Here’s the website where you can get the Free Trial Offer that Libby was talking about: Magic Jack Free Trial Offer

Another great way to save on your phone bill is with Voice over IP, I am not technical enough to understand the differences and explain them, but you can read more about it Here

Talk Back Tuesday

Apr 7th, 2009
by Heather.
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I think this is quickly becoming one of my favorite days, because I love hearing all your great ideas! You know the drill, I post a question, and you let me know your thoughts.

We all know that companies use high value coupons, sales, and free after rebate items to get us to try their products hoping that we will like them and purchase them in the future. But if you’re like me by the time you run out of that product there i another new “free” item to take it’s place.

Here’s today’s question:
What Free item have you gotten that you might actually pay for in the future?

Also:

What items do you wish you could get for free?

I love the Glade Scented Oil Candles. I got a ton of these at Target before Christmas and the Apple Cinnamon is my favorite! I did actually pay $0.50 a box for the refills at Walgreens a month or so ago because I was out. :) However, now that we are on to the new Fragrance Collection Candles, I probably won’t actually be paying for these again :)

Talk Back Tuesday

Mar 31st, 2009
by Heather.
3 comments

Ok, here we go again! Can you believe it’s Tuesday already??? This is your chance to share your favorite coupon finds:
What coupon do you wait for and ALWAYS clip????
This might be something that you use, or something you know you can get for Free if it goes on sale. Hopefully this will give everyone a good idea of what coupons to keep their eye out for.
Personally I LOVE to find high value Cereal Coupons like the $1.00/1 Kellogg’s Coupons that were in the inserts last year, and I always cut out Colgate coupons because I know that I can make a little money with those.
Just leave a comment and let us know what your favorite coupons are and how you use them!

Talk Back Tuesday

Mar 24th, 2009
by Heather.
8 comments

Let me just tell you that I have had such a fun time sharing these deals with you over the past couple of months. I appreciate so much all of the new readers who are now following NWA Deals. I have heard from some of you, but I would love to hear more.

So, on Tuesday’s I am going to ask a question and give you the chance to respond. This is our chance to help each other out. I think this should be a lot of fun!

Ok, I am going to ask 2 questions this week because we are just getting started.

1) What’s your favorite coupon strategy?

2) What would you like to see more of on this blog, what are your favorite parts, and what can I do to help you save more?

Just leave a comment and let me know what you think!