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2012 Quick Tip Week: Subscribe to Daily Deal Sites

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Today concludes this quick tip week. It has been a catch-up week, and I’m still a little behind. But in moving forward, I am making progress. Yeah! 🙂

If you have missed any of quick tips this week, click on these links to each tip:

The last quick tip this week looks ahead for your travel plans to help in stretching your dollars.

Quick Tip #7: Subscribe to Daily Deal Sites

The value found at daily deal sites is far better than using a coupon. Almost all daily deals are 50% or more off from the regular price.

If you are planning a family vacation or will be traveling for a wedding or anniversary, then subscribe to those destinations at your favorite daily deal sites. For our family, I subscribe to the main cities in South Carolina and then certain cities in Florida, where we plan to spend our vacation with my extended family. As I see deals for activities that fit within our budget, I snag them.

Since the daily deal sites send an e-mail daily with the new deal, I choose to subscribe using my junk e-mail account. I then check my e-mail every other day to view the deals. Usually, the daily deals have a 48 to 72-hour time limit. By checking my junk e-mail account every other day, I can still snag a day-old deal.

My favorite daily deal sites are Groupon and LivingSocial. With so many deal sites popping up, I know of no exhaustive list. However, Biz Tech Day listed the Top 50 Daily Deal Sites as of June 2011.

In using time wisely, I subscribe to my two favorites and one local daily deal site. For these sites, the e-mail subject line identifies the type of deal. If you are not interested, you can just delete it without wasting time checking each e-mail.

As you prepare for your summer travels, use the deals at your favorite daily deal sites to stretch your dollars. By subscribing, I found an annual membership to a garden near a children’s museum that we plan to activate on our trip this summer.

I continue to watch for deals and plan to have a great family vacation while stretching our dollars. Continue using time wisely by subscribing to one or more deal sites. By doing so, the deals will come to you. Happy savings!

Question: What are your favorite daily deal sites?

Couptivate: Saving Money by Organizing Daily Deals

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Photograph Credit: Microsoft Images

The daily deal sites, to which I subscribe, continue to offer multiple options for family summer fun. The surplus of deals can overwhelm me in the midst of choosing options that fit my family’s level of fun and our budget.

During this delightful process, I focus and ground myself by viewing the options, reading the fine print for expiration dates and limits, and checking my Couptivate account before purchasing the deal.

My Couptivate account organizes all my daily deals for one e-mail address in one account. By checking my Couptivate account, I see all my current vouchers.

Earlier this week, I found a great deal on bounce house passes. My kids love jumping in bounce houses, so I purchase a variety of offers for indoor fun.

Before purchasing the deal, I viewed the offer, read the fine print, and then checked my Couptivate account. To my surprise, I found in my Couptivate account a voucher for the current deal offered. Since I did not need another voucher for this activity, I did not buy the deal.

By organizing my daily deals, I quickly see what vouchers I have to prevent buying duplicates. In using time wisely to organize my daily deals, I saved our family money which helps in stretching our dollars.

In stretching your dollars, create a Couptivate account for your daily deal vouchers and check your account before purchasing new deals. Using tools, like Couptivate, to stay organized may save your family money, energy, and time. Happy savings!

Question: How does organizing stretch your dollars?

Daily Deals: AmazonLocal

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Amazon Local

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In using time wisely and stretching your dollars, daily deal sites, like AmazonLocal, Groupon, and LivingSocial, bring the deals to your inbox which saves you money, energy, and time.

Instead of searching for deals, daily deal sites bring those deals to you. Knowing the benefits of subscribing to your favorite locations, I will introduce you to daily deal sites I find helpful. Though a new subscriber to AmazonLocal, I am a longtime Amazon customer.

With Amazon’s consistent reputation, I confidently recommend AmazonLocal, a daily deal site that offers amazing deals up to 75% off. With a free subscription and no contracts, you have nothing to lose.

How to Sign Up

1. Start by clicking this link.

2. Either log in with your Amazon account or create a new account.

3. Select your city, and the national deals will also get delivered.

4. Enter your e-mail address.

5. Check your e-mail for notifications of new deals.

To keep your inbox clutter-free, you might consider using your junk e-mail account for subscriptions. I find the less my personal e-mail gets cluttered, the more time I can spend on my priorities.

In using time wisely while stretching your dollars, subscribe to AmazonLocal. With the deals delivered to your inbox, you need not worry about missing a deal. As new deals come available, you will received a notification. Keep using time wisely while stretching your dollars. Happy saving!

Question: What are some other daily deal sites to which you subscribe?