Financial Fitness by Jainie Fitness

Cutting a few extra calories can add up to pounds lost, but cutting a few pennies adds up to dollars saved. Here are some tools you can use to help trim a few dollars off your bottom line.

• RetailMeNot.com –Have you ever purchased something online and at check-out you see the box asking for a coupon code? Head over to RetailMeNot.com and you may get free shipping or even 10-20% off your purchase. They also have printable coupons and grocery coupons.
  


• Groupon.com –Using a city or zip code you provide, Groupon shows you local “Deals of the Day.” With up to 50% discounts on everything from food to exercise classes, it never hurts to check this site out. Mobile apps are available that allow you to buy from your phone and use it as the coupon. LivingSocial.com and DailyDeals.com are other great sites like Groupon.


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  RedLaser.com – RedLaser is a free application for iPhone and Android users. With this app you can scan the barcode or QR code of any product using your smart phone’s camera and compare prices to online and local stores around you. You can also check food allergens and nutritional facts as well as scanning the barcode of most books and locating a copy of it in a nearby library.

These are just a few of the tools I use to spend smart. What are some tools or strategies in your arsenal? Let us know in the forums!