This lady is my hero. She saved 97% on her grocery bill by using coupons.
I don’t know how she does it, but she has tons of coupons. The only coupons we can find here are for 50¢ off when you buy 5 jars of pickles. We don’t need that many pickles, and certainly spending $20 on pickles just for 50¢ off is ridiculous.
watch and wonder:
**cough cough cough**
It’s that time of year my friends, and I’m not talking about mistletoe and Jack Frost nipping at your nose.
I’m talking about NyQuil, boxes of tissues, the taste of menthol cough drops, and that wad of snot in the back of my sinuses that won’t budge.
Yes, it’s that time of the year.
I’ve had allergies for the last few months, and have gotten by with a bit of allergy medication here and there (generic, of course). But when the sniffles became a full-fledged nasty cold, I had to go find some stronger ammunition. In comes NyQuil and it’s drowsy little friend DayQuil, or rather, their generic counterparts from CVS. Saved me $1.50 each! The NyQuil was even on sale, and still way more expensive. And in my delirious “non-drowsy” Generic-Dayquil stupor, that $3 seems like a fortune.
(or enough for a box of tissues and a bag of generic menthol cough drops. SCORE!)
So why do we have generics and brand name drugs, and why do they have a price difference? Let’s see what our friends at the FDA say about generic medication:
When a brand-name drug’s patent protection expires, generic versions of the drug can be approved for sale. The generic version works like the brand-name drug in dosage, strength, performance and use, and must meet the same quality and safety standards. All generic drugs must be reviewed and approved by FDA.
Interesting. So they are the same thing, but cheaper.
…but wait a minute… they kinda look and taste different…
Generic drugs look different because certain inactive ingredients, such as colors and flavorings, may be different. These ingredients do not affect the performance, safety or effectiveness of the generic drug. They look different because trademark laws in the U.S. do not allow a generic drug to look exactly like other drugs already on the market.
And who makes these generics? Some guy in a shack with bottles of chemicals and a big bathtub to mix them in?
FDA won’t permit drugs to be made in substandard facilities. FDA conducts about 3,500 inspections a year to ensure standards are met. Generic firms have facilities comparable to those of brand-name firms. In fact, brand-name firms are linked to an estimated 50 percent of generic drug production. They frequently make copies of their own or other brand-name drugs but sell them without the brand name.
Ah. So we have nothing to worry about, except for where to spend our saved dollars.
Now everyone go take some generic vitamin C and drink lots of water.
Here it is Sunday already, and you thought you missed out on all the Black Friday Holiday Deals.
Don’t you worry! You can save 30% on ebay! (cash back, that is)
How does this work?
Now there are restrictions, as cheap deals always have restrictions.
You are limited to 12 ebay purchases per year. Each cash back amount is limited to $200, total limit is $2500.00 a year (not bad!) You must be 18 years old, and have a Paypal account.
The ebay sellers are catching on as well, some gift cards and other items are going for 130% of their face value, but I hear some are still normal priced, giving you a chance to get 30% off a gift card! Search for those deals!
More rules and let downs are listed on the ebay cashback terms page.
Other retailers are doing the cash back as well, though the percentage is much, much lower than ebay. Might be worth a try though….
Now that is a good holiday deal.
I would love to hear back from anyone who has purchased from ebay with the cash back, and had good or bad experiences. Let us know!
I need a haircut!
That could cost nearly $100 for some, but for me, $8.88 (plus tip).
Now realize, this is no fancy salon, but Great Clips, one of many family haircut chains, and a decent one at that. Fantastic Sam’s is pretty good too, but I usually walk out of there sans twenty bucks or more, and well, right now that’s not gonna fly. We’re not gonna get into my experience with Supercuts. Let’s just say they have a satisfaction guarantee, and I got my money back, which I then spent at Fantastic Sam’s shaping up my mangled ‘do.
Great Clips usually runs at $12.99 for adults, and coupons are found aplenty. Looks like earlier in the year there was a $5.99 haircut deal, but for now, $8.88 will have to do (plus tip- don’t forget the tip).
The $8.88 haircut at Great Clips is via this coupon for the San Diego region. You can do a google search for Great Clips coupons in your area, though this coupon has no specific city mentioned on it (and besides the unfortunate spelling error, it’s so easy to just print and go!).
Gosh, seems like just yesterday we were getting messy hands clipping coupons from the sunday paper. The internets sure make it easy to save a few dollars.
Stay tuned for a Great Clips followup. (hopefully I won’t be crying and wearing hats for the next month or so)