Prescription transferring: There is a battle going on out there and you can profit from it! Drug stores want you to fill your prescription at their store. They want you so badly, they'll pay you to do it! I have received $25 gift cards from Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS in the past. I've probably made $125 from doing so. Just recently, I transfered my birth control prescription to Rite Aid and got $25 gift card. I spent it and got 70 Huggies diapers, a Revlon eye lash curler, and 2 packs of bite size Twix and Snickers (8 count) and only paid 29 cents!!! I had a few coupons that I used so that helped to lower the price by a few dollars. I also did this during July and got $25. Because of that July transfer, Walgreens sent me a coupon saying if I transfered back to them, they would give me a $25 gift card! So, for this month, I'll transfer it back and make some more moolah. I then plan to transfer it again to Rite Aid, if they're still doing their promotion, which I think they are! What a great way to make some free money. So, if you have a prescription to fill, try transferring it. For Rite Aid, I went online and printed a coupon for the transfer. I've called other pharmacies in the past to find out if a promotion is going on.
Kohls gift cards: Go online or in store and sign up for Kohls emails. I'm not sure why, but I keep getting $10 gift cards from them about every 6 weeks or so. I'm assuming it's because I signed up or somehow they got my address. Anyways, it's been an awesome way to get some almost free clothing. Just today, I went and bought two very cute shirts and only paid $8. I think I figured out a way to make this $10 be $20. A little while ago, I got a $10 gift card and bought Anna some shoes. I paid $5 of my own money. I decided to take them back because I got some other shoes for cheaper. Technically, the original $10 gift card had expired, but the lady just gave me store credit for the whole $15. I combined that with my $10 card I just got the other day, and there you go, $20 free money! Sooooo, I guess if you get this, and want more money for one shopping trip, buy something you don't really want, wait to get another gift card. Return the original item and then use the store credit with your new $10 gift card. Or if that sounds too complex, just ignore that part. :)
Consignment stores: I know I've kind of mentioned this before. I just bought Anna 6 shirts and only paid $6. There is a store called New 4 U. It's on L and 45th. (for those of you in CA). This lady was having a sale buy 1 get 2 free on Monday. So I went there and got some cute stuff. Two of the shirts were Gymboree brand and one was Old Navy. All the stuff was in great condition, and it's always nice to get name brand stuff. Also for those of you in CA, there is a consignment sale this weekend. Here is the info:
Lancaster Marketplace
44950 Valley Central Way #112
Lancaster CA 93536
· Fri Oct.2 11am to 7pm
· Sat Oct.3 9am to 7pm
· Sun Oct. 4 9am to 2pm ½ off most items
Money saving websites: There are a lot of websites out there that will tell you what deals are going on at different grocery stores or drug stores. They also tell you what free offers are available. The ones I've visited are www.couponing101.com. You can add your email and get emails about ongoing deals. www.moneysavingmom.com is another one. There is also http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com. (thanks Kirsten for letting me know about this one). You can get daily emails from her too. There are a lot of others out there as well.
It can be an expensive world out there and my philosophy is you gotta snag the deals when you find them. :)
2 comments:
Thanks for the tip about Kohls. I always keep my eye out for a good deal. I've also made quite a bit of cash off of prescription transfers. Smiths also offers the $25 dollars now and then. Between Smith's and Rite Aid I have made a lot of money!
I love tips on how to be frugal. I am a beginner myself. I could definitely use some advice from you! Congrats on your house-iversary. I still need to see it...hopefully sooon!
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