Always look at your receipts.

When shopping always look at your receipts and make sure they are right.  That all your coupons have been taken off of your bill properly.  I have found many mistakes from every store that I have been to.  Either I thought that I had the proper coupon for the item purchased or I may have forgotten it or the cashier did not give me credit.  Don't let the cashier forget your bag credit either if the store gives you one.

Look to see if you do a survey what you may get.  Some stores give a percentage off if you take the survey or you may win a prize or some food item with a code when you return to the store. 

Never forget your rain checks.  They save you more sometimes than when you would have purchased the product when it was on sale and it was not there and that caused you to get the rain check in the first place.

My husband and I really work on this together.

Do not hesitate to take things back.  Make sure you save your receipts and the box or container it came in if you can.  You have 90 days most of the time but know that stores return policy.  I save receipts in a container and have them availible to go through if I need to.  I did that this last week and got back over $400.00 in what I took back all together.  I got some on my credit cards back and some in a certificate from the store.  I then purchased stuff on sale with the certificate and it did not cost me any more than what was on the certificate.

Now when I go to the store I take my coupons or cents off or percentages off certificates.  I went to another store this week and got clearence items and used my percentage off certificates on each item and saved on top of the clearence item 20% off each item  with my certificates all together and it saved me $10.00 more. 

Try to have a coupon buddy who will trade with you.   I am always giving coupons that I don't use away.  I have a person who gives to me what they don't use.  It is fun and a way to save money.  If you would like to get in on this coupon exchange locally let me know.  You can e-mail me at doris @dorisfitz.com.  We have a great time talking about how we have saved and give each other great ideas on saving money as well.

As this Holiday season starts to approach I am hoping for all sorts of ideas to come from all over that I can post to help each and every person to save money and live in properity. 

I like to trade stuff too.  I might have an item that I do not use anymore that you may need and you may have an item that I could use.  LET'S TALK!

EMAIL ME AT doris@dorisfitz.com