Restaurant Coupon Put to Good Use

Normally I avoid cheap sushi, but last night I made an exception.  I finally used that restaurant coupon I bought for $4.00 on Slickdeals.  The coupon was worth $50 off the purchase of $100 at a local sushi restaurant (alcohol included!!).
So I called my friends and we went out last night for a great meal.  [...]

October 14, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: A Night Out, Cheap Thrills, Coupons, Food  No Comments

Employee Discounts and Corporate Perks

When Kelly at Almost Frugal interviewed me a few weeks back, she asked me to describe one unusual way that I save money.  I told her that I take advantage of my employee discounts at work to save money.
The HR department where I work sends out “deals of the week” emails.  They have discount sporting [...]

August 17, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Cheap Thrills, Coupons, Discounts  One Comment

Restaurant Coupons from Slickdeals

I stumbled across this Slickdeal yesterday.  The deal is an extra 80% off restaurant coupons at Restaurant.com.  The website is cool because you can search by zip code to find coupons for restaurants right in your neighborhood.  I found a coupon worth $50 for only $20.  But that’s a normal coupon from this website.  The [...]

July 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: A Night Out, Cheap Thrills, Coupons, Discounts, Food  No Comments

Spending Zero Dollars and Store Coupons

Here’s some advice that I recently picked up from my mom the Coupon Queen.  Whenever she needs something new for the home, like a new lamp, candles, kitchen stuff, you name it, she heads to Bed Bath and Beyond.  Their prices are comparable to Macy’s or Target, but there’s an added bonus for shopping there.  [...]

July 7, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Coupons, Discounts, Lessons From My Family  No Comments