Comments on: American Express 10 Flip Mino Cameras Giveaway Plus $100 Bonus

By: katie

katie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:59:33 +0000

Q: What is the savviest way you have made your money work harder for you this holiday season?

A: I went to yard sales and found gentally used or unused toys and gifts for the kids.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:20:31 +0000

Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I usually have to buy throwaway gifts for some lame white elephant party or Secret Santa. The $20 here and there really adds up, so this year, my friends and I did a junkiest white elephant gift ever party. We dug up stuff from our closets and drawers to give away. We still had lots of fun opening “presents” and exchanging “gifts”, and the best part is that we didn’t have to spent a single penny- some of the gifts were “wrapped” in grocery bags! Ultimately, while some gifts were pretty junky (B&W analog portable TV, a used pumpkin scented candle!), some gifts really echoed the “one’s trash is another’s treasure” sentiment.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:10:02 +0000

I love saving money if at all possible! My family knows that and I do what I can to save anywhere. I clip lots of coupons and match their sales with the coupons. Of course checking all ads before I go anywhere FIRST.

I love using my gift cards in conjunction with sales and my coupons. If shopping online, you can get online codes for certain stores. You just do a simple search for like ‘coupon codes for Target’ or ‘free shipping codes’. You can use rebates places like Mr. Rebates for Cash back. Pretty nice ways to help save money!!

I would LOVE a FLIP Camera and would totally do FLIPS for it!!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:05:14 +0000

My fiance and I do much of our shopping online with the help of camelcamelcamel to track prices of things we want to buy (but aren’t in a hurry to buy).

One of the other unique things which we do as a couple is we visit the library often. It seems that young people in their 20′s (our age) are all too reluctant to use the library, instead opting to buy books from bookstores and going out to the movie theater. That money quickly adds up and could be saved for other things.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:19:06 +0000

My first stop for the holiday season is always the dollar store – wrapping paper, ribbons, boxes, Xmas decorations and even stocking stuffers are all SO cheap – and I often see the same exact products for 2, 3, 4 times the money in other stores like Hallmark! I’m a huge fan of the dollar store… you’d be surprised what you can find there!

If you’re looking for ways to save time (because time=money)and on shipping – e-cards are the way to go! They take seconds to buy, and seconds to deliver! I’m trying to give more socially-conscious gifts lately, so a few of my favorite places to buy gift cards are globalgiving.org (the recipient chooses from tons of causes to support), kiva.org (lend to micro-loans in third world countries), and tomsshoes.com (buy a pair of shoes, and a child in Africa gets a pair of shoes also!). It’s what the holiday season is about after all!

While the charitable organizations don’t often give discounts on gift cards, many other retailers do! I just bought a $60 gift card for Old Navy at %20 off, so I only paid $48! Combine that with future “percent-off” coupons and the savings will really add up! Sites like slickdeals.net and dealsea.com are chock-full of coupons for these types of deals!

I actually peruse slickdeals.net and dealsea.com throughout the year to catch the best deals. I’m also a fan of Groupon.com which e-mails you every morning with a 50% off coupon for a store or event in your city. My parents’ presents this year? Tickets to the city orchestra at 50% off!

Being aware of the available deals, comparing prices on different websites, and using the internet to its potential for shopping have really saved me a ton. After the dollar store, online is where i prefer to shop