About this blog

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cardiff by the sea signGreetings web visitor. I currently reside in Cardiff by the Sea and also do quite a bit of shopping, both locally and online. This blog talks about my shopping experiences and is also meant to be a way for me to talk about neat products or services I encounter.

We are just coming out of a pretty steep economic recession, and I really want to help anyone who is unemployed or struggling out there. Because of this, I will also be sharing some of my favorite money-saving tips and links to printable coupons, online coupons, and other special deals you can get to save a bit of money.

If you have suggestions for the site or a topic you would like me to write about, feel free to leave a request in the comments section or shoot me an email. Thank you again for taking the time to visit this blog. I hope you enjoy it!

Don’t pay full price for office supplies

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shop at office depotWe have a lot of businesses here in the Cardiff by the Sea area, and I know quite a few local business owners. One area where they often waste money is on office supplies. The fact is, if you purchase your supplies online and use online coupons, you can often save quite a bit of money.

Office Depot, Quill, and Staples are all great online stores to shop at. You would think they pretty much carry the same products, but this is not necessarily true, especially for things like bookcases and chairs. Therefore, one way to get the best deals is by doing a bit of comparison shopping.

When you are ready to buy, always look online to see if you can find coupons, rebates, discounts, sales, or any other kind of promotion. I do this all the time, and recently saved money by using office depot coupons. It only took a minute to search for one and the savings were applied instantly.

I encourage you to buy your office goods online as well. I haven’t bothered to keep track, but I suspect that I save quite a bit of money each year by doing this.

Buying tires at a discount on the Internet

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Who would have thought 10 years ago that at a certain point, we’d be buying just about everything online, include things such as tires? It’s true, I have been buying tires online for at least the past 5 years, and don’t intend to revert to the old way of buying tires.

Goodyear tires for saleWhen I buy online, I can do research on tires simultaneously while I shop, and this has really helped me find good deals and also ensure that I’m only buying tires of high quality. There’s certainly a plethora of information about cars and tires online, and this makes the research relatively straightforward and easy.

But there is another, more significant reason why I buy tires on the Internet. Simply put, I can save money by doing so. The number one way I’m able to do this is by using online coupons such as the ones available from toptirecoupons.com.

Not long ago, I used this method to acquire some Goodyear coupons for my Ford Taurus. Just how big were my savings? Well, I was able to get an $80 gift card for my purchase, which is nothing to sneeze at.

Plan ahead on ink purchases to get good deals

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buying ink at 123inkjetsInk is something that you can buy in bulk and save money on. But unfortunately, most of us buy them by the cartridge and them make special trips to office supply stores when we run out. This is an inefficient way of buying ink that wastes both time and money.

Why not buy in bulk online, and stock up on a year’s worth of ink? While it does require an upfront investment, you will benefit in the following ways.

  1. Buying online in bulk entitles you to use online coupons, such as this 123inkjets coupon I used recently: http://proprintingcoupons.com/123inkjets.php. Savings start at 10% off.
  2. You have the option to buy remanufactured cartridges for further savings.
  3. Ordering online can be done minutes, and you don’t have to waste time physically going to an office store.

In addition to a 123inkjets coupon, there are plenty of other stores that offer online coupons to web shoppers. Make sure to do a web search to find other deals being offered by ink retailers.

Looking for free entertainment? Consider playing SWTOR

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a good swtor leveling guide to consider getting

Avid games will often spend money on SWTOR leveling guides like this one.

Most people will tell you that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But more and more, the Internet is changing this. First, the Net made information virtually free. Now, even things such has entertainment are becoming free.

Take SWTOR, for example (SWTOR stands for Star Wars: The Old Republic). When the game first came out in December 2011, it cost $60 to buy the game, then another $15 per month. What is the cost today? Zero. Nada. That’s right, you can play SWTOR for free now.

So how does Electronic Arts and Lucas Arts make money? Well, to access the full features of the game, you need to upgrade your account, which of course requires a subscription. The idea is to get you hooked on the game first by allowing you to play free, then to convert you into a subscriber.

Does this model work? Apparently, it does. Profits at EA seem to have gone up since they implemented the Free to Play option for SWTOR.

Avid players of SWTOR of course spend all kinds of money on the game. Not only do they become long-time subscribers, they may purchase a SWTOR leveling guide or other guides to power leveling on the Internet. These kinds of leveling guides can be rather pricey. But of course, many of the people who grew up with Star Wars are probably successful working professionals now, and the cost is probably affordable to them. If you happen to be such a gamer, you can purchase an SWTOR leveling guide by going to http://swtorgamers.com/swtor-leveling-guide/.