One of the things that I have learned is that it always pays to not impulse buy. Planning any purchases ensures that I always save money. I am going to share with you my top five simple ways to save money.
Make sure you follow our five simple steps to ensure that you save money on any of your purchases. They do not take long to do and it becomes a really great habit to have.
5 simple ways to save money
Always use a voucher code site such as www.voucherbin.co.uk. Voucher codes are usually available for most purchases you will make. I saved 20% on our recent order from Tassimo just by using a voucher code. You can search for specific companies if you know where you want to purchase from or use shopping categories if you know the item you want such as sportswear.
Use a cashback site. Cashback sites operate by offering you a discount on the purchase if you go via them. You can double up using a cashback site and a voucher code meaning you save even more.
Use a price tracking tool. Sales and special offers come up all the time, so it’s hard to know whether a deal is good value. Camelcamelcamel.co.uk is a great website for tracking prices on Amazon. You can even set up email alerts so that you’re made aware whenever a certain product drops below a specific price.
Buy a voucher. Using an app such as Zeek. You can purchase a voucher for the store of your choice at a discounted price. I also have a free £10 promo code for anyone that uses the app via my link and adds the code 2devzn in to the promotional codes section will get a free £10 code, which means you get an even greater saving.
Exploit price matching policies. If you shop somewhere like Asda you can really make the most of price-matching. If they are not the cheapest by 10%, the they refund you the difference between its price and 10% less than the cheapest competitor out there. This means potentially you’ll be able to effectively get some items for 10% less than the cheapest price they’re on sale for anywhere.
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Some really helpful tips here, thank you! As you say, planning ahead can mean big savings.
I just bought a car with supaguard and the discount card it comes with gives you the opportunity to buy discounted vouchers – which sounds good in theory, but I am reluctant to purchase up front :S
Some fantastic money saving tips. thank you
Some fantastic money saving tips. thank you
This is something I need to learn – do not impulse shop!
Thanks for the tips! I only recently signed up to Quidco and have made some money through it but I keep forgetting to use it so probably have missed more than I’ve saved.
I actually drive my husband mad because just about everything I buy I have to look up to see if I can get a discount on it!
Fantastic tips that voucher site sounds great
Great tips thank you I need to sign up to Zeek! xx
Great tips lovely – Zeek is amazing!!!
These are some great tips – I am awful at remembering to use voucher websites I really should get into the habit of it more. x
Great ideas – really must put some of them into action!
Great tips, I always use cashback sites and voucher codes and coupons
Some great tips here. I try to always remember to use cashback sites and vouchers but I inevitably forget one or both usually!
I love the idea of being able to check prices on Amazong, I hadn’t heard of that before – thank you!
We totally do not purchase buy anymore these days .. i used to be terrible and always regretted it after the fact
Great tips. I so need to put these to use. I’m terrible with money, spend too much then spend a week being skint!
Wonderful tips – I do love to shop around and find a good deal and If I can get cashback at the same time then even better – although this does lead to too many randon groupon purchases at times