January-our month of resolutions, renewing commitments, making change. I could get all sentimental and write about honoring traditions, etc. But I have a new approach for the new year...
How about saving money? We all want a bargain and there are many ways to save money. I love the TV ads for the holiday furniture sales: "SAVE 40% this weekend ONLY!" My mom used to say; "We will save 100% if we don't buy it at all." My mom, funny, but true.
In these times we have to make wiser choices with our money. Make it go farther and make it work for us.
Shopping on line is a great way to save money. Right off the bat there is the savings on gas-no driving. Then there are the on line coupons, promo codes and 2 for 1 daily deal sites. These are all great and part of the fun is the hunt for the bargain. But how much time do we all spend searching for the best deals?
I shop on line but I let a shopping portal do the work for me. Is this a plug? Yes. If I have something good that works for me, why would I keep it to myself? If I am saving money, I want my friends and family to save money also.
It is called KLIKFIRE.
It is a shopping site that has partnered with almost 1800 major retailers. The savings are built in and are passed on to me via the advertising dollars that the stores do NOT have to spend trying to get my attention. Each retailer posts their savings, specials and cash back-what?
*****Did I say cash back?YES, I did. CHA-CHING!
Klikfire gives you cash back on your purchases, each percentage is posted so you can compare and see what your money back will be.
Here is an example from 2 days ago. I needed a restaurant gift card to give as a thank you gift at a Scouting function. I went to my Klikfire portal, found Restaurants.com and started looking. I thought I would have to pick the restaurant, but I soon discovered I could purchase a general gift certificate-a $50 one for only $25 AND I get over 9% back to me on the $25
Now of course, there are skeptics; I used to be one. Especially about clothes and shoes. I didn't want to order something from a catalog, get it, it didn't fit and then I had to ship it back. I figured out I was paying to try clothes on! I stopped that. So I devised a plan-if I see an item I want, like a shirt at Target or a fishing vest at Cabella's-I go try it on in their store and then order my correct size on line. So now we are back to the gas consuming, time eating chores of going to the stores? Not if you combine that with other errands.
The best part about KLIKFIRE, imho, is it is FREE to use. No membership fees or subscriptions. I can browse all I want, compare stores, products and prices and even play a few cheesy, but fun on line games for a chance at a daily cash drawing.
I recant that statement-the BEST part is reading an email that says I have CASH BACK, waiting to be claimed.
What stores participate? Amazon, Target, Cabella's, Office Depot, 123 Inkjets, Delta, Vitamin Store, Adidas, Big Dogs, Build-a-Bear, etc. The list goes on and on and on. Search by category, store or product. There are stores I had not heard of until I found them on Klikfire.
Now I need to point out that the cask back is not immediate. There is waiting period equal to the return policy for each store. It might be 30, 60 or 90 days. I can see why. This could be abused-buy a cartload of stuff, get the cash back and then return it all.
So if you have some time on line, at least a few minutes-after you are done reading this; clickthe link and see what the site has to offer. And if you have that on line promo code or coupon, you can use that with Klikfire-it will give you the best option to get the most cash back or best bottom line price.
So my New Year's resolution is to not spend any more money than I need to and get paid to shop on line when I want. Excuse me, I'm going to check on a price on e-books through Klikfire....
...I'll let you know what I found.
Happy online shopping!
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