Magazine Article: 42 Ways To Cut Everyday Costs

42 Ways To Cut Everyday Costs by Celia Shatzman

Family Circle - August 2010

In this months Family Circle Magazine there is an article that I thought you might be interested in taking a look at. It gives you ideas and resource information for ways to save on buying online, couponing, gym memberships, insurance, home improvements, and more. To access the entire article online use the title link above.

Of course I immediately read the Coupons section of the article and here's what I found that's useful at the grocery store.

Commonkindness.com- a coupon website that makes donations to the charity of your choice (I started with St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance) each time you print off a coupon, up to three coupons.

• Perks: You are donating to worthy charities of your choice by printing off coupons that you would still be printing out on a different website. You can have as many charities as you want and choose which charities you're printing the coupon for, giving them the donation through Commonkindness.com. There are also coupons for local businesses, discount codes, magazine subscriptions, etc.
• Downside: You have to sign up and give some personal information like your name, birth date, and zip code.

Edeals.com - a coupon site for local businesses and much more. Think of it as your electronic junk mail coupon holder and more. (Note: I'm just looking at the printable coupon section of edeals.com; they have other coupon and savings options available.)

• Perks: You can search for coupons via zip code, finding coupons that you wouldn't normally get in the junk mail on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They also have a map option that you can drag and drop to any area in the Valley.
• Downside: I haven't seen one yet.
  

I just focused on the two sites above because they have the potential of lowering my grocery bill, which is what I always look for. However the entire article is a good read and give a lot of advice and website sources that you wouldn't otherwise think of. It's worth the few minutes to read it and who knows, you may find a valuable tidbit that will save you and your family money!