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Top 16 Ways the Web Can Save You Money
Aside from canceling your online gambling account, there are tons of ways to save money on the Internet. You can find free stuff, cheaper options for your current expenses, and deals you never thought possible. To help you in these uncertain economic times, we put together 15 Web sites and services that will help keep the dollars in your pocket. Check them out, and hopefully you'll find some useful ways to spend that government tax rebate.
Groceries
With the cost of food going up around the world, it's a great time to save money online when buying your groceries. Coupon sites like MommySavers.com and Couponmom.com are excellent resources, the latter of which compiles coupons from the Internet and newspaper circulars as well as in-store deals. To compare the special prices in your area, MyGroceryDeals.com allows you to enter your zip code and see what the local stores are offering. If you have a discount card for your local store, Shortcuts.com allows you to apply coupons to the card that will automatically be redeemed at checkout. Finally, you can surf online food stores, like Amazon Grocery and Peapod.com, which offer great savings and save you the time and gas money on driving to the store.
Five Things You Need to Know About Digital TV Coupons
The government is handing out coupons to save you $40 on the price of the digital converter box you'll need if you want to keep your old TV, but consumer advocacy blog the Consumerist has identified five major problems with the coupon program.
- You cannot combine the coupons toward the purchase of a single box (each will cost between $50 and $70 approximately).
- The coupons expire 90 days from their mailing to you, and expired coupons will not be replaced.
- There are only 22.5 million coupons unless Congress authorizes 11.25 million more.
- Only a few boxes have been approved by the FCC (who have to approve every radio based device, including televisions and cell phones, for sale in America) so far, so you don't have much of a choice.
- Many if not most retailers do not have the boxes in stock yet.
So check with your local retailer before rushing out to register for a coupon, it may expire before you can even get your hands on a converter box.
From Consumerist
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