Bankermom’s Money Saving Tips

Don't miss getting this coupon. It's in the Bend Bulletin today. Enjoy!

Check your Safeway circular in the Bend Bulletin today for this $10 off coupon. Good only 12/30/09, 12/31/09, and 1/1/2010. Usually these coupons have longer before expiration, so use yours soon!

This post may be a bit too late for Christmas shopping, but it can be something to keep in mind going forward.  If you plan to purchase anything online, be sure to link to the website that you are going to purchase from through an incentive site.  

Here is what I mean:

This year I went to www.mileageplanshopping.com prior to purchasing any online gifts.  Many retail websites (such as rei.com, macys.com, etc.) can be accessed through that website, and I earned Alaska Airlines frequent flier miles just by linking to the sites this way.  It's an easy thing to do, and allows you to get additional credit for making online purchases that you would make anyway.

Check out the shopping link at your favorite airline frequent flier site to do this.  Or, some banks and credit card companies offer similar incentives to link to online retailers through their sites (usually by allowing you to accrue additional points, or even cash back, if you use their debit or credit cards).

One online retailer that never seems to linked through these incentive sites is www.amazon.com.  

If you are motivated to take an extra step to save additional money, I recommend checking out www.retailmenot.com or www.dealcatcher.com to obtain discount codes which you may be able to use when making an online purchase.

I just went shopping today and when I walked into Cost Plus (World Imports) they have their weekly ad available which includes a $20 off coupon for a purchase of $50 or more.  My total bill came to $47.86 and they still honored the $20 off coupon - resulting in a total bill for me of $27.86.  Great deal!

The Nashelle Holiday Trunk Show is scheduled for November 12th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. I always find great gifts for friends and family at this event.  If you can't make it to the Nashelle event that day (located at 61511 American Lane Unit 5 in Bend, Oregon) you can still purchase items online at www.Nashelle.com for a 30% discount by using the following discount code: "wemissedyou".  Happy shopping!

Check the last page of the Community Section to find this ad. Enjoy!

Sears.com – $10 off (No Minimum) Junior Apparel

*Today Only* Sears.com coupon posted about 5 hours ago

Coupon Code: 17SEARSAPPAREL   Not valid on Lands End merchandise, outlet stores or catalog purchases. One coupon per purchase. Not valid on prior purchases. Discount is applied before taxes. Cannot be used with any other discount or coupon. Shipping starts at $6.25. You can also get $10 off in-store via this printable coupon. Sears.com has juniors tops starting at $3.59 and jeans for as low as $10. (Expires 09/15/09)

Just print off the coupon at the link below.

http://www.gapinc.com/giveandget/lls/

Happy Shopping!