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Back to School: Saving Money on Eyeglasses & Contacts

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

For many parents, back to school means purchasing new eyeglasses or contacts for the kiddos. Glasses and contacts are expensive, but there’s an easy way to save money on these purchases! Shop online! You can find a complete pair of prescription eyeglasses online starting at $8! We have personally ordered eyeglasses through online opticals, and the savings are unbelievable! Some of the opticals also have special promotions several times a year, such as buy one get one free! So if you’re not in a hurry, wait for these special sales events to maximize your savings!

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To find online eyeglass and contact lens opticals, go to Shopathome.com and search for “eyeglasses” or “contacts” and choose the store you want to shop at. One of my favorites is Eye Buy Direct because their prices for eyeglasses start at $7.95! Plus, you get 8% cash back from Shopathome.com! Before ordering, you will need a current prescription for eyeglasses or contacts. It can take several weeks to receive your eyeglasses or contacts, so keep this in mind when ordering.

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Save Money while Traveling with ShopAtHome.com!

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Summer is here, which means many of us will be traveling with our families! One easy way to save money when traveling is to use ShopAtHome.com when booking all your travel reservations! You can get cash back on your hotel reservations, airfare, and rental cars! Plus you can use some of the restaurant coupons available at Shopathome.com to save when you’re eating out on the road!

Personally, we have saved a TON of money by using ShopAtHome.com and Priceline for hotel reservations when we travel. I love Priceline’s “name your own” hotel price feature. We have been able to get a $145 hotel room for $40 a night! We’ve stayed in several higher end hotels that would otherwise not be in our budget! Other hotel deals we’ve gotten include a $110 hotel room for $50, and a $90 hotel room for $45!

It’s easy to save big money using ShopAtHome.com and Priceline for hotel reservations! Here’s how:

1. Go to the Priceline coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and choose the “name your price” hotel coupon.
2. Once at Priceline, put in your travel details (city, dates of travel, number of travelers) and then decide what Star Level hotel you want (TIP – the higher “star level” hotel you choose, the bigger discount you’ll get, so start with a 3 or 4 star hotel!), and then name your price. I generally start around $40 or $50 for a 3 – 4 star hotel, but you can bid as low or as high as you want!
3. You’ll know instantly if your price has been accepted. If it is not accepted, you can try again with the same bid in 24 hours, or you can try again right away if you change your bid or hotel star rating.

With Priceline’s “name your own price”, you do not know the exact hotel you get until after your bid is accepted, but we have NEVER gotten a bad hotel through Priceline. We’ve found some fabulous hotels that we otherwise would have never known about, and for rates cheaper than a Motel 6! Plus, we’ve gotten 3% cash back on our Priceline stays thanks to Shopathome.com! Now THAT’S a great deal!

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How to: Save Money with Online Surveys!

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

At Engineer a Debt Free Life, we love to help everyone save money using cash back sites like ShopatHome.com, but we are also passionate about helping people earn extra money to stretch their budgets! One of the easiest ways to make a little bit of extra money online is by taking paid online surveys. You will not get rich by taking online surveys, but you can earn some extra money each month! I have been personally doing online surveys for over 10 years. If you are just starting out, I estimate that you can make $50 a month or more if you are willing to devote several hours a week to paid surveys. Most surveys will pay anywhere from $1 – $50 or more, with most averaging between $3 – 5 per survey.

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There are lots of paid survey sites online – some are legitimate, and some are not. A legitimate paid survey site will NEVER make you pay to join the survey site. Legitimate sites are free to join and will pay YOU money to take their surveys! To help people navigate through the overwhelming number of paid survey sites, I have developed a list of recommended survey sites that I personally use. This list is a good place to start if you are new to the world of paid surveys.

How do you get started taking paid surveys online?

I recommend you start out by picking one or two paid survey companies. Two of my favorites are Surveyhead and Lightspeed Research. Both of these companies will pay you to take surveys and will even send you free products to try. In fact, Surveyhead will give you $5 free, just for signing up! Be sure to take a few minutes to complete your demographic profiles on the survey sites, as this is how companies match you to paid surveys!

Here are a few final tips for taking paid surveys online:

  • Create a separate email address that you use just for paid surveys
  • Try to check your email at least once a day – the highest paying surveys fill up quickly!
  • Some low paying surveys will lead to higher paid product trials, where you get paid to try new products, so don’t overlook these!

This is just a very brief overview of paid online surveys. If you have more questions about paid online surveys, be sure to stop by our site and check out our guide to legitimate paid surveys! Good luck, and happy earning!

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Introducing Jaime from Engineer A Debt Free Life

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Hi everyone! My name is Jaime, and I blog as Money Savin’ Momma on Engineer a Debt Free Life (EADFL). The site was created by my husband (surprise, he’s an engineer!) in 2008, and I started blogging on the site with him about 6 months later. I grew up on a farm in rural Kansas, so the value of a dollar was instilled in me at a young age. My parents are true bargain shoppers, and I was raised to think that something is not really a deal unless it’s at least 75% off… and preferably 90% off or more!

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ShopAtHome.com’s Thrifty Chatter with Engineer A Debt Free Life

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Today’s Thrifty Chatter features the fabulous Jaime (or, as you may know her, Money Savin’ Momma) from Engineer A Debt Free Life. Jaime and her husband both write for the blog, giving it a fresh take – after all, there aren’t too many male frugal bloggers! – and a fun personality. You can tell just by reading it how excited they are about making the most of their money… and helping you do so with yours! Enjoy the interview!

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How did you start Engineer A Debt Free Life?

My husband started the site as a way to keep us accountable for our spending and to share great freebies / deals. I started blogging on Engineer a Debt Free Life (EADFL) about 6 months later.

What has been the most rewarding part of writing on EADFL?

Sharing freebies, deals, and legitimate ways to make money online with our awesome readers! We’ve heard from many readers who been able to have “special date nights” or even get all their holiday gifts for free, as a result of the deals and income earning ideas we share on our site! It’s very rewarding to know we are making a difference in the lives of our readers and helping them save money!

Do you have a funny or interesting story about something that has happened because of your blog?

We post lots of freebies on our site, so we sometimes get people who leave comments with their full name and mailing address, because apparently they think we are the ones who are mailing the freebies directly to them!

How have you used ShopAtHome.com to save money, and what is your favorite store to shop from when you use ShopAtHome.com?

Before making an online purchase, I always check to see if cash back is available through ShopAtHome! Our favorite store to shop at is Target – ShopAtHome offers a great cash back rate and coupons for Target, including lots of special promotions when Cash Back is increased for Target! It’s great to be able to get cash back on online purchases we would have made anyway!

What do you think is the best deal you’ve ever found?

Wow, there is no way to name just one! We are *always* finding freebies and deals on something new!

If you could only give one piece of advice to someone who is just starting to coupon and save their money, what would it be?

Track your spending! Start by creating a monthly budget and stick to it! Track every single purchase you make, no matter how big or small, to see where your money is really going each month!

Any last comments? Let our readers know!

Thanks to Shop at Home for the opportunity to help us all save money on our everyday online purchases! We’d love to invite everyone to stop by our money saving website and be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We’ll help you find more great deals, and some hot freebies too!

Thanks so much to Jaime for taking time out of her very busy life – especially after the very recent addition to the family – to talk with us here at ShopAtHome.com! If you’d like to be interviewed as a part of ShopAtHome.com’s Thrifty Chatter series, email me at blog@shopathome.com for more details!

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