Saving Money Through Freebies and Coupons

While finding ways to make money can be immediately gratifying, learning how to save money is just as important. Thanks to Netflix and my new fixation on the show "Extreme Couponing", I've dug up some ways to help you keep your money in your wallet.

The Krazy Coupon Lady: I have to say, I'm in adoration of this site, both for what they provide, and by how much revenue they must produce through their site (advertisers, Amazon kickbacks, and over 1 million Facebook followers?? You know they have to be raking in the money, all while helping their readers save/make money!). Their newsletter and Facebook site provides useful information to get everyday items dirt cheap or free, both online and off, and can even lead you to some good deals for you to use to resell. Using this site takes a ton of time and hassle out of having to search for coupons and sales yourself, since they do the work for you and combine the deals so you can get the lowest possible price. Definitely a go-to site for anyone who wants to save a bit of cash on their shopping (so, pretty much everyone).

FreeStuff.com: A couple minutes looking on this site got me some free contact solution (via Target Samples):


This site is so far my favorite because the majority of what they post are small, useful freebies that are just that... freebies. With good finds like this, you'll simply enter your info (mailing address, email, name, and so forth) and you'll receive your item in the mail in a couple of weeks, no strings attached. You can find other small items (like coffee K-cups, makeup, health products, etc.) usually for minimum time and effort too (again, by simply entering some info, or "liking" a company's Facebook page).
However, there are other sites that offer "freebies" that are not exactly free. For example, you may see posts like "Get a Free iPhone". Though it may seem obvious, these are not exactly free, and do take a lot of time and effort to complete other offers (usually those that cost money). This doesn't mean that they aren't worth pursuing (I have heard that often you can put in about $100 doing offers and get a product worth about $500 for "free"), but don't expect it to be a quick and painless journey.


Though they only scratch the surface of what is available out there, these two sites are great starting places to help save (or even make) you some money through coupons and freebies.