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Save Money on Your Daily Shopping, Groceries and Gas

Personally, I’m not a big fan of spending a lot of time trying to save money.  I prefer to spend my time brainstorming and creating big pay days instead of shopping around for a deal.  Sure, it means I spend more than I would if I used coupons and looked for the best deal, but I value my time far more than money.

Having said all that, if you are going to clip coupons and seek out the best deals, you may as well make it fun and as easy as possible.  So, with a little help from my friends on Twitter, I’ve put together a few tips for you.

1.  No more clipping coupons!

One of the reasons I stopped clipping coupons is because I’d spend all day Sunday going through the coupons and clipping them only to forget them when I went shopping.  Well, if you go to http://www.cellfire.com/ and sign up, that’s no longer an issue as long as you have a cell phone with you when you shop.  Cellfire puts coupons right into your phone!  Now, that’s cool!

2. Find the Cheapest Gas Without Driving Around Looking!

Before you go get gas, check http://www.gasbuddy.com to find the lowest station prices in your area and, then, compare it to Costco.  If you are going to go to Costco, consider the executive membership, which gives you 2% cash back on purchases, but that doesn’t include gas and the American Express card for another 1% back, which does apply to gas.

3.  Make it a game.

Play the Grocery Game and the Drugstore Game.  These games allow you to make the most of your coupon clipping and, while they can take a lot of time to play, it can be fun, and you can get a lot of stuff for free.  Check out http://www.thegrocerygame.com, which is a paid service and http://www.ChiefFamilyOfficer.com for all the rules of the free Drugstore Game.

And, hey, if you end up making a mint with your savings, let me know, maybe I’ll get in the game too.