Leaving Money on the Table

Being wise about one's money is a necessitiy ---- along with common sense. Great post.

We are starting to see companies grow who promote coupons through Twitter, etc. Groupon seems to be the leading national right now. Realtors need to study this to learn how to incorporate it into their marketing. Anything that we can do to benefit potnetial clients is important in 2010 on.

Wayne,

I'm a heavy user of Lowe's coupon program for my buyers and sellers. They LOVE 10% off - and the coupon is usually honored at Home Depots too.  I even send one to all my Open House guests - nobody else around here does!

Wayne, great post. I had not heard of her or her site.

Wayne...juicy and yummy post.....enough cannot be said about this. I worked with a multi-millionaire who was a product of the depression and two world wars. He drove a beat up car, dressed down and brought his lunch every day. I learned so much from him over the 12 years we were together. He lived....the meaning of LESS is MORE. The beginning was hell for me...but I will never forget his words when we started......one day, you will thank me for all you are going to learn. That was 25 years ago and I am still thanking him.

I have of recent begun a new frugal viewpoint on life, and this site sounds very interesting.  I will have to check it out.

Thanks for the post, I agre we are wasteful and the money you save can go to things you would like even more.

Wayne- I just wrote a post about how we are being more frugal. I am not buying only Buy one get one free items and building my menu around them. We eat mostly organic so I did not think I could save but Whole Foods has some great sales and coupons. We never pay more than 19 cents for toothpaste, soaps, etc now that we started couponing. I just wrote a post about it too. Come and read my post, I think you will like it. Katerina 

Great post!  In my house we think about our purchases and if we can make better choices. It is aconstant struggle;0  I would love a front loading washer and dryer....  There is nothig wrong with my maytag set that is 15 years old though- flip of the coin?  - not in this economy and our field of work- We may need that money at some point to make the hosue payment...

That's awesome! I love saving money, and want to know if they have an Austin site!!

I LOVE saving money.  I DO have certain things that I'm a snob about, like my Oscar Mayer bacon and certain types of bread, but for the most part, I am a bargain shopper.  I will have to check this site out.

I think we need one of these sites where I live!

Wayne, I am always looking for ways to save money.  This is a great way to do that.

Hi Wayne -- I have a friend who is very, very savvy when it comes to saving money, big ways and small.  Oh...if I had to do live over again knowing what I know now...but I try to apply what I have learned.

I like this idea very much as who doesn't want to save a buck. My parents lived through the depression and it was amazing how much wealth they accumulated a few bucks at a time.

Nice post! I love the idea of saving money and starting clipping coupons again a few years ago before the economic hailstorm hit. I've always bought good shoes on sale, they're a great bargain because they'll last many years longer than cheap versions sold at some large/discount stores.

Many times I'll hear from 1st time buyers, "how am I supposed to save enough money for a down payment for a house?" Easy, start first by trimming your expenses in ways like this that don't make you give up the nice things in your life and which leave you feeling deprived.  I once did a calculation for a class I was teaching where we took my 2x a day latte habit as an example.  Let's just say that I make my own home brewed coffee at home nowadays, and ever since I did that class.

Wayne, and I thought you were talking about a real estate deal! I'm going to check it out and hope that Jacksonville has one. I'm too busy to do the research but I sure like to save $$?

Great post and promotional piece Wayne. You may be helping her to get the word out. I will check back fo rmy area.

I know my grandparents, who grew up in the Great Depression, were super frugal.  I always kind of wondered . . . but the past few years, I've been wondering if maybe they weren't on to something.