10 Ways To Never Pay Full Price For Anything

Disclosure: Some of these links may be affiliate links and we may receive compensation when you sign-up for offers. See our disclosure  All information on this site is for educational and informational purposes only.

You should never pay full price for anything.

In the digital age, that is not necessary.

This means groceries, electronics, clothing, etc.

You should not even pay full price for big ticket items like a house or a car.

Most items, you should be able to get a 20% discount on.

Some items, you can even save 50% or more.

Why pay full price when you don’t have to?

Here are ten ways to never pay full price for anything:

10 Ways To Never Pay Full Price For Anything

  1. Use coupons

In the present, you don’t even need to clip paper coupons.

Digital apps like Ibotta are the modern day version of couponing. They let you use just your smartphone.

If you use these with manufacturer as well as store paper coupons, you can save even more.

Not all coupon apps let you combine a manufacturer’s coupon though.

Here is a list of the best digital grocery coupon apps:

Ibotta

Saving Star

Checkout 51

Coupons.com

We will do a post later on couponing.

Grocery stores are not the only places that offer coupons either.

Sites like retailmenot.com offer coupons and savings for restaurants, clothes, etc.

2. Use a cashback website

There are many cashback portals. Don’t shop online without going through one.

I just got a quick $90 from RebatesMe.com for buying hosting for my new blog.

Here are a few top sites:

  1. Ebates (Rakuten) : Get $10. Sign up here
  2. Swagbucks: Get $3 Sign up here 
  3. Ibotta: Get $10 Sign up here
  4. Be Frugal: Get $10. Sign up here
  5. Top Cashback: Get $10 Sign-up here
  6. Lemoney Sign up here
  7. Giving Assistant Get $5 Sign up here
  8. Mr. Rebates Get $5 Sign up here
  9. Coupon Cactus Sign up here
  10. Rebates Me Sign up here

Use cashbackmonitor.com to see which site has the best deals for the particular store you want.

Different sites have higher rates at different stores and at different times

3. Use a rewards credit card

Many rewards cards offer 1-5% back.

As long as you pay your balance in full each month, you are pocketing this money.

I would not advise anyone to shop without a rewards credit card.

Not using a card is simply leaving money on the table.

Cards can have higher percent for different categories like gas, groceries, travel, or office supplies.

Make sure to find the cards that match your spending category.

4. Shop off season

For instance, lots of items get marked down after Christmas. Summer clothes will go on sale in the fall. Winter clothes go on sale in the spring.

It is not just apparel, items such as travel is cheaper in the off season too.

5. Shop at warehouse stores, outlets, and discount stores

Warehouse stores and outlets save people money for buying in bulk or off season.

Here are some discount stores:

T.J. Maxx

Marshalls

Ross

Big Lots

Burlington Coat Factory

Steinmart

HomeGoods

Overstock

Dollar stores are also discount stores.

6. Do comparison shopping before you buy

Never go to only one store. Make sure to comparison shop first. Google will usually quickly let you compare prices online.

7. Use store rewards programs

I recently signed up at the new Chipotle Rewards program and got free guacamole and chips.

All kinds of stores have rewards programs, from clothing to restaurant to groceries.

Here are some sample store reward programs:

Kohl’s

Kroger’s

Dominos

P.F. Chang

Applebee’s

Sign up for the rewards programs at your favorite stores.

8. Buy when items are on sale

Look for weekly paper ads to see when your favorite stores have sales.

If you combine sales with coupons and other methods like buying in bulk, you can save a lot.

9. Buy discounted gift cards

Discounted gift cards can save you hundreds a year.

They can take as much as 35% off.

If you use Raise, you can use a cashback portal and get cash back.

Here are three top discounted gift card sites:

  1. Raise.com, Get $5 after first purchase during first 30 days
  2. Giftcardgranny.com, Get $5 for signing up
  3. Cardpool.com, Get $5 for signing up

10. Get on e-mail lists or follow businesses on social media

An e-mail list can tell you about deals no one else knows about. I recently was offered a free item at Bath and Body Works.

One year, I got enough Marriott points for a free hotel by following their Twitter promotion.

Conclusion

In the digital age, it does not make sense to pay full price for most things.

There are simply too many ways to save.

On most items, you should be able to save 20%.

If you have not tried some of these tricks, start.

45 thoughts on “10 Ways To Never Pay Full Price For Anything

  1. Hello, Neat post. There is an issue with your site in internet
    explorer, would test this? IE still is the market leader and a good part of folks will leave out your great writing due to this problem.

  2. Its like you read my mind! You appear to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something.
    I think that you can do with some pics to drive the message home a
    little bit, but other than that, this is wonderful
    blog. A fantastic read. I’ll certainly be back.

  3. My programmer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP.
    I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses.
    But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on a variety of websites for
    about a year and am nervous about switching to
    another platform. I have heard excellent things about blogengine.net.
    Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress content
    into it? Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated!

  4. Its like you read my mind! You appear to know a lot about this, like you wrote the book in it
    or something. I think that you can do with some pics to drive the message home a little bit,
    but instead of that, this is great blog. A fantastic read.
    I will definitely be back.

  5. Woah! I’m really digging the template/theme of this site.
    It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s hard to get that “perfect balance”
    between user friendliness and appearance. I must say you have done a very good
    job with this. Also, the blog loads very fast for me on Firefox.
    Excellent Blog!

  6. I’m amazed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that’s
    both educative and amusing, and let me tell you,
    you’ve hit the nail on the head. The problem is something which too few people are speaking intelligently about.
    Now i’m very happy I found this during my search for something relating
    to this.

  7. My family all the time say that I am wasting my time here at net, except I know I am getting familiarity every day by reading thes good posts.

    1. If you are learning something new, then you are not wasting time. New knowledge has the power to take you somewhere new. Saving money is something everyone needs to know too.

  8. Hi! Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group?
    There’s a lot of people that I think would really enjoy your content.
    Please let me know. Cheers

  9. When someone writes an paragraph he/she retains the idea
    of a user in his/her brain that how a user can understand it.
    Thus that’s why this piece of writing is outstdanding. Thanks!

  10. May I simply just say what a relief to find a person that genuinely
    understands what they are talking about on the net.
    You definitely realize how to bring an issue to light and make it important.

    More people ought to check this out and understand this
    side of your story. I was surprised that you aren’t more popular because you most certainly
    possess the gift.

  11. Woah! I’m really digging the template/theme
    of this blog. It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s hard to get that “perfect balance” between user friendliness and visual appeal.

    I must say you have done a amazing job with this. Additionally,
    the blog loads super fast for me on Chrome.
    Outstanding Blog!

  12. Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though
    you relied on the video to make your point. You obviously know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your weblog when you could be giving
    us something informative to read?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *