Hello. Mr. Cheapie here
again with three more fantastic I-can't-
believe-I-didn't-think-of-that frugal shopping tips. I already gave
you my best frugal eating tips at:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/frugal-living-tip.html
Now let's move away from food, because it is to always important to
buy the sizzle, not the steak. That's the first tip. If the steak
was any good, why would Madison Avenue spend all its efforts selling
the sizzle?
Let's face it, you don't care which widget fits into the
combotubulator under the hood; you just want a sporty new set of
wheels painted in flamethrower red.
Here is how you negotiate down the price of a new vehicle. Just say,
"No engine, please. No transmission. No coolant. Nothing under the
hood, please. Nothing that doesn't shine when I polish the car in my
driveway.
You would be amazed at the astounding bargains you can negotiate on
a new car with no engine. Plus, the car will weigh much less, so you
will save on gas.
Next, head over to your favorite furniture superstore to buy a TV.
Tip: NEVER buy a TV at an electronics store. They will try to sell
you a whole bunch of useless and expensive features. The last thing
you need is another 962 satellite channels that never seem to have
anything on anyway.
Go straight to the wall unit section of the furniture store. They
always display life-size cardboard TVs in this section. Most people
leave their cardboard TVs behind when they pick up their wall units,
so you can get yours for a song. As a bonus, you always know what is
showing on your new cardboard TV and you can save even more money by
canceling that useless satellite or cable service.
Next, head to the office furniture section and check out the desks.
See those cardboard computers?...
Apply this principal to any electronic equipment - telephones,
microwave ovens, blenders. Imagine the fortune you can save just by
saying "hold the steak." If you're a technophobe, you'll be even
happier.
But what if you really, really want the steak? Suppose you run out
of ice cream, you've eaten all your foam mattresses and food stamps,
and you are so hungry that you are willing to pay for the
steak?
The second tip is to pay for the steak with online coupons. You
don't have to flip through flyers for coupons any more. For
instance, I found this place that offers lots of free online
coupons:
http://www.specialoffers.com
Coupon shopping does have its drawbacks, like the first time you try
it you will find the coupons are extremely hard to cut (unless you
took my advice and bought one of those really cool cardboard
computers at the furniture superstore).
But you'll get the hang of it, and before you know it you will save
even more, because you can slash your scissors budget. Plus, you
won't have to clean up all the coupon clippings from the floor. And
think of all the trees you will save.
My third tip is to bid at online auctions. Yeah, I know, you think
auctions are only for antiques, multi-million dollar canvasses by
dead people with funny accents and celebrity underwear.
But online is different. You can even bid on used chewing
gum...which is why I advise being very careful what you bid on. For
instance, I found this site:
http://www.farmandfieldauctions.com/fly-fishing-gear.html
Feel free to bid on used fly-fishing-gear. I am sure you will get a
great deal. But stay away from any auction for used bait.
Notice all the used hunting supplies you can buy at:
http://www.farmandfieldauctions.com/hunting-supplies.html
However, you will also notice how few auctions there are for used
moose meat. There is a reason for that. If aliens capture your brain
and you are compelled to bid on used moose meat, please watch for
the "urgent" label.
My best advice is not to bid on used chewing gun, used fishing bait
or used moose meat. These have very little sizzle, and what steak
they have is probably not very tasty.
Happy shopping.
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