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Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Post by blahi »

michaelmior wrote: post #9
codegeek wrote: post #2

Give me a chrome extension that always alerts me if I am missing a possible coupon on an e-commerce site that I am on. For example, automatically check sites like retailmenot.com etc and tell me possible coupon codes for a product i may be checking out without applying any coupon. Bonus points if u also apply that coupon for me :)

You mean Honey? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/honey/bmnlcjabgnpn...

I cannot see the aggregator going on too long with this. The retailers will run the reports and see what's going on and put pressure on the network. Last second couponers do not add any value to a retailer and they are fighting those type of affiliates.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Post by s_kilk »

I just record all my discretionary purchases in a spreadsheet and recoil in horror at the end of the month.

My monthly spend has been steadily dropping since I started doing this about six months ago.

EDIT: I seem to have misunderstood the topic of this thread, but, as another commenter puts it, the best way to save money is to not spend money in the first place.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Post by drinchev »

My father always says : "saving money is the beginning of being poor".

So I always try to save money by thinking how can I make more. These days money = time is a strong equation, so just don't loose your time and use it in a way to make money.

Stop thinking about saving money and spend your thoughts on revenue stream. That's why I rarely use services like that and don't count the pennies ( I'm neither rich nor bragging )

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Post by swalsh »

jasonpeacock wrote: post #7

How about something that prevents purchasing, or forces a 1-day wait. The best way to same money is not to spend it, and most of us don't need half the stuff we buy....

Oh man, what a great idea. Especially as you start shopping around, you can build a broader profile of a customer's shopping habits, which could be sold for better targeting advertising.... oh wait... argh why does my mind always go there.

Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

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Post by jmaccabee »

fleitz wrote: post #10

Ad Block Plus, no ads, no desire to purchase the products I didn't see. Seriously, not buying stuff / eating out is the best way for me to save money, especially if I spent the time that I would have been shopping / going out, working. Something that might be an idea is linking to a savings account and adding a button beside the purchase link on amazon, etc, like "Save money instead, if you saved $56.32, you'd have $…

I really like this idea!! Thanks
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