Penny Pinching College Students

Black Eyed Pea

2009-12-01T13:30:00.000-08:00

Need a break from class? Go grab a bite to eat at Black Eyed Pea. Enjoy a free soda when you show your student ID at the Black Eyed Pea on Garden of the Gods Road.

2009-11-30T11:46:00.000-08:00

Cyber Monday Deals Online

Origins- $10 off when you purchase $25 (Code: TenOff09) & Free Shipping. Plus 10% cash back from Ebates.

Clinique- Choose 2 free treats with any purchase also enjoy complementary shipping when you spend over $50. Plus 8% cash back from Ebates.

Estee Lauder- Choose any 4 free deluxe samples with any purchase.

Eyes Lips Face- 70% off of their mineral makeup (Code: EHCMM). Plus 6% cash back from Ebates.

Olay $20 Rebate

2009-11-30T10:19:00.000-08:00

Receive a $20 rebate when you purchase $50 worth of Olay Facial Moisturizers, Facial Treatments and/or Facial Cleansers. But hurry! All purchases must be made by December 27, 2009. Go here to print off your rebate form and don't forget to send it in before January 8, 2010.

Avon- Cyber Monday Deals

2009-11-30T09:25:00.000-08:00

Avon is giving all of their shoppers free shipping for orders over $5.00 today only. Hurry ends at 11:59 p.m. Nov 30th.

Bath and Body Works- Cyber Monday Deals

2009-11-30T09:21:00.000-08:00

Bath and Body works is giving you 25% off your entire online order today. Just enter the code CYBERMONDAY at checkout.

American Eagle- Cyber Monday Deal

2009-11-30T09:10:00.000-08:00

On American Eagle.com today enjoy free shipping and also play their “play now game” to get 20% off your order or a $100 gift certificate to AE.com. Their T-shirts are also buy one get one for 50% right now.

Deal Scenario:

Add 2 graphic t-shirts at 15.50 each Total $31.00

Get one t-shirt at 50% off ($ 7.75)

Add code from game for extra 20% off ($ 4.65)

Total $18.60 or $9.30 a shirt

Financial Aid

2009-11-29T20:25:00.000-08:00

Look For Scholarships

If you're applying for college right now or thinking about transferring to another school, it doesn't hurt to do some research on various types of financial aid provided by the school.?

Aside from the obvious chunk of cash you'll save in the long run, several scholarships offer all sorts of perks and benefits -- semester stipends, group trips, special access to useful resources, etc. If you're already enrolled but haven't received any aid, keep trying! If your grades are good and you show you mean business, many scholarship programs give you the opportunity to apply each semester.

Also try fastweb.com there are plenty of great scholarships for all ages...

Energy Saving and Lower Electric Bill

2009-11-29T20:11:00.000-08:00

12 Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill

1. Keep blinds and curtains closed.

2. Install energy saving windows.

3. Change the filters in air conditioners and furnaces.

4. Place window air conditioners on the shadiest side of the house.

5. Make sure air conditioners and furnaces are the right size.

6. Have regular checkups performed on systems.

7. Keep weeds and shrubs trimmed.

8. Plant shade trees.

9. Use timers to turn lights on and off.

10. Use compact fluorescent bulbs.

11. Unplug appliances and electronics.

12. Adjust the temperature before leaving the house or going to bed.

Grocery Coupons

2009-11-29T19:57:00.000-08:00

We all get some form of a newspaper that has grocery ads in it, but in this electronic world why not log online and get coupons when you need them...you can also sign up form emails so that you are reminded to go get coupons on the best deals around.

FREEBIES!!!

2009-11-29T19:26:00.000-08:00

This page on the money saving experts website has plenty of links to freebies. Mostly sample items, but why not try a few new tings if they are free!!

Some of the samples include:

Dove Soap
Perfume and Cologne
Makeup
Pet food
Quit Smoking Packs
Multivitamins
Tissue/Toilet paper

Budget Planner

2009-11-29T19:08:00.000-08:00

Budget Planning is an important aspect of "penny pinching." Everyone should create at least a monthly budget so that they are mindful of their expenses. Even if you simply look at how you spent your money at least once a month this would be eye opening to where you may need to cut back or prioritize.

Below are a few good places to download a budget planner application:

Budget Toolkit
Simple Planner
mint.com

Cheapesttextbooks.com

2009-11-29T18:32:00.000-08:00

95% off Textbooks

Many students use this site and have saved over 95% off their textbooks by price comparing the major online college textbook stores. Their price comparison includes: the cheapest textbook price, the condition of the textbook (New College Textbook or Used College Textbook), free shipping Offers and even more money saving options through online dollar off coupons.

Chegg.com Dont Buy it Rent it!

2009-11-29T18:23:00.000-08:00

Chegg is #1 in textbook rentals
WE'VE SAVED STUDENTS $70,667,066.94

ONE MILLION BOOKS RENTED
ONE MILLION TREES PLANTED AND COUNTING...

I have used Chegg before and it's nice if you need school books on a budget, especially expensive text books that are typically over $100 you can get for much less than that. Also, if you are taking a summer class or interim class you can rent these books for less time making the bill even cheaper!

Local Buy and Sell Exchange

2009-11-29T18:01:00.000-08:00

If you have never been to entertainmart its a must see! There are thousands of new and used movies, electronics, games, Cd's, posters, and more! There is no use in buying brand new when you can buy perfectly good quality items for the better of 75% off!

Keep in mind if you have an overabundance of these kinds of items you can also let Entertainmart take them off your hands and get cash for it!
Entertainmart is located off Academy and Galley.
•Store Hours:
Sun-Thurs 10am - 11pm
Fri & Sat 10am - Midnight
•Location:
651 North Academy Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
•Phone:
(719) 380-8580

Value Packs

2009-11-29T17:49:00.000-08:00

Do you recall getting a blue envelop in the mail that says ValPak on it? Did you immediately throw it away? I know I did.... next time you receive this blue envelope think about all the money you could be saving, I know we hate going through the coupon book but here are a few examples of the "gems" that are in that little blue package:

Health and Medical coupons
Hair Salon Coupons
Auto Repair Coupons
Restraunt Coupons

...and much more! You can also visit their website if you happen to forget and throw out the package of coupons.

FatWallet.com- Cash Back on Purchases

2009-11-29T17:41:00.000-08:00

Fat Wallet.com is a great website for you if you shop online. Shop at any of the stores on their website and you get cash back! They also have great deals exclusive to their site for all of the stores that you shop at every day. Go check them out at http://www.fatwallet.com/.

2009-11-29T13:46:00.000-08:00

I love deepdiscount.com because they always have unique specials going on. Right now, they simply have after Thanksgiving sales which include:

40% off all Blu-rays
40% off all DVD's
30% off all Cd's
30% off all Books and plenty more!

No need to buy holiday gifts without a discount. There are way too many discounts to take advantage of.

2009-11-29T13:37:00.000-08:00

25% off your entire order!

At Borders online website use this online coupon to get 25% off your entire order at Borders

Borders Code: BDC6959X

cellphoneshop.net

2009-11-29T13:34:00.000-08:00

15% off $23 - Cell Phone Shop 15% off $23 with code

Expiration: 12/31/2009

Coupon Code: ALR15

Plenty of great accessories for every phone type, great gift ideas!

Coupon books that you already get....

2009-11-29T13:15:00.000-08:00

Springs Coupon Directory

1445 Big Valley Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: (719) 593-1203

Most of us get sick of junk mail. We typically throw it out immediately and don't look at it if it isn't addressed specifically to us. I do the same thing. There is one coupon directory book, however, that may be of some use for those of us on a budget. I took the time to actually look through a coupon book I received (that was not addressed to anyone it just came in the mail) and on the front cover it is simply titled: THE SPRINGS Coupon Directory. There were a lot of great coupons for restaurants I have never been to or seen so this creates an opportunity to go somewhere I have never been before and receive a discount. Some of the better coupons were for:
The Peak Grill $5 dollar off meal
Bambino's Free Dinner Entree (BOGO)
Taste of India BOGO Lunch Buffet
Cleats Sports Bar BOGO Sandwiches
East Coast Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 50% off
Conway's Famous Giant Hambergers 1/2 price

These were just the coupons for restrants! I personally dont cook that often and eat out more often so it would be worth it to cut out some of these coupons to use when I go out with friends and family.

Haggle your way to the lowest prices possible!

2009-11-29T12:37:00.000-08:00

Haggle.com is another site that allows you to pay for bids and bid on items at an extremely low price. They also explain how this process works and why they are able to sell these items for much cheaper than retail price. Here are the basic rules:

•Pre-purchase your bids in packs of 20, 40, 75, 150, 300 or 600
•Bid for the opportunity to buy electronics and gift cards at a fraction of their retail cost
•Each bid placed adds more time to the auction and increases the item's final purchase price
•Be the highest bidder when the auction ends and the item is yours to buy at the final auction price

Buy bids...get big discounts?

2009-11-29T12:00:00.000-08:00

I am a huge fan of Ebay. However, as I am looking for extreme deals and discounts on the web there are a few different kinds of sites I have never come across before. Swoopo is a site where you buy bids and then bid on items for SUPER cheap. Obviously, the money for the bids goes to the cause of how cheap these items are sold for; but in a sense you are splitting the cost with everyone else who bids on the item. If everyone pays $1 per bid and 50 people bid thats $50 dollars that goes toward the purchase of this product that you didn't have to pay for. For example: I just watched the bidding on a 32G Ipod that is normally over $300 dollars sell for $110 dollars! I also watched an aution for a PS3 (over $300 retail) go for $51!!

If you ask me this may be something I would use for high dollar items. It seems to be much cheaper; the only drawback is having to watch the auction, this takes time so try and bid on things that are close to the final sale time.

Amazon Deals

2009-11-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

Did you know that there is a website that weeds out all the great deals on Amazon and brings them all together?! Visit lightning deals and see how they have created a specific website that only focuses on the amazing deals on Amazon. Search through the best deals and find the item you are looking for at the best price. Pick an item category and go! It looks like this specific website focuses on larger/more expensive items; not everything on Amazon.

Have you ever been on a wine tour?

2009-11-29T11:29:00.000-08:00

This would be a great opportunity to go on one! The Holidays can be stressful so why not take an evening to relax with your friends and take a trip to Denver! This wine tour takes you through the streets of Denver in a luxury automobile so you can see the sighs...and taste some amazing wine!
The discount for this treat can be found at Colorado Hot Deals

It offers 2 free seats with each group of 6 (total of 8)
Offer Starts - 12/01/2009 Offer Ends - 01/02/2010

To visit the official site go to: Wine Co.

2009-11-29T11:14:00.000-08:00

2-FOR-1 FULL-DAY ADULT LIFT TICKETS!

If your not an avid skier or snowboarder but plan on hitting the slops a few times this winter don't pay full price! These coupons are good 1/1/10 thru 4/1/10 and can be found at: Colorado Hot Deals