Use Rebates When You Shop On Line.. Here are two that work for me.

The most important thing you will ever learn about saving money is attitude.

It isn't really that $4 cappucino from Starbuck that ruins your budget (although spending over $1000 bucks a year on coffee is alot), it is your attitude towards saving money. If you think before you spend, even if you are only saving a few percent, in the end you will constantly be working towards saving money.

My first big tip has nothing to do with medicine, health insurance, or law (subjects I will be discussing in the future). My first tip is to use rebates when you shop on line. Why? Well if you do alot of shopping and you save from 1-5 percent or more on every purchase, your rebates will add up. Before you buy anything on line, always check at least two rebate sites. The two I use are Ebates, www.ebates.com and a secondary site. Qdeals, www.qdeals.com. I have had a better experience with Ebates, but both have paid out for the last few years.

I'm looking at my checks right here, one for $14.97 and the other for $18.74 for this quarter's purchases.

The other thing you want to do is to use the sites' coupons. If you use a coupon on the site, you should get both the coupon and the "ebate". I've been doing alot of shopping at Overstock, and besides the 4% rebates, I've been using coupons up to 10%. You should also google for a "discount coupon" at the store. If you have a 20% coupon it's better than using a 2% rebate.

Please also follow your common sense. Always check several review sites before you purchase from a new store. Make sure there are hundreds of reviews, a new store could post a few fake reviews of itself. I usually read some of the latest reviews to make sure they sound legit.

Have fun shopping and remember to shop safe and focus yourself on saving money and buying value.