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The Broke College Student: 6 Of My Favorite Ways To Save Money

I'm by no means an "extreme couponer" but I do have a few favorite ways to save money.

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The Broke College Student: 6 Of My Favorite Ways To Save Money
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Money is unfortunately one of the things that the world revolves around. Being a college student, I'm always trying to find ways to save some money. In fact, embarrassingly enough, my friends will text me when they save a bunch of money because they know I will be proud. I am by no means an "extreme couponer" but I like to do whatever I can to save a little extra money. Here are some of my favorite ways.

1. Cartwheel

This is an app that only works at Target but let's not lie, we all love Target. I'm sure we all know what it feels like to walk into Target needing one thing and walking out spending over $100 too. Cartwheel offers a wide variety of discounts and coupons. I've saved $250 using Cartwheel. I mainly try to buy something only if it's on sale or on Cartwheel.

2. RetailMeNot

This is an app that I actually accidentally discovered but I absolutely love it now. This app provides you with a vide variety of stores that have discounts and sales going on. They also have exclusive RetailMeNot discount codes for online and in-store shopping. They also have deals for restaurants.

3. Newspaper Coupons

I feel like nobody reads the newspaper anymore but there are always good coupons in the Sunday paper. The best part of the paper coupons is that you can generally stack them on top of a deal that the store is already having or with other mobile deals. One time, the lady in front of me had 45 coupons and she ended up saving over $150. Goals, am I right?

4. Manufacturer Coupons

These coupons take a little bit more searching to find but there are many good websites like KrazyCouponLady and even just searching for manufacturer coupons on google. You can find a coupon for just about anything you need.

5. Ibotta

This is a rebate app but I've gotten $25 back in rebates through this app. It's fairly simple; you scan the barcode and then take a picture of your receipt and then you get the money into a cash back section. Once you've saved enough, you are able to withdraw the money in many different forms (PayPal, giftcards, etc)

6. Apps that are specific to their store.

Places like Kohls, Target, Caribou and Starbucks all have an app specific to their products. They release special deals and almost all of them have a rewards program that allows you to even get things for free sometimes! Check to see if your favorite restaurant or store have an app and see what kind of exclusive deals they offer!

I hope that you find these apps useful and that you are able to save a few extra dollars! These are a few of my favorite ways to save money, what are yours?

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