Would you like to make $15-$30 working part time? It’s not as difficult as you think and it’s not a hoax. I won’t make you send me $50 to sign up for a service (but if you want to do that, you still can) and you don’t have to deliver pizzas. All you have to do is work at spending smarter.
We and some of our friends have started to track how much time we spend on looking at grocery ads, clipping coupons, and shopping compared with how much money we save. I am always skeptical on whether or not it’s really worth the time. I don’t want to be the guy who drives 30 miles out of the way to save $.05 per gallon in gas, wasting time and a gallon of gas to save $.50 on my ten gallon tank (okay, so I’ve done it a couple of times.)
With our shopping, we are initially finding that we are earning $15-$30 per hour of ‘work’ on finding deals. Best of all, this saved money is after taxes. If you are in a 25% tax bracket, it’s like earning $18-$38 at a job. We are learning at it is worth your extra time clipping coupons and even shopping at more than one store in order to find the best deals (though I heard that Publix matches competitors offers.)
There are a couple of good websites for coupons (and I hope that the readers can contribute more websites that I forget. Hint, hint.)
Also, attention all nerds! I need your numbers. Can you please track your time spent clipping coupons, looking at ads, and shopping as well as your savings. The more data I collect, the better case I can make that this actually works.
