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As you are probably well aware by now, we love trying to save money as best we can. We get a bit of a kick out of being frugal. But it isn’t just about looking at ways to make the big financial decisions cheaper, it is also getting the best deals that make us smile. But while we pride ourselves on finding the best money saving tips and tricks, sometimes our best deals actually comes through our friends and family. It is this idea that sharing is caring because that we all pay less but get more in return.
Below we have come up with some top tips and tricks to help you get the most out of this new sharing phenomenon, and by the most, we mean to save the most.
Loyalties & Cashback
Loyalty cards are all too often not worth the hassle. They demand so much patience and so much loyalty and they hardly give much back in return. If you’ve ever had a loyalty card then you will know this. However, as moneysavingexpert.com will support, there are ways to earn points even quicker and one of them is to give a family member your supplementary card. By letting your spouse, or sibling or parent shop with a club card that is linked to your account you can quickly rack up some points and make savings. When it comes to sharing these points, a great way to do it is to save them until a big event, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving and then pay for all the food with them. Just make sure you trust their spending habits.
Expand Your World
We were tempted to reserve this strictly for travel, but all too often we explore the world through books as well; there is just no better way to expand the mind. So, tackling this first, why not sign up to a book sharing site, of which more and more are taking off. If you want recommendations then go with Paper Back Swap | stay-a-stay-at-home-mom.com which is free to join. As for actual expanding your world through travel, if you travel a lot with work or know someone that does, why not share out your air miles or offer to buy some off a friend for below the market value. That way you can see the world for less, and what is better than that.
Television & Music
Almost all streaming services these days – both TV and music – let you have more than one person, device or screen registered to an account. Yes, this is technically against the rules, but we have not heard of anyone their access denied because of it. Netflix, NowTV, Amazon Prime, Spotify; they all have multiple access. You just need to decide whether you are going to split the cost of one or go with two for the price of one. Let’s say you just want Netflix, in that case, you could spend as little as $3 a month on unlimited films and TV. Or you could pay for Netflix and your brother could pay for Spotify and then you have access to the best of both for half the price. Once again, just make sure you trust whoever you’re partnering up and shar
