Karen Hellier

Freelance Writer, Coupon Lady, eBay Entrepreneur: Helping You Save Money and Work From Home

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Save Money by Shopping the Back to School Sales

July 11, 2018 0 Comments

Back-to-School sales will save you money!

Back-to-School Sales are Starting Back-to-school sales already? Yes, they are already starting. I know some of you are thinking I might be crazy, but down here where I live in the South, some schools are starting at the end of July. And so  for those of us who love to save money, it’s time to gear up for some fun sales. As you probably already know, you can save money by shopping the back-to-school sales offered by a variety of different stores. But what if you don’t have kids, or your kids are grown and you don’t need stationery supplies? You can still save money on these types of supplies by purchasing them now and saving them for upcoming projects throughout the year. Or you just may need pens or paper to have around your house to get you through the next year. Buying now, and stocking up is the…
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9 Ways Grocery Stores Get Customers to Spend More Money

July 4, 2018 4 Comments

Save money by not letting the grocery stores trick you into spending more money than you need to!

Grocery shopping can be pretty expensive for the average consumer. And it ends up being much more expensive for those shoppers who aren’t aware of some of the tricks grocery stores use to get people to spend more money once they are in the store. Here are nine tricks to watch out for so that you can keep more money in your pocket at the grocery store. Don’t Be Duped by End Cap Displays End cap displays are those sets of shelves at the end of every aisle in the grocery store. Some stores have sale items set up on these shelves to make it more convenient for customers to grab sale items. But beware that not all of those end caps have sale items on them. And not everything that is on the end cap is on sale. When I used to teach coupon classes in Connecticut, I used…
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Save Money on Christmas Gifts: Start Shopping on December 26th

December 26, 2017 2 Comments

Shopping Christmas Clearance Sales on December 26th Can Lead to Great Savings!

Learning By Example My mom was a professional shopper. Okay, well not really, but she seemed to be a professional shopper to me when I was growing up! Every Christmas morning, the tree was surrounded by piles of presents. mostly for my brother and I. And I was always amazed at the number of wonderful gifts my mom had managed to give us for Christmas, and yet money was tight. As I grew older, she shared her secret with me: she shopped the sales all year long and put the gifts away for the next December 25th. And she started on December 26th each year. I learned from the best and I do the same thing. So on the morning of December 26th each year, I get up early, put my Christmas red and green clothes on, and head out to the stores to go Christmas shopping!  Not only do I find fantastic sales of…
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