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Plus the dealer will know you can easily go elsewhere, putting you in a better position to negotiate a lower price.ġ8. The interest rate from a local bank is often lower than at the dealership. You'll likely get a better deal and avoid tense hours of sitting across from a salesperson.ġ7. But then always walk away and negotiate by phone or email once you've made a selection. Go to a dealership to test-drive cars you're interested in. Hostels have come a long way since our backpacking youth private rooms and baths can cost a fraction of what you'd pay at a chain hotel, and many offer amenities like gyms and saunas. Get through, fill it up at a water station, and you've saved $2 to $4 per bottle of purchased water.ġ5. Bottle up! Any reusable bottle can get through a TSA checkpoint, as long as it's empty. You'll get a more authentic experience while saving money.ġ4. Skip the hotel concierge when in search of good inexpensive restaurant meals. Find no-cost “attractions.” Why pay admission to see a cave, waterfall or pretty vista if there are similar ones nearby that are free? Before you get in line, check online maps or chat with a local to find a similar activity that's off the beaten path.ġ3. Besides helping you find the lowest flight fares, websites like Skyscanner, Kayak or Airfare Watchdog will notify you when destinations reopen to travelers and alert you to entry restrictions and quarantine requirements.ġ2. It might make sense to drive to a hub.ġ1. Fares are cheaper and stopovers rare when you fly between hubs. Airlines use hub airports to consolidate planes and save costs. A separate study by Expedia showed the best days to fly cheap were Thursdays and Fridays.ġ0. last November showed that this was the day to get the lowest fares. A lifetime park pass ($80 for those over 62) gets you into all of them.ĩ.

There are 63 official national parks in the U.S., but the National Park Service oversees 423 sites, including many that are far less visited than big-name parks. Go deep on grocery flyers. Focus most on the front and back pages, where supermarkets often put “loss leaders” - discounts they actually lose money on to entice you into the store.Ĩ. Why pay restaurant prices for sodas or juices you can pour yourself, saving a dollar or more per drink? Cheaper and healthier: Have filtered tap water.ħ. Be a takeout wizard. Two words: Skip beverages.

And you might find a service to stick with.Ħ. Just be sure to cancel exactly as they instruct. HelloFresh and Blue Apron also offer promo discounts to watch for.

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Use meal kit trial discounts. Many meal kit companies offer a deep first-month discount with no obligation to continue, so you can save a bundle by testing several services. Then put it in smaller bags and squeeze out as much air as you can before sealing.ĥ.

Get your favorite brew for less. If you love a particular coffee at a local coffee shop, ask to buy some in bulk so you can brew it at home. Boiling dried beans (cheap, flavorful, nutritious!) in salted water makes a creamy substitute for chicken broth, says Francis Lam of The Splendid Table radio show.Ĥ.

Keeping a running list on your phone of the lowest price you've paid for the staples you buy repeatedly can help you know when to pass on a “deal” and when to stock up.ģ. Shop with your smartphone. Many foods have more than one “sale” price. The answer: Buy $1.50 reusable K-Cups, add your own ground beans and save roughly $277 in a year on a two-cup-a-day habit.Ģ. Buy reusable Keurig cups. Single-cup coffee makers are the hassle-free way to brew coffee, but Caribou K-Cups, for example, cost 66 cents each as opposed to 28 cents per cup if you use Caribou ground coffee. Remember: Merely being more thoughtful about what you pay can be half the battle in the quest to save money! See for yourself.ġ. While shopping has certainly changed in this new American retail reality, plenty of this year's tips (culled from interviews with scores of frugality experts and other professionals) hearken back to tried-and-true principles: Shop assertively, be open to DIY solutions, reduce waste, maintain a frugal mindset. But at the same time, entrepreneurs with clever products, services or digital tools have bloomed, giving shoppers fresh ways to buy and save. That's in part because the retail world has been upended by the pandemic: Many national chains have closed, online stores have boomed, home delivery services have flourished and leisurely shopping at neighborhood stores has mostly been ruled out.

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TYPOGRAPHY BY JORDAN METCALF/ILLUSTRATION BY TOMMY PEREZĮn español | There are plenty of new savings to share, even after providing more than 1,000 tips since we launched this series in 2010.

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