Chances are, if you're reading this, you too are trying to save money to pay for your degree like I am. Throw in the wedding and you have one guy looking to save a few bucks whereever possible. I'm not too proud to admit to using restaurants.com, Living Social, Groupon, and the entertainment books they pass out for fundraisers.
One way I always do is check sites like retailmenot.com whenever I buy things online. It's a quick way to save some money. In a 5 minute search, I saved $10 on something I was going to buy anyway today. That's $200/hour of work after taxes! If I made that much for my job, I wouldn't be scouring the net for deals. Actually, I probably would, but that's another story.
Looking for an excuse to write a blog post, I researched the site a little more and found a whole web 2.0 community of coupon clippers. First, all those coupons don't just appear from nowhere. They may have software that searches the internet for deals, but users can submit coupon codes to help other people save. Secondly, you can share your success or failure for a coupon to help other users know its reliability. This is a very helpful feature so you do not have to try every coupon.
None of the sites I looked at had discussion boards, but I know there are other sites that are specifically set up to be discussion boards like fatwallet.com. Those sites have a more community feel.
Anyone else have any ideas on saving using web 2.0?
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