Wedding | Being Thrifty

If you know me personally, you know I’m a bargain hunter. I got that gene honest, my mother was The. Bargain. Queen. You may or may not know I am a TJ Maxx poster child and I’ve got the credit card to prove it. I also get the Sunday paper delivered strictly for the coupon section…. read numerous coupon blogs and shop almost exclusively from the grocery weekly circular and clearance sections.

If I knew about all these great things when I was living off $850 a month, making minimum wage WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE…. my money would have gone A LOT farther!

I had to get creative 3 months after getting married, Jeremy lost his job….. his well paying job. We were left to live off my non-profit salary and unemployment. Thankfully, we had paid cash for Jeremys car, mine had a low payment, and our mortgage was lower than most apartment rents. We were going to be fine….. but we needed to live a little more slim. I discovered the Sunday paper and coupons….

Now… you can save plenty by couponing…. but we’re talking about weddings, right? So where am I going with all this…..

EBATES!

If you aren’t familiar with Ebates… familiarize yourself. When I first discovered it, I thought…. this is sketch… too good to be true…. instant cash back? No way.

…. BUT YES WAY! I use this site all the time, especially to buy expensive camera gear. (and clothes, and other things I don’t need). They are affiliated with many online retailers, and offer a % cash back on purchases. Each vendor has a set %, and each day their is a daily double… sometimes more than one.

I’m letting you know all this because today I got my daily email from them letting me know what the daily doubles are….                   and it was all about weddings!!

Here are the deals for purchases today…. they even highlighted registries!! (So buy your friends getting married, their wedding & shower gifts today!)

Nordstrom: normally 3%, today 5%

J Crew, Saks, Macy’s, Target : normally 3%, today 6% (all great shops for wedding attire & registries!)

DSW & Sephora: normally 4%, today 8% (mmm shoes & good makeup… love!)

Minted (awesome for invitations!!): normally 5%, today 10%!

So get to saving for your big day (or be a good friend & buy something off someone’s registry)!!!!

and just for good measure… a photo of my favorite.