We are bargain hunters at our house! I started looking around our apartment and realized almost everything we have was free or on sale. I thought I would share what we've done to save a few bucks here and there. Now we can’t just buy things
because they are on super sale otherwise we would be broke.
So we thoughtfully purchased these items because we had the money and the
desire/need to buy them. It’s a good idea to have someone in your life who can
keep you in check in this area if you know it’s a struggle.
1.
Bookcases- we bought 2 matching bookcases at
target for $12 each.
*Tip: If you notice Target has a
large number of an item on clearance at 30%, there is a very good chance you
can buy that item cheaper if you wait for it to go 50% or 70% off. Since Chris
works at Target we get a 10% employee discount and we use our Target debit card
which gets us another 5% off.
2. Bedside table/dresser- dumpster
dive! Not kidding, I found this sitting out by the dumpster at my old apartment
complex and swiped it. It’s a cute little touch to our bedroom.
3. Tall Bookshelf- this was
another Target buy. It was clearance and a display model (they take more off
for that too) and Chris bought it for $25.
4. Sony Flat Screen TV- this
one is a good one! So sometimes store employees mess up. This worked well in
our favor. This TV was taken out of the box to be put on display. After it was
taken out, they realized they already had one just like it on display and they
had to sell it at display model price even though it had never been hanging on
display. Chris saw it and we had to act fast to be the first to buy it. We paid
$250 and it was originally priced around $375.
5. Duvet Cover- We have had the
same comforter our whole marriage and it was getting blah. We didn’t want to
spend the money to buy a whole new set yet. So we found this duvet cover on
sale at Target for $35 (which was 50% off). We decided to wait it out to see if
it would go to 70% off and it did. It did and we bought it for $21 before our
own 15% discount rang in.
*Not pictured: the same day we
bought the duvet cover, we bought curtains for our bedroom and Ethan’s bedroom.
They were originally $18/panel and we found them on clearance for $5/panel and
bought 4 right then!
Tip: Not every Target has the same
things on sale or the same clearance schedule, if the item you want is on sale
at one it doesn’t mean it’s the same price at another Target. Get to know your
area’s Targets and check them all for the item you want. One store might have
the item on 50% or 70% off while another store has it full price.
6. TV stand- Another Target
purchase…Chris found this one and paid $40 for it. It was a display model.
7.
Plaid oversized chair- FREE! Chris’ sister was getting rid of the chair
and gave it to us! Can’t beat that!
8. 24x32 Picture and Frame- This
is a family picture of ours. We had it made into an engineer print at the UPS
store for $2.50. Next we were in search for a frame. We went to a couple of
frame places with no luck- we didn’t want to spend $100+ on a frame when we
only spent $2.50 for the print. So we went to a store that sells expensive art
and frames. My husband went in and asked if she had any clearance frames. She said she
only had a frame that was a little beat up and was actually going to throw
it away. So she gave it to us for free and it is the perfect frame for the
picture! I used a sharpie to touch up a few scratches and it works great!
9. Dresser- This was originally
white with wooden knobs. We started it in Ethan’s room but decided to paint an
older dresser for him and put the white one in ours. The color didn’t really
fit though. So we bought some dark brown paint and silver knobs and here’s the
finished product. Chris bought it clearance and we paid maybe $20 for it. (We
can’t remember exactly what we paid!!)
2013 YTD Debt Pay-Off: $11,048.29
**NEW** Amount Left to Pay-Off: $12,138.65
Total Debt Pay-off: $49,048.29 ß
Almost to $50K!!
