I'm a daily deal whore - yes, a whore. I subscribe to every daily deal site's newsletters, and on top of that, the aggregator site newsletters. In total, I probably receive about 50-75 emails a day regarding deals, group buying, ways to save cash. I've never counted how many I receive, but there's a lot.
I keep a spreadsheet of all the deals I've purchased. Yes, that's right - I said a spreadsheet. Call me anal, it's okay. I am. My spreadsheet consists of MANY columns - what the deal is, the site I purchased it from, the name, address, phone number and website or email address of the place of business, how much I paid for the deal, what the actual value is, the expiration date, if I used the deal or not....and any notes I may have for myself. I even keep a tally of how much money I've earned in referral bonuses - just over $100 so far. I've only started purchasing deals this year, and have spent $1,704 so far. Almost $2,000! The amount I've saved though, compared with the value.... get ready... $8,312.93.
Now, many of you would now ask, has she actually used these deals? Or did she spend all of this money for no reason? Out of the 50 deals purchased to date, I've used 30 so far. Not too shabby. And yes, I've NEEDED to purchase all of them. Of course I have. I keep repeating that to myself. I wouldn't have received laser hair removal treatments (come on, 3 for $99, A-MA-ZING), facials, massages, restaurant discounts. movie tickets, haircuts, and more....even including a trash can that opens by itself when you walk within a foot of it. Of course I needed that deal. ; -)
Why the need to explain all of this? I'm frugal. I've saved a ton of money on things that I would normally pay full price for. And I'm here today to show you how to do the exact same thing. I hope you learn from me the great art of how to Steal the Deal!
