Recently I signed up for Groupon. You get money saving deals in your area or internet wide sent to you via email. It is not pesty or over the top. I recently bought and Ebay coupon for 50% off and it has no expiration date. Follow this link to join:
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu26549449

BARTERING:
Do you have something to trade? A skill, service, craft or many other things are possible. If you want to swap a service you can look for a local barter exchange or go to irta.com and select membership.
If you want to meet people and exchange personal belongings then www.freecycle.org may be the spot to check out. Another is u-exchange.com .
Maybe you are even looking to exchange a home in a down housing market? http://goswap.org/ I recently read about this site in the Readers Digest. Many people have exchange homes.

BARGAIN SITES:
As time goes by, I will be searching for websites that have deals. A few are below:

http://www.smartbargains.com/
http://www.amazing-bargains.com/
http://www.overstock.com/

Also Ebay is always a great place to search for bargains. There are even more now with people listing anything and everything to make some money. Many people who have never sold anything are now selling and buying on Ebay. A place I use often to buy and sell used books and other items is Amazon. Many people I have talked to did not realize that you can sell items on Amazon. One thing I like about it, is you item is listed for 60 days. You set the price. There is a commission taken by Amazon, but not if it does not sell. It is a great way to get rid of books, software and other items you no longer have use for.

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