I have wanted the Eureka 437AZ Optima Lightweight Upright Vacuum since the fall. At that time, the only place I could find it was at Amazon for $80. I decided to get creative in how I saved for it. I saved coins for a while and wound up with $35.61. I took it to a Coinstar machine and had it counted and converted to an Amazon gift certificate for free. Next, I took part in a survey that netted me a $10 gift certificate to Amazon. I also have saved random bills throughout this time- $1 here, $5 there . Today, I counted and realized that I am only $4 away from my goal, so I am going to go ahead and order it! :) Walmart.com is offering the same vacuum for ~$10 less, but by the time I found it, I already had $45 in Amazon gift certificates. At least I will not have to pay sales tax!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Saving For A Vacuum Frugal Style
I have wanted the Eureka 437AZ Optima Lightweight Upright Vacuum since the fall. At that time, the only place I could find it was at Amazon for $80. I decided to get creative in how I saved for it. I saved coins for a while and wound up with $35.61. I took it to a Coinstar machine and had it counted and converted to an Amazon gift certificate for free. Next, I took part in a survey that netted me a $10 gift certificate to Amazon. I also have saved random bills throughout this time- $1 here, $5 there . Today, I counted and realized that I am only $4 away from my goal, so I am going to go ahead and order it! :) Walmart.com is offering the same vacuum for ~$10 less, but by the time I found it, I already had $45 in Amazon gift certificates. At least I will not have to pay sales tax!
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that is definitely something to be proud of. woohoo!
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