{"id":2822,"date":"2009-04-02T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2009-03-26T08:26:35","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T14:26:35","slug":"frugal-librarian-7-online-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/frugal-librarian-7-online-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal Librarian #7: Online Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1897\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/frugallibrarian-223x300.jpg?resize=149%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"frugallibrarian\" width=\"149\" height=\"201\" \/>Let&#8217;s get stingy with it&#8230; The frugal librarian is also too lazy to leave the house to find value.<\/p>\n<p>Become a regular checker of, or subscribe to the RSS feed of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/slickdeals.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">slickdeals<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dealhack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">dealhack<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 These sites have user-submitted deals that are <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RED<\/span><\/strong> hot on hundreds of merchants.\u00a0 We&#8217;re not talking &#8220;save 10%&#8221; kinds of stuff.\u00a0 Ridiculously low blowouts that require action within a few days.\u00a0 So if there&#8217;s a knickknack for which you&#8217;ve been on the fence for a couple months or something you&#8217;re kind of interested in, keep it the back of your mind and wait for it to come across these sites<\/p>\n<p>And for the one-two cheapskate combo punch, check <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retailmenot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">retailmenot<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.currentcodes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">currentcodes<\/a><\/strong> for the secret codes you enter while buying to get additional discounts.\u00a0 Well, they were secrets before astute shoppers or those that subscribe to those merchants insider deals newsletters leaked them to all us common folk altruistically.<\/p>\n<p>Too phobic to shop online?\u00a0 Completely understand.\u00a0 Most of the insurance companies out there are offering packages for online identity protection and peace of mind.\u00a0 $2-$3 a month for $30,000 in coverage is pretty reasonable.\u00a0 Shoot, you&#8217;ll\u00a0 probably save twice that in gas and time getting dressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s get stingy with it&#8230; The frugal librarian is also too lazy to leave the house to find value. 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