Back-to-School $avings to Share

To go along with my other post about back-to-school organizing, check out this link to Space Savers. They are currently offering some savings on school-related organization products.

Happy shopping!

Back to School (almost)

Sorry kids, but it is almost that time of year. Want to be ahead of the game? Read up on Real Simple's article on back-to-school organizing. Check out "Back-to-School 101 -- Things to do to prepare your kids — and yourself — for the start of a new school year" by clicking here.

$ave More with Online Coupon Codes at Checkout

For those of you doing more online shopping these days, possibly due to the cost of gas, I strongly encourage you to check out online discounts before you "checkout".

You can find promotional codes, coupon codes and discount codes at many different websites. On several occasions, I have been in the middle of a purchase then checked out (just to see) online coupons available for that store. These searches resulted in savings! Then I toggled back to the checkout page I was on and entered the code.

Just the other day I did that same scenario for JC Penney and got the amount equal to shipping taken off. I wasn't necessarily looking to buy from JC Penney nor did I have a coupon for them. Another time I ordered business cards from VistaPrint, and was about to pay approx. $25, when I remembered to check to see if there were any coupons in cyberspace. I ended up being able to enter a code that cut the total cost in half. Now I make it a practice to check for online savings whenever I am in the checkout process at an online store.

A few that I have bookmarked are: retailmenot.com, coupon cabin, coupon code, and coupon shack. You can also do a search using the terms "online coupon code" and you'll get similar results. It's worth the search. Happy online shopping!

Simplify Your Life Week 2008

I'm sure you already have it on your calendar, but just a reminder that the first week of August is "Simplify Your Life Week". Not sure how to celebrate? OnlineOrganizing.com has some ideas for you: click the link here.