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Valentine’s Day is a special time to show a little extra appreciation to people you care about. Although there are a variety of ways to show affection to those you love, it is easy to overspend when we aren’t careful. Try making this Valentine’s Day special with our money saving tips below.

1. Make a budget to work from before planning your Valentine’s Day.

It is easier to make more ideal choices for gift ideas when you know how much you want to buy and can afford to spend.

2. Make your loved one a gift or shop early for store gifts while on sale.

Planning in advance will help you stick to your budget. It will also give you a chance to make new plans if something comes up unexpectedly and forces a change.

3. Prepare dinner from home and make it a special occasion.

Pamper your ValentineTry comparing prices and menu ideas to come up with a dinner that will please the people you love. For parents, see if someone you know and trust might be willing to trade a time for watching  kids or wait until the kids are asleep to sit and eat together. (See my “11 Thrifty Tips for Cutting Mealtime Costs” article for some ideas.)

4. Do something out of the ordinary that is unexpected and thoughtful.

Need ideas? Do an extra chore he or she doesn’t like. Make breakfast or even just coffee. Find a flower and leave it somewhere unexpected or take it to the person you love. Make an offer to do something to help (like stop by the grocery store or put gas in the car or to take the bills to the post office — just doing one thing can really encourage someone in their day).

5. Have an attitude of love and admiration for your Valentine.

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Shopping-Bargains.com Facebook Fan PageToday we updated the Shopping-Bargains.com Facebook Fan Page and invite you to join. We want to hear from you. As customers, now you can write on our wall or, using our fan page’s wall, view our latest blog post titles and preview our Editor’s Choice Deals. From there you may offer your comments and/or share these links with your Facebook friends.

Also on our Facebook Fan Page is a link to our ShopBargains Facebook Application. This app, once installed within your Facebook account, delivers a daily summary of our latest online coupon codes and deals based on the preferences you choose. You don’t even have to leave Facebook to keep up with your favorite shopping categories!

In the past we published some additional information about our ShopBargains Facebook application including basic installation instructions. For more information, please refer to our original Facebook app announcement and our app enhancements followup announcement.

We also completed the eBoss123 Facebook Fan Page for our business-oriented sister site today and invite you to join it as well.

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11 Thrifty Tips for Cutting Mealtime Costs

2 February 2010

Many people and especially families are looking for ways to make their grocery budgets stretch further. The eleven mealtime savings tips below were offered by a mom and Shopping-Bargains.com employee:
1. Before buying groceries, prepare yourself.
Plan out meals and snacks so that there will not be wasted groceries or unnecessary purchases.
2. Compare prices as you shop [...]

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We Now Offer Customer-Based Store Ratings & Reviews

22 December 2009

I’m pleased to announce that today we implemented RateVoice’s ratings and reviews software into the Shopping-Bargains.com system. This move allows our shoppers to comment on and rate their experiences with and feelings about individual stores. This store ratings and reviews system is fully functional across our full suite of shopping sites.
With more than 2,000 different [...]

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Inexpensive Beauty Deals Make Great Stocking Stuffers

14 December 2009

I was recently asked to share some ideas for finding inexpensive beauty products online to use as stocking stuffers for women. Thankfully, there are many such options, especially if one plans ahead to take advantage of coupon codes and sales.
Here are three tips for finding fun stocking stuffers using inexpensive beauty products.
1. Free beauty product [...]

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Introducing IndigoAcorn for Luxury & Designer Shopping Specials

9 December 2009

Several weeks ago we quietly unveiled IndigoAcorn.com to focus on designer brands, luxury goods, and exclusive retailers. Most of the online stores featured on IndigoAcorn are new partners for us; however, we migrated a few from our coupon and deal site Shopping-Bargains.com to provide a better fit among other high-end brands.
IndigoAcorn is designed to be [...]

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