HAVE YOU NOTICED......

...that more people are talking about being frugal. Since the economy has made people second guess their money, everyone is trying to find ways to spend less but still live good. It has brought more attention to homemade cleaners, homemade gifts, freebies, bartering, saving money, and more. My friend came over today and the topic that we got stuck on was Xmas Gifts. She has 3 children that range in the age of 4 years old through 10 years old. Naturally they have seen all the ads of the new toys for the season and have already included them on their growing Santa Wish List. Her concern was the prices have risen on toys as well as everything else in the retail world. I asked if she had ever shopped online and she had said that she has only ever purchased one thing ever online. Man, where has she been, lol. I then went to my computer and then asked her what one of the toys was that her children wanted. Her daughter wanted a Hannah Montona Guitar. I then went to Ebay (one of my favorite shopping sites) and did a search for the item. We found one that was almost half of what our local stores wants for it. That got her attention big time and then I explained what great experience I have had with purchasing things on Ebay. After I saw she was hooked on the idea, I introduced her to another site called BIG CRUMBS. The site offers cash back on Ebay (See site for more info) and many more big name stores. She sees the point in how you can save money by shopping online and doing research on the product you want.