Wednesday, July 13, 2016

How to Save on Hotel Rooms

We decided to take a family trip to Washington, D.C. for two nights.  My husband asked me to start searching for hotel deals.

I think one of the best hotels for a family is the Hyatt Place.  It is more spacious than a regular hotel room and has a great breakfast.  I went to Hyatt.com and saw the best price for this hotel was $162.00.  I then went to Trivago.com where they list all the different prices for hotels and the sites where you can find those deals.  I saw the best price for the hotel I wanted was $125 at hotels.com.  I could have gone back to Hyatt.com, booked it there and went through all the steps to price match with the Hotels.com price, but I came up with something better.

There was a Promo Code of "SAVENOW" on Hotels.com that popped up on the screen that I could use to save an additional 10%.  I figured out the grand total was going to be $257.93 (including tax) at Hotels.com to book the two nights.  I didn't book yet.  I clicked Raise.com through my cashback website www.savingmoneymommy.com so I could buy a $250.00 Hotels.com gift card for a discounted price of $233.81.  I'm also getting $4.68 (2% cashback) for clicking through my site.  I then clicked Hotels.com through my site www.savingmoneymommy.com to book the hotel.  I entered the gift card I just bought through Raise.com and paid an additional $7.93.  I'm getting $10.32 (4% cashback) for clicking through my site.

After the sale at Hotels.com, the promo code, the discount gift card and the cashback, instead of paying $162.00 for the hotel room, I am paying $97.04 (before tax) per night.

It is a little more work than just booking right away, but I think that saving $64.96 per night is definitely worth it!

Go out today and get a great deal!

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Easy CVS Freebies This Week 4/3/16-4/9/16

If you are new to couponing or crave an easy freebie trip to CVS this week you've come to the right place.  All you need is a CVS ExtraCare card, last Sunday's coupons and a printer to get one more.

Stop by the CVS ExtraCare coupon center kiosk and scan your card.  You will get an instant coupon for $2.50 off Colgate.  Use it for this deal:

$3.00 Colgate toothpaste Max 6 oz. Total 4-4.2 oz or 2in1 4.6 oz.
-2.50 instant coupon from kiosk
-  .50 coupon from 4/3 SmartSource
Final Price is FREE

2/$6.00 Suave shampoo or conditioner in the Gold bottle
-2.00 off 2 coupon from http:\\savingmoneymommy.blogspot.com (scroll to bottom of blog and hunt for coupon in Personal Care).  Print it out.
At the register, you will get a $4.00 CVS extrabucks rewards coupon to use on another trip.
Final Price FREE for 2 bottles

If you have a Upromise or SavingStar account:
$5.99 Thermacare Heat Wrap
-3.00 coupon from 4/3 RedPlum
-3.00 Upromise or SavingStar e-coupon
Final Price FREE

Just a quick and easy trip to CVS this week.  Be on the lookout for Easter stuff that is 75% off!

Go out today and get a great deal!