Recently noticed some amazon items are 80% more expensive than ebay. Made this post for some tips and tricks on finding the best prices, deals or services for general items.

Here are some off the top of my head.

  • Government auctions often have the best bang for your buck on some items. (Tech, tools, etc)
  • Retailmenot.com seems to be the only real coupon website with real coupons. I don’t know of any others.
  • Some mobile and internet providers will offer a discount if you try and cancel.
  • Insurance companies have been caught buying sensor data from your phone and using it to raise premiums if they detect stuff like sudden stops. To get the best deal, avoid their tracking and don’t opt in to their driving performance tracking program.

Here are some potental topics

  • Bank/credit unions plans
  • Insurance plans
  • Food/Groceries
  • Hardware store supplies
  • Tools/House work
  • E-shopping
  • Couponing
  • Pitfalls
  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    Here are some contemporary finance hacks that I use all the time:

    • take advantage VC funded ventures. These businesses are there to capture market and will bleed money on acquiring customers. However you need to be flexible and ready to pack your bags when the services starts to need to make money so don’t get locked in.
    • live 1-2 generations behind on tech. The difference is almost neglible but older tech is more stable and much cheaper while also often have all of the software updates backported.
    • look for refurbished deals. There’s a lot of great tech that is acquired from big businesses and refurbished for resale like laptops, furniture, chairs etc.
    • shop local. No matter how much you educate yourself on best value, the local value is very likely to be better especially when you consider local support like warranty. So don’t import best headphones on the planet, buy the best headphones in your area.