Yeah I was as amazed as you! What I like most about it is that if you register, you get neat tools that show report(s) of how much you have saved/lossed through out the Month(s)/Year(s); which is a great eye-opener b/c it made me realize how much money people can be losing without even knowing it! Especially if you’re the frugal type. What I also like is that I can manage any items I included, also by check to see what is/not still on watch.

As you can see I can go on forever about that site, but reason is b/c it really did amaze me that I was losing money on purchased goods right under my nose! And what bothered me the most is that the stores never really mention anything about it unless it’s a price match!

They probably figure no one is going to put the effort in finding a price drop.

That sounds like a great bargain!

It’s not really the cost of the energy audit, but the time to do it. I feel daily that I don’t even have 30 minutes to spare for any purpose.

On the savings, it’s obviously more important to do it right on the big items. On the small items, it help when you do certain thing regularly, especially get a handle on your utility bills. The rest I guess is getting into the right habits.

You’ve got to be kidding! $230 adjustment? When I have some time, I will check that site out.

Many thanks for your input.

I came across a website called http://www.parabu.com! I have been able to save money by registering my online purchases on this site. It is a lot better than all of the price comparison sites because it tracks my purchases based upon a retailer’s Price Guarantee policy. After the purchase…

I purchased a Sony Plasma Screen TV from Circuit City and added the purchase on this website. I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION AROUND THREE WEEKS LATER TELLING ME THAT I WAS ENTITLED TO A $230 DOLLAR ADJUSTMENT. I have been using it ever since…

Hope this helps.

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It also cut back on the water bill and keeps my wife from draining the hot water tank when she takes a shower.

CD

On the energy audit side – about a year ago I replaced almost all our light bulbs with compact flourecent bulbs. Those have gotten much better in recent years: more light and no delay when your trun them on (if you buy the right kind). I did for environmental reasons, and quite frankly, we didn’t see a substantial drop in our energy bill.

Also, make sure that you actually need the stuff your wife is saving you all this money on on sales…

Frankly, I’m not great at being frugal. I do big things right– I buy used cars, I hurl money into every savings option I can find so I can’t get at it, I squeeze as much life as I can out of consumer electronics and computer-type equipment– but I dribble away a lot of small money on things that add up. For example, I don’t tend to book vacation travel until close to the travel date, for no good reason. And on the “lunch for work” thing: this is my downfall. I spend too much money on food– and I mean expensive food. Whole Foods gets more of my money than I should allow. I can afford it, in theory, and the goods are often better (real organic veggies and fruit e.g.), but… bad habit. And as for the cafeteria at work: well, it’s semi-subsidized, but… it’s also really good lasagna, which is generally deadlier than anything I’d bring from home. Plus pastries (we have a really good cafe onsite at work– mango cream napoleons, pear tartes tatins, all kinds of truly amazing things.) So I should break myself of that.