Today is the day our featured column is in the Tampa Bay Times! You will find it in today, Saturday's, 12/21 Tampa Bay Times Newspaper inside the front cover of the Taste Section. Today's topic is how to get more for your money when Christmas shopping.
If you have not saved adequately for Christmas, it could be financially straining! Did you know that there is one way to give great gifts and help your future budget out at the same time?!
Many stores offer gift card purchases that include a bonus gift card you can keep and use for yourself! That means when you purchase $100 in gift cards, you get a bonus $20 for FREE! Let's say you were planning on giving your children's teachers a $10 gift card to Steak ‘n Shake. Currently they offer a $5 bonus when you buy $20 in cards. Ask to purchase two $10 gift cards, and you will earn the $5 card for yourself! Most of the cards have stipulations for redemption after the new year. Just make sure to get gift cards for places that you regularly frequent so that the savings really do impact your 2014 budget! A few restaurants offering bonus gift cards are: Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Ruby Tuesday's and Red Lobster. Stores such as Barnes and Nobles, Champps, L.L. Bean and The Children's Place have bonus offers, too!
Visit www.TrueCouponing.com/2013-Holiday-Gift-Card-Deals for an extensive list!
Basically, don't just give…give with a bonus!
Hey, want to help us out? Can you think of a topic we can approach in the newspaper? Email your questions to Save(at)TrueCouponing.com and we will answer them in the Tampa Bay Times next month!
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~Happy Reading!
