Home & Pets: Our Tips to Save Money

Well, there you have it: two of the most important things we can’t do without. Okay, really now costs on home furnishing and fixtures for the average person is about £5000, according to forrent, and this is exclusive of cost of acquiring and catering for a pet. So you should be looking at spending between £5000 and £10000 for these two item categories. That’s no chump change, especially if you are looking save a few extra pounds.

However, there’s no cause for alarm; we have put together handful of tips that will make you home & pets shopping a rewarding and frugal one.

Put your coupon hunt on autopilot

This is obviously an easy tip right off the bat. There are literally thousands of coupon codes flying all over the internet, and they are lot easier to acquire now thanks to the internet. However, there’s something even more spectacular about surfing the web 247 looking for great deals, and that is letting them come to you instead. You can put your coupon code search on autopilot and just sit back and relax while the awesome deals come to you. Add-ons like Honey and Cently help you to search for, test and apply coupon codes at checkouts automatically. Wonderful, isn’t it? Okay, if for some strange reasons you can get any of these add-ons to work for you you can opt for email newsletters which will alert you on new deals without you doing much.

Be a coupon warrior

Let’s assume you can’t be bothered with browser add-ons or have numerous newsletters pouring into your email, and have decided to do your own shopping. It’s still important to use coupon codes as a tool to shop frugally. Discount code portals such as Voucherbox have codes hundreds of coupon codes for home & pets accessories from hundreds of retailers all collected in one place making it easy to access. Visit this page to check out the decent deals that are on there.

The art of negotiation

You need to learn the art of negotiation. Buy a book if you must but negotiation is a skill that can save you hundreds, if not thousands of pounds when applied correctly. You’d be amazed at how many items you could have gotten for a cheaper price if only you had negotiated. This skill can get you pet accessories with as much as 30% off. Haggling prices of home items at a flea market or online can be a profitable exercise if you can negotiate skilfully.

Let the bugs bite, once in a while

Frugal spending requires that you take your eyes off regular stores once in a while and pay a visit to the flea market. Flea markets are great spots to pick up home items such as decorations, a piece of furniture, electrical appliances, gardening tools, etc. at ridiculous prices, sometimes up to 70% off the original cost. If you do not have flea markets in your area, sites like ebay can serve as good substitutes.