How To Save Money

This December, millions of people will needlessly overspend for their Christmas presents without first learning how to maximize their savings when shopping. For the majority of shoppers, saving money during the holidays can mean unending trips to the various malls and retails outlets, competing with thousands of drivers for parking spaces, and the daily stress that comes with trying to find the perfect gift.

According to Barry Ferguson, widely known as "America's Saving Money Man", "Consumers work too hard to waste money, especially during the holidays. By utilizing the proper tools, they can stay within their budget, and still find great gifts for their loved ones."

Here are 7 ways to get more value for your money during the holiday shopping period.

1- Use the internet to save time, money, and stress. Most retail stores have an internet presence and items are readily available online to be purchased.

2- Make use of online price comparison sites such as:
http://www.pricegrabber.com
http://www.shopping.com
http;//www.nextag.com

These sites not only find you the best prices for an item but they also have feedback from consumers who have shopped at the different stores. This is especially helpful in negotiating the trust factor with each store.

3- Use sites that have fee shipping. With competition so fierce, many websites offer free shipping as an added incentive to get your business.

4- If you are unaware of current sales in your area, use http://www.shoppinglist.com to gather your own list of places to shop.

5- Target your gifts according to discounts available on the internet. (Secret coupon codes can get you big savings on everything from electronics to bedding and more).

6- Auction sites such as Ebay offer brand new merchandise at wharehouse prices on everything imaginable. (Hint: Ebay Powersellers use drop shipping to offer lower prices than retail stores and have items not found in stores)

7- If you can't find anything to give that hard-to-find person on your list, go to http://www.giveanything.com. They offer gift certificates to over 300 brand name stores without the hassle of going in person to physically buy the certificates. You can even print them out on your computer.

Saving money during the holidays is easy if you know how to go about finding the right places to shop and knowing how to get the best price available. This is a secret Santa has known for years and now you can too!

Barry Ferguson is the author four consumer oriented books and is a vetern of over 150 radio interviews throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has 15 years of practical, real world experience saving people boatloads of cash and can help anyone save money.

For further information contact:

Barry Ferguson
732-533-3813

This release was published on openPR.