Comments on: My Top Tactics for Reducing Online Shopping http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kate http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975227 Kate Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:34:44 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975227 Not credit card info is a great tip. It made me realize that it is way to easy for me to shop through some online stores and it is simply because I don’t have to pull out my credit card and type in those numbers.
Rebecca, I do what you suggested and agree that your tip is a fantastic way to save money. There are very few books that I read anymore that I simply must have a copy of my own.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975176 Rebecca Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:30:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975176 I keep a link to my library’s catalog search right next to the amazon button. If I see a book I like, I immediately look it up at the library to see if they have it on the shelf or if I can get through inter-library loan. Nine times out of ten, I can, so I either write down the call number to pick up on my next library trip or put it on hold (we can do that online, as well). Saves me hundreds, and I read thousands of dollars worth of books for free (most books I read I wouldn’t buy, so it can’t really be counted as savings, but it’s enriching in other ways!).

]]> By: Steven http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975174 Steven Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:26:10 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975174 You can look up all your old purchases on Amazon. I found out about that the other day, and I was amazed at how little I’ve actually bought, and how little of it I still have. Haha! Guess I didn’t really need to buy that obscure sci-fi DVD…

]]> By: tim http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975159 tim Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:40:03 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975159 Steam is a weak spot for me as well (I dropped over $200 last December, and I’m a causal gamer.). I’ll pick up a game if it’s $5-15 and $20-35 if it’s a top grade title.

Even though I already owned the games on Steam, I also did all the Indie Royal and Humble Bundles this year at $5-10 a pop.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975158 Sarah Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:30:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975158 Excellent! I keep my purse in the car (garaged, locked) and since I refuse to memorize my card numbers most of the time it’s just too much trouble to run out and grab it, you’d be amazed how much this cuts online shopping.

]]> By: lurker carl http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/16/my-top-tactics-for-reducing-of-online-shopping/#comment-975157 lurker carl Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:10:53 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8038#comment-975157 Best tactic for not shopping on-line is to not shop on-line. Same goes for shopping anywhere, just don’t go there. Period.

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