I Can't Believe I Wasn't the Last to Know!

A few months ago, Amy Hilbrich Davis of Inspiring Moms, mentioned Groupon to me while I interviewed her for an article.  I'm glad she did.

Earlier this summer, I signed up for Groupon.  I started receiving emails of their daily deals.  One day the deal was for a restaurant on the Plaza.  I paid $15 for a $30 gift certificate.  The certificate didn't expire for six months so I figured we'd squeeze at least one date night in before then.

Yesterday was our anniversary.  As we discussed what we might do, I remembered the deal I'd purchased.  I printed it off and we headed out to dinner.  We had a nice dinner all while sitting outside on a beautiful night.  It was so nice to feel like we'd planned ahead a bit for our special night even though we hadn't purposefully done so.

I currently also have two different $20 gift certificates to U.S.Toy that I purchased for $10 each.  I'm planning on using them for Christmas gifts for my kiddos.

I'd thought about mentioning this  web site a while back, but then I figured most people knew about it since I'm rarely the first to jump on anything.  Then, not long ago, Money Saving Mom posted about Groupon and how she'd recently joined.  If you don't read Money Saving Mom, you're missing out on some fabulous money saving ideas! 

Anyways, I decided if she had just joined, there might be other people who don't know about Groupon.  Well, now you know.  Go to Groupon.com to sign up and you'll likely soon be taking advantage of deals to help you save money.

But, before you head over to the site, please tell me ways you save money.  Perhaps you have a trick that you assume everyone knows about, please share!  The things that are old news to you might just be new to someone else.

After you do that, feel free to get your "group on!"  (Sorry, I just couldn't resist!)