November is Financial Literacy Month and on November 4, 2014, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, a woman that has made it her mission to educate Canadians on Financial Literacy, hosted the first ever Use Your Common Cents Day. The event was designed to empower Canadians to use their common sense when it comes to everyday spending and save money as a result.
In the past, I had terrible financial skills and ended up in a lot of debt as a result. It took years of careful money management and credit rebuilding to recover from my initial foolishness, but as a result I am now very passionate about the importance of financial literacy. And I’m also living proof that anyone can bounce back from previous bad money choices and build a better future.
To help Canadians save, especially with the spending-heavy holidays quickly approaching, P&G has launched the www.savingmadesimple.ca website full of helpful tips and advice from Gail on how to gear-up for successful savings. You can also join over 1 million Canadians and register to have access to print-at-home coupons on top brands, exclusive samples and daily inspiration every day of the year!
It’s amazing how much simple, everyday purchases add up over the weeks and months, and equally amazing how saving a little bit on every purchase can add up to more money in your pocket. Check out the new Saving Made Simple website today and prepare to save more money all year long!
Buy things when they’re on sale. Buy bread in a local bakery, much cheaper than the big grocery stores.
I always like using coupons with items that are on sale.
Buy things that you use a lot when they go on sale. Stocking up on essentials can save you a lot of money over time.
My best tip is to make shopping lists based on weekly flyers.
Use coupons, meal plan, and buy in bulk!
Price match and use coupons
Price-matching with flyers
I browse through my flyers and price match and use coupons to make my money stretch further. I have saved tons by doing this!
Always read the flyer before you go shopping and match the sales up with your coupons. I plan my meals off what is on sale. If there is something great on sale, I stock up.
Also, know where in your city allow ‘coupon stacking’, which is using more than one coupon per product – in Saskatoon it is Walmart and London Drugs (I don’t shop at those stores regularly, but when I need a more expensive item like eye drops or vitamins, I watch for the sale, have coupons collected and stack).
Long game saving is cash back apps like Checkout 51, Snap, CartSmart and CoupGon.
by cutting of facebook. studies show facebook makes us spend impulsively in order to keep up appearances