OK, y’all, so I only JUST got back from a short vacation (about which more later!), and I’m already wishing I had known what I am about to share with you before I planned it!
I don’t know about you but when it comes to traveling, I am always looking for hotel deals. Ever since I first discovered Hotwire several years ago, I have made it my business to find the best hotel deals I can. That’s especially important when our whole family travels together, because the days are long gone when we could cram all the kids in one room. We need three rooms these days and you can imagine how quickly that adds up.
So I have various sites I frequent, but one thing I had never thought of was Groupon.
I’m assuming you’ve heard of Groupon (who hasn’t?). I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never used it even though I’m usually pretty savvy about all things online and saving money. I had some kinds of vague idea about two-for-one deals, but I had no idea that Grouon also had a large coupon code site. Anyway, if you aren’t familiar, Groupon offers savings at over 9,000 retailers! There are over 70,000 coupons, promo codes and deals to choose from.
Here’s how it works. Say you want to plan a trip and you generally reserve your lodgings through Orbitz.com (which is my usual favorite).
Don’t go straight to Orbitz–instead, click here. That will take you directly to the Groupon page for Orbitz where you will find many coupon codes (including one for 15% off most hotels which would have saved me some money last weekend!).
I’ve already mentioned I’m a Hotwire fan. Take a look here at the available deals. Travelocity and Expedia are just a couple more of the many travel sites offering deals through Groupon.
I’m focusing on travel sites in this post because that’s where my mind is at the moment and because that’s what historically I’ve been most likely to search for coupons for, but Groupon offers deals for places like Walgreens and Target that it would never have even occurred to me to search for (until now).
Groupon is easy and free (and because I am a US Family Guide blogger, they are compensating ME for telling YOU how to save money–so we are all winning here!). Check them out and if you have any other great ways to save money shopping online, please tell me in the comments.
Travel Made Cheaper with Groupon
