Earn A Second Income Using Coupons & Discount Codes (by Jerry Justice)

The old adage “A penny saved is a penny earned!” applies today more than ever! Savvy shoppers have learned to use the internet to find savings that go way beyond saving pennies to saving hundred and even thousands of DOLLARS on every product category imaginable.

The national adoption of coupons in the United States dates back over 100 years ago when merchants and manufacturers wanted to provide incentives to consumers to buy their products. Today, there are approximately $8 BILLION dollars of transactions using coupons just in the United States.

The form of savings has evolved somewhat. For many decades, coupons were clipped in paper form from newspapers and magazines and that practice continues today as a Sunday morning ritual. However, savings on purchases have also expanded online into web sites that actually specialize in delivering savings to the patrons who visit them.

Even online, savings can be presented in the form of a printable coupon that you carry to your local store, it can be a link to a merchant site that has a percentage or specific amount automatically deducted from your online shopping cart, it can be a multi-item discount such as “Buy One, Get One Free” type offers, it can be a discount or coupon code that you are provided to insert on your checkout page when you are finished shopping with a particular store, it can be a rebate you receive either instantly or by mail on a particular product you purchase or merchant you use, etc. It’s only limited by the creativity of the merchant issuing it.

The beauty of these internet sites is that you can comparison shop between merchants or products and you can receive instant access to several thousand offers from hundreds of merchants in a single web site location! Then, your choice is as simple as clicking on the link of the offer you want and you get redirected to the merchant’s site ready to make your purchase.

Additionally, merchants routinely offer free or greatly reduced shipping rates on your purchases and some do not charge sales tax on your purchases. These two items alone can represent savings of 10 – 15% on single purchases, not to mention the convenience of shopping at home, avoiding the traffic and waiting for your items to arrive at your front door.

With very little effort, a family could save several hundred dollars per month on purchases it would be making anyway including groceries, clothing, entertainment, household items, furniture, car items, toys, etc.

Although it wouldn’t be necessary to do so, let’s assume you spent 5 hours per week shopping online for most things you would spend time in traffic and at the store buying anyway. If you saved $300 per month as a result of your efforts, you’re being paid $15 per hour for more convenience, less time than you would spend going out to do your shopping, no gasoline expense, etc. Getting paid to save money, time and hassle! How’s that for an ideal second income?

Jerry owns Shopping-Universe.net and JPSuperstore.net that offer thousands of opportunities to save from over 800 merchants that you find in your local shopping malls and neighborhoods. The sites are updated several times a week and we are constantly adding new coupons and discounts. Point, click and save! Visit us today!