Extra Googliness

This is an extra addition to my "couponing" category. Not all extra cash comes from clipping and paying with 'newspaper money', some of it comes from finding just the right additions to your money-saving tactics. Below are two of my favorite Google Chrome extensions and the reasons why I love them so. Check them out and I'll let you be the judge.

Screenwise Trends

My favorite web browser is Google Chrome. I am set in my ways and they will never change. Why? Because I love the googliness of it & I GET PAID to use it! That's right, you heard correctly. Since I'm at a computer at work 40 hours a week, I am literally working to get paid to get paid. Here's why: I have a nifty little extension called Screenwise Trends Panel which nowadays gives me $1.00 per week just for using Chrome as my web browser. This is all marketing research; companies basically want to know how and why you use the internet to that they can advertise better. Now I know that $1.00 a week is not much, and they don't pay out until you have reached $25, but hey... wouldn't you be happy if you found $1.00 on the ground every week? It's free money! Think of it, if you Chrome your way through life, that's like adding an extra $50 a year to your cash flow for doing things you already do anyway. Isn't it great? Follow the link to learn more! 

Honey 

Who doesn't love online shopping? I love it so much I can type out my credit card info in my sleep. After you've clicked and added items to your cart to your heart's content, you're ready for ordering... but not quite ready to dish out all that money. So what do you do right before clicking that checkout button? You search for any possible coupon codes and spend the next 30 minutes getting sidetracked trying out every possible number-and-letter combination out there, all to no avail. What if I told you there is an extension which does it all for you? Honey does just that! Once you get it installed (in Chrome) a honey-yellow button appears near the checkout button of almost any online store that says "Find Savings". You press it and it instantly locates and tries every code that is internet-available to get you the biggest savings. Now, there's not a coupon code for every single item out there, but I must tell you that last year I saved nearly $80 on my wedding invitations by ordering from Shutterfly just by pressing this button. I had no idea that code was out there, but Honey sure did find it! It's an awesome addition for the web shopping aficionado. 

I hope I just got you hooked on Chrome, and more specifically on these two great additions to your money-saving lifestyle. If you happen to find any other great extensions spread the wealth!  In the near future I will be posting all about my other favorite ways to make extra cash; cellphone apps and surveys! See ya soon!

-Damaris