Craigslist.com can offer some wonderful money saving deals for teachers! Plus, you are shopping locally (always good!) and/or getting items for free right in your own neighborhood!
So...how do you find good deals on Craigslist? You need to know what you are looking for! You can search your surrounding areas for certain items like a book shelf, a rocking chair, school supplies, etc. Some of these items might even be listed for free and all you have to do is pick it up. The items may need a little paint or TLC, but hey you got it for free or really cheap!
Personally, I have listed "wanted" ads where I described that I was a new teacher and was desperately in need of school supplies. I listed a few items such as paper, glue, crayons, glitter, children's books, etc. on my ad so that people were more inclined to offer items that they may have laying around their home. Within hours, I had three people offering me really great teaching materials for next to nothing or for free! One lady gave me a large bag full of art supplies - tempera paint, crayons, colored pencils, rain forest stamps, googly eyes, glitter, pipe cleaners - for free! She said she would rather help a kindergarten teacher out than have materials cluttering up her house! Writing the "wanted" ad was a HUGE blessing for me.
I ended up with hundreds of dollars worth of supplies without spending a dime and so can you! Give it a try! You might be surprised at all the wonderful practical supplies you can get!
**Notice** - While Craigslist can be wonderful, I urge you to be careful interacting with strangers. I do not suggest going to stranger's house...EVER! If it is a large item and you have no other choice, I would make sure I brought at least 2 other people with me and requested that the person had the item outside for my convenience.
Try to meet the person in a public place and bring someone with you. Talk to the person on the phone before you agree to meet. Great deals are wonderful; however, staying safe is much more important!
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Frugal Tip #2 Using Scholastic to its fullest potential!
I do not think there is a teacher out there who has not heard of Scholastic. I am sure many of you have fond memories of the book fairs from when you were a child. In fact, Scholastic is celebrating its 60th birthday!
I always get excited when I hear about a book fair coming to my school, but more recently, I have discovered the power of their book clubs. Enrolling in the book clubs is completely free plus you earn fantastic rewards and coupons when your parents place an order. The fliers arrive quickly in your school mailbox ready to go home with your students! This is a great frugal way to stock your classroom with much needed books for your classroom library!
I have found that the best months to encourage your parents to buy from Scholastic are August/September and January. This is the time that Scholastic offers the biggest reward bonus points for orders. If you order $200.00 or more, you get 5,000-6,000 bonus points on top of the regular points you earn! Plus, you get $20.00 to spend and 3 free books! Wow! Talk about a great money saving strategy! Of course, I send the fliers home every month because you can get extra deals, coupons, and free books monthly!
Scholastic even offers easy ways to remind your parents to place orders. They offer free printable monthly newsletters with reading tips and literacy strategies for parents to implement at home, order reminder letters, and letters to tell your parents they can order online! You can even set up online ordering for your parents! I love Scholastic!
In a few short months, I have earned over 10,000 bonus points. The bonus catalog offers lots of classroom items at great bonus point prices. If you save enough, you can even get an ipod or Mac computer! I use the bonus points during Christmas to get book certificates for student gifts during Christmas. They also have great $1.00 books I get for the kids with my bonus points!
You should also take advantage of the book fairs; even though, you tend to get better deals with the book clubs. You can sign up for a book wish list and parents can buy the books off of your list when they are purchasing books for their children. Scholastic sometimes offers book fairs that donate one book to your school library for every book purchased. Plus, the book fair we are currently having is giving the teachers $20.00 to spend! What a great way to get free things for your class! Oh and of course, the proceeds help your school!
Go ahead, take full advantage of Scholastic with these money saving bonuses!
http://www.scholastic.com/
p.s. This is NOT a paid review. I just enjoy saving money while still earning wonderful materials for my classroom!
I always get excited when I hear about a book fair coming to my school, but more recently, I have discovered the power of their book clubs. Enrolling in the book clubs is completely free plus you earn fantastic rewards and coupons when your parents place an order. The fliers arrive quickly in your school mailbox ready to go home with your students! This is a great frugal way to stock your classroom with much needed books for your classroom library!
I have found that the best months to encourage your parents to buy from Scholastic are August/September and January. This is the time that Scholastic offers the biggest reward bonus points for orders. If you order $200.00 or more, you get 5,000-6,000 bonus points on top of the regular points you earn! Plus, you get $20.00 to spend and 3 free books! Wow! Talk about a great money saving strategy! Of course, I send the fliers home every month because you can get extra deals, coupons, and free books monthly!
Scholastic even offers easy ways to remind your parents to place orders. They offer free printable monthly newsletters with reading tips and literacy strategies for parents to implement at home, order reminder letters, and letters to tell your parents they can order online! You can even set up online ordering for your parents! I love Scholastic!
In a few short months, I have earned over 10,000 bonus points. The bonus catalog offers lots of classroom items at great bonus point prices. If you save enough, you can even get an ipod or Mac computer! I use the bonus points during Christmas to get book certificates for student gifts during Christmas. They also have great $1.00 books I get for the kids with my bonus points!
You should also take advantage of the book fairs; even though, you tend to get better deals with the book clubs. You can sign up for a book wish list and parents can buy the books off of your list when they are purchasing books for their children. Scholastic sometimes offers book fairs that donate one book to your school library for every book purchased. Plus, the book fair we are currently having is giving the teachers $20.00 to spend! What a great way to get free things for your class! Oh and of course, the proceeds help your school!
Go ahead, take full advantage of Scholastic with these money saving bonuses!
http://www.scholastic.com/
p.s. This is NOT a paid review. I just enjoy saving money while still earning wonderful materials for my classroom!
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