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Groupon: Social networking expands to site offering coupons

Best Coupons: Groupon taps into the energy of online social networking, but combines it with something grandma would understand -- saving money with coupons. The company has seen astounding growth in the past year-and-a-half, beginning in its home base of Chicago, then spreading to 65 cities across America -- including Pittsburgh in January -- and 80 cities across Europe. The company's founder and CEO, Andrew Mason, 29, grew up in Mt. Lebanon, before moving to Chicago for college. He explains Groupon as a "a local shopping site," tailored specifically to each city in which it operates. "Every day, we ...

Coupons Guru on June 29, 2010 3

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Grocery coupons and welfare coupons

Coupon Insider: The grocery coupons have the advantage of being usable with most retailers and not with only one brand or store. As the other types of coupons, grocery coupons are intended for people who are willing to save money when purchasing groceries but also to direct people towards buying a new type of product which normally will not have as many buyers as with the grocery coupons. They may also be used to increase the sales of a certain newspaper for example, as many people who have discovered the savings they can do with these coupons, tend to buy more than just one copy of that newspaper or magazine...

Coupons Guru on June 28, 2010 2

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RetailMeNot.com Releases May 2010 Report on Consumer Coupon Usage

Coupon Insider: Usage Consumers Saved More than $7.3 Million Using Online and Printable Coupons in May 2010 RetailmeNot.com, a top consumer destination for coupons, discounts and promotional codes for merchandise, groceries, travel and services, today announced the release of its May Consumer report, which offers a comprehensive look at consumer coupon usage for both online coupon codes and printable coupons. As the most highly trafficked coupon website and the only website with more than 450,000 coupons for both online and in-store discounts, RetailMeNot.com is in a unique position to track trends within ...

Coupons Guru on June 21, 2010 6

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How to Use Zero Coupon Bonds

Coupon Insider: Zero coupon bonds have some unique features that make them effective tools for reaching certain financial goals; however, they are not tax-friendly so use caution. In the first part of this two-part series, we looked at some of the characteristics of zero coupon bonds and some of the organizations that issue them. In this part, we’ll turn our attention to how to use zero coupon bonds and the tax consequences. Like regular bonds, zero coupon bonds are great for targeting a financial need in the future – for example, a child’s college education or your retirement. Unlike regula...

Coupons Guru on May 17, 2010 1

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Best Coupons Websites

Money Saver: For a while in the 1990s and early 2000s, it seemed like coupon culture was dead. But in the last year or so, as the economy tanked, Americans rediscovered their love of frugality, and coupons have come roaring back. A big factor in this coupon renaissance is the growing number of new digital tools. Now, consumers can find out about deals on social networking sites like Twitter and use their mobile phones to scan coupons. Best of all, there is an endless amount of sites devoted to coupons. In order to get the best deals, you need to have a good selection of places to search. So we collected...

Coupons Guru on February 2, 2010 1

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Groupon Raises Money to Expand Services

Coupon Insider: Groupon Connects users with discounts It appears investors are starting to get hip to the fact that the money nowadays is in saving people money. Groupon, an online service that sends coupons and alerts on discounts to its users, has raised $30 million to expand its business. Groupon is part coupon service and part social networking site. People can sign up to receive alerts about deals in their cities and coupons for all types of different businesses. Coupons and discounts are great ways to save money and avoid needing no faxing payday loans. Who is in...

Coupons Guru on December 15, 2009 0

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Six Easy Ways to Save Money

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Money Saver: Start Saving Today Financial experts today recommend having at least six months of living expenses squirreled away in a savings account to help you cope with an unexpected change in your fin...

Coupons Guru on December 15, 2009 2

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Mobile Coupons, Barcodes, and Visual Search

Coupon Insider: The rapid growth of the mobile web is a force that could be disruptive to Google, a company that built its search engine for a desktop-based world. On the handheld, all bets are off. Anyone with an innovative concept for improving mobile search could gain ground, possibly even overtaking Google as the top search provider for mobile devices. But don't worry - Google hasn't been ignoring this trend. The company has been busy prepping various initiatives designed to get people googling from their mobile phones. From scannable barcodes to an innovative visual search app that lets you perform searc...

Coupons Guru on December 7, 2009 1

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