7 Tips to Save Money and Have Fun Shopping Online
Online shopping allows you the ease of getting items delivered directly to your door. Not only is online shopping convenient, but it also allows you to discover sites that help you save money while shopping. (Family Features)
Credited with being the original daily deals site, launching in 2004, Woot! makes it easy for shoppers to save – and laugh out loud – while browsing for items they need, want, and everything in between.
Consider these ways you can save and have more fun while you shop.
Shop daily deals. Offering daily deals for the last 16 years, you can find staff-picked deals every day across categories including home and kitchen, electronics, computers, tools and garden, sports and outdoors, shirts, and gourmet food. While daily deals can help you save on items you didn’t even know you needed – such as TVs, laptops, power tools, sneakers, and custom graphic t-shirts – other household necessities are also easy to find.
Expect the unexpected. Most of the time when you shop, you’re looking for something you already know you need or want, but a website like Woot! also allows you to step into the unknown and buy a mystery box of items, referred to as a “Bag o’ Crap.” These “BOCs” are random items that are silly, fun, and can sometimes be exactly what you need to make your day and help you save.
Join in on the forum fun. You can find various forums online that cover a variety of topics, including some for the online shopping community. For example, some sites allow you to engage in discussions on threads, swap different items, share reviews of products, and more. Forums can be a fun way to uncover more tips for saving online from other experienced shoppers.
Vote to lower prices. Fun, interactive features like Woot!’s Deal-O-Meter allow you to have a say in how you save by voting to lower the prices of upcoming deals. If a product gets enough votes, the price will be lowered.
Face off to score deals. If you enjoy the thrill of friendly competition, you don’t want to miss the Woot-Off. It’s a day-long gauntlet of unannounced deals, with new offers launching every 30 minutes or less. Woot-Offs don’t happen often, but when they do, you’ll want to check back so you don’t miss the super-cheap prices, limited-quantity offers, and the elusive Bag o’ Crap.
Take advantage of special pricing. Another fun way to get items for low prices, the WTF (Woot!’s Totally Fun-tastic) Pricing promotion showcases limited quantities of a deal, raising the price every 10 minutes until it sells out. If you arrive quickly at the deal page, you can get products for as low as $1.
Combine membership perks. If you shop online often, there’s a fairly good chance you, or someone who you know, is an Amazon Prime member. As a subsidiary of the e-commerce site, Woot! offers special perks to members including free shipping and exclusive discounts.
To share in the savings and fun, visit woot.com or download the app.
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Family foods with a weight loss focus, losing weight, and focusing on a healthful diet may lead you back to the same tried-and-true tricks, however, conventional wisdom doesn’t always pay dividends. Some eating plans may offer up new twists to help you and your family eat meals you enjoy without forgoing your health goals. (Family Features)
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For example, “Always Eat After 7 PM,” written by Joel Marion, CISSN, NSCA-CPT, five-time best-selling e-book author and co-founder of the e-commerce supplement company BioTrust Nutrition, debunks popular diet myths and offers an easy-to-follow diet that accelerates fat-burning and allows you to indulge in your most intense cravings by eating the majority of your calories at night. The outlined plan features a 14-day “acceleration phase” designed for rapid results, a “main phase” when you’ll learn which fat-burning foods to eat to achieve your weight loss goals, and a “lifestyle phase” to keep the weight off for good.
Conventional wisdom dictates that it’s best to avoid carbs, eat an early dinner, and never eat immediately before bed. However, Marion debunks the myths underlying traditional dieting with a simple, highly effective weight loss program allowing readers to enjoy social dinners without restriction, satisfy nighttime hunger with fat-burning sweet and salty pre-bedtime snacks, and indulge cravings with strategically timed cheat meals.
With straightforward food lists, easy-to-follow meal plans, and recipes for each phase, this can be a simpler, more enjoyable way to lose weight without feeling restricted. Taken directly from the book, these recipes for Pot Roast Tacos with Chimichurri, Cheesy Ground Beef Skillet and Chili Loaded Baked Potato can help you take part in the program while enjoying time with loved ones at the family table.
Learn more about the diet and book at joelmarion.com.
Pot Roast Tacos with Chimichurri
Recipe courtesy of “Always Eat After 7 PM”Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 5 minutesServings: 8
Chimichurri:
1 1/2 cups fresh Italian parsley
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Tacos:
3 cups chuck roast, slow cooked and chopped
8 yellow corn tortillas (6 inches)
1 ripe avocado, pitted and sliced
4 radishes, sliced
1/4 cup queso fresco, crumbled
To make chimichurri: In food processor, combine parsley, cilantro, onion and garlic until chopped. Add olive oil, lemon juice, water, salt and red pepper; process until fully combined.
To assemble tacos: In medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook chopped chuck roast 5 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in 1/2 cup chimichurri. In grill pan, char tortillas then fill evenly with meat, avocado, radishes and queso fresco. Serve with remaining chimichurri.
Nutritional information per serving: 410 calories; 24 g fat; 12 g carbohydrates; 366 mg sodium; 2 g fiber; 41 g protein; 1 g sugar.
Chili Loaded Baked Potato
Recipe courtesy of “Always Eat After 7 PM”Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 1 hour, 35 minutesServings: 6
6 sweet potatoes (8 ounces each)
nonstick cooking spray
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds ground chuck
2 yellow onions, diced
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cups low-sodium beef broth
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 can (15 ounces) butter beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 Anaheim chile, minced
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup red onion, minced
Heat oven to 400° F. Line baking sheet or pan with parchment paper. Rinse and scrub sweet potatoes; pat dry with paper towel and pierce several times with fork or knife. Place in prepared pan. Lightly spray sweet potatoes with nonstick cooking spray and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake 45 minutes- 1 hour until tender when poked.
In pot, heat olive oil. Saute chuck until fully cooked. Drain fat and return to pot; add onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, paprika and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and saute until onions are soft, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
Add broth, crushed tomatoes and vinegar to pot. Increase heat to high and bring to boil. Reduce to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Add butter beans, cilantro and chile; cook 5 minutes. Season with sea salt.
Split potatoes lengthwise; fluff flesh with fork. Top evenly with chili, yogurt, cilantro leaves and red onion.
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Nutritional information per serving: 573 calories; 10 g fat; 58 g carbohydrates; 588 mg sodium; 11 g fiber; 25 g protein; 12 g sugar.
Cheesy Ground Beef Skillet
Recipe courtesy of “Always Eat After 7 PM”Prep time: 20 minutesCook time: 38 minutesServings: 6
1 3/4 cups water
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup white rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
In saucepan over high heat, bring water to boil. Add salt and rice; stir once then cover pot and reduce to low heat 18 minutes.
In large skillet, heat olive oil. Stir in ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly and no longer pink. Drain and discard excess grease. Mix in onion and garlic; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, oregano, basil, red pepper, sea salt and black pepper; cook and stir until bell pepper is tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in cooked rice, tomato sauce and kidney beans. Reduce heat and cover until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat, sprinkle cheese over top and garnish with parsley.
Nutritional information per serving: 399 calories: 14 g fat; 36 g carbohydrates; 816 mg sodium; 4 g fiber; 30 g protein; 3 g sugar.
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