Works for Me Wednesday

I discovered Shannon's feature a couple weeks ago, and last Wednesday I went through almost every link and got some awesome, helpful, and fun tips! Yesterday I looked at the calendar and actually thought "hey - tomorrow's Wednesday - new tips!!" Oh, the excitement that is my world. I was sure I had nothing to add, but you know what? Once in awhile I do get a bright idea to pass on. So, not like this is going to be a common occurance fo rme to participate, but here goes... My first WFMW: Who doesn't love the Entertainment Book? I only have 2 friends who will admit to not having one...their big excuse is that they don't eat out. We don't use it for food very often (although we have discovered some awesome restaurants we otherwise wouldn't have gone to because of the price by using the books coupons). Our biggest savings from using The Book come from the entertainment section - zoos, museums, bowling, miniature golf, etc. Usually we can use 2 coupons (or just 1 dinner) and have the book paid for, so everything after that is pure savings. Entertainment Book Tip 1: buy it a couple months late. Starting about 2 months after they go on sale, the price starts getting reduced big time. Tip 2: look on craigslist to buy the book - you can buy it for less from organizations using it for fundraising than you can from the website. (and the version at costco is lousy). The BIG TIP: When you've used one coupon and found you just loved the place and would like to go back...trade a coupon you won't use in the book for another coupon for that activity! I found a bunch of people on Craigslist looking for coupons for the wine section or golf section or wanting food coupons we won't use who were more than happy to pass over the zoo and bowling coupons so we could get even more savings. Sweet!