Thursday, February 14, 2008

Thrifty Thursday: Employer Discounts, Watching Receipts


For those of you who work with big companies, it is worth a bit of time to look into what type of discounts they have with other companies. Oftentimes, you don't get a packet saying "take advantage of these discounts," but they do exist.

My husband and I looked into this with his company this week and realized our wireless carrier offers a 19% discount each month on voice plans. For us, that comes to another $20 a month. All we have to do is set up the information with them.

I know his company and health care also offer discounts everywhere from the gym to travel and car rental discounts.

Also, I was reminded of a good lesson this week: ALWAYS CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS. I got home from Wal-Mart and realized the skillet I had bought for nearly $30 had been charged twice on our bill. It was the first thing the cashier rang up and I was still unloading items from my cart. That mistake had increased my bill by 25% so I brought the receipt back and spoke with customer service and was refunded the extra money.

I didn't actually check my receipt for many days though and almost missed out on the opportunity to get it corrected. It was a good reminder for me.

Have a great day!

2 comments:

Bob Lozano said...

Great point on the receipts! I'll make a point to pay more attention to them.

Anonymous said...

And look at your Sprint bill as well. I just noticed that I not only have MO state taxes, but also taxes for Massachusetts, Georgia and NY (they were hidden under a hyperlink in the online bill). It averages to about $2 a month in illegal taxation. Hey, I should have a tea party!
:) Aunt Cindy

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