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Friday, May 9, 2008

100 Bargains for $1.00 or less!

Top 100 BargainsThat's right, I'm venturing off to find the TOP 100 bargains for a dollar or under!

I was staring at my dollar-a-day cup the other day and got to thinking - what on earth will i do w/ all of those $1 bills? In a perfect world i'd like to stick with my million dollar plan, but I also can't help but play the "what if" game.

  If I could, what would I buy with all those George Washingtons? It got me thinking...there are a LOT of great bargains out there for a dollar or less. We've got double cheesburgers, lottery tickets, a whole bunch of things! I started listing them out, and then wondered if I could hit 100...or even better, the TOP 100 bargains out there for $1 or less!

Not to kill the suspense, but unfortunately i didn't make it yet. But that's why I have you guys :) I need help! Not all my bargains made the cut (like playing cards and uniball pens), but I did hit the 20 30 mark.

What have I missed? Here are a few places that I look for these sort of deals, maybe they'll help conjure up a few ideas for ya:

- Target's $1.00 bins
- Michael's $1.00 bins
- Dollar Store (the REAL ones, not the cheaters)
- Vending machines
- $1 menus at McDonald's, Wendy's, etc. (thx Carrie!)

Okay, so without further ado - let the list begin!
100 BARGAINS FOR $1.00 OR LESS:
  1. Composition books
  2. Mini sharpies
  3. Lottery tickets!
  4. Double cheeseburgers @ McDonalds
  5. Dollar Drafts ;)
  6. Runts - from the 25¢ machines
  7. Frozen burritos - the 3 for a $1.00 kind
  8. Glow sticks
  9. Random bag of woot!
  10. Fake cigarette candy (remember those?)
  11. Movie rentals - oldies
  12. Banana or Apple
  13. Old records/LP's - from thrift stores
  14. Elmer's glue
  15. 25¢ wings
  16. Dasani bottled water
  17. Mini pumpkins from the pumpkin patch
  18. Newspapers
  19. Cd's at yard sales!
  20. Those 99¢ celebrity mags
  21. 7-eleven taquitos
  22. Homeless donation ;) (Carrie)
  23. 3 for $1 candy bars (Carrie)
  24. Doughnuts! (L-SpillingBuckets)
  25. Bulk chocolate peanuts - 98¢ (L-SpillingBuckets)
  26. ***Tip for an "alternative" dancer (Tom)***
  27. 25¢ packs of gum! (asgreen)
  28. "Theater box" of candy. (Monroe on a Budget)
  29. 2 liter bottle of pop. (Monroe on a Budget)
  30. ***Box of Little Debbie snack cakes. (Monroe on a Budget)***
  31. Spiral notebooks
  32. Packets of seeds
  33. Travel sized toiletries (tiffanie)
  34. Bonnebelle makeup - 88¢ (tiffanie)
  35. Fingernail polish - 88¢ (tiffanie)
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I'll stop here for now as it would look really ridiculous having so many blank lines on here at the present moment ;) haha... i'll update the list as more come to mind, and as people submit their own bargains! Just holler at j at-symbol budgetsaresexy.com, or drop me a comment.

I'm sexcited ... can't wait to hit 100!!!

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9 Comments:

Anonymous My Crazy Debt said...

LOL - Sexcited!!! You crack me up!

May 9, 2008 4:00 PM  
Blogger Carrie said...

How about giving a dollar to a homeless person? ;)

My boyfriend used to be all about the 3 for $1 candy bars at the grocery store. Then there's the $1 menu at McDonald's, Wendy's, etc.

Not particularly healthy...but the sad thing is that $1 won't buy you more than an apple nowadays (as you noted on your list).

May 9, 2008 4:28 PM  
Blogger L@SpillingBuckets said...

Doughnuts are usually around .89c

I just bought some bulk candy from the local store for .98c (mmm, choc. peanuts)

May 9, 2008 4:59 PM  
Blogger Tom said...

How about a tip for an "alternative" dancer?

May 9, 2008 8:04 PM  
Blogger J. Savings said...

Awww yeahhh, NOW you guys are thinkin'!

May 9, 2008 9:00 PM  
Blogger asgreen said...

These are awesome! Did you have two packs of gum?

May 12, 2008 12:11 PM  
Anonymous Monroe on a Budget said...

Well, it depends on the sales. But items that can be found in my town for $1 include:
"Theater box" of candy.
2 liter bottle of pop.
Box of Little Debbie snack cakes.

May 12, 2008 7:18 PM  
Anonymous tiffanie said...

travel sized toiletries! :) for those with little girls, the Bonnebelle makeup and finger nail polish and stuff is usually only .88, and makes great stocking stuffers haha

July 21, 2008 9:28 PM  
Anonymous tiffanie said...

oh oh oh! hot wheel cars!

July 21, 2008 9:29 PM  

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