Erase The Middleman

If you see a great deal from a local business on a website like Groupon or Amazon Local, consider contacting that business and asking if they’ll give you the deal price directly.

They may say yes since this could save them money they would otherwise have to pay to the middleman. This usually works best for smaller, locally owned and operated businesses rather than large chains. With a large chain the person you talk to might not be in a position to agree to such a request.

Hello And Welcome

Hello and welcome to frugalvore.com!

Every blog has to start somewhere—but where to begin? Good manners would dictate some introductions, so let’s start there. My name is David. Along with my wife, Kristi, we will be your host and hostess for this little get-together called frugalvore.com.

But what is a Frugalvore, you ask? We envision a Frugalvore as someone who tries, with each purchasing decision they make, to optimize their spending.

That is not to say that a Frugalvore is a miser. They desire to live a happy and comfortable life just like anyone else, but they try to do it while spending the least amount of their hard-earned cash. When considering a purchase, a Frugalvore considers all ideas that may lead to the best deal. They research, analyze, and test until they find the optimal solution.

Needless to say, that can be a lot of work. So with this blog we will share our ideas with you, our readers, and we encourage you to speak up and tell us what you think. Your feedback will help us tweak our results to be even better.

Some postings will be tiny. Some will be multi-post “story arcs” that detail a long-running research project. But there can only be one first post…and this is it!