I also want to share my savvy online shopping skills that got me this new, deluxe bag for about $60 less than retail price!
Are you ready!?
First, you need the Raktuken app on your phone or browser. (BTW this post is not an ad for any products or sponsored in any way at the time of me posting. I am just sharing things I love and my tips for others!) I love the Raktuken app because I earn cash back from shopping and whenever I get a check back, it goes right into my savings account! So, I am buying things I would buy anyway, but making money back. It’s a win-win.
On Raktuen’s e-commerce shopping platform, you can search by store or product. So when I saw that luxury retailer NeimanMarcus.com had a special ten-percent cash back going on Ratkuten (as opposed to the usual two percent), I headed over to check out the bags. THEN, I saw that when you sign up for the Neiman Marcus email list, you get 15 percent off your first purchase. BOOM! That would save me a significant amount of money, topped with the cash back I would get from purchasing here.
So I splurged and got the MZ Wallace Medium Metro Tote Deluxe in Atmosphere for my birthday / Mother’s Day gift to myself! I still feel guilty when I make purchases like this, but for me, the bag is actually something that improves my daily life, health (the practically weightless nylon and padded straps don’t cause my shoulder, neck, and back pain to activate) and function (and I budgeted for it, so as The Budget Mom, Kumiko Love says, we are allowed to spend money on ourselves or budgets will never work!)