Bourgie on a Budget: Email Coupons!

Some people pooh-pooh coupons, but if you're going to live a bourgie lifestyle, the smartest way to do it is by being smart with your money. Now, you don't have to be one of those crazy extreme couponing ladies, but you should know how to get great deals -- especially in stores where you're a regular customer.

You know how every store under the sun seems to ask you for your email address? And you may get an attitude sometimes and tell them, "I don't need any more junk in my inbox!"? Well, stop doing that! So many stores (AND restaurants) give you free things for your birthday, frequently shopping in their store, and sometimes even for NOT shopping at their store very often (I just got a coupon from Sephora for not shopping there in like a year). So here's what I do (recommended for smartphone users):

1. Set up an email account with Yahoo!, Hotmail, or any other provider that doesn't do such a great job with filtering spam (hey, I'm just keeping it real!). If you already have an account with one of these providers, but you don't check it very often or use it for anything important, just use that one.
2. Make sure you have your account synced with your phone. 
3. Get your shop on! 

Even if you don't check this email account often, you can search your phone when you're in a specific store to see if there are any deals. Also, you won't be getting these coupons (stop calling it junk!) sent to your work/personal email address. Most stores honor the coupons on your phone. They usually just need to get the code from the email. 

You will be amazed by how much you can save!