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5 Ways to Stretch Your Summer Fun Budget Further

Summer is finally here, and since we spent the last year in quarantine, it’s time to make up for lost time. We all have a million and one things that we want to do this summer. The only issue — other than the fact that summer is never long enough — is how quickly costs add up when you’re out doing things. It’s such a bummer to have to choose between missing out or seeing your bank account drain.

Luckily for all our Savers, we have tips to help you have the perfect summer without spending your life’s savings. Here are five ways to stretch your summer fun budget further, so you can Live Life for Less.

Check out our blog on what it means to Live Life for Less

Coupon, Coupon, Coupon

You know we had to start with this one. The term couponing seems so boring and difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Using a site like ours (saveon.com), you can quickly search for coupons to your favorite places by company name or category. We have thousands of dollars in savings for your favorite restaurants, bars, clothing and retail stores, entertainment venues, and more. The best part is our coupons are local, so you can support the businesses that make your town special, while doing the things you love.

Learn to coupon like a pro the easy way

Attend Community Events

One of our favorite ways to have fun for free is to go to community events. Pretty much every city holds free events that are a blast to go to. Whether it’s a block party, concert, workshop or art show, we strongly suggest getting a group of friends together and checking it out. You’re not spending anything to be there, you get to meet new people and, if you keep an open mind and go with friends, we guarantee you’ll love going.

Track Deal Days

We’ve all showed up to a restaurant or movie theater and realized if we came the day before we could’ve gotten the same meal or seen the same movie for so much cheaper. The key to saving a bunch of money is checking for “deal days” and planning around them.

Change Up Your Budget

No, we don’t mean expand your budget or stop paying your student loans. Even though you might not be able to get special rates on tickets to Cedar Point, you can get deals on things like groceries and automotive repairs. Using coupons, specials or rewards to save money on essentials can free up money to let you do more of the things you love with the people you love.

Sell Old Stuff

Somewhere in your house you have a pile of old junk that you never use. It might be clothes, it might be video games or it might be kitchen appliances you’ve hardly used, but we know you have them. Why let them continue to clutter your house when you could easily sell them and spend the money on summer fun? You could go the traditional route and have a garage sale, or you could take a more modern approach and sell online. A lot of people have good luck with Facebook Marketplace, eBay and Poshmark.

We hope you’re as excited as we are to get back out this summer and safely create new memories with friends and family. If you’re serious about stretching your summer fun budget further this year, consider becoming a SaveOn member, or as we call them: Savers. It’s completely free and there are tons of perks.

Find out the perks of being a Saver

To stay up to date on our daily deals, contests, ways to save and more; follow us on Insta and Facebook; or check out SaveOn.com. Here’s to making this summer the best one yet!

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Nonprofit Spotlight: Feeding America

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There are only a handful of basic needs that are essential for human life; however, far too many people across the United States struggle each day to meet one of those critical needs.

In a nation that prides itself on its wealth and prosperity, food insecurity remains a pervasive issue across all communities — urban, suburban and rural — that is worsened by how easily it can cloak itself and remain unseen. It could be a friend, family member, neighbor or co-worker who is silently struggling each day with hunger.  

Since 1979, Feeding America has been tackling food insecurity and hunger across the U.S. Formerly known as America’s Second Harvest, Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other community-based agencies. The nonprofit is the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization working to connect people with food and end hunger.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as the lack of financial or other resources to provide a consistent access to food to lead an active and healthy life. The ramifications of food insecurity make it one of the leading health and nutritional concerns in the nation, contributing to chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular risks.

The issue has only been compounded over the past year by economic hardships stemming from COVID-19. After years of declining rates of food insecurity, Feeding America is projecting 1 in 8 people, 42 million in all, could experience food insecurity in 2021. That estimate includes 13 million children.

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“In a country that wastes billions of pounds of food each year, it’s almost shocking that anyone in America goes hungry. Yet every day, there are millions of children and adults who do not get the meals they need to thrive,” Feeding America states on its website. “We work to get nourishing food — from farmers, manufacturers and retailers — to people in need. At the same time, we also seek to help the people we serve to build a path to a brighter, food-secure future.”

As mentioned, America prides itself on its wealth and prosperity. Yet, we take equal pride in two additional traits that define who we are as a society: empathy and compassion.

SaveOn provides our customers with ways to get the most from their finances on household groceries. This month we urge you to stretch your dollars further — perhaps even to another household. Consider using the savings available through our partner organizations to make a donation to your local food bank or even helping out with the mission of Feeding America. The Feeding America website can help you locate the food banks in your area and provide you with information on how to donate or volunteer.

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With the myriad of important issues we face at this time, hunger shouldn’t be one of them. It’s time to take hunger off the table. For details on how you can help, visit feedingamerica.org.

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What It Means to Live Life for Less

Less is more.

Usually that phrase is used to prove that simplicity can, at times, outweigh the complex when it comes to making the biggest impact. However, the phrase can fit into other parts of our lives, too.

Less talking can mean more listening, which means more opportunities to learn, understand and grow as an individual. Less complaining can free up room for more encouragement. Less stress can mean more sleep — or at least a more restful sleep.

Then there’s ketchup on a hot dog. The less you have of that, the better. On second thought, let common sense prevail: Skip the ketchup altogether. It has no business on a hot dog.

At SaveOn, we take the less is more approach and flip it on its head. The more you save, the less you spend. Live Life for Less is more than our tagline at SaveOn. It’s been the focus of everything that we do for nearly four decades.

There is a perception that the more you spend, the better your life will be; however, our experience shows it’s not how much you spend but how you spend it that adds the feeling of fulfillment.

SaveOn works directly with your favorite business and provides Savers deals in your own community. We are your destination for offers, coupons and savings delivered to nearly 3.5 million homes in the Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Twin Cities areas.

Everyone has a chance to enjoy more with those that matter most. We continually seek out new ways to connect Savers to everything from major brands you know, trust and love to the small businesses and local experiences that fuel the community you call home.

SaveOn has established a reputation in the industry based on our core values:

  • Integrity
    We communicate honestly to create trusting relationships and respect. We listen to understand, accept our responsibility and will always do the right thing.
  • Dedication
    We are dedicated to serving our business partners with innovative marketing solutions. We are accountable in our roles to one another and all we serve.
  • Attitude
    Focusing on the positive, we offer one another the benefit of the doubt. We seek creative solutions to overcome obstacles for the greater good of our team, savers and business partners.
  • Passion
    We are passionate about our team, the quality of our products, great values for our savers and about offering the best-in-class service to our partners.
  • Community
    We keep family first, strive for a healthy work-life balance and seek new ways to give back to the communities we call home.

Your lifestyle matters to us, and we know how hard you work to have it. That’s why we offer daily deals on everything for your life. From food and dining, home improvement and automotive needs to entertainment, health and beauty, retail and fashion, and groceries, saving time and money gives you the resources to dedicate to family, friends and all the other things in your life that you value the most.

We won’t even bat an eye if you use our grocery savings on hot dogs and ketchup. Live life for you by living life for less.

Visit us at saveon.com, and find out how you can live life for less today.

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Perks of Being a Saver

Life is short, and we all want to enjoy it as much as possible. We started SaveOn to help you save money so you can have more and do more with your friends and family. Even though you don’t have to be a member to take advantage of our huge savings, there are a lot of perks to being a member — or as we like to call it, a Saver. Plus, being a Saver is completely free.

Here are the perks of being a saver.

Never Miss a Deal

Savers never miss a deal because they get offers right in their mailboxes — actually, you won’t just hear about the best coups, you’ll be one of the first to hear about them. We hate getting spam just as much as you, so we never send emails unless we know you’ll love what’s in them.

Contests and Giveaways

Who doesn’t love free stuff? We do fun giveaways of gift cards, trips, gas, food, money and other cool items each month, but you have to be a Saver to enter our contests. We hope you’ll become a member so you can win.

Easier Way to Save

We know some Savers love clipping coupons — it’s therapeutic and fun for them. For everyone else, we make it easy to save coups for later, so you don’t have to clip, organize and remember to take them with you. When you sign up to be a Saver, you get the option to save coupons via your phone or computer. You can easily pull the coupons up later when you need them.

Deals Just for You

When you become a saver, you can mark your preferences of what types of coupons and savings you’re looking for. Our team uses this information to show you deals for the things and places you love and want, so you can save time and money.

Tips for Saving More

We make saving easier for you, and one of the ways we do that is by teaching you how to save like a pro. We send Savers the latest and greatest couponing advice and tips, so you can do more and save more.

How to become a Saver:

  • Head to saveon.com.
  • Click the “Sign In” button in the top-right corner of the webpage.
  • Click the “Sign Up” button in the pop-up window.
  • Fill out the form and hit submit.

Easy, right? We’re so excited to have you as part of our family, and we can’t wait to see how you Live Life for Less.

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Autism Acceptance Month: Celebrating Our Differences

We’re bombarded throughout life with messages both implicit and explicit telling us what it is to be ordinary and what is required of us to fit in with the crowd. We’re told what it means to think ordinary, look ordinary, dress ordinary and act ordinary.

The problem about ordinary is that it’s just so … ordinary.

Ordinary is pedestrian. It’s mundane and routine. In a word, ordinary is boring. It’s boring because it lacks excitement, distinctiveness and the individualism that makes something special enough to stand out to be noticed and appreciated. The truth is, it’s those sometimes subtle and sometimes overt differences between us that make us unique and interesting. Ordinary will always fall short because it’s not extraordinary.

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and the Autism Society of America is commemorating the designation with its Celebrate Differences campaign. The campaign is designed to raise awareness about the signs, symptoms and realities of autism, but it is also focused on providing information and resources on how to become more accepting and inclusive of the autism community in everyday life.

Autism refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to a 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, roughly 1 in 54 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder, and it is four times more common to be diagnosed in boys than girls. 

Society’s attitudes toward those on the autism spectrum has drastically shifted in recent decades as awareness has increased about the disorder and new therapies have been created to treat the diagnosis, such as the Autism Recovery Through Synergy (ARTS) program implemented by Dr. Tami Peterson, founder and CEO of the Oxford Recovery Center in Brighton, Michigan. The ARTS program teaches autistic children the behavioral skills that will help them become more successful in their homes, school and communities.

Raised awareness has created a bridge of understanding and the ability to see beyond the dry and clinical stigma of diagnosis to the flesh-and-bone, feeling-and-thinking people behind it — and, more importantly, an understanding of how the members of the autism community are able to play a valued role in the fabric of our society.

That bridge of understanding connects awareness with acceptance. Yet while attitudes have shifted, there are still more steps to take on the journey. It’s part of the reason why more autism advocacy groups are changing April’s designation from Autism Awareness Month to Autism Acceptance Month.

“While we will always work to spread awareness, words matter as we strive for autistic individuals to live fully in all areas of life,” Christopher Banks, president and CEO of the Autism Society of America, said in a news release. “As many individuals and families affected by autism know, acceptance is often one of the biggest barriers to finding and developing a strong support system.”

At SaveOn, much of our focus is turning the ordinary into the extraordinary for our customers. However, we encourage you to take time this month to recognize the extraordinary all around us every day and help accept and celebrate and our differences by taking part in Autism Acceptance Month. To find more about how you can help, visit the websites of Autism Society of America or Autism Speaks.

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Deals You Don’t Want to Miss – Chicago

FOMO is real. No one wants to miss out — especially when it comes to good deals. Luckily, we never let our friends miss out on savings. Here are the coupons Chicagoans have loved all month long, so you can get in on the SaveOn fun and live life for less.

Get Your Gyro On

You don’t have to go to Greece to get a great gyro — but a trip to Greece doesn’t sound half bad. Larsa’s Kitchen Express is a must in Chicago if you’re craving gyros. This month, tons of you have been using the $5 off coup at Larsa’s, and we want to make sure anyone who hasn’t yet can. And no one’s stopping you from using it every time you visit this month (hint, hint).

$5 off any purchase of $25 or more at Larsa’s

A Night You Won’t Forget (Probably)

The only thing better than a night out with your girls is a night in with vodka. You can get Skyy Vodka for $10.99 at Dundee Exxon/Subway. It also has deals on tons of other types of alcohol like Jose Cuervo, Corona, White Claw and all kinds of wine.

 $10.99 Skyy Vodka at Dundee Exxon

Fiesta Time

Sammy’s Mexican Grill is taking $20 off any order of $70 or more. This deal is perfect because you and your partner can ball out on a date or you can get a group together and split the tab. Either way, you’re getting tons of great food and an even better time.

$20 off any order of $70 or more at Sammy’s Mexican Grill

No matter where you are in life, we want you to live life for less. Our goal is to help you live your best life and do more by making your money stretch further. With SaveOn, you’ll be able to buy that extra shirt, get those new windows or take the vacation you’ve needed for years. We have deals from so many of your favorite businesses in Chicagoland. Check out our website for savings on retail and fashion, home improvement, automotive, health and beauty, groceries, and more.

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Deals You Don’t Want to Miss – Twin Cities

FOMO is real. No one wants to miss out — especially when it comes to good deals. Luckily, we never let our friends miss out on savings. Here are the coupons residents of the Twin Cities have loved all month long, so you can get in on the SaveOn fun and live life for less.

Best Spring Fashion Trends

The best part about spring finally being here is that we get to update our wardrobe. We absolutely love Clothes Mentor because it has the latest fashions and name brands for less than department stores. Make sure you stop in soon so you can take advantage of the $10 off any purchase of $40 or more deal.

$10 off any purchase of $40 or more at Clothes Mentor

Lunch Out

We love getting lunch out with friends, but it’s even better when you eat for less. This month, people all over the Twin Cities have been using The Lookout Bar & Grill’s BOGO 50%-off lunch buffet. You can still grab this coup for a limited time.

50% off lunch buffet with purchase of lunch buffet at The Lookout Bar & Grill

Every Night is Pizza Night

There is never a bad time to eat pizza, especially when it’s Pizza Man. Pizza Man has an amazing deal running right now where you can get a 16-inch two-topping pizza, cheese bread and 1-liter Coke for just $23.99. This is a perfect dinner option for the fam.

$23.99 16-inch two-topping pizza, cheese bread and 1-liter Coke at Pizza Man

No matter where you are in life, we want you to live life for less. Our goal is to help you live your best life and do more by making your money stretch further. With SaveOn, you’ll be able to buy that extra shirt, get those new windows or take the vacation you’ve needed for years. We have deals from so many of your favorite businesses in the Twin Cities. Check out our website for savings on retail and fashion, home improvement, automotive, health and beauty, groceries, and more.

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Deals You Don’t Want to Miss – West Michigan

FOMO is real. No one wants to miss out — especially when it comes to good deals. Luckily, we never let our friends miss out on savings. Here are the coupons residents in West Michigan have loved all month long, so you can get in on the SaveOn fun and live life for less.

Subs, Subs and More Subs

Who doesn’t love a good sub? Tons of people of in West Michigan have been going to Boardwalk Subs to take advantage of the BOGO 50% combo deal. Honestly though, who doesn’t love getting more food for less?

Buy 1 sub get 1 50% off at Boardwalk Subs

Free Oil Change

Your favorite deal is back — BOGO oil changes at Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers. People go wild for this deal every time Auto-Lab runs it, and we’re so excited to offer it again. Make sure you schedule your oil changes before this offer expires.

BOGO free oil changes at Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers

Home Improvements You Can Afford

We are all guilty of not doing necessary home improvements because we don’t want to spend the money. But you don’t have to do that anymore. Champion Windows is running a buy-two, get-two deal on windows. Your heat and air bills will thank you.

Buy 2 windows, get 2 free* at Champion Windows

No matter where you are in life, we want you to live life for less. Our goal is to help you live your best life and do more by making your money stretch further. With SaveOn, you’ll be able to buy that extra shirt, get those new windows or take the vacation you’ve needed for years. We have deals from so many of your favorite businesses in West Michigan. Check out our website for savings on retail and fashion, home improvement, automotive, health and beauty, groceries, and more.

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Deals You Don’t Want to Miss – Detroit

FOMO is real. No one wants to miss out — especially when it comes to good deals. Luckily, we never let our friends miss out on savings. Here are the coupons Detroiters have loved all month long, so you can get in on the SaveOn fun and live life for less.

Get Ready for Summer Road Trips

Spring is here, and we’re all getting our vehicles ready for warmer weather and road trips. This month, Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers are taking up to $80 off purchases. Take advantage of this great offer and make the updates to your vehicle you’ve been putting off.

Up to $80 OFF at Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers

Kids Eat Free

Can Pizza House honestly get any better? We didn’t think so, but then they started offering free kids meals. Savers all over Ann Arbor are LOVING the two free kids meals with a purchase of $25. This deal is too good to pass up for families with little ones.

2 free kids meals with $25 purchase at Pizza House Ann Arbor

Make Breakfast Out a New Tradition

We love the idea of having a weekly breakfast out with friends. You can easily make this fit your budget with the breakfast special at Leo’s Coney Island. Get two eggs, a choice of meat, hash browns and toast for just $4.99. You can’t make breakfast at home this cheap.

$4.99 breakfast special at Leo’s Coney Island

No matter where you are in life, we want you to live life for less. Our goal is to help you live your best life and do more by making your money stretch further. With SaveOn, you’ll be able to buy that extra shirt, get those new windows or take the vacation you’ve needed for years. We have deals from so many of your favorite businesses in southeast Michigan. Check out our website for savings on retail and fashion, home improvement, automotive, health and beauty, groceries, and more.

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8 Rom-Com-Worthy Date Ideas

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’ve been binging our favorite rom coms. “Never Been Kissed.” “Definitely, Maybe.” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” We’ve seen them all — and, let’s be honest, sobbed when the main characters finally get together. One thing we’ve always loved about rom-coms is the dates they go on. That’s why this year we decided to put together a list of rom-com-worthy date ideas that you can easily do. Because we can’t help ourselves, we also threw in ways to save on your dates.

Take a Class Together/Do an Activity Together

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It’s been a long time since most of us have been able to spend a night out doing something fun. The break makes doing what used to feel mundane like safely going to the movies, bowling or taking a class feel more exciting. It’s the perfect opportunity to spark romance and have fun together.

Plan a Romantic Night In

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As great as it can be to go out, sometimes the most romantic moments are the nights in. Lower the lights, put on slow jams and enjoy time together. Cooking together is a really cute idea for a date night in. You can cook side-by-side making dinner together, or you could have a competition to see who makes the best dinner for the other.

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SaveOn groceries, desserts and drinks

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Have a Spa Day

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Life’s stressful. Unwinding with a couple’s massage or a spa day is the perfect way to get romance going. If you don’t want to spend the money on a spa day, you can always do one at home. It’s just as romantic, if not more, to pamper your partner with a massage, facial, manicure and/or pedicure.

$10 OFF Spa Gift Cards Or Save $20 On Spa Gift Packages at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa

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Have Dinner Out or In

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Whether you get dinner from an expensive, fancy restaurant or your favorite burger joint, dinner dates are classic in rom-coms. Many restaurants have special Valentine’s Day menus that feature sensual foods and decadent desserts. Some restaurants, like pizza places, even make heart-shaped food for the occasion.

BOGO 50% OFF at Brann’s Steakhouse & Grille

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Go on a Shopping Spree

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Everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through diamonds, food or shopping. Since we already covered food, we’re on to shopping. Although expensive gifts are great, you don’t have to spend a lot to have fun shopping. We highly recommend going to a local resale store, setting a small budget for each person and picking out outfits for each other. It’s fun and you will share a lot of laughs and memories.

40% OFF Any One Regular Priced Clothing Item or Coat

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Have a Wine or Beer Tasting

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What’s better than enjoying your favorite brew with your favorite person? Trying new beer or wine flavors. We love the idea of going to a local bar and doing a wine or beer tasting. You can create a lot of good memories over drinks, and it’s even more fun when you get out of your comfort zone and try new flavors. Who knows, you might even find a new favorite.

10% OFF Total Food Bill at Black Rock Bar & Grill

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Play Tourist in Your Town

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Another classic rom-com date is the romantic getaway. Travel isn’t possible for everyone right now, but you can still have a getaway in your own backyard. Staying at a local hotel and playing tourist in your town can be a really cool way to spend Valentine’s Day.

Go to a Record Store

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Music is important to people. Someone sharing a song or album that has strong meaning in their lives is a big deal. Going to a record store together is not just a fun change-up to your normal date-night routine, it’s also a way to be vulnerable with each other and share the stories behind your favorite songs.

Creating a rom-com-worthy date night isn’t as hard as you think. All you need is a little creativity and a lot of love. You can save on Valentine’s dates, gifts and more at SaveOn.com.