THE FRUGAL TIMEKEEPER

Are you harried and busy and just haven’t the time to review ads from the local grocery stores or to clip coupons?

Walmart has been advertising a new program called “Savings Catcher”. I tried it out for the first time this weekend.

I bought groceries using some gift cards that I’d been saving for a rainy day. Food donations that I make to local charities do not come out of my monthly grocery budget but from other sources of savings.

A few weeks ago, I set up my Savings Catcher account. You do this by logging on to www.savingscatcher.walmart.com. Upon arriving home, I opened my Savings Catcher account and it asked for a “TC” code from my receipt. I entered the information and now I wait 72 hours for an email result.

What result, you ask?

Well, if the Savings Catcher program finds any item on my receipt at a lower price, Walmart will issue the difference on an e-gift card.

How is this being a frugal timekeeper?

First, I did not run from store to store shopping the lowest prices. I did have coupons for several of the items that I purchased but no time to scout grocery store websites seeking price comparisons.

Savings Catcher saved me time and gas. I may have been a little “greener” shopping this way too, by limiting my fuel consumption.

In the past, I would bring my paper grocery ad to Walmart for a price match. That now may be a thing of the past. This program will do the work for me, saving some time and money!

SOUND THE BUGLE! Today’s tip: You have up to 7 days to enter your receipt information into the website. There is a limit of nearly $600 that Walmart will refund in a calendar year. More details are on the website.