This blog is for the savvy, do-it-myself intellectual who camps out at home because the world just isn’t good enough to satisfy his/her whims. This blog is for the person who knows that sock- puppets and tippy- toes work just as well as any high-end duster, or that vinegar works just as well as any surface disinfectant (without all the harmful chemicals). This blog is for the experts of online savings, the budgeteers who bring along tape measures to the container store, who scuba dive into the deep blue for coupons; for those who are frugal and who know that frugality is a way of life.

If you’ve got a college student or a high-maintenance pet or a family with a big appetite, MyShopDiscounts is going to be your trusty sidekick. We’re not only about saving money (though, that’s where it all starts). We’re about helping you enjoy your life (because you deserve to be happy). We’ve worked with companies to devise market research surveys with the intention of improving the products and services that our everyday lives depend on. We bring you those surveys. You fill them out. And the rewards flock to your mailbox.

We’re talking about laundry detergents, bath soaps, snacks and healthy foods, films and entertainment, technology and the newest innovations. Companies have invested large sums of money in order to analyze consumer behaviors. You’ve got opinions and companies need them to improve their brands. Through MyShopDiscounts, you can trade in your consumer opinions for product samples and extra spending money.

Again, we’re about enriching lives. Every week, we’ll post new ideas and tips for a healthier, simplier and more frugal life.

For example:

Idea: keep a journal that mirrors the growth of your child into the years of his/ her adolescence and, when he/ she becomes an adult, present him/ her with the journal as a gift. Record your child’s first words and first steps, their first spelling bee and talent show, their basketball trophies and so on. Just write one sentence a day. It makes a great going-away-to-college gift (not to mention it won’t cost you any more than twenty dollars for the journal or notebook).

We’re here to make your life easier. Just bring your consumer opinions and your spare time. You won’t regret it. The road ahead is bumpy. Let us be your trusty sidekick.