Just thought I'd share this little money saving trick. If you go to plasticjungle.com or giftcardgranny.com, you can purchase gift cards to a variety of stores at a discount. We've used it for stores we shop at anyway, such as Lowe's, Target and BestBuy. Discounts range from 2% up to 15%, which isn't a bad return on your money. We just bought a Lowe's gift card at an 8% discount, which stretches our budget a little bit further than otherwise. Shipping is free. Also, if you've been given a gift card you know you won't use, they will buy them. I've never sold one to them, so I don't know how much they pay.
Also, if you are buying something online, you can go through ebates.com and they will give you a percentage cash back on your purchase. The percentage back depends on the store, but when you sign up and make your first purchase, they'll credit your account automatically with $5. They issue checks quarterly. We just bought back-to-school clothes and went through ebates and saved almost $10 in addition to the discounts from the retailer (including free shipping, of course). This is an easy way to make some easy spare cash if you're going to be shopping online anyway.