Should you subscribe to a toilet-paper service?

Is arranging for regular delivery of items you use often – pet supplies, diapers, medical supplies and, yes, TP – a frugal hack?

Usually. Merchants like Amazon, Wag.com, Target and Drugstore.com will cut you a break on the prices and let you set the terms/quantities.

Although a super-couponer can often beat the subscription prices, not everyone’s willing to do that consistently (even with help from a site like CouponMom.com or a grocery app like Favado).

So it’s better to get a pretty good price all the time then a swell deal every so often.

For more on this, see my latest post on Money Talks News. “Does it pay to have diapers, toilet paper, dog food delivered to the door?” explains the ins and outs (and a few other advantages) of subscription services.

Although I’d taken a bit of a break from Money Talks News recently to work on a personal project, I’m now back in the saddle. Here’s what else has run lately:

“Go to college without borrowing a dime” is me once again beating a favorite drum: that excessive student loan debt can wreck your young adulthood. I offer tips, tricks and lots of links to keep starry-eyed students from signing on too many dotted lines. Please share this with any parents of teens you know.

“How to get bread for $1 or less” discusses the kinds of great deals to be found at bakery outlets. Not just bread, either; I’ve bought bagels, English muffins, tortillas, pizza shells, spices, snack cakes, corn chips and even canned sardines at these places. The article has links to help you find outlets in your own area.

Another article, and a big thank-you

I also recently did a cash-back shopping piece for Grandparents.com. Regular readers already know I’m gung-ho about getting paid to shop.

New visitors might want to take a look at the article, which is a primer on how to use sites like Mr. Rebates, FatWallet, Extrabux, Ebates and ShopAtHome to get discounts, free shipping and actual cash rebates.

The above are affiliate links, i.e., if you choose to join any of the sites by clicking on those links then I get a finder’s fee. If that bugs you, simply join by visiting the homepage. But do join. Why not get an additional layer of savings for things you were going to buy anyway?

Finally, thanks to all for the expressions of care and consolation about my daughter’s fifth miscarriage, both on Facebook and on my article, “Prayers that sound like accusations.” Some of you have also commented on my daughter’s website, I Pick Up Pennies. While nothing can really erase the sadness, knowing that lots of people – many of whom I’ve never met – have my back makes me feel less alone.

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