I've been here in Provo for a while. Probably too long. But I've learned a few things, thankfully, and not all in class. Here are a few $ saving tips, things that are readily available fo' yo' ready pleasure. So, without further ado, in no particular order, I present...
Things you should NEVER pay for in Provo!
- Firewood - So you love going out to the canyon and having bonfires. The smell of smoke, the huddling close to the opposite gender...for warmth...the tin-foil dinners. Its all great fun. And cheap, if you do it right. Firewood is easily to come by at a few locations. Pallets area available at grocery stores. Any carpentry shop will have a LARGE pile of irregular wood crap cast-offs. BYU has such a shop ( I won't ruin the fun for you and tell you where it is, though). Theres also one South of Provo off the freeway. Think about it, look around, firewood is an easy one.
- Hangers - You know, for your closet? If you're okay with wire hangers (not everybody is) just go the the dry cleaners and ask them for some. Again, BYU has this on campus. I used to work there (they're always hiring, and if you have a pulse, you're qualified), and part of my daily responsibilities were to throw away the hangers. Really, they're more than happy to help you out here.
- Haircuts - How many hair schools are around here? Theres Dallas Roberts, Paul Mitchel, Bon Losee, and I think there are some smaller ones in Orem. And with all those schools, there are a many, many students. I don't know that its part of their policy to give away free haircuts, but its worked for me in the past.
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Other free kit and caboodle:
First, the establishments with a buy 10 meals, get one free deal such as Zupas and Cafe Rio. Both are somewhat reminiscent of a Communist soup line, but the grubage is worth the presentation.
Second, if you're not of the mindset that piracy is evil and you'll go straight to hell for downloading free music, indexing is a great way to get free music. You simply paste
-inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:"index of" "Last modified" mp3
into google, then, after "mp3" type in the name of the song or the artist or album.
Third, is online surveys. The following websites are supposedly legit:
greenfieldonline.com
mysurvey.com
surveys.com
harrispollonline.com
Fourth, is free conference calls. The number is 1 218 936 6666. As long as you and your friends live in the states, you can utilize this service.
Good Suggestions.
Along the same lines as the "Buy X get one free" is the Starving Student Card, Elite Card, and similar discount cards. I use the SSC, and find it is well worth it. Get a couple haircuts with it and you've already gotten your investment back, not to mention the long list of straight up freebies.
http://www.starvingstudentcard.com/index.htm
I wasn't going to bring up piracy, thats a whole field of discussion unto itself. But if thats your thing, there are more ways than I care to go into.
I'll have to look into surveys. I've never researched them before.
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