David Brown [Brown - Lifehacks: 48 Life Hacks to Save Money, Save Time and Have More Fun in Life (life hacks, life hacking, best life hacks)

Consumers have a love affair with coupons, dont we? There have been television shows created just covering the issue of couponing which, at the end of the day, is really about saving money. Coupons afford us the opportunity to apply something tangible to our savings because we can touch and feel that coupon as it slides out of our fingers and into the welcoming hand of your friendly store clerk. There are a multitude of life hacks designed, found, and enjoyed to save you money, and here are just a few of them.

1. Save that charger cord! iPhone and iPad charger cables arent exactly cheap and they have a major design flaw the end of the cable itself where it goes into the charging piece is fragile, yet it is designed to bend and eventually, it will fray. One way to save it is to use a spring from an ink pen and wrap it around the cable itself on both ends and it will preserve the weakest part of that cable.

1. If the shoe fits. Are your shoes a bit too small? If thats the case, put on three pairs of socks, then the shoes, and break out that hair dryer. Use the hair dryer on your shoes for 8-10 minutes and like magic, your footwear investment is saved as are your toes. No need to waste fuel and head back to the store and then, waste time at the return desk.

1. Cool down, heat up. Did you know that if you turn down your thermostat, you could save up to 3% per degree? Its true. Lowering your thermostat 5 degrees during the winter months will save you 15% on your bill.

1. Heat up, cool down. During the summer months, turn up the thermostat 3-5 degrees and get the same kind of savings during the summer as you did in the winter. Energy costs are not going down by any stretch of the imagination, so whenever you can save energy costs, do it. And its good for the environment.

1. Fly by night, or day. By clearing your cache in your Internet browser, you can save as much as $50 on your flight reservations. Its true! Your browser search is often predicated on the information stored in your browser cache and thats the kind of thing the airlines see and figure that you are very serious about that trip and the prices will be higher.

1. Automobile alley. When purchasing a vehicle, its important to get the Blue Book value of the vehicle and even a CarFax. But there is one more little life hack that can save you money and it has everything to do with timing.

If you purchase your vehicle at the end of the month, its much more likely that youll get a better deal as the sales department is attempting to close out their month. In this case, desperation sales work to your advantage.

1. Monkey wrench. If you have a relationship with your mechanic, bring the mechanic along when youre purchasing a vehicle. Even if you have to pay your mechanic $50, he/she could save you hundreds of dollars in repair costs by purchasing a lemon. With the mechanic there, your sales person is less likely to gloss over any potentially hidden mechanical problems.

1. Yosemite Sam. Sams Club, Costco and the like are exceptional life hacks, and they know it. Buying in bulk saves you money and additional trips to the store - and that saves in fuel costs. Items like toilet paper will always be needed and buying in bulk reduces your per-potty cost. And if you have children, you know well that you cant survive without mountains of toilet paper.