Hot take: I thought my local credit union's free budget class was just a sales pitch until I went last month and saved $200 on my car insurance.

Piper Anderson · 2026-04-23T01:10:05.101061+00:00

The advisor showed me a discount I qualified for by bundling that I'd missed for 3 years, so what's something you thought was a gimmick that actually paid off?

karenh565mo ago

@henryp40 same thing happened to me with those receipt apps... found a rebate on paper towels I always buy and felt so dumb.

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charles_mitchell5mo ago

My buddy laughed at those cash back credit cards for ages. He finally got one for gas and ended up with like $80 back in a few months without changing his habits.

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henryp405mo ago

Remember those "get cash back on your receipts" apps? I swore they were just farming my data for pennies. Downloaded one as a joke, scanned a grocery receipt from a store I always go to, and got a $15 rebate on chicken I was already buying. Felt like a clown for ignoring free money.

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