Season 4 of Frugal Living is Being Released Soon!

Season 4 of Frugal Living is Being Released Soon!

The fourth season of Frugal Living is coming your way this week! You can listen to the Season 4 Trailer on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, on Amazon, on Anchor.fm, or anywhere you go to find podcasts.

Jim Markus is back hosting season four of Frugal Living, a podcast for smart consumers. The show, sponsored by Brad’s Deals, features interviews, stories, tips, and tricks. How do you spend less and get more? Season four debuts this week.

What to Expect from Frugal Living Season 4

In season four of Frugal Living, Jim sits down with experts to chat about a variety of money-saving topics as well as tips for your financial well-being.

Here’s what you can expect from season four:

• What can you learn from a financial advisor?
• Have we always had a clutter problem?
• Why do we have credit scores?
• What’s the state of travel in 2022?
• Does camping have to be expensive?
• How do you start a business in a burgeoning industry?
• And more!

Get ready for some frugal living tips every week. Be sure to subscribe and tune in every Tuesday. You can also check back here on our blog for transcripts of each episode.

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Read a Transcript from This Trailer

Jim (0:00): Welcome back to Frugal Living. We have a new season starting very soon. I talk to so many interesting people, a fiduciary financial advisor, the person who wrote the book on clutter. I talk about credit scores and the state of travel this year. I talk about camping and what it means to start a business in a burgeoning industry. All these conversations are coming up this season. Add us to your list on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or anywhere you listen. And we’ll be back very soon.

Do you have an episode idea for the podcast? If so, let us know in the comments!

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The 8 Best Coffee Tips We’ve Ever Heard

The 8 Best Coffee Tips We’ve Ever Heard

Coffee is always a favorite deal for Brad’s Deals shoppers. And to let you in on a little secret, it’s also a favorite deal for Brad’s Deals employees! We’ve got some big coffee drinkers on the BD team and we’ve got some great tips to share with you when it comes to everyone’s favorite caffeinated beverage. From ways to brew it, ways to recycle it, and ways to get the most caffeine for your buck, keep reading for some of our favorite coffee tips.

In This Post

1. Our Favorite Coffee Tips
2. Get Light Roast For The Biggest Boost
3. Keep Your Cold Brew Strong with Iced Coffee Cubes
4. Use Coffee Grounds for Compost and Fertilizer
5. How to Make Pour Over Coffee At Home
6. How to Repurpose Coffee Pods
7. Cut Coffee Bitterness with Salt (or Butter!)
8. How to Brew Espresso in Your French Press
9. Our Favorite Coffee Deals and Stores

Our Favorite Coffee Tips

Whether you’re trying to cut down on costs or just trying to avoid people (hey, we get it), you may be trying to do a little more home brewing for your coffee lately.

For some of our favorite at-home coffee tips as well as our favorite deals to keep you caffeinated on the cheap, you’ve come to the right place!

Get Light Roast For The Biggest Boost

Have you ever wondered which coffee roast has the most caffeine? Depending on how you measure your coffee, one roast may come out on top. The average at-home coffee lover measures their coffee by volume. And by volume, light roasts have more caffeine per cup.

When beans go through the roasting process, they lose some water and density. The longer they are roasted to create a darker roast, the more density is lost, creating smaller beans. So if you were to weigh the grounds for each pot you brew, darker roasts may beat out the lighter roasts.

Bottom line, if you’re an at-home coffee drinker scooping your coffee grounds like the rest of us, reach for the light roast Breakfast Blend and enjoy the jolt!

Keep Your Cold Brew Strong with Iced Coffee Cubes

Do you drink your coffee iced even when the temperatures drop below freezing? So do we! The biggest problem with iced coffee when you try to brew it at home is diluting it with melted ice.

Try brewing some regular strength coffee and then pouring it into ice cube trays after it’s cooled. Freeze the cubes and use those for your iced coffee to enjoy a perfect cold brew without the melted ice watering it down.

Using Coffee Grounds for Compost and Fertilizer

When I worked at Starbucks, we used to bag up the used coffee grounds from our espresso machines, and avid gardeners would come and take them to use for compost and fertilizer in their gardens.

To use coffee in your compost pile, just throw your used coffee grounds (and the filters too!) on your compost to add nitrogen and green compost material to your pile.

You can also sprinkle used coffee grounds directly on your plants as a fertilizer. This will help with drainage, water retention, and aeration.

How to Make Pour Over With Household Items

The technique of pour over coffee tends to highlight complex flavors when compared to traditional brewing. Using this method allows you to control the temperature, strength, texture, and flavor of your coffee.

To enjoy the perks of pour over coffee with household items, you just need some basics: freshly ground coffee, hot water, a filter, steady hands, and a cup for drinking.

Using butterfly clips or paper clips, secure your filter to the sides of your mug. If you don’t have a coffee filter you can use a cheesecloth or fabric napkin to achieve the same results.

Add your freshly ground coffee to your filter and pour hot water into the grounds, allowing it to bloom for about 30 seconds. Add more water to the top of the filter and then continue to pour water every 30 seconds or so until your cup is full.

Check out this article for more at-home pour over tips.

If you end up loving pour over coffee and want to invest in a great pour over coffee maker, Chemex is a highly reviewed and customer-loved brand. Their 3-cup coffee maker is under $40 at Amazon.

How to Repurpose Coffee Pods

If you’re a coffee pod addict and find yourself going through multiple K-cups every day, you might be wondering how you can recycle these little babies to do your part in helping the environment.

Your best bet is to consider shopping for compostable coffee pod brands, using a reusable coffee pod, or shopping brands like Nespresso that offer a coffee pod recycling program.

Another option is to get crafty and try repurposing used K-cups. We love this list of ways to re-use Keurig K-Cups that includes things like:

• Sensory toys for toddlers
• Holders for playing cards
• Christmas bell ornaments
• Dollhouse accessories

Cut Coffee Bitterness with Salt (or Butter!)

Another tip for coffee drinkers who might love the boost but not the flavor is to add some salt. Salt neutralizes the bitter flavor in coffee and can also bring out some of its sweetness and other nuanced flavors.

How much to add? According to Alton Brown, add 1/4 teaspoon to 6 tablespoons of ground coffee.

Another tip? Add salted butter to your coffee. This enhances the flavor and cuts the bitterness the way salt does, but it also provides some added fat and richness to your coffee which can help some people avoid the jitters.

How to Brew Espresso in Your French Press

You don’t need to spend hundreds on a fancy espresso machine to have delicious coffee drinks at home. An affordable alternative is making espresso in a french press. Bodum, one of my favorite coffee accessory brands, has a well-rated 34 oz. french press on Amazon for just under $35.

Just add 2 tablespoons of medium-ground espresso beans to your french press with one cup of hot water and steep for four minutes. Press the plunger down and enjoy a hot espresso.

You can also get an inexpensive milk frother for a creamy, homemade latte experience!

Our Favorite Coffee Deals

Here are some of our favorite deals on coffee and accessories right now. These should help you stay perked up without dragging your budget down.

15% Off Maud’s Coffee Pods + Free Ship
25% Off Rocky Mountain Roastery
4ct Bean Box Coffee Sampler $6 Shipped
Blk & Bold 12oz Whole-Bean Coffee $13
24oz Whole-Bean Coffee $24 Shipped
Electric Coffee Warmer $22 Shipped

Are you a coffee addict? Share some of your favorite coffee tips in the comments!

 

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15 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from Small Businesses

15 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from Small Businesses

,Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and you may be starting to think about what you get your sweetheart. With all of the hard setbacks that small businesses took throughout 2020 to 2021 and still into 2022, we wanted to remind you to check them out for gifts this Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from Small Online Businesses

1. Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Women
   1. Health & Beauty
   2. Candles
   3. Chocolate & Wine
   4. Jewelry
   5. Flowers
2. Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Men
   1. Grooming
   2. Food & Drink
   3. Apparel
3. Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Kids
   1. Toys & Games

Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Women

If you’ve got a lady on your list, treat her to some self-care beauty finds like bath bombs or face masks. Pair that with a great bottle of wine and a scented candle and your partner will be glowing. Below are some small business gift ideas that are sure to make her smile.

Health & Beauty

1. Creating fun and unique soaps, Zemala Natur’el on Etsy has some gorgeous Valentine’s Day gift options like their handmade soaps crafted with real herbs and extracts. The shop also makes homemade body scrubs, lip treatments, and skincare.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Handmade Natural Soap bars are beautiful and unique with oatmeal and real herbs and essential oils, $7.

Candles

2. Harlem Candle Co.: A Black-Owned business out of NYC, has a selection of Valentine’s Day exclusive sets. Choose from a candle with a wick trimmer, a candle with room spray, a trio of candles, and more. All candles are inspired by Harlem Renaissance icons and handcrafted using their top-grade soy blend wax infused with one-of-a-kind fragrance oils.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: Their Josephine Luxury Candle comes in a gorgeous red tumbler perfect for Valentine’s Day. With notes of citrus and bergamot, Moroccan rose, and Indian jasmine, this scent is as sultry and gorgeous as the woman it’s named after.

3. Prosperity Candle: A hand-crafted candle brand that employs and supports women refugees and has a collection of gift sets perfect for the lady in your life. Their gift sets include candles paired with tea, chocolate, and even a cookbook with recipes from Afghanistan culture.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Morning Calm gift set, featuring a candle in their Calm, Bliss, or Harmony scent and a set of shower steamers, which are like little aromatherapy bombs for your shower, $38.

Chocolate & Wine

4. Moonstruck Chocolate Co. is a handcrafted chocolate shop out of Portland, Oregon. They pair their ethically-sourced chocolate with flavors of the Pacific Midwest and offer truffles, bars, hot chocolate, and more.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Milk Chocolate Moonrise Gift Set comes with three bars. Enjoy a milk chocolate salted toffee, classic milk chocolate, and milk chocolate cinnamon, $12.

5. Abbey Creek Winery, owned by Oregon’s first recorded Black winemaker, Bertony Faustin, offers a wide selection of wines and ships to 35 states. They offer red, white, rose, and sparkling options sure to please the palette of your wine-drinking Valentine.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: We can’t think of a better way to toast to the love of your lady than with a glass of this #Shining Sparkling Pinot Gris, $50.

Jewelry

6. Na & Co. was founded to provide women with meaningful, quality, minimalist jewelry to help them feel empowered. Owner Na is a mom of two that wished to create something that gave busy women a way to feel more polished, more sophisticated, and simply elegant.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: These Brilliant Cut Cubic Zirconia Stud Earrings are an elegant and classy set, measuring 5mm and set in certified sterling silver at its core and plated in Rhodium to prevent tarnishing, $9.99 shipped with our code.

Flowers and Gifts

7. Washington DC-based Lee’s Flower Shop is a Black-owned family business and has been creating beautiful floral arrangements for 75 years! Their Valentine’s Day floral selections include traditional red roses, tulips, and gorgeous lily bouquets.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: We like the Precious Heart Bouquet with pink roses, red asters, and pink carnations, $75.

Note that Lee’s Flower Shop works with FTD, which is an international floral retailer. Though you may want to shy away from these bigger online flower retailers, note that some arrangements say they are “arranged and delivered by florist” and some arrangements say that they ship in bud form in a box. If you want to support local florists, always choose the options that are arranged by florists – they’ll likely use your local florist and you’ll be supporting them while still sometimes getting a bargain.

8. Women-owned Wowsozen features hand-picked gifts from home decor to eco-friendly home goods to yoga accessories. Owner Alexis selects each piece for her shop in hopes that she can inspire you.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The hand-brushed personalized journals are perfect for the women in your life that like to reflect and find some inner peace, $17.99.

Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Men

Men can be notoriously hard to shop for, especially during Valentine’s Day, but we’ve got some ideas for gifts that include grilling spices, coffee, watches, and of course, beer.

Food & Drink

8. Chicago French Press is a perfect pick if your partner is a caffeine fiend. This Black-owned business delivers premium certified organic, fair-trade, and non-GMO coffee to coffee lovers nationwide. Choose from regular, flavored, or decaf coffee options in a wide vareity of sizes, grinds, and value sets.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The “Grind” monthly coffee subscription. Each month, your Valentine will get one 8oz bag of their favorite CFP flavor + One 3oz surprise flavor to try, $15.

9. The Spotted Dog Company, found on Amazon, offers personalized growlers that can be filled with your beau’s favorite brew. These 32 oz. amber bottles can be etched with your partner’s name, initials, or even custom text, $33.50.

In addition to the growler, you can buy your guy a gift card to support your local brewery. Use the brewery finder at CraftBeer.com and find your bf’s favorite brewery or one that he hasn’t tried yet. Once you pick a brewery, you can visit their website and browse to see if they have any gift cards available (some have e-gift cards, making it even more convenient) so he can stock up on craft brew or other merchandise.

10. FreshJax Organic Spices was started by the McDonald family in 2011 and creates organic spice blends for cooking and grilling. The spices are manufactured here in the US and contain no MSG, no artificial flavors or colors, no preservatives, and no GMOs. Plus, for every gift set or 2 large spice bottles sold, FreshJax donates 1 meal to hungry children. Shop spice gift sets for Keto diet followers, hot & spicy fans, veggie lovers, grill masters, and more to find the perfect seasoning to spice up your Valentine’s Day (sorry, I had to).

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: Their best-selling 5-Piece Grill Seasoning Set is a great choice for any food-loving Valentine, $19.99 via Amazon.

Grooming

11. Founded by Sheg Aranmolate, MD, MS, MBA, Leovard creates luxury skincare, haircare, lip, and nail care designed for both men and women. Using natural ingredients, these unisex skincare products are multifunctional and are intended to simplify the daily skincare routine. Select from multi-use cleansers, oils, and moisturizers depending on your concerns.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Luxury Aftershave & Daily Facial Skincare System for Sensitive Skin features a two-step tonic and lotion duo to help soothe razorburn and prevent bumps and irritation, $27 via Amazon.

Apparel

12. SPGBK (pronounced Springbreak) is a designer watch company out of North Carolina. A Black-owned company, their unique and colorful watches are all inspired by the community, culture, and memories of growing up in Fayetteville, NC, and the creators’ strong passion for education. Choose from vibrant, silicone-band watches or their unique Apple Watch bands.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: We love the vibrance of The Southview, which is a bright orange watch that honors a high school in their hometown of Fayetteville, $79.99.

13. ScriptLeather is a shop on Etsy specializing in personalized leather goods. Choose from a selection of keychains, wallets, and bracelets with custom personalization for the guy in your life.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Handwriting Leather Wallet can be personalized with your choice of text in your actual handwriting for a special gift with a very personal touch, from $42.

Small Business Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Kids

Toys & Games

14. Sarah + Abraham is actually a stationery store based in Naperville, IL, but offer some really cute personalized gift ideas for kids. Choose from personalized plates, cups, chore charts, and more. All of the items have bright vibrant designs and can be personalized with your child’s name.

Our Valentine’s Day gift pick: The Personalized Puzzles come with multiple designs like unicorns, superheroes, mermaids, and more. These are best for children 2 and up and measure 8×10″, $24-$25.

15. An Etsy shop creating adorable handmade toys, MySunshineDesignsCM, features unique, non-toxic, wooden peg dolls. They are each crafted by hand and the artist shows diversity in her multicultured sets. There are also some larger sets of superheroes and princesses available.

What are you getting your partner for Valentine’s Day this year? If you’re shopping small and have a business we should add to our list, let us know in the comments!

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5 Expert Tips for Finding Cheap North Face Jackets on Sale

5 Expert Tips for Finding Cheap North Face Jackets on Sale

It’s a law as constant as gravity that states laziness is the bane of online shopping. A friend of mine recently let his sloth get the best of him when shopping for a new North Face TriClimate Jacket. In his impatience, he bought it for $200 when he clearly could’ve gotten it for less than $150, if only he knew where to shop. Keep reading to see where you can find cheap North Face jackets.

So you’re here, clearly because you love North Face, and who doesn’t? There’s a reason North Face tops the charts as the most popular outerwear brand on the planet–their gear is effective, built to last, and aesthetically pleasing. Plus, the name North Face is just cool as heck. But that’s neither here nor there; you want the cheat codes. Here are a few rules that guarantee you will find the best price, period, for your new North Face jacket.

Know the Outliers

To be sure, there are countless reputable stores that offer quality prices on North Face; however, over the past season we’ve noticed a handful in particular that really go above and beyond:

• Proozy
• Backcountry
• Steep and Cheap
• Cabela’s

Proozy, for instance, provides exclusive prices on some of the most popular styles. It isn’t uncommon to see top-tier jackets drop below $50 at Proozy via Brad’s Deals.

Alternately, Cabela’s is famous for its Bargain Bin. Not only can you find excellent prices for North Face, but you will also discover a litany of outdoorsy brands up to 65% off. Sunny Sports also has a stellar sales section with around 200 deeply discounted styles. This is not to diss great bets like Backcountry and Moosejaw – but we can’t in good faith show you the way to North Face heaven without mentioning Proozy, Cabela’s, and Sunny Sports.

Use Google Shopping

If you know the exact style you want, there is perhaps no better way to cut through the jungles of web retail and get straight to the point. Simply go to Google Shopping (the tab right next to Google Images) and enter the name. For example, if you search ‘North Face Canyonwall Jacket’, dozens of store results will appear. The first store is usually the best price.

In the above example, Zappos has the lowest price for the Canyonwall Jacket at $69; the next best price is $75. Boom — you just saved yourself $6. Just make sure we aren’t offering an exclusive price on the same jacket you’re looking for, because Brad’s prices won’t show up in Google Shopping.

Look for Surprises at Sporting Goods Stores

We suggest hitting sporting goods stores like Finish Line, Eastbay, and Dick’s Sporting Goods for the occasional diamond in the rough. In spring and summer, we saw Finish Line sell the popular North Face ThermoBall Jacket for $49, which is almost unheard of. Since North Face isn’t their normal forte, sports retailers sometimes drop the price extremely low to catch the eye of folks shopping for, say, a Nike shoe or a bike.

You might also want to look for buy-more-save-more codes like the regular 20% off orders of $99 at Eastbay. This would knock the price of an expensive North Face jacket down at least $20. We also suggest you peruse Academy Sports and Dick’s Sporting Goods for excellent prices on hoodies.

Buy Out of Season

A bit of sage shopping advice: Out-of-season items usually sell for less. It only makes sense. Retailers want to get rid of the old inventory to make room for new styles. While it may make sense that November and December would offer the best sales on North Face, considering Black Friday and Cyber Monday, after-winter sales are often a goldmine. Neglected stock must go! As an example, The North Face’s official website has an End of Season clearance sale reserved for past-season styles. To find great deals, a little patience might be just the ticket.

Set Up a Brad’s Deals Alert

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could receive a notification on your phone alerting you to the best North Face prices on the web? Too good to be true? Think again. In 2017, Brad’s Deals came out with Brad’s Alerts, which pings you whenever your preferred brand or product goes live on our site. You can get constant updates of the best North Face deals from all across the retail world. All you have to do is visit our Deal Alerts page and enter the term ‘north face’ and you will get emails whenever one of our deal editors posts a North Face deal.

We can’t get enough of North Face, so you will undoubtedly have a full lineup of great deals sent to you daily.

What’s a brand you would like to see us share some expert tips for getting a deal on? Let us know in the comments and you just might see a blog post soon!

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6 Expert Tips to Get Deals on Peloton and Other Fitness Equipment

6 Expert Tips to Get Deals on Peloton and Other Fitness Equipment

We see tons of fitness equipment go on sale during the month of January. People are feeling sluggish after the holidays and motivated to start amping up their fitness routines for the new year. There are sales on everything from yoga mats to water bottles. But what about the rarely discounted items? Like deals on Peloton? How do you save money on expensive fitness equipment? Our deal experts share their top money-saving tips!

We know anyone can go out and find a cheap weight set during January fitness sales. But for those of us wanting to buy quality fitness equipment that will last and be used more than just one month, finding deals can be a little trickier.

Our deal editors share some of their tips for getting the best deals on fitness equipment. See six money-saving tips below and let us know if you have any tips to share.

In This Post

1. Research Loyalty and Referral Programs
2. Check for Credit Card Offers
3. Buy Digital Subscriptions for Your Own Equipment
4. Shop Outside the US
5. Consider Alternative Brands
6. Utilize Employer and Insurance Perks

Research Loyalty and Referral Programs

If you’re purchasing a larger piece of fitness equipment that rarely goes on sale, check to see if they offer any referral programs. If your friends or family are interested in the same brand of equipment, some brands will give them a discount and you a promotional credit for the purchase.

Peloton is a great example. They rarely offer discounts, but they do offer $100 off for your friends and family plus a $100 purchase credit to you for referring them. Echelon, another at-home exercise bike, offers the same referral promotion.

Check for Credit Card Offers

Some credit cards have partnerships with fitness brands and you can get discounts or account credits for purchases with those brands using your credit card.

Peloton is yet again a good example. Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders can get 10x the points on the purchase of a Peloton Bike or Peloton Tread and up to $120 back on your Peloton All-Access Membership or Peloton App Membership. Sapphire Preferred holders get 5x points and up to $60 back.

American Express Platinum cardholders had a similar offer to receive a $300 statement credit with the purchase of a SoulCycle at-home bike. While that offer seems to have expired, they are offering up to $300 back each year on Equinox and Equinox+ memberships.

Related Deals

Chase Sapphire Reserve®: 3x Travel Points
100,000 Point Sign Up Bonus

Buy Digital Subscriptions for Your Own Equipment

This is something a lot of our deal editors do. You can purchase Peloton’s digital content and use it with your own stationary bike or treadmill. Or, purchase the Equinox subscription without the SoulCycle at-home bike. You get the picture.

The key here would be to buy a quality cadence sensor that would allow you to track similar training and fitness metrics that Peloton users love. Some trusted brands for sensors are Wahoo and Magene. You can find quality options for both of these brands for $40-$70.

Our deal editor Mike is an avid cyclist. He notes that if you are going to use your own bike with the Peloton digital content, you may want to invest in a smart trainer. Which, though pricey, is still a fraction of the cost of a Peloton bike.

His pick for the best smart trainer to use with Peloton is the Wahoo Kickr Snap: “It’s compatible with almost any bike. Even kids’ bikes. And it’s a smart trainer so it can simulate hills and you can pair it with almost any fitness app or fitness tracker. It’s $500, but regularly drops to $400-450.” This is still about $2,000 less than the Peloton bike itself.

Related Deals

Echelon Smart Fitness Bike $450 Shipped
Proform Exercise Bike $590 Shipped
Elliptical Machine $128 Shipped

Shop Outside the US

Sometimes broadening your retailer search can help you save hundreds. Mike purchased an Elite Direto XR trainer which is normally $800. By purchasing it from a UK seller, ProBikeKit, he was able to get it for $683 with free international shipping during a New Year promotion. He purchased it from the UK because cycling is more popular there and competitive pricing drives the retail price down.

Don’t be afraid to research sellers you haven’t heard of when purchasing fitness equipment. But the key here is research. Check their social media pages. Test their customer service contact numbers and emails. Scrutinize review sites and Google them until you feel confident that they’re safe. If you’re ever hesitant, reach out to us on Facebook and we’ll help you research.

Consider Alternative Fitness Brands

Tom is another one of our editors and a fitness fanatic. His best tip for finding sales on fitness equipment is to shop for alternatives to popular brands. While at the gym, he had some favorite equipment, like the TRX HOME2 Suspension Trainer™ and the Rogue 3 in 1 Wood Plyo Box. 

By doing a little research and testing he was able to find nearly the exact same products for much less.

The QD Bodyweight Resistance Straps Training Kit is only $39.99 compared to the TRX Suspension Kit mentioned above, which is $199.95. And he also found this Wood Plyometric Box from Woot for $71.70, compared to the Rogue version which costs $125.

Related Deals

Proform Vue Fitness Mirror $1,099 Shipped
Resistance Band Set $15 Shipped

Utilize Employer and Insurance Perks

Many employers, especially with work from home becoming more popular, offer perks through insurance that cover some fitness costs. Check with your employer and insurance benefits to see if you can get reimbursed for at-home fitness purchases.

At Brad’s Deals, we receive $20 each month towards gym memberships or at-home fitness. Our managing editor Casey uses this towards her Supernatural VR fitness subscription.

If your employer already offers a discount or credit towards a gym membership, it may be worth asking if they would consider also crediting at-home fitness costs.

These are a few of the best ways to save on fitness equipment. Do you have any tips to add to our list? Let us know in the comments!

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