Being a Freegan Named Most Extreme Money-Saving Tactic, Finds New CouponCabin.com Survey
WHITING, Ind., June 12, 2013 – How far would you go to save money? Sometimes, tactics to spend less green can turn extreme. A new CouponCabin.com survey reveals what U.S. adults think are the most extreme and unusual tactics to spend less and save more, with being a “freegan,” topping the list. This survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CouponCabin.com from May 29th – 31st, 2013, among 2,085 U.S. adults ages 18 and older.
Being a freegan (i.e. dumpster diving, never buying new products) is America’s top selection among the most extreme spend less and save more tactics with 63 percent selecting it from a provided list. Here’s how some other wacky money-saving tactics stacked up:
- Training pets to use the toilet – 47 percent
- Donating fluids for money (e.g. blood, urine, sperm) – 37 percent
- Extreme couponing (i.e. spending hours finding coupons, obsessively using coupons, and/or buying large amounts of discounted items) – 36 percent
- Participating in a clinical trial of a new medication/treatment for money – 26 percent
- Driving with an ad displayed on the side of your car – 25 percent
- Getting paid for tasks (e.g. making a video, singing a song, running errands) by signing up on an online site such as Fiverr or TaskRabbit – 18 percent
- Selling items in a pawn shop – 17 percent
- Selling prized items on an online auction site – 16 percent
- Participating in a research study for money – 14 percent [Read more...]