CAN I GET A FREE SAMPLE?
By SAM FEHERHow to
livelikearichperson
during your
unpaid summer internship
Put all your online shopping
selects in a cart, then x out
of the page and wait for
an email reminding you to
complete your purchase—
with a discount.Sign up for a free trial
with any clothing rental
company. Cancel it before
they charge you and...try a
new one right away!Sell any clothes or accesso-ries you don’t wear anymore
(online or at an IRL consign-
ment shop) to make some
extra cash for new stuff!Get free samples
from Sephora.Ask for Starbucks gift cards
for every birthday, holiday,
and minor accomplishment
you can think of.Some companies have
discounts at local stores and
with online partners. Find
out if your job has perks!If the company has free
pads and tampons, use
those. Then pocket some
for later.A lot of gyms offer free trial
periods for new members—
so if you join, you get a few
weeks free! (Pro tip: Some
of them also have dispos-
able razors and sample-size
beauty products that you
can keep.)Cop free samples
from Costco.Get a library card
and use it to stream
movies. (This exists.)Try free samples from
all the froyo shops.Ask for a “damage dis-
count” on clothing items
with a missing button or
loose thread you can easily
fix. Most sales associates
can give you a couple of
bucks off or even more.Keep Tupperware at the
office. Every time there’s a
party, bring home leftovers.Join a jewelry rental
company (like Switch) to
get unlimited designer
jewels (like Chanel!) for
$29 per month.Pay for everything in cash.
It’ll *look* like you’re
rolling in it—but really,
this is just a tried-and-true
budgeting hack. (Plus, that
change adds up.)Sign up for anything/
everything with your .edu
email address. Tons of
online companies (like
ASOS) and local businesses
(like coffee shops) give
student discounts!Swap clothes with your
roommate/BFF.F
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