1. Compare prices on a shopping comparison site

Find best price (and save a lot of time surfing) by using price comparison websites like Shopping.com, PriceGrabber.com, NexTag.com, Epinions.com, MySimon.com and others. Be sure to check more than one since some sites only list certain stores.

2. Lose mall. Surf online malls instead

Just like a regular mall, an online mall groups best stores all in one place. In this case, stores are all accessible from one website. Online malls are so much more efficient than regular mall. You save time because there's no waiting for a parking space, no fighting crowds and no waiting in long lines. You can save more money using an online mall than a regular mall. Many online malls give you cash back rebates on each of your purchases through their store links. Rebates can be up to 25%.

3. Make sure your plastic pays you

Cash back credit cards offer another great way to save even more money on your purchases. My credit card gives us 1% back every time we use it. Rewards vary depending upon store you're buying from and what items you purchase. Other cards provide airline miles or even let you save for college while you are shopping.

4. Clip those codes

This is a technique I teach almost every day. Yet almost no affiliate marketers are currently using it!

The trick is so interesting that you’ll learn how to actually make money off of your competitors.

Here's how it works:

Step One: Create an "Upsell."

An Upsell is simply a more expensive product or service that you offer to your current customers. One of best Upsells is a service that simplifies a complex process. Examples would be installing and running software, providing tutorials or providing consultation.

Here's an example: Let's say you've got a niche web site on resume writing. You promote a resume writing Ebook or audio tape program. Your commission on each sale is $20, and you've already sold 35 copies, so you've earned $700.

But even if someone buys a resume writing book, they won't necessarily get around to actually WRITING their resume! Some may procrastinate and others may just be too anxious.

So an excellent - and lucrative - Upsell would be a resume writing service. You offer this to people who buy book. But instead of making $20 per sale, you can charge much, much more - let's say $350 for a custom resume.