In my 13 Ways to Save Money post, the first point I made was unsubscribing to emails and blogs that encourage you to part with your money. Those websites seem so innocent because they offer free items, point out great deals, help you with stacking coupons with deals, and steer you towards other sites that need your money. They seem so great and helpful. And heaven help me, I love them!

The temptation to spend money comes in many forms. I used to get emails with 50% off, buy-one-get-one-free, free with purchase, and more. More often than not, I would fall for them. Then I would wonder why I was broke or struggling to make ends meet.

So I started to unsubscribe. Good-bye to the Old Navy, JCPenney, and Kohl’s. Good-bye to the Retail Me Not daily and weekly update. Goodbye to any money spent on saving emails. I unliked several pages on Facebook that were too tempting for my wallet.  I unsubscribed to all but 3-4 that really saved me money or offered a lot of free items.

I did bookmark these sites on the computer, but I don’t look at them unless I am looking for something specific or have some money to make future purchases (clothes, shoes, etc.). I also downloaded a few money-saving/money-making apps on my phone to help me save money, but I don’t look at them unless I am uploading a receipt or in that store and looking for the deals.

Quite honestly, this has been one of my biggest money-saving moves. No emails, no temptations. As I said, I still get a few. However, if I don’t want to shop or am tempted, I delete them right away.

For those of you who say this is easy, it is. The decision about what to keep or get rid of is hard. Some companies and blogs don’t want you to leave and will keep sending you “special” emails. Be strong and resist! Keep unsubscribing!

Thanks for reading!
Erica

Updated 4/4/26

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