Saving Money with the Entertainment Book

For about $15 you can get an entertainment book filled with coupons for restaurants, stores and recreation spots in your community. The books are available nationwide. Many offers are buy-one-get-one-free and others are a percentage off your bill. My book is for Grand Rapids, Michigan and it took exactly 2 stops for it to pay for itself. We ate at Arnie's restaurant (a local restaurant with an amazing bakery) and then had Baskin Robins ice cream (not in the same day).

You won't use all the coupons in the Entertainment book (who could?) but it only takes a few to cash in big and save money far above and beyond your purchase price. In this economy, the entertainment book puts recreation and dining out back in the budget at least occasionally.

If someone in the family loves golf or bowling, you will find dozens of coupons to cut their fees in half or better. There are also coupons for laser tag, go carts, mini golf and amusement parks like Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventure. There are movie ticket discounts and special event tickets like the local baseball team, basketball team, the symphony, musical theater College sports. There are also tickets for once a year shows like Disney on Ice, the Circus and the Golf show, RV show etc.

The food choices are endless with just about every restaurant, coffee shop and fast food restaurant represented. You could truly over eat using this book. It is important to keep the book in the car for times you find yourself needing to stop for something that was not planned in advance.

On a national level there are coupons for hotels and car rentals as well as a number of national chain stores or online stores. You can save at Fashion Bug, Deb, Catherine's, Blair, Office Depot, Ace Hardware and a variety of other stores. There are offers for free prints at shutterfly and snapfish and free downloads at emusic. There are flower discounts, both local and online. Automotive coupons include oil changes - another reason to keep your Entertainment Book handy in your car.

You can share the coupons with friends and family. If you don't drink coffee, find someone who does. Big families may appreciate extra coupons for amusement parks and mini golf. Leave extra coupons on the table at work and let your friends help themselves.

With money running short and the need to economize, it's a great time to take advantages of promotions like these. It is the best investment I have made this year and I will never again be without an Entertainment Book.