“Student life is hard at the best of times, but with money saving websites becoming more and more popular, good times can be had on the cheap!”

We all know that discount vouchers are everywhere but with the rise of discount vouchers, comes the rise of sites offering them. We’re sure that you have enough on your plate with your studies and don’t have time to trail through countless sites on the internet, so here are the top 3 places to look for discount vouchers.

1)     Get your Groupon!

We’ve all now heard of this relatively new site, although, some of us still don’t know how it works, even though it is genuinely really easy. Every day the website posts an "amazing deal" in each participating city (they genuinely are, in most cases you save around 75%).

The hitch is that customers sign up for the day's deal on a conditional basis — the deal only works if a sufficient number of people apply for it (which they always do). If that happens, then everybody who signed up has his or her credit card billed and can then print out the Groupon to bring to the merchant in question.

You will have to go on the site to look for deals in your own region but here are some of the highlights:

* London deals range from: laser teeth whitening, to admission to the zoo, to discounted designer spectacles, to cooking lessons, to massages, all at unbelievable prices.

* Nottingham deals range from: acrylic gel nail extensions, to go karting experiences, to eyebrow waxing, to home cleaning, the list really does go on.

* Essex deals range from: kite surfing lessons, to fish pedicures, to hotel get aways, to paintballing, to kayaking and loads more unique experiences.

Perhaps, some of the above sound like things students wouldn’t usually go for but the discounts really are that dramatic, you will be able to buy things you never thought you could afford. For example a £40 manicure can be bought for around £10.

If you subscribe you can get daily emails in to your inbox, letting you know how you can save money.

2)     Use aggregator websites and best buy tables

Whether you are looking to buy consumer goods or financial products, price comparison websites are now widespread and make shopping a much easier task when it comes to commodity products. Be sure to double check the deal you see on a comparison site is actually the final price as sometimes there are time delays with data updates which effect price and stock availability. Best buy tables often give you advice on different products so where price is not necessarily the most important factor you can carry out snapshot research to help you make an informed decision.

3)     Visit voucher code websites

Aside of Groupon (which has a different business model) discount voucher websites are a consumers dream with daily updates of discounts and promotional offers available online from a huge range of high street retailers, including Dixons, House of Fraser and The Body Shop.

You can sign up to email alerts by subscribing. Many websites offer 2-4-1 deals or percentage discounts. In addition there are now many other consumer specific sites catering for different segments of society. Student deals are now very popular and we bring you as many of them we can on a daily basis!

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