💰 The Deal Guy Newsletter - Issue #42

🧾 INSIDE THIS WEEKS NEWSLETTER:

• 🏷️ Top 5 Deals of the Week - Clothing sales, free amazon credits + more!

• 🚨 Shopping Info You NEED To Know! - Costco news & big beauty deals!

• ❌ 5 Things NOT To Buy This Over Memorial Day - Everything I would avoid!

• ✍🏼 Share Your Savings - Viewer submitted frugal tips!

• 📰 IN THE NEWS - Latest money-saving headlines

• 🏡 Top Early Memorial Day Deals - Grills, sunglasses and tech!

• 🛒 WAREHOUSE DEALS! - Costco & Sam's Club clearance up to 50% off

1. ⚡️ UP TO 50% OFF Pool Toys at Target (As low as $1.00!!)

2. 🇺🇸 USA Themed Clothing Sale at Old Navy (Ends in 2 days!)

3. 💵 Spend $50, Get $15 Amazon Credit on Select Items (Use code: STOCKUPSAVE at checkout)

4. 🌲 Ozark Quad Folding Camp Chair UNDER $7! (Will sell out FAST!)

5. 🚙 Amazon Delivery Van Ride On Toy: $27.71 (30% OFF - perfect for little Amazon enthusiasts)

**These deals could end or sell out at ANY time. If you buy something through any of the links featured in this newsletter I may get a small share of the sale. Click here to learn more

🚨 NEW Shopping Info You NEED To Know!

🛒 Costco Adds Affirm to Online Checkout: If you have a big purchase you’re making on Costco.com, you can now split larger online purchases into monthly payments using Affirm.

💄 Macy’s 10 Day’s of Glam Sale: Macy’s 10 Days of Glam is back! From May 16–25, enjoy 50% off daily beauty deals on top brands like Clinique, Bobbi Brown, and Sunday Riley. Plus, get free shipping with code GLAM10.

📺 12 Months of Peacock for $24.99: As a follow-up to my top streaming deal break-down in last week’s newsletter, Peacock has just dropped its annual price to $25 (a big difference from its normal $60 - $120). Be sure to use the code: SPRINGSAVINGS.

🛏️ Hilton Early Booking Sale: Save up to 40% when you book Hilton stays early across the U.S., Mexico, and Caribbean. This is one of the best sitewide travel sales I’ve seen and could make a hypothetical fall or winter vacation more of a reality.

🍔 Free $10 Grubhub Credit: Grubhub+ members (free with Amazon Prime) can get $10 off a $20+ Grubhub order by activating this promotion and using code GOLD10 at checkout. Offer is valid through June 8, 2025.

❌ 5 Things NOT To Buy For Memorial Day

Memorial Day is known for big sales but not everything is actually a good deal. Here’s what I’m holding off purchasing for now:

🩳 Summer Clothing: Retailers are pushing full-price inventory. Clearance kicks in after the Fourth of July.

💻 Laptops and Tablets: With the exception of Desktops, wait for back-to-school deals starting in late June on Chromebooks and budget laptops. Gaming laptops drop mid-July and holiday quarter.

🪑 Patio Furniture: Memorial Day deals exist, but they get better closer to July 4th and are on clearance by Labor Day if you really can wait.

📺 TVs: You might see flashy banners suggesting price drops right now but other than a few scarce warehouse club TV deals, I would absolutely wait for the holiday quarter!

📦 Amazon Devices: While there are discounts to be found the absolute lowest prices of the year on anything with the word “Echo” or “Fire” in its product title drop to the lowest prices of the year for Prime Day which is typically mid-July (and less than 60 days away!).

✍🏼 SHARE YOUR SAVINGS!

Here are some recent subscriber submitted money-saving tips:

Damon G Wrote: “You might consider reminding people to check their reward points. For example, with Chase rewards, you can use your reward points on Apple shopping and get a 25% bonus right now through 5/31. So every point used to be worth $.01 Now they are .0125. So a $999 computer would normally require 99,900 points. But now it requires 79,920 points. It's like getting the $999 computer for $799.”

Janet from Georgia wrote: "One way we are saving on food is looking for markdown bakery items at Walmart. I cruise through that section every time I am in the store to look for the yellow mark down stickers! I then bring the items home split them up and freeze them. I then have sweets or bread to pull out of the freezer later.”

Barbara L: “…I jumped on a $109 cordless vacuum (regularly $300!) from a third-party seller on popular big box stores website, that turned out to be a scam”. She got reimbursed, but warns: "If it sounds too good to be true... just in case, it’s not". This is great advice! If the price feels off, always try to make sure it’s coming straight from the brand or the retailer and not some random third-party seller.

If I’ve learned something useful that you’d be willing to share with other readers, reply to this email and I’ll give you a shoutout in next week’s newsletter!

(Include your first name + the state you live in so I can add it to the shoutout)

📰 IN THE NEWS

Every week in this section of the newsletter, I share some of the most interesting and helpful money-related articles I’ve read over the past week. I hope you find these as valuable as I did!

💵 “The income needed to buy a home in every U.S. state”  - READ HERE.

💵 “8 frugal habits some are made fun of… that actually work!” - READ HERE.

💵 “7 types of subscriptions you may want to cancel today” - READ HERE.

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 🏡 Top Early Memorial Day Deals

Some of the top Memorial Day deals (on par with Black Friday pricing) are live right now. Here is a sneak peak of my some of the deals featured in my full round up coming later this week!

• 5 for $10 Mulch (Individual bags also available for $2)

• Dewalt 6 Piece Oscillating Multi-Tool Set: $99 (50% Off)

• 28" Two Burner Gas Griddle And Cover: $149.99 (50% OFF!!)

• 63% OFF Serta Queen Mattress: Now $285.30 (Use Code FURN to get this price at check-out.)

• Apple Mac Mini Desktop: $399 ($100 OFF!)

💻 ONLINE-ONLY WAREHOUSE DEALS

TOP 5 COSTCO DEALS

1. 35 Pint Dehumidifier: $120 (Was: $160)

2. Sunday Afternoons Sun Hat: $11.99 (valid until June 9th)

3. 12,000 BTU Midea Portable Air Conditioner: $380 (Was $480)

4. Faux Fur Shaped Rug: $12.97

5. Perricone MD Serum Collection: $29.97

TOP 5 SAM'S CLUB DEALS

1. Bissell Cordless Stick Vac - $99.98 ($100 OFF - Valid Until June 4th)

2. LG 4.1 cu. ft. Top Load Washer + Free Installation: $575 (Was $945)

3. 11 Piece Silicone Utensil Set: $23.77 (Pink only)

4. Women's Velvet Dress: $7.81 (Limited sizes left!)

5. Kids BMW Electric Ride-On Motocycle: $99.91 ($40 OFF!)

Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out my survey from last week. I tried to take all of the feedback and suggestions and implement it in this weeks newsletter. What do you think? Reply and let me know.

Happy Savings!👋

The Deal Guy (Matt Granite)