Money Saving iPhone App #8: Groupon

I’ve talked about the local daily deal sites before, like Groupon, LivingSocial and Tippr, since you can save upwards of 50% and more on local services ranging from hair cuts to photo sessions to golf lessons to restaurant meals. So naturally I was excited when I learned that you can also access Groupon, the largest of the daily deal sites, on your iPhone or iPod Touch too.

Each day you’ll find a new great deal (it switches to the next deal at 5 a.m. Monday-Friday), and you can also see the hot deals in the 40+ other Groupon cities. I personally like to check out a handful of other cities that aren’t too far away to see if there are any deals that might be good for a family trip or a getaway with my husband.

For example, I live about 90 minutes from Baltimore, and Groupon is offering a 50-Minute Speedboat Tour for just $12 (reg. $25), so that could be pretty fun to do as a family. My husband and I have also been talking about a trip to Las Vegas, so a $28 ticket (reg. $66) for a Haunted Vegas Tour through Groupon could be neat too. Plus, with the Groupon, you can show your purchased Groupon voucher on your phone. No need to print them out.

Don’t forget to check out all the posts in my 30 Days of Money-Saving Apps series.