9 people share the brilliant loopholes they found that saved them tons of money

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November 7, 2018 9:48 PM

From using a salad bar to make a sandwich to hacking coupon codes, Redditors shared the most inventive loopholes they've used to save money.

No one's ever turned down an opportunity to save a buck. We live in an expensive world, and because of that, people have to find ways to be resourceful.

In an informative Reddit thread, people shared the smartest ways in which they "gamed the system" to save money. Be it strategically taking an airport shuttle or using ingredients from the salad bar to make what would've been an overpriced sandwich, here's how intrepid Redditors cut back on their spending.

Taking the airport shuttle to another location and then calling a ride saves both time and money.

Using the salad bar could mean paying a lot less for the same ingredients.

"My college campus had a cafe with a deli and salad bar. The deli sandwiches were way overpriced, like $8 for a standard turkey sandwich. But the salad bar was very reasonable (subsidized to promote healthy eating).

So I found that the salad bar had all the same ingredients as the sandwiches, the meat was just shredded. The deli would sell slices of bread for $0.25 each, so I would just buy the bread, load up and weigh my "salad," grab some free mayo and mustard packets, then build my own sandwiches for under $2. Used that trick for my last two years." -Redditor hear2fear

Planning your birthday around businesses that give out birthday freebies could snag you a ton of free things.

Chipotle workers may be more likely to give you a bigger portion of extra meat if you ask for it after they've already doled out your first portion.

Discount codes can go farther than you think.

"Certain retailer had Xbox Credit at £10. Instant digital download.

They also had an offer, £10 off your next order.

I tried it with the credit, it worked. Sweet, free £10 code.

Then I saw you could get a new discount code every 60 minutes.

I got £1,200 in free Xbox credit before the discount codes stopped working."

Filling out every scholarship application you can find could save you a ton.

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