A little site called Groupon pioneered the brilliant idea of harnessing the collective buying power of total strangers to create group discounts (group coupon = groupon). They launched about a year and a half ago in the States and have been growing at a ridiculous rate since. Now, with Groupon London ready to launch any day now, it’s time to figure out what group couponing is all about.

Groupon features a daily deal on something to do, see or buy at an unbeatable price. If enough people sign up, you get the deal! It’s easy and it works really, really well. For example, today’s deal in Los Angeles was a 60 minute massage for $39 (Approx £26) – more than half off. You can sign up for Groupon London here.

Can’t stand the suspense and want to try group couponing NOW? Try Groupola.com from the founder of MyVoucherCodes.co.uk. It launched last month in eight UK cities and plans to expand. The model is the same. Today’s London deal is £45 for a West End show and a meal at a West End restaurant. Not too late to get in on it now!

My recommendation? Sign up for both sites and seeing what kind of deals they offer if they cover your area. It’s another great tool to add to your budget mum toolkit!

Useful posts from around the web over the past couple of weeks.

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Festivals for free from MoneyMagpie

Ten top tips for first time buyers from FT Money Matters

How to Teach Teens About Money from Frugal Dad

Top 10 property websites from LoveMoney

Top 10 products that save you money and save the planet from WalletPop UK

Five Tips to Making Better Financial Decisions from Financial Highway

Five Ways to Bargain Your Way out of Debt from SimplyFinance

14 cheap ways to show your family you love them from WalletPop

How to Learn Another Language on the Cheap from SimplyBlog

The 15 tax code blunders to look out for from This is Money

6 Steps for a Woman’s Financial Self-Defense from Wisebread (geared toward Americans but still some useful advice!)

8 websites that will save you money this weekend from SimplyFinance

Useful posts from around the web over the past couple of weeks. Loads of top ten lists  this time round!

To see the last roundup click here.

Six resolutions from for the New Year from MoneyWeek

10 ways to improve your finances from the Telegraph

Top 10 pension tips for 2010 from Love Money

40 Things to do on a School Snow Day from Frugal Upstate

How to Talk to Your Partner About Money from Moolanomy

Ten Things You Need to Know about ISAs from This is Money

Slow Cooker: Save money on food–and save on washing up from Miss Thrifty

Ten Tips for Post Christmas Financial Blues from Money Dashboard

10 ways to be a money magician in 2010 from Money Magpie

13 Things You Haven’t Cleaned in Six Months from Home Ever After

10 Healthy Things to Eat and Drink in the New Year from Wise Bread

Useful posts from around the web over the past couple of weeks. Given that it’s Christmas, a couple of these are a bit late but since the tips are pretty evergreen, I thought I’d include them anyway!

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Top ten tips on retirement planning from FT Money Matters

Seven steps to a frugal xmas lunch from Love Money

Save on books with Read It, Swap It from WalletPop UK

Where to save children’s Christmas money from This is Money

The easy guide to reading your credit card statement from SimplyFinance

Ten things you can get for free this Christmas from Love Money

36 green gift wrapping ideas from Wisebread

A few more useful posts I’ve found around the web over the past couple of weeks. It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so the list is long!

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Twitter and Facebook for the Best Online Deals from WalletPop UK (disclosure–I got a mention in this one!!)

4 Critical Money Question to Ask Before You Get Married from Kiplinger’s

Top 10 Tips for Saving for Retirement from the FT

20 Money-Saving Ways to Reuse Old Pantyhose from WiseBread

Top 5 Airline Reward Strategies from WalletPop

16 Recipes for Leftover Turkey from Frugal Upstate

Best Way to Teach Kids About Money from Budgetpulse

Christmas tips:

Some Great Savings for Xmas–A Roundup of the Deals Available from Recessionista

Tweet Your Way to a Festive Bargain from This is Money

How to Cut Costs this Christmas from the Telegraph

Best Online Deals: Toys for Christmas from the Telegraph

Cut Down on Christmas Bills from MoneyWeek

More Christmas Codes and Bargains from Money Magpie

Shoppers Urged to Get Online for Christmas Discounts from the Telegraph

Pop Chart: Seven Ways to Save Money this Christmas from WalletPop UK

And some helpful home-buying advice:

How to Choose a Real Estate Agent–Top 10 Tips from FruGal

How to Get on the Property Ladder from This is Money

MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis Gives His Top Mortgage Tips from the Telegraph

A few more useful posts I’ve found around the web over the past couple of weeks.

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How to find the cheapest train fairs from WalletPop UK

Thrifty gardening tips from Miss Thrifty

How to save money on music online from This is Money

Holiday ideas – Winter snow from Money Magpie

Get started early with some free festive fun from WalletPop UK

And loads of Christmas tips:

New Christmas voucher codes from Money Magpie

How to be a debt free Santa from FiLife

7 ways to save on your holiday party from Bargain Briana

Shop safely when bargain hunting online this Christmas from SimplyFinance

Recessionista tips for a well-planned and frugal xmas from Recessionista

Spread the cost of Christmas without spending a penny from Money Magpie

A few more useful posts I’ve found around the web over the past week or so.

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Sneaky restaurant tips you need to know from Money Magpie

How to buy a slow-cooker or crockpot from Squakfox

Cheap tickets to theatre, sport and gigs from This is Money

9 weekend home projects that will save you money from My Life ROI

Are rewards cards worth it? from WalletPop UK

Keeping after school activities frugal from Frugal Upstate

How I paid off $15,000 in 9 months by selling my ’stuff’ on eBay from Man vs Debt

And some Christmas tips:

Christmas voucher code round up from Money Magpie

8 ways to save time and money on holiday shopping from WalletPop

9 great gifts to give without blowing up your budget from The Quicken Blog

A few more useful posts I’ve found around the web over the past week or so.

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• Best new restaurant deals! from WalletPop UK
• Budgeting Workshop for Teens from My Life ROI
• Christmas voucher code roundup from Money Magpie
• Cheap ‘n’ chic decorating (under £40) from FruGal
• 10 ways to beat hidden broadband costs from This is Money
• Top 20 Places to find Free Recipes Online from Shoestring Magazine (these are American sites though, so you’ll have to get your Google calculator out to do the conversions!)

There are so many great personal finance bloggers out there that I love to read, so I thought I’d try starting a regular (or whenever I get it together to do it!) round-up feature to share some of my favourite posts from around the web. Here are a few I thought were particularly useful over the past week:

• Frugal tips: caring for your clothing from FruGal
• Watch TV Online for Free from Money Watch
• Budgeting Worksheet for Kids from My Life ROI
• When to shop to get the best deals from WalletPop UK
• 7 Cheap and Natural Ways to Fight the Cold and Flu from WiseBread
• Six websites that could save you a fortune from WalletPop UK

And a couple of helpful posts on reigning in your Christmas spending:

• 7 Things You Can Do Today to Make the Most of Your Christmas Budget from Deal Seeking Mom
• Man alive, it’s nearly Christmas (keep it cheap) from FruGal