Queen of the Discount

In honor of this being Memorial Day weekend, I thought it would be a good time to post about a nifty Affinity Discount Platform called ID.me .  If you're a current or former member of the Military, you've probably already heard of ID.me (and probably already have an account).  If you've ever accessed the US Government's Social Security website, you probably also have an account.  You may not have otherwise heard of them-and it's time to learn this trick! ID.me started out years ago as the name of the company somewhat implies-as a way to verify identities for whatever was needed (access to military benefits, social security, etc..), and somewhere along the way, they realized that there are tons of companies out there that offer discounts to Affinity Groups (alumni is always a big one, but think about teachers, nurses, etc...as well).  At best, these companies would have an internal database where they manually track and manage all of their Affinity members.  UGH....

I've been regularly shopping for my weekly groceries online since 2018-a full two years before the pandemic, when most of us probably tried online grocery shopping at least once. Initially, I started doing this because the parking lot where I shopped was utter madness.  I seriously thought that I'd either get in an accident when getting in and out of the lot, or figured I'd be mugged when going to/from my car to the store.  Or both.  So, in early 2018, I decided to give online shopping a go for my weekly food shop, and I haven't looked back.   How do I love online grocery shopping?  Let me count the ways... I love online grocery shopping because it massively reduces the impulse purchase-either because I'm not trolling aisles for my shop-and finding items that are new/cute/reduced price (so,what's the harm?  I'm saving $!).  Instead, I make my list (like I always do), and that's what I shop.  That's it.  Well, maybe once a month, when I'm...