As many of you may already know, I love saving money. I thought it would be fun to discuss some of my favorite stores, starting with IKEA. Yes, it’s mainly known as an affordable furniture store, but it has sooo much more to offer!

(Dannie Note: This post is not sponsored by IKEA. If it was, I’d still be laying in the floor reeling from the fact that they actually wanted to work with us 😩)

Let’s start with the IKEA Family membership. IKEA Family is free to join and I’m telling you now, YOU SHOULD GO AND JOIN! Click here for the full list of benefits, but I’ll share my favorites below:

Product Discounts 

Throughout the year you will get discounts on items throughout the store, restaurant and food market. Of course, a discount is only a deal if you were going to buy the product anyway, but I love this perk.

Free Coffee & Tea

When I go to IKEA, I walk around the store even when I’m not there to shop so a free drink is always a good thing!

90 Day Price Protection

If you purchase a product and it goes on sale at a lower price within 90 days of purchase, they’ll refund you the difference (with receipt). I recommend that you check every month to ensure that you can catch the price reduction. It takes 5 seconds to check the site, so no back talk lol.

Birthday Surprise!

I saved the best for last because, um, who doesn’t love a birthday surprise? June was my birth month and I was surprised to get $15 off my next purchase. I know you’re sitting there like, “What’s the big deal Dannie?”.

The great thing about this coupon is that there is no minimum purchase requirement which means that if you buy something for $15, you can get $15 off and that’s exactly what I did. 

Since I actually didn’t need anything, I just bought 5 candles and paid a few cents to cover the cost (because DJ chose a bigger candle and messed up my freaking plan) 🤦🏽.

Did you think that was it? Heck no! You also get a FREE birthday meal and dessert!!! Which leads me to my next favorite IKEA offering:

IKEA Has GREAT Food Options!

What else do I love about IKEA? Their food! It’s ridiculously affordable, healthy and there’s something for everyone. A family of four can go here and pay less than $20 for dinner in the restaurant and less than $10 in the food court.

IKEA is great for when you just want to get out of the house to eat but don’t want to spend a fortune at a restaurant or eat at a greasy fast food restaurant.

You’ll find me eating the veggie ball meal or their 75¢ veggie hot dogs. Cheap, filling AND scrumptious!

It’s A Fun Place To Be

Last but not least, the best thing about IKEA is that it’s free to simply explore and hangout. You can get some exercise and ideas for decorating your home. It may sound weird but it’s actually fun to just walk around and people watch and window shop, so what are you waiting for?

If you don’t have an IKEA in your area, I’m sorry… If you do have one, go sign up for the membership and take advantage of all of the wonderful things this big Swedish store has to offer!

Happy exploring,
— Dannie