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It’s a rare person who isn’t looking for ways to save money during these challenging economic times. Luckily, if you use Firefox, then you have access to plenty of add-ons that can help you save a bundle. Whether comparing prices, finding discounts, shopping at specific bargain sites, saving on travel, donating to charity without spending your own money, keeping an eye on your money, managing finances, watching investments, or even making a little extra money, these add-ons will help you get the job done.

Comparison Shopping

A smart online shopper knows that comparison shopping is easy and will get you the best price. Use these tools to save money while shopping online.

1. Zap To.Us Price Search Bar. Compare prices for any item among the many merchants in the Zap To.Us directory.
2. Book Burro. Any time you are on a website that mentions a book, this tool will instantly compare prices online or find out if it is available at your local library.
3. Tesco Money Saver. Shop for the best grocery prices at Tesco.com with this tool.
4. One Click Best Deal. With one simple click you can find the best price online for whatever item you are trying to find.
5. Ultimate Pricechecker. Use this toolbar to compare prices, get price protection from participating merchants, and learn about coupons all while you shop online.
6. Shopzilla. This add-on that allows you to use right-click menus to access popular shopping sites and compare prices.
7. DealMine. Compare discounts, miles, points, and other rewards from major membership programs and compare with other shopping results too so you can find the best deal online.
8. FiDough — Fetching the best prices on the Net. While you are looking at any product on any webpage on the Internet, this tool will bring up prices for that products at online stores so you can discover and compare prices.
9. Buy it online. Just highlight the name of a product on any website, then right-click and select "Buy it online" for a listing of all the online offerings for that item.
10. PriceAdvance. Compare prices on over 10 million products from US merchants with this tool.
11. Shopping Helper. Get price alerts and price tracking based on your shopping list.
12. Price It. Compare prices from tons of popular online merchants.

Discounts, Coupons, Cash Back, and Price Protection

Even if you’ve found the lowest price on the Internet, you can still find ways to save more with these discounts, coupons, price protection, and cash-back opportunities.

13. Price Protectr Toolbar. Protect your purchases from participating merchants with this toolbar that also alerts you to coupons, free shipping, and other deals while you shop.
14. Coupon Digger. This tool alerts you to coupons that will save you money while you are shopping online.
15. Cashback Guardian. If you do any online shopping in the UK, then download this tool that will alert you to any cashback opportunities from 30 different sites.
16. Offers.com. If any offers are available on the websites you visit, this tool will alert you to them.
17. Coupon Finder. Check out the small link at the bottom of the page you are browsing to see all coupons available from that merchant.
18. Vouchers.Im Indicator. Get valid voucher codes for any merchant you visit on the web.
19. RetailMeNot. Get notifications of any discount codes available as you are searching various websites with this tool.
20. KeepCash Coupon Notifier. This add-on lets you know if a coupon exists for the site you are browsing as you are shopping.
21. Shopping Bag. Meant to be used in conjunction with iBakeSale, you will need to sign up for a free account, then get cash back from many online stores as you shop.
22. DailyDealsBar Toolbar. All the great deals at many top websites come to you each day without searching to help you save money.
23. RedFlagDeals.com Toolbar. For Canadian merchant sites, use this add-on to alert you to any coupons or discounts available or notifications when something becomes available.
24. CoupMark. Add your preferences for retailers, shopping preferences, or keywords, then just click to get access to random coupons tailored to your interests.
25. Savvy Circle Plugin. As you are shopping online at one of these 100+ stores, add items to your wishlist and when they go on sale, you will get a notification.
26. MyShopSpace.com Deal Finder. This tool helps you find coupons, discounts, and sales with over 3000 online merchants.

Shopping at Specific Sites

Whether you like to find your deals on eBay, Craigslist, Amazon, or Woot, you can use these tools to ensure you find the best deal possible.

27. eBay Hidden Auction Search. Use this tool to find eBay auction items that are misspelled. These items are hard to find and typically go for much lower prices.
28. eBay Buddy. Easily search eBay for what you want, then compare the different prices to find the best deal.
29. BidBall – eBay auction sniper. Snipe your eBay bids automatically and save money with this tool.
30. Biet-O-Zilla. This add-on allows you to make last-minute bids on eBay.
31. eBay Sidebar for Firefox. Keep up with your bidding on eBay with this tool that keeps you logged in and even lets you customize your alerts.
32. myTimeZone for eBay. Convert all time zones on eBay to your local time zone so you never miss the end of an auction again.
33. PackageMapping.com Extension. If you sell on eBay, this tool will help you easily keep track of your packages shipped through USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL.
34. My Buy Watcher. This tool searches Amazon.com, eBay, and Craigslist to find the best price on what you want to purchase.
35. CraigZilla. Stay on top of Craigslist postings to find the best deal for whatever you are seeking with this tool.
36. Price Drop. Monitor prices on Amazon.com with this tool that also lets you know if the price drops after you have made a purchase.
37. BuyLater – Price and Stock Watching for Amazon Sites. Add a "Buy Later" button on Amazon pages so you can track pricing and availability for items.
38. Amazon Shopper. This Amazon tool includes a Price Watcher, product search tool, and a 30-day price tracker good for both before and after purchase.
39. Apnoti Amazon Price Notification. Get notifications when the price drops on any item you are watching on many of the Amazon stores.
40. Pluribo: Instant Summaries. This add-on will summarize all the reviews of a particular product on Amazon.com so you can quickly get a feel for what others have to say about items, saving you time spent reading all the reviews and money for purchases that are not worthwhile.
41. MAB. Time is money, so save both with this tool that allows you to search Amazon more quickly with more focused results.
42. Amazon Prime Search – iPrimr. Amazon Prime members will appreciate this tool that helps search for Prime-eligible items only.
43. Amazon.com Price Drop Alert. This tool alerts you when the price of your purchase from Amazon goes down so you can take advantage of their 30-day refund policy.
44. Ookong – Tailor your own deals @ Amazon.com. Get real-time notification when the price drops on an item you are following at Amazon.com.
45. Woot Watcher. Keep up with the daily deals at Woot including current item, price, and an alert when it is sold out.
46. Woot BOC. Get notifications and automatically open the order page when items become available on Woot.

Save on Travel

With such a wide range of prices available for travel expenses, these tools are essential to guarantee you save money on your travel.

47. Yapta. Use this add-on to compare flight prices. If the price of your flight goes down before purchasing, Yapta will let you know.
48. KAYAK Paddle. As you browse websites, this tool will provide you with the lowest airfare for the destinations you are researching.
49. Kayak Search. Put an icon at the bottom of your browser to allow you to find low airfare, hotels, and car rentals with Kayak.com.
50. Expedia. Use this popular travel site more easily as you find the best deals for cruises, airfare, car rental, hotels, and vacation packages.
51. 1 Stop Travel and Retail Product Search. If your travels take you through America, Canada, Europe, or India, then use this tool to find the best deals on airlines, car rentals, and even major retailers.
52. INeedAHotel.com. Get information on hotels all around the world when you use this add-on.
53. FareFirst. Monitor airfares with this tool that captures the daily fare updates from airlines.
54. JetLite Flight Travel Search. Search for the lowest airfare online with this tool.
55. JetAirways flight Travel Search. JetAirways fans can find the lowest fares when they use this add-on.
56. Advanced Travel. Compare several different travel sites at once to make sure you are getting the best deal possible.
57. The HotBar – HotBar-Travel. Get travel deals, Google search, and links to websites all with this tool.
58. 123 Travel Search. This tool allows you to enter your travel information just once, then compare prices amongst the providers you select.
59. Lonely Planet. Don’t worry about spending money on expensive travel guides, download this add-on instead to have access to Lonely Planet travel guides.
60. World Travel Guide. If Lonely Planet wasn’t enough, try the travel guides available when you use this tool.
61. Openplaces Search. This tool provides travel information from several different sites so you can get everything in one place.
62. Air Miles Shops Detection. If you collect air miles, then this tool will help you recognize when you are visiting a site that provides air miles with purchases.

Donate Money without Using Your Own

Everyone likes giving to charity, but when you don’t have enough left from your paycheck for yourself, it’s difficult to give to others. These add-ons make giving to charity easy–and free.

63. GoodSearch. Use this add-on when searching the Internet and 50% of their revenues go to charities and schools of your choice.
64. Green. Fight global warming while you surf the Internet with Green.
65. Better The World. Raise money for your favorite causes by using this tool that generates ads based on your interests while you browse the web.
66. Good Deeds. This tool reminds you to visit websites with free donation buttons so you can make donations every day without spending a cent.
67. NeoAid Toolbar. Browse the web and donate to causes just by downloading this add-on.
68. Swapable. Swap out ads for those related to charities of your choice and money raised through the ad-clicks go to these organizations.
69. Koopmetjehart. This add-on that will notify you when you are shopping with a participating merchant and you can select a charity to receive a portion of your purchase price.
70. BuyBuddy. Whether you are shopping on Amazon.com or not, this tool will tag items that are a part of the Amazon Associates program and automatically apply a portion of your purchase to whatever charity you have selected.
71. Effortless Good. Shop at Amazon.com with this tool and part of your purchase will go to non-profits helping with global causes.

Monitor, Protect, and Save Your Money

From keeping an eye on your online ad revenue to monitoring your energy usage to counting your cell phone minutes, these tools will help you keep a close watch on your money.

72. MoneyQuake. If you earn money from online ad systems, monitor them all with this add-on.
73. Adsense Notifier. This tool displays your Adsense earnings on your status bar.
74. Minute Minder for AT&T Service. Keep track of your minutes, text messages, and more with this tool.
75. TMobile (USA) Minutes Used. This tool shows your used minutes in the status bar.
76. TED the Toolbar. If you use TED the Energy Detective or TED Footprints, this add-on lets you monitor your energy consumption and offers suggestions on how to save energy and money.
77. ECM Toolbar. Similar to TED, but for those with ECM 1220 or 1240, this toolbar helps you monitor your energy consumption.
78. PayPal Instant Transfer Zapper. Stop Pay Pal’s Instant Transfer that takes your money straight from your bank account with this tool.
79. Quitomzilla. Quit smoking and find out how much money and time you are saving in the process with this add-on.
80. LeechBlock. Don’t let yourself waste too much time on websites that can lower your work productivity by using this tool that allows you to choose specific sites and describe how much blocking you want for each.
81. Email Discipline. Another tool to help control your time away from work, this one also works on popular email programs from Google, Hotmail, Yahoo!, and more.
82. Forex Currency Converter. Great if you are purchasing from a website using a different currency, this tool instantly convert a price into over 180 different currencies so you know exactly how much you are spending.
83. buySAFE Shopping Advisor. With this tool, you can shop with bonded merchants, get free identity theft insurance, and even get ratings on many online stores.
84. Lockfox. Keep your passwords safe while using Firefox with this tool. You never have to worry about unscrupulous people getting access to your credit card numbers or bank account.

Personal Finances and Stocks

Keep track of your finances, ensure you aren’t adding up late fees for overdue bills, and monitor your investments with these financial tools.

85. Firebux. Keep track of your personal finances with this add-on from Buxfer.
86. Moneytrackin. Organize your personal finances or simplify group financial endeavors through Moneytrackin with this add-on.
87. Billeo for Firefox on Mac (Intel) – Free. Manage online purchases and bill-paying with this tool that will keep you from ever having to pay late fees again.
88. Mortgage Broker Toolbar. While designed specifically for those in the UK, this add-on helps you understand all you need to know about mortgage brokers so that you don’t make any costly mistakes and even provides a free credit report.
89. Stock Pilot – Equity Research. Research stocks easily at several different sites with this add-on.
90. Ticker Tool. Search for stocks on Google Finance, Yahoo! Finance, and sec.gov with this tool.
91. Currency Watch. Get real-time currency conversion rates for over 100 different currencies from Yahoo! Finance.
92. Currency Changer. Keep an eye on currency rates, get detailed charts, and even select where your information comes from with this add-on.
93. Exch. Follow currency trends and get conversions based on Yahoo! Finance.
94. The HotBar – finance. Keep an eye on finance news easily or use the Google search incorporated in this tool.
95. Foxstocks. Get up to 10 stock tickers and prices in your toolbar with this tool that is updated through Google Finance.
96. StockMashup. This tool provides stock charts, quotes, and news from Yahoo! Finance and Google News.

Make Money

While you may not become a millionaire from these opportunities, use these add-ons to see if you can line your pockets with a little extra spending money.

97. OblinQ. Promote things you like and earn money on them if they are from a partner store or set up your own store without expensive fees.
98. CashAddOn. Get cash back on your purchases made online with this tool.
99. Squidoo. Make money by creating lenses on Squidoo with this add-on.
100. Link Gateway Link Builder. Create sponsored links to earn extra money with this tool.

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