Want to save on some of your favorite organic or natural food brands but can't find a coupon? No problem! Why not ask the brand directly? Major healthy food brands usually have websites and social media pages where you can sign up for newsletters or like/follow them. For their fans and followers, they often release money-saving coupons that you download or print directly from their website. Often, if you write on their Facebook wall asking for a coupon, social media managers of these sites will message you directly with a coupon you can use on your next visit to the store.

Tea lovers have been chatting up a storm online about the dangers of steeping pre-bagged tea. If you look at tea bags, they are either made from bleached paper or a plastic mesh, attached using a staple or adhesive. While effective at steeping the tea, the scalding hot water can leach out hazardous chemicals into your tea from the plastic, paper, staple or glue. While the jury is out on this one, a simple thing you can do to avoid it is to brew loose tea. There are many smartly designed infusers today that take the mess out of brewing loose tea. All you do is scoop it into a compartment and add water; it filters the tea instantly for you.

If you shop online and want to give money to your favorite charity, listen up. The iGive app makes it easy to shop from more than 1,600 online stores like Amazon, Best Buy, Staples, Walgreens and many more. When you buy something through the app, around 3 percent of your total purchase price is given to the charity of your choice. The donation is paid by the retailer, not by you, and to date over $7 million has been given to various charities. All you have to do is download the iGive software. Learn more at igive.com.