It pays to shop around, I've saved thousands in the past year alone.

Usually when people talk about being financially successful they talk about saving and investing and all of that. The other side of it is keeping more of your own money. I rarely buy anything unless I have a coupon code or there is a sale off of the regular price or some other thing I can find or negotiate. I use the internet quite a bit and if there is something I am interested in I save the bookmark and will watch it until I can find a deal I am happy with.