How We Make Money
Affiliate Disclosure · Last updated: March 16, 2026
Frugalissimo is completely free to use. We make money when you click a link on our site and make a purchase at a retailer. The retailer pays us a small commission — typically 1–8% of your order. This never increases the price you pay.
Amazon Associate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
This is the formal disclosure required by the Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement. When you click an Amazon link on Frugalissimo and complete a qualifying purchase, Amazon pays us a referral fee at no extra cost to you.
How Affiliate Links Work
- 1 You find a coupon or deal on Frugalissimo
- 2 You click "Show Code" or "Get Deal"
- 3 You shop at the store and make a purchase
- 4 The store pays us a small referral commission
- 5 You pay the exact same price as everyone else
What Makes Us Different
- ✓ We show all coupons we find, not just ones with affiliate commissions
- ✓ We never hide a better non-affiliate coupon to promote a worse one that pays us more
- ✓ Our coupons are sorted by discount value and verification date — not by commission rate
- ✓ We do not install browser extensions or intercept other sites' affiliate cookies
Some coupon tools work by replacing affiliate cookies at checkout — meaning they take credit (and commissions) away from the blogger, creator, or site that actually helped you find the deal. We think that's wrong. Frugalissimo only earns commissions from clicks that originate on our site. We never install software on your browser, we never intercept other referrals, and we never claim credit for deals we didn't help you find.
Our Promise
- Transparency: We will always tell you how we make money
- Honesty: We will never manipulate coupon rankings for profit
- Privacy: We will never sell your data
FTC Compliance
This disclosure complies with the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255).
Every page on Frugalissimo that contains affiliate links includes a notice in the footer linking to this page.
Cookies and Tracking
Affiliate commissions depend on cookies. When you click an affiliate link on Frugalissimo, a small cookie is set so the retailer can credit us if you complete a purchase. Here's what you should know:
- Click-attribution cookies: We (and the retailers we partner with) set cookies that record which site referred you. Without these cookies, the retailer has no way to credit Frugalissimo when you buy something.
- Third-party link conversion: Some outbound retailer links on Frugalissimo are processed by Skimlinks, a third-party JavaScript service that automatically rewrites plain retailer URLs into tracked affiliate links on page load. Skimlinks may drop its own cookies as part of that attribution.
- How long cookies last: Most retailer affiliate cookies expire after about 30 days, though the exact window varies by retailer and program.
- You are always in control: You can block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Doing so will not stop you from using coupon codes on Frugalissimo — it will only prevent commission attribution back to us.
For the full picture of what data we collect and how we use it, please read our Privacy Policy.