Archive for the ‘Frugal Stuff’ Category

Join Amazon Mom – Free 2-Day Shipping for a Year!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 9:18 No Comments

Right now if you are the primary caregiver for a young child or an aging parent you can join Amazon Mom for exclusive discounts, free Prime (2-day) shipping for up to a year, and email alerts about upcoming promotions. Better yet – if you already pay for an Amazon Prime membership, you can get a prorated [...]

This was posted under category: Deals, Free, Frugal Stuff, Online saving

Free Points at Recycle Bank!

Sunday, October 31, 2010 14:26 No Comments

You can earn some FREE points over at RecycleBank right now! Here’s how: Sign up for a new account HERE (if you don’t have one already) for 20 points Take the (very short) P&G Future Friendly Quiz to earn 25 points Enter code 031604025496 from Nature Made under the ‘Earn Points’ tab – you can do this [...]

This was posted under category: Coupons, Free, Frugal Stuff

FREE Photo Calendar from Vistaprint!

Monday, October 25, 2010 18:43 No Comments

Here’s a great holiday gift idea. Vistaprint is offering a free customizable photo calendar right now – pick the calendar you want, add your photos, and voila! you’ve got a sweet personalized gift for just the cost of shipping (usually around $6)! I’m ordering a few of these for us, too – we always seem [...]

This was posted under category: Free, Frugal Stuff, Gift Ideas

2 Months Free at ThredUp!

Sunday, October 24, 2010 15:58 No Comments

Right now you can get two free months of PRO membership at ThredUP, the kids clothing swap site where every box of clean, gently used kids clothes is just $5 + shipping. ThredUP basic membership is free, but PRO membership costs $5 a month – for that fee you get emails when your favorite senders [...]

This was posted under category: Deals, Frugal Stuff

Rue La La: Free $20 Credit for Signing Up!

Thursday, October 21, 2010 23:40 No Comments

Rue La La is an online boutique ‘group sales’ site that I just came across a few days ago thanks to Michelle over at I Heart Saving Money. Every day, Rue La La lists a few exclusive sale prices for specific high-end sites and items. Right now they’re offering a free $20 credit for new [...]

This was posted under category: Deals, Free, Frugal Stuff, Online saving

New Cash-Back Shopping Site: Shopscotch

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 14:16 No Comments

I’m finally back home and trying to sort through my 9 million pounds of junk mail to find the good deals to post – here’s the first one I see! Shopscotch is a new social cash back shopping site (similar to Ebates, ShopatHome, etc). Its members earn cash back for making online purchases at top sites [...]

This was posted under category: Deals, Frugal Stuff, Online saving, Saving/Earning Programs

Weekly Cinema

Friday, July 30, 2010 22:38 No Comments

By now you may have heard about Weekly Cinema – it’s a prepaid movie ticket program that’s been floating around the internets for a while now. I signed up about two weeks ago, and I have to say I’m really happy with it so far. Here’s how it works: Sign up for 2, 3, or [...]

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Homemade Laundry Soap

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 16:28 9 Comments

I started making my own liquid laundry soap about 4 months ago, when I finally got fed up with the ridiculous price of Tide, the only brand I really like. I was pleased to find that this homemade variety works just as well and is about 1/20 the cost of buying it at the store! [...]

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