by A Frugal Friend on July 31, 2010
It’s Saturday, and time to link up your Giveaways!!
- Link directly to your giveaway, not your homepage
- Keep them family-friendly
- Come back each Saturday – this is a weekly feature
- Have fun
Be sure to enter my latest giveaways:
Prima Princessa Swan Lake Ballet DVD for kids ends 8/4
Kmart’s Coleman LED Rechargeable Battery Lantern ends 7/31 (TONIGHT)!!!
JOIN US EVERY MONDAY TOO: Be sure to stop by each Monday and link up with us for Mailbox Monday, where we share what we’ve all received in the mail for free (including our giveaway wins)……come and meet some new friends!
by A Frugal Friend on July 30, 2010
Click on the red banner above to see the detailed list of what coupons we can expect in this weekend’s newspaper. You’ll want to know if “your” products are in there and see if it’s worth buying multiple papers!
PRINTABLES (LAST CHANCE): It’s the END of the MONTH….be sure to grab these printable coupons while they are still here. Remember new ones are expected around the first and I’ll be sure to alert you when they are spotted
Coupons.com
Red Plum coupons - Yes, they are in the newspaper, but they also have printables online!
by A Frugal Friend on July 30, 2010
At what age do children wake up and “know” it’s their birthday…..you know, jump out of bed to seize the day kind of birthday? Even though we’ve recently celebrated our daughter’s 3rd birthday, we’re still not there yet. BUT…..Little Pookie is! Who is Little Pookie you ask? One excited little piggie and the main character in the Little Pookie Book Series, 
written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton.
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie
is the latest and 4th in this popular book series, joining What’s Wrong, Little Pookie?
, Let’s Dance, Little Pookie
, and Night-Night, Little Pookie
.
Little Pookie is up before anyone else….maybe never even went to sleep! It’s a big day…..Pookie’s Birthday. Waking way before Mommy and Daddy are up and before the sun has risen, Pookie sneaks into their room, only to be sent back to bed. It’s just not time to get up. Pookie visits her parents room again….at 5:32 am. Oh, I would have not been happy! 
I like my sleep after all, but Mommy and DadddyPiggie finally agree to begin what I’d consider to be a fantastic birthday. Starting off with a breakfast of “Pancakes Supreme” and ending with the perfect Pookie present, the day is filled with surprises.
A sturdy board book geared towards ages 0-3, this fun board book might just bring a few giggles and laughs to a much-loved child you know, especially around birthday time!
You’ll find all the Little Pookie board books for $5.99 on Amazon & eligible Free Super Saver Shipping too.
FRUGAL TIP: This book is eligible for their Buy 3 Get 1 FREE promotion (just click on “Special Offers Available”)….you can choose from thousands of other books, magazines, etc.
(While a complimentary copy was provided for this post courtesy of Random House, no other form of compensation was received. All statements and comments are the opinions of the author.)
by A Frugal Friend on July 29, 2010
It’s that time of year……kids go back to school and before you know it we’ll be Christmas shopping. Or if you’re like me, you have a closet with some gifts already stashed. There are a few things I do throughout the year that help pay for Christmas….and you’ll find some of them on my navigation bar (up above) under Earning Extra $$. If you’re wanting a few extra dollars this holiday season, you might want to get started now.
The first one I’ll highlight is SwagBucks……..mostly because I get paid for something I would do anyway!
What in the world is this SwagBucks thing everybody is talking about?
That’s what I kept saying too, now it’s my absolute favorite thing. I had heard about it for months, but kept putting it off. Finally I started looking into it and signed up over a year ago.
Swagbucks is an alternative to Googling, but the results are powered by Google. More importantly, you win Swagbucks by searching. You win Swagbucks just for doing something you already were doing anyway – searching the internet.
They start you off with free Swagbucks and then you WIN Swagbucks when you search online. After only a few searches the first day, I had already accumulated many Swagbucks. After a couple of weeks, I had earned enough to redeem! Yeah. The best part – you can turn them in for gift cards (or other items).
The way I look at it, this is FREE money they are giving me for choosing to “SwagBuck” something instead of “Google”.
A Few of my Favorites:
$5 e-gift card to Amazon.com
$10 e-gift card to Barnes N Noble
$10 gift card to Starbucks
$50 e-gift card to Southwest Airlines
$5 PayPal (yes, cash)
Other gift cards available: Target, Disney.com, Lowe’s, Ticketmaster, and so many more.
Merchandise available- MP3 singles, books, TV series DVD’s, sports memorabilia and more.
Most of the time I redeem my SwagBucks for amazon gift cards….as amazon has so much, including groceries. But I do have to tell you that we recently started redeeming ours for Lowe’s gift cards………and we bought all our supplies for a major home improvement project we just finished in December……all FREE (just for searching the internet).
Everytime I need to search on the internet, I just go to the SwagBucks home page……others have the option to download a toolbar on their computer. I find it easier to just go to their homepage. If you are online often, like me, you’ll earn quickly.
Make sure you get your spouse or significant other to sign up too! Another perk is that you can earn SwagBucks for referring your friends too or even recycling your old cellphone.
They often publish free SwagBucks codes on their blog and other places.
Each Friday is also Mega SwagBuck day and they are giving away extra large SwagBucks denominations, so do a few random searches for things on Fridays. Go there and search for fun activities for the weekend, the weather forecast, or even A Frugal Friend.
To sign up, click on the link below and start earning gift cards for something you already do:
SWAGBUCKS SIGN-UP: Click Here
Enjoy!
by A Frugal Friend on July 29, 2010
It’s the end of the month and for all us frugal shoppers, that means new printable coupons are just around the corner…..and many of the current ones will disappear! Now is the time to PRINT PRINT PRINT!
FRUGAL TIP: I never have to use storebought paper to print my coupons. I use the back of junk mail I receive. I started a stack 2 years ago and have been surprised that I never run out. Don’t waste the nice (and sometimes pricey) paper on coupons!
Coupons.com
Red Plum coupons
Enjoy!
