by crystal on August 29, 2008
It’s Frugal Friday right over here. You won’t want to miss
my post on making fresh juice on a budget and the over a hundred other great contributions by penny-pinching zealots around the blogosphere!
Oh and I said I was going to announce some winners last night, didn’t I? Well, I’ve sort of been wrapped up in politics the last 24 hours (My hubby and I are self-described "political junkies" and this election go-around has certainly kept us on the edge of our seats!) so it slipped my mind to do the drawing. Sorry about that!
Without further ado, the five winners of Celebrate Simply are: Blaire (blaireruch@); Bethany (bethany.schenk@); Alison (alisongentry@); Holly (hrosener@); and czukowski (czukowski@). I’ve sent an email to each of you with further information. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Since this is Labor Day weekend and my husband is off from work for the long weekend, I’ll post the usual Super Savings Saturday and Saturday evening deal posts but will likely not be around much besides that so we can enjoy lots of quality family time. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
(Just had to share this picture of the girls taken last Saturday while we were out having a family day! Kaitlynn–in the stroller–just wasn’t quite so sure about the whole hat-wearing thing. It was hot and we were outside most of the day at an airshow and we had quite the time trying to keep it on her!)
by crystal on August 29, 2008
No, I don’t have a deal which offers free laundry service (wouldn’t that be nice?!), but you might want to check out this free ebook, For the Love of Laundry:
Does doing the laundry sometimes seem overwhelming to you? Fear not: In
this guide you’ll learn to take control of your laundry chores, learn
how to properly iron your man’s dress shirt, find plans to build a
backyard country clothesline, a homemade recipe for pre-soak that gets
out even tough baby stains, and lots more!
It’s only available free through midnight tonight. So what are you waiting for? Get your free copy here.
Thanks, Jen!
by crystal on August 29, 2008
Any child (K-6th grade) who receives a report card with all A’s and B’s on it is eligible for a free treat from IBC bakery outlet stores across the country.
Check to see if you have a store nearby here. If you have one close by, just print the form, have it signed by your teacher, and take it in to your store for a free sweet treat!
Mom will get a free loaf of bread, too, as a thank you for bringing her child in! More details here.
Thanks, Rachael!
by crystal on August 29, 2008
Okay, folks, I take it you like Chick-fil-A!
I am not kidding you when I say I must have gotten at least 100 emails telling me about this deal in the past two weeks. I often get multiple emails on the same deal. Sometimes even dozens. But over a hundred emails about the same deal? That’s a first!
So, in the off chance you haven’t heard the news, on September 1, 2008, any person who goes into Chick-fil-A wearing professional or collegiate football logo anywhere on their person will receive a free three-count box of Chick-fil-A’s new chicken strips.
One box of chicken strips per person. Valid from 10:30 a.m. to close in the following states: AL, AR AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA,
IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN,
TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY.
More details here.
And a big kudos to Brooke for being the very first person to email me about this–over a month ago! I think you should get some extra free chicken just for being so on the ball!
by crystal on August 29, 2008
If you have an IKEA store nearby, they are offering free breakfast until 10:30 a.m. August 30-September 1, 2008. Limit one per customer. Not all stores are participating; see here (bottom of page, fine print) for the list of those excluded. And as always, call your store ahead of time to verify that they are participating.
It appears that the breakfast must be fairly small since it is valued under $2, but free is free. And, who knows? Maybe their two dollars goes farther than some of ours. 
by crystal on August 29, 2008
For those of you looking for something simple you can do to earn a little money on the side, you’ll want to check out InboxDollars. Back when
Jesse was in law school and we were barely making ends meet, getting
paid to read emails from InboxDollars was one thing I did to help add a little stream of
income.
Like CashCrate, you won’t get rich from InboxDollars, but if you are willing to take five minutes every day to read emails from various companies, you can earn a small bit each day. Just set up a separate free email inbox and then sign up with InboxDollars. Every day or every other day, take five or ten minutes to look through the emails and slowly start seeing your earnings add up!
Speaking of income-earning ideas, my best advice for you moms looking for something you can do from home would be to set aside an hour every day (I recommend naptime or late at night/early in the morning, if you have young children.) to focus on learning, researching, and trying out different money-making things.
Pick one or two things to start out with that only require an investment of time, not money–things like CashCrate, InboxDollars, Cash4Books, eBay, or blogging. Research online, observe what’s working for others, talk to others moms, and try things out to see how they work for you.
Don’t expect that you’ll start seeing money pour in right away, but if you see a little trickle, be encouraged and keep at it. Once you’ve gotten a couple things figured out, feel comfortable with those, and are seeing a little bit of income coming in from them, try adding in a few new things.
Over time, you’ll find two or three or five small things that work well for you and you can drop what’s not working for you and stick with what is. However, my biggest piece of advice is to work towards having multiple streams of income. If you do five small things everyday that take you around 12 minutes each and earn you $5 each, that’s about an hour of your time and $25 dollars per day! In many cases, diversifying your income-earning possibilities can dramatically increase the return on your investment of time.
That said, don’t try to do everything at once unless you want to create a recipe for disaster! Start slowly and be careful not to bite off more than you can chew! And don’t give up if something doesn’t work for you; not everything will. But keep trying, keep learning, keep at it, and you will eventually start seeing results.
by crystal on August 28, 2008
It’s the end of the month and guess what that means? It’s time for lots of great overlapping deals at Walgreens! Plus, there’s a new $10/$40 coupon and new free-after-rebate deals for September which you can buy starting August 29, 2008!
A special thanks to Mercedes for putting together the double-dipping deals at Walgreens which are good Friday and Saturday (the two days where the August EasySaver booklet and the September EasySaver booklet overlap). **Remember, these deals are only valid Friday and Saturday (August 29-30, 2008)!**
Chemistry Shampoo or Conditioner or Treatment–prices up to $7.99
Use $3/1 coupon from August EasySaver booklet
Get full rebate from September EasySaver booklet
Free plus $3 overage after coupon and rebate!
Garnier Fructis hair care items–$3.99
*Deal* (edited)
Buy 6 Garnier Fructis items at $3.99 each
Use $1/1 coupon from August EasySaver booklet (this should take off $6)
Use 6 $1/1 coupons (from 05/04 and 06/22 RedPlum inserts) or 6 $2/1 from tearpads found at Dollar General
Spend $12 plus tax out of pocket (or approx. $6 out of pocket if you have the $2/1 coupons)
Get $10 rebate from September EasySaver booklet
$2 out of pocket (or free plus overage with $2/1 coupons) after coupons and rebate!
Glade Scented Oil Warmers–$4.79, on sale B1G1
*Deal*
Buy 4 Glade Warmers at $4.79 each
Get 2 free with store B1G1 sale
Use 2 B1G1 coupons from 08/24 SmartSource insert to get the other two free (you can use $4/1 coupons if your store does not accept these)
Spend $0.00 out of pocket plus tax
Get $4 rebate from September EasySaver
Free plus $4 overage after coupons and rebate!
2-pk Glade Scented Oil Refills–on sale for $4.49
*Deal*
Buy 2 Glade Refills at $4.49 each
Use 1 B1G1 coupon from 08/24 SmartSource insert
Use $1/1 coupon from September EasySaver booklet (should take off $2)
Spend $2.49 plus tax out of pocket
Get $3 August EasySaver rebate (#29)
Free plus small overage after coupons and rebate!
Mercedes has some more deals and deal ideas here. See all the rest of the deals at Walgreens this week here.
If you’re planning to go to Walgreens, you’ll want to make sure and print out a $10/$40 coupon, too! While your total after manufacturer’s coupons must equal $40 or more in order to use this coupon (you can usually use Walgreens coupons after the $/$$ coupon, though it will depend upon your store), it is an excellent opportunity to purchase the new free-after-rebate items for September or to finish up the August free-after-rebate deals, if you have yet to do these this month.
September Free-After-Rebate Deals (valid beginning August 29, 2008) (with thanks to Jenny for her help in putting these together!):
Buy 1 Nivea for Men Body Wash at $4.99
Use $1/1 coupon from the 7/20 SmartSource
Free plus $1 overage after coupon and rebate
Buy 1 L’oreal RevitaLift Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate at $16.49
Use $3/1 coupon from the 7/20 SmartSource
Free plus $3 overage after coupon and rebate
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste at $3.79
Use $0.75/1 coupon from the 8/3 P&G
Free plus overage after coupon and rebate
Buy 1 Revlon Nail Color at $4.79
Use $2/1 coupon from the 8/24 SmartSource
Free plus $2 overage after coupon and rebate
**Scenario Idea**
Buy 1 Nivea for Men Body Wash at $4.99
Buy 1 L’oreal RevitaLift Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate at $16.49
Buy 1 Revlon Nail Color at $4.79
Buy 6 Garnier Fructis hair care items at $3.99 each
Buy 1 Crest at $3.79
Use $1/1 Nivea coupon
Use $3/1 L’Oreal coupon
Use $2/1 Revlon coupon
Use 6 $1/1 Garnier coupons
Use $0.75/1 Crest coupon
Use $10/$40 Walgreens coupon
Use $1/1 Garnier coupon from August booklet (should take off $6)
Spend approx. $25.25 out of pocket plus tax
Get $40.06 in September EasySaver rebates (Nivea, L’Oreal, Revlon, Garnier $10 rebate, Crest)
Free plus almost $15 overage after coupons and rebates!
Mercedes links to more scenarios here.
**Share Your Scenarios!**
There are dozens of different scenarios that could be cooked up using these deals and coupons. What are you planning to buy at Walgreens on Friday and Saturday?
Tell us about your deals and scenarios in the comments section or by posting about it on your blog and leaving your direct link to your blog post below (remember links must go directly to your blog post, not to your homepage).
by crystal on August 28, 2008
If you live in a state with a Chevron, you can register and take this quiz here and win a free $5 gas card. It appears that everyone who answers the questions correctly will win a free $5 card. $5 might not seem like much, but every bit helps, right?
More freebies:
Free issue of Bridal Guide
Free sample of Cottonelle Fresh Flushable Moist Wipes
And if you are needing any passport photos, Cherilyn writes:
We had to renew our children’s passport photos last month and found epassportphoto.com the way to go! We uploaded a photo and the free program did the rest. We then sent it
to Walmart photo online and picked it up at the store for $0.22 It would
have cost us $10 per child. A savings of $19.78!
by crystal on August 28, 2008
Wishbone salad dressing is on sale for $0.99 (limit 4) at Dominicks and Safeway. Use the $1/1 Wishbone Bountifuls coupon here (you’ll need to scroll down the list and find it) to get them for free after coupon.
Thanks, Heather!
