Free 20 Page Photo Book from Shutterfly

Shutterfly if offering a FREE 20 page 8x8 photo book once again (valued at $29.99)! These could make wonderful presents, keepsakes of trips or special events, keepsakes of children's artwork, etc... Create your work and at check out enter this code: PHOTOBOOKS Shipping charges will apply. This offer is valide through 3/10/2009 - so, create something quickly.

I also noted while I was there that is you are completely new to Shutterfly when you register you can receive 24 free 4x6 photos - this could be a great combination deal if you are a newbie!

Have you ever made a photobook before? If so, what did you make yours for?

Free Online Coupon Course

Yes, you read that right! You can take a free online course on coupon usage - learn all the nooks and crannies to couponing, tips, tricks and more! Sounds great - I know I plan to follow along and see what I can learn!

Here is a clip from their site:

The premise of a coupon is simple. You get a coupon, you use it to save money. However, many people believe you can't really save much money with coupons. But these naysayers , simply don't know how to use them correctly. It's time that you start reaping the rewards that thousands of thousands of Americans are enjoying – free toiletries and household items.

Click Here to sign up for this free online class!

Free Nail Polish

Free Nail Polish! You can pick up a sample of Sephora by OPI nail polish. They are fun, vibrant color options - ones my daughter will flip over!

Enjoy!

Free Aqua Fresh Trial Size

Aqua Fresh is offering a FREE trial size of their Extreme Clean brand. All you have to do is print this coupon and take it to the store. AND, remember to wait till it is done printing and then hit your browsers back button to print a second coupon... making this TWO free samples! Once again, these are GREAT for travel!

Free Kids Project @ Lowes

This Saturday, February 28th, is the Lowe's Build & Grow workshop from 10:00am till 11:00am. The kids get to build this race car all by them selves. They will also receive a Lowe's apron, eye protection in the form of small eye goggles and a patch for the project they built (can be sewn on their aprons). It is easy to do! You do need to register though, you cannot just show up - the stores do fill up quickly, so if you plan to attend then you'll want to register today!

We did this a couple weeks ago with my daughter and she loved it! What a wonderful community service!

$5.00 off of Glucerna Cereal

Glucerna Cereal is offering a $5.00 off coupon for a box of cereal, however you can find this cereal cheaper - hence making it free!

When you print this coupon out, hit your back button in the browser about three times and the program will print you a second copy... making this two free boxes of cereal!

Kmart - Double Coupons!!!

Kmart is offering double coupons once again, double check to see if your store is honoring this. The store near me is - yay! They honor up to $2.00 coupon at double price which can be some super savings if not free product!!

Happy Shopping!

Free New Arby's Burger with drink purchase

Yesterday I received via email this great coupon to try out their new Arby's Burger - Click Here for your coupon today! They looks really good too! Enjoy!

Free Aveda Mens Sample

Good Men Are Everywhere! And, Aveda would like to thank them! You can register for a free sample of Aveda Man Pure Shampoo. You will recieve a printable coupon to take instore for your free sample, as well you will get a code for free shipping over $30.00. These samples are great for travel! Enjoy!

Free Kashi

Kashi is offering a coupon to try one of it's frozen meals, up to $3.99 value.
Click Here to register for your free coupon today. Good Stuff!!!

Free Quizno's Sub

Quizno's is holding a Million Sub Give Away!!! If you head to this site and sign up today you will receive a coupon in your email box for a free sub! You are also signing up for the newsletter - but, down the road you can unsubscribe if you want - however, receiving email from them can sometimes include valuable coupons! Sign up *very* soon - these will go quickly. They were already over 19,000 when I signed up.

Rite Aid - $10 off $30

Rite Aid has a wonderful coupon for this weekend only, you can receive $10.00 off of a $30.00 purchase. This is a great opportunity to stock up on household and personal goods. You can use other coupons towards this purchase, manufacturer and Rite Aid coupons. As well, Rite Aid often prints you future use coupons when you check out. PRINT YOUR COUPON HERE

Happy Shopping!

Local Store - Double Coupons

If you are local, Summit Trading Company grocery store is once again accepting double coupons this week. I went last week and took advantage of it and I saved a TON! When I went last week I saved $142.16 on groceries by double coupons! See my post HERE. So, I have been stockpiling again this past week and will hit the store this weekend sometime. If you have children, try to go kid free and plan for a long trip with a lot of thinking and number crunching.

If you need some resources for coupons here are few links to use. When you go to print them out remember that you can hit your back button a couple of times and reprint some of them (brick coupons) before it will limit you out.

Coupon Cabin
Cool Savings
Coupons.com
Brick Coupons
Mommy Saves Big
Hot Coupon World

And, remember to check out your favorite brands online - they often have coupons on their websites, newsletters you can sign up for with monthly or weekly coupons and even sweepstakes often times offer you a coupon just for playing! Happy Shopping!

Lowes $10 off of $50 coupon

This is a GREAT coupon and they are not that common - so, we snag them whenever we can. I know we are always needing home improvement/repair stuff from Lower. Also, with Spring around the corner gardening will soon be on all of our minds and this could be a great coupon to get you started. It does expire in a couple of weeks (March 2) so, you'll want to print one and plan to use it soon!

This site is taking a while to load. When I printed mine it took over 5 minutes to download to the coupon and another few minutes to assign it a unique code before I could print it out. So, be patient!


CLICK HERE FOR COUPON

Starbucks Sample

Sign up today for Starbuck's newsletter and you'll receive a free sample of coffee - Starbucks VIA. CLICK HERE

Free Huggies Wipes

Sign Up Here for a free sample pack of Huggies soft skin baby wipes - compliments of Walmart!

Elmo's Birthday - Free

Borders Bookstore is celebrating Elmo's third birthday! Join them this Saturday, Feb. 21st @ 2:00pm for an in store celebration. You'll find story times, activities and kids crafts. They typically do an in store special with Seattle's Best Coffee bar too! If you have never attended a Borders Kid's event ~ they are fun! A great community resource for FREE!

Free fries at Arby's

Arby's is offering free fries today, Monday Feb. 15th only. When Matt Kenseth makes it to the victory lane this 2008 NASCAR season Arby's will offer a free fry the following Monday. Bring in THIS RELEASE printed and you can receive your free fries today! Enjoy!

Free Crest Whitestrips Sample

Crest Whitestrips is offering a free sample right now. Great freebie!

Ad Perk

Ad Perk is a great tool for earning free magazine subscriptions and free gift cards. How it works is you watch a small series of 'commercials' to earn points - then you turn those points in towards your free magazine or gift card. These 'commercials' are very short and easy to watch. I have earned several magazines and gift cards through this great web site. Definately worth the few moments!

American Consumer Opinion

I have been a member of American Consumer Opinion for what seems like forever. Many years ago I signed up, one of my first internet 'sign up' things and every since then I have been filling out brief surveys. You may not earn money for every single one, but I am pretty darn close at make about $4 - $25 a survey. It is low key. They come to your inbox and you then fill it out if you wish but you are not forced to. I have even received free products several times like a queen sized comforter, three months supply of laundry detergent, paper towels, granola bars and kids books -- all mine to keep and use, I just filled out a survey or two after using and even received a check when I was all done! It is very cool!! TRY IT OUT! You can sign up here!

All You Magazine

All You magazine is a featured magazine at Walmart. It is a great little magazine that often offers neat recipe ideas, home decor, fashion and advice - a typical gal magazine. What is different about this magazine though... coupons - and lot's of them! I purchase one a month and if it includes really great coupons then I'll purchase more of them! They can go very quickly though so you need to start scoping All You out at the end of each month for the upcoming issue. All You also has a great webpage and blog to keep current on, often times you will find additional coupons, freebies and give aways through these two resources alone. Above you can find the March 2009 coupon savings you can expect! Enjoy!

Craft Projects Galore - Kids & Moms

A friend turned me onto this site many, many months ago and I will admit that it now is the first or second blog I check daily. I am not addicted to The Crafty Crow - truly addicted! I have found some amazing ideas to enjoy with my daughter, ideas for me to try, recipes and household ideas and a majority of these are with supplies I already own.... which in my book is like FREE entertainment.

What is nice about the The Crafty Crow is that it pulls many great ideas from several fellow bloggers - so folks around the world just like you & I, with amazing talent of course! So, even though they highlight just a few items each day you can skim around her blog roll and find hundreds more ideas. Just be for warned... it is addictive, but free entertainment! Enjoy!

Target Coupons

Did you know Target offers coupons? Yes, they do! You can find them occasionally in the local Sunday paper and in various magazines. They also offer them online as well. You can check their website weekly or CLICK HERE to have the current coupons grouped into one place and printed. And, remember as well as using their coupons watch for manufactures coupons that can be coupled with the Target coupon AND watch their sales ad - I have almost always found at least one circular that had an in store sale if paired with their coupon alone made for cheap shopping.

Some coupons you'll find right now include $1.00 off Seattle's Best Coffee, $1.00 of Puffs tissue, $1.00 off Pepsi product and more. Happy shopping!

600 Free Photos & More

Arts Cow is once again offering a great deal for free photos!!! Arts Cow is a photo, photo book and photo gifts site that processes in China and ships. I have not personally used them yet, however I have spoke with some folks who have and were very happy with the quality and reasonable prices and shipping. Right now they are offering a few different deals, although they are free you will have some shipping costs applied.

The codes to use are as follows:
FREE40PHOTOCARDS ~ 20 4x8 and 20 5x7 photo cards
FREE100WALLET ~ 100 free wallet size prints
FREE600PRINTS ~ 600 free prints

You can use these as a new customer and a returning customer - which is wonderful!
Happy photo shopping!

TGI Fridays - Buy One, Get One Free

For a limited time TGI Fridays is offering a coupon for buy one entree recieve a second entree for free. You may not use this coupon on Valentines day, however you can avoid the rush and enjoy it some other time over the weekend! Enjoy this coupon!

Free Sample

Bear Naked Granola, which is to die for, is offering a free sample! Bear Naked Granola is very good, small shop and a special treat. In the past this sample has also arrived with a coupon for $1.00 off. Enjoy!

$27.00 in Coupons

Home Made Simple is once again offering their coupon pack valued at $27.00 for free! I have received this a few times and it always offers a coupon for a completely free product such as rinse agent for your dishwasher or dish soap. It is a GREAT coupon pack!

Sign Up Here Today!

$5.00 Magazine Subscriptions

One week only!

Hearst publications is once again offering a full year subscription for only $5.00! I have ordered many subscriptions through this deal before as you just can't beat it!


$5.00 Subscriptions - Click Here!

Free Dove Sample

Recieve a free sample of Dove's Therapy System. Click Here to sign up for a free sample. If you don't use these in your normal routine they are great for travel! Enjoy!

Menu Planning

Planning your menu while utilizing your actual pantry, freezer and cupboards can really help one to take stock in what is already on hand. When I menu plan I see what I own and try my best to stay within those limits, however I know some fresh ingredients might need to be picked up as needed. But, for the most part my main items I already own.

Menu planning also helps me to make sure I am rotating our food vs tossing stuff when it has been in the cupboard a long time. Another benefit - with planning I feel like I am taking a broader look at our diet to ensure that we are seeing a bit of diversity and balance.

I do write them down, but I may shift them around some simply because your day can change, your appetitie might differ and sometime I want something easier to do that day.

That being said, here is my plan for this week:

1- Cheese Raviolli with Marinara Sauce, garlic green beans, ceasar salad and homemade bread rolls.

2- Grilled Hamburgers with fixings, baked beans, peaches and chips.

3- Black Bean soup in the crock pot, tortilla chips and mixed green salad.

4- Spaghetti with vegetable red sauce, green beans, salad and garlic bread.

5- Baked Macaroni & Cheese, broccoli and pears.

6- Chicken Enchiladas, black beans, homemade mexican style rice and tortilla chips with salsa.

7- Valentines Dinner (not sure if out or in - will determine later)

Free Fries

Enjoy some free curly fries at Jack in the Box on Tuesday!!!
Click Here to print out your coupon for some free fries!

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for sharing this treat with us all!!!

Couponing

It is a rare event that stores in the Pacific Northwest have double coupon opportunities. However, right now we have a local store that is celebrating their 90th anniversary as a company and in celebration they are offering unlimited double coupons of up to $1.00... man did I score!!! As well, our local Albertson's had limited double coupons (four) that you could use. Between the two I *saved* $142.16 yesterday!!! Amazing savings! My final bill for groceries yesterday was $98.49 for $240.65 worth of groceries. Dear hubby was impressed to say the least!

Just wanted to share that if you are new to couponing or just not sure if it is worth your time -- this above story was absolutely worth my time!!! So, start saving your coupons, collect them from others if you can, buy two papers (at the dollar store on Sundays - saves you money!), print them online, write to manufacturers and check magazines too... coupons are everywhere and they are worth your time - I promise!!!

Double Coupons

Summit Grocery and Alberstons Grocery are currently doubling coupons of up to $1.00, making them a $2.00 off coupon! Happy Shopping!!!

Pop Tart Sample & Coupon

If you are not yet a Pop Tarts Sprinkling Fan - then you should join! You can receive free samples and coupons. Today I signed up for a free sample 'coming to my home soon' and yesterday I printed out a .55cent coupon that I plan to use at Albertson's or Summit this weekend. When you print your coupons, which will come to your email box, remember that once your coupon has printed *don't* click out of your screen but rather hit your back button about 3-4 times and reprint your coupon again.


Join Pop Tart Sprinkling Fan Club Here

$5.00 Dinners

Today we all need to shave a few dollars off of various spending habits and groceries tend to be on the first to be shaved, at least for us. There are days when I feel stuck. Stuck for something new to try, a new dish to add to my recipe collection and better yet a good way to use up something I have stashed in the pantry. Aside from couponing I have found this wonderful site called $5.00 Dinners. Every dinner she prepares is for a family of four for under $5.00 - Awesome! I try to peek in a few time a week to see what is new, often times suprised at her menus originality and thriftyness. Good stuff!

Swagbucks, Swagbucks, Swagbucks

ROCK!!! I have been signed up with Swagbucks for a few months now and love it. At first I was a bit leary of it, however I am now swayed and use them solely for online searching. How it works is you sign up for free, set Swagbucks as your home screen and use it for searching online. As you search you earn points. Those points then can be cashed in for free stuff - like gift cards to Target, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Subway, Disney.com,Starbucks, etc... Today alone I cashed in for two $20.00 Target gift cards - $40.00 for free... WOW!!!

Anyhow, click on this banner and you can sign right up! Tell a friend about it, have them sign up under you and you will earn thier points too. The more points the better! Happy Searching!

Click Here!

Free Cream Of Wheat

How long has it been since you have tried Cream of Wheat? Many, many moons I am sure! Here is a great link for a free sample of Cream of Wheat! Enjoy!

HERE is the link: