Lowes Build and Grow workshops - FREE

On Saturday, May 9th Lowe's is offering a wonderful free children's workshop in store where children will create a flower box for mom to celebrate Mother's Day with. You do need to register ahead of time, arrive on time and be prepared to build in store. They will provide the child with an apron, tools needed, eye protection and a patch to add to their apron when they are done. It is a very fun experience for children and a great project.

Register Here!!

Free Magazines

Garden Design and Islands are both offering a free subscription through Valuemags.com - Head HERE for Garden Design and HERE for Islands. These one year subscriptions are being promoted by Restaurants.com. Enjoy!

On Break

Just a heads up, I'll be taking a break this week due to some computer changes. I hope to be up and running next week again!

Enjoy your week!

South Sound Coupon Guru

My dear husband forwarded this article to me yesterday... even he is keeping his eyes on couponing and frugality now! This article features a fellow south sound frugal gal, Heather Clarke, who clips coupons and uses them to their fullest benefit!

In her article she has included some of her own tips and tricks, her own experiences in shopping and even the opportunity to take a class on couponing! I know often times people have questions of how to really get into using coupons, how to effectively use them, where to find them and how to stack them, etc... maybe this class would be an excellent place to start your path into frugal living. I am even thinking of taking her class to see if I can pick up something new!

Brick Coupons

Coupons can be a frugal friend, no surprise there - right? You can find various coupons that update at least monthly through your basic sights like coupons.com, boodle.com, couponcabin.com, etc... You can even find coupons to stores like Target through A Full Cup or various tips for savings at just about anywhere through places like Mommy Saves Big. But, one of my favorite places I keep on top of is through my 'brick coupon' link: Brick Coupons! You can find higher value coupons through manufacturer sites, all condensed in one little place (for the most part).

With 'brick coupons' you can only print two coupons. When you print it out once you will want to wait until it is all done printing and do *not* close any screens. Instead you will want to hit your browsers back button about three times for the printing process to restart, this is your second coupon. But, keep checking back as coupons do get reset pretty often.

Just a reminder... Free Bird House

Tomorrow Lowe's Build & Grow clinic for children will be hosting a free make and take birdhouse. Please SEE HERE FOR DETAILS! on how to register your child. This would make a wonderful, free activity. Enjoy!

Free Taco at Taco Del Mar

On tax day, April 15th, Taco Del Mar is offering a free taco! To receive your free taco you need to sign up HERE for their Club Carlos and you can then print out your coupon. Take your coupon in on tax day and enjoy! From what I hear you will receive future offers once in a while.

Free Children's DVD from Fisher Price

Fisher Price is offering a FREE DVD called Precious Places. I signed this up for my daughter to receive in the mail as it appears to be a princess like movie and she adores getting mail!

Free Seasoning Packets

McCormick Seasoning has been running coupons in the local papers the past few weeks as well as some on Coupons.com. I clipped them and tucked them away. Just today I was looking around online and read where folks are taking these coupons and using for individual seasoning packets.... it was a duh moment for me! I had not even thought to use my coupon for an individual seasoning packet, and what a great opportunity to try something new!

So, head on over and print out a couple coupons today! Often times you will find these on sale for $1.00 or under and I believe Walmart normally runs them under a dollar - so, they would be free!

Happy Seasoning!

Borders Bookstore FREE Spring Fling for kids!

BORDERS BOOKSTORE will be hosting a free Spring Fling for children this Saturday, April 11th @ 2:00pm. Bring your little ones dressed in their Easter outfit and they'll enjoy a fun little Easter parade (camera op), sing some silly songs, do the Bunny Hop, hear an Easter story and enjoy an Easter craft of an Easter bonnet and basket!

$1.00 All coupon at Target...

This coupon can be combined with the one posted a day or two ago. So, if you printed that $2.00 coupon you should print this one for sure - a great example of stacking coupons. From what I hear you will only pay .99cents for All small & mighty at Target after using these two coupons (that is with no sale, normal price!). I printed them each twice... so, I'll be grabbing two at .99cents! Great deal!

On this link you'll also see a .75cent coupon on Huggie's wipes, including small packs - not free, but cheaper. As well, you'll find coupons for Skippy peanut butter, Rice A Roni and more!

CLICK HERE FOR COUPONS

Simple & Delicious Coupon Book

You can sign up HERE for a free coupon booklet filled with coupons from Chef Boyardee, Peter Pan, National Hebrew, Reddi Whip, Healthy Choice, Hunts and MORE! The coupon booklet has a coupon for a FREE bottle of Hunts ketchup too! Good deal!

$2.00 off All Laundry soap

This is a pretty good value coupon to pass up. REGISTER HERE and you can then print a $2.00 off coupon. Remember, you can print it TWICE!!! Then if you hold onto them for a good sale of 'buy one, get one' or 'two for' you could get some super cheap detergent!

These coupons are only available TODAY... April 6th! So, print them today!

Free Coffee Today

Seattle's Best is celebrating their 39th year and with that celebration they are offering some wonderful deals starting this week. On top of their normal, buy one get one free coupon you can find some great perks - including today! You can stop in and enjoy a free drip coffee!


You can find all of the wonderful deals here!

$3.00 off Little Swimmers

HUGGIES appears to be on a roll with some nice value coupons! Here is yet another great one, $3.00 of Little Swimmers - great time of year to stock up on these! If you do not have a child in Little Swimmers then you should print out the coupons for a friend who could use them! Remember, you can print this twice if you wait till it is all done printing and then hit your browsers back button a couple of times - the process will restart!

Walgreens

Walgreen's is not necessarily my favorite place to shop, but man I really had no idea you could save so much money on stuff there. Each month they publish an 'Easy Savers' booklet filled with coupons, rebates and kickbacks/rollovers. These are coupons that can be stacked with manufacturers coupons - so, double the savings!

Last month I picked up some super, super cheap Easter candies for next week using their coupons and my manufacturer coupons. I think I spent literally pennies on the dollar for good candies. And, I found free razors using my coupons and theirs stacked together. Just a few items that were amazing deals!

HERE IS THIS MONTHS Walgreen's Easy Savers catalog you can browse through. You do not have to print this out to get the coupons, you can just swing by the store and grab one or two of them. You should check it out, you might be surprised at what you can save!

Just a little tip

So, we are working on a big project for my daughter for her birthday - a playhouse with an exploration garden around it. This is a costly project to say the least. I have been using local resources the best I know how, seeking deals from Craigslist and utilizing a local reharvest center for some materials. However, there are still out of pocket costs to a big name retailer for suppplies.

With the expense of our project I have been scouring for coupons of any amount to help offset the cost and I am not a fan of 'buying' coupons personally, free is better. Well, I lucked out and found something - not big money coupons, but a pretty unlimited resource. My local post office... yes, my local post office!

When you 'move' you pick up a movers packet at the post office to change your address. In that movers packet you will find various coupons for your move or home needs. In my packet I discovered 10% off Lowes stores, off of one purchase of up to $500.00 off. Might not seem like too much - but if you are making a larger purchase for hundreds of dollars or more... this can add up. And, considering Lowes is not overly generous with coupons - I'll take anything I can get.

So, if you happen to have a home project or a landscaping need coming up this Spring - pay a visit to your local post office and pick up a coupon or two. Happy planning!

Free Birdhouse for Kids & more... Lowes

Lowe's Build and Grow clinics are fun and free for children! This month they are featuring a classic birdhouse for our feathered friends on Saturday, April 11th at 10:00am. As well, they are holding a second workshop where children can create a Hang Glider project for outdoor fun. This project will be held on Saturday, April 25th at 10:00am.

You do need to register for these classes online. They do fill up. The first class you attend includes smaller sized eye protection and a Lowe's apron for your child to keep. Each class there after has a patch they earn that you can sew onto their apron, such a fun touch! So, add this to your calendar today for a fun, free activity to enjoy with your little ones.