Living Large on a Limited Budget
On Monday, September 28, 2009, Uncrustables.com will be giving away 20,000 (although some sources say 80,000!) coupons for a FREE 4 pack of Uncrustables. You will simply need to register to submit an after school organization tip.
I can’t tell you how excited this makes me–does it get any better than FREE PBJ’s?
Keep your eyes open on Monday–I will give you a heads up as soon as I find out they are available!
Thanks for the heads up, Chief Family Officer!
Welcome to the weekly
Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight!
I am pleased to announce our
Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight Winner.
This week’s highlight is Super Saving in the NW!
Kelly is a stay-at-home Mom with a husband (whom she calls gorgeous!) and four year old son.
She writes:
This blog is the first EVER for me so please be patient while I learn as much as I can as I go along. I hope to join the ranks of deal hunters out there, while sharing a little about my life along the way.
You would never guess that she is new to this whole thing when you check out her post sharing how she paid only $14.02 for $113.38 worth of items at Walgreens last week! Not only that, but she scored 22 Ghirardelli chocolate bars for less than a buck! If that’s not sweet, I don’t know what is!
Would you like to join us in next week’s Cha-Ching Challenge?
Simply come back on Saturday and join the Cha-Ching Challenge by adding a link to your post sharing your great deals for the week!
Spam. Don’t you just cringe at the sound of that word? I am definitely a hater.
I offer a great deal of freebies on this site and realized that a few tips on helping to lower the amount of spam you receive might be in order. While I am very selective on what freebies I do post, it’s nearly impossible to protect from all of those spammy bad guys.
My first recommendation is to get a junk e-mail address for freebie sign-ups. This not only protects your personal information, but also will help to filter the junk e-mails that you will begin to receive when signing up for free stuff.
Secondly, sign yourself up on the National Do Not Call Registry. I never realized how effective this is until we just moved into our new home and immediately began getting bombarded with telemarketer phone calls. Unless you enjoy that sort of thing, I would suggest signing up today. It only takes a matter of minutes. You can also use Catalog Choice as a quick way of stopping most catalogs from coming to your house.
Third, PLEASE be careful with what information you give out. When I sign up for a freebie, I typically only fill in the required fields and leave it at that. If a required field asks for your social security number or anything else that you feel uncomfortable with, then that freebie just isn’t worth it!
Finally, be sure that you are confident that the source of the freebie is legitimate and can be trusted. It was a dark day in the Ehret household the day that I discovered that I had been charged over $100 for the ‘free trial’ of tooth whitening product I had ordered. After dozens of unanswered phone calls, un-returned e-mails, and finally reporting them to the Better Business Bureau, I learned that I would never again sign up for a free trial from a company I knew nothing about. (By the way, my bank refunded me that money and I was incredibly grateful.)
That being said, please be confident that if a freebie looks even close to un-trustworthy, I will never even think about posting it!
Do you have any other tips for us about this important topic?
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Just a heads up that there will be one SmartSource, one RedPlum, and one P & G insert in this week’s Sunday paper. Head on over to the Sunday Coupon Preview to get the full scoop on what coupons you can expect to find. (Note: Some coupons vary by region!)
We have been blessed at the birth of both of our boys by a TON of great meals brought by friends and family. Most recently, our new church family brought us a whole bunch of great food as well as we moved into our new home.
So, when I saw a post at Frugal Coupon Living on a site called Take Them a Meal, I was immediately intrigued by it.
The site is a resource for someone who is in charge of setting up a list of meals to be taken to someone who just had a baby or is simply in need. The administer sends the site, along with user name and pass word, to those people who are signing up to help.
You are asked to list your phone and email address (for a reminder) as well what you are making for the family (so repeat meals are not made.) It not only helps those siging up to know what dates are available, but the family who recives the meals know who is coming each day, what they are bringing and has a contact number for them if needed.
I love this idea! I hope it is a resource that can help some of you as well. Do you know of any other similar resources?
The word is that Honey Bunches of Oats are on rollback at most Walmarts for only $2 through September 30. Use this $2/1 Honey Bunches of Oats with Pecan Bunches printable coupon to score yours for FREE!
Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!
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Go here to snag a coupon for $2/2 Pull-Ups Flushable Wipes. These can be used at Walmart to buy the travel size package (42-ct) of Pull-Ups Flushable Moist Wipes for just $.64 each. (Regularly priced at $1.64.)
Hurry–these go fast! Use the dropdown menu at the top and click on Pull-Ups to take you right to the coupon.
While you are there, you may want to grab the $3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural coupon as well to use at Rite Aid this week.
Well now, tomorrow is a BIG day! Two opportunities for free ice cream PLUS a Do-It-Herself workshop to work it all off. Here are some friendly little reminders for you: