Friday Freebies 6/27

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Not much going on here except for some cleaning the next couple days. We have an Open House on Sunday and I want everything to look perfect. I’m going to buy some fresh flowers, bake some cookies and just make the home look really homey. Wall-E (the new Pixar movie) comes out today. I love Pixar movies and can’t wait to see this one. We’re thinking of taking the kids tomorrow.

Freebies

Speaking of Wall-E and freebies get a FREE Wall-E watch with each redemption of a child’s admission ticket when you see the movie on the opening weekend (which is this weekend). I can’t tell if this is something they’ll give you this at the theater or if you mail in for it. If you go see Wall-E today and they give you a free watch can you let me know? I’ll see what else I can find about it.

Friday Freebies
Free Seattle’s Best Coffee Sample (new link)
Free toothpaste from the Natural Dentist (take short survey first)
Huggies Pull-Ups
Free Food Allergy and Intolerance Survival Guide
Call 1-800-662-2544 for free samples from Nordic Naturals
National Geographic Kids Big Screen Safari (select theaters across the US)
Luvs Diapers Welcome Kit and a $5 coupon
Simply American Greetings Card
Free bottle of Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce (I’ve gotten this one before)
Free Lancaster Anti-Aging Sample

June 27, 2008 | Filed Under Freebies | Share your thoughts...

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I'm a busy mom of three boys. Not a financial expert by any means, but I am pretty good at couponing and making a dollar stretch farther.

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Thursday Round-Up - School Supplies Already?

Ya’ll must think I’m crazy but I’ve got school supplies on the brain. School starts back up for my kiddos in a little over a week!! They are on a year-round schedule for school and this will be their 2nd year of this schedule. It still seems a bit strange, they’ve only been out of school for 3 weeks now. I’m still holding out hope that Target will get their school supplies display out soon. That’s where I find the best deals and can get the back to school shopping done quickly.

Hmm…which reminds me, I need to go order some LL Bean backpacks right now. Their backpacks last forever (one has lasted 5 years now) but the kids do eventually outgrow them. The old backpacks will get handed down, and the older kids will get new backpacks this year.

I don’t know about your stores, but my local grocery stores have had some pretty decent deals lately. Not anything spectacular like triple coupons (I wish!), but still some good sales have been going on. It makes the rising grocery and gas prices just a little less painful. If you don’t know what the deals are this week make sure to check out the deals I have listed a bit further down.

Get Your Coupons!

Coupon preview for Sunday, June 29th.

Proctor & Gamble coupon insert preview for July 6th.

Take a quiz (super easy!) at Earthbound Farms and receive free coupons for Earthbound Farms and Horizon Organic dairy products and the 2008 Pocket Guide to Choosing Organic. All while helping to raise $20,000 for Healthy Child Healthy World (a non-profit).

What Are the Deals This Week?

Rite-Aid
CVS
Target
Wal-Mart
Walgreen’s
Don’t forget the Walgreen’s $5 off a $20 purchase printable coupon - ONLY GOOD ON Friday June 27th!
Local Grocery Stores

Survey Results Are In!

Last week I polled my readers on their coupon usage. I asked:

How Long Have You Been Couponing?

20% of you have never couponed before
10% are newbies and have been doing it less than 6 months
10% have been using coupons for 6-12 months.
10% have been at it for 1-2 years
50% have used coupons more than 3 years

This week I’ve got a new poll up - look on the right of the site to make your vote. I’ll reveal results next week (so far I’m kind of surprised by how the results are turning out!).

June 26, 2008 | Filed Under Saving Money On Groceries | Share your thoughts...

A Survey Extravaganza (aka a List of Really Good Survey Sites)

Last week I covered companies that offer opportunities for you to test products and provide feedback on them. This week I’d thought I’d give you a list of survey companies. Some are my old favorites, and some are new to me.

Stay Organized-

There are so many great survey companies these days it can be hard to keep track of what companies you signed up with and all the survey invitations that come in. Here are two solutions to help you with that.

Create a separate email address for surveys - You can use gmail, hotmail, yahoo or any other free email provider service to create another email address account. Check with your internet service provider, often times they provide you with the ability to make email sub-accounts.

Create a separate folder to store your survey invites. - This is the option that works best for me. I’ve created a folder that holds all sign-up confirmations for the companies that I’ve signed up with. These hold my log-in information and help me remember which sites I’m already a member of.
You can set MS Outlook so that all new emails from survey companies are directed straight to your survey folder. Periodically check the folder for new survey invites when you have the time to answer the surveys. Be careful though, some of the more popular surveys that pay a lot might fill up fast.