This weekend, I was honored to have the Washington Post website feature a link to a blog I wrote last week called “Frugal Pampering Day”. I have no idea how my blog post was selected, but all of a sudden I noticed I was getting a ton of traffic from the main WashingtonPost.com webpage and […]... read more
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Did your kids bring home a ton of candy after trick-or-treating this weekend? Before you throw out their empty candy wrappers, keep some and mail in to YoCrunch for a free YoCrunch coupon. Offer is good through Nov. 14, 2009. Limit one submission per household. More information can be found here. Thanks Deal Seeking Mom!... read more
Photo Credit: stephendl Well, this is my last-minute attempt to put together a list of food freebies, discounts and special events in Northern Virginia tomorrow, October 31st, 2009. I know this list is not complete, but there are some good deals listed below that you might not know about. Free Burrito at Chipotle when you dress up as […]... read more
It’s a rainy day here, and a Friday (yay, for the end of the week and beginning of the weekend!). Which means it will most likely be a family movie night here at our house. If you frequently rent DVDs like our family, then I’d like to let you in on a little money-saving tip for DVD […]... read more
I opened up my NOVEC electric bill today, and found a pleasant surprise! A $2.50 off coupon good on a GE Energy Smart or Energy Star CFL (compact fluorescent) light bulb in the NOVEC September 2009 newsletter “What’s Current”. The coupon is a manufacturer’s coupon good through December 31, 2009. If you live in Prince […]... read more
Okay, so I was once again going through the “junk” in my old room at my parents’ house (keep in mind, I’ve been married and not living in their home for over 4 years), and in my attempts to find more items to toss or give away, I found an old school project that caught […]... read more
Today I have a guest post featured over at Frugally Blonde. The post is “10 Tips for Planning a Kid’s Birthday Party on a Budget” I hope you’ll check it out, and also check out the rest of Liz’s Frugally Blonde site which has great blog posts on living the good life on less. She also happens […]... read more
My son had a great Lightning McQueen Cars birthday party! All that planning paid off, although I wish I hadn’t left some of the food purchases until last minute (aka, had to send hubby out to pick up last minute things which meant I didn’t have time to do price-comparisons on some things). I baked […]... read more
I’ve tried to stay frugal in planning my son’s upcoming 3rd birthday bonanza… Here are some practical things I’ve tried to do to keep his Lightning McQueen – Cars birthday party within budget: Buy meat that is on sale for grilling out. Giant Food has some great sales plus an awesome Internet printable coupon for […]... read more
I am so excited about Shoppers Food Warehouse’s DOUBLE COUPONS event for the next four days. I did a shopping trip earlier today, and saved $45.99 (96% savings) and only spent $2.49 OOP (out-of-pocket). I used 21 $1.00 off coupons which all doubled (or equaled the purchase price of the item if sold for under […]... read more
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