Saturday, November 28, 2009

Cyber Monday November 30, 2009

Cybermonday.com is the official site for online savings this Monday, November 30, 2009.
Don' t miss the savings.  Cyber Monday is the online version of Black Friday.
There are deal to be had.
Cyber Monday starts Sunday night.
These are some helpful sites to check out:
Retailmenot.com
ebates.com
Dealnews.com
Couponcodes.com
freeshipping.com                                                    
                                                   Let's save some money!
                                                                                                                                            http://cybermonday.com    

Tip
Combine retailers sales with a coupon-promo code discount or free shipping.
To find a promo code type in the store name then "promo code" many stores offer them
Example: kohls "promo code"
Check the freeshipping.com site before you place your order

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

"BLACK FRIDAY" This Friday sales are everywhere!

Happy Thanksgiving,
In everything give thanks.............
This week there are sales every where.  Pre-black Friday, black Friday and there is even post-black Friday.
Many stores will open at 4am Friday morning.  So many stores, so litle time!!!!!

Wal Mart stores are opening Thursday, Thanksgiving Day and will remain open for twenty-four hours on Thursday and Friday. Their BF specials run from 5am until 11am on friday.

The Gap will open at 9am on Thanksgiving day.
The Gap is offering buy one get one adult sweaters, kids fleeces and pj pants starting on Wednesday 11/25.

Old Navy will open will open at noon on Thanksgiving day. By the way, go to their site http://www.gobblepalooza.com/ and print out a coupon.  I saved $23.00 on a $26.00 blouse on Saturday,
I paid $3.12 just going to the site and printing a coupon.

Toys R Us opens at midnight on Thursday.
Toys R Us is giving 64 pc. boxes of crayola crayon with any purchase and an $18.00 crayola coupon book on BF. They say they will have Zhu Zhu pet Hampsters in stock.

JC Penney is offering a Facebook sweetstakes-you could win a $500.00 gift card and a Limo ride to their store
Specials are from 4am until 1pm  -they are offering big discounts in their jewlery dept.

Macy's opens at 5am -specials until 1pm as well as 8am until 1pm on Saturday
Sleepware and coats 60% off

Victoria Secret will have Pink Friday it starts at 5am - a free Victoria Secret tote with a $60.00 purchase.

Bath & Body Works opens at 6am Friday - they are offering a VIP Bag with  $100.00 worth of product for $15.00 when you spend $40.00.

Target will have an on-line shopping sale Thanksgiving day-
On BF when you spend $100 at target you get a $10.00 gift card

Kohl's opens at 4am BF-specials from 4am until 1pm-You get a $10.00 gift card with every $50.00 you spend in the store or on- line. 
50% off name brand toys

Amazon.com/blackfriday started their BF sale today 11/23 and go until 11/30

Info obtained from US News and World Report
"The ultimate Insider Black Friday Guide" by Rebecca Kern



Tip of the Week!!!!!!
Baby Crib Recall
DO NOT USE THIS CRIB!!!!

Stork Craft Manufacturing's drop side cribs are being recalled following the death of four infants since 1993.
Some of the cribs have a Fisher Price Logo, they were sold at Sears and Walmart and on line at Target and Costco.  Contact the company at 1 877-274-0277 or http://storkcraft.com/ or Consumer Products Safety Commission  http://cpsc.gov/

Let's Save some money!
Jean

Saturday, November 21, 2009

COUPONS

Coupon.com has great printable coupons.  This month there are $160.00 worth of coupons and they are great:
A few examples:
1. Ore Ida steam and mash potatoes  $1.00
2. Zip loc bags .55 (will double to $1.00 at Kroger and Meijers
3. Huggie Overnight diapers $2.00

There is a coupon for Mr. PotatoeHead $2.00 off -Toys R Us has Mr. Potatoe Head on sale for $3.99-
your cost $1.99. Agreat deal!!!

Micro Soft Offer- Free Office Plus 2010 Beta Version at microsoft.com
Let' save some money!

BLACK FRIDAY "BIG SALES"

Check these sites for Black Friday Specials
Black-Friday.net 
Black Friday.info
Click on a store logo and see all the offerings.
Wal Mart is offering an Emerson 42" Plasma 72op HDTV from 5am unil 11 am for $448.00 and a 32" all day for $248.00
Sign-up at the sites to be notified of new specials

OLD NAVY 50% OFF COUPON

Old Navy is offering a 50% off any purchase at their stores all day today 11/21/09.  Go to their site gobblepalooza.com and name your band then print off your coupon.
Thank Hip2Save for this coupon

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Welcome to my Frugal Blog!

Welcome to "i wish mama had told me",
Hi everyone,
There is really so much I wish my Mama had told me about how to get the very best value for my money.  I also wish I had know more to tell my daughter, but I am blessed to tell her a lot in this blog and I also want to share with you.  We can have a good life living frugally without stress or strain.  It is fun, like a game, really!

 My, how time flies, I wrote my first blog post in  2009.  I have really enjoyed my frugal journey.  I have learned so much and I have saved a lot of money.  I hope I have posted something over the last couple of years that has blessed you.  Send me a comment.  I would love hearing from you.


Come on in.

I am so glad that you are sharing this blog with me. I am on a journey to be more frugal, save some money and thrive in this new economy.
Debt is a trap. Proverbs 22:7 Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

I have been on this journey for about two years.  And really, I have learned so much from the experts who come on every news program, from my sisters and brothers who blog about frugality and especially from all the wonderful and informative magazines that I read. This blog is about sharing with each other ways to cut the cost of living while still enjoying our lives.



What Frugal is not

Frugal is not being cheap. Frugal is getting the best bang out of our dollars. It's about being creative, about being a good stewart of what is entrusted to us, and about sharing our resources. Being frugal is about buying what you need but never paying full price - it's about re-using, re-purposing and sharing what we already have the way our parents and grandparents taught us. It's about buying wisely and not wasting.....



Frugal to do list:

If you are not a coupon clipper, you need to start today:

This is one of the best web-sites I have found please visit : Couponmom.com every thing you need to know about the art of couponning is on this site.
There is even a tutorial that teaches you what and how to really save big money with coupons.

Here is an example of how I've used coupons at Walgreens-Reposted Example of how you can use coupons by stacking them.
I pass several Walgreens on my way from work. I stopped at three. Walgreens had Ocean Spray cranberry juice on sale for $1.99. In their November coupon book therewas a coupon for a dollar off and a one dollar peel off  coupon on the jar of juice. I stopped at three stores bought a total of five and they were all free. I also bought a Bottle of Suave shampoo that was one dollar, it was a store promotion. I bought four boxes of baking soda on sale with a store coupon at two for a dollar. I spent $3.00 for my all store purchases.



This is what I spent at one of the Walgreens.  Cranberry juice   1.99
                                                                          Cranberry juice  1.99
                                                                          Suave Shampoo 1.00
                                                                          Mfg coupon       1.00
                                                                          Mfg coupon       1.00
                                                                          store coupon      2.00
                                                                                  Subtotal        .98
                                                                                    Tax             .07
                                                                                     Total       1.05(This was it!)
                                                                             Total saved 9.60

This is just one example. If you are not using those coupons, You've got to get a new attitude!!!

Let's save some money!
Coupons and great savings are everywhere. Everybody is giving coupon, discounts and yes, even money back. Don's throw away the receipts you get from stores, read them, many time they offer a discount on your next purchase. Check for ECB's Extra Care Bucks at CVS you use them just like money. I'll talk about them tomorrow.



Here is another website that is also helpful: Coupongeek.com



If you have a money saving tip, an inexpensive recipe


or a comment please add it to this post.

September 8, 2011
I am just as passionate today  about being frugal as I was two years ago.  There is a lot of money to be saved just using coupons.  I love my coupons they are such a blessing in my life.  They allow me money to do things I may not otherwise be able to do, such as take my twin grandsons to the Children's Museume in Indianapolis, Ind. for two days, spend the night at a hotel that I purchased on Hotwire at $38.00 for the night.  It was a decent Hotel with free breakfast in a very nice neighborhood.  The hotel was next door to Costco and my hotel key card allowed me a free day shopping at Costco, so I saved on my gas purchase there.  We went on a Thursday.  Target Stores provides free admission from 4PM until 8PM on every Thursday.  On Friday we got our Senior discount.  The boys had a great time.  They learned a lot from the experience.  It made us very happy.

 We were also able to take our six grand children to the Smokie Mountains for seven days in August.  What a blessing!  There is so much money to be saved  using coupons and shopping the sales.  We did a different tour or activity using coupons everyday.  We all went to the Indoor water park for free, saved almost $200.00 just by taking two hours to listen to a sales presentation.   Coupons were everywhere.  I even signed up for a loyalty card at Food city.  I took my coupons and off to the store I went. Saved big!  I cooked dinner everyday (there were nine of us).  I cooked simple frugal meals.

If you save only $10.00 a week using your coupons that is $40.00 a month and $520.00 a year.  Think about it , could you use an extra $520.00 a year.  Saving..... it's a great thing!


My next post will stat a series on Couponing and frugal living, please join me.


God's Best Life to you and your family.

Let's save some money!

Jean