Archive for coupons/deals

Exclusive Swag code for new users

Swagbucks paid for Christmas in our house last year and continues to provide a steady source of free Amazon gift cards, which can be used to buy nearly anything on earth, including used books at great prices.  We love it!
If you’re not using Swagbucks to get free stuff yet, now is a great time to [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Save when you file your taxes

There are plenty of free options available for preparing and e-filing your income tax return, but if you want or need to go the paid route, you might want to try H&R Block.
I say that partly because we have used their online software for several years with no complaints.
I also say it because this year [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Freebies: milk, Atkin’s snack bars, Redbox rentals

Free half gallon of chocolate milk: Get a half gallon of chocolate milk when you buy a gallon of milk.  The first 500,000 entries in this contest for a year’s worth of milk, will be emailed a link to print the coupon.  Don’t panic if the screen freezes when you hit the submit button on [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Cloth diaper giveaway and promo code

I’ve posted about my favorite diapers – they’re super cheap all-in-one pocket dipes from China.  They do the job adequately and the price can’t be beat.  All in all, they’re the best fit for our budget and situation, but I won’t hesitate to admit that I love the more expensive diapers when I can get [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Five Secrets to Maximizing Your Coupon Savings

Five Secrets to Maximizing Your Coupon Savings, a guest post by Jim Bob Howard
I didn’t realize she was talking to me, at first. Undeterred, she tapped me on the shoulder and repeated her emphatic question, “How did you DO that?”
“That” was checking out with two carts overloaded with groceries with an initial [...]

Posted by: guest on Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Great deals on produce for me, and a giveaway for you!

Thanks for all your guesses!  Comments are closed now.  Scroll up to August 31 to see the actual cost and winner.
I often get my produce by the case downtown at the produce terminal.  If you live near a big town, you might have this option too.  If you know of one, I would love to [...]

Posted by: kimc on Friday, August 28th, 2009

Another Swag Code

Thank you to all of our friends who signed up at our urging.  If you joined through our link, we get a SwagBuck every time you earn one!  We’re on our way to earning a much-longed-for serger to help with a multitude of sewing projects.
We are totally jazzed about SwagBucks, and we want you to [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

SwagBucks coupon

If you haven’t starting using SwagBucks.com yet, now’s the time.  SwagBucks is a search engine that  allows users to win prizes and  products for doing what they do every day  – searching the web. By using SwagBucks.com as your main search engine  you win digital  dollars (Swag Bucks) that are redeemable for [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Hot tip: free office supplies

Office Supplies Shoplet.com is offering coupons for free merchandise if you add their badge to your blog.  Coupon value is based on your page rank.  You can earn from $5-400!  Details are here.
ht to Ship Full of Pirates

Posted by: kimc on Friday, March 27th, 2009

Magazine savings for frugal people

edited to clarify price, below
I don’t read many magazines and I certainly don’t pay for most of them, but both of these seemed like deals worth passing along to the frugal reader.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll just mention that I get a small smackeral of credit (not cash) each time one of my [...]

Posted by: kimc on Monday, March 16th, 2009

Jonathan Park creation science for free!

Today through Friday, anyone with a Behemoth.com account can download the entire first volume of Jonathan Park!  That’s 12 full episodes!
If you haven’t experienced Jonathan Park yet, you’re in for a treat.  This is one our very favorite Vision Forum products.  Jonathan Park is an exciting, dramatic old-timey radio program in which a boy encounters [...]

Posted by: kimc on Monday, February 23rd, 2009

From the mailbag: Coupon Sources

Marlene is looking for coupons for household goods, groceries, superstores, etc.   Anyone can do a google search, but which one is the best?
What is your favorite source for coupons?

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Free bottle of Suave – today only!

On January 14, 2009 Suave is giving a coupon for a free bottle of Suave to everyone who submits a request.  The coupon is delivered by mail and good for up to $3.

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Poll: do you CVS?

It seems to me that the CVS craze includes far more than just shopping at that particular chain of stores.  It’s all about stacking coupons, sales, clearance deals and rebates to see how low can you go?
Can you walk into the store with 73 cents and a pocketful of coupons and come out with more [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

2 Giveaways

If you’re a fan of Vision Forum, you’ll be tickled to know that there are 2 giveaways right now:

My friend Mother Hen is giving away a Vision Forum item every week through the end of May. This week it’s The Pirate City from the exciting Ballantyne adventure library. Avast, ye scurvy scallawags! [...]

Posted by: kimc on Monday, April 28th, 2008