Archive for coupons/deals

Save on auto parts

When I make purchases online, I nearly always do a quick search for a coupon.  There are many sites that list coupons, but CouponChief is one of the most popular.  I’ve heard of it before but just rediscovered it last week. For some reason I thought Couponchief was primarily for printing out coupons to use [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Swagbucks Swag code for August

I love Swagbucks!  It paid for our kids’ Christmas gifts last year, and if you know much about me that’s a lotta kids to buy for! So I’m excited to announce that Swagbucks is ending the summer with lots of fun promotions! First, you’ll have the chance to win five different limited edition back-to-school themed [...]

Posted by: kimc on Sunday, August 8th, 2010

If you must eat out…

Do it like this.  Be sure to read the fine print, but even with fine print this is a great deal!  I found some of our favorite restaurants listed in my area, and others that we would like to try but didn’t want to pay full price.  Stock up for date night, for gifts, and [...]

Posted by: kimc on Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Hampton Hotels giving away 10 Amazon gift certificates every Thursday

Hampton is starting a Thursday Tweet Deal campaign in which the first 10 people to email hamptonfyi@gmail.com the correct answer to a challenge question will win a prize!  Currently they’re giving away 10 $15 Amazon.com gift codes every Thursday. The challenge question is tweeted at 3pm ET.  Last week’s question was, How many Hampton Hotels in [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Shoe Carnival: $5 off and Buy-One-Get-One-Free

A hot tip from reader Lauren: AWESOME Shoe Carnival Deal! Get a $5 off coupon to use on any purchase of $39.98 or more during the Shoe Carnival Spring Sale, going on now! PLUS, with any purchase between March 24th & April 3rd, you’ll get a card that lets you BOGO When You Want 2 [...]

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

2 Huge Sales!

DaveRamsey.com is having a buy one get one free sale. Total Money Makeover, Financial Peace, Financial Peace Jr., various dvds and audio books are all currently BOGO, and some are marked down as much as 40% so you can save up to 80% off the cover price when you buy a pair. Free shipping is [...]

Posted by: kimc on Friday, March 19th, 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 total [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 prizes  ranging from [...]

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