Archive for free stuff
Free Books On Saving Money and More
These books are free at the time of listing. This can change, so be sure to check the cost first, before you download. You do not need a Kindle to take advantage of these offers. You can read them on various free reading apps If you’re curious, this is the Kindle I have, and I [...]
Frugal Links and Reads
Thrifty Tuesday: Selling online with thriftshop finds. Market value and how to go about setting prices that are fair to yourself. Two quick and frugal recipes- Pakistani kima (or hamburger curry), and a very quick chow mein recipe. I love this home-made bathroom cleaner solution. A week’s worth of very frugal meals (at the time [...]
Frugal Miscellany and Free Gardening Books
How to use nail polish remover to remove the print from plastic containers- this is useful for using those containers for gift giving and special storage. Really neat idea! Get your kids on board and teach them about frugal living, too. Make your life and theirs easier when you share the joy! Here are 37 [...]
Free Frugal Downloads for Nov. 2
You don’t need to own a Kindle to take advantage of these offers. Amazon offers several free reading aps you can use to read these on your computer or other devices. Most of these are only going to be free today. Check the price carefully before clicking to make sure it’s still free. I’ve also [...]
Free e-books on saving or making money, October 19
It’s getting cold in my neck of the woods, prompting some reminiscing at my regular blog over frugal ways to stay warm- and we have experience. more than once we have lived in ancient farm houses where the curtains billowed in the breeze with the windows shut, and water froze in the bedrooms overnight. Brrrrr. [...]
Free Kindle Titles for October 12
You do not need a Kindle to take advantage of these free offers. You can download these titles to your computer. Titles are free at time of posting, but this does change. Make *sure* it’s free (not just free for Prime) before clicking through. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View $50 Grocery Challenge: Eating [...]
Free Frugal Reads
Every day on my blog’s Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/DHM.CommonRoom, I post free finds that I think are worth at least a second glance. Visit my FB and like it so you don’t miss them. I’ve explained some of the ways to find your own free titles here. Using the free titles I have found at Amazon I [...]
Frugal Disaster Prep
September is National Preparedness Month in the USA, and Fema has some things for you to do to be prepared. In fact, they recommend that every household have a disaster kit on hand. Here are a couple of frugal ways to start that disaster kit. How I dehydrated my own beans. Food supplies you don’t [...]
Making Money, Saving Money, And Free
Making Money: I shared some links to help you find local blood banks that pay for plasma here and here, along with some other tips on bringing in emergency cash. but now I have some more specific information to share on plasma selling, because my 21 year old made 100 dollars this week selling her [...]
Cool deal of the week: 6 free photo products
Vistaprint has 6 photo gifts for free right now! OK, maybe “free” is a little misleading because you do pay postage/handling, but these are awesome prices for very cool gifts! Here’s what you pay when it’s all said and done: Calendar- $5.67 Flipbook – $5.89 Mug – $5.67 Mouse Pad- $4.41 T-shirt – $4.41 Magnets- [...]
Giveaways on Life in a Shoe
Pop over to my personal blog where I’m running a giveaway every week for at least 4 weeks. Tuesday is your last chance to enter my giveaway for a free triple stack of delicious Apple Valley Natural Soap, and your first chance to win a hardwood drying rack valued at $85. I love to request items [...]
Weekend links and a fast $10
New on the Frugal Blogroll The Frugalist – Tips on how to spend less and still live just as well or better, including frugal recipes, saving money on bills, coupons and discounts and more. Plus green living tips too. Coupon Mama Massachusetts – Couponing blog. Coupon/sale matchups, freebies and other bargains. Graceful Little Honey Bee [...]
Winner of The Tightwad Gazette giveaway
Thanks to everyone who shared their tips and entered the giveaway. The winner of The Tightwad Gazette is: kat martin Says: i do matchups to sales with coupons, and keep all the free shampoo + conditioner samples for trips and shaving. Kat, enjoy your new book!
Giveaway: The Tightwad Gazette
Here’s your chance to win the bible of frugalites everywhere! Just leave your best, most creative money-saving tip in the comments to enter. I believe you should never buy new when you can find it used, so I’ll choose a random winner to receive a very gently used copy of The Tightwad Gazette. There are [...]
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 [...]
