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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! Go leave [...]

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

My 10 Favorite Ways to Get Things for FREE

Here is Heather’s 2nd guest post: enjoy, and be courteous: tell her thank you. She has great ideas! See her first post here: Top 20 FreeSamples There is nothing more frugal than getting things for free! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite ways to get things for free, and I hope you are able [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Guest post: Top 20 FreeSamples

Heather blogs at Freebies4Mom.com.  You can read her interview here.  This is Heather’s first guest post for Frugal Hacks.   Be sure to let her know how much you like it so she’ll share more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top 20 FreeSamples Free samples are fun to get in your mailbox, so I’m sharing my list of “Top 20 [...]

Posted by: guest on Monday, April 14th, 2008

Paperback Swap winner

Thanks to all who entered our Paperback Swap drawing for a free book, and thanks also to anyone who used one of my links to join Paperback Swap – our whole family appreciates the free book credits we receive when new members list their first 10 books! I hope each of you enjoys Paperback Swap [...]

Posted by: kimc on Friday, January 18th, 2008

Giveaway: choose a book

My daughter and I discovered the joy and wonder of Paperback Swap months ago, but hubby just discovered it this week. Our credits for free books have plummeted from 27 to 13 and he can hardly wait to check the mail every evening. Free books are exciting like that. We get more free books for [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

The winning comment:

Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing. Here is the winning comment: Amy Grant Bayliss Says: October 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pm A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards! Please count me in and thanks for the chance to win!! Congratulations, Amy! Email me your shipping address using the contact form here, and I’ll [...]

Posted by: kimc on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Giveaway: choose a book

You’re frugal people, right? Who wants a free book? I have acquired some extra credits for books from Paperback Swap, and I want to share. Here’s the plan: You go visit the Paperback Swap site. Browse the available books (over 1.6 million!) and choose the title you would like to win. Make sure it’s available, [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Free Tacos for Everyone

Go Red Sox! As an adopted New Englander, I’m pleased to see the Red Sox in the World Series this year. I’m even happier to find out that they got everyone in the U.S. a free taco at Taco Bell. : ) Apparently, there was some contest last night. If someone stole a base, Taco [...]

Posted by: Janel on Friday, October 26th, 2007

Free pearls are frugal

updated: this link is still working for me;  it’s different than the one below, but I’ve changed that as well so give it a try.  Quick! Every girl needs a treat once in a while, and every guy needs some brownie points. Click over to Overstocks.com right now and grab a Cultured Freshwater Pearl Necklace [...]

Posted by: kimc on Monday, September 24th, 2007

37 free gifts

Now through Saturday, Sept. 15 you will receive 37 free gifts when you sign up for the Living On A Dime newsletter. Gifts include: Dealing with Debt! How to get out and stay out! e-book from Michelle at BetterBudgeting.com “How To Budget Successfully” e-book from Terry Rigg, the Budget Stretcher, at HomeMoneyHelp.com. Simple Tips for [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

2 Giveaways: Tightwad Gazette

Could anything be more appropriate for a giveaway on Frugal Hacks than a used copy of The Tightwad Gazette? Giveaway #1: Leave a comment to enter and I’ll choose a winner on Thursday, August 30. Giveaway #2: Blog about this giveaway to be entered in a drawing for a second copy! Just leave a second [...]

Posted by: kimc on Monday, August 27th, 2007

Free road maps

Need free road maps? I just ordered free maps to all of the states we regularly visit or pass through. I was even able to specify quantity, so our oldest children can each have their own copy. Now they will have the necessary skills to be real backseat drivers. At least they won’t be fighting [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Free tool for your blog: The Frugal Search Engine

Would you like to be able to use google to search on frugal topics, but want to filter out all the irrelevant or offensive websites? Try the Frugal Search Engine! I’ve programed this custom search engine to search hundreds of frugal blogs and sites all over the web, bringing you relevant pre-sifted results. Grab the [...]

Posted by: kimc on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007