December 19, 2009
Not exactly simple, but seriously cute: Miniature Gingerbread Houses
I found these Miniature Gingerbread Houses today from a link that Good Life Eats posted on Twitter. Are they not the cutest things ever?
I don't know that they qualify as being "simple" and I doubt I'm crafty enough to be able to create them (I was not born with an artsy bone in my body!), but I just had to share them here since I am positive that some of you could pull them off beautifully!
Go here for many more pictures and full instructions.
Free Happy Baby Products, Free Seventh Generation products, and many other high-value product coupons!
My friend, Rachel, over at Surviving the Stores tipped me off to a hot offer today that everyone will want to take advantage of! You can get free free Happy Baby or Seventh Generation product coupons, or many other high-value coupons just for signing up for a free account with RecycleBank. Here's how:
::Go here and click on the "Sign In or Get Started" button at the top of the RecycleBank page.
::Click on the "Register" option and fill out your information.
::Once you've signed up, go back to the homepage here and sign in. Your account should be credited with 100 points for signing up.
::Click on "Get Rewards" and scroll down to the "Grocery and Food" category in the left column and choose which coupons you would like to request via mail.
::Click on the "Register" option and fill out your information.
::Once you've signed up, go back to the homepage here and sign in. Your account should be credited with 100 points for signing up.
::Click on "Get Rewards" and scroll down to the "Grocery and Food" category in the left column and choose which coupons you would like to request via mail.
I just signed up and ordered one coupon for a free box of Happy Baby Organic Brown Rice cereal and a free bottle of Seventh Generation Dish Detergent. What a deal!
If your area is participating in the RecycleBank program, you can earn points towards more rewards by recycling. Check out more details here.
Einstein Bros Bagels: Free Bagel Poppers with beverage purchase
There's a new coupon available here for free Bagel Poppers when you purchase a beverage at Einstein Bros. This coupon is good through December 29, 2009.
Thanks, Springs Bargains!
$1.50/1 Dove lotion, $3/1 Greenworks laundry detergent, $1/1 Jimmy Dean sausage, and more printable coupons
There's a new Target coupon available here for $1.50/1 Dove lotion. Stack this with the $1.50/1 manufacturer's coupon from the 10/4 RedPlum insert to get $3 off a bottle of Dove body lotion.
Thanks, KC Penny Pinching Mama!
More printable coupons:
$3/1 GreenWorks laundry detergent
Gold N' Plump Chicken coupons (Thanks, Karen!)
December 18, 2009
Free ebook: The $5 Dinner Mom Does Holiday Dinner
Have you ordered your copy of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook yet? I just got my copy in the mail this week and was so excited with how it turned out. If you like Erin's blog, you'll love her book!
In this book, Erin skillfully defies the myth that eating on a budget has to mean bland meals with little nutrition. And she doesn't just tell you how to stretch your dollars much farther at the supermarket, she also gives you 200 recipes for dinner that she has made for $5 or less. Seriously, she breaks the price of the ingredients down to show you exactly how she did it--and how you can, too!
The cookbook is very affordable, but I know that some of you might not be able to wing the price if you're on a really tight budget, so Erin generously put together a free ebook with scrumptious (and frugal!) Christmas recipes called The $5 Dinner Mom Does Holiday Dinner. You can download your free copy here.
24-Hour Giveaway: 20 free products from Hillshire Farm
As I mentioned last week, Sara Lee, Hillshire Farm, and Walmart have teamed up to create a new website called Tasty Holiday Ideas. In addition to helping you out with holiday ideas and recipes, you can enter a giveaway for a $500 Walmart
gift card!
To enter, just go here and submit a picture or write up an
entry telling how Sara Lee and Hillshire Farm have made your family
holidays special. You can enter up to twice per day and I'd love for one of my readers to win the $500 gift card!
To close up the giveaways for 2009, I'm giving away one free product coupon from Hillshire Farm to 20 different winners. You can use these to purchase anything from the Hillshire Farm line--from Lit'l Smokies to smoked sausage to kielbasa or lunch meat.
They sent us a few coupons and I used them to buy beef Lit'l Smokies so we can make these Lit'l Smokies Skewers for our family's Christmas Dinner this coming week. My husband picked out the recipe and I'm excited to make it for him!
Would you like to win one of these 20 coupons? Just leave a comment on this post (click here to do so) within the next 24 hours and you'll be entered!
Three simple and frugal last-minute gift ideas
Still looking for some gift ideas which won't break the bank? Here are a few to check out:
A Southern Fairy Tale shares step-by-step directions for making Oreo Truffles here. These will be sure to please some chocolate-lovers on your list!
Kelleigh posted a tutorial for a very classy photo gift idea here.
Finally, Jen from Beauty and Bedlam blogged here about two gifts she created using things she already had on hand.
Want more inexpensive Christmas ideas? Check out this week's edition of Frugal Friday!
24-Hour Giveaway: 20 free products from Fisher Boy
It's a busy time of year and Fisher Boy contacted me to see if they could make life a little easier for some of my readers by offering them free Fisher Boy products. While fish sticks might not be your normal fare, I figured some of you would enjoy the opportunity to get some for free!
They generously sent us some samples of their Fisher Boy line along with the fixings for dinner last week and I enjoyed having a night off from cooking. My girls had never had fish sticks before, but they gobbled them up--much to my surprise! I was happy to read on the box that they use vegetables for coloring as opposed to artificial coloring--something we try to avoid at our house. And while I don't foresee us making a habit of having fish sticks regularly on the menu, it was fun to change things up for a night!
I'm giving away one free product from Fisher Boy to 20 winners today. Would you like to win? Just leave a comment on this post (click here to do so) within the next 24 hours and you'll be entered!
Winners of the 5 $100 gift cards from ShopAtHome.com
I promised you all I'd pick and post the $100 gift card winners on Wednesday. But then I ended up helping make a Christmas dinner for 130 people that day plus go to two different Christmas parties, so it didn't happen on Wednesday. And then I forgot to do it yesterday for some reason (lame excuse, I know, but it's the truth!).
So, before I keep you waiting any longer or come up with other excuses, here are the winners to Monday's contest sponsored by ShopAtHome.com:
Marie (makeoverblog@)
Amy (amyallen76@)
Satha (crzyqt@)
Heather (heatherpjones@)
Jennifer (plaidjenn@)
Each of the winners should have received an email from me with further information on collecting your prize.
Free ebook: The Stay-At-Home Mom's Guide to Successful eBay Selling
For those of you who didn't see this when I posted it a number of moths ago, Suzanne, who blogs at eBay Selling Coach, is still offering her ebook, The Stay-At-Home Mom's Guide to Successful eBay Selling for free right now on her blog. Go here to download your copy.
Suzanne has been successfully selling on eBay for quite some time and her blog and ebook are packed full of helpful information and insider tips. I'm always amazed at the ideas she digs up! If you're interested in trying your hand at eBay, you'll definitely want to check them both out.
Thanks, A High and Noble Calling!
Meijer: Buy 8 boxes of Triscuits or Wheat Thins and make $9!
Wow! Meijer has really been raking in the deals recently, haven't they? Well here's another that you'll definitely want to do if you could use any Triscuits or Wheat Thins or know someone who can! Andrea from Mommy Snacks has all the details here on how you can get 8 boxes of Triscuits or Wheat Thins and make $9 doing so!
Check out the rest of the deals at Meijer this week here.
Cub Foods: Magnum Razors for $0.29
Through January 1, 2010, you can get Magnum Razors for only $0.29 at Cub Foods stores. Here's how:
Thanks, Common Sense with Money!
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