Maryjo wants you to know that until midnight, Friday you can get a free 8 x 11 custom photo book from Snapfish. Here’s what she emailed me, edited to combine several separate messages:
Go to this promo page on Snapfish. It will then prompt you to open
a free account if you don’t have one and put [...]
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Free sample of 8 gourmet chocolate from Haydee Chocolatier
After finding that, I did a simple google search and turned up some more. Some of these are old and might not work, but they were all worth a try as far as I’m concerned. They all gave me encouraging results like, “Thank you for your request. [...]
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UPDATE from a friend: THE OFFER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Pc3
As a new-and-improved housewife-who-doesn’t-blog-obsessively, I just have this to share today:
Turkey is not cheap. $2/lb was my target price for boneless skinless chicken breast - the price at which I say, “Hey, that’s a great deal!” and stock up.
But that just changed. [...]
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The month of September is almost gone. I spent $180 on Friday, divided rather evenly between Costco, WalMart, HEB (the other grocery store here in San Antonio) and the produce terminal. That sounds like a lot, but our pantry is just as full as it was a week into this experiment so I think I’m [...]
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With just 5 days to go, I have to admit that I’m a little underwhelmed by our experience so far. Either we didn’t take it far enough, or we’re more frugal than I thought. I just don’t feel like there’s been a huge change. I haven’t battled with overpowering urges to spend. [...]
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At the produce terminal on Friday, I got:
8 lbs. of white seedless grapes
17 lbs. of oranges
20 lbs. of tangelos
18 lbs. of bananas
30 broccoli crowns
~25 orange bell peppers
12 lbs. of plums
All for the bargain price of $36! I also spent $47 at Costco on milk, cheese, eggs and tortilla chips. This brings our total for the [...]
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So far our food expenses - which have been relentlessly creeping up toward $1,000/month - have totalled $300 for the month, including $100 at Walmart just yesterday. I’ll probably spend another $100 today between Costco (just cheddar cheese, eggs and milk) and produce at the terminal downtown. After that, we’ll be set for another week [...]
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So far, I think we’re doing pretty well on this experiment. In spite of the fact that we started this with absolutely no pre-planning, our pantry and fridge/freezer stores are holding out very well. I dug all the way to the back and to the bottom and found things that were long-forgotten. I was home [...]
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Since Mother Hen has already jumped in, I should mention that we’re taking the plunge too. Or more accurately, we took the plunge. Inspired by Owl Haven’s post about feeding her family of 12 for the whole month on $200, we have decided to do her 30 Days of Nothing experiment. For the month of [...]
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It’s been a while since I did a Frugal Friday post, so forgive me if this a bit of a stretch but I just wanted to share quickly one way that we make the most of our grocery money.
With prices of both gas and groceries on the rise, it’s important to us to buy as [...]
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The children had so much fun doing Menu Math the first time, the very next day they calculated the cost of a new set of meals. I’m not sure why I waited so long to share the results; I think I was debating whether to add to the original post or make it a new [...]
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Thanks to a tip from a reader (thanks, Lisa D!) I finally made the trip to the San Antonio produce terminal. It was a long way from home but very near hubby at work, and I was going to be in the area anyway so it cost almost nothing extra in gas. By God’s [...]
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Does anyone know much about Cash Crate? I tried it out today and am still trying to make up my mind about it. My time was divided, as usual, but I estimate that I spent around 45 minutes earning $15. That seems like a good return on my time, and I think [...]
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After months of managing the Frugal Blogroll and following Crystal’s Money Saving Moms, I finally decided to jump on the CVS/Walgreen’s Super Shopper bandwagon. I had heard enough of people spending fourteen cents on $76 worth of toiletries and getting another $45 in rebates. With 10 people in our house we could really [...]
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Now through Friday, Vision Forum is offering 50% off the entire Jonathan Park CD library - that’s 60 episodes for about $1 apiece! These are exciting, dramatic radio-show style recordings that are packed with creation science. Our children love them!
And even though CBD got cheap and no longer pays commissions on orders [...]
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