Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Coldwater Creek $25 off $50 purchase!

Are you a fan of Coldwater Creek?  There is a great $25 off of any $50 purchase code:  FB2550.

If you go through shop at home, you can get 4% cashback!  If you are new to Shop at Home, you'll get $5 just for signing up!

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FREE sample: Dunkin Donuts Turbo

Grab your free sample of Dunkin Donuts Turbo Coffee.  Sounds like the type of coffee I need :)


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FREE Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Milk At Whole Foods

My sister-in-law LOVES Almond Milk. There is a FABULOUS deal at Whole foods this week.  your mileage may vary on this deal based on your local stores policies.  


     Buy 1 Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Milk at $1.99


  1. Use $1/1 coupon from the 2/28 Smart Source insert
  2. Use $1/1 store coupon from the Whole Deal Newsletter at the front of the store
      FINAL PRICE= FREE


Thanks, Coupon Cravings!
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Monday, March 8, 2010

Making do Monday: Making my Sofa and Loveseat more Chic than Shabby!

"Making do" is not an exciting thing to talk about.  Whether you are a money saving mom, a do-it yourself dad or single lady living slim, it can be a frustrating place.  Just recently while reviewing our yearly home improvements, my "supposed needs" made it to the bottom of the list due to the stage my kiddos are in, being BIG CUTE MESSES.  (Just a note: I am a housewife and mother with a limited budget.)  I know you may be able to relate: whether it is the terribly stained carpet in your house, furniture that look more shabby than chic, bed spread that has seen its last day or the less than fabulous backyard, you have to say no to them when your TRUE needs scream louder, like being debt free or saving for an emergency fund. 


One of my sweet friends from college just posted a problem that I have, on facebook which inspired me to start this segment: Making do Mondays!  Here is her facebook status:


"Kristi will never own another piece of furniture made of microfiber. easy to keep clean my rear end....My poor couch always looks worse after I try to clean it than it did with all the random stains from kids/pets/life, etc..."


My sentiments exactly! My husband and I bought this hip, modern sofa and loveseat  set from Rooms to Go 5 years ago.  In my opinion, they have got to go!  With two kids and a dog, they look terrible. Yes, the furniture company did add scotch guard it. I have tried cleaning the blasted sofas with the fabric cleaner it came with . Every time, I clean the sofa with the cleaner they look WORSE with water marks all over my sofa and loveseat as well as the many scratches on the wood (not to mention the permanent marker stain from my budding young artist).  


So now I am going to do some experimenting with advice on how to clean these sofas from different sources as well as do a little touch up work on the wood.  Yes, I am going to make do. We will see if this works. 


Here are the different methods I will try to clean it up:


  1. Baby Wipes- furniture stores advice 
  2. Alcohol and amonia from www.cleanyourmicrofiber.com
  3. Any suggestions?? Please leave them in the comment box! 
Yes, I know we face these "messes"in our life and I hope to inspire you to take action about those areas that really bug you without "breaking the bank".  I will write a follow up by Monday to let you know my progress on my little "science experiment". 


FYI, if all else fails, my plan is to save for slipcovered sofas little by little with a sinking fund. A sinking fund is where you save for a large, infrequent expense by saving a certain percentage a month.  I am going to start saving now because I know this will be a TRUE need in the future!  If you would like to help me save for my sofa, just sign up for Shop at Home and Ebates which is a FREE rebate program for online shopping.  You will receive $5 cash back each just for signing up for each of the FREE  programs, and I will get a $5 referral fee for everyone who signs up.  To learn more, go here! 




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Thursday, March 4, 2010

FREE sample of L'oreal Everstrong

Register for your FREE sample of L'oreal Everstrong Shampoo!


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FREE 3M Home Water Test

Grab your FREE 3M Home Water Test which tests for Total Chlorine, Free Chlorine, Iron, pH, Total Alkalinity & Total Hardness.  The scientist in me LOVES this type of information. 

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Coach Factory Store 20% off Coupon!

Grab your 20% off coupon to the Coach Factory Store!  The coupon is valid through 3/7.

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FREE copy of ROMANCING MISS BRONTE by Juliet Gae

Register here for your advanced FREE copy of Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gae.  This is while supplies last!


Thanks, Southern Savers!
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

FREE Sample of Pureology

Grab your FREE sample of Pureology Super Smooth here.

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FREE Photo Book from Picaboo

Picaboo Promotional Banner


Mother's day is around the corner.  Register here to get a FREE 20-page Classic Leather photo book at Picaboo! This is a $39.99 value! Use code AFFLGB through March 31, 2010.


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FREE Gerber Child Safety ID Kit

Register here to receive your FREE Child Safety Kit from Gerber.  


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Updated: Ways to Win More Through Swagbucks

Search & Win


As you know I am very excited about swag bucks.  I think it is a very easy way to earn FREE Gift Cards as well as cool prizes like the Kindle and iPad.  For those of you who would like to win more swagbucks, here is the information on how to optimize your experience! 

Tips for when you are starting out:
  1. Download: Download your toolbar for your browser.  This will make it easy to do a quick little search here and there.  Also, there is a little spot where you will see a swagcode pop up. They will only be good for a few hours.  This way you know as soon as possible.
  2. Follow:   Follow swagbucks on your social networking sites like facebook and twitter.  They release more swagbucks on these sight so you have more opportunities to win them. 
  3. Search Limits: There is usually a limit of how many you can win a day 3-4 so do not be obsessed!  Try to spread out your searches and ONLY use authentic searches.  For example, search Centsable Lady rather than just going to your bookmark.  
  4. Goal: Set a goal for this year.  Look through the Swag store and make a goal prize. My personal goal is to pay for MOST if not all of my Christmas presents through Gift cards earned through swag bucks (450 Swagbucks = 1 Amazon Gift Card)! Don't worry I will update you about this in December.  This will help you to stay motivated! Mother's Day is Coming up.  Both Proflowers and red envelope $5 gift cards are 140 Swagbucks each.  Work towards free mother's day gifts.
  5. Other than Searching: Remember you can win swagbucks for online shopping, watching video ads, completing special offers, recycling cell phones, using a prescription discount card and more! 
  6. Clicking on Ads:  Swagbucks makes money off of ads and they are sharing the wealth by passing on  prizes and rewards onto you.  You may get higher value swagbucks just for clicking on ads or the top items in your search.  Instead of closing your page use the back arrow button.  I win swagbucks this way all of the time,
  7. Mega Swag Bucks day:  You have a better chance of winning higher value swag bucks for doing on line searches on Friday which is Mega Swag bucks day!
  8. Refer friends and encourage them:  When your friends sign up, you earn swag bucks each time they search!  If you really believe that this is a great idea, why not share it :) Share your genuine success with the program.  I want a FREE Christmas and I would love for my friends to have the same.
Tricks:
  1.  3-6 Quick Swag Bucks
        *Register or Log in (Never registered before? you win 60 SB)
        *Go to the special offers page (left side)
        *Go to no obligation offers page and hit skip for every offer.  Easy 3 SB.     
        *Go back to special offers page
        *Scroll down a bit.  You will see "Wall 1, Wall 2, Wall 3"
        *Click on each wall until you see a video offer.  Watch a video.     

    2.   Winning?:  Log out of SB and clear browser history and cookies.  Now do a search. 
    3.   Search more: Use SB to get to your e-mail, news or facebook everyday.  
    4.   Slickdeals thread: Check this thread for the latest info.
    5.   Submit a Poll idea here: pollideas@swagbucks.com
    6.   Increase your searches:  Teach your husband, wife or kids how to search using swag bucks. 

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