Groupon Houston
Updated: Fixed broken links. My apologies!
This list now includes San Jose, as per Linda’s request and Providence, as per Meital’s request. What other cities would you like me to feature?
Here are this week’s hottest Groupon deals, which are generally available for 24-72 hours only. If you live in LA or NYC, which have multiple “social coupon” sites, sign up for Yipit.com, which aggregates all the deals in your town. Get an extra 6% back on the Groupon purchase price when you shop through eBates. And make sure to get the most out of Groupon with these Groupon tricks.
NATIONAL GROUPON DEALS
Digitizing photos – Pay $29 for 1,000 scanned photos with Scanmyphoto.com.
Reusable fashion bags – Pay $10 for $20 of reusable fashion bags from Habit.
Celebrate all the things mothers do for us. Credit: klehmkuhl/Flickr
I’m going to be updating this post through Friday so check back for the latest Mother’s Day deals on flowers, gifts, and freebies. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8, 2011.
Mother’s Day Flower Coupons
Best deal! Get 70% off flowers through the daily deal site Moolala. Pay $12 for $40 worth of flowers with this Mother’s Day flower discount. Ships nationwide.
Free photo colleage (not as pictured) from Walgreens! Credit: Lordcolus/Flickr
There are 24 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Free breakfast – Mom’s and everyone else can get a free breakfast at IKEA on May 8, 2011 before 11 a.m. The free meal includes scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, and coffee.
Free photo collage – Get a free photo collage measuing 8″ x 10″ inches from Walgreens when you use coupon code FREECOLLAGE. Chose in-store pick up for zero shipping so your total bill is nada! Ends May 7, 2011.
Free garden admission - Get into 100 gardens free this Friday, May 6, 2011 as part of National Public Gardens Day.
Soil in the making!
We picked up a huge composter for $45 this past weekend at a recycling event after outgrowing our $4 homemade composters. What excites me – other than rotting food waste in my kitchen – is the tip booklet that came with it. A complete guide to composting!
Making rich soil saves me a ton of money on dirt and shortens my grocery list – I’m growing my food! So don’t pay attention to compost rumors.
Convenience is the number one factor in locating your composter. If it’s too far away, you won’t use it, especially if you get nasty winter weather. One solution is to keep a smaller homemade composter near your kitchen door. When it fills up, make one big trip to your main composter.
A kitchen pail with lid is crucial. Fill it up with food waste during the day, then dump it into your composter as part of dinner cleanup. A lid keeps fruit flies away. We got bugs last summer so I’m dumping it after lunch, too.
Hair, dryer lint, and paper napkins
A swap item worth trading for. Credit: knitgirl63/Flickr
Another story that caught my eye in the May issue of ShopSmart magazine is where NOT to shop online. The thing is, I totally disagree! What do you think?
- Warehouse clubs – ShopSmart argues that non-members pay a surcharge of 5% online, wiping out savings.
I say, do the math. If you’re spending less than
This list now includes grocery deals at Trader Joe’s! Woot woot! Look for lots of Easter-related egg deals this week.
Ralphs - The Ralphs prices assume coupon doubling up to $1. Get all the Ralphs coupons tomorrow.
Safeway/Vons - Get all the Safeway/Vons coupons and deals that are valid through tomorrow. Highlights include 18 eggs for $2, 7-Up or A&W 2 liter for $>77 with in-ad coupon, Mission Flour Tortillas for $1.49.
Albertsons - Get the full list of Albertsons coupons, including corn 4/$1, Tropicana Pure Premium 2/$5, and 18 eggs for $1.79. (more…)
This handy comparison of four major daily deal sites – Living Social, Groupon, Facebook Deals, and Google Offers – comes from OnlineMBA.com. Which site ranks highest for you?
Via: OnlineMBA.com
Teachers get big discounts this week at Office Depot
There are 21 coupons and freebies today, including multiple coupons for Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy! If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Free Coconut Water - Get a free sample of Coconut Water at GNC through May 15, 2011. One per person.
Free wipes - Get a free sample of Cottonelle Fresh Flushable Moist Wipes when you share a little info about yourself.
Free Downy – Word in cyberspace is that Downy is giving away 14,500 April Fresh samples starting on Monday, May 9, 2011 via Facebook.
Got money on the brain?
Credit: neon_neon/Flickr
Financial psychologist – that’s what Brad Klontz is. I chatted with him recently about why kids should fail financially, how our money problems stem from unconscious beliefs, and the money disorder test that can save us.
What is a financial psychologist? I’m trained as a clinical psychologist and in the last 10 years I’ve developed an expertise in personal finance. I created a treatment program for money disorders.
What is the most common money disorder? This will come as no surprise, but it’s overspending. We have a negative savings rate, credit card debt, and we’re modeling all these behaviors for our children.
So we’re teaching our kids bad habits? Yes. They watch what we do and model it. When kids see parents head down to the store, swipe plastic, and bring home a TV, what do they learn? One thing that I encourage parents to do is to break down the skills of money management. Even if you can afford to buy that TV, put a jar in the living room, put money in it. Talk to your kids about saving for it. 80% of college students have credit cards now. On average they have about $3,000 in revolving debt. Half of college students have four or more credit cards. (My emphasis.) We require kids to take a drivers ed class before they get behind the wheel, but there is no class to get a credit card.
What are three money lessons kids need that they are not learning in school?
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
With the weather getting warmer, gardening season has officially begun. You may already have seedlings growing in containers that are ready to be transplanted, but before you do that here are four things you need to accomplish to reap the benefits.
- Remove weeds - These little suckers will sprout anywhere, even from cement and they will suck the life out of your plans by feeding off of the soil’s nutrients. Spending a good amount of time removing weeds will pay off. Make sure to get to the root of the problem by digging them out and not just pulling them.
- Take a Soil Test – Check soil
Win this coupon organizer at Frugal Festival Food!
Just wanted to share our latest Frugal Festival Food! raffle prize announcement! The Coupon Wallet has donated 25 of its Coupon Organizers for the free raffle.
How do you win? By coming to the Festival on June 25 in Los Angeles, silly! Tickets are $5-$15 and include one raffle ticket in your swag bag (another perk of coming – free stuff). VIPs will get a second ticket to double their chances of winning.
Plus, the event supports the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, so you can feel good knowing that $1 from each ticket goes to them. Get your tickets now!
Bonus: Sign up for email alerts about Frugal Festival.
Bargain alert! Yardsellr is a great resource for selling items online without having to deal with the strict policies or fees of other sites. (It’s completely free to list). Yardsellr is also an easy site to search for interesting collectibles, home décor, or clothing, jewelry, and designer handbag listings that aren’t over-priced or sold on a limited time or auction system. Check out toys, books, and sports memorabilia too… there’s 2000+ categories, even one devoted to Hello Kitty!
So how does it work? Yardsellr operates both as a website and directly within Facebook with over 2 million people buying, selling, and commenting on stuff. Items are categorized in specific bins or blocks, similar to the setup of an actual yard or garage sale. By “liking” a Yard Sale block or bin, buyers and sellers get updates of recently posted items in their Facebook newsfeed in real time. Or you could just visit Yardsell.com and enter in what you’re looking for.
Yardsellr is having a new user giveaway right now using their Photon$* point system. People who register receive 1 million Photon$, or $10 for FREE to instantly to spend on the site. Click here to sign up and check it out.
* Up to $10, or 1 million Photon$ points can be earned every day by interacting on the site. Just look for the $ sign on Yardsellr.com to see how you can earn free money!
Three coupons for Mother's Day Flowers below.
There are 24 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Amtrak free - Kids are free on Amtrak when you book by May 6, 2011 and travel by June 9, 2011. Kids aged 2-12 are free with adult ticket. Get this freebie by clicking “Book it Now” through the above link.
Free no snoring inserts – Get a free sample of anti-snorning inserts from Brez. Never used these myself.
Free ice cream sandwich - Get a free ice cream sandwich from Quick Chek with a coupon that expires May 9, 2011.
By Bobbi Burger Brunoehler of Bobbisbargains.
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When I was a little girl, I always wanted to do something special for Mother’s Day. Being quite young, I had no money. This posed a problem. I would fret and worry and think and create and each year I came up with something new. They certainly weren’t expensive and they certainly weren’t great works of art, but now that I am a mom, I KNOW that my mom cherished them.
Just in case you are in need of something frugal and full of love for your mother, here are eight ideas. Feel free to use them and sign your name with love to your mom.
- Find a quote book about mothers or love or family at a used book store. Find pages with quotes that ring true to you. Put a picture of you and your mom and a little note about how that quote represents some time you had together. Put little pretty bookmarks on the special pages. The goal of this project is that your mom should get teary-eyed reading your gift.
- Make your mom’s favorite
Free Haagen-Dazs May 10! Credit: rarye/Flickr
There are 20 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, check if there is a cash back rebate for shopping through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join and you can save a bit extra.
Free ice cream - Get free ice cream at Haagen-Dazs on May 10, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. at participating shops. Details on Facebook but you do not need to have a log in to participate.
Free General Mills samples - Spanish speakers in the US can get free General Mills products in sample form when they join QueVidaRica.
Free Shout – Get a free sample of Shout Color Catcher when you “like” its Facebook page and click on the Offers tab.
Today only! Peet’s coupon - Get $1 off your drink order with this Peet’s Coffee coupon. Valid May 2, 2011 only. Excludes juice and bottled beverages.
