This list now includes grocery deals at Trader Joe’s! Woot woot! Plus, online coupon links below.
Ralphs - The Ralphs prices assume coupon doubling up to $1. Get all the Ralphs coupons later today. Our tips for saving money at Ralphs.
Safeway/Vons - Save at Home Mommy shares this week’s Safeway/Vons coupons including 5 free Kool-Aid Drink Mix, Nabisco Snack Crackers or Toasted Chips for $0.88, and Bull’s-Eye Barbecue Sauce for $0.50.
Albertsons - Get the full list of Albertsons coupons including Tide Laundry Detergent for $1.99, Healthy Choice Lunch Steamers, Natural Entrees, Select Entrees, or Kid Cuisine for $1.00 each, and Yoplait Yogurt Cups as low as $.50 each when you buy 10.
$1 off Pure coupon available below for a limited time.
There are 29 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 seeds – Sign up for Mike the Gardener’s website and get two packs of free seeds on your birthday!
Free ice cream – Mark your calenders! Nestle is giving away 100 free drumstick ice creams on June 21 starting at 12 pm EST / 9 am PST. “Like” Nestle on Facebook to get your freebie!
Free paw cleaner – The Freebie Blogger found a way to get PawSafe Cleaner at PetSmart for free!
These bacon-wrapped scallops were the closest thing I could find! Credit: Fuzzy Gerdes/Flickr
The five winners of “Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half” have been announced on the Frugal Festival site!
Today’s book giveaway is for “Poor Girl Gourmet,” a cookbook that sticks to a $15 per meal budget.Contest ends 11:59 p.m. EST tonight, June 14, 2011.
More free food announced at this year’s Frugal Festival Food! Libertine will be passing out bacon-wrapped tater tots at the in-person event June 25 in Canoga Park. That line is going to be long!
Free dog food offer below.
There are 26 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 gum – “Like” the Mentos Gum UP2U Facebook page starting at 12 noon EST/9 a.m. PST today June 13 to win a free pack of gum.
Free bandaids – Pledge to give blood and get free bandaids from Nexcare. While supplies last.
Free movie codes - The Freebie Blogger reports these four free movie rental codes for Blockbuster Express kiosks are good through June 17, 2011: 64JBHS9, 33BACC6, 65RRAP1 and 44ASJA5.
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
My father means the world to me and on Father’s Day this Sunday I am giving him a gift above all — my undivided attention and time. Although there are many Father’s Day gift ideas, no tie or gadget could state how grateful I am to have him in my life.
Not only is he my biggest supporter, but he’s given me money lessons and taught me to live within my means. When I got my first job at a local juice bar, my father would pick me up from work. One day I was so tired and offered to pay for coffee if he stopped at the nearest coffee shop. He obliged. When I got back in the car with coffee in hand he asked: “So, how many hours did you just work to pay for this coffee?”
It’s easy to start saving energy and stop wasting money on your energy bills, and if you follow these simple tips you can start today. One of the best ways to reduce the amount of money you spend is by switching your electricity and gas supplier. Have a look at the many comparison websites in existence and you’ll be sure to find yourself the best deal. This may save you a little extra cash, but it’s also important that you actually cut down on the amount of energy you use. Here are five quick and easy tips to help you do just that.
Don’t be on standby
Appliances left on standby make up a huge amount of the energy wasted by homes, so this is one of the quickest and easiest ways to cut down on wasted energy. All it takes is to remember to turn the TV off properly when you go up to bed and before you know it you’ll be cutting down on the energy you waste.
Turn off your clothes dryer
Household appliances that give off heat – such as clothes dryers – use huge amounts of electricity. To cut down on this you should always try and hang your clothes out to dry whenever you can. Simply turning off the dryer and drying clothes outside is a 100% energy saving solution.
Get energy efficient lighting
In most homes, lighting accounts for 10 to 15% of the electricity bill. There is such a quick and easy solution to this – simply replace these with low energy and energy saving light bulbs. You’ll be amazed at the amount of energy you’ll be saving. In most instances this can be as much as 80% of the energy of normal bulbs. If you’re cutting the amount of energy used by this much, just think what this will do for your bills.
Start thinking of jobs at home
One of the most frustrating and messy jobs at home is defrosting your refrigerator and freezer, but it’s also one of the best things to do to save money in your home. Doing this regularly will mean that your appliances aren’t working overtime and are just using the right amount of energy to do their jobs. You can also purchase a special plug which will help the appliances run more economically by adjusting the electricity supply according to the motor’s needs. This will also mean that they become kinder to the environment.
Heat water on the stove
When boiling water it’s more energy efficient to heat it on the stove than using a kettle. This may sound like too much hassle, but often it’s actually quicker to do this than to use a kettle. So get rid of energy zapping appliances and get back to basics and you’ll be sure to notice a change.
Have you already implemented these energy saving strategies?
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The original pizza salad
The ONLINE Frugal Festival kicks off today with two events:
- A Recipe Contest to win $25 Restaurant.com gift cards, AllRecipes memberships, and a copy of the Frugal Festival eCookbook.
- A Daily Book Giveaway to win Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half. FIVE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!
I couldn’t help it, but I already entered a recipe for pizza salad, pictured above, into the contest. All details for how to win the Recipe Contest and Daily Book Giveaway are on the Frugal Festival event website. Use the above links to access them.
If you are in LA on June 25, make sure to get tickets to the in-person Frugal Festival Food!
$1 off Peet's Coffee today only!
There are 17 coupons and freebies today, slim pickings! 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 Oprah book – Get a free copy of The World According to Oprah
Free Sharpie Highlighters – Penny Pinchin’ Mom found an Office max coupon that gets you a 5-pack of Sharpie Highlighters for free!
Babies r Us deal – Get a $15 Babies R Us gift card when you buy any two Huggies diaper packs of 100 or more.
Michael’s coupons – Get 50% off any one item, plus 60% off a custom framing job and 10% off sale prices of two or more custom framing with these Michael’s coupons. Expires June 18, 2011. Thanks Couponers United!
Get online coupons for these stores below.
Target - This week’s list of Target coupon deals includes Breyer’s Ice Cream as low as $1.24 each when you buy 2 after stacked coupons, and Coppertone Kids Sunscreen As low as $4.99 ea. after stacked coupons. Go to Target’s online coupons.
Staples – Hip 2 Save lists the hot Staples coupons including free Pentel WOW! Retractable Ballpoint Pens, free Quickbooks Simple Start Online 2011 after rebate, and Adobe Photoshop Elements.
CVS - Bargain Briana has all the CVS coupon deals for this week, including free Zyrtec, free Schick Hydro 3 or Hydro 5, free Motrin PM, and free Bayer Advanced Aspirin. (more…)
Win this book Monday, June 13!
Can’t wait for the first ever ONLINE Frugal Festival!
Here is the line up of contests and giveaways! Open to everyone (even if you plan to attend the in-person event in LA on June 25).
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There are 32 coupons and freebies today – that’s a record! 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 iced tea – Get a free bottle of Lipton iced tea when you “like” its Facebook page.
Free ice cream – Get a coupon for a free Nestle Drumstick starting at noon EST on June 21. “Like” its Facebook page to get started. Yum!
Free liners – Get free Carefree panty liners from Walgreens. Look on the lower right. I’ve used these and like them except for the fragrance.
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
More than a year ago, Bargain Babe wrote about a Consumer Reports finding that women pay as much as 50% more for similar products than men. Armed with a pen and notepad, I headed to my local drugstore to see if this was still the case. I compared 26 brands of deodorant, shave cream, face wash, bath wash, lotion, shampoo, razors, vitamins, and hair removal products. In some cases, like shave cream, there were very few brands that made products for men and women.
At first glance, prices for the men’s version of a product were similar as those for women or even higher. But when you calculate the cost per unit, women’s products were priced higher 11 times, compared to four for men’s.
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I share five must read blog posts about saving money every Friday.
Women’s skills are profitable for companies. So why is it that CEOs are not scrambling to attract and retain female employees? (DailyWorth)
Renting a car? Before doing so, read about 6 car rental rip-offs to watch for. (MoneyTalk News)
Start gearing up for the summer heat. Here’s how to buy a window AC unit. (Fabulous and Frugal)
What’s better: being self employed or having a 9 to 5? Before deciding between the two different work lifestyles, compare these four factors to make the best decision for YOU. (The Digerati Life)
Could you eat for $4 a day? Donna did! She had three meals plus snacks on what the government considers a limited budget. (Surviving and Thriving)
Free Mahjong app! Credit: Queen of the desert/Flickr
There are 22 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 movie popcorn – Get a free small popcorn from Regal Cinemas when you share your mobile phone number. The coupon will be texted to you.
Free Mahjong app – Droid users can get a free Majhong app
Free bumper sticker - Sign up for the Energy Alternative Solutions, Inc. newsletter and get a free alternative energy bumper sticker. Unclear how many are available.
Big news as we approach Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 in Canoga Park!
LOZO is raffling off five $50 American Express gift cards to celebrate it’s upcoming new tool that finds coupons for your grocery list. You get one free raffle ticket with admission so everyone is eligible to win!
The Stand is bringing free hot dogs and chili to share with everyone at the Festival. YUM!
