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There are 31 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates. Free to join! Don’t miss exclusive coupons we share on the BargainBabe.com Facebook page. “Like” us today!
Free cat food - Get a freebie sample of Meow Mix cat food via Walmart. US residents only. You must be 18 or older. One per household.
Free cappuccino - Get a free sample of Hills Bros cappuccino though Facebook when you “like” their page. While supplies last.
Freebie American Baby mag – Get a free subscription to American Baby magazine when you fill out a simple request form. The number of free issues you will receive depends on your due date and birth date.
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
Seems like every year we make resolutions only to break them, but could it be that in the end we are saving money by not sticking to them? Below I calculate the amount of money spent on meeting New Year’s resolutions and share tips to getting them done on a budget.
Check out Best Buy's current holiday sale!
There are 37 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates. Free to join! Don’t miss exclusive coupons we share on the BargainBabe.com Facebook page. “Like” us today!
HOT! Last minute flight deals - Southwest has a bunch of last minute holiday travel deals when you book by Dec. 19 and travel Dec 14-21, 2011. The best flights and prices will go quickly.
Tomorrow! Free ice cream cupcake - Grab a free ice cream cupcake at Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery on Dec. 15, 2011 from 4-7 p.m. to celebrate National Cupcake Day.
Free Christmas music download - Get a free Christmas song from Tim McGraw to the tune of “Christmas All Over the World.” Unclear how long this will last.
This laptop is on super sale at Office Max today only! Credit: Office Max
There are 31 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates. Free to join! Don’t miss exclusive coupons we share on the BargainBabe.com Facebook page. “Like” us today!
THIS WEEKEND! Free museums with B of A card - On the first full weekend of every month, get into more than 150 museums nationwide with your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card as part of its museums on us program. The freebie includes general admission and excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fundraising events. Only the cardholder gets in free.
$25 mag credit - Join the online magazine newstand Zinio and get a $25 credit that you can use to buy any of their 5,000 titles. It’s all in digital format, so you can read your mags on your Kindle Fire, iPad, Android, and many more. Ends March 2012.
Free holiday music - Amazon has plenty of free holiday music to download. Check back because the selection changes frequently.
Grocery University is on sale for less than $10!
If you missed yesterday’s super sale at Grocery University, a 19-part coupon class, the sale has been extended! The audio class usually sells for $24.95 but today it is on sale for $9.95. That’s 60% off!!!
This sale only comes around every six months, so if you have any interest in using grocery coupons to save money, or want to take your couponing to the next level, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GROCERY UNIVERSITY. I use it, and it has really helped me fine tune my couponing. I’m even getting my husband involved!
Here’s a sneak peek at Grocery University, taught by my blogger friend Carrie.
Get these Black Friday apps to save
This list of five Black Friday apps comes from iYogi, which provides computer support for consumers and small businesses. A common feature is the ability to share deals on Facebook and other sites.
Go straight to all the Black Friday 2011 deals and ads.
TGI Black Friday – Search thousands of deals from stores like Best Buy, Kohls, Macys, Target, Walmart, and more. Get updates from almost all the major retail stores, download PDF ad scans, create personalized shopping lists, e-mail deals to friends, and compare prices of products across various stores and categories.
Last chance to win!
There are FIVE GIVEAWAYS ENDING TOMORROW! So this is your last chance to enter to win. Click on the links below to enter now!!!
Contests that end Nov. 24, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST
- $99 HP HD webcam
- $99 doll, train, and toys from Cracker Barrel
- $100 Lands’ End gift card
- $100 storage cubes from Way Basics
- $100 holiday cards from DaySpring
Contests that end Nov. 29, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST
- $199 Rockboard scooter
- $100 Bertolli pot and accessories
- $100 Carter’s gift card
- $100 in cash from Ebates
- $120 designer reusable bags from Envirosax
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
I’ve come across even more ways to save money on movie tickets, so I’m combining an older post (which you can see here) to share a total of 12 ways to save on movie tickets. I also included a list of sites that offer free movie screenings below.
Second-run movie theaters – I’m lucky to have a theater nearby that plays movies only a few weeks old. It makes me feel like I’m not missing out on a movie when everyone is talking about it. And you can’t beat the price – a fraction of mainstream theaters.
Winner and runner ups announced below!
Visiting family and traveling were the two retirement activities most desired by the 42 readers who entered our contest to win “Can I Retire?” by Mike Piper, a self-published blogger who I met at a conference recently. Olivia made me laugh out loud when she said her priorities were “God first, then family, and finally fishing.” But I decided to declare as the winner…
This week’s clip of Extreme Couponing follows Bree, a 28-year-old mother who makes her own laundry detergent for $20 a year. How cool is that? Watch a brief clip, then scroll down to get her detergent recipe.
Check out our Coupon Database for the latest grocery, drugstore, and magazine coupons. Each week we share the top grocery coupon matches and the top drugstore coupon matches, including many freebie items! How does watching the show make you feel? I feel guilty that I don’t use more coupons.
Homemade laundry detergent recipe from Bree on Extreme Couponing
This video uses adult language. Not recommended for youngsters!
Loud. Brash. Egotistical. That’s how I would describe Ramit Sethi, the New York Times best selling author of “I Will Teach You To Be Rich”
After the conference my friend, Jen from Balancing Beauty and Bedlam, chatted me up on Skype.
Jen: Ok, I just watched the video…Funny, yes, but a TOTAL insult to frugal bloggers. So, was it funny in the context of his talk, or if you are a frugal blogger sitting there, would you still have been totally insulted?
Winner and runner-ups announced below!
This is a post by BargainBabe.com writter Yazmin Cruz.
I asked you to share how the recession has affected your financial situation for a chance to win Lorilee Craker’s “Money Secrets of the Amish” and my review post was flooded with comments. Many of you said you’ve cut down on frivolous things and are trying to save money on groceries. In need of coupons? Check out our Coupon Database to find all grocery and drugstore coupons available.
The first runner-up is Andrea Stempel who said her husband’s salary has been cut and they have been struggling to make ends meet for their family of six. The second runner-up is Christine Judd who recently graduated from college and is having a difficult time finding a job.
It was difficult picking the winner as there were many compelling stories, but I finally declared
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
Have you ever caved into buying an item at a higher price because you didn’t want to be perceived as cheap? Last weekend, I did just that at the Santa Monica Pier, a major tourist attraction in California.
My family and I headed to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to grab drinks. At the front of the line I was faced with a major decision.
This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
I was really excited to receive “Money Secrets of the Amish,” by Lorilee Craker, who is the author of eleven books including New York Times bestseller “Through the Storm” with Lynne Spears (Britney Spears’ mother). Win my copy below.
The title tickled my curiosity about the Amish way of life. How frugal are they?
Like me, Craker wanted to learn more about the Amish after hearing they were thriving during the recession on NPR. Being a Mennonite and a journalist, she wanted to know more as her own financial situation tightened. Craker writes:
A fancy Vegas hotel room. (Not where our reader stayed). Credit: prayitno/Flickr
The Unethical Man wrote in with another money morality dilemma (he seems to run into them often):
Sorry, I got one more question for you. As you may already know, I go to Vegas quite a bit. I try to take advantage of as many free room night offers as I can. Why? Because when traveling out of town, one of the incidental expenses is the room. My question is whether you think it is unethical to accept an offer of free rooms from a property but not gamble there or eat there? You hardly spend any time at the property except for showering and sleeping. At checkout time, the bill reads $0.00 on the TV screen.
Ethical or unethical?
I think you are in the clear as long as part of the agreement for the free hotel room does not include a promise to spend time at the hotel eating or gambling. I’m sure that’s what the hotel wants, but it can’t force you to gamble any more than it can force you to starve.
More money morality posts:
Freebie tacos a deal or a steal?
Is BB a good Samaritan or greedy stranger?
Dilemma: Neighbors gave us cash we don’t want
