"Try Me Free" Offers

I've been meaning to put together a list of "Try Me Free" items I've come across, but I thought maybe it would be better to just get a couple up instead of waiting for "perfection". =) Resolve Deep Cleaning Powder - up to $7.99 (exp. 8/31/09)I found mine at Meijer, but Jen said the hangtags have also been found at WalMart and Publix (exp. 12/30/09). Use the $2/1 (5/3 SS) coupon to get a $2

Freebies Galore!!

I love freebies, but haven't had a chance to post many lately.A couple sites I always like to check out are WalMart (no spam and you get them quick) and Fans Freebies.And, I just came across a really great list that my blogger friend Jen has put together. Check it out at Spending Less & Living More!I recommend using a "junk mail" email address when signing up for freebies and offers to keep from

FREE Ice Cream at WalMart!

Mmm, with all the gorgeous weather we just experienced on vacation I am in full "summer mode" (and trying desperately to ignore the cooler days we're having here in Michigan)! So these ice cream freebies are right up my alley!Tomorrow, May 30 at WalMart from 11am-4pm they are giving away free samples. Go here to enter your zip code and see if a WalMart near you is particpating. Your choice of

What a lovely vacation!

Ahhh.....what a great time! My husband and I returned from our vacation a couple days ago, refreshed, renewed, and so thankful for a much needed week away!Yes, we really did miss the kids, =) but we also very much enjoyed our break and our bit o' freedom. It made coming home to them that much better. We've been soaking up the time with them since we got back, and now it's time to start catching

FREE Chocolate Friday!!

Yay, it's Friday!! =)Every Friday until September (5/8 - 9/25/09), you can go HERE to request a coupon from MARS for a free choice of one (1) single-sized package of any M&M'S® Brand, MILKY WAY® Brand, SNICKERS® Brand, 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand, TWIX® Brand and DOVE® Brand product. Offer is available between 9:00am and 11:59pm (EST). There's a limit of 250,000 coupons per Friday.Allow approximately 6

FREE Campbell's Tomato Seeds

You can go on over HERE to request free tomato seeds from Campbell's. And everytime a packet is requested, they make a donatation of another 100 seeds!"Just purchase any Campbell's condensed soup and enter the code found on the bottom of the can."Offer valid until 6/21/09. Limit one per household. Allow 8 weeks for delivery.Thanks Shira!!P.s. If you saw this post go up and then get deleted twice,

FREE DiGiorno Flatbread Melts!! Hurry for your coupon!

Don't wait to grab this one! I recently tried some of DiGiorno's wraps I found clearanced - absolutely de-lish! I'll bet these will be yummy too! And what's yummier than free food? ;)EDIT: I just now realized that the ones I tried were Oscar Meyer's Deli Creations, lol! They were scrumptious, but I'm sure these are also!Get your FREE DiGiorno Flatbread Melts coupon HERE.Available May 18, from 12

Meijer Wrap-Up - May 10-16 - 77% Savings!!

Wow, I paid $34.09 for $146.30 of groceries!! To be honest, I was shocked! We don't have any stores that double, so grocery deals are harder to come by - but this week was fantastic!!$146.30 Retail$87.06 Sale Price- $50.97 in coupons- $2 custom coupon (wyb 10 yogurts)= $34.09 ~ 77% Savings!Plus I also received a catalina for a FREE Crystal Light (up to $4.xx) on my next visit!Pictured.....12

Walgreens Wrap-Up - May 10-16 - 84% Savings!

This week I really tried to spend my accumulating Register Rewards and because of their limitations I had to buy some extra fillers to make it work. My total was higher than it has been lately, and at first I thought - wow, not so good. But then I realized that it was still an 84% savings - not too shabby. Randy and I were talking about how funny it was to think 84% is disappointing, lol.

I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again!!

Ok, so technically neither of those are true - we're driving, not flying....and we'll be gone for a week.But the point is, that we're taking a vacation!! The first kid-free vacation in 9 years!! Wahoo!!I try not to do my "Snoopy dance" of joy in front of the kids, so I don't hurt their feelings, but it's time for a break!Randy was asked to be in a friends wedding in Alabama, so we're leaving

I've been given a blog award!!

Wow! I feel so special to have my very own blog award! I got it from Suz at Family "Cents" - thanks Suz!!The Rules:1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this

*Reminder* - Last day for 70% off at Restaurant.com

Today's the last day to use the code "TASTY" to get 70% off gift certificates from Restaurant.com. Read more details and how to get money back HERE.

FREE Bath and Body Works item with purchase - 3 Days Only!

3 Days Only! Click HERE to print off a coupon for a Free Anti-Bacterial Item (up to $5 value) with any $10 purchase. Since Mother's Day was just here, there may be some clearance items available to use this coupon with.Limit 1 per customer. Valid through May 17th, 2009.

FREE Chocolate Friday!!

Wow, free chocolate - I can't believe I forgot to post this this morning, lol.LOL! Neil Patrick Harris is on Rachael Ray right this minute plugging "Free Chocolate Fridays", so the website might be a little busy for a while. =)Every Friday until September (5/8 - 9/25/09), you can go HERE to request a coupon from MARS for a free choice of one (1) single-sized package of any M&M'S® Brand, MILKY WAY

Amazon.com - 826 FREE MP3 Downloads!

Go on over to Amazon.com and browse the 826 FREE songs available to download - completely free!I saw they had free downloads about a month ago, but didn't recognize any of the artists - although I will say that I'm really bad about remembering artists names. I just know if I like the jam or not when it comes on the radio.Today though I did recognize some - Ziggy Marley, Death Cab for Cutie,

Restaurant.com - 70% off + $5 Bonus!!

Go to Restaurant.com and use the promo code "TASTY" to get 70% off your gift certificates! That's a $25 gift certificate for $3!(the promo code expires Sat. May 16th, 2009)AND, for an even better deal, go to my post HERE about how to MAKE money by buying one of the gift certificates for eating out!! (That link goes to a post when they offered an 80% off code, but just adjust it to 70% off and

WalMart and Meijer deals!! Lots for FREE and cheap!!

Go on over HERE to Hip2Save's blog for a tremendous list of WalMart deals with coupon match-ups. Lots of cheap and free items in a simple list, sorted into categories.EDIT: Whoops! I forgot to post these a couple days ago...10 Meijer brand yogurts for $2When you buy 10 Meijer brand yogurts (6-8 oz) on sale for 10/$4, you get $2 off your next order (it will print out a catalina at checkout) = 10

FREE Nescafe Taster's Choice Coffee

My husband and I really don't drink coffee, but I love having something around for when guests are over and "need" their java or I need a smidgen for baking. We don't use it often though, so I don't like to spend a lot on it. I was happy to come across this six-pack sample of the brand I already have on hand. Click HERE to request your free sample. Then select the "Try it on us" thingamajig.

Rite-Aid Weekly Wrap-up: May 10-16 - $49 Retail for $4.54 PROFIT!

Yay! It's Tuesday and I'm done with Rite-Aid for the week! If you know me at all, you know that's pretty much a miracle. It's a rare week that I don't end up running out on Friday or Saturday to grab the deals before the week ends. I know better, but procrastination's my middle name. =)Here's the story on these:~ The Physicians Formula makeup was "Buy 1, get 1 50% off", so I bought the

$5 off any Jennie-O products!! Hurry!!

Right now during the Season Finale of Biggest Loser (8/7pm CT), go to Jennie-O's website and click on the "Register Now" link in the middle of the page. The first 25,000 to register get a $5 coupon towards Jennie-O's Turkey Store products.Hurry, it won't last long!

Bath & Body Works - Free Item with $15 purchase

Click HERE to print a coupon for a Free Signature Collection Body Care or Home Fragrance item (up to $12 value) with any $15 purchase. Expires May 31st, 2009.

Menards Weekly Deals - May 10-17

If you're new to Menards rebate program, check this out for a few things you'll need to know first. The sale prices for these items are good Sunday, May 10 - Sunday, May 17. These are the best rebate items I see for this week.TurtleWax Rubbing or Polishing Compound (10.5oz - lim 2 of each) - $1.50- $1.50 rebate= FREEBlack & Decker Handy Driver (7 pc. - lim 4) - $2- $2 rebate= FREECrayola Total

70% off New Balance shoes at 6PM.com

There's a great deal at 6pm.com - 70% off all New Balance shoes - some are regularly $135! The offer's good until May 17th. Right now there are 123 styles shown, but some styles have multiple colors available too. Shipping is a flat rate of $6.95. The choice of styles and sizes go quickly, so don't wait to order!!And, if you order through Cashbaq, you get an extra 5% cash back!! If you haven't

Walgreens Weekly Deals - May 10-16

I mentioned in last week's wrap-up that there are a lot of food items clearanced really low, but my pen was missing, so I don't have a list of exactly what the prices were. I have a couple items listed in the wrap-up, but there was also Quaker oatmeal, canned fruit, Peter Pan peanut butter, cereal....and lots more marked down. Each store will vary though, check it out.** I haven't had any trouble

Rite-Aid Weekly Deals - May 10-16

Print off your $5 off $25 coupon before you go., to make the deals even better!Edited to Add:Neutrogena Facial Cleansing bars - $2.99 each (+ buy 1, get 1 50% off)buy 3- $5 SCR (#106)- three $1 manQ (5/3 SS)- $1.50 (b/g 50% off)= FREE + .53 Profit!(thanks Hip2Save!)Got 2b Haircare: Guardian Angel Stylers, Smooth Operator Mousse, Fat-Tastic Mousse or Hair Spray - $4.99- $4.99 SCR (#75) **3-days

Walgreens: Weekly Wrap-Up - May 3-9 - $1.54 PROFIT!!

Last weeks trip to Walgreens totalled $1.54 PROFIT for $69.12 Retail!!I found a lot of food clearanced, but most of it was gone by the time I went shopping. Keep an eye out though for $3-4 items clearanced to .30-.80 cents! (The EasyMac in the picture was .30. The Celestial Seasonings tea (orig. $3.79), was .99 and I had a .55/1 coupon = .44. And, it's not food, but the Ambi facial scrub was

$50 in Kraft printable coupons!!

Go on over to the Kraft website and sign up to print up to $50 in great value coupons!!! AND, you can go to Coupons.com and print another set too!There are limited quantities at both websites, so don't wait to print them! They probably won't last long!They are for things like......Wheat Thins - $1/1Honey Maid graham crackers - $1/1Kraft cheese - $1/2 any shredded, chunks or slicesKraft BBQ

FREE movie - Redbox Rental Code - Mon., May 11 - Last weekly code!

** Today is the last "Free Movie Monday" **At least on a weekly basis. Redbox will now put out a monthly promo code on the first Monday of every month over the summer (June 1st, July 6th, and August 3rd). You can sign up at their website to have it sent to you via text, or check back here to get the code.Some people are bummed about the weekly codes ending, but Redbox is still a great deal at $1/

Swagbucks Code for Extra SwagBucks

I blogged a couple days ago about how to get bonus Swagbucks with my "exclusive" code. =) I thought it expired last night at midnight, but my mom said she signed up this morning and got 7 Swagbucks. So, if you haven't signed up yet, give it a try with "SUPERSAVINGS" (all caps) and see if it it's still working. I just got three for searching for Mother's day freebies - sweet!

FREE treats for Mother's Day! Freebies like pie, ice cream, breakfast, coffee.....zoo?

What a delightful way to show appreciation for moms - free food!! =)Here are a couple treats for mom you can pick up tomorrow........(it's always good to call ahead to see if your local stores are participating)Bob Evans is giving away a free piece of pie after 4pm with this printable coupon. You have your choice of strawberry supreme, coconut creme, strawberry shortcake, french silk, or Oreo ice

FREE Chocolate!! Every Friday until September!!

Starting today, every Friday until September (5/8 - 9/25/09), you can go HERE to request a coupon from MARS for a free choice of one (1) single-sized package of any M&M'S® Brand, MILKY WAY® Brand, SNICKERS® Brand, 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand, TWIX® Brand and DOVE® Brand product. Offer is available between 9:00am and 11:59pm (EST). There's a limit of 250,000 coupons per Friday.I thought they'd have

FREE Today Only!! Iced Tea at Arby's, 4 meals at KFC, and 8x10 enlargement at Walgreens!!

Just a little reminder to get your fabulous freebies today!! What a day!! Today you can get a Free FruiTea at Arby's!A Free 8x10 in. Enlargement at Walgreens!AND, 4 coupons for Free Kentucky Grilled Chicken Meals at KFC (good until 5/19)!!

Walgreens Weekly Deals: May 3-9

My ridiculous computer has been giving me such problems lately, sorry this is up so late!FREE 8×10 Photo Enlargement ~~Wednesday 5/6/2009 ONLY~~Use the in-ad coupon at the store ~or~ coupon code "MOTHER" online (choose to pick it up in store and you'll avoid shipping costs)= Free (It doesn't have a limit printed on the coupon, so you may be able to use more than one!)Bayer Quick Release

Walmart: Cheap Weight Watchers Smart Ones

Some Walmart's reportedly have some WW Smart Ones's rolledback to $1/ea. Go over HERE to get a $4/10 coupon! (Print 2 using your browser's back button)They're normally priced between $2-3, so .60 a piece is a nice little discount! I'm really hoping my Walmart will have them marked down! I think they're delicious - I got some a few weeks ago when they were on sale and I've been very impressed

FREE 2-pc. Kentucky Grilled Chicken Meals at KFC!!

Wow! I thought it was a pretty good deal when KFC offered the free pieces of Grilled Chicken over the last few weeks. But it just got even better!There is a coupon available until Wednesday, May 6th, at 11:59 CDT HERE to print off up to four coupons for completely free 2 pc Kentucky Grilled Chicken meals (which include 2 pieces of chicken, 2 sides and a biscuit).What a great cheap way to take the

Rite-Aid Weekly Deals - May 3-9

At first glance of the ad this week, I really didn't see much to get excited about at Rite-Aid, but after a little browsing online, I have found a couple fun little deals.......including 13 FREE Johnson's baby products!!(I'm soo disappointed that it doesn't appear to be in my area, but I wanted to share it for those of you who are lucky enough to be where it is being offered - the rest of the

Homemade Mother's Day Gift Ideas

I thought I was done with Mother's Day posts for today, but not quite. I just came across TipJunkie's latest blog and she has some really darling ideas and pictures of some handmade Mother's Day craft ideas.It's a great blog to "find and share tips and creative ideas." I love it! There are always great posts full of inspirations for the craftiness that bubbles inside me, but unfortuately rarely

FREE Iced FruiTea at Arby's - May 6th!

Yum! Get a completely free Iced FruiTea at Arby's on Wednesday, May 6th. They're available in Passion Fruit, Mandarin Peach, Diet Peach and Diet Blackberry - those sound delish! (and look refreshing too, but I can't find a picture of it to post)Just stop in and say "I'm parched - FruiTea Me!" and get a free iced tea!When they ran their free Roastburger promotion a couple months ago, they had a

Swagbucks Code!! Get Extra Swagbucks until Friday!!

Wahoo! I've been wanting to share about Swagbucks for a while now, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Now's the time! =) Because if you sign up now, you can use the code that Swagbucks has given me to share with my readers to receive extra Swagbucks!! (I feel so special) ;)It's a super easy way to earn rewards for doing what you already do!!How does it work?? Their website says........

Michael's Free Crafts for Mother's Day

Michael's craft store is having Free Mother's Day themed crafts going on all week long. Check HERE for more details and locations.Monday, May 4th (6 - 7pm) - Mother's Day CorsageTuesday, May 5th (6 - 7pm) - Paper Flowers BouquetWednesday, May 6th (6 - 7pm) - Personalized Coupon BookThursday, May 7th (6 - 8pm) - Mother's Day CardFriday, May 8th (6 - 8pm) - Wooden Picture Frame for Mom ("purchase

FREE Movie - Redbox Rental Code - Mon., March 4th

Here's today's free movie! Find your local Redbox, choose your movie, and enter the code!Today's free code is BT73H9The code is good until midnight. You will need to put in your credit card info, but you will not be charged as long as it is returned by 9pm the following evening (if it's late they only charge $1/day). You can use the code more than once if you use separate credit cards.

FREE Personalized Card from Hallmark!

Last week I posted just a few things because we had a very busy week, so my apologies for the "last minute" post, but Hallmark is offering a free card for Mother's Day. The card will be personalized, stamped, and shipped all completely FREE!!I just got mine done now and it said it should arrive May 11th. So, one day late - that's earlier than usual for me, lol!Go to Hallmark's website to pick

60% off at Restaurant.com + $15 FTD discount

Here's another great deal for Mother's Day - Save 60% off gift certificates at Restaurant.com ($25 gift certificates for $4), plus get a $15 FTD Reward with every order when you use the code "GIFT".The code is good until Mon., May 11th.Check HERE to find out how to get an extra $5 when you purchase your gift certificates!

Free Item at Bath & Body Works

If you're looking for a gift for mom for Mother's Day - here's a bonus! =)Bath and Body Works has a coupon good for a free Signature Collection body care item (up to $12 value) with purchase of any pre-assembled gift set. You can use it online or in stores.It's good through Monday, May 11th - so if they clearance the gift sets after Mother's Day you may be able to get them even cheaper too. Go

Walgreens Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/26 - 5/2 ~ $4.11 PROFIT for $65.26 retail!!

Yes!! $4.11 PROFIT at Walgreens this week! That's even after buying the fillers (sticker book for kids chorelist, Lisa Frank eraser for gift "stash", and energy drink mix) to be able to use up my expiring Register Rewards. I was tickled when they offered a Register Reward on the Rembrandt because I had a coupon for a completely free Rembrandt toothpaste that I'd been hanging onto just waiting

Rite-Aid Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/26 - 5/2 - over 100% savings!! ($82.18 retail)

The $5/$25 coupon expired on Thursday and in normal 'Mara' fashion I waited too long and went on Friday, so I missed out on $5 profit - drat! But it was great week even without it!Some of the bottles of Listerine had bonus things attached - two had a free 16 oz. bottle of Whitening Listerine, and one had a free Reach flosser, and a few had .75/1 Reach toothbrush peelies for another time. $82.18 -

Great deal on Dirt Devil Kone vacuum! $15!

There's a great sale on the Dirt Devil Kone vacuum at BestBuy.com. They're priced at $14.99 - regularly $39.99 (except the Champagne color is normally 24.99).What a great price for such a cute little thing! This would be so handy for one of the hundred messes a day the kids (ahem, or I) make and I don't want to haul out the "big" vacuum. And at this price maybe I could justify the convenience.

Get Some Great Printable Coupons!

There are lots of new printable coupons at Coupons.com - and they are high value for great savings!! They release new ones at the beginning of every month, but they do have a limited amount, so hurry before they're gone!Here are some of my favorites......$4/1 Alaway eye drops (Rite-Aid will have a 7.99 rebate from 5/17-5/23)$4/1 Claritin (15ct or larger)$3/1 Children's Claritin$3/1 Huggies Pure &