A really super great freebie!

I just got mine in the mail after a long bought of patience.  I actually never thought it would come, but when I checked my mail today, there it was!!!

Tadaa!

The tee shirt I created (I was having a 'green' moment).  The company I ordered this through is Polar Print.  They are still having the promotion offering one free item (per household).  I chose the tee shirt.  They also are offering a return address stamp, return labels or business cards for free.  This includes free shipping, you just have to follow the directions EXACTLY. I stress this because it is a bit confusing.  If you follow the directions and are patient you will be rewarded with your self created gift!  

(I was so happy with my shirt that I decided to place an order for business cards (I needed more anyway), they were free as well, but I did have to pay $4 shipping.)

The Directions to how this works are HERE.  

Bookmark this page or return to my site as you will need to access it later as well. 

You'll see.

Good luck and have fun!  Remember if you have any questions go back to the directions.  Feel free to ask me as well!

To my pleasant surprise....

I logged on to my blog this morning to find that a reader has awarded me the Blog Award!  Thank you so much Melinda (from The Nest Egg)  I am so glad you enjoy my blog.

Now my job is to pick out 10, yes, only 10 blogs that I love the most!! (while feeding my daughter organic pureed bananas, you know, she just started cutting her first tooth last night, we are soooo excited!)

Well, here they are, 10 must read blogs, in no particular order;

1 Denise at the Cent'sable Sawyer who blogs full time and works full time!

2 Heather over at Freebies 4 Mom  has a really awesome site!

3 Crystal at Money Saving Mom, or did she invent the award?

4 Check out Angies blog Baby Cheapskate for the best deals around.

5 Jennifer at Sisterly Savings always has positive and upbeat writings on her blog.

6 Jessica and Erin have created a very informative blog over at the Bargain Banana.

7 Attention Target Shoppers is a dream site for all Target shoppers created by Ginger.

8 Anne-Marie over at the Soap Queen displays all her wonderful talents and stories.

9 Amy at Heathly Tot has some fantastic reviews and ways of life.

10 and Mod Mom, a really cool site with tons of giveaways.

Freebies!

An entire bag of Purina cat or dog food can be gotten here.

Get a 2 load sample of Snuggle Fabric Softener. (please note, some people are having trouble w/ the DOB part, some aren't)

Free Sample of Colegate Toothpaste with Max Fresh breath strips

Planting America is giving out free tree seeds, read more about it here.

Super Sample Sunday!

I got so many samples and freebies this week it is ridiculous.  Really, better than Christmas.  I'll list em'

Ready Made Magazine

BabyTalk Magazine

Fiber One Cereal

Science Diet dog food (dont even have a dog, must have clicked the wrong button!)

Juicy Juice sippy cup

Vocal Point bumper sticker thingy

Huggies diaper

2 Hallmark cards

Gold Bond lotion

Huggies lotion and wash

Frizz Ease shampoo, cond and serum

Brilliant Brunette shamp and cond

packet of sample stickers/lables

2 free bar coupons for EAS energy bar

I think thats it!  My favorite?  The sippy cup because it has one of those spill-proof caps.  Wont need it for a few more months though!

What was your favorite sample???

Tell us, we want to hear!  Or, post your link, even better we would love to see all your goodies!

My weeks buys

I did soooo good this week.  I made a profit of 15.80 combined Walgreens and Rite Aid. 

The break down?

Rite Aid I paid out of pocket $1.16 for

Big Wave Curl Cream

Mousse

Citra Shine Gloss

Listerine Smart Rinse

Walgreens I will get back 17.96 for

Ultra thin Maxis

Kickers Energy spray

Ibuprophen 

Oral B toothbrush

2 lady Speed Sticks

One Touch Ultra blood glucose monitor

This is my best week yet!!

Garage Sale Hunting

Today will be my first garage sale shopping day for the year.  Yippee!  The weather is supposed to be decent, 60 with just a little rain (it is Washington after all).  My husband will be in school so I will be on my own.  I have gotten prepared last night and have everything ready to go.  Besides bringing stuff for baby, I have a number of things set up for my trip.  Here's what I have done;

1 Snack for me, and water

2 Cash, lots of $1 and small bills(cant bargain with a $20)

3 A list of my planned stops

To make my list I have researched both on-line (craigslist) and the local paper to find garage sales that appeal to me.  I have then written them down in start time sequential order with directions to each one below, see example below;

7:30am; 123 Pink Street, Bigtown

take highway, turn left on Big Road, first house on left

8:00am; 456 Green Street , Littletown

take Big road, turn right past school, big orange house

With everything organized I can just wake up, get baby ready, throw a hat on and arrive before all the good buys are gone!

When I arrive at a sale, I will first do a drive-by to see if it is worth my stopping, if it looks good I will find a parking place farthest away and in a spot less likely to get my car blocked in, or dinged.  Then I will strap on baby and start my hunt!

Wish me luck!

more freebies for the week

Free sample of FogTech.  Help keep the fog off your sunglasses!

New link for Dove cucumber deodorant here.

Free Photo Mounting corners.

Try Toms of Mains new moisturizing body wash.

And for the plants, Rocky WaterCrystals are supposed to help indoor and outdoor plants grow.

Frugal Friday

Why not have a little luxury in our fast-paced frugal lives?
Today I will share an adapted recipe for a body scrub.  This has been altered and should be something you can make with supplies from your pantry.  Easy and fairly cheap.

1/4 cup oil (olive oil is fine unless you have almond, grapeseed or jojoba)

1/3 cup sugar (brown or white)

a few drops of vitamin E oil (if you have it this will help from going rancid)

Optional ingredients;

a spoonful of turbinado, or raw sugar 

a few poppy seeds

a few drops of essential oil (optional only if you use white sugar, brown sugar will smell great on its own.  Brown sugar will smell like molasses, so be cautious when mixing w/ scents!))

Mix together in a glass bowl, store in a jar (plastic will absorb the odor) and keep in your shower.

Hope you enjoy this!

Erin

Just a brief rant about Walmart

I made the big mistake of doing my grocery shopping at Walmart today.  Recently I had my windshield replaced on my car and need to get new Naval Base stickers so I could not go to the commissary, so I thought Walmart, why not?  I was not aware that today was the 1st day of May(payday for the entire county) and everyone and their grandmother would be at Walmart.  Yikes. 

As I bobbed and weaved my way down the isles I was disappointed to find the Scrubbing Bubbles shower cleaner not marked down and still at the $20 price.  They also didn't have the Scotch Brite toilet scrubber.  I haven't been able to find that item anywhere!  AND, yes there's an and, the LiveActive cheese has gone up to $3.34!!!

The good deals I did find were the day old bread, always the best place to get french bread and whole wheat burger buns.  The Silk Soy milk was 2.98, not horrible with the coupon.  

Guess I'll stick to Albertsons sales and get those Base stickers back on my car.

Well I feel better, thank you for listening.