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Roundup of Amazing Deals Including FREE Tax Return Preparation Offers

thriftyal — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:08:11 +0000

This has definitely been the week for FREE tax preparation offers – probably because the end of January has come and gone and now you should have all the paperwork you need to file your taxes! Are you done yet? If not, then you might want to check out the offers from both H&R Block and Turbo Tax. As we mentioned before, this might be a good time to create your FREE account and lock in the deal for your FREE taxes.

Plus, don’t miss this week’s share on making your own laundry detergent – this time the scented version. Thank you for your kind comments regarding our sensitive skin laundry detergent and mentions how it has worked for you! We’re glad you love it and love the scented version just as well!

We have gone through each of the following deals with a fine-toothed comb so you can know these deals are still available (some prices may have changed a bit but are still close to the original posting price)! Make sure to check the list twice so you don’t miss anything this weekend!

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Household

Price Drop on Black and Decker Food Processor For Only $28.98 Right Now and Shipped FREE

Photo Deals

Apparel/Accessories

Amazon: Designer Inspired Gold (Silver too) Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet Only $2.17 Shipped (Perfect Affordable Valentine’s Gift)

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Money-Saving Tips and Articles

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent with Scent Like Tide and All Surf

Personalized with Names Glass Etched Photo Frame Only $16 (Great Valentine’s Gift Option for a Lot Less)

thriftycas — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:32:37 +0000

Walmart has a great Value of the Day deal today for those of you looking for a nice Valentine’s gift for your spouse. Most of our special occasion budgets are around $20, so something like this is PERFECT, fits into the budget and priceless. And if you have followed us for very long, you know that they photo deals are some of our favorites to give and get!

Now this might not be a “70% off deal” but it is a nice value for what you get and it is a nice price compared to competitor’s that charge A LOT more for an etched personalized glass photo frame. Walmart is offering this glass etched personalized photo frame for only $16 (down from $20).

Here’s the description:

Personalize this frame to commemorate your wedding day, anniversary, or any other occasion, you can now cherish that special moment forever. Designed to hold a beautiful 4″x6″ picture, this frame has elegant beveled edges and a classic easel back. You can engrave your names on the frame to highlight the photo. You have the option of adding gift wrap to this couple photo frame in white tissue paper finished with a gold cord ribbon. You can also include a personal note.

Walmart is also guaranteeing delivery by Valentine’s Day. So with these factors, we thought that this was worth mentioning as a nice gift option for Valentine’s Day at a decent price! We’re not sure if you can find a gift like this for less because the ones we have seen are a lot more!

Here’s the deal:

The above pictured photo frame is on sale right now for $16 (down from $20)
You can order it HERE and personalize it with your own names and the names will be etched in the glass
Add it to your cart and you will pay .97 shipping to have it shipped right to you

See our Walmart deals category for other hot deals they are having right now in case there is anything else that you can bundle into your order.

Head to the Walmart site HERE for this Personalized Etched Glass Photo Frame Deal.

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Amazon: Designer Inspired Gold (Silver too) Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet Only $2.17 Shipped (Perfect Affordable Valentine’s Gift)

thriftycas — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:02 +0000

Alex knows that I don’t enjoy any gifts he gives me (like jewelry or flowers!) unless he got a good deal and didn’t spend very much because he is doing a two things: thinking about me and thinking about our future. There isn’t too many things more romantic than that

So with that in mind, you can grab a good deal for a charm bracelet that is designer inspired without that hefty price. This would also be perfect for the daughters, or as a gift to a friend, or even a gift exchange that your little girls might have with their friends! The possibilities are endless when it is so cheap especially!

The above Gold Charm bracelet is on sale for $1.28 plus .89 shipping = final is $2.17 shipped!

Head to Amazon HERE for the Designer Inspired Gold Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet deal

In addition, you can also get a similar deal on the same bracelet but Silver in color. It is on sale for $2.39 plus FREE shipping = final is $2.39 shipped!

Head to Amazon HERE for the Designer Inspired Silver Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet deal

Just like all Amazon deals, the price can change at any time!

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Still Available: Make a Personalized Greeting Card For Only .99 (They Will Mail It For You and This Price Includes The Stamp Too!)

thriftycas — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:25:22 +0000

We are reposting this deal as we posted it yesterday not knowing how long it was good for, but we discovered that this is good until 2/6 or while supplies last!

YAY – so excited that American Greetings is offering this deal again as it is such a sweet deal! This is a super sweet one and one to definitely not miss even if you don’t have any special occasions coming up but just simply as a “just because” and really make someone’s day!

For .99, you can take just a minute or two and create a personalized greeting card to a special someone. You CAN pick and occasion (like Valentine’s Day) or just simply a card for no reason but because you care! The best part is, they make this super easy as there site is easy to use, you will pay .99, then they will send your personalized card to your recipient and the .99 includes the cost of the stamp.

You cannot get a personalized greeting card for under .99 mailed to your recipient!

It is worth grabbing right now and then enjoy the rest of your day!

Head to the American Greetings site HERE to get your .99 greeting cards mailed FREE!

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Roundup of Amazing Deals Including a Meringue You Won’t Want to Eat

thriftyal — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:05:31 +0000

Plus, don’t miss the homemade laundry detergent recipe we mentioned this week! We know that many of you were excited and have been making the detergent! Don’t forget that one of the steps is a great science experiment for the kids – but no matter what it looks like, don’t eat the meringue-looking ingredient. You better check it out to see what we mean.

Have you been noticing that we reference ALL YOU coupons for many of our store matchups but at the same time knew the $19.95 annual subscription price was a bit high to “try a magazine”? The good news is ALL YOU is offering their magazine for a 6-month subscription at $1 per magazine for just a few days longer!

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Thrifty Date Deals For The 1/27/12 Weekend: Restaurant and Entertainment Coupons and Deals
Red Lobster Printable Coupons for $4 off Dinner and $3 of Lunch
Panda Express Coupon: FREE Firecracker Chicken Entree Today, 1/23/12 ONLY – FREE entree coupon still good

Household

Toys/Kids Books

Photo Deals

25 Super Cute Personalized 4×8 Valentine’s Day Photo Cards (Just Pay $3.19 Shipping)

Apparel/Accessories

2-Pairs Waterproof Kids Ski/Snow Gloves with Thinsulate Lining Only $4.99 Each Shipped

Money-Saving Tips and Articles

RARE Save $1.10 Off One Pillsbury Shape Cookies

thriftycas — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:26:28 +0000

This is a very high value for this product. Pillsbury coupons are usually a lower value or this value, but off three, etc. So to get a $1.10 discount is great!

These cookie shapes can be nice to have for quick last minute dessert needs, but better yet, this coupon expires 2/26/12 if printed today (and you will want to do so as it will disappear very quickly!). So with the expiration date being after Valentine’s Day, the Valentine’s shape cookies will go on clearance and then with your coupon you might be able to get nearly FREE cookies! Print your coupon now and wait until after Valentine’s Day to get the best deals!

Grab your Pillsbury Shapes Coupon HERE

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Thanks Cheapskate Cafe

Make a Personalized Greeting Card For Only .99 (They Will Mail It For You and This Price Includes The Stamp Too!)

thriftycas — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:58:56 +0000

You cannot get a personalized greeting card for under .99 mailed to your recipient!

It is worth grabbing right now and then enjoy the rest of your day!

Head to the American Greetings site HERE to get your .99 greeting cards mailed FREE!

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Ferrero Rocher Chocolates 15-piece Collection Only $4.37 Shipped

thriftycas — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:45:47 +0000

This is my absolute FAVORITE candy! It is a special treat to have. So I was excited to see that it is cheap on Amazon right now at only $4.37 each 15-ct. box shipped FREE with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more purchase. This comes as a shipment of 3 15-ct. boxes and so you have 3 special people that you can give one too!

This one is bit tricky to find, but a good deal is sometimes that way

Here’s how to get 3 15-ct. boxes of Ferrero Rocher Chocolates for $13.10 ($4.37 each box) shipped!

Head to Ferrero Rocher Chocolate collection 3 boxes of 15ct. HERE
You will see the sale price of $20.75 for all three.
Underneath the price, look for this option for other prices:

Then click on the “3 new” and scroll down until you see the Amazon Warehouse deal of a pack of three 15 ct. for $13.10 shipped FREE with Amazon Prime or a $25 or more purchase and add it to your cart and checkout = final is $4.37 each box!

Amazon’s prices can change at any time.

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Please note: The 15% discount is for the Subscribe and Save option. Amazon states that you can cancel subscribe and save at any time, including right after the order. So if you do not intend to continue having them automatically delivered, cancel the subscribe and save soon after so you do not forget (wait for your items to ship before canceling as it will cancel your current order)!

Thanks Hip2Save

25 Super Cute Personalized 4×8 Valentine’s Day Photo Cards (Just Pay $3.19 Shipping)

thriftycas — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:58:44 +0000

Photo credit: Frugal Chic Living

We shared this really, really, cute idea for Valentines last year and wanted to share this idea again! This will cost you very little out of pocket, but make quite an impression! It would be so cute for friends and family!

You can make personalized 25 Valentine Photo Cards for FREE from SeeHere. You will need to pay the shipping which is $3.19! That’s it!

So the idea you can do to make these even more fun is to take a picture of your child with their hand outstretched. Then when your FREE cards arrive, just cut a slit in the top and bottom of where the picture of the hand is and slip a sucker in the picture card!

HOW CUTE, SWEET, and MEMORABLE!

Here’s how grab your FREE photo cards:

Head over to the SeeHere website create an account
Then click on the “photo cards” tab at the top and create the cards you want!
Add 24 cards to your cart and use coupon code: 25cards at checkout and it will take the cost of your cards down to $0.00
You will need to pay the $3.19 for the shipping = 25 4×8 photo cards for $3.19!

Thanks Frugal Chic Living (photo credit)

Congratulations to All Our Giveaway Winners this Week

thriftyal — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:28:21 +0000

This has been a crazy week of giveaways if you’ve been following closely! We thought we would award them all here and minimize the suspense for you. We want to thank you all for entering and making this week so much fun! So without more ado, let’s get the drumroll started…

Winner of the $10 Walmart gift card (Fun Fabulous Friday – January 13, 2012)
Michelle (leavitt1@)

Winner of the $10 Walmart gift card (Fun Fabulous Friday – January 20, 2012)
Debbie (rebbiedeed@)

Winner of the $100 Amazon gift card
Tracy (lsnedeker1@)

Winners of the The Money Saving Mom’s Budget
Janice (janicederington@)
Andrea (mahoorman@)
Roberta (bert34@)
Darlene (kingabcd@)
Jill (jgrossmann86@)

We will be contacting each of the winners with the details on how to claim their prize.

Roundup of Amazing Deals Includes Natural and Organic Deals and Online Diapers

thriftyal — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:23:57 +0000

We are pleased to introduce a new category on our weekly roundup – natural and organic deals! Although these deals have been present within our grocery and other categories in the past, its only this week that we are breaking them out as a separate category to make it easier for you to find them! So make sure to check them out below to see if there were any you missed this week!

Plus, we don’t want you to forget the changes upcoming to Amazon Mom this upcoming January 24, 2012. We’ll be updating the list later today, but in the meantime we encourage you to check out the cheap online diaper and wipes deals and consider placing some orders on cheap alternative brands and products (compared to your normal orders).

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Grocery/Drugstore Deals

Natural/Organic Deals

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StayFree Ultra Thin with Wings FREE Sample

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HOT OFFER – FREE Personalized Valentine Greeting Card Today Only (1/20)

thriftycas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:32:01 +0000

YAY, We love, love, love Tiny Prints and we especially love these FREEBIES that they offer at random! They have the best personalized cards that we have found. You can personalize with text or both text and a picture.

This FREEBIE will only take you a couple of mintues to grab as their site is super user friendly and easy to use. This is a very special way to make a very special card completely FREE Today only (1/20/12). Shipping is FREE to you or .44 for the stamp to your recipient! Limit one per household.

Again, the great part is, these cards are really easy to make and take literally only a few minutes. This is probably going to be faster than running to the store and grabbing a card and it is FREE and personalized with your own text and photo! We actually use Tiny Prints as our preferred card method anyway (even when they don’t have FREE offers ) as they are great quality cards, cheaper than the store, AND they are personalized just the way we want them!

Here’s a sample of a birthday one we made and we are going to make our FREE Valentines Day card, it is one to NOT miss for sure!!

To get your FREE Card:

Head to the Tiny Prints Promotional page on Facebook HERE
“Like” them and this will unlock the code for the FREE card and follow the instructions!
At checkout, use promo code provided (when you like them) at checkout and your card will be $0.00!
*Please note, this offer is only valid today, January 20th!

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Star Wars Lego Bundles as Low as $29 (Normally $51)

thriftycas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:51:48 +0000

For those of you that are both a LEGOS and Star Wars fans, then Walmart has a fun deal for any upcoming birthdays or other occasions. Leogs are hard to find on a super deal, but especially the themed ones! But Walmart is offering some AMAZING Star Wars Lego bundles today with FREE shipping to the store or $1.94 to your door.

We get continual requests for LEGO deals as they are more rare. This is a good one as you can pick from two different Star Wars Lego Bundles! This is also great news as we have seen some Lego deals, but not including Star Wars Legos. So now here’s a deal AND you can shop from home.

Here are the two bundles available (and comparison prices from other retailers!):

First, you can get this set that includes LEGO Star Wars Luke’s Landspeeder & LEGO Star Wars Snow Trooper Army Pack Bundle for $29 for the set. This is a $50.89 value!

Here’s the comparision:

Amazon: LEGO Star Wars Luke’s Landspeeder for $35.76 shipped and the LEGO Star Wars Snow Trooper Army Pack for $13.99 shipped (normally $14.99) = final is $49.75 from Amazon Vs. $29 from Walmart

Head to Walmart site HERE for this Star Wars LEGO bundle deal

Second, you can get this set that includes LEGO Star Wars Luke’s Landspeeder & LEGO Star Wars Sith Nightspeeder Bundle for $39 for the set. This is a $65.89 value!

Here’s the comparision:

Amazon: LEGO Star Wars Luke’s Landspeeder for $35.76 shipped and the LEGO Star Wars Sith Nightspeeder for $24.97 shipped = final is $60.73 from Amazon Vs. $39 from Walmart

Head to Walmart site HERE for this Star Wars LEGO bundle deal

We are not sure how long this price will last!

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FREE Personalized Photo Book – Today Only

thriftycas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:31:58 +0000

Here’s an example of one of the photo flip books that we made for Grandma!

Vistaprint is offering another FREEBIE, but for today for Valentines Day right now! However, you don’t have to create just a Valentine’s theme photo book. You can create any theme! We love Vistaprint and have posted about several of the FREEBIES we have gotten before! You will need to pay shipping on these FREE items, which is around $6 = final is $6.00 shipped. Even with the shipping, the $6.00 price tag is still going to be one of the cheapest options – but you also get to make it from home and it will ship right to you!

You will want to head to the site HERE to start your FREEBIES. It will only take you a few minutes to create one. The hard part is going to be figuring out which pictures to use and then you have your gifts for this upcoming Valentine’s Day or a personalized photo book for another purpose!

See more Photo FREEBIES and Deals

FREE Personalized Mouse Pad – Today Only

thriftycas — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:09 +0000

Vistaprint is offering a FREEBIE today for Valentines Day right now! However, you don’t have to create just a Valentine’s theme mouse pad. You can get any theme! We love Vistaprint and have posted about several of the FREEBIES we have gotten before! You will need to pay shipping on these FREE items, which is around $5.70 = final is $5.70 shipped. Even with the shipping, the $5.70 price tag is still going to be one of the cheapest options – but you also get to make it from home and it will ship right to you!

You will want to head to the site HERE to start your FREEBIES as I am not sure how long this will last! It will only take you a few minutes and then you have your gifts for this upcoming Valentine’s Day or a mousepad for another purpose!

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Send a Personalized Greeting Card For Only .99 (They Will Mail It For You and This Price Includes The Stamp Too!)

thriftycas — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:47:33 +0000

Wow – what a deal from American Greetings today! This is a super sweet one and one to definitely not miss even if you don’t have any special occasions coming up but just simply as a “just because” and really make someone’s day!

You cannot get a personalized greeting card for under .99 mailed to your recipeient!

It is worth grabbing right now and then enjoy the rest of your day!

Head to the American Greetings site HERE to get your .99 greeting cards mailed FREE!

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Roundup of Amazing Deals Including Bob’s Red Mill

thriftyal — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:33:28 +0000

We have been asked a few questions lately on whether you can save on natural and organic products. We have been responding with a resounding yes! Here’s one of our family’s favorites – Bob’s Red Mill Cornbread Mix. We love pretty much every Bob’s Red Mill product we try and thought we would highlight this one today. Its from a few weeks ago, but after checking it we noticed it was still at the same price! We try to post a number of natural and organic deals throughout the week (we just let you know about the BabyGanics 400 ct wipes for only $5 shipped) so be watching as many of them are extremely popular and go fast!

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Retail Coupon Round-up For Shopping Deals 1/13/12 Weekend For Retail Stores Like JCPenney, Old Navy, Children’s Place and Lots More

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Welcome and Celebrate the ALL YOU Chat With Us: Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card

thriftyal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:50 +0000

This giveaway is now closed and is no longer allowing entries.

We are excited to join ALL YOU for their Facebook chat on Thursday, January 12 at 2PM EST! We’ll be sharing tips on how to include your whole family with your family’s finances. What a wonderful way to get the whole family on board and also teach and train your children how to manage their finances from a young age!

If you’re new to our site we want to give you a warm welcome! We invite you to learn more about us and especially check out our Deep in Debt to Debt Free series where we are in the process of sharing how we racked up over $100K in consumer debt and paid it off in just over 7.5 years! Plus don’t miss out how we share each day practical tips and ways to shrink your budget and live on less! One specialty that you’ll find on our site is our weekly diaper and wipes deals in which we share all the best diaper and wipes deals around town and the best diaper and wipes deals online on how to diaper your baby for less!

And that brings us to our awesome giveaway to celebrate our chat with ALL YOU – open to everyone! We want to give our to one awesome winner a $100 Amazon gift card – because one place we know we can all save on many items is through Amazon.com! But the entries on this page are fully practical! What do we mean? To enter our giveaway we invite you to follow us on Facebook which will give you all the awesome deals right when they happen and our newsletter which gives you all our tips in one place each day! Yes, you are not only entering for an awesome giveaway but also giving yourself the resources you need to save money in every area of life!

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Vision Forum: Homeschool and New Years Clearance Sale and FREE Shipping on Nearly Everything

thriftyal — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:20:35 +0000

We truly love Vision Forum’s products from their homeschooling materials to books, videos and other resources that our family loves! You can imagine how excited we were when we found out about their Homeschool Resources sale (marked from 25-50% off sale) available through January 13, 2012! And then we found out about their New Years clearance sale to clear out their inventory (everything marked from 25-50% off sale) available until the end of the month! But when we found out they are also offering FREE shipping on nearly everything in the store* when you spend $50 or more then you’ll know we just couldn’t contain our excitement! When we have a very specific list of educational materials we are looking for, its great to find them at such a great discount and with FREE shipping too!

We’ll be sharing some of our favorites a little later throughout the week, but they break everything down by age and subject to help you sort through their massive inventory.

To get this deal:

Click HERE for the Vision Forum site.
Check out the deals on many of their popular categories – many of their items are available for 25-50% off!
Enter coupon code HOMESCHOOL when you check out (not valid on some select items)

Please note the FREE shipping offer ends Friday, January 13, 2012 so make sure to check their daily deals as well to get an even better savings this week!

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FREE Scented Wax Cubes from Better Homes and Gardens Today

thriftycas — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:09:07 +0000

We just saw this offer – this sample could go quickly, so request your FREE sample while you can! Here’s the announcement made on the Better Homes and Gardens Facebook Page:

Our sample will be released sometime between 1pm and 3pm EST today. When it’s live, you’ll see a Fragrance of the Month tab appear on the left side under our profile picture. In the meantime, do you have a favorite BHG scented wax cube already? If so, share with us here.

Head to the Better Homes and Gardens Facebook page HERE to get your sample – please note, it hasn’t started (at the time of this post) yet, but will be anytime soon!

We got the November Scented Wax FREEBIE last time and it is WONDERFUL (everyone wanted to eat it – LOL!). We are not sure yet what fragrance they are giving away this time, but we are looking forward to it!

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