Frugal Newbie

0.50/1 Chicken of the Sea No Drain coupon

2012-10-16T20:22:00.001-04:00

Hurry over to Facebook and "Like" Chicken of the Sea to print a coupon for 0.50/1 can of their new No Drain Canned Tuna. They are doing this in hopes of gaining 150k fans on their page.

Not sure how many prints are available, so print this quick. Also, if your store doubles, this should make for a pretty awesome deal.

$2/1 Ball Park Burgers

2012-10-16T20:12:00.002-04:00

"Like" Ball Park Brand on Facebook to print a coupon for $2/1 package of Ball Park Flame Grilled Burger Patties.

I've heard that these are good, but I've never had them myself to tell you.

Not sure how long this coupon will last so you should print it ASAP!

Clear Ultra Shea Shampoo Sample

2012-10-09T19:57:00.002-04:00

"Like" Clear Ultra Shea on Facebook and you'll be able to request a sample of Clear Scalp and Hair Therapy with Ultra Shea Cleanse and Nourish Shampoo and Conditioner. I haven't heard anything bad about this line yet, so this would be a great way to try it!

Vera Bradley Sale

2012-10-04T22:36:00.000-04:00

For all the Vera obsessed people. Three popular patterns are getting ready to be retired, so all the Vera stores and online are trying to reduce their stocks.

The Happy Snails, Tea Garden and Boysenberry lines are getting ready to head to the senior center and right now they are all 40% off in stores and online. You can shop the online collection here.

If you spend $75 or more online, you can get free shipping, no code needed.

If you love these lines, shop early. Styles/sizes may be limited and once they're gone you aren't going to find them again!

Free Fry and Drink Offer from Arbys

2012-10-02T18:39:00.001-04:00

Arby's has a new sandwich o unveil and they're giving you an awesome deal to try it out.

They have a brand new Grand Turkey Club sandwich that is made with fresh sliced turkey and served hot (WITH BACON!). If you're interested in trying this, right now you can get a free small fry and small drink with the purchase of the sandwich by printing the coupon that is found here.

Coupon valid through 10/8.

Free Coffee at 7-11

2012-09-27T20:25:00.003-04:00

So apparently, not only is 9/28 (tomorrow) my brother's birthday, but it's also National Free Coffee Day. This should be amazing for all the caffeine-aholics out there.

So in celebration, 7-11 will be offering a free 20oz cup of coffee to customers between 6am-10am tomorrow morning. Can't beat free coffee on a Friday morning!

Click here to find participating locations.

15-20% off at Old Navy

2012-09-26T17:52:00.003-04:00

Through 9/28, you can either get 15% off any purchase at Old Navy stores and Oldnavy.com, or you can get 20% off your purchase of $75 or more in stores or online. Just show this coupon or use promocode ONSAVEBIG at checkout to see your savings!

John Frieda Sample

2012-09-24T19:19:00.003-04:00

"Like" John Frieda US on Facebook to request a sample of Root Awakening Hydrate + Nourish Shampoo and Root Awakening Purify + Nourish Shampoo. Plus, you'll also receive a $1 off coupon for any Root Awakening Product.

One sample per person and household. Allow up to 10 weeks for delivery.

BOGO Old Orchard Juice

2012-09-24T18:55:00.003-04:00

Head on over to Facebook and "Like" Old Orchard Brands page to get access to a coupon for Buy One Get Free Healthy Balanced reduced-sugar drinks.

Not sure how these are priced, but BOGO is always a great deal!

25% off at Hollister

2012-09-19T19:21:00.002-04:00

If you know someone who is obsessed with Hollister clothing, you will appreciate this new coupon for 25% off your purchase. Hollister coupons don't usually go much higher than this, so print/use it while you can.

You can also use it online by entering promo code 35312 at checkout.

Expires 9/23/12

Always Infinity Sample for Vocalpoint Members

2012-09-18T18:48:00.001-04:00

If you're a Vocalpoint member you can request a free sample of Always Infinity Regular Pads. You'll get a sample pad as well as 4 coupons to use on future purchases.

Must be a Vocalpoint member to request sample. Allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. Not a Vocalpoint member? You can register for free here.

$1 of Hellmann's Mayo

2012-09-18T18:43:00.002-04:00

If you're in need of some new weeknight meal ideas now that school is back in session, head on over to Walmart.com and check out one of their new Meal Inspiration videos (hosted by one of this past season's Next Food Network Star finalists!)

While you're there print out a coupon for $1 off any 30oz or larger jar of Hellmann's Mayonnaise. This should come in handy when paired with a sale.

$1.25 off Pillsbury Aritsan Pizza Crust

2012-09-14T20:20:00.002-04:00

If you're looking to change up pizza night in your house, try Pillsbury's new Artisan Pizza Crust made with whole grain. It's always nice to add a little pizzazz to your pizza, right?

Even better is this coupon for $1.25 off 1 package of the new Artisan Pizza Crust, courtesy of MyBlogSpark. Not sure what these are selling for yet, but I'd print this while it's available!

Additional 20% off at Macy's

2012-09-14T19:47:00.003-04:00

Head on over here to print a Macy's VIP Savings Pass to save an additional 20% off sale and clearance items in Men's, Women's and Kids clothing departments.
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These coupons usually do exclude Everyday Value Items and full-priced/regularly priced items.

Expires 9/16.

20% off 1 Item at Old Navy

2012-09-14T19:44:00.003-04:00

If you're looking to do a little fall clothing shopping this weekend, you might want to print out this coupon for 20% off any 1 Item in Old Navy Women's, Womens' Plus or Men's collections (not valid on maternity or kids items).
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You can redeem this online by using promo code ONBIG20 at checkout.

Expires 9/16.

$1 off St. Ives Apricot Scrub

2012-09-13T13:56:00.002-04:00

Head on over to Facebook and "Like" St. Ives page to score a coupon for $1 off St. Ives Apricot Facial Scrub (excludes trial/travel size). I know of so many people that swear by this scrub because it's so cleansing.

New Arby's Turkey Roasters

2012-09-12T18:52:00.003-04:00

So for someone (meaning, me) who generally hates Turkey, I seem to be eating it often lately. I've lost 12 pounds since my accident so I'm sort of on a health kick lately and turkey has been involved in that.

That being said Arby's now has Turkey Roaster sandwiches. These look really yummy, especially the Grand Turkey Club. Ti help promote the new sandwich, Arby's is offering a free small fry and free small drink if you purchase one of these new sandwiches. All you have to do is enter your name here and print out the coupon. This would be a great and inexpensive lunch option!

This is only valid through 9/18, so print quick!

Recovery

2012-09-12T18:41:00.001-04:00

So, physically, I can say that I'm about 95% recovered from my accident 5 weeks ago. Mentally/emotionally...maybe 60%; that's the part that's going to take the longest I know (it's also the hardest). I do miss blogging though, so I am trying to get back into it now since most things surrounding the accident have finally been resolved. Hopefully that will help alleviate the emotional aspect of this as well.

In brighter news, though, I am in a new job as of the start of this school year. I am a school counselor for a private school for kids with ADHD and Asperger's. So I have been settling into my new job the past few weeks as well, which has been a bright spot amongst all of the accident horror of the past month. I'm really really excited about that.

So now that life has settled down some, I'm going to return to my blogging love and hopefully no more little "fun" events occur and life continues to remain calm for awhile.

1.50 off Kashi Layered Bars

2012-09-12T18:35:00.000-04:00

If you're a fan of Kashi products like I am, you'll love this coupon for $1.50 off a package of their new layered bars. I have yet to try something from Kashi I didn't like, but they can be pricy so these coupons are amazing!

This is a Vocalpoint offer, so you do have to be a member to access it. But, registration is free and only takes a couple minutes and you will have access to more coupons as well as free sample offers!

About Me

2012-08-21T19:45:00.002-04:00

Just thought I would give everyone a little update on what has been going on with me since I've been absent here.

On August 5th I was in a very serious car accident (serious as in I totaled one car and almost totaled another - my own). There was a malfunction in the steering of my car that caused me to be unable to steer my car properly and I wound up plowing into the side of a parked car. Luckily for me, the car was parked because if anyone had been in that car, they would be dead. How I made it out alive is also unbelievable by many people (including myself). My car was literally sitting inside of another one. This event has been very painful for me; physically and emotionally. While I was lucky to make it out without any life threatening injuries, I did bang myself up pretty badly. Emotionally, this has also been horrifically traumatic as I'm sure many of you could understand. This is definitely not an experience I would wish on anyone. I don't doubt that I'll be dealing with the emotional issues from this for quite some time (the fact that this happened 2 days before my 26th birthday didn't help either). I admit, yes, I am very grateful to be alive but any of you that might have experienced something like this understand that just because I'm grateful doesn't make what I have to deal with any easier. So I've been recovering and recuperating for the past few weeks. Physically I'm doing, mostly, fine now (although I did bang my knee up pretty badly to the point of needing physical therapy for it). So no, I didn't forget this place, it's just been a very rough August for me.

Thanks for understanding. :)

Birthday offers!

2012-08-01T19:32:00.002-04:00

Okay, so part of this is just me pointing out that my 26th birthday is one week from today. Woohoo!!

BUT......

My bigger point here is that I know I've mentioned signing up for email lists at your favorite stores, restaurants, etc; getting on their snail mail lists, text offers, etc. Some people find it to be a huge pain because suddenly their email is being "spammed" with all these advertisements and things that you might not always be interested in. I get that, I really do.

This is why I also recommend having a separate email address for deals/email lists. You can get a free email account from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmal, etc., and just filter all those emails through there. This way you can do a mass delete of your inbox (if you don't feel like looking at any of it) without deleting some important personal/business email. It doesn't hurt for those in-store email sign-ups that I seem to be encountering lately. You know, those ones where you're checking out and they ask for your email at the end of the transaction; they're basically signing you up for their email list so that you can get information about their sales and coupons.

Not to mention......:ahem:.....when you give your email or mailing address to a lot of these stores you can get awesome deals when it's time for your birthday. And these are usually pretty high value deals that you can get just for turning another year older. Honestly, my birthday is still a week away and I've gotten more emails and snail mail with birthday offers than I have ever gotten before (definitely not complaining!) and they are all pretty awesome deals.

For example these are the deals that I've gotten so far:

Snail Mail/Regular mail:
* $20 off a purchase of $20 or more at Vera Bradley (FREE ITEM! and I don't really shop at Vera Bradley but I have a ton of friends that do, so I could even pick up a gift for someone else!)
* $5 off any purchase at DSW - Must be a DSW Rewards member (which I am, they also send other $$$ off coupons throughout the year to your mailing address)
* $15 off a purchase of $15 or more at JCPenney - you do have to have their credit card for this one.
* 20% off your entire purchase at American Eagle - again cardholders only.
* 15% off your total store purchase during your birth month (August, obviously) at Anthropologie. - have to be on their email list.
* $10 off a/any purchase from Victoria's Secret. - you can get this by entering your email on their keypad when you complete your transaction at VS stores.

Email Offers:
* Free Cinnamon Sticks or Bread Sticks with any online purchase from Pizza Hut (might make a nice quick dinner one night this month) - you can sign up for their email just by ordering from them online, if it's available in your area.
* Free FRESH Mini Lip Balm (no purchase required) from Sephora - this comes from signing up for their Beauty Insider card, you can also earn a ton of other rewards with this card including free items/samples if you're someone who shops for higher end personal/beauty items
* Free 12oz Shake with any purchase at Arby's (and any purchase does include value menu items) - signing up for their email list
* 15% off any online order from BananaRepublic.com. - also an email list sign-up.
* BOGO Free Pretzels from Auntie Anne's - This is from being a Pretzel Perks member, they also send various coupons throughout the year.
* BOGO Free Creation Sundae's from Coldstone - these are usually restricted to a certain store (like I can only use this at the Coldstone near my house) but still very nice!
* Free Handcrafted Burger of your Choice from Ruby Tuesday. - being on their "So Connected" email list will get you this as well as other coupons throughout the year, such as free apps or desserts.

Not to mention, expiration dates on all of these vary. Some of them have to be used by my actual birthday on the 8th, a couple are good until the 15th, some are good for the whole birthday month, so make sure you check the fine print. Just because they're all for your birthday doesn't mean they all have to be used the day of or they become invalid. Seriously, there's no way I'd be able to eat that much food in a day...no way...but I can redeem most of those throughout the month to get some great food deals throughout the month of August.

So get a free, separate email address and sign up for some of your favorite retailers emails. These listed above are just for birthdays, this doesn't include emails that I get from most of them regularly with sales and other coupons that could save you a ton of money.

$2/1 BIC Mark-it Markers

2012-08-01T19:03:00.002-04:00

Here is another great BIC coupon for $2/1 package of BIC Mark-It Permanent Markers (8-ct or higher).

I've seen the 8-counts go on sale for around $3, so this is an amazing coupon to print out and hold on to for a sale.

You do have to watch a short ad and "Like" the BIC Mark-It Facebook Page to access the coupon.

$1/2 BIC pens

2012-08-01T18:48:00.000-04:00

There are two new coupons for BIC pens available today. Both of them are for $1/2 BIC pens. The links are here and here.

These are great to save for a sale if you need them for your kids school supply list, or if you're just looking to donate school supplies to those in need of them. You could possibly get some free pens with these coupons!

Tom's of Maine Sample

2012-08-01T18:45:00.000-04:00

Now this is not a sample you'll probably see again. Head on over to Facebook and "Like" Tom's of Maine, then click on their Good First Tab to request a sample of their new Naturally Dry antiperspirant/deodorant.

One sample per household. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

0.50/1 KIND Buts and Spices Bar

2012-07-30T17:47:00.001-04:00

Hurry over to Facebook to request a coupon for 0.50/1 KIND Nut and Spice Bar.

You have to like their page on Facebook, click the "Say No to Secret Ingredients" tab and take the pledge/enter your email address and they will email you a coupon.

It should take about 24 hours to receive it. They are limited to the first 100,000 so hurry over before they reach their limit.