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Free Photo Book

noreply@blogger.com (Affluent Pauper) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:51:20 PST

Every month, you can get a free photo book from Hotprints. They'll even ship it for free. I love photo books because they're a great coffee table item and a fantastic gift for family and friends. The catch? The photo books will contain ads, but the ads will be featured on full page, removable inserts. Visit Hotprints to nab your free book each month. Thanks Money Saving Mom!

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9c Prints at Walgreens

noreply@blogger.com (Affluent Pauper) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:07:41 PST

From now until Sat Jan 2nd, 2010, you can get 9c prints at Walgreens on orders of 50 prints or more with code 9CENTS. If you select the "pick up at store" option, you'll also avoid shipping costs.

Other freebie photos you may want to take advantage of if you haven't already:

1200 free photos from ArtsCow

See Here - 100 free photos on signup

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Power Bar, Granola, ACAI drink, Aveda samples

noreply@blogger.com (Affluent Pauper) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:33:34 PST

I'm not doing my full Sample Sunday update this week, but here are some freebie samples to get you feeling good in 2010...

Power Bar Gel Blasts
Galaxy Granola
KickinBerries ACAI drink
Aveda Smooth Infusion triple pack - printable coupon to take to your nearest Aveda salon/spa

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Amazon Video on Demand $4 Credit

noreply@blogger.com (Affluent Pauper) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:46:29 PST

If you'd like to get a free video rental or two, go to Amazon.com to grab a $4 credit with code AVODGIFT. With Amazon Video on Demand, you can get movies starting at 99c and you can watch them on your laptop or TV (as long as you have the appropriate device to hook your laptop up to your TV). Between Amazon and Redbox, there's no reason to overpay for movie rentals! The $4 credit ends January 3rd at midnight.

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Frugal Fatigue? - Do we really need to overspend for the economy to recover?

noreply@blogger.com (Danny Bu) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:26:06 PST

I was listening to NPR this morning as they interviewed an economist remarking how this holiday season returned better than expected earnings for retailers. The economist used an interesting phrase that I was compelled to look into further “frugal fatigue.”

Supposedly after years of recession people are “tired” of pinching pennies and have started going out and spending a little because “it feels good”. The worse part about this is that all the articles I have read mark this as a good thing (save one: thank you Suddenly Frugal Blog ).

It would be great if confidence in our economy were encouraging people to spend more because they can see their economic future getting brighter and don’t see the need to hoard every dime for the inevitable rainy day but that is simply not the case. People are feeling “frugal fatigue” so engaging in “shopping therapy.” Does this make sense?

Is it true that the only way to recover from our financial crisis is to go back to shopping as a cure for the blues? Is the holiday season just an excuse for everyone to go get further into debt without feeling guilty about it?

So what can we do about frugal fatigue?

Don’t use shopping as therapy – Yes, shopping feels good. Buying an item out of impulse feels good for the moment. But would you buy that item if the tag or advertised priced showed the actual cost of the item? Do the math.

Price + Tax + Credit Card Interest Rate x Number of Months it takes you to pay it off = not such a great deal.

Live like an Affluent Pauper – Don’t spend more for anything out of ignorance. There are deals to be had you just need to spend the time doing the research and yes even clipping the coupons. Don’t spend impulsively.

Yes the country as a whole is in a recession but I refuse to believe that saddling ourselves with debt is good for America. Instead I will continue living frugally because you know what really feels good? Being debt free.

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