Frugalissa Finds

Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Ticket Winners

2012-01-27T08:35:00.005-05:00

I am finally announcing Monster Jam ticket winners. Sorry for the delay. It was hard to get a 5th winner to email me back. It is very important to respond to an email in a timely manner. I had to redraw 3 times since no one would respond.

The winners of the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Ticket Giveaway are

Kristy M.
Shannon C.
Julie P.
Jessi D.
Samantha M.

If you were not a winner and you need to buy tickets you can get $5 off each ticket using code CRUSH.
(Not valid on gold circle seats or kids tickets)

For more info go to Knoxville Tickets

Kohls.com Clearnace-HOT!!!!

2012-01-26T09:15:00.000-05:00

Anyone have a kohls.com discount code or shipping code? There are some great clearance deals and I am loading up.

Food Lion Closing

2012-01-25T21:18:00.003-05:00

Anyone hear Food Lion is closing and that most everything is 50% off? I've had a few readers post and email that they are stocking up on some great deals. Check it out if you live near a Food Lion.

B97.5 Parenting Expo on Saturday, February 25th

2012-01-24T10:18:00.000-05:00

Join us for the B97.5 Parenting Expo on Saturday, February 25th from 9am til 5pm at the Knoxville Expo Center! Your job as a parent never stops! Find information you need for every stage of parenting. Enjoy Special Guest Speakers Inky Johnson, Antone Davis and Charlene Watson as well as live entertainment by Farmer Jason and Roger Day! There are lots of educational seminars, activities and tons of fun for the kids including bouncers, a photo booth, face painting and more! It's the B97.5 Parenting Expo presented by Food City and Triple A! Admission is $5 for a family of 4. What a deal!!!

I will be a doing a workshop at 10am. Make sure you come and learn how to save money, coupon and live more frugally.

Frugalissa Finds-Money Saving/Coupon Talk-2/7/12

2012-01-24T09:24:00.001-05:00

I will be having a Frugalissa Finds Money Saving/Coupon Workshop at Clinton Library, 118 S Hicks St. Clinton, TN 37716 on Tuesday, 2/7/12 at 6pm.

Sign up to Essy Day, clinton_library@comcast.net. She will send you all the info you need for the class.

Knoxville ALDI Grand Opening

2012-01-23T19:15:00.002-05:00

ALDI in West Knoxville off Kingston Pike (‎110 Moss Grove Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922) where the new Academy Sports is just a little west of Cedar Bluff is opening Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 10am.

During the grand opening you can sample various food items and tour the store.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum Bash-March 1-4

2012-01-23T11:13:00.006-05:00

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum Bash is coming to Knoxville TN

Thursday,March 1st 7:00 pm
Friday, March 2nd 7:00pm
Saturday, March 3rd 1:00 pm and 5:00pm
Sunday, March 4th 1:00 pm and 5:00pm

Ticket Prices:

$60.00 (Front Row, $55.00 (VIP Floor), $35.00 (VIP), $25.00, $20.00, $15.00.

To order tickets go to KnoxvilleTickets.com or order over the phone (865-656-4444). When you purchase tickets get a $5 discount for each ticket up to 6 tickets.

Using Discount Code: FAMILY

Not valid on front row and VIP seats.

Doors open one hour before the show for an All Access Pre-Show!
Pre-Show is available to ALL ticket holders. During the FREE All Access Pre-show, audience members have the opportunity to mingle with performers, take pictures, get autographs and get a taste of the circus before the show even begins!

I will be giving a 4 pack of tickets to Five (5) winners.

Giveaway ends Tuesday January 30, 2012 at 12:00pm EST. The winner will be drawn using Random.org and winner notified via email.

Thank You, Feld Entertainment, for the giveaway and giving my family and I tickets to see the show.

Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Ticket Giveaway-Last Day

2012-01-23T11:00:00.003-05:00

Don't forget to enter to win a 4 pack of tickets to (5) winners to Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam when they come to Knoxville February 17-18th.

Contest ends Tuesday January 24, 2012 at 12:00pm EST.

Enter HERE

Star Wars Action Figures As Low As $0.75 at Walgreens Starting 2/5

2012-01-23T10:34:00.005-05:00

Here's a super deal available at Walgreens starting 2/5. Grab this B1G1 FREE Star Wars Action Figure (up to $9.99 value) printable coupon while it lasts! My Star Wars loving son will love these in his Easter Basket for sure.

Here's how to get two Star Wars Action Figures at Walgreens for $0.75 each starting 2/5:

Star Wars Action Figures, $11.49 B1G1 FREE
B1G1 FREE Star Wars Action Figure printable coupon
$1.50 (or $0.75 each) after coupon!

Not sure if they'll ring up some crazy way like $11.48 and .01. If so then (to avoid drama) you could buy (4) with (1) coupon, which will still make a GREAT deal!

Suggested Scenario (Sale Starts 2/5)
Buy (4) Star Wars Action Figures, $11.49 B1G1 FREE
B1G1 FREE Star Wars Action Figure printable coupon
$12.99 (or $3.25 each) after coupon!

Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom

Southernly Sweet Cupcakes-DELISH!!

2012-01-23T10:15:00.002-05:00

We celebrated hubby's birthday this weekend and Southernly Sweet made the most delish Mint Chocolate Chip cupcakes for our celebration. They were super affordable too. Check it out. They run some great specials too. This weeks specials are Buy 2 get 1 free cupcakes or a 6 pack of cupcakes for $12 as well as 5 for 5 mix and match cookies!!!

Here are the mini cupcakes that Southernly Sweet made for the birthday too. Yummers!!! The flavors were chocolate with chocolate buttercream, chocolate with peanut butter buttercream, chocolate with fresh strawberry buttercream, vanilla with fresh strawberry buttercream, bannana pudding, and white chocolate blueberry.

Make sure you "like" Southernly Sweet on Facebook too. As they will be having super specials for Valentine's Day including our yummy chocolate covered strawberries.

Target Deals Week of January 22

2012-01-23T10:11:00.000-05:00

Here are the Target deals this week.

Frugalissa Finds on Joy 620- January 23rd

2012-01-22T20:12:00.002-05:00

I will be on The Bob Bell Show on Joy 620 Monday, January 23rd from 7 to 8am. I will be his featured guest on the program along with Jenny Bushkell and I'll be sharing money saving tips and announcing my workshops coming up in the next few weeks. Tune in and call 865-342-5620 if you have a question.

Kroger and Ingles Deals Week of January 22

2012-01-22T16:09:00.002-05:00

Here are the Kroger deals this week.
It's Mega Event time so you save $5 instantly at checkout when you buy 10 participating items.

Here are the Ingles deals this week.

CVS and Walgreens Deals Week of January 22

2012-01-22T10:17:00.001-05:00

Here are the Walgreens deals this week.

Here are the CVS deals this week.

Old Navy: Active Day + Additional 50% off Adult Clearance

2012-01-21T08:05:00.000-05:00

Make sure you go to Old Navy Turkey Creek today. It is Active Day and there will be fun and games with some area businesses.

Also starting today and for this weekend only, get an extra 50% all adults clearance! Don't miss out on all these deals! Store opens at 9:30!

Water Angels Need

2012-01-20T21:21:00.001-05:00

This is an urgent Water Angel need: Any clothing for an 18 year old girl just placed with a special family. She needs size 13 long jeans & L- XL shirts, hoodies, or coat. Also 10.5-11 in shoes. If anyone has anything in their closets not using right now, please email Stephanie if you can help, thewaterangels@gmail.com.

Little Red Hen Suggested Pricing Guide

2012-01-20T08:41:00.002-05:00

Little Red Hen Suggested Pricing Guide is a FREE resource for Knoxville TN consignors and is available for download at Little Red Hen Consignment Tagging Service. Specific pricing questions should still be directed to the consignment sale in which you are participating.

It's National Popcorn Day

2012-01-19T11:57:00.001-05:00

It is National Popcorn Day...this is how I'm celebrating today!!!

I love on the stove Popcorn. Hands down the best way to make it. I don't think I could go back to Microwave Popcorn after eating it like this.

I take a 1/2 spoonful of Coconut Oil and 1/2 Cup of Popcorn Kernels and pop it on the stove and in less then 5 minutes I have pure yummyness. Then I sprinkle Sea Salt...delightful!!!

My kids devour the pot in one sitting too. I love a quick, healthy snack like this.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition::Knoxville NEEDS

2012-01-18T20:35:00.002-05:00

Because there is still some finish work going on the build site security must also remain on site a little longer, The following meals have been requested:

This is very urgent since it is in a few hours-15 meals needed for security guards at 2 am Thursday morning. Anyone able to provide these? Doesn't matter what they are--something warm would be good--but anything easy to eat while standing up would be fine: sub sandwich, burgers, etc. If you need to take them a little early, that's OK.

Here is the needs:
Thursday- 8am breakfast 16 people
Thursday-Lunch 1pm 30 people
Thursday-Dinner 8pm 20 people
Friday-2am meal 16 people
Friday-8am meal 16 people

If you would like to show your support by donating any of these meals, please contact Gay Lyons at ghlyons@yahoo.com if you would like to provide one of these meals. They no longer have a food tent, plates, or utensils, so these need to be simple fast-food type meals.

The Norwood Elementary School Safety Patrol Craft Fair

2012-01-17T14:17:00.001-05:00

The Norwood Elementary School Safety Patrol, in Oliver Springs, is hosting a Craft Fair.
The Craft Fair will be on February 4th from 8am to 2pm. Booths are available for $20 each and include one folding table and a folding chair. The Safety Patrol will have a concessions booth.
We realize that some crafts are food based; we just ask that you not compete with the Safety Patrol concession booth.

Please contact Jackie Byrge at Norwood Elementary to purchase a booth at 865-435-2519 or JByrge@acs.ac

Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Ticket Giveaway

2012-01-17T09:05:00.006-05:00

Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam is coming to Thompson Boiling Arena in Knoxville, TN February 17-18, 2012.

Ticket Prices:
Gold Circle - $25 All Seats

Price Level 2 - $20 Adults/ $7 Kids (Ages 2-12)
All tickets $2 more day of show
Additional fees may apply

Ages 2 year or older must have a ticket.

To order tickets by phone: (865) 656-4444

For more info go to Knoxville Tickets

You can also purchase tickets and get $5 off each ticket using code CRUSH
(not valid on gold circle seats or kids tickets)

I am giving a 4 pack of tickets to five (5) winners.

Giveaway ends Tuesday January 24, 2012 at 12:00pm EST. The winner will be drawn using Random.org and winner notified via email.

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Thank You, Feld Entertainment, for the giveaway and giving my family and I tickets to see the show.

The Picky Chick Consignment Sale-March 1-3, 2012

2012-01-16T11:14:00.001-05:00

The Picky Chick Consignment Spring Sale will be Thursday and Friday, March 1-2 from 10am-8pm, and Saturday, March 3 is 1/2 price sale from 9am-3pm.

It is located at

BACK of the Knoxville EXPO Center

5441 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37921

For more info GO HERE

Titanic Museum Tour + 2nd Annual Professional Ice Carving Competition

2012-01-16T10:20:00.006-05:00

My family and I had the opportunity to tour the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge this last Saturday and it was a great experience. It was also the 2nd Annual Professional Ice Carving Competition.

We started our tour in the museum first. The experience starts in the lobby, where you are greeted by women dressed in first class maids attire. You are each issued a boarding pass containing the name of a passenger who was aboard the Titanic and a bit of the passengers history. In the end, you will find out if your passenger survives. You are also given an audio tour. It is a cell phone sized device that contains detailed accounts of personal stories, descriptions of photographs you are looking at, letters, and experiences of the passengers. You keep this device with you throughout the museum and can listen to it at your own pace. My seven year old enjoyed the child's version, while I enjoyed the adults.

Growing up we were told the story of the Titanic and it's tragic ending. James Cameron's 1997 movie "Titanic" gave us a glimpse into that ill fated voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Walking through the "Titanic Museum" in Pigeon Forge, and experiencing a part of this famous subject, forever changed my outlook on the fascinating subject, the "Titanic". You will learn or are reminded through an exclusive photo collection, valuable artifacts, personal items, and hands on activities. My children loved sliding down the deck as if the stern of the ship were up in the air. All the while wondering if "our passengers" were going to make it.

"Crew" members share bits of history and interesting facts about the ship itself, and its maiden voyage. Something very interesting was the amount of ice the ship was trying to navigate through. Great visual aids are displayed throughout your tour. The owners of the Museum left out no detail when recreating the staterooms and the Third class cabins. I got excited as we entered into the elegant Grand staircase. It defined luxury for the wealthy. You can just imagine the ladies making their entrance and mingling before dinner time.
My children were interested in learning of the Titanic and were sad to hear it had sank to the bottom of the ocean. They enjoyed dipping their hands over the rail into 28 degree water. And touching the iceberg on the wall. My son pretended to steer the ship while my daughter practiced Morse Code.

As you head into the Memorial Room, you look for your passengers name to learn of their fate. After such a moving experience throughout the last 20 rooms, I was overjoyed that my children and I made it to New York. And upon learning that my husband didn't survive, for a split second, I felt a glimpse of sadness. Nothing compared to what these families had gone through. These were real people, with real experiences. This Museum is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Titanic and all its passengers and crew. With Titanic's 100th year coming up we each placed a rose petal in a large clear box that will be taken and spread over the memorial site.

For a limited time, an exclusive behind the scenes exhibit of James Cameron's "Titanic" is available for viewing. Oscar statues, props, costumes (my favorite was the dress Kate Winslet wore when the ship hit the ice berg in the movie). My husband and I enjoyed ourselves, as did our kids with activities to keep them interested. The Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge is definitely a MUST when visiting the area. Full of History and hands on activities to keep everyone involved in learning about the Titanic, its passengers, its crew, its creators. This museum is a wonderful way to keep the memory alive.

The Titanic Museum was holding their 2nd Annual 2nd Annual Professional Ice Carving Competition. We had a few photo ops (one in a giant ice chair), watched as a part of one of the sculptures crashed to the ground near the end of the competition, and witnessed the world's most celebrated ice sculptors chisel 250-pound blocks of ice into beautiful creations. The Titanic logo was carved into the giant ice chair.

This free one-day family event took place in Titanic’s outdoor entertainment center. Professionals and amateurs competed for prize money. We watched and had our favorites picked out before we entered the museum, then by the time we were finished with the museum, the competition was almost over. This is when we witnessed a large piece fall right off and hit the ground. What a bummer to see the guys face when he wasn’t able to fix it. Here are photos of a few of these competitors hard at work.

Here are the Winners:

Professional division

1st	Todd Dawson	War Horse
2nd	Eric Pfaff	High Hopes
3rd	Edwin Hutchinson	A Taste of Spring

Amateur division

1st	Duane Schmelhaus	Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
2nd	Jeff Lein	The Guardian
3rd	Jayme Schumacher	Firebird Rising

People's Choice Award

1st

Edwin Hutchinson

A Taste of Spring

We had a wonderful time spending the afternoon at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. Next year you will not want to miss the 3rd Annual Ice Sculpting Contest.

Kroger and Ingles Deals Week of January 15

2012-01-16T08:39:00.002-05:00

Here are the Kroger deals this week.

Here are the Ingles deals this week.

CVS and Walgreens Deals Week of January 15

2012-01-16T08:34:00.001-05:00

Here are the CVS deals this week.

Here are the Walgreens deals this week.