Here are some random freebies - enjoy!
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Free Starbucks Instant Coffee Sample
Looks like Starbucks is trying to keep their foot in the door. They are now entering the instant coffee market with VIA Ready Brew.
You can get a free sample at StarbucksStore.com
What do you think of this new venture?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Download Some Free Love From Amazon
Amazon.com is spreading the love this Valentine's Day by offering a free MP3 download of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On".
Love, Cheap Cindy
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Create a Free Luvicon
Like my Luvicon? You can create your own free Luvicon for Valentines Day, thanks to Paste Magazine's online Webicon.ME series. They also offer the popular Obamicon, which you can use to create your own version of the now famous political "Hope" poster.
Have fun!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Free Curly Fries At Jack In The Box
As part of the new Jack In The Box advertising ploy, er - I mean campaign, you can get Free Medium Size Seasoned Curly Fries on Tuesday Feb 10 with the coupon found here:
Hang In There Jack
Hey, free food. (Does this qualify as real food?)
Hang In There Jack
Hey, free food. (Does this qualify as real food?)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
My First Award!
A big fat thank you to Faith over at the That's Just Freaking Lovely! blog for giving me The Lemonade Award. This award celebrates good attitude and gratitude. (My hubby thought it was because I'm such a sour-puss. Thanks hun.)
I am passing this award along to 10 other bloggers who I think represent good attitude and gratitude, and because I enjoy reading their blogs. Check them out, you'll like 'em too. The award goes to:
1. Motor Mouth Mandi
2. Freebie Fanatics
3. The Trashy Side
4. A Common Street Peddler by Eboni
5. Homestead Recipes
6. Frugal Patti
7. Cheaply Yours
8. All Things Frugal
9. Money Saving Methods
10. I'm Not Cheap...I'm Frugal
Congratulations! Now it's time for you winners to spread the love. Here's what you do:
1. Put the lemonade logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate 10 other bloggers who you think demonstrate good attitude and/or gratitude.
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Comment on their blog to let them know they have received this award.
5. Link back to this post and the person whom you received this award from.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Free Turbo Tax Online
I know you LOVE doing taxes! Some of you may be able to use this free tax software from Turbo Tax online. Looks like it's for 1040EZ and simple returns:
Happy tax time!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Eating Out Cheap - Half Price Or Less
I like to eat out at restaurants. If you ever tasted my cooking you'd understand why. Plus I can enjoy not having to clean up the mess afterwords, and I don't have to stare at a drooling dog while eating.
So, being cheap and all, I am always looking for coupons and special restaurant offers. I've found some pretty good deals too. Paying half price or less at a reasonably priced restaurant is a good deal in my book.
Restaurant.com is where I find some of these deals. For example now through Jan. 31st you can get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $3 using the promotional code SUPER at checkout. Each restaurant has it's own terms and conditions about using these gift certificates. The restaurant I like to use this for has a minimum purchase of $35 to use this gift certificate. That means I'll being paying $13 for $35 worth of food (tax and tip not included). I'll get about 3 meals out of this, so I chalk that up to a good deal. See what's in your area here: Restaurant.com
Another way to get discounted restaurant gift certificates is through your local radio and television stations. Seriously. These are usually sold at half of face value, but recently I found some of these were even cheaper. You can find out more about this here:
And don't forget about getting free food on your birthday! Sign up for a ton of birthday freebies here:
Eat up! - Cheap Cindy
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Did Someone Say FREE Coffee?
Must...
have...
more...
cofffeeee...
Is it just me, or is everyone craving more coffee these days? Maybe it's the extra cold weather where I am, or it could just be the caffeine addiction's getting stronger. Whatever it is I've been hunting down free coffee offers to help with my fix and here's what I've found:
Seattle's Best Coffee Purchase a beverage and receive a free pastry or second beverage with coupon
Dunkin' Donuts Sign up to receive a free coffee sample by mail
Peet's Coffee Get your friends to sign up for the Peet's newsletter and they get a free drink (Well I've always heard you should be your own best friend, maybe I can sign myself up)
Tully's Free beverage with purchase of another beverage if you sign up for their email club. Will also send you an email for a free drink on your birthday
Biggby's Sign up for E-wards and they will send you coupons by email each week. They will also give you a special treat on your birthday
Hopefully we can get some free coffee from these offers. I don't know about you, but trying to re-brew using yesterday's coffee grounds just isn't working for me.
Here's more cheap coffee tips:
For those times when you can't afford to go out for fancy coffee but you want to pretend that you can, here are some recipes:
How To Make A Poor Man's Mocha
And if you want free coffee everyday maybe you can open your own coffee shop:
How To Start An Independent Coffee Shop
Till next time - Cheap Cindy
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Free 3 year subscription to Diet & Nutrition Magazine
Just a quick heads up on an offer for a FREE 3 year subscription to Diet & Nutrition magazine. (Yes, this is a pretty good magazine in my opinion.) Offer ends Jan 24.
No strings attached - just sign up with this link:
Want to find out how to find more free magazines? See how I find all my free mags by reading my article here:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Inauguration Day Freebies
Inauguration Day is just around the corner and here comes the free stuff! Here are a few freebies available on Jan. 20.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer, see the announcement here:
Can't make it to the big Inauguration party? Maybe you'd like to share the experience with a live viewing at your hometown movie theatre. Participating locations only - see if your town made the list:
If all else fails, sign up to get your complimentary copy of The New Yorker January 26 inauguration issue commemorative cover. Supplies are limited:
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Watching Free Movies Online - Legally
In this depressing economy we need all the free entertainment possible, and the internet is full of free entertainment. Yes it is tempting to watch all those newly released movies online, but that little voice in your head keeps telling you that it's wrong and frankly not legal.
Well you can tell the little voice to take a breather. There are hundreds of free movies you can watch online legally. Okay, so you won't see any new releases but there is stuff worth watching. If you're a classic movie buff you'll find a plethora of free flicks. If you're not a classic movie fan maybe you'll become one.
See the link to my article below for more information on this topic and the websites with free legal movies:
Enjoy!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Hey - Gimmie Back My Money!
Does someone owe you money? Yes, you're probably still fretting about that $5 your brother borrowed ten years ago, but did you know you could be owed money that you aren't aware of? Millions of dollars are just waiting to be claimed. This is money owed to people from refunds, unclaimed property, tax refunds, pensions, unpaid wages that "check in the mail" that you never received and more.
I didn't have any luck, but I did see my brother-in-law has some unclaimed money. I guess it's back to checking under the sofa cushions for me.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Free Entertainment Book Online Trial
Get a free trial for the Entertainment Book Online. Just sign up with your email address and zip code and you can print 3 free coupons.
Entertainment Book Free Trial
Entertainment Book Free Trial
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Year , New You? Free Online Makeover!
Okay, so you know we've all wanted to have a makeover but didn't want to shell out the big bucks. Well now we don't have to! There are several websites where you can submit your own photo and try out all kinds of make-up and hairstyles for free. See the link below for the full article and the websites.
Now if I could just find one to makeover my bank account...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Swagbucks anyone?
So for you fellow Swagbuckers out there, here is a code for 1 free Swag Buck. Just go to "Your Swag Bucks Page" enter the code "SWAG1" into the box that says "Have a SwagCode?" and hit the Gimmie button.
I have no idea how long this is good for, so HURRY!
Don't know about Swag Bucks? Your missing out on all the fun. See my article Get Free Stuff With Paid to Search Websites for more info.
You can also click on the "Search and Win" ad on the right sidebar.
I have no idea how long this is good for, so HURRY!
Don't know about Swag Bucks? Your missing out on all the fun. See my article Get Free Stuff With Paid to Search Websites for more info.
You can also click on the "Search and Win" ad on the right sidebar.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
How To Find Free Baby Stuff, Samples & Coupons Online
Babies are priceless - but formula, diapers, baby food and all the other necessities can be expensive. Fortunately there are online sources for coupons, samples, free stuff and more.
Most large manufactures of baby products offer free samples or coupons for their products simply because they want you to try them, like them and keep buying them. Many have websites where you can register online to be included in their email and snail mail lists where they will send you offers and information on an ongoing basis.
Some of the free products are pretty generous. For example signing up online for the Enfamil Family Beginnings Program currently gets you up to $250 in coupons and free samples. Other offers include free baby related magazine subscriptions, free birthday portraits for your child from Olan Mills and more.
Here are some links:
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Listen To Free Christmas Music Online
Here's another list I've compiled of over 100 sources for listening to free Christmas and Holiday music online.
How to Listen To Christmas Music Online For Free - Over 100 Sources
Monday, November 24, 2008
How To Save Money Shopping For Gifts This Christmas
Here are some shopping tips for discount gift giving this Christmas:
First of all, make a Christmas shopping budget and stick to it. Have a plan for all the gifts you are buying and how much they will cost.
Shopping for Christmas gifts on sale is a great way to save some money. Many stores are starting their Christmas sales early this year so you may find some good gifts this way.
Shopping online may save you not only time, but money as well. Check with discount web sites such as Overstock.com and even ebay. Also consider looking for Christmas gifts on Craigslist as many people have brand new items they could be selling at a great discount.
If you have any discount stores in your area it may be a good idea to see what Christmas shopping you can do there . Dollar stores, grocery outlets, and surplus stores such as Big Lots are full of gift ideas and smaller items you can put together to create a gift basket.
Look around at what you already have. Use a basket you might already have to fill with items and give as a Christmas gift. Make copies of photos and put together an album for friends or family.
If you're crafty make gifts or if you're a good cook give home made food items as Christmas gifts.
Give the gift of time. Take elderly people shopping, on errands or just out for the day. Take the neighbors trash to the curb and back for a month, offer to do yard work or walk and pick up after their pets. A great Christmas gift for those who have kids is to offer to babysit. Not only are these gifts appreciated, but you don't have to go shopping and it's pretty much free.
Christmas shouldn't be about money and gifts. Just enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Save Money On Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and friends while enjoying good food. Here are some tips that will save you time and money so you can focus on celebrating this holiday and not worry about going broke.
- Plan ahead. Make a list of items you'll need to buy, how many people will be coming, how many place settings of dishes you'll need etc. This way you can set a budget and are less likely to be caught off guard having to make a last minute overpriced purchase.
- Make the feast potluck. Have each guest bring a dish. This not only saves money for the host but will also save time and each person feels like they are involved in the celebration. Make sure to delegate a dish to each guest or some how keep track of what each party is bringing to avoid too many, or not enough, of each item.
- Buy a larger turkey. Butchers at most grocery stores will cut the turkey in half for you, even if it is frozen. Larger turkeys are usually cheaper per pound, so you can save money by either sharing the turkey with a friend or relative, or saving the other half for Christmas or New Year’s.
- Shop early and take advantage of sales. Stick to your menu plan and buy only what you'll need. Start looking at local grocery store flyers and websites to see if there are any good deals or coupons offered.
- Do not buy unnecessary decorations. Make your decor from nature using twigs, leaves, pine cones etc. If you must buy items like a tablecloth, search your local thrift stores and try not to make it too holiday specific so you can use it over again after the holidays.
- If you really want to save money and contribute to the meaning of Thanksgiving, consider spending this holiday volunteering at a local soup kitchen. You will be helping people less fortunate while sharing in the meal. This may become a new tradition for your family.
- Finally, think about inviting an elderly neighbor, military family or member, or other people who have no one to share Thanksgiving with to join you. This is in the true spirit of the holiday and you'll get more from this than any amount of money could buy.
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