Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Free Stuff For Kids



It's Spring Break time, and for parents of younger kids this can mean hearing "I'm sooooo bored, there's nothing to doooooo!" Well here's some fun free stuff to keep your kids busy.


Home Depot offers Free Kids Workshops. These offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.


The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. Additionally, this fun time allows for quality one-on-one time between adults and children.


In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons, and an achievement pin. (Those little aprons are too cute!)


Lowe's stores offer their version called Build and Grow Clinics.


If you don't have these stores in your area, there is still plenty of free stuff for kids found online. For hours of coloring enjoyment, see my article with links to hundreds of Free Coloring Pages. No crayons? No problem! Many of these offer online features where you color them online and print them out when your done.


You can also find tons of Free Crafts for Kids Online, such as making puppets, greeting cards, mobiles, bookmarks and other creative projects.


There is obviously not enough time to do all these things over Spring Break, but remember, summer is just around the corner.





photo: stock.xchng

Thursday, February 26, 2009

More Free Stuff!


ACUVUE Brand Contacts Free Trial Pair


Restaurant.com 80% off using Promo Code DINE expires 2/28




Mimi's Cafe Join the E-CLUB and get a Free Breakfast


American Express cardholders: be on the lookout for a mailing with a RSVP code that entitles you to $300 for paying off your account - no, that's not a typo, but you must receive the offer and it will close your account

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Random Freebies!


Here are some random freebies - enjoy!


Another freebie from Jack In The Box: 2 Free Tacos Coupon Valid only on Tuesday Feb. 24


Be prepared for Mother Nature with this free Beinggirl Sample Kit


IHOP National Pancake Day Feb. 24 Free Short Stack of Pancakes


Elle Decor Magazine Free 1 Year Subscription (These free mags really do come!)


American Baby Magazine Free Subscription


photo: ba1969, stock.xchng

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".


Want more? Read How to Find Free MP3 Music Downloads - legally of course.


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.


Want more free fun things to do online? See my list of The Best Free Online Time Wasters .
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?)

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 Ghetto Latte

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.

A legit way to check for unclaimed money is to use https://www.usa.gov/unclaimed-money

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

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.

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