More Free Stuff!

ACUVUE Brand Contacts Free Trial Pair

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

Kashi Free Frozen Entree

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

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

Free sample Total Cranberry Crunch Cereal

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

Pre-Order your Free 2009 Consumer Action Handbook

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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?

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

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!

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?)

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.

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:

Turbo Tax Free Edition

Happy tax time!

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:

How to Find Half Price Restaurant Gift Certificates From Local Media

And don't forget about getting free food on your birthday! Sign up for a ton of birthday freebies here:

Free Stuff on Your Birthday from Over 100 Places.

Eat up! - Cheap Cindy

Did Someone Say FREE Coffee?

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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

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:

Diet & Nutrition

Want to find out how to find more free magazines? See how I find all my free mags by reading my article here:

How to Get Free Magazine Subscriptions In The Mail

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:

Krispy Kreme Celebrates the Freedom of Choice on Inauguration Day

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:

MSNBC Events

If all else fails, sign up to get your complimentary copy of The New Yorker January 26 inauguration issue commemorative cover. Supplies are limited:

The New Yorker

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:

How to Find 100's Of Legal Free Movies To Watch Online

Enjoy!

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.

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

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...

How to Find Free Online Makeovers & Hairstyles Using Your Own Photo

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.

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:

Olan Mill's Birthday Club

Enfamil Family Beginnings

Huggies Baby Network

Pampers

Playtex - Free Drop In Nurser

Free Sample Parent's Choice Formula From Walmart

Free Sample Member's Mark Formula From Sam's Club

Johnson's Special Offers

Gerber's Start Healthy Stay Healthy Program

Beech-Nut Offers

Juicy Juice Free Sippy Cup

Winn Dixie Baby Club

Publix Baby Club

Luvs Special Offers

Similac Strong Moms Special Offers

Earth's Best Organic Baby Food Offers

Nature's Goodness Baby Food Offers

Babies Online - Info, Offers & More

Baby Center - Info, Offers & More

Babyzone - Info Offers & More

MommySavers - Info Offers & More

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

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.