Even before I owned an iPhone, I was forever searching for my plug so I could charge my phone. Now that I have an iPhone, I’m still left scrambling for a plug that I can use in the wall or an iHome dock where I can stack my phone and let it charge. What is it with me and phone chargers? That may all be changing as I just found out about this deal that would give me the best of both charging worlds–a wall mount dock. Best of all, if you buy it through Eversave, you can save...
As you likely know by now, my weekly Suddenly Frugal’s Freebie Friday post has already gone live. As it so happens two terrific new freebies just showed up in my inbox. Rather than add them as an addendum to the existing post and risk having regular readers miss them, I’ve decided to write a new post dedicated to these two additional Friday Freebies. Here they are. FREE MAGAZINE There are lots of ways to get free magazines these day, whether it be a free issue of Bridal Guide magazine that I’ve mentioned before or a free subscription to Working...
As always look for NEW! in front of any freebie that’s never been mentioned before in a Freebie Friday post. FREE STUFF NEW! Free sample of Clear Ultra Shea shampoo and conditioner NEW! Free Airborne samples . Choose from four (4) different flavors for free. NEW! Free sample of Eucerin Smoothing Repair Lotion NEW! Free Illume candle in Sleep Number stores Free travel guides with coupons. Get a free Scotch Color and Pattern Duct Tape. Free haircuts for kids on Sundays in October at JC Penney salons. Also a JC Penney: free haircuts for breast cancer survivors in October....
From now through the morning of October 22, Entertainment Books will be on sale for $25. As long as you buy two or more books, each will be only $25. (They are normally $30 to $45, depending on which editions you purchase.) In addition, when you buy two or more books, you’ll get free shipping. This is a great deal for the upcoming holiday season. Buy one for yourself and another as a gift! Or buy Entertainment Books for everyone–teachers, friends, neighbors, relatives–and have that portion of your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop. Remember, this deal is...
Another week, another freebie from Chili’s. This time it’s a kids eat free deal. I’m not sure Chili’s has offered one of these since the beginning of the school year. Anyway, from Monday, October 15th through Wednesday, October 17th, your kids (ages 12 and younger) can eat for free at Chili’s when you order an adult entree. You can get up to two free kids meals with a single adult entree purchase. Also, with this freebie coupon, you are allowed to make “multiple redemptions” at the same table–meaning, you can invite family and friends with kids to join you,...
I used to get so many free return address labels in the mail, from charities wanting my donation, that I never had to order labels for holiday cards or for mailing bills. Well, that particular kind of “junk mail” has pretty much stopped, and that means that I’m pretty much out of free address labels. If you’re in the same boat, check out this free labels deal from Vistaprint. You can choose from thousands of designs, or create your own. These labels can be return address or special “to” and “from” labels that you can use for holiday gifts....
My 20th wedding anniversary is coming up in November. As I started to research where my husband and I could go to celebrate, I discovered something: restaurants, cafes, and eateries often have a little something special to offer on your special day–namely the ability for you to eat for free on your anniversary. All you need to do to qualify for this free anniversary gift is to sign up for a restaurant’s mailing list, eClub or whatever clever moniker it uses for getting you to register on the site. None of the restaurants I found ask for proof of...
How does saving up to 50% on Harlem Globetrotters tickets sound to you? Right now there is a Groupon–available for purchase through October 13th–that can get you Harlem Globetrotters 2012 and Harlem Globetrotters 2013 tickets nationwide at a discount. When you click through this link to Groupon, it will take you to a page seemingly only for discount tickets at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Don’t panic. When you scroll down you will see cheap ticket offers for nearly two dozen other American cities that will be welcoming the Harlem Globetrotters in December 2012 and January 2013....
Old Navy is celebrating 5 million fans on Facebook by sharing a 30% discount with all its fans. Old Navy decided to create a “human coupon” that would give you 30% off any purchase made at an Old Navy store between October 12th and October 14th--basically this weekend. Old Navy posted about this deal on its Facebook page, and included a link to get the coupon. Only problem–people could not figure out how to download it. In fact, hundreds of Old Navy customers complained that the coupon was unattainable. Well, have no fear, Suddenly Frugal readers, I have your...
As always look for NEW! in front of any freebie that’s never been mentioned before in a Freebie Friday post. FREE FOOD NEW! Free breakfast for kids in October. That is, Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes restaurants are offering children 10-years-old and younger a FREE breakfast from 9 a.m. until noon every Sunday in October when they visit the restaurant in their pajamas (shirt and shoes required) with the purchase of an adult meal. NEW! Free Lindt chocolate via Facebook. NEW! Free pumpkin food, snacks and fall treats at Fresh Market this weekend. NEW! Free eCookbook: 12 Top Rated Chicken Casserole Recipes,...
Would you like a free magazine? Well, you can enjoy the November issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, completely free. There are no strings attached, and you’ll never receive a bill. Note: this freebie is for a digital issue of the magazine–one you read on a tablet device or Smartphone–not a printed copy of the magazine. This free issue is yours, compliments of JudysHealthySnacks.com. Ladies’ Home Journal has an all-new look and an all-new format that helps bring out your best with a blend of expert advice and personal stories from real women–just like you. It’s your story. Be a...
One of the best ways to save money when you’re planning a trip to a specific destination is to get free travel guides. They usually come packed with coupons and discounts that can help you save on lodging, food, and sometimes even souvenirs. If you’re planning a trip to nearly anywhere in the United States in the near future, I can help you get travel guides to pretty much every state and region in the country. That’s because through one of my affiliate networks, you can order free guides to the following locations (Note: links below all click through...
Do you have a college football fan in your life? What about a former fraternity of sorority member? Do you think this person would enjoy some great gear that you can get at a discount? If so, then check out this latest Groupon. This online-only Groupon deal comes courtesy of a company called Prep Sportswear, which can make casual clothing representing nearly every college football team, Greek organization, or even vintage sports teams. (Brooklyn Dodgers anyone?) You can customize your own apparel for any college, school, or military base with range of designs printed on choice of shirts, pants...
Are there any words more beautiful than “free chocolate”? Well, I guess, “Congratulations, you’ve won the Powerball lottery” would be pretty wonderful as well. Nonetheless, what I’ve got to offer you today is the chance to get free chocolate. Here’s how. Head over to Facebook and “Like” Lindt chocolate. Once you do you’ll have the opportunity to print out a coupon for a free full-sized bag of Lindt truffles–or six ounces or smaller–worth up to $3.99. From what I can tell there will be 1 million of these coupons available, which is a pretty generous free offer. The coupon...
Some of my coffee-loving friends send up a big old “Hallelujah” when fall rolls around and pumpkin spice coffee becomes available. Maybe you’re a pumpkin fan, too. If you live near a Fresh Market location–there are 125 stores in 24 states–you may want to head over there this weekend. That’s because Fresh Market is going to be giving away a lot of free pumpkin food, drinks and other fall goodies. The Fresh Market Pumpkin Festival is happening on Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Shoppers who visit Fresh Market during this time...
Some of my favorite gifts to give at the holidays include restaurant gift certificates or gift cards. When I can get those gifts at a discount, I’m even happier. If you like giving restaurant gift certificates as well–or just like to get them for you to use–then you’ll want to take advantage of this Restaurant.com deal. For two days only, from 10/9-10/11, you’ll spend just $3 for $15 Restaurant Gift Certificates. You must use the code PICK to get these great savings. That adds up to about 80% off! You can use Restaurant.com gift certificates in nearly 65 U.S....
This week’s freebie roundup includes free food, free museum admission and more. FREE FOOD NEW! Free Starbucks at Target through October 8th. Get the details of this freebie deal, available through 10/8, on the Target Facebook page. NEW! Get a free Subway sandwich. That is, when you buy a 6-inch sub and beverage before 9 a.m., you will receive another 6-inch sub free at participating Subway shops. This deal is good throughout October. NEW! Get free food from Outback Steakhouse when you “Like” the restaurant on Facebook. NEW! Free Nature Made Adult Gummies. NEW! Free ice cream cone at...
Do your kids play sports that you have to pay extra for them to join? Both of my daughters do or used to. My eldest played club volleyball for two years. My youngest plays club basketball and is about to start playing club field hockey. I’m sure we have spent thousands over the years on these activities. We’re not alone. A recent RetailMeNot survey found that, on average, parents spend $671 a year on sports-related costs, with 21% of parents spending more than $1,000 per child. At least my daughters don’t play football. That survey found that, as far...
Lunch is on Panda Express on Wednesday, October 3rd, when you can enjoy a free Thai Cashew Chicken. The restaurant is offering this freebie as a way to entice you to try the dish, which returned to the Panda Express menu last week. According to Restaurant News, “the return of Thai Cashew Chicken Breast for a limited time only. Inspired by exotic Thai flavors and made with all-white meat chicken breast, this 220-calorie Wok Smart dish.” So not only will you save money on this deal but you’ll save your waistline, too? Sounds win-win to me! Use...
This week’s freebie at Chili’s is free dessert–specifically, free chocolate molten cake. Which, if you’ve never had and if you’re a fan of chocolate, is simply amazing and not to be missed. In order to get this freebie, you must purchase an adult entree. Unlike other freebies, only one per table is allowed and you cannot combine this with any other free offers. You can get your free molten cake by clicking on this link here or going over to the Chili’s Facebook page. Then Chili’s will email you the deal. It’s your choice. You can get your free...
You know me–I love to see movies on the cheap. Which is why I don’t go a lot, because if I don’t have a coupon or a gift card or some other way to see a movie for practically nothing, I stay home and watch movies on demand. Then deals like this one comes around and I get excited. Right now, through Half Off Depot, you can save 50% on Fandango movie tickets. That is, you’ll pay $5 and get a coupon good for $10 on a movie ticket. Considering that the going rate for a movie ticket is...
What are some of the ways that you like to keep Halloween on the cheap? For me I try to buy candy with coupons–and not buy too much of it–find cheap costume alternatives, and just not go crazy with decorations. I live on a dirt road, dead end street. No one is going to see my spooky front yard so why bother? Saves me both time and money. Through one of my affiliate networks, I found out about these three ways that you can have free or cheap fun on Halloween. Here are the details: Sign up for a...
Even though Starbucks isn’t participating in National Coffee Day 2012, it is still possible to get free coffee at Starbucks. Here’s how. Through November 12, 2012, you can get yourself a free cup of coffee when you buy four cups of coffee. Starbucks is calling it the coffee runner reward. When you stop in to order four coffees, you can get the fifth for free. You’ll need to download the “order form” on the Starbucks website, fill it out with your coffee orders, and hand it to the barista when you place your order for you to get your...
You know I love me some rebates. I planned most of my back-to-school shopping around them, and managed to spend only about $7 on my daughters’ entire back-to-school list, thanks to penny deals and rebates at Staples, the nearest office supply store to me. Now Staples has two free paper deals that are good through Saturday, September 29th that I thought you’d want to know about and being to use. If you’re running low on paper or just like to stock up when the paper is free–that’s my plan–you won’t want to miss these deals. Both deals require coupons,...
National Coffee Day free coffee freebies start the weekend off right, along with these 35 other freebies that I’ve highlighted this week. FREE FOOD NEW! Friday, September 28 is CofFREE Day at 7-11, between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. You’ll receive a free large cup of hot coffee, or, if you choose, cappuccino, latte or tea. NEW! More free coffee deals for National Coffee Day! NEW! Free Thai Cashew Chicken at Panda Express on October 3rd. That means free lunch! NEW! Free dessert or cheeseburger from Chammps. Available in CO, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NC,...
National Coffee Day 2012 is this Saturday, September 29th. I don’t know about you but it has to be one of my favorite holidays, because coffee is one of my favorite beverages. I go to bed every night, excited that I get to get up the next morning and have coffee. I kid you not. Some restaurants, retailers and eateries nationwide started their National Coffee Day celebrations early, which is why I’m posting about deals today and not on Saturday. Here are 9 places you can go nationwide, today and, in some instances, through the end of the weekend,...
I’m a huge fan of color. That’s why you would have found me wearing fuscia pants to a business meeting yesterday, and then appearing on TV this past summer–during my summer of savings tour–wearing cobalt blue pants, a bright green shirt, and lemon yellow shoes. Given my love of color, I was thrilled to see so many women at this week’s Emmy Awards wearing brightly hued dresses. You, too, may have found their fashion and color choices inspiring, but perhaps you don’t want to shell out the thousands of dollars that they likely did for their dresses–if they had...
I don’t know if Chili’s decided to offer its latest kids eat free deal to coincide with Yom Kippur–the Jewish Day of Atonement that requires 24 hours of fasting and which started at sundown yesterday. But if you are looking to go somewhere with your family to break the fast after Temple today, you can take advantage of this kids eat free offer. Because kids eat free on September 26th. Of course, this offer is good for any family looking to enjoy a meal out and not to have to pay extra for their children’s food. As with any...
Saveology, one of my affiliate networks, still has a bunch of gift cards to great stores and restaurants, available for 50% or more off face value. If you’ve never purchased through Saveology, you’re in luck: these deals are for new Saveology customers only. Here are the details of what is still available–though there are limited quantities for some of these gift cards, so keep that in mind: $5 For A $10 Papa John’s Gift Card $12.50 For A $25 Gift Card To Uno Chicago Grill $7.50 For A $15 Staples® Gift Card $7.50 for $15 GAP Gift Card $3...
Next Saturday, September 29th, is National Coffee Day, with many restaurants nationwide giving away free cups of coffee. McDonald’s, however, is getting a head start on that freebie. Free Premium Small Coffee Week at McDonald’s started on Sunday, September 23rd and is going through Saturday the 29th. You’ll find this week-long freebie at participating McDonald’s restaurants across the Eastern United States. (Sorry, coffee drinkers, in the South, Midwest, Mountain Region, and West Coast.) I found a press release that suggested you visit the McDonald’s Facebook page for a complete list of restaurants. However, when I visited that very page...
This week you’ll find 15 brand new freebies, plus dozens of others, ready for you to take advantage of this week! FREE STUFF NEW! Perhaps the best freebie ever–a Free Gillette Venus Embrace Razor These normally cost about $7 each! NEW! Starting Sunday, November 4th, your kids can get a free haircut at JCPenney Salons–and every Sunday thereafter. If this promotion is like the back to school free haircuts in August, then you’ll need to make an appointment first. Also, this is good for kids ages 12 and younger only. NEW! Get a free sample of Finish Quantum Dishwasher...
Eat for free. That’s music to my ears. As you know I like to focus on ways my readers can not only eat for free but do lots of other things for free as well. Earlier this week I focused on where you could go for free breakfast. Today, September 20th, there just happens to be three different ways that you can eat for free. Here are the details on those 3 food freebies. Free Ice Cream at Carvel Thursday, September 20th is Carvel Customer Appreciation Day. To thank you for being a customer, Carvel is giving away a...
I wish this email had arrived yesterday, before I went food shopping. It was from one of my affiliate networks about a great new coupon deal. It seems that Coupons.com has a bunch of high-value coupons available for saving money on items for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks. If your pre-grocery shopping routine is anything like mine, you can benefit from these coupons. Here’s how my routine goes: 1. Cut out coupons from Sunday paper. 2. Log on to print out coupons from online sources, then cut to fit in coupon wallet. 3. Review supermarket circulars to find sales...
The most frugal way to get free breakfast is to eat at home. But sometimes you like to enjoy a meal out. Lucky for you I’ve tracked down 5 ways that you can get breakfast for free this week. In some instances you need to make a purchase to get the freebie; in at least two instances, though, your breakfast will be completely free! Here are the 5 places you can go for breakfast freebies! Krispy Kreme. Did you know that Wednesday, September 19th (tomorrow!) is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Krispy Kreme does, and it’s offering two awesome...
I’m a huge advocate of subscribing to the magazines that you like to read on a regular basis. Rather than paying a couple of bucks each week or each month at the checkout counter, by getting a subscription you can often get your favorite magazine for a buck an issue or less. Below are two current magazine deals for popular magazines, available through Eversave, one of my affiliate networks. Everyone knows Reader’s Digest. However, you may not be familiar with the other, All You. All You is a magazine that is published for Walmart and for sale only in...
While I like to treat my family to pizza every once and awhile, I’ll often make my own pizza dough at home, and then we all make our own personal pizzas for pennies. But if I can get free pizza and don’t have to cook, well, you had me at free pizza. Right now there are two ways you can get free food from restaurants selling pizza. One of these I’d mentioned in last week’s Freebie Friday. The other is brand new. Here goes! Free Pizza from Papa John’s: I normally don’t cover contests or giveaways but the odds...
Do you like to pack chewy bars in your kids’ school lunches? If so, then you’re going to love this new coupon from Kellogg’s. If you click the box at left, you can print a coupon for $.70 off Kellogg’s FiberPlus Nutty Delights Bars. Even better? If you shop at a supermarket that doubles coupons, that means that you can save as much as $1.40 off the cost of a box. Couple that with a sale and you’ll save big. For example, my local supermarket often runs specials on chewy bars, two for $4 or two for $5. However,...
Last week I told you about a great deal on a Regal Cinemas gift card through Saveology, one of my affiliate networks. That deal was save $10 on a $25 gift card. In other words, you could spend $15 and get a gift card worth $25. Well, not only has that deal improved–now you’ll spend $12.50 for a Regal Entertainment Group Gift Card ($25 Value) or get it for 50% off–but when I visited the Saveology site, I discovered dozens of discounts on gift card purchases. With the holidays only a few months away, I figured you’d want to...
During the summer there was a great Jamba Juice coupon available. I just found out through one of my affiliate networks that it is back again. Here’s the deal with the coupon this time around: Sign up and receive a printable coupon for any Sixteen Size Smoothie for just $2.00 from Jamba Juice. I know from treating myself to a Jamba Juice smoothie once on a business trip that the Sixteen Size is normally twice that price. If you like Jamba Juice and you like saving money, this coupon is a must print out! When you click through, you’ll...
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, then you know that I love to find multiple uses for any products I might purchase or own. Just consider how I turned plastic mesh bags that Baby Bell cheese and produce come in into a great scrubbing tool for cleaning pots. Or the fact that I’ll use a box of borax to make DIY laundry detergent and homemade dishwasher detergent, or to kill ants. (I’m not sure I ever blogged about that third use for borax but, trust me, it works.) When it comes to drugstore beauty products, I try...
