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4 Weeks To A Cleaner House

I saw this picture on Pinterest today and loved it sooo much, I thought I'd share it with my readers!!

If you need help getting organized, figuring out a plan of action concerning your home, this is a great way to do it.  I think I'm gonna try and hopefully, I can stick to it!

Happy Cleaning,

Todays Freebies 1/12/2012

Like Green Mountain Coffee on Facebook and get a free sample of hot cocoa.



Like Schiff Mega Red on Facebook and get a free sample!



Fill out this form to get a free sample of Dove Nourishing Oil leave in conditioner.



Fill out this form to get a free sample of Prilosec.




Fill out this form to receive a free sample of Rachel Ray's Nutrish!




Like Cafe Escapes on Facebook and get a free sample!




Like Pure Edge Nutrition on Facebook and receive a free sample.




Sign up for Cocoon and get a free $5 Starbucks Gift Card.




Like Gentleman Jack on Facebook and get 10 FREE Customized Gentleman Jack Labels every month!



FREE $10 in coupons from Bounce.

Todays Freebies 1/10/2012

Free Sample of Shout Color Catcher - fill out the form here.







Get your free sample of Nescafe' by liking Nescafe's FaceBook page.





Have you ever tried this??  I haven't either but I'd love to!  Now, I can - by filling out this simple form.  You can choose from a granulated sample or powdered.    :)








Send a free pack of Kleenex, get a free pack of Kleenex Cool Touch for yourself.  Click here for more info.






Print this coupon to receive a free drink at any AMC theater.  

We have a Winner!

Congratulations Aimee E, the WINNER of A Frugal Heart Giveaway!  You will receive a $10 Target Gift Card in the mail soon!  Please join us back here on January 15 for the kick off to our next contest!

Happy Giving!

Walgreens FREEbies Week of 1/8/12

The Walgreens sales ad is out and it looks like there are 4 freebies this week!  Sweeet!

January 8 - January 14

Kids Omega Smart Ultimate Fish Oils with DHA 60ct – $10.00
Buy 1, Get $10 Register Reward (limit 1)
Final Price: FREE

Syntha-6 Meal Replacement Bar – $1.89
Buy 1, Get $1.89 Register Reward (limit 1)
Final Price: FREE

Tylenol Precise Pain Relief Cream or Heat Patches – $5.99
Buy 1, Get $3 Register Reward (limit 1)
Use $3/1 Tylenol Precise Printable
Or use $2/1 Tylenol Precise Printable 
Or use $2/1 Tylenol Precise Product Coupon from 09/11 SS
Or use $2/1 Tylenol Precise Product Coupon from 11/06 RP
Final Price: FREE

Reach Total Care Floss or Toothbrush – $2.99
Buy 1, Get $2 Register Reward (limit 1)
and Use $1/1 Reach Floss coupon
Final Price: Free

Free Kleenex Sample

Free Sample for you and a friend when you visit this offer - updated.  

Wow! FREE Kindle Books!

I have to say I was amazed when strolling through the Amazon Kindle Store this morning - LOTS of FREE books!  


So I'd thought I'd do the next logical thing...make a list for you guys!  There's tons more and hopefully sometime in the near future, I can make a complete list but until then, enjoy!


Cookbooks
A majority of these cookbooks were written during the turn of the century and contain fascinating and timely information.  I love 'em!


A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl by Caroline French Benton
Cloud City Cook-Book by Mrs. William H Nash
Things Mother Used to Make by Lydia Maria Gurney
The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Child
Recipes Tried and True by Presbyterian Ladies' Ad
Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray


Fiction


The Turtle Boy (The Timmy Quinn Series (Book One)) by Kealen Patrick Burke

In the Garden of Temptation (The Garden Series Book 1) by Cynthia Wicklund
Kill Alex Cross - Free Preview: The First 27 Chapters by James Patterson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ryan's Return by Barbara Freethy


Happy Reading!

Todays Freebies 1/5/2012

Grab a free sample of Meow Mix Pate Toppers.  :)







Who doesn't love free candy?!  :)  Get a free bag of skittles from Murphy USA Stores.  







In that past couple of weeks, Dulcolax, the 8 and 10 count were found for $1.97 at Walmart.  Use this coupon to get it for FREE.  :)


As always, this list will be updated throughout the day as I find more freebies. 


Happy Savings!

Froogality: This week at WAGS

Check out Walgreens ad - brought to you by FrooGALity!


Froogality: This week at WAGS: WALGREEN’S 1/1/12 – 1/7/12 Bayer Monitors – $19.99 Get $10 in Register Rewards -Bayer A1CNow SelfCheck Test KitContour or Breeze2 Blod Gl...

Todays Freebies 1/4/2012

<sigh>  There's not many freebies today...but keep checking back.  I will update this list as more freebies become available!  :) 

 

LIKE 'Go Red for Women' on FB and get a free red dress pin.

Fill out the form to receive 2 free samples of Breathe Right Strips.

How cute!

I love facebook - if only for the great pics I see on my friends' walls!  I think this idea is precious!!  Especially since last year I was on some sort of 'buy every frame I saw at a flea market' kick.  Now I can paint them a uniform color and see what happens.  :)  I'll post pics when it's done!  

Happy Decorating!

Lipton Free Sample

Like Lipton on facebook and visit "Green Tea" tab to request your Free Lipton Green Tea with Superfruit.

Happy Sipping!  :)

Today's Freebies - January 3, 2012

Get a FREE Puff's sample by mail. Click here! :)

Free Sample of Schiff Mega Red.  Just 'LIKE' their FB page and fill out the form.  :)

Midol is giving away a carry case for your purse.  Just click their FB page, LIKE it, then upload a picture of the contents of your purse.  The first 5000 qualifying photos will receive case.

Visit this offer and follow the instructions to get a free Gorilla Bar Sample.

Get a free sample of Carefree Pantiliners here.

Get a free sample of Gas-X Thin Strips here.

Click here to get a free sample of Doterra Essential Oils.

and last but not least, 


FREE Sample of Lipton Green Tea 

Get Connected Tuesdays!

Do you desire more traffic for your blog?  Or, maybe just connect with other moms??  The 'Get Connected Tuesday Blog Hop' sponsored by Reflexions and MissPweddyface is just what you need!

If you would like more info, please click on the links.

Remember: This blog hop is for family friendly websites only.

Happy Blog Hopping!

Current Giveaways

Every year I resolve to do so many things; lose 50 lbs, drive slower, and delight in laundry - to name a few.  This year however, I'd thought I'd stick with something a little more reasonable.  Be more frugal.  Plain and simple.  Sooo, this giveaway is all about sharing frugal tips and tricks.  

A Frugal Heart Giveaway 

January 2-January 31

Prize: $10 Target Gift Card

How to Enter:  Just click here and follow the instructions - and don't forget to share your frugal tip in the comment section of the blog post.

Winner: Aimee E.

Frugal Heart Giveaway

Don't worry if you don't have a Twitter/Facebook account. You will still get at least 1 entry in our giveaway by just leaving a comment. But, if you do have a twitter/facebook, we would appreciate a 'LIKE' and a 'follow'. :)

1/1/12 - 1/7/12 Freebie Deals

Sales Ad Freebies - Week of 1/1/12 - 1/7/12

As always, let us know if you find a free or nearly free deal not listed.  
Happy Saving y'all!

Coupons Restocked!

It's January 1st and you know what that means - Printable Coupons have been RESTOCKED!  yay!!

Remember to always print twice.


Print over $500 worth of Coupons!!

Free Grocery coupons for your favorite brands!!


FREE deals starting today


Walmart: 6 Free Moneymaker items! 22-cent Wet Ones, 28-cent Mentos, 36-cent baby food, 47-cent Fixodent, 50-cent Dole fruit, 47-cent Oral B floss, 50-cent Crest for Kids and many more.  Go here to print.


Walgreens:  Free Triaminic with 50-cent profit, Free protein bar, Free probiotics, Free SAMe supplements, Free Sundown, Free "Walking with Walgreens" Kit ($20 value).  See complete ad here.


CVS:  Free Nivea lip care with 25-cent profit, 90% off Osteo Bi Flex, 49-cent Dawn, 67% off Nicorette with printables, $10 CVS Cash card promo.  See complete ad here.

Target:  Free Oral B floss, Free photo prints, 27-cent Mentos, $1.49 Tampax, $1.30 Lean Cuisine meals with Free $5 Target gift card and more.  See complete ad here.

I'll post the actual match-ups soon but in the meantime get your printables together for these great freebie deals!

Happy Printing!

Jesus and Coupons

When gathering my thoughts and notes for this blog post, I realized that there were only 2 things I wanted to talk about.  Jesus and Coupons!  Really, it's the only 2 things a girl really needs since they both manage to SAVE you from hell (and yes, I'm comparing actual Hell to the financial hell this family has gone through this past year).  ;)


I know that some of my readers may not believe the same way I do and that's fine.  I just want to share with all of you how Jesus has really impacted my life and how I believe He has used these little pieces of paper to bring about a new FREEDOM for my family.


See, for so long we were mismanaging our money - sometimes because we had no choice but mostly because we had credit cards!  Now, I don't who the genius was at BOA who thought it'd be a great idea to give us a credit card with 15K limit, but they did.  And, we used it.  Alot.  In 2006, we had accumulated $32K in credit card debt.  Talk about heads trying to explode!  So we did what was the only option we felt we had, we borrowed $ based on the equity in our home to pay them off.  And, we're STILL paying it.  


These were (and sometimes still are) very dark times for our family.  I remember not too long ago, falling on my face in prayer and crying out to God to release us from all the 'crap' that we had brought on ourselves - from managing our money poorly to all the 'other' stuff that we were dealing with.  The truth is, we could have been more vigilant about the things we were facing but it's just too easy to lock yourself in the bedroom and sleep through it - and that's what I did for a long time.  Life was just too hard.  Between worrying how to pay the light bill, mortgage, AND put food on the table - I was spent.  There was NO money and there wasn't any hope of money coming in...


But, God is completely faithful even when we were not!  No, He didn't wave a magic wand and I didn't win the lottery (although I pray hard for it every day!)  But what He did do was give me a frugal heart.  He reminded me of Deuteronomy 8:18, "But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today." 


For those people who actually know me, they know that I am slightly frazzled.  On normal days, I can't remember anything and I can't tell you how many things I start only to leave them unfinished when it becomes too hard.  Coupons however haven't been that way - thankfully!  
Last February, I picked up a few papers.  4 to be exact.  I started following a few blogs that offered great match-ups, and I made a coupon binder.  It all just sort of fell into place - it didn't seem hard at all.


How do I know it was God and not my own abilities??  Well, because this family was a hot mess!!  I feel that God allowed us to get to the lowest point to bring us back up refreshed and renewed.  Every family member has changed in some fashion.  Our children look for deals and incentives, my husband no longer buys every hunting item he can get his hands on and me...well, I work for my family now.  My salary consists of all the money I save us. 


I now know that EVERYTHING I have comes from God in His infinite goodness.  We really are truly blessed.  By our own merits we should be living on the streets, divorced and utterly depressed.  But God looked down and saw the 'mess' and in turn showered us with mercy and grace.


With 2012 already upon us, let's make some changes.  We don't have to be bound to our finances or desires - we can be FREE!  :)  Throughout this year, I will post articles, tips and ideas on re-purposing our lives.  Turning the old and battered into new and useful - I hope you can join me.  Together, we can make this year the best yet!


Happy New Year!!


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