Wordless Wednesday: snOMG in Seattle 2010

Naomi had a super fun time during our first snow day of the winter! Seattle shuts down with just a trace of snow so we got a day off work and some time to enjoy the weather!

Hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving tomorrow! Stay safe, warm and enjoy the quality time spent with your families!

Albertsons: Cheap Kraft Shredded Cheese & Cream Cheese

Kraft released some great new printable coupons today! Go HERE to print your's; use your browser's back button to be able to print twice! Must sign in to get the coupons, sign up is free if you haven't yet.

You can use these & the doublers from Sunday's paper at Albertsons the next few days to get some cheap cheese!

Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese, 8 oz. 2/$4

- use $1/2 Printable

- use Twice the Value coupon (-$1)

Final Price: $2 for 2 bags - I have paid much less for cheese in the recent months but if you need it then it's a good price!

If you can find the new Kraft with a Touch of Philly cheeses, use THIS $1/1 printable to score some for free with a doubler!

Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 8 oz. $1.25 each

- use $1.00/2 Printable

- use Doubler (-$1)

Final Price: $.25 each!

The Krazy Coupon Lady has some other great doubler ideas including some freebies you can score: HERE!

Christmas Cash! $25 to Amazon.com for Referring Friends!

From now through December 15th Itsthoughtful.com is running a Christmas referral giveaway! If you sign up and refer 15 friends to the site and they sign up, you will get a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate! This could seriously help out with my Christmas budget!

Please go HERE and sign up under my link, confirm your email and then return to the site to get your own referrals signed up!

Thanks for your continuing readership and support of this blog!

*I read under the official rules that the giveaway is limited to 400 so in the event that more than 400 referral bonuses are reached they will select the 400 at random. Winners will be notified and awarded their gift cards on December 18th.

Hurry! $50 Nordstrom Rack Gift Certificate for $25!

OK everyone, think Christmas gifts! Starting tonight (NOW!), the Groupon deal for Miami is for a $50 gift certificate to Nordstrom Rack for only $25!

The deal is for Miami but is valid for all Nordstrom Rack locations, purchases must be made in-store and you have to use the entire $50 in one visit. The gift certificate also expires 12/31/10 so this will definitely be a great deal for Christmas!

To get this deal:
Sign up for a Groupon account HERE. Once you have registered click the visit more cities tab at the top of the page and click Miami. Then you can purchase the deal! This deal could sell out quickly so I recommend moving on this asap if you plan to purchase!

It can get even better:
Refer your friends to Groupon and get $10 toward your next Groupon purchase. I got this deal tonight for only $15!!

Savvy Source: 1/2 off membership to the Seattle Children's Museum

This week on Savvy Savings & Scholarships you can score a 1 year Oodles of Fun family membership to The Seattle Children's Museum for only $40! ($75 value!) This is an awesome deal if you have little ones and are looking for some indoor activities this upcoming winter.

Wondering if this is a good deal? A family of four costs $30 for a one time entry so if you go more than once in a year it will pay for itself! This package is for two adults who live at the same physical address and any dependent children plus 4 one time use guest passes! Unfortunately previous museum members are not eligable for this deal and you cannot purchase this for a gift.

Go HERE to sign up for Savvy Savings & Scholarships for free and to buy your membership!! 5% of your purchase will go toward the preschool of your choice as well!

Hurry this deal only lasts for 3 days!!

Groupon: Hot Deal on the Sunday Paper!

Today's Groupon deal is a FABULE$$ one! Get 26 issues of the Sunday Seattle Times paper for only $20! That's only $.76 issue! You are saving $57!

Why am I so excited about the Sunday paper you ask? COUPONS!! This is the issue that any coupon user needs because Sunday papers are full of valuable money saving coupon inserts! Most weeks its 1 insert but some it can be as many as 3 or 4. You save those coupons from week to week and then you can do some crazy coupon deals at the grocery store for free or dirt cheap products! Plus it has all the store ads for the upcoming week from Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens, etc so you can see how to use your coupons.

I HIGHLY recommend you get in on this deal right now if you want to start saving a ton of money on your groceries each month!

Go HERE to sign up for an account and buy the deal.

You have to redeem it for your subscription by Jan. 11th, 2011 and unfortunately this deal is for new subscribers only so I can't get in on it! The delivery area is limited to King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties.

Target: Halloween Clearance!

Target stores should be moving all of their left over Halloween merchandise to 75% off today! Definitely worth it to go check out what they have left! I went yesterday and got a few cute decorations for next year and some Hershey's Kisses to use at Christmas for a very good price!

The sale includes candy so if you have any coupons left over from Halloween definitely take them along with you! Christmas is coming and you can add it to gift baskets or stockings!

The Hershey's Kisses I got yesterday were on sale for $2.44 and I had a Target coupon for $1 off + a Target Manuf. Catalina for another $1 off! You can't beat $.44! They are not even Halloween colors, they are in packs of 3 so all I will have to do is take them out of their trick or treat packages!

Rue La La: CHEAP Calvin Klein!

Good Morning!

I just wanted to let you all know about a great sale going on at Rue La La. It is an invitation only boutique sale site kind of like Zulily but for Men's and Women's designer brands. For the next 2 days they are having a Final Sale event going on for a lot of brands at really good prices. I just ordered a pair of Calvin Klein workout pants for only $5 shipped!

I signed up a few days ago and received a $20 credit just for signing up! If you have already signed up and received your $20 credit you can get a free bathing suit from Calvin Klein! The credit does count toward shipping so with a $9.90 bathing suit and $9.95 shipping it comes out free!

I am not sure if the $20 credit promotion is still going on but it would be worth a shot to sign up and see if it happens! The credit will take up to 48 hours to appear in your account so it may not show up in time for this sale but the prices are still great even if you don't have the credit.

Go HERE to sign up for free and check out the Final Sale, Act 2 brands! There are some great prices on Calvin Klein, Patagonia and Michael Stars along with a bunch of other high end brands.

Mailbox Monday - On Wednesday!

Holy Free Stuff Batman! October it seemed had surprises in my mailbox almost every day! I missed posting these freebies on Monday because it was my birthday and I was busy being surprised by my awesome husband with an overnight stay in a super posh hotel in Seattle and a tasty and not-so-frugal but definitely fabulous dinner!

Here's the breakdown of what I got for free in my mailbox during the month of October:

- 6 FREE magazine subscriptions! Shape, Self, Parents, Parenting (2 issues!), Car & Driver & Martha Stewart Living! Check here on the blog often for updates on free magazine subscriptions!

- $10 Starbucks Gift Card from earning Swagbucks! Sign up for Swagbucks HERE and start earning free money just for searching the internet!

- Glad ForceFlex garbage bag Sample from Sam's Club. Sorry, no longer available.

- 2 samples from Nivea - body wash & lotion! Sorry, no longer available.

- Garnier Moisture Rescue sample; sorry no longer available, but print a $1 off coupon HERE!

- 4 Pack Sample of Cascade dishwasher detergent packs, sorry no longer available.

- Sample + coupons for Crest Pro-Health for Me from Vocalpoint! Sign up HERE to participate in future offers!

- Shout Color Catcher sample; still available when you like Shout on Facebook HERE!

- Jergen's Day and Night lotion samples from Viewpoints. Sign up to be a member and participate in future offers HERE!

- Free tub of Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes coupon! Still available HERE!

- Free bottle of Advil coupon! Offer over, but get a $2 coupon HERE!

- Free sample of Aleve from Sam's Club, sorry no longer available.

- 3 free granola bar samples! Kashi, Natures Path and Quaker Oats; sorry, all offers are now unavailable.

- Fisher Price Trio toy car! Sorry this was a very short availability and is no longer available.

- Coupon for a free package of RepHresh Brilliant pH tampons! Get a coupon HERE!

- $1 off coupon for Pampers Kandoo flushable wipes! Still available HERE!

Be sure to check back here on Monday, December 6th to check out all the Fabule$$ freebies that come to my mailbox in November!

Want to get some awesome free stuff coming through your mailbox too? Here is one to get you started!

- Walmart.com is offering free samples of Purina One and Tom's of Maine Toothpaste! Sign up for them HERE!

QFC: Free Campbell's Soup!

Frugal Living NW has done an awesome job of posting the QFC deals for the week! Usually there isn't much to report on but this week there are some great deals that are definitely worth mentioning!

Mostly you will want to focus on the buy 10, save $5 instantly promotion and make sure you include some soup in your 10 items!

Campbells Cream of Mushroom or Chicken soup: $.50/can wyb 10 participating items.

{Buy 6 cans}

-use (2) $1.50 off 3 Printables

Final Price: 6 Free when you buy 4 other participating items!!

There are several other brands and items participating, check out Frugal Living NW's post to figure out what else you can buy for a great price to get the free soup!

Shutterfly Holiday Cards!

So I am going to ask it! How many of you have started your Christmas shopping already? I actually am doing pretty well this year and started back in January during the after Christmas clearance sales! Now I just need to make my gift list, organize the gifts I already have and then buy anything that hasn't been bought yet. My goal every year is to give well without breaking our bank account; I am excited with how far along I am already for this season!

One thing I hadn't thought about yet was our annual Christmas card! I am in LOVE with Shutterfly's holiday card designs this year; especially the design above! Last year I waited way too long, didn't have a photo and ended up getting an "ok" card at the last minute and for a pretty penny. This year I am bound and determined to be prepared and get it done early and for a good price!

Shutterfly has such a huge assortment of Christmas cards, holiday party invitations and even personalized gift tags!

Get started HERE and pick out your favorite design! You can even get one for free when you enter CARD4U at checkout! Now I just need to figure out which cute photo of my daughter that I am going to use!

Note: You can also get 10% cash back by shopping through ShopAtHome! New member? Sign up HERE and get a $5 bonus!

Attn Bloggers: Are you interested in receiving 50 free holiday cards this year? Learn how HERE!

Disclosure: I am participating in the 50 free cards promotion from Shutterfly and will be receiving a code for the cards as compensation for this post. However, all opinions expressed in this post are my own and have not been influenced by the fact that I am receiving free cards.

Pampers: New Gifts to Grow Codes!

Hey Mamas! There are a couple of new codes to enter on your Gifts to Grow accounts for Pampers!

FBHALLOWEEN2010 - 10 points!

NOVFACEBOOK2010 - 10 points!

New to Gifts to Grow? New moms and anyone going to be buying diapers should definitely sign up for this program because it's free and because you earn free rewards! You enter codes found on each package of Pampers diapers and wipes that you buy on the site and accumulate points to put towards various rewards! The last reward I got was a $10 Starbucks gift card! With diapers being as expensive as they are, a little reward makes it slightly less painful!

Go HERE to sign up for free today!

Now is a great time to join too because anyone who signs up between now and the end of the month can use the code below and get 100 points!! Pair that with the 2 codes above and that is 120 points just like that!

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