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Discount Tickets to Disney On Ice

Mom Central is promoting a discount code which will help Disney On Ice fit into just about any budget!  Buy your tickets at Ticketmaster and enter the code MOM in the special promotions box at checkout to receive 4 tickets for $44!  What a great deal!  This code is available to be used at these shows:

Houston:  April 15 - 19
Dallas / Ft. Worth:  March 18 - March 29
Sunrise/ Miami:  March 26 - April 5
Toronto:  March 18 - March 22
Kansas City:  April 1 - April 5
Denver:  March 12 - March 15
Phoenix:  April 9 - April 12
Chicago/ Rosemont:  September 8 - September 13
 

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Request a Coupon for a FREE Kashi Frozen Entree!

 
Fill out the form here and Kashi will send you a coupon for a free frozen all-natural entree.  Limit one per household.  Offer ends March 15 or while supplies last!


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Catching Up With a Few Freebies and Coupons!

Wow!  Can't believe it has been so long since I've had a chance to blog.  My family's schedule has been entirely too crazy lately!  But I wanted to post quick about a few of the freebies and coupons I've found the last few days.

Get a coupon for $1.50 off Pampers
Get a coupon for up to $5 off Glucerna Cereal
Print coupons for several Newman's Own Products
Print a coupon for 2 FREE tacos at Jack-in-the-Box Restaurants.  Good on February 24 only.

Get a free sample of Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner

If you live in Georgia, South Caroline, North Carolina, Tennessee or Alabama, buy a Jianchi product at Whole Foods then visit their
website to tell them what you think of the product, and the will send you a free re-usable tote bag.

If you live near a Maid-Rite Sandwiches,
sign up for their email club and get a free sandwich.

Those with a California mailing address can request a
$2 Subway Gift Card as part of a Class Action Lawsuit Settlement.  Limited supplies.

 
Pampers Coupon

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Free Food at TGI Fridays!

Have you been craving a dinner out?  TGI Fridays is making it easier!  Print a coupon for Buy One Entree, Get One Free!  Expires 3/1, and can not be used on Valentine's Day.

While we are talking about printable coupons,
here is one for $2 off Advil Cold & Sinus, Allergy & Sinus, or Children's Cold.

And you can print coupons for a few AquaFresh products
here.  (you have to click on savings & special offers on the top navigation bar to get to the coupons)

 

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Free Cascade Rinse Agent Coupon in Home Made Simple Book

I recently requested the Hom Made Simple coupon book and was surprised at the great coupons in it, including a coupon for a FREE 8.45 oz Cascade Clear Rinse Agent.   There were also coupons for several Febreeze products, 4 Mr. Clean products, 6 Swiffer products, Dawn products, and other Cascade products.  There are cleaning tips and two really good sounding recipes (for macaroni & cheese and brownies).  Definitely worth requesting if you haven't yet!
Home Made Simple 

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Variety of Offers- Rebates, Coupons, and More!

Orajel Rebate Info-  Receive up to $8 back by mail (refund will be for purchase price of one of the items listed below). 

Send:

1. Your name and address.
2.  The UPC code proof of purchase from the Orajel Overnight Cold Sore Patch, Orajel Cold Sore Brush, Orajel Plaque Reveling Rinse or Orajel Plaque Revealing Pre-Brush Gel.
3.  Dated cash register receipt with the product (indicated above) and its price circled.  Receipt must be dated after 1/11/09.  Must be postmarked before 4/11//09. 

Mail to:
Orajel January 2009 $8 Rebate Offer, c/o Best Marketing Inc., PO Box 180779, Casselberry FL 32718

Limit one refund per name, family, address, group or organization.  Offer void where taxed, restricted, or prohibited by law.  Offer good only in the USA, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.  Allow 6 - 8 weeks for delivery.  No facsimiles accepted.

Yo-Plus 'Love It or Its FREE' Offer-  If you don't love it, send in the
form and get your money back. 

My Tears, My Rewards Program
Join the Refresh Brand Lubricant Eyedrops Rewards Program and get 3 printable coupons including a $4 coupon towards Refresh Eye Itch Relief drops. 

Get a Guest Pass For Bally's Total Fitness
Fill out form and choose a location for your free trial. 

Pampers Easy Ups Book Offer-  Receive a free Scholastic book by mailing one UPC from any Pampers Easy Ups or Kandoo product along with your name, complete mailing address, daytime phone number and email address to:

Pampers Book Offer
557 Broadway
PO Box 711
New York, NY 10012

Free Child Safety Kit
Request a kit from the Polly Klaas Foundation.

Print a coupon for 75 cents off Malt O'Meal Blueberry Muffin Top Cereal.

Print 2 coupons for Bob Evans food products.
 

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A Few More Contests!

Enter to win a trip to Orlando from Owens Foods / Bob Evans.  Ends 2/15/09.

Enter to win a 2009 Smart Fortwo Vehicle from Scotch-Brite.  Ends 10/31/09.  Enter daily. 

Enter to win a trip to San Francisco from Simply Asia.  Ends 2/23/09.

Enter to win $20,000 in food or fuel from Hungry Jack.  Must have a UPC code (though you click on their link and get a free one) and share a tip for using Hungry Jack Products to help fuel your day.

Enter to win the Ultimate Shoe Shopping Extravaganza.

Enter to win a Bratz Video Game and Doll.  Ends 2/16

Enter to win a trip to the Poconos. Ends 2/16

Enter to win a WildAid Hair Prize Package.  Ends 2/17

Enter to win a $10 Rite Aid Gift Card.  Ends 2/18
 
Upromise.com

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Some of My Favorite Money Savers

While speaking with friends (both in person and online) lately, it seems our discussions usually turn to budgets and ways to stretch a dollar!  So I told a couple of friends that I would share some of my favorite programs and ways to save a few dollars.   Most of them revolve around printable coupons or similar services.

My favorite is
Coupons.com.  They seem to have a great variety and I've never had a problem printing the coupons or using them (I have had difficulties printing coupons from some of the other online sources, so easy printing is a definite plus with coupons.com!).  Right now there are coupons for such products as:  Reynolds Wrap, Del Monte Vegetables, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Neutrogena Hair Care, Nature Valley Granola Bars, Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, Chex Mix Bars (these are soooo good, by the way!), Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Pedialyte....to mention a few!

You can also find lots of great printable coupons by surfing around the internet, especially blogs (I try to share lots of them here too!). 

Another great way to use coupons is to load them straight onto your grocery store loyalty program.  This is especially great for people (like my parents....hint hint) who always forget to clip and take their coupons to the store with them.  By loading them onto your loyalty card, there is no need to tote coupons with or sort them.  Of course, the selection of coupons available is much smaller and they do not double.  But this is a great way for a non-coupon user to save a few dollars.  Even coupon users will find it a great help to load some deals onto their loyalty card. My favorite programs for this are:

P&G Esavers-  These are available for a wide variety of Proctor & Gamble products.   The stores which these work at are usually Kroger related or Safeway.  Just register your loyalty card and start loading your deals.

Shortcuts:  I love this site because it offers a good variety of product deals, including Kroger discount coupons.  Since Kroger products are usually less expensive anyway, the coupons can make for some really inexpensive items!  This seems to only be valid for the Kroger chain of stores.

Cellfire:  This is a newer service which allows you to load coupons onto your loyalty card or your wireless phone!    This seems to have less variety as far as grocery coupons (only valid at Kroger chain of stores) but also has offers at some restaurants, video rental shops, etc.   To use this you have to sign up with your wireless phone and wait for a text message which activates your account.  You can choose though not to have further communication sent to you via wireless phone.

Upromise:  This works a bit different than the above offers.  With Upromise E-coupons, instead of deducting the coupon amount from your total and reducing your bill, that amount in put into your child's Upromise college savings account.  This is a great way to set aside a few dollars for college.  If you haven't checked out Upromise, it's worth taking a look at it.  The service is free and even if you only save $100 over the next 5 years, that $100 can pay for a college textbook!

We use meal planning to help stretch our food budget even further.  This allows us to use what we have stocked up in our pantry and freezer, plus what is on sale each week, to be able to make nutritious and delicious meals for a large family while sticking to our budget.  For more info on our meal planning, you can visit our
website or blog.

If you are eating out, check out websites such as
Kidseatfreeplaces.com to help reduce that expense!  Even on a tight budget, we like to be able to treat ourselves out for dinner occasionally.  By going to a restaurant that offers a kids eat free special, we can reduce the expense and make it more manageable.

So, those are some basic tips on how we save a few dollars each month!
 

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Freebies & Coupons!

Request a sample of Total Cereal

Request a sample of Eucerin Calming Cream

Print a coupon for $1.50 off YoPlus Yogurt (prints twice)

Print a coupon for $1 off Cascadian Farms product

Print a coupon for Buy 1 Get 1 Free Welch's Aqua Juice

Print coupons for $1 off Coleman Meats

Join Moms Meet (free to join) and get a free subscription to KIWI Magazine and $5 in Earth's Best coupons

Enter to win Free Scott Towels for a Year (also some instant win prizes)


 

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Celebrate National Pancake Day With Free Pancakes!

 
Every year IHOP restaurants celebrate National Pancake Day by offering customers a free short stack of their delicious buttermilk pancakes. Though the pancakes are free, they do encourage a donation towards the Children's Miracle Network. This year National Pancake Day is February 24. The free pancakes will be available at participating locations from 7 am - 10 pm.
 
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