The Frugal Free Gal

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Mailbox Freebies

-Downy Fabric Softener with coupons (1 $2.50 Off, 3 $1.50 Off)

-Oxy Clinical Facewash, Hydrating Therapy, and Clearing Treatment with coupon

-Biore Steam Activated Cleanser

-People Magazine

-Travel & Leisure Magazine

-Woman's Day Magazine

-Self Magazine

-All You Magazine

Free Samples Still Available

Free sample of Wisk® Liquid Laundry Detergent

Get a free sample of Thomas Coffee®

Free sample of Cover Girl and Olay® Simply Ageless

Free sample of Brilliant® pH Tampons

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20,000 Visits Since June!

I am pleased to announce that "The Frugal Free Gal" just hit 20,000 visits on my blog today since starting this blog in June! Thank you to everyone that has stopped by to visit. Come again!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Pampers $1 Off Thickcare Wipes

Go here to sign up for a coupon for $1 off a package of Pampers Thickcare Wipes.

Good Ol' Southern Gospel: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

I didn't know what Southern Gospel was until I went to a concert on my birthday at a local church this past year. Now I have this favorite group that I LOVE to listen to called "Ernie Haase & Signature Sound." I wanted to share a few of my favorite songs with you here. Watch these the whole way through. They will give you chills! These guys are amazing! You can view their website here. Check to see if they are touring near you and go see them! Ryan Seaton is no longer with them, but his website can be found here. I know these are a little large but will work to make them smaller!

Then Came the Morning

Forgiven Again

Out of Bondage

Since Jesus Passed By

Reason Enough

Earn $0.10 When You Print and Redeem Coupons at Coupons.com through Inbox Dollars!

I currently have $10.24 in my Inbox Dollars account today. This includes the $5.00 sign up bonus I received and the emails I have been reading. Recently, I started printing coupons from coupons.com through my Inbox Dollars account. Everytime you redeem these coupons you get $0.10 back. Over time, this adds up. So if you have a coupon for $1.00 off, it's really $1.10 off! I just checked my account to see if any coupons were going through and sure enough I received $0.20 for two coupons I recently used. I printed off several today on items I needed and headed to Wal-mart, used them, and should get about $0.50 back from Inbox Dollars! This is a hot feature I LOVE about Inbox Dollars, because I already print coupons often from coupons.com. Be sure to log into your Inbox Dollars account anytime you need to print from coupons.com if you know you are going to be redeeming them so you can get your $0.10 credit!

What is Inbox Dollars?

Inbox Dollars pays members to read emails, take surveys online, play games, and go shopping! New enrollees also receive $5 just for joining! Go here to sign up!

Free Icky Bands

Go here to get 4 free packs of Icky Bands! Each pack contains 8 bands and you can request up to 4 packs.

Print Coupons at Coupons.com

Every month on coupons.com releases new coupons for you to print(It's like printing money). Maybe you never understood how to print coupons so let me explain. Just go to coupons.com (click here) select the coupons you want (think of items you buy already) and then click the print button on the coupons.com site. You may be prompted to install a toolbar don’t worry there are no virus’s or malware with their toolbar it is 100% clean and just enables your printer to print coupons that can be scanned at your local grocery store. Keep in mind some of these coupons go fast so if you see a coupon you want to print then print it now as it may be gone tomorrow.

Here are just a few of the great coupons that are currently available.

$1.00 off any one Hormel Always Tender product.
$2.00 off Mac and Me or Little Monsters on DVD
$2.00 off when you buy one Happy Sensation Body
$1.00 off when you buy any one Nivea Body Lotion
$4.00 off on Zegerid OTC™ 42 count
$0.55 off on ANY ONE (1) DanActive 4-pack
$3.00 off any Non-Drowsy Claritin
$0.50 off on ANY SIX (6) Light & Fit 6 oz. Yogurt Cups
$0.50 off on ANY ONE (1) Light & Fit 4-pack
$0.75 off on one (1) HORMEL Fully Cooked Bacon

Plus here are new coupons just released today:

$1.00 off any ONE (1) AVEENO Product
$2.00 off any TWO (2) AVEENO Products
$10.00 off any ONE (1) AVEENO AGELESS VITALITY™
$1.00 off Any CLEAN & CLEAR Product
$1.00 off any PURPOSE Skin Care Product
$1.00 off any LUBRIDERM Body Lotion or Cream
$2.00 off any RoC Anti-Aging Product
$0.50 off Minute Ready to Serve Rice Product
GET $10 Rebate when you buy qualified product

Swagbucks Goal: 5,900 Swagbucks = $50.00 Amazon Gift Card

I'm setting a new Swagbucks earning goal.

Usually I cash out all of my Swagbucks at the beginning of the month to get 5 $5 Amazon Gift Cards. After you redeem 5 prizes for the month, you have to wait until the next month to redeem. I have already earned $120 in Amazon Gift Cards so far with Swagbucks. I currently have 1,771 Swagbucks to redeem at the beginning of October. I am going to hold off and see if I can't earn 5,900 for the big $50 card so that I can redeem for more prizes during the month. I have almost earned 4 $5 ones with the 1,771 (450 Swagbucks = $5 Amazon Gift Card) but it may be fun to work towards something bigger! So that's what I plan to do! I wonder how long it will take me to get there? Let's see if I can get 5,990 by October?

Want to sign up and start earning? Go here.

What are you saving your Swagbucks for?

Monday Blog Hops

Go here to participate in a few Monday Blog Hops! All you have to do is enter your blog link into the Host's Blog Hop linky form and try to follow a few blogs you are interested in. Increase traffic to your blog. Get followers and make new friends. You never know where you might land!

Happy Monday!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

My Swagbucks Earnings Wish List

I have another item on my wish list that I plan to put my Swagbucks earnings towards! I already earned a book and a camera lens with my Swagbucks earnings and now I plan to get a spinning bike next! See it here. It is $50 cheaper than the same bike on spinning.com (and includes 4 DVDs). I am still trying to wait a few weeks to make sure that I still really want this after that time. If so, I will most likely get it. I will probably get to put $75 towards the total purchase from Swagbucks earnings, but thats $75 that won't be coming out of my own pocket! I plan to use the bike to train and learn more indoor cycling techniques. I sub cycle again on Friday at Gold's and it would be great to practice my songs instead of running through them in my head! I started a home gym recently and this would be a great addition. I have lost 70 pounds in all in about 3 years and hope to keep it off. And, The Biggest Loser starts next week and I am super excited to watch that.

Interested in earning Swagbucks? Go here to sign up for free and get 30 free Swagbucks to start out with. Then read my Swagbucks earning tips here to see how you can maximize your earnings.

Save Money on Printer Ink

If you print alot of coupons like I do, I recommend buying refill ink for your cartridges. They are cheap and last a long time. I have been using refill ink for the lifetime of my printer and will continue to do so. I also print all black and white and use the grayscale setting. When printing documents, try to use the smallest readable font possible (helps to save paper as well), and use a font with thin lines. This will help you save money on ink costs. I buy my ink from Simply Ink, and currently you can get 10% off if you order $55 or more from them. This would be a good time to stock up on ink if you know you print often. Go here to order your ink!