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December 15th, 2010
And the winner of the $45 CSN Gift Certificate giveaway is…
Comment number 128, Crystal F, who said: “I would love to have this Cosco High Back Booster Car Seat in Viola – 22209AOI for my daughter. thank you!” This car seat sells for $50.99 on CSN Baby, so it looks like you’ll snag an awesome deal with this gift certificate! Congrats!
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December 15th, 2010
I normally don’t post a lot of “Refer to earn” deals, but I’m going to make an exception for this one because I think it’s worthwhile. NoMoreRack is an online retailer that offers daily deals on a variety of items. Each day, NoMoreRack posts 8 new deals. To spread the word about their company, they are offering a free $10 gift card when you sign up, which can be redeemed on your purchase of $20 or higher; shipping is a flat rate of $2 per item. And if 35 of your friends sign up through you before noon EST on December 16th, you will also receive an iPod Shuffle! Here’s the details:
1. Click here to sign up for NoMoreRack.
2. Click on “My Profile”, then select “Redeem a Gift Card”.
3. Type in code P1070 (They will also show you this code on the confirmation page when you register)
4. Your $10 off $20 credit will be added to your account.
5. To refer friends, click on “Invite friends” and send them your referral link. If 35 of your friends sign up, you will receive an iPod Shuffle; if even more of your friends sign up, you can select another product (All the way up to an iPad for 400 friends). This referral promotion ends December 16th at noon EST.
NoMoreRack is a legitimate site that has been featured on CBS – click here to watch their segment mentioning NoMoreRack. I think this offer could be valuable to many of you for Christmas shopping – the $10 off $20 gift code could come in handy for reducing the cost of a present for someone on your list. Many of you may have friends that would be interested in signing up, and 35 referrals is not a huge number; it’s worth a shot, because an iPod Shuffle would certainly make a great Christmas present! If you have any questions about signing up, just leave a comment below or email me.
Thanks to Money Saving Mom for the tip!
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December 14th, 2010
I have another Bluetooth headset deal for you! Right now, NewEgg has this LG HBM-235 Bluetooth 3.0 Headset for $20.01 with a $20 mail-in-rebate and free shipping. The rebate form is posted directly on the product page. Make sure to shop via Ebates or ShopatHome, as they both offer 2% cashback, which will give you .40 cents back on the purchase. That covers most of the cost of your stamp to mail in the rebate (Or all of it, if you got .39 cent stamps through Zazzle last month!)
Thanks to SlickDeals for the heads-up!
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December 12th, 2010
Today, December 12th only at Soap.com, you can receive 50% off Maybelline products by entering coupon code FBMAYBELLINE at checkout (Max discount value $15). Maybelline products are already discounted, and you can receive free shipping if your pre-coupon total is $25 or higher; if you are a first-time Soap.com customer, apparently you can also stack my coupon code SUPE8183 to receive an additional 15% off; and don’t forget about cashback through Ebates or ShopatHome! Here’s how to snag a deal:
1. Go to Ebates or ShopatHome and search for Soap.com. I chose ShopatHome because of the higher cashback rate, but please be aware that there is a chance that these coupon codes may not qualify for cashback on their site. I’m willing to try it and find out!
2. Check out the Maybelline product category at Soap.com and add $25 worth of products to qualify for free shipping.
3. Enter discount code FBMAYBELLINE at checkout to receive 50% off and SUPE8183 to receive an additional 15% off if you are a new customer.
 
This deal came at a great time for me, because I just noticed the other day that the eyeliner pencil from my Allergy SuperStore order is about to run out. I live in black eyeliner, and the type I buy normally retails for around $7 per pencil. Using this deal, I was able to purchase five Maybelline Define-A-Line Eyeliner pencils and one Maybelline Express Finish Nail Enamel for a total of $7.37 shipped – that averages out to $1.23 per item. In addition to the 50% off discount, I also had a $5 credit in my account, so it was a great deal!
Thanks to SlickDeals for the tip!
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December 12th, 2010
NextDayFlyers is an online printing company that offers a wide variety of customizable products. They recently contacted me and asked if I’d like to give away 100 4″x6″ postcards to one lucky reader – and of course I can’t pass up a chance to share free things with my readers! The postcards can be customized, so you could upload your own photo and use them for all kinds of projects: Sharing a family photo, promoting a business, or even creating save-the-date cards or birth announcements.
One lucky reader will win a set of 100 4″x6″ custom postcards. Postcards will be printed in full color on the front side and black and white on the back side, with next day turnaround speed and ground shipping included to the continental US. Here’s how to enter:
1. For your first entry, just leave a comment on this post and tell me what you would use these postcards for if you won!
Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:
2. Link to this post on your blog, then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this on Twitter, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet! One Twitter entry per person. You can use the button at the bottom of this post to tweet with one click!
4. Post my button on your website – just copy and paste the following code, and let me know where you put it:
Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway ends on December 28th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Winner has 48 hours to respond to my notification email, or a new winner will be chosen in their place. Giveaway is open to residents of the continental US. NextDayFlyers are providing the prize to one winner in exchange for this coverage on my site.
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December 11th, 2010
Because of my knee injury, I’m not doing a ton of shopping expeditions at the moment. And thanks to my Dormzy order, Jai picking up the odd gallon of milk or half and half when we run out, and what we have on hand, there’s not too much that we need. However, I made a brief trip to Safeway on Thursday so that I could use a few coupons:
Total spent: $5.48
Total before coupons: $20.96
View receipt
Got:
2 bags of Tyson chicken nuggets – regularly $6.99 each, used two free product coupons. Final price: Free! Tyson sent me these free coupons because we have a giveaway for Super Coupon Girl readers in the works – so stay tuned for your chance to win some great free coupons of your own!
1 package of Kotex – price: $3.49
1 package of Stayfree – regularly $3.49, used a $1.00/1 coupon from the February 2010 issue of Family Circle magazine, which I got through a free subscription offer. This coupon also doubled, making the final price $1.99.
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December 10th, 2010
It’s certainly been an eventful few weeks. My knee injury has gotten worse, so I’ve actually had to start using a wheelchair temporarily. I can still stand and walk short distances, but I need to use the chair for longer treks, and I also use it around the house as much as I can so that I can keep as much weight off my knees as possible. Jai has been taking care of everything for me while my knees heal – errands, chores, cooking, you name it – he is truly the greatest! I can’t tell you how lucky I am to have such caring people in my life looking out for me.
Suffice to say, I want to keep shopping and cooking as easy as possible right now – so I was especially happy about the Dormzy deal last week! I placed my order last Thursday, and got a giant box in the mail earlier in the week. Here’s what I ordered:
After using my $50 gift certificate from Groupon, my total out of pocket was .11 cents. I spent $25 to buy the gift certificate, so my final cost was $25.11 for 69 items – here’s what I got:
2 cans of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup
1 can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup
1 can of Del Monte New Whole Potatoes
1 box of Hefty One Zip Freezer Bags, Quart, 18 Count
3 cans of Hormel Breast of Chicken in Water, Premium Chunk
7 Maruchan Instant Lunch cup-o-noodles, Beef
9 Maruchan Instant Lunch cup-o-noodles, Chicken
3 boxes of Pasta Roni Chicken & Broccoli
3 boxes of Pasta Roni Tomato Parmesan
1 box of Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Lowfat Chocolate Chunk
1 jar of Ragu Pasta Sauce Meat Flavored
12 packages of Ramen Noodles, Beef
10 packages of Ramen Noodles, Chicken
10 packages of Ramen Noodles, Oriental
5 cans of Starkist Tuna, Chunk Light, in Water
Click the thumbnail to see a screenshot of my receipt
I can’t tell you how happy I am to have a big supply of ready-to-eat meals on hand!
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December 9th, 2010
As I mentioned earlier, we had our engagement photos taken on Tuesday. Photography can be a big expense during wedding planning, so I wanted to share how we did it frugally!
1. Bartering. In my last “Planning a Frugal Wedding” video, I discussed how product reviews are a great way for me to essentially barter my time promoting a product or service in exchange for something that I want or need. Stephanie Kaloi of White Rabbit Studios asked if I would like to write about her business on Contest Corner in exchange for our engagement photos, so it was a great way to trade services. Click here if you’d like to read my review and see more photos from the shoot!
I also took this same approach when it came time to buy shoes for the photos – I have lots of cute high heels, but unfortunately I can’t wear any of them due to my knee injury. I’m currently hosting a CSN gift card giveaway, and they also sent me a gift card of my own to choose some review items for Contest Corner, so I used this to pick up a cute pair of flats – and used the rest of the gift card to buy a Christmas gift and some rechargeable batteries!
2. Utilize gift cards. I needed a cute outfit to wear in the photos, so I used two Amazon gift cards to buy a dress and a tube of lip gloss – you can read more about that here. I even used a Burger King gift card that I won to pay for our dinner after the photoshoot!
3. Use what you have. Because it turned out to be a cold day, I ended up wearing the suit jacket that I bought at a yard sale for $1.00! Jai’s jacket came from a thrift store – we bought it last year for $5.
We did spend some money on other aspects of the photoshoot. There was the cost of gas, which was less than $30 – we had about a quarter of a tank when we filled up, and that got us to Portland and back as well as covering our drive up to Hammond and Astoria (You can read more about the story and locations here). I also purchased a few supplies beforehand that I needed – I bought a box of hair dye, toner, developer, a tint brush, and applicator bottle ($19.06 – some of which I bought online, so I’ll get a small amount of cashback), a box of pore cleansing facial strips ($4.99), a box of makeup remover ($7.99), 2 tubes of concealer (On sale for “Buy one, get one half off”, for a total of $13.32), a bottle of shave gel ($2.99), two boxes of instant cold packs to keep on my knees during the drive ($6.28), and an issue of InStyle Magazine ($3.99) – they finally had the right one in stock, so I was able to see the Love Story ad! All told, these purchases came to $58.62 – which is a lot of money, but I needed most of these items regardless of the photoshoot and I will get a lot of use out of them. I pay more for makeup removers and shave gel because these are two items which I am “Brand loyal” to, since they work on my sensitive skin without causing an allergic reaction!
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December 8th, 2010
I wanted to send out photo Christmas cards this year, so I was waiting until our engagement photos were finished to get started (You’ll be hearing more about those later!). Well, the perfect deal popped up just in time, and I wanted to share it with you in case any of my readers want to pick up some cheap cards themselves! Now through December 12th, you can order 60 custom 4×8 single-sided, flat photo cards through SeeHere for $4.90 – just enter coupon code 50cards at checkout. Both standard shipping and overnight shipping are free with this code; I HIGHLY recommend picking the overnight option, as standard delivery will not arrive for some time. Allow 3 days for order processing with either option.
Shop through Ebates or ShopAtHome to receive 12% cashback, and your final cost for these cards will be $4.32! (New to online rebates? Click here to read my article “How I Save Money With Online Rebates” for more info.)
Just FYI, SeeHere is in the process of upgrading to a new site, so you might want to check out the “New SeeHere Preview Site”, as it seems to work more smoothly. I wouldn’t think that this would affect cashback since it’s still the same site, but you might want to keep an eye out in case Ebates has any trouble tracking it. The “New” preview site also has more designs than the main SeeHere.com page. You can also access it by clicking “Try out the New SeeHere” link at the top of SeeHere.com.
Thanks, Money Saving Mom!
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December 7th, 2010
I just wanted to give my readers a heads-up that I won’t be online for most of today – due to a change in scheduling, Jai and I are actually having our engagement pictures taken today! I’ll be sharing more about this in my “Planning a Frugal Wedding” column soon. See you Wednesday!
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