Eliminating junk mail and other paper waste!

Do you get TONS of Junk mail everyday?  Probably.. just about every week we get the same credit card offers and flyers.  It made me so sick to throw away all that paper that we started a huge collection for all our paper trash that we can recycle every other week.  But in the meantime the pile up drives me crazy!  If it goes outside it gets wet and soggy.. so we just keep it in the kitchen.. not very economical on the space.  I was excited to find this way to STOP junk mail delivery all together.

STOP JUNK MAIL
By Veronica, Age 9, Setauket, New York &
Dana, Age 8, South Setauket, New York

Americans get more than 2 million tons of junk mail a year. That adds up to  a lot of trees.   If you want to help make a difference just send a letter to the Mail Preference Service asking them to remove your name.

Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association.
P.O. Box 282
Carmel, NY  10512

• Write: "Please remove my name from any junk mail lists."
• Include all of the different ways your name is spelled when you get junk mail. (Ex. Jane Doe, J. Doe, etc.)
• You'll need to include a check or money order for $1.

Another way to get your name off of the junk mail lists (without it costing any money) is to do in online at the following address: https://www.dmachoice.org/MPS/mps_consumer_description.php

This will stop your name from being sold to most large mailing list companies.  Your request will last for 3 years. It won't stop the one's that already have your name but it can reduce your junk mail by 75%.  To stop the ones that have your name contact  them directly.

Other ways to cut down on paper waste is to switch to online billing for all of your regular bills.  Credit cards, electric, water, cell phone, cable, phone, and internet.. even our mortgage.. ALL of the bills are paid online through my bank account.  Or if they don't have that billpay option I'll go directly to the account online and make payment.  It's amazing how much less paper we have now.. and I don't have to file things or shred them because they have our account number on them!

Hope you like the tips!  Now enjoy the free or cheap goodies!

Free Ecco Bella Body Lotion

 

Free Sun Crystals Sample

FREE sample of Thomas Premium Gourmet Coffee

 

Free sample of Tom's of Maine Wicked Fresh Toothpaste!

 

 Buy one get one glade candle or diffuser coupon!

 

Free sample of Dove Go Fresh Deodorant! 

You do not need a membership at this time to request it.

Printable Halloween Candy Coupons

Coupons.com has some printable candy coupons!  Combine with CVS coupon printing machine in store to get $1 off the purchase of 2 bags of a variety of candies to get them for $1/bag or less!!
- $2.00 off ONE (1) Nestle Candy Variety Bag

- $1.50 off ONE (1) Wonka Mixups

- $2.00 off ONE (1) Wonka® Best on the Block

- $2.50 off TWO (2) Nestle Candy Variety Bags

- $1.50 off any THREE (3) bags Skittles, Starburst, Lifesavers

Rue La La $20 credit!!

Sign up for Rue La La here and get a $20 store credit that will post to your account in like 2 days!  Rue La La offers great discounts on fashion and goods for the home.  Each boutique will only be on Rue La La for a day or two, so you need to check often to see what new deals are available!  Today there is a large number of expensive high fashion clothes, watches and purses.. all marked down about 50%!  Still a bit pricey for gifts for me, especially with the baby mush Eve keeps rubbing on my clothes right now..  but I will just hold onto my $20 credit and keep an eye out for something even more awesome!!

Monday morning brings the greatest Groupon deal in the world!!!! And ways to reduce electricity consumption in your home!

So we went to a solar panel seminar at Home Depot.. they are trying to sell you on switching to solar and using them to install it.  There are companies out there who will rent your roof space.. basically they put a system on your house, and you pay them for electric usage.  But it doesn't give you free electric, and you don't get any of the money earning credits for having a solar system.    What I really learned from that is my 1000 sq ft. of roof that is southern facing and is optimal for a solar panel setup is only enough to provide HALF of our current electricity usage.. and what we REALLY need to do now is cut down how much we use!  Here are some tips I looked up.  Anyone else have any great electricity reducing tips?  The scary thing for us is that with my background we've already done a bunch of this!!

Turn your refrigerator down. Refrigerators account for about 20% of Household electricity use. Use a thermometer to set your refrigerator temperature as close to 37 degrees and your freezer as close to 3 degrees as possible. Make sure that its energy saver switch is turned on. Also, check the gaskets around your refrigerator/freezer doors to make sure they are clean and sealed tightly.
Set your clothes washer to the warm or cold water setting, not hot. Switching from hot to warm for two loads per week can save nearly 500 pounds of CO2 per year if you have an electric water heater, or 150 pounds for a gas heater.
Make sure your dishwasher is full when you run it and use the energy saving setting, if available, to allow the dishes to air dry. You can also turn off the drying cycle manually. Not using heat in the drying cycle can save 20 percent of your dishwasher's total electricity use.
Turn down your water heater thermostat. Thermostats are often set to 140 degrees F when 120 is usually fine. Each 10 degree reduction saves 600 pounds of CO2 per year for an electric water heater, or 440 pounds for a gas heater. If every household turned its water heater thermostat down 20 degrees, we could prevent more than 45 million tons of annual CO2 emissions - the same amount emitted by the entire nations of Kuwait or Libya.
Select the most energy-efficient models when you replace your old appliances. Look for the Energy Star Label - your assurance that the product saves energy and prevents pollution. Buy the product that is sized to your typical needs - not the biggest one available. Front loading washing machines will usually cut hot water use by 60 to 70% compared to typical machines. Replacing a typical 1973 refrigerator with a new energy-efficient model, saves 1.4 tons of CO2 per year. Investing in a solar water heater can save 4.9 tons of CO2 annually.

Be careful not to overheat or overcool rooms. In the winter, set your thermostat at 68 degrees in daytime, and 55 degrees at night. In the summer, keep it at 78. Lowering your thermostat just two degrees during winter saves 6 percent of heating-related CO2 emissions. That's a reduction of 420 pounds of CO2 per year for a typical home.

Clean or replace air filters as recommended. Energy is lost when air conditioners and hot-air furnaces have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Cleaning a dirty air conditioner filter can save 5 percent of the energy used. That could save 175 pounds of CO2 per year.

Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs for your most-used lights. Although they cost more initially, they save money in the long run by using only 1/4 the energy of an ordinary incandescent bulb and lasting 8-12 times longer. They provide an equivalent amount of bright, attractive light. Only 10% of the energy consumed by a normal light bulb generates light. The rest just makes the bulb hot. If every American household replaced one of its standard light bulbs with an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb, we would save the same amount of energy as a large nuclear power plant produces in one year. In a typical home, one compact fluorescent bulb can save 260 pounds of CO2 per year.
Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket, which costs just $10 to $20. It can save 1100 lbs. of CO2 per year for an electric water heater, or 220 pounds for a gas heater.

Use less hot water by installing low-flow shower heads. They cost just $10 to $20 each, deliver an invigorating shower, and save 300 pounds of CO2 per year for electrically heated water, or 80 pounds for gas-heated water.

And on to the good deals :)

I am so excited about this one!!!  I woke up to have an email from Groupon telling me about this deal for the Body Shop!!  Anyone else addicted?  $20 for $40 worth of anything from the Body Shop!! Valid at any body shop in the US!!!!!  It can't be used online :( but anyone can buy it even if they aren't in Philly. 

Go to groupon! and be sure to select Philadelphia!

Blockbuster Express: Free Rental (10/25 Only)

If you have a Blockbuster Express Kiosk nearby, then use this new promo code BBXMDY (only valid thru midnight, tonight, 10/25) to score a FREE rental! You can check Blockbuster Express locations here. Remember, you can use this code once per credit/debit card, so if you have 3 cards, you can snatch up 3 FREE rentals!

 

Free Nordic Naturals Vitamins Sample Pack !

Sign up for a free Nordic Naturals sample package.

 

Buca Di Beppo FREE Spaghetti Today Only

To celebrate World Pasta Day, Buca Di Beppo is giving away FREE spaghetti in your choice of marinara or meat sauce when you purchase a Buca small or large pasta or entree today only!

Just a few freebies this friday!

Everyone gearing up for the weekend?  Meeeee toooooooo!!!  Not that it's looking to be that fabulous of a time.. hubby has an emergency dentist appt in the morning for a toothache!  Yuck.  Glad it's not me!!  We don't have dental insurance through either of our companies :( Both are too small I guess.  Anyone have any good dental discount tips?  I purchased a discount dental plan through dentalplans.com...  I think that's it anyway!!  And then we can use that at certain dentist's that accept that plan, ours is Aetna, and we get a discount on procedures and such... not too shabby of a discount either!  Paired with a dentist that accepts the CareCredit credit card and we don't have to pay interest for 6 to 12 months depending on the amount.  So it makes it pretty affordable for that otherwise CRAZY EXPENSIVE dental work!  Have you looked at that stuff?  Yikes!  Anyway, just wanted to share that tip with anyone else who may be in the same boat... 

I have some actual paper coupons that are too good to just toss, even though I really don't need them.  If anyone is interested, just comment me with your email address, and I'll contact you to send them in the mail.  I'll even foot the postage bill!  So this is sorta like my first giveaway!  And all you have to do is say you want it first! 
Coupon #1) 20% off your entire purchase at Gymboree.. expires November 24

Coupon #2) 30% off purchase of regular priced item at Gymboree.. expires November 24

Both good deals but Eve is pretty much all set with clothes!

Coupon #3) 60 day trial membership to BJ's club, must sign up by December 31, then membership good for 60 days
Before we had a membership I used to LOVE to get this offer.. I would sign up just before Halloween to get candy there for a reasonable price and then I'd be set through the holidays when we generally use more food for parties and dinners and such anyway!

So again!  Just comment on this posting if you want any of these great coupons!

Because I have a LOT going on today I'm only posting a few freebies :)

Enter the Real Simple Unbeatable Deals Sweepstakes to win a $500 Groupon gift card!!

This is an AWESOME opportunity to win one of 80 gift cards to GROUPON!  And we all know how awesome groupon is!

Tide Plus Febreze Freshness FREE Sample

Get a FREE sample of Tide Plus Febreze Freshness on Walmart.com

HOT Old Navy 50% off Outerwear Coupon

Old Navy just released a HOT coupon to celebrate their one millionth Facebook Fan. Get 50% off one piece of outerwear 10/26-10/28! You'll only be able to print the coupon through Sunday 10/24, so be sure to do it now if you want to take advantage of this. One per customer.

Garnier Ultra-Lift with Pro-Retinol FREE Sample

Get a FREE sample of Ultra-Lift with Pro-Retinol on Walmart.com!

Lancome Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate FREE Sample

Request a FREE 7-day sample of Lancome Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate!

Poise Pads FREE Sample

Get a FREE sample of Poise Pads from Sam's Club!

Laundry tips and Wacky Wednesday freebies!!

Hey there ladies.. and gentlemen!! I got a fabulous email this morning from Real Simple regarding how often we should do our laundry.  I didn't know that you could wear a sweater 5 or 6 times before it needed to be washed.. how about you?  I have always HATED laundry.. along with house cleaning of ANY kind, so I have usually gone with the.. did it get dirty or stinky approach for most of my clothes.. unless it's summer and I was super sweaty or something.. or if I know I've worn it more then a few times!  But how many mom's out there are now finding they can't wear anything for 5 minutes without the darling little one wiping some type of smutz all over it?!  I used to be able to pull off a pair of jeans for about 5 wears or more if I wasn't digging in the dirt ;) Now I'm lucky if I get two!   Oh well.. supposedly my laundry pile should dwindle now that it's cooler, but to me that means long sleeves, more material, heavier fabrics.. MORE LAUNDRY!!  YUCK!  LOL!  Check out Real Simple's laundry When to Wash it guide... it includes some tips for jackets and other winter wear :) 

One tidbit I picked up from somewhere else awhile ago is the quantity of laundry detergents recommended by the manufacturer's are a bit more then really needed.  Today's washers are very efficient especially when compared with the ancient bash it against some rocks in the river method!  Supposedly you do not need to use nearly as much laundry detergent as we are trained to believe.. if any at all!  I'm not quite sold on the "no detergent needed" theory.. have they smelled my husbands work clothes?!  And I'm not convinced when it comes to cloth diapers either.  I tried to refind this article... and came up with this one.. We Don't Need no Stinking Detergent!! seems like the same one I read a few months back.  This is especially valuable info for people who have sensitive skin and buy the super expensive detergents.. try using just plain old water :)

aaaaand time for some freebies!

Crest Toothpaste FREE Sample From Walmart

The FREE Crest ProHealth Toothpaste sample is still available on Walmart.com. I got my sample Monday and it came with some sweet $2 and $1 off any Crest Pro-health product coupons.  So if you didn't request it yet.. what are ya waiting for?!?!

FREE Sample of Axe Dry Phoenix Deodorant

Free Sample of Axe Dry Phoenix Deodorant.. Love getting this stuff for hubby!

 

 

THE CANVAS PEOPLE!!

Don't forget about the free 8x10 canvas photo enlargement Here.. that's any of your photos, blown up to an 8x10 and printed on a canvas.. for FREE!!  You can use this to get $55 off larger sizes also... and you just pay shipping!!  This is a fab deal.. and I am going to see if I can put one in my husbands name.. or mail it directly to the grandparents for Xmas gifts! 

Free DAZZLE STICK!! 

Want to know what a dazzle stick is?  You'll have to click HERE to find out!!

Free Activity Book for the kids!

Check out the list of available online GROUPONS!! These are the best since you can live anywhere and get them!  I just learned that I can navigate to Groupon through Ebates.com to earn 6% back on Groupons... AWESOME!!
First, you will need to head to Groupon and log in or sign up.
Next, click the “more cities” tab at the top to navigate to the deal you’d like to look at.

TODAY ONLY DEALS!

Miami: Pay $10 for $20 worth of products from soap.com.  Shipping is included.

Palm Beach, New York City: Pay $30 for 6 Fandango movie tickets.  

Miami (Deals Nearby): Pay $10 for $20 worth of unique and rare spices, herbs, condiments, and other merchandise from Adriana’s Caravan, redeemable online or over the phone.  Shipping not included.

Lincoln: Pay $25 for $50 Worth of Delivered Beef, Pork, and More from McLean Beef. Shipping not included.

Tucson: Pay $15 for $50 worth of VHS or film transfers from iMemories.

Providence, Springfield, MA, Fort Worth (Deal Nearby): Pay $45 for a 16″x20″ gallery-wrapped canvas from Canvas on Demand (a $126.95 value). Shipping and handling are included with the cost of this Groupon. We got this for a photo of Eve and it turned out fabulous!!!

Sioux Falls: Pay $15 for $30 worth of gourmet flavored popcorn from POPtions! online. Shipping not included.

Dayton: Pay $15 for $30 worth of Halloween costumes and accessories ordered online from CostumeHUB.com. Shipping is included on orders totaling more than $50.

Dayton (Deals Nearby): Pay $20 for $40 worth of gourmet brownies and cookies from Fairytale Brownies. Orders can be placed online, and the value of this Groupon can be applied toward shipping. Ship any order in the continental U.S. for only $6.95 per recipient from October to the end of May, or for $9.95 during the summer months.

Buffalo: Pay $15 for $35 worth of candles and gifts from Pure Integrity Soy Candles, an online purveyor of all things aromatic. This Groupon can be applied toward normal shipping and handling charges, but not special shipping rates.

San Jose (Deal Nearby): Pay $15 for $30 worth of customizable skins for iPhones, iPods, laptops, gaming systems, and more from GelaSkins, an online hotspot of technological personalization. Though shipping is not free, the Groupon can be used toward shipping and tax is included.

Oshawa: Pay $40 for $80 worth of custom photo canvas printing from CanvasPop. Shipping not included.  Probably as awesome as the canvas on demand deal.. if not better.. gotta check what size canvas $80 gets you.

Boston (Deal Nearby): Pay $250 and DNA 11 will use your genetic code to create one 24”x36” DNA portrait with a gallery-stretch frame plus a high-resolution digital download (a $619 total value). You can also use the $619 value toward more expensive DNA portraits and pay the difference.  Woah.. better LOVE biology a whole LOT for this one :)

San Antonio (Deal Nearby): Pay $10 for an 8″x8″ soft cover photo book with up to 40 pages (a $30 value) from A&I Books, featured by Hewlett-Packard. Shipping is not included.

San Antonio (Deal Nearby): Pay $10 for $25 worth of nuts, dried fruit, and more from Nutty Guys.  Shipping is not included.

Orange County (Deal Nearby): Pay $25 for a a LifeOnRecord events package for family and friends to record and compile well wishes for an upcoming event (a $49.99 value). Hmmm... bizarre to say the least.. but I guess any creative gifts can go.. maybe good for weddings or new babies!

Denver (Deal Nearby): Pay $25 for $50 worth of customizable gifts online from Zazzle.com. Shipping can vary depending on the size and weight of the object, and is not included with this Groupon. This Groupon is valid toward all products except custom stamps.

Oklahoma city (Deal Nearby) : Pay $35 for a 4-foot-wide, 1-foot-tall panoramic wall mural shipped to anywhere in the continental U.S. (an $84 value) from Larger Than Life Prints.

Madison (Side Deal): Pay $12 for $26 worth of coffee from The Bean Coffee Company, an online beanery. This Groupon cannot be applied toward shipping.

Kansas City (Side Deal): Pay $5 for a one-year subscription (six issues) to Midwest Living magazine (a $10 value) through ValueMags.com. This Groupon can’t be used to renew existing subscriptions; please allow six weeks for your first issue to arrive.

Pittsburg: Pay $20 for $40 worth of gourmet gift baskets and more from igourmet.com. This Groupon’s value can be applied toward ground shipping and is also valid on igourmet.com’s sale items.

Thank God it's Freebie Friday!!!

Have you guys ever thought about reusable straws?  Well.. I saw them a while back, and they've been re-brought to my attention.  We use straws all the time... especially for our drinky drinks!!  With all the concerns over BPA in plastic containers etc. we replaced everything with BPA-free containers and bottles.  But what about the straw?  It's plastic.. and most of the time they just go in the trash... after they're done leaching all kinds of awesome plasticy (is that a word?!) chemicals into our drinks, that is.  Anyway.. my next mission is to find some inexpensive glass straws to replace our plastic straw addiction.  I'll keep ya'll posted!

Remember a Groupon I posted for a canvas on demand photo enlargement?  Well ours just arrived today!!!  I was soooo excited to see it.. and was amazed at how AWESOME it turned out!!  It's a fancy gallery wrapped canvas picture of Eve on our vacation in Long Island over Labor day weekend!  I placed the order on Oct. 8 and it only took 1 week.  It looks so amazingly crisp and clear.. for a 20x24 picture.. Domino was freaking out barking scared of the giant Eve that was there to get her back for all the cheerio's she's stolen!!  I can't wait to make Justin hang it up :)  These offers come along every now and again.. so I'll be sure to let you guys know when it happens again!

Have a fabulous weekend!!  And enjoy freebie friday too ;)

This one's for the ladies!!

Free workout video and two Women's Heath Magazines!! 

You have to sign up for a year's worth of issues, but you don't pay anything if you cancel right after you get your freebie magazines.  This is something I have done before without any trouble.. other then the calling to cancel!  The free workout video makes this deal awesome!

Picaboo: FREE Large Custom Photo Book ($39.99 Value!)

 Picaboo just issued a new code for a FREE Large Custom Photo Book!

This particular offer is only good for new members on one 20-page Large Classic, Classic Leather, or Classic Custom photo book up to $39.99.

How to get your FREE custom photo book (new members):

• Register your email address on Picaboo.
• Download the free custom photo book software.
• Design a 20-page Large Classic, Classic Leather, or Classic Custom photo book.
• Use code FALLBK at checkout.
• Pay only $8.99 for shipping!
• Expires 11:59pm PST 10/25/10.

Now this code is only valid for ten days, so don't wait until the last minute to create your books. The really great thing about Picaboo is that you download the software, and then you can work on your book at your leisure even without an Internet connection.

A tub of Cottonelle and a bottle of Advil

Get a coupon for a free tub of Cottonelle wipes and a coupon for a free bottle of Advil!

 

Toys R Us: New 30% off Clothing Coupon

Check this out to print a coupon valid for 30% off your total clothing purchase (excluding shoes), good thru 10/24.

 

Free John Frieda Luxurious Volume Sample

If you live in PA, like me, you'll have to click on the second John Frieda free sampkle.. the luxurious volume sample was not eligible for PA dwellers.. me so sad :(

 

 

Free Sample of Garnier Fructis!!

 

Take a quiz to get a free sample of toothpaste you need! 

They are pushing a toothpaste for gingivitis, but they still gave me a sample of Crest with Scope!  We use Crest all the time, so I'm hoping for some coupons with the sample :)

Rainy Day Pick me ups!

Yuck!  Rain.  Again.  Though this is great for the green things outside.. for me.. there is nothing better to do then search out some freebies!  As for my going green ventures I am stuck on hold right now.  I have been waiting on a few orders of Unpaper Towels from Her Majesty's Closet on Facebook.  Check her out.. she's got lots of cute stuff!  Sadly there has been an issue with her fabric supplier.. so we wait.. but in the meantime I've just started using all my kitchen towels as paper towels.  I use them to clean up spills.. all the more frequent thanks to my darling daughter wanting to do everything by herself!  Been using them in recipes that call for things to drain on paper towels.. such as eggplant for my ziti.. YUM! And I have a few that I have designated as for use with cleaning products.. because yes.. I used to use paper towels for EVERYTHING! from cleaning the counters to the fridge and garbage can etc.

So... this is my green tip for the day.. go through your kitchen towels and see which ones you want to keep for simply hand and dish drying and then find the ones that can be turned into cleaning rags or replace paper towel use in some other way :)

And.. without further delay.. FREE STUFF FOR YOU!!

FREE Worst Case Scenario Handbook & Slime

Here's a gross freebie for the kids (eeewww!). Just head on over here to score a FREE Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook along with a FREE jar of Gross Slime!

22 FREE Healthy Halloween Recipes !

You can go on over here to snag a FREE recipe ebook with 22 Healthy Halloween recipes!

Free Rescue Lotion: Tis the season for dry hands!

Free Bracelet

For moms of teens!

Free TMJ Pain Relief Cream

Free Topical TMJ relief for anyone you know who suffers!

2 HOT Freebies~John Frieda and $8 in Colgate Coupons !

GO on over here to snag a free sample of John Frieda Root Awakening shampoo and conditioner.  I love this stuff!

You can also go on over here to get $8 in Colgate coupons.  A few of these coupons will get you free toothpaste when combined with the drugstores deals each week!

Redbox Free Rental Code By Text Message

Through midnight CST today only you can get a free DVD rental at your local Redbox. Simply text TREAT to 727272 to receive your FREE code!
Wondering just how exactly to use these Redbox codes? Check out Redbox 101 for step-by-step instructions!

Extra Dessert Delights Gum FREE Pack

It's National Dessert Day, and Extra Gum is celebrating by giving away a FREE pack of Extra Dessert Delights Gum! Just become a fan on Facebook and then click the Dessert Day tab.

Kindle: Tons of FREE Books & Games

I mentioned earlier this week that you can get Trent Hamm's book, The Simple Dollar FREE for Kindle right now, but Amazon has even more FREE titles available for your Kindle as well. Even if you don't have a Kindle, you can download a FREE app for your computer, BlackBerry, Android, iPhone or iPad.

Fiction

• Only You, Deborah Grace Staley

• Dixie Divas, Virginia Brown

• Intervention, Terri Blackstock

• The 7th Victim, Alan Jacobson

• Outlander, Diana Gabaldon

• The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Psalm 23 Mysteries, Debbie Viguie

• On Bear Mountain, Deborah Smith

• Shadow Bound, Erin Kellison

• Enchanting the Lady, Kathryne Kennedy

• Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1), Robin Parrish

• Dawn's Prelude (Song of Alaska Series, Book 1), Tracie Peterson

• Redemption, Gary Smalley & Karen Kingsbury

• Sin's Daughter, Eve Silver

• Love Me, Kelly Jamieson

• Tahn: A Novel, L. A. Kelly

• Shatter (The Children of Man), Elizabeth C. Mock

• Marked, Elisabeth Naughton

• The New World, Patrick Ness

Nonfiction

• The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams , Trent Hamm

• 25 Language Phrasebook

• How to Speak and Write Correctly, Joseph Devlin

• The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond
  Bill Hybels

• Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing, Charles W. Bamforth

• Listening to God, Charles F. Stanley

• What Wives Wish their Husbands Knew about Sex: A Guide for Christian Men, Ryan Howes, Richard Rupp & Stephen W. Simpson

• The DNA of Relationships, Gary Smalley

• Life Lessons Study Guide: Acts, Max Lucado

• The Truth About Leading Teams: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes, Martha I. Finney

• Living Above Worry and Stress (Women of Faith Study Guide Series), Thelma Wells

Classics

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

• Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

• Dracula, Bram Stoker

• Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin

• The Art of War, Sunzi

• Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works, Edgar Allan Poe

Games

• Every Word

• Shuffled Row

• Sudoku Volume 1

• Word Morph Volume 1

Read Mandi's post to get tips on finding FREE Kindle books on your own.

Remember that the price on Kindle freebies can go up at any time, so be sure to verify that it's still FREE before you purchase!

GROUPON and other almost as good as free deals!!

THE CANVAS PEOPLE SPECIAL OFFER!

Free 8x10 photo canvas + shipping!

Amazon: Hot Huggies Diaper Deal

Amazon has a nice little deal on diapers.

You can score a nice deal on Huggies on Amazon. The Huggies Snug & Dry are on sale – plus you can get another 20% off with your Parents Magazine coupon. It's still a good deal even if you don't have the Parents Magazine code.

Here is your deal:

• First make sure you are registered for Amazon Moms to get the 30% off.
• Next, add Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers to your cart using the subscribe and save option. (note if you do not see your size, scroll down to the bottom where they show more sizes) You can cancel your subscribe and save at any time. I recommend that you cancel it when your order ships. It's easy to do through your online account.
• Plus, if you have the Parents Magazine (November) issue add your code to get another 20% off.
• You can also stack with the 10% coupon you get via email for joining Amazon Moms.

Swirl: FREE Jewelry ($35 to $50 Value!) + Shipping

Swirl.com is offering up a $20 off coupon code by using LUVSWIRL or BRIDES20 for new members! Plus, they have a new SOHO HEARTS Jewelry sale that started today. There are quite a few pieces of jewelry priced at $19– down from $35 to $50! So after you use the $20 coupon code, you’ll pay just $9.49 for shipping.

To get in on this deal..
* Click here and create a Swirl account or log-in to your existing account
* Click on SOHO HEARTS jewelry sale
* Sort by Availability Low to High
* You should see various jewelry items priced at $19
* Select one $19 item that you would like to purchase
*At checkout, be sure to use the coupon code LUVSWIRL or BRIDES20
* That’s it! Your final cost will be $9.49 for shipping!

$1/1 Simply Lemonade, Orange or Apple coupon = $0.02 to $1.04 at Target

There’s a new $1/1 Simply Lemonade, Simply Orange or Simply Apple coupon available.

Target reportedly has the single serve bottles for only $1.02, making them $0.02 after this coupon. Or, the full-sized bottle is only $2.04, making it $1.04 after this coupon.

T.G.I. Friday’s: 25% off your Entire Bill Coupon

You can go over here to snag a printable coupon good for 25% off of your entire check at TGI Fridays from now through 10/23.

GROUPON! 

Just be sure to search for the proper city once you go to Groupon
$35 for $75 Worth of Home-Delivered Organic Food from Nature's Prime Organic Foods
Nature's Prime Organic Foods - Bakersfield

• Company website

$25 for Four Movie Tickets from Weekly Cinema ($56 Value)
• Weekly Cinema  - Denver
• Company website

Whew!  All those deals and freebies left me exhausted! 

Totally Free Tuesday!

Hello fellow freebie finders!  Another fabulous day here in PA... Hope the weather is as lovely wherever you may be!  SO I know nothing about graphic design, but tried to do my best to come up with a blogo (like my terminology? hehehe) for this site here.  Using Microsoft Paint no less!  I need to get my photoshop skills tuned back up and see if I can't create something really nifty!  I'm a big fan of retro though, so I love the pic I found.. I think it's a good representation of what I am trying to do here.. share my thrifty "mama knows best" tips with anyone who cares about being lean mean and green like I do!  LOL!  Lean Mean and Green.. my new motto!  I like it!!

Mama cloth review!! 
Ladies only section!! NO MEN ALLOWED!! :P
So ladies.. the long awaited review of mama cloth... yes.. it's exactly what it sounds like.. pads and panty liners made out of cloth!  I am super excited about these!!  Even if my mom made fun of me because she thought the world was advancing away from these home made products that her mother had to use!  For all those cloth diapering mom's out there.. why do you do it? To save money?  To save trees?  Or to keep trash out of the landfill?  Whatever your reasons, mama cloth will fulfill those same goals for your feminine needs as cloth diapers do for your diapering needs!

There are tons and tons of different types of mama cloth out there, made of different types of fabrics and in different sizes, shapes, etc.  So these are the ones I got.. Pieces of Sungreen why?  because they were the CHEAPEST I could find.. duh!!  And they were still made out of super cute fabrics :)

So.. what are the main differences between cloth and the plastic ones we buy at the store now?  Cost and Comfort!  These seem to be costly at first.. $40 for a set.. but I would imagine I spend at least that in a year on pads.. so considering these will last me much longer!  Comfort = 100,000% more comfortable then the plastic diaper like counterpart!  OMG!  It was amazing!  Felt like I was wearing nothing but my regular panties!  Also, for some reason, I didn't think of them as gross pieces of trash that I didn't want to touch afterwards.. partly because they cost me some $$ and probably because I change so many cloth diapers.. like all mama's.. I have a new definition of gross :) 

If I had to have a complaint it would have to be the size of the "wings" on these pads.  I think if they were wider they wouldn't move around as much, which was really only an issue for the panty liners.  But other then that they were fantastic!  And then I found that there are a large number of different styles.. even for thongs.. and a lot of them have wider wings.  I'm sure I could request wider wings on my next order and I'm sure she would do her best to fulfill my wishes. 

Pieces of Sungreen also makes sandwich wraps and snack baggies too!!  Guess I'll be a repeat customer for sure!  We spend a small fortune on plastic bags for lunches since both Justin and I are packers :)  Talk about ways to save money.. packing your lunch saves us right around $200-300/month if you assume about $10/day/person vs. $20/week at the grocery store!

So if anyone decides to try out the wonderful home made wares from Pieces of Sungreen be sure to let her know that Stephanie Skelonis sent you!  Maybe I'll score some freebies or be able to host a giveaway!

Here's some freebies I found!!

Free Samples of U by Kotex

Free COVERGIRL Advanced Radiance Sample

Natura Advantage Pet Food FREE 5-lb. Bag

Get a FREE 5-lb. bag of Natura Advantage Pet Food when you request a coupon by mail! If you've requested this offer when it's been available in the past, you may not be able to request it a second time.

Snapfish: FREE Desk Calendar or Photo Mug

Get a FREE desk calendar ($14.99 value) or photo mug ($4.99 value) from Hershey.  These items would be a great start to your Christmas gift list.  I got mugs last year with pictures of Eve and they turned out fantastic!  It's easy!  If you don't have a UPC,  just click on “Don’t Have UPC’s?” and the form will automatically be completed.  Then you will receive a unique coupon code by email redeemable at Snapfish.  You will only pay the shipping cost of $4.99 plus any applicable sales tax.

Expires 1/15/11.

New users will also receive 100 FREE prints when they register with Snapfish through 10/17/10.

Au Bon Pain FREE Travel Mug

Join the Au Bon Pain eClub, and you'll receive a coupon via email for a FREE Au Bon Pain travel mug! My coupon showed up in my email inbox almost immediately.

Offer available in the following states: CT, DC, IL, IN, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA.

FREE 50 Sheets Origami Paper

Have you always wanted to try your hand at making origami? Well, here's your chance to try it out. Get 50 sheets of origami paper FREE, and then check out the Everything in Paper Crafting site for origami tutorials.  Everyone like origami, right?!

Target: New Printable Coupons

There are $15.75 in new Target store grocery coupons available!

I didn't know you can also use these with manufacturer coupons for even bigger savings!

• $2/1 Benefiber Orange Powder
• $5/1 Evenflo Triumph65 Bardsdale Convertible Car Seat
• $1/1 Huggies Baby Wipes
• $3/2 Huggies Little Movers or Little Snugglers Diapers
• $1/1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations
• $1/1 Snuggle Fabric Softener
• $1/2 Stove Top Product
• $0.75/1 Tazo Tea
• $1/1 Wisk Laundry Detergent

Check out the current weekly Target deals for the best deals this week!