June 27, 2011

Aldi's Ad Online!

I'm super excited that Aldi's website now has their local ad's online. Where as before I was just basing their prices from Coupon STL's blog. And most of the time, those prices didn't match our store in town. So, hooray! Aldi's ad prices start on Wednesday's. And for those of you who've never shopped at Aldi's, bring a quarter for their carts! For more details on how to shop at Aldi's check out Chambana Mom's blog.

Ahh, sweet relief....

Ahh, sweet relief with this McDonald's coupon, Buy One Get One Free! If you haven't tried McDonalds Frappe's, they are SOOOO GOOD!!! So if you're looking for some summer relief, print one out and put it in your car, just in case.

June 23, 2011

I loved Iced Coffee!


I love Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee (especially the carmel mocha one). So last night I decided that I would try to find a recipe on how to make it. A lot of the recipes online say to brew the coffee and then store it in the fridge for a couple of hours. Today, I check my home page (www.moneysavingmom.com) and there's a post on how to make your own Iced Coffee! How weird is that? Suzanne's blog, Pie Birds, Buttons, and Muddy Puddles, has a step by step guide to making DD's Iced Coffee. Check it out!

June 22, 2011

Meet the Carter Family

I was surfing the internet today and stumbled upon this video about a family who is going to become more frugal. It is about a writer named W. Hodding Carter, who writes for the Gourmet Magazine. His writes a column on Gourmet's website. I wanted to share this video with you to inspire you like he did for me:

June 21, 2011

$1 Kid Movies this Summer


$1 kid movies at Savoy 16 theater in Savoy, IL! Check it out here.

June 16, 2011

Garbage Find!


I was on my way to work early this morning, and look what I found!

It was garbage pick-up today, so there were lots of cans out. I always keep my eyes peeled whenever this day comes along. This stereo system was sitting on top of someone's garbage can! The thing that made me stop, was the fact that the remote control was taped to the top. This made me think that it could possibly work!

So, I couldn't wait to get home to see if it worked. I didn't have high hopes, but once I plugged it in, the screen came on! Once I hooked up the speakers, I found out that it's in pretty good shape!

What a great find through "dumpster diving!"

June 15, 2011

Frugal Tip #578


Frugal tip #578:

Always ask your friends who are moving if you can shop in their fridge/pantry before they move!

My dear friend, Beth, is moving far far away and I don't like to think about it, but alas, the time is coming...

She let me come over to her home and "shop" in her kitchen! Here's what I came home with:

I was especially excited about all the flour that she let me have! She gave me 3 full bags! One of them was all-purpose, one was whole wheat, and the other was bread flour. It's especially handy when I had flour on the shopping list already.

Also, since the moving people can't technically pack cleaning items, it's fun to see what people leave behind. We'll be well stocked on tampons and cold medicine for awhile now.

Thanks, Beth, for all the groceries and fun memories! You will be missed.

June 9, 2011

Living Social: 2 Movie Tickets for only $9!


Here's a great deal that you don't want to miss...Living Social is having a sweet deal through Fandango where you can get two movie tickets for only $9! That is a great deal, especially since there are some great movies out now (X-Men and Super 8, in my opinion).


Click on the link here to sign up for Living Social and then you will get an email confirming that you ordered your tickets, and within 48 hours, they will send you a code for Fandango's website. That is where you will order your movie tickets. To find out if you have a movie theater near you that is participating, click here.

This deal expires on June 10th, so hurry on over and order your tickets today!

June 8, 2011

B&N BOGO Smoothie Coupon


Just wanted to share a great coupon with you all. At Barnes & Noble, use this coupon to buy one smoothie and get one free! Just the sound of a free smoothie will send me straight over there!

Enjoy! This coupon expires on June 13th.