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Turbo Tax- Free Federal Edition!

Filed under Freebies by Jennifer Billy on February 3, 2012 at 2:03 pm {no comments}

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Freebie Round Up- 2/3

Filed under Freebies by Jennifer Billy on February 3, 2012 at 11:00 am {no comments}

Here is a roundup of the latest freebies available at FreeFly’s. You will need to register or sign in to Freefly’s and then you will have access to all available freebies.

Free sample of Tena(r) Twist.

Free sample of Versace(r) Yellow Diamond Fragrance.

Free sample of Depend(r).

Coupon for a free Kraft(r) Macaroni and Cheese Product.
Limited number each day at Noon EST through March 4, 2012.

Free sample of Golf Pain Away(r).

Free ebooks-

Free Appetizer eCookbook – Appetizer Recipes and Party Pleasers, featuring 60 pages of tasty appetizer recipes. Perfect for your ‘Big Game’ party.

AllFreeCopyCatRecipes- Girl Scout Cookies

Free Valentine Craft eBook- 21 Valentine Craft Ideas for Kids featuring 21 projects to make with your kids, from homemade Valentines and decorations to gifts and school party crafts.

Free Valentine eCookbook – Treats for Your Sweetheart: 14 Valentine’s Day Desserts features plenty of decadent desserts that will turn anyone into a “kitchen” cupid in no time!

Free Valentine eCookbook- Sweets for Your Sweet: 22 Cute Dessert Recipes for Valentine’s Day, featuring 36 pages of dessert recipes.

Other great freebie & freebie sites-

Free Card - Limited to the first 10,000
WomanFreebies.com
BabyTalk Magazine- Free subscription
American Baby Magazine- Free subscription

Make sure to also check out all the latest freebies at FreeFly!

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Free Family Activites Round Up- 2/3

Filed under Kid activites by Jennifer Billy on February 3, 2012 at 10:15 am {no comments}

Thanks to Keeping Cents for providing us with a list of Fun, Free family activities, crafts and events to do this weekend-

AC Moore –

Saturday 2/4 from 1-3pm, Nicole Crafts Tri-Bead Valentine Heart Make & Take.

Sunday 2/5 from 1-3pm, Make ‘n Mold Candy Making Demonstration: Conversation Heart Candies.

Sunday 2/12 from 1-3pm, Make ‘n Mold Candy Making Demonstration: Marbled Heart Pops.

Babies “R” Us -

Saturday 2/11 from Noon-3pm, Love Grow Nurture: Learn why NurturMe is a healthy choice for infants and toddlers. Made from quick-dried fruits and veggies, this baby food is certified organic and gluten-free. Sponsored by NurturMe.

Bank of America –

Saturday 2/4 & Sunday 2/5, Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US.

Barnes & Noble - Check your local store for events.

Saturday 2/11 at 11am, Special Storytime featuring Plant a Kiss.

Bass Pro Shops – Check your local store’s Facebook page for events, classes, workshops, sales and outdoor tips for your area.

FREE Boat Show: family activities, savings and seminars. For dates, times and pro schedules select your local store here.

Disney Store –

Saturday 2/11 from 10:30am-1pm, Kids create a unique Valentine’s Day card.

Lakeshore Learning –

Saturday 2/4 from 11am-3pm, Kids Design-Your-Own Notebook. (Free Event)

Saturday 2/11 from 11am-3pm, Kids make a heart-shaped Valentine mailbox. (Free Event)

LEGO Stores –

Tuesday 2/7 at 5pm, Free Lego Monthly Mini Model Build: Hockey Player! Quantities are limited to approximately 250 per store.

Lowes Build and Grow –

Saturday 2/11 from 10am-Noon, Kids build a Valentine Card Creator! Be sure to sign up for this free event here.

Michaels –

Saturday 2/4 from 3-5pm, Free Make-It Take-It: The Vow Valentine’s Day Card Event. (Adults Only)

Sunday 2/5 from 1-2pm, Valentine’s Day Foam Mailbox: Make-It Take-It with purchase of foam or white craft mailbox.

Sunday 2/5 from 2-3pm, Free Make-It Take-It Kid’s Valentine’s Day Card.

Saturday 2/11 from 10am-Noon, Valentine’s Day Memory Book: Make-It Take-It with purchase of paper sack.

Sunday 2/12 from 1-3pm, Valentine’s Day Gift Workshop: Make-It Take-It with purchase of Wood Curly-Q Letter or Frame.

Pottery Barn-

Sunday 2/5 & 3/4 at 10am, How to Accessorize Your Home. RSVP.

Pottery Barn Kids – Tuesday’s from 11-11:30am, Story Time.

Saturday 2/11 at 3pm & 4pm, Valentine’s Day Doll Tea Party: get dressed up and bring your doll or teddy in for refreshments, stories and crafts. RSVP required.

Tuesday 2/14 at 11am, Valentine’s Day Story Time.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

Toys “R” Us -

Saturday 2/4 from 12-2pm, LEGO Friends Launch n’ Build: Check out the brand new building craze and build a lemonade stand to add to any LEGO Friends set! Plus, the LEGO Group will donate $1 for each stand built to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to support the fight against childhood cancer.

The Home Depot – See Adult Weekly workshops here.

Saturday 2/4 from 9am-12pm, Kids build a Valentine’s Keepsake Box. (Free Event)

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area.

Have a great weekend and if you do something fun & free please share!

UPrinting Club Card Flyers Giveaway!

Filed under Giveaways by Jennifer Billy on January 30, 2012 at 1:56 pm {2 comments}

I have another great giveaway sponsored by UPrinting! One lucky winner will receive 250 Club Card Flyers!

Prize Details-
-250 pcs. Club Card Flyers for One (1) Winner
-4.25″ x 5.5″ or 4″ x 6″
-14pt Cardstock Gloss
-Front Only Printing
-3 Business Days Turnaround
-*Free shipping

Restriction-
-Limited to *US residents 18 years old and above only
-No prize substitutions allowed.
-Winners are allowed to win once over a six-month period.
-Only email addresses used for the giveaway will be eligible to claim the prize.

How To Enter-
1. Leave a blog comment letting me know how you would use the Club Card Flyers if you won.

2. Like UPrinting flyer page.

3. Plus 1 (+1 ) UPrinting Flyer Printing Page.

4. Tweet how you will use the flyers if you win the giveaway and at the end of the message include the UPrinting Flyer Printing URL (http://www.uprinting.com/flyer-printing.html).
Tweet

Use the Raffelcopter form to enter giveaway. Comments will not be used as entries. The giveaway ends on February 6th, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. Open to US residents only, must be 18 or older to enter. The winner will be selected at random and have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Good luck!

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Purex “Prove It To Yourself”- Free Samples!

Filed under Freebies by Jennifer Billy on January 30, 2012 at 12:54 pm {no comments}

The Purex “Prove It To Yourself” campaign is going live today, 1/30 at 11am PST.You will be able to get a free sample on the new Purex Triple Action liquid at the new site- FreeSamplePurex.com.

In a few weeks the site will be offering a free sample of the Purex UltraPacks. Just be aware that you can only request one sample per household per year. If you sign up for the Purex Triple Action now you will not be able to sign up for the UltraPacks later. So make sure to just sign up for the sample you want the most.

CVS- Deals for the Week of 1/29 – 2/4

Filed under CVS by Jennifer Billy on January 29, 2012 at 2:12 pm {no comments}

If new to Couponing you can go HERE to get started.
To Learn about how to Get Started with CVS.
FREE

~ Get $0.87 ECB wyb Hershey’s milk Chocolate Bunny, Cadbury’s Egg, Reese’s single egg $0.87 Limit 1
Buy 3 Cadbury Egg Singles and get any 4th Cadbury Egg Single Free scanner coupon – printed the week of 1/22
Free after ECB or 4/$1.74 when using the scanner coupon *Sun/Mon/Tues only*

~ Get $3 EB wyb (3) Hallmark or American Greetings Cards Limit 1
$2/3 American Greeting Cards IP : HERE or HERE
Free + $2 MM for AG after coupon/ecb wyb (3) x $0.99 cards *check your regions ad*

~ Spend $12 Get $6 ECB wby ALL Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick deodorant $1.99 Limit 2
BOGO Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick antiperspirant/deodorant ets up to $3.99 (SS 1/29) *limit 4 coupons per transaction*
Scenario:
Buy 6 Speed Stick @ $1.99 ($11.94)
Use 3 x BOGO coupons
Pay $5.97, Get $6 ECB
6 x Free after coupons/ecb

~ Get $3 ECB wyb Tom’s of Maine Deodorant, Toothpaste or Mouthwash $3.99 Limit 2
*Look for this one on clearance: Long Lasting, Wicked Fresh, Cool Mountain Mint, 16 oz. $2.94 *thanks Ladiibbug
Free + $0.06 MM or $0.99 after ECB *confirmed to print on the clearance mouthwash*

CHEAP

~ Get $2 ECB wyb Olay body wash, bath bar 4pk, or Total Effects body wash 15.2 oz $6.99 Limit 1 *counts toward the Beauty Club*
$4 off Olay Luscious Embrace or Silk Whimsy Bar Soap wyb Olay Product RP 12/11 *expires 1/31*
$1/1 Olay Bar, Body Wash or In-Shower Body Lotion P&G 1/01 *expires 1/31*
$1/1 Olay bar, body wash or in-shower body lotion ets P&G 1/29/12

Olay Ultra Moisture 4pk on clearance for $3.44-3.64
Olay Silk Whimsy 4pk on clearance for $3.89
Scenario:
Buy 1 Clearance soap for $3.44-3.64 or $3.89
Use: $1/1 Olay coupon
Pay $2.44-2.64 or $2.89, Get back $2 ECB *confirmed to print on the clearance soap*
$0.44-0.89 after coupon/ecb

Buy Olay Silk Whimsy 4pk $3.89 and Olay Ultra Moisture 4pk. soap $3.64 ($7.53)
Use: $4 off Olay Luscious Embrace or Silk Whimsy Bar Soap wyb Olay Product and $1/1 Olay Product coupons
Pay $2.53, get back $2 ECB
$0.53 for 2 x (4) packs after coupons/ecb

* Please check out this awesome list of clearance soap/bodywash from teknogeko HERE

~ Puffs 95-108ct. or Puffs Plus 48-68ct. on sale for $0.88

~ Dawn 9-10.3 oz $0.98
$0.50/1 Dawn Hand Renewal, (P&G 01/01/12)*exp. 1/31/12*
$0.48 after coupon

GDA

~ Get $4 ECB wyb (3) Pepsi 12 pack 3/$10 Limit 1
3/$6 or $2 per 12 pack after ECB

~ Get $1 ECB wyb (2) Pantene Pro-V Shampoo, Conditioner 12.6 oz or styler 2/$6.97 Limit 5
$3/2 Pantene Products ets (P&G 1/1) *exp. 1/31/12*
2/$2.97 or $1.49 each after coupon/ecb *counts toward the Beauty Club*

~ Purified Water 24 pack on sale for $2.22

CVS coupon
Manufactures coupon

Thanks WeUseCoupons for the matchups!

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Free Family Activities Round Up- 1/27

Filed under Kid activites by Jennifer Billy on January 27, 2012 at 9:26 am {no comments}

Thanks to Keeping Cents for providing us with a list of Fun, Free family activities, crafts and events to do this weekend-

Barnes & Noble - Check your local store for events.

Saturday 1/21 through Sunday 1/29, Barnes & Nobles is recognizing no name-calling week!

Bass Pro Shops – Check your local store’s Facebook page for events, classes, workshops, sales and outdoor tips for your area.

FREE Boat Show: family activities, savings and seminars. For dates, times and pro schedules select your local store here.

Lakeshore Learning –

Saturday 1/28 from 11am-3pm, Kids make a Groundhog puppet.

Lowes Build and Grow –

Saturday 1/28 from 10am-Noon, FREE: Kids build a cool dinosaur and then choose the stickers to make it a cartoon or a realistic dinosaur! Be sure to sign up for this event here.

Pottery Barn Kids – Tuesday’s from 11-11:30am, Story Time.

Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.

The Home Depot – See Adult Weekly workshops here.

Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area.

Have a great weekend and if you do something fun & free please share!

Jewel-Osco- Deals for the Week of 1/26

Filed under Grocery Store Deals by Jennifer Billy on January 26, 2012 at 8:22 am {no comments}

Thanks to MashupMom for providing us with the top deals at Jewel for this week-

Top deals

Nabisco Go-Paks, $1.00. Use $3.00/3 select varieties in the 1/8 SS and get them free.
Perdue oven stuffer roaster, $.99/lb.
Spanish clementines 5lb box, $4.99.
Suave mens or kids hair care, 2/$3.00. Use $1.00/2 in the 1/8 RP. Kids shampoo, $1.00.
Bird’s eye or steamfresh, $1.00. Print $1.00/3 here.

Go to MashupMom for all the deals this week at Jewel. Before you go to Jewel make sure to load coupons onto your Preferred card at Avenue and SavingStar.

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Jewel-Osco- Deals for the Week of 1/19

Filed under Grocery Store Deals by Jennifer Billy on January 19, 2012 at 4:02 pm {no comments}

Thanks to MashupMom for providing us with the top deals at Jewel for this week-

Top deals

Cheap Kleenex with overlapping Catalina deals starting 1/23.
Tide, $4.99 when you buy two with in-ad store coupon. Use two $2.00/1 from the 1/1 PG or Chicago Tribune front section, and get two for $2.99 each.
Land O’ Lakes fresh buttery spread 15-16 oz tub or margarine quarters, $1.25. Use $.50/1 in the 1/8 SS.
Pint blueberries, $1.99.
3lb Michigan red delicious or gala apples, $1.99. (Check your Big Game tickets for a whopping $.25 off.)

Go to MashupMom for all the deals this week at Jewel. Before you go to Jewel make sure to load coupons onto your Preferred card at Avenue and SavingStar.

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H&R Block- File Your Federal Tax For Free!

Filed under Freebies by Jennifer Billy on January 17, 2012 at 2:17 pm {no comments}

Complete your federal tax return using their online product for free. State returns are an additional fee.

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