R-n-R Reviews

FREE Pampers Gifts To Grow Codes

2009-11-27T22:59:00.005-06:00

Entered my codes today and decided to do a quick search for any freebies out there. This is what I found:

1234ABCD6789DEF - 3 points

XKCMYXFVD96VXVK - 3 points

GROWWITHVILLAGE - 1 point

JUSTBECAUSE2009 - 1 point

GRATUIT89102009 - 1 point

Kellogg's $10 Toy Cash Voucher & Bonus Buck Vouchers

2009-10-30T13:37:00.006-05:00

Okay, I finally have a little time to get back into deal seeking on the net and I found this:

Receive a $10 Toy Cash Voucher by mail from Kelloggs, when you acquire 5 Toy Cash Tokens from specially marked Kellogg, Keebler, and Cheez-It products by 12/31/2010.

Go here to get the form and to see the full list of participating products.

Kelloggs is also running $10 Bonus Bucks Offer when you buy 3 specially marked Kellogg's cereals. Use these "bonus bucks" on electronics, toys, sporting goods, books, concessions and movies at participating retailers. You can find out more about that offer here. Offer ends 9/30/10.

For a complete list of Kellogg Promotions, go here.

Hopefully, this will be the first of many more great deals to come from me.

Points, Sweepstakes, Coupons, etc.

2009-08-09T08:48:00.000-05:00

I found some free Gifts to Grow codes for Pampers points at Deal Seeking Mom. here's the ones that worked for me:

WELCOME2GTG0809 (1 pt.)
THRIFTYMOMMYGTG (1 pt.)
HAPPYFATHERSDAY (1 pt.)

WELCOME2GTG0809 (1 pt.)
OHAMANDAAWGTG08 (1 pt.)
WELCOMEBONUS089 (1 pt.)
STARTEARNINGNOW (1 pt.)

Hey, I'll take what I can get. I've already used points to get a free magnet toy for my son that he uses all of the time.

Here are some good money saving articles I found here and there:

75 Painless Money-Saving Tips from Dough Roller

1,019 Different Ways To Save Money from My Two Dollars

I don't typically enter a lot of sweepstakes, but occasionally I come across some trusted sources and I thought I'd share. Redbook Magazine has tons of sweepstakes from kids stuff to kitchen stuff to trips.

Parenting Mag also has some good giveaways for parents. They also have an extensive list of coupon sites.

Aside from the blog, I also have a blog about my quest to go green called "Green Alert". This is something that's becoming more and more important to me now that I have a child.

Anyway, I thought my frugal friends out there might want to know that if you join Seventh Generation's web site, they have some pretty decent coupons on their stuff.

Also, a little tip, supposedly, if you forget your Target coupons, you can print them at the customer service desk at no charge.

Redbox Codes

2009-07-06T13:38:00.002-05:00

Just a quick note for those looking to rent a free movie the next couple days:

4J7LF6 (Monday July 6th expires at midnight)

7HE79B (Expires July 7)

Father's Day promotion from Sears

2009-06-08T15:22:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for the heads up on this years Father's Day promotion from Sears.

Purchase $50 worth of men's pants or jeans from Sears by June 21, 2009, and you'll receive $50 in Sears Reward Cash. This Reward Cash can be used on any men's apparel in through the end of October.

Free Photo Prints

2009-06-06T21:47:00.005-05:00

It's that time again. I was looking for a place to get some free prints and I learned that CVS has 50 free prints (20 when you create an account here @ CVS Photo & 30 when you add your CVS ExtraCare card #). You should go through the link they send to your email once you register.

Couponing 101 had some additional freebie photos. 50 was enough for me, so I stopped there.

Also, according to Couponing 101, Old Navy is supposedly re-setting a $75 off $00 purchase coupon tomorrow.

More Free Magazine Subscription Offers

2009-03-25T21:35:00.006-05:00

Deal Seeking Mom has some new magazine subscription info here, including:

FREE 1-year subscription to Cookie or Family Fun from One Step Ahead. Just set up a registry – once you add an item to your cart [for your registry], the free subscription registration will pop up!

FREE 1-year subscription to Metropolitan Home from Rewards Country.

FREE 6-issue subscription to Seventeen magazine from StartSampling.com.

FREE 2-issue subscription to Town & Country from StartSampling

There are tons of others there too. As far as One Step Ahead, referred to above, I love this company. They have alot of great childproofing stuff and travel items too, along with toys, clothes, etc. Just thought I'd mention.

T.G.I. Fridays: Give Me More Stripes card

2009-03-24T21:18:00.000-05:00

If you haven't already, you should sign up for your T.G.I. Fridays Give Me More Stripes card. For every $1 spent, you earn 1 stripe. These accumulate and when they reach $100 in purchases, you get coupons for free food. Plus, you get coupons for free appetizer and dessert just for signing up.
Wait, there's more, coupons and more special offers are emailed regularly. The newest, for members, are:

"Penny appetizer at the bar when you purchase any beverage" &
"$1 dollar entree with purchase of any another entree".

I don't go there a whole lot but with these soups, I'll definitely go more often. hey, you gotta save where you can.

Free Thomas Train @ Toys R Us

2009-03-21T22:55:00.002-05:00

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for posting on how to get a free Thomas wooden train @ Toys R Us. The deal was for today and tomorrow (March 21-22). Sorry, I couldn't post earlier. I was too busy out getting mine.

The deal is for one per coupon per person. So I went with my husband twice and got all four that were offered! They are normally $11.99 and the lights and sounds Percy is normally $17.99. That's crazy, but I guess they figure you might be rooked into buying the tracks and things while you're there. They don't know me that well, if that's the case. I got my freebies and I was out of there. I'll get the sets at a garage sale if at all.

Be sure to get your coupon and grab yours tomorrow while supplies last.

Saving money on Cable & Phone

2009-03-05T22:07:00.000-06:00

On a different note, I didn't know this, but according to Woman's Day, some cable companies will let you put your cable on "vacation" hold while you go on...vacation, of course. Now, this could mean they won't bill you or they will drop your service to "basic" for that period. All you have to do is call and ask.

Also, some may not know that there may be cheaper packages out there than you think. I thought I was at the cheapest with the basic package at my old cable company, but then found that there was an even cheaper one they didn't even tell me about. I would never have known except I found out on-line. We lost half our channels, but I only watched one of them so there was no love lost for me. Might be worth asking about.

Bundle packages that allow you to get your phone, cable and internet through the same provider are usually cheaper, than if you spread your services out amongst companies.

Tip Hero has a great article on how to save money on your cable by watching more Hulu! For those who don't know, you can find all the best tv shows on Hulu.com. I go there to watch any shows I might miss when my DVR doesn't record for some reason.

I know a lot of people who just switch their service providers when the initial contracts are up. Usually, when you call to disconnect, your current provider will match the price you found elsewhere.

As far as the phone goes, a lot of people have disconnected their landlines and just use their cell phones, which saves them money. However, it's very important to remember that landlines are better in the case of emergency. 9-1-1 can find you quicker at home than if they have to try and find you on your cell. Just something to think about.

Redbox codes, Free Book Clubs

2009-03-02T12:58:00.006-06:00

MS72K3 Expires tonight (Mon, Mar 2) at midnight CST.

March is also free movie Wednesday's. Visit Redblog every Wednesday to get your Redbox code.

While I'm at it, I have to share this great article I found at Nicole's Nickels on how to get free books when you agree to write a short review in exchange. I signed up for all the clubs she mentioned. I can't wait to get my first book to review!

Money Saving Blogroll Breakdown

2009-03-01T21:27:00.016-06:00

For my sake and yours, I thought I'd do a quick run through of the blogs in my Money Saving blogroll and point out some of their features.

Becentsable - One of the best and most developed sites. I love the look of the site with tabs, does have coupon blogroll, but some you have to pay for, has "grocery gathering" with all stores listed and memes.

Budget Helpers -some interesting blog rolls, walgreens but not cvs, other little tips on free and cheap stuff out in the world.

Coupon Mom - Alot of info, but I don't love the way it's set up. Still, there is a lot of good stuff.

Frugal Living -Great articles on being frugal

Frugal Village -Another site full of articles on being, guess what... frugal

Hot Coupon World - coupon forum

Moms Need To Know - Another resource for coupons and store deals

Money Saving Mom - help for beginners, coupon blogroll, ebooks etc.

My Grocery Deals - site helps you make shopping list for local stores, shopping challenges

Nicole's Nickels- great stuff on making money as a secret shopper, book reviewer, survey taker, etc.

Northern Cheapskate - good blogroll, good posts, such as How to live without the Sunday paper.

SlickDeals - all kinds of deals on everything!

The Centsible Sawyer - mostly store deals. Has lingo abbreviations, clear deal making schedule, hand her own button you can post on your site.

The Coupon Diva - A real deal getter. She has a great article here on how to make a little extra money on the net. One way is through taking surveys. Here is one of the places she suggests that I have also had luck with, Mindfield Online.

Tip Hero- has a great array of money saving articles, covering any topic you can think of. It's the kind of site you can get lost in because there's just so much stuff to take in.

Want Not- Deals a lot with internet discount codes, etc. I've found some good Amazon deals through this site. Jungle Crazy is another place for Amazon deals. Though I haven't added it to my blogroll, I thought I'd mention it.

MP3 Downloads & other FREEbies

2009-02-28T22:33:00.011-06:00

You can get FREE MP3 Downloads at Amazon here. There's songs from Ani Difranco, David Byrne, American Idol's Jason Castro, Ben Kweller, Ted Nugent, Snoop Dogg, Sepultura, Willie Nelson and many many more.

Wired.com also has free music downloads, new every Friday.

Money Saving Mom has another post on how to get subscriptions to Family Fun & Focus on the Family's magazines. I got mine!

Magazine Subscriptions: Free!!!

2009-02-23T22:14:00.007-06:00

Go here to sign up for a free 2-year subscription to Parents magazine.

Get your free subscription to Martha Stewart Living Magazine here.

There's also a free subscription for Woman's Day magazine here.

Thank you to Money Saving Mom for the tips. She has another great post here about how to get a free "$100-value download" for her readers.

Finally, don't forget about Adperk as a great way to get free subscriptions. All you have to do is watch some ads first. Right now, the featured mag is Field & Stream. We mustn't forget about the men out there.

Monday's Redbox Code and other Money Saving Deals

2009-02-23T13:26:00.009-06:00

Here's this Monday's Redbox Code for a FREE movie rental:

S39XKT Expires tonight (Mon, Feb 23) at midnight CST.

Quizno's is giving away free small subs to the 1st million people who sign up here to receive Quiznos emails.

Sign up here for a free entree from Kashi.

There is supposed to be a Goldfish crackers deal at Target where you can get bags for $0.16 a piece. Check out Money Saving Moms post on it here.

Moms Need To Know has a post about how to get a free IHOP breakfast tomorrow between 7:00am and 10:00pm.

Great Personalized Gifts at Artscow and more

2009-02-20T16:47:00.004-06:00

Add your own photos to a deck of playing cards at Artscow for $3.88, normally $10.99. Plus, get free shipping!

Checkout Code : CARDS388
Expires on 03/15/2009

Works on Single Design Photo Playing Cards (Regular, Round, Heart). The code also works on "54-Designs Playing Cards (Regular, Round, Heart)", at $5.88/each, with free shipping. Normally, $14.99.

Get personalized rubber coasters at $0.99/each using this code: COASTER99
Expires on 02/28/2009

Use this code : FREE10BKS (Expires on: 2/28/2009) to get 10 FREE Photo Books.
Just login, go to "Members Area"-> "Credit & Discount", enter the Gift Certificate and click "Validate".

Get collage prints , 12"x18", matte finish, only $2.99/each with shipping!

Checkout Code : MATTE299
Expires on 03/15/2009

Promotional quantity is limited at 500 pcs/day. First-come, First-served. Early birds get the offer, come early tomorrow if the coupon shown expired.

Get jigsaw puzzles, like the ones shown above) using your own pictures at only $3.99/each with free shipping.

Rectangular and Heart Shape Puzzles Checkout Code : PUZZLE399
Expires on 03/03/2009

FREE Game Downloads Offer via AMAZON

2009-02-04T23:22:00.004-06:00

Now through February 10th, Amazon is offering free game downloads on the following:

Jewel Quest II

The Scruffs

Build-a-lot

Click here for more details.

Get 1800 FREE Photo Prints @ Artscow

2009-01-31T22:34:00.005-06:00

Click on the picture shown and new customers get 1200 free photo prints, 600 4x6 and 600 5x7. PLUS, get another 600 4x6 prints when you use this promotion code below:

Gift Certificate Code: FREE600PRINTS
Expires on: 02/14/2009

Just go to "Members Area", once you've signed up and click "Credit & Discount", enter the Gift Certificate and click "Validate".

These offers do not include shipping, but I thought I should let you all know. It still seems like a good deal to me. Go here for a list of shipping costs.

Ritz Pix is offering 10 free prints for trying their service. Just click on the picture and use the code: "free4x6"

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Go to Photofun.com and sign up for another free 100 4x6 prints there

Free Valentine's Day Cards

2009-01-26T21:41:00.006-06:00

Thanks to Money Saving Mom's post on 6 FREE Valentine's Day cards from Stories by Everyone at Scrapbooks.com. These are a set of 6 identical cards that you can add your photo to, such as the example below. They can be given to classmates, but also to family members, as I plan to do with mine.

Just enter the code valentine at checkout. Offer expires February 1, 2009.

For those wanting to go green this Valentine's Day, please consider sending free e-cards. They're all over the internet now. Hallmark has them, and plenty of other legitimate sites.

I'm just going to be real men, I know every woman acts like they love cards, but I don't! Don't love flowers either. I would much rather something original, something thoughtful. Now, I know that means putting some real time and energy into it, but that's the point. Cards on Valentine's Day, to me, says last minute, all over it. Now cards on other days, days when they're not expected, cards to say thank you just because, that can be sweet. This Valentine's Day though, go big or sleep on the couch.

Fun Things to do / Possible Gift Ideas

2009-01-21T23:31:00.005-06:00

Put your kids face on the cover of Parenting Magazine. Step by step guide here.

Note that you can do this on your own with photo software. I mention it because with Valentine's Day coming up, there are tons of things you could do with this.

To the right is an example of one I did for X-mas 2007.

Now, for the more thrifty giver, with less time on your hands, here are some tips on saving money on tickets to concerts, movies, etc.

Free Movie Rentals via Redbox

2009-01-19T13:47:00.011-06:00

Here are the new Redbox codes for FREE movies:

K6W3G4 (Monday Jan. 19th 2009 ONLY, ends at midnight)

MCDWNTR (McDonald's ONLY)

Redbox gives out these codes every Monday when you sign up at Insideredbox.com. You can look at what other codes are working for Redbox here.

Check out the new movie releases here.

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If you go to redbox.com you can views all their movies

-AND-

You can even reserve movies at the location next to you. So you don't have to feel rushed to make decisions with a line of people at your back. It's nice!

Halloween Clearance Sales

2008-11-09T11:01:00.005-06:00

Halloween clearance sales are going on everywhere right now. I got these shirts at Target for 90% off! I only paid $2.10 for 4 shirts. The best thing is, this is the type of stuff I wear all the time. Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love anything spooky or sinister.

Speaking of which, can I just say, I'm sick of the blow up decorations. Those aren't scary people. Halloween is supposed to be scary. Same thing goes for those blow-up Santas riding motorcycles and stuff. That's not what the holiday is about. Does tradition mean nothing anymore? Whew, had to get that out of my system.

Now, I also got future costumes for my son for 0.99 each. I figure I can jazz them up when the time comes (my husband doesn't want me to call it that though--not exactly manly). For 0.99 I couldn't pass them up. I then got bags of candy, not that I need them, for only 0.21 a piece. I gave my mom some so I wouldn't eat it all.

Of course, things have been picked over like crazy but it's what you expect. I'm going back out today to see if I can find more great deals. I suggest you do the same. Good luck!

Shower Curtains as Weed Guards

2008-08-04T11:56:00.003-05:00

I saw a post at Frugal Village about truly frugal ideas. One of which was using old shower curtains as weed guards. Now, I'm not sure about this, but I just happen to be re-doing my yard's landscaping (which is why I haven't been posting as much by the way). Being a frugal person, I'm, of course, looking for any way I can find to cut down on the expenses because it really adds up. So, I'm going to try it, punching holes manually with a needle for drainage purposes.

My only concern is what impact there is on the environment, but I figure these curtains will stay in the landfill otherwise, so what's the difference? At least this is a form of recycling, right? At least that's what I'm going to tell myself to make me feel better about it.

I know I had read somewhere about how to get free rock for your yard, but I can't remember where and I'm really wishing I could. If anybody knows, please let me know. Mind you, gardening tips are lost on me because I do not have a green thumb, which is why I'm putting in rock in the first place.

Walgreens Deals: July 20-26 & Much More

2008-07-22T08:38:00.001-05:00

Walgreens has a deal for free diapers that's been running all July but I'm a little late to post. It all hinges on whether you can get the prescription savings booklet at the pharmacy area. You'll have to ask for it.

Get that coupon and then buy 3 packages of Walgreens Jumbo diapers, on sale this week for $5.99 each.
Use $2/1 coupon from the booklet (it should take $2 off each pack, for a total of $6).
Then, use the $5/2 coupon found in July's EasySaver booklet (that should take $2.50 off each pack, for a total of $7.50) .
You spend $4.47 but get $5 in Register Reward back (advertised in the July EasySaver booklet). Making the deal FREE! I will say that I like these diapers much better than the CVS brand. They seem to run a little small though. So you may want to get the next size up.

Walgreens also has some school supplies for $0.05!

Sign up at Red Robin and get a gift plus a FREE burger on your B-day

Join Home Depot's Garden Club here and get coupons sent to your email. I've gotten a couple $10 off $50, Buy 1 shrub get 1, type coupons.

Click here to get a FREE box of Cheerios sent to you

Sign up here to be part of Zoe Foods advisory panel and get a FREE box of cereal as well as coups after feedback is given.

Get a coup here for a free American Greetings Card when you buy one of equal or lesser price.

Click here to get a free Schick Quattro Titanium trimmer when you vote for how Ryan Nyquist should shave at the X Games.

Thanks to Money Saving Mom and BeCentsAble.

Codes, Coups and Clubs

2008-06-23T18:38:00.003-05:00

Save $10 when new customers use Google Checkout at Buy.com. Personally, I'm going to try and find something as close to $10 as I can with free shipping for a possible free gift. OFFER EXPIRES 6/30/08.

Here's a tip for those of you who partake in the great deals you can get on NatureMade vitamins via CVS and Walgreens, like the one I got here. There are codes on the bottles that you can use at NatureMade.com to get $5 and $7 coupons sent to you.

There are also codes on the Coca-Cola products that can use to get some good rewards here. I've gotten a poster and a calendar thru Kodak so far, but I've got tons of points I haven't spent yet. I did have to pay shipping which sucked, but I'm still glad I did it.

Pampers has "Gifts to Grow" points found on their products that can also be used towards rewards, such as toys, other diapers, books, photos, gift cards, etc. I try and stay loyal to Pampers, but sometimes I just have to buy what I can get the best deal on, even though I prefer Pampers over all others. Read more about that here.

Sign up at Red Robin here and get a gift plus a free burger on your B-day

Join Home Depot's Garden Club here and get coupons sent to your email