Free books for military families!

Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Here's a special free book deal for spouses and military members.

From MilitaryOneSource: "Each service member or military family/household will be limited to 10 paperback and/or Playaway books in a one year time period. The year will begin when you order your first paperback or Playaway book. We will not be able to guarantee any titles will be replenished or available."

To get started, make an account on MilitaryOneSource Once you log in, make sure to select your branch and status on the homepage, otherwise you will not have full access to the site's content.

Once your page is redirected, click on "Library Resources" under the "Popular Links" box on the right side of the page. From there, click on "Playaway and Paperback Books" and select Fiction or Non-fiction. Choose the titles you want and add it to your basket.

Your order confirmation email will state that it takes 7-14 days, but mine came in less than 48 hours! Shipping is free too! Happy Reading!

Coupons & Deals for Newbies!

Sorry I have been MIA lately. I've been busy chasing my wild infant around and there are just way too many coupon/deal blogs out there to compete with!

This is a special post for all my friends that have come to me in the past months with questions on saving money and finding deals. Instead of replying back individually and sharing the same info time and time again, I decided it's best to compile it all in a blog post! So lets get started, shall we?

Helpful couponing tips

-Subscribe to the Sunday paper.
It's the easiest place to begin! You'll usually get 2-3 inserts of coupons each week as well as coupons to department and drug stores. You'll also get a preview to each week's sales.
-Know your local stores' coupon policies.
Publix, for instance, accepts all competitor coupons. Target allows you to use one Target store coupon and one manufacturer coupon per item. Here's an extensive list of store coupon policies.
-Combine coupons with buy one, get one free sales.
-Search for store match-ups before you shop.
There are people out there with wayyy too much time on their hands that research what items are on sale each week (flyer ads) and they tell you which sale items have coupons on the web or in the paper. Some of these lifesavers even post direct links to the coupons, which makes life easier for the rest of us! Here's an example
-Request free samples online
The companies usually send you coupons with your sample! Here are some places to start: All You,Walmart
-"Like" your favorite companies on Facebook
Many of them now offer coupons for free products and samples just for being a "fan"
- Search for coupons online
Google is a great tool! Before you head out to shop, just google the product you want to purchase followed by "coupon" to see if there are any online printables you can bring along. Otherwise, Coupons.com and Smartsource are great places to start.
- Follow coupon blogs
In my opinion, this is the BEST way to find deals. Here are some of my favorite blogs that I follow on a daily basis: Couponers United, Freebies 2 Deals, Thrifty Wifey, Nifty Thrifty Savings. Those should be enough to get you started..believe me..they all link to other great blogs and you will become addicted to deal searching!

And here are some pictures of some recent freebies (some were free samples, some were redeemed by coupons, and others were free deals I found on blogs) Just click on it to make it larger!

Free Holiday Cards!

Shutterfly is offering tons of specials and new products this holiday season!

I normally order 4x8 flat photo cards to send out to friends and family, but this year, I might just have to upgrade to their new folded Christmas holiday cards. I received 6 free just by using coupon codes (valued at $15)

The print quality is amazing and they are printed on new premium cardstock. There are over 800 designs, the hardest part is picking one!

Luckily, Shutterfly offers a toolbar that helps refine a search. You can narrow your decision down by colors, prices, card sizes, and even card designers.

And while you are there, pay attention to your order confirmation. I received a special offer from Shutterfly. If you share the card or project you made on your blog or website, Shutterfly will send you an email with a $25 coupon code! (Once confirmed)

Happy Holidays!

aiden card

Cheery Year Powder 2010 Christmas 5x7 folded card

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

View the entire collection of cards.

Free Photo Book, Birth Announcements, and Cards!

Okay, so I'm a die hard fan of Shutterfly, a site where you can order photo gifts and prints.

In my email today, I received an offer from my weekly Target email subscriptions to the Kodak Gallery at Target Photo site with a hook for a free 5 x 7 photo book ($10 value)

Just visit the site and enter TARGBOOK for your free book (expires November 6, 2010). While you are there, there's also a free offer for 20 birth announcements ($17 value)

Finally, you can also get 50 free Mommy Cards ($13 value) and 50 free Contact Cards ($13 value)

Hint: You have to pay for shipping in order to receive these free offers! Unfortunately, if you select the "pick up in store" option, you have to pay for the announcements. Don't worry! Shipping isn't that expensive. Plus, you are saving soooo much!

280 Free Pampers Gifts to Grow Points!

Okay, so I know it has been a while since my last update! An internship, pregnancy, baby, and move across states has kept me quite busy these last few months.

So here's a special treat for all you moms out there to make up for my lack of blog posts!

As a new mom, I've been testing out different diaper brands. So far, I'm a huge fan of Pampers! And of course, I also try to save money and find deals. Even more so now...

I created an account on Pampers and have been entering Gifts to Grow reward points (found on diapers and wipes) Until I found these codes, I had 63 points. Now, I have 333 thanks to Deal in USA

If you don't have an account, create one! You'll be one step closer to free stuff! The rewards catalog features items such as potty seats, calendars and photo gifts from Shutterfly, toys, magazines, gift cards, and coupons for diapers!

Here you go ladies!

Promotion Code GTGGETREADYSOON 10
Promotion Code CAREFORNEWBORNS 10
Promotion Code GTGFIVEMONTHS10 10
Promotion Code GIFTS2GROWBONUS 20
Promotion Code GETSTARTEDNOW10 10
Promotion Code GTGCOUPONPOINTS 10
Promotion Code WELCOME2VILLAGE 10
Promotion Code WELCOME2GTG2010 10
Promotion Code WELCOME2PAMPERS 50
Promotion Code PUNTOSPARAMI123 10
Promotion Code 10PTSFREECODE4U 10
Promotion Code GIFTSTOGROW4MOM 50
Promotion Code JOINNOW4REWARDS 50
Promotion Code GTGTENMONTHCODE 10
Promotion Code FACEBOOKOCT2010 10 ( expires 10/31/2010)

Yankee Candle anyone?

Happy Memorial Day weekend! It's been quite a while since my last post hasn't it? Things have been busy between papers, finals, interning, graduating, and visiting FL for 2 weeks! Now that I'm free for the summer, you can count on more money saving posts :)

Today, I perused the mall and happened to see a huge SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE poster at..no not Victoria's Secret (can't wait for that!)...but at Yankee Candle!

I went in with the intent to "just look"..but c'mon! that never really works does it?

After smelling some new scents (Root Beer Float, Tutti Frutti, Garden Cucumber), I stumbled upon the most amazing scent ever...Key Lime Pie. I'm a huge Yankee Candle Vanilla Lime fan, but Key Lime Pie blows it out of the water. It's tart and refreshing and the moment I smelled it, I knew I had to have it.

$24.99 for a large jar? ehh...luckily, it was on sale 2 for $25.

Now for the good part.

After receiving my receipt, I learned that you could register for coupons on Yankee Candle Coupons If you sign up NOW, you get $10 off a $25 purchase. If you buy two large jars using that coupon, you would be paying $7.50 per jar (2 for $15). That's a savings of 70%!

Now..go take advantage of this sale and be glad that you didn't have to purchase anything to find out about this great $10 off coupon! :)