Freebie: Personalized Mouse Pad from Rite Aid

http://my.adperk.com/splash/d30b50da/index.htmlGet a coupon for a FREE personalized Mouse Pad. All you have to do is watch the Fuji Film at the Video Values site. These mouse pads normally cost around $12.99.

The coupon can be used in-store or you can create your mouse pad at RiteAid.com (If you order online and choose to pick-up in-store. shipping is FREE)


This coupon EXPIRES June 30, 2010.

Freebie: Pedometer from Nature's Bounty

Sign-up for Nature's Bounty mailing list and receive a FREE pedometer!!

Freebie: Walt Disney Records 50 Days of Disney Music

Walt Disney Records is giving away a free MP3 of a Disney song every day for the next 50 days. The first one was just announced. Phineas and Ferb - "Squirrels in My Pants". "Like" their page on Facebook to see the freebie each day!

This came out just in time too! My two boys have a hard time NOT annoying each other, so we just ordered them each an MP3 player (using Amazon.com gift cards from Swagbucks!) to listen to to help tune each other out during tough times. I've been trying to decide what to put on the Mp3 Players when they arrive, and now I've started a collection of kid friendly music!

Thanks Disney!

Free Sample: Dove Damage Therapy Conditioner

We love free samples from Dove! Sign up now for the freebie they just announced on their Facebook Page!

Dove Damage Therapy - you can choose from Intensive Repair and Daily Moisture

Limited Time: Arm & Hammer Clumping Litter $10.50 in Coupons!

Sign up for over $10 in FREE coupons for Arm & Hammer Clumping cat litter!

I hear a rumor this offer won't be valid after Friday, so hurry!

FREE CARD @ Kodak Gallery, Pay .99 shipping

Get a FREE 5x7 folded greeting card at Kodak Gallery!! Use coupons code 4MOM, then pay .99 cent shipping. Even though this is a promotion for Mother's Day, coupon works on ANY 5x7 folded greeting card. This offer expires May 4th!!

link:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/category.jsp?parentCatId=Products&catId=Cards&cm_mmc=Affilate_-_CJ_-_2734597_-_10574745&sourceId=93687970703


REMBER if you are a new customer to Kodak Gallery, you also can get 50 FREE prints!!

link:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/lp/new-member-offer-a/offer.jsp?cm_mmc=Affilate_-_CJ_-_2734597_-_10476874&sourceId=93687970703


Big Thanks goes out to Freebies 4 Mom for this deal!!

Free Sample: Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Detergent

Sign up now for a Free sample of Purex 3-in-1 laundry detergent, fabric softener, and dryer sheets! This sample is 2 sheets, I've received one of these samples in the past, and they were ok, the fragrance lasted really well on my laundry, though I normally use dye and fragrance free detergent, so that may be why the fragrance seemed so strong to me!

Anyway, don't miss out, I just signed up for this one so it's still valid!

Free Sample: Nescafe

This will be the third time I've managed to snag this great freebie! A pack of 6 different Nescafe instant coffee samples!

I'm not a big instant coffee drinker, but sometimes these will "fix" a bad/weak cup of coffee, so they are great to have around! They are also good for adding coffee flavor to other drinks!

Free Sample: Eucerin Daily Skin Balance Lotion

Walmart has a great freebie! I just signed up for some Eucerin Daily Skin Balance Lotion! Click the link to sign up for yours today!


Edited: You can get this directly from the manufacturer's website now too! Click here to sign up!

Free Address Labels from Vistaprint - Limited Time!

Check out Vistaprint.com for a great deal on Return Address Labels!

They are free, you just pay shipping!

Shop through your Upromise toolbar and get 5% back for College!

Free Winter Fun!

I've been researching for ideas on how to encourage my kids to have fun playing outside (for days like now, when they are on vacation from school and my girls need to nap), here is a really great one I came across!

"Get 4 spray bottles, I get mine at the dollar store and sometimes they have the ones that come four in a package with different colored tops. Now take 1 of those little packages of food coloring you get in the baking aisle at the grocery store. Empty 1 bottle of the food coloring into each spray bottle and fill the bottle almost to the top with tap water. Gently shake each full spray bottle. Now take your "Snow Paint" outside and create snowbank graffiti. The food coloring will fade away slowly and disappear as the snow melts. It will not harm your soil or stain anything but the clothing of the person wearing it. Just be sure no-one is wearing their "best coat" when they're playing"

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/maine/174834-frugal-mainers-like-save-money.html#post1736395#ixzz0bSsEtYOn

Swynxs Game System

Lots of great things to go over today... starting with this post and then I'll post two others!

I found a link the other night to a blog listing a TON of links to contests and drawings for free stuff... I took some time, and I entered a bunch that sounded interesting.
There was one drawing for a Swinxs Gaming Console, which I had NEVER heard of, but at first sight it kind of reminded me of the Nintendo Wii, and I almost clicked away because I am NOT a Video Game advocate of any kind. My kids have a Vsmile, and that doesn't even get used often because I prefer my kids get outside, be active, have creative play, etc. We are ALL about the arts and crafts here in our house!

So anyway, I decided to read more about it, and it looked kinda interesting. This game console does NOT use a television! TV FREE GAME... what could be better than that? How about a game that can be played by up to TEN people... that's our ENTIRE family, PLUS 4 guests! Ideas are rolling now... Birthday parties? Holiday get togethers? SNOW DAYS! It sounded good, can be played indoors and out, plugs in to charge so it doesn't have to be plugged in to be used, even better... Comes pre loaded with 10 games and you can download others for FREE....! Seriously? How much better could this thing get! Then I looked at the price tag.. nearly $200... YIKES! No way I'm spending that much on a game no matter HOW cool it is...

Unfortunately I had already told hubby about it and the kids swarmed around the computer to check it out and both the boys were singing in chorus "MOMMY, CAN WE GET ONE?!?! MOMMY, CAN WE GET ONE?!?!?!" Over and over and over again, hehe... I told them it was really expensive and that I would enter the drawing, but if I didn't win it, I couldn't afford to buy one, so not to get their hopes up.

I logged in to my email this morning and found a CONGRATULATIONS email from Amy at MomAdvice.com saying "Congrats: Winner Of The Swinxs Game Console!"

I had to read it 3 times to make sure she was really saying that YES, I had WON the game console!

My kids are gonna be THRILLED when they open this on Christmas morning... and Hubby will probably kick himself for getting frustrated about the half our of family time I "wasted" on the computer entering drawings, hehe...

Ok, no, really, there's no excuse for being on the computer during family time, but it worked out ok in the end!

Free AVEENO Nourish Hair Care Sample

Check out this sample: Try the new Aveeno Nourish+ Hair Care Collection - Just fill out a short survey about the condition of your hair and scalp, put in your mailing info, and go!

Free Dunkin Donuts Coffee Sample

Grab this before it's all gone! I just signed up for mine!

Free Book Download: James Patterson - Witch & Wizard

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I absolutely LOVE James Patterson, he is one of my all time favorite authors, and I am slowly working on collecting EVERY book written by him, and making pretty good progress at it if I do say so myself!

So yeah, I just about flipped when I just found out that this new book "Witch & Wizard" that he has coming out in December was available for free Download online!!!

I'm not sure if it's the entire book or just one section, but hey, I'm not picky... if it's just a section then it will get me hooked and I'll have to find a way to go get the book for my collection, Christmas is coming! Otherwise, oh well... but it sounds absolutely fantastic!

The Description:
"You are holding an urgent and vital narrative that reveals the forbidden truth about our perilous times....

This is the astonishing testimonial of Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and a wizard. Thousands of young people have been kidnapped; some have been accused; many others remain missing. Their fate is unknown, and the worst is feared—for the ruling regime will stop at nothing to suppress life and liberty, music and books, art and magic...and the pursuit of being a normal teenager."

Fascinating... I can't wait to read it!

Folgers Gourmet Coffee Sample

We usually buy Folgers Coffee but usually just the regular, we don't splurge very often on Gourmet coffee, but I won't turn down free coffee!

Hurry cause at last count there were just over 17,000 left... Go to AllYou.com to request yours!

Kashi Granola Bars Free Sample

Here are a couple free samples you can sign up for... Hurry cause supplies are limited.

Click the images to sign up!



I've never tried these, but my family loves Granola bars! We are all about eating healthy :)

Freebie! Hottest Moms In America: Hot Mom Driving Car Magnet

Click the picture above to register to get your FREE Hot Mom Driving Car Magnet! No surveys or offers to complete, just put in your name, email and mailing address!

Shaw's Trip Week of 10/15-10/21

I didn't post my trip from Monday night but it was great, I bought about $300 worth of groceries, and only paid about $250 after Shaw's rewards and coupons... Plus scored myself 50 cents per gallon Gass savings on my next fill up at Irvings... That will come to about $10 on gas alone!

I also scored $27 worth of coupons for money off my next shopping trip. These aren't product specific, I can use them for any item at Shaw's basically.

Money will be tight this week for bills that need to be sent out, so that $27 worth of coupons will come in VERY handy for refreshing my stockpile! Free groceries!

I plan to double those coupons up along with regular coupons for specific products to maximize my savings and take advantage of some deals that will get me more coupons for money off at the register!

After viewing the Shaw's circular online (http://www.shaws.com - you can view it there, print store coupons and also register for a FREE Shaws rewards card!) and reading the Shaw's forum at http://afullcup.com I found a number of items that we use that are on sale and that would generate some good money saving coupons at the register!

Here is what I'm planning:

Nature Valley Granola Bars - 2/$4 sale - paired with 2 coupons for 40 cents off from http://coupons.com
Refrigerated Pillsbury Grands Biscuits - 3/$5 sale - Paired with coupons for 75cents off 2 from Coupons.com - Also Part of a current Catalina deal (buy so many get coupons for so much off your next order)
Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers - On sale for $1.79 each - Coupons.com has a coupon for .50 off one.
Skippy Naturals - Multiples of 2 will generate a Catalina for money off your next purchase
Fleischmann's Yeast strips or jar - will generate Catalina for money off - Last weeks paper had coupons for 40 cents off one
Prego Pasta Sauce - On sale for $1.49 a jar - Coupons from last weeks paper for 75 cents off 3 jars.
Shaw's brand butter on sale for $1.88 for 4 sticks
Silk Soymilk - On sale for $2.99 per half gallon
Green Giant Boxed Veggies - 3/$5 plus coupons.com printable for 50 cents off 2
BumbleBee Tuna cans - on sale 2/$3 - I know there are coupons out there for BumbleBee tuna any product, believe they were on a tear pad at a store, email me if you have details or know where to get some.
Kelloggs Cereal - Store circular has store coupon for $5/3 - can be paired with Manufacturer coupon for even more savings.
General Mills cereal - on sale for 2/$4 - Multiple coupons available on coupons.com, http://smartsource.com and from recent newspaper inserts

PLUS: A current promotion - Spend $25 get $10 off your next purchase.

So if this is worked right, I can buy $25 worth of products, the other $2 will cover tax with overage (meaning the store owes YOU money - some stores don't honor Overage, so you may want to throw in a cheap "filler" item so that it doesn't cause issues), get the $10 coupon, take care of your groceries, go back in, and get some more goodies!

I'll post an update on this after I have done it and tell you how it works out for me!

Welcome!

I am starting this blog because I have been learning all kinds of different ways to save money over the last year, and I enjoy being able to share my finds with other people who are as excited about saving money as I am!

This blog will be a place for me to post places to get coupons, freebies, to tell about my successful and not so successful shopping trips, and also to showcase deals found in stores found in Maine!

The stores I shop most frequently are Shaw's, Target, Rite Aid, Hannaford and occasionally Walmart, Home Depot and miscellaneous other stores!

If you know of a current sale or money saving deal online or offline, that isn't already posted here, PLEASE feel free to email me at moneysavingmainers (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know!