Friday, December 20, 2013

Free 8x10 Photo at Walgreens!

You can get a free 8x10 print today at Walgreens by entering the code TODAY8X10at checkout! Click here to visit Walgreens and make sure you select in store pick up to make this photo completely free!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Fix Holiday Lights Easily!

I ran up to Walgreens yesterday to pick up some pictures and grab some milk. While I was there, I was browsing around and came across this amazing little gadget. It fixes holiday light strings with just a click! We have a pre-lit tree and about 4 of the strings of lights had gone out. Ugh, what a pain! As we all know, finding the light that doesn't work is next to impossible, but with the Light Keeper Pro my husband had the tree lit back up completely in less than 5 minutes! I was amazed! Totally with the $10.99 I paid for it!
**This is my own opinion. I was not compensated nor am I affiliated with this brand.**

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Bzz Agent & Cottonelle

I recently joined a site called Bzz Agent. So far it seems incredibly cool! To start out you fill out some short surveys, and based on your answers you're sent products to try out and review. I'm not sure what they got about me from my surveys, but they sent me a free tub of Cottonelle Moist Wipes. I was actually pretty impressed with the wipes. They're much more comfortable to use than I thought they would be. I was equally impressed with Bzz Agent. I was only a member for about a week before I received my first full size product sample and a bunch high dollar of coupons towards future purchases! If you're interested in checking out Bzz Agent, click here.

Free Sample of Sheba Cat Food

Right now Walmart is offering a free sample can of Sheba cat food. For some reason it doesn't seem to always work well adding their sample links, so if clicking here doesn't get you to the sign up page, I've included the link be low for you to copy and paste. http://www.startsampling.com/sm/Sheba102813

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Vistaprint-$5 Holiday Labels!

Get 140 holiday themed, personalized return address labels for just $5 shipped! How cool is that?! Click here to check it out!

Cart Wheel

If you do any shopping at Target then joining Cart Wheel is a must! You can download the app on your smart phone or use their online site and print off your savings. Its really simple and you can save a lot of money on items you were planning to purchase anyway! Basically you browse through the discounts that are available, add them to your "Cart Wheel" and then either print the page or show the page on your smart phone to the cashier. There will be a bar code for her to scan. It says you can use the same Cart Wheel up to 6 times each day, so for you super couponers out there that's a bonus! I'm so excited about this app, I found tons of items that I would normally purchase and now I can get a discount! the discounts range from 5% to 50% so the savings can really add up! Click here to check it out for yourself!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

One For All The Pet Parents

Here is a free offer from the ASPCA for a free pet safety pack! Click here to order.

Kellog's Family Rewards

If you purchase any Kellog's brand products then you should definitely consider joining their rewards program. It's free to sign up and you can find rewards codes in the items you already buy! From time to time they also offer bonus codes like the ones below. Be careful though, the points expire once a year, which I found out the hard way. Click here to check out Kellog's Family Rewards! •EATTURKEYTAKENAP – 50 points •LEFTOVERSAPLENTY – 25 points •PUMPKINPECANPIES – 25 points

Similac Strong Moms

If you're expecting a baby and plan to use formula at all, this is a great offer from Similac. You just sign up, they send free formula and sometimes other useful baby items. Then, throughout the year you'll also receive some pretty great coupons! Click here to sign up!

Pinch Me!

No, I'm not propositioning anyone with that title... Pinch Me is a pretty awesome sample site. I've only ben a member for a couple of weeks and I've already received one box of samples and ordered my second! Be sure to check them out, sign up is free and so are the goodies! Click here t get started!

Friday, November 22, 2013

FREE Mary Kay Product Giveaway Sweepstakes From Project Runway With Code

I don't usually like to post sweepstakes because there's no guaranteed freebie, but I love Mary Kay and Project Runway! Fill out the form here and when prompted, enter the code: MaryKayAllStars5

Free Cleavage Control Bra Clip

This offer is for new customers only, so you either have to be new to Daily Steals or have another e-mail address to sign up with. I've received their free offer in the past, so I know they really do show up. Click here to get your free cleavage clips! This offer is good for another 7 1/2 hours.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Free! 20 5x7 Photo Holidays Cards from Walgreens!

If you have a Facebook then you can get 20 free photo holiday cards from Walgreens! All you have to do is "like" Walgreens on Facebook, then scroll down a bit and click on the button that says "Get Code". You'll receive a unique coupon code good for 20 free 5x7 flat holiday cards. The code is good until December 7, 2013 at 11:59 Central Time. Click here to get your code!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Best Beauty Tips I've Ever Received

In the last 10-15 years I've gotten lots of beauty tips, I think all women have. Some were useful, some not so much. I thought I'd pass on a few of my faves! 1) Leave face wash on. A lot of times when we wash our faces I think we rinse the face wash off too quickly. If it doesn't have a chance to work, you'll never get any results. When I shower now, after putting my shampoo on (to let it sit through my shower too!) I wash my face. I don't rinse my face wash off however until the end of my shower. I've found that this helps clean my face much better! 2)Baby Oil removes eye makeup. I was recently looking on Pinterest at different eye makeup removal recipes. Most were seriously elaborate and though their authors bragged about how much money they saved over buying the big name brands' makeup remover, their concoctions were still twice the price of good old fashion baby oil. It works fantastically, and is fairly inexpensive. Considering you only need a tiny drop to take off even the toughest mascara, a bottle should last a good long time! 3)Shampoo dry hair This one I don't use anymore because I only use Wen and it needs to be used with water, however if you still use regular shampoo and want to deep clean, I've found that if you begin by applying shampoo to your hair while it is still dry, working it around a bit, and then adding the water to lather it will clean better. I believe this was a tip I read that Heidi Klum wrote, but I could be mistaken about which beautiful model passed this on. 4)Highlight your eyes Now this tip actually comes straight from Carmindy, the makeup artist on TLC's What Not to Wear. I love her work, she does absolutely beautiful makeup. She also teaches the ladies in her chair to highlight their faces, specifically the inside corners of their eyes and just under the brow bone with their lightest shade of eye shadow. This really does help to brighten the face! Light highlighting on the cheek bones is beautiful too!

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Best Hair of My Life!

I have never really liked my hair. I mean it's alright, I've seen worse of course but I've also seen much, much better. My hair is quite wavy in the back, mildly wavy in the front. Unless I straighten it, it's pretty much an unruly mess. It is also not particularly thick. I have tried just about every shampoo and conditioner combination on the market. My love of freebies and samples has made this possible. Then one day I was talking with my sister in law and she mentioned that she was thinking about trying Wen. I had never heard of it and decided to check it out. I didn't want to get locked into any delivery program, so I went to my trusty eBay and ordered up a bottle. It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but once I figured out what works for me and my hair, I was thrilled! This stuff really works! Now for me personally, I've found that I don't need nearly as much as the bottle recommends. My hair is half way down my back and with a regular 16oz bottle I use 6-7pumps for my whole head. Another thing I found out (the hard way) is that I need to thoroughly rinse my hair before getting out of the shower. The bottle says that it can be used as a leave in conditioner so at first I thought leaving some in would be alright. I was wrong. I have to be sure to rinse the roots really well, or my hair will look greasy. I really believe that Wen is worth the price. My hair has never been so soft or looked so nice! I can't imagine ever going back to regular shampoo and conditioner again! **This is my opinion. I am not affiliated with Wen nor was I compensated in any way for my review**

Monday, November 4, 2013

Free Sample of Sheba Premium Wet Cat Food

Right now Wal-Mart is offering free samples of Sheba Premium Wet Cat Food. Click here to request your free sample! *** If the link above does not work, you can copy and paste this link in to your browser: http://www.startsampling.com/sm/Sheba102813

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Free Krispy Kreme Donut on Halloween!

Wear your costume into your local Krispy Kreme on Halloween for a free donut! Yum!

Lego Love

My kids love Legos. There have got to be several million of them in the boys' room. My husband saved all his Lego sets from when he was a kid and my children have been receiving sets for years. They build them according to the directions as soon as they open a new set, but after the initial set is built they look for new inspiration. They've been receiving this free magazine from Lego for a couple years now and all love it. Click here to order a free subscription for your kiddos!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

$10 off a $10 purchase at Toys R Us or Babies R Us

This coupon will come through your cell phone. Just text "GO" to 78697. When you're prompted, text back "YES", and then reply a second time with "TEN". What a fast and easy way to save $10!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Quick Target Rant

I'd like to start by saying that Target is my favorite mass merchandiser. I seriously shop there 3-4 times a week. It seems like I'm always forgetting something and have to run back over there. Luckily, there's a Target about a mile from my house. Lately however, I've had a lot of problems with Target while checking out. I have been over charged fairly often, once a week or more, which is kind of insane! The checkers are busy talking to other employees while they're ringing up my orders and have been making mistakes because of their lack of attention. I find that really annoying and unprofessional. The other day, while I was checking out, a manager came up to the girl who was ringing my order. She began to instruct her on "proper bagging". Apparently, this means not double bagging and cramming as many items in a bag as will fit, no matter how heavy it gets. She was told not to bag my milk or anything else that can be carried. I asked if Target was going green and the response I received was "No we don't care about the environment, we just need to save money on bags. You have no idea how much they cost." Um, OK. Really? Well, that's great. To add insult to injury, while they were having this conversation the checker rang up my 1 Dr. Pepper 8 pack twice!

Free Bodycology Charmed Apple Product Sample

Bodycology has an offer on their Facebook page for a free sample of their Charmed Apple Products. Usually the Bodycology samples are lotion, but this one doesn't seem to specify. You'll have to 'like' their page to request the freebie, click here if you're interested!

Free Wall Street Journal Subscription

Rewards Gold currently has an offer for a free subscription to the Wall Street Journal. I know this is a valid freebie because I got it a while back. Many of the papers ended up tossed in my muddy driveway and rotted there until my husband got so annoyed he dug them out (oops!), so I will not be signing up for this again. However if you're interested in the free subscription, click here!

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Earning Free Stuff at Amazon!!!!

This past week, I bought my daughter 2 fabulous pairs of Fall/Winter fashion boots and I paid $0.00 for them! That's right! They ended up being absolutely FREE! My daughter now has a brand new pair of Uggs and a brand new pair of Minnetonka boots! They are so cute and I was able to get them for free by redeeming gift cards that I earned by doing a few simple things online! The first: I use the search engine Swagbucks. It's a search engine that rewards you for using it! I've been a member for years now and I've redeemed many, many times now. This last time I got 3 $5 Amazon gift cards! If you've never used Swagbucks it's time to check it out! Search engines like Google and Bing make money from advertisers every time you complete a search. Swagbucks takes those earnings and gives some back to you! The second: Now I know I already wrote about this site, but I just can't say enough great things about Viewpoints! I have written a whole lot of reviews, and it's totally paid off! Each time I rack up 500 points I've been offered a choice between a $5 Amazon gift card and a $5 Lowes gift card. I have chosen the Amazon card each time!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Saving Money When You Shop Online

I love online shopping. My mailman probably isn't a fan of my hobby, but I have to admit I'm a little addicted to the convenience! So what do I love even more than online shopping? Saving money on stuff I was planning to buy anyway, that's what! After I place item in my virtual shopping cart, but before I check out, there are a few sites I visit for promo codes. The first is CouponCabin.com. They have all kinds of promo codes and deals. The next site is RetailMeNot.com. They offer lots of promo codes, however their content is all user generated, so there are a lot of fake codes floating around. The people who run the site do a decent job of separating the popular codes from the unpopular ones, but I've had both kinds work for me in the past, so I always check though them all. Another great site for saving money online is FatWallet.com. Just like the others they have great ways to save at the virtual register! Happy Shopping!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Earn Gift Cards For Writing Reviews!

So I've belonged to this site for a while now, a couple of years actually, and recently they have started to offer incentives for writing product reviews. It used to be that every now and again they would offer a $5 Amazon Gift Code for 5 reviews in a given section. Now however they have a points system. Some categories are worth 25 points, some 50, and some 100 points! In the past week I've already earned $10 in Amazon gift codes! As soon as the reviews I wrote last night are approved I should have enough points for another couple codes! The reviews have to be at least 700 characters long, which really isn't all that much to write, especially if you feel strongly one way or the other about a product. There is no incentive for recruiting new members, but I wanted to share the wealth! I for one love Amazon and getting free things from them! Click here to check out Viewpoints!

Monday, September 23, 2013

Tomorrow: Get a FREE piece of childrens' clothing from Sears Outlets!

This is really cool! Tuesday, September 24th you can walk in to a Sears Outlet or Sears Apparel Warehouse and receive a free piece of kids apparel! No purchase necessary! To read more about this event, click here to see their Facebook post!

Upcoming: September 28th is Free National Park Enterance Day!

A few days back I posted about Saturday, September 28 being a day when you could receive free admittance to museums around the country. Apparently, it's a big day for free entry! In addition to free museum admission you can gain admittance to national parks for free as well! To read the how's and the whys, click here. To find a participating national park near you, click here.

Free Film Coated Advil Sample

Right now CVS is offering free samples of Film Coated Advil. I know that I don't have time for a headache... or any other aches for that matter! I bet there's not a whole lot of moms out there who do! Click here to request your free sample.

Save $$ on Utility Bills

A friend recommended this to me a while back but I never really considered trying it until recently. I have to say, I'm totally impressed with how well it works! If you put a dry towel in your dryer with your wet load, you can practically cut drying time in half! I hate when I'm doing laundry and it takes twice as long to run a load through the dryer as it takes to run one through the washer. It just makes for poor time management! With the dry towel added to the dryer my timing is almost perfect! Try it out next time you're doing your laundry! It really does work!!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Earning with NCP

I recently joined a panel called NCP, formerly Homescan. Basically,it works like this: when I shop I use the scanner they sent me and scan all the items I buy. Every now and again they send me a survey to complete. I'm earning rewards points that I'll be able to redeem for all kinds of different gifts. Right now, I'm saving up for an iTunes gift card, but they have other gift cards, kids toys, household items & much more to chose from. This is a legitimate company, no scams. It was simple t set up the scanner and I scan items as I put them away so it really doesn't take much time at all. I've also found an added bonus, because I'm taking the time to scan the items and look at their prices, last week I found that I was overcharged by almost $20 at 2 different stores! (Just FYI it was Kohls and Target.)NCP also sent me a free bag in the mail the other day as an unexpected thank you!

September 28: Free Museum Admission Day!

If you're looking for something fun and educational to do with your kiddos, Saturday September 28th museums all over the U.S. are offering free admission! You have to have the tickets, which you can request here. Your tickets will arrive via email. To find a participating museum near you, click here.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Free Magazine Subscriptions From Rewards Gold

I get a lot of magazine each month and most of them are free subscriptions I found online! Rewards Gold offers TONS of free magazine subscriptions! right now they're offering a choice of a few different options! These include W, The Wall Street Journal, Shape, Latina and more! Click here to check out the offers!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Vocal Point - Free Clairol Root Touch Up Coupon!

If you're not already a member of Vocal Point, then this is a great time to sign up! It's free to join and they offer some really great freebies throughout the year! Right now they're offering members a coupon for a free box of Clairol Root Touch Up! Even if this isn't a freebie that you're interested in, signing up for Vocal Point is still a good idea because they may have a great freebie you are interested in in the near future!

Monday, September 9, 2013

Easy, Great Smelling Bath Paint!

I've been messing around with different ways to entertain my daughter in the tub because she has recently decided that the 10 tons of bath toys she owns are not enough reason to happily hop in the tub for bath time. I bought some shaving cream from the local dollar store, mixed in a few spoons of Kool-Aid mix (Which BTW I received money back for buying using Ibotta this week!)I mixed it up with a plastic fork, and then let my daughter use the fork as a paint brush of sorts to mush the fantastic smelling "paint" all over the sides of the tub. Not only did she have fun helping me mix up the ingredients but she got in the bath happily, with no arguments! It washed away easily and left no traces of the red Kool-Aid behind.
**I originally found this recipe on this blog, Growing A Jeweled Rose. I didn't take it quite as far as she did, and my daughter was quite happy with only one color of paint. Though admittedly, I never let on that there was an option to have more colors either, lol. This blog also has lots of other cool ideas for kiddos! It's definitely on my reading list!!

My New Fave Skin Care Products

Let me start by saying that I never dreamed that I would be still dealing with breakouts in my 30's. I always just assumed that I'd just grow out of it. Well, you know what they say about assuming! Here I am well into my 30's now and I'm still fighting zits like a teeny bopper before the first big dance. Ugh! So, I'd been eyeing those fancy dancy spinning facial brushes for a while and I finally broke down and got one. I settled on The Olay Pro X brush and exfoliating cleanser. Let me tell you, I have never been so impressed with a product for my skin! Even though it promises nothing about clearing up pimples, I saw a huge difference in my skin in just a week. I'm totally hooked now! I know the product is supposed to help with aging, so I figure it's the best of both worlds! I'm heading off wrinkles before they start and clearing up my skin all at once!
** I am in no way affiliated with Olay, nor was I compensated in any way for this review. I did not receive a sample to try. This is my personal experience no more, no less.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Online Earning With Inbox Dollars

I use a few different sites that offer money for online tasks. Inbox dollars is among my favorites! There are lots of ways to earn, including paid emails, surveys, cash back on shopping and using coupons! It's FREE to join and you'll get a $5 bonus to get you started on your way to the $30 cash out threshold.

Easy Money With Ibotta

Ibotta is one of my all time favorite apps that I've downloaded from the app store! It's FREE to download and its really simple to use. All you do is check out the offers they have before you head out shopping, do the quick couple second activities for the products you're planning to purchase and then upload your receipt after shopping. Most of the time there are offers for items I planned to buy anyway, so why not get some cash back?! They send cash to your PayPal account immediately, once you reach the $5 cash out threshold, which happens pretty quickly! There's no catch and the money is real!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Free Baby Proofing!

As mom's we're always looking for ways to protect our kiddos! This is a great freebie from Home Made Simple! It includes cabinet locks and latches! Click here to order yours! (The button to get to the form is green and it's on the right hand side of the page)

Free Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Sample

I hate trying out new makeup! There's (almost) nothing worse than spending money on a new makeup product only to get it home and realize that it looks awful on you! Ordering free samples of makeup is a fantastic way to try it before you buy it! Right now, Wal-Mart has free samples of Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Gel Stick Foundation. Click here to order your free sample!

6 PM

I love dressing my kids in nice clothes, but I hate spending a fortune on stuff they'll outgrow so quickly! I recently came across a fantastic site that sells name brand clothing for really great prices! We're talking brands like The North Face, UGG, 7 For All Mankind, just to name a few! It's called 6PM and it's my new go to for awesome clothing deals! They don't just carry kids clothes, so you can always pick up great gifts or a little something to spoil your self too! Oh, and possibly my favorite part is that they always offer FREE SHIPPING! There's no amount you have to spend to get free shipping!