So much as been happening!!
First of all, my car broke down! Whew, I am glad we have an emergency fund! This just happened after our dryer broke down last month. Thankfully, we are not going into debt to get this taken care of!!
Second, I have gotten my Kashi Freebie and a few other freebies in the mail. I also have a check for $25.00 coming from the now defunct Shoppers Hotline.
Third, Picked up a sled, 2 milk creates and some coupons recently in a curb side shopping trip. :) With Spring almost here, we will be doing more curb side shopping trips.
Also, it's time to renew my newspaper subscription. They called tonight asking if I was going to renew. I told them that since Red Plum has pulled out of their paper, it's not worth it for me to pay $1.25 per Sunday Paper for just the Smart Source inserts. The guy said he agreed and offered me the paper at .70 cents a copy on Sundays. I ordered for one year. :) Beats paying $2.00 at the gas station and it's delievered. :)
Overall, we have been trying to stay frugal and keep our "baby steps" going. We are living off what I have recently bought and our stockpile. We put 2 of my husband's unemployement checks into savings. We have been using our Family Membership to the museums. We have been to 3 museums, getting admission free and making it a learning experience for the kids. I have used HOT PRINTS to get free books made of the kids museum trips. So, there is our free souvenir!! :) We are planning another museum trip soon. Our family membership gets us in to over 350 museums world wide. ( See my post about the good deal we got on the family membership)
We stopped at one rummage sale ( YEAH They are starting) and we picked up a girl's mountain bike for $20.00. It's in good shape and that means when my daughter grows out of her bike, she is ready with a larger bike.
I will try to keep up on here with freebies and deals I find. I have to get around to posting the great Walgreens deals this week...and maybe get over there myself..LOL
Stay Frugal!!!
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Did you have to contact Shopper's Hotline for them to send you the check. I requested 2-$10.00 gift cards with the points that I had right before they ended their program. It was before the deadline too, so my points hadn't expired. I have not received anything yet, though. I know you and I both requested ours around the same time, because we talked about the program ending.
Penny, Shoppers hotline will be sending a check to anyone who cashed their points out after Jan 22nd, 2010. Please go to the home page for more information on this. Thanks!
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