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Busy Mom Solution: Save time, save money, get $5 free too!

HomeSav – Exclusive Deals on Designer Décor

Don’t have time to keep watching for the best sales at your favorite stores? This is another one of those sites that I use to watch for ridiculously deep discounts on stuff for my home. I’ve gotten throw pillows for 60% off, and a beautiful, huge, blown-glass fruit bowl for the kitchen, regularly $79 dollars, for only $9 bucks earlier this year. It’s totally worth watching – they have some beautiful stuff.

Get $5 Bucks Free Today!

Right now you can get a bonus $5 bucks free in your account, to spend on whatever you’d like, just by signing up for a free newsletter. You can’t beat that, right? If you love it – you have a free $5 bucks. If you hate it – you unsubscribe. Easy peasy.

But – I don’t share stuff unless I think you’ll love it, so I’m pretty sure you won’t need to unsubscribe :)

Enjoy the amazing selection of products from Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Laura Ashley – while also enjoying the fact that you’re saving half off or MORE than you would at a department store!

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Posted by on October 16, 2011 Filed Under: Deals and Coupon Codes, Busy Mom Solution, Shopping | No Comments

An easy {and FREE!} way to get monthly coupons, freebies, and baby advice!

Another FREE Baby Magazine!

Get a totally free subscription to AmericanBaby magazine –  this is another one of those great magazines that always have loads of great coupons in each issue. The other is Baby Talk Magazine, which you can get free too!

Holiday Savings!

If you’re not getting either of these yet, subscribe today! They are both thinner mag’s, and do have a lot of ad’s. But honestly, as a first-time mom, I love ad’s, because I’m always wanting to see what new stuff is out there. And bonus – most of their ad’s have coupons and online coupon codes too. Especially with the holidays coming up… Last year there were $10 off at Amazon coupons in there!!

Love the content – love the savings – love that they’re both a quick guilty pleasure when they come in the mail – love that they’re both FREE! 

Why be the only one missing out? Subscribe to both for FREE today! You’ll get diaper coupons, learn about the coolest new baby gadgets, and more!

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Posted by on October 11, 2011 Filed Under: Deals and Coupon Codes, Busy Mom Solution | No Comments

Are YOU using this to Search over 50,000 Coupons?

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Do you need to TrimBack Your Spending?

You all know that I am a HUGE fan of any type of shopping site that can save me money. I love sites like Beyond the Rack and HomeSav, to find SUPER deep discounts on stuff for the house. I’m totally addicted to the new ShopSanity.com, where you load your online receipts and it tells you if the price drops, so you can get an adjustment! And you know I spend waaay too much time checking out fun deals on Zulily to find adorable stuff for Abby.

There’s a new site in town…

Yep, I have a NEW addiction now too! TrimBack combines so many things that I like about other sites, all in one spot. It is totally filled with online shopping coupons, printable grocery and retail coupons, cash back discount codes, and great deals too. Seriously, there are SO SO many savings options on TrimBack.com, you will love it.

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TrimBack.com is a one stop solution for an array of Coupon Codes, Promo Codes, Discounts and Deals for online stores that include kohls.com, dell.com, macys.com and much more. TrimBack.com’s online community posts, uses, recommends and ranks more than 100,000 online discounts and promotions for more than 7,000 retailers, restaurants and brands, including Amazon, GameStop, Macy’s, Dell, and Gap. TrimBack.com’s mission is to help consumers save money and enjoy a hassle-free discount shopping experience.

Awesomesauce, am I right?

One of my favorites is that there is a tab right on the home page, where I can search for FREE SHIPPING coupons, since I refuse to ever pay for shipping. And I think it’s super fun that they are constantly updating, and adding the most relevant coupons – right now you can find a big section just for Halloween coupons!

Everything is organized and super easy to navigate. You can print off your grocery coupons, find the best new online deals, combine ’em with a great free shipping code, and save your family a ton of cash.

Check it out today!

You can follow TrimBack on Twitter, Facebook, or visit their site and sign up for their Daily Top Coupon Newsletter – so you never miss a great discount again!

What do you think?

Are you lovin’ TrimBack.com too? What is your favorite feature?? What other sites do you use to save money on your families shopping? I’d love to hear about them!

{Disclaimer: I was compensated for my time on this post- to research TrimBack.com, determine whether it was right for my readers {YOU!!}, and then share it if I loved it- which I truly do!}

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Posted by on October 8, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments

HUGE Weekend Freebie Resource!! #freebies #giveaways

Welcome to the Weekend Freebies List!! 

Remember, right click a link to open it in a new window, so you can keep this list open, and get all of the freebies if you want ’em! There are a bunch of good ones in here today – enjoy!

Beauty Freebies:

Starbucks free stuff

Health and Energy Samples:

Shopping:

  • Learn about new wines, get sweet discounts, and join a community of other wine lovers– The Daily Sip!
  • Sign up for a FREE HomeSav Shopping Account, to check out their “social shopping”, super fun.
  • Save up to 90% on new daily selections of amazing kids stuff – great brands – Sign up for the updates here!

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Product Testing and Surveys:

  • Join the super-fun Smiley 360 for a chance to sample FREE full size products and share them with your friends too!
  • Check out the easiest way to earn free stuff on the web- Swagbucks!!
  • Sign up for a Free Crowdtap Account for chances to get amazing free stuff– I’ve gotten Free Old Navy outfits and jeans, and just applied to get a FREE workout outfit for me and a friend, and another for a FREE coat! Very cool.
  • Get $5 bucks FREE when you set up your Inbox Dollars Account today! Cash out when you reach $20!
  • Join BzzAgent.com to try out more cool products – see my latest shipment in the picture! I’ll be giving away some of those goodies soon!

More Fun Free Stuff:

  • Join the Puppy Chow Healthy Start Program for great coupons, freebies, and cool stuff! Click Here.
  • I just won a $50 Starbucks card – see the fun stuff I bought with it, in the pic above?? – in their giveaway, which is still going on now! Sign up to join WomanFreebies.com too!
  • Learn about the new Debit Card fee coming soon to Bank of America, and maybe others too! I get the best frugal tips from Learnvest Free Daily Updates.
  • Get a $100 Gift Card for Travelocity for only $50 bucks!! Limited time!!
  • This is one of my favorites: Get your entire credit report, organized and easy to understand – including your credit score and comparisons to national averages – totally FREE. This is completely legit, I’ve been using it over a year now, and it has helped me SO incredibly much to build my credit back up.
  • Get a Free Life Assistant – add info about your life as it happens, keep it all organized, amazing free site! I use this non-stop!
  • Free Art of Ironing DVD for all of you little homemakers!

Love it? Share it!

If you guys love these great freebies, share ’em with your friends on Facebook and Twitter too! Have a WONDERFUL weekend, and thanks for reading!
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Posted by on October 7, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping, Giveaways, Deals and Coupon Codes, Product Testing, Freebies | 1 Comment

My Favorite Fall and Halloween Deals and Freebies!

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Fall is my favorite time of year.

I love the changing leaves, the crisp mornings after such a hot summer, the new fall hoodies and boots- and the anticipation of all of the great holidays coming up!

So, I wanted to share a few of my very FAVORITE fall and Halloween freebies and deals that are going on right now. You already know that Vistaprint is one of my very favorite deal sites- I get SO much stuff from them, almost every single month. And with their FREE shipping deal right now, it’s a great time to shop. Plus, you can get a special deal that I haven’t seen in a while from Canvas People, and some amazing savings and freebies from my FAVORITE home improvement store, Home Depot!

Vistaprint:

Some EXTRA Great Deals from Vistaprint:

Vistaprint always has some awesome deals going on, but this sale is even better than usual- and there is so much fun stuff to make!

  • Trick or Treat Bag: Make your own, totally customized, cotton tote bag for Trick or Treating, for only $2 bucks! If you want more than one, you’ll get them all for 60% off!!
  • Invitations: Throwing a BIG Halloween party? Get 50% off all custom-made party invites!
  • Other fun ideas: Make cool, Halloween-themed lawn signs to make your house everyone’s favorite destination. Make custom stickers to give away with your candy, or as party favors. Or T-Shirts- designs range from spooky to adorable to funny.

The best part? Get FREE Shipping on EVERYTHING when you spend $20- so stock up today!!

Canvas People:

Turn those Fall Photos into ART!

  • CanvasPeople.com is offering a free 8 x 10 photo canvas (just pay shipping, which is about $12-$14 bucks) OR you can get 40% off any larger canvas + free shipping as a special introductory deal!
  • When I buy these, I always upgrade to the 11×14 size- and they are just so beautiful, seriously. The quality is a million times better than I expected for such a low price- ask at your local studio what the would charge you for this– I guarantee it’s 5-10 times higher.

Home Depot Savings:

You do NOT want to miss the awesome savings in the Home Depot newsletters!

They’ll send you savings and sale updates both by email, and in your regular postal mail too. I have gotten so many really amazing coupons and freebies from them this way. I get things like:

  • Buy one, get one free on Martha Stewart Paint
  • Free Plant Food with purchase of Garden Tools
  • Save $10 off a $25 Purchase
  • Bring in coupon for a FREE sample of the new Gorilla Glue

Especially at this time of year, when there are so many projects to complete, you want to be getting these updates. They’ll let you know when the next free classes are coming up, send you notice of special sales and event, exclusive coupons, and more. It only takes a second to sign up.

Love it?

I do :) These are my very favorite deals going on, and all things that I use myself. {In fact, I cannot WAIT to get the Halloween Trick or Treat bag I made to match Abby’s Pink Poodle costume!!} If you love ’em, use the social buttons to share with your freebie lovin’ friends on Facebook and Twitter!

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Posted by on October 4, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Shopping, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments

Rafflecopter Giveaway: Winners Choice from Rock ‘N Learn!!

Rock ‘N Learn – Rocks our Socks!

About a month ago, our family got the chance to review the new “Sight Words” DVD from Rock ‘N Learn. I was super excited to share it with the kids- The youngest little guy in my house just started Kindergarten, and is really struggling. I figured that this had the potential to be a BIG help!

A little about Sight Words:

Sight words are the most popular words in the English language- words like come and go, in and out, up and down, and you and me. The idea is that kids should learn to recognize these words on sight – helping to build a great base for their beginning reading skills!

The DVD is from the great people at RockNLearn.com– where you can find tons of other great DVD Videos, Audio CDs and iPad apps to “Capture Kids’ Attention and Get Results.”

I’d read great things about them, but this is the first time we’ve gotten to experience it for ourselves. I’m very happy to tell you- this video totally lived up to the positive reviews that I’ve read!

See it in action:

The Reaction in My House:

  • Abby: Abby is 14 month months, which is a bit too young for this video {it’s meant for Pre-K and up}- but she LOVES her Baby Signing Time videos, so I thought she might like these too. I was SO right! She giggles and claps, and dances along to the songs. It’s never too early to start learning to recognize words, right?
  • Little Guy: He’s the perfect age for this, and since he’s struggling with school so far, I was really hoping he’d like these. He was totally engaged with the video the whole time! And, even after a month of watching this a few times a week- he still loves it! He says, “Reading is ROCK AND ROLL!!” {Translation- his dad is in a rock band. He thinks that rock music is the coolest thing ever. So, if he says that something is rock and roll, that’s his highest compliment.} He seems to be really starting to grasp the words and their meanings, and is getting better with his skills when doing schoolwork too. So grateful that Rock ‘N Learn contacted us to try this out!
  • Big Guy: The older little guy in my house is 8, and is starting to become “too cool” for some of the things that interest his brother- making it a challenge to keep them both entertained. But- he really enjoys this video too! He is a really advanced reader, so he doesn’t really need to learn these sight words- he knows them. But he gets a big kick out of helping his brother learn them- and I think it really helps reinforce the meanings of words that he already knows. I love the way the words are taught in context- the character goes up when showing the word UP, then back down to show the word DOWN.
  • Me: These don’t drive me crazy, like many kids video’s do – which means that I love them! They’re really cute, the songs are catchy, and the educational value of them is very obvious. They keep all three kids entertained and engaged after school, they’re teaching the kids some wonderful reading skills, and they’re totally pleasant to listen to- I give Rock ‘N Learn – Sight Words a rating of 5 Suns out of 5!! {Remember, I don’t do “star” ratings, I do suns :)}

You can purchase your own copy of Sight Words on Rock ‘N Learn for $19.99. And bonus- use this special coupon code- JQ7711 – at check out, to save an additional 25% off of any purchase at Rock ‘N Learn!!

Win It!

One lucky Sunshine and Sippy CupsA fan is going to WIN their choice of DVD or CD from Rock ‘N Learn!! Use the easy peasy Rafflecopter form to enter to win! Good luck!!

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Posted by on October 1, 2011 Filed Under: Reviews, Deals and Coupon Codes | 29 Comments

BIG News from a Favorite Baby Site!

Planning Family- A New Mom Resource!

If you’re a momma-to-be, a new mom, or even like me – the busy mommy to a little toddler! – you can benefit from the wonderful content over at Planning Family!

Tons of free baby stuff from the brands you know and trust. Click Here to join!

Freebies and Coupons, but also so much more…

I started using Planning Family for the baby samples, to stock up before my little girl even arrived. And oh boy did those come in handy! When you realize at 2am that you’ve run out of formula, and don’t have another canister – it’s a lifesaver to be able to grab some from your sample stash. Plus, all of the samples we stocked up on were great for filling the diaper bags with trial size products too.

Free Baby Stuff from Planning Family

After the baby came, I started using Planning Family to find diaper coupons. Then I realized how much more there was to the site – I could find answers to most of my baby questions, fun information on Abby’s development, feeding and sleeping advice, and more. It really is a great resource!

Big Announcements Coming!

I got an email from Planning Family today, and is says, “Something big is coming…” It doesn’t give much detail of what is going to happen, but it does mention that “they will soon launch some wonderful new features that will make using PlanningFamily.com quicker and easier than it has ever been!” Making one of my favorite sites even better? Love it.

So, if you’re already a member, stay tuned for the big excitement. If you’re not a member yet, join me there today! If you’re not a mom – you can sign up anyway, and pass those freebies onto your friends, or just share this post to your Facebook and Twitter, so they can join too!

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Posted by on October 1, 2011 Filed Under: Busy Mom Solution, Freebies, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments
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