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Code for FREE Suze Orman Subscription

Right now you can get a FREE newsletter subscription to the Suze Orman Money Navigator Newsletter! Enter the code MOMSMONEY in the gift code box to get this subscription for free… It’s normally a $63 value!

This is a special deal for Mother’s Day, but it still worked for me today. I don’t know how long it will last though, so go check it out!

Read a little more about how amazing this chick is:

Orman is the contributing editor to “O” The Oprah Magazine, the Costco Connection Magazine and for the last ten years host of the award winning Suze Orman Show, which airs every Saturday night on CNBC. Over her television career Suze has accomplished that which no other television personality ever has before. Not only is she the single most successful fundraiser in the history of Public Television, but she has also garnered an unprecedented seven Gracie awards, more than anyone in the 35-year history of this prestigious award. The Gracies recognize the nation’s best radio, television, and cable programming for, by, and about women.

Love her advice pages in Oprah’s “O” magazine, I’ve learned some good tips from her over the years.

Most of us realize the importance of clipping coupons, getting freebies, and searching for sales, just to help our families save money. But we need to learn how to invest and manage our money too, to save smartly for our families future.

If you are interested in learning more about managing your money {a topic many women shy away from!} then here are a couple of other newsletters with easy to read tips that you might want to check out too:

Tycoon Report brings you news that can directly impact your wallet! Financial expertise that you won’t get from Wall Street. Click Here.

LearnVest shares a fun daily tip to help you live fashionably and frugally! Click Here.

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{Moms Rock!} Mother’s Day Freebie List

Happy Mother’s Day!

This is my first real Mother’s Day, although I did celebrate last year… I was about 6 months pregnant, and could feel that little girl kicking my tummy all day, and so I really did feel like a mommy. But I am pretty excited for my first Mother’s Day spent with my daughter…

This picture is a few months old, she is MUCH bigger than this now!! But I don’t have any new pictures of us, since my camera broke a while back. As soon as I learn how to download pics from my NEW camera into my computer, I can finally have new “Mommy & Me” pictures to share.

So, in honor of Mother’s Day, here are some freebies just for moms!!

The {Moms Rock} Freebie List:

BabytoBee

Baby to Bee is an excellent site for new moms! You can find tons of coupons and samples, as well as a really helpful community to get answers to all of your questions. I’m a big fan.

Woman Freebies is a GREAT resource of coupons and free samples that are chosen JUST for women. Sign up to get one notice each day with a roundup of new free stuff.

Zulily

Zuilily offers the VERY best selection of brands and products of any of these type of deal sites. I love getting their email, and seeing the amazing stuff that they have found. This is the only way I can afford this type of designer stuff! All sales are on merchandise just for mom, babies, or kids.

Vistaprint rocks my socks, no lie. I’ve ordered SOOOO much stuff from them, and have always been really happy with the quality. These Mommy Cards are such a fun idea! You can give them to new babysitters, teachers, other parents… Anyone that you want to have your contact info. Love it.

FaveCrafts Cricut Sweepstakes

Are you a crafty momma? If so, join me in entering to WIN this Cricut Expression 2. I want one of these sooo bad…. *fingers crossed*

Free Baby Stuff from Planning Family

Planning Family is another favorite of mine, and is a super great resource for baby coupons and freebies! Plus, their weekly emails are full of tons of great tips and ideas too. You get a new email each week with an update on your babies development. I love these.

York Photo

Use coupon code YMW4CP to get 40 FREE prints at York Photo, just for you!!

And a few more:

  • Power Pill Extreme Energy: Get a sample of their new energy product… I know all of us momma’s could use THIS stuff, lol. Click Here.
  • Garnier Fructis: This one is kinda funny, and seems to give a different sample option for each person! Should get you some type of shampoo, and then after you enter “female” you may get options for more beauty products! Click Here.
  • Free Nail Polish: Just text the word SUMMER to shortcode 467467. You must be 18 years or older to participate. If you’ve never used ShopText before, it’ll make you answer a few questions first. They’re legit, I’ve used them before… no weird charges or anything :) Sponsored by Cosmopolitan.
  • Tire Gel: Get another texting freebie… FREE Meguiar’s Tire Gel Sample by doing the following: Text TIRE3 to 44567! Maybe momma wants shiny tires, right?
  • Free Money for Mom: Get $5 FREE when you sign up at Ebates today, and ANOTHER free $5 when you sign up and start your profile at Inbox Dollars too! Both companies I use and love.
  • FREE Products and Cash: My very most favorite-ist survey site is taking new members right now… If you are a busy mom with not a lot of time to devote to these survey sites, then trust me, Synovate is the one to go with! You get FREE full size products to test {lately I’ve gotten to test salad dressing, plug-in freshners, styling products and more} and then you get reward points when you give your opinion on them! Those points can then be redeemed for cash! And you earn rewards pretty fast too.

I’ll post more too, as I find them! But I wanted to get at least one big post out for you ladies right now! I hope you all have a really wonderful day, and get to enjoy your families! Happy Mother’s Day!

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The Spring Flowers Beauty Bag Giveaway! {$80 Value!}

You’ve been waiting for it, and here it is….

The Spring Flowers Beauty Bag Giveaway! {$80 Value!}

This giveaway is packed full of so much great stuff! I’m super excited to give all of this away to one of my {AMAZING} fans!! 

One lucky fan will WIN all of this:

  • The new Spring Tote Bag from Bath & Body Works, lined in pink gingham.
  • THREE Full Size Bath & Body Works products! Body Lotion, Shower Gel, and Fragrance Mist from the new Country Chic Collection!
  • THREE Purse-sized Fragrance Sprays, in P.S. I Love You, Apricot Vanilla, and Orange Sapphire! (three of my favorites!)
  • A set of 4 fun Spring Votive Candles from one of my favorite companies, PartyLite!
  • A super cute make-up bag (yup, the Sonia Kashuk one from Target!) filled with over 10 great beauty samples and product mini’s!
  • A Bath & Body Works bath pouf with fun spring gingham trim!

This is such a great, fun prize for one of you lucky Sunshine and Sippy Cups fans!!

How do you win?

Like always, to enter any giveaways on Sunshine and Sippy Cups, you must follow my blog with Google Friend Connect or sign up as an email subscriber. {As an email subscriber, you’ll get ONE email each day, with all of the updates from that day, so you never miss any great deals!}

Mandatory Entry:

Leave me a comment letting me know how you follow my blog, and make sure to include an email address that I can reach you at if you’re the lucky winner!

Bonus Entries:

1. Join the fun on the Sunshine and Sippy Cups Facebook page! Leave one comment letting me know we’re fb friends!
2. Follow Sunshine and Sippy Cups on Twitter! Then leave me ANOTHER new comment letting me know that you are following me!
3. Share this giveaway with your friends! You can share on Facebook, Twitter, your own Blog, or anywhere else online! Every time you share the contest link , come back and leave me a new comment with a link to where you posted the contest!! You can share it up to TWICE each day!!
4. Sign up for the super fun updates over at Open Sky and then leave me another NEW comment letting me know which Open Sky category is your favorite!!

Ready to get your entries in??

Remember, leave a new, SEPERATE, comment for EACH entry! If you leave one comment telling me you follow with GFC, are a fan on facebook, and follow on Twitter, then you only have ONE entry! And you don’t want that, right? :) So leave seperate comments each time to max out your entries in this awesome giveaway.

My Birthday Party:

This month is my birthday… on May 22nd I will be 31 years old!! Wow, right? So, to celebrate, I’m going to be giving away a bunch of prizes that day!! This contest will end on Saturday the 21st, and I’ll draw the winner on my birthday. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email for an alternate will have to be drawn (bummer!) so make sure to stay tuned! And look forward to a few more giveaways the next two weeks too, all ending on my birthday!

Sorry Canada:

And, I apologize to my Canadian fans, but this open to U.S. Residents only, 18+. It’s not because I don’t love you guys {because I do!}, it’s just because I supply and ship most of the prizes in my giveaways, and can’t afford to send out of the country. But soon I hope to open them up to you guys too!

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My {Favorite} Site is taking NEW Members Again!

Synovate

Woooo!!! I got an email that Synovate, my VERY favorite survey site, is accepting new members again!!

The last time they opened up, they stayed open for about 3 weeks, but sometimes it closes in as quick as a day or two. It just depends on how much room they have available.

This is my VERY favorite survey site, hands down… Especially for those of you who don’t have a lot of time to fill out surveys. You’ve probably seen many of my posts with pictures of the full size products that I have gotten to test out with Synovate…. They are THE BEST survey company for product testing. Love it.

PLUS, not only do they send you FREE products to test out, but then they even reward you with points for giving them your feedback on those products. Then you trade your points in to get FREE MONEY in the form of a check mailed to your house!

And, as you can see, they also have tons of monthly giveaways, EXCLUSIVELY for Synovate members. Awesome, right?

So, if you are interested in doing surveys for rewards, don’t miss out on this chance! They may not accept you this time, since many times they are only looking for people in certain areas…. But it is DEFINITELY worth a shot!!

Check it out, and let me know if you get accepted too! Sign up by clicking either of the boxes, above or below. I’m excited to hear whether some of you guys get in or not… Leave me a comment!

Synovate

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{May 6} How I Got These Freebies!

These were my FREEBIES in my mail today…

I’m going to start sharing pictures of my daily freebies with you guys, and tell you how I got them. I think that will help some of you guys that are “Freebie Newbies” learn how to get goodies too.

I use soooo many different sites to get things free. This will help me make sure I share lots of them with you guys!

Todays Freebies, and How I Got Them:

  • Kellogg’s: I got a free sample box of the NEW Frosted Mini-Wheats “Touch of Fruit” cereal, plus a ton of coupons! One for Buy One Get One FREE on this cereal, plus 3 more $1 off coupons to give to friends! I got this for being a member of Vocalpoint. Go on over and sign up, and look forward to random freebies like this too!
  • Stouffer’s: I got a coupon for one FREE Stouffer’s Stuffed Melt and Soup Combo’s ($3.69 value). I won this on the Stouffer’s Facebook page a while back. This contest is over, but they run lots of fun promotions, so head on over to “like” them so you don’t miss the next one! {And, of course, stop by Sunshine and Sippy Cups facebook page and say hi too!}
  • Scholastic: Free Scholastic book just for entering the Family of the Year contest! Hopefully we’ll win a bigger prize now too!
  • Visual Studio: I get this cool free magazine by being a member of TradePub. It’s mostly offers for business and marketing type magazines, but they have other offers too, like Woman’s Day or Cosmo, and if you sign up, you get notified right away when those FREE subscriptions are available. Thats how I get so many of my magazines for free!

So…. That answers today’s “How’d you get those freebies??” question :) Look forward to more tomorrow, and sign up for some of these great offers yourself!

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Big Ol’ Freebie Round Up!!

Howdy Partner! Here’s a quick Round Up of new freebies, offers, deals, and giveaways for ya’all this mornin’…..

  • Emeril: Bam! Request a Free Emeril Original Essence Seasoning Packet at MySavings. Free Samples.
  • Toluna: Get Rewarded for Surveys & Polls. I just got another $20 check from them :) Get started here: Toluna.
  • Pampers: Even if you don’t use diapers, I post enough FREE codes that you can earn rewards that way! Join Gifts to Grow now to get 100 Free Points. Click Here. Plus, see my list of bonus points here: Gifts to Grow.
  • Häagen-Dazs: Free Cone Day!! Visit a local site on Tuesday, May 10th from 4-8 p.m. and get a free scoop of your favorite ice cream flavor!
  • Eboost: Get a Free Health Booster Drink Sample. Free Samples.
  • MyView: Earn FREE Rewards! Join the MyView Panel. Take Surveys & earn gift cards from top brands. Join here.
  • Old Navy: All shorts are on sale! Shop Old Navy today! And make sure to start at Ebates first to earn cash back!!
  • Swag Bucks: Today is Mega Swag Bucks Day! Every Friday you have a chance at earning BIG bucks. I earn enough Swag Bucks for a $5 Amazon gift card about once a week.
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  • Lamkin: Get Free Golf Grips! Free Samples.
  • Cricut Giveaway: Our latest giveaway will give 1 winner a chance to explore all of the cutting possibilities provided by this Cricut Expression 2: Anniversary Edition machine. Click Here.
  • Beyond the Rack: Up to 70% off really sweet designer stuff, like bags and shoes. Check out todays deal when you sign up. Sign up here.
  • Controlled Labs: Free Workout Sample Pack. Free Samples.
  • TCBY: Free Frozen Yogurt at TCBY for Mom’s on Mother’s Day. Free Samples.
  • Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel: Earn valuable points, which are redeemable for electronics, household items, jewelry, toy, gift cards, and more! Join here.
  • Credit Karma: This is a FREE credit report that really is free. I signed up myself to make sure! They sell ad’s on their site, which is why they offer the report and credit score for free. Get yours here: Free Credit Report. I really like the way it presents your info!
  • Right@Home: Get money-saving offers and more in the free homecare e-newsletter from the makers of Pledge. Click Here.

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3 Ways to Get in Shape on a Budget

I got these tips today from LearnVest, a daily newsletter filled with fun and frugal tips. It’s one of my favorites…

My New Goal Inspired by these Tips!

These are three {super easy} ways to get yourself in shape without wasting time or money. I’ve been working on getting our days on more of a schedule lately…. I’m a new stay at home mom, and also take care of my two nephews. Plus, we’re all living in this big new house, with lots of projects that need to be done. PLUS, I decided to take on a new project for myself and started this blog a couple months ago. PLUS, I’m an online student too! Woah. So not a lot of time to get everything done!

And, I’ve been wanting to lose that last big of baby weight, since our new home here has a really great in-ground pool. So, my new goal that I made today after reading these tips, is to combine my housework with my workout, and do it all in one hour each day!

That means, for one hour, I will clean this house so dang fast… Like, Batman fast. Just vacuuming the whole place once a day is a workout in itself! Plus, I’ll get the kids to help… We ‘ll put the music on loud, and wash windows, put away toys, dust, swiffer, and take out trash. Good times, right?

I really feel like doing this is going to be a great sanity-saver too. I won’t be always worrying about cleaning the house, because I know I’ll get it mostly done (and “good enough” is how we do it around here!) each day during that one hour. After that, I’ll stop worrying about it :)

So read on for the tips from LearnVest and see if they can help you make a new goal too!

Spring-Clean Year Round.

No reason to pay for a cleaning service when mopping and vacuuming could work off that extra serving of pasta from dinner. Turn up the volume on your iPod to get some pump-up favorites going as you choose a project to tackle, like reorganizing the junk closet or scrubbing down the bathroom. Take a few trips to the trash and recycling bins to maximize your movement, and remember that running up and down the stairs is actually a good thing.

Go Outside.

If you’re an avid gardener, you already know about the hard work involved in outdoor upkeep. Otherwise, try planting and maintaining a garden (think trundling around with flower pots and squatting to pluck weeds), which gives you the added benefits of fresh flowers or fresh food. Experts have already proved that spending time outside your four walls can improve your mood, lower stress, and boost energy. If you do have outdoor acreage to maintain try mowing, raking, shoveling, trimming, and pruning it yourself.

Do Just A Little Extra.

Instead of starting to do something you hate (your laundry), try adding exercise potential to things you already do. If you like being in the kitchen anyway, knead and roll your own dough instead of getting the pre-made quick fix. For the busy woman always fielding phone calls, walk or lunge as you talk instead of taking it easy. Make the bed instead of leaving it sloppy. And if you do love laundry, dance around as you hang up your fresh items.

Great stuff, right?

If you love this tip, and want to get more like it {you do, trust me!} sign up really quick for their daily newsletters right here: LearnVest Sign Up.

And if one of these tips helped YOU make a new goal today, share it in the comments to inspire everyone!

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