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How To: Save Money When Dining Out! {Coupons, Deals, and More!}

Saving Money When Dining Out:

I’m a stay at home momma, so I don’t get out of the house a whole lot. I’m also nervous about leaving the baby with someone, and only have a very few trusted sitters, so my opportunities to get out are kinda limited!

Going out to eat is one way we can get out of the house with the baby, meet our friends, and I can actually have some type of social life still! But I hate spending a ton of money.

I LOVE when restaurants offer freebies, special offers or deals, and coupons, to help save when you go out!

A few quick tips to save money anytime you dine out:

Visit at lunch instead of dinner. You can often get the same options, but at a much lower price!
Dine at the bar during Happy Hour. Many times they have really amazing specials on appetizers, or maybe even dinner. And some places even have freebies during Happy Hour. Free is my favorite flavor!
Always ask your server if they have a special before ordering. Many times restaurants have a special deal that isn’t advertised on the menu, and your server may be busy and forget to mention it.

If you have some other great tips, I’d love for you to share in the comments below, so everyone can benefit from them too!

Here are a few deals and coupons available now:

Quizno’s: Celebrate Quiznos’ 30th Anniversary with Four Coupons! Click Here.
Restaurant Gift Cards: $25 Dining Certificate for up to 80% off! Click Here!
Olive Garden: Unlimited Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks is back for a limited time! I LOVE this one! We usually order a fun appetizer too. These three things are honestly my favorite things at Olive Garden, so this is perfect for me. In my area, this deal is going for only $6.95 per person, a great way to have a wonderful afternoon out on a budget.
Coupons.com: Check them often for new restaurant printables. Click Here
Groupon: TONS of great deals on local restaurants! And, if you’re going to be traveling for summer, sign up for alerts from the city you’ll be visiting, and get HUGE discounts up to 90% off on restaurant certificates, and other attractions. Click Here.

More tips:

To save at any of your favorites, especially local sites, just do a quick online search for the restaurant you’re interested in. You’ll almost always find their website, and maybe a facebook page too. Sign up for any club that they have, or reward program. Then you’ll be the first to know of special deals, and coupons!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 6, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

101 Days of Giveaways! {todays prize, $500 Williams-Sonoma Set!}

HUGE GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win EVERY DAY through July!

Parenting.com is having a HUGE 101 Days of Giveaways event this summer:

Enter daily {today is a really awesome Williams-Sonoma Cookbook Set worth over $500!} on the website, Parenting.com!

Good Luck! If you win, make sure to let me know… I L-O-V-E hearing when you guys win something from one of my posts!! This giveaway runs until July!!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 3, 2011 Filed Under: Contests | 1 Comment

Daddy & Me Facebook Photo Contest!

This is a really fun one!

Canvas People, the lovely guys that offer the FREE canvas print promotion:

They are having a SUPER FUN giveaway on their Facebook page right now!

Get your Daddy & Me Facebook contest photos in! Upload a photo for a chance to win a free large canvas to capture your priceless father-child moments.
The prize will be awarded to the person whose picture reflects more than words….

June 7th is the last day to upload. The winner will be announced on June 8th, so stay tuned. Good luck!

So get on over and enter some of your special Daddy & Me pics! And let me know if you do, so I can go and check them out too.

Want to get a FREE print right now?

And, if you want to get a canvas print of your own right now, visit Canvas People to get a FREE 8×10 print or $50 off a bigger size print! These are such great quality, and I love the one we got. I get SO many compliments on it… We upgraded to the bigger 11×14 size, and it is such a great piece of artwork on the wall!

And get a BONUS:

PLUS, if you spend $19.99 or more right now, get a FREE subscription to Family Fun Magazine {one of my very favorites, for sure} as a bonus! See the site for details.

Order by June 6th to get your print in time for Father’s Day. Or order a canvas print of your recent graduate, to take along to college with them. Or maybe even get a pic of your graduating kiddo as a little one, to remember how far they’ve come….

Make sure to go and enter the contest today!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 3, 2011 Filed Under: Contests, Freebies | No Comments

Old Navy: $20 Certificate for $10, Plus Coupon Codes and Cash Back!!

I got a “Sneak Peek” invite from Groupon just now, and it’s a really good one…

Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of graphic tees, dresses, and other summer apparel at Old Navy! This Groupon expires July 30 and CAN also be combined with in-store promotions.

This is awesome, right?

I am such a big fan of Old Navy. I get so much great stuff for the kids here. And I love that I can get fun and trendy stuff for me, super affordable.

If you’re a member of Groupon already, go check for the email invite, and get his deal early, before it sells out!

If you’re not a Groupon member yet, sign up tonight, so that you can get this deal first thing tomorrow when it goes live!!

Sign up here:

Restaurants, Salons and Events, Retail, and more up to 90% off! Find deals in your city. Click Here to sign up!

Stack the Savings!

Since this Groupon deal says that it CAN be combined with other offers, maximize your savings!

Sign up with Ebates today too, and get a FREE $5 in your account at sign up. Then, when you’re ready to shop at Old Navy and use your Groupon savings certificate, start at Ebates first. You’ll earn at least 2% cash back, maybe more depending on the day, from your Old Navy purchase!

And… If you’re using your Groupon certificate right away, you can also use Coupon Code ONSAVE25 to get an ADDITIONAL 25% off plus FREE SHIPPING if you spend over $50!

This is a ROCKIN’ deal!!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 1, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments

Free Book: Recyling Crafts!

Get it FREE!

Get this FREE eBook with really fun and creative ways to re-use the stuff around the house that you would normally throw away. I’m such a big fan of “up-cycling” and am planning to do a weeklong Thrifty Trash Crafts series of posts on it soon!

Until then, check out this fun book:

Free Green Crafts eBook: 42 Ways to Recycle with craft projects for paper, plastic, metal, glass and more. Save money, enjoy a favorite hobby and reduce your household waste with these green craft projects.

Recycle old clothing and even light fixtures into functional and decorative items for the home. Turn 1-liter plastic bottles into Halloween Luminaries (pg. 46), junk mail into pretty Rolled Paper Beads (pg. 7) and old jeans into functional Potholders (pg. 80).

Click Here to get it free today! This can give you some great ideas for almost free activities for the kids… Summer break is almost here!!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 1, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Green Living, Freebies | No Comments

Free Summer Birthday and Event Invitations!

Who loves to party?

Are you planning a birthday party this summer? Or maybe a big BBQ, house warming, pool party, family reunion, baby shower, or just a plain ol’ par-taaay for the heck of it?

Get the invites FREE!

Then check out Vistaprints NEW freebie! I’ve never seen this one before, but with my big events {2 huge birthday parties in July, you’ll be reading about the party planning soon!} I am definitely going to snatch up this offer!

Check it out and get YOUR invites FREE too!!

Summer is finally just around the corner! Celebrate in style while staying within your budget with 10 Free Invitations & Announcements from Vistaprint! The products are Free, just pay for Shipping and Processing. With hundreds of designs and multiple sizes, the possibilities are nearly endless.

Browse according to event or theme – you’re sure to find the perfect design for any need. Includes 10 FREE White Envelopes. Feeling creative? Pick up matching envelopes, address labels and more! Click Here to get started today, before this offer expires!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on May 31, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

Canvas People FREE Offer: Scam or Legit?

Canvas People: A Scam or Legit?

A lot of you have been asking me about Canvas People lately, and if the FREE Canvas offer is really legit.

Love ’em!

Well, you can see in the picture above that yep, it’s legit! That is the canvas print that I ordered at the holidays. I upgraded to the larger 11×14 size, so I used the $50 off promotion instead of the freebie, and I am SO in love with it. I plan on getting a couple more smaller ones with the free offer too, if it will let me.

The quality is about a million times better than I expected from a free offer. I would absolutely be willing to pay the full price for this, it is gorgeous, and just as good as the canvas art that I have gotten from my local photographer.

I know, sounds too good to be true! But it is :)

If you are interested in checking it out for yourself, and getting one of these beautiful canvas prints too, go here:

The site is really easy to use and understand, and it doesn’t take too long to create your print. One tip, make sure you choose a photo with a bit of background. The picture is going to wrap around the sides of the canvas a little bit, so you’ll lose a tiny bit of the main part of the photo. {You’ll understand once you upload your photo and start playing around with it!}

Share your art!

I know you’ll love your print! Plus, these would make an AMAZING gift for anyone. I get SO many compliments from people that come to visit, and have referred tons of friends who have gotten these and loved them too. Check it out today, and share a pic on my facebook page of your print so I can see it too :)