It’s almost here! National Donut Day is next Friday, 6/4/10. To celebrate Dunkin donuts is giving you a FREE donut when you buy your favorite coffee, tea, latte or Coolatta®.
Did you know Aldi is coming to West Knoxville?? Now that Summer is here or almost here for some of you. I thought I'd repost a post I did back in January. When I go out of town I still like to be frugal and save money, who doesn't really. If I know the place I am going well I will look up some of our favorite restaurants and try and sign up for coupons or look for coupons a few day before we go. It is best to sign up a two to three days before you leave because you don't want the coupon to expire before you get there. Plus you need to be able to print it off before you leave unless you travel with your printer ;-)
This is why it pays to do a little research ahead of time to save some money. In January my hubby and I went to Nashville for our Anniversary. The whole trip was nearly free. We basically just paid for gas. We were given the gift of a free 2 night hotel stay. The hotel is very nice and had a free full breakfast each morning and then one night a free dinner. Saved money there. I had been saving restaurant gift cards that we get as gifts and for giveaways. Our food was free or close to free after using all these coupons and deals I found.
Here is a coupon to get a Buy Get One FREE Frappuccino at a Barnes & Noble Cafe.
Here are the Ingles deals for this week. KIDS EAT FREE @ IKEA
Kids eat free at IKEA between May 14th to May 16th.
$10 SMOKEY BONES COUPON
Print this coupon good for $10 off purchases of $20 or more at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill. Exp 5/25/2010
FREE JERSEY MIKE SUBS
Join the Jersey Mike's e-mail club and receive a special gift of a Jersey Mike's sub and fountain drink on your birthday.
FREE 49ERS FAMILY DAY TICKETS
This year's Family Day will be held at Candlestick Park on Saturday, June 12 from 10:00AM - 2:00PM offering fans of all ages a FREE, up close and personal experience with their favorite team!
Thanks, Free Stuff 4 Free
Here is a message from my friend Rachel,
Do you take 20 Mins for yourself?
Below is my FIRST event back at the Clinqiue counter and I NEED appointments!! The dates of the event are May 12th Thru the 22nd. So call The West Town Belk Clinique counter at the Women's store (865-693-4000) and book a appt for yourself and a friend or 2 with me!! I promise it will be so fun!!
Below are the details of the event!! Thanks so much!!!
Now you can skip the salon, ditch the spa, and still get gorgeous.
It’s easy. Come to Clinique’s Do-It-Yourself Beauty Secrets event at a Clinique counter near you.
Let the Expert teach you the beauty know-how to give your looks a lift, anytime.
Then take home FREE travel-size treats with your Consultation and any Clinique purchase.*
*One kit to a client, please. While supplies last
My 3 year old says:
"Can we buy that we have a coupon?"
"Where are we going?" I Say, "Old Navy." Daughter says, "To return something."
My 5 year old says:
"Are you going to sell that toy on craigslist, Mommy?"
"Look Mom." He then names his favorite kids consignment sale.
"Can we buy this? It is on clearance."
"I love treasure hunts (what we call yard/garage sales) we always find a deal."
Go HERE to get A copy of The Radical Question by David Platt, courtesy of Multnomah.
A friend sent me this post and I wanted to share it with all of you. I don't view my frugality as a negative I am so excited to be frugal. I count it honor to use and conserve God's money. We are not without because we are frugal in fact we can give more because of being frugal. My financial situation in the world's eyes is not good but in God's eyes it is all about HIS story. I am truly thankful for the journey He has taken my family on. Read the post below written By: Mary O. Moss. I bolded the parts that really ministered to me. I hope it speaks to you as well.
Have you ever considered your choice to live frugally as a fast? God has been putting on my heart that I should reframe how I view my fugal lifestyle—to think about consuming less not as a deprivation, but as a spiritual discipline. Even if living a frugal lifestyle is less out of choice than it is a necessity, we can adjust our attitudes and what we portray to the world about our lifestyle.
“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you” (Matthew 6:16-18 NIV).
One thing I notice almost immediately when I visit most “frugal living” blogs is these folks are joyful! They may have disadvantaged lives – facing foreclosure on their home, a physical disability or simply having made the choice for one of the parents to not work outside the home to rear children. We don’t always learn the background of the individual—just that they have embraced frugal living with a passion. They all share one other thing—almost without exception: they want to share their joy!
Spirithome.com indicates, “For most people in North America, and the upper classes all over the earth, the most important fasting may be to fast from being a consumer of goods, for our role as a consumer consumes us spiritually.”
“Fasting is ‘praying with the body,’ an affirmation of one’s hunger for God and his will, an act of spiritual discipline, and an assertion of the goodness of God in creation, which one appreciates better in abstention;” (John Mark Ministries).
I’ll bet you haven’t thought about your life and your lifestyle as affirmation of your hunger for God and His will! But when we consume less, whether food or material goods, we have less to fill up our lives and so we have more room for God. Frugal living, with a proper attitude, tells the world we trust God to provide for our needs—physical and spiritual.
Two really amazing women whom I have befriended—one a fellow frugal blogger and the other an artist—have embraced this concept of fasting/frugal living. Edie Moore at Rich Gifts answered God’s call to offer her services for whatever the customer could afford. The other is a frugal blogger, Lori Felix, at More With Less Today. She relates that one of her reasons for desiring to live on less is to give more to others.
“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,” (Philippians 2:4-6 NIV)
Here are the Kroger deals this week.
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