Freaky Frugalite

Have you ever done it? The credit card swap? You transfer your existing, high-APR percentage rate balance to a new card with a lower APR? I haven’t done it very often because I haven’t had very large balances on my cards… but I’m still paying for that kitchen renovation, and the lovely introductory APR rate [...]

… but I am STILL against Obamacare. I can’t remember the time we ever had insurance from an employer… oh wait, I think I remember. For about a year, my husband got a family health plan for us from one employer who offered it. That was… hm maybe 19 years ago… We’ve been on insurance [...]

Needy for some freebies? There’s FreeCatcher.com, one of my favorite places to get freebies, and there’s also AllFreeSamples.com which has a ton of, duh, free samples! The free baby samples page is huge. When I was a new mom I always appreciated free samples and freebies. I didn’t have the Internet when I was raising [...]

Not everyone can be a frugal goddess. So if you are like me ;) you need a little help when it comes to saving the bucks (or yen or pounds or whatever you use!). That’s the beauty of Savings.com. They have a huge Question and Answer feature at their Savings.com deals website. It’s very cool! [...]

I’m not in the market for new business cards yet (I ordered 250 from VistaPrint a few months ago, and still have about… 230 to give away… ), but I have been checking out some of the other free and discounted stuff there. I’ve got some good Vistaprint coupons for you guys, if you are [...]

Oh tell me, who doesn’t like free loot, huh? I’ve discovered a website devoted to collecting and sorting information for free samples and stuff: Free Catcher.com. They have inexhaustable lists of free samples via mail, online free stuff, free trial offers, and such. They also list places on the Internet to find free music, software [...]

Alright, you frugal freaks! I’ve discovered another great coupon website for you to add to your bookmarks– BestOnlineCoupons.com. According to Twitter, everyone seems to be shopping at Target this year (except Lin!) (and what is it with Target?), so here are some great coupons for you. First, there’s a Target coupon code and Target Online [...]

Hey, look what I got from Buxr!! A new mug! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! It’s PINK! You all know what that means…. the husband won’t take it to work! hahahahah!!! It’s MINE all MINE!! Buxr sent me the mug to thank me for the review I did for them. Buxr is a pretty cool [...]

This is an excellent guest post by Melanie Taylor, who offers some ways to avoid overspending this holiday season. The tips are excellent! I leave it here for you to enjoy. 3 ways to avoid temptation this Christmas Christmas is an expensive time of year for most people. All those gifts and food don’t come [...]

I “did” Black Friday, twice. NEVER AGAIN. It was crazy, and I didn’t even get good deals! I guess standing in line at 4am was too late to get the deals. :-p Here in Upstate New York, the day after Thanksgiving is usually absolutely freezing. Standing in a cold, stiff wind with 250 strangers for [...]