Reading can help you save money.
Coupon Cutting: I was reading this magazine I had somehow gotten for free for 2 years. They warned me this might be my last one. However, they must use that line with a lot of people because this is the first time I've noticed all the good stuff. In this Issue, Issue 5 dated May 24, 2013, they have a posting on their back pages area where they highlight someone using the [email protected] e-mail to elicit new entries who has managed to save a lot using techniques the rest of us haven't figured out. Two of the websites this particular person points out as useful that I had never heard of before were: http://mavenofsavin.com (groceries) and totallytarget.com (aimed directly at TARGET store discounts discovered by the blogger). This particular person claims they have saved over a 1/3 of their overall shopping items using these and other ideas.
Freebies that are real: Again the above mentioned ALL You magazine had a freebies section wherein they mention a whole slew of freebie programs from Restaurants and other Eateries. I won't/can't detail it all here, but here are the names of the institutions mentioned. I suggest you research: Benihana, Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen, Chili's, Corner Bakery, Del Taco, Denny's, Dunkin Donuts, Firehouse Subs, IHOP, Jack-in-the-Box, Moe's Southwest Grill, Pinkberry, Qdoba, Red Lobster, Red Robin, Ruby Tuesday, Taco Cabana and Baskin Robins. Treat Makers: Godiva, Lindt, Starbucks all have programs. Entertainment and Travel: advancescreenings.com, gofobo.com, Toys R Us, Projectgutenberg.org, barnsandnoble.com/free-books, amazon.com/totally-free-kindle-books, rewardsgold.com, valuemags.com, freebizmag.com, pandora.com, Redbox freebies by texting 727272 getting a free movie per month.
Each has an incentive program of some kind and some have a prize at start-up and then rewards thereafter, like your birthday.
I never knew that if you e-mailed acuvue.com, dailies.com, or soflens.com you could get a free trial pair of contacts. Or that at coastal.com you could get a free pair of prescription glasses
Want a free Pilates program? pilates.com has a podcast section. Yogatoday,com allows 1 freebie per week.
Some more from their back pages:
May:
5/4 Free comic Book Day (freecomicbookday.com for locations)
5/12 Mothers day (free breakfast at Ikea and free frozen yogurt at TCBY
5/14 Free Hagaandazs scoop between 4-8
June:
6/7 National Doughnut day (Krispy Kreme freebie of 1, Tim Horton's freebie with Facebook coupon)
6/16 Fathers Day (free zoo admission (many of them), Free Ikea breakfast)
6/21 Nestle Drumstick giveaway (with Facebook coupon)
July:
7/11 Free Slurpee (at 7-11 stores)
7/12 Free Chik-Fil-A meal (if you dress like a cow)
August:
8/25 Free National Park entrance (US-not sure elsewhere)
September
9/8 Grandparents Day (Pottery Barn Kids have free letter writing supplies to write to Grandma/Grandpa)
9/19 Carvel (Icecream store) (free soft-serve cone between 3-8 pm)
9/28 smithsonianmag.com shows which museums have free admission
9/29 National Coffee Day (Krispy Kreme gives free 12-oz coffee)
October:
10/31 Wear costume to Krispy Kreme and get a pumpkin spice doughnut
November:
11/9-11 Veterans Day Free entrance to National Parks (US)
11/11 Krispy Kreme gives Veterans free doughnut and small coffee, Applebees gives veterans and military members a free meal
11/22-24 Sams Club sets out samples of all kinds of delicacies
December:
12/1-25 Cheesecake Factory gives a free slice of cheesecake for every $25 certificate you buy
12/4 Quiznos gives a free cookie with any purchase.
12/25 freeshippingday.com
Freebies that are real: Again the above mentioned ALL You magazine had a freebies section wherein they mention a whole slew of freebie programs from Restaurants and other Eateries. I won't/can't detail it all here, but here are the names of the institutions mentioned. I suggest you research: Benihana, Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen, Chili's, Corner Bakery, Del Taco, Denny's, Dunkin Donuts, Firehouse Subs, IHOP, Jack-in-the-Box, Moe's Southwest Grill, Pinkberry, Qdoba, Red Lobster, Red Robin, Ruby Tuesday, Taco Cabana and Baskin Robins. Treat Makers: Godiva, Lindt, Starbucks all have programs. Entertainment and Travel: advancescreenings.com, gofobo.com, Toys R Us, Projectgutenberg.org, barnsandnoble.com/free-books, amazon.com/totally-free-kindle-books, rewardsgold.com, valuemags.com, freebizmag.com, pandora.com, Redbox freebies by texting 727272 getting a free movie per month.
Each has an incentive program of some kind and some have a prize at start-up and then rewards thereafter, like your birthday.
I never knew that if you e-mailed acuvue.com, dailies.com, or soflens.com you could get a free trial pair of contacts. Or that at coastal.com you could get a free pair of prescription glasses
Want a free Pilates program? pilates.com has a podcast section. Yogatoday,com allows 1 freebie per week.
Some more from their back pages:
May:
5/4 Free comic Book Day (freecomicbookday.com for locations)
5/12 Mothers day (free breakfast at Ikea and free frozen yogurt at TCBY
5/14 Free Hagaandazs scoop between 4-8
June:
6/7 National Doughnut day (Krispy Kreme freebie of 1, Tim Horton's freebie with Facebook coupon)
6/16 Fathers Day (free zoo admission (many of them), Free Ikea breakfast)
6/21 Nestle Drumstick giveaway (with Facebook coupon)
July:
7/11 Free Slurpee (at 7-11 stores)
7/12 Free Chik-Fil-A meal (if you dress like a cow)
August:
8/25 Free National Park entrance (US-not sure elsewhere)
September
9/8 Grandparents Day (Pottery Barn Kids have free letter writing supplies to write to Grandma/Grandpa)
9/19 Carvel (Icecream store) (free soft-serve cone between 3-8 pm)
9/28 smithsonianmag.com shows which museums have free admission
9/29 National Coffee Day (Krispy Kreme gives free 12-oz coffee)
October:
10/31 Wear costume to Krispy Kreme and get a pumpkin spice doughnut
November:
11/9-11 Veterans Day Free entrance to National Parks (US)
11/11 Krispy Kreme gives Veterans free doughnut and small coffee, Applebees gives veterans and military members a free meal
11/22-24 Sams Club sets out samples of all kinds of delicacies
December:
12/1-25 Cheesecake Factory gives a free slice of cheesecake for every $25 certificate you buy
12/4 Quiznos gives a free cookie with any purchase.
12/25 freeshippingday.com