Economic Endeavors

As I posted earlier this week, I did my first real deals at Walgreens this week. I definitely don't love it as much as CVS, and I had the same grumpy cashier the 3 times I went in, which definitely soured the experience for me. She treated me like a criminal because I was using the Zantac coupons so many times. I printed two from my computer, and two from my husbands, and one from the Zantac website for entering my UPCs on my computer, and the same from the Zantac website on my hub's computer. Even though I had 6 coupons, I only used 4 at Walgreens, two per visit, rung up separately. On the second trip, she mumbled under her breath that I had photocopied them, to which I replied that I had printed them from my computer, and then again after ringing me up and handing me my bags, she said that there was some "photocopying going on". I was very insulted, and since that is the only Walgreens near me, I just figured I'd forget using my last two coupons. When I stopped in tonight to finally complete the P&G RR deal, I decided to ring up my items at the Cosmetics counter, and tried once more with the Zantac, but that cashier didn't know how to adjust the coupon down, and I was in a hurry, so I told her not to worry about it and had her take the Zantac off my order.

Anyways, rant over, here's how I did at Walgreens (the picture is a bit incomplete, I bought two of the Old Spice body washes and an Old Spice deodorant but gave one body wash and the deodorant to my father-in-law before taking the picture):

To get your 2 free prints:

:: Go to CVS Photo
:: add 1 5x7 and 1 8x10 to your cart
:: When you check out, use the promo code ENLARGE, and choose to pick up at your local store.
:: $5.88 will be subtracted from your price, making your total $0.00.

This offer is good until May 17, and is limited to one use per account.

I love Dots. I buy the majority of my own clothing there. It's hard sometimes to find cute plus-size clothing that doesn't look frumpy, but I always find something I like when I go to Dots.

Dots emailed me this $10 off $30 coupon this morning, and I thought I'd pass it along. It's good until May 15.

Is it too early to start thinking about Halloween? Disney has a ton of costumes on clearance for drastically reduced prices. I was especially happy to see JoJo from JoJo's Circus for $3.99, because my 2 year old is a HUGE JoJo fan right now. Also, there is an incredible looking Elizabeth Swan pirate costume that I think my 10 year old daughter will love, she's a big fan of Pirates of the Carribbean.

There is a good variety there (6 pages) for both girls and boys.

Get a free Nic's Sticks Paint & Go Nail Laguer!

Print this coupon and take it to any Ulta store nationwide and receive one free Nic's Sticks (in 'I'm Outta Here' color) from Nicole by OPI while supplies last.

Starts from May 6, 2008 through June 3, 2008. Read official rules here.

On Thursday, May 15 from 10am-10pm, Dunkin Donuts is offering a free 16oz Iced Coffee! You can order it in whatever flavor you like best.

Recently, my husband had a brilliant idea for a website that he just knew would become insanely popular. I'm going to keep the details to myself because, well, lets just say I didn't share his enthusiasm for that particular idea... :)

But being the frugalista that I am, I went online and dug and searched for the company that offers the lowest price for hosting the site. What I came up with, in my limited knowlege of the subject, was GoDaddy, for $4 a month for a basic site.

Well, this weekend, I was pleased to stumble across a MUCH better deal, through a site called CanisHosting.com. For only $1.99 a month (that's HALF of what we were paying!), CanisHosting offers basic web hosting, with 24 hour live support, and if you pay $24.88 for a full year in advance, you can transfer your domain name for free. There are a variety of other packages available as well, to accomodate all of your specific needs.

I was very pleased with the information I received when inquiring more about the services offered. The Support team was very knowledgeable, and responded very promptly to my email regarding what it would take to transfer my site from GoDaddy to them. Activation is instant, and after signing up, a welcome email comes with instructions on how to get transfer assistance, which is included at no extra charge.

They made everything so simple that I'm now seriously considering turning this blog into its own site. The price is definitely right, and since CanisHosting offers a sitebuilder, and a load of other one click install features that are listed on the web site, I think that even someone as tech-backwards as myself can build a site to be proud of!

Can you tell I'm excited about this find? I love saving money, and I especially love when I find a lower price that offers me more than what I was getting previously when I was paying double.

Just for my readers, CanisHosting offered me a unique promotion code that will save you 10% off of their already rock-bottom prices. So if you've been thinking of starting your own website, or if you currently have a site and are throwing your money away by paying too much to host it, this opportunity is too good to pass up!

Click the button below to check out CanisHosting and all of the benefits of hosting your site with them. If you choose to place an order, remember to use the Coupon Code FRUGALMOM to save 10% on your price!

Here's a great opportunity to make money by opening a new account with ShareBuilder!
My husband currently has an account with ShareBuilder, and considers it the best and most affordable way to buy and sell stocks, for beginners and seasoned traders alike. That's where we invest the majority of our savings.

Right now, ShareBuilder is offering $50 for opening a new account and completing one transaction. You can complete a transaction for as low as $5, so that's a $45 profit! You can open an account for every member in your family, so you can make $45 for each person in your household. We have 4 people in our home that I opened accounts for (not counting my husband who already has an account). So after completing a $5 transaction for each person (step-by-step instructions below), I will profit $180 in approximately 4 weeks! You can choose to invest that money into buying more stocks, or cash it out into your bank account for free.

Here are instructions for creating an account and completing a transaction (thanks iMommies!):

1.) Click HERE to visit ShareBuilder’s site and click the Open an Account tab
2.) Select Individual Account
3.) Select the box next to “I’m responding to a promotion“, enter the 50GO28 Promotion Code, and click Next
4.) From the Your Information page, select No (indicating you do not have another ShareBuilder account)
5.) Complete all required fields for Contact Information, then click Next
6.) Complete all required fields for Investor Identification, then click Next
7.) Complete all required fields for Employment, then click Next
8.) Select the Agreement box directly above “Review Your Account Information”
9.) Click Create Account
10.) From the Welcome Page, you should see your Account Number, Account Type, Promotion, and message reading, “Thank you, your promotion code has been accepted. You will receive a $50 account bonus approximately 4 weeks after your first transaction.”
11.) Click Continue
12.) Select Basic Program, then click Next
13.) Select Build my account over time with an Automatic Investment Plan, then click Next
14.) Select Create your own Automatic Investment Plan, then click Next
15.) Click HERE to open a separate window to search for stocks (do not close the window from Step 14)
16.) Locate a stock whose shares are priced under $1, note the stock symbol, and close the window
17.) In the original ShareBuilder account window, enter the stock symbol from Step 16 into the Symbol field
18.) Enter 5 ($5.00) in the Amount window, then click Add to Plan
19.) The window will refresh with the selected stock displayed in Your Automatic Investments - click Next
20.) Set your investment schedule frequency to One-Time, select an investment day, then click Next
21.) Select Automatically fund via electronic funds transfer (Free), enter your checking/savings account information, then click Next
22.) Authorize the transfer by entering the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number - click Next
23.) Review the information entered, then select Create Plan
24.) Check your Email Inbox for 2 emails:
a.) Welcome to ShareBuilder
b.) Your Promotion Code has been Accepted
25.) Receive $50 (added to your ShareBuilder account) in approximately 4 weeks
26.) Either transfer the $50 to your bank account and let the $1 stocks remain…or continue buying and selling stocks to earn even more!
27.) Repeat steps 1-26 for each member of your family!

Thanks to iMommies for the heads up on this great opportunity!