Join in the Ultimate Pizza Party by visiting at any Cici’s Pizza on August 8th! Every guest who dines in on that day will you”ll receive a coupon book with over $100 in discounts for local, brand name retailers!
Be sure to register at the Deal Seeking Mom Forums to request an email reminder of this and other special one-day deals and events.
Thanks, Penny at Freeky Deals!
Now through Labor Day, buy one of four Quiznos’ classic subs for regular price and get another of the same size – small, medium or large – for a friend, co-worker, etc. for just $1!
Details of the promotion aren’t yet on the Quiznos’ site, but I’ve confirmed the promotion with them. To find out if your store is participating, visit the store locator and look for the $1 Toasty Toasty icon by the store information. They expect widespread participation, and additional stores are still signing up, so be sure to check back if your store isn’t currently listed as participating!
The following is a guest post from Frances at Frugal Fairhope.
Photo by Andres Rueda
We all know that we should cut up those credit cards and close the accounts. Who needs credit anyway when you pay as you go, right? Well, this doesn’t work for everyone. Besides, maybe the credit cards are not the issue, but you are using your debit card for stuff that you really shouldn’t be buying. You can cut those credit cards all day long but until you stop the spending, you are not going to reach your financial goals.
Some of us have self-control, while others not so much. You know who you are and you know what you are capable of spending on Saturday. You know those Saturdays when the weather is beautiful outside and you are “window shopping” with your girlfriends. Between lunch and the “great deals” at the stores, you can go through a couple hundred bucks.
Here are a few fun ideas to stop yourself from spending. No, we are not going to tell you to put your cards in the freezer; you need the room in your freezer for stockpiling.
1. Write down your financial goals and place them on the fridge or your bathroom mirror. This will be a constant reminder. Get creative, do a scrapbook page and place it in a magnet frame. You will be looking at this every day.
2. Attach your goals to your cards. Tape photos of your kids or your house with paid for written on the front of your card as a friendly reminder to put that card back into the wallet.
3. Piggy banks worked when we were kids, but not now. Are you saving up for a big purchase like a new computer or a piece of furniture? Each pay day buy gift cards from that store. You can buy the gift cards online and have them mailed to you. This keeps the money out of your account so you can save for that purchase.
4. Create a house rule; no one can spend over $150 without consulting the other person face to face (groceries not included). You both have to sit down and agree that this is something for the family. The house rule should be specifically $150 per day and not on one item (this tip is for the die hard stop the spending fanatic).
5. Leave the debit card at home or in the car when you are shopping. Use the envelope system and carry cash. Cash has a weird control over people, once you see it disappear out of that envelope and it will make you stop and think about what you are spending it on.
6. Create a “what to buy me” list. These are items like a new iPod, purse, or pocket notebook. Once you create this list and it keeps getting longer and longer, you might just find out that these are not things you need in your life. You may even find that you can live without these things.
7. Think about what it really costs you. We do this for our kids by giving them an allowance to save up for that new game system. The kids learn what it takes (more importantly how much work) to get that new toy. Do this for yourself. If you make $20 an hour, think about how many hours you have to work in order to get that blouse. Is it worth the work? Does your husband have to stay at the office a couple more hours to afford that new pair of shoes?
8. The Waiting Rule. This one is our favorite. We found out that because we have been doing this for years, we use this without even thinking about it. Create a house rule that all big purchases must be thought about for at least 30 days before the purchase.
9. Don’t spend for two days. Don’t spend any money for two days out of every week for six months. We don’t mean sit at home so you are not using gas. Don’t charge or use cash for two days out of every week.
Deal Seeking Mom here: What tactics have you used to curb your spending and meet your financial goals?
Frances holds a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Mobile. She has a keen interest and ability in keeping every penny she and her husband earn and enjoys helping others do the same, and she offers money saving coupons, tips, and tricks through her web site at www.frugalfairhope.com.
The following is a guest post from Madame Deals.
Our world is full of technology which is advancing at a rapid rate, and the world of electronic coupons is advancing too!
Do you have an iPod touch or an iPhone? If so, you are in luck! There is a new coupon application called Yowza!!, co-founded by Heroes star Greg Grunberg. Grunberg explains,“I created the app to share my passion for saving money and time, so you could consider this my contribution to the stimulus package! I play a hero on television and now, hopefully, I can be one in real life by helping people during these tough economic times.”
Yowza!! is a FREE application that works directly with merchants to provide unique coupons and offers not available anywhere else, all based on your geographic location. Once the application is downloaded, your device will do a search for merchants in your location that work with Yowza!! Now, that is smart technology!
Currently, merchants such as Target, Sears, Finish Line, The Container Store, Sports Authority, Loehmann’s, Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, Dairy Queen and McDonalds offer discounts with Yowza!! Because Yowza!! is a very new application, they are adding new stores all of the time. The best thing to do would be to download Yowza!! and search for discounts in your location. Going on vacation? Conduct a new search in your destination city.
What if you don’t have an iPhone or iPod touch? Yowza!! hopes to develop applications for other Smartphones down the road. For now they are focusing on the iPhone.
To find electronic coupons on any other cell phone, try using Cellfire. Like Yowza!!, offers are available right on your phone with no need to print and clip coupons. Participating stores include Hollywood Video, Jiffy Lube and Sears Portrait Studio. There are not as many retail store offers for Cellfire as there are for Yowza!! However, Cellfire is great for loading grocery store coupons right onto your store savings card. Participating grocery stores include Kroger, Vons, Ralphs, Dillon’s, Smith’s, and Safeway.
Shortcuts is another electronic coupon source for grocery stores. Like Cellfire, you can save coupons to your store savings card. Participating stores include Kroger, Vons, Safeway, Dillons, Ralphs, Fry’s, City Market and more.
Things to remember with grocery store e-coupons:
Madame Deals is a blog dedicated to teaching the everyday person how to effectively save money. Their mission is to look good, feel good and live life all within the “budget”. Madame Deals will teach you the basics of couponing, the Rock Bottom Deals for the week, tips for fashion on a budget and other money saving household tips. You can also find articles and tips on raising children from Amee and Renae, who are both teachers. Remember, it is not what you save, but what you spend!
T.G.I. Friday’s has done it again with another great promotion! Now through August 31st, take $5 off each additional entrée when you visit T.G.I. Friday’s. That’s $5 off if you buy two entrées, $10 off if you buy three, and so on (valid for up to ten people per party)!
With entrées starting at just $6.99 (for the Gourmet Mac ‘n Five Cheese), you could really take advantage of this coupon to enjoy a great meal with your family and friends that doesn’t break the budget!
