TJ Maxx Back To School Shopping

Yazan: CanCan | 07 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Frugal, Reviews

Time to shop for Back to School!
You can score all kinds of “necessities” at bargain prices at T.J.Maxx and Marshalls.
T.J. Maxx gave me $50 in gift cards and set me loose to see what I could score.
I found all of the essentials for setting up a hip dorm room, plus school bags and [...]

T.J. Maxx

Yazan: CanCan | 25 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Frugal, Reviews

Marshalls and T.J.Maxx are the places to find the same designer merchandise as department and specialty stores but for up to 60% less…they call it “off-price” shopping.
When I go into a T.J. Maxx or Marshalls store, I’m always surprised by how much cool non-clothes merchandise there is to be had. Everything from kitchen wares [...]

FedEx Out of Office Blog

Yazan: CanCan | 24 May 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Frugal

FedEx’s Out of Office blog has unique and creative do-it-yourself solutions all kinds of occasions.
There is a Home Helper section of projects, as well as, Parent Projects, Excellent Events, Watercooler Wisdom, Holiday Hints, and Business Builder categories with great ideas to make you look clever and awesome.
If you want to make a hand made [...]

Lunapads

Yazan: CanCan | 11 April 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Frugal, Green, Health, Mom stuff, Reviews

This blog post is going to involve talk about The Menses. You know…Aunt Flo? The Monthly Visitor?
You have been warned.
There was a time when I might have balked at the idea of reusable menstrual pads, but 4 years of cloth diaper washing has helped me to see the light.
To disclose even more personal information, [...]

Budget Friendly Stocking Stuffers From A Toy Garden

Yazan: CanCan | 14 November 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Favorite Things, Frugal, Green, Reviews, Toys, Videos

Will you be on the road this Christmas, or simply need to spend less on gifts this time around?
For 2009 I have made it my mission to track down low-cost, big impact gifts that are friendly to the budget but won’t give you a reputation as a cheapskate!
Making the Christmas stocking an exciting part of [...]

Entertainment Book Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 22 October 2009 | 186 Comments
Categories: Coupons, Frugal, Giveaways, Reviews

I’m thrifty to the bone!
Before kids, hubs and I used to plan our dates around what coupons we hadn’t yet used in our Entertainment Book!
When you order an Entertainment Book, you are buying one specific to your geographic area, so your Entertainment Book is full of awesome coupons to local restaurants and attractions.
My favorite section [...]

Crafty Halloween Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 16 October 2009 | 13 Comments
Categories: Frugal, Giveaways

Are you ready for Halloween?
There is still time to make some cute “not-so-scary” Halloween themed DIY crafts!
YouCanMakeThis.com wants to give away a bundle of e-patterns with step-by-step instructions that will make you the belle of the Monster Mash.
This prize pack is worth $50, and the giveaway is open worldwide!
The bundle includes the following books:
Fancy [...]

Free Snikiddy Snacks For 500 Readers!

Yazan: CanCan | 13 October 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Coupons, Eating, Frugal, Health

Snikiddy Snacks is giving away 500 coupons for a free Snikiddy product!
We love the Grilled Cheese Puffs, but I have heard good things about their cookies, too!
Snikiddy Snacks® cookies are made with simple and pure ingredients including whole wheat flour and unrefined cane sugar. Unlike many conventional snacks, every single Snikiddy® product is absolutely free [...]

Live Large on a Small Budget

Yazan: CanCan | 06 September 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Frugal

The brains behind WiseBread.com, the blog that tells you how to live large on a small budget, have published their frugal tips in book form, and there are a LOT of them!
The book, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
has easily digested tips for saving money on just about ANYTHING (food and [...]

News and Deals From Around the Web

Yazan: CanCan | 28 August 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Coupons, Frugal, Green, Teaching kids different cultures, Thailand

Deals on Children’s Products
Online children’s boutique Chittypulga has Zutano canvas shoes for kids on sale for 50% off right now, making them a cool $10. And if you sign up for their email list, you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase. So theoretically you could have $20 shoes for only the cost of [...]