Tag Archives: Frugal Living

Who Needs Gladware?

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 23, 2012 None comments

When I cook I often make too much food. Sometimes I make large batches of food to share with family or friends. Recently I decided to wash a few empty plastic food containers to use to send leftovers home with my mother. This is something she used to do for me when she would send food back with me to my college dorm room. Following her lead, I used to keep a few of these in the cabinet to use when we needed them or to give away with food and not worry about getting back. I have gotten away from this but I think I should start doing it again. They are plastic that is already in the environment. I figure it is better to reuse them than to buy plastic containers and create a profit for companies that put more plastic into the environment. It’s another use for these containers before they get recycled.

As someone wise once said, I don’t understand why our society has created something that lasts forever and then called it disposable. It just doesn’t make sense. Also, as soon as we can find some good deals we plan on investing in more glass food storage containers that can go in lunch boxes and be heated up without fear of chemicals leaching into our food. I have already replaced most of our plastic bowls and plates with glass or ceramic ones.

Local Deals- Free $10 at Burlington Coat Factory

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 22, 2012 None comments

If you live in Central Florida check your mail for their flyer from the new Burlington Coat Factory that is opening in Sanford, Fl. It is for $10 off of a $10 purchase basically like a free $10 gift card. I’m excited to check it out.

My “Easter” Party Favors

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 19, 2012 None comments

I got a great deal on these “Easter” party favors recently at 10 packs for $1 because they were mislabeled. I think it’s hysterical and I’m kind of sad no one will be in on the joke once I take them out of the packs. I know there haven’t been many updates lately because I have been getting ready for my Halloween party but things will pick up next week 🙂 Happy Early Halloween everyone!

How to Get Free Stuff on Your Birthday!

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 16, 2012 None comments

I love the month of October for many reasons, but it also happens to be my birthday month! This year at at the beginning of the month I did something that I have always wanted to do. I signed up for all of our local restaurants e-mail/mail lists to see how much free stuff I could get. I made sure to do this a few weeks before my actual birthday to make sure I would be in their systems in time. I have been really surprised by all of the stuff I have gotten so far (I didn’t even print all of the deals for the picture above) and it isn’t even my birthday yet. Denny’s was the only one that had to be used on my actual birthday for most of these deals I had a week or two to use the coupons.

Note- It is considered VERY rude not to tip on the pre-coupon or pre-gift card total of your bill so please keep in mind that you will still have to tip even if your bill is zero, you are still taking up your server’s table, time and energy when you go out to eat and they have to make a living too.

I signed up for-

– Ruby Tuesday- A Coupon for a Free Burger and a B1G1 Free Coupon for joining

– I-Hop- A Free Birthday Meal and another free meal for joining, the waitress also told us that if I had a coupon and my boyfriend had a coupon (with different names on them) then we could use both of them at the same time but you may want to check with you I-Hop location first

– Denny’s- A Free Birthday Meal (Only on my actual birthday with ID, I don’t know if this was even a coupon or if you can just show up with your ID) and a 20% off the entire check coupon for joining

– Moe’s- Free Queso for joining and a free birthday meal

– Logan’s Roadhouse- A Free Small desert with purchase of an adult meal and a $5 off of a $20 purchase coupon

– Rita’s Italian Ice- A B1G1 Free Coupon for joining and a free italian ice for my bday

– Zaxby’s- They said they would be mailing me something but I haven’t gotten it yet

– Steak and Shake- Nothing yet

What I was already signed up for-

– Victoria Secret (I have their card with a zero balance of course)- A Free $10 gift card

– Sundown Naturals- A $1 off printable coupon

– Panera – A Free Sweet or Pastry with their free reward card (Good for 60 days)

– Texas Roadhouse- Free Appetizer for joining, nothing for my bday yet

– Redbox- A Free Movie Rental Code good for my bday and about two weeks after

– Swagbucks.com- 50 free Swagbucks for my birthday! I did have to confirm the e-mail to get them.

Note- I will continue to update this list if I get more stuff!

Thanks to Heyitsfree.net for their really awesome list of birthday freebies that made this so much easier!

What Free stuff have you received for your birthday? Leave a Comment Below!

Free Coupons with the Orlando Sentinel Advertising Supplement

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 16, 2012 4 comments

I’m sure those of you who read the Orlando Sentinel enjoy reading the couponing section that I have in the picture but that’s not the reason that I am posting this picture. This was actually the Orlando Sentinel Advertising Supplement that arrived at my house on Saturday morning for free. It came with all three of this weeks coupon inserts. If the Sentinel starts giving these out every Saturday that could be a great way to get more free coupons.

I recently wrote about how to get even more free coupons with the El Sentinel. Click here to read that article.

How Long Does Food Last?

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 7, 2012 None comments

All You Magazine made this infographic about how long your food is good for in the freezer and fridge. While I don’t agree with them on everything I did especially find the freezer section interesting. There is no “Safe to Freeze Until” date on frozen foods so sometimes I throw things out (being cautious) when we probably could have eaten them.

Thanks, Daily Savings from All You

Couponing Gift Baskets

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 6, 2012 1 comments

One thing I love to do with my surplus coupon stash is to make gift baskets. Although I didn’t do a great job photographing it, this is a small gift basket I made for some friends of our when they moved into a new place. Most of the items in it are practical- shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, body wash, razors, comet, hand cream, soap, and a bunch of other items. When you first move, practical personal care and cleaning items can be especially helpful. I also like to give these to people as practical holiday gifts or if I want to help someone out. It cost me almost nothing and my friends told me that they really liked their gift and that they already used almost everything in it.

CVS Accepting Expired Extra Care Bucks?

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 3, 2012 None comments

Recently cashiers at both CVS stores by my house randomly told me that they are now accepting expired Extra Care Bucks (CVS Store Dollars). I thought that was great because I was having a very busy month and did very little CVS couponing. However, a few days ago I went back to CVS to spend $2 ECBs that had expired about a month ago and I was told that while they did take them, a month was too long. They will take them expired but they still want you to be within two weeks of the expiration date. Good to know. If only they had told me that the first time…

9-12-12 Recent Free In the Mail

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on September 12, 2012 None comments

Here are the items that I have recently gotten for FREE in the mail. As you already know if you read this blog I LOVE FREE STUFF! When I see a free sample that I think I might like I take a minute and request it and then get them in the mail.

– A can of baby formula (in Spanish)

– A small bag of cat food

– Free Lucky Magazine

– Sample of Caffeine Pills

– Nescafe Drink Mixes

– A Protein bar

– A couple shampoo and conditioner samples (Great for the beach or traveling)

– Most of these also came with high value coupons 🙂

Making Homemade Pizzas

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on August 30, 2012 None comments

We recently tried making homemade pizzas when our friends were over for dinner! We LOVED them. The first time we made them it would have been cheaper to buy premade pizzas because we didn’t have most of the ingredients on hand, but every time after we made them they were a lot cheaper than buying whole pizzas plus they are fun to make. We really enjoyed picking the toppings and making the dough. We found a few different sites that told you how to make the pizzas but we liked this one because it had pictures HERE.