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Archive for Thrifty Thursday
If It’s Free! It’s for Me!
I found a new website! Watch out, it’s addicting! It’s called The Freecycle Network. Type in your location and see what people have to “offer” or “want” and they are all free! You will find almost ANYTHING on here. I’ve seen used oil, frozen meats, swing sets, baby items, beds, you name it! You will need an account – if you find and “offer” you’d like you then need to contact the person to set a time / place and go and pick it up! I’ve seen a few “curb alerts” (a curb alert is people that are putting stuff out on the curb or road) in my area. This is my kind of bargain shopping!
Editor’s Note: Our family has used Free Cycle and have got some pretty nice stuff – our recliner is one of them. We have also got work horses which have come in handy now that we have moved! Lots of neat and useful things have been found on Free Cycle. Beware of daily emails as they will over take your inbox! I finally had to unsubscribe due to the emails and my husband’s request! lol! I had him running out to pick up too many things! 
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Pottery Barn Summer Reading Challenge
*Pictures are from the Pottery Barn Website*
Select a book, track your child’s progress with the book(s), get a reward! Sounds good to me.
With summer nearing, it’s hard to keep your child still reading. Here’s an incentive and a reading challenge! Download the book list, progress chart, a certificate from Pottery Barn’s Website ( http://www.potterybarnkids.com/design-studio/articles/summer-reading-challenge.html ). Once your reading is done and tracked, you then print a certificate for your child and visit your local Pottery Barn and your child will receive a book! You can also enter to win a backpack with books!
Happy Reading!
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Barnes & Noble Kids Club
I just signed my daughter up for the Barnes & Noble Kids Club! It’s FREE! Here’s all the great information she will receive!
“30% off list price on any one kids’ book or toy for your children”
“$5 reward for every $100 you spend on kids’ stuff”
“Free cupcake from our café for all your children’s birthdays”
“Free digital book created by your child on Tikatok.com”
“Monthly email newsletter featuring even more savings”
“25% off every day on books created by your child on Tikatok.com”
Make sure you read the fine print, they say there are exclusions!
It’s easy to sign up and FREE! Head over to Barnes & Noble Kids’ Club!
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Organic Valley Farm Friends
This was the first time I visited Organic Valley’s Website! Shame on me, right!?
We are all trying to keep our families happy and healthy, well Organic Valley will help. They have a fantastic website and even two apps for Apple devices (Organic Valley and Organic Moo Can), they are FREE and you can download them from Organic Valley’s Site! **Sorry, they don’t have it for Android at this time**
On this site you can Find your Farmer, Organic Valley Products, Recipes, Reason to Choose Organic Products, and more. Organic Valley’s website is full of wonderful information.
Head to the Tab “Community” – on the right you can a subscribe section. Enter your email and zip code. It will then take you to where you can sign up for newsletters and the “Farm Friends Welcome kit” – “The Kit contains Rootstock Magazine, a Kid’s Activity Booklet, a Go Organic! bumper sticker, and a booklet of useful Organic Valley coupons.” Sound good to me!
Head to Organic Valley and start your next organic journey!
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Free Family Tree Builder
Ever thought of doing a family tree? Well here’s your opportunity! I found a website called My Heritage, from here you can download a free Family Tree Builder 6.0! Here’s what My Heritage’s site has to say, “The best free genealogy software in the world 31,373,916 downloads so far, but who’s counting…”
It also come in 37 different languages, I didn’t even know there were 37!
They have a celebrity and fun section. Where you can make a celebrity morph and look a like meter.
Check it out! http://www.myheritage.com/
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KidsBowlFree.com
Look what I found this morning! How exciting! This is the information I’ve gathered through Kidsbowlfree.com . “Registered kids receive 2 FREE games of bowling everyday all summer long”. They mention the value is over $500.00 per kid! I imagine this would be if you went everyday. Click on your state in the US or Canada to find your nearest bowling center.
I went to my nearest center and currently they are only taking email address to send you more information for this summer once it’s available.
I had questions and went to the F.A.Q. Most of the answers I found depend on the bowling center itself. My three biggest questions were what are the age requirements? Do I need to pay for shoes? When is the free bowling? (dates, times, days) Unfortunately, I won’t find out these answers until registration opens and I get my email.
They also have a benefit for families! KidsBowlFree.com has a Family Pass! For $24.95 (according to their site) for the summer up to 4 adults, get 2 free games person per day also!
This is great family fun time! I’ll update you when I get my email!
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Too Many Easter Eggs!!
This past weekend my family and I went on 2 eggs hunts, with more planned Easter weekend. My daughter had a great time and we enjoyed watching her at the hunts. BUT NOW!!!!
What am I going to do with all these plastic eggs!!!
Sure, I could store them and save them for next year (which I will – for some). I was thinking there’s gotta more uses for these plastic eggs than use them once a year! Right?
There’s TONS of great ideas all over the web! You can make a wreath, store jewelery in them, or my favorite – clean them good and put snacks in them!
Here’s my ideas –
Find an egg carton, put a half of the plastic eggs in there and put paint in them! You have a holder and it’s easy clean up!
Cinco De Mayo is coming in May – Put some beans in the eggs and tape them closed. Easy Maracas!
I have lots of eggs, help me out. What are your ideas?
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Factory Tours USA
Spring Break and Summer are getting close, what are your plans? With gas prices soaring and admission into places doesn’t seem to be getting any lower, family fun is getting expensive! Try this site Factory Tours USA . I did a spot check and from what I could see, most of the Factory Tours are FREE, granted I’m sure most have a gift store at the end. By going on a tour, you and your family are having fun and don’t even realize they are learning! There are many great places to visit. There are just about 50 categories ranging from candy to racing teams to musical instruments to mines and mining. You can search by state too. Here’s the website! http://www.factorytoursusa.com
Happy & Safe Travels!
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Amazon Gold Box & Lightning Deals
Check out Amazon’s Deals! Amazon has one Deal of the Day, then Lightning Deals throughout the day! But, you’ve got to be fast they expire before the next one begins! If you click on each time, they will give you a hint. But, you need to check back to see what the deal is and how much percentage off!
