Cosmetics

If you're out and about, you should stop by your local Dillards. Apparently there was a class action suit against several of the big make-up companies and they were ordered to give away free cosmetics. Google it if you want to know the specifics. Otherwise, stop by, sign your name and select your free product. At my Dillard's there was a small list as a good bit of things were already gone. I ended up with some Ralph Lauren Romance shower gel. Not bad for my lunch break! Let me know what you get!

Suds up!

Head over to http://www.suave.com/nomics/index.html today only to get a coupon in the mail for a free bottle of shampoo or other suave styling product. We use the little kid 2 in 1 at my house. It's smells so good, I use it sometimes!

You got a package

Back in my college days, if you got something in the mail bigger than your tiny mail box, your name was posted on a list so you would know to go pick up your package. This was a very exciting event in my little college community. It could be a care package from your grandmother or it could be an aol cd. Either way, it made you giddy with excitement to see your name on the list. Some of my friend and I used to order samples on the internet just to get stuff in the mail. This was how I ended up with a mypoints account, I think. I used to play around on there occasionally. Fast forward. I read on some blog that you can get points on MyPoints for printing and using coupons. These are the exact same coupons that I've been using and printing without getting points. So I signed up again. I think you should too. Everyone I know can join, we can save money using the coupons, and then spend them on gift certificates we can use to do fun things together. Nothing could be better. Check it out. Let me know and I'll refer you.

Forget resolutions!

Ben and Jerry's wants you to get some ice cream. If you sign up here, they'll send you a coupon for $3 off a pint of ice cream. That makes it either free or close to it, depending on where you shop!

This ice cream is on sale at Walgreen's this week for $3, so you can get it for free!

Chicken!

If you visit Chick-fil-a on New Year's day, you can get a coupon for a free chicken biscuit. Details here.

A new year and a sample

First the sample. Visit Total for a sample of their new Cranberry crunch cereal.

I know it's been a while since I've updated, but I've been busy with the holidays, as I imagine you have been! For the new year, my family has decided to do a couple of things. First, we are going to start back with the monthly budget written down. I try to keep up with it in my head, but there is alot more extra spending that way. I'd like to reduce our credit card debt by 25% this year at least. That's kind of a big goal since we have a good bit, but hopefully we'll aim high and hit, but if we miss, that will still be a good bit of it gone!

Another thing we are going to do is switch to a monthly amount for groceries. If we do $100 for example, if there aren't good sales one week, I'll spend $40, but then the next week I have $160. I think it will work out a lot better with the new couponing.

I think that's all for now. I hope that your new year is fabulous!

Around the world in...25 days?

Allrecipes.com is posting a new Christmas cookie recipe everyday until Christmas. These are cookies from around the world. Why not look for one of your favorite countries, gather up your children, and spend an afternoon baking?