I have found being a Frugal Mama has helped me to appreciate the things I do get to buy. Before my son I would buy whatever and not think of how much I spent or if I really needed it. Now when I want to buy something I always check for coupons, promo codes and even rebates. This has saved me so much money over the last almost 2 years (yikes my son is almost 2 that's a whole different post!).
One of the best ways I save money is shopping online using promo codes for things like free shipping, percentage off or free items with purchase. I am never happy to pay high shipping prices, I know its necessary, (at least until they invent the replicator like on Star Trek) but it irks me to pay more to ship something than my purchase. So I get excited when I find free shipping codes.
Here are a few promo codes I found today:
Disney Halloween Shop use code TREAT to get free shipping on any Halloween store item. Valid until Aug 26th.
Champs Sports use code EMCHV898 to get 20% off your online purchase no minimum required (in the 4th step of checkout) Valid until Aug 22
Carter's use code SAVEEXTRA to get 20% off your online purchase, excludes furniture. Valid until Aug 22
I am a sweeps nuts! I win sometimes so it keeps me entering them. When I find good ones I love to post them here to share with everyone.
Here are a few I found today:
Better Homes and Garden Sweepstakes for A Room Makeover. Fill out the form, send a pic of your room and tell them why you need a makeover for your room.
Before I had my son I liked V-Tech. They always have cool toys that teach. As a kid we had a Speak and Say that we thought was awesome. Well now technology for kids toys have improved leaps and bounds! My son has many V-Tech toys and his favorite is the Cooking toy is Auntie Sam bought him for his bday. He cooks up mini meals and tries to get me to eat them.
The newest cool toy Inno Tab The Learning App by V-Tech is one that will be on our Christmas list. The InnoTab The Learning App Tablet is coming soon and can be pre-ordered to make sure you have it for your child for the holidays. I know my son is always wanting to push buttons and play with techy stuff. A tab like this would allow him to play and have fun without me worrying he will erase or break something on mine. This is for ages a bit older than him but I know he would still love to have one. I thought of my nephew when I read about the product.
About InnoTab:
The InnoTab is a cutting-edge, multi-function tablet for children 4-9. Packed with fun, the InnoTab offers interactive and animated e-books, learning games, creative activities and more all in one compact, durable tablet. Pull it out of the box and its ready to go for hours of play.
The InnoTab features:
-A brilliant color touch screen LCD
-A sleek, kid-tough and compact design to take on the go
-Animated e-books, learning games, music player, video player and so much more
-A cartridge library that features kids favorite characters
-A tilt-sensor for game control
- 100 downloadable titles (by the end of the year)
While adult tablets costs $600, the InnoTab is $79.99 a smart purchase for kids.
INNOTAB FEATURES and DETAILS
1. E.Reader
2. Motion Games:
-They touch and tilt the Tab to make the games play. My son would love this.
3. Art Studio
4. Coloring:
-Virtual Coloring book, I think this would be great.
5. Organizer
-Allows your child to make a calendar schedule to know what activities are coming.
6. Music:
-MP3 player so your kids can dance. My boy needs this!
7. Videos (sold separately)
8. Photos (sold separately)
9. Downloads
Product Details
·5" color touch screen and tilt-sensor for educational gameplay
· E-books, educational games, creative activities, learning apps, and
more available on cartridge or as downloads from VTech Learning Lodge
Navigator website
· 4 different media players: E-Book reader, MP3 music player, photo
viewer and video player
· 64MB onboard memory and SD card slot for memory expansion
· Learning toy connects to PC/Mac with included USB cable
· 4AA Batteries Required
Win a VTech shirt (S,M,or L in children's sizes), a VTech branded 500MB Flash Drive, a box of 8 Crayola Crayons, and a $10 Gift Card to Toys R Us. (1 winner)
Crayons and Flash Drive
Front of shirt the back says InnoTech
To Enter This Giveaway:
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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts August 18, 2011 and ends on September 1, 2011 at midnight PST. Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.
For the first 7 years of my marriage we lived in a duplex that had no dishwasher. Daily I would by hand wash all the dishes we used for the day. It annoyed me to no end! It got to the point where I did not have anything but white plates and bowls, silver ware and stainless steel cook ware. It was fine for me, keep it simple.
The house we live in now we moved in when I was 5 months pregnant and thankfully has a dishwasher. But the house before it did not. I was pregnant, in the Cali summer in a house with only a window air conditioner. I hated it! I was so mad at dishes I said I would never do another dish again. After we moved of course it was so easy to load my plain and simple stuff into the machine and forget about it.
Tonight as I loaded the dishwasher, that I super thankful for, I had a moment that brought me to happy tears. I still have my plain dishes and sliver ware but among all of it was my sons dishes. The bright, colorful, tiny dishes and cups were too sweet for words. His dishes are just like him whimsical, cheerful and full of happiness. I felt lucky in that moment to be his Mama. My son has done to my life what his dishes do to my dishwasher, brighten and fill things up with a colorful joy.
Its the simple little realizations like this one that make me cry knowing I am his Mama.
As a member of the Old Navy Style Council on Crowd Tap I get to hear about all the greatest trends in Old Navy fashion. I LOVE Old Navy, seriously its one of my favorite clothing stores. When I go there often times I am wearing something I already purchased there. I might be a dork for doing so but a lot of my clothing is from there. They always have some sort of sale going and the kids clothes are adorable. I could make a huge list of all the stuff we have from there, but I won't bore you!
Recently I had the chance to review the Old Navy Jeans. I was surprised by the selection of styles this year. I tried on over 5 styles before I found the ones that are so comfy they don't feel like you are wearing them. I selected the Sweet Heart Boot-Cut Classic Rise Stretch Jeans for my review.
I liked that they were a comfy fit but had flare at the bottom to balance out my body type. Being that I am a sweet heart I thought the name of the jeans were perfect. I tried on some Diva style jeans and funny enough they weren't for me and neither is my personality. I even got a comment from my hubby about how nice they looked on me, hes an honest man if I looked silly in them he would let me know lol. Jeans can be hit or miss for me sometimes they fit great in the legs but saggy on the rear end part. Other times too tight from top to bottom. I hate the jeans that are snug on my ankles, makes me look funny! This style Sweet Heart Boot-Cut is perfect for me.
They stayed true to size after I washed them and no fading of the color, thankfully I read the washing instructions now. I have ruined many clothing items by not reading the label.
Nice fit no saggy rear look!
I had an addition coupon to share with another fellow Old Navy shopper. I had fun picking who I wanted to share with in the store. I am a good listener so while I was gathering my jeans to try on I over heard a mom and her daughter discussing how the daughter needed good jeans for college. I know how expensive college is so I thought she would be perfect to share the coupon with. They were stunned and excited that I was willing to share a free pair of jeans with them. She ended up being able to get the two different styles she liked for school. Hopefully she will get her degree and be a genius all thanks to having an awesome pair of jeans! Maybe not but I will think that!
I like the boot cut since it looks nicer with the shoes I have.
At Old Navy stores jeans for the whole family are on Sale. Yippy! You can look online for the many styles they carry in the Jeans Look Book.
* I was not paid for this post. As a CrowdTap member on the Old Navy Style Council I was given a coupon for a free pair of jeans and one to share. If you would like to be a Crowd Tap member you can sign up here.
