10 Valentine's Gifts You Can Give For Less Than $10.00

10 Valentine's Gift Ideas for $10.00 or Less

Here are 10 Valentine's Ideas that will cost you less than $10.00 to give! Valentine's doesn't have to be $100 in roses $300 in spa packages $200 in expensive dinner reservations and a $60 bottle of wine... sometimes the simplest things mean the most!

1. Love Quiz App - I haven't seen this done but I decided to do it for my sweet heart this year! I am making a free app on the website here and then sending it (via text message) to his phone while he's at work. He can download it and play the quiz game from his phone! I put in a bunch of questions about me, and our relationship that were just cute and fun! Total cost? FREE

2. Glass Ornament of Love - Okay this was a Pinterest Christmas idea... but I retrofitted it to a Valentine's idea for the 14 days of Valentine's I did last year! Take a heart shape ornament and then write in tiny strips of paper all the things you love about your sweetheart! Roll them into the ornament and hang it on their desk, review mirror or night stand!

3. Picnic Dinner & A Movie - I had a friend do this and thought it was so cute! She set up the front room with a tent like her and her husband were kids again! She used nice sheets, and filled the inside with pillows! She made sure the tent would face their TV and then lit candles on the counters and around the TV to simulate a fireplace. Finally she filled a picnic basket with dinner and wine, and turned on her husband's favorite movie! HOW CUTE IS THAT?

4. Bottle of Wine & Letters - This is a beautiful note someone pinned on Pinterest. However, if you did not do this for your wedding it's not too late! Do it now!!! Go get a $9.00 bottle of wine from the year you were married... and write letters reminding yourselves of why you got married!!! Worried you'll never have a reason to open it? Leave it in your will to your grandchildren... they'll cry when they read them! Plus this whole night will be re-living your wedding night for you!

"I love the original story but I also love the idea of painting new initial and wedding date on box, 

inside put an unread love letter to each other about how and why they fell in love as well as a bottle 

of wine from the year you started dating, then when everything goes wrong and you don't think you 

can keep going, open it. Drink the wine and reach the letters, and remember you're with one 

another for a reason!" 

5. Printable Coupon Book - These coupon books filled with favors such as messages, chores, dates and more are a great idea! You can pick them up at several boutiques and places such as Hallmark for anywhere from $4.95 to $25.00. However, you can save yourself all of that cost, and customize your own for FREE at on several different sites online! Making this cute idea even more romantic and completely free! Check out eh sites below for various templates and designs to find your favorite:

1. Mommy by Day Crafter by Night
2. American Greetings
3. Couponing To Disney
4. Blue Mountain

I hope this was a fun read that gave you some great ideas for Valentine's! Take a moment and like my Facebook page to keep the deals, ideas, and articles coming please!

First Long Term Savings Project - I Can Save Article

Did you think about the long term vs. short term savings article from last time? I hope so! If not I did... and I made a list of things I thought I could do. Some of them are small, some are short term some are long. I'll post the entire list for you later tonight!

In the mean time one of my projects was home photography. Okay I have little kids. I take them for pictures about every 3-6 months (yep they change that fast). We spend about $100 to $200 each time we go. I even have a membership so I don't have to pay a sitting fee. But I either get the CD or a ton of prints for all the grandparents etc. And, I can't go and not get prints sorry. SO... my wonderful husband bought me a home studio set from Amazon Photography Stuido and I have made it a goal to take all our family photos at home this year!

I am printing them using the coupons and freebies I find. And, even paying for some prints on Snapfish or Shuttefly. Here's what I have done this year so far (thanks to my little brother for snapping a few of all of us together):

Total photography bill for family photos including Christmas cards, and new 11x13 prints (four of them that hang in a frame in our house): $38.00

Total Valentine's photos bill including cards, and prints for the grandparents: $5.00.


I figure I've already saved somewhere between $157 and $357. And, guess what??? I LOVE THE PHOTOS! Since we have Inara's 3rd birthday coming up in March (something I always get photos for) I figure that will be yet another shoot this year I'm saving on! There are lots of photos I didn't include here but I figured this was enough to get the idea! Yes I love photography and have done it for a long time. So this is something I could do! What is something you're starting with?

Long Term Savings vs. Short Term Savings - I Can Save Article

People talk about saving money all the time. Reducing clutter, cleaning up their lives, getting organized, being more productive. They all seem to go into the same category somehow... magazines, bloggers, and news columnists have classified this as a 'lifestyle' post. But what does it all really mean? I can't tell you what it means to everyone but I thought I'd start a new mini series of articles about what it means to me.

This is the first of those articles: Long Term Savings vs. Short Term Savings.
I'm talking about saving money here, not time... or sanity. Just money. First you have to realize there's more than one type of savings. You can clip a coupon for something you needed, take the coupon to the store with you (let's say the coupon is for milk) and then you hand the coupon and the gallon of milk to the cashier. You've just saved money.

But what if you didn't need the milk? what if you had 2 gallons in the fridge already going bad because the coupon was so wonderful you couldn't help yourself but to use it? Now did you really save any money at all? No! You just spent money to 'save' money which is completely pointless and not only a waste of money but also a huge waste of your time!

Second there is long term savings. You decide since you watched a YouTube video on how to cut little boys hair you're now going to cut your own kid's hair, your husband's hair and your best friend's hair all to save everyone money. So you purchase a hair cutting kit for $49.99 on Amazon and you start cutting hair (first of all don't cut anyone else's hair for money it's illegal with out a license, and secondly please shop around that's a bad price on a hair cutting kit... but let's say you did it anyway...) so you start cutting hair. You do it for one month, ruin everyone's hair, they are all now really mad at you because they look like porky-pines and you throw the kit away while in a gigantic argument with your husband. Did yous ave money? NO!!!

HOWEVER, if you watch a dozen videos on how to cut hair, and start with a really simple project (maybe a baby doll, or just a trim) and you realize this is something you can totally do! You shop around buy a kit at your local store for $39.99 and you do the trims in-between the big hair cuts, and still send your husband to great clips for that (not that they do any better of a job really) did you save money? Yes! Start small, start with something you CAN DO. If you can cut hair, or learn how... do it! that's a long term savings. you invested a little more than a hair cut up front, BUT you can now avoid going down the street and paying $15.99 at least 7 months of the year, maybe 12 if you get comfortable with it!

24 Piece Hair Cutting Kit $24.99 On Amazon

So once you've decided you want to start saving, decide where you want to start. Start with just ONE THING. Say "i can clip coupons for toilet paper" and do that. Just try that one time. Did you do it? Did you save money? Then do it again!

Getting in over your head, overwhelming yourself, and getting obsessed with getting a good deal, is a really bad way to save money. You'll spend more time, more aggravation, and more money on saving money than you would have psent int he first place. Start small, find something you CAN DO or you can learn to do. And, go from there. It's just like working out if you start with a 20 minute walk, you CAN run a marathon, but if you never start walking, you'll never end up running.

Same applies to savings, and learning to be more frugal. Evaluate what you can save on, and you'll learn to save on everything else, one coupon, one cut back, one stepping stone at a time.

January Freebies Experiment Part #2

For those of you who don't know the experiment you can read part #1 here. For those of you who have previously read about this, you know that I've been spending about 10 minutes a day or less to filling out the little forms online and seeing what I actually get in the way of FREE samples.

If I've had to pay shipping or buy something to get the freebie then I'll make sure that's noted. I also try to note any freebies that require a phone number since I really don't want to be on a 1000 telemarketers lists. While some freebie forms I forgo due to the amount of work, and others I skip over because they look like a scam... I only post the ones that seemed straight forwards and legit.

So for the second half of January I added in contests. A few blog hops, a few Facebook 'share/like' the photo type contests... and between the two (samples and contests) here is what I made off with:

Disney Travel Packet - We're headed to Disneyland with the girls this October so I was excited to get this. The DVD was helpful but I found the information in the packet extremely delightful! The girls enjoyed the pictures and I loved learning about the rides and activities right for their age!

Return address labels, book marks, and gift tags! these are from the St Jude's Hospital. go sign up for their newsletter and they will send you a packet like this 2s a year. The printing is all donated so be sure to see who donated the printing and check out their specials!

Airborn samples - this was 4 actual size samples. I loved it! There were 4 chewables, 1 dissoluble  1 tea packet, and 1 juice packet! AWESOME FREEBIE!

No Longer A Slumdog Book - A free book given out to inspire! This freebie is still available.

And I won 2 books from blog hops! One was valued at $17.95 and I can't find the price of the other one. However, both are awesome young adult books, hard-cover! I am gifting both of them to my sister in law who is 12 and I think she'd really love these.

Overall although I didn't end up with a ton of freebies this time keep in mind that I only started this in December and I didn't do much if any around the Holidays. Most samples say they take 7 days to 8 weeks to arrive so I'm not surprised that I had a slow batch here (since 4 weeks ago was Christmas/ New Years time and I was focused on the kids not the freebies). I'd say this is a win. And, I'll post on February 15th (in 2 weeks) if I still feel it's worth it.

Three Ways To Get Free iTunes Paid Apps & Songs

I love iTunes... I love my iPod, my iPhone and using it on my computer... but holy crap all those apps all those songs.. they add up! So here are three really easy creative ways to get free iTunes apps and songs you'd regularly have to pay for!

1. App Gratis - It's an app... and it's free! And, they feature a different app (usually up to $3.99) each day taht is free for 24 hours! Second they offer additional apps on select days that are discounted up to 90%. So one free, and sometimes additional really cheep! It's worth having. I've gotten many great apps from this little app here... check it out!

2. Starbucks App - Here's another app that although typically used to pay for Starbucks drinks will offer you free songs every Tuesday! You don't have to actually have money on it or a credit card tied to it you just have to make a free Starbucks account.

3. Free App Report - it's a website that tracks all the apps being offered for free that day (doesn't include specially contracted apps from places such as App Gratis and Starbucks). Check out the website here!

Now that you are in the know have fun downloading free apps for the rest of the night! I just downloaded Winnie The Poo Wonder and Wander.

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New Daily Deal Site Worth Checking Out

Here is a new deal site worth checking out and how I got a bracelet and a lunch box with individual bins for just $12.00. Plus I have free shipping for the next 24 hours and a 30% off sale prices coupon! Awesome deal.

Get 1 of these bracelets for FREE
and just $1.00 shipping!

The site is called Seakpeeq here's how you can get started:

1. Go here and sign up
2. It will ask you to click for luck do that
3. I suspect they give everyone "beginner's luck" which is a free bracelet you pay $1.00 for shipping. Purchase that.
4. With your first purchase the site will give you free shipping for 24 hours!
5. You have to click 'peeq' on each item to see the price. When you click 'peeq' the first time it will give you a $10.00 off your first purchase coupon.
6. When you click 'peeq' 5th item you'll receive a 30% off coupon! 

Just $11.00 and Free Shipping! 

I purchased this item regularly $31.00 on sale for $21.00 applied my $10.00 off coupon from signing up. Free Shipping and I only paid $11.00 I still have my free shipping for the next 24 hours and my 30% off coupon (it wont' let you combine the $10.00 and the 30%).

So far I have spent $12.00 and have a bracelet and Lunch system! This lunch system is going to be wonderful on some of our road trips coming up!

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Y is For Yard Deals For A Beautiful Lawn!

Wanting to do your yard over? This summer is a great time to get started! Here are 5 places, hints, and tips for a beautiful yard on a budget! Good luck... and feel free to share your tips.
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1. Join The Home Depot Gardening Club
For exclusive deals, clearance and sale alters, and high value coupons join the free gardening club at Home Depot! You can go here and learn all about the benefits of this club including free work shops, and sign up!

2. Join Lowes Gardening Club
Here's another freebie with huge benefits! High value coupons, clearance alerts, and free classes!

3. HGTV Family Gardening Newsletter
Free family projects every month, plus informational articles, and videos, coupons and more! I love this site it's seriously one of my favorite inspiration and help guides! Skip buying all the gardening books and just go here!

4. Shop The Clearance Section
I can't stress this enough...check out the clearance section first! Here are 5 gardening, yard, and outdoor clearances to try! Target, Wal-Mart, K Mart, and Lowes.

5. Buy Off Season
Planning out what you want and buying items at the end of the season for next year is the best deal you'll get!

W is For Wedding Supplies & Free Tools

Weddings will break the bank! But they don't have to. My husband and I got married and spent just a few dollars shy of  $1300 total after the dress, the ceremony, food, and everything else!!! Here are 5 tips, 5 tools, and 5 deals to keep you beautiful and out of debt for your big day!

Wedding Shopping Tips: 
1. Don't Rush! Make your engagement at least 9 months long (a year is ideal) to make sure you have time to make the things you want, bargain shop, and buy off season!
2. Choose A Weekday Marriage! Getting married on Saturday will double your wedding cost if you rent ANYTHING! Choose a Thursday, Tuesday or Wednesday for the deepest discounts, your friends wont' care and you can spend your weekend on your honeymoon!
3. Ask Family & Friends For Help! Everyone wants to be involved in your wedding! They are excited for you but they don't' want to volunteer to much and piss you off. So ask for help! Your friends and family will be more engaged, and more excited if tehy are helping anyway! Ask your guests if anyone knows how to make a wedding cake, do dress alterations, if they have tables and chairs resources (my uncle I found out had purchased tables and chairs for his daughters weddings, and he let us barrow them for free! I had no idea until we put out an APB on Facebook!) Are any of your guests professional or aspiring photographers? You'd be surprised who you already know!
4. But Clearance Dresses! Okay so every bride wants the perfect dress but let's face it you never wear it again! So look through the clearance dresses they are often just left over stock with nothing wrong with them or in our case I found one that was originally marked $1499.99 and was on sale for $99 because there was a tear on the sleeve. Well I had to have it altered anyway so I asked if the sleeve could be repaired... it was and the alterations only cost $45! The dress ended up being our biggest expense at just under $150! No one at the wedding knew I had gotten it on clearance and everyone awed over the name brand!!! My mother and I were the only ones to know anything about the price of the dress :)
5. Search Party! Don't search wedding anything! OMG you'll pay more just because it says wedding on it!!! Search party and save yourself 80% of the cost, you can find the same items, same brands, and same designs in most cases for less money! You can even buy a "prom dress" in white! It's a big trick I've done with a few of my friends, we find a prom dress in a wedding dress style they love then special order it in white. You'll pay an average of $300 to $450 for the same dress that would cost $2000 as a wedding dress!

Free Wedding Tools:
1. Wedding Wire's Seating Chart & Guest List! This site has a complete wedding planning site that you can sign up and use completely free! And although I love the site their budget planner isn't the best!
2. The Knot's Budget Planner! This is the best free online budget planner! Sign up and use it for free, and even better they'll send you coupons as soon as you sign up!
3. E Weddings Free Wedding Site! There are hundreds of sites you can create a free wedding album on where guests can RSVP you can upload the line and pictures. This just happens to be one of my favorites!
4. My Wedding Checklist! I love their check lists! Talk about putting it all in simple lists so you don't get overwhelmed.
5. Google Weddings! This site has most of the things listed above some of their tools are more difficult to use but if you want it all in one place here you go!

Wedding Deals: 
1. 1 Free Issue of Bridal Guide Magazine with no commitment! Decide if you like it for free instead of picking it up on the stand! Compliments of SampleClub. Go here to get your free copy!
2. Registrar In-stores for free gifts! Stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond and Target have free gifts for couples registering for their wedding! Make sure to do it in-store to get these special freebies!
3. Wedding Solutions Free Guide To The Best Weddings and Honeymoons Book! Just go here to sign up and get this book mailed to you for free!
4. Free 2 Cup Sauce Pan for registering your wedding with Circulon! Just go here and sign up to get the free pan if your guests purchase a total of $300 from Circulon off your registry they will send you even more gifts! The pan comes in the mail but arrived fairly quickly!
5. Free Wedding Pack From Vistaprint! I love Vistaprint they offer great deals and awesome sales! I have ordered invitations business cards, save the date cards and more from them, highly recommend using them for stationary needs!

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V is For Vintage On A Budget

My apologies this did not post April 25th my Blogger was experiencing some technical difficulties. 

Vintage clothing, decor, and jewelry are all in high demand right now! So how can you dress and decorate in all the latest 'old' fashions with out braking the bank? Here are 5 tips to get you started on your trip back in time! 

1. Don't Search Vintage! 

Searching the word vintage automatically means you're paying more for it! It's like saying 'wedding' vs. 'party'. You can find the same types of items using different key words and save yourself a lot of money! Try retro, industrial, used, needs repair, old, nonworking, and other keywords in place of vintage to save yourself money right off the bat. 

2. Use Fab.com

Fab offers tons of 'vintage' brands, modern clothing, art, and decor all done to look like it stepped out of Breakfast At Tiffany's! 

3. Use Etsy 

Etys is a great place to find tons of hand made items, used items, and actual 'vintage' items! You can find incredible things from other people's attics! Plus get great ideas for restoring your own old items! 

4. Make Your Own

Don't be afraid to raid the garage, try yoru grandparents garage, or your parents! Try your neighbors garage (okay only with permission), and restore a few of your own items! You might be surprised what a little inspiration can do to your budget! 

5. Try Stage Props Instead 

Search props instead of certain decor items! I wanted an old candlestick phone from the 20s but they were ranging between $100 and $1200 everywhere I looked. So finally (and totally frustrated) I looked on e-bay under stage prop candle stick phones... I grabbed one for $8.00 and $11.00 shipping. WOW!!! I didn't' need it to work it's just a decoration in our "inventor" style lounge! Talk about a savings! If you don't need something to be functional (or even if you want something such as a hat stand) try stage props! 

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T is for Totsy What To & Not To Buy

I've talked a lot about Totsy in the past 20 days, so what is Totsy? It's a daily deal site specifically for young families. They have events for dad, mom, kids and even the grandparents! Here are your top 5 dos and don'ts of Totsy! To sign up for Totsy click here, it's free and only requires a name, e-mail and postal code.

1. Do Buy Shoes! 
Shoes are often a great deal on this site! I have gotten my girls several pairs of shoes each for around than $8.00 a pair! They are always super cute shoes that I couldn't buy in the stores locally and to order at full price would be upwards of $30.00 per pair! Plus they make returns easy if you have a problem with a size. You often wont be able to exchange because the sale is long gone but they will give you a credit.

2. Do NOT Buy Books
There are so many great sites to buy children's books on. This isn't one of them. Rarely have I seen books for a good deal. Most of the time they are marked down 10% to 20% which you can do simply by having a Barnes & Noble membership. There are great deals but books just aren't one of Totsy's strong points.

3. Do Buy Maternity Clothing
This is a catch 22. Most orders take 2 weeks to arrive. So make sure you buy maternity clothing that will fit you when it arrives! Don't buy what barely fits you now. I know people who have made this mistake and were very sad. Again Totsy will do returns on most things (read the event details) and give you a credit. So you can always return them but by the time you do that... you may have already found some other clothing to wear. I'd suggest buying maternity clothing as soon as you find out you're expecting instead of waiting until you need it.

4. Do NOT Buy Cleaning Supplies
They often have items like cleaning supplies, and organizing events. Their stationary is a good deal if you choose to buy stationary, however, the rest of it rarely is worth it especially once you pay shipping (usually $7.59 per order). There are great local places to buy cleaning supplies cheep. Plus there are deal sites and places like Amazon, Soup.com, and other's that have such deeply discounted prices on cleaning supplies and free shipping, it's just not worth the time to buy them on Totsy.

5. Do Buy Children's Clothing and Socks!
Clothing is not only a great deal on Totsy but there are the cutest things you juts can't find anywhere else! Make sure you have the cutest baby in town by saving money on clothing and avoiding the local wal-mart! I love getting clothing off Totsy. I go crazy around each holiday and it's so much fun! I purchased the girls each an Easter dress 4 weeks before Easter to make sure they would be here on time. I had a Free Shipping coupon code and got both dresses for just $13.00 total!

Current Totsy Coupon Codes
- Sign up and get free shipping on your first order.
- 'VIPMOM' will take $15.00 off your order of $50.00 or more and can be combine with the free shipping.
- 'FB200K' will give a 10% discount for anyone who "likes' Totsy on Facebook. (does not work with VIPMOM) 

S is For Social Deal Sites

To find the best deals, sometimes you have to find the best ideas! There are thousands of deal sites out there, some of them are wonderful some are a big bogus! But a very select few are are also social. Meaning you can share deals, ideas, and other finds. You can see what people are buying and if you're a crafter get ideas of what you can make. You can also comment on products and discuss what makes them great or crappy, get live updates from other people buying the same products and see what they thought. 

Here are my top 3 deal sites that are also social: PS you can join these sites for free, get exclusive benefits and awesome ideas! 

1. Fab.com 

Have I mentioned yet this is my favorite deal site online right now? Join here it takes about 2 minutes to type in your e-mail address, name and address. They will give you $10.00 in credit just for joining which you can spend with no minimum purchase (unless that's changed). But then watch the feed! I love seeing everyone's ideas and feedback on items! You can get the Fab.com app for Android or iPhone, AND if you agree to share your user name while commenting (you don't have to) Fab will award you $5.00 a month! And agree to let your purchases show up in the feed so other's can see them Fab will award you ANOTHER $5.00 per a month. So $10.00 just for joining, and $10.00 a month for being social? YES PLEASE! Save it up and buy a few gifts for yourself or the holidays!  Join Fab Now. 

Recap of Fab.com: 

1. Join Fab.com get $10.00 to spend. 

2. Check out the Feed button. Get social and see what people enjoy and don't enjoy each in each sale. 

3. While on the "Feed Tab" look at the upper right hand corner and "turn on" social shopping. It will give you two options. To allow others to see your user name and photo (otherwise it will say anonymous) and to allow others to see what you're purchasing. You can turn on one or both they will each grant you $5.00 per a month. Total of up to $10.00 a month. (see images) 

4. Optional: connect your instagram to share photos and be involved in the social experience. 

This is the Feed Tab See Top.

This is where you turn on social shopping in the Feed tab.

Note: You can save up your credits you don't have to spend them every month. I saved up $30.00 and then spent it all and only paid the $5.95 shipping that was remaining from my total.

2. Totsy

When you sign up for Totsy they will grand you free shipping on your first order (most orders ship for $7.95). They have several events going on at any given time, however they don't have a set number of events or items to be on display. Some of their sales are absolutely unbeatable so I check this site often. Unlike Fab they don't have their social area on their actual site (not yet anyway) they do have a social page on Facebook! You can earn rewards like free credits, free shipping, and entries to win big prizes such as an iPad. Also watch their Facebook page for give-aways, and huge discounts! I often order when they are offering $10.00 off a $30.00 purchase which is great since their items are already on sale! They also have $10.00 off $45.00, $50.00 or $60.00 orders regularly. 

Re-Cap on Totsy:

1. Join Totsy's Sale Site here it only takes a minute and only requires your name zip and e-mail. 

2. Find Totsy's Social Facebook Page here and join. 

3. Watch for coupons and share ideas on their social network! 

3. Mamapedia and Mama Source 

Mama Source is a daily deal site for mothers, and young families powered by the social networking site Mamapedia. You can sign up for Mamapedia and enjoy the informational articles, the lists of local activities in your area, the wonderful blogs and more. This site is easy to use, and they often have coupons if you look at their homepage. Simply sign up and enjoy it's free and way fun! I find lots of great gift ideas for children, fun crafts, wonderful home decor and much more! No loops, nothing to turn on, no other pages to find, just a fun site. 

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R is For The Rack - What's on it?

The Rack: It's a term you need to know! Often retailers call what is on their shelves at that moment their rack. It's common in malls, and now online. Memorize this term and you'll find deal sites that use it commonly. You'll also start noticing when you see it in-stores to refer to clearance items etc.

Have you been to a mall department store looking for a new outfit and felt like there's only 12 outfits in the entire mall? You're looking at the same rack over and over and over in different colors?

Well chances are you're correct in thinking there isn't much variation in the styles. The reason is "The in look" is usually very specific so you have to branch away from the mainstream look to find anything of interest. So where can you find another rack? In fact there are several wonderful racks online. Try these for some variation.... oh yeah and a better price!

Beyond The Rack 
A wonderful site that has amazing deals and fabulous clothing, hand bags, jewelry, ties etc.

No More Rack
This is like department store bundle! They have everything you'd find in a mall department store at various times. their deals sell out quickly so you have to check back at 10am every morning (or at least when you're feeling spunky).

Fab
This is my favorite online rack! In fact it is probably my favorite deal site at all! It's an entire online mall with clothing, decor, and more. They have the greatest stuff I've never seen before! No dresses, it's not all get-up it's more like the online nerd mall. I just can't get enough of it! If you have second check it out!

ideeli
You probably remember my ideeli do and don't post. If not check it out here. It's very helpful to navigating the best deals on this website. If you'd like to see the do's and don'ts of each daily deal site leave me a comment and I'll keep writing them!

Zulily
Is an online rack for mom and kids! this is again one of my top 5 favorites. You can find a wide variety of items from designer shoes for mom, to carrying slings that only the celebrities have for baby. And, don't forget the back to school and very much in-style classics for kids!

Totsy
Is another family rack. From the awesome dinosaur eating shirts for boys, to the sundress sales of the season for girls, dad's favorite ties at half off, and mom's maternity clothing, gardening hats, and rain boots at 45% off... it's a wonderful online hop!


Not all daily deal sites are racks. In fact very few are and some that claim to be are not. These sites are wonderful racks that I have used personally and highly recommend. I will be putting together a list of "crappy deal sites" but not tonight :)

Q is For Quicksilver

Quicksilver is a huge brand name in the clothing industry as of late. And, honesty they make some stylish clothing! But at $60.00 for a shirt and $78.00 for a pair of boarding shorts, who can even consider dressing in this fashion... well.. you can! Check out all these little tricks to get Quicksilver clothing at super cheep prices... then when you're done. Use the tricks to find other brand name and designer brands at reduced prices too!

1. 6pm
6pm is a clothing store that sells brand names super cheep. How do they do it? They buy last seasons close outs, and then they sell them the following season! So last springs styles are not super cheep on 6pm.com Don't just check out the Quicksilver catalog check out the entire site!

2. Amazon
Amazon is a collaboration of companies, and many companies on Amazon sell name brand clothing at a discounted price! Quicksilver is so hot right now that you'll find a wide selection and some deep discounts. Here are a few things to watch for though: 1. how much is shipping? 2. The sellers rating! 3. double check the list price. Sometimes sellers will mark up the list price to make the discount appear larger then it is! Check out Quicksilver on Amazon.

3. Tactics
Tactics is another hidden gem on the internet. A huge clothing mall of deeply discounted brand names! Make sure to browse around a bit and enjoy the huge selection. You can even find items that were 2 or 3 seasons ago, so if you're looking for something you saw and wish you had gotten check here!

4. The Clearance Bin
Don't forget to check the brand name's website! Sometimes they offer the best sales on their own cloths. After all they control the stock. Quicksilver's site offers a quick glance at all their sales and clearance buys on one page! Gotta love that feature.

5. Buy a Season Early
If you want the best deals, new clothing for every season, and to wear something you won't see 3 of your friends who are trying to 'keep up' wearing. Buy a season ahead. So right now grab all the winter sales, pack them up and put them away for next winter. Instead of paying full price next fall, you can pull out your winter stash, clip the tags and have new clothing to wear all season... while you're filling up your summer totes!

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P is For Produce On A Budget

P is For Produce 

Produce is rarely purchased online, but it can be purchased at amazing deals every week! And, there are places to buy produce online if that is your preference. Here is an entire post about getting your produce fresh, and nearly free!

Bountiful Baskets
For those of you who have not yet heard about the Bountiful Baskets Co-Op group, you're missing out. Register with this amazing co-op and find a pick up location near you. After you do that you'll be able to order a basket of fresh fruits and vegetables every Monday through Tuesday at noon, and pick up your basket on Saturday morning (at most locations). This is literally a laundry basket of fresh produce for the price of a bag of oranges! For about $15.00 you will get a huge variety of produce you can enjoy all week long! I was skeptical at first as to just how good it could but but I will vouch for Bountiful Baskets being the number one best produce deal on the market at the moment! I would recommend it to everyone!

Farmer's Market Online
This amazing website offers it's users the option of selecting from dozens of categories to fine home grown, organic, and green options for produce, meat, dairy and more! Pick and choose your items just as you would at a live Farmer's Market! Although there is a farmer's market not far from our home here in Utah, it is seasonal and only runs about 5 months of the year. The rest of the time I rely on Bountiful Baskets and this online farmer's market to continue to feed my family the best produce on the market. It's worth a look and more than worth the money.

Amazon Grocery
Although not always the cheapest they often have amazing deals if you watch for them! They also offer coupons right on many of the pages, and watch your favorite magazines for additional coupons! Magazines such as Parents Magazine, All You, and other's offer Amazon coupons from time to time!  Amazon offers two pages to select groceries from Natural & Organic and Grocery & Gourmet Food which will be delivered fresh in just a few days. If you are an Amazon Prime member you can receive FREE 2-Day Shipping on any item marked "Prime" with no minimum purchase. Other Amazon orders (not from Amazon Members) will ship free Ground with a minimum $25 order.

O is For Organize In Style

O is For Organizing On a Budget
To-Do In Style and Save Money!

You know all those adorable pads of paper that "help you stay organized" when you can find them that is. They each cost anywhere from $9.95 to about $35.00, and somehow every year you find yourself buying 2-3 of them? Yeah... well that's upwards of nearly $95.00 a year on cute paper you throw away. STOP IT.

Instead try this! Here's a huge round up of adorable printable papers, switch your styles with your mood and stay on top of each task. Also one huge advantage to printing your own is you can print the "type" of organizers you need that day/week etc. Check it out!

1. Our House Weekly At a Glance Organizer: Print Here

2. Your Daily Schedule Buttoned Up: Print Here (don't stop there check out this entire Buttoned Up site)

3. Free Planner Pages: Print Here (and don't forget to check out the entire page for tons more).  

4. Weekly Chore Chart: Print Here

5. The Eat Sheet Menu Planner: Print Here

6. The Project Girl Menu Planners! Print Here

7. Password Log: Print Here

9. Weekly Cleaning Calender: Print Here

10. Weekly Blog Planner: Print Here

Here are a couple other hints and tips to save money while staying organized.

Turn your printed onto "draft" mode before printing. Since this isn't a paper you're keeping forever the draft option will save you money on ink, and on these cute papers you most likely won't even see the difference.

Don't print more than a few at a time. Like I said all those cute pads of paper end up getting drawn on by the babies, lost, swept under the couch "borrowed" by the in-laws or just plain disappearing. So print a weeks worth or heck a days worth at a time. Some days you may not even need an organizer. This way you won't waist the time, inc, and paper for sheets you may end up throwing away.

Change it up! Don't just print one and stick with it. If you have to stare at a to-do list make it fun!