Back to the Future Does It Again

A Few Video Game Deals. I know, but it's who I am, so I'm just spreading the love. First up, a throwback video game for free, based on the Back to the Future movies we all love: click here. Next up, a game that's by the same company called Sam and Max, also for free: click here. And then a few 15% off codes to our favorite shops. Gamestop, just click here and Amazon. For Amazon, you just have to add a video game to your cart and enter the code: GAMESAVE. Enjoy!

Community Events Can Be Frugal

So, our local fire station puts on an open house every year. I know, you're probably saying, whoopee, but I actually look forward to this thing. Let me tell you why and you'll understand my frugal mind. 1. The kids love it and are entertained for like 2 hours straight. It's like going to a theme park in your back yard and you don't even have to pay. 2. It breaks up the same old thing of everyday life. This makes everyone feel better. 3. Since it's in our community, we know most of the people there, so it's like hanging out with your friends, plus your kids think you planned the whole thing and invited their friends. 4. Probably the most important thing, to a frugal person like myself, is that you get a free meal, which means not only did you not have to make it, but it's awesome food like pizza, popcorn, cider and donuts. All it cost you was absolutely nothing. Ah, priceless. And oh ya, somewhere in there the kids learn about something I'm sure. So, be on the lookout for free community events, your library should have that stuff posted and I'm guessing most fire stations do stuff like this around fire safety month.

Now, Here's a Cheap Date

Step 1. Print 2 free Taco Bell Orange 'n Creme Swirl Frutistas (here)

Step 2. Print 2 coupons for California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas (here), they end up being $.50 each.

Step 3. Rent a free rental from Redbox using a previous post of mine (here)

Step 4. Grab some early Halloween candy from work that everyone seems to currently have (not here)

Step 5. Put the kids to bed (a must)

Step 6. Enjoy your date.

Pick Things Up Once

Quick Tip: When you touch something such as a bill, something you need to put away, something you need to do, etc... Do it then. If you just keep moving things around and setting them elsewhere, you are wasting your time and also leaving the possibility of forgetting it altogether. So, if you pick something up to move it or put it in your to do pile, take care of it then.

Amazon Does It Again

If you have an Amazon.com Rewards Visa Credit Card read on. If you don't have one, you might want to think about getting one. Amazon.com and their Rewards Visa card tends to offer some pretty sweet deals. The current one is as follows: Purchase an Amazon.com gift card(s) in increments of $50 and then, sometime before Thanksgiving, they will send you another gift card that is equal to 5% of how much in gift cards you purchased. So, it's like getting a 5% investment. (A $100 gift card would basically give you $105 when it's all said and done.) While this might not seem that great, a 5% investment is a good investment, so you just have to ask yourself if Amazon.com is where you want to invest your money. Christmas is coming up, so if you were going to purchase something from there, you might as well buy some gift cards and use them on gifts, and netting yourself some extra money along the way. Here is a link to the Amazon.com deal.

August Birthday in October

So, I've talked about Toys R Us and their kid's birthday club before, but I just wanted to recap what we were able to get yesterday when we took our son to celebrate his August birthday. (I realize it's October, but the gift card didn't expire until this week, like I've stated before, drag the excitement out as long as you can.) Anyway, they gave him a balloon, a birthday crown, a shout out over the loudspeaker, he got to play with Thomas trains, picked out a dinosaur toy and got a motorcycle hot wheel. All for the low cost of $1. (Thanks to the birthday gift card they sent us.) He was overjoyed with the whole thing. Ah, to be young again, or just to have Toys R Us send me a gift card, either way would be fine. I thank you once again Toys R Us.

Using Imagination to Make Yourself Feel Better

OK, so whatthefrugal, right. The other night, we had pizza, which for most of us is pretty normal, but let's take it to the extreme, right. First, I had two coupons for a free kids junior pizza from Hungry Howies, but 2 of those wasn't going to be enough to fill us up, so I called Marco's Pizza to order a large special for about 8 bucks. Usually, we don't buy pizza unless it's a crazy deal, and to me, a large for $8 was not a super awesome deal, but to make myself feel better and to make sure we had enough to eat, I came up with this deal in my head: Buy a large pizza for 7.99 and get two small pizzas free. OK, I feel better. See, you don't always have to get a deal to make yourself feel frugal, you can make one up in your head. Ah, the power of the imagination.