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.

Thank You Nagle's Market

So, last night the kids and I were able to have some free ice cream cones, thanks to a local ice cream shop. It's was from our library's summer reading program, but we just went and got it yesterday. Sometimes it pays (or frees) to save treats (such as gift cards for free ice cream). Bringing them up on a rainy day or on a night with nothing to do. I mean why not save them for a bit and let that excitement carry over, especially since you're already excited about getting it when you got it the first time, now you can live that excitement all over again.

Is It Worth It: Walgreens Register Rewards

Yes, again I say yes, but there are a few rules to follow:
1. Only buy the products you need or can use. Buying other things can possibly waste your money and waste your time, which is valuable.
2. Walgreens only allows 1 manufacturer coupon per item and if you are using a Register Reward, that counts as one.
3. Combine Register Reward items with coupons when possible. Coupon Crazy Chris is a website that will help you do exactly that.
4. Make sure to use your Register Reward before it expires. Mark the expiration date on a calendar that you will look at.
5. Don't spend your register rewards on useless things. If you have too many register rewards, you can "trick" Walgreens buy purchasing a gift card with those Register Rewards when you use them in combination with another product.

Espresso Royale - Coffee Extraordinaire With Specials

Buying coffee (especially the mixed coffee types) can be rather expensive. Well, Espresso Royale is trying to help you out this month. They have created an Autumn Favorites menu that let's you get half off a certain drink of the day. Enjoy and start your morning off right!

Since we're on the Topic of Qdoba

If you're looking for a cheap meal or on a cheap date, Qdoba (similar restaurants include Panara Bread and Noodles and Company) is a pretty good option. They're quick, they taste good and you don't have to pay a tip, which is awesome and saves you a few dollars. Like other places, Qdoba has a point card  and you get a free meal if you eat there often enough. So, enjoy the fast and relatively inexpensive goodness of Qdoba.

Crazy Qdoba Promotion

Qdoba, the fast food Mexican restaurant is doing a crazy promotion right now. Basically, click here, click the skip intro button on the bottom right, then click the print a coupon section that comes up on the next page. It takes about 30 seconds to do and at the end you get either a buy 1 get 1 free coupon or a 50 percent off your order coupon. Two great coupons for a great quick lunch or dinner. Plus, you can do it as many times as you want. So, what are you waiting for. Get clickin'.