Starting January 17 (for a week long) Staples will be offering 50% back on your purchase with Staples Rewards!

Items Include:

Paper Notebooks
Notepads
Envelopes
Pens, Pencils, Markers
Filing Supplies
Post Its
Mailing Supplies
Binders

Easy Saver Rebate Deals Include:

Staples 8.5 x 11 Photo Paper is $1.00 after easy saver rebate

Staples Copy Paper, 500 Sheets is $1.00 after easy saver rebate

Cardboard Storage

Thanks, Shannon.
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Wow. Looking back and looking forward produce two different stories, two different lives, two different chapters. I never would have imagined in December 2008 where I would be today. 1) I didn’t know I was pregnant 2) I didn’t really have a website started.

The Story of 2009

December 2008 – January 2009 – I was a stay at home mom of a six month old little girl and I started Frugal Coupon Living (at the time Frugal Coupon Mom) for friends and family. I had been telling people over and over deals I was finding and tired of repeating myself, I decided to place it all on a website my friend and family could utilize.

February 2009 – March 2009 – I truly had no idea what I was doing when it came to running a website. Again, this was just something people I knew could utilize so when word started spreading I wasn’t prepared. I then found myself in two media outlets that were not self sought (God was in control). When US News and World Report wrote an article, I thought I had my 5 minutes of fame. When Dr. Phil called, I thought my family secrets were out of the bag. Instead, they somehow had found my small little site and wanted me to help another family save money. We actually didn’t answer the first phone call because we thought it was a joke!

March 2009 – December 2009 – I welcomed an audience I could never have imagined. I have met new friends, heard so many different stories, and have been able to get to know so many different people – and still 99% of you are strangers – but still a part of me. It has been so exciting continuing the purpose of why I began this website – to help others save money. I am not one to keep secrets (unless it is a necessary situation.) When I know something that works, I like to share it with many. When I know about information/facts, I like to share. I think that is why I enjoy/enjoyed teaching so much. It is a passion of mine and I still get an opportunity to teach, just from home with a difference audience (set of students.)

September 2009 – We welcomed a daughter. A little girl that is such a wonderful addition to our family. Completely God ordained. Had I known how busy I would be in 2009, let’s just say planning (though not planned) for a child would not have been in the picture. God wanted this little girl in our family so bad that my “success” came after she was conceived.

2009 Finances – This year we cleaned up finances, put more in savings, paid off both of our cars, and started working on the dreaded student loans.

Financial goals for 2010

January 2010 – June 2010 Our goal for 2010 is to have our student loans completely paid off. In addition we are big fans of the Dave Ramsey method, so our goal for the first part of the year is to create a 6-month emergency fund.

July 2010 – December 2010 Begin a long term financial plan with the goal of eliminating every penny of debt we have remaining, our mortgage.  This will require an amazing amount of discipline and will take more than just 2010. This will probably be our financial goal for a number of years following.  With a few bumps in the road, eventually a new car when we expand our family even more, we will tackle this with every extra penny we have.

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Go HERE and get a FREE sample Slim Fast Peanut Butter Crunch Time Snack Bar.

These taste like Butterfingers – thanks for the reminder, Stacy!

Thanks, Cindy.

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Get $1 off College Inn 32 oz Broth

$1 printable coupon (IE)

$1 printable coupon (FF)

Thanks, Coupon Geek.

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Go Here to get a FREE Download of their Holiday Sampler Album (20 songs).

There are some really great songs!

More FREE holiday music Here.

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Up to 25% off with Promo Code: CYBERMONDAY Here

Holiday Décor Up To 50% off Here

Snowglobes Up To 40% off Here

or shop via Shop at Home Here (get 5% cash back plus $5 for your first purchase) or Ebates Here (get 10% cash back plus $5 or signing up.)

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This was in my inbox today. 

Get some cash back by mail on select KitchenAid appliances at Lowes.  More details Here.

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With pressure for the CCFC (Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood) over false claims that Baby Einstein promoted educational practices to children, it appears Baby Einstein is offering either a discount (on products), a trade, or a money-back guarantee on their DVDs purchased between June 5, 2004 and September 4, 2009.  There are a limit of 4 DVDs per house.

As stated on Baby Einstein’s site Here.

If you are not satisfied with the Baby Einstein DVD you purchased during the period mentioned above, for a limited time beginning on September 4, 2009 and ending on March 4, 2010, you may exchange it for one of the following:

• One (1) Baby Einstein Book of your choice
• One (1) Baby Einstein music CD of your choice

      – Or –

• One (1) coupon for 25% off the purchase of one Little Einsteins™ product. Redeemable with promotion code only at DisneyStore.com.

or you may return it, and we will refund the current retail value of the DVD ($15.99).

To request your DVD exchange or refund (limited to four (4) per household), you must follow the steps below for each DVD returned (note: you may return more than one DVD in the same mailing envelope, but you MUST include a completed mail-in certificate or completed 8½x11 sheet of paper for each DVD you are returning) :

       1. Package the DVD, in its original DVD case (if available), into a suitable mailing envelope or package.
       2. Include the completed (hand-printed) request form below or an 8½x11 sheet of paper with your signature, name, address, telephone number and email address.
       3. Indicate the DVD title you are returning and date of purchase.
       4. Check the appropriate box on the exchange/refund request form found below or write in on your sheet of paper your choice of :
              (a) An exchange for one (1) Baby Einstein Book OR one (1) Baby Einstein music CD. Please write in the product name or title in the appropriate space found on the refund request form below OR on your sheet of paper;
              (b) A coupon for 25% off one (1) Little Einsteins™ product purchased online at DisneyStore.com; or
              (c) A refund.
       5. Submissions must be postmarked by March 4, 2010.
       6. Mail to:

The Baby Einstein DVD Guarantee/Upgrade Offer
P.O. Box 3200
Neenah, WI 54957-3200

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