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Free AmazonFresh Trial

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February 1, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

All you need to know about Amazon Fresh. AmazonFresh free trial and promo codes. Monthly memberships fees, what groceries you can purchase, how to cancel Amazon Fresh membership and more.

AmazonFresh & What You Need to Know

Are you anxious to get on the AmazonFresh bandwagon? Have you heard of it in passing and have no idea what it is? We have answers for both those eager to began and those left scratching their head.

If you could have groceries and other household essentials delivered to your house, would you do it? Why, yes! AmazonFresh gives you the chance to buy budget-friendly groceries online, schedule a delivery, and get it fast and fresh, straight to your door. Imagine the time this saves wondering the aisles of a grocery store with three kids asking for this and that. Imagine the money saved by frivolous items not entering your grocery cart, only buying the things you need!

Become a Prime Member

The first step to taking advantage of AmazonFresh is to become an Amazon Prime Member. If you’re not a member, you’ll need to become one to take advantage of Amazon Fresh. If you are not a Prime Member, when you sign up for an AmazonFresh Free Trial, you’ll also be signed up for a Prime Free Trial. So, you’ll essentially get to try the best of the best for free!

Grab a Free Trial of Amazon Prime. Students get a 6-Month Free Trial of Amazon Prime plus exclusive savings.

As a Amazon Prime Member, you can get 2-hour delivery with Amazon Fresh.

Winning. Tell me more…

Becoming an AmazonFresh Member

After you have done the free trial of AmazonFresh and you decide that this is something you want to do, you will be charged $14.99 a month. The Prime Membership will be $10.99 a month. You may think this seems like a lot, but for fresh food to be delivered to your front door, this is a small price to pay!

Note. There was a $299 Amazon Fresh Yearly membership that no longer exists. At $14.99 and monthly Fresh commitments, this is the better way to go.

AmazonFresh Promo Code

Currently there is an Amazon Fresh Promo Code! First-time customers for $10 off your first AmazonFresh order after spending $35 or more. Use coupon code GROCERY10 to get the deal! Note Amazon Coupon Codes and Discount Codes are subject to change.

AmazonFresh Delivery Areas

If you’re in a major Metro area in the USA, then AmazonFresh is coming for you. AmazonFresh is available in all major metro areas, so they might already be available in your area. You will just need to enter in your zip code when you sign up. You’ll want to check for availability in your area.

Perfect. What can I buy?

What Kinds of Food Can I Get with AmazonFresh?

You may be wondering what kind of food you can get with AmazonFresh. Well, you’re in luck because you can get a ton of different foods with this amazing delivery system from Amazon.

Meat and Seafood
Frozen items
Drinks
Snack foods
Dairy
Cheese
Eggs
Produce

Really you can get it all. Consider filling your entire grocery cart online. There should be little reason you would have to go in a physical grocery store.

How Can I Order Online?

You will want to start shopping with AmazonFresh, but how do you get started? You’ll want to head to AmazonFresh and sign up to start shopping.

Once you are signed up, you can start adding things to your cart. Want Organic foods? You can add those items to your cart? You can also order prepared foods, fresh vegetables, organic foods, and other foods from your local market.

Click on each product to add it to your cart. Each product will have a description right beside it, so you know what you’re ordering. Fill up your cart, check out, and in no time you have your delicious fresh groceries headed to your door.

Why Use AmazonFresh?

Amazon Fresh makes sense because you can get groceries and other fresh items delivered right to your front door. After a long day at work or wrestling with kids, you don’t always want to go to the store.

AmazonFresh has solved the problem that a lot of people have. How do you go to the store, while you have multiple kids and you’re tired? AmazonFresh is the answer.

Have you used AmazonFresh? What did you think about it? I’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions.

How to Cancel Amazon Fresh

It is incredibly easy to Cancel AmazonFresh Subscription. You can even cancel AmazonFresh free trial before you are charged with your first free.

How to Cancel Amazon Fresh Membership

To cancel Amazon Fresh, go to your account on Amazon.

Next, select “Manage Prime Membership.”

Select “Manage Fresh Add-on” under the Fresh section.

You can end a paid membership by selecting “End Membership” on the left side. If you ended up paying and haven’t used the AmazonFresh benefits, you are eligible for a full refund!

If you are in an AmazonFresh free trial, select “Do not continue.”

Easy. Peasy.

I hardly ever go to the grocery store and use Peapod to get our groceries from store to home. Take a look at Peapod Online Grocery Delivery. Pin to Pinterest.

You can also test a trial of Instacart where you can order groceries from many locations at once! Pin to Pinterest.

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How Does Instacart Work?

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February 1, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Frugal Living, Hacks, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Store Deals

What is Instacart? Instacart is service for online grocery delivery. How Does Instacart Work? Customers select groceries from various retailers, a personal shopper will do their shopping and deliver groceries, often on the same day, when they are finished. How many hours could you get back in the day/week/month not grocery shopping? Read these testimonies to see how this Mom Hack could benefit your home and bring time back to your family.

As many of you know, I no longer do my own grocery shopping. When we jumped from 3 to 5 kids (twins, wink), I had to GLADLY let some responsibilities go and grocery shopping was one of them. In fact, this lovely Saturday afternoon, I am perfecting this informative post and simultaneously doing my grocery shopping – all from the comfort of my couch while watching a move with my older girls.

Who is winning, I am winning. My family is winning too!

I use Peapod Online Grocery shopping to order my groceries, but a few of you asked for suggestions because you did not have Peapod. Hence, What is Instacart?

… and why I might leave Peapod after writing this post.

What is Instacart?

Many of you may have heard of Instacart, but do you truly know WHAT it is? Instacart is a service that offers to do the grocery shopping for you. This is great for busy moms who just don’t have time to grocery shop.. or for moms who are not interested in the grocery store crowd.

I want to walk you through HOW this works so that you too can take advantage of this great service if you so desire.

Get Instacart Products You Love

The best part of Instacart is that you get access to the products that you love. You don’t have to scrimp on items that you hate because Instacart allows you to choose products you want. Shop for 1,000s of name brand products in your favorite retail stores – Whole Foods, Costco, Kroger, Publix, Wegmans, Aldi and more. Shop multiple stores at once in one delivery (more on that later.)

Same Day Delivery

Perhaps the most genius part of Instacart is that your groceries get delivered right to your front door. As a bonus incentive, that you don’t see many places, get same-day delievery. You can have groceries at your door in a matter of hours.

Save Time and Money

You may be wondering WHY Instacart would be a company you’d trust to do your grocery shopping. Most people choose Instacart because they get to save time and they get to save money. As I mentioned above, I save time because I can grocery shop from my phone app or computer while sitting and watching a movie with my kids. I also spend less time in the store buying extra things that were not on my grocery list or weekly menu plan.

How Does Instacart Work?

Now that you know a little more about Instacart, you may be wondering how it would work if you were to use it. Perhaps this is the most amazing part of Instacart is that it’s so easy! Follow along as I teach you how Instacart Works.

The companies that Instacart works with include Kroger, Whole Foods, Aldi, Costco, and any companies that are local to you. There is a small fee associated when you use Instacart. When you first sign up with Instacart, it’s free for 14 days. So it gives you two weeks to test it out. For me, that is at least four grocery runs in a two week period. That gives me four opportunities to see if I like this grocery delivery service.

How Much Is Instacart Express?

There are different delivery fees associated when you order through Instacart. The fees are based on how soon you want your groceries and peak hours. These delivery fees range from $3.99 to $9.99. Think delivery feeds are dumb. We can erase them. Join the Instacart Express membership club, which can save you a lot of money in the long run and will give you free delivery on order over $35. Instacart Express is $99 per year or $9.99 monthly. If you divide $99.00 by $5.99 (per delivery), you will get your money’s worth in about 16 deliveries. For me, that is as little as 5 to 8 weeks.

Free Two Week Trial of Instacart Express

Benefits of Instacart Express

Free deliveries on any and all orders above $35 (typically $3.99 to $9.99 for non-Express)
No surge pricing – save even more during peak delivery hours
Reduced service fees (typically 5% for non-Express)
Shop from multiple stores and still get free delivery on the whole order

Consider it your Amazon Prime of grocery shopping.

Are Prices Marked Up?

Because this is a company and companies need to make money, it’s important to note that in some cases Instacart prices are marked up. You are not paying the exact price from the store, you are paying the price that Instacart offers. So if there is a sale that week, it might not be noted on the Instacart app. Instacart does, however, have their own Instacart coupons – so take a look at those closely and maybe meal plan around what you see is on sale.

There is an easy way to check price differences for yourself. Order on Instacart and see your bill, then the following week, shop with the same list in your grocery store. How did you find the prices compared? Decide if that difference is worth your time and energy. Did you find yourself buying more in the grocery store when you were physically in the store? These are all things to consider.

Convenience of Shopping

It’s easy to see that a lot of reasons people use Instacart. It’s very convenient! You may find that this is a very convenient way for you to shop and save time and money.

I found it best to quote a friend I interviewed for this post…

I used Peapod and loved it but one day my delivery window wasn’t available, so I switched to Instacart Express because of the quicker delivery window. I also like that I can order from multiple stores. I almost always order as much as I can from Aldi and the rest from Wegmans (usually for gluten-free and other items I can’t find at Aldi). Aldi saves me money and Wegmans provides the items I can’t get at one store. It is nice being able to shop at two stores and not get charged extra! In 60 order, I have saved 99 hours at the grocery store. That is 99 hours I get back with my family or doing personal things.

How long would it take you to shop at two grocery stores? How many hours can you get back NOT going to a grocery store or two? What would you do with that returned time?

Her testimony of shopping two stores at one time almost has me canceling my Peapod membership!

Friendly Instacart Shoppers

Another reason people use Instacart is that the shoppers are friendly. Someone else is going to the store and shopping for your groceries. They are driving them to your home and dropping the groceries off. If you want to make income for grocery shopping for someone else, you can also sign up for Instacart Shoppers too and earn money while shopping for someone else.

Download the Instacart App

This grocery delivery store isn’t just in big cities though, it’s also in some small towns across the USA. You can easily download the Instacart app and grocery shop right from your phone, just enter your zip code. If you’re into saving time and money, then downloading the app is a smart move! You can grocery shop when you have downtime. It’s pretty awesome!

Get Started with Instacart Today!

Instacart Contact

If you have issues with the Instacart app, deliveries, orders or want to get the Instacart Express best price, use the Instacart Contact.

You can visit https://www.instacart.com/help to report a problem or get the Instacart email. You can also call…

Instacart Customer Service Phone Number 1-888-246-7822

I hope this helps you understand Instacart and how it can benefit you and your life. You may find that Instacart is truly the best thing that’s ever happened to you. Let me know if what you like about this grocery delivery service and if it benefits you. I love hearing from your own personal experiences!

I hardly ever go to the grocery store and use Peapod to get our groceries from store to home. Take a look at Peapod Online Grocery Delivery. Pin to Pinterest.

Learn more about or try out an Amazon Fresh Trial. Pin to Pinterest.

Random Acts of Kindness Day

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January 31, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17th. Whether celebrating in February, on your birthday or year-round, we have creative Random Acts of Kindness Ideas for kids and adults plus free printables to spread joy and offer compliments.

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Have you heard of RAK? RAK is an acronym for Random Acts of Kindness, and this acronym has it’s own day – Random Acts of Kindness Day!

When is Random Acts of Kindness Day?

Did you even know this existed? Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17th. Though a newer holiday, this global holiday is growing in popularity.

Celebrated on February 17th, National Random Acts of Kindness Day has grown in popularity each year. It is celebrated by individuals, groups and organizations, nationwide, to encourage acts of kindness. It is a favorite day to many, as people everywhere are enjoying doing these acts of kindness.

Random Acts of Kindness Day Hashtags

In to social media, follow or use some of these RAK hashtags to get in on the trend!

#RAKday #FuellingKindness #BeKind #Kindness #MakeKindnessTheNorm

Follow our Random Acts of Kindness Ideas you can use for birthdays, on February 17th, or 365 days a year!

Birthday Random Acts of Kindness

Hear me out. Random acts of kindness can go beyond February 17th. Pay it forward and try RAK year-round like on your birthday. We shared in our Family Birthday Celebrations ways for kids to spread kindness on a day that is all about them.

Have you heard of 40 Random Acts of Kindness for 40 or 20 Random Acts of Kindness Before 20? Whatever the birthday, spread the same RAK as the year of your age. What an incredible tradition to start with the kids!

Birthday Random Acts of Kindness Ideas

When starting with kids, they don’t have to be challenge. These Kids Random Acts of Kindness ideas start small and can grow with age. They can do it on their birthday, on a RAK holiday, or year around.

Give a hug
Give a compliment
Write a grandparent a letter in the mail
Make cookies for a neighbor
Pick up trash that isn’t yours
Leave tennis balls at the dog park
Leave chalk and bubbles at the park
Introduce yourself to someone new
Bring toys to the homeless shelter
Visits the Dollar Store and leave dollars around!

The last idea is our favorite, and because it’s our favorite, we added a free Random Acts of Kindness Printable for the Kids (and adults too!) Leave dollars with note at the Dollar Tree or in the dollar section of Target (etc.)

We, of course, have Random Acts of Kindness Ideas for Adults too!

Pay for the drive through order behind you
Bring a co-worker an extra cup coffee
Give your seat to someone
Gas up your spouses car
Prepare a meal for an elderly friend or neighbor
Send your mom flowers
Leave a larger than normal tip
Feed someone’s parking meter
Donate money anonymously
Pass out kindness cards with free compliments.

Of course we love the last RAK idea. We have a Free Kindness Cards Printable. Print as many times as you want but pass out these six compliment printables. Free Compliments include

You are kind
You are worth it
You are enough just the way you are
You matter
You are braver than you think
You are loved.

Random Acts of Kindness Printables

As our own Random Acts of Kindness for you, we have two free Random Acts of Kindness printables. This is a great way we can all pay it forward and spread the love in February or year around.

Download Your Free Random Acts of Kindness Printables

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I am happy to share printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

You can also follow the directions below.

Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
Sign in or create a Staples account.
Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
Scroll down to Self-Service printing.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
In the left column, choose add file(s).
Select upload files (to upload a file from your computer).
Add more files or select the blue upload button.
Select done.
Give your job a name in the top left column.
Choose color or B&W.
Make sure your project is single sided. (You can choose double sided if you need.)
Choose the correct orientation of your project – landscape or portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×11 67 lb card/coverstock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel. It makes the paper very durable and sturdy.)
Save your product to Staples or select add to cart on the bottom right.
Proceed to checkout.

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Random Acts of Kindness printables – show us where you payed it forward and showed some love! Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Also take a look at our Family Birthday Celebrations. Pin to Pinterest.

FREE Kindle Books 1/31 – Read on Any Tablet, PC, Kindle and More

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January 31, 2020 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Free, Kindle, Online Shopping

Below is a list of some of the best FREE and Cheap e-Books you can download on your e-reading device today! Don’t have a Kindle? That’s OK! You can read Kindle books on computers and most smartphones and tablets – iPhones, iPads, Android Devices and more!

FREE Kindle Books 1/31

Books That Are Not Free but Trending on Amazon

Amazon has a selection of Kindle Readers and Fire Tablets where prices start at $49.99. As always, amazon prices and freebies are schedule to change.

Remember you get FREE Shipping on Amazon when you spend $25 or FREE shipping with Amazon Prime.

Grab a Trial of Amazon Prime!

As a reminder, Amazon prices can change at any time. This price was current at publishing time. Be sure to confirm the price before purchasing to ensure this deal has not changed or expired.

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Smart Home Products on Sale

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January 31, 2020 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

If you’ve been looking for smart light switches, security cameras and more for your house but haven’t wanted to pay full price, you’re going to want to check out this sale at Amazon. Today only, 1/31, you can get Smart Home Products on Sale!

You can control these products with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple HomeKit, which makes life a lot easier.

I’ve been wanting to switch out our light switches for smart switches, so I’m excited to see this Wemo Wi-Fi Light Switch 3-Way 2-Pack Bundle on sale.

This Kasa Spot Indoor Camera Smart Wifi Security Camera has night vision up to 20 feet, motion detection and 2-way audio so you’ll always know what’s going on when you’re away. You’ll get 3 security cameras in this pack.

If you’re looking for an outdoor security camera, these Swann Spotlight Outdoor Home Security Cameras are what you’ll want. These are weatherproof, and have color night vision, heat & motion sensor lights, spotlights, 2-way talk and a siren.

Remember you get FREE Shipping on Amazon when you spend $25 or FREE shipping with Prime.

Grab a FREE Trial of Amazon Prime!

Amazon prices can change at any time, so grab these deals while you can.

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We’re All Hearts for Valentine’s Day, Part 2

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February 3, 2020 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Fashion, Online Shopping

We can’t get enough of anything and everything hearts when it comes to Valentine’s Day. Yesterday, we shared what some fabulous heart items you won’t want to miss. We have another list of them for you today!

I love the heart elbow patches on this Women’s Heart Elbow Patch Sweater. It looks super cozy, and the elbow patches are such a fun touch.

How gorgeous are these T Tahari Essentials Heart Charm Drop Earrings?? They’re perfect for your Valentine’s dates. And, you can wear them with anything from dressy to casual.

Enjoy coffee, tea or whatever your favorite drink is in this Demdaco Warm Heart Mug. I love how simple it is as well as the warm heart message. It will warm your heart when you use it!

If you love aviator sunglasses, you’ll love these Dollger Heart Sunglasses. I love the color gradiant on the lenses. I would totally wear these year-round, and I am definitely going to snag myself a pair!

Make some fun cookies for Valentine’s Day with this Heart Cookie Cutter. You could use this to make biscuits, too! My girls love to bake, so this is something we’re going to do together. It makes for great bonding time!

Who loves slouchy sweaters? This is one of my favorite styles, and I just love this Simply Heart Women’s Slouchy 3/4 Sleeves Raglan Sweatshirt. This would look super cute with skinny jeans or jeggings.

Remember you get FREE Shipping on Amazon when you spend $25 or FREE shipping with Prime.

Grab a FREE Trial of Amazon Prime!

Amazon prices can change at any time, so grab these deals while you can.

Wish List | Sunglasses Holder

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February 1, 2020 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Amazon, Fashion, Frugal Fashion, Online Shopping

Are the number of sunglasses you own adding up? I find I have “frugal” pairs lying around. In order to keep them from getting scratched, grab this frugal-friendly, designer-inspired 4 Slots Foldable Checkered Sunglasses Travel Organizer Case. It can store 4 pairs of sunglasses and glasses in one convenient and unique design case whether at home or while traveling. The brown luxury checkered pattern is suitable for men and women, and perfect for gift giving.

Remember you get FREE Shipping on Amazon when you spend $25 or FREE shipping with Prime.

Grab a FREE Trial of Amazon Prime!

As a reminder, Amazon prices can change at any time. This price was current at publishing time. Be sure to confirm the price before purchasing to ensure this deal has not changed.

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I Heart You! Red Satin Headband

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January 31, 2020 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Fashion, Frugal Fashion, Online Shopping

The easiest way to up your hair game? This pretty Satin Bow Knot Headband! Offering a contemporary twist or a classic silhouette, this headband instantly elevates a daytime ‘do with a pop of personality. Save 25% off the regular $29.50 price with the code SHOPNOW at checkout!