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For 4 days only this month, starting June 1- June 4th, you’ll be able to enter to win 1 of 4 Free Products a day at Allure!

What can you win? Here are the products available:

• Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition 3-Minute Undo Dryness Reversal Treatment
• Good Skin Labs Tri-Aktiline Total Face Moisturizer
• N.Y.C. New York Color Mosaic Bronzing Powder
• Lippmann Collection 10th Anniversary Set

The first 500 entries per day will win a Free product with entries starting at 12 noon EST each day.

Tip: To get alert reminders on your cell 30 minutes before each giveaway, text “FREESTUFF” to ALLURE (255873) !

 (Thanks,Free Sample Freak!)

Click HERE to sign-up for a Home Simple Coupon Booklet with $30 in coupon savings for FREE.

Psst—-There’s a coupon for a FREE Cascade Rinse Agent in it!!

(Thanks,Coupon Geek!!)

This Saturday May 30th, head over to Old Navy to stock up on some Old Navy Adult Graphic T Shirts as these will be only $3 (limit of 5  per customer)!

 Don’t forget, Old Navy is having their clearance sale going on right now till May 30th as well, so you’ll be able to really rack up!!

(Thanks, Lolly!!!)

Get a FREE Flat Tire Repair at Mr. Tire with this coupon. They will patch your tire and re-mount it for free. This is limited to one per person or customer.

Plus, use this coupon to get FREE Tire Rotation and Maintenance Inspection!

(Thanks, Free Sample Freak!)

Join My Exclusive Spa (for free) and get 300 points just for joining.

You’ll then be able to redeem those points on the bottom of the page by checking the box next to the samples you’d like .

Then click the link under ‘Become a member and SAVE!!!’ near the top of the page. NOTE: You will receive a confirmation message via email.

Bring in a can of your old shaving cream (4oz or more) to a Kiehl’s store, you can trade it for a 5oz Kiehl’s shaving cream!

You can choose between 3 different options – Kiehl’s White Eagle, Blue Eagle or Green Eagle (a $15.50 value).

This offer is valid for 10 days only – Friday May 29 – June 7, 2009!

Here’s a great contest for you to enter!!! If you love Mandee’s and fashion at affordable prices, you’ll definately want to enter to be the next Mandee Style Star!!!

Aspiring fashionistas will be invited to create their own unique look- using all Mandee clothing.

The winning stylist will win a $250 gift certificate to complete their look at Mandee! The winner will also be invited to the exclusive Mandee photo shoot taking place in June.

To enter, please visit Mandee.com!

Burt’s Bees is celebrating 25 Years for The Greater Good and they are giving away 25,000 Beeswax Lip Balms in 25 days! That’s 1,000 coupons per day for 25 days good for 1 free Beeswax Lip Balm (tube or tin), Honey Lip Balm or Replenishing Pomegranate Lip Balm.

Stop by www.burtsbees.com/burtday daily until you can claim one of those 25,000 coupons for a free lip balm as your own.

Here is a fun activity that you and your little ones will enjoy! Making your own ice cream! Yum!!

 You’ll be surprised at the good, “clean” fun you’ll enjoy when you make ice cream. This recipe is enough for one person to make 1 dish! So grab the kids, a handful of baggies and get to shaking!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Zip-loc bags
1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
a hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well!

Directions:

Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible (too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking)

 Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized.

Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape and seal the bag.

Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and Shake, Shake, Shake! and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture.

Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.

Tips:

Freezer bags work best because they are thicker and less likely to develop small holes, allowing the bags to leak. You can get away with using regular Zip-loc bags for the smaller quart sizes, because you are double-bagging. Especially if you plan to do this indoors, I strongly recommend using gallon size freezer bags.

Enjoy!! And special thanks to Cara for this great idea, my son will absolutely LOVE this activity!!

Post borrowed from Trent @ The Simple Dollar!!

Like many families, the schedule of our family changes drastically during the summer. My wife goes on hiatus from her job for a few months, our children are constantly at home, and I strive to rearrange my own work so that I can spend more time with them. Plus, the weather is beautiful, encouraging us to be outside.

Most summers, we load our summer scheduled down with all kinds of different activities – camping trips, visits to state parks, community festivals, and lots of other things.

But how do you find all of these things. Here are ten resources we use for finding great free/cheap things to do during the summer.

Community Festivals
http://www.festivals.com/
Looking for city-wide festivals in your local community or in neighboring communities? Festivals.com is the best resource I’ve yet found for collecting listings of all of these festivals. While it doesn’t include everything, it does point out lots of interesting activities near your zip code all throughout the summer.

Music Festivals
http://www.festivalfinder.com/
Once you get beyond mega-festivals like Bonnaroo, there are a lot of music festivals all across the country, and many are surprisingly inexpensive (sometimes free). Such festivals are a great way to hear lots of interesting music and meet people who have similar interests.

National Parks
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/
A national parks pass can be one of the best frugal investments around. National parks are wonderful places to explore, camp, hike, and enjoy. The stunning beauty and majesty of nature found within many of the parks is well worth visiting.

State Parks
http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
If you want a even less expensive and more local alternative to national parks, try finding a great state park near your area. State parks offer very inexpensive camping options and plenty of interesting area to explore and enjoy.

Libraries
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/librarysearch/
Many libraries offer great summer programs of all kinds: reading groups, reading programs for kids, free film nights, and so on. Summertime is a great time to get in touch with the many interesting and free programs available right in your own town at the library.

Community Calendars
http://www.google.com/search?q=community+calendar
Just add your city and state to the above Google query to find the community calendar for your own town. Community calendars are loaded with interesting and enjoyable free events, from community dinners to farmer’s markets in your local area. It’s also worth searching for the community calendars of cities and towns adjacent to where you life.

Craft Fairs
http://www.craftsfaironline.com/region.html
If you enjoy crafting, craft fairs can be incredibly fun ways to spend a day or two. Most craft fairs are free to enter and often provide a way to sell or trade your craft products, as well as pick up interesting and useful supplies and also learn new techniques.

Natural Collections
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/06/25/starting-a-natural-collection/
Summertime is the perfect time to start a natural collection of your own. It gives you a great reason to start exploring the outdoors anywhere and everywhere, doesn’t cost a thing, and can provide the foundation of a lifelong passion. Start a notebook tracking the birds you find. Collect leaves or interesting rocks. Just explore the natural beauty around you.

Minor League Baseball
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com
Most communities of any size have a minor league baseball team in the area – or has one at least somewhere nearby. Minor league baseball games are pure fun – much more frugal and much more laid back than major league games, often with wacky entertainment to boot. Minor league versions of any other sport are similar in their frugal fun, particularly minor league hockey, though it is rarely played in the summer.

Volunteering
http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Want a great free activity that you can spend lots of hours on, enjoy the outdoors, and feel good about yourself afterward? Few things can beat volunteering, and you can usually get the whole family involved.

Summer is almost here and with the kids home all day this is the perfect time for a picnic. Pack up some food, cool drinks and a blanket and head for the park, playground or even just the backyard. You can even entertain your little ones with a picnic on the kitchen or living room floor on a rainy day.

Of course you could just fix some PB&J sandwiches, pack a couple of juice boxes and call it a picnic, but there are so many other fun and delicious things you could prepare. Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

A New Twist for PB&J
Pack a few rice cakes, a small jar of peanut butter, some raisins and other dried fruit as well as some apples. When it’s time to eat, spread peanut butter on the rice cake and let your child decorate it with the dried and fresh fruit. Raisins become eyes, a slice of apple the mouth and a berry makes a great nose.

Crackers and Cheese
Buy some hard cheese, such as cheddar, slice it (or buy it pre-sliced from the deli), and cut shapes out with small cookie cutters. You can also use cookie cutters on thicker slices of ham, salami or bologna. Serve with an assortment of crackers, and fresh fruit, such as grapes or berries.

Deli Style Sandwiches
Get some sub rolls, a little mayo and mustard (the small packs you get at fast food places work great for a picnic), and a variety of deli style sandwich meat and cheeses. Top it all off with a few leaves of lettuce that you washed at home and brought in a plastic baggie. Let each family member create their own sub with their favorite meats and cheeses. A bag of chips completes the meal.

“Fried Chicken Strips” With Veggies n’ Dip
Use some crushed cornflakes to bread chicken breast strips and bake them in the oven until done. You can do this the night before the picnic and refrigerate the chicken strips – they are delicious cold. Cut up some veggies like peppers, celery, cucumber, broccoli and cauliflower and add some baby carrots. Bring a little ranch dressing to use as a dip and your picnic is complete.

Desserts
Fresh fruit of course always makes for a great portable dessert on a picnic. Some homemade or store-bought cookies are another great option. Bake a batch of brownies, cut them and bag them after they have cooled completely for a chocolaty treat.

Grab a cooler, fix some sandwiches and head out to the park, playground or even the backyard for a picnic. Don’t forget lots of water on warm days! 

Want more family friendly recipes and crafts ideas?  Visit dinewithoutwhine for a sample weekly menu plan your entire family will love and www.kinderinfo.com for tons of craft and activity ideas that are sure to keep your little ones entertained!

What other ideas do you have for family picnics that are quick and easy?

Thanks to Frugal Coupon Living for this deal!!

Tomorrow only, 5/23, you’ll be able to pick up a dozen donuts for only $.99 at Krispy Kreme!! Krispy Kreme will be celebrating National Penny Day by offering 12 original glazed doughnuts for just $.99. Limit 1 per customer!!

 Ooh how I wish they didn’t close ours down:(

Be sure to call ahead to see if your store is participating!!!

If you hurry, you can still get a $10/$50 coupon at Old Navy.com!!

To score one (I just did) go to OldNavy.com, click on the mannequin that doesn’t have a head. Then put your mouse on head and move to top of body to place head back on and voila! You’ll get a coupon!

There are only a few coupons left, better hurry!!!!

Here are some great Freebies for Memorial Day compiled by Brandi at Free Sample Freak!! To see the entire list of freebies, check out her post here!!

Get into over 40 Museums Nationwide for Free from Memorial Day thru Labor Day!

Send FREE Printable Memorial Day greeting cards to those in the military and those who have lost loved ones, especially in war.

Free Memorial Day Cards from Hallmark, American Greetings, and more!

Free Printable Memorial Day Coloring Pages for kids.

Here are the best deals at Walgreen’s for the week of 5/24-5/30. If you see anything I may have missed, please add it to the comments!

Register Reward Deals:

Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush/ Floss $2/$5, Get $3 RR wyb 2
Use $1/1 MQ  (4/26 RP)
= FREE 

With all of the great Free and Inexpensive Events coming, I thought I’d put a post together highlighting them so no one misses out this weekend!! Just print this list and post on your refrigerator!!

Ikea: Stop by Ikea this Memorial Weekend (5/23-5/25) for a Free Seize the Day Small Breakfast & Coffee! 

Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic: Be sure to register online for this Saturday’s (5/23)  Free Activity for the Kids! This weekend’s project is a Ready To Go Kit!

Free Blue Bunny Ice Cream Mail In Rebate: Don’t forget to purchase any Blue Bunny Aspen or Sedona Frozen Yogury Granola novelty over Memorial day Weekend (5/23-5/25) and complete this form to get your money back which means Free Ice Cream for your Memorial Day Picnic:)

Old Country Buffet: Kids get in Free on Memorial day when you sign up for their Free e-club here! You should recieve an email to print!

Baskin Robbins- Get a soft serve Ice Cream for only $.88 now through May 25th!! Its an inexpensive treat for the kids this weekend!

 Any other activities I may have missed? Please list them in the comments field!

There will be  No Coupon Inserts Scheduled for this weekend (5/24) because of the Holiday Weekend!!

Try the Venus Embrace for a full 2 weeks and if you don’t love it after using it for 14 days, we will refund your purchase price up to $11.99 (MSRP) to you with this mail in rebate form.

This offer is limited to one refund per name, household or address and is available through December 31, 2009 (all request entries must be postmarked by January 14, 2010).

Get a FREE Frozen Mango or Pomegranate Lemonade from Corner Bakery Cafe when you print this coupon!

Coupon is valid for a FREE Frozen Mango or Pomegranate Lemonade from Corner Bakery Cafe Until 6/20/2009.

Find a location near you here.