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Last year at this time I made a plan. Not to go into debt for  Christmas. I love how much more relaxed and stress free our holiday was because we weren’t concerned about paying bills in January. Here’s how we did it.

Surveys
Opinion Outpost –  $100 in Amazon money. Click HERE to sign up.

Click & Earn
My Points – $80 in department store gift cards. Email us for an invite.
Swagbucks - $100 in Amazon money. Click HERE to Sign Up.

Home Parties
Premier Jewelry – $400 in free jewelry. If you live in Orlando, email Linda at lindagshipp@yahoo.com to set up your home party.

Credit Card Offers
Chase Disney Rewards – $300 in Disney money just for signing up!

iPhone Apps:
There are a bunch of FREE “Sign-In/Check-In” types of apps for the iphone, but here are two that Mark uses every single day, and he has earned GameStop gift cards, Amazon cash, and more.

Shopkick: Very simple to use, check in at a store, and scan the bar codes shown. Can use this app all day, and the points add up fast. Can “check-in” to a store without having to actually be inside the store. Click HERE to download Shopkick via the iTunes AppStore. When registering from your iPhone, please use promo code reddeer21. Entering the promo code will add 100 “kickbucks” to your account.

Free Stuff
I saved all the free candles, body wash, socks and such to use a filler in gift baskets.

Next year my goal is to do even better! How did you do this Christmas? Mark & I hope that you had as close to as possible debt free Christmas. Did you find any year long money saving methods that worked better for you than others? What were they so we can all learn from each other.

Clorox wipes are on sale for $2.00 at Publix.

Use  $2/2 from Yellow Advantage Buy(store coupon)

and $2/2 from All the Trimmings (manuf coupon)

Get 2 FREE (except for the tax,  darn it)

I know, some of you are asking, “Mark, seriously, Alaska?” My reply is that because this is one of the states that I have wanted to visit for such a long time, that maybe, just maybe, you my faithful readers would be interested in traveling there also. The form to fill out is one page, and pretty much basic mailing info. So click on either the banner above, or HERE, and sign up.

Kathy and I loaded up the kids this morning and after going to the Winter Garden Farmer’s Market for our weekly veggies. We then headed on over to the Lowe’s at the Winter Garden Village at Fowler’s Grove to pick up some supplies for our veggie garden.

We picked a great day to go to Lowe’s because it is annual test drive time again. Al you have to do is fill out a liability waiver, and show your Driver’s License and chose which vehicle you want to test drive. The kicker to the deal is this, A $15.00 LOWE’S GIFT CARD. Yes, I said that right, fill out a liability waiver, test drive a vehicle around the parking lot, and after that get your gift card. We did this last year and there was never a post test drive phone call. So no pressure. Since Kathy and I both did a test drive we got our pine bark mulch for FREE!

The test drives last until 4pm today, and then until 6PM on Sunday, October 31st. We will be buying top soil with the cards tomorrow. Limit one card per person per day.

Have fun taking your test day.

Yes, you read the headline right. Head on over to Target.com’s Sample Spot and answer three questions. Plus, you will need to hand over your shipping info, and in 4-6 weeks or so you be the proud owner of a sample of the new Wisk with Stain Spectrum Technology.

Just wondering how many people will be saying “Say Hello to my little friend” as they pour their sample over some stained laundry.

I have no idea how large the sample is.

Not only is the Emergen-c website a fun place to visit, there s a ton of useful info there. BTW, they have a form to fill out for a free sample. When I know that I am not getting my daily quota of vitamin C, usually because I did not have an orange or some other fresh fruit, I tear open a packet and stir it into a glass of water.

No, I am NOT being compensated for this on the spot review.

Go HERE to find out why I like this stuff so much, though I do prefer to get my vitamin C from a tree.

Go HERE to get a FREE sample of
Breathe Right Strips. Does not say
how many strips you get, but this
offer is from Breathe Right.

Because this offer being listed on
allyou.com today (10/16),
the breatheright.com site is VERY
slow right now.

Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day (MSBD), which means better odds of winning BIG Swag Bucks denominations – up to 10,000 in one search! It’s completely Free and Swag bucks can be traded in for rewards such as gift cards, electronics, apparel, household goods and much more!

For those that have no idea what swagbucks is, it is a search engine that pays you to use it. No, NOT EVERYTIME you search, but you will be surprised how often you will gain “SwagBucks” just for typing a few characters into their search bar.

Here is the painless method to join (and find out more prior to signing up):
1. Go here and register.

Both Kathy and I have enjoyed searching via SwagBucks, and like telling people about the company.

If you are new to couponing, you really want to subscribe to all you magazine. If you have never seen all you magazine (exclusively at WalMart stores or various sites online), it is packed with money saving coupons and is one that I read every month as soon as it arrives in our mailbox. Kathy and I regularly find coupon match-ups weekly using this magazine.

As Billy Mays used to state, “But Wait, There’s More…” in this case I want to tell you about allyou.com and their DAILY FREE SAMPLE page (the link goes to the FREE SAMPLE for October 15, 2010, and as of right now (8AM EDT) has not been unveiled.

Here is the awesome part about the giveaways. All you usually need to enter is your first initial, last name, email address, SOMETIMES your birth date month/year, and the address that you want the samples mailed to. Most of the items are health and beauty, but once in a while they do toss in household items. The other really cool thing, and what just cost me over an hour of my life because it has been a few weeks since I visited the site, is that you can go back a few months and still request the samples (if they are still available). So go sign up for some NAME BRAND FREE stuff from allyou.com

Here is a list of the coupons that appeared in the October 2010 issue of all you magazine.
If you would like to subscribe to this magazine (12 issues/$19.95),
please click HERE or the cover image above.

Here are the coupons, all of which are manufacturer:
Buy 1 NYC New York Color Eye or Minute Nail Polish product Get ANY NYC product of Equal or Lesser Value FREE, exp 10/31/10

B1G1 SoyJoy Bars, exp 12/31/10

50¢/1 Gerber DHA & Probiotic Cereal, 8oz, exp 10/31/10
50¢/1 Sister Schubert’s product, exp 12/24/10
50¢/1 YoCrunch Fruit Parfait, exp 1/16/11
50¢/1 New York Frozen product, exp 12/24/10

50¢/2 Wonka Sluggles Gummies, 6.5oz, exp 12/31/10

75¢/1 Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste, exp 11/30/10
75¢/1 Halls Refresh Bag or 3-Stick Pack, exp 12/31/10
75¢/1 SuperPretzel product, exp 12/31/10
75¢/1 Marzetti Caramel Dip, 12oz+, exp 11/30/10
75¢/1 Viva Towels Big Roll, 2pk+, exp 12/4/10
75¢/1 Colgate Max White or Max Fresh Toothpaste, exp 11/30/10

$1.00/1 Healthy Choice Steaming Entrée, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/1 Body Fortress product, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Pure Protein Jillian Michaels Whey Protein, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Pure Protein product, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Met-Rx product, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Wilkinson Sword Tech 3 or Oasis Triple Blade Razor, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean Dog Biscuits, exp 3/31/11
$1.00/1 Dole Real Fruit Bites, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/1 Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator, exp 1/30/11
$1.00/1 Nivea Lip Care product, exp 11/30/10
$1.00/1 V8 Soup, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/1 Marie Callender’s Fresh Flavor Steamers, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/1 Osteo Bi-Flex Liquid Joint Action, exp 11/5/10
$1.00/1 Disney or Marvel MultiVitamins, exp 11/5/10
$1.00/1 Colgate Wisp, 4 ct.+, exp 11/30/10
$1.00/1 El Monterey Mexican Snacks (taquitos, tamales, mini chimis, or quesadillas), exp 1/31/11
$1.00/1 Stouffer’s Farmer’s Harvest, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Stouffer’s Sautes For Two, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/1 Success Rice product, exp 12/22/10
$1.00/1 Fast Fixin’ product, 20oz+ or Fast Fixin’ On The Go, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/1 Barber Foods product, exp 11/4/10
$1.00/1 Endust product, exp 12/21/10
$1.00/1 Trend Liquid Laundry Detergent, 100oz+, exp 11/21/10
$1.00/1 People Magazine, exp 11-19-10
$1.00/1 Pedigree Dentastix Treats For Dogs, exp 11/21/10
$1.00/1 Pedigree Marrobone Treats For Dogs, exp 11/21/10
$1.00/1 Simple Green, 22oz+, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/1 Ozium Air Sanitizer, exp 11/30/10

$1.00/2 Kid Cuisine, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/2 Banquet Boneless Chicken, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/2 Marie Callender’s Large Pot Pies, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/2 Healthy Choice Café Steamers, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/2 Healthy Choice Complete Meals, exp 11/28/10
$1.00/2 Fuze, 18.5oz, exp 10/31/10
$1.00/2 Wet Ones Canisters, Singles, or Wipes, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/2 Reddi-Wip Cans, 6.5oz+, exp 12/5/10
$1.00/2 Edy’s Branded product, 48oz+, exp 12/31/10
$1.00/2 Swiss Miss Pudding, 4pk, exp 11/30/10

$1.25/1 Fast Classics Bag, exp 12/31/10

$2.00/1 Nivea Body Wash or Shower Gel, exp 11/30/10
$2.00/1 göt2b Styling product, exp 11/30/10
$2.00/1 Nature Made Fish Oil, exp 11/22/10
$2.00/1 Ester-C Vitamin C, exp 11/5/10
$2.00/1 Pedigree Jumbone Treats For Dogs, exp 11/21/10

$3.00/1 Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara, exp 11/21/10
$3.00/1 Osteo Bi-Flex Caplets, Softgels or Powders, exp 11/5/10
$3.00/1 Flex-a-min Supplement, exp 11/5/10

$4.00 OFF Dr. Scholl’s For Her Fast Flats AND Insole, exp 12/31/10
$4.00/1 Zegerid OTC, 14ct+, exp 12/31/10

$5.00/1 Gerber Good Start Formula, 24oz+, exp 10/31/10
$5.00 Mail-In Rebate on a Libman Freedom Spray Mop

There you have it, all the coupons from the October All You magazine. Remember, you can have this magazine mailed to your home. Click HERE for more information.

Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day (MSBD), which means better odds of winning BIG Swag Bucks denominations – up to 10,000 in one search! It’s completely Free and Swag bucks can be traded in for rewards such as gift cards, electronics, apparel, household goods and much more!

For those that have no idea what swagbucks is, it is a search engine that pays you to use it. No, NOT EVERYTIME you search, but you will be surprised how often you will gain “SwagBucks” just for typing a few characters into their search bar.

Here is the painless method to join (and find out more prior to signing up):
1. Go here and register.

Both Kathy and I have enjoyed searching via SwagBucks, and like telling people about the company.

This coupon has been reset, meaning you can print 2 more
of these coupons PER COMPUTER. Just wait for the first coupon
to start printing, then click on your browser’s back button.

Do you like Chili’s? If so, click HERE or the above image and
get a FREE Chili’s Appetizer When You Join their Email Club.

This is a VERY LIMITED TIME promotion, so please join
as soon as you possibly can.

Though we purchased the below on Tuesday, September 6, 2010, I am posting it again to get back in sync with the weekly grocery couponing posts. Tonight we ate dinner with family, and we are busy all day Saturday and Sunday so not sure when we will be able to shop this weekend.

Below is our reason why we love using coupon this week.
Please share your successes.

Publix: Total Spent $23.56, Saved $64.95, 74% Savings

Here are the coupons we used:
1 – $5.00/$50.00 Albertsons Coupon from 9/1 Orlando Sentinel
3 – Coupons for FREE Publix Water (.5Ltr/6pk)
2 – $5.00/5 Kraft Cheese/Dairy Coupons from PRINT
1 – $1.50 Newman’s Old Coupons from PRINT
2 – 50¢ French’s Mustard from PRINT
1 – $1.00/2 Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix or Syrup from RP 5/2
1 – $1.99 Hellmann’s Mayo Coupon from Albertsons Insert
2 – 50¢ Hellmann’s Mayo Coupons from PRINT (Target)
2 – 75¢ Hellmann’s Mayo Coupons from PRINT
1 – 99¢ Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce Coupon from Albertsons Insert
1 – $1.00 Bull’s Eye Coupon from PRINT
2 – 50¢/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snack Coupons from PRINT
2 – 50¢ Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers Coupons from PRINT
1 – 55¢/2 Mueller’s Pasta Coupons from Plan on Pasta Booklet

Please share how your shopping trip went this week.
Even if you are just starting out, that is OK,
we and your fellow readers are here to help.

If you have never filled out a Mister Linky before, simply state how much you SAVED this week (We use “FrugalFloridian SAVED __%” for the name, and then if you have a blog, feel feel to post a link DIRECTLY to your blog’s post for this week’s savings.

Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day (MSBD), which means better odds of winning BIG Swag Bucks denominations – up to 10,000 in one search! It’s completely Free and Swag bucks can be traded in for rewards such as gift cards, electronics, apparel, household goods and much more!

For those that have no idea what swagbucks is, it is a search engine that pays you to use it. No, NOT EVERYTIME you search, but you will be surprised how often you will gain “SwagBucks” just for typing a few characters into their search bar.

Here is the painless method to join (and find out more prior to signing up):
1. Go here and register.

Both Kathy and I have enjoyed searching via SwagBucks, and like telling people about the company.

Orlando: $99 for Six Laser Hair-Removal Treatments at Changes Medical & Wellness Spa (Up to $900 Value)

Tampa (New Port Richey): $75 for 20 Units of Botox or Dysport or Three Microdermabrasion Treatments at Artistic Liposculpting Center (Up to $255 Value)

Miami: $40 Mani-Pedi with Eyebrow Shaping or $49 for 50-Minute Massage at Brownes & Co.

Jacksonville: $20 for $40 Worth of Seafood and Drinks at Christopher Seafood

Fort Lauderdale: Luxury Spa Services at Diamanté Day Spa & Salon. Choose One of Four Options.

Even if you don’t live in these areas, you can still purchase them and send them as gifts to people that can take advantage of them. Just make sure that they use the Groupon before the expiration date (usually 6 months from the date that it was purchased).

Orlando: $10 for $20 Worth of American Casual Fare at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s. Choose from Four Locations (Orlando, St. Cloud, Apopka, or Winter Garden).

Tampa: $35 Wine Tasting and One Bottle of Wine from StoneChef Caterers

Miami: Tickets to a Florida Marlins Game. Three Dates Available.

Jacksonville: $25 for a Two-Month Membership at Curves ($199 Value))

Fort Lauderdale: $15 for a Four-Hour “Reef Drift Fishing” Trip with Fishing Headquarters ($30 Value)

Even if you don’t live in these areas, you can still purchase them and send them as gifts to people that can take advantage of them. Just make sure that they use the Groupon before the expiration date (usually 6 months from the date that it was purchased).