gifts

Frugal Living Book Giveaway

July 9, 2009

Andy at Tight Fisted Miser is hosting a book giveaway that ought to be a good read for anyone who enjoys my blog.  It’s called 10,001 Ways To Live Large On A Small Budget, and was compiled by the editors of Wisebread.   All you have to do if you want to enter to win a [...]

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An Easy Frugal Gift Idea

May 25, 2009

My in-laws are visiting us this week, which is nice – we hadn’t seen them since October.  My mother in law’s birthday was last week, and I decided to make her a gift.  Her grandkids are a huge part of her life, and I’m a pretty good scrapbooker, so I thought I’d incorporate those two [...]

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Turbo Tax Winners!

April 6, 2009

Congratulations to Alicia and Adrienne, the winners of my Turbo Tax giveaway!  Hopefully this will make filing your taxes a little less painful, ladies

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Winner Of The Beau Coup Gift Card Give Away!

April 3, 2009

Manda is the winner of the $25 Beau Coup gift card give away.  Congrats Manda!  I’ll be drawing a winner for the Turbo Tax prize tomorrow, so if you haven’t filed your taxes yet, get yourself entered.  So far there are only a few entries, and there are two prizes, so the odds of winner [...]

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Turbo Tax Give Away!

March 31, 2009

For all you readers who haven’t filed your taxes yet, I have another give away.  Yes, I’m just full of good stuff this week.  Turbo Tax is giving two of my readers web cards with a prepaid access code (includes one free federal + state preparation + efiles) for Turbo Tax Deluxe Online (approximately $65 [...]

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Beau Coup Gift Card Give Away

March 29, 2009

Time for some more fun – another gift card give away!  Beau Coup has offered to give a $25 gift card to one of my readers.  They sell all kinds of party favors, wedding stuff, bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts, invitations… if you’re planning a party, you can probably find something you could use on their [...]

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Giftcard Winner And Wall Texture Details

March 9, 2009

I got a comment from a reader yesterday that reminded me that I had never announced the winner of the $25 Mandee gift card giveaway.  My husband drew a number last Wednesday, and the winner was Donna S.  I notified Donna and the rep at Mandee who sent out the gift card, but I forgot [...]

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$25 Mandee Gift Card Give Away!

February 25, 2009

Ok, time for a little fun.  Mandee, a trendy clothing store, is offering a 20% discount: And for even more fun, they’ve agreed to send a $25 gift card to a Frugal Babe reader.  Want to win?  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  The contest ends at midnight on [...]

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Homemade Christmas Ornaments

December 9, 2008

Last night I made Christmas ornaments for our five nieces and one for a family friend.  I think this is the seventh year that I’ve made ornaments for our nieces, and it’s a tradition that I really enjoy.  This year I used fabric that I bought in Africa ten years ago when I was a [...]

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Discount At Macy’s

December 7, 2008

For those of you who are knee deep in Christmas shopping, this is your lucky day – Macy’s is offering my readers their Friends and Family discount, which amounts to 20% off most merchandise, from December 10th to December 15th.  Here’s the coupon you can use to get your discount: Happy Shopping!

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