Life in the Fast Lane
I'm just a lady who's trying to have a good time...as cheaply as possible!
This week, Freebie Friday isn’t about getting free stuff in the mail; it’s about getting free stuff when you shop. Last night, we had a work function for my husband and we decided to go to Kmart afterwards. I love shopping at Kmart. They have a rewards program with Sears called Shop Your Way Rewards. You basically earn points for every purchase that you can cash in for free merchandise. The really nice thing about the program is that they send coupons out ALL THE TIME for more points or money off, etc. At one point they even had gas…
Read MoreThis week featured free magazines, a Free Vegetarian Starter kit (with recipes) from the Peta website, Free Snickers bars from a Facebook contest, a free Glade air freshener, a low carb diet starter kit, a ring that I won from a Twitter contest and a few coupons for Lemonheads that I won in a Twitter contest. Was your mailbox happy last week? Disclosure: I will only post things on Mailbox Monday that I received 100% free in my mailbox. They are from samples, giveaways, contests, websites, etc.
Read MoreYay! It’s Friday! Even as a stay at home mom, I always get excited about the weekend. I work part-time now and have most weekends off but even so, it’s nice to have a break and do something fun with the family. What are you looking forward to this weekend? This Freebie Friday, I am featuring my friend Kelsey’s blog, Chicnsavvy Reviews. She runs a fantastic website, complete with giveaways, recipes, samples, deals, etc. If you name it, she writes about it! She’s been featured in All You Magazine, which also happens to be my favorite one! I love her…
Read MoreThe kids and I have been pretty sick with some type of stomach thing lately. My husband has managed to thankfully dodge it. Needless to say, we have been washing our hands like crazy and disinfecting everything we come in contact with. To me, hand soap is a necessary expense but not always a cost-effective one. Years ago, I wrote about how you can make your own, using any bar soap. I love this recipe because it makes a ton of soap and it’s so cheap! This is a repost from my old blog but I thought it was a…
Read MoreIt’s a big one this week! I had to take three pictures! The first one was a fitness prize pack I won from BrooklynFitChick! It’s awesome and I was so happy to win it. It included 2 totebags, a headband, shoelaces, assorted granola, and cookies! She hosts great, healthy fun giveaways so go check her out! The next one is the J’Adore Vox Box from Influenster. I am going to review all the products in later posts. Then I got free magazines from free subscriptions. I won the makeup from another Influenster vox box and I won the candy bars…
Read MoreHolidays can be fatal to your budget…but only if you let them. As you know, I am a self-proclaimed cheapskate. Not a day goes by that I don’t try to think of new, creative ways that my family can use to save money and/or get something for free. Some of my ideas are unorthodox but they work for us. Certain holidays are not celebrated in my family, at least not on the specified day or in the traditional sense. Valentines Day is one of those holidays. So, while everyone is trying to outdo one another with flowers and candy,…
Read MoreWant another way to get free stuff in the mail? One website and newsletter that I always use is FreeFlys! They have a daily e-newsletter that they send and they update their website very frequently. Your best bet is to follow them on Facebook though. You might miss some of the offers if you only follow the newsletter. They update their Facebook as soon as they get an offer so get them on your newsfeed! They post all sorts of offers, such as samples, couponing, contests, and the like. You won’t be disappointed. I get a lot of my free…
Read MoreI know, I know. It’s not Friday. However, I wanted to share this site with you since I get a lot of freebies there. I was too busy living it up in New York City on Friday and didn’t have enough time to post! Enough bragging though, The site is called PinchMe! I think it’s fairly new but it’s wildy popular. They open with free samples on Tuesdays and they email you about it. Your best bet is to run like lightning to their site though because the samples run out EXTREMELY fast! They send them all in one box,…
Read MoreLast week was pretty awesome, as you can see! I won a coat for my son on twitter from @HallmarkBaby. I won an Annie’s Organic Pizza kit (pizza board, cutter, coupon & t-shirt) from Little Island Studios. I got a perfume sample from Elizabeth Arden. My US Weekly was a free subscription. I got the nail goodies from Kiss during a giveaway from Influenster. The serum I got from a giveaway on Physician’s Formula’s facebook page. I also received the free cookbook that I am featured in from Gooseberry Patch! What did you get in the mail last week?
Read MoreEach Monday, I post all the freebies that I got in the mail last week on my Instagram page. This week, I got a ton of free magazines, a coupon book, dishwasher detergent, scent booster, air freshener, hair oil and vitamins! What did you get in the mail last week? I wasn’t paid by any of these companies to post their products. I only post what I’ve gotten absolutely, 100% free from sample offers, contests, newsletters, etc.
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