Monthly Archive "January2009"
Retailers to give away $175 million in cosmetics
OMG! It’s raining free make up! From an AP story that ran in Business Week: Starting next week, several big retailers will giveaway $175 million worth of free high-end cosmetics including such brands as Estee Lauder and L’Oreal to consumers as part of a class-action settlement alleging that the stores planned to fix prices. [...]
Free Krispy Kreme doughnut on Inauguration Day
From a news release: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. is honoring American’s sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies — just another [...]
Free Suave
The last day is today! Please forgive the late posting. Click here for more info! Special thanks to blogger Product Junkie Diva for the tip!
Presidential Inauguration for cheap *UPDATE*
In less than a week, America will have a new president, Barack H. Obama. The historic occasion of the United States sending its first African American and First Lady Frugalista to the White House has many Americans traveling to Washington, D.C. for the ceremonies. Full disclosure, I attended college in Washington, D.C. I consider the [...]
Tips on how to manage your money in a marriage
Greetings! Today, we have a guest post from Kimberla Lawson Roby, author of The Best of Everything, a novel about a woman and her cash. I’m still holding it down for the single ladies, but if I were to get married, I would like to make sound financial decisions with my hubby. Romance with bad [...]
Free Suze Orman Book
Money guru Suze Orman has a new book download at Oprah.com. The book, 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe & Sound, is a timely blueprint for how to manage your finances this year. Orman can do no wrong in my book. The book is free, so yes, You CAN AFFORD IT!!! I love that [...]
Free Whopper, delete 10 friends from Facebook
Burger King advertising is at it again. If you delete 10 friends off your facebook account, you will get a free Whopper from Burger King! By deleting the friends off your facebook account, you are sacrificing the friendship for a free burger. HAHAHAHA!!! I know I have some party promoters who spam me WAY too [...]
Last day for discount on MAC Make Up
Get 25 percent off MAC make up if you order it online. You must order by midnight, eastern standard time, today. Use code MACFF9. Click here for more information.
Macy’s charges debit cards twice
This is a Frugalista public service announcement: On the Saturday before Christmas, Macy’s debited some cards twice on accident. From a Dallas Morning News article: Macy’s Inc. spokesman Ed Smith said a "very small number" of customers were affected, but he didn’t know exact figures. "Macy’s had a system issue on Saturday, Dec. 20, from [...]
Women pay for “closet consultants”
I’m a big fan of closet shopping, which is the art of digging deep into your wardrobe to find something to wear. Sometimes we say we have nothing to wear and there’s a perfectly fine dress hanging in the corner of the closet, looking for the chance to hit the daylight. This Wall Street Journal [...]
