Monthly Archive "September2009"
Free night of theater on Oct. 15
Shouts out to Katy Fierce at The Non-Consumer Advocate for the tip that more than 120 cities will offer free theater performances across the nation on Oct. 15. You can start ordering online tickets on Thursday. Free Night of Theater Ovation TV Spot from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo. What's your favorite play/ I love Rent. Like, [...]
Frugal investments
Ok, so the other day, I put on my favorite, red silk skirt. It's my tried-and-true show stopper. I've had it about four years. I just knew I'd get lots of compliments on it. As I sauntered on the streets on South Florida, I noticed something: THE HEM WAS GONE. Gah! The other day, I [...]
Free Chick-fil-A in South Florida
Hello! I got this tip from my good friend, Jasmine, at WFOR CBS-4. This freebie is only good for Broward and Miami-Dade counties, aka flip-flops-in-December peeps. Also, it's only good for FAMILIES, so bring the kiddies. Today is Family Day at Chick-fil-A and you can receive a free meal with the purchase of a meal.
New coupon website
Coupon Sherpa, which is an iPhone application to find deals is now its own website. The Coupon Sherpa site offers up shopping codes and coupons for online shopping. A sherpa is a member of a Tibetan people known for providing support for mountain climbers in the Himalayas. On the site, you can find hook ups [...]
Top Green Companies
Newsweek has a list of the greenest companies in its latest edition. Yay! Hewett-Packard came in first overall with Dell second. Who knew? Green jobs are all the rages these days, so even if you can't be a wind project developer, I think it couldn't hurt to at least work for a company that has a [...]
Cleaning up your credit
Here are some websites if you want to learn more about how to improve your credit score. You need good credit to get decent rates on cars, mortgages and insurance . You even need good credit for certain jobs. To get the best rates, a score of more than 700 is all the rage. Do [...]
Little black dress experiment
D Valerie Elizabeth vowed to go a month wearing the same little black dress, showing off different looks you can make with the same item. OMG, she did a FANTASTIC job. True, she's a Dallas stylist so she's a pro at it, but I was definitely inspired by the unique looks she created for 31 [...]
Frugalista on the move
Hi, Gang. My fall is heating up and I love it! *For my Miami peeps, I will be a speaker at a Women's Empowerment Conference this Saturday. *I am on pages 17 and 57 in the October edition of Ebony. I wrote an article, and it got published! Yay! I'm so happy that Whitney Houston [...]
Free oreo
Free Oreo ice cream "Lil' Rounders" from Carvel Ice Cream on Sept. 24 from 3- 7 p.m.. Don't say I'm not sweet! xo, Frugalista P.S. Thanks Gio for the tip!
