Need A Free Father's Day Gift?

So my friend Anne told me the other day that she and her teenage daughter were watching Extreme Couponers on TLC (which we've talked about before). When it was over, her daughter (who remember, is a teenager) said, "Mom, I think we need to have a goal of not buying anything unless we have a coupon for it." Atta girl!! I was 'too cool' (in my own mind, anyway) to use coupons when I was in high school. As you can plainly see, I've gotten over myself.

I've decided that being frugal, like my friends over at Stockpiling Moms say, "is the new black". It's definitely more hip to clip, than it used to be. I can't get over the number of coupon notebooks  I see, when I'm in stores, now.  Lesson for other parents here (including myself): It's never too early (or late, if your kids are older) to teach your kids how to stretch their dollars till they beg for mercy. :)


Free In My Mailbox:

Kudos to Wendi, my once-Kroger-loyal-but-I've-recently-seen-her-at-Publix-with-a notebook friend. She posted this as a comment a couple of days ago and it's worth passing along. If you "like" Hartmann Luggage (headquartered right down the road from where I'm sitting, in Lebanon, TN, thankyouverymuch) on FB, you can get a free leather business card case. Pay attention to the code they'll give you at bottom of the page. You'll be asked to enter it on the next page.

I received the business card case this weekend (pictured above) and it didn't cost me one red cent. Financial Guy wouldn't leave me alone and (much like a child at Christmas) kept asking, "What is it? What is it?". Initially, I was holding out for Christmas, but Father's Day at the very least. However, I caved and he's sporting a new card case. Thanks, Wendi! :)

One more freebie I received over the weekend, that we talked about here, was my coupon for a free tub of Cottonelle wipes because I Got Fresh With a Friend. The name alone is enough to make you at least giggle.

Instead of having to dig the baby wipes out of Quatro's bag, all while driving, I've gotten to where I keep this tub of wipes in the car. It's in a handy, dandy plastic tub and I can dole them out for nasty hands (or boogies, but I guess I could've kept that last one to myself), without having to pilfer through a bottomless diaper bag.
Get you some freebies! Save on, friends!