July Meeting Reminder!

The Frugal Club will meet on Tuesday, July 28, 12-1:00 p.m., Bldg. 3- PDC Conference Room. Hope to see you there!!


To hold you over until the next meeting, enjoy these specialty frugal tips:

For eyeglass coupons that are reportedly a better deal than some benefit plans, check out what JC Penny's has to offer here... if you try and buy, share your experience with others!
http://www.jcpeyes.com/coupons.html


For the frugal techie, here's a great site to check out. Let us know what you think...
http://news.cnet.com/cheapskate/?tag=bc


For the frugal super-shopper who must have a bit of retail therapy every now and then, here's a great site chock full of frugal tips and savings links. Enjoy!
http://www.bargainist.com/about/

June/July Frugal Update!

In hopes of offering some cool savings to help ease the sweltering summer heat, here are a few updates from our summer Frugal Club meetings:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/ - Visit Betty and click on "Coupons" on the upper right menu bar. A link to sign up for coupons pops up and per one Frugal pal, the savings are great! Check it out and tell us what you think!

http://www.pillsbury.com/ - Don't forget to visit our favorite dough-boy for great savings and cool recipes! Click on "Coupons" at upper right at start saving! Also, check out CNN today...there's a banner ad running to check out samples of FiberOne products and a link to coupons if you provide your email address... the ads change periodically, so you may have to hunt. Similar savings, sans the offer of free samples, are available on the coupons page of the site too!


http://frugaldad.com/ - Great tips here from a frugal father- a really informing and fun read along with some really great links to articles on saving money and other frugal interests. Enjoy!


http://www.thesimpledollar.com/ -As suggested by a Frugal club pal, check out this link for guidance on "real financial advice for the rest of us" from finance guru- Dave Ramsey- a great frugal read (just in time for summer!) Dave's site: http://www.daveramsey.com/


http://oldnavy.gap.com/?redirect=true - For some frugal fun, visit Old Navy online...move your mouse over the web page and find amusing stuff and maybe a really cool coupon offer (note: coupon/savings changes location often).


http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm - Here's a great site with varied frugal tips, tricks, and advice. Take a look and tell us what you think...

http://tightwadtess.com/index.html - Another frugal blog with great tips and links. Check it out!

Frugal Update!

Summer greetings, Frugal pals!

Frugal-awareness is spreading- could it be a pandemic?
Check out this great article on other frugally-minded citizens in our community...

For your review, I've pulled the links provided in the article and listed them below!


http://www.ocala.com/article/20090712/ARTICLES/907121000/1027?Title=Taking-advantage-of-coupons-makes-dollars-and-cents

www.coupons.com
www.redplum.com
www.couponwinner.com
www.promotionalcodes.com
www.couponmom.com
www.couponbug.com
www.hotcouponworld.com
www.couponclipper.com
www.smartsource.com
www.retailmenot.com
www.abundantfoodsavings.com
www.moneysavingmom.com
www.fiddledeedee.com
www.freestuffandsamples.com
www.heyitsfree.com
www.ilovefreethings.com
www.freeflys.com

Rainy day bargains!

Dreary days call for a few sweet deals. The following frugal updates have been generously contributed by various Frugal club members. Enjoy!

http://dealnews.com (bargain updates galore)

www.5dollardinners.com

https://secure.realchocolate.com/ (free chocolate-seriously!! Only on Friday's though!!)

Happy Earth Day!

Today's the day to be inspired to think green, live green, and save green! Being a conscious consumer is one of the first steps you can take to lessen your impact on our precious planet. The Frugal Club encourages you to explore the beauty and bounty of saving!

To learn more about what you can do to make every day Earth Day, click on the following links:

http://www.earthday.net
http://www.earthday.gov/
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/
http://www.worldwildlife.org/sites/earthday/index.html
http://www.treehugger.com/earth-day/
http://www.earthhour.org/home/

And, just in case you've had enough of being told what TO do, we offer this link for "what NOT to do" :) http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/what-not-to-do-earth-day.php#ch03


Remember, challenge yourself everyday to be a frugal citizen...

Happy Earth Day 2009!