Frugal Club Meets Today!!

Updates for August Frugal Club meeting:

• Want to keep up with all the daily deals online, visit http://www.dodtracker.com/miscellaneous/ to get up to the minute info on the most popular daily deals to be found!
• Attention Frugal photogs: If you register with a new account on Walgreens between now and Aug. 24, you’ll be credited with 25 free 4×6 photo prints. They’ll charge for shipping, however you can get that fee waived if you opt for in-store pickup.
• Coupon site update- here's a link to a newly discovered coupon site (thanks, Frugal Member Diana!)...check it out and let the group know what you think: http://www.couponcabin.com/
• Don't forget to check out Kmart- from time to time they are offering double-coupon shopping!!

July Frugal Club Meeting Updates:

Big thanks to Frugal Club member Cara for providing the following report of the discussion from the July 2009 meeting:

• We discussed the “Cash for Clunkers” bill – details are at http://www.cars.gov/. Sadly, this program is reported to end on Monday, August 24th, 2009.
• We discussed the 10 most and least expensive cars to insure – visit this site for more information! http://finance.yahoo.com/insurance/article/107172/most-and-least-expensive-cars-to-insure
• Good to know: According to info found by a frugal gal, 42% of employers (including gov’t) are pulling credit reports on potential job candidates – especially those dealing with money. Jobseekers should note that head hunters and hiring agencies are looking for the “Highest quality individuals”....so, it just makes sense (and cents!!) to keep being frugal....
• In consideration of the challenging economic environment, many finance wizards recommend a 3-tiered emergency fund - $500 in cash in your house, $1000 in a checking or savings account, and 6 months of income in a CD. This is a goal everyone should work towards!
• Keep your frugal bucks safe!! To thwart of would be thieves, hide that $1000 in emergency cash at home. Consider hiding it in the following places: tinfoil wrapped in the freezer, in a picture frame between the photo and the cardboard, the “soil” of a fake plant, under an extremely heavy piece of furniture, and in a used can of soup-stacked with other cans. One member related the story of a break-in at her home and said the only thing that wasn’t touched in her house was the garbage pail. Now she keeps emergency cash in a ziplock between the garbage liner and the pail.

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