Don't Be A Hater ;)

OK, OK, so I'm not blogging anything good this weekend.  Please don't be a hater - I'm completely exhausted!  Insane busy weekend - Skins game today with friends and being in the sun and screaming my lungs out all afternoon has completely wiped me out.  I'm off to bed early to get a good night's sleep for once. 

I'll be back in full force tomorrow.......  I promise!!  If you can't wait until then, click away at my blog list on my sidebar - they have some fab posts to keep you busy until then.  xoxoxo

Crazy Weekend >:-)

I am having an insanely, crazy busy weekend and just wanted to let you all know I'll be posting more tomorrow night (after the kiddos are tucked into bed).  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Go Redskins - pray, it's our only hope!!

Fall Fun in Northern VA

My daughter has the most amazing teacher this year!  Not only does she so obviously love teaching and love her kids... but she is so fun and family friendly!  I knew I'd love her when she gave out coupons for BOGO meals at Ruby Tuesday's at back-to-school night :)  So, where am I going with this?  Well, my kids have been bugging me about going to the pumpkin patch and wouldn't you know it - I get an email from Mrs. Fabulous 4th Grade Teacher with all sorts of informtion about fun things to do in the fall in VA!!  And of course I'm going to share this info with you guys!!  Here are your links...

Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches

Fall Family Getaways

Halloween in VA

Fall Hiking

Fall Festivals

Apple Picking

2 More NoVA Restaurants where Kids Eat FREE!

I just happened to be out doing some shopping this afternoon when the hubster met up with me and suggested we go grab a smoothie from the newly opened Tropical Smoothie Cafe in, uh, is that Bristow or Noksville or Manassas???  Anyway, while I was sipping away on the most amazing smoothie I've ever had (MMMmmmm, I want another one right now!) I noticed that they offer "kids eat free" on Sundays. I believe that for every adult combo purchase you get a FREE kids combo (kids 12 and under only, child must be present).  I know what you're thinking...  they have food too?  Yes, they do and the menu looked amazing!  Healthy stuff at decent prices!  My hubster actually got a flatbread with peanut butter, banana, honey & granola today and he LOVED it (he talked about it all evening).

But wait, there's another...

Salsarita's (which is right near Tropical Smoothie) offers "kids eat free" on both Sunday and Monday! I don't know all of their restrictions, but I do know that you have to purchase an adult combo to get a free kids combo and I believe it's from 3-7pm each day.

From You Friday!!

So this is the "first edition" of From You Friday - a posting with ideas and tips shared by you all.  I had a few emails from you guys that weren't necessarily time sensitive, so I've been saving them up for this post.  I hope this post helps encourage you all in your fabulously frugal-ness ;)

First, I got a tip from TIB88 (sorry I don't know your name!!  If you read this feel free to leave a note and take the props that you diserve) about MyKidsEatFree.com.  This is another website that links up to lists of restaurants by area - you can search where you live, where you're going on vacation, places you're going on a day trip...  very handy! 

I also got an email from my fabulously fugal friend Perri about Restaurant.com.  On this website, you search by area to see which restaurants near you offer "gift certificates" on their website.  You can purchase their gift certificates for different amounts, only that isn't the amount you pay.  For example, right now you can purchase a $25 certificate for $5 when you use the code SHRIMP (got that code from Coupon Mom).  I recently purchased 4 $50 certificates for a total of $16 - I paid $4 each!  There is one thing you must know before purchasing (I bold this because I did NOT know the first time I purchased from them) - the certificates are good toward the purchase of a meal that is total valued at double the price of your certificate (my $50 certificates are good for $50 off a meal of $100 or more).  You can read their FAQ here.

That's it for this week - if you have anything you'd like to share for next week, please feel free to shoot me an email.

Thanks again TIB88 and Perri!!!

Victoria's Secret $10 off any Bra + FREE panty

Although I love me some shopping time at Vicki's, I'm not always fond of spending that much money on "under-clothes".  When I find a good coupon for this store it makes for a good day...  So, just click HERE to get a printable coupon for $10 off any bra + a free pair of cotton panties.  The only catch with this coupon is that it's for IN STORES ONLY, not online. 

Old Navy update SOON!

UPDATE - As of right now (7:53pm) there are still over 44k 20% off coupons - this is the best coupon that's left, and there's no minimum purchase.  If you want one, take the 4 stars in the middle section (2 at the top and 2 at the bottom - your pointer will turn into a little hand when over them) and move them to the yellow "4". 

The Old Navy coupon site (OldNavyWeekly.com) is currently being updated.... that means new coupons to be posted soon!  Hope they do it before my shows start at 9:00!!

Happy hunting :)

New Printable Coupons

Several coupon websites have updated their printable coupons...  Check out RedPlum.com, SmartSource.com and Coupons.com (you can get coupons from Coupons.com on my side bar also).  Remember to scroll thru all of the screens on each webpage to make sure you have all the coupons you want - some are new and some are old.  And don't forget - most coupons can be printed twice from each computer.  If it's a coupon for something you use often you may want to print 2 while you can (and even print 2 more from another computer if you can!).