Living the good life for less with QponCutie, your frugalista about town…
It’s Monday, that means a FREE DVD rental at your Redbox! Simply select a movie, then press “Add a promo code” at the bottom of the screen. Then, enter 6TK2A3 on the keypad! Remember, the code is only good for ONE free night. If you choose to keep the movie beyond 9PM on Tuesday, you will be charged $1.00+ tax for each night you keep the DVD. Go to RedBox to find the closest location to you.
After you rent your movie, come on back here and let me know what you got!
Tags: free DVD rental, RedBox
Here in FrugalVille, we’re experiencing quite the heatwave. As I type this, the temperature is 98 degrees, with the heat index at 104 due to the oppressive humidity. I found a great list of tips on my local Fox station’s website to stay cool on the cheap. Some of the tips are replays of ones we’ve seen many times before, such as don’t leave kids/pets alone in the car, but some are new-to-me information, like using skin products that contain mint, as the mint is cooling and refreshing.
Take a look! Let me know other great tips you have that keep you cool!
Every week, I die a little inside when filling up the gas tank (or listening to hubby tell me how much he spent). Yes, dear readers, this Frugalista wants to cry when she hears how much precious cash her minivan burns up. But for right now, I simply don’t have a choice. Hubby works 30 miles away, so it’s not like he can walk to work, like I can. We looked at public transportation, and it would save us a considerable amount of money. However, it would keep him away from the home an extra FOUR HOURS every day. And with the commitments that both he and I have after hours, this is not a feasible solution for us at this time.
Thankfully, I stumbled across an article at SmartMoney.com, a Wall Street Journal Magazine, with useful tips on how to decrease your gas consumption. Many of these are tips that I have heard before, but I particularly liked this article, because they attribute a dollar value for each money saving tip, i.e;, maintaining proper tire pressure can save you $29! With all of these various tips, you can shave up to $733 off your gas bill from now until Labor Day. Of course, YMMV, depending on your particular vehicle and such. Thanks for the great info, SmartMoney!
Tags: gas savings
The weather is getting warmer and Summer is rapidly approaching. Too much fun in the sun leads to looking like a blushing lobster while feeling like you are sitting on the sun afraid to move out of fear that your skin may fall off. If you are fair skinned like me or have fair skinned children, despite having a husband that can enjoy a good baking from time to time, then you and are bound to have a crispy kiddie or be roasted yourself at least once each summer.
So you’ve forgotten that sunblock and took on the hue of Mars, what can you do to relieve the pain without spending a fortune? Fortunately for us there are plenty of thrifty alternatives to the expensive sunburn relief items out there. Here is a list of some of the more common ones. I contracted the help of my husband, to get a better grasp on how or why some of these work.
Tags: cheap, family, Savings, sunburn remedies, Thrifty
It’s Monday, that means a FREE DVD rental at your Redbox! Simply select a movie, then press “Add a promo code” at the bottom of the screen. Then, enter D77FY8 on the keypad! Remember, the code is only good for ONE free night. If you choose to keep the movie beyond 9PM on Tuesday, you will be charged $1.00+ tax for each night you keep the DVD. Go to RedBox to find the closest location to you.
After you rent your movie, come on back here and let me know what you got!
Tags: cheap DVD rental, free DVD rental, RedBox
Hi! My name is Maureen, aka QponCutie. I am a wife, and a stay-at-home mom to four amazing kids. I have two in Catholic school, three in various activities, one (plus my hubby, the Black Belt) in Martial Arts, and my hubby's expensive hobby. I NEED to be able to stretch a dollar! Read more
