STAPLES: Free Ream of HP Multipurpose Paper after Rebate!!!

If you live near Staples, you can buy a ream (500 pages) of HP Multipurpose Paper for $5.99, with a $4.99 easy-rebate. Use the $1/1 any HP paper with ColorLok Technology from here, or print from your Swagbucks coupon bar to get an easy 10 swagbucks. And yep, I bought some paper yesterday, and it does have the ColorLok logo on it! I like the Staples Easy Rebates because you can fill them out online instead of having to mail them... There is a limit of 2 paper rebates per person!

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

Book Review: "The Bridge of Peace"

As I started the book "Bridge of Peace" by Cindy Woodsmall, I expected a typical slow-paced novel about life in Amish country, with a few lazy twists & turns, a little conflict, a little romance... I quickly discovered this book was going to keep me on my toes, and I rarely wanted to put it down. The characters were very real, struggling through real life battles, or celebrating life victories. Once again I accidentally ordered a "book two" without realizing it, but that didn't matter much and I never really felt lost.

The author Cindy Woodsmall steps away from the usual Amish book, and instead of just introducing Amish life, actually invites the reader to step into Amish living for a short time. She exposes the reader to everything from the struggle of adjusting from the "English" to "Plain" life, heart struggles within the Amish about the strictness of the various bishops, to normal heart desires for marriage, quality relationships, family connections, etc... I was quickly caught up with the various characters, and could sympathize with them as they wrestled with decisions/actions, made mistakes, and learned lessons. The people were real.

I definitely recommend this book!


* Disclosure: "I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review, as part of their "Blogging for Books" program."

REMINDER: Picaboo Large 8 1/2" x 11" Hardback Photo Book: $8.99 shipped (or FREE!!!)

The Picaboo FREE photo book deal just keep getting more amazing... Through Tuesday, March 22nd, all new customers to Picaboo can get a FREE Large Custom Classic photo book (normally $39.99), just paying the $8.99 shipping. I have bought several books from Picaboo, and love the bright, crisp colors! Just use promo code "FREECC" when checking out.

Now here's the part that makes the deal so amazing... Picaboo just started a friend referral program, which gives both the friend referrer and the friend referral each $10 in "Picabucks". Several friends have reported that when they went to go order their book, this $10 was applied towards the shipping, making the book completely FREE! So if you click on any of the links in this post to sign-up, you should get $10 automatically added to your account once you set Picaboo up (you have to download their program to your computer).

And if you like Picaboo, once you've signed up, go to the bottom of the Picaboo page and click on the spot that says "NEW: Referrals" and go through the steps to get your referral link. Then pass this deal on to friends so that you can share a free deal, plus earn some credit yourself to use in the future! Your friend only has to sign-up, then download the software to get their credit, and you to get yours... They don't have to purchase anything yet for the credit to show up!

Snapfish: 100 prints for $5 shipped!!!

Wow, Snapfish is offering a fantastic St. Patrick's Day celebration: 100 prints for $5, shipped!!! Just use coupon code "PADDY20" by March 21st!

Entertainment Books: $17 + 45% Cash Back!!! ($4.35 shipped for new customers!)

If you have not ordered the 2011 Entertainment Book, through March 17th Entertainment.com has priced ALL their books at $17 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Additional books (for any city) are just $10. Shipping is completely free. But here's how to get it even cheaper than that:

ShopAtHome* is offering 45% cashback ($7.65) at Entertainment.com! Sign-in or Register for ShopAtHome, go to Online Shopping, then select the store "Entertainment.com". It will open a new window and redirect you to the Entertainment.com website for you to make your purchase (and make sure to stay in the window to finish your purchase). Simple! That makes the book only $9.35 after cashback! If you are a new ShopAtHome customer, you will get $5 automatically added to your account since I referred you, which makes the book only $4.35 after cashback! (and if you order additional books, those would only be $5.50 after cashback)

* ShopAtHome offers friend referral credit, so both my friend referral and myself get $5 when they sign up. And doesn't cost either of us anything! ShopAtHome sends you a check in the mail once you've accumulated $20 in cashback.

O'Charley's: FREE Appetizer with Purchase of Entree!

If you "like" O'Charley's on Facebook, you can print a coupon for a FREE appetizer with the purchase of an entree! I love the soft dinner rolls at O'Charley's... could eat the whole basket all by myself! The coupon expires April 7, 2011.

Thanks, Mama Cheaps!

Viewpoints: 5 Reviews for $5 Amazon Card!

Viewpoints is once again offering a chance for reviewers to earn an Amazon giftcard. As a St. Patrick's Day special, log-in or sign-up to Viewpoints, and write 5 reviews to receive a $5 Amazon card. The reviews must be written by March 21st. Here are the program specifics:


Qualifying reviews must be:

• Written between March11th and March 21st, 2011.

• At least 1 full paragraph long (700 characters).

• Within these categories:  Home & Garden, Family & Pets (excluding Toys), Health & Beauty, Kitchen (excluding food and beverages), Computers and Electronics.

• About real products; inappropriate, copied or bogus content will be removed

Gift cards will be sent out within 30 days of the program conclusion.

I definitely recommend Viewpoints... I've earned over $50 in Amazon cards over the last 6 months through Viewpoints!

Chili's: Free Chips & Queso Coupon

If you haven't signed up for Chili's email club before, when you sign up right now you can print a coupon for a free order of chips & queso (with the purchase of an entree). Their queso is super yummy!

EXPIRED: Earn a $20 Target Card through Plum Disctrict...

Update: thanks to 4 friends, I did get this. Yay! So let's see if this deal works... Plum District, a daily deals site, is offering a $20 Target Gift Card to people who refer 4 friends, and those friends verify their email address... Looks like they have to sign up in the next 9 hours for you to get the card. So here's my referral link, and maybe I can get 4 friends to sign up? So sign-up, grab your referral code, and start recruiting your friends (limit of 1 card per household). Here's what the Plum District gives you to pass on to friends... (along with a referral code)

"I'm trying to earn a complimentary gift card for Plum Reward: Refer Four Friends and Get a $20 Target GiftCard from Plum District, and I need your help to do it. Plum District is the leading deal site for savvy moms and their families to make their lives easier and more enjoyable. I thought you would be interested in it ... and about that help: if I get 4 people to sign up for Plum District today, I'll get my gift card. If you sign up, you may have a chance to earn a complimentary gift card, too!"


I'll let you know if I get one, and you let me know if you get one, ok?

Adventures in Odyssey: Listen Online FREE...

I grew up listening to a kids radio program called "Adventures in Odyssey", produced by Focus on the Family. These family/kid-friendly radio dramas kept my sisters and I entertained on many car trips (even to the grocery store, since we lived 30 minutes away), and while we laughed, we also learned about godly character in everyday life. My husband listened to them, too, so we've had fun remembering various episodes!

So now a mom myself, I started thinking of them a few weeks ago, and discovered you can listen to a free daily episode at Whit's End. All you have to do is click on "Listen Now", and it will open up a media player. There is also about a months' worth of episodes archived at Whit's End, so if you can listen to more by selecting "Shows", then "Adventure in Odyssey", and add them to your playlist.

Whether you listened to these growing up, or you've never heard of them, you definitely should check these freebies out!

So this week my little Levi and I have had fun listening to Adventures in Odyssey while cleaning up around the house. And I wanted to share these treasures with other mommies!