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Simply Thrifty

September 4th, 2007

12 Great Reasons to Visit the Library

It’s no secret how I feel about the library. As the daughter of a librarian, I’ve always known it to be a wonderful place. If you’re thinking the library is only for borrowing books, you couldn’t be more wrong. Behold:
12 Great Reasons to visit the library

Borrow Books – First and foremost, you can borrow […]

By Deborah Ng -- 21 comments

August 8th, 2007

When free stuff isn’t free

Years ago, when I worked a boring office job, I spent a lot of lunch hours surfing the web. Even then, I was looking for ways to save money and find bargains and free stuff. 7, 8, even 10 years ago, free stuff on the web was really cool. I used to get nice […]

By Deborah Ng -- 10 comments

June 30th, 2007

UK Freebie: Prince to Give Away Copies of His New Album

If you reside in the UK, wake up early tomorrow morning and get thee to your local newsstand, stat! Prince is giving away free copies of his latest album in tomorrow’s Daily Mail!
The CD isn’t due to hit the stands until next month, so this is truly a treat!
Tags: Free Stuff, free-CDs, free-music, free-Prince-CD, freebies

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June 18th, 2007

Today’s Freecycle Finds

There’s some good freecycling going on in my area today, here are some of the highlights:

 Three Razor scooters
 Double kitchen sink
 Toddler bed
 French doors
Weight bench with weights

Really, folks. Free stuff doesn’t get any better than this.
Tags: Free Stuff, freecycle

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June 5th, 2007

Free Bamboo!

No, not for you, for me! My husband and I have been planting trees here and there around our property for privacy and shade. Little seedlings take long to grow, however, and bigger trees are expensive. The other day, one of my neighbors had a sign up in front of his property: Free Bamboo […]

By Deborah Ng -- 5 comments

May 31st, 2007

Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

Send your praises to Gayla at Mom Gadget for this one, Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts in celebration of National Doughnut Day! Tomorrow, June 1st, (which is also my sister’s birthday, happy birthday, Dawn) doughnut aficionados can visit participating Krispy Kremes and choose a free doughnut, as a thank you for their support […]

By Deborah Ng -- 10 comments

May 28th, 2007

One More Way to Score Freebies

Did you know that if you call a product manufacturer to comment on their goods you may receive some cool swag? Here’s a few cases in point:

A neighbor called a pacifier manufacturer to ask a question about a product and received a parcel filled with free binkies, binky clips, bibs, coupons and more.
When my […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2007

Hitting the Mother Load

If you’re not familiar with the Mother Load, you’re in for a real treat. In addition to being packed with great tips and advice for moms, there’s Freebie Friday which offers links to  the absolute best free stuff on the web and beyond. You don’t have to be a mom to take advantage of some […]

By Deborah Ng -- 1 comment

May 7th, 2007

Free Trees!

Thanks to one of my new favorite blogs, the MotherLoad for this one:
In a quest to re-green the country, DoubleTree Pledge to Plant is giving away two free tree seedlings! Hurry though. You only have until the end of May.
This thrifty green gal approves!
Tags: Free Stuff, free-trees, freebies

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May 7th, 2007

Free Gift from Lancome

If you love makeup like I do, you’ll not want to miss this one. Lancome is offering a free gift for answering some questions. Stop by the BuyBeauty.com site to fill out the survey. Not sure what kind of gift to expect as it all has to do with availability, but hey, it’s Lancome. A […]

By Deborah Ng -- 0 comments