Thursday, May 24, 2012

5/24/12: Restaurant Deals

Z Tejas (located in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah, and Washington)
Join their Z-Club and receive the following:
-15% off your next meal the month after you join
-$10 off your meal during your birthday month
-Exclusive Z-Club offers
(Z Tejas has a vegetarian and gluten free menu, look under "specialty dinner" online for both options ---I am in love with their Veggie Chopped Salad!!!)


Pita Jungle (located in Arizona and California)
Attend Happy Hour for the following:
-Cheap Appetizers (Tapas): ranging mostly from $1.00 to $3.00
-Cheap Drinks: draft beer ranging from about $2.00 to $3.50, along with other cheap drinks
(Pita Jungle has tons of vegetarian options)


Corner Bakery (located in 15 states including Arizona)
Join their E-Cafe for exclusive offers
-Enjoy a free cookie offer for signing up
(Corner Bakery has several vegetarian and non dairy options, labeled VG and NG)


z pizza (located in 17 states including Arizona)
Join their z-tribe for great offers
-Just for signing up, you will receive a $5.00 off $20.00 purchase
(z pizza has many gluten free and vegan options)

5/24/12: Printable Coupons: Coupon Network

A couple of coupons worth mentioning on Coupon Network:

$1.25 off any one Barbara's Cereal












$1.00 off any 6 Clif Bar Energy Bars

5/24/12: Freebie (Good Causes): Thank A Nurse Magnet


Receive a free Thank a Nurse Magnet here.
















My aunt is a nurse --- and a great one at that! And my grandmother is a retired nurse. Show the nurses you know how thankful you are for them!

5/24/12: Let's Share: Organization

Sometimes it is difficult to keep all of your frugal finds in order. Here are a few ideas on how to stay organized:

1) Create a separate email address just for email clubs, coupons, special offers, etc. --this way you won't have to "weed out" emails against your personal information i.e. banking, business, pictures, etc.

2) Create a separate Facebook and/or Twitter account from your personal one for special offers -- you will keep all of your friends this way (who may get annoyed with continuous facebook feeds of you liking random businesses) and you will easily be able to spot deals on your newsfeed

3)Keep a binder or some kind of organization device to place your coupons --- organize them by store, type, or when they expire

4)For your freebies: set aside a drawer or box where you will put every freebie you receive -- that way you are able to know exactly where they are when you need them for traveling, unexpected guest, etc.

5)Your time - set aside a specific amount of time for your coupon/deal quest, whether it's looking through the newspaper, internet, or trading with friends. You will find that you will have time to coupon, and also have a lot more time to do the things you love. I would suggest 30 minutes/day or an hour every 2 to 3 days.

6)Shopping trips- when you are finally ready to make your purchases, make a list of what you are going to purchase, put stars (or something) to indicate what you have coupons for, list both the retail price, and the after coupon price. Know the layout of the store beforehand, and write your list in order of the layout --- you won't be going from end of the store to the other for every item this way.

5/24/12: Facebook Freebie: Ovaltine

Like Ovaltine USA on Facebook and receive a free sample