Vista Print Freebies!

Here's your chance to snag a bunch of fun gifts and stocking stuffers for free from VistaPrint. With VistaPrint's Everything for $0 deal, you can get one of each item for free and just pay shipping for each item. If you spend $20 on additional items or add-ons, you get free shipping on the entire order.

So the best deal is to add all the free items you want, plus an additional photo calendar ($15.99) and an additional photo mouse pad ($8) for a total of around $24 and you'll end up saving almost as much on shipping as you spend to get all the free items + the 2 extra items. Here's the list of free items:

• Free Business Cards (250)
• Free Photo Wall Calendars
• Free Invitations (10)
• Free Tote Bag
• Free Photo Flip Book
• Free Sticky Notes
• Free Rubber Stamps
• Free Pen Free
• Return Address Labels (140)
• Free Postcards (100)
• Free Mouse Pad

That's a bunch of stocking stuffers and little gifts for free, and if you spend the $20 to get free shipping, you'll end up with a couple more gifts for what you would have paid for shipping anyway! What an awesome deal!

Also popular is FREE address labels! I did these last year and used them on my Christmas card envelopes! They have super cute cartoon people and you can customize them how you want. We put Christmas things (reindeer antlers, Santa hat) on ours!

Father's Day Gift Giveaway!

Do you have any ideas for Dad for Father's Day? If yours is anything like mine (or my husband) you're still scratching your head wondering what he would want/like/need.

Well, how about something to get his day off to a great start? This year, forget the tie and give your father a gift that he'll truly appreciate. This Community Coffee gift set includes the popular 16 oz. Dark Roast ground coffee, a Community Coffee-Fresh Canister, Logo Coffee Scoop and a Community Coffee Premium Tumbler. Everything comes wrapped in a wooden crate for Dad to enjoy!

I've been drinking this coffee for the past week (lots of stuff to unpack still and chasing two kiddos at the same time!) and I have really enjoyed it. The roast is a little darker than I personally prefer so I make it a little weaker than it says to make it. But the flavor is great. The canister looks really cute on my (still messy) new kitchen counters and my husband said the cup keeps his coffee hot until he's done!

You can order this gift set from Community Coffee HERE (the site has a promotional gift code for $5 off, use code DAD) or you can enter to win one!

This is a real simple, real quick giveaway.

Entry Methods:
First, and mandatory, entry: Tell me how you fix your coffee (I use 2 Splenda packets and 1 Tbsp creamer!). (1 Entry)

Other entries (leave a separate comment for each) Please notice that some entries have changed:
1 entry - Become a public follower of my blog. The link is on the right hand side of the page. If you're already a follower, leave a comment letting me know.
2 entries - Blog about this giveaway, with a link back to the giveaway (leave a link in your comment so I can verify)
1 entry - Subscribe to my blog by email (link is just under the followers), let me know if you already subscribe.
1 entry - Become a Facebook fan of Faithful Finances, let me know if you're already a fan.
1 entry - "Like" Community Coffee on Facebook - be sure to sign up for their sweepstakes!

NEW ENTRY: Place my button on your site (5 entries! You must leave a link so I can verify)

Giveaway Rules: Please be sure you read these before you start posting comments.

Giveaway open to residents of the US and Canada only. Winner will be chosen, with the True Random Number Generator (Random.org), Sunday, June 13 at 10 PM CST. Winner will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Winner will need to provide a physical address for shipping. All entries MUST have your email in them. To keep Spam Bots from snagging you, put your address like this: name(at)server(dot)com

I was provided with a gift set from Community Coffee. No additional compensation was received. I was not required to write a positive review. Thank you to Blair at Community Coffee for allowing me to take part in this promotion.

Mother's Day Savings Ideas

Looking for ideas for your mother for her special day? Believe me, you do not want to show up with just a card or phone call. Come on, make it special, she carried you and went through the incredible pain of childbirth just to see your smiling face one day. Here are some ideas for saving on gifts for mom:

 

FTD offers fresh and beautiful flowers that are guaranteed to last 7 days. Get your order in early so you can be sure they get to Mom on time. Check out what they have:

Starting at $19.99 you can send mom a mini rose plant, if she's a good gardener she'll have roses for a while!

At $39.99 is one of the most gorgeous arrangements I've seen in a while. This is called Pink Poise.

If you really appreciate being alive, thanks to mom, you can get the Exquisite Luxury Rose Bouquet - 30 Stems of 24-inch Premium Long-Stemmed Roses with Asiatic Lilies for $165.99. And there are so many options in between the prices!

Mom not a fan of flowers? You're in luck, there are so many other options available too! My mom is a florist, so I just don't think flowers are what she wants. I have found a few sites with cool gifts:

 

Personal Creations specializes in personalized gifts for special occasions and holidays.

If you can keep a secret, this is what my mother is getting from my boys. It's called the "Reasons I Love" Frame and it can hold up to 12 photos and the photo size will depend on how many you add to it. If you'll notice, it's personalized with names under the photos! I think she's going to love it!

This Sterling Silver Loving Family charm is so beautiful! You can have up to 4 children with 1 or 2 parents on it. 

There are so many more options for personalized gifts for mom/aunt/grandma/sister. You just have to check it out yourself! There is a large selection of gifts under $20!

Another site for personalized gifts is PersonalizationMall.com:

The offer some truly beautiful frames, suncatchers and keepsakes for mom.

This personalized robe and make up bag start at only $19.95! 

On this site, go beyond the "gifts for her" category and you'll find lots and lots of cute items!

Depending on how fancy Mom is, you can find some really great jewelry. This God's Heart Silver and Gold Monogrammed bracelet is just $24.95!

If Mom's a coffee drinker (and most of us are who have to keep up with kiddos!) you need to check out the Gevalia deal:

Get 3 boxes of coffee for only $3 and you also get a free stainless steel travel mug! Lemme tell you, the Breakfast Blend and the French Vanilla are my favorites. You can find coffee for just about any taste! And you'll save by making it at home instead of buying it at that corner shop!  You need to realize that this is a club and you will have the option to purchase more in the future, if you desire. There is no obligation and you set the delivery schedule, should you desire to continue. Be sure you read the program terms and are okay with them before you order.

I'll confess, in college one year, I missed Mother's Day because I was so busy/in love/stressed with finals and wedding plans...none of that mattered though. What truly hurt me was the tone in Mom's voice when I remembered the next day and called. Needless to say, we don't miss Mother's Day anymore. Some may say "we honor Mom every day" and that's great if you do. You should. But this one day, Mother's Day, make it special. Make sure she knows that you're thinking of her. Make sure you do something for Mom.

Mother's Day Giveaway Party!

Chrissy at Life as a CEO has just announced that she and B from Life at the BAT Cave are going to have a Mother's Day Giveaway Party starting May 1 and ending May 9.

I'll be updating you as it happens just so you don't forget!

HUGE Toy Sale on Amazon TODAY ONLY!

GO check out the sales on Amazon today!

There are lightning deals going all day. You can also get up to 75% off Hasbro games, a bunch of games are $10 or less with FREE Super Saver Shipping, up to 50% off Twilight items with FREE Super Saver Shipping, and a HUGE list of toys up to 50% off!

You have 5 days left to order for your gifts to arrive in time for Christmas.

If you have more than just kiddos to buy for (like me...mom is so hard to find something for!) then there is a list here of the BEST DEALS on the site and there are truly some great finds!

Great Makeup Deal

Go here to get a FREE 27 pc. Mini Make Up Collection with any purchase!

Seriously, ANY purchase.

I ordered two nail polishes (couldn't decide on color) and got them and the collection, with paying for shipping, for $8.95! Use code LOYAL and you'll see it added to your cart (near the total at the bottom).

(Collection contains: 9 eyeshadows, 1 cream eyeshadow, bronzer, blusher, 10 lip glosses, brow powder, eye liner pencil, and applicators.)

Are you getting a Wii for Christmas?

Hold off on buying, if you can...go here to see an exciting announcement from Wal Mart! I expect Amazon to match it. We've been discussing using Christmas money from parents to get the Wii and Wii Fit systems. Maybe now we will!

"Beginning this Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 a.m. through Dec. 12, Walmart will offer a $50 Walmart Gift Card immediately after the purchase of the $199 Wii console. The card can be used on the very next purchase or at any future purchase at any Walmart store.*"

Sounds like it's only good in store though...that may be a deal breaker.

Amazon Deals

Don't forget to go here to see the Amazon Lightning deals for today.

I just got I Am Legend and Elf for $5.99 total, no shipping (Amazon Prime trial offer!). Actually for $0 since I have Amazon credit from Swagbucks!

I will be able to sell I Am Legend at my local used video store for far more than the $2 I paid for it!


Wall-E is also on sale right now. The movies change throughout the day. Here's a run-down of the schedule.

8am-12pm PST
I Am Legend $2
Wall-E $4.99
Elf $3.99

12pm-4pm PST
Jungle Book $9.99
PS I Love You $5.99
Spaceballs $2

4pm-8pm PST
Young Frankenstein $2
Smallville: 1st Season $9.99
Smallville: 2nd Season $9.99

There will be more Smallville seasons on sale today.

8pm-12pm PST
X-Men 1.5 $5
X2: X-Men United $5
X-Men: The Last Stand $5

Check back in the morning to see tomorrow's deals!

Go here to see all the deals, not just the DVD/Blu-Ray deals! There are great video game, toy and household deals I've been missing! Leapfrog Zippity is going to be on sale soon today!

Movies for Christmas?

Do you have a lot of movies on your wish lists? If so, you need to check out the sale here at Amazon.com. There are amazing deals all week. Today (actually, right now!) you can get Facing the Giants for $2! You can get National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (ah...a classic!) for $5.99.

The deals are great for both DVD and Blu-Ray. There are new movies, old movies, classic movies...you have to go check it out! GO here for the best DVD deals, you'll see a lot of great movies at even greater prices!

Check out the calendar to see the deals for the week! Tomorrow Elf is $3 in the morning! Good thing I have a bunch of Swagbucks gift cards to spend! Wish I could hold the deals and ship all at once!

Giveaway Alert!

Melissa over at Getting All My Ducks in A Row, along with her friend Chrissy at Life as a CEO are teaming up this Holiday Season to bring you a

"Stuff Your Stocking with Giveaways Blog Party!!"

There is a special button on the right hand side for you to link to Melissa's site. They will be hosting a giveaway every week until Dec 12, one on each site.

There will be weekly winners as well as one GRAND PRIZE winner!

Get over here and check it out!

Starbucks CD, Free with purchase

You can get the All You Need is Love CD free when you make a $15 purchase at Starbucks. Starbucks will also donate $1 to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa.

This is part of the (Starbucks)RED program.

Tracks on the CD are:
Playing for Change: All You Need is Love
U2: I Believe in Father Christmas
Dave Matthews Band: You and Me (acoustic)
John Legend: (Red)emption Song

You can also create a drawing and Starbucks will donate $0.05 per drawing to the fund for the 1st Million drawings.

Container Store GIft Card Offer

Just read this in my email:

Go here to see the offer from The Container Store for a $25 gift card when you purchase $100 of gift cards.

Your gift of one $25 Gift Card will be added to your shopping cart after you've added at least $100 worth of Gift Cards (in any denomination) to your shopping cart. Your free $25 Gift Card expires on February 21, 2010.

Going Shopping this weekend?

Moms by Heart has a post here with printables for many stores in the mall.

There is also one here for $10 off $10 at JCPenney.com!

There's one here for 10-20% off at Dollar General this weekend!

Borders is having a Fancy Nancy event this weekend. Details here.

Cheap Kids Books

Go here to see Books-a-Million's sale on children's books and CDs. To find the best deals, click on the link in the "browse books by category" for Juvenile Fiction, then sort low price to high. Save even more with the code BKLVFREE for free shipping! Some books are priced as low as $1.77. There are great bargains throughout the store too...I'm looking at the Biggest Loser cookbooks!

Restaurant.com deals (again)

Restaurant.com is offering 80% off their already discounted gift certificates with the code ENTREE. This would make a $25 certificate just $2 and a $10 certificate just $0.80. Certain restrictions do apply to these gift certificates.

Search for the largest city in your area. For the 'Ville, there isn't anything closer than Ft. Worth that I can find. But it would make for a cheap weekend date or something!

Gift with purchase

Send in an original receipt confirming your purchase of any M&Ms Brand PREMIUMS Chocolate Candies (min. size 6 oz.) and you'll receive a lucite candy dish by return mail.

Mail receipt along with name and address clearly printed on 3x5 card to:

Real Simple M&Ms Candy Dish Offer
c/o USSC
625 Panorama Trail (Bldg 2, Ste 100)
Rochester, NY 14625

*While supplies last. Limit 1 per household. Purchase must be made between 10/12/09 and 11/15/09. Proof of purchase must be in form of original store receipt with product and purchase date circled and received by 11/23/09. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.

Cheap Magazines

Amazon has a lot of magazines here which you can get fairly cheap!

Lots of them are listed at $5 off instantly (add it to cart and you'll see savings at checkout), but there are also $3 and $10 off!

Texas Monthly is down to $12 for a year! And today you can get $5 off that price!

Disney Deal of the Day

The Disney.com deal of the day is $5 jammies!

Shipping starts at $6.99, but you can get $5 shipping if you spend over $89 on the site.

Hasbro Game Deals

For The Mommas has found a great deal on Hasbro games at Toys R Us, starting tomorrow. Go here to see the post.

Zhu Zhu Pets

I don't know what Zhu Zhu pets are, but apparently it's a big deal that Toys R Us is going to have them tomorrow and the first 50 families at each Toy's R Us store tomorrow will be able to buy Zhu Zhu pets. Yes only 50 per store so I would definitely plan on getting there early. I know many of you have been looking for them and I have really not seen any deals. Actually no one really has them except AMAZON and they are $30 each there. They should only be $9.99 each at Toy's R Us tomorrow. Click HERE to learn more!