Happy Halloween! No Tricks Just Treats!

 

UPDATE: This deal has ended

For Halloween I have a bucket of freebies including the following items to give away:
1. 10 packs of 4 free drinks at Mangroves on South Howard
2. 10 packs of 4 free drinks at The Vine in Lutz
3. 6 packs of 4 free Skate Admissions at AstroSkate in Pinellas Park
4. 28 free passes to Gold's Gym and a free enrollment if you sign up for membership
5. 4 Free outdoor family photo session gift certificates


In addition to these items I'll see if I can find some more and if you fill out the form below you will receive one of these treats until I run out. When I get your contact info on the form below I'll pull out an item from the bucket and send it to you. No tricks-just treats!!!

Want a treat? Send me your info and I'll mail you a treat!!!

My Darn Near Free Halloween Costume

 

 Halloween is Monday, but there is still time to get ready! It took one hour to make the costume above and it was only $2.50.  How did I make it? The wig was $2.50 on clearance after last Halloween. The jacket I already had then I made it 3-D by adding cardboard. I got the cardboard at a recycle bin and cut it into 14 mini pyramids. With staples, safety pins and black paint they were Gaga ready. The makeup was free with a coupon for $8 off 2 Cover Girl products and the black eye shadow was $3 making it free!!! Put it all together and I was like OH MY GAGA!!! This proves with a little creativity you can make a cheap costume!! 

If you are not very creative...good news... is there are plenty of Darn Near Free Halloween Costume Ideas HERE!!!
If you still need to carve your pumpkin be sure to check out the FREE Pumpkin Carving Templates post HERE!!!
If you would like to read about my experience making my own Halloween Costume for the first time please check out my article in the tbt* HERE

Free drinks and Sushi again at Blue Martini TONIGHT! 10.26.11

Did you know that Blue Martini has been offering free sushi and cocktails for ladies each Wednesday?  I didn't until tonight and now that I know I might have to stop by more often.

With the help of Play 98.7 fm each Wednesday from 4-8 ladies get free sushi and a their first drink free.  The best part? Half off cocktails the whole night for ladies and FREE COVER!!!
Does it get better than that? Yes! It does...there are also giveaways for everything from spa treatments to designer handbags to concert tickets!!!  Not to mention the free live show from whoever happens to be playing the Wednesday you stop by.

11 Ways to Watch Movies for Less

 

Frugal Family Fun: 11 Ways to Watch Movies for Less

this article was initially published HERE 

You can buy, borrow, stream, or rent movies nowadays. You can even go to a real theater and watch movies. But if you're not careful, all that movie watching can take an out-sized bite from your budget.
Here, from cheapest to most expensive, are 11 ways to watch movies in the 21st century:

* Borrow from the library. It's free, and you'd be surprised how many titles they have.

* Swap with friends. Another freebie! If you're the organizing type, get together a movie swap at work or playgroup. The more subtle types will just start giving movies away, hoping someone gets the hint and reciprocates.

* Free viewings. Community centers and other groups often show movies for free. Look in the newspaper or on the library bulletin board, for starters.

* Garage sales and thrift shops. Almost every garage sale has a box of movies for sale. If you still have a VHS player, you might find free movies! If you turn around and sell them at your own garage later, score this one as free.

* Amazon Prime streaming. For $79, you can stream from among thousands of movies and TV shows on any whim for a full year. That's $1.52 per week - hard to beat.

* Hulu. Watch TV shows and movies on your computer for free. For a couple of bucks per week, you can expand your selection and watch movies on game consoles and practically every electronic device you carry around. Hulu programming does contain commercials.

* Video rental stores. They still exist - and they're not a bad deal compared to buying movies or going to the theater. Their prices have come down, and some of them let you watch as many movies as you want for a monthly fee.

* Netflix or other DVD-by-mail companies. The attraction of Netflix is that you never pay late fees. However, if you're paying by the month and you have the same DVD on the counter the whole time, it might as well be a late fee.

* Buy it new. For less than $20, you can buy a movie - at the grocery store if you want. It's still not a bad deal compared to the next higher option.

* Cable. Here's where it starts getting pricier. $65 to $75 per month is an average bill, and the deluxe package can be twice that. And the temptation is to "get your money's worth" by watching too much. It's the cruise ship buffet line of video watching.

* Theaters. We hope you shop around, use coupons, and get the matinee pricing. Give yourself extra credit if you fill the kids up so they can't eat another bite before you go to the theater, and you find a Tuesday night $2 special. (Some of our kids never knew you could eat in a theater.) Going out to the movies is still an event. And the less often you indulge in it, the bigger that event will seem.

 

Halloween is NEXT WEEK!!!! There is still time to prepare!

Halloween is one week from today, but there is still time to get ready! It took me two days to make the costume above and although I spent $50 to make it, there are plenty of Darn Near Free Halloween Costumes HERE!!!
If you still need to carve your pumpkin be sure to check out the FREE Pumpkin Carving Templates post HERE!!!
If you would like to read about my experience making my own Halloween Costume for the first time please check out my article in the tbt* HERE

Free Tickets to WWOTB Flashback Party ACT FAST!!!!

Hey guys! I have a special code that will get 10 lucky ladies into the Working Women of Tampa Bay Flashback Party tomorrow night (Tuesday 10/25/11). Go HERE to register and then enter the code TBFREEBIES in all caps to get a FREE admission!!! Act fast because only the first 10 ladies to register can get in free!!!

NOTE: You do NOT have to Skate to enjoy the party!!!

Event details:

• When
  Tuesday 25 Oct 2011
•  
  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
• Location
  Astro Skate and Fun Center: 10001 66th St. N. Pinellas Park

A Halloween Bash is brewing! Join us for an evening of flashback  fun at Astroskate in Pinellas Park. Come dressed in your favorite 70's or 80's fashion accessories to be entered to win hundreds of dollars in prizes! Guests will also get our light appetizers and a swag bag they can use for a special trick or treat opportunity at the party. Plus! Astroskate is also donating complimentary skate time and rentals for all our guests. Who says networking can't be fun. See you there!


Astro Skate and Family Fun Center is dedicated to providing safe, clean fun for the entire family in and around the Tampa Bay area. We operate three locations; one each in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Park, and Bradenton. Each Astro Skate location offers roller skating, skate rental, an inflatable (those big, colorful things you bounce around in), DJs and staff, a snack bar with Perky's pizza, a toy shop, and games.

Almost to 30,000 Page Views and a Giveaway

Holy crap! I just looked at the stats and this site is almost up to 30,000 Page Views!!! Can you help get it to 30,000?!? If we can do it by this Friday I'll give away $50 to Restaurant.com!