Free Slice Of Pizza From Sbarro!

Recieve a coupon for FREE slice of NY Style Cheese Pizza from Sbarro. You'll also receive special offers throughout the year via e-mail.  This is the perfect coupon to take with you while holiday shopping or visiting Santa Claus at the mall.  Happy Holidays!!

Quiznos' 30th Anniversary = Four Coupons!!

Quiznos' 30th Anniversary Toasty Savings - Get all 4 Coupons when you join the Q-Club! Just click here or the banner below! :)

- Free Chip or Cookie and Regular Fountain Drink
- Free Sub with purchase
- $1 Off 1 Sub, $2 Off 2 Subs, $3 Off 3 Subs
- $2 Off a Regular or Large Sub

Have a great week!

Boston Market Chicken Meal Deal For Only $1

Boston Market $1 Meal Deal Coupon, expires Nov 1, 2009.

Thanks to my friend Julie who sent an e-mail about the deal and a huge thanks to Lisa at Drugstore Divas for the link!! :)

Happy Meal Toy Plus eBay Equals FREE Lunch & Entertainment

When trying to save money, you need to think outside of the box and keep things fun! Check out how I take my kids to McDonald's for a free lunch and indoor playground time. First, I'll cost it out and then explain my crazy self. :)

$3.99 Chicken Nugget Happy Meal (price varies per market and Happy Meal type/size)
$1.75 Shipping
$0.50 PayPal fee
$0.09 eBay Listing fee ($.03/mo for a 3 mo. average)
$0.60 eBay Final Value fee

Total "cost" = $6.93

$4.97 Amount collect for a (new in package) McDonald's Happy Meal Toy on eBay
$2.00 Shipping & Handling fees collected

Gross profit = $6.97

Net profit = $.04 (woot woot, haha!!)

So what I do is, I head to McDonald's now and then and "treat" the kids to lunch. Depending on how cool the kids think the current Happy Meal campaign is, I might let them keep one toy per campaign and I sell the rest. For example, Star Wars, Matchbox cars, Barbi and My Little Pony are keepers. Any trips after that, I keep the toys to sell. Who needs that many tiny toys anyway?

I keep them new in the plastic and sell them on eBay. Who buys these McDonald's toys? I've seen adult collectors purchase them and moms who had a little one lose their favorite one. As far as eBay is concerned, you just never know what people sre searching for! I also recently sold 19 Happy Meal toys to someone in Japan, that was about $95 in cash deposit into my PayPal. Not to mention he bought a few outfits from my store as as well. I could, think of them as profit making ($.04) advertising. :)

My point is, find little things you can do but keep it fun. I'd say it takes me about 10 minutes to sell each toy. That's from start (taking pictures & listing) to finish (pulling from storage & shipping). I don't list them until I have 5 or 6 to list, and use "list similar" to make listing faster. So 10 minutes of my time in invested for each $4 Happy Meal I buy. That's $24 an hour, but when I add in my Wylie Mom math, I'd need to earn $32 an hour outside of the home to have the same lunch experience. I personally find that reading a book while the kids play at McDonald's for a treat, and then spending a few minutes on the computer is a great use of my time.

McDonald's indoor playgrounds are a great idea for running off energy on rainy days or on days when you're running lots of errands. Please be sure to wash up or sanitize before and after play time!!

Figure what your time is worth and combine it with what you enjoy doing, to save or make money. Obviously, I can't make a living or survive with this plan, but it combined with all the other little things I do make a huge impact. You've just got to think outside of the box!

I'd love to hear some of your ideas!

A Few Odds And Ends To Share

I have an awesome guest post coming up today, so I thought I'd go ahead and share a few odds and ends. You know, coupons and such! :)

Birthday Clubs - my birthday is approaching and I've started to get the free birthday coupon e-mails. If you know of some great places to sign up for a free birthday treat, please let me know!

Arby's Birthday Club - Free shake with Roastburger is what I was e-mailed yesterday.

Auntie Anne's Pretzels - B1G1 Free pretzel coupon is what I was e-mailed today, plus you can download a B1G1 FREE lemonade coupon this month.

If you sign up for Corner Bakery's eCafe, you'll be e-mailed a coupon for a FREE cookie!

Since it's a new month, new printable coupons have been issued. My favorites at Redplum are:

$3.00 off Glade (perfect for CVS this week!!!)
$.35 off C&H sugar (perfect for store who triple coupons)
$1.00 off Softsoap Nutri Serums
$1.00 off Colgate

And at Coupons.Com my favs are (but there are A LOT):

$.40 off Betty Crocker Potatoes (close to free potates when doubled)
$1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$5.00 Off Leapster Game (the holidays are approaching!!!!)
$.40 off Betty Crocker cookie mix (close to free cookies when doubled & on sale)

Have a great day and enjoy the beautiful pre-fall weather!!!

P.S. Be sure to follow me on Twitter or join my Facebook Group. I sometimes post deals on one or the other that I don't post on my blog!!

Join Chick-Fil-A's Chicken Wave For A FREE Sandwich

There are still FREE Chik-Fil-A sandwich's available. The deal is, the first 250,000 people to sign up with Chick-Fil-A's new site Chicken Wave will be mailed a coupon for a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich. Yummy!

Also, don't forget to wear your favorite sports team logo to Chick-Fil-A on Labor Day, September 7th from 10:30 am until close for a FREE Chick-Fil-A sandwich. Click here for more info.

Lots of Freebies....Samples & Fast Food!

I have quite the array of fun free things to share today!

VIVA Towel Sample from Walmart.

bodycology hand & body lotion sample also from Walmart's sample page. Check it out for other samples that I haven't posted here on my blog.

Vaseline aloe fresh lotion sample from Coctco. You may leave the member number blank if you are not a Costco member.

Check out this great post at Freebies 4 Mom. Heather has 12 more Huggies points posted, and she won a $25 gas card today!!

The Enfamil LIPIL® Formulas free sample is still available, click here.

AVEENO® NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection sample from Kroger.

Request free coupons for MINUTE MAID® Frozen Novelty products, perfect for summer!

And how about some fast food treats? Mark these upcoming deals on you calender.

Tuesday, July 21st is Free Pastry Day at Starbucks. It's from open until 10:30 am, just print and bring this invitation.

Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's is Wednesday (duh!). On the 22nd you'll get a FREE Roastburger with soft drink purchase. Click here to sign up for Arby's e-mails and you can even opt in for the Arby's Survey Group.

Thursday July 23rd is Free Tea Day at McAlister's Deli. Check out Tea Freaks for more info. Free tea from McAlister's if worth the drive to Garland. :)

Have any fun freebies? Please leave a comment or send me an e-mail at wyliemom@live.com. Thanks!!

Also, I'd like to share a blog with you that I enjoy, Practical Manifestations. It covers two of my (many) favorite topics, blogging and positive thinking.

Have a great afternoon!

Today is Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's

It's Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's!! Today's free item is a Regular Roast Beef Sandwich (with a soft drink purchase). Read my full Wednesday FREEbies post here.

Click here to find an Arby's close to you.

Yay, for lunch on the cheap! :)

FREE Food on Friday.....Only One Small Catch!

I hope you have your cow costume ready! This Friday, July 10th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chickl-Fil-A. If you come dressed as a cow, you will receive a FREE entree!

No cow costume...? Really...? Then you can just use the Chick-fil-A Costume Kit. You just print, cut out and clip or pin on your favorite cow look. This is the route I took last year.

If you've never been to Chick-Fil-A on Cow Appreciation Day, you're missing out! Not only is there a free yummy entree in it for you, but free entertainment as well. The kids and I had fun last year, really! Let's just say that not everyone uses the print out costume kit and we saw lots of wacky cow outfits pass through the door. It's so worth the trip!

Have fun!!!

B1G1 FREE Entree at TGI Friday's

If you're interested in this, be sure to hurry. The offer expires July 5th!!

Click here to find a TGI Friday's close to you. A big thanks to Rebecca at the Wylie Curves for the coupon link!!

Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's Today!!

Today (July 1st) at Arby's get a FREE Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase!

Click here for my older post with more info on the Arby's Wednesday FREEbies deals.

P.S. Remember to check the bottom of your Arby's receipt! They usually have an offer for a free Regular Roast Beef sandwich if you will do a quick survey. The survey is quick and painless. :)

Wylie Mom's Weekly Recap - Week 26

Wow, it's hard to believe that 2009 is already half over! As far as last week's tracking it was a slow financial week, but a very action packed week personally (son's birthday and family visiting!). Here are the numbers:

Savings - $55.52

- saved $12.68 at Walmart (didn't blog...it was boring)
- saved $2.89 at Sonic (free Wacky Pack printable coupon from Sonic Birthday Club)
- saved $24.95 at Albertsons
- saved $10 at Party City ($10/30 Party City coupon)
- saved $5.00 with Papa Murphy coupon (I got 2 family sized "take and bake" pizzas & some cheese bread for my son's birthday party...it feed 14 people for $21)

eBay Sales - $122.45

Misc. Income - $16.99

-$2.00 cash at Half Price Books (I took in 8 magaiznes, that I got for free)
-$5.00 from Synovate Research (surveys and product trials...e-mail me for a referal)
-$9.99 rebate from Centrum

Weekly Impact - $194.96
Yearly Impact - $9,284.26

I'm happy (and thankful) about the eBay sales. A total of $122.45 in sales and only $9.99 was made at auction (one item!!) and $112.46 was from my store (9 items!!).

My favorite item that sold was this cool Pottery Barn plate. I found 4 of them at a garage sale a few weeks back and paid $1 a piece. I listed 2 of them auction style first, starting at $9.99 and they went unsold after 7 days. So I moved all 4 of them to my store and priced them at $13.97. They all four sold, 12 days later ($55.88)!! I paid $7.44 to eBay ($.70 original auction listing fees, $.03 store listing fee and $6.71 final value fee) and $2.27 to PayPal. So, $55.88 minus $4 for the plates minus $9.71 in fees equals $41.91 profit. I cleared $10.47 per plate, and my goal is $10 per item. I paid 7% in cost of goods sold and 18% in expenses and made 75% in profit. Very nice!

Have a great week!!

Don't Forget FREE Sonic Floats Are Tonight!!

Sonic is offering FREE Root Beer Floats tonight!! Here's the scoop!

Drive in between 8 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, June 3, and receive a FREE 10 oz. Root Beer Float, while supplies last!!

To check for a Sonic location near you, click here.

Enjoy! :)

Free Treats Today And This Coming Week

Here's a few places to get some free treats!

Today (May 30th) from 11 am - 4 pm Walmart will be serving free ice cream.

Your choices are: 1.57 fl oz. Dibs Snack Bag, 2.4 fl oz. Blue Bunny Aspen Frozen Yogurt Granola Bar or 4 oz. Ben & Jerry's Flipped Out Cup. Click here to visit to Walmart info page or look for a Walmart near you.

June 3rd-From 8pm until close it's FREE Float Night at Sonic. Yay!! Click here to search for a local Sonic.

June 3rd- Don't forget it's Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's. This week it's a free FruiTea with a sandwich purchase.

June 5th- It's National Donut Day....celebrate with Krispy Kreme! Each customer will receive one free donut of their preference. Click here to find a Krispy Kreme near you!

Enjoy!!

Join the Quiznos Q Club and get Quiznos offers and coupons via e-mail. Did someone say coupons?? Click here to sign up. Get a free Sammie with sign up and a cookie on your birthday as well. Yay!!

Free Roastburger At Arby's On Wednesday May 13th

Tomorrow is Wednesday FREEbies at Arby's. Arby's will be offering different freebies on Wednesday's throughout the summer. Here's the scoop for tomorrow:

"This Wednesday (May 13) Arby’s is giving away a Free Roastburger with the purchase of any drink! No coupon is needed – just come in on Wednesday and ask for it. Choose from the All American, Bacon ‘n Cheddar or Bacon ‘n Bleu."

No coupon needed? Very nice! Here's the schedule for the next few weeks:

May 13th - Free Roastburger with any Soft Drink purchase
May 20th - Free Chocolate Malt Swirl Shake with any Sandwich purchase
May 27th - Free regular Roast Beef with any Soft Drink purchase
June 3rd - Free Iced FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
June 10th - Free Roast Chicken Club sandwich with any Soft Drink purchase

To sign up for e-mail scoop from Arby's, click here.

Wylie Mom's Weekly Recap-Week 18

Not a bad week! Sorry for the late recap, we had my daughter's birthday party and hubby was also off for 4 days, so I took more "vacation time". :)

Savings - $305.32

-$43.78 at Kroger and $12.49 at Walgreens
-$1.00 at Redbox on Monday
-$40.89 at CVS
-$150.90 at Kohl's
-$53.27 at Party City the $10/30 Party City coupon
-$2.99 at Sonic, kids get a FREE Wacky Pack coupon if you sign up for the Sonic Birthday Club

eBay Sales - $126.77

Misc. Income - $74.15

-$25 Target card from MyPoints
- $20.00 Target card from Swagbucks (this is an e-gift card that you use online)
- $24.37 check picked up from local consignment store, The Mulberry Bush. I love this place!!
- $4.78 was given back to me from PayPal during April (for using my PayPal debit card)

Weekly Impact $506.24
Yearly Impact $6839.70

I don't even want to mention my eBay listings last week. It was only 6, but I'm ever so thankful for my store sales. 8 out of the 10 things I sold last week was from my ebay store. And remember, my store is stocked with items that did not sell at auction. I'll try to be a good work-at-home mom this week and list at least 30 items.

This week's item to watch for is girls Strasburg Dresses. The auction linked is one I sold before Easter for $51.99. I only paid $3 for it at a thrift store and I found 2 more last night also priced at $3 each!!

Have a great money making and money saving week!

Looking For Fun Freebies and Coupons? Read Me!

Happy May 1st!! Here's some fun things I found out in cyber space.

$1.50 Yo-Plus printable coupon

Sonic CroisSonic Breakfast Sandwich printable coupon- you must purchase a large drink (so it's not totally free, I guess I lied!).

Walmart's Sample page....nothing new, but take a peek!

Free Kids Workshop at the Home Depot - This is tomorrow May 2nd from 9-12 at your local Home Depot. This month you'll be making a mini wheel barrow. Speaking of Home Depot. Be sure to sign up for the Garden Club. I received a $5/$50 coupon in the mail this week. And lastly, they have a FREE gardening workshop coming up May 14th, to help plan your yard's landscaping.

How about some free eBay advice???? I noticed today that Suzanne is offering her SAHM's Guide To eBay Selling for FREE on her blog. It's the linked post, just scroll down past her "samples".

Advil Pursue Your Passions Sweepstakes - Enter daily for a chance to win $25,000. Pick me, pick me!!! Also, you can print some $1 and $2 Advil coupons once you're entered.

Hellmann's Light Mayo Sample -click "English" on the top right!! Be sure to also snag the Caress, Degree and Ponds FREE samples on the same page from ViveMejor.

Last up- Please don't forget to use Swagbucks for your Internet searches!! I'm almost up to another FREE $20 Target card. Once you get the hang of Swagbucks be sure to tell your family and friends to sign up under you. You'll earn the points they earn and get to your rewards much faster.

Anything fun and random to share? Leave a comment! :)

Iced Coffee On The Cheap Today!

You can get a 16 oz. Iced Coffee at Dunkin' Donuts today for only $.50!!!

Click here for all the info. Enjoy!!

Nothing Like Freebies To Get Back In the Game!

Getting back on track seems harder than it should be! The good news is, I may have a lack of blog posts, but I've already listed 23 new things on eBay. But that's another story. Here's are some samples I found out in cyberspace.

Better Than Ears dog treat sample from Walmart.

Crest Whitesptrips sample from Walmart.

Huggies Pure & Natural Diaper Sample from....Walmart! :)

Cottenelle TP & Wet Wipe Sample from Walmart, yup again. Isn't Walmart the coolest?

Check out all of Walmart's samples here on their "Samples & Trials" page. Be sure to hit refresh, because a new sample (that wasn't shown before) might pop up!

Shower Caddy from Scrubbing Bubbles when you sign up for their newsletter.

TODAY ONLY (April 15th)- Cinnabon is offering free bite sized cinnamon rolls from 5-8 pm, it's "Tax Bite Day". Click here for a location near you.

Interested in more eating out deals for today??? Check out this great list at RedPlum.

Free Book Summary -Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons in Personal Change...this is a great book! Although, I'll admit it's been a while since I've read it.

Don't forget to check Shop 4 Freebies for sample listings. It's updated daily....which is more than you can say for me.