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!

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My Goals For 2009

I've been a SAHM now for almost a year and have been blogging for about 9 months. What fun the blogging has been! I've been thinking for a few weeks about where I'd like my blog to go. I've also had a bit of inspiration from Carrie over at Money Saving Methods and have decided to add a weekly "money saving/making" review. I'll begin, next week, on Sunday since this week is short.

Once I got into the groove of staying home and saving so much money, I've been really curious about the true financial impact it's been having on our family. I think better tracking on my part and sharing the results with you will be beneficial to us both.

I've had another inspiration for this as well. The last year I've been home, I've been thinking about where all my money went when I was working. Now, I'm not talking about convenience items like meals out and buying full price things at Target. I have just been thinking about work in general. Let's say I make $40K a year. About $5-6K goes to taxes (SS, Fed Withholding, etc.) right off the bat. Then we'll say another $2-3K for gas just to get there and clothes just to stand there properly clothed. So, lets make this really easy and say that the average worker only sees about 75% of what they make. So, I made $40K, but only saw about $30K that was "mine" to spend. So here's my new thought......every time I save $10 at CVS, I would have needed to earn $13.33 outside of the home to "cover" that. Make sense???? The savings are more than you think!!

Of course, my other main goal this year is to continue growing my eBay store. It has been a blessing this holiday season. With the holidays and traveling, I haven't listed in almost 2 months but have still seen sales of about $250/mo from the store items for the past 2 months! That's even with the store closed for over 2 weeks while I was in Mexico and Florida. Yay, eBay!!!

What are your goals for 2009?

The Martha Blog!

I had no clue that Martha Stuart had a blog. I don't watch TV. Sorry, Martha! I'll have to start checking out her blog on a regular basis. Yes, I know I hate to cook, but I can be crafty! I always think of Martha Stewart as the holidays approach.

The Martha Blog

So, check out this post if you are interested in having your blog featured on Martha's blog. Wow, now that be super cool! She even had the king (or queen) of blogging, Perez Hilton, on her show. That's not a match I would have come up with. I'll have to investigate that later when I get a chance...