Frugal Patti

Head over to the Kashi website and register for a free frozen entrée coupon. Just by providing your address and email address, they will send you a coupon for one of their frozen entrees. What a great deal!

The fine print:  Offer valid until March 15, 2009 or while supplies last. Available to U.S. residents only. Must be 18 or older to receive coupon. Limit one coupon per family, household, address, or email address. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

Each month Walgreens offers a booklet of great rebates, which will have at least a few “Free After Rebate” items. We only have one week left in February, but there are still six great (and free) items that you can pick up this month. You may also wish to review the rest of Walgreens EasySaver Catalog for additional rebates.

1. Zucol Cold Care Lozenges, 18 Pack
2. Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer or Spa Foundation
3. Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers, 6.8 to 13 oz.
4. Revlon Creme Lip Gloss
5. Walgreens Multi-Purpose No Rub Solution, 4 oz.
6. ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder & Wrist Heat Wrap

For additional savings, make sure to select the Walgreens EasySaver option to receive your rebate on a Wagreens Gift Card. For selecting this option, you will receive an extra 10%. What a great deal!

I would sincerely like to thank the Cheap Cindy blog for this award. It is an award that celebrates good attitude and gratitude. I am truly honored. I’m passing this award onto 10 other bloggers who I feel also show a good attitude and gratitude.

And the winners are…

1. A Frugal Housewife
2. Cheap Livings
3. Couponing Finance Diet
4. Fabulously Frugal Dolly
5. Frugal Fancy
6. Frugal Girls
7. How to Save
8. Ideas Free an Frugal
9. Moms of Faith
10. Tickled Pink Housewife 

Congratulations! Now it’s time for you winners to spread the love. Here’s what you do:

1. Put the lemonade logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate 10 other bloggers who you think demonstrate good attitude and/or gratitude.
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Comment on their blog to let them know they have received this award.
5. Link back to this post and the person whom you received this award from.

Freelance work (writing, programming, web development, admin support, sales & marketing, finance, management, legal, etc) can also be a great way to learn extra income from home. In these opportunities you will need to bid on each job that some lists on the freelance sites. The freelance sites will list the work needed by each prospective employer. They will describe what you need to do, hopefully in enough detail that you will know how much time and effort that job will take. From this you will bid on the job (usually a flat amount for the complete job). You’ll be asked to write a proposal including the amount you bid on the job, something about yourself and why you think you should be selected for this job, and any other relevant information you would like to ad. It usually takes a few (if not many) bids for each job you are awarded. Some of the companies you can register with are odesk.com, elance.com, getafreelancer.com, and ifreelance.com.

Many people have hobbies that can easily be turned into extra income. Do you make your own soap? jewelry, wood craft, pottery, a needle craft, etc? These hobbies that you enjoy doing in your spare time can be turned into extra income as a side business or the beginning of a larger endeavor. At one time ebay.com was the easiest way to sell items online. Etsy.com is now an available alternative for homemade items. They only sell homemade items, craft supplies, and vintage items, so the typical person that is shopping is only looking for those types of goods. Etsy has gotten great press on shows like Martha Stewart, and continues to advertise through press releases and TV news shows. Since the prices are quite low in comparison to others like ebay, almost anyone can give them a try for only a small investment.