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Free Halloween Freebies - Save on Halloween!

Save on Halloween with these wonderful Halloween Freebies!

Halloween Freebies

Free Taco - Get a free Taco at Taco Bell from 6pm-midnight (the all new Blackjack Taco)
Bowling Games – Brunswick bowling is offering coupons for a free game of bowling, great as Halloween treats
Sears – Free Toy – When you visit Sears on Halloween with your kids in costume, they will give you a free toy from Mattel
YoCrunch Yogurt – Trade in any of your kids candy wrappers for a free YoCrunch yogurt coupon
Chipolte Burrito – If you dress like a burrito or a taco on Halloween, Chipolte will give you a free burrito or taco!
Sears – Free Portrait Collage – Free Halloween portrait themed college with no sitting fee

Crafts, Costumes, Recipes & Projects
Make Your Own Slime -This stuff reminds me of Nickelodeon Gak! Remember that stuff?
Pumpkin Carving Stencils – Get the best designs from all over the web to carve the ultimate pumpkin
Halloween Crafts – How to holiday crafts from bloggers
Cheap Costume Ideas – Make your costume free or cheap with household items you already have!
Halloween Stationary – Make invitations for your Halloween party with free spooky themed stationary you can customize
Spooky Music – Play it for the trick-or-treaters
How to Make Face Paint, Fake Blood & Bruises – You probably have corn starch and food coloring, right?
Top 10 Halloween Recipes - All the best recipes for tasty homemade treats on Halloween

Coupons & Savings

$2.00 off Nestle Candy like Crunch, Butterfinger & More
McDonalds Coupon Books – Get coupons for 12 treats for $1
CVS Candy Deal – Nestle Candy 65% off with coupons & savings

More Halloween Freebies from Deals News:

For Adults:

• Brunswick Zone: Enjoy one free game of bowling via this coupon. (Shoe rental not included.) Click here for locations.
• Expires November 24.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill: Enjoy a free burrito from 6 pm to closing on Saturday, October 31. However, you must dress like a burrito (or bowl, salad, or tacos). Click here for locations.
• Menchies: Wear the Menchies swirl top hat (you can download a cut-out of the hat here) and receive a free yogurt on Friday and Saturday October 30 and 31. Click here for locations.
• Taco Bell: Enjoy a free Black Jack Taco from 6 pm to midnight on Saturday, October 31. Click here for locations.

For Children:

• Bass Pro Shops: Welcomes kids for free trick-or-treating throughout stores from 4 pm to 7 pm on Friday, October 30. On Saturday, October 31, from 12 pm to 4 pm, children enjoy mask decorating, marshmallow roasting, and Dutch oven apple cobbler. (Miami, FL and Branson, MO locations are excluded.) Click here for locations.
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• Jersey Mike's: From October 30 to the 31, kids 10 and under wearing a costume eat for free. Click here for locations.
• Macy's: On Saturday, October 31, the first 100 customers to arrive when doors open will receive a free $10 gift card. At 11 am, children can participate in a costume contest. Plus, children get free face painting and a trick-or-treat bag on Halloween day. Click here for locations.
• Michaels: Free Halloween event Saturday, October 31 from 10 am to 12 pm. Children get a free trick-or-treat pail, Crayola pencil topper with Crayola Model Magic Fusion (modeling material), Make-It Take It Halloween frame, balloon, and candy.
• Sears: Free Mattel toy for children who trick-or-treat at select Sears retail stores on Saturday, October 31. Plus, receive this coupon for $5 off any $20 or more toy purchase.
• Toys R Us: Stores nationwide will host Trick "R" Treat events with costume parades and free treats and giveaways. Click here for locations.

from Pocket Your Dollars:

Free Chiptole. Dress like a Chiptole burrito, taco, bowl or salad on October 31 and stop into any Chiptole store from 5 pm to close to get a free Chiptole burrito.

Free pie at Baker’s Square. Kids 10 and under will get a free slice of Baker’s Square pie on Friday, October 30 (not Halloween) when they come in their costume.

Free portraits at Sears. Now through October 31 get a free photo collage with no sitting fee at Sears portrait studios. (Thanks Brandie)

Free Taco Bell. Stop into any Taco Bell from 6 pm to midnight on Halloween for a free Black Jack Taco. No costume and no coupon necessary.

Free Craft e-Book. Get a free e-Book full of Halloween craft ideas.

Coupons for free bowling. Hand out these coupon for a free game of bowling at Brunswick Zone instead of candy. Cheaper and better for the teeth.

Half-priced tokens at Chuck E Cheese. Get 200 Chuck E Cheese tokens at half-price on Halloween using the right combination of coupons.

Free crafts at Michael’s. Spend the afternoon of Halloween doing free craft projects at Michael’s.

$2 off big bags of candy. Print $2 off coupons for Nestle and Wonka candy while supplies last.

Kids Eat Free. I have heard rumors that a number of major chains are offering kids eat free with purchase of adult entree promotions on Halloween. Call your local Applebee’s and Green Mill to see if they are participating.

Halloween Freebies:

Halloween stationery
Liven up your Halloween E-mail correspondence with the fun, freeware custom stationery at CloudEight Stationery. Here, you'll find a spooky collection of free Halloween themed stationery for use with Outlook and Outlook Express. Each self-installing package here includes nice scrolling backgrounds, and some include music. (For Windows).

Halloween Haunting Screen Saver
This freeware screen saver features animated, creepy 3D skulls and scary jack-o'-lanterns that float around your screen, along with various spooky noises. (For Windows).

Halloween Cell Phone Freebies
This site offers a spooky collection of Halloween-themed freebies for your mobile phone, including screensavers and wallpapers. No registration is required. The site is safe for all ages.

Halloween Screensavers
This site offers a fun collection of free Halloween-themed screensavers. Here, you'll also find free Halloween-themed cards, desktop themes, wallpapers, freebies, and more.

Halloween desktop themes
AAAThemes.com, a popular desktop themes resource, offers a nice selection of free Halloween themes, as well as thousands of themes in other categories.

Haunted House Horrors Screen Saver
This new freeware Halloween screen saver features a cast of spooky characters, including floating ghosts, bats, a screeching cat and more, along with creepy sound effects. (For Windows).

Halloween Screen Savers
One of our favorite resources on the Web for free Halloween screen savers. This site offers dozens of spooky screen savers and more titles are added each day.

Free Halloween Sound Effects
Are you looking for some spooky sound effects for Halloween? This fun, free WAV sound file site features a wide range of sounds, including creaking doors, crackling thunder, screams, witches laughing, and much more.

Halloween Screensaver
This is a free, family friendly Halloween screensaver that features images of ghosts, witches, vampires, and other scary creatures. The screensaver offers eerie music, transition effects, and a "sticky note" feature for custom on-screen messages, as well as other options. (For Windows).

Halloween desktop wallpaper
This site offers a good selection of free Halloween-themed desktop wallpaper, as well as thousands of wallpapers in other categories.

Halloween Screen Savers
This site serves up a fun collection of free Halloween screen savers, including the popular "Ultimate Horror Scream Saver," which features images from "Night of the Living Dead," "Alien," "Friday the 13th," etc. No installation is required for these screen savers (just download them to your desktop, click and play). (For Windows).

Halloween Coloring Pages
This site offers a nice collection of free Halloween-themed coloring pages for children, suitable for outputting on your printer. The site includes pictures that are appropriate for toddlers, as well as for older children.

Halloween Postcards
Here, you'll find a fun collection of free digital cards for Halloween. Just browse the thumbnail images until you find the card you want, then personalize it with your message and send it on its way.

Halloween Horror Tetris Game
A fun Halloween-themed Tetris clone arcade game that featured spooky, rendered 3D games pieces, falling against a scary background. (For Windows).

Halloween Screen Saver
This freeware screen saver features scary animated images, including a haunted house and a graveyard, as well as a creepy cast of characters: witches, ghouls, ghosts, mummies, skeletons and more. It also features a scene of various ghouls dancing to "Monster Mash." (For Windows).

Money Saving Tips from Atkins - save on groceries

These are good ways to save money at the grocery store:

Saving money is on everyone’s mind these days. That’s why it’s important to understand that watching your carbs needn’t cost you a mint. Regularly consuming pricey cuts of meat and other expensive foods is unnecessary when there are countless other inexpensive and delicious low-carb options.

In fact, you may actually find you’re spending less at the supermarket once you’re no longer filling your cart with junk food snacks and other heavily processed foods. And when it comes to convenient low-carb products and snacks, there are strategies for shaving off some of the cost there too. Let’s take a look at 20 ways fill your fridge and cabinets with Atkins-friendly foods without breaking the bank:

1. Plan your meals. After you’ve picked your recipes, make a list, stick to it and shop once a week. (You’ll save on time and gas too.) Check out ads in the local paper or fliers for what’s on special. By planning on more than one meal that uses some of the same ingredients, you can avoid waste. If a main dish calls for cabbage, for example, plan on making coleslaw for another meal to use up the cabbage.


2. Waste not. A recent study from the University of Arizona found that the average American household throws out more than $500-worth of food each year, much of it produce. Stock up on greens and other veggies but don’t buy more than you can consume in a week; you’ll probably have to toss some of it in the trash. You might as well put dollars down your disposal.


3. Shop carefully. The fresher the produce, the longer it lasts—and the less you’ll have to toss. Avoid any fruits or vegetables that are shriveled or wrinkled—they’re already losing precious moisture. Also pass up any with dents, bruising, cracks or black spots. Bypass shrink-wrap packages for individual items, and you’ll have more control.


4. Store properly to avoid waste. Most veggies and fruits should be stored in the crisper. Let avocados, kiwifruit and stone fruits like peaches ripen on the counter before refrigerating. Some fruits like lemons, limes and pomegranate are more flavorful if not refrigerated. Likewise, basil (stems in water), tomatoes, garlic, ginger, onions, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and winter squash do better at room temperature.


5. Count on leftovers. Roast a chicken, pot roast or a pork loin for a weekend dinner, and then use the extra meat to top a salad or for a stir-fry. Almost any vegetable leftovers can wind up in a salad or an omelet.


6. Chill it. Double recipes and freeze individual or family portions for later. Use microwave-safe containers or make foil pouches—place them in freezer bags to avoid freezer burn) that can be reheated in a conventional oven.


7. Broaden your meat options. Explore the delicious benefits of beef chuck and sirloin. Such cuts contain more marbling (streaks of fat throughout the meat) so they’re actually more tender, flavorful and juicy than leaner cuts like tenderloin. They’re best suited to slow cooking—think stews, soups, roasts and braises (For more, see Beef on a Budget). When it comes to pork, inexpensive cuts include rib chops, shoulder and butt. Sausages are flavorful, affordable and cook quickly. Slice and sauté them with bell peppers and onions, or enjoy them with grainy mustard and sauerkraut. You can also pan-fry a ham steak in just a few minutes. Lamb stew meat and lamb shanks are two budget cuts.


8. Buy whole chickens. They’re almost always less expensive than prepackaged parts; cut up chicken yourself, and you’ll save money. Skinned chicken parts are always more expensive that skin-on cuts, and remember, there’s not need to avoid chicken skin on Atkins. Turkey and chicken sausages are another well-priced item and taste great straight from the grill.


9. Explore other protein sources. Eggs aren’t just for breakfast, whether scrambled, poached, in an omelet or even in a crustless quiche. Avoid the monotony of chicken and turkey by cooking with tofu and other soy-food stand-ins, while providing a variety of nutrients as well. Soy crumbles are a great substitute for ground beef and transform into chili or Bolognese in no time.


10. Buy in Bulk. It’s always a smart strategy to buy meat in bulk when it’s on sale and freeze what you don’t use immediately. If you’re a club shopper, you can almost always find at least one good deal. Some of the larger grocers now also have bulk sections in their stores that offer nuts, seeds, beans and whole grains. They’re priced lower because you’re not paying a premium for fancy packaging.


11. Skip the salad-in-a-bag. Greens that have been washed, chopped and sealed in a bag will always be far more expensive than those that are sold as individual heads. And it may have been more than a week since they had their roots in the soil, losing valuable nutrients all the while.


12. Eat in season. You wouldn’t wear your wool sweater and down jacket in August, so avoid buying certain fruits and veggies when they’re out of season and at their most expensive. When produce is flown in from other countries, it naturally costs more. Get into the habit of blanching in-season vegetables and then freezing them so you can have your favorites year-round. Berries and some other fruits freeze well, too.


13. Keep a variety of oils. Oils run the gamut when it comes to price and quality, so it’s wise to use them accordingly. Buy large containers of less expensive oils—canola oil, olive oil and high-oleic safflower oil, for example—to use for stir-frying and sautéing, and keep smaller containers of flavorful, high-quality, cold-pressed oils, such as extra-virgin olive or walnut oil, to drizzle on salads and veggies.


14. Expand your horizons. Here are some affordable protein foods and/or low-carb foods you may want to become familiar with or using more often: canned salmon, sardines and mussels; fresh or frozen bluefish and catfish; feta cheese, bean sprouts, cabbage, full-fat cottage cheese, lentils and most other legumes.


15. Stock up on snacks. When it comes to low-carb bars and shakes to fit your healthy lifestyle, look for store specials and shop in bulk. To find Atkins products near your home, use our handy store locator. The club stores sell Atkins products in bulk or order on line. And don’t forget to check circulars in newspapers for coupons.


16. Make pitchers of soft drinks. Low-carb beverages such as lemonade, iced teas and coffee drinks are expensive to purchase but easy and cheap to prepare at home. Get in the habit of making batches once a week (using an acceptable sugar substitute, of course).


17. Leave the kids at home. In addition to making a list and not going to the supermarket hungry, shopping without demanding children (or teen-agers) tagging along will make it easier to avoid the junk food aisle and other processed foods that can blow your budget.


18. Use the tap. Rather than expensive individual bottles of water in plastic bottles that will live on long after we do, purchase a water-filter pitcher.


19. Go online. Many manufacturers and some stores allow you to download money-saving coupons. There are even websites devoted to ferreting out such deals.


20. Read up. Finally, browse the hundreds of recipes on the Atkins recipe database and in low-carb cookbooks to find dishes that are both delicious and affordable.

When you find beef tenderloin or shrimp on sale, you may want to indulge yourself. But for everyday Atkins fare, rest assured that there’s plenty else out there that won’t break the bank.

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Thrifty Ways - How to get a new Appliance Every Year

Kenmore Ultra SilverSteel™ 30" Freestanding Gas Range 7120

from Sears | Item: 02271208000 | Model: 7120

4.0

on sale -$399.88 (was $579.99)

I am still in the "experiment" stage of living without cable. (saves $40.+ per month
or $480. per year) I am learning that watching the same shows online, free
is much better than my old expensive cable.

The savings will buy a new appliance per year. Sears has dishwashers, clothes washers,
refrigerators and freezers in this price range. Sears delivers to rural areas and usually
has a rebate for home delivery of appliances.

My family does not use credit of any kind. Everything we have is paid for.
We don't work to pay interest on loans or credit cards and the bank can't take our house.

I use a prepaid Walmart Visa card and our checking account Visa card
to shop online. These cards are prepaid, so we only buy what we can afford.

I recommend that all of you get more creative with your household bills.
Small changes can pay off big!

Cable started out as a great way to watch TV with no commercials.
Now my favorite programs have so many commercials that I
don't enjoy watching them on cable.

Thank goodness these same channels are online with many free full episodes.
You can watch them online, free with no commercials, from any country.

Take your cable savings at the end of each year and buy Christmas presents
or one new appliance per year. Energy efficient appliances will get you a
hefty Tax credit, too!

You can live well without credit or cable.

Here is a great channel available to you all :
NATGEOTV.com from the National Geographic Channel

I fell asleep with it on and it played all night.
*no commercials
*auto plays the next show
*free
*wonderful

I watched the show "Lost Cities of the Amazon".
More shows:
Dog Whisperer
Birth of Jesus
In the Womb
Tiny Humans: The Hobbits of Flores
Female Suicide Bombers
Mystery of the Screaming Man (mummy)
Mixed Martial Arts
and did I say NO commercials?
CLICK HERE to pick your favorites and watch

To get the most out of online TV be sure to click the icon on
the bar at the bottom of the video or episode and watch shows in full screen.

Newer Flat Screens can be used like a monitor to watch your shows.
My DSL comes through a router that allows me to connect FOUR TV's via
computers and watch shows anywhere in the house!

What will you do with the money you save?

Thrifty Ways to Save on Cell Phone Bills

My husband is a Trucker so a cell phone is a must for him.
For the last few years we have used Sprint's "Simply Everything" plan.
It's listed at $99. per month but with taxes, fees, etc.
it cost us closer to $138. per month.

Recently we ditched Sprint and did two things that save us lots of moolah.

First I bought a Magic Jack. This gives me unlimited long distance from home:
I can call him.

Second we looked into Wal*Mart's new "Strait Talk" phones.
Strait Talk is great because the phones are inexpensive and there is no "plan"
or service contract. ($30 card or $45. card)
Just pick a card and apply it to your phone.

We picked this phone:
Straight Talk Prepaid LG 220C Phone

Bluetooth capability

Mobile Web services

Downloadable ringtones and graphics

Hands-free speaker

Model#: NTLGS220CPWP

$39.98 with FREE SHIPPING TO HOME

There is a cheaper one ($29.98) Model#: NTLGS100CPWP
but you have to buy a separate phone charger so it's not
really cheaper.

We chose the $45 card with nationwide coverage, unlimited minutes, data transfer,
and text.

This saves us around $93. per month or $1,116. per year.
So our total phone bills are $20.month for the basic home phone,
$19.95 a YEAR for the Magic Jack
$45. month for the Strait Talk card

If My Internet Service didn't come through my local phone company,
I could get rid of $20. per month for basic home phone service but that is
the happy price I pay for living in the boonies!

I am so far out of the rat race, that the Post Office doesn't even deliver mail
to our home!

I know how hard it is for Truckers to get affordable Nationwide coverage
so thought I'd better share this.

To our surprise, The Wally World phone gets BETTER reception than the
Sprint simply everthing and the Magic Jack
is clear as a bell, too.

I would love to hear your thrifty tips.

Magic Jack -If you have a kid in college, buy them one and save some bucks.
Strait Talk

Tell me what you'll do with all the money you save.
I'm going to spend my extra $1,100. on a new side by side while the Kenmore's
are on sale at Sears. They deliver to the boonies. Today's the last day
for Free Delivery and Haul Away(of the old one).
That saves me $60. in gas driving to Fargo, and truck rental fees to drag
the beast home!