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Here's What's New - How to Be an Online Shopping Ninja (my guest post at DaveRamsey.com!)
- DaySpring: Get a Wooden Chalkboard Christmas Countdown Calendar for $9.99 (regularly $19.99)
- Vistaprint: Get 140 custom labels for just $5 shipped
- $5/1 Scotch Tape Dispensers coupon = free at Walgreens on Black Friday
- Swagbucks Helps Me DIY
- 30 Free Cooking & Baking eBooks from The Prepared Pantry
- Free ebooks: The Seeds of Beauty, The Productive Person, Homeschooler’s Guide to Science Fairs, and more
- One-year subscription to Runner’s World magazine for $5.99
- Coffee-mate Creamer: Save $1
- Do It Yourself: Tissue Paper Stained Glass Turkey
- Cents of Style: EARLY Fashion Friday! Chevron Infinity Scarves for $7.95 with Free Shipping
- Free 2014 Betty Crocker Calendar
- York Photo: Custom Photo Desk Calendar for $5 or less shipped!
- The best freebies from this past week
- Free Learning to Spell Using Patterns Within Words Printable
- Help! We love books, but they are taking over our house!
- Get a FREE box of Nabisco Gluten-Free Rice Thins
- Printable coupons: Skippy Peanut Butter, Dove, Degree, Right Guard, Dial, plus more!
- Earn up to $50 in MyHabit credits for referring friends
- Free ebooks: The Ugly Duckling, Thanksgiving on a Dime, and more
I’m honored and excited to be guest posting over at DaveRamsey.com today on how to be an online shopping ninja. Here’s a snippet: Shopping online is not only convenient, but it also saves you money—especially if you're armed with my secrets for sleuthing out super deals. Here are three of my favorite ways to get the best bang for your buck online: 1. Use a Coupon Code My husband and I have a policy to never purchase anything without first finding a coupon code to use. I've tried a lot of different coupon code websites and I've also tried Googling for coupon codes, but in my opinion, nothing compares to RetailMeNot.com. They are the best coupon code website in existence right now. All you have to do is go to their homepage, search for the store you're planning to shop from, and ta-da! you have a long list of coupon codes that have been rated by their large community of users. More often than not, I'm able to find at least one coupon code from the long list that works for me. And, for possibly one to two minutes of effort, that coupon code will usually save me at least 10% off my order—sometimes even as much as 25%! Read the full post here.
If you find it helpful, would you do me a huge favor and share it on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest? I’d love to bless the folks at Dave Ramsey for their kindness to share my post today. Thank you so much!    Related Stories  
Just a reminder that this deal ends tomorrow! Through tomorrow (November 15, 2013), DaySpring is offering this Wooden Chalkboard Christmas Countdown Calendar for just $9.99 when you use coupon code ChalkboardMSM at checkout. 
This delightful, vintage-style advent chalkboard gives your family a fun, creative way to count the days to Christmas and keep hearts focused on the true reason for celebrating Christmas! 
Mark the days with a creative design of chalked ‘x’s and o’s’ (oooxooo, xxoxxoxxo, etc.), or removable Christmas stickers, or favorite wrapped candies/mints (to share and enjoy on Christmas Day!) affixed with two-sided tape! Charming, meaningful, and a great before-Christmas gift idea! 
There is no limit of how many Countdown Calendars you can order at this price. Shipping is free with any $50+ order. So you can either order multiple Countdown Calendars, or purchase some items from the DaySpring sale and clearance section to save you shipping costs. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Through Friday only, you can get 140 custom address labels for just $5 shipped from Vistaprint. Here’s how: ::Go to VistaPrint and design your labels. ::Be sure to opt out of all the upsell offers so that you don't incur extra charges. ::Go to check out and you should pay only $5 for shipping!
And there you have it! This is perfect for Christmas cards — or even to give as a gift! Don’t need address labels? These can also make great gift labels and more. Please do note that VistaPrint is notorious for sending you lots of email after you order from them so I'd recommend either unsubscribing from their emails as soon as you start getting them or giving them an email address which is not your primary address. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Today's Swagbucks success story is from Nikki: I've been a loyal Swagbucks user for several years. I've bought Christmas gifts, groceries, and more with the gift cards that I've earned in the past. But recently, I've turned my focus into DIY projects around the house. I'm a full-time student, wife, and mother. Needless to say, I'm on a very tight budget. My husband and I bought our starter home 15 years ago and never moved out. We've always lived paycheck to paycheck, and never had money left over to upgrade our house. Fast forward 17 years into our marriage, and now that we've learned a lot of things about budgeting and style, we have desire for changes and upgrades, but no budget for it. That's where Swagbucks comes in. Swagbucks allows me to buy light fixtures, windows, paint, and more to slowly upgrade my house. I'm currently remodeling my children's bathroom and my most recent purchase was a new bath exhaust fan. Because I had a $100 gift card from Swagbucks, I only had to pay $5.93 out of pocket! WOW! My Daily Swagbucks earning tips: - As soon as I wake up, I start the Swagbucks Mobile TV App.
- I have the Swagbucks Toolbar installed on all of my browsers and earn 1 point a day from that.
- I take the Daily Poll and NOSO every day.
- Search: I search using the Swagbuck tool bar on both my mobile devices & my computer.
- Encrave: play some videos & earn those Swagbucks! This feature is only available on a computer.
- I always check out Swagbucks Facebook page, Twitter, and Blog for codes that are worth several points.
- Shop & Earn: When I buy anything online, I always use the Shop & Earn link. Swagbucks awards vary but you can earn at least 1 swagbuck for every dollar you spend.
It generally takes me 3-4 months to earn 10,000 Swagbucks or a $100 gift card to my local home improvement store. But it is so worth it, when I can walk into my local home improvement store, and buy that big purchase and hardly have to pay anything out of pocket. I'm currently saving up to buy a new bathroom countertop! photo source  Related Stories 
Order a one-year subscription to Runner’s World Magazine for only $5.99 when you use coupon code MONEYSAVING at checkout. You can order up to 4 years at this price. About Runner’s World Magazine: Runner’s World is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther and have more fun doing it! Every issue brings you the strategies, tips and advice to fuel your performance, prevent injuries, burn fat, shed stress, and achieve your personal goals. This offer expires Sunday night 11/17/13 11:59 PM EST. Are you looking for other magazine titles? You can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to save 20% off of most titles at DiscountMags! (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Coffee-mate has a high-value coupon available on their Facebook page for $1 off Coffee-mate Creamer. This coupon is only available while supplies last, so hurry over and print yours now. Thanks, For the Mommas!  Related Stories- Printable coupons: Skippy Peanut Butter, Dove, Degree, Right Guard, Dial, plus more!
- $0.55/1 Skippy Peanut Butter printable coupon
- Printable coupons: Gerber, M&M’s, Silk, Jimmy Dean, Nature Made, Hasbro Games, plus more!
Cents of Style is so excited about this week’s Fashion Friday that they decided to start a day early! Now through Friday, November 15, 2013, you can get a beautiful Chevron Infinity Scarf for only $7.95, including shipping, when you use the coupon code BESTSELLER. These scarves are regularly priced at $26. 
These scarves are available in twelve color options, and is very light-weight—almost gauze-like in appearance. Remember, use the coupon code BESTSELLER to order one of these Chevron Infinity Scarves for only $7.95 with free shipping. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Log into your Betty Crocker account to claim a free 2014 Betty Crocker Calendar. These calendars are more delicious than ever with 12 months of their best-ever, highest-rated recipes. These calendars are their most popular members-only exclusive, so hurry and get yours. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Offer only good to current Betty Crocker members while supplies last. Thanks, Freebie Shark!  Related Stories 
York Photo has another hot deal that would make a great Christmas gift! Get a Custom Photo Desk Calendar for $5 or less, including shipping. Here's how: ::Head to York Photo and create a custom photo desk calendar. ::Go to checkout and use coupon code GIVECAL. ::You should just have to only pay shipping — which should be less than $5.
Note: This offer is for new customers only. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Hi Crystal! I wondered if I could get your insight about children’s books…namely what to do when they are taking over your house! We have SO many books that our kids’ bookshelves are completely full…But we LOVE to read and I would say that we read and love just about every one we have. However, I just feel like the books are taking over their rooms. It’s much better than toys, but still…what to do!? Thanks for your advice -Courtney
I love books, as you probably well know.  But we actually don’t have shelves and shelves and shelves of them at our house. Why? Because I can’t stand clutter — even book clutter. I’ve had to be really intentional with this, because otherwise our rooms would be overrun with books, too. Here are some things that help: 1. Define Your Book Boundaries We have a shelf in the living room where we keep our very favorite books. I have books I’m currently reading in my bedside table drawer. The kids can keep a small stack of books in their room. And we have two large bookshelves in our basement that hold books we haven’t read yet. Keeping our book boundaries to about three shelves total has really forced me to not collect or hang onto to books we didn’t absolutely love. 
2. Only Keep Your Absolute Favorites I know, I know, this is so hard to do. But if you love books as much as our family does, you have to draw a line somewhere. If a book didn’t radically impact me in some way or just seem overall amazing, I don’t keep it. I just can’t — unless I wanted to have all our walls lined with books. 3. Swap/Sell or Bless Someone With Your Extras I love PaperBackSwap — not only because it saves money, but also because it’s a great way to keep your book collection under control. Why? Because you can’t earn book credits unless you get rid of some of your books. You can also sell your books, though you often won’t make a lot on them. My favorite way to get rid of books is to share them with others. In fact, even if I loved a book and it’s one I’m planning to hang onto, I’d rather loan it out or pass it on to someone else and let them enjoy and be inspired be them than have them sit on my shelf collecting dust. 
4. Become Best Friends With the Library The library is a frugal, minimalist mom’s best friend. My kids can check out stacks of books each week and then we can return them all the next week. And provided you return them on time, in the same condition you checked them out in, it’s 100% free. If your library doesn’t have a great selection, check Inter-Library Loan to see if you can get the titles you’d like through there. It seems they have (or can get) just about any book under the sun. What are your suggestions for Courtney? I’d love to hear!  Related Stories 
You can earn up to $50 in MyHabit credits for referring friends right now. Just sign up for an account (if you don’t already have one) and then grab your referral link (see the link in the header when you’re logged into your account) and refer your friends. You’ll get $5 if you refer one, $25 for 5 friends, and $50 for referring 10 friends. No purchase is necessary, they just have to set up an account. Thanks, The Freebie Blogger! (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories | 
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