Friday, July 24, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009 | Posted by
Bebegirlz |
Yes, I was away this past week, but I was not at the BlogHer conference. Boo hoo! Seems they could only accomodate 1,500 bloggers which is not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things. A few hundred other bloggers decided to not sulk and miss out on the fun of "meeting" other bloggers....so, Blog Hop '09 it is!
Here are 10 things about me:
- I am a 28 year old mama to one little guy. But I do not consider myself to be a mom blogger. You see, I have a whole other agenda to my blog that does not involve lots of adorable pics of my son. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I blog to save! Free 2 Be Frugal's the name, saving money is my game!
- This fall I am headed back to work as a preschool teacher. Teaching is about the best job in the world as far as I am concerned (second to mothering, of course).
- I am a read-a-holic. I read as much as I can get my hands on. Magazines suffocate my mailbox weekly and most of the ones I get are free. I am a library queen. Someday I hope to own and run my own little book shop.
- The freebie fanaticism began when I got pregnant with my son. I had no idea companies wanted to give me things to try for free. My addictive personality set its heart on collecting freebies from that time on!
- My frugal nature is the result of growing up poor. My goal as a mom is to create a life and home for my family that is modest without us "feeling poor".
- I have debt. There is quite a bit of it. My biggest debt is for my education (I have 2 degrees) and my hubby's. I'll never regret it! Education is everything.
- Using coupons gives me a thrill. I like the look of disbelief on the cashier's face. The sighs and groans of the people behind me in line have no effect on me.
- Yard sailing is like a competitive sport. Or at least it is for someone who has zero athletic ability. But every weekend I really DO score big.
- Walking out to the mailbox every day makes me smile. I love mail. You never know what wonderful things await you.
- I am going to a conference this year, but not a blogging conference. It is for MOPS.
Free2BeFrugal knows that living a frugal life can be, well, a little dull sometimes. Every now and then you just want to treat yourself to a little something. Well don't! Let Free2BeFrugal do it. Up for grabs is 1 gift card for Starbucks for $10. To win, simply leave a comment on this post telling me one new thing you've learned from visiting my site. One little way to save that you never heard of or thought of. Easy peasy! The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Sunday.
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16 comments:
I just hopping by from the Blog Hop! I always enjoy my visits here. :)
I have never heard of You Data. that sounds great!
And I am going to follow you on twitter! Love your tweet updates on the side there! Great info!!
Well, honestly, I learned a whole lot about you because I'd never been to your blog :)
Who can afford not be frugal in this economy? And who doesn't like free!?!? I'll be checking out some of your other posts to get some pointers.
I have a butt load of debt too. Unfortunately, it's not all wrapped up in education. I'll admit, we were idiots when we were younger and we've been paying for it ever since. At least we pulled our head out of the sand, which is more than I can say about a lot of folks out there.
Stopping over from the Blog Hop. Nice to "meet" a fellow deal blogger.
Sorry about the admin log-in but blogger doesn't like non blogger or wordpress urls.
Ann @couponsdealsandmore.com
Your #8 cracks me up! I really WISH I was better at couponing. I need to start hanging out on your site, I guess! :-)
From perusing your site, I learned I can download Jillian Michaels workouts for FREE. I'm currently working on the Shred, but when I'm done with it, I'd love to try another one of hers so I'll have to remember this.
Thanks for stopping by for the Hop. Hope to "see" you again.
I think it's very cool that you want to own your own book shop. We need more little "corner" book shops.
I've learned about swagbucks from your site! Working on saving them for my first free giftcard! I think your blog is great!
Just stopping by on the BlogHop to say hi!
I learned about getting cash back for buying things online. I buy online a lot and wish I had heard about this a lot sooner, but thanks to you I know now!
Hi Niki! I wish I was a competitive yard saler ... I hate rummaging through all the junk to find a treasure. But, I do love free stuff! Your blog has so many great ideas ... my favorite is the recognition that just because you're in debt doesn't mean you have to stay there ... love that you are working your way out of debt rather than just piling more on!!
Glad to know you are out here!! Thanks for commenting on my post! Your website is magically frugalicious! :)
I learned about Pssst ... and just signed up there. I visit your site often, and almost always find out about a new way to save. Thank you so much!
I love your blog and have learned so much about couponing, gotten free samples, swagbucks etc...
Thank you!!
Great blog!!
Definatly adding you to my "follow" list and will snag a button too if you don't mind me doing so.
I think I will have a lot to learn from you!!
Can not wait to get to know you better!!
Sweet Momma @ adventureswiththree.blogspot.com
WOW! You seem to have a lot of energy! That's awesome! I've never visited before, so everything I read today was new. But specifically I learned that you love to save and that my dh behind you in line would not bother you!
Ugh, I hear you on the student loan debt. Some days I wish I had never gone...but I enjoyed it....and education is never wasted! Nice to meet you!!