Inexpensive Art and Science Classes

School Crossing, located near the East branch of the library, is offering Kid's Art and Science classes this summer for just $8 per child per class. `Classes are being held in both June and July and there is an excellent variety being offered. Call (719) 593-7112 for more information and to register!

FREE Summer Soccer Camp!

Our home church, Falcon Baptist is offering a FREE Soccer Camp June 21st through June 25th for kids entering Kindergarten through 7th grade. My daughters went to the camp last year and LOVED it! For more information or to register, click HERE.

Best of the Springs - FITNS Takes Silver!

I just wanted to take a quick minute or two to thank each and every one of you who voted for Frugal Is The New Sexy for best blog in the Gazette's Best of the Springs 2010. I so appreciate you all so much. I'm nearly fully recovered from surgery and more than ready to start exploring more of my hometown to find great bargains for all of us frugal guys and gals.
Stay tuned for information on great, inexpensive activities and deals for you and your kiddos this summer. We have lots of fun things planned and I can't wait to pass our ideas on to you and your family!
Thanks again, from the bottom of my heart... Be frugal and stay sexy!!

Don't Miss Out On Groupon.com!

Groupon.com has a fun Colorado Springs coupon promotion today: Get a $15 Gift Certificate to Squeak's Soda Shop for just $8! Click here to get yours!

Graveyard Mall Candle Deal

Graveyard Mall is offering 12 sets of assorted candles for just $9.99! If you're a candle lover, like me, you know this is a fantastic price.

Graveyard has the 12 sets valued at $116.88
Here's what's included in the 12 sets:

We've put together some great items from Lava Candles into one special package. Get Six Candles on a rope (each rope has 5 candles for a total of 30), Three 6 Pack Vinyard Valley Wine Bottle Cork Candles (Three 6-packs total of 18 candles), 2-pc. Biscotti Pastry Scented Candles & Two of the Natural Collection Gift Sets. That's 12 Candle packs for one great low price.
Get Three - Vinyard Valley Wine Bottle Cork Candles (6-pack): One box contains 6 merlot scented candles, perfect to place atop your old wine bottles. Burn time: 2-3 hrs. Each candle approx 2".

2-pc. Biscotti Pastry Scented Candles: Two biscotti candles in a gift box wrapped in ribbon. Scented like cafe pastries. Burn time: 2-3 hrs. 5" long candles.

Get Two - Natural Collection Gift Sets: Four frosted berry scented candles & stoneware holder. Gift box with. Burn time: 1 hrs. each candle. 1.5" x 1.5" x 1" tall candles.

Candles on a Rope (includes 6 ropes each with 5 candles): a total of 30 candles on 6 ropes, just cut the wick and light. Refreshing scents. Burn time: 1 hrs. each 1.5" x 1.5" x 1" tall candles.

FREE Lip Gloss at Victoria's Secret!

I love Beauty Rush Lip Gloss from Victoria's Secret. Click HERE to print a coupon for a FREE tube with any in store purchase. Banana's my favorite... What's yours?

CouponChief.com

As evidenced by my blog and many others, there is an abundance of great bargains to be had via the World Wide Web. I spend many hours every week scouring the internet to find those bargains for you and love when I find a site that helps me do my "job" more efficiently.

CouponChief.com is a great place to start if you're looking to do some internet shopping. There are many coupon code sites out there these days, but Coupon Chief offers many great features that make it worth a few minutes of your time before you make a purchase. Nearly every retail site offers an area on their checkout page where you can enter a promotional / coupon code. Coupon Chief is one of the best sites I've seen that has an easily searchable database of current coupon codes. There's even a section HERE where you can submit a coupon code to share with others! We frugal guys and gals have to stick together, afterall!

And, as if the satisfaction of sharing a great deal with others wasn't enough, you can sign up HERE to participate in Coupon Chief's Pays-2-Share Program. Just upload your coupons and, every time someone uses it, Coupon Chief will give you 2% of the sales!

If you're shopping for a specific item, just type it into the search bar to begin your hunt for a great coupon code. Or, if you'd rather shop by store, check out Coupon Chief's alphabetical listing. I wasn't able to think of a store that wasn't represented! Here are a couple of my favorites to get you started:

Bath & Body Works

Aeropostale

What do you think about Coupon Chief? I'd love to hear how you think it compares to other coupon code sites... Do share!

Colorado Springs is Now On Groupon.com!!

Yay! Have you fallen in love with Groupon.com yet? I have and I'm so excited that they recently added our great city to their repertoire! Click HERE to get started. Today's offer is a $45 Gift Certificate to The Blue Star for just $18!

Half Off Deals? I LOVE Half Off!

I stumbled across a great new website today and, if you haven't heard of it yet, you've got to take a look! HalfOffDeals.com offers discounted gift certificates for hotels, spas, restaurants and more. I was able to find a $50 gift certificate to one of our favorite local pizza joints for just $25! Head over to the site to see if they have more deals in YOUR area!

31 Cent Scoops at Baskin Robbins Tonight Only 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.!

Head in to Baskin Robbins tonight between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. to get a scoop (or three!) for just 31 cents each! You'll also have the opportunity to make a donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Thanks, Nazareth! (o;

Bath & Body Works VIP Bag For Just $20!!

Right now, you can score this great VIP Bag for $20 when you spend $40 in store or online at Bath&BodyWorks.



Here's the scoop on all the goodies included in the bag:

Our exclusive VIP Bag features a few very impressive products. It makes the perfect gift for mom, but once you see what's inside, you won't want to give it away! Includes a full-size Shower Gel (10 oz.), Body Lotion (8 oz.) and Fragrance Mist (8 oz.) in Orange Sapphire, Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap in Kitchen Lemon, a White Scentbug and eight extra refill pads, Home Fragrance Oil in Caribbean Salsa (0.33 fl oz), Mentha Organics™ Sheer Lip Tint (0.5 oz.) in Just Blushed, a blue gauze sponge and a polka dot nail file in a Straw Tote.

Bath & Body Works had a similar promotion around Christmas last year and I LOVED every item that came in the VIP bag and it was a GREAT value! Enjoy!

GREAT Mother's Day Gifts!

FTD is offering some of their beautiful bouquets for just $19.99. I love receiving flowers and love giving them even more. Click above to check out their selection - just in time for Mother's Day!



My oldest daughter wasn't able to say "Grandma" when she was a baby, so my mother came to be known as "Honey" to my kiddos. I love the idea of being able to personalize a gift to my mom that says something other than "Grandma". Click on the picture above or on the picture below to check out some personalized Mother's Day gifts.

NFL Jacket PLUS Sports Illustrated Subscription for $20!

This is a FANTASTIC deal if you know a guy or gal that loves football and Sports Illustrated. Click HERE to select the jacket you'd like (there are 32 teams to choose from and we just so happen to be a little partial to the Broncos around here) and order your 1 year, 56 issue subscription all for just $20!

FREE Jewelry - Just Pay Shipping

So.... This is fun. FREE jewelry?! No catch?! Yep... SilverJewelryClub.com offers a rotating selection of sterling silver jewelry for nothing. The only fee is the $6.99 shipping charge. Take a look at one of the items they're offering today:



Round Cut Smoky Quartz Three Stone Pendant Sterling Silver

Item No. SP6280

Retail Price: $49.99

Your Price: $0.00

Shipping: $6.99

Total: USD $6.99

Nice, huh? Be sure to check the site daily for new items!

Kids and Money $$$

We, like most parents of young children, struggle to find a way to teach our kids the value of a dollar. Our good friend, Dave has helped us change the way we view money and it's helped us teach our children to do the same.

Each week, our 3 daughters are assigned several "jobs" that are to be done around the house. My two oldest girls, who are 9 and 8 do the breakfast dishes, dinner dishes, their own laundry, clean their bedroom and bathroom and gather trash to be taken out. My 6 year old isn't quite ready for laundry and dishes, but she is more than capable of cleaning her own room and bathroom and helping her sisters with their other chores.

Fridays are "pay day". As long as the girls have completed their jobs for the week and have not been docked for fighting or not listening, they each have the potential to earn $6. We require them to put at least 10% of their earnings for the week in an envelope that is set aside specifically for tithing to our church. The remaining money is then divided between and envelope for saving and one for spending.

This system works GREAT for our family. The kids are an essential part of keeping our home running as it should and they have a large sense of responsibility for the jobs assigned to each of them. I've noticed that they're much more careful about what they choose to spend their money on than they were when they were spending OUR money. (=

I can't recommend Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University Jr. enough. For more information or to order the FPU Jr. materials, click HERE.