Friday Frugal Tip

Friday Frugal Tip
(see a theme here on these named days...)

I kept thinking how my black high heeled Nine West boots (steal at Goodwill a few years back, brand new $28!  woo hoo) are looking a little shabby.
Well, slap me up side the head.  Shoe Polish my friend, shoe polish. Took me two minutes on the way out the door and viola', boots look new again!

$1 at Dollar Tree.  Fancy.

(refer to this for the "fancy" usage, we always say it because of this.  But, I will save all this for another post and all the goofy.)

A little morbid, so what!

 

I am going to try to update this blog way more.  My mind is active. 

This all may fall on no-one, but my kids can read it some day and think there mom is/was a kook.  (Oh, they already do.)  The apples don't fall far from the tree either.

So, in thinking ahead...

Every time I hear certain songs, I think they would be great at my memorial (I want to be cremated, so no funeral needed, but I do want some people crying that I am gone, see apples mentioned above). My own dear family would "get it", me wanting to have these songs played.  

 

My middle name is Sunshine, so that should explain all this madness.

Ain't No Sunshine

How do you live without Sunshine?

Sunshine on my Shoulders cuz my mama always sang that to me when I was little

You are the Sunshine of my Life

I am sure there are tons more Sunshine songs, but this will do.

Shows we saw in 2011 and * denotes won.

Spring

Sheryl Crow-and got to meet her with Ryan 5/20/11* with Sheryl

Cake

Summer

Fitz and The Tantrums-got to meet with Ryan (free) Ryan and Fitz

Michael Franti (guest of Mix 106 marketing)Me and Michael, yah, we are tight.

Amos Lee 8/10/11* Pics

Boz Scaggs (guest of KHITS marketing)

Sept.

B52's *

Fall

Miranda Lambert

Ira Glass (guest of NPR as a donor)

Orlando Calling *

Free, free, free, win, win, win

In 2011 I went a little pog wild and started the Extreme Couponing thing.
Here is my stockpile.   Don't laugh.   You know you wish you had one.

Which led me to all the wonderful freebies life has to offer.  Free, I say, as in they are giving it to me and I am not giving them money!!

Here is a not all inclusive list, because my pea brain can not remember all the goodies.

Sunglasses
Victora Secret panties (yes, new, dummy)
mascara
body spray
hand lotion
"lady things"
makeup brushes
perfume samples
numerous Red Box rentals
meal at TGIF
Audio books via amazon for our Tab
pens, pencils
toothpaste (no, not just from the dentist)
Many $10 off $10 purchase at JC Penney coupons, so just paid tax
Where's the Beef T-shirt for Ryan
"I scored" t-shirts at Orlando Calling
Kids free at Boondocks on their b-days

and drum roll, please....I won a 37 inch brand spanking new television!!!  I bought a $5 raffle ticket, so not free, but I can write off the entry because it was for the food bank!


My favorite post in West Coast Frugals:

Jill Thompson:

I just got a $198 pair of Juicy Couture glasses for free!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I paid was $16 for shipping. Thanks Nik!!!!!!!!!

See future post for all the free shows we got to go to.