It’s time to Prime for the holidays!

by Mir | Nov 6, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Quick Tips

Oh my pretties, the most wonderful thing has just happened! Those of you who are Amazon veterans know that there are usually free Prime trials to be had here and there, and maybe over the years you’ve used various email addresses to make sure you had a free...

Heads up, Discover-ers!

by Mir | Nov 2, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Quick Tips

It’s the greatest Discover Card bonus offer ever, so far as I’m concerned—sign up for this quarter’s extra perk, 5% Cashback on up to $1500 worth of… online shopping! (And department store purchases. If anyone does that, anymore.)...

Grab your $5 to Amazon

by Mir | Sep 6, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Quick Tips

I can’t imagine what sorts of insider tips you’re going to get about toilet paper and paper towels when you do this (remember to sign up with an infrequently-used email address!), but if you go sign up with Scott Products Shared Values via that link, you...

Not frugal, just plain smart

by Mir | Sep 4, 2012 | Quick Tips

Here’s a quickie for you that has nothing to do with saving money, but everything to do with protecting your privacy: Check out this post on Cool Mom Tech to find out how to remove your personal information from an aggregate site called Spokeo. I was able to...

If you’re a fellow guacamole freak…

by Mir | Aug 28, 2012 | Groceries, Quick Tips

… and you have a local Trader Joe’s, check out their Reduced Guilt Chunky Guacamole the next time you’re there. Why am I telling you this? It is certainly not because I just finished off the tub I bought two days ago. Nope. Nuh-uh. It’s, uh,...

Extra savings on clothing at Amazon

by Mir | Aug 22, 2012 | Hot Hot Hot!, Quick Tips, What to Wear

If you like to shop Amazon for their periodic deals on various clothing items, you’ll want to hop on this one—right now if you sign up to receive Amazon Clothing Store emails, they’ll send you a unique coupon code good for up to 20% off a purchase of...