Dinner and flowers

What a timely way for Restaurant.com to celebrate the upcoming holiday: Today only, use coupon code CUPID to take 50% off dining certificates Through February 15th, 2009, use coupon code TREAT for 60% off, plus get a special bonus of a $15 FTD reward with every purchase!

That’s $5 $4 from you that gets you $25 worth of dining at your favorite restaurant, plus $15 off something purty at FTD.com. A great bargain on two wonderful things.

If only we could just implant this post in your husband’s brain….

Savings and cheap shipping

macys.com - 2.9 - 2.10It’s two great tastes that go great together, like chocolate and peanut butter! Or children and tranquilizers! (Kidding! Totally kidding! I mean, really, why shell out for tranquilizers when Benadryl is so cheap…?)

Anyway! Hey, if you shop the Macy’s clearance today or tomorrow (February 9th and 10th), you can get $.99 shipping with coupon code 99CENTS.

Sounds like a great excuse to buy yourself something pretty, pretty cheap.

Make money, not debt

I post lots and lots of shopping deals, here, but Want Not is supposed to be about overall budgeting (even if it may not seem that way, some days) and living well within your means. It seems like with the holiday shopping season and then subsequent post-holiday belt-tightening, it’s kind of been all deals, all the time, lately.

Let’s change that.

The very pretty Kristy writes:

Mir,

I love your websites and I enjoy all the deals you post on Want Not! You’ve helped me start a gift closet and I’ve saved quite a bit of money along the way thanks to you! Oh, and you’re so very pretty that I feel prettier just reading your posts!

My stupid, er rather, less new and inexpensive townhouse has broken all kinds of major things (roof, furnace, exterior walls) and I’ve racked up a lot of debt fixing it. I’ve been as smart as I can be about the debt (0% interest for a year) but now I’m taking a hard look at it and how fast I can make it go away.

Saving money is one half, but the other half is how to make a little money on the side. My husband and I work full time, but we do have nights and weekends. You’re so smart and pretty and web-worldly, I thought you might have some ideas on supplementing a paycheck. Do you have any tips for me?

First and foremost, Kristy gets 10 points to Gryffindor for her excellent powers of flattery. You’re pretty, Kristy!

Second, how about it—are there good ways for “regular” people to make money from home, tucked into the bits of time between work and life? read more…

Wear your heart on your sleeve

Speaking of free (we were speaking of free things, right?), how would you like a blinking LED heart pin? I mean, for free? It’s the Daily Steal today, and while I seriously doubt they’ll ship those out in time for Valentine’s Day, I’m guessing my tween will be delighted with it whenever it gets here.

Free item, free shipping. The only way it could be better would be if it came with a puppy.

Saturday deals

Good morning! I’m about to pack up my brood and take them to a math competition. Don’t be blinded by our coolness, now. Not everyone can be as hip as us. (Why yes, the ring on my cell phone is Weird Al’s White and Nerdy, why do you ask…?)

If you’re shopping today, though, I’ve got you covered.

Old Navy just launched their baby, kids, and maternity sale. Prices are up to 40% off, and there’s a wide selection from which to choose.

Barnes & Noble is offering 50% off select games, and the savings can really add up, there. Stock that gift closet! (Thanks for the tip, Katie!)

Want a free sampler download of world music? Here you go! And don’t forget to check out today’s Amazon Gold Box and Lightning Deals; men’s and women’s slippers are in the box today, under $15.

If it’s Saturday, that means there’s PowerHours at Kohls! (Seems like those should come with a space ship or at least a really cool laser gun or something.) Code EXTRAKC15 gives Kohls charge card holders an extra 15% off, and MVC1797 will give you free shipping.

Shoes.com is offering an extra 15% off already-reduced sale prices with coupon code SAVE. Which is practically a divine sign that you deserve new shoes.

I’ll be back later, with a chance for you to have an awesome dinner on me. I mean, not on me because that would be uncomfortable in a variety of ways, but I mean… oh, you know what I mean. Check back this afternoon for your chance to win!

Happy Friday!

Yes, we’ve made it to the end of another fun-filled week. Gold stars for everyone, and maybe the kind of drink that needs a little paper umbrella, too, later tonight.

To pass the time until then, let’s take a look at the Amazon Friday Sale!

Ooooh, I’m liking these Columbia fleece zip hoodies for as little as $13.50. 70% off!

I thought this set was pajamas when I first looked at it. I guess it’s not. But it sure does look comfy….

I love this leopard-print cashmere scarf and I won’t apologize. They even named it after me!

While the whole gladiator sandal fad sort of escapes me, this pair is sort of cute (and hard to beat for under $13). Plus, it makes me feel like maybe summer will arrive eventually.

Oh, look—it’s my Cuisinart on sale. I love my Cuisinart. You know, I hear that it wasn’t actually disease that killed off the early settlers, but frustration and exhaustion from having to cut up all of their vegetables by hand when they were making a big pot of soup. Honest.

I was talking to a friend recently about my daughter’s adventures with contact lenses (as in, she has a lot of trouble putting them in, because her vision is so poor) and my friend told me she, personally, needs to get right up into the mirror to do hers. Then she said that due to her current pregnancy she’s afraid she won’t be able to get close enough to the mirror, pretty soon. So this mirror is for her.

This is actually a fabulous price on Maximum Strength Pepcid AC, if you use it—64 tablets for $12.99 shipped. (That’s half the cost at drugstore.com.)

Retail gone wrong alert: Cucumber and green tea baby wipes?? Just say no, people. I cannot imagine why those are on sale….

As always, don’t forget to check out the Amazon Friday Five, too—five great MP3 album downloads for just $5 each, today only. I was just checking out the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album and feeling verrrrrry old.

Have a great day, everyone!

Everybody samba!

I can’t resist—Samba de Amigo for the Wii is only $9.98 at Amazon today.

It’s a great price, and has great reviews… but that’s a lot of samba. Just sayin’.

And you don’t even have to go outside

A garage sale in February? Sure! Just head on over to Sierra Trading Post and browse their Garage Sale by price category, and then snap up the deals starting at $4.95. That link should automatically give you free shipping on any order, I think, but if it doesn’t, use coupon code ALFABULOUS8 to ship it for free.

See? You get the low prices, and you didn’t even have to go into someone else’s garage to get ’em. It’s the best garage sale ever.

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