Newport Getaway at Marshall Slocum Inn-Groupon Deal

GROUPON has a great deal for Bostonians on a one-night B&B getwaway package in Newport, RI

Get one night accomodations in a Queen deluxe room (with private bath!), bike rental for two, and a $25 dinner credit for Cafe Zelda for $152. Regularly $304.

You can get your breakfast served to you in bed-included!  That's worth it right there! lol

If you've never been to Newport, it's beautiful with great shops, historical mansions, scenery to die for, wine tasting and yummy dining opportunities!

Bloomspot is giving away a trip for two to NYC

Bloomspot is giving away a trip for two to NYC from their 8 major markets (Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, NY, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.) including airfare for two, two nights at the Mercer hotel, a chef's tasting menu at Jean Georges, shopping spree at Bloomingdales and more!  Residents of NYC will get a Virgin Airways credit to offset the airfare. 

Enter now!

Frugality is Beautiful!

If you want to look your best but don't want to spend a lot of money here's some offers and deals to check out this week:

L'Oreal Paris has a bunch of new printable coupons available on their website.  Check out the offers for everything from facial makeup to hair color!

There is also a $5 Mail In Rebate for their Youth Code Serum Intense if you buy by April 18th.   I know Rite Aid has had these products on sale a lot since they came out-anyone else?

Are you a fan of Clean and Clear products?  There is a new $2/1 printable coupon out now. Use it to check out their new Body Wash line-Boost!  Coupon is a bricks coupon and will expire in 30 days. Or get a $5/1 Morning Burst Surge coupon and brighten that skin in the morning!

Hit the Oscar de la Renta Facebook page and like it to get a free sample of Espirit D'Oscar perfume!

Check out all the hot freebies you can get at Sephora .  Yes you have to make a purchase but you'll be glad that you did!  I love Sephora products!!

Stay beautiful!  Stay frugal!
-Tara 

Well It's Not All Bad Then-Parenting

So once in awhile I'm going to take a break from talking about money and saving money and talk about my other passion, my family. My seventeen year old daughter has been struggling and was diagnosed last year with depression and anxiety.  She also gets panic attacks.  I have been working with several agencies and the school to try to help her along her path and anyone else has a child with an emotional disability knows what I mean.  Today I was meeting with our in home therapist/Parent Coach and she gave me a little boost when she said "You know you are still in there advocating for your child and that is more than alot of families would be doing.  Alot of parents at this point would say pack your bags, go get a job, good luck and be done." 

So I guess I can let go of a little of the guilt over not being able to make everything sunshine and roses for my daughter.  I didn't feel like the worst mother in the world today.  Lord knows we have so much work still to do but I guess if I am still in the fight with her, all is not lost!

-Tara

Get Your Home Ready For Spring with these Groupon Offers!

GROUPON has some great local home and garden offers for you!  I just picked up a 3 room carpet cleaning from Zoots for $49-which my poor carpets needed desperately.  Now if only I could find an upholstery cleaning deal! lol

There's a $1200 kitchen design package for $199-but I looked, you get the plans -no actual work will be done on your kitchen.  Still-it would be nice to dream about having a gorgeous kitchen! lol

The Groupon link above is my referral link!  I get paid for each referral.  If you want to start getting paid too, join Groupon and get your own referrals!

Everybody's talking about it -TLC Extreme Couponing Show

If you belong to any deal/coupon sites or blogs-the hot topic the last few weeks has been the new TLC Extreme Couponing show which returns Wednesday, April 6.  I often get asked by my family or friends if that is me-am I an extreme couponer?  And I usually cringe at that term.  I don't want to be "extreme" in anything I do.  All things in moderation is my motto!

My couponing is a hobby and I go through ebbs and flows of when I coupon heavily and when I don't.  If there is a sale on thingamabobs at the local Rite Aid, I don't drop everything I'm doing to go see if I have a coupon for thingamabobs.  I don't have piles and piles of anything in my house (well except maybe laundry-yikes!).  I have a very modest stockpile of a few things and am actually envious of many's stockpiles that are neat, organized and complete! lol

I'd rather focus on a few "necessities" and making sure I get a good supply of those in my house without paying a lot for them than stockpiling on every item out there just because I can. 

So while I will probably watch the show and I hold nothing against the people involved with the show (hey to each their own!)-that's just not me!

-Tara