Where's Your Loyalty?

 I have a confession to make: I'm addicted to my Biore nose strips.

 

Gosh it feels good to finally admit that!

 

What I'm not crazy about is how fast they go! Every two months I shell out $7.99 (not including the 8.875% sales tax. Thanks NYC! :-p) for the indescribable pleasure of seeing your nose gunk on a strip. I know that's less than $50 a year but I try to live by a simple rule: Don't pay full price if you can get it free..or really cheap!

 

Now getting coupons for the Biore nose strips is about as easy as trying to solve a Rubik's cube. In the dark. However I did learn that about something called Biore Prove It Rewards! Basically you enter codes found inside Biore products that can be redeemed for high value coupons and/or Biore products. You can also answer daily questions for extra points. Sweet!

 

Turns out, Biore isn't the only company that has a loyalty program. Here's a few more:

 

NatureMade Wellness Rewards: Calling all NatureMade vitamin lovers! Enter codes on the side of the bottles for $3 or $7 coupons!

Kellogg Family Rewards: Hey cereal lovers. Before you throw out your Special K or Frosty Flakes boxes, check inside specially marked boxes for codes. You can redeem for high value coupons and/or other prizes.

 
MyCokeRewards: Ahh! One of my favorites. Redeem the codes under Coca Cola, Sprite or even MinuteMaid caps and 12 pack boxes for coupons, movie tickets, gift cards and more!

If anyone knows of any other companies, let me know. In the meantime I'm off to de-gunk my nose! ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

Get a Free Donut at Krispy Kreme

My very first freebie post. I'm so excited. Anywho for all my sweet tooth, sugar loving, snack craving brothers and sisters I give you...a free doughnut! Okay, I don't actually have the doughnut per se, but Krispy Kreme is giving them away on June 7th!

Visit www.krispykreme.com for locations in your area.

It started with a free lip gloss. There I was a twenty something girl barely out of college whose salary barely covered the rent. Living in NYC, one most expensive cities in the world and I could barely afford the dollar menu at McDonald’s (cue the violins). Then one day I received an email that would change my world…

Sephora had just opened a brand new store on 5^th avenue and to celebrate was offering a free bag of cosmetics to all Sephora newsletter subscribers! Armed with my umbrella (it was raining!) I trucked it on my lunch break and stood on the seriously long line for my swag. Home later that night staring at my shiny new black cosmetic bag and all the free shiny cosmetics and lotions that retailed for $100’s of dollars I had an epiphany: The world was full of free stuff and I. Wanted. More!

Now the gravy train of goodies didn’t magically happen overnight. It took time researching forums, reading tons of articles, not to mention having my inbox spammed into oblivion but eventually I managed to learn the secrets of the freebie underground. Over the years I’ve managed to get score everything free from cosmetics, magazine subscriptions, movie tickets and even cold hard cash. I also learned how going out didn't meant spending a fortune. For the price of a metrocard, I could go out and have a good time...now I have that Black Eyed Peas song stuck in my head!

I’ll be posting tips/advice I’ve acquired over the years, awesome deals that I find and personal anecdotes from my continuing quest to score free or extremely cheap…well anything. Also, I will post free or really cheap events in or around NYC that I believe are worth checking out.

Just because you have a limited budget doesn't mean you have to have a limited life. I know. Deep. ;-)