It’s almost back-to-school time—as unbelievable as that seems, and there have been some great freebies and “close-to-free” deals on school supplies in the drugstores and office supply stores lately. I hope you’ve been able to take advantage of these.

Did I just say “back to school?” I’m seeing all the stores stocking their shelves with school supplies, and we haven’t even taken our summer vacation yet! If you want to get a jumpstart, CVS has some school supply freebies (only through Tuesday, July 21st).

Many people don’t know this top secret method for finding the lowest prices on eBay when shopping for tablescape supplies.

K-Mart is doing super-double coupons again right now (7/6/09). It is very “hit and miss” (from what I can tell) on which stores participate. The best idea is to call ahead and find out.

It’s time for the Amazon spring magazine sale, which means there are great magazine subscriptions deals for 176 different magazines! Click this link to see all the titles on sale and do some shopping for yourself or even early shopping for Father’s Day. The big deals in this list are All You magazine, Oprah magazine, Pregnancy magazine, Parents magazine, Family Fun magazine, and especially Country Living magazine at only $5 for 12 issues!

As frugal parents, we all want to get great kids’ clothes while spending less money. This store sales and clearance schedule below lists the best times and places to buy kids’ clothes for the best price. Planning ahead and buying kids’ clothes in advance is a thrifty way to get more for your money.

Tomorrow is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.  Are you ready for Black Friday bargain shopping to snag all the great deals on Christmas presents?  Black Friday sales flyers have been flying around the internet in the last week, allowing frugal shoppers to plan their plans of attack to get the best Black Friday deals.
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Black Friday Sales at Walmart
I know a lot of us have been waiting to find out just how good the Black Friday sales would be this year, in light of retailers’ anticipation of low holiday sales.  If you’ve had your eye on big-ticket items, like TVs, DVD players, printers, video game consoles, computers, or video [...]

31 Cent Shirts: Hooray for Clearance at Walmart!
I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to watch Walmart’s clearance items.  Many times their lowest price tag will still ring up LOWER at the checkout.  Here is my shocking find from this week as an example.
Maternity business button-up tops, by the brands Oh! Momma and Announcements:
 

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