You Don't Have to Completely Change Your Life to Save Money

This blog is a resource to make smarter decisions (ones that will cost you less money). It's all about getting a deal and not paying full price. It's about doing what you are currently doing, but paying less to do it! I hope we'll be able to pool our ideas and all be able to get more for our money out of life!

9/12/07

Kids eat cheap or free

To the best of my knowledge, these are accurate. If you find out otherwise, or know of others, please let me know.

Monday:

Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
Compadres - free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal (drink included)
Incredible Pizza - Monday Madness, kids get the buffet for $.99 with the purchase of an adult buffet
Logan's Steakhouse - $2.00 kids meals (drink included)
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Peppers - Free kids meal (includes drink) with the purchase of adult entree
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Tuesday:

Bennigans - free kids meal from 4:00pm - 10:00pm with the purchase of an adult meal
Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
Compadres - free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal (drink included)
Denny's - free kids meal 4:00pm - 10:00pm (up to 3 kids per 2 adults)
Joe's Crab Shack - $.99 kids meals
Logan's Steakhouse - $2.00 kids meals (drink included)
Lonestar Steakhouse - kids eat free
Mazzios - from 5pm - 8pm kids 4-10 years old get a pizza buffet for $2.39 (does not include a drink) with the purchase of an adult buffet for $5.39
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Ollies - free kids meal with purchase of an adult meal (drink included)
Pizza Hut - kids eat a free pizza buffet with the purchase of an adult buffet
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Wednesday:

Arizona Mexican Grill - free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal (drink not included)
Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
Luby's Cafeteria - Wednesday evening kids eat free
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Qdoba - 6:00pm-8:00pm buy 2 kids meals, get one free (kids meals are $3.19 - $3.99 and include chips and a drink)
Taco Cabana - kids eat free
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Thursday:

Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
El Chico - Kids meals $.99 all day
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Piccadilly Cafeteria - $.99 kids meal (includes 2 sides and a drink)
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Friday:

Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Saturday:

Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
Denny's - kids eat free 4:00pm - 10:00pm (up to 3 kids per 2 adults)
Luby's Cafeteria - Saturday all day kids eat free
Lonestar Steakhouse - Kids eat free
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Piccadilly Cafeteria - $.99 kids meal (includes 2 sides and a drink) 11:00am - 4:00pm
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

Sunday:

Bellacino's Pizza and Grinder - free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal (includes drink)
Cici's - kids 3 and uder eat free, kids 3-11 are $3.41 for the buffet (drink included)
McDonalds - 81st and Mingo location has $1.59 hamburger happy meals until the road construction ends
Peppers - $1.50 kids meal (includes drink) with the purchase of adult entree
Qdoba - kids meals buy 2 get one free (regular price $3.19 or $3.99) comes with chips and a drink
Zio's - kids meals $1.99

9/11/07

Report card and spelling test rewards

When your kids receive their report cards, you can take them to get a "treat" for their good grades.

  • Krispy Kreme - Receive 6 free donuts at Krispy Kreme for a good report card
  • Limited Too - Receive $5 off a purchase at Limited Too for a good report card
  • Chuck E Cheese- Tokens For Grades: Up to a 15 token maximum, kids can receive 3 tokens for each "A", 2 tokens for each "B" and 1 token for each "C" on their report card.
  • Incredible Pizza - for a report card with A's and B's, you get a game card with some credit on it
  • Incredible Pizza - for a perfect spelling test, you get a $5 game card

9/10/07

Free Birthday Meals / Birthday Freebies

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...As far as I know, these are accurate, but because I haven't tried all of these personally, please verify them for yourself before you try them. If you find out any of these are inaccurate, or you know of additional ones, please post and I will update the list.

Food:


Abuelos - sign up (http://www.abuelos.com/) and receive a coupon for a free appetizer and a free meal on your birthday.
Applebees - Free birthday sundae
Arby’s - Sign up (
https://account.arbys.com/) and get coupons, including on your birthday.
Baskin Robbins - Sign up for the birthday club
http://baskinrobbins.com/BDayClub/ and recieve a free ice cream
Bennigan’s - Sign up for their Bennigan's Club (
http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/bnngns/lp/join/join.asp )and get a coupon for a free entree plus a free dessert.
Blue Bell Ice Cream - sign-up and receive a coupon for a free half gallon on your birthday ( http://www.bluebell.com/Registration.aspx )
Cheesecake Factory - Free dessert
Chilis - Free chocolate shake and song
Coldstone Creamery - Join on-line (
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/birthday/birthday_club.aspx ) and get a free creation
Dairy Queen - Free ice cream coupon in e-mail (
http://thedqcentral.com/ )for kids 16 and under just for joining. They also have a Blizzard Club (http://www.blizzardfanclub.com/ )for adults.
El Chicos - Free sopapilla
Famous Dave’s Barbeque - Free meal with advance sign-up (
http://www.famousdaves.com/pigclub.cfm ).
Fuddruckers - Free ice cream sundae
Joe’s Crab Shack - No free food, but will make the birthday person get up and dance
Logan’s Roadhouse - No free dessert, announces birthday person and has restaurant give them a big "yee ha"
Luby's Cafeteria--free kid's birthday meal(for kids 9 and under)arrives snail-mail (
http://www.lubys.com/06kids.asp)
Macaroni Grill - Free slice of cake
Marie Calenders - Free slice of pie
Moe's Southwest Grill - Free entree with on-line sign-up
(http://www.moes.com/newsletter.aspx) and free kids meal with a "Mini Moe's" sign-up (http://moes.kidsbirthdayclub.com/sign_up.cfm)
On The Border - Free appetizer if you sign-up (
http://clubcantina.ontheborder.com/clients/ontheborder/survey.htm )
PF Changs - Free dessert
Qdoba Mexican Grill - Join their eClub (
http://clubcantina.ontheborder.com/clients/ontheborder/survey.htm ) and get a “buy one, get 1 entree free” coupon as well as free chips and salsa just for joining.
Quizno’s - Join their mailing list (
http://www.quiznos.com/offers/index.aspx ) and get a free birthday gift
Red Lobster - Free slice of cake if you join their Overboard Club (
https://overboard.redlobster.com/clients/redlobster/survey.htm )
Red Robin - Free Hamburger if you sign up for their Eclub (
http://apps.fishbowl.com/a/redrobin/join/agegate.asp ), plus a free gift just for signing up!
Sonic - Free Wacky Pack Kid’s Meal on children’s birthdays if you register (
http://wackypack.kidsbirthdayclub.com/ ) ahead of time
Souper Salad - Join their Souper Salad Club (
http://www.soupersalad.com/source/SFC/SFC_Main.aspx )and they’ll e-mail you a coupon for one free birthday meal which can be used within a week or your birthday.
Spaghetti Warehouse - they sing to you
Steak & Ale - Free mini choco cake plus other free gifts (
http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/stkale/lp/join/join.asp)
Steak-N-Shake - Free dessert
TGI Friday’s - Free birthday dessert plus free appetizer just for signing up (
http://echo.bluehornet.com/clients/tgifriday/survey.htm )
The Fox and Hound - Free appetizer just for joining (
http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/ttlentmnt/lp/join/v3/join.asp )plus free entree on your birthday
Zio’s - Free dessert

All Other:


Auto Zone - Free oil change (Some Auto Zone’s don’t do oil changes, so call ahead)
Aveda - Sign up (
http://www.aveda.com/index.tmpl?ngextredir=1 )for their mailing list and they’ll send you an e-gift card
Bowling Alleys - Some bowling alleys will give away a free game of bowling
Children's Place - Birthday Club Card & Surprise
https://www.childrensplace.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BirthdayClubRegistration $10 off $10 for your birthday month
Crabtree & Evelyn - Free bonus on birthday from.
http://f.mailings.crabtree-evelyn.com/s/24/687101299/signup.html
Hollywood Video - Free video rental if you sign up (
https://www.hollywoodvideo.com/profile/default.aspx?new=Y ) in advance.
Golf Courses - some golf courses will give away a free round of golf
Hallmark - 20% off coupon for one item
Movie Theaters - Some movie theaters will give free tickets or discounted tickets
Toys-R-Us--this year they sent a birthday card with $3 off $3 gift card (ages 10 and under?)
http://www2.toysrus.com/bdayrus/brus_ad_gbc.cfm
Various Tanning Salons – Free tan

9/9/07

Just Between Friends Sale

Movie rentals cheap and free

There are 3 primary ways we rent movies these days:

  • Free - If you have a library card, you can log on to the Tulsa County library system from home and create your own "Netflix" type, list. You search for movies you are interested in, reserve them and pick the library branch where you want to pick them up. They email you when they are available and hold them for several days for you to pick them up. The downside is, they don't have a comprehensive selection and you may have to wait for quite a while to recieve the movie you are interested in if it is a new release.
  • Cheap - The redbox kiosk. This is GREAT!!!! They are located in the Food Pyramid stores (what used to be Albertson's) and some McDonalds. You can see the movie selection and locations at www.redbox.com. You swipe your credit card and they charge you $1 per day for your rental. Another cool thing is you can rent at one location and return at another, so, if you are travelling, you can rent a movie at the start of your trip and return it at your destination.
  • Free or Cheap - www.mycokerewards.com. If you are drinkers of coke products, use the codes on the caps of your bottles or on the carton of your 12 packs to build up your account at www.mycokerewards.com. You can cash in your points for all kinds of things, including free movie rentals, or buy one get one free movie rentals at Blockbuster.