Swagbucks: 100 FREE SBs for new users!

Sign up for Swagbucks by December 31st and get 100 free swagbucks to start off your account when you use the code HOLIDAYSWAG. This will get you a quarter of the way to a $5 gift card from Amazon, or choose any of the other prizes they offer.

To get your 100 swagbucks, sign up for a new account here. There will be a box for a "swag code" on the second page while you are signing up for your account. Enter HOLIDAYSWAG in all caps to get your bonus swagbucks.

I love searching and earning with Swagbucks, and you can see previous posts on how to earn here. You might as well get paid for searching the internet, since you do it anyway!

Burger King: FREE Fries Friday

Celebrate Free Fries Friday at Burger King! Get FREE fries at Burger King on Friday, December 16th, no purchase necessary! One value size fries per person.

50% off Alex Craft Kits Today

Today on Amazon, get 50% off craft kits by Alex Toys! Orders made today will still arrive by Christmas with free super saver shipping. I love crafty consumables as Christmas gifts for the girls.

Free Ice Cream Cupcake 12/15

Celebrate National Cupcake Day on Thursday, December 15th from 4-7 pm at MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab Creamery with a FREE Ice Cream Cupcake! Click on the links above to find participating locations. One per customer, while supplies last.

Review and Giveaway: Money Saving Mom's Book!

I received an early copy of the book The Money Saving Mom's Budget by Crystal Paine. I have subscribed to Crystal's blog, moneysavingmom.com, since before I started my blog several years ago, so I really wanted to read her first book!

Crystal is a young mom who is committed to living without debt and teaching others how to do the same. Her blog is practical and has encouraged countless numbers of people to learn how to live on less and give more. I am one of those people! :-)

Her book starts by talking about why you need to organize your home and life in order to save time and money. She walks you through setting reachable goals, determining priorities, making a budget for both your time and your money, and getting rid of clutter. The rest of the book is filled with practical ways you can save even more. And if you think it is all about coupons, you'd be wrong! There are lots of ways to "slash your spending, pay down your debt, streamline your life, and save thousands a year" (the tagline from her book!)

The Money Saving Mom's Budget is a very easy read. Throughout the book there are very short testimonials and ideas from many other people who have implemented some of these tips or have saved or earned money in a creative way. Even though I have been reading Crystal's blog for several years, there were some new things that stood out to me that I need to implement. I really think there is something for everyone in this book because of all the golden nuggets of wisdom woven throughout!

You can pre-order your copy of The Money Saving Mom's Budget and it will be sent out to you as soon as it releases in January. Christmas gift idea, anyone? ;-) And one other thing, Crystal is donating ALL the proceeds from her book sales to Compassion International. Isn't that great?!?

Want to win one? You have seven chances to enter! The first one is required because I need to be able to contact you if you win. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry, as this will increase your chances of winning. If you are reading this in a reader or in your email, you will have to click here to leave a comment on the post for your entry.

1. Leave a comment with your email. Do you read Money Saving Mom's blog? (Feel free to leave your email in a format like myname at gmail dot com to discourage spammers.)

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6. Grab my button. Put my button on your blog and leave a comment with your blog's address for another entry! You can find the code to cut and paste on my right sidebar.

7. Blog about this giveaway. Post a link to this giveaway on your blog and leave a comment with the address directly to your blog's entry.

This giveaway will close on Saturday, December 31st at midnight and I will select one winner using Random.org.

*I received an advance copy of the book to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own.

Scotch Laminator for 79% off Today!

Today only, get this Scotch Thermal Laminator on Amazon for only $16.99, marked down from $80.49, a savings of 79%! This laminator has been recommended to me by friends, and also has great reviews on Amazon (4.5 stars with over 300 reviews!). You can also get more pouches here. This will get your order above $25 for free Super Saver Shipping, and it will arrive before Christmas! This deal ends 12/9. At this price, I'm getting one for sure!

Amazon: 50% off Melissa & Doug toys 12/8

On Thursday, 12/8, get up to 50% off Melissa & Doug toys on Amazon! I just love Melissa and Doug toys, and we got some great gifts last year with this deal. They have a variety of toys, craft kits, puzzles, and creative play items for a wide range of ages. I already have a few Melissa and Doug toys waiting to be wrapped!

Not looking for any more toys? Amazon has a lot of other great deals this week as well. Click here to shop Amazon's Holiday Flurry Week deals. And check out Amazon's New Kindle Fire for only $199!

Still not sure what to get for that hard-to-buy-for person on your list? Get them an Amazon Gift Card because Amazon has just about everything!

McDonald's: $13 for 5 Big Macs and 5 Large Fries

Ted likes Big Macs, but hasn't had one in years, so today's LivingSocial deal for McDonald's caught my eye. For $13, get a booklet with 5 individual Big Mac vouchers and 5 individual vouchers for Large Fries. The vouchers do not expire and are valid at any participating US location.

This deal is only available for 20 more hours, so scoop it up soon!