Frugal Finds (4/21/09): Get a free ice cream cone at Ben & Jerry’s!

On April 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

benandjerryThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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Frugal Finds (4/20/09): Super deal on Superman movie box set

On April 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

2892058635_da341cba5fThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

Entertainment:

  • Free movie rental. Redbox.com offers a free 1-night DVD rental via coupon code “M6FR97″. Find your nearest Redbox kiosk location. (via DealNews)
  • Super deal on Superman box set. Best Buy offers Superman: 4 Film Favorites on DVD for $9.99 with shipping for $2.49 or free in-store pickup. (via DealNews) And, yes, these movies include the infamous scene where Superman throws his magic, cellophane ‘S’. For some reason, he hasn’t done it since. Check out the vids at the end of the article!

Odds and Ends:

  • $18 bookcase. Walmart offers a 3-Shelf Bookcase in black/light oak for $17.50 with shipping at $8.47 or free Site-to-Store. (via DealNews)

As promised, here are the Superman vids.

And here’s Family Guy’s take on the scene.

Photo: Steve Wampler / Flickr

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Frugal Finds Weekend (4/18/09): Get a gold star for frugality by checking out Goldstar Events

On April 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

main_on_blue_lWelcome to the Frugal Finds Weekend edition! The Blawgirl dishes out tips every Saturday morning on how she tries to be a smarter shopper.

Be sure to check back 11:30 (ish) Monday through Friday when The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper.

I’ll let y’all in on a secret. The Blawgirl loves her some Broadway musicals. Well, that’s not the secret. The secret is that you can get into local musical shows and other events for up to 50 percent off the ticket price by using a Web site I happened across called Goldstar Events.

Basically, the site has established relationships with 3,200 ticket suppliers across the U.S. in order to help them fill seats at shows. Because of these relationships, event people get a full house at their event, and you, the theater enthusiast, get a nice big discount off the seat the person next to you paid double for. I think that deserves some confetti!

I’ve already used the site several times in the past few years. I used it to book two shows when the Boyfriend and I went to Las Vegas, and to book two shows put on by a local theater company. All four times we got almost half price for some pretty darn good seats. With the money saved, we were able to go out for dinner, or save up for another event.

All you have to do to get similar deals is sign up on the Goldstar Events Web site (for free!), and you have access to their database of available events in Southern California, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, the D.C. Metro area, New York, Boston and Las Vegas. You make your purchase online, print up the order/ticket confirmation, present the print-out at will call, then stroll into the venue with an air of superiority because you are in on the secret of cheap seats. Ha.

If musical theater isn’t your thing, the site also has discounts to spa therapy sessions, sporting events, singles mixers, etc. And if none of those things are your thing, you can also purchase event tickets as a gift, like I did for my mum for Mother’s Day one year.

If you don’t enjoy a particular show or event, you can then post a review that other members can look at and rate. You can also rest easy knowing that you didn’t pay full price for the thing! And for that, Goldstar Events earns a gold star in my book.

Disclaimer: The Blawgirl has not been sponsored by Goldstar Events. She just happens to be one of their satisfied customers. However, if the Blawgirl ever does write an advertorial, a story that has been paid for by a sponsoring company, she will specify so at the start of the post.Thanks for reading, and see you on Monday!

Photo: Goldstar Events

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Frugal Finds (4/17/09): Deals on notebooks, leather jackets, David Bowie

On April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

2591519056_79f7785eddThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

Entertainment:

  • The Amazon MP3 Store has downloads of David Bowie’s Heroes for $1.99. The same 10-song album goes for $6.99 at the iTunes store. (via DealNews)

Odds and Ends:

That David Bowie album in the entertainment section reminded me of this. Before she took on The Hulk, Jennifer Connelly took on the not-so-hulkish Jareth (David Bowie) in the movie Labyrinth. Big hair, big dresses, tight pants, guy-liner … gotta love it. Happy Friday!

Photo: Darren Hester / Flickr

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Frugal Finds (4/16/09): Buy three suits for the price of one at Jos. A. Bank

On April 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

suitsThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

Entertainment:

Odds and Ends:

  • $15 emergency kit. BargainOutfitters.com offers an American Red Cross Emergency Smart Pack for $19.97 plus $5.99 for shipping, but coupon code “BF631″ brings the price of the pack to $14.97. The kit includes five modular packs with water, food, first aid, alert, and shelter components that all fit in a larger backpack. (via DealNews)
  • $20 straightening iron. Folica.com has the Sexy Hair Curve Controller Straightener for $19.99 (Orig. price: $169.95), but coupon code “SEXY10″ drops the price down to $9.99 with about $6 for shipping. (via DealNews)
  • 3-for-1 hotness. Speaking of sexy. Hey, guys. Don’t wait until first-year oral arguments to pick up a suit. At Jos. A. Bank, you can buy one suit at its regular price and get two more for free with free shipping until April 18! All three suits must cost the same, and the discount only applies to their regular prices, which are at least double the listed sale prices, according to DealNews. Hint: Find a style you like, and pick up three in different colors. Suits start at about $350. Don’t know how to measure yourself for a suit? Check out this article.
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Frugal Finds (4/15/09): Take advantage of Tax Day deals on food and clothing

On April 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

2892058635_da341cba5fThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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Frugal Finds (4/14/09): Anticipating a taxing Tax Day? Look at this cute cat! Or opt for free stuff and discounts.

On April 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

funny-pictures-kittens-are-now-tax-deductibleThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Tax Day (April 15) specials:

  • 10 percent off clothing. Today only at Bluefly.com, an online designer clothing retailer, get an extra 10 percent off everything. If you’re on a tight, tight budget,

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Frugal Finds (4/13/09): Free 12-song jazz sampler at Amazon.com

On April 13, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Frugal Living

funny-pictures-jazz-hamstersThe Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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Frugal Finds Weekend (4/11/09): Free furniture doesn’t have to get ugly

On April 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

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Welcome to the Frugal Finds Weekend edition! The Blawgirl dishes out tips every Saturday morning on how she tries to be a smarter shopper.

Be sure to check back 11:30 (ish) Monday through Friday when The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper.

There was a commercial a couple years back that showed two college-age guys, we’ll call them Harold and Kumar, riding around the streets of a city when they happen upon a free couch on the sidewalk. I don’t remember what the commercial was about, or what it was selling, all I remember is this couch.

The guys load the couch into their car, and are like “Dude! Free couch. Score!” for a while until they get these looks on their faces that say something is not right. Kinda like the look I gave this when I first saw it. Sniff, sniff. Sniff, sniff. The guys take a look at each other with a “Dude? Whiskey tango foxtrot?” when it suddenly dawns on them that the eau d’gym socks and hummus is not a result of their over indulgence in Chipotle burritos and Activia yogurt earlier in the day: It’s that friggin’ couch. So the couch gets left on another sidewalk for another bargain hunter to pick up and get the same fun surprise.

dinosaurs1Thanks to the crazy magic that kept humans and dinosaurs from eating each other dinosaurs from obliterating humans thousands of years ago, which also happened to create the Interwebz, we now have Craigslist to keep us from suffering Harold and Kumar’s fate. Confetti!

Craigslist is a great resource for the frugal shopper because it’s a great resource for that other great “F” word (not THAT F-word, although some people get that too if you believe 60 Minutes). I mean “Free” stuff, you sick, sick people.

You can pretty much furnish any room in your home with the things offered through Craigslist. You just need to be willing to drive somewhere, have enough room in your ride to haul whatever you need away, and be patient enough to put in a little bit of work to get your new furniture looking decent.

For wooden furniture, you may need to pick up some sandpaper and some paint or wood stain to give pieces new life and to help them fit into your decor.

For couches, you can pick up a fitted slip cover at discount prices from brick and mortar stores like Big Lots and Ross, or from online stores like Amazon.com or Overstock.com. And just to be safe, maybe some Febreze.

If you’re super lucky, you may even find people giving away big appliances like washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and microwaves.

Here are some stuff I found looking in the Orange County free section this morning:

bookshelf microwave
entertainmentcenter leatherchair
desk credenza

Photos: Daniel James / Flickr, Craigslist.com, DavidSC78 / Flickr

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Frugal Finds (4/10/09): Seven7 jeans for $11 at Amazon.com

On April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

seven7The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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  • Seven7 jeans for $11. If you’re going to be living in jeans for the next three years as a law student, why not pick up some designer pairs? Amazon.com is

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