How To Get It All For FREE

The sad truth today is that more and more people have been out of work in the recent years and they are going back to work more slowly than in the past due to a difficult job market; this means that it is more important than ever now to find ways to live as frugally as possible. If you are willing to think outside the box and take advantage of what is all around you, then you really can live on nearly nothing.

You can get almost everything for free in some way, granted sometimes the ways of going about getting it aren’t always the most popular. Who cares really, you do what you have to do, and when you are talking about survival or planning for the future, then truly, it would be silly not to do anything you can to get ahead.

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Top 5 Free Money Saving and Budgeting Apps

After many years of living to my limits, and beyond, I woke up one day and decided to get a grip of my slippery capital. I was tired of missing out on socializing because I had foolishly spent up the week before. If you like to live life like a king for 3 days and then struggle through the rest of the month like a pauper then these tips will help you greatly.

They probably won’t turn you into a financial adviser over-night, but what they will do is allow you to track your finances, manage them properly and start saving a bit more for your future.

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Don’t Splurge, Just be Thoughtful: Gift Ideas for a Boyfriend

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With both my birthday and my boyfriend’s birthday falling around the same time (we both have a birthday in September that’s a week a part), I’m always trying to think of fun yet inexpensive gifts to give to my boyfriend.

Since he loves Calvin Klein Jeans I always am on the hunt for great Calvin Klein Jeans coupons, but besides that I always try to be creative with his gifts. From homemade crafts to giving him gift cards, here are some gift ideas that I highly recommend for a boyfriend or significant other’s birthday. Plus, if you’re on a budget or are just looking for some creative birthday gift ideas or romantic and inexpensive activities to do, hopefully all of these gift ideas will steer you in the right direction.

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24 Free and Frugal Summer Activities for Kids

Looking for ways to keep the kiddies entertained on their summer break? Before shelling out the dough for an expensive summer camp or planning another family vacation, there’s plenty of affordable fun for kids right in your own backyard! Local stores, cinemas, libraries, and more are offering plenty of free or inexpensive activities, arts and crafts, movies, and more for families to enjoy on the cheap.

Check out our list of over 20 free and frugal local events and activities, then grab the kids and the car keys and head out for your super affordable summertime fun!

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Celebrate Donut Day with Free Donuts on June 1st

Just when you thought Friday couldn’t get any better! Today, June 1st, is National Donut Day. Nope, we’re not kidding. Since 1938, the first Friday of every June has been celebrated as the official date to sing praise to the deep-fried deliciousness we call donuts. While you can’t use it as a reason to call off work, you’ll be happy to know that select donut shops nationwide are honoring the “hole-y” holiday by giving customers free donuts!

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Refer Your Friends and Get Rewarded

There’s a JoePoints party at JoeShopping and you and all of your friends are invited!

Whether you have friends in high places or low, we’re giving away JoePoints for every one of them that you refer! Once they register and earn 20 JoePoints themselves, 10 JoePoints will be deposited to your Spendable JoePoints account. Rack up enough JoePoints and you’ll enjoy some of the sweet rewards we’ve got stowed away in our Rewards stash!

Inviting your pals is quick and easy! Click the “Invite Your Friends” button below (you’ll also find it located throughout the site) to spread the word to all of your Facebook and Twitter friends. Or, choose “Email Your Friends” option to use your Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail to send an invite to all of your email contacts.

Even better, want to send them a link to your favorite JoeShopping page? Earn referral points when they click on any JoeShopping link and sign up just by adding a special code to the end of any JoeShopping.com URL. Simply grab the full URL of the page you want your friend to visit and add this to the end of the url: &ref=USERNAME (You’ll want to change the “USERNAME” to the actual username you use on our site!)

Here’s an example:
Let’s say user Andrew wants to send his friends straight to the Rewards page. He’d simply use this: https://www.joeshopping.com/rewards&ref=Andrew

Remember, the amount of JoePoints you can earn by referring your friends is unlimited! So if you’re ready to start earning referral points (and populating the JoeShopping community with all of your cool friends,) click the link below to get started!

Invite Your Friends

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