Half Off Lady & Sons

Are you planning a trip to Savannah in the next year?  Here's a deal you don't want to miss.  You can get $50 worth of food for $25 at Paula Deen's, The Lady & Sons.  The deal is available this weekend, until Sunday night from Savannah Daily Deals and the coupon is good until May of 2012.

This is a good deal if you are looking to come to Savannah for vacation or business and want to stop by Paula's.  Then keep a watch on the Daily Deals site for a deal at Uncle Bubba's, Paula's brother's place.

I recommend the buffet at The Lady & Sons which is around $18.00 for dinner or $14.00 for lunch and includes a salad and dessert.  Kids under 9 eat for about half that.  For a family of 2 adults and 2 children for lunch you'll spend about $50.00 plus tax and gratuity.  Of course gratuity is not included in the coupon so be sure to reward your servers for good service.

Remember to read the restrictions on your purchase.  I have purchased several of these deals and never experienced any problems.  The site is run by the local paper.  I will also disclose that the above link is a referral link.  I'll receive a $10.00 credit (for merchandise) for each first time purchase but at no cost to you.  If you have purchased from Daily Deals before I will not receive the credit.  If you prefer that I not get the credit you can certainly purchase directly without going through the link.  I just think this is a great deal and I wanted to share.

Don't forget about my series on seeing Savannah for cheap and free. 
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Did you know that to become a tour guide here you must pass a test on the history of Savannah?  You can read the study guide at the City's website.  Here's a direct link.  Use this to plan your trip and what you want to see. 

Frugal Fix for Fallen Shadow

If you use coupons you can get lots of inexpensive makeup and face products.  The big 3 drugstores always offer some type of deal but one of my favorite eye shadows comes from The Body Shop and it rarely comes on sale.  So imagine my dismay when I dropped it on the bathroom floor where it crumbled inside the little pot.

I couldn't stand the thought of throwing it away then I remembered something I read somewhere about repairing broken cosmetics.  I tried it and it worked!

You'll need rubbing alcohol and a cosmetic brush.  In my case I used an eye shadow brush.

Drop enough alcohol in the little pot to enable you to make a paste of the shadow.  Then with the brush you just smooth it all back together.  Put the cosmetic in a spot where the alcohol can evaporate and the little pot won't get moved around or dropped.  When the alcohol evaporates you won't have broken makeup.

Here is a picture of the shadow when I got it smoothed out but before the alcohol evaporated. 

Yes I am very happy I saved my Body Shop eye shadow but I'd have been just as happy if it were free shadow I'd gotten at one of the drugstores.  It's all about saving money!

Extreme Couponing - Hang in There!

No one said it would be easy but it looked easy on TV.  Have you seen the show about extreme couponing and wondered why your grocery bill isn't as extreme?  Do you read about all these free items and you just can't seem to buy what you need?  Don't get discouraged. 

Most of the stories you will see on the Extreme Couponing show take lots of planning.  You don't really see the time and effort put into the trips.  Becoming an extreme couponer takes time and effort and isn't something you can do overnight.  Someone just getting started can't go out tomorrow and expect to buy 100 boxes of frozen waffles for $1.20 total.  First, where would you put 100 boxes of frozen waffles?  I will admit that if you take the plastic baggie of waffles out of the box you can get more in your freezer.

Don't get frustrated if you can't find a coupon for what you need.  Coupons are cyclical and come and go.  You might have a good one now for say $1.00 off but next month you might get one for $3.00 off that same product.  There will always be another deal to come along. 

It takes time to become an extreme couponer.  The vast majority of these type of couponers have been using coupons for many years.  Be patient and it will come to you.  I do recommend that you read everything you can if you are really serious about it.  My favorite resource is WeUseCoupons.com.

WeUseCoupons.com is a great place to learn too.  Nathan, or Mr. Coupon as we like to call him, was featured in the first Extreme Couponing show.  He actually started the site.  The people are friendly and very helpful.  There are also episodes of Frugal TV that you can watch and get more information.  You can lurk around the site but I really encourage you to start posting and making friends. 

I know it looks so easy and fun going in and getting a buggy full of groceries worth $500 for $25 but really, it doesn't happen that way.  We are not shopping out of need but rather sales and coupon match ups.  That doesn't mean you go out and buy fourteen boxes of cereal and not get milk or toilet paper because it's not on sale.  Don't laugh, people have actually gone and spent their whole grocery budget without getting a single item they needed.  Please don't let that happen to you.  Hop over to WeUseCoupons.  Go to my profile and send me a friend request!!