Frugal Monger

From my inbox: Enter to win Lacoste Polo Shirts.

I just started checking out the Freegan website, and there is information composting and sustainability. If you are interested in being a freegan, check out their event tomorrow in Chelsea.
Thurs, July 31 - Freeganism 101 - Join us for a presentation and Q&A introducing freeganism, followed by a trash tour exploring the massive [...]

via The Makeup Girl. Allure Magazine is offering a month of free stuff.
August may be the sweatiest, frizziest month of the year, but it has an upside—34,328 of them, in fact. That’s the number of free fashion and beauty items we’re giving away this month. Every weekday in August, check the calendar below, then [...]

Rob Walker from the New York Times did an article on coupons. Here’s are two sites you may want to check out for online coupons- Coupons and Coupon Winner.  There’s also Zixxo.

clipped from www.nytimes.com
And after all, even traditional clippers have always been motivated by something besides the money — as anyone who listened to Mom [...]

The Sunday newspaper always comes with a coupon section full of household items. You may still want to clip, but there’s so many online coupons that make saving easier. Check out Fat Wallet for coupons at retailers (Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Dell).

Fresh from a tweet from FelSull, there’s a Jamba Juice Coupon for two for one smoothies.

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