Skip to main content

January-->Free-Bee 2025

 


January provided our family with 13 free items!  


This year I am focusing on seeking fewer free-bees, but looking for higher quality items I pick up.    However, I will pick up all the free bees my family will use within the year.  As a result, I may need to pay a little for items previously picked up for free, but I am comfortable with this.   


Since I have changed my focus on this exercise has changed, I will not be making a goal this year.    Instead, my energy will be used to research how to elevate the items I purchase or get for free in our current economy.   

    

Traditional ways of picking up free-bees are as follows: digital coupons, printables from the company when available, store coupons and reward programs, samples, and rebate apps such as IBOTTA.     I will seek additional ways to buy items at a significant discount or free.       


January 


Here is my January 2024 list of Free-Bees!  


January (13 Items) 

  • 8x10 Photo- Walgreens store coupon 

  • 4 Ct. Chick- Mini- Chick-Fil-A Reward Coupon

  • Starkist Tuna Pouch- Meijer My Perks Coupon

  • Good and Plenty (6oz)- CVS ECB

  • Carrots (3 lb.)- Meijer Coupon

  • Sweet Potato- Meijer Coupon 

  • 2 Bananas- Meijer Coupon 

  • Private Selection Hummus (10 oz)- Kroger Coupon 

  • Lemex 21 Christmas Trees- Michael’s Sale, $5.00 Voucher 

  • Bath and Body Hand Soap- Store Coupon 

  • Meijer’s Cool Whip- Meijer’s Store Coupon

  • Garnier Moisture Rescue (1.7 oz)- CVS Sale, Coupon, ECB


Most Grateful for:  The Garnier Moisture Rescue.    I use this $11.00 moisturizer daily and purchase it every 6 weeks.     


What is your favorite deal this month?

I’m excited about the Lemex Christmas Trees for my Christmas Village from Michaels.   All Lemex items are of high quality and very expensive.    Since Michaels only had a few boxes left during their 90% post-Christmas sale and I received a $5.00 voucher, I got one box for free.  This was a luxury purchase and not needed, but it will bring beauty and joy to my home next Christmas. 


We are coming in a lot lower in our selection of free-bees that we picked up, but the quality is high and we will use every purchase to elevate our standard of living.   However, I was able to pick up much higher quality items at rock-bottom prices this month which will also help.


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Keeping Cool Without an AC- Part 5

  The news is full of headlines indicating that energy shortages are on the horizon for most of the world. Over the decades, we have become reliant on the coolness of our air conditioners and have forgotten how we survived without them. It is now time to rediscover how to stay cool without our AC. Our 5 part series provides ideas on how to beat the heat this summer without the AC.     House Adjustments- Part 2 By placing house plants, such as English ivy, ficus, and spider plants, throughout your home, you can drop the overall temperature of your house by 10 degrees. In addition, house plants are air purifiers and add oxygen to your home.     For quick relief, create a personal mister to help drop the temperature of your skin: thus making you feel colder. Some people combine a spray bottle and a fan to create a cooling effect. However, I use just the spray bottle with cold water throughout the day and it keeps me cool. In addition, we use coo...
2 comments
Read more

Frugal 5: #26

  The Frugal Five: #26 With inflation on the rise and our salaries not being able to keep up, it seems like we have taken a pay cut and must be more careful with our money.   The Frugal Five is a series where we celebrate our daily or weekly activities that help us live a frugal life.     ** Sorry for the lack of pictures. My week has been really busy and I just didn't get around to it. 1- Fall Garden Harvest    With the weather turning cold, we harvested the tomatoes that were left and made dice tomatoes out of them.   This will come in handy for making our taco soup and chili in the upcoming weeks.   In addition, we are able to add a few jalapeno peppers to the dishes.  Our dried mint was placed in containers for making tea this winter and fresh clippings were added to the drying rack.     Finally, our seeds are dried and ready for storage for next season.      It was a lot of work but worth it....
1 comment
Read more

The Frugal Five: #80

  The Frugal Five: #79 With inflation on the rise and salaries not increasing, our ability to make ends meet keeps going down.    Therefore, we must be more careful with our money.   The Frugal Five is a series where we celebrate the daily or weekly activities that help us live a frugal life.     This week I am exploring how to keep costs down during busy weeks.    Keeping dinner on the table instead of eating out is one of my strategies to get the job done.    Here are some of my tips and trips.    1- Samples Each time we go to Costco on the weekend, there are a lot of sample stations up and running.     I have been able to get unstoppable and tide samples.   In addition, there are various food stations set up throughout the store.      You can sample your way through the store.   In addition, I was able to order several samples this week.      2- Free ...
Post a Comment
Read more