Love those little cookbooks they have in the check out line at grocery stores? Here is a free Betty Crocker Cookbook on Soups and Stews - some of their all time favorites! Enjoy it!

Thanks to Kathy, who posted a link from Mommysavers! Have y’all heard of the new “Drive Thru” diet at Taco Bell? Well, try one of the alleged “diet” items, a FREE Taco at Taco Bell - No Purchase Necessary!

Coupon - Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet

Here’s another valuable one:
Free Fresco Taco w/Purchase of Large Fountain Drink
Print Your Coupon

Wow! Starbucks is jumping on the bandwagon for FREE food this summer! Yeah! Not only have they retooled all of their morning pastries and taken out the nasty high-fructose corn syrup, trans-fats, colorings and flavors - but you can try one for FREE this Tuesday, July 21, 2009. You have to purchase a beverage to get that free Starbucks pastry.

Really, what is NOT to love with this promotion from Starbucks!

Drop by McDonalds for a FREE Mocha each Monday! Woo hoo! McDonalds will send you off with a FREE 8oz sample of their McCafe Mocha - such a sweet deal! Offer good Mondays - July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 2009.

Being the eternal purist when it comes to my coffee drinks, our McDonalds let me order a PLAIN decaf latte for FREE! So be sure to ask on the other flavors - but be gracious if it is only the McCafe Mocha! (Not putting that pump of syrup in saves them money!

What do I think of the McDonalds espresso drinks so far? Hmmm. I was a cappuccino aficionado since my beach days in Southern California. I bought my first espresso machine in the mid 1980’s (am I really that old!) I used to know every cappuccino joint from the beach to Palm Springs! Eventually became a Starbucks fan when they opened in So Cal, and we actually found where we live in TN, because I begged my husband for something “normal” and the nearest Starbucks was an hour away! We fell in love with the area, never made it to Starbucks that day, and settled here! So yes, I love cappuccino and have enjoyed them for years!

My first McCafe drink was merely okay. It seemed like a lot of hype, for a lackluster product.  Ever the coffee purist, I never drink the syrups and flavorings - so I really taste the basic espresso and milk formula of the drink. Details matter. A few months later, I tried my second one. Improvement! I was actually VERY impressed that McDonalds could put out a decent espresso drink. I immediately thought of the dry stretches of land on the drive back home to CA and thought - wow a McCafe in the middle of the uninhabited desert of New Mexico or Arizona would be really nice! So for those that have to get their fix, it is a definite option. If you are a syrup and flavoring lover - you will probably find the McCafe just fine.

Truth be told, my absolute FAVORITE cappuccino or latte now is from Earth Fare, our local health food store. Organic decaf beans and organic milk make the BEST cappuccino or latte out there!!! Yum! Alas, my habit is all but gone now…and a latte or cap is a rare treat - and normally DECAF!

But give McDonalds McCafe a try - it is worth it - especially for FREE on Mocha Mondays this summer!

Hey everyone! Just found out today that Arby’s is doing FREE Wednesdays this summer! It is a purchase, with purchase. Today was a free roast beef sandwich, when you purchase a drink. With an UNsweet Iced Tea and a medium drink, we got two sandwiches - lunch for less than $4. Can’t say I am a huge Arby’s fan (haven’t been in years) but it makes a fun summer date with the kids - especially if you are out and about anyway!

Arby’s is offering FREE items (with purchase) all summer.

July 15th- Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase
July 22nd- Free RoastBurger with soft drink purchase
July 29th- Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase
August 5th- Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase
August 12th- Free Roast Chicken Club with soft drink purchase
August 19th- Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase
August 26th- Free Roast Beef ‘n Cheddar with soft drink purchase

There is NO Coupon Necessary as long as your Arby’s is participating. Call ahead to make sure they offer this special! A huge thanks to STL Mommy for posting this schedule!

Don’t forget to Join Arby’s Extras they frequently send out great coupons.

Hey everyone – did you all know that we are getting a FROZEN CUSTARD place in Johnson City TN???

We stopped by and checked out the place last week, and told them we would let y’all know about it! If you have never had frozen custard, it is the creamiest, most delicious, rich, ice-creamiest thing on the planet! Delicious beyond delicious and an absolutely huge thing in many parts of the country!

 

Rita’s Frozen Ice is coming to JC in the new Johnson City Hamilton Place shopping center off State of Franklin near Jason’s Deli! 109 Hamilton Place Johnson City, TN 37604 is the address!

 

Just in time to celebrate the coldest week in NE TN in a long time, Rita’s will open on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at noon. Come and enjoy a FREE Italian Ice Sat. Jan. 17, 2009 through Thurs. Jan. 22, 2009

 

If you want to try the frozen custard – you will have to pay for it, but the **ITALIAN ICES are FREE** They also have all sorts of espresso/cappuccino themed concoctions.

 

We visited Rita’s in Atlanta when we were at the Southeast Homeschool Expo with The Old Schoolhouse Magazine last summer. We always try to figure out WHERE frozen custard is on our travels and take advantage of it! Our review of that Rita’s is here, and we will definitely be adding one of our new Rita’s (and I have about 100 other reviews to type up this winter….!)

 

Enjoy your FREE Italian Ice at Rita’s!

With the economy in a wild sway, the stock market bouncing up and down, escalating prices at the grocery store and gasoline pump, homeschoolers are finding their budgets pinched more than ever. Most homeschool families are single income families.

 

How do you provide the fun “extras” that homeschoolers love to do? Well, how about a column full of fabulous freebies for homeschoolers! And I have even put this on my blog so you can just click and go www.ThePrudentWife.com/blog

 

Sign up for a weekly email at Jim Erskine’s site, full of fabulous freebies at http://homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/ Jim offers all sorts of weekly freebies! Jim also runs http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/  offering great recordings.  You are sure to love the stuff he has on his sites.

 

We have bought literally dozens of Dover coloring books over the years in everything from Ancient Rome to the Civil War, they are a wonderful resource for making history come alive. Visit their site at http://store.doverpublications.com/ and click on Free Samples for fun pages that change and can jazz up the cold winter days ahead.

 

Free books anyone?? 514 free children’s books can be found at http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbytitle.php Henty books can be found at http://henty.ae6gn.com/  Project Gutenberg has http://www.gutenberg.org over 25,000 free books waiting for you to download.

 

Free writing forms about at http://www.zaner-bloser.com/zbfontsonline/index.htm

 

How about trying some free recordkeeping software at http://www.homeschooltracker.com/ which will help you track grades!

 

Homeschool Helper Online has a cornucopia of things including of free homeschooling unit studies and lapbooks, free homeschool worksheets, notebooking pages and coloring sheets, free character studies, free computer lessons and other homeschooling helps at http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/index.htm

 

Enjoy Unit Studies found at http://happyhomeschool.familyclassroom.net/Archives.shtml   or www.homeschoolshare.com along with lots of other free goodies!

 

Want to try your hand at notebooking? This site has lots of free ideas just waiting for you. http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=Free-Homeschooling-Resources

 

Wanted to try Lapbooking but not sure how? http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking

 

Some favorite science resources can be found at Bill Nye http://www.eyesofnye.org/ and the Free Science Experiment of the Week at http://www.krampf.com/news.html

 

Math resources include http://www.freemathworksheets.net/ and http://www.livingmath.net/

 

Everyday homekeeping ideas about at my website www.ThePrudentWife.com full of great FREE ideas for your home to help you save time, money and sanity.

 

Now, reading this it all sounds wonderful, but who wants to go to all that time, trouble and effort to completely TYPE all of these from a magazine into a browser? Well, to make your life easier, just go to my blog at www.ThePrudentWife.com/blog for live links where you can just click and go!

 

Enjoy the freebies!

Lisa Baughn at www.ThePrudentWife.com

 

To save time, money and sanity visit www.ThePrudentWife.com full of great FREE ideas for your home!

 

Download http://www.starfall.com/n/N-info/download.htm

 

Writing forms http://www.zaner-bloser.com/zbfontsonline/index.htm

 

www.homeschoolshare.com

 

http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/

 

http://www.currclick.com/

 

TOS Freebie Friday newsletter http://www.theoldschoolhousestore.com/index.php

 

http://store.doverpublications.com/ lets you have samples of some books

 

http://www.homeschooltracker.com/

 

http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/

 

http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=Free-Homeschooling-Resources

 

Free Henty books http://henty.ae6gn.com/

 

 www.gutenberg.org

 

http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/

 

Best online children’s books http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbytitle.php

 

Unit Study http://happyhomeschool.familyclassroom.net/Archives.shtml 

 

Lapbooking http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking

 

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/index.htm

 

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/

 

It isnt free, but www.LivelyLatin.com is only $20 for first year and $20 for second year Latin, with access forever

 

http://www.nps.gov/learn/curriculum.htm

 

http://www.spellingcity.com/

 

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Canadagirl

 

http://www.wowio.com/

 

Bill Nye http://www.eyesofnye.org/

 

http://www.hslaunch.com/mypage/

 

http://www.howtoteachscience.com/freestuff/index.html

 

http://classicsforkids.com/

 

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/pattern_station.shtml

 

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http://www.teachinglearning.com/free-teaching-ideas.php

 

http://www.coloringbookfun.com/

 

http://www.uptoten.com/

 

http://www.creativity-portal.com/

 

Online Math Textbooks http://www.math.gatech.edu/~cain/textbooks/onlinebooks.html

 

Classical music http://www.classicalarchives.com/ 5 free downloads a day

 

Soap homemade http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/proverbsmama/496438/

 

www.ecobrain.com

 

http://www.quamut.com/