Oh how I love Ebates

I know I've told you about my love for Ebates.com before, but my love has grown since then. Because I just got an email telling me my quarterly check is in the mail. For $34. Of free money. Because I used Ebates before I bought stuff that I was already going to buy anyway.

If you haven't signed up yet, here's how it works. You go to Ebates.com before you buy something online. Check to see if the place you are going to make your purchase is part of Ebates - chances are, they will be. Just click through to the store from Ebates, and make your purchase. You'll get a percentage of your purchase back, and often perks like free shipping or other coupons.

Every quarter, you'll get a big ol' check of free money rewarding you for purchases that you were making anyway. Amazing!! I became a member last year, and so far I've earned $75. That isn't anything to laugh at.

So... if you want to start using Ebates, just click here! The hardest part is training yourself to check their site before making a purchase online!

Do you coupon?

Coupons seem to be coming back in style. There are entire blogs devoted to coupons. The other day, when I went to the grocery store, I was the only person there who didn't have a thick black binder full of money saving coupons.

I get the appeal - saving money? Like that part. Cutting paper out on dotted lines? I can get behind that. I can even get excited about planning a menu around coupons (let's be honest here - I can get excited about Zac planning a menu around coupons).

So we get the paper. And I look through the inserts. And I go to the coupon websites. And I find a zillion coupons - and not one single coupon for anything we actually buy.

I've read about how you can't be brand loyal when you're using coupons, but even if I take that into consideration, I can't ever find coupons for things we actually buy.

What am I missing here? Do you use coupons? What's your secret?

Really cool free font!

I had to pass long this gem that I discovered today from a really cool blog called How About Orange.

You can download this really cool font here, and it's totally F-R-E-E! What a great font - thanks guys!