SaveMoneyKootenays

My Favourite Canadian Money Saving Websites!

2009-07-28T06:38:00.000-07:00

I will just list the websites out for you. Click on each to go directly to their websites:

* Bargain Moose
* Daily Free Stuff
* Dealcetera
* Deals 4 Canada
* Frugalis
* Frugal Shopper
* PriceNetwork
* RedFlagDeals
* SmartCanucks

Good luck on your money saving quest.

2 Videos On Saving Money!

2009-07-25T18:55:00.001-07:00

Printable Coupons!

2009-07-21T23:18:00.000-07:00

Do you enjoy printable coupons? If you do click here to see a huge list of them courtesy of a forum contributor of Smartcanucks.

Optimism!

2009-07-21T22:51:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I've been monitoring the deals for you. I like letting you all know the great deals available. In the mean time here are a couple tips:

1. Extra Foods - Yes, Safeway - No, -> Save your hard earned dollars.
2. Monitor your weekly flyers that arrive on Thursdays.
3. Use coupons, especially when items are on sale.
4. Eat at home
5. Take a home made lunch to work.
6. Read blogs: Budgeting, couponing, cooking, self-development, etc.
7. Help a friend. Someone will help you when you need it.
8. I could make this list go on forever. Until then watch this one minute video on "optimism".

Inspiring Video!

2009-07-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Free copy

2009-07-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

It appears Corel is giving their Corel Paint Shop Pro X for free. Definitely valuable software for your computer.

Some of the features:

View, organize and edit photos quickly
Retouch your photos like a pro
Enhance with professional tools
Rotate, resize, crop, straighten and remove red eye fast in Express Lab mode
Import photos
View thumbnails of all images on your hard drive
Imputing captions

For a good description click here. It appears to be very similar to the Pro X2.

Click here to get your free copy.

Google Maps Blog!

2009-07-17T07:57:00.000-07:00

If you enjoy Google Maps visit Google Maps Mania. Hours of entertainment and information available.

Click here to visit the blog.

Herbal Essences 2 for 1 Coupon!

2009-07-17T07:15:00.000-07:00

Save.ca now has a buy 1 get 1 free coupon for Herbal Essences. The coupon does not show up on the regular Save.ca website. To access it you must use a direct link.

Click here to go to the coupon.

I love Herbal Essence shampoo.

$1.00 Off Any Ocean Spray Product!

2009-07-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

Research has shown that the benefits of cranberry start within 2 hours of consumption and can last for up to 10 hours. This suggests that one serving of cranberry product in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening will help keep bacteria at bay all day.

Click Here To Print Your Coupon

Coupons expire 1 month after you print them.

Hippopost - Send Free Customized Postcards!

2009-07-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

Hippopost allows people to send free, personalized postcards to friends and family. Hippopost postcards are real, printed postcards.

I tried this out and received a fully customized post card. I was able to upload my own picture on it. They pay for postage. You are able to send 3 free postcards per day. The quality of the picture was amazing. It took 2 weeks for the postcard to arrive.

Click here and try!

10 Free Airmiles from TIM-BR Mart!

2009-07-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

Sign up for the TIM-BR Club:

With your TIM-BR Club membership you are able to post comments and receive monthly home maintenance tips in your email.

Sign up here to get your 10 bonus Airmiles!

Moving Video!

2009-07-12T19:30:00.000-07:00

McDonald's Drink Deal!

2009-07-12T15:59:00.000-07:00

Any size pop (Small, Medium or Large) $1 at McDonald's until August 23, 2009.

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Now playing: Pink Floyd - Money
via FoxyTunes

Chapman's Ice Cream Coupon!

2009-07-11T08:19:00.000-07:00

Once per year you may contact Chapman's Ice Cream to receive a coupon for any of their ice cream products. Recently I received a $3.00 off coupon in the mail and used it to enjoy their ice cream. I am hearing that they are now sending out $5.00 off coupons thus allowing you to get a container of their ice cream for free even when it's not at a sale price. Hooray!

What to do?

Click here to get to their contact page.
Write that you would appreciate receiving a Chapman's Coupon.
Write in you name and address.
Submit.
That's it! You will received your $5.00 coupon in the mail soon.

Enjoy your ice cream this summer.

My New Flip Mino HD

2009-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

This is what I received in the mail today. I received my Flip Mino HD video camera. It is the coolest! I am very excited. I won it in the Pepsi.ca contest last month. It has a $300 MSRP value. Now I can make HD video's to post on this website. Hooray for contests!

Bing Video Search is Cool!

2009-07-10T06:18:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's new search engine "Bing" (competing with Google) has a cool video search feature. Place your cursor on a video. Click here to see.

Or click here to see a local artist.

New Commercial!

2009-07-08T07:14:00.000-07:00

I've never seen this one before:

Share Button Added!

2009-07-08T06:43:00.000-07:00

I've added a "Share Button" to help you all share this website with your friends.

Thank you all your support and visits. I hope you are finding value and are being introduced to some new information that will help you save money.

$2.00 Off Scott Paper Towels

2009-07-07T18:03:00.000-07:00

The coupon expires on Aug 5, 2009. Click here to print directly from Scott's website.

Here is a copy of the coupon.

Free Bread at Safeway This Week!

2009-07-06T22:43:00.000-07:00

For those of you that have not signed up for the Safeway E-Direct newsletter click here to print off your coupon for 50 bonus Airmiles Reward AIR MILES when you purchase 2 OvenJoy Bread loaves. 50 AIR MILES works out to be $5.71 of free gas. Sounds like a great deal.

A Free Internet Fax!

2009-07-06T22:13:00.000-07:00

If you would like to fax someone for free directly from your computer visit "GotFreeFax.com".

Truly FREE!
No Ad free fax cover page
3 pages per fax maximum
2 free faxes per day maximum

I've personally used it. The fax looks very professional. Go ahead try it. Fax someone.

Best Add-on For Firefox!

2009-07-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

To increase the usability of this site and many more sites such as google search, flickr, forums, blogs, etc. I would recommend installing Autopager. It is a great add-on. You will be able to scroll through all of my posts in seconds.

Click here to read about it and to decide if you would like to install it.

Canadian Code of Practice Scanner Price Accuracy

2009-07-06T05:57:00.000-07:00

Everytime you go to a store and the cashier scanner does not match the price on the shelf you are able to get product for free if it's under $10 or $10 off if its over $10.

Here are a couple of links for more information:

1. Smart Canucks description.

2. CBC Marketplace video about the scanner policy.

Enjoy your free products.

The Freecycle Network

2009-07-05T21:24:00.000-07:00

The Freecycle Network : "The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,743 groups with 6,718,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (Thank you to these great volunteers). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!"

One person's trash is another person's treasure! I have seen people give away furniture, computers, dvd's, money saving ideas, employment opportunities and more.

Dairy Queen Deals

2009-07-05T21:14:00.000-07:00

Join the Blizzard Club and get BOGO coupons sent to your email for 16 oz. blizzards (1 when you join and 1 on your birthday). (Have your printer ready before you hit print.) Yumm!

Finding Freebies!

2009-07-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Reasons

SmartCanucks is a Great Freebie site.

1. All Freebies available in Canada.
2. Free to join & no hidden fees.
3. Free money ($2 when you sign up).
4. They don't send junk or spam.
5. Searchable site and forums.
6. Get Freebies by posting (even 1 word counts!)
7. Win cash for posting great deals.
8. Friendly Folks help each other find Freebies.
9. Over 48,000 members.
10. Trade Free stuff (coupons, Optimum points).

Want more Freebies?

Sign up for SmartCanucks !

Secret About Money!

2009-07-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

If ever we would be able to afford to go on a vacation to lets say "Las Vegas or Mexico or Alaska or beautiful Kootenays BC" this is why we all work so hard.

Some Freebies!

2009-07-03T22:59:00.000-07:00

Complete the short survey and pick your choice of sugar free candy from Sweet Nothings.

Discover the fragrance of BOSS ORANGE from Proctor and Gamble. Samples are available as long as the stock lasts. Please allow 28 days for delivery. Only one sample per household.

Order a free sample of Purina® PRO PLAN® Dry Cat Food† today.

Free Trojan Naked Sensations condom sample.

Free Slurpee at 7-11 on July 11th!

2009-07-03T22:29:00.000-07:00

Image via Wikipedia

7-Eleven Day. Free Slurpee and more...
They'll be giving out free 7.11 oz. Slurpee drinks and cup-loads of other prizes*. There's also a slurp-prise on Slurpee.com July 11th so check back then. *At participating stores. While supplies last.

7-Eleven Day
Free 7.11oz Slurpee® Drinks
Host:Slurpee
Type:Party - Birthday Party
Date:Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time:12:00am - 11:55pm

For Days Like Today Photo Contest

2009-07-03T20:58:00.001-07:00

Some of the Best Contests of the Summer:

2009-07-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Click her to win great prizes: Including 1 of 50 Apple iPods(Value-$279) or 1 of 100 Apple iPod Shuffles(Value-$60) at Froster. Enter Daily.

Click here to win 1 of 3 trips to see the NHL All-star Game from Gatorade.

Click here to win: A 3-night Trip to NY City, NY for 4 people(Value-$21636) or 1 of 120 Prizes of $1000 from Crush and Much Music. Every time you enter you get a 2 for 1 coupon off of Crush 2 litre bottles.

Some Contests to Enter!

2009-07-01T15:21:00.000-07:00

Share your road trip stories with Tim Horton's and you could win weekly $100 gift cards or the grand prize of $5,000 cash.

Amazon.ca has Michael Jackson's Number Ones CD for only $8.99 CDN . Watch his videos for free on YouTube's official Michael Jackson channel.

You could win a Wrangler prize pack, including a Daryle Singletary autographed guitar.

Enter to win one of three 2009 Toyota RAV4s from Home Hardware.

Download the BC Vacation Guide and you could win one of four $8,000 vacation packages.

Dr. Oetker has a contest to win a $1,500 Home Depot gift card. Enter daily.

Free 1 Yr Subscription to Maxim Magazine

2009-06-30T23:48:00.000-07:00

Now here's a freebie for the men! Click here to get your free 1 Year subscription to Maxim Magazine! Click on the link that says "Click here if you are a Canadian subscriber". Fill out the form and use the redemption code "YSON".

You will receive 1 Year free subscription to Maxim complimentary of Sony.

I hope it arrives...

PGBrandSampler.ca: Request your free Procter & Gamble BrandSampler Pack loaded with FREE samples!

2009-06-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

Quantities are limited so hurry!

Fill out the short survey provided which asks what products you regularly use and then you will see a list of available Procter & Gamble samples.

To get all the samples answer you must say you are female.

If you say you are male you will only get a Mach 3 Disposable Razor. Nothing wrong with that!

Click here to request your free P&G BrandSampler Samples now!

Welcome to SaveMoneyKootenays!

2009-06-30T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Well... I introduced my site on Facebook last night and since then I have had over 32 visitors and over 200 page views. If all of you have realized $50 savings, I have saved my friends over $1500 in less than 24 hours. That is the purpose of this website. I just want to let you all know I have much more information to share with you. It takes a while to write blog posts. But, they will appear. If you feel the information on this website is not for you (e.g. too time consuming) you may have friends, family and others who may benefit. They deserve a break and some free stuff. I just want to let you know that this is my first website and I appreciate your patience. My goal is to introduce you to a new world saving money.

Some things you could do to help others as well:

Contribute ideas by email - savemoneykootenays@gmail.com
Tell all your friends - help them out
Make comments on what you would like to see
Become a "follower" with Google Friend Connect
Bookmark this website for daily visits
Contact me with some technical support to help this site run better

Thank you for all your support....

$1.00 Off At Mohawk

2009-06-30T01:44:00.000-07:00

This is an exclusive offer that lasts until September 30, 2009. There are 14 weeks left until the offer expires. A few weeks back I printed off 20 coupons, cut them out, staple them into a coupon book and put them in my car. Every time I go to Mohawk I hand them my coupon and they scan it into their system and it shows up as a $1.00 off summer time deal. You could always print off 14 for your family and/or friends and give it to them as a gift.

Click here to get your $1.00 off at Mohawk Coupon

Enjoy your summer!

Get Your 25 Free AirMiles!

2009-06-30T00:48:00.000-07:00

Rexall is giving away 25 free AirMiles for signing up for their monthly newsletter.

Yes, I am aware we do not have a Rexall in our area. However, we do travel and it is good to know what Rexall has on special. Some may recommend using a Spam email account or unsubscribing after the Airmiles have been credited to your account.

Click here to get your 25 free AirMiles.

Enjoy your free AirMiles.

Get Your 100 Free AirMiles!

2009-06-30T00:09:00.000-07:00

Safeway is giving away 100 free AirMiles for signing up for their eMail-Direct Newsletter. The newsletter offers deals that are not available to the general public. The email always arrives early Sunday morning and the deals are sometimes pretty good considering it's Safeway. 100 AirMiles works out to be $11.42 free gas at Shell.

Click here to get your 100 free AirMiles.

When you are on the website click on the ad at the bottom left. It will look like the following:

Free Pedometer from the Canadian Space Agency CSA

2009-06-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Space Agency are giving away free pedometers to all Canadians!! You have to register on their “Get Fit For Space Challenge.”

Click here to order your free pedometer from the Canadian Space Agency

The page took a while to load, it was a bit slow, but bear with it. Once it loads, it’s quite graphics heavy, but should only take you a minute or two to order your free pedometer. Click the login link at the top right when it works, and click register.

Save.ca Coupons: Free Herbal Essences Shampoo

2009-06-28T18:20:00.000-07:00

You can order the free coupons online @ Save.ca! You can see that the Herbal Essences shampoo is free.

Click here to order your free coupons from Save.ca

Order your coupons from Save.ca, wait for them to come in the mail, and then use them in your local supermarket or grocery store to get your savings.