Happy New Year!
As the final hours are ticking down to 2010, I wanted to wish all of my readers at Happy New Year!
This past year has been a challenge for me financially (losing my job and what not), and I know I wouldn’t have been able to survive without my thrifty ways and the tips I’ve garnered from the other bloggers I read. I hope my posts have been as helpful to you, my dear readers.
I plan for a great year ahead, with more freebies, money savings tips, and ways to make extra money. Hopefully you’ll stick around, maybe even subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss out on anything.
So Happy New Year everyone! I hope we will all be happy, prosperous, and thrifty throughout 2010!
(Also, sorry for the lack of posts since I returned to Chicago. The boyfriend caught a cold while I was gone and promptly passed it on to me when I returned. It’s not the worst, but it’s enough to kill my energy and motivation. I hope to be up to full speed soon.)
Condoms and Lube: Free Samples and Coupons 12/09
This is something I’ve posted before that’s been quite popular, so I thought I should do an update since these free samples come and go so quickly.
I believe all of these offers require that you be 18 years or older to qualify.
If you cannot afford condoms or need advice regarding sexual health, I highly recommend Planned Parenthood. Depending on the location (and your age/income), you may be able to get services and products for free or on a sliding scale.
All right, on to the free goodies!
Condom Samples
Lube Samples
- Astroglide
- Astroglide Natural (US)
- ID Lubricants (short survey)
- Wet (short survey)
- Play
- KY Intrigue
Coupons
- Print Stimulus Coupon Package: $2 off Any Trojan Condom (10ct+), $2 off Trojan Vibrations, $1 Off Trojan 2GO
- $1 off Wet Lubricant exp 12/31/09 (print or mail) (direct link to coupon pdf)
- Print $1 off Play Lubricant
Rebate
$4 Rebate off 12 pack of Sensis Condoms. Good for Quikstrips Thins or Micro Dot Ribbed purchased between 12/01/2009 and 02/28/2010. Must complete the form, enclose a copy of the sales receipt, and the proof of purchase from the box, and post mark within 21 days of purchase.
Free Trial
As a fun bonus, Drugstore.com is giving away free Durex Play Vibrations Rings. They’re normally $3.99, but it’s automatically discounted to $0 when added to the shopping cart. Limit one. You do have to pay for shipping, but if it’s your first order at Drugstore.com and you spend over $25 you can get free standard shipping.
When I checked it out, the shipping came out to be $5.99, which was more than the cost of the ring in the first place. I would recommended ordering a few other items to get the free shipping.
If you know of any other freebies or coupons, let me know!
Merry Christmas! Get Your Free MP3s
Merry Christmas all you Christmas-y people out there.
Since it’s now Christmas Day, that means the last of the 25 free Christmas songs on Amazon has been posted. Make sure to go check it out and download all the songs you’re interested in before they go back to their original price.
If you want to know more about this free music and how you can get other free music from Amazon, check out my original post.
Coupon of the Future: Doesn’t expire until 2023
We all know I love coupons and I love free samples. I get a ton of free samples every week because I sign up for almost every single one I see. One of the things I love best about these samples is that they often also come with coupons.
Well, I was going through some of the coupons I’ve received with samples lately, clipping them out and putting them in my coupon folder, when I noticed something interesting.
In the beginning of November I requested a Dentek Floss Pick sample from Walmart (no longer available). It came in a little pouch with three floss picks and a coupon on the back.

When I went to cut out the coupon this past weekend, I realized that it doesn’t expire until 12/31/2023. Now, I’ve seen coupons that don’t expire for a year or two (even some that don’t have an expiration date), but this I’ve never seen. I have a good 13 years to save $1 on Dentek Floss Picks.

When I told the boyfriend about this he was pretty skeptical about whether or not Dentek will even be around in 13 years (neither of us had heard of the brand before). I think I’ll sit on this one for awhile and see how long I can wait to redeem it. Perhaps by then I’ll have a flying car and a personal robot that does all my shopping. Or maybe paper coupons won’t even exist then and everything will be digital!
Anyone else get any good coupons that don’t expire until the far future?
Gone for the Holidays
I hope everyone is enjoying their blisteringly cold December (or at least it’s horrifically cold here. Hopefully my readers all live in wonderful places where it’s 72 degree Fahrenheit 24/7).
Tonight I’m heading down to St. Louis to visit with friends and family for Christmas. I will be back Saturday, but until then, do not expect much by way of posts here. My main focus will be spending time with people I don’t see the rest of the year.
So while I’m gone, I hope that all of you who celebrate Christmas enjoy the holiday, and those who don’t, have a great week as well (and hope whatever holidays you do celebrate were joyful as well).
Everyone be safe, keep warm, and be happy.
I'm a 20-something living in the big expensive city of Chicago. I'm post-college and bouncing between underemployment and unemployment, while trying my best to be thrifty, save money, pay off my 6 digit student loan debt, and still have fun and enjoy life. I live with my boyfriend, a rabbit, and a chinchilla.