Today (1/31) is the last day to join Freepeats in the Greenville, SC or Columbia, SC areas for FREE! But don’t worry–you can still get a lifetime membership after that for just $4.95 (but often there are special deals for much less!)

So, what is Freepeats?

Freepeats is a great place to pass on your baby clothing, gear, toys, maternity wear and more to local parents, and find items you want that others are giving away. Freepeats is an easy, convenient way to recycle baby, kid and maternity items with a lot of life left in them.

Right now, there are several offers for free baby equipment and formula if you’re in need!  Plus, the first 100 Offers listings in your city’s forum will be entered in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift certificate! The more you offer, the better your chances to win!

Go here to learn more and sign up!

(Again, I am really sorry I am late in posting this–I heard about it while I was out of town for my dad’s last days, but am just now getting it up :(.)

If you’re on Facebook, go here to print a $5(!) McAlister’s Deli Certificate.  That should be enough to get a cup of soup, drink, and cookie for free or almost free.

Through January 31 (Saturday), you can go here and get a $25 coupon to be used once at your choice of any of the local Table 301 restaurants, which include:  The Lazy Goat, Soby’s, or Devereaux’s.

Once you have redeemed the coupon (you fill out your address when you use it), you will be handed a coupon to use the next month at a different restaurant from the 3 listed above.  Use it in February, and you be sent another to use in March.  Keep it up each month, and you’ll receive 12 coupons throughout the year.

The only fine print on the coupon?  All certificates valid in the dining room, during dinner service for a minimum of two guests.  Limit one per family.  Valid during the time period stated only. Elsewhere it also mentions that it is appropriate to tip on the pre-coupon price.

The menus and prices are located online at the specific websites listed above, so you can do careful planning to get a free (Lazy Goat; minus tip) or inexpensive fine meal.  Enjoy!

Update: My husband and I went to the Lazy Goat, and it was amazing!  We paid $1 (we had to pay tax) plus the tip.  We got 2 appetizers and a pizza, though we didn’t realize that the appetizers were appetizers and not entrees.)

Special thanks to my friend Kim for sharing and enjoying this amazing deal!  (It was one of, oh… over 2,000 Google reader feeds awaiting me when I returned…I almost missed it!)

Week 2 Spending: $3.31

Total left to spend for 2009: $731.28

Shopped at Publix; did 3 transactions (pasta was the Publix Penny item)

Best coupons:

• $3 off any Gerber Food item (gave me overage); details here: still available
• $1 off any Muir Glen (also gave overage); coupons here and here
• $1 off Jolly Time popcorn (makes it free) here

(Thoughts… This was from the week I left to go be with my parents, but I wasn’t able to post sooner.  I missed a week of shopping, but since we’ve had extra people with us in the first weeks of January and will have more family with us in the coming weeks, it will be nice to have a little more padding in our food budget for the extra mouths. Plus, there were travel expenses, though that’s a different budget. In case you’re wondering, our pantry is stocked on pretty much everything, with the exception of fresh produce and a few other items. So most of my shopping is just keeping the pantry full. :))