'Frugal Dad' Category Archive

How to See Attractions for Free

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on March 4, 2010 : : comment

Previously, I shared a tip about how dads and moms can get into popular attractions for free or at a discount. Today, I have another tip for seeing local attractions for free. And with spring break just around the corner for many dads and moms, this money saving tip will come in handy. Read on [...]

Target Super Bowl HDTV Specials

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on January 29, 2010 : : 7 comments

I don't usually blog about sales, but Target sent me a preview of their Super Bowl specials for HDTV sets and I noticed they have a really good price for a 42" Magnavox 1080p LCD HDTV ($499). The prices on the other HDTV's might be good too, but my outlaws have been looking for a [...]

Gift Cards Promotion

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on December 2, 2009 : : comment

Dads and moms should check out QFC's gift cards promotion for Best Buy, iTunes, Bath & Body Works, Applebee's, Sears, Pottery Barn, Bass Pro Shops, and SpaFinder. Buy $100 of the participating gift cards (mix and match) and you'll get $10 off. The gift cards promotion expires after December 13, 2009 and there is a [...]

Free MP3 Downloads at Amazon

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on November 28, 2009 : : 5 comments

In case you missed it, Monday (November 30, 2009) is the last day to take advantage of Amazon's Black Friday special on MP3s. Use the promo code MP34FREE and you'll get $3 to use toward anything at Amazon MP3. I downloaded three songs and they didn't cost me a cent. Cool.

Free Movie Screenings

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on November 11, 2009 : : 7 comments

If you're interested in free movie screenings, you should check out Film Metro. In the past month, the kids and I have seen Tinker Bell and Astro Boy for free. Continue reading to see my list of ten movie screening web sites.

New DVD Releases for $10 at Amazon

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on November 6, 2009 : : 2 comments

Holy cow! Looks like Amazon has already started discounting DVDs for the holidays. They have a bunch of new DVDs for $10:

Star Trek
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Terminator Salvation
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Angels & Demons
G-Force
Julie & Julia
My Sister's Keeper

 
Four Christmases
Santa Buddies
 

How to Save Money at Your Favorite Place to Visit

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on October 15, 2009 : : 7 comments

When you're a family of six, it's not cheap to go out. Even with free admission for our baby, a trip to the zoo costs $43.50 and a trip to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) costs $49. Ouch! And that's just for the price of admission and doesn't include extras like parking, train [...]

The Secret to Reserving New Movies and Books at the Library

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on September 22, 2009 : : 8 comments

Until recently, the only reason I went to our library was because of the kids. That's what dads and moms do, right? We take our kids to the library for story time and all those wonderful children books waiting to be checked out by our little ones. Even though my kids love checking out books, [...]

Kids Eat for Free

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad, Reviews by a Geek Dad on August 20, 2009 : : 13 comments

For you frugal dads and moms out there, you should check out the KidsEatFor website. KidsEatFor.com is essentially a database of places where kids can eat for free or at a discount. It's a community base site. In other words, the site relies on parents to submit restaurants that offer free or discounted meals for [...]

HP Big and Small Notebooks Promotion

By Daddy Forever in Frugal Dad on August 9, 2009 : : one comment

HP is running another back to school laptop promotion. It runs today and ends on Wednesday (August 12). With the "Go Big And Small" promo, you will receive a $180 discount if you purchase the Pavilion dv6t laptop (go big) and Mini 110 netbook (go small) together. With this discount and other promotions going on, [...]

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