The Budget Smart Girl's Guide to the Universe

Friday, November 10, 2006

If you haven’t already read this week’s Budget Smart Girl column at Garden and Hearth, go there right now…okay, read this first! It’s all about ways to stay warm this winter without breaking the bank. Scott Morgan, host of HGTV’s Dream Builders offered some great tips that you won’t want to miss. A big thank you to Scott for his expertise and time answering my questions.

Do you love tea and magazines? I do. Last week I was shopping for tea and saw Tetley is offering a great deal. With the purchase of a box of 100 tea bags they’re offering a six-month free subscription of one of these magazines, Country Living, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, Redbook or Good Housekeeping. You simply send in the panel on the box and tell them which magazine you’d like to try. I checked Tetley’s Web site http://www.tetleyusa.com/ but couldn’t find any information about the offer, so make sure you check at your local supermarket for specially labeled boxes with all the rules and regulations for getting your free subscription. The offer ends 2/28/07

I don’t know about you but I’m one Budget Smart Girl who often has a bad hair day. I end buying lots of products that promise to banish the bad hair day blues, but most of the time they end up unused and spend the rest of their days on my bathroom shelf. Wouldn’t it be great if you could sample before you buy?Sunsilk is giving us an opportunity to do just that with their new line of hair care products, visit http://www.gethairapy.com/ and click on free sample.

And visit http://www.dove.us/ and click on Dare to Get a Free Sample, to receive a sample of their clear deodorant. Other Budget Smart Girls tell me it doesn’t leave those annoying white marks on your clothing. And while you’re at the site, register to win a trip to Los Angeles to visit the Megan Mullally Show.

And speaking of winning, pick up a copy of the latest issue of Redbook, or go to www.redbookmag.com. They have prize giveaways for some great goodies, vacations, bathrobes, books. And if you’re ever worried that most contests are just another way to get your name and address, these ones are the real thing. I’ve previously won two prizes from Redbook.

Be sure to visit-
www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm.