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Free Cooking Classes at the Mall!
For every person who pledged to learn to cook better in 2010, the Technique Classes at Williams-Sonoma at First Colony Mall are ready and waiting. The complimentary classes, held Saturday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., help participants improve cooking skills in a friendly, instructive environment.
Classes for February include:
- Saturday, February 6: Italian Comfort Foods. Italian-American dishes have become some of the most popular comfort foods. In this class, participants learn how to make meatballs from scratch and how to make a classic marinara sauce. Other recipes include Tuscan white bean soup paired with focaccia, Italian flatbread.
- Saturday, February 20: Cooking Up Comfort. Comfort foods are perfect for winter days. Class demonstrates how to make homey recipes, including meat loaf with mashed potatoes, tacos and more dishes.
All Technique Classes are held at WILLIAMS-SONOMA, located in The Courtyard next to Ann Taylor and Swarovski. Technique Classes are free, but space is limited and reservations are required. Call 281.313.1180 for information or to reserve a space.
Free breakfast!
New Uses for Old Things!
We love Real Simple magazine (see free issue tip below),
and one of our favorite features in the magazine is their "new uses for old things."
Check out this roundup of the best new uses for old things.
Check Out This Freebie Link
Find the Sales!
Another person's junk could be your junk! Seriously, you can score a great deal at a garage sale. Visit FortBendGarageSale.com to find out where the sales are happening this weekend. Also, check out SugarLandYardSales.com for even more bargains.
Get Frugal with the Fort Bend County Libraries
Check out just a few of the free services you can use today:
- Unemployed? Use the library's computer classes to learn new skills. Also, use the library's computers to improve your resume, brush up on interviewing skills and research businesses and industries for job options. They even have free WiFi service and a fax machine available.
- Nervous about a test? Use Learning Express Library to take practice exams for a wide variety of jobs, such as civil service, teaching, nursing, real estate and more.
- Want to see a flick? Rather than buying or renting movies, borrow them from the library.
- Buying something? Use the library's consumer resources to check product reviews.
- Need to fix something? Make household repairs yourself using DIY books, videos, and DVDs.
- Got a kid? Take advantage of the free children's programs that take place at the library each week. Or, let the kids use the computers in the library rather than purchase computer games or educational software.
For more info on how the Fort Bend County libraries can help you be more frugal and save money, visit your local library!
MamaBargains
Check out MAMABargains.com for great deals – one at a time – on the coolest stuff for kids. If you're a busy mom, you don't have time to search the Internet and page through online catalogs for deals. MamaBargains brings unique items to you for a steal, and you just have to visit frequently to find out what the latest deal is. Since the items come up one at a time, you don't spend a lot of time online. Either you want it or not and then you can move on! Don't you just love saving time AND money?
Link to: http://www.freebirthdaytreats.com
Free Birthday Treats for Adults, Kids and Pets!
A free searchable database of companies nationwide that offer free treats for adults, kids & pets.
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Coupons and Freebies and Deals, Oh My!
We could spend all day searching CouponCabin for deals, coupons and free stuff. It is easily organized by store, category, printable coupons, grocery coupons and free samples. It even tells you what deals are expiring soon if, like me, you wait until the last minute!
Real Simple – It's Free!
Our very favorite magazine for living simply. You can check out a sample issue for free by visiting RealSimple.com.
Free Birthday Cake!
Sign Up with Dessert Gallery (with locations in Houston as well as right here at Sugar Land Town Square) to get a free slice of cake on your birthday!
Missing a Mitten?
Do you even own mittens? Don't really need them much in Sugar Land! However, if your kids have mittens for those few cold days we have annually or for traveling to cold destinations, you may have purchased them through Lands' End. If you lose one, Lands' End "Lost Mitten Club" will help you reunite with them. Contact them with the style number and color of the mitten you are missing and, if it's in stock, they will send a replacement for half the "pair price" and ship it free. Visit landsend.com to find out more.
Save on College Textbooks
A reader e-mailed us asking for tips on saving money on college textbooks. We suggested getting the isbn numbers for each book and shopping online at Amazon or other book sellers, or checking into a textbook exchange program at their school. Other readers wrote in with even more great tips! Carrie of Sugar Land said her daughter bought her textbooks on ebay. Also, Ruth of Sugar Land said she found www.DealOz.com to be the best search engine for textbooks. Her son saved nearly $200 through DealOz.com! Now, that's smart shopping!
Join the Chick-fil-A Birthday Club for Free Food
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