Catherine Mcdiarmid-Watt

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3670 )

• Frugal BabyTips: Baby Knee Pads

  

  To protect your crawling baby's tender knees, take a pair of adult's thick socks.Cut off the foot part.Fold up the raw edge of the ankle part.Zig-zag stitch... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Contact

  

  Catherine McDiarmid-Watt, owner of Frugal Freebies, is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. She can be reached at [email protected]. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• FREEBIE: Jewish Pride Posters, Books and Videos (US)

  

  The posters depicting teens have a great time in Israel, are available for free.Four of the posters depict American teens enjoying themselves in Israel with... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Chalkboard Contact Paper

  

  I really love this idea - Chalkboard contact paper! No need to paint things - just slap some of this wherever you like and it becomes a chalkboard! Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• FREEBIE: Your Guide To Breastfeeding Magazine (ALL)

  

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health is offering a FREE copy of Your Guide To Breastfeeding. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Homemade Kid Trays

  

  Here is a great frugal idea from one of our readers!Melanie Berkowitz wrote: We are taking the kids on vacation and one of my pet peeves is dropped food in the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Make Your Own Vomit Cleaner

  

  If you have kids or pets (or a wild partying family member!) - you might really appreciate this tip!Before I did the following, I would use paper towels to... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Sweet Treat Team Challenge - International

  

  To help make your June a little sweeter, Swagbucks is holding a fun team challenge to help you earn free gift cards!For those of you who don't know what... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• FREEBIE: Free-to-Play Games (US)

  

  Free-to-Play Games: Find free games for your PC and Mac, shop for in-game items and have them sent directly to your game account using Game Connect. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• FREEBIE: Free AudioBooks (ALL)

  

  Jayne asked: do you know of any free audiobooks?If you're looking for free audio books, the web is the best place to find them. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• June Collector's Bills

  

  What's sweeter than Summer? Swagbucks Collector's Bills! "Collector's Bills" are special designs that you win randomly while searching the web with Swagbucks'... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Soda Pop Sprinkler

  

  Is it hot where you are today?If the heat is getting to you and your little ones, and you have a backyard to play in, no matter how small, this would be a fun... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Fixing a Broken Zipper

  

  What do you do when a zipper breaks? Toss the item of clothing?Save that favourite piece of clothing with this handy tip!This will work on any kind of zipper,... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• The June Referral Bonus - $5 Per Referral

  

  It's summertime, and Swagbucks has brought a $5 bonus!Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for things you're probably doing online... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Lettuce in a Jar

  

  I have been eating a lot of salad lately on the LC/HC Ketogenic diet - I have lost 40 lbs!So I find myself eating a lot of lettuce, but hate that it goes brown... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Miracle Pan Release

  

  Do you have trouble with your cakes and muffins sticking to your pans?Why not make your own Cake Release-type product?It is a fraction of the price of Wilton's... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Fun: Gem and Rock Collecting

  

  I wanted to share something with you guys that I did. For those of you with gem and rock collectors, let me share this with you.I took a small plastic kids pool... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• May Swago Pie Fest is Here! 300 SB Bonus

  

  Swagbucks is holding their Swago promotion on Monday, May 22nd! It's just like bingo, but in this case you're filling out squares as you earn points on their... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Do-It-Yourself Ball/Foam Pit

  

  Here's a fun frugal craft! Would your little ones love a ball pit, but you don't want to spend the money?You just need a small plastic pool plus several pool... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING

• Frugal Tip: Safer, Cheaper Drain Cleaner

  

  Did You Know? Drain-O, or any other clog busting chemical, eventually eat away at your rubber seals.Here is a safer and cheaper drain cleaner:I have personally... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 FAMILY, FINANCE, SHOPPING