Welcome CBS 3 Philadelphia shoppers! You’ll want to visit our online coupon class to learn the secrets to online shopping. If you are not in the area, our interview was shown last night in Philly on CBS. You can view it here!

Make sure you join our yahoo group or sign up for email alerts via feedburner at the right of the page. We want to help you find the best deals this holiday season!

Money Saving Mom , The Home Spun  Heart and 5Dollar Dinners are doing a special series called Thanksgiving on A Budget! If you are in charge of cooking dinner this Thanksgiving, you will want to head over here to check it out!

• JCPenney has a $10 off $25 purchase coupon or use online coupon code JCP (Expires 11-26)
• Aeropostatle Printable 30% off coupon
• Kellogg’s has a $1 off coupon here!

The Home Depot is giving away a $50 gift card to give away to one of our very blessed readers!

Here are five helpful tips they shared with us to save on energy costs!

1.        Regularly maintain your furnace and water heater . Regular maintenance on your furnace and water heater will increase energy efficiency in your home. By combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with appropriate insulation, air sealing, and thermostat settings, you can cut your energy use for heating and cooling, and reduce environmental emissions, from 20 percent to 50 percent. Regular maintenance will help make these investments in your home last longer and be more energy efficient.  
2.        Install a programmable thermostat . You can save up to $180 a year by installing a programmable thermostat that controls the temperature of your home while you’re at work or asleep.
3.        Seal your home from heat and cold . Allowing air to escape through gaps and cracks is like throwing your money away. By sealing your home like caulk, sealant and weather-stripping, you can save up to 20 percent on heating and cooling costs.
4.        Install insulation . According to the Department of Energy, the leading cause of energy waste in the home is inadequate insulation and air leakage. Homeowners typically can reduce heating and cooling costs by up to 20 percent by sealing their homes and adding insulation in attics, floors over crawl spaces and accessible basement rim joists.
5.        Update your windows . ENERGY STAR-qualified windows can reduce your energy costs by $126-$465 per year when replacing single-pane windows or $27-$111 a year when replacing double-pane, clear glass windows. For a quick fix, add heat control window film to your windows and save up to 50 percent on your cooling costs.
If you would like to enter for a chance to win the $50 gift card, go to The Home Depot’s podcast site. Choose your favorite money saving tip. Come back here and leave a comment on this post letting us know the tip you chose. This giveaway will end Sunday, November 23rd at midnight and the winner will be announced on Monday!

Here are my Top 5 Best Deals For Christmas Gifts at The Best Prices. You Can Tell Someone You love them without breaking the bank!

1. Vistaprint – FREE T-Shirt Offer. Create your own t-shirt for free, Just pay shipping. You can do this deal as many times as you want. You can create a shirt that says World’s Greatest Mom, Dad or Grandma! Big Brother and more! (Sizes run large but shrink down to the true size.)
2. Restaurant.com $25 Coupons/ Gift certificates for $10 (right now $3). These are awesome! Print them on colored card stock for a classy look. (Use Coupon Code THANKS!)
3. 6pm Shoes , I’ve never ever seen such great discounts on shoes! Give your loved one shoes from my new favorite shoe site!
4. Free Jewelry! (Just pay shipping!) The Silver Jewelry Club also known as D.G.P.J, inc is so sure you’ll return to them that they offer free jewelry. (You just pay shipping.) You have to put the item in your cart before the timer goes off or you risk waiting to see if it’s still available. I’ve received lots of emails about this great deal and I’ve even bought from them before. I feel it’s a great deal for the price, watch out, you may get hooked!
5. The Entertainment Book , A perfect gift for the frugal person in your family! I love getting these and ask for one or two every year!

• Don’t forget our Frugal, Crafty Christmas card idea for making free Christmas cards!

I think this is the highest discount I have ever seen for Restaurant.com! You can now get $25 coupons/ gift certificates for $2!  Use online coupon code SURPRISE during checkout to get 80% off your order. These make eating out affordable! They also make great Christmas gifts for teachers or corporate offices! These are valid for one year from the time of purchase. The special code expires 11-24-08!

 Welcome to my site from the WBZ shopping special!  For those out of the area, here is my interview with CBS Boston News! It’s a special on bargain shopping for Christmas that includes me giving tips from our site! Here is an article they wrote about bargain shopping!

To vote for me?

• I made it to the Top 20 for the WalMart video contest to win Groceries for a Year! (Thanks Amanda and Alyson for linking me and bumping me up from 6th to 2nd!) The slates are cleared now and we start the final vote. Which takes a month (and explains one reason why God has been teaching me to practice patience!)
• To vote go here. Search for Bargain Shopper Lady. Click on the video. Give my video a Thumbs Up. If the Thumb turns green, then you voted! (If you do have a YouTube account please make sure you are logged in! If you don’t that’s okay.) Please vote only once per person as stated in the rules. Thank you!

• And stick around tomorrow because (to thank you for how wonderful you are), we have a fantastic Home Depot giveaway to address! You just might be the blessed winner of a $50 gift card!

Bath and Body Works is having a neat deal for Black Friday! I love their Anti bacterial hand foaming soap so I usually check out their Black Friday deal every year.

Spend $40 , and for $15 get a limited edition “VIP Bag” loaded with items including some full size making it over $100 value.

Includes 10fl oz Aromatherapy Eucalyptus Spearmint bath and body wash
Black Amethyst Eau De Toilette – 03fl oz, 10 fl oz shower gel and 8fl oz body lotion
1.7 fl oz Japanese Cherry Blossom antibacterial hand foam
03 fl oz Instant aromatherapy headache relief roll on
4oz C.O.Bigalow foot cream
0.5 fl oz Patricia Wexler skin serum
and more in a gold tote.

You can go to the very last page on this ad to see the gift bag. (Page 46)
They usually give away a free item if you spend $40 too, so hopefully, they will have something this year!

$5 Wallflowers – Friday Only!
$3 Lambie plush!
4 for $10 Antibac Hand Soap – Saturday and Sunday Only!
$4 select Signature Collection Warm Vanilla Sugar and Japanese Cherry

$29.50 Sweetest Softest Robe
$4 Home Fragrance Oils
$5 Antibac Figural Hand Soaps
$5 Mani/Pedi Kits
2 for $10 Sweetest Softest Socks
25% Off Select Accessories
$3 Cosmetic Bags

Check out this site for more Black Friday deals!

Vote for my video for groceries for a year! Search for bargain shopper lady!

It’s almost Christmas time! One reason that I love Christmas is because our hearts seem more focused on giving. I recently had a friend that had a need and I gave them $10 cash. It was the last of the eat out money for the week but I didn’t even think twice about it, I knew my friend needed it. The very next day someone came over to my house unexpectedly and gave me $50 cash! I had helped that friend a few weeks ago and they insisted that I take their gift!  Isn’t God awesome?

Even if our nation seems to be in a “financial crisis” we can still look to give to others! Sometimes the best gifts can’t be wrapped or tied with a bow!