Frances | May 28, 2009

We found some medical offers that you maybe interested in. Some are going to require phone numbers and for you to answer multiple questions. If you have been reading Frugal Fairhope for a while, you know the drill. Just click “skip” or “no” to get through the offers.

Diabetes

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Health Insurance

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High Cholesterol

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Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial to find women who are experiencing symptoms of menopause, such as hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood changes, or problems sleeping. The following benefits are available to those who qualify to participate:

• Study related care and health screenings
• Investigational drug at no cost
• Possible payment for time and travel
• Vitamin D and calcium supplements at no cost.

Clinical Trial looking for women who may be at risk for experiencing a hip fracture or broken bone in the hip for potential participation in a research study. If you or a loved one has osteoporosis or weak/soft bones, please take a moment to learn more about this research study in which all participants will receive standard of care osteoporosis therapy, and some will receive an investigational drug. In addition, should you qualify to be a part of our study, participants will receive:

• Study-related health assessments, including regular bone density tests
• Payment for your time and travel Medical tests, assessments, and osteoporosis treatment will be provided for participants at no cost.

Contacts

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Frances | May 19, 2009

Yes, it is true. Here is the information directly from their site:

Discount tickets for major Florida theme parks and attractions are available at select Florida Wal-Mart stores.

Save now on the following attractions:

Theme Parks:
Walt Disney World
Universal Orlando
Sea World
Busch Gardens

Local Attractions:
Kennedy Space Center
Wet-n-Wild
Gatorland

Dinner Shows:
Arabian Nights
Sleuths Mystery
Pirates DinnerPhone orders are not accepted. Tickets must be purchased in person at the store. Please contact the following locations for inquiries on current prices.

Ticket Center Locations:

Wal-Mart Supercenter 0817
4444 West Vine Street
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: (407) 397-7000
Fax: (407) 397-7407

Wal-Mart Supercenter 0908
8101 South John Young Parkway
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: (407) 354-5665
Fax: (407) 354-3790

Wal-Mart Supercenter 3782
5991 Goldenrod Road
Orlando, FL 32822
Phone: (407) 382-8880
Fax: (407) 382-8935

Wal-Mart Supercenter 4332
8990 Turkey Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: (407) 351-2229
Fax: (407) 351-2270

Wal-Mart Supercenter 5299
550 US Hwy 27
Clermont, FL 34711
Phone: (352) 536-2746
Fax: (352) 536-2761

Wal-Mart Supercenter 5420
3250 Vineland Road
Kissimmee, FL 32746
Phone:  (407) 397-1125
Fax: (407) 397-1145

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Frances | May 18, 2009

Frugal Fairhope was created due to an inspiration to help our friends and family. We love giving back and helping others. In our household we donate everything, from old tennis shoes to eyeglasses, old clothes, anything that we think someone could use.

We try and get into the spirit of giving throughout the year and not just at the end of the year. Here are a few programs that are beyond the most common like Good Will and the Salvation Arm to help you get into the spirit all year long.

Prescription Eye Glasses
Drop or mail in your old prescription eye glasses.

Onesight.org for drop off locations in your area. If you don’t have a location in your area, mail your glasses to Lion’s.
Lion’s Certified Collection Centers
1734 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Newspaper
Tired of recycling your newspaper? Try something different and donate your newspapers to your local animal shelter.

Magazines
You can donate your magazines to nursing homes, doctors offices, libraries high school teachers for projects, and kids groups.  Make sure you ask before you leave them. You can even send them in care packages to soldiers. Check out AnySoldier for details. We give them to our family to enjoy and they in turn give them to others.

Hair
Locks of Love Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We have a close friend of ours who lets her daughter’s hair grow long for the year and donates it to Locks of Love.

Coats and Jackets
This is one of our favorite ideas. We just love the photo of the cub on their site. Don’t know what to do with your grandmother’s old fur? Give it back to the animals. Coats for Cubs uses the coats as surrogate mothers for wild animals.

Have some old blankets, towels, comforters, or winter jackets? Don’t toss them, even if they have holes in them. The dogs and cats won’t mind, we promise! Donate them at your local animal shelter or ask if your vet will take them.

Shoes
Don’t toss those old tennis shoes no matter what shape they are in. There are several programs out there that will take old tennis shoes.

Appliances
Don’t leave appliances at the street. Google for a list of organizations that will repair those appliances and resell. You can even take them to a metal yard to recycle and help keep them out of the landfill.

Children Items
If you have kids you know that there are some things that you can’t sell and you wouldn’t want to give to charity because they might throw it way. You know the things that are fine to use but have a small hole or a stain, missing button, used bottles that no one buys. You may even have some new items that were never worn but are too little to return and not valuable enough to sell. Give those items to a friend of a friend. Ask your friends if they know of someone that maybe could use a little “Baby Care Package”. It could be anyone; even a pregnant clerk in the store that you know is not making a lot of money.

Frugal Fairhope does this secretly, the mom that receives our “Baby Care Package” doesn’t know who we are (at least we think they don’t ). We send this as “a friend that thought they could use these items”. Our “Baby Care Package” is things that can fit into a shopping bag. Some of our items include clothing, coupons, blankets, samples, bottles, toys, and magazines. It’s not much but we like to think that we are giving someone that little help.

If you know of someone that could use a “Baby Care Package” send us an email and we will put together a package for her.

We hope we have inspired you to think twice before throwing anything away and think about if they can be given away to someone that could use them.

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Frances | May 16, 2009

Pfizer has announced a new free medication program called “MAINTAIN”  (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need) that will start 7/1/09.

Eligibility requirements of the new program include:

• Loss of employment from 1/1/09
• Currently prescribed a Pfizer medicine for at least 3 months prior to becoming unemployed.
• Lack of prescription drug coverage

People who qualify can receive their Pfizer medicines for free for up to 12 months.

There are more than than 70 Pfizer primary care medicines will be available through the program.

Call 1-866-706-2400 to learn about this program and the other programs they have available.

www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com

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Frances | May 10, 2009

We thought we had seen it all…until today.

Someone had actually brought their laundry into the Fairhope Wal-Mart and was spot treating a blouse. No, not the blouse they were wearing but a blouse they had brought in just for this purpose. She was going down the aisle sampling the different products to get the stain out and then putting the product back on the shelf.

What have you seen strange things in Wal-Mart? Post a comment, we would love to hear your stories.

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Frances | May 7, 2009

Stockpiling is a sure fire way to save money on groceries. The value of the dollar decreases and the cost of groceries are going up, WEEKLY.

What is stockpiling? Stockpiling is building up a stock of products that are on sale that your family uses. For example, if your family eats Ragu spaghetti sauce ($4 a jar) a couple times a month and you found the jars on sale for $.34 a jar. You would not buy one jar you would buy 1-2 cases (or as many as you can get your hands on).

Why? Stockpiling extend the sale of the items you buy and use every month. You are in complete control of what you pay for an item not the retailers. You will no longer have to pay full price for items you use on a regular basis.

Disaster. Not only does stockpiling help you pay less for things you buy every month but you will be prepared for any natural disasters (hurricanes in our area) or unnatural disasters (job loss).

Basics of a stockpile. Here is a list of items that you should start stockpiling. There maybe others depending on what your family needs. You may want to add the not so basic things, for example Glade Air Freshers. If you use them and they go on sale, by all means add them to your stockpile.

• Paper Towels
• Paper Plates and Cups (these come in hand during a hurricane)
• Dishwasher Detergent
• Dish Soap
• Cleaning Products
• Razors
• Laundry Soap
• Hand Soap
• Shampoo, Conditioner, and Gel
• Toothpaste, Toothbrush and Mouthwash
• Frozen Foods
• Canned Goods (Tuna, Peanut Butter)
• Batteries
• Light Bulbs
• Candles and Matches
• Pet food
• Plastic and Aluminum wrap
• Trash and Storage bags (Ziploc)
• Diapers and wipes
• Formula and baby products (watch the expiration dates on the formula)
• Cereal
• Dressings and Condiments (BBQ Sauce, Salad Dressing, Tabasco)
• Cooking Oil
• Coffee and Tea
• Oatmeal
• Pasta and Rice
• Juice
• Frozen Foods (if you have an extra freezer)

There is no room. We hear this a lot, there is no room in my house. Well, for those of you who know us, if we can find room you can. You decide the size of your stockpile, it can be as big as your garage or the top shelf in your pantry. Look around your house, we bet there is a top shelf in a closet or in your kitchen that you are not using or you can move some kitchen appliances around to make room. If you are still not convinced send us a photo of your opened kitchen cabinets and we will work on it together. Think about this, what’s worth more, that shelf of shoes from the ‘80’s that you have not worn in 5 or more years or rolls of paper towels that you bought for a fraction of the cost?

Where to put it? Here are some ideas on where to put the stockpile.

• Under the Bed
• Coat Closet
• Take mixes out of their boxes and storing them in plastic shoe size containers. You will be surprised how much space this will save.
• Laundry room (install a cabinet or wire shelf)
• Kids closet shelves
• Basement or Attic (paper towels and toilet paper)
• Garage (only items that do not need to be in the A/C)

Share with a friend. If you can’t consume everything you buy on sale, split it with friends. Swap finding deals and split the cost. You can trade not only groceries but coupons as well.

Important things to keep in mind. Here are some important things to keep in mind when you are building your stockpile.

• Expiration dates – Watch the dates on the perishable items like cereals and juice.
• Rotate – Use the oldest items first in order to avoid waste.
• Storage and Organizing – Be careful how you store your items. Don’t store your liquid detergent above your cereals. There could be a leak. Make sure you organize the products in your home. Keep your chemicals away from the food items.
• Don’t Get Carried Away – Remember the 1st rule of shopping, only buy what you need or what you will use. Don’t get caught up in shopping fever of finding a great deal and buy things your family won’t use.
• Take your Time – There is no rush. Build your stockpile over time. Have fun with the hunt.

For even more thoughts on stockpiling click here.

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Frances | May 3, 2009

We have a mother hen. One of our hens has gone broody.

I am told that is a rare treat to find a hen that will sit on eggs and basically starve herself, while she sits there in a trance like state, staring into the same four walls day after day, turning the eggs under her, only getting up once a day to get a drink of water and some food, until finally 28 days later…baby chicks

Check out our Facebook page to see the photos of this dedicated mother. You will need to become our “friend” in order to see the photos.

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