Confused by all those coupon terms and abbreviations? Here's a guide to just about all of the coupon lingo you'll ever need to know!

BLINKIES – In-store Smart Source coupons
BOGO/B1G1 – Buy One Get One
B2G1 – Buy Two Get One
CATALINA – Coupon printed at the register after purchase
DND – Do not double (sometimes found on coupons)
DOUBLE COUPON – Grocery stores may double your coupons' value up to a certain amount
EB/ECB – ExtraCare Bucks (CVS)
FAR – Free After Rebate
GM – General Mills (Sunday insert)
Hangtag – A coupon or form hanging from a tag around the neck of a bottle or jar.
IP – Internet printable
MIR – Mail-in-rebate
NLA – No longer available
OYNO – On your next order
OOP – Out of pocket
P&G – Proctor & Gamble (Sunday insert)
PEELIE – Coupon you peel off a package
POP – Proof of purchase
RC – Rain Check
RP – Red Plum (Sunday insert)
RR – Register Rewards (Walgreens)
SMP – Specially marked packages
SS – Smart Source (Sunday insert)
STACKING – Using manufacturer’s & store's coupons or rebates together on one item.
TEAR PAD – Pad of coupons or rebate forms.
WYB – When you buy
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary (Means "your results may vary. Deal may not work the same for you.)

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I’m happy to announce that in addition to the hundreds of printable coupons MomsWhoSave has available on my coupon page, you can now get coupons from Cellfire at MomsWhoSave.

Cellfire coupons are grocery coupons you load onto your store’s savings card. Then when you checkout, the savings come off automatically. There’s nothing to print or clip. Just click below to see all the coupons available now. (They include: Green Giant® Frozen Boxed Vegetables, Pillsbury® Crescent Dinner Rolls and Grands Biscuits, Progresso® Soups, Nature Valley® Granola Bars, Fiber One® Chewy Bars, Kix® and Cocoa Puffs® cereal, and many others.)   

If you’ve never used Cellfire coupons before, you’ll need to register your store card, and you can do that when you click the banner below.

Stores participating include: Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fry's, Fred Meyer, Gerbes, Hilander, JayC, King Soopers, Kroger, Owen's, Pay Less, QFC, Ralphs, Scott's, Smith's, Carrs, Dominick's, Genuardi's, Pavilions, Randall's, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Vons.

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Here’s a freebie for you to enjoy this Saturday, September, 25th. The National Park System is waiving their normal entrance fees at over 100 national parks. It’s a beautiful time of year to take advantage of our national parks, so visit their website here to learn more and find a park near you. (You’ll also notice there’s another fee-free day coming up in November.)

Many park concessioners are also offering specials, making this an even better deal. There’s a link to these offers on the National Parks’ website too.

This may be a busy day, so call ahead if you plan to camp overnight and find out about reservations.

If you have kids, you might want to check out this link as well. It’s all about the Park’s Junior Ranger program. (There’s a long list of participating parks.) Kids complete a series of activities at the park, and receive an official Junior Ranger badge or patch and Junior Ranger certificate.

Be sure to subscribe to my blog (right side of this page) for notices of these free offers!

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I was recently offered some FriXion erasable gel pens from Pilot to review. The first thing I thought of was the erasable pens from when I was a kid. Who remembers those?

The ink smudged, and if you did try to erase with them, you mostly just smeared ink across the page. If you tried a little harder to erase, you probably made a hole in your paper.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that this is NOT the case with the new FriXion erasable pens. They write like a regular pen, and when you need to erase, they erase completely with no smudges and no damage to your paper—very cool!

Pilot also makes FriXion erasable highlighters. Again, they’re just like a regular highlighter, but they do erase cleanly—nice!

If you’d like to give them a try, grab your $1 coupon here.

Disclosure: I received FriXion pens and highlighters courtesy of SheSpeaks.com for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own.

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This Saturday, September 25th, is the Sixth Annual Museum Day hosted by Smithsonian Media. Participating museums are offering free admission to one person per household and their guest, but you do need to get a ticket online.

You can visit this website to find participating museums across the U.S., and then visit this link to enter your information and have your tickets emailed to you.

This photo is from The New York City Fire Museum. You’ll also find art museums, botanical gardens, and more history museums offering free admission, so take advantage of this opportunity.

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Here’s a delicious new giveaway for you! The Ginger People, America’s number one-selling ginger brand, are offering MomsWhoSave readers the chance to win a package of their Crystallized Ginger Babies and Hearts. They sent me a package of these candies, which are perfect for topping cupcakes or dipping in chocolate. If you’re a ginger lover, you’ll like them right out of the package.

The Ginger People makes all kinds of ginger products, including vegan and gluten-free items. Check out their website to find ginger cooking sauces, candies, beverages, and lots more. To find a store that carries their products near you, check out their store locator. 

To win a package of Crystallized Ginger Babies and Hearts, here’s how to enter…

1. Leave a comment below and tell me why you want to try these candies. (This is a required entry.)

For extra entries…

2. Check out MomsWhoSave.com’s new search feature at the bottom of the homepage, and browse deals by store or category. You can also search for a deal. Leave a comment below, and tell me what you searched for--or found!

3.If you’re on Twitter, you can retweet this giveaway. “ @MomsWhoSave is giving away @TheGingerPeople candy at http://su.pr/8XIyiZ Please RT. “ Leave a comment below with a link to your tweet. (This entry can be done daily.)

4. If you have a website or blog, add MomsWhoSave's button or deals widget. You can find them here in lots of different sizes. Leave me a comment below with a link to your site so I can check it out.

5. Join MomsWhoSave's deals discussion group here. Comment below with your username in the group, so I can find you.

6. Join MomsWhoSave new review group here. Comment below with your username in the group, so I can find you.

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents 18 years old and older. The giveaway ends on Friday, September 24th, 2010 at 11 p.m. Eastern time. One winner from eligible entries will be chosen using random.org. Good luck!

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I just posted about Home Depot’s great coupon and savings offers, and then found this!

Home Depot is offering a free Martha Stewart decor workshop September 30th. I’m sure you’ll pick up some great tips and tricks you can use in your home at this workshop. Plus, the first 30 attendees get a free project organizer.

Click below to RSVP now since space could be limited, and check out my previous post below for those coupon and savings deals from Home Depot!

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For more coupons, check out my freebies and coupon page. You can also join me on Facebook and on Twitter.
For coupon codes and online deals, or to search for deals on anything, check out my homepage at MomsWhoSave.com

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Today I’m excited to tell you about a product I’ve been using every day since I got it!

Back at the end of June, I was contacted by Savvycents regarding their organizing wallet. It was originally created for women who follow the envelope budgeting system you might be familiar with. It also works for anyone (like me) who has a wallet or purse full of receipts, coupons, credit cards, cash, and who knows what else!

Melinda at Savvycents sent me a wallet so I could give it a try. At the time, I honestly had no idea how much space it would save in my purse, or how much better organized it would keep me. Before this wallet, I had a checkbook holder that also held my cash and receipts plus a credit card holder where I wound up putting more receipts. I had an envelope (or two) full of coupons floating around in my purse at all times too. Oops, I almost forgot to mention the loose change. It was really a mess, and it was hard to find what I needed.

With the organization in the Savvycents wallet, I consolidated everything. It’s like I have a little filing system in my wallet with a place for cash, ID, credit cards, receipts, coupons, and more. It even comes with labels in case you need to remind yourself where everything goes. And it has a zippered compartment for change on the outside.

These wallets are also stylish enough to carry on their own, and you can do that, since everything you need is in one place. I’m not kidding when I tell you how much easier it is not to have to dig and dig (and dig) through my purse at a checkout trying to find my debit card or cash. Everything’s in this wallet.

To get your own, visit Savvycents’ website.

You can also win your own wallet (in your choice of pink or black)!

To enter this giveaway…

1. Visit Savvycents online, and leave a comment below telling me something you learned about Savvycents. Also tell me if you’d prefer the black or pink color if you’re the winner. (This is a required entry.)

Note: Don’t forget to leave either your email address or twitter username so I can contact you if you win.

For extra entries…

2. Check out MomsWhoSave.com’s new search feature at the bottom of the homepage, and browse deals by store or category. You can also search for a deal. Leave a comment below, and tell me what you searched for--or found!

3.If you’re on Twitter, you can retweet this giveaway. “ @MomsWhoSave is giving away a Savvycents organizing wallet at http://su.pr/8XIyiZ  Please RT. “ Leave a comment below with a link to your tweet. (This entry can be done daily.)

4. If you have a website or blog, add MomsWhoSave's button or deals widget. You can find them here in lots of different sizes. Leave me a comment below with a link to your site so I can check it out.

5. Join MomsWhoSave's deals discussion group here. Comment below with your username in the group, so I can find you.

6. Join MomsWhoSave new review group here. Comment below with your username in the group, so I can find you.

7. If you have a blog, write about this giveaway linking back to this post. Leave me a comment below with a link to your post.

This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian residents 18 years old and older. The giveaway ends on Sunday, September 5th, 2010 at 11 p.m. Eastern time. One winner from eligible entries will be chosen using random.org. Good luck!

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