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Budget Tip Tuesday: Face Down the Challenges to Cash Budgeting

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 29, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

The One Category of Spending Where You Need to Switch to Cash TODAY!

If you’ve never done it before, cash budgeting can seem cumbersome, confusing, and not worth the headache. However, studies have shown time and time again that you spend less when using cash than plastic – even if you’re using a debit card. I like to think of cash as a nice hedge around your budget. It’s a boundary that keeps you on target and from spending more than necessary. However,

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Birthday Freebie: FREE Redbox Rental

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 28, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Get a FREE Redbox Rental on your birthday when you sign up for Redbox e-mails

My birthday has come and gone, but there are plenty of freebies still in my inbox waiting to be used! Here’s another unusual and non-food one (ugh I have eaten so much dessert over the last week). Redbox sends you a FREE code for a rental. There is also a FREE Rental code available today ONLY 10/28: LTYN674T. Check out the other Birthday Freebies I’ve posted thus far in October: Birthday

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Groupon: FREE Batteries (Up to $11.99)

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 28, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Royal Deal Alert: Get $10 for $10 at Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us, Plus Free Toys“R”Us Brand AA or AAA 20-Pack Batteries ($21.99 Total Value)

Groupon is already rolling out the holiday deals. Unfortunately, I missed sharing the best one this morning from Toys “R” Us but here’s a great deal if you plan on purchasing anything that requires batteries this holiday season. Get $10 for $10 at Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us, Plus Free Toys“R”Us Brand AA or AAA 20-Pack Batteries ($21.99 Total Value). It seems like we always need batteries so I’m considering snagging this deal. If this

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Royal Video Tips: Halloween 2013 Freebies

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 28, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

13 WTHR Indianapolis Miss this week’s Queen on 13 segment where I shared my favorite 2013 Halloween Freebies? Check out the above video for a recap. As always, I didn’t have enough time to share all of my tips on air so don’t forget to check out the post with all of the details and links (there were plenty of things we had to leave out this week!). I’m on air each

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Monday Meal Plan 10-28-13

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 28, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

FREE Menu Plan Printable Plus Meal Plan Ideas from @thequeenoffree

I’m rocking a Monday detox. Not a cleanse or even going without sugar so maybe detox is *quite* the right word, but we have over-everythinged in the last two weeks. Between the trip to TX & then the fabulous celebration known as the Seven Days of Cherie (the King of Free is such a sweetie pie), we have over-restauranted, over-indulged, over-tved, over-traveled, over-coffeed, over, over, over. The refuge of today

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Welcome WTHR Weekend Sunrise Viewers: 2013 Halloween Freebies!

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 26, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Find a great round up of free kids' meals, trick-or-treating events, pumpkin carving patters, & more!

You can catch me every Sunday morning WTHR, Channel 13 (The Indianapolis NBC affiliate) sharing ways to save money and slay debt. Tune in at 7:45 AM tomorrow to hear ideas for saving money when it comes to reading your favorite books. Here’s a sneak peek of the tips I’ll share: This week, kiddos will head out in droves dressed as their favorite super heroes or in creative costumes their

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Halloween Cheapie Deal: $3 Entrees

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 24, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Get $3 burritos, bowls, salads, or orders of tacos at Chipotle on Halloween

Love Chipotle? You can score a great deal this Halloween when you come in costumed on Thursday October 31st from 4 pm to close. For only $3 you can choose from a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos, no coupons necessary. So dust off your best mask or don a secret disguise to snag a snack at less than half the price. All proceeds up to $1,000,000  from the promotion

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Birthday Freebie: Starbucks or Teavana Beverage & Discount!

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 24, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Get a free hand crafted beverage on your birthday from Starbucks or Teavana when you sign up for Starbucks Rewards

Here’s one of my very favorite Birthday freebies. It actually got just a wee bit better this fall, too! Join Starbucks Rewards and snag a FREE handcrafted beverage from either Starbucks or now Teavana, too! Or you can choose a Starbucks bottled beverage or the food item, if you’re not a coffee or tea drinker. Plus, you now get a 15% discount at Starbucks.com for your birthday too. Check out the

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Birthday Freebie: FREE Small Popcorn at Cinemark

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 23, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Sign up for Cinemark's eCluib to receive regular coupons & a FREE Popcorn on your Birthday!

Hooray it’s my birthday week and the freebie e-mails just keep rolling in! Here’s a great one that popped into my inbox. Get a FREE Small Popcorn, no purchase necessary when you subscribe to Cinemark’s Weekly E-mail. Luckily, our Cinemark is actually a discount theater, too. So this freebie is going to make an awesome Date Night with the King of Free! Read Making Your Trip the Dollar Theater More Affordable

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Upcoming Event: Royal Coupon Class Monday October 28th (Indianapolis)

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

October 23, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

Attend the Queen of Free's Next Royal Coupon Class on Oct. 28th

Think that couponing will take too much time and effort to really work? Can’t seem to find a coupon method that works for you? Then it sounds like you need to come to the next Royal Coupon Class, Monday October 28th from 6-8 pm at the City Market in downtown Indianapolis (yes, I can really talk about coupons for 2 hours and then some). Cost is $12/person with the opportunity to

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