His POV: Free Comic Book Day – Saturday May 1

Had to borrow the spotlight from mom today and remind everyone that Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday!

We have two boys and superheroes are a huge part of our day to day lives. From Super Hero Squad on TV to Buzz Lightyear on their underwear for boys it is all about superheroes.

Take a moment to take your boys to Free Comic Book Day! Comic books are not cheap and for one day there is a great selection of book you can walk away for free just by visiting your local comic book store. If you visit their website you can preview the great selection of books you can get for free! This is a great way to inspire the love of reading.

Visit www.freecomicbookday.com to find a participating store near you and find out more about this AWESOME event! (Free Comic Book Day is not a sponsor of Affluent Pauper. We gush because we genuinely love this event ... well at least dad does.)

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Tax Day Freebies

Nothing to take the edge off last minute filing with free coffee, donuts, ice cream, cupcakes and a massage!

Free brewed coffee at Starbucks all day when you bring your own reusable travel mug.

One free slice of ice cream pizza at Maggie Moos at participating locations from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Free taco at Taco Del Mar.

Two free bite-sized cupcakes at Cinnabon from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at participating mall locations. These look yummy!

Get a free hydromassage at Hydromassage mall locations Thursday through Sunday at participating locations. Probably a good idea to make an appointment on this one!

Chick-fil-A - Many chains are having a freebie on tax day, but it depends on each store. Call your local store to see what promo they're running.

Not freebies, but worth noting...

IHOP is offering free dinner for one child age 12 or younger with each adult meal purchased from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. during April

You can buy one dinner and get one free at Boston Market Thursday thru Sunday with coupon. Not valid with certain meal deals.

Get a free donut with any coffee purchase at Dunkin Donuts. Associated Press mentioned this, but I can't find a link so you may want to check with your local store.

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Free Coffee At Pilot Travel Centers

Click here to get your free 16oz coffee, cappucino, hot chocolate or hot tea at any Pilot Travel Center thru April 31, 2010. Stay awake during your next roadtrip! (Coupon will print from Facebook).

Free Chocolate Marshmallow Peeps on March 27th at Rita's

Be one of the first 500 (that won't be hard!) to show up on Saturday, March 27th and receive a free PEEPS® Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Chick.

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Free Maggie Moos Ice Cream Pizza on April 15th

Since I'm on the subject of free food... if you have a Maggie Moos near you, they're offering free ice cream on April 15th from 3-7pm - specifically, a slice of their new MaggieMias ice cream pizza. Click here to find a store new you and as always, call ahead to verify that your store is participating.

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Free Starbucks Pastry with Drink Purchase on Mar 23

Yum... Stop by Starbucks this Tuesday, March 23 before 10:30 a.m. and you'll get a free pastry with any beverage purchase with the coupon that you can get here. Kudos to Starbucks by the way for offering gluten free snacks at the drive through. More kudos when they offer a couple of gluten free pastries though! Those of you that know me know that I'm a big fan of Starbucks pumkin loaf, gingerbread loaf and lemon loaf, but I've had to switch to gluten free for health reasons. Maybe I'll try to make the loaves with my gluten free flour...

On that note... I was at Publix today and picked up a box of Betty Crocker gluten free chocolate chip cookie mix. It was right next to a box of Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix and another mix that I don't recall. Of course, I know that I can use my Bob's Red Mill gluten free all purpose flour in many of my regular recipes, but it was nice to know that I could pick up a box for the sake of convenience every so often. The great thing about Betty Crocker gluten free mixes is that coupons for the mixes are readily available. I used one of my 40c coupons, which doubled at Publix to get 80c off the box. The mixes retail for $3.99 at Publix which of course is more than coventional mixes, but it's understandable since the ingredients are also a lot more expensive. Having said that, it's cheaper than other gluten-free cookie and cake mixes on the market. Grab your coupon here.

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Free Ben and Jerry's on March 23

Did you enjoy your free ice at Rita's yesterday? We did - and it wasn't too crowded either. Remember... free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's on Tuesday this week!

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Free Honey Walnut Shrimp at Panda Express

I love free food! Go here to grab your coupon for a free single serve entree of honey walnut shrimp at Panda Express. Valid thru 3/10/2010. Yum!

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Pottery Barn Kids Earth Day Freebie Event

On Thursday, April 22nd, head down to Pottery Barn Kids for their Earth Day celebration. There will be earth friendly giveaways, story time and activities throughout the day. There are usually quite a few other earth day celebrations in April, so stay tuned and I'll keep you posted on other Earth Day freebies and events.

Free Biscuit and Gravy at Waffle House

I personally don't get the entire biscuit and gravy thing, but for those of you that do... here's a coupon for a free biscuit and gravy at Waffle House (dine in only) for use thru March 15.

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Free 8x10 Print at Walgreens - Thursday Feb 25

Grab your coupon here for a free 8x10 print at Walgreens this Thursday, Feb 25.

They have other deals going on this week too...

On Tues you can get 50% off 11x14 posters.

Wed - 99c to develop a roll of film.

Fri - 50% off ink cartridge refills.

Sat - 10c prints.

Free Rita's Italian Ice - March 20th

Last year, I headed down to Rita's with the kids and some friends after a morning at the park for this free event and they loved it. They even left with free balloons! On March 20th, usher in Spring and grab your free regular size italian ice!

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Free YoBaby Organic Yogurt

Click here to grab your $1 off coupon for YoBaby organic yogurt. These yummy little tubs of yogurt are less than $1 at Walmart, so you'll get them for free. Like Freebies4Mom, I was able to print 5 coupons, so I'll be sure to get my 5 free yogurts the next time I'm at Walmart! Thanks Freebies4Mom!

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