📚Why I read to escape the stresses of the day…

eBooksReading a book is my favorite way to unwind. My mind is taken to another place, another time, another story. I know ideally I could take a vacation from my normal routine and go somewhere exotic…but let’s be practical – that takes money and time that I don’t have. So it’s wonderful to have my instant escape in my books (and yes, most of the books […]

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By |2026-02-07T19:30:58-06:00February 9, 2026 1:04 pm|Categories: 4MOM|Tags: |5 Comments

📬Freebie Tip: Why can’t you get freebies at a PO Box?

USPS_Post_office_boxes_1Companies who mail free samples often will not accept addresses that are PO Boxes because they are either trying to restrict freebies to one per household or they are sending freebies using a private mail service (like UPS or FedEx).

When you have a PO Box it does not tie you to a household, which means a household with ten PO Boxes could request ten freebies sent to their ten different PO […]

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By |2026-02-03T19:37:45-06:00February 6, 2026 1:00 pm|Categories: Freebies|Tags: |0 Comments

⛏️Why does everything have to break at the same time?

water heater in atticIt started with the car breaking. The computer broke next. At this point I’m thinking “OK, I can handle the extra time and expense of two things breaking around the same time.” But the “breaking” had only just begun because before I had gotten the car and computer fixed more things broke that required more of my attention (and time and money). The air conditioning started breaking (at the […]

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By |2026-01-25T19:04:50-06:00January 26, 2026 4:00 pm|Categories: 4MOM|Tags: |0 Comments

🩷Why my blog is pink and why I used to shy away from that color…

PinkPink is a passionate color. When I created my blog, Freebies 4 Mom, I was passionate about helping people save money. I was struggling living paycheck to paycheck and wanted to turn around my family’s finances so we could start saving more and spending less. I was passionate about helping others while I helped myself. Pink was the color that I selected to help me express my passion to my blog […]

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By |2026-01-23T17:43:19-06:00January 25, 2026 1:04 pm|Categories: 4MOM|Tags: |11 Comments

🧼Why I close the dishwasher when it’s completely unnecessary (yes, I need CLOSURE)

Dishwasher ClosureMonotonous tasks. Endless chores. We all do them every day. And sometimes I just want CLOSURE on them. I want to be able to say “I am FINISHED” (even though I may only be finished for a minute or two).

This is why when I have a sink full of dirty dishes and I’m unloading the clean dishes out of the dishwasher and I’ve got […]

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By |2026-01-19T14:59:15-06:00January 23, 2026 1:00 pm|Categories: 4MOM|Tags: |33 Comments

📮4 Tips To Prevent Mail Theft

MailboxMail theft is a real problem that everyone can help prevent. There are so many important things that we get in the mail – plus fun freebies, sweepstakes prizes, and more – that you don’t want any of your mail to get stolen! Luckily there are a few things you can do to help prevent mail theft.

Tip #1 – Invest in a Locking Mailbox

It’s so worth it to have a locking mailbox […]

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By |2026-01-19T13:47:52-06:00January 20, 2026 1:05 pm|Categories: Freebies|Tags: |1 Comment
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