Tight Wad in Utah

The giveaway for an Apple 8GB iPod Touch ends Monday night!!  Good luck and have a great weekend!!

Winner Nothing like talking trucks to cheer up the kids :) Bob the Builder: Adventures By the Sea  is a fun dvd with 5 episodes.  You can find it at Amazon for $8.93!  My boy loves trucks, or anything with wheels so he can get into this.   I love the messages of friendship and teamwork. DVD Synopsis: Bob the Builder™ and his machine team "sea" lots of new ways to work together to get jobs done in and around Fixham Harbor in these five exciting stories. Scoop must make a creative seaside rescue to get the lighthouse lens shining again! Scratch realizes that admitting mistakes is the best way to be cool; the team comes to the rescue when Muck’s sandcastle compromises their big job. Scrambler shows that the key to bravery is admitting your fears. Bob and the Can-Do Crew get the job done and find success by the sea with sand, water, sun and friends! Episodes: Scoop's Dea Rescue Pineapple Scratch Muck's Beach Tower Here Comes Muck Scrambler Gets Clean

A few weeks ago, an amazing and dear friend turned 37 years young. She is working hard at maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  So instead of baking her a cake, I decided we should give Pavlova a try.  I had made it once before, and I really don't know why I don't make it more often! I used a recipe from the Joy Of  Baking site. Pavlova Recipe: 4 large (120 grams) egg whites 1 cup (200 grams) superfine (castor) sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch (corn flour) For the entire recipe and instructions, please click here:  Joy of Baking Pavlova . Meringue is ready to bake! From the webisite: " Pavlova (Pav) is a meringue cake that has a light and delicate crisp crust and a soft sweet marshmallow center. This lovely dessert is typically served with softly whipped cream and fresh fruit. There is a long standing debate about whether New Zealand or Australia invented this dessert, whi

Endless Memories Photography in Utah is having a giveaway for a Photography Session !  There are currently only 10 entries and it ends on 7/31. You can also go to Give Oh Giveaway to read a great review on Endless Memories Photography!  Let me know if you win!

If your in UT be sure to enter to win an Apple 8GB iPod Touch !  Ends 4 days from now.

Angelina Ballerina Musical Moves DVD Awesome Adventures DVD

SLC Daily Deal has $20 Star of India Vouchers for $10 !  I love this place :)  If you worry about parking downtown, they will validate at all surrounding parking lots and even provide tokens for parking meters!! Star of India 55 East 400 South SLC, UT  84111

Plum District has a giveaway going on now for $1000 Plum Dollars !  So far the entries are low so good luck!  Enter by 7/8 at 11:59 pm PT. You can earn 3 additional entries for every friend you refer.  Good luck!  Please let me know if you win!  Winning this should easily take care of Christmas :):) Also stop by Indie Ogden for a  $50 Plum Dollars Giveaway !  Only 33 entries so far and it ends tomorrow!  BONUS...it's an awesome site!!

Today is the last day to enter to win a Sid's Backyard Campout DVD ! The giveaway for 25 UPrinting Card Magnets also ends tonight...good luck!

Plum District has another deal for Yes to Carrots!  You can get a $35 Yes to Carrots voucher for $15 !  When you use code SUMMER20 you get 20% off making it $12, then when you have at least $35 at checkout you get FREE shipping!  Such a great deal on a high quality product! code SUMMER20 expires on 6/29

If you aren't familiar with Picaboo , the photo book web site, then you should fix that today!  They are my favorite site for making custom books (and I've tried a lot of different ones).  From now until June 27th, they have a buy one get one free special.  Just create your classic book or calendar and then use the code SUMMERTIME and you'll get 2 for the price of 1! You can find more information about the sale on their site.

June 2012 SLC by Mindie : A new contributor to Tight Wad! Not only are peas one of my favorite vegetables, but they also make great ankle ice packs.  For someone who falls a lot (my friends call me a klutz, but I just say I'm 'special'), it is imperative that I always keep frozen peas in my freezer.  From my experience, I have learned that they are much better (and cheaper!) than any normal ice pack as they  conform so nicely to your ankle .  May 2010 New York They are also so much better than frozen french fries, which I was forced to use in France, or frozen minestrone soup, which I had to use in Italy as we couldn't find frozen peas. (I told you that I fall a lot, right?) I was  at Smith's recently and discovered that frozen peas are 10 for $10.  Boy, am I glad I picked up several packages!   I haven't been able to find any coupons for frozen peas, so if you know where I can get some, let me know.  I gotta keep my freezer stocked up