EBay is having a listing promotion Wednesday, May 16, 2012. List auctions with buy it now – for free! Go here for specifics on their site.

Hey, local bird watchers!  The Wild Bird Shoppe in West Lafayette, Indiana is giving hummingbird nectar to mothers May 12, 2012.  No purchase necessary, but Mom has to be there. They are open 9 – 5 on Saturdays. As my son would say, sweet!

Find the shop here.

EBay is running a special on auction insertion fees for eBay stores May 7-13, 2012. No insertion fees for auction listings, except for 1 day durations.  See the details on their site eBay Store Promotion for Auction Listings

I have set a personal goal to list at least 5 new auctions a day during this special. There are a lot of other obligations on my calendar this week, but with some creative scheduling and focus I can do it. I have been frustrated by low sales on eBay and increasing my listed inventory should make a difference.

I am not a regular Starbucks customer, but I plan to give their Frappuccino half price special a try. The sale is 3 to 5 p.m. each day May 4-13, 2012. According to their store locator – there are seven locations within easy driving distance of my home.

My family likes icy coffee drinks and we had some on our recent trip to Texas.  I am always in “save” mode and so it didn’t surprise anyone that my first taste of a McDonald’s Carmel Frappe was purchased with a buy one get one free coupon. That set the stage for me to become curious when I heard about this Starbucks promotion from Money Saving Mom. I wonder how the two drinks will compare?

I know the Starbucks deal is designed in part to bring people like me in the door…and it is working. I am even sharing the news because I thought you might want to go, too. I may even enter one of their daily contests by sending a photo on Twitter.  Check out the contest on their Frappuccino Coffee Drink site under the Community tab. It looks like fun. (Especially since I just recently started taking photos with my phone.)

My dilemma will be choosing a flavor. Any suggestions?

Coupons can be great for unplanned purchases or to add to vacation activities. McDonald’s buy one get one Frappe coupons added a frozen treat to our lunch stop on Thursday. A Bath and Body Works coupon for a free Fragrance Mist with any $10 purchase added some fun to my mall shopping on Friday. Since the mall is next door to our hotel we are going back on Saturday to use my Victoria Secret coupon. (My son is shopping for his wife and is using a VS coupon, too.)

We don’t necessarily plan our activities around coupons, but they sure help to stretch our travel dollars. Do you use coupons when away from home?

Staples has photo paper free after rebate this week. Staples rebates can be turned in online – so no postage costs. They make it so easy! Go to their site for more details.

Thanks to Happy Money Saver for the heads up on this deal!

You have to complete a survey to get your free magazine subscription to Martha Stewart Living. I signed up for Rewards Gold and the whole process only took about 10 minutes, maybe less.

I found this deal at Living Rich With Coupons.

Are you a teacher or parent that homeschools your children? Read more about how to get your free Fitness Kit at Money Saving Mom.

I have already made a trip to my local Office Depot to shop for some of these new 100% Rewards deals. (You can order some of them online for home delivery, too.) If you are not already signed up for their rewards program – now is a good time! The rewards are given once a quarter, but it is worth the wait to get things like security envelopes, ink pens, and post it notes for FREE. Check it out HERE.

I find free stuff online all the time, but have been skipping over the kindle books. Now I know that I can save and read Kindle books on my computer. How exciting!

This Jigsaw Words book is one of many listed free on Amazon. They have cookbooks, other Jigsaw Word book, and many others. Amazon even posts a list of the top 100 free kindle books on their Best Sellers page. You can easily download the needed computer application from there as well.

I am not promoting Amazon and I am not an affiliate. I just want to share freebies.