Free stuff rulz

For a few months I have been subscribed to FatWallet.com's Free Stuff RSS feed. If you're new to FatWallet, just a quick glance at their home page will tell you that the site is about big fat deals, hot deals, and thousands of deals at hundreds of stores ... it's safe to say that the site is about getting you a deal. After fiddling around with the site for a couple days, I personally decided that free deals are what I will spend my time on.

So every day, a dozen or two deals turn up in my RSS feed. Some of it is spam. A lot of it is crap. But there are a few diamonds in the rough, and when I discover one, I sign up for it right away. Since this is still relatively new to me I've been wondering if the effort will be worth it, as I do believe that time is money. (At least, time expressly devoted to saving money is money. If that time is lost, then it's money lost.)

As it turns out: it's worth it! The free booty has been turning up in my mailbox every few days. It feels a bit like what I always imagined the riches of a pyramid scheme would feel like, except totally legal. Items that I signed up for 4-6 weeks ago, previously lost in my memory, are materializing on my front porch. Things I had forgotten I even wanted ... now owned. It's like pennies from heaven.


Look at this photo of what I just received the other day. Some pet effects. A gym bag. And a bottle of Febreze Pet Odor Eliminator. Free. Delivered right to my house for no good reason apart from my having asked. Did I mention, for free?

That's not all I've received. Of note, I've received some yummy garlicky oil and some feminine products. All have already been used and enjoyed.

So if you can take a few seconds to sort through the crap, I highly recommend FatWallet.com. Any ounce of garlicky oil enjoyed for free is an ounce of garlicky oil earned, after all.