If you've ever wondered how I manage to get so many freebies, I'm here to let you in on my secrets. These are the rewards programs and strategies that I use to get free Christmas presents, food, toiletries, office supplies and more from big-name stores and restaurants.

My husband and I were headed home from a morning of curb shopping when he spotted a Little Free Library a block from our house! Do you know about these?

Fridays already have a lot going for them, but now there's even more to like. Here's the scoop on how you can score three full-size freebies each and every Friday:

We'll be heating our weekend homestead with two wood stoves, and that means we're going to need plenty of firewood. We plan to harvest fallen trees from the property, but we'll also be getting firewood from our favorite store: Curb Mart