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Q&A with the Centsible Saver

Q&A with the Centsible Saver is an occasional feature on the blog. If you have a question for a future Q&A, leave it at the bottom of this post or email it to adunn@newsobserver.com. Ask me anything about coupons, rebates, saving money and living the frugal life.

This time around I've got questions about online coupon-printing sites, the liklihood of Super Double or Triple coupon promotions at Kroger and the best way to get multiple copies of coupons for items you regularly purchase.

Read on for the answers.....

Raleigh named 5th most frugal city in U.S.

                   

The city of Raleigh has a new distinction as home to some of the most frugal-minded folks in America.

According to a study released this week by the website Coupons.com, the capital city ranks among the top five most frugal cities in the United States for 2011.

Atlanta was named the No. 1 most frugal city, followed by Tampa, St. Louis, Cincinnati and then Raleigh.

This year's No. 5 spot was a big move up in the frugal standings for Raleigh, which ranked as the 10th most frugal city in the 2010 survey,  said Patrick Crisp, a spokesman for Coupons.com, which is based in Mountain View, Calif.

Play online game for grocery prizes at Kroger.com

                                     

Kroger's website has launched an online game promotion that gives you the chance to win free grocery products.

Click here to register or sign in to "race" in the Daytona 500. If your car wins, you get one of more than 80,000 prizes, which include bottles of Gatorade, jars of Ragu and tubs of Country Crock margarine.

You can instantly load the prize onto your Kroger loyalty card so it will be free the next time you shop.

Play once a day over the next two weeks. You're eligible to win up to two prizes.

I would say your odds of winning are pretty high. I won a bag of Cracker Jack the very first time I tried.

Freebie alert: 25 FREE photo prints from WalMart

                                         

If you've got photos to print -- and who doesn't after the holidays -- you'll love this freebie: 25 free photo prints from WalMart's online photo service.

Click here to set up an account. You'll receive an email with your code to print 25 4x6 prints.

Be sure to select in-store pickup so your photos will be totally free.

Deal alert: Free 8x10 photo collage at Walgreens

Here's one of my favorite freebies:

Walgreens is offering a free 8x10 photo collage through Saturday, Aug. 20.

Man wins online Camaro auction with $5.28

A Michigan man bought a brand-new Bumblebee yellow Chevrolet Camaro SS for just $5.28 online.

According to CNN, Jonathan Mason of Michigan won the car at penny auction site Fastpennycars.com.

While it seems to be a deal of a lifetime, it is a little more complicated than it may appear on the surface. There are often additional fees involved so common sense should be applied.

Maybe its just my crusty skepticism or jealousy perhaps, but I have this nagging little feeling that this is a viral marketing ploy. Here is the report via CNN.

Get outdoors with a little (free!) help from NWF

Tomorrow (June 11) is National "Get Outdoors" Day, so here's your chance to get outside and explore unfamiliar terrain.

FTC wants 'Do Not Track' tool for online users

Federal regulators are proposing to create a "Do Not Track" tool for the Internet so that consumers could prevent marketers from tracking their Web browsing habits and other online behavior in order to target advertising.

The stats on Internet pornography

There are a staggering 24-plus million pornographic websites. Find out more about the online market that rakes in thousands of dollars per second. What percentage of men and women visit them? What U.S. state has the highest online porn subscription rate per capita?

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