Suave is giving away coupons on Jan. 14 for a free bottle of Suave shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, styling aid, body wash or body lotion. The coupon is for $3.

Go to the Suave Web site on Jan. 14 to register for the free coupon. According to the company, this is its way of putting a free bottle of Suave in every woman's hands in America. They hope it will inspire people to try to save money every day, by clipping a coupon, hitting a shoe sale, and squeezing more out of every dollar.

Although how shopping saves money exactly is beyond me. No matter. A free bottle of shampoo is worth listening to the marketing spiel.

Aaron Crowe is an unemployed journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read about his job search at www.talesofanunemployeddad.blogspot.com