Free Shipping - Toys R Us

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Free Shipping for NEW Bill Me Later Customers at ToysRUs.com-Offer good through 10.25!

Toys R Us is offering Free Shipping for
NEW BillMeLater customers and runs through Oct 25th.
It's a great time to start your christmas shopping!

More Free Magazines

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Magazine subscriptons just don't fit into our budget right now. They aren't necessary BUT I love magazines. Not that I get to read them very often with two small children but I still like getting them for those few moments I do have. The only subscription I do have right now is People because I can't go without and I'll end up buying it at the store so at least I save money by subscribing.

There are magazines out there for just about eveyone and everything. Here is a list of clubs you can join and get free magazines too. Perhaps you know someone who might enjoy a subscription for Christmas or their Birthday. They don't have to know you got it free. Isn't it the thought that counts!

Trade Pub - Sign up for free trade magazine subscriptions. 100's to choose from.
Remedy Life Magazine - $40 Value Yours Free Remedy Magazine for 2 years absolutely free.
PGA Tours Magazines - Get a free Preview Issue. Sign up and receive free PGA Tour Partners magazine, Official publication of the PGA TOUR Partners Club, gives you an inside look at how the game's leading pro players stay competitive and helps you shave strokes from your game with tips and advice from golf's greatest experts.

15% off Costumes

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You have 5 more days to save!!!

Get 15% Off at Costume SuperCenter. Use Code: SPOOKY15

Offer ends 10/5/08.

Survey Site - Opinion World Business

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Join OpinionWorld’s business network and make a difference. Membership gives you exclusive access to our community of business professionals. Apply now and benefit from the rewards and learning opportunities.

Yes, I would like to join OpinionWorld Business

OpinionWorld Business - When you join you can complete surveys for points which can be converted into great prizes. I just found this site so haven't earned anything yet but I will keep you posted. I love finding new survey sites and especially sharing them. If you join let me know how you do so I can keep everyone posted. I will post again when I get going with them and let you know how I'm doing. It's FREE to join, so check them out.

New Buttons

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Free Coffee?? I'm going try and see!

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Have you ever seen offers like this? They say you can get something free and as you fill out the information you realize that there's more to it than just giving them your mailing address. Basically how this works is you need to sign up for other offers, as many as they say, in order to receive the free product. Some of the offers may require you to purchase something, like a trail membership. I haven't done any yet but I've read about people who have. Mommy Snacks has been working on a few and she just got a $500 gas card. I think she said she had to spend $75 OOP for the offers but that is worth it to get $500 gas card.

I decided to try this one out since you only had to do one offer. I signed up for a dvd club like Columbia House and got some DVD's for my daughters. I would of bought these DVD's anyways so I figured I'd try it out and see if I really do get the FREE Coffee.

I will keep you posted if and when it comes. If you decide to try this one out too, let us know how it goes. If I find that this does work then I'll do these offers more often and share it with my blogging friends.

The Couponizer

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The Couponizer® is an organizing and shopping system for grocery coupons and other discounts including entertainment, restaurant, retail and services.

I have been reading about the Couponizer from a lot of other couponer's so I've decided to get one. Anything that helps me organize my coupons has to be better than what I have.

Does anyone have this? Can you give us a review?? Post a comment or email me and let us know what you think. I'll give my review once I receive it.

If you are interested in one of your own Click Here to get more information or to order one.

$10 Coupon for Flomax & more!

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Another savings offer:

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Get a Flomax savings coupon worth up to $10 and sign up to receive additional savings.

Nestle - Recipes, Coupons and more!

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Those cookies look so yummy!!! I love homemade chocolate chip cookies and I love them best when they are still warm. When I was pregnant with my last daughter we ate them all the time. I didn't feel guilty then... now I do so I don't make them as often as I did, but my oldest is having her 4th Birthday Party next weekend so maybe I just might have to make some.

Anyways, if you want some yummy recipes from Nestle, click above and join Eversave. For some reason the link brings you to the wrong page but then changes over, weird. Once your there, you can get other savings too. You can then join Nestle to get recipes, samples and coupons. Eversave offers lots of stuff. You can even join Vocal Point there.

Shutterfly New Year's Sale

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Shutterfly is offering Free Shipping (for orders of $50 +) & up to 50% off. I find that most times

It seems like all of the photo places are trying to get your Christmas pictures business!

the shipping is so expensive that it's just not worth getting them. But when the shipping is FREE, well that get's my business.

You can also receive:

50% off Note Cards

Chex Mix Chocolate Turtle Sample

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Sign up to get a Free Sample of Chex Mix Chocolate Turtle mix. This sounds so yummy!

You can find more Free Samples HERE

Great Deals with Mr. Rebates

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I spent a little time looking around Mr. Rebates this weekend to see what other great deals we can get through them. If you missed my post about the deal with Brylane Homes you can read it HERE.

Mr. Rebates not only gives you a percentage of what you spend when you shop on line but also when you sign up for services. Below is a list of some of the best ones I found. Remember when you sign up with Mr. Rebates you will receive $5.00 in your account as a bonus. And you only need $10 to cash out!

Gamefly - Gamefly is an online video game rental. Mr. Rebates will give you $10 to join. Gamefly offers 2 different ways to join. If you do the 10 day trial you will not get the Cash Back.

Introductory Special - 1 game out is $8.95 for the first month. You must cancel by the end of the month if you decide not to keep it. It will go up to $15.95 a month after that which includes a magazine subscription.
Introductory Special - 2 games out is $12.95 for the first month. You must cancel by the end of the month if you decide not to keep it. It will go up to $22.95 month which includes a magazine subscription.

A Full Cup - Sign Up

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Sign up and get instant access to all the coupons and resources you need to save money. They even have a forum with a lot of great resources. You can find printable coupons, insert coupons and even print Target coupons. You can also trade coupons with other members to get the ones that you need. A Full Cup is a great place to find out what is on sale each and every week. It's free to join. Sign Up HERE.

Free Sample of Pantene

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Click the box above for a Free Sample of Pantene. This is on of my favorite shampoo's. Remember a lot of samples will most times include a coupon too!

Mega Swagbucks TODAY!!

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Today Swagbucks is going to give you double the chance to win Mega Bucks because instead of giving out 1000 Swag Bucks in Mega Bills, they are giving out 2000! So start searching so you can win!!

If you are not a memeber of Swagbucks already you can read about becoming one HERE.

On Monday I had 127 swagbucks and today, Friday I have 178!! Not bad in one week.

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Similac Free Samples & Coupons

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Register and receive special offers and savings promotions.

Click HERE to find more Free Samples for Babies.

Free Sample Warm Delights

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Sign up to receive a Free Sample of Betty Crocker Warm Delights. If you've signed up for a Betty Crocker sample recently you may need to use a different email address to get another sample. Enjoy!! These are YUMMY!

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There are a lot of REAL survey companies out there that want your honest opinion on either a topic, product or a service and they will pay you cash, real cash!! (or gift cards).

I've been doing surveys for a long time and I've made some nice extra cash doing them. Plus I know I've had my input into different things and that's a HUGE plus. If there is a problem with a product the only way they will know is if someone tells them. Who better to do so then consumers.

I will add to this list as I find more companies that will pay you. I will also put a separate thread with some personal experiences I've had with these individual companies. You can also ask any questions in those threads and/or give your personal experiences with them either in the past or as you become a member.

I received a Award!

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Sisterhood Award from Giveaway Blog to Win

Life is Grand Award from Mama's Money Savers

Kotex Sample

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Kotex is very generous and always giving out samples and they usually send a very nice coupon too along with their samples!

Click Here for your free sample.

New Printable Coupons

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Coupons.com has listed some new printable coupons and there are some really good ones!

Click here for more...

$1.00/1 Quilted Northern
.55/1 Cheerios
.55/2 Progesso Soups
$1.00/1 Smart Start
.55/1 Betty Crocker Frosting
.75/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
.35/1 Totino's
1.00/2 Progresso Products (includes Bread Crumbs)
.40/1 Betty Crocker flavor Potato's
$1.00/1 Green Giant Steamers
$1.00/1 Muir Glen
$30.00 Gift Card to Rite Aid to transfer Rx

and so many more!

Christmas Gift Ideas #1

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Christmas is coming and we all know how easily we can spend way to much on Christmas gifts. Everywhere I go already, the Christmas stuff is out and ready to be moved. As soon as Halloween is over then the aisles will be filled with Christmas decorations, candy, cards, gifts and more. If you start shopping now, there are so many ways you can save money buying GREAT gifts for the people on your list.

Over the next several weeks, I will be posting different ideas for Christmas gifts that won't break your wallet. If you shop early enough you can probably cut your Holiday budget in half.

I like to buy Magazine subscriptions as gifts sometimes. It's something that lasts all year long! Just about

Home Depot - 10% off Coupon

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Now that the winter is coming and with the high costs of Oil & Gas, saving energy will help you save money. We use Oil and I can't believe how much we spent last year on our oil bill. So far it's a little lower than last year but its still pretty high. I'm hoping to get some good tips from this workshop.

And you receive a $10 off $100 purchase at Home Depot. Spending $100 in Home Depot is REALLY easy to do for just about anyone.

Click Here to Register

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Free Sample - Betty Crocker Potatoes

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Free Sample - Betty Crocker Potatoes

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Click the banner to request a FREE sample of Betty Crocker Potatoes.

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Nice Offers...

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You can earn points to get a Free Bluetooth or other great things by doing surveys with ZoomPanel. It's free to join. I get about 3-5 survey invites a week with them. They even give you points if you don't qualify for the surveys. That's always nice!

If you are looking for different ways to earn some extra money, here's a great book to help you out. You may have to buy something in the end, but the free info should be nice.

How to get a FREE weekend getaway!

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My best friend and I get together once a year, alone without husbands or children and scrapbook for about 2 days. We rent a room somewhere in between where we both live. This year we really didn't have the extra money to spend on this little weekend so we tried to figure out how we could do it without spending a lot of money. Last year we stayed at the Marriott Residence in and had a little kitchen in the room, which helped save on the cost of eating out.

She received an email from Marriott Rewards that said if she signed up for Marriott Rewards Visa, she would get a free night and then 20,000 points with her first visa purchase. For 15,000 points we could stay another night. That was perfect! So we both applied (separately) for the Visa and we each got a free night. We both made a small purchase on the Visa and paid it right away to get the 20,000 points. Now we could stay in our own rooms and not pay a thing! We used the free night for Friday night and used 15,000 points for Saturday night. Even the tax was included. And to top it off, they give you a FREE buffet breakfast and Coffee is always available in the lobby.

I brought pasta and sauce to make dinner on Friday night and then we went to Stop & Shop on Saturday to buy lunch, dinner and a snack and spent $38.00 ($19.00 each). The only other expense's we incurred besides gas was 1 trip to dunkin donuts for iced coffee's and a 10:45pm quick run to Friendly's for Ice Cream (which was so worth the money!) on Friday night.

Total Cost for the weekend each:
Gas: $8 (approximately)
Dinner Friday: $0 from stockpile
Ice Cream Friday Night: $6.00
Ice Coffee: $3.00
Lunch, Dinner and Snack Saturday: $19.00
Hotel for 2 nights: $0
Total: $28.00 each!!

Of course this doesn't include what we spent at the Scrapbook Store, but that was fun money that we used there.

We are already planning next year and thinking if we should try another hotel or just try to build up enough points to go to the same place. We will be keeping our eye open for other hotel deals so hopefully we can do the same thing again.

If you were to do something similar be sure to read the fine print on the Visa applications because there may be an annual fee.

Survey Sites - Opinion Central & Paid eSurveys

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I received an invitation this morning from The Survey Panel Group to participate in a survey with Opinion-Central and when I was finished they invited me to join. They give you points each time you take a survey and then you can redeem those points for prizes. They don't offer cash prizes but the prizes they do offer are pretty good. I took 3 surveys already this morning and I have 900 points so far. Not bad!

I became a member of The Survey Panel through Paid eSurveys. There are over 300 market research companies that are willing to pay you for your opinion. The Survey Panel is one of them. They will send you emails occasionally for other sites. Some of the are better than others, but when you take the surveys you may be invited to join another panel, like I did with Opinion Central. So check out Paid eSurveys if you are looking to join more survey sites and check out The Survey Panel too.

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Betty Crocker $10 Coupon Book

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When you sign up for the Betty Crocker newsletter, you'll get a coupon booklet with $10 in coupons. If you are already signed up for the newsletter, you'll need to use a different email address for this one.

Walgreens Week of 1/11

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Guest Post Beginning CVS'ing

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I am a SAHM of two girls ages 4 and 1. I'm married to a GREAT man who works all day to support our family. After our second daughter was born and all the home and car repairs starting hitting us, I began my journey to become frugal to help contribute to our household. I began with CVS and could not believe how much money I could save and how much stuff I could get for FREE. It was like a natural high and it was helping our family. About 6 months ago I began my frugal blog www.frugalrimama.blogspot.com to help friends and family learn how I get so much stuff for free. I have a lot of readers and to thank them I often host giveaways and most of the time it's for $10 CVS Gift Cards. I have a giveaway currently running and you can enter here http://frugalrimama.blogspot.com/2009/01/10-cvs-gift-card-giveaway.html

A beginners Guide to shopping and saving at CVS

Where do I begin?
To begin you have to sign up for an Extra Care Card and you can do that at any CVS Store or online at www.cvs.com. Once you have your Extra Care Card you can begin earning Extra Care Bucks (ECB) and you will always get the sale prices. It works like clipless coupons. If you don't present your Extra Care Card you won't get the deals.

What are Extra Care Bucks (ECB)?
ECB's print at the bottom of your receipt and are good for your next purchase. You will receive ECB's for purchasing certain items or for spending a certain dollar amount. These deals will be listed in the weekly or monthly flyers. The monthly flyers are put out at the beginning of each month at the stores and you can usually find them right next to the flyers. The deals found in that booklet are good all month long.
An example - Tums 8ct, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 when you purchase 1 - If you purchase the tums, you will spend $2.99 but then you'll get an ECB worth $2.99 to use on your next purchase. There will be a limit anywhere from 1 - 5 items you can purchase to receive the ECB's. If the limit is more than 1 you can now buy another pack and pay using your $2.99 ECB's without taking any money out of your wallet. You can do this as many times as the limit and this is called Rolling your ECB's.

Can I use Manufacturers coupons too?
Yes you can! And sometimes when you use coupons you will get overage and make money on an item. Using the same example above lets say you have $1.00 coupon on any Tums.
Here is how it would work:
Tums, 8ct, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's when you purchase 1
Buy (1) Tums, $2.99
Use (1) $1.00 coupon
Total You Pay: $1.99
Get Back $2.99 ECB's
You make $1.00 in overage. Always nice when that happens.

What about CVS Coupons, how do I get them?
CVS coupons will print at the bottom of your Cash Register Tape (CRT) and most stores now have a red scan box where you can either check the price of an item or scan your ECB Card and receive coupons. These coupons CAN BE used along with Manufacturers coupons. That means you can use 2 coupons on one item (1 Store Coupon and 1 Manufacturers Coupon). Using the Tums example again, you have $1.00 Manufacturer's coupon for $1.00 off any Tums and a CVS Store Coupon (CRT) for $1.50 off any Tums. Plus you get $2.99 ECB's when you purchase 1.
Here is how it would work:
Tums, 8ct, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's when you purchase 1
Buy (1) Tums, $2.99
Use (1) $1.00 manufacturers coupon
Use (1) $1.50 CVS Store coupon (CRT)
Total You Pay: $ .49
Get Back $2.99 ECB's You make $2.50 in overage!!!

Another type of CRT you may receive is $/$ coupons ($5 off $15 purchase). You can use these together with manufactures coupons and CVS Store coupons (CRT) to save even more. This is called stacking. You can only use 1 $/$ coupon per transaction.

The idea with shopping at CVS is to roll your ECB's from week to week spending as little money as possible and using the overage to get the items that aren't on sale for FREE or close to FREE. Each week I post some of the good deals that CVS has and I also share my scenario to help show how rolling ECB's works. I also post my weekly finds with pictures and a breakdown of the transaction. You can always find the current weeks deals HERE http://frugalrimama.blogspot.com/search/label/Current%20Weeks%20Deals

You will also receive quarterly ECB's which is 2% of your total spending during the previous quarter. These will print out at the register the first time you make a purchase in the new quarter. You also get $1.00 ECB for each prescription you fill. These will be included in your quarterly ECB's. To earn quarterly ECB's you must present your Extra Care Card each time you shop. Even if you are not buying any sale items or any items that will give ECB's.

There are some weeks where I will pay more out of pocket than I want to. This usually happens when I truly need something and I can't avoid paying more. That's OK if you do that. It will happen.

If you follow these simple steps I can promise you that you will save and begin getting all the great CVS deals that you've heard of.

Online Offers: More Small Offers

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After posting the easy Online Offers yesterday, I searched for some more easy ones that you don't have to complete too many offers for. Here is what I've come up with...

Remember, make sure you read all the Terms & Conditions to see what is required to get your reward. This one says you need to complete 2 silver offers, 1 gold offer and 1 platinum offer. From what I've read from other bloggers that have done these offers, be sure to go through all the offers first (silver, gold and platinum) to see if you can find enough to complete before you start so you know if this one is worth it or not.

3 Free Softsoap Spa (Bandarama) - You need to complete 2 offers. This is like the $10 Burger Offer I talked about HERE.

Free 12 pack of Gatorade (Bandarama) - You must complete 2 Sponsor Offers 1 one each page.

Free 3 pack of Ban (Bandarama) - Like the one above you must complete 2 Sponsor Offers - There is only one page of Sponsor Offers and you need to do 2 on that page.

Free 6 pack of Gerber Yogurt Melts (Bandarama) - My daughters love these. I am going to do this offer. You must complete 2 Sponsor Offers - Just like the one above, there is only 1 page of Sponsor Offers and you need to do 2 on that page. You can click through all the 'survey' offers as long as you select yes or no but you must do 2 of the Sponsors Offers.

Free 2 pack of Bic Soliel (Bandarama) - You must pick 2 Sponsor Offers, just like the two above.

Win a $50 Hanes Shopping Spree (Bandarama) - For some ODD reason it says you have to complete 0 Sponsor Offers but I find that hard to believe, I think it may be an error, so I'd suggest completing 2 offers if you try.

And if you want to try a bigger one, this one is for $250 Gift Card (Bandarama). You need to complete 2 Silver, 2 Gold and 2 Platinum Offers.

Remember when doing these offers, read all the Terms & Conditions carefully and use an email address just for these offers because you WILL GET SPAM!!

Glade Right At Home: Coupons and Newsletter

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Get money-saving offers and more in Right@Home™, the free home-care e-newsletter from the makers of Glade®. Click above to sign up.

Enfamil Samples are BACK!

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Now that it's the beginning of the year a lot of companies are putting their FREE Samples and Offers out again.

Sign up and receive free a sample of Enfamil Baby
Formula. They will also send you checks each month towards buying the formula.

Get a FREE gift certificate to take to your baby doctor's
office and receive an Enfamil Lipil breastfeeding support kit.

And if you want some FREE Baby Samples Click HERE and HERE

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JCPenny Code

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Use the coupon code GR8DAD at checkout on your online order at JCPenney.com, and you'll receive $10 off a $10 or more purchase. You'll still have to pay for shipping (starting at $4.50), but even with that charge, there are some great deals to be found! And depending upon the area you live, you may be able to save a little money by shipping the purchase to your nearest JCPenney store rather than your home.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Lowe's Build & Grow Clinics

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Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

My FREE Coffee Arrived!!

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I got my free coffee today! I'm so excited. I am going to break out the coffee maker this weekend and try it out. I usually make instant coffee at home, it's quicker. I'll let you know how it was.

If you don't know what Free Coffee I am talking about, you can read about it HERE and HERE and get some too!

Some Free Health Information Kits

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I like to post about Free Health Information sites I come across just in case someone that reads the blog, needs it.

Here are a few...

Hoveround Personal Mobility Wheelchairs - On a budget and in need of a power wheel chair? FACT: 9 out of 10 Hoveround owners got their power wheelchair at little or no cost. Medicare paid most of the power wheelchair expense for them!*
Request your FREE Information Kit, click here.

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If you have Cerebral Palsy and/or take care of someone with Cerebral Palsy you can get your free copy of the CP Family Network Survival Guide. Just click above.

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Get a Flomax savings coupon worth up to $10 and sign up to receive additional savings Free! Just click above.

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Concerta - For Attention Deficit Disorder. Get a Free Trial & more information about Concerta. Just click above.

More Coupons

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Here are some more coupons I've come across. I will be adding them to the Master list that you can find HERE or click on Printable Coupons on the left sidebar.

Downy Total Care - This one will come in the mail. $1.00 0ff
.75/1 Hostess 100 Calorie Packs
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda $1.00/2

Special Offer for Grandparents from Fisher Price

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If you are a grandparent sign up for a free e-mail newsletter from Fisher Price and receive special offers and gift ideas from their online store. You will also be entered into a drawing for $500 cash! That would be perfect to spend on your grandkids too! I'm going to tell my mother and mother in law to enter.

Free Winter Healty Samples

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Another round of Healthy Samples, now the Winter ones! Just click the image above to request some. Hopefully it's something good!

You can see a list of more free samples HERE or click the free samples button on the left sidebar.

CVS Shopping 12/22

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My CVS was surprisingly out of a lot of the Free after ECB's items. That is very unusual for them. But I was able to get most of what I wanted. I only did 2 of my 4 transactions because of that but I still did pretty good. Here is what I got:

Transaction#1
(1) Listerine
(1) Zantac
(1) Excedrin
(1) Benefiber
(1) CVS Cloth wipes Travel (for filler)
Used $1.00 Zantac
Used $2.00 Benefiber
Used $2.00 Excedrin
Used $15.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.25
Total Saved: $23.40
Got $19.26 ECB's

Transaction #2
(2) Listerine
(2) Halls
(1) sleepinal
(2) Crest Pro Health
used (2) $1.00 Crest Pro Health
Used $1.00 Halls
Used $19.26 ECB's (from above)
Total OOP: $3.37
Total Saved: $28.06
Got $21.06 ECB's

So I stared with $15.00 of ECB's and I ended with $21.06 and I spent $3.62 so I made $2.44 and got all this for FREE. Not a bad trip!

How did you do? Were you able to find everything at your store??

Winner!! - Walgreen's Gift Card

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Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner. This weekend has been crazy visiting all our friends and trying to get the house back into some kind of order!

The winner of a $10 Walgreen Gift Card is........................

#176 - Lisa H!! Congrat's Lisa..............send me your address and I'll get this out this week. Thanks again to everyone who entered. It was great seeing where everyone is from and I also thank you for all your nice comments about my blog.

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This week's giveaway is for a $10 Walgreen's Gift Card. I've been doing a lot of CVS gift cards and I know some of you suggested a Walgreen's Gift Card so here it is! This giveaway is going to be nice and simple without much to think about since we are all really busy getting ready for the Holidays.

The Giveaway will end December 23rd at 11:59pm EST and I will announce a winner on Christmas Eve!

You can enter 5 times and anyone can enter! Make sure each one is a different comment or it won't count again.

Leave me a comment about anything. You can just say hi or whatever.
Leave me a comment and tell me what State you live in. I'm curious to where everyone comes from. Especially tell me if you are in RI. I've heard from some of you but I'm sure there are more!
Post about my giveaway on your blog and then leave me another comment with a direct link.
Sign up to receive my RSS Feed or Google Reader or anything else you may have. Then leave another comment telling me you did and if you already get it, then tell me that.
Put my button on your blog. Then leave me a comment and post a direct link to the page it's on. If you already have my button, just post again and tell me you do!

OK and now for a BONUS entry............I feel so out of it because I don't know how this twitter thing works. If someone can explain it to me and then if you twitter about it you'll get another entry. But first tell me how the whole thing works PLEASE. And don't forget to leave another comment telling me you twittered about it. Thanks!!

I've have some really fun giveaways lined up for after the new year. I'm very excited about this and I know you all will be too!!! So make sure you keep coming back into the new year.

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Don't forget to check out my post about Amazon and Snapfish Deals and also how you can get an Entertainment book for FREE or next to FREE!

Have a GREAT WEEK!!

Hallmark Sweepstakes - The Perfect Start

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Win $4000 for your perfect start and a year of free greeting cards from Hallmark Gold Crown. Click above to enter.

Ben & Jerry's $3.00 Coupon

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I just saw this on Tia's Savings Cents. Just fill out he form HERE and they will email you a link for a $3.00 coupon! What a great deal! I love Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Actually I don't know anyone who doesn't love it! I was able to print 2 copies.

Hickory Farms - HUGE CLEARANCE SALE

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Hickory Farms is clearing everything out now that the holidays are over and everything on the site is 75% off. You can use this code to get another 15% off (849358) and then if you shop through **Ebates you'll get an additional 4% back! You will have to pay shipping.

I just placed an order for a 5 cheeses (they don't have much left) @ $1.50 each. The shipping came to $6.99 and I used the 15% off code (849358). My total came to $13.22. I will get 4% back for shopping through Ebates. So my final total will be 12.69 or $2.54 per cheese. That's a great price! So head on over to Hickory Farms but remember if you belong to Ebates you must shop though their link to get the 4% back.

**If you are not already a member of Ebates you will get $5.00 when you join, making this an even better deal! For the purchase I just made my final cost would be $6.46 or $1.62 per cheese.

Free 8x8 Book from Shutterfly

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$5 Gift Card to Target

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Want to win a $5 Gift Card to Target? Go to Saving with Mamanordy to enter. The giveaway ends tomorrow, February 24th so don't miss it.

Free Soy Candles at Walgreen's

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This week at Walgreen's you can get a FREE Glade Soy Candle at. Here's what to do:

Soy Candle's, On Sale $5.99
Use $4.00 printable coupon HERE
Use $2.00 Instant Value Coupon (found in the April Easy Saver Rebate Catalog)
Final Cost: FREE + .01 overage

I am hoping to make it there this week so I can get my FREE candle.

Mix of Website Mentions

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People often remember to look for coupons, but then forget that with an extra few seconds, they can do a price comparison search to be sure they truly are getting the best deal. BeatMyPrice.com is a revolutionary new price comparison site from the creators of RetailMeNot.com. It works differently because every search helps the site to grow, so the more people use it, the bigger it gets. Second, it incorporates RetailMeNot coupons into the results, offering deeper discounts.

Free Reusable Bag from Rachael Ray

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Get a Free Reusable Bag HERE.

CVS TRESemme Deal

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This week at CVS TRESemme is On Sale 3/$10.00 and you get $5.00 ECB's. There is a $1.00 printable coupon for any TRESemme 24 Hour Body Product at Marie Claire that makes this deal even better. I just don't know if it's ok to print out more than 1 coupon.

TRESemme 24 Hour Body On Sale 3/$10.00, Get $5.00 ECB's wyb 3
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Buy 3
Final Cost: $3/$4.00 if you use 1 coupon
or 3/$2.00 if you use 3 coupons

Free Package of Oscar Meyer Weiners Today Only

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Yum! Grilled Hotdogs in the Summertime!

Click here to sign up for your coupon ~ Available today only!

Banana Boat Printable Coupon

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$2.00 Banana Boat Printable Coupon

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Join Kraft First Taste and try NEW Products!

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Join Kraft First Taste and be among the first to try exciting new Kraft Products! It's FREE to join. I love programs like this because they usually send you FREE items or coupons for FREE items. Just click above to join!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Mystery Shopping Part 1

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I discovered Mystery Shopping when I was in my first year of college back in the 90's. Back then there were no computers to enter everything in and it was really a pain and not worth it. I never bothered again until over a year ago. I came across a website that made you pay to get information on mystery shopping and decided to do some Google searching to get the information for free. I was a SAHM with 1 child and another on the way. Extra money was something we could use for our new arrival. After hours of searching, filling out forms and writing short essays I finally found some great sites with some fun shopping assignments. Some I could even do with my daughter. Most assignments will clearly state that you can not bring anyone, especially children with you but others say it's OK as long as they are not a distraction. Sometimes you have to take someone with you, like to a restaurant shop. Each company is different in what they pay you, if you get reimbursed for an item and even if you get bonuses for completing them on a deadline. I have found that if you don't do the shop when promised and cancel, they will either drop you or drop your rating so it's harder to get shops assigned to you.

I've done some shops for things I was going to have done anyways, so why not get paid to do it, or get the service free, right? I needed new glasses really bad, but they are so expensive I kept putting it off. Until I came across a mystery shop to get an eye exam and buy prescription glasses. They paid $100!!! Plus you could use any coupons that were available. I looked at it as $100 off my glasses, which I needed to buy anyway. Another shop I did was for an oil change for a Honda at the dealership I usually go to. It was for a free oil change only, no fee, but that's OK, I needed the oil change anyways. Recently my husband and I went to have dinner at a local restaurant and were reimbursed for $25. We had to sit at the bar and eat off of the bar menu so it wasn't much more than $25 so it was worth it. Dinner with my husband, on someone else. I'll take that anytime.

Don't ever pay for a list mystery shopping companies. All this information can be found free on the web. I'm saving you the time to look but sharing with you what I've found. They don't all work all over the US, but you never know when something new will pop up.

Let me know if you have any questions about any of them. I will try my best to help you.

Here are some to start you off....

Ath Power - Send me your email and I will send you a referral.

Bare International

Beyond Hello - Send me your email and I will send you a referral.

Business Evaluation Services

California Marketing Specialists

Cirrus Marketing Consultants

Confero Inc

Franchise Compliance

Harris Teeter

That's about it for now, I will post more later in the week. Don't forget, email me or comment here if you have any questions at all!

Happy Shopping!

Survey Sites

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Here is a list of Survey Sites that pay you for your opinion. I've worked with most of them and you can see on the right hand column what I've earned so far since the summer with most of them. If you have any questions feel free to contant me or leave a comment and I will help you with what ever I can. I will add to this section as I find more sites that are REAL.

E-Poll

My Opinion Now

Ipsos I-Say

Survey Spot

Opinion Outpost

My Survey

i.think inc.

Survey Exchange

Survey Savvy

Receive Cash,offers, coupons, discounts and giveaways targeted to your specific needs based on how you answer our survey. They give you $5 just for signing up!

Inbox Dollars pays members to read emails, take surveys online, play games, and go shopping! New members also receive $5 just for joining.

Mystery Shopping

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Part 1

Part 2

Here are some more mystery shopping sites that are real that I've done work for and they do pay.

Intelli shop - I have done a couple of shops for them and have been paid.
ICCDS - This is one of my favorites to work for, they have fun shops. They at the beginning of every month for the month before.
Kern Scheduling - This company schedules for a few different mystery shopping companies so quite often there are a lot of shops to choose from.
Service Sleuth - I just did my first assignment with them that I got through Kern Scheduling.
Second To None - I've only done one shop for them but they paid and that's all that matters. There just isn't a big selection in my area.
National Shopping Service - I've done a few for this company, again, just very limited shops in my area. But they pay!

Check them out, there may be lots of shops in your area. Might even be somewhere you go all the time so why not get paid to do it.

Survey Site - Get Paid To Try

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Earn extra cash for taking surveys. Get paid via Paypal or check. $20 Bonus. Get paid now.

Receive Cash for taking surveys and trying products. Free to join. Get a $20 limited Bonus. Click Here

Survey Site - Ipsos Survey Panel

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I have been a member of Ipsos Survey Panel for just under a year now an I've received a good amount of surveys from them and they are all quick easy and pay! Always nice to get that check in the mail, even if it's small. They all add up!

Free Sample of Nature Made Vitamins

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20 Cards for .20 from Snapfish!

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20 Photo Cards for .20 from Snapfish! Just use coupon CARD08 at checkout to save big on your season's greetings. Hurry, this offer ends November 23! Click Here.

And New Snapfish customers will receive 50 free prints!

*******The price of 20 photo cards will shop up as 14.99 in your cart. You need to put in the Coupon Code CARD08 and then the price will be adjusted in the final step before you confirm your order.

Free Purell Hand Sanitizer

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Get your Free Purell hand sanitizer with aloe!

Overstock Cyber Monday Sale

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Overstock is having a Cyber Monday sale too (who isn't right?). They are offering 10% off. Not the best, but their prices are so good already that an extra 10% will make it even better.

Sierra Mist Printable Coupon

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Click HERE to print a Buy One Get One FREE coupon for Sierra Mist.

Earn at Gather.com : Social Networking Site

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Gather.com is a website that pays you to participate. It's a social networking site where you can share things with other people and also get information on specific topics as well. You can invite your friends and also make friends while you are there. All of these things will earn you points that you can then turn into either cash or gift cards. It's pretty much that simple!

When I first looked around the site I check to see if there were any gift cards I'd actually like to earn and guess what? One of my favorite stores is on there.... CVS!! For 625 points you can get a $10 CVS Gift Card. Most of my readers know how far $10 in CVS can go!!! Of course this isn't the only gift card you can earn, they have a GREAT selection (dunkin donuts, starbucks, macy's, borders and more) plus you can also cash in for paypal.

I created a group for my blog so if you'd like to join Gather.com and earn some money go HERE to join and then go HERE to join my group. When my group gets up to 50 + people I'll do a Gather.comr giveaway over there!

So far, Gather.com members have already redeemed more than $250, 000 in points for PayPal cash payments and gift cards.

Be sure to say hi when you see me on there!

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Kmart : Super Doubles are back!!! 5/17 - 5/24

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Kmart Super Doubles are back and it's reported that ALL Super Kmarts will be participating.

Edibile Gifts Plus Review & Reader Discount

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Edible Gifts Plus offered to send me a yummy treat in honor of my birthday this month. I was very excited to see what they were sending me because everything looked so yummy on the website.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

CVS Week of 6/28

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Nothing really free this week but a lot of Extra Care Bucks deals. Here are some of the best ones I see. If you are looking for more store deals be sure to check out BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering.

2 Day Sale Maybelline Pulse Perfection Vibrating Mascara, On Sale $12.99 Get $3.00 ECB's

Wisk, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 4)
Use (2)$1.oo printable coupon

Coke or Dasani 12 pack, On Sale 4/$13.00 Get $3 ECB's wyb 4
Final Cost: $10.00 for 4

Softsoap or Irish Spring Body Wash, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 4)
FIND COUPONS

Propel or Gatorade 6pk, Get $3 ECB's wyb 2

Adult Sunglasses, Get $10 ECB's wyb 2 (prices start at $5.99)

Maybelline Color Sensational lip color, On Sale $5.99, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Microflex formula, On Sale $10.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Almay Pure Blends lip gloss or eye shadow, On Sale $7.00 Get $3.00 ECB's

Coppertone Sun Care, Get 8.00 ECB's wyb 2 (limit 1)

Clean & Clear, Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's (prices start at $4.49)

Colgate Total, On Sale 2/$5.00 Get $2 ECB's (limit 4)
FIND COUPON
Final Cost: $

Lady Speedstick and Speedstick, On Sale 2/$4.50, Get $3.00 ECB's wyb 2

Tums 36-150 ct, On Sale $3.99 Get $1 ECB's (limit 2)

Bengay moist heat theraphy pads 3ct, On Sale $6.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 5)

Brawney 6 pack, On Sale $6.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 3)

Select GM Cereals, On Sale 2/$6.00 Get $2 ECB's (limit 1)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Satruday 6/27 Weekend Round Up

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This week flew by for me! I can't believe it's already Saturday again! I will be posting the Weekend Round Up regularly now every Saturday.

Lots of deals happening this week so I want to round them up for you here and save you some time so if the sun ever comes out here in RI and actually stays, you can spend sometime outdoors rather than looking for deals.

-->Stop and Shop has Coke 12packs on sale 5/$11.00. You can see all the good deals at Stop & Shop this week HERE.
-->Get a FREE Parents Pack from Beech Nut which includes a LOT of coupons.
-->Sign up for the Luvs newsletter HERE and get some money saving coupons in the mail.
-->Summer recipes from Betty Crocker. Sign up for their newsletter!
-->New Surveys from Surveyhead.
-->Get a coupon for $5 off $25 at Longhorn Steakhouse HERE.
-->FREE 2 year subscription to Parents Magazine, no strings attached!
-->Free Ecards and Free Printable Cards. So many occasions to choose from too!
-->CVS.com now has FREE Samples. Check it out HERE.
-->Get 3 bags of Coffee + a Travel Mug for only $3!
-->Get a personalized Note Pad or Sticky Pad for only $1.99. I got one and I love it!
-->Become a Product Tester with Collective Wellbeing.
-->Get some FREE Crest toothpaste at Rite Aid this week. See all the deals HERE. These end tonight!
-->Get a FREE $25 Target Gift Card AND a $25 Starbucks Gift Card.
-->More FREE Toothpaste at Walgreens. Sale ends tonight!
-->Make money when you by Soy Joys and use a coupon at CVS. Sale ends tonight too!
-->Get a FREE Bath Item at E.L.F. Cosmetics.
-->And don't forget to get your FREE Bake ware this month.

Most likely some of the printable coupons at Coupons.com and Red Plum will disappear at the beginning of the month but they will also release some new ones. Make sure you get them before they are gone.

Want to enter some Giveaways? Check out this weeks Monday Giveaway Madness for some great giveaways around the web and don't forget to enter my giveaways for $100 Amazon Gift Card and a Hoover Cyclonic Upright Vacuum. They both end on Tuesday, June 30th.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Have you heard of Shopwiki?

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I recently came across a site that I thought was extremely helpful when shopping online for something specific and I want to share it with my readers. It's called Shopwiki and basically it's a search engine. What makes this one different is you can search in a specific category so you have a better chance of finding what you are looking for.

I know I've mentioned that I like to shop online (only if I get FREE or reasonable shipping) and I've used this site a few times and I've had really good luck finding my items. I've also found a few new stores I've never been to before and that's always fun. I have been looking for a new blender but I need a powerful one for making frozen drinks. The one I have isn't working very well with ice. I did a search for Blenders and I got pages and pages of all different kinds of blenders and the best part is you can then narrow it down by price range and color too. That's extremely helpful especially if you are on a budget or doing a color scheme.

If you are not looking for something specific but you want to look in a certain category you can do that as well. They have a lot of different categories like Health & Beauty, Kids, Books and so much more.

You can also search by an event. If you are looking for a Father's Day gift, but not sure what to buy you can search the Father's Day Gifts category and you'll find some ideas for gifts and where they are sold. I found that very helpful.

Next time you are looking to shop online check out Shopwiki and see if you can save some time and maybe even money using their search engine. Let me know what you think about it too.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Button Collection

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This is my Button Collection. I love to exchange Buttons. If you'd like to exchange with me you can grab my button code below and the email me your Button Code and a link to the page where my Button is displayed. Be sure to click the Buttons below and check out the websites.

Where do I begin?

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It is known that coupons can and will save you money. But if you've never used them before it can be really hard to figure out where to begin. It will take time each week to sort through all the ads, cut the coupons and make your lists. But if you start small and set aside just a little bit of time each week, it will get easier, trust me.

Here are a few ways to help get you started on your way to saving with coupons.

Where do I get coupons?

1. The best place to get coupons is in the Sunday Paper (some places you can buy them a day earlier on Sat, check with your local stores). If you can get your hands on a paper that only cost about $1.00 it's worth it to grab a couple so you get more coupon inserts. But before you buy, take a quick look inside and make sure the coupons are there! Sometimes they are missing and that really stinks when you get home and there are no coupons. Ask your friends, family and neighbors to keep their coupon inserts if they don't use them for you too!

2. You can also buy coupons on e-bay or from a coupon clipping service. My favorite on is The Coupon Clippers. When you 'buy' coupons, you are actually just paying for the cost of them cutting, sorting and shipping them, you don't actually 'buy' the coupon.

3. Another source is in magazines. Especially parenting and home magazines.

4. You can also find a lot of coupons on products. Either to use when you purchase it, or it will be on the package for you to cut out, or inside, to use next time. Always check the inside of the boxes before you toss them. There may be a coupon.

5. You can also sign up for mailing lists to get coupons mailed to you either through USPS or email. A lot of times if you write to companies of products that you use and either complement them or perhaps complain about the product (please don't make it up, it should be a real complaint) they will send you coupons and sometimes for FREE items!!! It's real easy to write to them since most companies have websites and you can email them right from there. Maybe you could take 15 minutes a week and write to companies. Be sure to keep a list of who you write to and then note who sent you something.

6. My 2nd favorite place to get coupons is printable coupons online. A lot of companies will have printable coupons on their web sites and they will change often so check them every now and then. You can usually print out two copies of each coupon from each computer. If you have more than one computer print from each one if it's an item you use often. You can also get printable coupons from SmartSource.com and Coupons.com. (I have a sidebar on my web site with the coupons from coupons.com and also a printable coupon section where I list those I've found online). Most places will take printable coupons either in black and white or color. It's best to check with your store about their printable coupon policy.

7. “Blinkies” – These are the coupons you find in the aisle with the food. The machine usually blinks, that's why it's called a blinkie machine.

8. Tearpad coupons are also found in stores. Sometimes on the shelf with the product, or on a display and even at the register. Look around, you never know where you'll find them.

9. Food Stores that sell wine in the same store will sometimes have Wine Tags. These are coupons hanging around the neck of the wine bottle. Most times they are for dollars off certain products or types of products, like meats or produce. Some wine tags will require a wine purchase, but some don't. You have to read the tag.

10. Catalina's are coupons that print out at the register. You can get these at a lot of food stores; Walgreen’s and I recently heard that Rite Aid is starting to use them. These coupons are usually manufacturer's coupons you can use at that store only. Sometimes you will get dollars off your next purchase if you buy certain products. Those are like cash.

Coupons can be found all around you so always keep an eye open!

Now that I have the coupons, what do I do?

Each week when you get your sale ads, sit down and go through to see what's on sale and make yourself a list from each store. Cross reference all the lists to find the best deals since a lot of weeks you'll find the same thing on sale in a few different places but the prices aren't always the same. Then check to see if you have a coupon for these sale items. Keep in mind that some stores (like the food store) may double your coupons. So you want to pick the store where your coupons will go the furthest.

If you don't normally use coupons, this is where you'll see the difference. Let's say your weekly food budget is $80. If you have $10 in coupons, then you can buy $10 more food (or put the $10 into the bank). Now if you don't need $10 more in food and you don't want to put it in the bank you can always stockpile a few items that are on sale that you have coupons for.

I try to only buy items that are on sale and I have a coupon for. Of course there are some things that I do need that I don't always have coupons for like meat, fruit and veggies. There are a few ways to also save on those items.

1. If you shop a certain day of the week, you can find a lot of meats marked down since it's the last day they can sell them. This doesn't mean that they are not good, it just means if you don't cook it that day, you have to freeze it. You can freeze most meats for months! My local food store has a section where they break down the big packs of meat that they need to sell, season the meat, then repackage in smaller portions. A lot of times I can find 4 chicken thighs, 4 chicken legs or 2 split chicken breasts for less than $2.00 a pack! Pick up a few and toss them in the freezer! Check with the meat department to see what day or time of day they do their markdowns and shop then if you can.

2. Wine Tags – I mentioned Wine Tags above. A lot of these will be for dollars off meat, seafood or produce.

3. The produce department will also have markdowns on fruits and vegetables that need to be sold within a few days. If it's something you are going to use right away, or can cook for later use, this is a great place to save money on produce. My store always has stuff on the mark down rack, but again, ask the produce department at your local store if there is a certain day where you might get the best mark down deals. If they just do it once a week then the produce is best the first day of the markdown.

4. The bakery department will also mark down yesterday's bakery items. You can find some desserts that you can toss in the freezer for when you have company for half price. They also have bread that is just a day old. How many times do you buy a loaf of bread and then eat it over the next several days. It's the same thing if it's a day old! Why not pay half price instead. Ask the Bakery department when you can find the best deals on their markdowns too. Some of them may even do it at the end of the day and at that point it's not even a day old yet!

What is stockpiling?

If you find a good sale on an item that you use a lot and you have coupons to make it free or next to free, then if your budget allows buy more than one. This way when you need it again before it goes on sale, you don't have to pay full price for it. I usually stockpile when I have a coupon and it's on sale for nothing or next to nothing.

How about rebates? Are they worth the time?

Yes they are!! A lot of companies will give you a full rebate of an item, just to get you to try it hoping you'll buy it again, but next time at full price. You should always take advantage of these items. It doesn't take long to fill out the rebate and send it in. When that check arrives in the mail, you'll be glad you did it.

Some places are making it even easier to send in rebates now, like Walgreen's and Rite Aid. Almost every month they have tons of items that you can get a rebate on. Some of them are full value and some are not. The ones with a full value rebate can even be money makers if you have a coupon for them. Walgreen's and Rite Aid allow you to enter these rebates online and it only takes seconds. All you need is the store receipt, nothing to mail in. At the end of the month, Rite Aid requires you to go into your account and actually request your rebate check. You have about a month to do it, then it's no longer available and you lose the rebate. Walgreen's is different. If you don't request your check by the first day of the next month, they automatically send you a rebate check. But, if you get your rebate in the form of a gift card, then they will give you 10% extra. That sounds like a money maker to me!

What about CVS? What's the Extra Care Bucks (ECB's) program all about?

In order to participate in the Extra Care Bucks program, you need to apply for an ECB's card. You can do this at the register or online at cvs.com. It's free. Extra Care Bucks (ECB's) are like cash. It's a coupon that will print out at the end of the cash register receipt that you can use next time like cash. This is the CVS way of offering rebates. If you buy a certain product you'll get ECB's. A lot of times the product will be on sale for the same price of the ECB's so it's FREE after ECB's. And if you have a coupon then you'll make money. For example, if the sale is for Colgate toothpaste and it's on sale for $2.99 and you get $2.99 ECB's and you have $1.00 manufacturer's coupon then you'll spend $1.99 for the Colgate ($2.99 less the $1.00 coupon) and get $2.99 ECB's so really you made $1.00. This is a great way of maximizing your savings. Each week they have different ECB's deals and you can use the ECB's you receive one week to buy the items next week. That's called Rolling your ECB's. (You can see scenarios of how I use ECB's on my website.)

How do I organize my coupons?

This is something I've changed over time, as I got more into coupons. I started out with just a little coupon organizer with different slots for each type of food. I got mine at the dollar store. As I started clipping more and more coupons I found I needed more room. I then moved onto a plastic container and filed them alphabetically. That worked for a while too but then I found I was spending way too much time cutting things out and sometimes find later on I wished I had cut out a coupon that I didn't and now my inserts were gone. Then I began keeping the inserts each week until all the coupons were expired. In order to do this, you must stay organized. Write the date of the insert on the front page for quick reference. Then when you need a coupon, you know where to go and look for it. I do still cut coupons each week. I cut the ones I use most and like to have with me at all times. I have a business card file I keep in my purse with all those coupons sorted by type so they are easy to find.

You really need to figure out what system works for you. Any of the ones I listed are great systems. You can always keep changing like I did as you get better at this.

Having A Baby??

test — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:31:00 +0000

Having a baby or know someone who is having a baby? This book will help you get lots of free stuff that you will need when the baby or baby's arrive. You can check it out here or Click the ad on the side bar.

Hot Coupon World

test — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:28:00 +0000

A little over a year ago, my best friend told me about a message board she read about where people were posting all sorts of ways to save money at CVS, one of my favorite stores. I read a ton of posts and told her, these people are crazy! I couldn't believe the things they bought, stock piles they were creating and the money they were saving. I took a few pieces of advice and figured that was all I'd ever do.
For a few days I went back to the site to see what new information they were sharing. Well, a few days turned into everyday, pretty quickly. I found I was completely addicted to this website and I had to visit everyday to see what new posts were up. I found out they not only talk about deals at CVS, but at Rite Aid, Walgreen's Walmart, Target, Stop and Shop, Shaws and just about every store out there! It's amazing the deals you can get, just by taking a little or a lot of time to research. They also trade coupons which is a huge help. Not every body gets the same coupons in the Sunday paper. It depends on the region you are in. Plus you can find coupons in so many different places, I had not really thought about before.
I was already into saving money and using coupons before I found this site, but I am MORE into saving money and using coupons then I ever was before. I also have a HUGE stockpile of so many things that include toothpaste, shampoo, soap, baby wipes, toothbrushes, OTC drugs, cheerios, pasta sauce and so much more. I also share some of these items with friends and family, since I have more than I really need. A lot of this stuff is on sale very often.
So your wondering what this website is, right? Well it's Hot Coupon World.
Check it out, the message board is a wealth of money saving knowledge. Even if you don't have the time to commit to saving money full time, you can still get ideas to save a penny here and a penny there.
Happy Saving!

Surveys - Opinion Outpost

test — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:47:00 +0000

I do a lot of surveys online. They range from 5-60 minutes but average about 20 minutes. Before you start it will usually tell you how long it will take so you know if you have the time for it or not. I try to take them in my free time, a little here and a little there. It adds up over time. I belong to many Survey sites but the one I want to talk about now is

Opinion Outpost
If you'd like to join I'd love to refer you. Just send me an email from the address you'd like the invite sent to and I'll send you out one Or Click the link above.

Opinion Outpost is one of my favorite sites because I get a lot of surveys each week, probably about 5-10. I don't always qualify for them but when I do they've paid me anywhere from $1.00 - $17.00 for 1 survey. Not bad. You can request a check after you've earned $5.00.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Surveys - My View

test — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:18:00 +0000

Another site I do surveys on is My View. You need to have $20 My View dollars to cash out but over time it adds up! I used to get emails from them with survey offers but lately I have had to sign into my account to see what is available. Each month they have you fill out new profile surveys to see what you qualify for. You can find those all listed in your account. You don't get paid for those profile surveys but you get entered into a monthly drawing. You must have paypal to receive payment or cash prizes from them.

I haven't won any of the monthly drawings but I have earned over $30 so far and I have more building up in my account.

Surveys - Survey Savvy

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:13:00 +0000

Another survey site I do surveys for is Survey Savvy
I don't get to many invites from them but from time to time I'll find one in my email. They pay cash and there is no minimum to cash out. You can also earn money when you refer your friends. Just make sure you fill out your portraits (profiles) so you'll get invited to surveys that fit you better.

A lot of these sites don't pay big dollars, this isn't a get rich quick idea, but the little amounts add up and if your saving for something particular, it will help. Plus it's your chance to give your opinions. Some of these company's even send you free products to try out, so you never know what you might get.

I find that a lot of them don't pay cash, but instead enter you into a monthly drawing for cash. I haven't won anything yet, but maybe someday I will. You never know. $1000 cash prize for giving my opinion (that I know will help somehow) is worth my time.

CVS - 8/26/08

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I love shopping at CVS. I get so many things for next to nothing with coupons and ECB (extra care bucks). Here is what I got today for $1.85 OOP (out of pocket)...

2 boxes of Special K with strawberries $4.49 B1G1 Free (used two $1.00 off coupons)
2 boxes of 1oo Calorie Pack Cookies 3.99 B1G1 Free (used two $.55 off coupons)
2 Slim Fast Optima Snack Bars $1.25 each(On clearance 75% off, used $1.50 off CRT (cash register receipt coupon)
1 Kashi GoLean Roll .41 (on clearance 75%)
1 Advil Children's Liquid $5.79 (August Monthly Special got 5.79 ECB limit 2)
2 Ivory Soap 3 bar packs $1.39 each (Used two $1.00 coupons + Aug Monthly Special buy 2 get 1.00 ECB)
1 Kotex Lightdays $1.49 (Used 1.00 off coupon printable here + got 1.49 ECB)
1 Malt O Meal Frosted Flacks cereal $1.00 (used $1.00 coupon)
printable coupon on the sidebar
Total OOP $1.85
Saved $52.44

Good Trip! There are a few more things I want to get there this week....

Softsoap .99 each coupons

$1.00/2 coupon 8/24 Smart Source Insert

Revlon Cosmetics B1G1 Free - coupons

$1.00 in the 8/3 Smart Source Insert
$2.00 in the 7/20 Smart Source Insert
$2.00 in the 8/24 Smart Source Insert
$2.00 CVS CRT (cash register receipt)

You can use a manufactors coupon and a store CRT coupon for the same item

Schick Intuituion Cartridges 3 pack $9.99 and receive $5.00 ECB

Happy Shopping!

All You Magazine - August 2008

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:14:00 +0000

All You Magazine is a great magazine, not just for the articles, but for the coupons. Each month there are a ton of coupons. The last few months haven't been that great but August is an awesome issue. There are 4 great coupons that it's worth buying a couple of issues for.

Buy any THREE (3) KRAFT, NABISCO, or OSCAR MEYER product (excluding single serve) and get a FREE box of Triscuits

Buy any THREE (3) KRAFT, NABISCO, or OSCAR MEYER product (excluding single serve) and get a FREE Crystal Light

Buy any THREE (3) KRAFT, NABISCO, or OSCAR MEYER product (excluding single serve) and get a FREE Oscar Mayer Hotdogs (this week 8/24 they are B1G1 Free at Stop & Shop so that would be 2 FREE)

Buy any THREE (3) KRAFT, NABISCO, or OSCAR MEYER product (excluding single serve) and get a FREE Kraft Salad Dressing

Other coupons this month are...

$1 off ALL laundry detergent
$1 off 2 frozen breaded boxed or ONE tyson frozen breaded bagged item. Jif to go coupon - .75c off 1 jif to go product
Kotenx - $1 off ANY KOTEX product
Ban deodorant - $1 off any purchase of ban
Trident xtra care Gum - .75c off any single pack or multi pack bag
Abaya or hydrolage - $2 off any ONE professional salon quality hair care product
Neutrogena - $3 when u buy 2 cosmetic products (if you have both magazines, u then have TWO COUPONS and can use one on each one at the same time!)
Orville Redenbachers Popcorn - $1 off any mini smart cakes or popcorn cakes
Visine-A - $3 off any visine product 1/2 oz or larger
Emerald Breakfast on the go trail mix - $1 off any
Nature Made liquid softgel multi complete or for her vitamins - $1 off
Nerds candy - BOGO (buy one get one free) coupon
Peter Pan - $1 off any size
Kid Cuisine - $1 off any two - u have 2 magazines, thats $1 off each box!
Splenda Minis - $1 off
Dole Fruit Parfaits - .75 off any one package fruit parfaits
White Castle - .50c off any pkg of 6 white castle burgers/cheeseburgers
Mini Wheats - $1 off ONE pkgs of blueberry muffin cereal 16 oz or larger
Farm Rich snacks - $1 off any one product
Uncrustables - .55c off 1
SunnyD - .55c off 2 (u have 2 magazines, thats $1.10 off both at same time)
DelMonte Fruit Chillers - $1 off 2 varities (you should have 2 coupons!)
T.G.I. Fridays skillet meals - $1 off one
T.G.I. Fridays frozen snacks - $1 off 2 (u should have 2 coupons!)
Boston Market frozen entrees - $1 off any 4 (you should have 2 unless you bought 4 magazines then you would have 4!!!!!!!)
Ore-Ida frozen potatoes - $1 off any 2 20 oz or larger (u should have 2 coupons!)
Biz Double action or Biz Baby laundry detergent - $2.50 off any size
Spot Shot - $1 off any one carpet stain/odor eliminator
Sams club - coupon for one day membership
Glade Fabric & air odor eliminator - $1 offf any ONE
2000 Flushes - $1 off
MiraLAX - $2 off any miralax product
WHOLE body cleanse - $2 off
BUNdinos - .50c off any one 7 oz or larger (GREAT after school snack many flavors & desserts!) 9 per box - my wal mart has them for $2.08 a box
Greased Lightening - $1.50 off any 32 oz

The September Issue will be out soon, but you can probably still find some August ones. It's ONLY sold at Walmart and this is the best part.... It only cost's $1.77 an issue!!! You can't beat that!

Yoplait Kids Yogurt giveaway

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:24:00 +0000

Laura at Laura William's Musings is giving away A Yoplait Kids Prize Pack.

Check out her site to enter. She has TWO to giveaway. It comes with a coupon for a FREE Yoplait Kids Yogurt 6 pack!

Laura William's Musings

$25 CVS Gift Card Giveaway

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Check out this site Newlyweds
She is giving away a $25 CVS Gift Card! You can get so much with $25 there.
Head on over there and enter to win!
You have until August 30, 2008 to enter.
Good Luck!

My First Giveaway - Free Item Coupons

test — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:53:00 +0000

I would like to get more traffic on my blog so I am going to give away some FUN coupons.
These coupons are from All You Magazine, the ones I mentioned earlier.

This giveaway will end Saturday, August 30th at 11:59pm EST.
The winner will receive the following coupons:

Nabisco Wheat Thins - FREE when u buy any 3 kraft, nabisco or oscar mayer(excluding single serves)
Kraft Dressing 16 oz - FREE when u buy any 3 kraft, nabisco or oscar mayer(excluding single serves)
Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs - FREE when u buy any 3 kraft, nabisco or oscar mayer(excluding single serves)
Crystal Light - FREE when u buy any 3 kraft, nabisco or oscar mayer(excluding single serves)
Kraft Singles 12 oz pkg - FREE when u buy any 3 kraft, nabisco or oscar mayer(excluding single serves)

You can buy 3 packets of Kool Aid for about .20 each to get your FREE item. So it doesn't even cost much to buy 3 items. Of course if you have other Kraft, Nabisco or Oscar Mayer items on your shopping list already your all set.

You can enter this giveaway three different ways.

Leave me a comment in this post about a frugal thing you do to save money for one entry.
Leave me a comment in any other post on my blog for another entry.
Post my giveaway on your blog and link it back to here then come back and leave me a comment telling me you did so with a link and you'll get another entry.

You can do all three for 3 entries. I will then pick a random number. Be sure to leave me your email address or a blog I can find you at to email you if you won. Also check back to see if your a winner. I will post the winner Sunday, August 31st.

Good Luck!

Giveaway @ Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls

test — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Karen at Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls is giving away a cool coupon organizer and book. Head on over to her site to enter.

This will come in really handy when try to organize your coupons and weekly sales. A good system really helps.
This giveaway ends August 28th so hurry on over there!
Good Luck!

All You Magazine Subscription

test — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:26:00 +0000

I've had a few people email me about not being able to find All You magazine at Walmart. It's possible that this current issue is just sold out because I believe the next issue is due to come out any day now. But I also have noticed that I see it more at the registers then in the magazine section so check near all the registers.

Also I looked up a few places to get a subscription and here is what I found....

All You website
You can get 2 free trial issues. If you don't like it you can cancel, if not it's $21.24 for 10 more issues for a total of 12 issues

Magazines.com
has it for $19.97 for 1 year

Amazon
You can get a 1 year subscription for $19.97

If you are a member of My Points then you can shop at Magazines.com and get 250 points for purchase.
If you are a member of Ebates will get 26% back if you shop at magazines.com. Ebates is great if you do a lot of online shopping because you get a rebate check every 3 months when you shop through their site. There are tons of stores connected to them so check it out.

Free Magazines

test — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:12:00 +0000

Thanks Frugal Mom of 2 Girls for your post about getting some Free Magazines.

Start Sampling is giving away 3 copies of Ophra 4 copies of Cosmopolitan and 2 copies of Family Circle magazines to members, no strings attached! You will only receive the free issues and never anything else. You don't even have to call to cancel anything and you will NOT receive a bill. Perfect!

Survey Sites - Valued Opinions & Daily Survey Panel

test — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:00 +0000

Valued Opinions is a great survey site. I get about 3-5 emails a week to see if I qualify for surveys. Again, I don't qualify for each one, but everyone is different. The surveys are easy and usually pretty short and well worth the time. For each survey you complete, you will receive a reward, typically between $2 and $5 and up to $50. The email will tell you before hand how much and how long it should take you to complete the survey. Once your account reaches $20 you will be able to redeem your reward in the form of a gift certificate.

Daily Survey Panel is another great survey site. They will send you an email every day to remind you to take the daily surveys but you won't always qualify. There are hundreds of surveys in rotation so if you don't qualify for the first one, just keep on trying till you do, or there are no more available for the day. They pay you in points that you can redeem for PayPal or Gift Certificates. 200 points is equal to $1.00 PayPal.

Any questions, feel free to email me!

Buy/Trade Coupons

test — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:49:00 +0000

Frugality In the Making has a GREAT post about Buying and Trading coupons to help you save even more money. Buying in bulk and making a stock pile of items helps you to NOT EVER have to pay full price for some things again........and you can probably get a lot of them free with the right sale and the right coupon.

Walgreen's $10 Coupon

test — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:14:00 +0000

You can save $10 at Walgreen's on Friday and Saturday only if you spend over $40. Click here for coupon. Friday and Saturday are also Walgreen's Double Dip days. Double Dip days are when the Easy Saver Coupon Booklets for the current month and the next month overlap for a couple of days. Some of the items that have Instant Value Coupons for one month, have a rebate for the other month. There are only a few items that will have coupons in each book, but it's a great way to save more money.

This month's Double Dips are...

Chemistry Shampoo or Conditioner $7.99
Aug - $3.00 Instant Value Coupon (IVC)
Sept – 7.99 REBATE - Free After Rebate (FAR)
You will make $3.00 after rebate

Garnier Fructis Hair Care $3.49
Aug - $1.00 IVC
Sept - Buy $20 get $10 Rebate
$1/1 Mfg 05/04 RP exp. 11/30
Buy 6 x $3.49 = 20.94
less 6 x $1.00 cpns = 6.00
less 6 x $1 IVC = 6.00
Total = $8.49
get back $10 Sept Rebate
You make $1.51 after the rebate

Garnier Nutritioniste Skin renew Anti-Puff eye roller - $11.99 Each
Buy 2 x 11.99 = 23.98
2 x $5.00 Aug IVC =10.00
2- $2.00 Internet Printable = 4.00
Total $9.98
get back $10.00 Sept Rebate
You make .02 after the rebate

L'Oreal Advanced RevitaLift Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate - $16.49
Free After Rebate (FAR) for September
L'Oreal anti-aging skin care - On Sale 25% off = $12.37
1 x $3.00 (mfg from 7/20) = 9.37
Sept Free After Rebate $12.37
You make $3.00 after Sept Rebate

Glade Scented Oil Refills - On sale 2 (2packs) for $4.49 each
2 x $4.49 = $8.98
2 x $1.00 Sept IVC = $2.00
1 x B1G1 Free MQ (8/24 SS), -$4.49
1 x $1/1 MQ (7-27-08SS), -$1
Rebate for Aug - $1.50/1 (limit 2)
2 x $1.50 = $3.00
This is the same rebate as the Scrubbing Bubbles, so if you already claimed that one, this scenario won't work
You make $1.51 after rebate

Oust Air $ Surface - On sale 3.99 each
Buy 4 x 3.99 = $15.96
4 x 1.00 Sept IVC = $4.00
2 x B1G1 Free (8-24-08SS) = $7.98
2 x $1/1 MQ (7-27-08SS) = $2
Rebate for Aug - $1/1 (limit 4) = $4
You make $2.02 after rebate

Glade Scented Oil Warmers - On sale B1G1 Free (2/$4.79)
Buy 8 = $19.16
4 x B1G1 Free MQ (8-24-08SS) = $19.16
Sept Rebate $1/1 (limit 4) = $4
You make $4.00 after rebate

Glade Plugins Scented Gel Warmer - Sale 2/$3.00
Buy 4 = $6.00
2 x B1G1 Free MQ = $3.00
Sept Rebate $1/1 (limit 4) = $4
You make $4.00 after rebate

Glade Scented Oil Candle - Sale $5.99 each
Buy 2 x 5.99 = $10.98
MQ (7-20-08SS) $2.00
MQ (8-24-08SS) $2.00
2 x $2.00 Sept IVC = $4.00
Aug Rebate 2 x $2/1 (limit 2) = $4.00
You make $1.08 after rebate

Happy Shopping!

Walgreen's Scenario for Friday 8/29

test — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Here is what I plan on doing at Walgreen's later tonight. I will post a picture after my shopping trip. Please leave me a comment if you find this post helpful! I'd love to see who is reading my blog.

Chemistry Shampoo 7.99
6 Garnier Fructis 3.99 each
2 Garnier Eye Rollers 11.99 each
L'Oreal Adv Revitlift Anti Wrinkle 12.37
2 Glade Scented Oil Refills 2 packs 4.49 each
4 Glade Scented Oil Warmers 2.40 each
4 Oust Air and Surface 3.99 each
Peter pan PB 3/$5
Onion Powder 2/$1
3 Soft Soap .99 each

Use :
3.00 Aug IVC Chemistry Shampoo
6 - 1.00 Manu cpns Garnier Fructis
6.00 Aug IVC Garnier Fructis
2 - 2.00 IP cpn Garnier Eye Roller
B1G1 Free Glade Scented Oil Refils
2.00 Sept IVC Glade Scented Oil Refills
B1G1 Free Glade Scented Oil Warmers
BIGI Free Oust Air and Surface
4.00 Sept IVC Oust Air And Surface
1.00 Peter Pan Manu cpn
1.00 Soft Soap Manu cpn

Total before tax 43.89
-10.00 10/$40 cpn

Total Spent before tax 33.89
Receive back in Rebates 39.39

I make 5.47!!!!

Don't forget, today is the last day to enter my first giveaway. You can find out the details here
Good Luck!

Walgreen's Shopping Trip

test — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:30:00 +0000

It was a very successful trip to Walgreen's tonight. I had to change a few things last minute but I still got a GREAT deal!! Go here for my original scenario.

The total value of what I bought is $119.20
I spent $36.44
And I will get back $$50.53 in rebates which means
Walgreen's paid me
$14.08 to take these items out of their store!!
Plus I got a $2 RR (Register Reward) and I have no idea what triggered it!

Now that's what I call a good deal!

All You Coupons Giveaway WINNER

test — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:44:00 +0000

My first giveaway was a little popular. I hope to have more entries next time. I will do another giveaway on Monday so be sure to check back.

The winner of my first giveaway for the All You Coupons listed here is
.......
.......
.......

Beeb!!

Congrats Beeb!!!! I will be sending you an email shortly for your address.

Thank you to all that entered and who have been reading my blog.

Free Samples

test — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:47:00 +0000

I love getting Free Samples. Not just because they are free but for these reason's as well

It's a great way to try something different/new
They almost always send you a coupon too
Sometimes they ask for feedback and put you on a mailing list
Samples are the perfect size to toss in your travel bag, purse, diaper bag
They make great stocking stuffer's

Can you think of any other reason's you love samples? Post a comment and share it with us!

Speaking of Samples, Walmart.com always has samples listed on their website. Today they have a mail in rebate form list for you to download to try Arm & Hammer Essentials for FREE! We aren't talking about a sample size with this one, it's a full size product. Check it out!

Cascade All in One and a free bonus sample of the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Ultra Gain with Baking Soda

Tampax Pearl

Kotex

Benefiber Sticks

Rite Aid Deals Week of 8/31

test — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:29:00 +0000

Rite Aid has some great deals this week with their SCR (Single Check Rebate) program. Combine them with Manufactures Coupons and you'll do even better.

Here are a few of the deals this week....

Crest ProHealth 4.2 oz 2.49
- 1.00 P&G insert 8/31
- 1.75 SCR = You make .25 on this deal!

Pantene Expressions Shampoo/Conditioner $4.99
- $1.00 RA insert cpn
-$2.00 P&G insert 8/31
-$1.99 SCR = FREE

Revlon Nail Polish $3.99
-$1.00 SS insert 8/3
-$1.00 SCR = $1.99

Garnier Fructis Shampoo/Conditioner/Stylers 2/$7.00
- 2 x $1.00 SS 7/20, RP 8/24, 6/22,
- $3.00 SCR on TWO = $2.00 for 2

Almay Eye Makeup or Remover $3.99
- $1.00 SS Insert 8/3 (on make up only)
- $1.00 SCR = $1.99

Mega Pampers $14.99
-$1.00 P&G insert 8/31
- $2.00 SCR = $11.99

Electrasol Dishwasher Detergent $3.99
- $2.00 SCR = $1.99

Secret Flawless 2/$8
- $1.00/2 P&G insert 8/31
- $3.00 SCR on 2 = $5.00 for 2

L'Oreal Rivitilift Anti-Wrinkle $14.99
- $3.00 SS insert 7/20
- $14.99 SCR = You make $3.00!

Oral B Advantage, Artica or Stages Toothbrush $2.99
-$2.00 SCR = .99

There are a lot more but those are the ones I thought were the best! So if you bought everything above you would spend $62.xx and get back in rebates $34.xx, So really you would get all of this (worth $75+) for $28.xx.

Not bad, especially with 2 packs of diapers!

Hope this helps, leave me a comment and let me know.

Free Perfume Samples

test — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:56:00 +0000

Here are a few links to some free perfume samples.

Christina Aguilera - Inspire
Harajuku Lovers
Dunhill Fragrances
Moon Sparkle by Escada

Giveaway #2 - Samples

test — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:45:00 +0000

I loved hosting my first giveaway and getting some great ideas from my readers about how they are frugal. My 2nd giveaway is for an envelope of samples! I always send for free samples when I can and right now my bag of samples is overflowing so I thought I'd give some away.
Here is what you'll win....

You can enter 4 ways.. But be sure to leave me your email address or a link to your blog so I can find you when you win!

Leave a comment about your favorite sample you always send for when it's available or if you've never sent for samples, what would be your favorite to get.
Post my contest on your blog and then link it back to here. Leave me another comment saying you did so with a link.
Post a comment anywhere else on my blog.
Send a friend over to enter my blog and have them comment and leave your name too and I'll enter you both!

This giveaway will run until Sunday, Sept 7th at 11:59pm est.
I will announce a winner on Monday Sept 8th.

Rent unlimited DVDs online— 2 Weeks FREE! (see offer for details)

test — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:01:00 +0000

Now that the fall is approaching and then winter, we stay home much more. I don't like the cold very much so once the kiddos are in bed, I usually surf the Internet (looking for good deals of course) or watch TV. I'm very excited for the fall line up, but I never seem to find anything good on during the weekends. That's when I rent movies! Blockbuster is offering a 2 week free trial
Click the banner for more information...

30 Free Prints From York Photo

test — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:38:00 +0000

I'm also a scrapbooker so I take a LOT of pictures. I actually am in the process of buying a new camera because mine is worn out. Well broken actually. But I've taken over 15,000 pictures in 4 years so I guess it's time to upgrade anyways.
I'm always looking for great deals to print out my pictures and York is running a special 30 Free Prints and the rest are only .10 each. Click the banner for more information.

Kotex Sample

test — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:38:00 +0000

A lot of you have mentioned that you love getting Kotex Samples so I'd like to pass this link along to you.

Sign up here to receive your FREE sample pack complete with a Kotex® Ultra Thin Pad with Wings, Kotex® Lightdays® Pantiliner (individually wrapped), and two Kotex® Security® Tampons.*

Sample - Pledge Multi-Surface Wipes

test — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:49:00 +0000

You can get a FREE Sample of Pledge Multi-Surface Wipes and $1.00 off coupon at Start Sampling
if your not aware of Start Sampling, it's a website that offers Free Samples, Coupons, Contests and more. I posted last week about some free magazines they were giving out and some of them are still available. Hurry before they are all gone!

Rite Aid Shopping week of 8/31

test — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Here is what I got at Rite Aid this week....

I spent $33.77
Saved $53.04
I will get back in Rebates $12.73
So Total OOP is $21.04

Not bad!

How did you do at Rite Aid this week? Leave me a comment and let me know.

CVS Shopping Week of 8/31

test — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:16:00 +0000

Here is what I got so far at CVS this week. I will be going back tomorrow for more of the Covergirl Wetslicks.

Missing from the photo is a 3 pack of CVS paper towels - I love these, they are very strong! And in the summer clearance I got 4 plates in the shape of Ice Cream cones, but they are in the sink to be washed.

The Sand Toys, Ice Pops, Ice Cream cone plates and Cooler were all Summer markdown's 75% off!

I spent $7.35
Saved $39.75
And I got 5.99 extra bucks to spend next time!!

How did you do at CVS this week? Post a comment and let me know.

Want to see more CVS savings? Check out the CVS superstars at the "Cents"able Sawyers Savings Blog.

Giveaway Reminder

test — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Just a reminder, you have until Sunday 11:59 pm EST to enter for this weeks Giveaway.
You can find all the details here

CVS Deals Week of 9/7

test — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:02:00 +0000

I went through the flyer's today and highlighted some items that look good to me this week. When I do go shopping I'll post what I get.

CVS

2 Day Sale ONLY

All Revlon Nail Enamel On Sale $3.99 get $3.00 ECB's Use $1/1 SS 8/3 or $2/1 SS 7/20 or $2/1 SS 8/24 = Free after ECB's or make $1.00 depending on which Cpn you use. Limit 3
Aussie Herbal Essence On Sale $2.49 get $1.00 ECB = $1.49 Limit 2 (after Monday $2.99)
All Sally Hansen Nail Treatments B1G1 Free (after Monday B1G1 50% off)

All week Sales

Right Guard Deo. On Sale $2.99 Get $2 ECB's Use $1/1 cpn SS 8/10 = FREE after ECB's Limit 5
Right Guard Professional On Sale $6.99 Get $5 ECB's Use $1/1 cpn SS 8/10 = .99 after ECB's Limit of 3
Irish Spring 8 Bar Pack or Softsoap Refill $5.99 get $2.00 ECB's use $1/1 (Softsoap) = $2.99 after ECB's Limit 2
L'Oreal Age Perfect, Revitalift or Skin Genesis Cleansers or Towelettes On Sale $5.99 get $5.99 ECB's Use $1/1 SS 7/20 or $$1/1 RP 8/3 or $1/1 SS 6/22 = You make $1.00 after ECB's Limt 1
Post Cereals BOGO Free Use $1/2 SS 7/27
CVS Batteries BOGO Free
Huggies On Sale $9.49

If you don't have any ECB's to work with this week here are a few ways to roll some of these deals.

Transaction #1
Revlon Nail Enamel $3.99
Use $1.00 cpn (I think the $2 cpn may beep)
OOP $2.99
Get 3.00 ECB

Can repeat this 2 more times if you'd like since the Limit is 3

Transaction #2
L'Oreal Age Perfect, Revitalift or Skin Genesis $5.99
Use $1.00 cpn
Use $3.00 ECB
OOP $1.99
Get $5.99 ECB

Transaction #3
Right Guard Professional Deo. $6.99
Use $1.00 cpn
Use $5.99 ECB
OOP .00
Get $5.00 ECB

Transaction #4
Right Guard Sport or Extreme $2.99 But 3 = $8.98
Use (3) $1/1 cpns
Use $5.00 ECB
OOP $.98
Get $6.00 ECB

Transaction #5
Soft Soap Refill $5.99
Right Guard Sport or Extreme $2.99
Use $1/1 cpns - Soft Soap
Use $1/1 cpn - Right Guard
Use $6.00 ECB's
OOP .98
Get $2.00 ECB
Get $2.00 ECB

Transaction #6
Aussie or Herbal Essence Buy 2 = $4.98
Use $4.00 ECB
OOP .98
Get $2.00 ECB

If you did all of these your total OOP would be $7.92 before tax
You would save $31.99 just in coupons and ecb's
You would still have $2.00 ECB's to use

Let me know what you're thinking of getting this week. I may have missed a good deal.

Rite Aid Deals Week of 9/7

test — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:50:00 +0000

While going through the flyer tonight, I don't really see anything great this week. Here are a few things that I will probably get.

Rite Aid

Mott's Juice $1.99
Equal 100ct packets $2.99
Schick Quattro Refills 4ct 50% off $5.25
Use $4/1 cpn SS 8/3 = $1.25 Limit 2 per house

Maybe I've missed something good? If so post and share with us.

Walgreen's Deals Week of 9/7

test — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:55:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a good sale this week. Here are the items I'm hoping to buy.

Walgreen's

Dole Fruit bowls or Mott's Applesauce 3 for $5.00 Use .75/2 SS 8/10 or $1.00/3 SS 8/10 or .75/2 SS 8/24 or $1.00/3 SS 8/24
Nature Valley Granola Bars, Curves Bars or Fiber One Bars 2 for $4.00
Coffee Mate Liquid 2/$3.00
Hunts Tomato Sauce 3/$1.00
Duracell 4pk AA/AAA, 2pk C/D or 1pk 9V $2.99 Use $1/1 P&G 8/31
Oust $2.99 Use $1/1 IVC and BOGO Free cpn SS 8/24 *buy 2 and make .01
Kleenex .89 each Use $1/4 or $.50/3 SS 8/3
Always BOGO 50% off Use $1/1 or .50/2 P&G 8/31
Crest Pro Health Mouthwash $4.99 Get $4.99 RR Use $1/1 P&G 8/31 and make $1.00

There are some coupons coming out this weekend for the Nature Valley and the Fiber One Bars so even more savings.

I may have missed something good, if so post and share it with us.

Once I go shopping I'll post what I get.

E-Book - 100 Ways to Save Money

test — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:17:00 +0000

If you are new to saving money and using coupons there is a GREAT E-Book that can help. This E-Book is downloadable instantly and has LOTS of GREAT information for only $14.95. Plus it has a 60 day money back guarantee so really what do you have to lose?
For more information Click Here or the picture above.

Giveaway #2 WINNER

test — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:39:00 +0000

The winner of my second giveaway of a bag full of samples is...

.................
Angie!
Thank you to all who entered. Some of you gave me some great ideas on how to use some of the samples I get. I especially loved cjcmommy's idea of putting them in a basket for when guests stay over, in case they need something. What a great idea!

Congrats again Angie!

Giveaway #3 - $10 Lowes Gift Card

test — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:15:00 +0000

This week's giveaway is a Lowe's Home Improvement $10 Gift Card. I'm sure this will come in handy once the cold weather hits for some ice melt, shovel or even a sled! And for those who live in nice weather all year round, well you're just lucky! LOL I do enjoy the winter and my kids like the snow but I don't like the cold. One month of cold and snow would be good enough for me. My favorite season is fall when it's a little chilly, but the sun can still be warm at times.

OK back to the giveaway. Here is how you can enter. You can get up to 3 entries.

Leave a comment here and tell me what your favorite season is and why?
Subscribe to my blog and then leave me a comment and tell me that you did.
Post my giveaway on your blog and then leave another comment with the direct link.

This giveaway will run till Sunday, September 14th 11:59 pm EST. I will draw a winner on Monday.

Good Luck!

Free Magazines

test — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:57:00 +0000

How about 3 free issues of Town & Country Or 3 free issues of O The Oprah Magazine or 3 year subscription of Remedy Life? You can find these and other offers at Start Sampling.

Want some free Baby Magazines? American Baby and Baby Talk

Free Stuff!!!

test — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:36:00 +0000

Quality Health- Healthy Samples, Healthy Offer, Healthy Living. Click Here
RemedyLife Free Samples - FREE samples and special health offers that make living healthy easy! No credit card required! You'll get all the latest breakthroughs, news, and tips for getting and staying healthy ... all at no cost to you! This $60 retail value can be yours FREE… Subscribe Today! Click Here
Cheap is good…but FREE is better! Join FreeFly’s and get FREE samples of name-brand products! Click Here
Free Baby offers and samples from PlanningFamily.com Click Here
Do you know a Mother-to-be or Father-to-be that would want a lot of FREE stuff for their coming baby? Click Here

Survey Sites

test — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:08:00 +0000

Here are a few more survey sites I've done surveys with. Remember, some survey sites you earn points for that can be converted to either cash or gift cards. The gift cards would make great Christmas gifts, you don't have to use them yourself. A lot of them also pay through paypal so you'll need a paypal account. And others enter you into drawings for cash. I haven't won anything yet and I seldom take the time to do those surveys, but when I have time I complete them if they are not time consuming hoping that one day I'll win the cash!

Survey Exchange - They pay you in points and then you convert to cash. Even if you don't qualify, they still give you a few points.
American Consumer Opinion - This one is great because if you qualify and complete a paid survey they automatically send you out a check within so many weeks. It's nice to get that surprise check in the mail that you didn't remember. I tend to get about 6-10 survey emails a month. Again, I don't always qualify but everyone's background is different. They tend to send out a lot of pre-qualification emails to see if you qualify for an upcoming survey too.
My Survey - I just started doing surveys for them about 2 weeks ago and I've received about 5 invites a week. The points aren't that high, but they do add up and you get points for referrals so that can help too. They offer cash rewards, donations or prizes.
Global Survey - This will hook you up with other company's too.

If you have any questions about any of these let me know because I am a member of all of them.

Entertainment Book 2009

test — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:34:00 +0000

The new The NEW 2009 Entertainment Book contains more savings than ever. Get yours now!I got mine a few weeks ago and there are some great coupons in there for my area. I buy one every year and it pays for itself in no time because I use so many coupons. Just what I save on my oil changes alone covers the cost.

They are offering Free Shipping right now if you buy one. These make GREAT Christmas gifts too for that hard to buy for person especially your children's teachers. It's not to early to start Christmas shopping. Everyone can use coupons!

If you'd like to take advantage of the FREE SHIPPING Click Here!

CVS - Week of 9/14

test — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:48:00 +0000

Back to the beginning of the week and another sale at CVS. Don't you just love it!
Here's what's looking good this week....

The two Best Values -

Excedrin Express gels 20ct $3.99 Get $3.99 ECB Final Cost Free after ECB (If you have a home mailer Cpn this is be a money maker, or Printable Here!)
Touch of Grey for men $7.99 get $2 ECB MIR (Mail in Rebate) HERE for $7.99, Printable cpn Here and make $4 after ECB and Rebate. This could be a great donation too if you don't need it!

Other Great Buys -

Purex $2.99, $1 ECB , $.50/1 SS1 8/10, Price after ECB & Coupon - $1.49
Gold Emblem Candy $.88 a bag
Hershey's Bliss Candy 2/$6.00, $2.25 off 2 SS 8/14, Price after Coupon - 2/$3.75
Spend $10 Get $3 ECB - Lipton Tea & Hellman's 2/$6 or Ragu & Skippy 3/$5 (cpns Lipton Green Tea 8/24 SS, Ragu and Skippy 8/17 RP)
Cascade, Ivory, Dawn, Joy, Oust Candle refil or Spray, Glad Wrap or Reynolds 2/$5.00 (Cpns Dawn 8/31 P&G, Cascade Home mailer, Joy 8/17 RP)
Spend $10 On Covergirl Products Get $3 ECB - Wetslicks $3.99 Use BOGO Free cpn for an even better deal! (Cpns 8/31 P&G)
Spend $15 Get $5 ECB - John Frieda, Jergens, Cural, Biore, Jergens Natural
Spend $10 Get $5 ECB - St. Ives Skin Care (Cpns 8/10 SS2)
Spend #15 Get $5 ECB - Garnier hair care (Cpns 7/20 SS, 8/24 RP, 5/4 RP, 6/22 RP, 9/14 RP)
Aleve-D Sinus and Cold or Aleve Sinus & Headache 10ct $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB Price after ECB $.99 (Cpns Parade Magazine 4/20)
Family Size Pantene, Infusium, Herbal Essence or Head & Shoulders 2/$11 Get $2ECB on 2 Final Cost 2/$9 ECB (Cpns 8/31 P&G)

Happy Shopping!

Rite Aid - Week of 9/14

test — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Not too much this week that excites me. Here are a few good deals...

Select Post cereals $1.88 - That's a GREAT Price.
L'Oreal Facial Cleansers $5.99 with $5.99 SCR (Single Check Rebate) Use $1/1 coupon 7/22 SS and Make $1.00 after rebate!
Crest Pro Health toothpaste $2.99 with $2.00 SCR. Use $1/1 Coupon 8/31 P& G = Final You make .01!
Nice'n Fluffy Fabric Softner or Xtra Laundry Detergent $1.99 each - That's Cheap Detergent!

Walgreens Week of 9/14

test — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:45:00 +0000

My Rebate gift card was reloaded this week and I'm looking to spend it. Here are the deals I'm going to try to get, if they aren't all gone by the time I get there. LOL

Madam Mandarin Oranges 2/$1.00 with in ad coupon - My 1 year old LOVES these!!
Mott's Apple Juice 64 oz 2/$5.00
Walgreen's brand Children's Non-Aspirin or Ibuprofen liquid 2/$4.99
Walgreen's Wal-Tussin or Wal-Tap 2/$3.99 - Same as Robitussin
Garnier - Buy $20 or more get $10 MIR - Hair Care 3/$10, Nutrisse Hair Color 2/$11, Nutritioniste Towelettes $5.00, Nutritioniste Skin Renew $10.00 or Ultra Lift $12.
L'Oreal Skin Care 25% off - Full rebate on the Revitalift Anti-Wrinkle for the month of Sept.
Softsoap Liquid Hand soap 12oz $2.99 less in add coupon $2.00 = Final price $.99 each
Benefiber Stick Pack $9.99 less ESC cpn $5.00 less manu cpn $2.00 6/22 SS, 8/17 SS, 7/13 SS = Final price $3.99
Puffs Facial Tissue 2/$3.00 with in ad coupon
Huggies Jumbo Packs $9.99 and get $2.00 Register Reward towards your next purchase, less Manu Coupon $1.00 8/22 SS Final Cost after RR $6.99

Giveaway #3 Winner!!!

test — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0000

The winner of last weeks Giveaway for a Lowe's Home Improvement $10 Gift Card is

.........................

Emily N.

Congrats Emily N. Thank you for everyone who entered. Seems like most of you enjoy Fall the most. It's a great time of year, that's for sure.

I will be listing another giveaway shortly.

Free Stuff!!! Week of 9/15

test — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:14:00 +0000

Here's a list of some Free Stuff still available.

Free Samples

Quaker Simple Harvest Granola Bars

Benefiber Drink Mix

Pledge Multisurface

Free Cottonelle Wipes Sample

Purina One Pet Food

Carefree Liners
Quality Health Samples
Special Sample Offers from RemedyLife

Other Free Stuff
Free Sleep Guide - Get Your Free Guide to Sleep Disorders
Ideal Bite - Sign Up for Fun, Free Eco-Living Tips
MyHealthyInfo.com - Health Information, Huge Discounts and Free Samples!

And a GREAT coupon...

Save $5 off Jiffy Lube Oil Change

Giveaway #4 $10 CVS Gift Card

test — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:17:00 +0000

This week I am giving away a $10 CVS gift card! Who doesn't love to shop at CVS??

You have 2 ways to enter

Leave a comment and tell me what the best deal was that you got at CVS recently and/or if you posted about it on your blog, leave a direct link.
Post my giveaway on your blog, then leave a comment to tell me you posted it with a direct link.
Subscribe to my blog via email, then comment again, telling me you subscribed. If you are already subscribed, then leave me a separate comment letting me know your are.

This Giveaway will end Sunday, September 21st 11:59pm EST
I will announce the winner on Monday Sept 22nd.

Good Luck and have a great week saving!!!

Other Blog Giveaways

test — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Here is a list of some other Blog Giveaways going on this week. If you enter, tell them that Frugal RI Mama sent you ! Good Luck.

Savin Some - Rachel Ray: 365 No Repeats Recipes Book
Little One's Baby gifts - Diaper bags
Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls - Keystone Candle Giveaway
Super Coupon Girl - Stockpile Giveaway of Cleaning Supplies

My CVS savings 9/15

test — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:51:00 +0000

I haven't spent this little at CVS in a while. I found some ECB's that I forgot about, can you believe I forgot I had them!! They came in very handy and I rolled them nicely this week.

Here is what I got:

I spent $.81 Saved $40.53 And got $9.99 ECB's back Nice!!!

3 bottles of Diet Coke - used Free Coke cpns from My Coke Rewards
4 Covergirl Wetslicks - used BOGO and $1.00 cpns
Aleve-D - used $1.00 cpn
Excedrin - used $1.00 cpn

Less $11.78 ECB's
.81 OOP

This was a small shopping trip, there wasn't much else I really needed this week so I just rolled what I had.

How did you do?

Survey Site - Zoom Panel

test — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:07:00 +0000

Another GREAT survey site Zoom Panel. For each survey you do, you earn points for GREAT prizes. Just for signing up they give you 50 points. I get a couple of surveys a week from them. I don't always qualify but it really depends on what the survey is about.

Click HERE for more information.

Survey Site - Survey Spot

test — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:30:00 +0000

Join SurveySpot.com and participate in online research studies that match your interests and demographics. Join today and you will earn an entry into theri $25,000 Cash Sweepstakes.

To find out how Click Here

I've been a member of Survey Spot of a couple of years now and I've cashed out several times. They send you a check usually within about 4 weeks of cashing out. Not all their surveys offer cash rewards, some of them are entries drawings for money and prizes. I've never won a prize, but someday maybe I will. But I have received several checks from them.

Join SurveySpot.com and participate in online research studies that match your interests and demographics.

Join now. Click Here

Survey Site - Valued Opinions

test — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:42:00 +0000

I have been a member of Valued Opinions for a few months now and I do get about 1 - 3 surveys a week. I don't qualify for all of them, but again, everyone's background is different. They do pay cash and you can cash out after you reach $20.

CVS Deals week of 9/21

test — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:35:00 +0000

This week's CVS Deals that I'm going for.

Sunday and Monday only:

$11.99 ECB L'Oreal Advanced Revitalist anti wrinkle serum $11.99 (limit 1) Use L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift Anti Wrinkle Concentrate Or Any Age Perfect Pro Calcium Radiance Perfector, Any $3.00 /1 Insert 07-20-08 SS
$4.99 ECB Nivea for Men Bodywash $4.99 (limit 1)

All week long deals:

Spend $15 get $7 ECB's - Hersheys/Nestle/Mars - Items listed

Spend $25 get $10 ECB's on select Kimberly Clark items -

Viva towels
Kleenex Cottenelle 6.49
Kleenex tissues 1.00
Depends and Poise 13.00
Kotex liners,pads,tampons 6.00
Huggies diapers 15.00
Huggies wipes 2.99

ADIDAS deodorant $4.99 (limit 1) get $4.00 ECB's Use Adidas Deodorant, Body Spray or Body Wash $1.00 /1 09-07-08 RP or 07-27-08 RP

Crest Pro Health 4.2oz $2.99 (limit 2) get $2.00 ECB's - Use $1/1 cpn 8/31 P&G

Spend $10 get $5.00 ECB's Garnier Fructis $5.99 each - Use $1/1 cpns 9/14 RP

Survey Site - Opinion Square

test — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:22:00 +0000

Opinion Square is another GREAT survey site. I've been a member for well over a year now.

When you take surveys you earn points to cash in for great prizes! They have a ton to choose from. It's free to join!

Giveaway #4 Winner!!!

test — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Sorry I didn't get to this yesterday. We were on vacation last week and got home on Sunday so yesterday was a crazy day getting everything back to 'normal', whatever normal is! LOL

Here is this weeks winner for a $10 CVS Gift Card

............................

...........................

Abi

Abi didn't leave me her email and I can't access her blogger profile so I will give her till Friday to contact me and then I'll pick someone else if she doesn't.
So Abi.......hope you check back here and send your address to frugalrimama@cox.net.

Thank you everyone for sharing your great CVS deals!

I will post the next giveaway within 24 hours so check back.

Free Cell Phone Strap

test — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:53:00 +0000

Click here to receive a FREE Cell Phone Strap.

Pretty cool!

Survey Site - Permission Research

test — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:35:00 +0000

Permission Research - It's free to join and when you do you are entered to win $100,000!! Wouldn't that be nice!

from their website:

PermissionResearch operates an Internet research panel that supports one of the nation’s leading market research companies. Our goal is to help companies understand Internet trends and patterns. Just as the television industry uses rating services to determine which are the most watched programs — and to affect the shows and commercials that air — the Internet community relies on services like PermissionResearch to understand the likes and dislikes of Internet users to make informed business decisions. Because of this reliance, PermissionResearch panelists can actually influence the information and services that are available on the Internet, and the manner in which that information and those services are presented.

Rite Aid Deals Week of 9/21

test — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:32:00 +0000

This is what I got at Rite Aid this week:

Garnier 2/$6.00 used 2 $1.00 cpns (9/21 RP)
Huggies 3/$33 used 3 $1.50 cpns (home mailer)
Olay cleansing cloths $5.00 used $2.00 cpn (8/10 insert)

I spent $36.27
Saved $18.34
And will get SCR of $23.00
and
Care Giver's rebate $3.00
Total Cost - $10.27

Other good deals this week:

Suave On sale 1.99 get $1.00 SCR Use $1/1 or .50/1 cpns 9/21
Just For Men Touch of Grey $7.99 MIR found here = FREE
Planters Nuts $2.99
Lipton Tea, Sweet n Low, Country Time, NatraTaste or Crystal Light $1.99
General Mills Cereals - Selection at store 2/$5.00
Kotex 2/$6.00 SCR on 2 Use $1.00 cpns
Dawn .99 buy 1 use $1/2 or .50/1 P&G 8/31 insert

You can find more deals at Hot Coupon World and more Drugstore Savings at the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

CVS Shopping / Savings - 9/25/08

test — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Here is what I got at CVS this week. I went to 2 different stores and one of them had all back to school and summer stuff at 75%. I was able to pick up a few stocking stuffer's for my oldest. I like when that happens.

I spent $14.38
I saved $70.01

Here's the breakdown - I did 2 different transactions and used ECBs that I had already.

Transaction #1

Princess Tote - 75% off = 3.49
4 Kleenex @ 1.00 = 4.00
2 Huggies Cleanteam @ 2.99 = 5.98
2 Crest Pro Health $ 2.99 = 5.98
1 Nivea Body Wash = 4.99

Used
-1.00 off Nivea
-1.00 off Crest Pro Health
-1.00 off Crest Pro Health
-3.00 off 2 Huggies Cleanteam
-.50 off 3 Kleenex
-3.99 ECB
-3.00 ECB
-1.48 ECB
-1.00 ECB

Total OOP - $6.29
Saved - $28.24
Received - $8.99 in ECB's for the next order

Transaction #2

2 Pencil Holder's - 75% off = .75 each = 1.50
Mini Alpha Paper - 75% off = .49
Hannah Montana Pen - 75% off = .49
4 Kleenex $ 1.00 = 4.00
4 Huggies Cleanteam @ 2.99 = 11.96
1 Hana Montana hand held game - 75% off = 3.25

Used
-1.00 off 3 Kleenex
-3.00 off 2 Huggies Cleanteam
-1.00 off Huggies Cleanteam
-1.00 off Huggies Cleanteam
-4.00 ECBs
-4.99 ECB's

Total OOP - $8.09
Total Saved - 41.77

And I have $10 ECB's for next week!

Did you shop at CVS this week? If so how did you do?? Post a comment and let me know.

edited to add
I went back to CVS tonight, a different one to check out their clearance section. So glad I did. I got more Christmas gifts.

Here is what I got:

I spent $8.xx
I saved $24.xx

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars!

Stop & Shop Shopping / Savings 9/25

test — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:37:00 +0000

On Tuesday I did my regular shopping trip and spent $101.xx BUT I saved $43.xx. Not bad! We were away on vacation last week so we need a lot of stuff otherwise I never spend close to $100 a week.

I had to stop there today and grab just a few things plus I have some coupons that are going to expire on the 30th so I wanted to make sure I used them. Also I picked up a few things on clearance. Love when I get good clearance finds. Here is what I got:

I spent $17.xx
I saved $27.xx

So my total for the week with both shopping trips:
Spent $118.xx
Saved $70.xx

Giveaway #5 - Kool Aid Packets

test — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:07:00 +0000

This weeks giveaway is for 12 Kool Aid Packets.

It's SUPER SIMPLE to enter this week's giveaway. You can enter up to 3 times. Each entry MUST be a separate post or it will only count as one. PLEASE be sure to leave me your email address or a link to your blog so I can contact you. IF I can't contact you, then I will have to pick another name. This giveaway is open to anyone and everyone who finds my blog!

Just leave a comment saying hi with your name and email address
Subscribe to my blog via email and then post again saying you did so. If you are already subscribed, then post another comment saying you already are
Post my giveaway on your blog then come back here and leave a comment with the link to you post.

Good Luck to you all, thanks for playing along. I've been having fun giving stuff away.

This giveaway will end Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm EST.
Any questions please email me!

Here are some other cool giveaways out there in blogland. Check them out!

Elizabeth at Zizzie Happenings is giving away 2 stacks of coupons - Click Here
Super Coupon Girl is giving away some baby samples and coupons - Click Here

International Freebie and Survey Sites

test — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:32:00 +0000

I have noticed that some of my visitors are international so I wanted to add some International Freebie and Survey Sites. As I find more I will update this post. I will also put a Quick Link on the left hand sidebar for easy finding.

I have no idea what kinds of freebies or samples these are, as I am in the US, but if you sign up come back and leave a comment on the kinds of things you get.

FREEBIES

UK Freebies

Canada Freebies

Australia Freebies

SURVEYS

UK Survey Locator

NetRatings - UK

UK - Plum Prizes

UK - VoiceInACrowd

UK, Germany & Canada

NetRatings - Germany

Canada - SondagesCanadiens.com

Walgreen's Week of 9/21

test — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:21:00 +0000

I didn't think I was going to make it to Walgreen's this week but we desperately needed toilet paper so I made sure I went. And I'm glad I did. I got all of this for free. I used my gift card that gets reloaded every month with rebates and this month I had a lot to spend. Here is what I got:

I spent NOTHING ($17.85Paid with Gift Card)
I saved $68.83!!!

Now that's a good trip!

Want to see more Drugstore Savings? Visit the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

Pay Day!! 9/26

test — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:10:00 +0000

Today I received 3 checks in the mail. Love when that happens!

{sorry it didn't scan very well}

Rite Aid Single Check Rebate Check from August $28.95
Survey Check - Your2Cents - $6.00
Organix Shampoo Rebate Check - $5.49

Total $40.44

Cash 4 Gold

test — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Have you seen this ad on TV?

I wonder how much they give you. Has anyone tried this? If you have or do let us know how it works out.

Here is what they say:

Get Cash in Your Hands in 24 hours by Selling Your Scrap Gold & Jewelry! Request your FREE Cash4Gold kit and Start Making Instant Cash! Gold, Silver, Platinum, Jewelry & Dental - Get Cash for it Now!

CVS - Week of 9/28

test — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:57:00 +0000

I've got some ECB's to roll. Here is how I figured it out and I'm going to grow my ECB's from $18.00 to $25!!!

Here are my scenerios:

My Husbands Card:

Gillette Fusion Razor (there are some bonus packs with shaving cream in some stores, those work to) $9.99, Use 4.00 cpn P&G 9/28, Get $5 ECB's = .99!!!

Dawn Renewal (It's reported that these are also .99) 5 @ .99 = $4.95, Use $.99 cpns P&G 8/31 (these expire 9/30 so use them fast) = Free after cpns

Dawn Regular .99 Use .50 cpn from Homemailer = .49

Covergirl Clean Makeup $5.49, use $1.00 cpn P&G 9/28, get $5.49 ECB's = Make $1.00 after cpn and ECB's

Covergirl Face Product, any = Use BOGO Free with you buy Foundation (above) = FREE

Contour Meter $14.99, Use cpn 3/16 SS or 6/1 SS, Get $5.00 ECB = FREE + $5.00

Total : $10.42 (before tax)
Use $10.00 ECB's
OOP: .42 + tax
Get: $15.79 ECB's

I rolled $10 ECB's into $15.79!!!

My Card

Gillette Fusion Razor (there are some bonus packs with shaving cream in some stores, those work to) $9.99, Use 4.00 cpn P&G 9/28, Get $5 ECB's = .99!!!

Covergirl Clean Makeup $5.49, use $1.00 cpn P&G 9/28, get $5.49 ECB's = Make $1.00 after cpn and ECB's

Covergirl Face Product, any = Use BOGO Free with you buy Foundation (above) = FREE

Contour Meter $14.99, Use cpn 3/16 SS or 6/1 SS, Get $5.00 ECB = FREE + $5.00

Total : $10.48 (before tax)
Use $7.99 ECB's
OOP: $2.49 + tax
Get: $10.00 ECB's

I rolled $7.99 ECB's into $10.00!!!

There are some other great deals this week. Here are a few:

Spend $15 get $5 ECB's on Nestle Products
Spend $15 get $5 ECB's on Scotch 3m products (there are some printables to use)

What is your plan for this week? Leave a comment and share with everyone.

Free Samples

test — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:18:00 +0000

Here are some free samples. Some of them I've listed before but if you didn't see them I wanted to bring them back to the top.

Kashi Cookie Sample - These are so yummy!
Johnson's Baby Shampoo - I love how my little one's hair smells when I use this!
Dove Cream Oil Lotion - Another one of my favorites!!
Bear Naked Fruit & Nut
Betty Crocker Warm Delights - So Yummy!!
Seattle's Best Coffee
Crest Expressions
Jergens Naturals
Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair Foot Creme
Baby on the way? Get free baby samples and coupons
Quality Health - Healthy Samples, Healthy Offer, Healthy Living
Cheap is good…but FREE is better! Join FreeFly’s and get FREE samples of name-brand products!
Baby to Bee - Sign up anyone who is having a baby for a lot of FREE stuff!

Mail Call - Pay Day & Free Magazines

test — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:42:00 +0000

I love how the gal at My Precious Pennies lists what she gets in the mail as far as freebies and checks. So I've decided to do the same thing. Thanks for the idea My Precious Pennies!!!

I received more goodies in the mail today. Love getting goodies!!

I sent for a free issue of Cosmopolitan and O -The Oprah Mag from Start Sampling. Well the first issues arrived today. I also received my survey check from Opinion Outpost for $15.20!!! I seem to be getting at least 1 check a month from them. You can see on the top of the right sidebar my total earnings in surveys. That's just the last few months I've become more serious in doing the surveys. If you'd like more information the the Surveys I do Click Here.

More Samples and Freebies

test — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:57:00 +0000

Thanks to Frugal, Freebies and Deals for the following Freebies~

How about getting $35 of coupons and deals from DelMonte? My kids love DelMonte fruit cups!! Actually I do too. :) Click here.

Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils

New Dove Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner

Free Schick Titanium Razor!!! This is a great sample!!!

And here is a post I did yesterday with even more samples!! Your mail carrier is going to either hate you or love you! LOL

Halloween Shopping

test — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:42:00 +0000

It's Halloween time. I'm not a big Halloween person but since I've had kids I've really enjoyed it. They are small so I still make the final decision on what they are going to wear and I'm still looking for the perfect costume for my 1 year old. If you are still looking too, here are some online stores that are running sales right now and they have a great selection!

Halloween Costumes 4 U - 10% OFF Your Purchase of $100 or More! Simply use Coupon Code CJ10P when checking out!

And make sure you stock up on candy for the little ones at CVS. This week when you buy $15 of Nestle products you'll get $5 ECBs.

FREE Glucose Meter

test — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:14:00 +0000

Are you, or do you know someone who is Diabetic? How about a Free Meter?

Besides the meters you can get at CVS this week for free with the coupon, here is another way for Diabetics to get FREE meters and other free stuff.

You'd pay anything to control your diabetes, but now you can pay less! ClickonHealth connects you to savings on your diabetic supplies and all your healthcare needs.

+ Free Glucose Meter*

+ Free Guide to Controlling Your Diabetes

+ Diabetic Supplies at Little or No Cost*

+ No Complicated Paperwork

+ Free Home Delivery

* Subject to proper insurance coverage

You can also just get the Free Guide by clicking below:

Vista Print - Free Items

test — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:11:00 +0000

Vista Print is always giving away free stuff. You pay shipping, but the items are free. I order from them all the time and I just placed another order for some new business cards. They have so many designs to choose from and they look very professional. I use the business cards to send along with items I sell on eBay and for when I make coupon trades on Hot Coupon World.

Check out the Free offers below:

FREE Return Address Labels from VistaPrint.com! Click here.

FREE Invitations from VistaPrint.com.Click Here!

FREE T-SHIRT

FREE 2008 CALENDAR

Free Business Card Magnets

FREE Note Cards from VistaPrint.com!

FREE Custom Printed Hat from VistaPrint!

Free Car Door Custom Magnet

Cafe Mom

test — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:49:00 +0000

None of my friends or family live near me and the people I do know don't have small children. When I first became a Stay At Home Mom, the only person I could call whenever I needed some Mommy help or adult conversation during the day was my best friend who lives in NH. Everyone else I know works all day long.

I found Cafe Mom and I've been a member for a few years now and I've meet so many other mom's with kids my age. Some are local and others aren't but it's so great to have a place to go to when I have questions, problems, concerns or just for general talk. And I can be online any hour of the day.

Check Out the Largest Social Networking Site for Moms. Join CafeMom Today!

CVS - Shopping 9/30

test — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:08:00 +0000

I love CVS!! Have I mentioned that before?? Well I do, A LOT. Not only do they have great sales each week with their Extra Bucks Programs, but they also have the best Clearance Deals too!! The last couple of weeks I've found some great things on Clearance, and today I found more!!! I'm hoping to hit a few more CVS's in my area before the end of the week to add to my collection.

Here is what I got today:

3 Transactions:

#1 My Husband:

75% off Shopping List 2 @ .25 each

75% Flip Top Storage 2 @.37 each

75% Rubbermaid take along 5 pack 1 @ .87

75% off Hannah Montana Stickers 1@ .50

75% off Hannah Montana Sticker Cards 2 @ .50 each

Gillette fusion 9.99

Cover girl foundation

Cover girl pressed powder

Contour Meter

Dawn 5@.99 each

Used $10 ECB's
$14.99 off Contour Coupons
4 @ $1.00 off Dawn Coupons
1 @ .50 off Dawn Coupon
$4.00 off Gillette Fusion Coupon
$4.49 Free Cover girl Face Product with Purchase of Cover girl Foundation
$1.00 off Cover girl Product

Total OOP $5.96
Saved $125.21
Got $15.79 ECB's

#2 Me

75% off Hannah Montana Activity Pad Set 1 @ $1.75

75% off Hannah Montana Watch 1 @ $2.50

Gillette fusion $9.99

Cover girl foundation $4.49

Cover girl pressed powder $4.49

Contour Meter $14.99

Used $10 ECB's
$14.99 off Contour Coupons
$4.00 off Gillette Fusion Coupon
$4.49 Free Cover girl Face Product with Purchase of Cover girl Foundation
$1.00 off Cover girl Product

Total OOP $9.00
Saved $113.20
Got $15.79 ECB's

#3 Me

Benedril $4.99 (kids are sick so I really needed this)

Used $5.00 ECB
Total OOP ZERO
Saved $6.49

For a total of:
Spend OOP: $14.96
Saved: $244.90

That was my best trip in a LONG TIME!!!

How did you do this week? Add your link below and PLEASE post a link back to my site some where on yours saying "Check out more savings this week at FrugalRIMama". Please list the direct link only to your CVS Savings Post. Thanks!!

Free Sample Nicoderm CQ

test — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Attention Smokers: Quitting smoking is tough but it doesn't have to be brutal. Instead of going cold turkey, NicoDerm CQ helps you quit successfully through a balanced approach. Along with the sample you will also receive a $7 coupon on your next purchase. Answer some questions and fill out the form to get your free sample. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Click Here

Shutterfly Free Shipping Offers

test — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:47:00 +0000

Shutterfly has a few Free Shipping offers for new and existing customers.

Existing Customers - Free Shipping on a $25+ order

New Customers Only - Free Shipping PLUS 50 Free Prints!

It's a great time to get some pictures printed!

Dinner Made Easy - Recipes and Coupons

test — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:28:00 +0000

Sign up with General Mills for the Dinner Made Easy newsletter and FREE coupon booklets! US only.

Hurry Up - These won't last long!!

September Savings

test — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:43:00 +0000

I track my savings at CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen's and at the Food Store (Stop and Shop, Shaw's or Walmart). It encourages me to look for the best deal and take the time to clip the coupons and look through the flyer's. I love seeing my totals at the end of the month. Because really, money saved is money I would of spent so it's money earned!

Here are my totals:

CVS
Total Spent $70.83
Total Saved $462.29

Rite Aid
Total Spent $46.04
Total Saved $82.56

Walgreen's
Total Spent $.00 (I used my gift cards from previous month's rebates)
Total Saved $68.83

Groceries
Total Spent $308.07
Total Saved $557.20

My Grand Total of Savings for all groceries and health and beauty items:

Total Spent: 496.94
Total Saved: 1170.88

That's a GREAT savings!!! Now if only I had that money to show for it. LOL

How did you do this month? Share it with us.

Card Foundation.com - 2 Week Free Trial

test — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:51:00 +0000

Another way to save money is either to make your own greeting cards or send E-Cards. With all the different Occasions every year and all the people I know I spend a lot of money on cards, even if I am getting some of them at the dollar store. It still adds up.

CardFoundation.com has a 2 week Free Trial offer and they have a GREAT selection of cards for just about every occasion you can think of! Plus you also get 2 free accounts you can give to family members or friends and they get the same benefits as you do. So really you can split it 3 ways.

If you decide to join after your trail you will still save a LOT of money compared what you would spend in the store. And then you can send cards to Everyone and Anyone you know even just to say hi!

Silver Jewerly Club

test — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:11:00 +0000

Have you heard of the Silver Jewelry Club? They give away FREE jewelry every single day. All you pay is $6.99 shipping each. This is a GREAT way to get some Christmas gifts. They have really nice pieces too. I know a few people who have bought from them and they've told me the jewelry is really nice. I just bought my first piece tonight and I can't wait to get it.

You probably wondering why they would away jewelry every day. Well chances are you will buy something else because they have such a big selection of really nice stuff. But you don't have to. Check it out and see if you like today's pieces.

Walgreen's $5/$20 Coupon Fri & Sat ONLY

test — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Walgreen's has their famous $5/$20 coupons out again this week and I'm really glad because I missed last weekends and I'm surprised they have one out again so soon. I am heading there tonight and this is my plan. I am probably going to go to two stores.

Transaction #1

(1) L'Oreal Cleanser or Towelettes $7.99
(3) Children's Tylenol $4.99, Buy 3 get $5 RR (Register Reward)
(1) Apple Juice 3/$4.00
(1) Nivea Men's Body Wash $4.99

USE
L'Oreal Coupon $1.00
Children's Tylenol Coupon $3.00/3
Nivea Men's Body Wash $1.00
IVC - Children's Tylenol $1.50 each = $4.50

Total: $20.45
Less: $5/$20

Total: $15.45 + Tax (Use gift card from last month)
Get Back:
$5.00 RR (Register Reward) from Tylenol
$7.99 Rebate L'Oreal Cleanser
$4.99 Rebate Nivea Men's Body Wash

Transaction #2

(2)Lypsol Moisturizer Honey Berry $1.99 each
(1) Rimmel Lasting finish foundation $7.49
(1) Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99
(2) Apple Juice 2/$4.00

USE
Gillette Fusion coupon $4.00

Total: $20.46
Less: $5/$20

Total: $15.46 + Tax (Use gift card from last month)
Get Back:
$5.00 RR (Register Reward) from Gillette
$3.98 Rebate Lypsol Lip Balm
$7.49 Rebate Rimmel Foundation

Transaction #3

(1) Fusion Razor $8.99
(1) Apple Juice 2/$4.00 (we need apple juice that's why I'm using it as a filler)

Total: $6.99
Less: $5 RR from Tylenol above

Total: $1.99 + Tax (Use gift card from last month)
Get Back:
$5.00 RR from Fusion

I will pay for everything on my gift card and with the tax it should cover it all. So really I will pay nothing out of pocket (OOP) but I will have in the end:

(2) $5.00 RR's from Fusion Razors

and I will get back in Rebates:
$24.45 + 10% for putting on a gift card = $26.89

That's a pretty good shopping trip!!

Pay Day!! 10/2

test — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:10:00 +0000

I received a check from Opinion Outpost for $11.00 today. Have a mentioned that I love this site. It's by far my favorite survey site. I've got another check on the way too!

I joined them in July 08 and since then I've made $59.70. Do you belong to them? If so how have you done? Some people tell me they never get surveys from them, but I get them all the time. I don't always qualify but when I take a survey, most times they will ask questions before hand for future surveys. Maybe that's why I get a lot of emails. But I'm not sure.

Walgreen's Shopping 10/2

test — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:04:00 +0000

It was a successful trip. They had everything I was looking for and a few things extra. I bought everything listed in this post and I did it all in one store. The cashier was really nice and didn't mind doing three transactions. I think she was bored.

Here are my grand totals:
Spent: $32.40 (Used a Gift Card so .00 OPP)
Saved: $42.55

I am getting back in rebates :$22.46
And RR (register rewards) I have to spend: $8.00

Not a bad trip at all!!!

Free Prints - PhotoMaxCast

test — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Sign up and get 20 FREE 4x6 prints, 5G of photo and video lifetime storage, Free personal photo and video website for sharing and simple video and photo editing.

You can find more photo deals HERE

Free Samples

test — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:27:00 +0000

There are LOTS of companies that will send you free samples. It's the best way to get people to try their products. I usually send for any free sample I can even if I don't think I'll use it because I probably know someone who will or perhaps I'll try it and then like it. You never know.

Here are some companies you can sign up with to get free samples. They will either list them on their website or email you when they are available. Sometimes if you are among the first to know about samples, you have a better chance of getting them. They usually only have so many available. Click the banners to sign up.

Free Baby Samples for Expecting Mothers or Fathers-to-be.

CVS - Week of 10/5

test — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:15:00 +0000

This week at CVS, if you have the Breeze 2 coupons then there is a $10 Money Maker!!!

Here is my plan for the week:

Transaction #1 (Me)
(2) Honey Bunches of Oats BOGO Free 2 @ 4.59 (not sure of the price but should be about that)
(1) Breeze 2 Meter $14.99 (get $10.00 ECB's)
(1) Always Infinity $4.98 (get $4.98 ECB's)
(1) CVS Vitamen D-400 $2.99 (get $2.99 ECB's) - Monthly Deal

Use
-$14.99 Breeze 2 Coupon
-12.29 ECB's
Total OOP .27 + Tax
Get back $17.97 ECB's

Transaction #2 (My Husband)
(1) Breeze 2 Meter $14.99 (get $10.00 ECB's)
(1) Always Infinity $4.98 (get $4.98 ECB's)
(1) CVS Vitamen D-400 $2.99 (get $2.99 ECB's) - Monthly Deal Limit 1
(2) Well Patch 3ct $5.99 (get $5.99 ECV's) - Montly Deal Limit 5

Use
-$14.99 Breeze 2 Coupon
(2) - 1.00 Well Patch coupons
-17.29 ECB's
Total OOP .66 + Tax
Get back $29.95 ECB's

Halloween T-Shirts

test — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Need a Costume? We have Costume Tees for Everyone! Get an Extra 10% off with Coupon HALLOWEEN

If you want something quick and easy to wear while Trick or Treating with the kids or to your office party these T-Shirts are perfect! Use Code HALLOWEEN to get 10% off until October 31st.

More Special Offers

test — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Here are some more offers available today. Some of them I've mentioned before but wanted to bring them back up to the top...

Fill out form and receive Work from home free DVD training package with no obligation. You may have to buy something in the end, but the information is free so it's worth it to take a look. There are legitimate money making opportunities out there, we just need to find them!

Sign up and receive free subscription of Sherman's Travel Magazine.

Sign up and receive free Best Selling Robert Allen book on Investment. Get a FREE Robert Allen book and consultation! Click Here

Join the Purple Plus Program today to receive your Savings Card. If you have prescription coverage, use the card to save up to $30 off each of your next 6 refills of NEXIUM. If you have no prescription coverage, you will receive $50 off each of your next 6 refills.

Enter your Baby in the Great American Photo Contest for a chance to WIN $2,500! Register, Upload, and Vote. Its that easy!

Sign up with General Mills for the Dinner Made Easy newsletter, FREE coupon booklets, and Box Tops for Education programs.

Sign up for the Ideal Bite newsletter to receive easy eco-living tips delivered in a short, sassy email each weekday.

Sign up to receive your FREE sample pack complete with a Kotex® Ultra Thin Pad with Wings, Kotex® Lightdays® Pantiliner (individually wrapped), and two Kotex® Security® Tampons.

Join Parentricity FREE - Sign up and enter for great prizes and giveaways! This brand new social network brings together Parents all over the world for fun, advice, and sense of connection.

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Free Baby Samples for Expecting Mothers or Fathers-to-be.

There's no obligation, No experience needed

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Play this free lotto and win the car of your dreams or other fabulous prizes.

PlanningFamily.com offers users a number of different free baby samples, offers and coupons from name brand advertisers.

Free Baby Formula samples!

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Work From Home Information

test — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:07:00 +0000

There is so much information out there for work at home jobs. Some of them are scams and some of them are real. The one thing to know is NEVER pay to get information unless you know someone who can verify it is REAL.

Here is a site that will give you free information. In the end they may be trying to sell you something but the information is free so it's worth checking it out.

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Start your own legitimate Home Business. Make an extra $500-$5000 a month from home.

Use the internet to make you money! Work when you want, where you want. Sign up for your Free Home Based Business Training Package.

Saving Money Online with Rebates

test — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:53:00 +0000

Shopping Online is becoming more and more popular these days. It's just so easy to do and you can do it whenever you have free time. Most stores offer great discounts when you shop online but you can even earn money on top of that. Here are a few websites that offer you Rebates when you shop through their website. It's based on a percentage of your purchase. Each of these sites may give you a different percentage so join them all and check out which one is best to use before you shop online again. Remember, topped with the great deals you will be getting this Christmas, you can get money back too!

Giveaway #5 Winner

test — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:00 +0000

This week's winner of the Kool Aid is...

..............................

..............................

Lynn

Congrats Lynn! Thanks for playing along.

Giveaway #6 - $10 CVS Gift Card

test — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:05:00 +0000

This weeks Giveaway is for another $10 CVS Gift Card.

You can enter up 3 times:

Leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite frugal Christmas gift is to give or get.
Post my giveaway on your blog. then come back here and leave another comment with the direct link.
Subscribe to my feed and then comment again saying you did and if you are already subscribed then just post that you are.

Make sure to leave me your email address or a link to your blog so I can contact you if you win!

The Giveaway will end Monday, October 13th 11:59pm EST. I will pick a winner on Monday!
Thanks!!!

Free Sample - Fruit Roll Ups & More

test — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:51:00 +0000

The Roll-Ups are all gone. :(

More free samples still available.....

FreeFlys - Join now to get free samples from top name brands! Cheap is good, but FREE is better! Click Here
Free Ferrari Stickers Click Here
Free Holiday Recipe Cards - Click Here
Free Car Care Guide
Free Stained Glass Patterns - Could be an idea for a Christmas gift for someone!
Free Sample of Signature Scent Custom Scent Bath & Body.
Free sample of Flint River Ranch pet food.
Free sample of VIBE hair care.
Free sample of Organic Bee Pollen
Free Fall Favorites Cook Book
Free Sample of Life's Abundance Dog Food

Printable Coupon - Listerine Whitening

test — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:02:00 +0000

Listerine Whitening - $2.00 off Pre-Brush Rinse and $3.00 off Whitening Pen.

Not sure if either of these will be on sale soon I haven't had a chance to look. Does anyone know? If so please let us know.

Building a Stock Pile / Buying in Bulk

test — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:10:00 +0000

I began buying items in bulk about a year ago. I never thought I'd become a stockpiler, but I have. My first exposure to a stockpile was at my mother's house a few years ago. I didn't realize at the time that is what she was doing, I just thought she was crazy. When Stop and Shop and Shaw's started with their 10/$10 promotions, my mother thought you had to buy 10 items so she began stockpiling the items she could get for $1.00. I laughed at her but whenever I'd go visit, I'd go and shop in her store. Now she laughs at me and shops at my store! Funny how things happen.

My friends husband does not understand the reason to buy things you don't need immediately, or buying in bulk. Part of their situation is they don't have room but if they decided to buy in bulk then they could find the room, but he doesn't want too. That's OK, it's not for everyone but for those who do want to try and build a stockpile, here are some ways to get it going.

But first let me explain some of the benefits of having a stockpile. You almost NEVER have to pay full price for something when you need it because you are stockpiling when things are on sale, and hopefully with a coupon. You almost always have something on hand to cook for dinner, make for lunch or to put together a quick snack. And if you happen to have bad weather, you'll be all set for food. Stockpiling DOES save you money, if you do it slowly. Don't try to get everything in one shopping trip. It could take months to build up a good stockpile. One thing to remember is that just about everything has an expiration date. When my mother first began her stock pile, she quickly realized she couldn't stock pile everything because some things don't have a long shelf life, like salad dressings. So be careful and if the shelf life isn't long, then don't get more than you can use in that time period. Most sales happen in cycles so you'll be able to get more at a good price again.

How to begin your stockpile....

Figure out how much money you want to spend each week building up your stockpile. You can start with $20 if you'd like. With sales and coupons, $20 can go very far.
Make a list of the things you seem to use most often or run out of the most. Those are things you DO want to stockpile first. Remember, we aren't' just talking about food. You can stockpile health and beauty items too.
Again, don't run out and buy everything at once. When the weekly sales flyer's come, sit down and look to see if any of the items on your list are on sale that week.
Next you want to see if you have (or can get) coupons for those items. Coupons can come from many different sources.... The Sunday newspaper, Magazines, Boxes of products, the mail, printed from the Internet, from your family or friends and you can even purchase coupons on eBay or from a coupon clipping service, which I will explain more of later.
To begin, I suggest you ONLY buy items you have coupons for that are on sale that week. Figure out how much you can get with the amount you set aside for your stockpile.
Repeat this each week until you have a good stockpile going. Then just replenish as needed.

As you build your stockpile you may find items that never have coupons that you really want to stockpile. That is OK, but ONLY buy them when they are on sale. Remember the purpose to a stockpile is to help you save money. There will be weeks where you can get items for FREE with the right sale and the right coupons. If that's the case, go crazy and get as much as you want. But try to leave some in the store for the next person. I know I hate when I go buy something and there are no more left.

Where to get coupons...

I mentioned above that you can buy coupons on eBay or from a coupon clipping service. First let me explain, you aren't actually buying the coupons, but you are paying a service for them to clip, sort and send you the coupons. They don't ever cost as much as face value, usually just a small fee is attached to each coupon. If you look on eBay, just do a search for the product you are looking for and you'll get (possibly a big) list of what's for sale. Most people will combine shipping so you don't pay a lot for more than one purchase. You can also do a Google search for 'coupon clipping services'.
Trade with other people through message boards. The one I use the most is Hot Coupon World. You can also do a search on Google for 'money saving forums' and you'll find more. Besides trading coupons, these forums are a wealth of information for saving money and using coupons.
Write, email or call the manufacturer and ask to be put on a mailing list for coupons. While you are contacting them, it's always nice to let them know how much you enjoy their products. I'm sure they get a lot of complaint and very few complements. Some will even send you a coupon for a free item. Those are always nice. Make a list of who you contact so you know who sends you something and who doesn't. You can probably contact them again after a year for more coupons.
Search on Google for printable coupons. When I find good one's I will post them on this blog so you can always check Printable Coupons to see what I have found. You can find some printable coupons on the right sidebar of my blog all the time.
Send for as many free samples as you can because almost always they send a coupon too. I will post here also when I find some so check Free Samples to see what I've found.
Buy more than one Sunday paper and/or ask your friends, family and co-workers for their coupons. Keep the coupon sections on hand until they all expire, even if you don't cut them all out because there might be a good sale down the road for something you don't normally buy or you wanted to try, or that you can get free or even make money on. You never know when you might need a coupon.
Look in the stores while you shop. You can often find coupons right in front of the product or display that you can use then or save for later. If you take more than one, remember to leave some for other people. You can always get more the next time you go shopping.

Saving money can and is addicting. Be sure to teach everyone you know how to do it so they don't take everything from your stockpile, unless of course it's your mother or daughter. That's OK. LOL

Free Fall Samples

test — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:27:00 +0000

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test — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:48:00 +0000

Stop and Shop Week of 10/5

test — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:58:00 +0000

I made my weekly shopping trip on Tuesday and stocked up on just a few things. It wasn't my best savings trip but not everything has a coupon. Here is the breakdown, sorry no picture of this trip.....

Some of the deals I got.....

Pasta Roni on sale 10/$10 and if I use the hand held scanner I got another .50 off each.
I got 4 paid $2.00 (cost .50 each, regular price $1.20 each)
Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta regular price 3/$5.00 and I had a bunch of $1.00/1.
I got 2 and paid $1.34 (cost .67 each regular price $1.67 each)
Green Giant Steamer$1.50 and I had $1.00/1.
I got 1 and paid .50 (regular price $2.00 - I would of bought more but they weren't all on sale just certain ones)
Egglands Best Large Eggs regular price $2.99 and I had .35/1 which doubles to .70/1
I got 1 and paid $2.29 (not the best price for eggs)
Pillsbury Savoring Pastry Bites on sale for $3.00 and I had two $1.00/1 coupons.
I got 2 and paid $4.00 ($2.00 each, regular price $4.00 each)

This plus more......

Total Spent $45.12
Total Saved $15.93

I stopped in again today because I heard from Money Saving Mom that Stop & Shop has the glade deal going on this month where you buy 1 Glade Plug In's Scented Oil fro $3.99 and you get a $4.00 Catalina (coupon that prints at the register) off your next order. But to sweeten the deal even more there are B1G1 Free coupons in the 9/28 Smart Source flyer so you'll pay $3.99 for 2 and get two $4.00 Catalina's. A $4.01 money maker!! Beeb at Super Coupon Girl has been doing this deal at her local store for a while now and I'm so glad it's finally here!! So I went today since we did need more milk and my 1 year old needed some Gerber Graduates treats. I was hoping to use my Catalina's to generate more but they wouldn't go through and they had to force through so I am just going to use them next time and break down my shopping into small orders. But here is what I got in 4 transactions.

#1
2 Glade Plug In's Scented Oils at $3.99 each
Used B1G1 free - 3.99
Total Paid: $4.55
Total Saved: $3.99
Received $8.00 on my next order (two $4.00 Catalina's)

I then did the same transaction over again and tried to use one of the $4.00 Catalina's to pay but it wouldn't go through so I just paid again.

#2
2 Glade Plug In's Scented Oils at $3.99 each
Used B1G1 free - 3.99
Total Paid: $4.55
Total Saved: $3.99
Received $8.00 on my next order (two $4.00 Catalina's)

Now I have FOUR $4.00 Catalina (total $16.00)

#3
Gerber Grads Fruit Treats 2 @ $2.19 each, used $.50/1 coupon which doubled to $1.00.
Paid $3.38 ($1.49 each)
Gerber Grads Yogurt Melts 2 @ 3.00 each, used $.50/1 coupon which doubled to $1.00.
Paid $5.00 ($2.50 each)
Reese Snack Size Bag 2 $2.99 but on sale for B1G1 Free
Paid $2.99 for 2 ($1.49 each)
Tasters Choice Stick packs 6 @ 1.25 each (these were .99 but I guess they raised the price and I didn't know, oh well) used .50/1 coupons which double to $1.00
Paid $1.50 (.25 each, when they were .99 each they came out to free with coupons)
2 Glade Plug In's Scented Oils 2 $3.99 each, used B1G1 free coupon
Paid $3.99 for 2 ($1.49 each but getting back $8.00's in Catalina's)
Used ONE $4.00 Catalina (cashier said only 1 per order, I didn't know this since the Catalina doesn't not state that, oh well).

Total Paid $13.90
Total Saved $18.98 (nice!! I saved more than I spent!!!)
Received $8.00 on my next order (two $4.00 Catalina's)

Now I have FIVE $4.00 Catalina (total $20.00)

Then I realized I forgot to buy milk so I went back and did 1 more transaction...

Transaction #4

Hood 2% half gallon 1 @ $2.59
Stop & Shop Gallon Whole Milk 1 @ 3.59
Used 1 $4.00 Catalina
Total Paid $2.18
Total Saved $4.00 (nice!! I saved more than I spent again!!!)

Now I have FOUR $4.00 Catalina (total $16.00)

My total spending on all 4 trips:
Total Paid $25.18
Total Saved $30.96 (nice!! I saved more than I spent!!!)
And I still have FOUR $4.00 Catalina (total $16.00 to spend)

Next time I am going to break down my orders down as close to $4.00 as I can to use my FOUR Catalina's and ultimately get everything for almost free.

CVS Shopping - Week of 10/5

test — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:00 +0000

I talked about what my plan was at CVS this week in this post here. I made 3 trips (so far, I'm going again tonight to get more wipes) this week and here is what I got. Sorry I only have pictures of 2 of the 3 trips.

Trip #1
I got more clearance stuff for Christmas!!!

Insulated Princess Lunch Box - Regular Price $9.99 - 90% off - total cost .99!!
Hannah Montana Sticker Cards - Regular Price $1.99 - 90% off - total cost .19 each, I got 3 for .57.
Hooked on Phonics Books - Regular Price $3.99 - 90% off - total cost .39 each, I got 3 for $1.17
Breeze 2 Monitor - On Sale $14.99 (get $10.00 extra care bucks - limit 1)
Always Infinity - On Sale $4.98 (get $4.98 extra care bucks - limit 2)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats - On Sale B1G1 Free - $4.59 each, I got 2 for $4.59.
CVS Vitamin D-400 - Regular Price $2.99 (get $2.99 extra care bucks October Monthly- limit 1, I think)
Used
$14.99 Monitor coupon
$12.29 Extra Care Bucks

Total Spent $5.10
Total Saved $112.98
Got back $17.97 in ECB's

Trip #2

I broke this down in two transaction to use my Always ecb's on the wipes:

#1
Hannah Montana Sticker Cards - Regular Price $1.99 - 90% off - total cost .19 each (she charged me .20 each), I got 6 for 1.00
Always Infinity - On Sale $4.98 (get $4.98 extra care bucks - limit 2)

Used
$ 5.00 Extra Care Bucks

Total Spent $1.05
Total Saved $14.96
Got back $4.98 extra bucks

#2
CVS Baby wipes 160 count (got the bonus pack with 80 extra, total 240 wipes) $5.29

Used
$ 4.98 Extra Care Bucks (from above transaction)

Total Spent $.33
Total Saved $4.98
Got back $1.00 extra care bucks (must be a hidden deal, I didn't know about! I'm gonna go back and get more since we are low on wipes and I really like the CVS ones and there were a few bonus packs left)

Trip #3 (sorry no picture)

Arm & Hammer Essential Cleaner On Sale $2.50
Breeze 2 Monitor One Sale $14.99
Herbal Essence Shampoo On Sale $2.88, got 2
Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste On Sale $2.99, got 2 (will get $2.00 ecb's on each one)
Always Infinity - On Sale $4.98 (get $4.98 extra care bucks - limit 2)

Used
$14.99 Monitor Coupon (but cashier put it through for $15.23, not sure why)
$1.00 Arm & Hammer Essentials printable coupon HERE and there was also a Rebate in this weeks flyer 10/5
$2.00 Herbal Essence Coupon
$2.00 Herbal Essence Coupon
$1.00 Colgate Max Fresh coupon
$1.00 Colgate Max Fresh coupon
$11.98 Extra Care Bucks

Total Spent $1.56 (just tax, the subtotal was .00!)
Total Saved $84.93
Received $18.98 in ECB's

Trip #4 (sorry no pictures)

Always Infinity - On Sale $4.98 (get $4.98 extra care bucks - limit 2)
Well Patch Arthritis 3 count On Sale $5.99 (get $5.99 ECB's October Monthly Deal - Limit 5)
CVS Vitamin D-400 - Regular Price $2.99 (get $2.99 extra care bucks October Monthly- limit 1, I think)
Used
$1.00 Well Patch coupon
$1.00 Well Patch coupon
$16.29 Extra Care Bucks

Total Spent $.66
Total Saved $20.90
Got Back 18.95 ECB's

GRAND TOTALS
Spend OOP : $8.70
Spent ECB's : $50.54
Rec'd ECB's : $61.88

SC Johnson Printable Coupons

test — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:00 +0000

Click Here for some awesome SC Johnson Coupons. Over $30 worth of savings. Great Values too!! You can print them each 2 times.

Other printables...

Sargento Salad Finishers

Arm & Hammer Essentials

3 Survey/Shopping Sites

test — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:37:00 +0000

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test — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:48:00 +0000

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CVS Shopping 10/12

test — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:11:00 +0000

I stopped by CVS this morning just go look around. I didn't get everything I plan on getting this week just yet, I wasn't prepared but here is what I did get and boy did I get a deal on some Juice!!!

I got...
Swiffer Starter Kit On Sale $7.99
Swiffer Duster Starter Kit On Sale $6.99 (spend $10 on Swiffer get $5 ECB's)
Welch's Light Grape Juice On Clearance $1.77 (Buy 3 Welch's Grape Juice get $3 ECB's)
CVS Paper Towel 3 Pack $1.99 (regular price)

Used
-$6.99 coupon - Buy Swiffer Starter Get FREE Swiffer Duster Kit
-$1.00 coupon Welch's Grape Juice
-$1.00 coupon Welch's Grape Juice
-$1.00 coupon Welch's Grape Juice
-$1.00 coupon Welch's Grape Juice
-$2.00 CRT (Cash Register Tape) coupon for $1 off CVS 3 pack paper towels, but it rang in $2.00
-$1.00 CRT (Cash Register Tape) coupon for $1 off CVS 3 pack paper towels
-$2.99 ECB's
-4.98 ECB's

Total Paid: $ 2.24
Total Saved: $41.84
Rec'd $11.00 ECB's

Stop & Shop Week of 10/12

test — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:23:00 +0000

I only needed a few things today so I was able to use my $4 Catalina's I got last week. Here is what I got: (sorry no picture)

Mini Hot Dogs $4.49
1/2lb Stop & Shop Turkey Breast $4.00
1lb Land O Lakes Cheese $6.46 (ouch!)
Big Daisy Bread $1.39
Huggies Overnights $10.99

Used
-$1.00 Huggies Diapers
-$1.00 Land O Lakes cheese (Smart Source 10/12)
-$4.00 Catalina from Glade Deal
-$4.00 Catalina from Glade Deal
-$4.00 Catalina from Glade Deal
-$4.00 Catalina from Glade Deal

Total Spent: $8.83
Total Saved: $18.75

I have two more of the glade coupons but I didn't use them today, will get more on Tuesday and more Catalina's too!

More Free Samples....

test — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:53:00 +0000

More free samples I came across this weekend......

Head & Shoulders

Aveeno Positively Ageless Lifting & firming night cream

Always Infinity

Waterski Magazines 10 Free Issues

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Giveaway $6 Winner!!

test — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:20:00 +0000

Thank you for all your great frugal Christmas ideas. I will be featuring some of them in the upcoming weeks, but I'll contact you if I do.

Ok, now to the winner. The winner is.......

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Toni............

Thanks again to everyone. Check back for my next giveaway!

Survey Site - SayNation

test — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:18:00 +0000

SayNation! is a survey site I came upon a few months ago. I have received a LOT of surveys from them but I don't qualify all the time, as usual. The good thing is, they just started giving you 25 points if you don't qualify. I've moved up the point ladder pretty quickly because I've received some high point surveys. The most points I received for a survey from them was 8000 points. I had to fill out an online survey every day for a week so the point value was high. The surveys are not normally very long, they average 10-20 minutes. I just finished up one that was only 10 minute's and I received 2400 points for it. Easy!

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While you are earning points for prizes, you are also earning towards a $25 gas card. I am 64% of the way there and can't wait to reach that goal. That's a handy award, that's for sure! You can also cash in for gas gift cards with your points.

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test — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:39:00 +0000

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Fusion Cash - Survey Site / GPT

test — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:43:00 +0000

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This is another GPT sites like Squishy Cash. There are lots of different offers that you don't have to pay anything for and you still earn money. I just recently joined so I don't have much in my account yet, just $8.10 but I'm working on it.

My Survey Earnings Update

test — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

I have been doing survey's for My Survey for just over a month now. I didn't realize but they give you a bonus 10 points on your one month anniversary, which I got today along with another 200 points for a survey I just did. I have 920 points as of right now and I can cash out for $10 when I get 80 more points. Every 1000 points = $10. Not bad in a months work. If you'd like to learn more about My Survey Click Here . Most of the survey's are short and if you don't qualify for the longer survey (about 15-20 minutes average) then you still get 10 points. Let me know if you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to help you!

Also if you are a member of My Survey, please comment and let us know how you've done with them. I'd love to hear about other people's experiences too!

Rite Aid Week of 10/12

test — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:26:00 +0000

Rite Aid is having a GREAT Cold Sale this week. They have 30 Cold items that you can get a full rebate back using their SCR - Single Check Rebate. If you can find a coupon for these items you can use them too and then it's a money maker. But most rite aid's don't take printable coupons so you may want to check with your store first.

Here is a list of the 30 items that are Free after SCR:

NeilMed - Nasaflo Neti Pot, includes 50 premixed packets
Up to $10.99 SCR

Ayr - Saline Nasal Rinse Kit + 100 refills
Up to $6.99 SCR

NeilMed - Pediatric Sinus Rinse Starter Kit
Up to $4.99 SCR

Simply Saline - Sinus Kit
Up to $6.99 SCR

Theraflu - Warming Relief Liquid, 8.3 oz., any variety
Up to $3.99 SCR

Excedrin Express Gels - Extra Strength or Tension, 20 ct.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Triaminic - Cough Syrup, 4 oz., or Congestion Spray, 6.7 oz., or Thin Strips, 14 ct., or Soft Chews, 18 ct., or Vapor Fan, 1ct.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Children's Advil - Liquid, 4 oz., any flavor
Up to $3.99 SCR

Children's Throat Cooler - Strawberry or Grape, 6 ct.
Up to $2.99 SCR

Mentholatum - Cherry Chest Rub for Kids, 1.76 oz.
Up to $2.99 SCR

Little Colds / Little Noses - Little Noses Saline Mist, 1.7 oz. Or Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough, 1 oz.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Simply Saline - Allergy & Sinus Relief or Baby, 1.5 oz.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Simply Saline - Nasal Mist Cold Formula, 3 oz.
Up to $4.99 SCR

Hyland's
- Sniffles'n Sneezes 4 Kids, 125 ct., or
- Cough Syrup, 4 oz.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Breathe Again - Adult or Child Nasal Spray, 3.3 oz. LIMIT: TWO (2)
Up to $7.99 SCR

Zucol Coldcare - Original, Menthol or Orange Creme, 18 ct.
Up to $5.99 SCR

Sambucol Immune System Booster Syrup, 4 oz, or Lozenges, 30 ct.
Up to $7.99 SCR

Comtrex
Cough & Cold or Cold & Sinus, 20 ct.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Bee M.D.
Natural Cough Drops, any flavor, 21 ct.
Up to $2.49 SCR

Nexcare - Microvex Cold Sore Treatment, 0.07 oz.
Up to $8.99 SCR

Novitra - Cold Sore Relief Cream, 0.25 oz.
Up to $8.99 SCR

Orajel Cold Sore Treatment - Brush, 0.5 oz., or Overnight Patch
Up to $6.99 SCR

Softlips - Lip Conditioner 1 or 2-pack
Up to $2.99 SCR

Chapstick - True Shimmer, 0.15 oz., any flavor
Up to $1.99 SCR

Buckley's Cough Mixture or Chest Congestion, 4 oz.
Up to $3.99 SCR

4Way - Nasal Spray, 0.5 oz.
Up to $3.99 SCR

Sucrets - Throat Lozenges, 18 ct. or Sucrets Ice
Up to $2.99 SCR

Chloraseptic Max - Sore Throat Spray, 1 oz., or Max Wildberries Lozenges, 15 ct.
Up to $2.99 SCR

Lizard Lips - Lip Balm, 0.15 oz
Up to $0.99 SCR

LypSyl - LypMoisturizer, 1 ct.
Up to $1.99 SCR

Here are some other great deals going on this week at Rite Aid....

Always Infinity On Sale $4.99, Use $2.00 from P & G 10/12 inserts, get SCR $1.00
You pay $1.99 after SCR.

Electrasol On Sale $3.99 Use in ad coupon $2.00 and .50 from 10/12 insert (not everyone got this)
You pay $1.49

Bic Comfort 3 Razors On Sale $2.99 Use $2.00 insert coupon from 10/12
You Pay: .99

M&M, Reese's, Kit Kat or Snickers Fun or Snack Size Bars On Sale 2 for $3 Use $1 off 2 coupon from 10/12 or recent insert
You Pay $2 for 2 bags

Pampers Jumbo Diapers or UnderJams $10.99 Use $1.00 coupon from 10/12, SCR $2.00
You Pay $7.99 after SCR

Windex or Pledge On Sale $2/$5.00, Use $2.00 on Windex or Pledge Printable here
Final Price $.50 each

Arm & Hammer Essentials On Sale $2/$5.00, Use $1.00 Printable Coupon Here And send for full rebate from insert 10/5
Final Price $1.50 with just coupon
Final Price Make $1.50 with coupon and rebate

Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit On Sale $16.99, Use $5.00 Printable here
You Pay $9.99

Betty Crocker Brownies On Sale .99 each, Use .55/1 Printable Coupon From my Side bar
You Pay $.44

Domino Sugar On Sale .99 each Use .35/1 any 24 oz. + 10/12 Red Plum insert
You Pay $.64

Rite Aid Mixed Nuts On Sale BOGO Free

Smart Start, Mini Frosted Wheat's, Special K On Sale BOGO Free, Use printable coupon from my side bar (just use the arrows to search for the coupons)

Progresso Soups On Sale 2/$3.00 Use 1.00/3 printable from my side bar or $1.00/4 from 10/5 GM inserts.
You Pay $3.50 for 3 with $1.00/3
You Pay $5.00 for 4 with $1.00/4
and if you purchase 3 Progesso Soups you can get a FREE Pink Together T-Shirt After Rebate

If anyone knows of any more coupons for this week please comment and let us know. I noted the printables in case your store does take printable coupons but be sure to check with them first. I don't know if it's regional or not.

Front Line Special - 20% off and Free Shipping!

test — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:43:00 +0000

I try to bring to your attention good sales when I see them and this I think is a good sale, but I don't have pets so let me know if it's not.

Save up to 20% on Frontline Plus Flea and Tick Prevention. Click Here.

Walgreen's Week of 10/12

test — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:49:00 +0000

There aren't too many things I am going to get at Walgreen's this week but there are some good deals.

Cottonelle or Scott Toilet Paper On Sale 2/$6.00 with In Ad Coupon
You Pay $

Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent On Sale $2.99 Use Printable Coupon $1/1
ESR (Easy Saver Rebate) $1.00
You Pay $.99 after Rebate

Spend $15 and get $5 RR (Register Reward) off your next purchase
Bertolli Chicken Dinner $6.00
Hellmann's Mayonnaise 2/$7.00
Ragu or Skippy 3/$5.00
Breyers Ice Cream 2/$7.00
Country Crock 2/$3.00
Use these coupons:
Ragu $1.00/3 RP insert 8/17
Skippy $1.00/2 RP insert 8/17
Skippy $1.00/2 RP insert 10/5
Country Crock $1.00/2 RP insert 10/5
Hellmann's Mayo $1.00/2 RP insert 8/17

Quaker Instant Oatmeal On Sale BOGO for $4.49 Use $1.00/2 RP insert 9/7
You Pay $3.49 for 2 or $1.74 each

Welch's 100% Grape Juice On Sale 2/$5.00 use $1.00 10/5 SS (Smart Source) insert
You Pay $1.50 each

Energizer Batteries On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon, use $1.00/1 SS 10/5 insert
You Pay $1.99 each

Glade Plugins Scented Oil refill with warmer On Sale $1.99 get $1.00 ESR Use BOGO Free 9/22 SS insert
Buy 2 -
You Pay $.00 after rebate and coupon

Bounty Basic Paper Towels On Sale .89 each with in ad coupon, use $1.00/2 P&G insert 9/28
Buy 2 or more
You Pay $.39 each

Hefty OneZip Bags On Sale BOGO Free $3.29/2 Use $1.00/2 RP 9/28 insert
Buy 2
You Pay $2.29 for 2 or $1.14 each

Lysol Disinfecting Wipes On Sale BOGO Free $3.79/2 use $1.00/2 SS 10/12 insert
Buy 2
You Pay $2.79 for 2 or $1.40 each

Renuzit Super Odor Neutralizer BOGO Free $2.99/2 use $1.00/1 SS 9/7
Buy 2
You Pay $.99 for 2 or .49 each

Zout Stain Remover Spray On Sale BOGO Free $3.99/2 Use $1.00/2 SS 8/10 insert
Try Me Free printable Rebate
You Pay $2.99 for 2, submit rebate for 1
Final Cost You make $1.00

Bonne Bell Lipsmakers On Sale .90 each, use $1.00/2 printable from my sidebar
Buy 2
You pay $.80 for 2 or .40 each

Buy 4 or more Dove Products, get $3.00 RR off your next purchase
Dove Skin, Bath or Hair Care 25% off

Kotex On Sale 3/$9.00Get $3.00 RR off your next purchase, Use $1.00/1 SS 10/12 inserts, Printable Here or Printable from my sidebar
Buy 3
You Pay $3.00 each after RR

NicoDerm CG On Sale $39.99, Get $7 coupon here

Buy 2, Get $5 or Buy 3, Get $10
Dimetapp On Sale $3.99 Use Printable Coupon
Centrum or Caltrate On Sale $6.99
Advil On Sale $6.99

Always Infinity On Sale $4.99, Get $1.00 RR on next purchase, Use $2.00 P&G 10/12 insert
You Pay $1.99 after RR

Happy Shopping!

You Pet - Online Pet Community!

test — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Join The Internet's Premier Social Network For Pets! Create a profile for you and your pets! Make friends, watch videos and use forums! Win a $100 Petco Gift Card every week! Create your FREE Profile Now!

Ebates Big $5 Sign Up Bonus!!

test — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:29:00 +0000

Have you heard of ebates? It's a website that gives you cash back when you shop online. I've been using it a lot lately and I'm very happy with the selection of stores that they have. They give you $5 when you first sign up as a bonus. That's a really great deal. If you are not already a member you can Join Here.

It's really easy to use too. All you have to do is before you shop online, go to ebates, sign into your account and search for the store your looking for. As long as you click the link to that store while in your ebates account, it will automatically track your purchase and in a few days the money will be deposited into your account. Every 3 months they will send you a check or paypal for your account balance as long as it's over $10.00. If it's below $10.00 then it will just stay there until the next 3 month payday. It's that simple!

When you search the stores on ebates, it will tell you what percentage of the purchase you will receive back for your rebate. Each store is different and every day they have one store spotlighted for the day and you'll get double the money back if you buy that day. It's a great way to do your Christmas shopping online.

My View - Survey Site

test — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:28:00 +0000

Opinions Needed! Click here to join the MyView Survey Panel

My View is a GREAT survey site. I've been a member for a while and I really like the survey's they send me. They pay anywhere from $1 - $5 a survey, but occasionally they will offer more. They call them My View Bucks, but once you have $20 you can cash out and they will send you your money via paypal. I've been paid several times by them. Each month they will have new screener surveys that you can access by signing into your account. Those screener's will help you get survey offers but even if you don't fill them out each month you'll still get some surveys, but the screener's may get you more. Even if you don't receive an email saying that there is survey, you can go into your account and usually find some there, so you do want to check everyday.

Check them out and let me know what you think. Like I said, I've had lots of success with them so I'm sure you will too!

Surveys Are Waiting For You-Click Here!

Walgreen's $5 of $25 TWO Days ONLY

test — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:26:00 +0000

Walgreen's has their famous coupon out again this week. Save $5 off $25.00. The thing is, your total must be $25 AFTER ALL coupons. Click Here for the coupon and have fun spending!!

Here is what I plan on doing...

Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent On Sale $2.99 Use Printable Coupon $1/1
ESR (Easy Saver Rebate) $1.00
You Pay $.99 after Rebate

Spend $15 and get $5 RR (Register Reward) off your next purchase
Ragu or Skippy 3/$5.00 Use these coupons: Ragu $1.00/3 RP insert 8/17
Buying 9 Ragu Use Three $1.00/1 cpns
Final Price $7.00 after cpns and RR (.88 each)

Welch's 100% Grape Juice On Sale 2/$5.00 use $1.00 10/5 SS (Smart Source) insert
Buying 4 @1.50 each
Final Price: $6.00

Hefty OneZip Bags On Sale BOGO Free $3.29/2 Use $1.00/2 RP 9/28 insert
Buying 2
Final Price $2.29 for 2 or $1.14 each

Bonne Bell Lipsmakers On Sale .90 each, use $1.00/2 printable from my sidebar
Buying 2
Final Price $.80 for 2 or .40 each

L'Oreal Cleansers up to $7.99 Use $1.00/1 cpn
Final Price $6.99 Get $7.99 Rebate - $1.00 Money Maker after Rebate

My total before the $5/$25 is $27.07 before tax.
Total OOP $22.07
Will get $8.99 in Rebates
Will get $5 RR (Register Reward)
Final Cost: $13.08

If you want to see more scenerios check out The Thrify Mama Website

People Magazine Special Offer

test — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:07:00 +0000

People Magazine is coming out with a High School Musical edition. Here is a link to $1.00 if you purchase that issue.

Click Here

Home Depot 10% off is back

test — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0000

This offer doesn't last very long so sign up now or you may just miss it again! Get a 10% off coupon when you register with Home Depot. Discount is up to $200.00.

CVS Week of 10/19

test — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:33:00 +0000

CVS has a pretty good sale going on this week. They have lots of freebies after Extra Bucks. You gotta love those! They are having a 2 day sale for most of those freebies so make sure you pay attention to the days.

Sunday and Monday ONLY!!!

Pumpkin Pail On Sale for $.99 and get $.99 ECB Final Cost FREE after ECB! Limit 2

Brach's Candy Corn Mix On Sale for $1.29 and get $1.29 ECB - FREE after ECB! Limit 2

Funlight Smart Light On Sale for $.99 and get $.99 ECB - FREE after ECB! Limit 2

All Week Long Free after ECB's.....

Powerade On Sale $1.69 get $1.69 ECB's

Final Price FREE after ECB's

Butler 2-pk Toothbrush On Sale 3.99 get $3.99 ECB Limit 5

Final Price: FREE after ECB's

Just for Men Touch of Gray On Sale $7.99 Get $7.99 ECB's Use $2.00 Printable Here and Get a full rebate Printable here. Limit 1

Final Price: Free + Money Maker after ECB's and Rebate

Great Sales...

Hershey's Singles On Sale 2/$1.00 use BOGO FREE from 9/28 Smart Source

Final Price $.25 each

Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaners On Sale 2/$5.00 Use $2 Printable here.

Final Price $.50 each

Pledge On Sale $2.50 Use $2 and/or $1.50 Pledge Printable here.

Final Price $.50 or $1.00 each

Windex. On Sale 2/$5.00 Use $2 and/pr $1.50 Windex Printable here.

Final Price $.50 each

Colgate Total B1G1 FREE.Use $1.50 from September and October All You Magazine

Spend $10 get $5 ECB Pert or Sure

Spend $25 and receive a $10 ECB on the following products:

Q Tips On Sale $2.49

Huggies Diapers or Pull Ups On Sale $9.99 Use $1.00/1 9/28 Smart Source Insert , $2.00/1 Pull Ups 9/28 Smart Source,

Johnsons Baby Powder, Lotion or Oil On Sale $2.99 Use $3.00/3 9/14 Smart Source Insert

Desitin On Sale $2.99 Use $3.00/3 9/14 Smart Source Insert

Similac Advanced Formula On Sale $23.99 Use $1.00/1 10/12 Smart Source Insert

Huggies or Playskool Cottony Cloths On Sale $2.79

25% OFF Gerber Products.

Schick Quattro On Sale $9.99 Get $3 ECB's Use $2.00/1 10/5 Smart Source Insert

Final Price: $7.99 after ECB's

Oral-B Floss Picks On Sale $3.99 Get $2 ECB Limit 3

Final Price $1.99 after ECB's

Listerine Agent Cool Blue On Sale $4.49 Get $3 ECB Use $1.00 from 10/5 Red Plum

Final Price $.49 after ECB's

Listerine White Pen On Sale $9.99 Get 5 ECB's Use $3.00 Printable Here Limit 5
Final Price $1.99 after ECB's

Listerine Whitening Pre Rinse On Sale $5.49 Get $2 ECB's Use $2.00 Printable Here Limit 5
Final Price $1.49 after ECB's

Max Fresh Toothpaste On Sale $2.99 Get $2 ECB

Final Price $.99 after ECB's

Buy Two of the following and get $5 ECB:

Children's Tylenol or Motrin On Sale $6.00 Use $3.00/3 from 9/14 Smart Source

Tylenol 40-50 ct On Sale $6.00 Use $1.00/1 Tylenol PM from 9/14 Red Plum or 9/28 Smart Source Inserts or $1.00/1 from 10/5 Red Plum

Motrin IB On Sale $7 Use $1.00/1 from 10/5 Red Plum

Mylanta On Sale $6.00 Use $1.50/1 from 10/5 Red Plum

Pepcid On Sale $10.00/1 Use $2.00/1 from 8/24 Red Plum

Dimetapp On Sale $4.99 Use $1.00/1 from 9/21 Red Plum Insert

Final Price $3.99 each

Kleenex On Sale $.89 Use $1.00/3 from 10/5 Smart Source

Final Price $.55 each

Always Infinity On Sale $4.99 Get $1 ECB's Use $2.00 cpn from P&G 10/12 Limit 5
Final Price: $1.99 after ECB's

E.L.F. Cosmetics Sale!!!

test — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:35:00 +0000

Like I've said before, if I find a GREAT shopping deal, I will pass it onto you. Well here is a GREAT one!!!

Have you heard of E.L.F. cosmetics?? All of their cosmetics are only $1.00!! Yup that's right $1.00 each. Not only are they only $1.00 each, but they are having a sale until Novemeber 1st where you buy one and get one for 50% off!

This is a great way to get some really awesome Christmas presents at a great price. Check them out and see if there's anything you like. The also sell gift sets and they are also buy one and get one for 50% off!

They do charge shipping, of course. It's $6.95 US and $14.95 Canada. Still not bad since you aren't paying much for the items. Orders over $75 ship FREE!

Hope you find something you like.

CVS Shopping 10/20

test — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:08:00 +0000

Today I made my first trip to CVS. I plan on spreading out my orders so I can roll my extra bucks and slowly build up the Spend $25 Get $10 on Baby items. I'm hoping it will work so in the end I won't have paid very much before I get the $10. We'll see.

Here is trip #1. I was going to get more of the Gum Toothbrush's but they only had 2 and the other store near me had NONE. I hope I can find more before the week is over. I was planning on using the overage on those (with the $1.00) to buy wipes (towards my $25).

1 Gum Toothbrush 2 packs $3.99 Used $1.00 cpn
1 Gum Toothbrush 2 packs $3.99 Used $1.00 cpn
1 Huggies Wipes $2.79 Used .50 cpn
1 Playskool Wipes $2.79 Used $1.00 cpn
2 Funlights $1.98
1 Colgate Max $2.99 Used $1.50 cpn

Used $9.97 ECB's
OOP $4.09
Total Saved: $16.47
Received $7.98 ECB's for Gum Toothbrushes
$1.98 ECB's for Funlights
$2.00 ECB's for Colgate

Total to Roll: $11.96

My Plan is to doing this next transaction if I can find 3 more Gum toothbrush's

3 Gum toothbrushes @ 3.99 each = $11.97 Use$1.00 cpn X 3
1 Playskool Wipes 2.79 Use $1.00 cpn
1 Huggies Wipes 2.79 Use .50 cpn

Total before tax $13.05
Use $11.96
OOP: $1.09 + tax
Receive 11.97 ECB's to roll again for the $25 deal (still need to spend about $15.00)

Click Here to see more of this weeks deals.

GPT Site - Cash4Offers

test — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:29:00 +0000

Cash4Dollars is another GPT site (Get Paid To.....try, buy, surf etc). When you sign up they will give you $3 once you fill out your profile and look through some offers. You don't have to sign up for any of those, just skip through. Once you are done with that you can look through the paying offers to see what you'd like to do. There are LOTS of free offers that don't require you to pay for anything, but there are also trial offers and shopping offers that if you are interested in the product or service you can try it out and they will pay you.

They also send emails that will have links to offers. If you click the links they will pay you .05 each. If that is all you do, then it will add up to more money eventually. So really that is FREE cash. I wouldn't recommend using your personal email for this because you may get a lot of email. You can set up an email just for this so when you have time you can go through them all and click away! That's what I do and really it adds up.

You can cash out once you reach $25.00 for PayPal or $50.00 if you want a check.

It's FREE to join, so check it out and let me know what you think.

Click here to join Cash4Offers.com and get paid up to $300 in less than 72 hours for trying special promotions.

Free Samples

test — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:26:00 +0000

Here are some Free Samples I've come across this week. Get them before they are gone!!!

Folgers Coffee - Walmart Sample
Kotex - Walmart Sample
Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment - Walmart Sample
Stayfree and Carefree - Walmart Sample
Always Infinity - Walmart Sample
Prilosec - Walmart Sample
Playtex Gentle Glide
Underjams by Pampers
Johnson's Baby Shampoo
Head & Shoulders Shampoo
Aveeno Positively Ageless Cream
Fall Healthy Samples
More Free Healthy Samples from Remedy Life
Enfamil Lipil Forumla
Free Samples and Coupons from MySavings
Free Baby Stuff
FreeFlys - Sign up for samples
Free Sample and Coupon from Nicoderm CQ
Schick Titanium Razor - Cool Sample!

Yoplait Light Coupon - New Flavors

test — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:55:00 +0000

Yoplait has some new flavors out and they look so yummy!

YOPLAIT® LIGHT LETS YOU HAVE YOUR CAKE … AND EAT IT, TOO
Indulgent, Cake-Inspired Flavors – Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake – Debut to Tame That Sweet Tooth with Guilt-Free Yogurt Options

If you want a coupon for Yoplait Light send me your email address and I'll send it to you. It's the only way I can post it, if I send it to you. FrugalRIMama @ cox.net. Be sure to leave the spaces out.

Pay Day - Survey & Mystery Shop

test — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:16:00 +0000

Today I received two payments. Very excited about that! Love getting notices from PayPal that I have payments.

GameFilm Consultants Mystery Shopper - $35.00 via PayPal. This was for a dinner shop we (my husband and I ) did in September. It was a great dinner and we only spent a little more than that, so really it was free! This was the 2nd one we did with them and I can't wait to go out to eat again!
Esearch Survey - $3.00 This was for a survey I did with them last month. I don't get surveys too often from them and they are usually just a dollar or two. They email you, there isn't a site you can log onto and check for surveys. If you are interested you can Join HERE. You may get more surveys than me, you never know.

You can see a list of Mystery Shopping sites I've worked with HERE and you can see a list of Survey Sites I've worked with HERE. You can also see my survey earnings on the side bar of the main pain.

Surveys and Mystery Shopping are a great way to earn some extra cash. You won't get rich doing them, but for a Stay At Home Mom like me it's a great way to earn some extra 'Fun Money'! Of course you could have a Full Time job and do them as well. The best part about doing surveys is you can do them anytime you want. Sometimes I'll take a survey while I am doing things around the house. I sit down, do a little, get up then come back. This is the way I usually get the longer ones done.

IF you have any questions about any of the sites I've listed or just need some help, please email me. I would be more than happy to help you.

MySurvey is Looking for Moms!!

test — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:53:00 +0000

I received the monthly newsletter from MySurvey.com today and they are always looking for new MySurvey.com members, especially mothers with children under the age of 4. If you or someone you know may might be interested in becoming a MySurvey.com member, please you can join by Clicking Here.

I have 990 points with them and at 1000 points I can cash in for $10.00 paypal. I've been doing surveys with them since the beginning of September. Most of them only award 10 points but there are others that award more. It depends if you qualify or not. But the more surveys you do, the more invites you'll get.

I haven't been tracking my earnings all year and some of the companies don't track them for you but since the summer I have made $260 + that I've already cashed in (It's probably more than that if I count the ones I have not kept track of). I will be cashing in more soon so I will be adding to those totals. It is definitely a way to make some extra spending money BUT what I really enjoy about doing surveys is that I know I am getting to give my opinion and it is being heard. The best part is when I've taken a survey for a product or service and then I see it and I know I had a part in it. It's pretty cool.

Any questions about MySurvey.com just let me know. I'll be more than happy to help.

Hamburger Patties for $1.98!!

test — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:14:00 +0000

*****************Update! I (along with a lot of other's I've heard) just received an email from Omaha steaks saying that the $25 certificate can't be used with any other offers (such as the free items) so they are shipping my burgers without the free stuff. BUMMER! But I still got 8 hamburgers for $1.98!! Still not a bad deal!!! SORRY!**********************

I just ordered 13 Hamburger Patties, Cutlery Set & Cutting Board for $1.98 (including shipping) from Omaha Steaks. Do you want some too? Here's how to get yours.... (not sure how long this offer will be available). Thanks to Super Coupon Girl for all this information!!

If you register for a website called Geico Privileges, they will email you a gift code good for $25 off a purchase at Omaha Steaks. It's free and you don't have to be a Geico customer to sign up. It takes a few hours to get the email but you should get it. I signed up last night and it was here this morning.

Once you get the code Click HERE This will take you to Omaha Steaks and you'll get the freebies with any qualifying purchase. The cheapest qualifying items that I found are the franks and hamburgers; I chose 8 Omaha Steak Burgers for $12.99. The shipping is $13.99 for orders under $40, but here's the great thing - the gift code applies to shipping, too! So I bought 8 hamburgers, and my freebie code added 6 more, plus the cutlery set and cutting board. (The freebie code will automatically show up in your shopping cart). Put in your certificate number (no pin needed) and it will take $25.00 off! My grand total came to $26.98 after shipping. I applied my $25 gift code, and it went down to $1.98!! What a GREAT deal!

Of course you don't have to get the burgers, that is just what I choose. If you want some steaks or whatever, that is fine too, but you'll get $25 off the entire total.

Now when you do get the email, there will be a link to go and get your certificate. When you get there search for Omaha Steaks............it may only show $10 off $50 but you must sign into the website then go back to the email and click the link again and this time it should show up. That is just because it only shows up for people who have signed up. If you have any questions let me know. Hope it's still working and you get some free burgers or whatever you want!!

more CVS Shopping Week of 10/20

test — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:28:00 +0000

I made three more trips to CVS this week. Almost all the stores were out of the Butler Toothbrushes, but I finally hit the jackpot on them and got them all. Here is what I bought....

In Four Transactions.... (3 on my card and 1 on my husbands card)

#1(My Card)
(2) Gum Toothbrush 2packs @3.99 = $7.98 used (2) $1.00 cpns = 5.98
(1) Huggies Wipes @2.79 Used .50 cpn = $2.29
Used $7.98 ECB's

Total OOP: $.49
Got $7.98 ECB's

#2 (My Card)
(1) Gum@ 3.99 used $1.00 cpn = $2.99
(1) Huggies Wipes @2.79 used .75 cpn = $2.04
(2) Welch's Light Grape Juice 50% off @ 2.35 Used (2) $1.00 cpns = $3.70 (get $3.00 ECB's when you buy 2 for the month of October)
(1) WellPatch 3ct @5.99 used $1.00 cpn = $4.99 (get $5.99 ECB's when you buy one for the month of Oct)
(2) Playskool Wipes @2.79 used (2) $1.00 cpns = $3.58
Used $11.96 ECB's
Total OOP: $4.34
Got $12.98 ECB's

I then realized that the playskool wipes wer 72 count, not 80 count which are the ones on sale and in the flyer towards the spend 25 get 10, so I returned those and got back $5.97 (which really was ecb's I used) and bought the right ones in transaction #4)

#3 (My husbands card)
(4) Gum Toothbrush 2packs $3.99 used (4) $1.00 cpns = 11.96
used $10.00 ECB's
OOP: $2.38

#4 (My Card)
(1) Huggies Diapers @ 9.99 used $1.50 cpn from mailer = $8.49
(2) Kleenex Tissues @.89 each used (2) .40 cpns = .98
(2) Playskool Wipes @ 2.79 Used (2) $1.00 cpns = 3.58
Used $12.98 ECB's
OOP: $ .07
Got $10.00 ECB's

You can find my first transaction this week HERE and a list of all the deals this week HERE.

After 5 transactions here are my totals for the week....

Total OOP: $5.40
Total Saved: $89.32
ECB's Still to spend : $25.96

I'd say this was a good week and we are all set on toothbrush's and wipes for a while!

Thanks for following along. Please comment and leave a link to you savings this week, I would love to see them and I'm sure everyone else who reads this (I think there are people reading my blog LOL) will like to see.

Mail Day & Pay Day!

test — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:35:00 +0000

I got lots in the mail today, lots of Fun things. I also got a lot of not so Fun junk mail but no Bills so that was good!

The new issue of All You. I haven't had a chance to thumb through it to see if there are any good coupons but I've read from other bloggers that it's not their best month. I will have to see.

This month's Better Homes and Gardens. This is part of my Free Subscription I got awhile ago, not sure who it was through but I think it was Start Sampling. They always have Free Subscriptions.

My Free Sample of Fiber One Cereal and Fiber One bar plus 4 coupons. We love these Fiber One bars and I've been wanting to try the cereal so this was the perfect sample. I believe you can still get them by Clicking Here.

Coupons I got from Ebay for BOGO Free Glade Scented Oil. For the month of October, Stop & Shop has a Catalina deal, buy any Glade Scented Oil and get $4.00 Catalina. With these BOGO coupons, you buy two and get two $4.00 Catalina's. It's a great deal! I talk more about it in my post HERE.

Rebate Check from Rite Aid from September. $25.73. Considering I only spent $80.xx OOP in September there, I think I did pretty good getting this back.

That's it. I should be getting some checks in for a few surveys soon too. Love that kind of mail also!

Walgreen's $5 off $20 Friday and Saturday ONLY

test — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:38:00 +0000

Walgreen's has another $5 off $20 coupons that is good for Friday and Saturday only. I love these coupons. I was hoping there would be another one this week because I need to go and get a few things PLUS Friday and Saturday is Double Dip day. For those of you who don't know what Double Dip Day is I will explain. At the end of every month they issue the next months Instant Value Coupons (IVC you can get them in the store) and the last two days of the month and the first two days of the next month over lap. This month it's Friday 24th and Saturday 25th. What this means is if there are coupons for the same items in both books you can use them both to save even more. Some months this is a GREAT deal. Others not so much. I haven't looked over the book yet but My Precious Pennies posted today and she didn't think there was too much going on.

Back to the $5 off $20 coupon. Usually you can print it off their website but this month they are doing it differently. You can get it from the coupons.com widget in my side bar. You can print 2 copies per computer. I wonder if they are doing it this way now so people can't access a million copies of it and keep doing transactions over and over again. A lot of people do that ya know. But what ever the reason is, that's where the coupon is. If you don't see it in the widget just keep scrolling till you see it.

And as always, the coupons states the $20 must be after all other coupons. So the least amount you will walk out of there spending is $15. Not bad, especially if you get some of the monthly rebate items and then get that money back.

I will work on my plan for tomorrow and then post it later. Wanted to get this information posted for those of you that will be happy to know.

If you have some scenarios already worked out leave a comment and share with everyone. Thanks!

***ADDED I just received an email from Walgreens with the link to the coupon so I guess you can get it there too.

Walgreen's Shopping Friday 10/24

test — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:22:00 +0000

*****Looks like I made a mistake....the rebate for L'Oreal this month is for cleansers up to 7.99, not the revitalift, I believe that was last months, I was confused. I will changed my scenario below.... thanks Debi for letting me know! It was late last night when I did this LOL.

Ok, here is what I plan on buying on Friday with the $5 of $20 coupon. There were a few things I needed plus I figured I'd toss in a rebate item.

Motts Apple Juice 2/$5.00 buy 2
Dixie Plates 2/$3.79 buy 4
Halloween Pencils 8/$1/00 buy 8
Sunlight Dish Detergent 2/$1.79 buy 2 use $1.00/2
Kiwi Benefiber Sticks $7.99 each buy 3 use $2.00/1 manu cpn $5.00/1 IVC
L'oreal Cleanser buy 1 use $1.00 manu
Special K 2/$5.00 buy 2 use $1.00/1 printable (from sidebar)
Total: $23.55 (before tax)
Less $5.00 ($5 off $20)
Less $3.00 RR I have from last week

Total before tax: $15.55. (will put on Gift Card so .00 OOP)
I will get $8.00 in RR and $7.99 Rebate for L'Oreal which = $15.99 so I make .44 cents!

Hope they have everything when I get there. The store I go to usually still has a lot left at the end of the week so hopefully this week will be like that also.

I've been tagged!

test — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:12:00 +0000

I've been tagged in the blogging world by Savin Some.

The Rules:
1. To link the tagger and provide the rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

My 7 facts:

I have 2 children both girls
I met my husband 10 years ago this December
I Hate to Iron so I (waste energy, I'm sorry) and re-tumble the cloths so the wrinkles come out
I was the Easter Bunny at the mall when I was in Junior High.
I love getting gifts!
I have way to much Shampoo ann Toothpaste in my closet, more than I can ever use!
I am always on a diet. LOL

Blogs I am tagging:

My BFF Jodi - she just made the best garbage truck costume for her little boy, you have to se it!
My Precious Pennies
Frugality in the Making
Super Coupon Girl - She has a $20 a month food budget
Jane4Girls - She is the super saver and is living on an $800 year food/hba budget!!!
Thrifty Mama

Ok I know that is only 6 but make sure you check out their blogs too!

Free Samples... 10/24

test — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Here are some more free samples..... you can always click the button to the left for more samples. I'm trying my best to take down the links when the samples are gone, but if you come across one that is no longer available please let me know, thanks!

Dunkin Donuts Coffee - This is my favorite coffee!!
Betty Crocker Potatoes - It's back! These are so yummy!
Fruit Roll Ups - My kids love these and every now and then I'll have one too, my guilty pleasure.
Quality Health Samples - There are all kinds of samples.
Fall Samples - These should be great for this time of the year.
Baby Samples - Know someone having a baby? Sign up to get free baby samples.
Free Sample of Airborne Power Pixies- Great for this time of year!
Free Pet Rescue Sticker
Sample of Christina Aguilera Inspire Perfume
Walmart has lots of free samples everyday. Check their site HERE because it changes often.
Join the My Savings Community to get free samples.

Free Health Information....

FREE information kit. Get the facts about poor leg circulation and the risk for heart attack and stroke.

Register for free resources and information to help pay for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treatment & medication.

Know someone going bald? You can get free information about Hair Restoration from Bosley.

Start saving on prescription drugs with TogetherRx Access. Just fill out the form to see if you're eligible.

Click Here and sign up and get your FREE experts' guide to better breathing!

Give Away - All You Magazine WINNER!!

test — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:10:00 +0000

The winner to this weeks Giveaway of All You magazine is....

Post #50.......

Emily!

Emily send me your address and I'll get it right out to you!

Thank you all for sharing your Halloween with us all.

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This weeks Giveaway is for a copy of the latest edition of All You Magazine. All You Magazine is sold at Walmart or through a subscription. Every month it's filled with great coupons.

You can enter 3 ways...

Leave me a comment telling me what you/your children/your friends etc... are dressing up as for Halloween. Of if you don't know anyone, what was your favorite costume from all time.
Subscribe to my RSS Feed and then comment again telling me your did or already are subscribed.
Post my giveaway on your blog then come back here and comment again with a link to the post.

This Giveaway will end Thursday October 23rd. I will post a winner on Friday 10/24. Please be sure to leave me your email address or a link to your blog so I can contact you if you win.

Thanks for playing along!!!

Walgreens Shopping 10/24 with $5 off $20

test — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:23:00 +0000

I headed to Walgreen tonight. It was the first time in a while that they didn't everything I wanted so I had to wing it. Here is what I got....

(2) Special K with Berries $2.50 each = $5.00
(3) Littlest Pet Shop Play Sets B2G1 Free $6.99 x 2 = 13.98 (Birthday Gift for my 4 yr old daughter)
(1) L'Oreal Revitalift 16.49
(1) L'Oreal Revitalift Night Cream FREE (wyb L'Oreal Revilift)
(4) Dixie Plates B1G1 Free $3.79 x 2 = $7.58
(2) Mott's Apple Juice $2.00 each = $4.00
(2) Sunlight Dish Detergent B1G1 Free $1.79 x 1 = $1.79
Total before $5 off $20 = $38.84
Used Gift Card - $30.64
Total OOP : $5.35

I was told that the Revitalift is still showing up as rebate #47 so I'll submit it and see and if that is the case then I 'made' 11.14. Hope so! But even if not I still got a good deal. You can't even got 2 bottles of Mott's Apple Juice from $5.35!

ePoll and NPD Looking for Males for Surveys

test — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I came across this today, I guess they have a shortage of males for their surveys. I know these companies like to have a mix of males/females, different ages, races, income etc. So if you know someone who is a male (or if you are, I don't know how many men read my blog) and they like to take surveys send them to ePoll or NPD to sign up. Both these survey sites are great and you earn points for prizes, plus you get to give your 2 cents!

CVS Week of 10/26

test — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:19:00 +0000

CVS has lots of ECB deals this week. Wish I had more ECB's to roll, but I think if I do a few transactions then I'll be able to roll a bit.

Here is my plan... I have $10 ECB's to roll....

Transaction #1

Crest Spinbrush On Sale $5.99 get 4.00 ecb's use $2/1 Printable (limit 1)
Buy 1
Final Cost: $3.99
Bic Comfort3 4ct On Sale $5.99, get $4 ecbs (limit 4) Use $2/1 SS 10/26 or $3/1 SS 9/14 (expires Sunday)
Buy 3
Final Cost $8.97
total before tax $12.96
Use $10 ECB's from last week
Total OOP: $2.96
Get $16.00 ECB's

Transaction #2

Hall's On Sale $1.50 each use $1.00/2 SS 10/26
Buy 6
Final Cost $6.00 ($9.00 towards $20)
Ricola On Sale $2.00 use $1.00/2 SS 10/5
Buy 2
Final Cost $3.00 ($4.00 towards $20 = $13)
Triminic Thin Strips On Sale $6.00 Use $1.00/1 SS 10/19
Buy 1
Final Cost $5.00 ($6.00 towards $20 = $19)
CVS Sanitizing Spray On Sale $1.00
Buy 1
Final Cost; $1.00 ($1.00 towards $20 = $20)
Hershey, Mars & Nestle Fun Size or Twizzlers Snack size On Sale $1.50 each, use $1/1 printable Sale Sunday and Monday ONLY
Buy 2
Final Cost $.50 each
Palmolive B1G1 $1.69, Use $1/2 SS 10/26
Buy 2
Final Cost $.69 for 2
Total before Tax $16.39
Use $16.00 From Trans #1
Total OOP: .39 before tax
Get $10 ECB's

Transaction #3
Softsoap Body Wash On Sale $4.99 (Spend $10 Get $4) use Printable
Buy 2
Final Cost $7.98
Irish Spring 3 pack On Sale $2.49 (Spend $10 Get $4 same deal)
Buy 1 $10.47
Use $10 ecbs from Trans #2
Total OOP :$.47 before tax
Get $4.00 ECBs

(Unless I find out that the ECB's are printing for just 2 Softsoap ($9.98 total) then I won't get the Irish Spring and my Final Cost will be $3.98

I need to see if I can make that $4.00 ecb's to roll into more so I may do another transaction.

Let me know what your plan is for this week...............there is so much more that is great but I think this may be all I get, but if someone has a good plan I'd love to hear it.

This weeks Giveaway another $10 CVS Gift Card!!!

test — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:27:00 +0000

I love CVS. I spend quite a bit of time there each week.........they all know me and my daughters by name. This store just opened up in the Spring and they already know me. Heck they've known me since the 1st week! And everyone there is so nice too. It's nice to go to a store where they are nice to you. The older CVS I used to go to, some of them were nice (most of the nice people moved to the new store) but there is one cashier there that is working most days and she used to like me, but I don't think she does anymore. I'm sure it's because I have all the coupons but really, that's her job right? She doesn't even smile at my kids anymore. I try really hard not to go there, especially when she is working. But when I do I walk right up to her with a BIG smile and say "HI HOW ARE YOU TODAY?". So I know I am nice!

Anyways, back to the giveaway. Since I love CVS so much and there are so many of you out there that LOVE CVS, I've decided to give away another $10 CVS card! They seem to be very popular so why not give you what you like, right?

Ok here's the deal.............you can enter 3 ways. Please be sure to leave me an email address or a link to your blog so I can contact you if you win. If I don't hear back from you after 7 days then i will pick someone else. Easy enough, right?

You can enter by.......

1. Leave a comment telling me about your local CVS (or favorite one). Are they nice? Do they know you? Do you know them? Will you bake them something for the Holidays? (I'm thinking of doing this) or do they RUN when they see you coming with all your coupons?? LOL Let us know.

2. Post about my giveaway on your blog, then come back, comment again and leave the link. If you leave a link, I'll add you to my sidebar of blog rolls too!

3. Subscribe to my RSS feed and then comment again telling me you did. If you are already subscribed, then comment again and tell me that you are already my fan! LOL

I've had this blog now for just about 2 months and I've made so many nice friends and I've found so many other GREAT blogs. I really appreciate you all coming back to read what I have to say each week. It's fun giving things away too because I get to know you all that much more. And when you visit my blog and sign up for some of the offers I post, or send for some samples or even join some of the survey sites I make a little bit of money to make up for the time I spend on here so I really appreciate that! I'm a SAHM and with the economy getting the way it is, every little bit helps and I love my readers for that! I promise I will continue to share the fun, free, frugal and money makings things I find as long as you come back to visit.

I have so many plans to make my blog grow so you, my readers, will want to continue to come back and visit me. If you have any ideas, comments or suggestions please let me know. I want to hear everything! You can email me at frugalrimama @ cox.net (leave out the spaces). I also love to hear from local Rhode Islanders or New Englanders too, so let me know if your my neighbor!!!

Oh and this giveaway will run till next Thursday, November 6th at 12 midnight est.

Thanks!!! Karen...........Frugal RI Mama

Total Panic!

test — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:58:00 +0000

This past weekend my in laws were visiting and my mother in law asked me to make her a DVD of their pictures from a recent cruise so they could show all their friends on the TV. I've had this laptop just about a year now but I never used the DVD maker. I've been meaning to but just never took the time to do it. I figured out this weekend how easy it is to make a DVD. So then I decided I would finally put all those little video clips of my almost 4 year old on a DVD so we can actually watch them rather than sitting around on a CD or in my Computer.

I started looking for the videos and could NOT find them. I looked everywhere! I pulled apart my stockpile closet (I have some other things in there too) we went through a mound of paid bills and receipts I've been meaning to file away, even cleaned out our 'junk draws'. NOTHING. That's when the panic set in. How could I possible have lost or deleted all those videos?? I felt sick to my stomach and all I wanted to do was cry. In the meantime my husband just kept telling me "We'll find them, I'm sure". I don't know why he thought that since he had no idea where they could of been.

Just when I started to realize that they were gone, I decided to see if they were 'mis-filed' in my laptop. Then I did a search on "videos". (No, I had not done that yet, can you believe that!). And Lo and Behold............there they were, filed in a folder of my uncles new house (from 2 years ago). The video file obviously got dragged in there somehow.

I ran to the kitchen to tell my husband that I found them. When he asked how and I told him I'd done a search for 'videos' he looked at me and tried really hard not to laugh at me and he said "I just assumed you did that already". Well he should not have assumed and just asked me if I did and we could of avoided everything! LOL I felt much better after that.

There was one other time recently when I thought I'd lost something and started feeling the same panic and sick to my stomach feeling. I was food shopping with my children and when I got to the register my coupon zipper envelope thingy was GONE!!! Mind you, not only do I keep coupons in there but there were Catalina's (I just happened to have a bunch of $4 off Catalina's from Stop & Shop from their Glade deal) and my CVS card and ECB's ( I also had lots of ECB's too). I quickly turned the cart around (We had the car one that day which is really hard to turn around quickly but I did it! LOL) and I retraced my steps. I had not bought too much so I didn't go down every aisle. When I reached the back of the store and realized that someone probably picked them up, I looked on the side of the seat up front where my 1 year old was sitting and guess what, there was my coupon zipper envelope thingy, it had slide down the side of the seat and was not gone!

My point of this is (besides I need to learn to organize my pictures and videos better so I won't really lose them) it's pretty sad that these two instances could cause such panic in me. Why do the videos and coupons mean so much to me?? I mean really if I lost one of my children then I should panic but videos and coupons? Silly me, life is worth so much more. Of course if I hadn't found the video's yet, I probably wouldn't feel this way today. LOL

Have you ever lost anything that meant so much to you? Did you find it? Did you do anything differently after you found it? Did you panic like I did? (I'm laughing at myself, I can't believe how panic I was! LOL).

10/26 Giveaway's Around the Internet!

test — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:17:00 +0000

I've come across a LOT of great giveaways today and I want to share them with my readers in case you've missed them....

$20 Gift Card to Anywhere at Getting Free from Debt

$50 Amazon Gift Card at Mom of 2 Dancers

$10 Build A Bear Gift Card at Mom of 2 Dancers

$25 Build A Bear Gift Card at Mom of 2 Dancers

$25 Gift Card Two Peas in a Bucket at My Creative Life. If you are a scrapbooking you will love this store! They also have a GREAT message board. (I'm a scrapbooker and love this site).

I will add more as I find them this week. Good Luck!! If you know of one (or are having a giveaway) let me know and I'll add it. Don't forget enter My Giveaway for a $10 CVS gift card. This can go really far if you use it well!

Daily Survey Sites

test — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:51:00 +0000

I've had a few people email me about what survey sites have daily surveys. Here are the ones I know of with daily surveys. Most just pay $1.00 a survey but some of them pay a little bit more. Remember every dollar adds up!

Say Nation! - (If you could use Referral Number 972445714 that would be great! ) They call their daily survey the 99th. They give you points that add up to great prizes.

Survey Head - They have lots of daily surveys to choose from.

Daily Survey Panel - They have 3 different ones you can try each day. You get points but you can turn them into cash or gift cards.

Dollar Surveys - Then send you paypal and pay out about every 7 days.

Your Free Surveys - I just joined this site and haven't been paid yet but they have a lot of daily surveys and they vary in payment.

Squishy Cash - You can take 3 different surveys every 24 hours and they are each $1.00. This is one of my favorite sites. This is a GPT site and you can read more about it HERE.

Cash4Offers - They give you .50 for each daily survey.

CrazyCash - This one varies but they do have daily surveys.

I will update if I can think of more.........I'm sure I am forgetting one or two.

The thing with the daily surveys is a lot of these sites use the same companies for their daily surveys so you could possible max out your survey quota form the day if you try each one of these. It really depends how many are in rotation each day. They can sometimes have up to 100 different surveys in rotation so that probably wouldn't happen then.

Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these. You can find more information about all the surveys I participate in HERE or click the Survey Site button on the left hand sidebar.

A Yummy Free Sample!!! and MORE!

test — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:53:00 +0000

These look so good!!! This sample is going to go fast so don't miss out on it. When you sign up for General Mills newsletter you'll receive a FREE sample of Chex Mix Turtle Bars. This is only for new sign ups so maybe you should sign up your hubby or wife so you can get it!!

Some new samples from Walmart:
Pamprin
Serenity Tena

These samples are still available too but not for long!

Bare Naked Fruit & Yogurt
Dunkin Donuts Coffee - This is my favorite coffee!!
Quality Health Samples - There are all kinds of samples.
Fall Samples - These should be great for this time of the year.
Baby Samples - Know someone having a baby? Sign up to get free baby samples.
Free Sample of Airborne Power Pixies- Great for this time of year!
Free Pet Rescue Sticker
Sample of Christina Aguilera Inspire Perfume
Walmart has lots of free samples everyday. Check their site HERE because it changes often.
Join the My Savings Community to get free samples.
Folgers Coffee - Walmart Sample
Kotex - Walmart Sample
Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment - Walmart Sample
Stayfree and Carefree - Walmart Sample
Always Infinity - Walmart Sample
Prilosec - Walmart Sample
Playtex Gentle Glide
Underjams by Pampers
Johnson's Baby Shampoo
Head & Shoulders Shampoo
Aveeno Positively Ageless Cream
More Free Healthy Samples from Remedy Life
Enfamil Lipil Forumla
FreeFlys - Sign up for samples
Free Sample and Coupon from Nicoderm CQ
Schick Titanium Razor - Cool Sample!

And don't forget about Vista Print. They have lots of FREE offers right now. You just pay shipping but it's always way less than what it would cost if you bought the product. They have lots to choose from. I've gotten Buiness Cards, Return Address Labels and Note Cards from them and they are GREAT quality. If you've never tried them I highly recommend them. They also have a HUGE selection.

Here are some of their special offers. Click on any of them to go to the website and search for more. The best part is you can go back many times and get the same item again for Free, it doesn't matter if you've ordered from them before.

FREE Business Cards! WOW! Click here.
FREE T-Shirt and FREE Hat
FREE Return Address Labels from VistaPrint.com! Click here.
FREE Invitations from VistaPrint.com.Click Here!
Free Car Door Custom Magnet
FREE T-SHIRT
FREE 2009 CALENDAR
Free Business Card Magnets
FREE Note Cards from VistaPrint.com!
FREE Custom Printed Hat from VistaPrint!

Making Money Blogging : Affiliates

test — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +0000

When I first decided to start this blog it was to share with everyone (or anyone that found it) how I've been saving money and making a little bit of money online. At that point I was taking surveys and doing a little bit of mystery shopping.

Once I began my blog I discovered affiliate programs. I thought you had to have a 'business' in order to sign up with these companies but then I found out that you don't, anyone who has a website can join an affiliate program and make money while blogging. I then began researching the different companies, looking for recommendations and applying. It's hard to know what kind of programs they have without actually signing up so I signed up with a few different ones.

Basically how it works for bloggers is if you are already talking about a product or service you can get paid to talk about it. For instance, some of the survey sites I was a member of already, have affiliate programs where if someone joins when they click your link, then you get paid. Most of these survey sites offer their members referrals already, so it's just another way of getting referrals.

In the last two months I've found a couple of Affiliates that work better for the content of my blog so I tend to use their programs more than others. My favorite one is Logical Media. I've made over $200 already with them. I haven't been paid yet because it takes about 60 days from what I understand to be paid and they pay you by the month. So really I started with them in September so if I understand it correctly I'll get paid the end of November for the month of September. When I do I will let you know. Logical Media has a nice variety of good programs. Another one of my favorites that I just discovered is OfferWise. They work with a lot of survey companies which is great for my blog.

I will only talk about things that I use, or companies that I know can be trusted. I will try my best to not represent anything I don't know much about and if I don't know it, I'll try to learn about it before I talk about it here.

So if you have a blog, which I think just about everyone now a days has one, even if it's a personal blog about your families, you should look into some affiliates and see if you too can make money for your time blogging. It's super easy!

Here are all the companies I've signed up with. Like I said some of them have more for me than others, but it really depends on what the content of your blog is or what you want to represent.

Logical Media
OfferWise
InsentReward
MySavings Media
LinkShare
LeaderMarkets

Mail Day & Pay Day!

test — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:55:00 +0000

Yesterday was a NICE payday and Mail Day. Here is what I got in the mail...

Free Venus Razor from Vocal Point plus 5 $4.00 coupons that don't expire till 09.
Free Sample of Pledge Multisurface Plus $1.00 coupon
Coupon Booklet from which Home Made Simple with lots of P&G coupons!!!

Fun Mail!!

And then I received 3 paypal payments for surveys I did and from Squishy Cash for the month of September.

Surveys.com - $1.00 payment for survey

Surveys.com 0 $3.00 payment for survey

SquishyCash - $68.53 for September 08.

Nice Payday!

Plus I sold something on ebay so my paypal account looked really sweet this morning when I got up! I should be getting a few checks in the mail for other surveys too in the next week.

GiveAway at Survival Guide To Online Surveys

test — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:00 +0000

I just found this site today (I got an email from Your Free Surveys and they were listed in there) and they are having a HUGE Cash giveaway but tomorrow (Oct 30th) is the last day to enter so GO NOW and get your entries in! There are 14 cash prizes that total $200!

So run, don't walk to Survival Guide To Online Surveys before it's too late.

PS Your Free Surveys also has daily surveys. I will add it to the post I did a few days ago about Daily Survey Sites.

Wow - Everyone Want's a CVS gift card!

test — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:00 +0000

I can't believe entries there are already for the $10 CVS gift card!! What a great response so far and it doesn't end until Next Thursday! There are 279 entries so far! I guess it's a very popular store. Thank you to all who have stopped by to enter and even signed up for my RSS Feeds! I appreciate everyone who visits here! Again, please let me know if there is anything specific you'd like me to feature on this blog. I will be doing more giveaways for sure so check back often. I love giving things away and like someone said in one of the comments this is the season for Giving so why not give more!

I am going to update my blog roll with everyone who so nicely put my giveaway up on their blog. I'm going to try and get that done today.

I will update all my shopping from this week tomorrow. I haven't had a chance to do much yet this week it's been a crazy week getting ready for Halloween. My oldest daughters pre-school was having a party today so I had to make cupcakes, decorate them (this is all new to me, I haven't done this much, so decorating was a big thing for me, of course they aren't too fancy but this was only the 2nd time I ever frosted cupcakes! and I had to find black frosting too...LOL), then I made goodie bags for all her friends. I also had to wrap up a gift for a friends son's birthday and I didn't have enough wrapping paper for it so I had to go back to the store for that and of course all the weekly stuff at home, laundry, cooking, cleaning, playing etc. But anyways, tonight is my night out 'alone' so I will finish my shopping and will update in the morning with my savings. I will also be posting tomorrow my monthly savings too. I did pretty good this month and I'm happy about that.

In case anyone is interested here are pictures of the cupcakes I made for school and the goodie bags. I used photoshop to make the tags on the bags. I wanted to make sure they were closed so everything wouldn't fall out and this worked great. I did a search online for some free Halloween digital items and that's how I got the little witch, isn't she cute! I took the picture of the cupcakes in the fridge that's why the lighting is so good. I told my friend i was so happy with the light in there I may take pictures of things in there more often. LOL

And one last thing.......tomorrow is the last day to sign up for ebates and get a $10 bonus after a qualifying purchase. If you sign up with my link I also get a $10 bonus so it's great for both of us! It's the perfect deal if you do Christmas shopping online with ebates because you get money back and this is a good way to save more money. If you aren't familiar with ebates check out my post here for more information.

I did notice a few people have signed up but you must make a qualifying purchase in order to get your $10 so make sure you go shopping! LOL

CVS Shopping 10/30

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:06:00 +0000

I wasn't able to get everything i wanted this week, mostly because I didn't go early enough in the week but I was able to roll my $10 ECB's a couple of time and I still have 10.99 ECB's, not bad.

Here is what I got....

Transaction #1

I was able to find some WellPatches, but only 2...

(2) WellPatch $5.99 (Get $5.99 ECB's October Monthly Deal Limit 5)
Used (2) $1.00 off coupons
Final Cost: $9.98
(1) Crest Spinbrush 5.99 (Get $4.00 ECB's)
Used $2.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $3.99
(1) Softsoap Body Wash On Sale $4.99 (Spend $10 get $4 ECB's)
Used $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.99
Used $15.96 ECB's
Total OOP: $2.00
Got $11.98 & $2.00 ECB's to roll

Transaction #2 (The picture is of transaction #2 and #3)

(6) Halls On Sale 1.50 each (Spend $20 get $10)
Used (2) $1.00/2 & (1) .35/1
Final Cost: $6.65
(2) Triminic On Sale $6.00 each (Spend $20 get $10)
Used (2) $1.00 coupons
Final Cost: $10.00
Used $11.98 ECB's
Used $2.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $2.67
Got $10.00 ECB's to roll

Transaction #3

(5) Soy Joy On Sale 1.00 each (Buy 4 get $4 ECB's)
Used $3.00/5 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00
(1) Irish Spring Soap On Sale $2.49 (Spend $10 Get $4)
Final Cost: $2.49
(1) Soft Soap body Wash On Sale $4.99
Used $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost $3.99
(2) Palmolive Dish Detergent On Sale BOGO Free ($1.39)
Used $1.00/2
Final Cost $.39 for both
(1) CVS Vitamin D400 $2.99 (Get $2.99 ECB's October Montly Deal)
Used $10.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.99
Got $4.00 & $4.00 & 2.99 ECB's for next week.

Total Spent: $6.66 (eek!!)
Total Saved: $65.95

Not a bad week!

How did you do? Let us know. Share your savings.

Rite Aid Shopping 10/30

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:35:00 +0000

There were a lot of freebies this week at Rite Aid (after rebate of course) but at the end of the month, it was too much OOP to get them all, so I only got a couple.

Here's what I got:

L'Oreal Age Perfect Serim On Sale $15.99 ($15.99 Rebate)
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost: $14.99
Citre Shine Shine Miracle On Sale $3.99 ($3.99 Rebate)
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost: $2.99
Kotex Lightdays On Sale $3.00 ($3.00 Rebate)
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost $2.00
Total OOP: $21.59
Rebate Amount: $22.98

Just a small money maker after tax but still FREE STUFF!

All this L'Oreal stuff that's been on rebate between Rite Aid and Walgreens and Free after ECB's at CVS I obvious need because I got Ma'amed at Rite Aid tonight by the teenager there, twice. Boy I must of looked old to her. It seems like not to long ago I was that teenager (ok maybe it was almost 20 years ago, but it doesn't seen that long ago to me) and I'm sure I was calling women my age ma'am to. Oh well. Part of Life! LOL

I skipped Walgreen's this week, nothing looked good to me. I'm going to go and submit my rebate so my card will get loaded faster.

JCPenny 10/30 Using $10 off $10 coupon

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:02:00 +0000

I've received two $10 off $10 coupons from JCPenny 2 weeks in a row. I never got to use the one last week unfortunately but I did use the one this week.

I stopped by there tonight to poke around the Clearance stuff and they are having a sale BOGO 50% off on Clearance only. Not a bad deal at all!

Here is what I got:

Tights for my 3 year old Regular Price $2.99
Paid: $.49
Red One Piece Overalls (for my 1 year old) Regular Price $12.99
Paid: $.99
Pink One Piece Overalls (for my 1 year old) Reguler Price $12.99
Paid: $.49

Total OOP: $1.97
Saved: $27.00

Another good trip! My 1 year old needs some warmer cloths and I'm sure she'll get some for Christmas but it's getting cold here fast so this was a coupon used well.

Free Child Safety ID Kit from Gerber

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:29:00 +0000

Gerber is giving away a Free Child Safety ID Kit. Fill out the form to get information. I'm not sure if you have to buy the life insurance to get the free ID Kit just so you know. Life insurance isn't such a bad thing to start when they are small and it doesn't cost very much either.

Cool Savings

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:36:00 +0000

Sign up for CoolSavings and start saving BIG today. You'll find over $50 in grocery coupons, 200+ online discounts from your favorite retailers, helpful savings tips, and much more.

20/20 Research Inc.

test — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000

I just received an email from 20/20 Research Inc. (I guess I signed up at some point, this is the first email I've received about a survey). It's a great opportunity if I get selected so I wanted to share it with everyone.

Here is what the email says...

We are currently conducting a research study regarding Consumer Products and would like to invite men and women to participate using an online bulletin board. A bulletin board is a new, cutting-edge way to conduct market research, allowing you to participate from your home, office, the local coffee shop or anywhere with an Internet connection.
The study takes place November 10th-14th and will require going online and answering questions each of those days at your convenience; it should take 20-30 minutes each day.

For your time and participation you will be paid a $125 gift card, and as always, any information that you provide will remain strictly confidential.

it then says...

Please use the forward to a friend button in the upper right hand corner to forward this to anyone who you think may be interested!

Soooo.. If you are interested in seeing if you qualify for this, send me your email address and I will forward you the email and the link. $125 gift card would come in real handy this time of year!

Also, at the end of the sceener, you can sign up with them to receive future emailing's.

Free Samples

test — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Here are some new Free Samples. You can see the complete list of what I've posted HERE or click the Free Samples Box on the left sidebar. I will be adding these to that list also. If you find a link that doesn't work if you could please let me know I'd appreciate it!
Cool Savings - They list free samples all the time.
Weird Fragrances - I guess they send out samples of new scents they are working on. Some of them are weird!
McDonald's McGriddle Sandwich
Original Pho - A new integration of traditional Vietnamese rice noodle soup and typical instant noodle soup cups.
Sweetstacks
It's A Dog's Life bumper sticker - It's cute!
Toby the Train coloring book
Eucerin Calming Creme
Chocolate covered Pomegrante Seeds - sounds interesting!
Old Spice Shaving Kit - great stocking stuffer

$5/$25 Rite Aid Coupon

test — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:32:00 +0000

Did you know that you can get a $5/$25 purchase coupon from Rite Aid? I just found this out yesterday, not sure how long it's been available but I wanted to share it with my readers in case you didn't know about it. If you go to their website (Rite Aid) and sign up for online coupons, you will then get to print $50 worth of coupons (all store brand items) and along with that is a $5/$25 purchase!! They don't expire until December 08 so this would be a good one to hold onto until they have some good rebate items and it could be a money maker!

I don't normally spend that much at Rite Aid but I'm sure between now and the end of the year I can use it.

October Savings Totals

test — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:37:00 +0000

I can't believe it's already November! This year has gone by so fast. And to think, Christmas is right around the corner. I was in CVS Thursday night and they were taking down all the Halloween stuff and putting up the all the Christmas stuff. Halloween wasn't even over yet, boy they don't waste anytime. They told me that all the Halloween stuff was already on Clearance for 50% off and then Sunday (tomorrow) it would go to 75% off and then next Sunday it would be 90% off. I'm waiting until tomorrow to go and get some candy for my daughters birthday party in 3 weeks. We need to fill the pinata and why not use the Clearance Halloween candy, right?

Ok, so onto my October Savings. Here are my totals:

CVS
Total OOP: $39.43
Total Saved: $705.59

Rite Aid
Total OOP: $12.51
Total Saved: $47.97

Walgreen's
Total OOP: $5.45 (I used my ESR to pay for almost everything this month that's how I have the low OOP).
Total Saved: $257.96
Total ESR : $55.49 (to spend next month)

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $464.63
Total Saved: $359.05

I'm very happy with my savings for the month but my goal is to have my Stop and Shop savings be more than I spend, but not sure if and when I'll be able to do that, but I'm trying.

How did you do this month?? Post a link below to your blog post about your monthly savings so we can all see how well you did. Make sure the link is to your savings post only not the main page of your blog.

CVS 11/2

test — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:44:00 +0000

I am heading to CVS today because there is a new one opening up down the road from me. That is two new CVS's near me and they are huge!! I can either go North or South 10 minutes and I have a CVS now. Hopefully I'll always be able to find what I am looking for between the two of them.

Here is my plan for this shopping trip.

Kleenex BOGO Free ($2.19)
Buy 4, Use $1.00/3 and .40/1 cpns
Final Cost: $2.98

Cascade, On Sale 2/$5.0
Buy 1, Use $1.50 cpn (from mailer)
Final Cost $1.00

Glade Glass Scents On Sale 2/$5.00
Buy 4, Use BOGO free coupons
Final Cost: $5.00

Crest Pro Health Whitening On Sale $3.49 Get $3.49 ECB's (Nov Monthly Deal)
Buy 1, Use $1.00 cpn from P&G 11/2
Final Cost: $2.49, Get $3.49 ECB's : $1.00 Money Maker

Ice Breakers Gum, On Sale $1.00, Spend $10 get $5 ECB's
Buy 10, Use $1.00/2 cpn from 9/7 SS
Final Cost: $5.00 get $5.00 ECB's

Kellogg's Cereals On Sale $2.50
Buy 1, Use $1.00 printable coupon from side bar, or HERE
Final Cost: $1.50

Use $5/$30 coupon from CVS email (I finally got one!)
Use $4.00 ECB's
Use $4.00 ECB's
Use $2.99 ECB's

Final Cost (before tax) $2.98
Get $8.49 ECB's to roll

Other good deals...

Always Infinity On Sale $4.99, Get $1.00 ECB's
Dawn On Sale $.99, P&G 11/2 .20 coupon
Charmin, One Sale $5.49, P&G 11/2 $1.00/2 cpn
Pampers, On Sale $10.00, Buy 2 get $5 ECB's
Gilette Fusion, On Sale $9.99, Get $5 ECB's

Free Stuff to Try!!

test — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:13:00 +0000

I love when I take a survey and they offer to send me something free to try. Especially if I get paid for my opinion on top of that! That makes it even sweeter.

This past week I received a full pack of diapers from My Survey to use for the next 7 days and then I will fill out a survey about them. I already received points for the original survey so I don't know if I'll get more when I do the final survey, but that's fine by me because I got a FREE pack of diapers that I didn't have to use my ECB's for! And the best part is they are my favorite brand too!

I just took a survey with Opinion Outpost and I was offered the chance to try a new food product. It definitely sounds like something that I like so I am going to try it out. It should be here in about 1 week and I can't wait to get it. It's a new product they are testing out so I love the fact that I"ll get to try it out before hand. Of course I can't really talk about it here but if it makes it to the stores in the future I'll let you know what I tried. Oh and buy the way, I also earned .80 to take the survey. Not much but every penny counts! LOL

I'm excited to see what the next free thing is I'll get to try. Gotta love the Free Stuff!!!

You can see a list of all the survey sites I use HERE and my earnings are posted on the right side bar. Let me know if you have any questions about any of them.

Rite Aid Week of 11/2

test — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:27:00 +0000

I will be hitting Rite Aid for sure this week. There are a few things I do want to get but also because I received my $10 Rite Aid gift card from the September SCR program. Perfect timing! I should be able to spend next to nothing OOP pocket with that too.

Here is my plan this week....

Gum Toothbrush 2 pack, On Sale $1.99, Get SCR $1.99
Use $1.00 cpn from 9/14 RP insert

Soy Joy, On Sale 10/$5.00, Get SCR $5.00 wyb 10
Use $3.00/5 printable HERE if you can still print, print 2

Xtra Laundry Detergent, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 from 10/19 SS

Duracell Batteries, Buy $20, Get $10 SCR
Use $1.00/1 from 10/26 RP
Not sure of the prices here, gotta check them out but I may stock up before Christmas ( I read that they are about $3.30 each)

24 Hour Timer or 6 Outlet Surge Protector On Sale $5.99, Get SCR $5.00
(The timer will come in handy when we put out our Christmas decorations)

OK after looking over my list above, I guess I'll have to spend more than the $10 Gift Card but I'll make it up in Rebates.

Home & Holidays Gift Pack from Right @ Home

test — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:55:00 +0000

Right @ Home

The first 20,000* people to respond will receive free Ziploc® products, plus $8.50 in coupons for Ziploc®, Glade®, Pledge® and Drano® products.

I won $10!!!

test — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:47:00 +0000

Last week I posted about a $200 cash giveaway at Survival Guide to Online Surveys ....

well, I just went over to see the winners list and I won $10!!! I'm so excited. I don't win things every often, can you tell!

So if you followed the link and entered, check and see if you are a winner too. Then come back here and let us know what you won.

Want to win a Wii?

test — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:03:00 +0000

Want to win a Wii?? I know i sure would like to!

That's why Noobie is excited to announce they are giving away a brand-new Nintendo Wii, valued at $250, this holiday season as part of Noobie's "I want a Wii" contest. All you need to do is fill out the form HERE for your chance to win. Noobie will take care of the rest!

Noobie's "I want a Wii" contest will end on December 12th, 2008 at 11:59 P.M. ET. The drawing for the Nintendo Wii will take place on or about December 14th, 2008.

Good Luck!!! Let me know if you win!

CVS Shopping 11/5

test — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:31:00 +0000

I made two trips to CVS so far, I have to go back because I didn't buy enough for the $10 Candy deal so I need to spend $2 more.

Here is what I got:

Trip #1
(4) Hershey's Choc Bars (only 3 in the picture my daughter ate one before we go home) $.50 each
(6) Ice Breakers Gum $1.00 each
(4) Glade Glass Scents On Sale $2.50 each
(4) Kleenex On Sale BOGO Free
(1) Crest Pro Health Whitening On Sale $3.49 (Get $3.49 ECB's)
(1) Kellogg's Special K On Sale $2.50
(1) Cascade On Sale $2.50

Used
(2) BOGO Free Hersheys
(3) BOGO Free Ice Breakers
(2) BOGO Free Glade Glass Scents
$1.00 Crest Pro Health Whitening
$1.00/3 Kleenex
$.40/1 Kleenex
$1.50 Cascade
$1.00 Kellogg's printable
$2.99 ECB's
$4.00 ECB's
$5 off $30 cpn

Total Paid: 2.49
Got Back: $3.49 ECB's
I was supposed to get $5 from the candy but I bought $8 not $10 opps!

I had another $4 ECB's to use and I had the whole thing worked out so I knew I could use it but then my total came to less than that so I didn't use it. I couldn't figure out what I did, I just figured Iforgot to buy something. When I got home I looked over my receipt and I realized she put in some coupons wrong............the BOGO Hersheys was .50 off but she put it in for .79 (I don't even know where she got that from because they were .89 reg price) and the Glade Glass Scents she put in $3.49 again I have no idea where she got that from too because the reg price was $3.29 AND I thought i was buying 8 Ice Breakers and gave her 4 BOGO cpns and she pushed it through for $1.00.

So it was a messed up transaction for sure!

Trip #2

(1) Pampers Cruisers On Sale 2/$20.00
(3) Crest Pro Health Whitening On Sale $3.49

Used $1.50 Pampers
(3) $1.00 Crest Pro health
$10.00 ECB's
Total Paid: $5.97
Got $10.47 ECB's (for next transaction)

then...

(1) Pampers Cruisers On Sale 2/$20.00
(2) Glade Glass Scents On Sale $2.50

Used
$1.50 Pampers
BOGO Free Glade Glass Scents
$10.47 ECB's
Total Paid: $.53
My $5.00 ECB's for the Pampers did NOT print out. Maybe they were supposed to be bought in one transaction but it doesn't say that anywhere so the cashier gave me $5.00 CASH back............I like that!

My last trip to finish up the Candy Deal....

(2) Hershey's On Sale 2/$1.00
(1) Ice Breakers Gum On Sale $1.00
(2) Bags of Hallween Candy 75% off (for my daughers pinata for her party next weekend) On Clearance $1.49 each
(2) Halloween Fruit Roll Up Boxes 75% off .69 each

Used
BOGO Hersheys coupon -.50
$4.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $2.03
Total Saved: $18.28
Got back $5.00 ECB's for next week! I also have $3.49 ECB's I didn't use so $8.49 for next week.

Want to see more CVS Savings?? Check out CVS Superstars at the Centsable Sawyer.

There are few good things with ECB's so I should be able to roll these into bigger ECB's.

Fun Mail Day!!!

test — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:58:00 +0000

I love getting FUN Mail.... it's usually more fun when there are checks but none of those today. I got lots of FREEBIES and some really good coupons.

Here is what I got:

Kraft Maid Catalog/Idea Book! I can't wait till we can re-do our kitchen someday, hopefully soon!
Free subscription to TV Guide. I really enjoy getting this each wee.
Free Sample of Head & Shoulders
Free Sample of Kotex with (2) $1.50 coupons!!!
Huggies Coupons
Free Holiday Recipe cards.........not sure how I got these, I must of sent for them somehow.
and..... Dinner Made Easy yummy recipes AND lots of coupons!!! You can still get one of the HERE if you haven't already sent for it.

You can see a list of Free Samples that are available HERE or click on the Free Samples button on the left side bar.

CVS $10 Gift Card Winner!!!!!!!

test — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:20:00 +0000

We have a winner!! This was the biggest giveaway so far here, well as far as how many people entered. We had 350 entries!!!! Awesome turn out!

OK no for the winner............

I used Random.org to get ONE number.........that number is.......

and post #73 belongs too..................

.....................................

.....................................

.....................................................Katie!!!!

Congrats Katie! I'm emailing you for your information! If I don't hear back from Katie within 3 days then I will pick another winner.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their CVS's with us. Check back later, I will list the next giveaway. It's another Gift Card, but not CVS this time.

New Giveaway - $10 Toys R Us Gift Card!!!

test — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:40:00 +0000

With Christmas slowly approaching everyone is starting to (hopefully) shop for presents. I wanted this weeks giveaway to be something that can be used towards your Christmas shopping. Not everyone has children or grandchildren but almost everyone knows someone who has a child, right?

So Toys R Us was the first thing that came to mind especially with all the advertising lately with their Big Book coming out. I know my daughter loves looking through this book! Sometimes I wish I was still a kid with all the fun things they have now.

Anyways, I will be giving away a $10 Gift Card to Toys R Us to one lucky winner! This giveaway will run until Monday November 17th 11:59 pm EST. You can enter 4 times and each time must be a separate comment for each entry to count.

This GiveAway is open to anyone who reads this blog!!!

Visit Toys R Us (HERE) and then come back and tell me what one gift you'd love to buy for yourself (think Wii games), your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews friends child... who ever for Christmas and post a comment about it.
Visit Toys R Us (HERE) and them come back and tell me what one toy you really wanted or a favorite that you had as a kid that they still sell! Make sure this is a separate comment for it to count again. (I always wanted the Easy Bake Oven and still do so I will buy it for my daughter's when they get a little bigger, can't wait!)
Subscribe to my blog and then post again to tell me you did. If you are already subscribed just post again to tell me (you must post this separately to get the entry)
Blog about my giveaway on your blog, then comment again to let me know you did and include a link. (again, you must post an additional comment for it to count). If you add my giveaway to your blog I will add you to my blog roll on the sidebar.

Thanks for playing along again. I'm hoping to get some good ideas from you all for toys to buy this year. There are so many to choose from!

Entertainment Book $5 off AND Free Shipping!!

test — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:31:00 +0000

Right now you can get your local Entertainment Book for $5 off and Free Shipping! That's a great savings! I'm giving a couple of these for gifts so I'm glad I waited and I think I'll order now! This offer ends November 30th.

Kreativ Blogger Award!!

test — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:15:00 +0000

How Cool!!! Beeb at Super Coupon Girl awarded me a Kreative Blooger Award! Thanks Beeb!

Now I have to share six things I'm thankful for and forward this award to six other Kreative Bloggers.

Here are 6 things I'm thankful for:

1. My husband, daughters and all my family!
2. My Best Friend in the entire world Jodi!
3. Our home.
4. Being able to stay home with my girls
5. A Healthy Family
6. Coupons and the Internet!!!

Here are some bloggers I would like to send this award to..

Money Saving Mom
Mommy Snacks
My Precious Pennies
Jane4Girls
Frugal In Virginia
Mama Koala

These are just some of my favorite bloggers that I am thankful for. There are many more but had to just pick 6.

PS I'm working on a printables section where I will keep all the printable coupons I find online. I am hoping that get that up and running by the end of the weekend.

Don't forget to enter this weeks giveaway for a $10 Toys R Us Gift Card!!!

Thanks again Beeb!!!

$75.00 of Printable Coupons

test — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:21:00 +0000

Click above and answer some survey questions and then you will be given a link to print out some coupons. There are up to $75 in coupons to print and they will enter you in a drawing to win $1500.

I just filled out the survey and was given a link to print them out so it you will get them. Now wouldn't it be nice if I won the $1500!! :)

Free E Cards!

test — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:24:00 +0000

These are so cute! They are free but you do have to download the toolbar. They say no adware or spyware and so far I've had none so hopefully htat will stay the same. I love animated cards, they are so fun. My daugher likes to watch them over and over again.

CVS Week of 11/9

test — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:26:00 +0000

This week has some nice deals to roll some ecb's! There are two that are just available Sunday and Monday. I went today but of course they didn't have the L'Oreal but she gave me a rain check and put on their to get cash back for ecb's! Sweet!! I will ask them to put it on a gift card when it comes in. In the meantime I will check a few more stores tomorrow to see if they have them.

Ok here is what looks good this week:

Sunday and Monday Only!

L'Oreal Revitalift Anti Wrinkle Serum 1oz On Sale $11.99 Get $11.99 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn (10/19 SS)
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 after ECB's

St. Ives Body Wash 18oz On Sale $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable HERE
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 after ECB's

All week long sales...........

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 5/4, 6/22, 8/24, 9/14, 10/5, 11/9 RP Inserts
Final Cost: Free + .01 after ECB's

Palmolive On Sale $1.49, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.00/2 in 10/26 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: Free + .02 after ECB's

Altoids BOGO Free $1.99

Propel or Gaterade 6 Packs On Sale 2/$8.00 Get $2 ECB's
Final Cost: 2/$6.00

Rimmel Mascara On Sale $6.99 Get $4.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 9/14 , 11/9 RP Insert
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Listerine Agent Cool Blue 500ml On Sale $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.00 Printable HERE or $1.00 10/5 RP Inserts
Final Cost: Free + .01 after ECB's

Always Infinity On Sale $4.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $2.00/1 P&G insert
Final Cost; $2.99 after ECB's

Stayfree Pads 28-49ct or Carefree pantiliners 92-120ct On Sale $4.49 Get $1.50 ECB's (limit 1)
use Stayfree $1.00 printable here or Carefree .50 printable here
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's for Stayfree
Final Cost: $3.49 after ECB's for Carefree (there are cpns for Carefree but they are on purchase of 2, unless you got one on a purchase of 1, so check that out!)

Glaceau Smart water 1 liter On Sale $1.59 Get $1.59 ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Kellogg's Cereal On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Final Cost $1.00 each

Tums EX Antacid/Calcium supplement Sugar Free 80ct, On Sale $5.79 Get $2.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $3.79 after ECB's

Colgate Total Whitening with FREE toothbrush (attached) On Sale $3.49 Get $1.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 11/2 SS inserts
Final Cost: $1.49 after ECB's

Huggies Jumbo pack On Sale 2/$18.99
Buy 1
Use $1.50 cpn from mailer (you can sigh up HERE)
Use $2.00 CRT from last week (Cash Receipt Tape if you were lucky enough)
Final Cost: $6.38 (Then send in for $1.00 CareGivers rebate check it out HERE)

Spend $15 Get $5 Garnier Nutritioniste (limit 1)
Use $1.00 in 8/24, 9/14 RP Inserts
Final Cost varies depending on what you get

Glade Spray On Sale .99
Use $1.00/2 in 11/2 SS Insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

CVS Sandwich Bags or Storage Bags On Sale BOGO 50% off
Use $2/$10 CVS product CRT

Spend $50 on Itunes get $10 ECB's (limit 2)

Spend $20 Get $10 On Candy (limit 1)

A lot of CVS Items B2G1 Free *see store for details (If you scan your card at the price checker machine you may get $2/$10 CVS coupons).

I haven't worked out my scenerio's yet, but I will be rolling ECB's to get a lot of things I've listed.

If you see something really good that I missed, please let me know.

Have fun shopping this week!!!

Rite Aid Week of 11/9

test — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Rite doesn't have too many good sales this week, in my opinion, but here are some things worth mentioning. If you see a good deal I don't have listed, be sure to let me know!

Crest Pro Health Whitening On Sale $2.69 Get $2.69 SCR
Use $1.00 in 10/12 P&G inserts
Final Cost: Free +$1.00 after SCR

Charmin 8 Giant Rolls or Bounty 8 Rolls On Sale $6.99

Spend $20 Get $10 SCR Duracell On Sale $5.99
Use $1.50/1 in 10/26 RP inserts
Buy 4
Final Cost: $7.96 after SCR

Spend $25 Get $10 Rite Aid Gift Card
P&G Participating products
Swiffer Wet Jet, On Sale $19.99
Use $3.00/1 in 11/2 P&G or $5.00 from Home Made Simple Mailer
Swiffer Wet Jet or Dry Refills or Dusters On Sale $7.99
Febreze Noticeables Kit or Candles On Sale 5.99 (also $2.00 SCR)
Use $1.00/1 Candles in 11/2 P&G or $1.00 from Home Made Simple Mailer
Febrese Air Effects, On Sale $2.49
Use $1.00/1 in 11/2 P&G
Cascade or Dawn 22-28oz On Sale $2.99
Use Cascade $1.00/1 in 11/2 P&G or $1.00 from Home Made Simple Mailer
Use Dawn .20/1 in 11/2 P&G
Bounty Basic Single Roll or Puffs Tissues 60 or 80ct On Sale .99
Downy or Bounce On Sale $3.99
Use Downy .50/1 or 1.00/2 in 11/2 P&G inserts
Use Bounce .20/1 in 11/2 P&G inserts
Febreze Fabric Refresher On Sale $4.99 (also $2.50 SCR)
Use $1.00/2 in 11/2 P&G

Dentyne Ice or Bubblicious, Trident or Trident White Gum On Sale 2/$1.00
Use Dentyne BOGO Free in 10/19 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.50 for 2

That's about all I see.

Walgreens Week of 11/9

test — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:51:00 +0000

There are a LOT of sales this week but not much that Wow's me or that I really NEED. Then again, do I really need most of what I buy, or get for Free? LOL Not sure if I"ll make the trek there considering it's 30 minutes out of my way. We'll see what the week brings.

But here is what looks good:

Hershey's Holiday Candy Bags On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 IVC
Use (2) $1.00/1 in 11/9 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2

Arm & Hammer 26 or 32 loads, On Sale BOGO for $6.99
Use $1.00 Printable Here
Buy 2
Final Cost $4.99 for 2 (or $2.50 each)

Libby's 100% Pumpkin On Sale $.99 (with in ad coupon)
Use $1.00/2 printable HERE
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Coffee-Mate Creamer On Sale BOGO for $2.49 (with in ad coupon)
Use $1.00/2 in 11/2 RP inserts
Buy 2
Final Cost $1.49 for 2

Carnation Evaporated Milk On Sale .99 (with in ad coupon)
Use $1.00/2 printable HERE
Buy 2
Final Cost $.98 for 2

Lysol Neutra Air or Air Wick On Sale $9.99 ($3.00 ESR)
Use $5.00 in 10/12 SS insert or $3.00 printalbe HERE
Final Cost: $1.99 after ESR with $5 cpn
Final Cost: $3.00 after ESR with $3 cpn

There are so many other great sales this week but nothing else I really need. Mommy Snacks has a GREAT list on her blog HERE.

Have fun shopping!

CVS Shopping 11/10

test — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Went to CVS this morning and got some good stuff. All the Halloween stuff was 90% off so I got some candy for my husbands office. I've spoiled them with all the cheap candy I get at CVS.

Here is what I got in 3 transactions:

Transaction #1
(4) Hershey's Single Bars On Sale $.50
(4) Hershey's Big Bars On Sale $1.00
(1) Green & Black Choc Bar On Sale $2.50
(2) Kisses Dark Choc On Sale $2.00
(1) Candy On Clearance $.29
(1) Candy On Clearance $.59
(2) Candy On Clearance $.49
(1) Halloween Bib On Clearance $.39 (not in picture, I forgot about it)
(2) Palmolive On Sale $1.49
(1) Listerine Agent Blue On Sale $3.99
(1) St. Ives Body Wash $3.99
Used
(2) BOGO Hersheys' Single Bars
(4) $1.00 Kisses Dark Chocolate Bags
(1) $2.00 St. Ives
(1) $3.00 Green & Black CRT
(1) $1.00 Listerine Agent Blue
$3.49 ECB's
$5.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $4.12
Got $3.00 (Listerine Agent Blue), $2.00 (Palmolive) & $3.00 (St. Ives) ECB's

Transaction #2

(1) L'Oreal Revitilift (this store had a ton!!) On Sale $11.99
used
(1) $1.00 L'oreal cpn
$2.00 ECB
$3.00 ECB
$3.00 ECB
Total OOP: $3.27
Got $11.99 ECB's

Then I realized that the St. Ives is not limit one so I bought another one:

(1) St. Ives On Sale $3.99
used $2.00 cpn
Total OOP: $2.27
Got $3.00 ECB's

So my totals...

Total Spent: $9.66
Total Saved: $69.78
ECB's to roll: $14.99 (I started with $8.00 ECB's!)

I will be going back for more again this week, need to get more for the Candy Deal, I have $10 left to spend to get $10 so I will be using the $11.99 ECB's towards that. I will be putting together some presents for Christmas that will consist of Candy, can you tell?? That is if I don't eat it all before then! LOL My husbands employees are going to be very happy this week when he brings in the bags of candy. One bag is for my daughters Pinata next weekend the rest for him.

You can see all the sales I've listed HERE.

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars!

Nice Pay Day! $90!!

test — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:40:00 +0000

I love getting fun mail but the best part is when it's $$$ Fun Mail! And today that is exactly what I got.

$50.45 Rebate Check from Walgreen's from October (I forgot to submit it to get my gift card reloaded so I lost out on the 10% which would of been $5.00 but oh well, nothing I can do about it now, live and learn!)
$30.00 Rewards cheque from Lane Bryant. When I use my credit card I get points. I forget how many I needed for the $30, but obviously I spent enough!
$10.00 Rewards certificate from JCPenny for spending $250 in October (which I didn't even spend, read on). It's a new rewards program. You can sign up at www.jcprewards.com and you either attach it to your JCPenny credit card or any other credit card and when you use it to pay, the points are automatically put into your account. Each month you need to spend $250 to get 250 points for a $10 reward certificate. You only have to spend $10 to use it too. You get 1 point for every $$ spent. However, I didn't spend $250 because there was a double points promo that I was able to get in on and I only spent $112 and really I didn't even spend that because I picked up some cloths that were on sale for my mom to give my girls for Christmas so she paid me back, but I got the points. SO really it's Free $10 for me! The only downside is that the points do not carry over from month to month. But I do shop there a lot so maybe from time to time I'll get a reward check.

I also received some coupons for Beechnut Juice (.75/1) that I got on eBay. These are individual juice drinks that they sell with the baby food and it's somehow made with yogurt even though it's on the shelf. They sell for $1.25 a bottle (I would never pay that for one serving) but when the coupon doubles, I get them for free! My 1 year old loves these!

eBay is a great source for coupons because you can get a good amount in bulk and if the item ends up being free, it's worth paying a few $$ for. I try to find a seller that has a few things I need and combine the shipping. Some of them even offer free shipping which is really nice. You can also get coupons from several coupon clipping services. The one I use is The Coupon Clippers and they have a HUGE selection and really great prices. I actually need to get a few things from her so I'll be placing an order this week.

I also received my order from CH for some DVD's I got. You can read about that in my post HERE.

Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas!!

test — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:17:00 +0000

The Holidays are approaching and if you've been in just about any store by now, then you know that the Christmas stuff is already out! It's amazing how fast they get the Halloween stuff out and the Christmas stuff in!

For one of my giveaways a few weeks back for a $10 CVS gift card, I asked readers to comment about a frugal gift idea. There were so many great ideas, I wanted to share them in case you missed them.

Homemade picture frames with family pictures in them especially with black & white pictures.
Gift baskets of things geared for the person and with coupons most of the 'gifts' are free.
A basketful of homemade goodies.
Jars of spiced tea mix. You can buy the ingredients and jars in bulk, then prepare for a cheap and easy gift for friends and neighbors.
Homemade apple butter
Pillow cases for the kids in the family. Super easy. If you don't have a pattern (and need one) just cut up an old one. Go to Walmart and buy a yard of fabric to match each kids intrest/style/personalilty/etc. It takes just a few minutes to sew them up, and the kids/teens LOVE getting them.
5x7 photo Christmas cards you designed yourself in photoshop. Send them off to be printed and you have a whole stack of Christmas cards for less than $0.50 each. (note from Frugal RI Mama - two of my favorite places to get photo cards and gifts are Shutterfly and Snapfish. Here are some offers they have right now: Easily create personalized holiday Photo Cards at Shutterfly. OR Snapfish November Promotion 15% off holiday cards + 50 FREE 4x6 prints to new customers! )
Homemade Salsa
Baskets Full of personal care items from all the freebies!
Favorite frugal gift to get is an Entertainment Book!!
Painted light switch covers for friends and family (*note from FrugalRIMama I've made these from wallpaper pieces and border pieces too!)
Photo slide shows on DVD and family recipe books!
Kitchen gift baskets. You can see post about it HERE.
Homemade coupon for a meal.
A CD of all the pictures taken throughout the year, plus some photo paper.
Baked goods.
Homemade cookies and candies.
Home Crafts - Like a Snowman muffin tin wall decor You can collect used muffin tins at garage sales all summer and then paint them for Christmas gifts. First Spray paint them (on the back side)country blue. Then splatter them with white paint. Each muffin circle is going to be painted as a snowman face. Just paint the bottom of the muffin white by sponge painting it...do all 12 and let dry. Then come back and paint on black eyes and black coal smile and orange nose. Glue a pretty Christmas ribbon with glue (E600) for a hanger. E600 glue glues to almost anything.
Home made bath salts.
Can fresh fruit when it is in season and give it as gifts in the wintertime.
Photo gifts (Note from FrugalRIMama: Snapfish.com by HP
is offering 20% off all their photo gifts!)
Picture collages with words or something that is home made like quilt, burp cloths etc.
Movie gift baskets (Blockbuster gift card, popcorn and movie candy). (Note from Frugal RI Mama - A subscription to Blockbuster Total Access or Netflix! is a great idea too.)
Handwritten decorative Christmas cards.
Cute photos in frames you can collect during the year (on sale of course).
Personalized gift baskets. You can buy a few items from the dollar store (candles, lotions, picture frames, etc.) and add something homemade as well such as fudge, party mix, cookies.
Pretty holiday trays or tins you can get at a $1 shop and fill them with cookies, candies, and dipped/decorated pretzel rods.
Homemade Bread.
"Gifts in a jar" - Just put all the ingredients and a recipe for cookies or cake or something on a mason jar and tie a ribbon around it.
Pretty soap sets. It is something that will be used.
Handmade Fabric book with finger puppets.
Handmade gifts like mittens, blankets, wrist rests for a keyboard, baked goods.
Marbled tile coasters with the kiddos pictures.
Handmade scrapbooks, paper bag albums, cards etc. (Note from Frugal RI Mama, Here are some of my favorite scrapbook supply stores (I'm an avid scrapbooker!) Scrapbook.com: Thousands of scrapbooking supplies. HUGE daily discounts! and Two Peas in a Bucket and Paper.com and my favorite one of all A Cherry On Top, Scrapbooking Shoppe. You can get all the supplies you need and some of these places even have message boards you can join and get lots of inspiration from!)
Magazine subscriptions. You can usually find good magazines for under $10 and it is the gift that they receive for the whole year. (Note from Frugal RI Mama Check out these places: MagMall.com and MagsForLess--Largest Selection and Cheapest Magazines Anywhere!!! Just use coupon code cjsave15p. OR MagsForLess Save 15% off any magazine subscription order over $25.00.)
Free samples as stocking stuffers. (Note from Frugal RI Mama - you can get lots of samples that I have listed in the Free Sample section)
Homemade bath stuff (salts, oils,, etc)
Hand soap from the Body Shop. It is useful and they usually put out a coupon around the holidays.
Homemade jams. Put a couple in a basket with a loaf of homemade bread.
Green and Red candies and treats.

A few other ideas for "frugal" gifts that I came up with:

You could join, get the 5 DVD's for .49 each and give them as gifts. That could cover 5 people!!!

If you are getting someone an IPod for Christmas you could preload it with 25 FREE songs when you join emusic, or get them a subscription to emusic!

Photostamps are an awesome gift, especially for those hard to buy for people and especailly grandparents! The last two years in a row, we've recieved these from friends and family members with pictures of our girls on them. I save them for when we send Cards or Thank you notes. Everyone loves getting them!

Omaha Steaks is another favorite of mine to recieve. We received this from our aunt and uncle a couple of years ago and it was, if I remember correctly, 2 complete meals for 2. It included potato's and veggies. They have a great special right now where you get 2 free gifts. This is another good gift for those that are hard to buy for or even for those who live far away. Then you don't have to worry about shipping it once you buy it.

And then there is always Amazon, they have great deals all the time.

As I come across more Holiday Gift Ideas I will add to this post. Please let me know if you have an idea please share!

CVS Shopping 11/12

test — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:30:00 +0000

I went back to CVS today to finish up my shopping. I love the new CVS that we have because they almost always have everything in stock and today was no exception. I found everything including some Fall stuff on Clearance for 75% off! Gotta love that. They still have a ton of Halloween candy left, it looks like they put more out. So sad because it's 90% off now. Sad for them to be selling it so cheap, good for us that they are selling it so cheap. I didn't buy any today, but I did look to see if they had anymore chocolate covered raisins because me and my girls love those, but they were all gone. Oh well.

OK here is what I got today:

Scott Toilet Paper $4.99 after CRT and Coupon)
8 Hershey's Big Bars $8.00
4 Hershey's Singles $1.50 (after CRT B3G1 Free)
2 Green & Black Big Bars $00 (free after CRT + $1.00 overage)
2 Palmolive $1.98 (after $1 cpn)
Listerine Agent Blue $1.99 (after $1 CVS cpn and .50 cpn)
3 CVS Tissue $2.98 (after B2G1 Free and $2.00 CRT)
1 Colgate Toothpaste with free toothbrush( Free after cpns)
Huggies Diapers $8.98 (after $2 CRT and $1.50 cpns)
2 Fall docortions Clearance 75% off (1.99 and .99)
Used $14.99 ECB's
Used $5.00 off $30 (emailed to me)

Total OOP: $9.18
Total Saved: $72.27
Received $16.00 ECB's

I went back tonight, but don't have a picture yet. I needed some freezer bags and I remembered they were on sale there and then I saw the trash bags on sale so bought those too. So I got:

(2) CVS Freezer Bags BOGO 50% off $4.48
(3) CVS Trash Bags B2G1 Free $9.98

Used $2/$10 CVS CRT
Used $5 ECBs
Total Paid: $8.47
Total Saved: $14.49

Not a bad days work!

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars!

Rite Aid Shopping 11/12

test — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:09:00 +0000

I got lucky at Rite Aid this week. They had everything I wanted. And after rebates, they paid me to take this stuff. That's what I like!

Here is what I got:

(2) Halloween Oreo Snack Packs On Clearance %75 off On Sale .89 each
(1) Downy On Sale $3.99
(1) Febreeze Candle On Sale $5.99 (Get $2.00 Rebate)
(1) Febreeze Noticeables On Sale $5.99 (Get $2.00 Rebate)
(1) Febreeze Fab Fresher On Sale $4.99 (Get $2.50 Rebate)
(2) Cascade Gel On Sale $2.99 each
(1) Crest Pro Health Whitening On Sale $2.69 (Get $2.69 Rebate)
(Spend $20 Get $1o Gift Card on Downey, Febreeze and Cascade)
Used $5/$25 (I got this for signing up online)
Used $10 Gift Card I received from last months rebate item
Used Manu Coupons (from home mailer, you can get them HERE)

Total Spent: $12.61
Total Saved: $37.00
Total back In Rebates: $19.19

So really Rite Aid paid me $6.58 to take these items out of their store!!!

Click HERE to see my post on more sale items this week.

Want to see more Drugstore Savings? Visit the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

New Printables + Walgreen's $5 off $25!!

test — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:49:00 +0000

There are some new coupons in the sidebar (or above, scroll till you see what you want to print). The best one is Reynolds $1/1! These don't come out very often and it's really cheap at Walmart. Grab yours while you can. You can print twice from each computer.

Another great coupon on there is $5 off $20 at Walgreen's this Friday (11/14) and Saturday (11/15) ONLY! I love when these come out. If you pair them up with some of their monthly rebate items, you can make some money too!

Some other good ones:

$1.00 off Bagelfuls - These are close to free at Walmart with this coupon.
$2.00 off Schick Quartro
$1.00 off Balmax
$3.00 off Woolite Rug Stick (has anyone ever tried this, I'm thinking of getting it so I'm glad there is a coupon for it).
$1.00 off Good Earth Coffee
$ .60 off Chex Mix Bars

and so much more!

E.L.F Cosmetics Shipping only $2.00!

test — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:24:00 +0000

Have you heard of E.L.F. Cosmetics? I've mentioned them before but if you are new I'll fill you in on a GREAT deal.

E.L.F Cosmetics (Eyes Lips Face) sells Cosmetics for only $1 each! Yup you read that right. All Cosments are ONLY $1.00.

E.L.F. is the revolutionary new online destination beauty company that goes beyond traditional makeup. EyesLipsFace.com offers a wide selection of competitively priced products that enhance the natural and vibrant qualities in everyone and encourage you to be yoursE.L.F.

They are running a special until November 30th:

SALE! Stock Up on e.l.f. Products And Get $2 Shipping on Orders Over $20 Using Coupon Code EGSHIPBJ.

If you spend over $20.00 (that's 21+ different items) Shipping is ONLY $2.00. You really can't beat this deal at all. You can pick up a few Christmas gifts or stocking stuffers for next to nothing and the shipping is only $2.00.

Say Nation is looking for Mom's

test — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:01:00 +0000

I just finished a Survey at SayNation and they are looking for moms with infants or toddlers that were a size 12 month to 5T. So if you qualify you should sign up and take the survey. It's worth 2000 points.

SayNation gives you points for taking surveys. You even get 25 points if you don't qualify for a survey. I get about 12 invites a week from them so the points can add up quickly. I just cashed in for a $10 Walmart Gift Card, it should be arriving any day now.

If you are interested in signing up, they aren't just looking for mom's any once can sign up and take surveys. Just go to SayNation or send me your email address and I will send you an invite. If you click on the link above and join I'd love it if you put in referral #9724457147. I get 250 points for a referral.

I also posted a few weeks back that MySurvey was also looking for mom's of infants and toddlers. I just finished doing a diaper survey and I got a full pack of diapers to try out then had to answer a few questions. I don't know if they still need people, but if you join and fill out your profile, you'll get invites.

Speaking of surveys, I just did a few surveys for Opinion Outpost and cashed out $18.80. That check should arrive in a couple of weeks. So far in November I've earned $9.80 from them (and the month is only half gone), in October I earned $8.00 and in September I earned $17.00. Not bad extra cash. It's all going towards Christmas gifts for our children. If you'd like to join Opinion Outpost just click here. It's quick and easy and most of all FREE to join!

Mega Sale at 2peas 30%-90% off!

test — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:28:00 +0000

If you are a scrapbooker (I am!) this is the sale for you. Two Peas in a Bucket is having a Super Mega Sale. Over 3000 products at or below cost. This is a great time to stock up or to buy stuff to make Christmas Gifts!

Home Made Simple Coupon Book!!

test — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:00 +0000

This is the best coupon book. You can request one every few months. There are a ton of coupons for Dawn, Cascade, Febreeze, Mr. Clean and Swiffer but best of all the last few they had there was a coupon for a FREE Cascade Rinse Agent. Over $27 in savings and if your store doubles then it's even more. A lot of these products go on sale at CVS a LOT so make sure you send for you coupon book today so you'll be ready. I just used a bunch of these this week for the Rite Aid Sale where you had to spend $20 and you'd get a $10 Gift Card. (You can see that HERE.)

I usually sign my mom up for one too and the coupons she doesn't use she gives me. So sign up your mom, your sister, your dad, who ever because these are really good coupons. Just click HERE.

Big Y and A New Blogger!

test — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:44:00 +0000

I don't really have a local Big Y but I do know they have really good sales. My mother in law is always talking about the good deals she gets there. And she especially raves about the Beautiful cakes her Big Y makes. As a matter of fact, tomorrow is my oldest girls 4th Birthday Party and she choose the littlest pet shop for a theme. I asked me mother in law if she could check and see if Big Y made a Pet Shop theme cake and they do! So she's picking it up on her way here. Can't wait to see it.

Anyways, Since I don't shop there, I don't post any sales at Big Y, but I found someone who does. She's new to the blogging world and just starting out but she's been posting about the Big Y deals so I wanted to give her a shout out and let my readers know you can visit her blog for Big Y deals and more! Her name is Keri and she is a FrugalWorkingMama. She is a neighbor of mine (well she lives in the next state kind of neighbor). So visit her blog, check out her Big Y posts and say hi. Tell her that FrugalRIMama sent ya there!

CVS Week of 11/16

test — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:13:00 +0000

CVS has a few Free after ECB's items this week and some really good sales with ECB's especially if you have coupons.

FREE after ECB's:

L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium On Sale $15.99, Get $15.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2 in 10/5 RP Insert
Final Cost: $Free plus $2.00 overage after ECB's

Zantrex-3 Insta shot 2pk, On Sale $4.99, get $4.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $5.00 in 9/7 SS (exp 11/15 only if your CVS takes expired cpns)
Final Cost: $Free after ECB's (plus $5.00 overage if your CVS takes expired cpns)

Great ECB deals:

Duracell Spend $20 Get $15 EBC's!! (Great time to stock up for Christmas!) (limit 3)
Use $1.50 from 10/26 RP and 11/16 RP
Buy 4 at $5.99 each
Use $1.50 x 4 cpns
Final Cost: $2.96 after ECB's

Glade Spend $10 get $5 ECB's
Glade Glass Scents On Sale 2/$5, Use BOGO Free in 10/12 SS
Glade Scented Oil Refill On Sale $2.99, Use FREE Glade Scented Oil Holder wyb Glade Scented Oil Refill in 11/2 SS Insert
Glade Plugin Refills twin pack On Sale $3.99, Use FREE Glade Scented Oil Holder wyb Glade Scented Oil Refill in 11/2 SS Insert

Nice Sale items:

Welch's Grape Jelly or Skippy Peanut Butter, On Sale 2/$3.00

Welch's Grape Juice On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 in 10/5 SS
Final Cost: $1.50 each

Clorox Bleech, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Free WYB (2) Clorox Products up to $3.49 Printable
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2 + Free Wipes

Spend $20 on Coke and Get $10 off Wal-E

I have $11.00 ECB's to roll this week. Here is my plan.

Transaction #1
L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium On Sale $15.99, Get $15.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1 in 10/5 RP Insert
Use #3.00 of $15.00 Skin Care CRT (Cash Register Tape)
Final Cost: $11.99
Use $11.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.99 + tax
Get $15.99 ECB's

Transaction #2
Duracell Spend $20 Get $15 EBC's!! (Great time to stock up for Christmas!) (limit 3)
Use $1.50 from 10/26 RP and 11/16 RP
Buy 4 at $5.99 each
Use $1.50 x 4 cpns
Final Cost: $17.96
Use $15.99 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.97
Get $15.00 ECB's

Transaction #3
Duracell On Sale $5.99
Buy 3 at $5.99 each
Use $1.50 x 3 cpns
Final Cost: $13.47

Glade Glass Scents On Sale 2/$5.00
Buy 4
Use BOGO Free (-$2.50) I only have 1 left
Final Cost: $7.50

Use $15.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $5.97
Get $20.00 ECB's

That's my plan so far this week.

Walmart Shopping thru Ebates

test — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:07:00 +0000

My oldest daughter turns 4 today. I can't believe it! When I had her, everyone told me the time would fly and boy were they right! We had a birthday party for her yesterday and she had a blast. This was the first year that she didn't need mommy to help her open presents, it was bittersweet. I'm glad she's growing up into such a wonderful big girl, but I'm sad she is getting to the age where she needs little help from mommy.

She really likes the Littlest Pet Shop and that was the theme to her party. I bought her several Littlest Pet Shop toys over the past couple of months that I got great deals on with sales and coupons. She has a lot already and they we have begun to find them all over the house, with the help of our youngest daughter who is 1. So along with her Pet shop sets I bought her the Carrying Case that holds 150 pets.

I like shopping through Ebates so I get cash back. Walmart sells the case but I didn't want to pay shipping considering I live 10 minutes from Walmart. So instead, I shopped through Ebates and choose Site To Store pick up, which was free! So I made my purchase, paid with paypal (which was a nice feature because now it was paid for and not charged) and picked it up at the store. And since I shopped through Ebates, I got cash back. More money saved!

There are a few stores that will do Store Pick up and if you shop through Ebates, then you earn cash back. Another store I do this with is Circut City. I need to order my printer cartridges from them since my printer was exclusive to them (and lexmark) so I order online (through Ebates of course and I get cash back) and pick it up in the store.

So if you aren't already a member of Ebates, you should sign up and next time you shop online, shop through them and you may even be able to avoid shipping charges by (a Free Shipping offer or) Store Pick up. It's a great way to save money while shopping online.

When you join Ebates, they give you a $5sign up bonus and if you join through me, I also get a $5.00 bonus (once you make a qualifing purchase). So if you join through me then Thank You Very Much!

FREE DelMonte Tomatoes

test — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:28:00 +0000

DelMonte is giving away a coupon for a FREE can of DelMonte Tomatoes to the first 50,000 people who sign into their account. Click Here to sign in. Hope your one of the first 50,000. If not then you'll get a .50 coupon. Still a savings!

Go now!!!

Free Shipping at Toys R Us

test — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Christmas is getting closer so the sales are starting. Toys R Us is offering FREE shipping on a lot of toys and it ends TODAY (11/17). Click the link below to see all toys included in this offer. Also, all board games are 25% off!

Free Shipping on ALL toys in the Free Shipping Section-Two Days Only! Offer good through 11.16 to 11.17!

Last day to enter to Win a $10 Toys R Us Gift Card

test — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:14:00 +0000

Today is the last day to enter to win a $10 Toys R Us gift card. I will be closing comments tonight at 11:59pm EST and I will announce a winner on Tuesday. You can Enter HERE.

Thanks to everyone who entered!! Check back tomorrow for a winner!!!

New Giveaway - $10 CVS Gift Card

test — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:16:00 +0000

Everyone seems to want a $10 CVS Gift card so I decided to give away another one! I also realized this weekend that I can get Gift Cards through Ebates. They offer a nice variety and you earn Cash Back! If you buy a Gift Card to Borders through Ebates you will earn 8% back. Not a bad rebate. I'll probably put one of those in my husbands stocking, he loves to read and buys books all the time. You can also get Gift Cards a Gift Certificates . com through Ebates and earn 4% back. From now on when I give away a Gift Certificate I will get them through Ebates. You can't go wrong with getting a rebate, right? You win and I win!

OK back to the giveaway! You can earn 5 entries this week!! This giveaway will run until November 27th, Thanksgiving Night at 11:59 pm EST. I will announce a winner on Friday, November 28th (also known as Black Friday). Anyone can enter!

Make sure each entry has it's own comment or they won't count individually. Here is how to enter.......

Post a comment telling me what you want most for Christmas this year. It doesn't have to be something tangible, it can be anything!
Post a comment and tell me what kind of Gift Card would you love to me give away for future Giveaways. If you'd like me to keep giving CVS Gift Cards, then let me know.
Sign up for my RSS feed and then post again and tell me you did. If you are already a subscriber in anyway (google included) then post and tell me you are.
Post my giveaway on your blog, then comment again with a direct link to your giveaway. If you post my blog and your not on my blog roll, I will add you!
Grab my button and post it on your blog. Then come back and comment again and leave a link to your blog where you posted my button.

PS Ebay is now part of Ebates. If you shop at Ebay through Ebates you will earn 1% back. Not much but it adds up quickly!!

New $10 Pillsbury Coupon Booklet

test — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:46:00 +0000

Sign up for the Pillsbury e-newsletter and they'll send you a free booklet
packed with $10 in coupon savings, helpful tips, meal ideas, and more.

Toys R Us Gift Card Winner!!

test — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Thank you to all who entered the $10 Toys R Us gift card giveaway and for sharing your Christmas gifts of present and past with us. I hope everyone gets what they want from Santa this year! LOL

And the winner is.................................

Entry #61.....................................

Anissa! Congrats Anissa. I will be emailing you shortly. If I don't hear from Anissa within 3 days I will pick another winner.

Don't forget to enter this week's Giveaway for a $10 CVS gift card. You can enter up to 5 times this week! Go HERE to enter.

Guest Post over at Three Peas in a Pod

test — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:41:00 +0000

I did my first Guest Post today, "The Art of Being Frugal", on Three Peas In A Pod. It's a two part post about using coupons to save money. Last week when Tiffanie emailed me asking if I would do a guest post I was over the moon elated! It just made me happy to know that people actually do want to hear what I have to say about saving money.
So head on over to Tiffanie's blog and check it out. While your there, look around her blog, she's got a few giveaways you can enter too! Part two will be up next Tuesday.

Hallmark Greeting Card Contest

test — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:24:00 +0000

With the economy as bad as it is, here's a chance to win some $money$!! Hallmark is having a contest where you could win a grand prize of $2500. Submit your ideas for a Mother's Day or Father's Day card. If you are creative in any way you should try for sure! You never know. All you need is a cute picture of your kid and something cute to say along with it. The Contest runs from November 17th till December 7th.

Good Luck! I'd love to see one of my readers win.

Mail Day & Pay Day!!

test — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000

I'm a little bit behind in posting what I received in the mail over the weekend and this week. We've all been sick and mommy got hit the worse, which I'd rather be sick then the kiddo's, but it makes it very hard to get anything done since mommy doesn't get a sick day. Thankfully my girls were very good yesterday so mommy could rest and then my husband came home early and I went back to bed. Today I'm feeling much better and hopefully we will all stay well for a bit now. It's that time of the year again!

I got a lot of Freebies in the mail this week along with a check and a paypal payment for some surveys. YEAH!!!

Free Cosmopolitan Magazine from Start Sampling
Free Great Health Magazine from CVS - they send these out to some Extra Care customers, I have no idea why I get one. LOL
Free Sample of Always Infinity from Walgreen's + $1.00 coupon
$10.00 check for payment of surveys from MySurvey (I've got $1o more coming from them too)
Free Sample of Folger's Coffee from Walmart
Free Sample of Dunkin Donuts coffee
Free TV Guide Magazine

and my All You Magazine for December. You can see a list of the coupons in this months issue on the All You website HERE.

I also received a PayPal payment from Brand Institute for a Survey I did...
This was the first survey I did for them and wasn't sure if the payment would come but it did! It was an easy $6.00 too! Go to Brand Institute to sign up!

CVS Shopping 11/18

test — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:00 +0000

I was so happy to find the $5.00/2 Duracell CVS coupons at my store!! I grabbed a few of those and re-thought my plan. I wasn't sure if I was going to end of spending more OOP than I wanted to since I had to add this all up in my head BUT I did a great job and spent very little! I need to go back and get more battaries since we can do this deal 3 times.

Here's what I got:

Transaction #1

L'Oreal Age Perfection On Sale $15.99
Used $2.00 L'Oreal CRT (I got this when I scanned my card before I cashed out, I was very happy about that!)
Shortbread Cookies on Clearance .50
Used $3./$15 Skin Care Purchse CRT
Used $11.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.49
Saved: $20.50
Received $15.99 ECB's

Transaction #2
(5) Duracell AA On Sale $5.99
(1) Duracell AAA On Sale $5.99
(1) Star Magazine $3.99 (needed to spend a little bit more to use my ECB's)
Used (3) $5.00/2 CVS Duracel Coupons = $15.00
Used (5) $1.50 Duracell Manu Cpns = $7.50
Used $15.99 ECB's
Total OOP: $2.07
Total Saved: $53.49
Received $15.00 ECB's

I spend $35.94 on batteries, another $4.06 will give me $15.00 ECB's plus I can do the deal 1 more time so this is my plan either today or tomorrow. I don't have any more $1.50 cpns, but I have a few $5.00/2 CVS cpns left....

Buy 5 Duracell AAA On Sale $5.49
Use (2) $5/2 CVS cpns
Use $15.00 ECB's
Total OOP:$2.45 + tax
Get $30.00 ECB's (these will be great to roll on Black Friday!)

I'm hoping to come up with at least one more $1.50 cpn.......I have to look again. But if not I guess I can spend the $2.45! LOL

A Frugal Night Away

test — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:00 +0000

My husband and I have been together for 10 years December 1st and we've been married 7 years. We have 2 small children so we don't really get much time together, especially since my mother is the only one we'll leave them with and she has a life so she can't babysit all the time. We decided to spend the night out in honor of our 1o years together, but when we thought about it we both knew we really shouldn't spend the money, especially with Christmas coming. I was determined to get our night away so I began looking into how we could do this without spending a lot of money. I was very successful in my search!

Here is what I did:

1. I applied for a Marriott Rewards Visa and with that we got 1 free night's stay. It includes everything (tax too) = $.00
2. We get a free full Breakfast = $.00
3. I got a $25 gift card from Olive Garden as a reward from my visa card + there was a $4.00 coupon off two dinners in the inserts recently. Total to spend on Dinner: $29.00 (We will probably spend a bit more but it's better than paying for the entire dinner).
4. We are going to go to Toys R Us and do a little Christmas shopping so I gathered up some coupons for that trip. I have (2) 15% off Any one toy coupons and (3) $3.00 gift cards my daughter got in the mail for her birthday (not sure why we got 3). We will do as many transactions as we have to in order to use all these coupons.
5. (2) Coupons for a free dessert when you buy a 20 oz coffee at Borders. Borders is near Toys R Us so we can go there and get some dessert when we buy a coffee.
6. We also plan on going to the movies so we are going to go to a early show to get the cheaper price. It's been so long since we've gone to the movies I don't even know how much that will cost us. Last time we went they were $6.00 each. I am still looking for coupons for that, but not sure if I will find anything. The movies will probably be the most expensive part of our weekend.

We are heading out this weekend, as long as no one else in my house gets sick. I am really looking forward to this, like I said, we don't get to spend too much time alone together so it will be nice. I'm also happy to know that we are doing it with spending as little money as we possible can. I will let you know how much we do spend next week.

Nielsen/NetRatings Surveys

test — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Have you ever received a little booklet in the mail asking you to note everything your family watches on TV for the week? I've done it a few times. That's where they get all the TV viewership details. Our household has helped to contribute to those ratings through Nielson. I have no idea how I've been picked in the past, I believe it's all random, but not sure.

Now that the Internet is getting more and more popular, they have begun to do the same type of ratings on what websites we visit. I think people spend more time online now a days then watching TV. Especially since you can watch a lot of TV shows online.

As a Nielsen//NetRatings Panel member, your browsing and buying habits not only help influence the future of the Internet, they can also influence how companies actually do business with you.

You have to download a program that will track your Internet usage and report back to them. This is the only part I don't like. You can earn prizes and some cash incentives. I just joined so I'll keep you updated. If you'd like to join you can click HERE or click the picture above. You will earn entries into their drawings if you refer friends too.

Has anyone had any luck with them? If you have please share with us. I read that people have actually received checks from them so like I said I'm going to give it a try.

CVS Shopping 11/21

test — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:53:00 +0000

I went back to CVS today to finish up the battery deal. Sorry no picture but it's just batteries and soda so I didn't take the time for the picture. Everyone is sick in my house so it's been a crazy day.

I was so excited when I scanned my card at the coupon scanner. I got a $2.00 ECB for doing a survey (I didn't qualify so the gave me $2.00) and a $10/$50!!! I was so excited to get this because it's been over a year since I received any $/$ cpns! I will use it next week to do some of the ECB deals. It expires the 28th so I have plenty of time.

Here is what I bought:

(5) Duracell AA On Sale $5.99
(1) Duracell AAA On Sale $5.49
(3) Diet Coke 2 liter On Sale $1.00
Used
(2) $1.50 Duracell coupons
(3) $5.00/2 CVS Duracell coupons
$2.00 ECB (from survey)
$15.00 ECB (from previous Duracell Deal)
Total OOP: $4.43
Total Saved: $52.97
Received $30.00 ECB's

I will roll those $30.00 with the $10/$50 next week.

You can see the other deals I did at CVS this week HERE.

You can sign up for the CVS Advisory Panel HERE. They don't send out surveys very often and sometimes they end up on my spam folder but even if you don't qualify you still get a few ECB's. They are very generous though when you do qualify. So sign up!!

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars!

New Printable Coupons!

test — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:34:00 +0000

Some new printables I've come across this week. I will add them to the master list HERE tomorrow. Hubby and I are heading out today to spend 24 hours together, alone without children! We are both sick (colds) but we decided we'd still go since we could relax and sleep without any coughing kids waking us up. I'll post the week's CVS deals on Sunday evening.

Robitussin $2.00
Aveeno Baby Diaper Rash Cream $1.00
Energizer $1.00
Glade Candle $1.00
Glade Plug Ins Scented Oil Refills BOGO Free
Glade Scented Oil Candle Refills, B2GO Free
Mission Better For You Plus Product $1.00
Cheerios $ .50/1
Libby's Vegetables .50/3
Ore-Ida Steam n Mash $1.00

Check out these two websites for lots of printable coupons. They usually change at the beginning of the month so check back often!
Eat Better America
Betty Crocker

CVS Week of 11/23

test — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:35:00 +0000

Don't forget to Enter out this week's Giveaway - $10 CVS Gift Card !

There are lots of ECB's deals this week at CVS and a few Free after ECB's. They will also release another flyer on Thursday with even more Free after ECB's items. I'll post about that flyer separately.

Below the sales in my scenario for this week.

Here is what is FREE after ECB's this week:

Maybelline Mineral Power Liquid Foundation, On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 (limit 1)
Use $3.00/1 from 10/26 RP insert or $2.00/1 from 9/21 RP insert
Final Cost: $Free after ECB's + $2 or $3 overage

Complete Multi-purpose solution 12 oz On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 ECB's (limit 5 - paper says one, shelf says 5)
Use $2.00 printable HERE (looks like this is no longer working), $1.00/1 in 10/26 inserts
Final Cost: $Free after ECB's + $2.00 overage

Other ECB's deals:

Dial, Tone or Coast bar soap 2-3 pk, On Sale $1.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Crest Spinbrush Pro or 2 ct refill On Sale $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable HERE
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Right Guard Professional Strength Solid 1.8pz or aerosol deodorant 6oz On Sale $7.99, Get $7.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Coricidin HBP Tablets 16-24ct softgels 20ct or liquid 10 oz On Sale $6.49, Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $2.00 printable HERE
Final Cost: $2.49 after ECB's

CVS Probiotic On Sale $15.99, Get $2.00
Final Cost: $13.99 after ECB's

Energizer Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)

Viva Paper towels 8pk On Sale $7.49, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 3)
Final Cost: $5.49

CVS tissue On Sale .99 - If you got the CRT for $1.00 off 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Nice Gift Idea ECB deals:

Coby 5.6" or TDE 7" Digital Photo Frame On Sale $79.99, Get $20.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $59.99 after ECB's

Craig 2 GB MP3 Player with 1.5" Video Screen On Sale $24.99, Get $5.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $19.99

GPS Navigation for Dummies On Sale $89.99, Get $10.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $79.99

Homedics Shiatsu massaging cushion On Sale $99.99, Get $10 ECB's
Final Cost: $89.99

Shift 3 Photo viewer with clock or photo album with key chain On Sale $17.99, Get $3.00
Final Cost: $14.99

Sarah Peyton 4 pc luxury spa set On Sale $9.99, Get $3.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $6.99

Sarah Peyton Memory foam pillow, On Sale $9.99, Get $3.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $6.99

American Express $25, $50, $75, $100 or $200 gift card, Get $10 ECB's + $15 gas card MIR

Lots of Buy One Get One FREE items:

Revlon Cosmetics BOGO free
Coke 2 Liter BOGO free
Hershey's Pot O Gold 12 o or nut assortment BOGO free
CVS Batteries BOGO free
All Laundry Detergent Original 2x 26-32 loads or 3x small & mighty 32 loads BOGO free
Tylenol Arthritis, 8 hour, PM, rapid release, extra strength or EZ tabs 20-24 ct BOGO free
Dove 8.5 - 10.5 oz BOGO free
Wrigley's Gum 8-10 pk BOGO free
Hershey's Holiday Miniatures, Reese's or Kisses 18.5oz bag BOGO free
Kodak picture maker 8 x 10 BOGO free
Post Cereals, select boxes BOGO free

There are so many other great things on sale too so be sure to check out the flyer.

Here is my plan. I have $30.00 ECB's to roll and a $10/$50 CRT:

Right Guard Professional Strength Solid 1.8pz or aerosol deodorant 6oz On Sale $7.99, Get $7.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Buy 3
Total Cost: $23.97

Maybelline Mineral Power Liquid Foundation, On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 (limit 1)
Buy 1
Use $3.00/1 from 10/26 RP
Final Cost: $5.99

Complete Multi-purpose solution 12 oz On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Buy 1
Use $2.00 printable HERE (looks like this is no longer there)
Final Cost: $6.99

Honey Bunches of Oats, On Sale BOGO Free
Buy 2
Use $1.00/2 cpn from CVS Diabetes book
Final Cost: $3.59 for 2

CVS Tissue, On Sale .99 (goodness knows I don't need more tissue but we will use it eventually LOL)
Buy 4
Use (2) $1.00/2 CRT
Final Cost: $1.96 for 4

Use $10/$50
Use $30.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $2.50 + tax
Get $38.98 ECB's to roll Black Friday!

I read that some stores have tear pads for $1.00 of Right Guard so if my store has them then I'll have to toss in some kind of filler item. I will figure it out then. Hopefully I can find them!

CVS Black Friday Deals!!

test — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:39:00 +0000

There is going to be another CVS flyer in the paper on Thanksgiving Day with more ECB's deals. Some of them are repeated from the weekly flyer but here are some new ones. These are good Thurs - Saturday.

Free After ECB's - 3 days only

Colgate Total 4oz On Sale 2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00/1 in 11/02 SS

Magnavox Universal Remote or Philips Headphones On Sale $6.99, Get $6.99 ECB's (limit 2)

Aussie Sham, Cond or styler On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00/1 in 10/12 P&G

Johnson's Softlotions 11oz or 14oz On Sale $5.69, Get $5.69 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 in 11/2 RP Johnsons Baby Product

Gatorade G2 20oz On Sale $1.49, Get $1.49 ECB's (limit 3)

Hershey's King Size bars On Sale $1.00, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Bic Soliel Single Razor with 2 Cartridges and Shower Holder On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $3.00/1 in 11/2 SS

Garnier Nutritioniste Towelettes 25 ct., On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 in 11/9 RP

Maybelline Mineral Powder Liquid Foundation, On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 in 9/21 RP, $3.00/1 in 10/26 RP

L'Oreal colour juice sheer lip gloss, On Sale $6.99, Get $6.99 (limit 2)
Use $1.00/1 in 11/2 RP

Sally Hansen Maximum Growth plus Nourishing nail color, On Sale $3.79, Get $3.79 ECB's (limit 1)

Covergirl Smoothers Liquid Makeup On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 in 10/12 P&G off any covergirl
Use $1.00/1 in 11/2 P&G off any covergirl

Covergirl Smoothers Pressed Powder On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 in 10/12 P&G off any covergirl
Use $1.00/1 in 11/2 P&G off any covergirl

Other ECB's Deals...

Clariol Hydrience Hair Color On Sale $8.49 Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Playtex Gentle glide or sport tampons 16-18 ct On Sale $3.99, Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 Playtex Gentle Glide 10/5 SS or $1/1 Playtex Sport from 10/5 SS insert

Schick Quattro Razor or Trimmer On Sale $7.99 Get $7.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 Printable Here = FREE after ECB's + $1.00 money maker
$4 Schick Quattro Titanium All You Dec = FREE after ECB's + $3.00 money maker

If anyone knows of any other coupons for these items please let me know! Thanks! I will post my scenario once I go shopping this week and know exactly how many ECB's I have to play with.

My Online Christmas Shopping Savings

test — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:42:00 +0000

I've been doing a little bit of Christmas shopping here and there but I need to get more serious about it. I like to shop online if I can get a good deal because dragging my two kids to the store to shop (in this really cold weather we've been having lately) isn't always fun.

Here are the deals I've received online so far:

Barnes & Noble - bought a book for a family member
Paid $13.99 + shipping (saved $5.60 and shipping was $3.99 so I was ahead)
I shopped through ebates - got 8% cash back ($1.12)

Borders - bought a book for another family member
Paid $14.99 + shipping (saved $5.00 and shipping was $3.97 so again I was ahead)
I shopped through ebates - got 8% cash back ($1.14)

E.L.F. Cosmetics - bought some gifts for younger cousins
Paid $30.00 + shipping (saved $5.00)
ALL e.l.f. COSMETICS ONLY $1

I'll add to this post as I get more stuff. I'm hoping to finish up in the next week or so, then start wrapping!

Have you gotten any great deals online? If so share with us!

E.L.F 75% off Cosmetic Bags

test — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:48:00 +0000

I just got an email from E.L.F. Cosmetics. They have Cosmetic Bags at 75% off. There is a limit of 10 per customer. The bags are already priced well. I think the most expense one at full price is $10! So that would be $2.50!! Plus all the makeup is $1.00 so you could really put together a great Christmas Gift for someone. There are some bags that aren't part of this, but all the ones that are say that they are 75% off but you have to enter the code 75off to get the discount. SALE! Stock Up on e.l.f. Products And Get $2 Shipping on Orders Over $20 Using Coupon Code EGSHIPBJ.

I'm not sure but I think you can only use 1 coupon code per order so it depends what you are buying.

Smart Start Rebate Offer

test — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:21:00 +0000

Try Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites and get a rebate for the full price! Click here to download the rebate form. I haven't tried this yet so it looks like I'll be picking up a box! Offer expires 12/31/08 so hurry up!

** Laura from Where did my money go said she already received her rebate and they sent her some coupons too! I love when that happens. Thanks Laura.

Free Sample Degree Absolute Protection

test — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:38:00 +0000

Get a free sample of Degree Absolute Protection for men.

CVS Shopping 11/25

test — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:09:00 +0000

I just love my CVS. They always have what I'm looking for and sometimes a few surprises too! I scanned my card first hoping to get another $10/$50 for Black Friday but no luck. I'm not complaining though because I am happy I got one last week.

Here is what I got today:

Transaction #1
(4) CVS Tissues On Sale .99 each = $3.96
(2) Right Guard Professional On Sale $7.99 each = $15.98
(2) Complete Solution On Sale $8.99 each = $17.98
(1) Maybelline Mineral Foundation On Sale $8.99
(2) Honey Bunches of Oats On Sale BOGO Free - $4.59
Used
(1) 1.00/2 Honey Bunches of oats (from CVS diabetes book)
(2) 1.00/2 CVS Tissue CRT's
(1) 3.00 Maybelline Mineral cpn
(2) 1.00 Complete cpns
(1) $10/$50 CRT
$30.00 ECB's

Total OOP $3.50
Total Saved: $63.59
Received $14.00 ECBs, $8.99 ECB's, $17.98 ECB's (for next transaction)

Transaction #2
(1) Complete Solution On Sale $8.99
(1) Maybelline Mineral Foundation On Sale $8.99
(2) Honey Bunches of Oats On Sale BOGO Free = $4.59
Used
(1) 1.00/2 Honey Bunches of oats (from CVS diabetes book)
(1) 3.00 Maybelline Mineral cpn
$17.98 ECB's

Total OOP: $.59
Total Saved: $28.57
Received $8.99 ECB's and $8.99 ECB's

Transaction #3
(1) Complete Solution On Sale $8.99
Used $8.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $.99
Total Saved: $9.00
Received $8.99 ECB's

Total ECB's to use for Black Friday (or roll into more before then) $49.96

Then as I was putting my stuff in the carriage the Assistant Manager (who was just stocking the Fall stuff right next to the register) says to the cashier "this is all 90". So I asked "Do you mean it's all 90% off?" She said YUP! So I proceeded to grab some stuff and back to the register I went.

Here is what I got.......all 90% off:

Transaction #4
Total OOP: $3.56 (I had to pay cash because none of my ECB's were small enough to use! LOL)
Total Save: $32.34

It was a very good trip. I think I might go back once more and roll a few more ECB's so I have more to spend on Black Friday. I'll post if I do.

Check your emails!! - CVS

test — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:00 +0000

I just got an email from CVS for $5 off $30 purchase in store and it's good Thursday - Saturday! This is going to sweeten the Black Friday deals even more. I have $42.47 ECB's to roll on Black Friday and now I just got $5.00 more dollars to spend, yeah!!!

I need to still figure out my plan. I will work on that tomorrow and then post it.

Now go check your email!!

Guest Post : Three Peas in a Pod Part 2

test — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:44:00 +0000

Part 2 of my guest post at Three Peas in a Pod "The Art of being Frugal" was posted yesterday. I've been so busy getting the house ready for our Thanksgiving company I forgot to mention it yesterday. If you didn't check out Tiffanie's blog last week be sure to stop by and say hi to her. She has a great Blog!

Free Thanksgiving ECards

test — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:00 +0000

Thanksgiving Greeting Cards! No registration! No fees! Send them to everyone you know and it won't even cost a stamp! Stamps are getting so expensive now, I've turned to e-cards more and more.

Happy Thanksgiving!! & Black Friday Shopping List

test — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:01:00 +0000

I wanted to wish all my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you have a wonderful day with your families. We are lucky that we get to spend Thanksgiving with both sets of our parents since we have a small family. Our girls love all their grandparents and it's nice to see them all enjoy each other. I am very thankful for that!

Don't forget to enter the $10 CVS gift card giveaway. It ends tonight at 11:59pm est and I'll announce the winner sometime tomorrow after I nap from my early morning Black Friday shopping trip.

I am heading to Walmart for 5am in the hopes of getting the following things:
Kung Fu Panda On Sale $9.00
Baby Alive Sip N Slurp On Sale $10.00
Barbie Surfs Up Cruiser with doll On Sale $10.00
Infant/Toddler PJ's On Sale $4.00
Disney Towels Princess & Tinkerbell On Sale $3.00
Littlest Pet Shop Plush Toys On Sale $7.00
Fisher Price Rock & Play Piano On Sale $15.00

Hopefully I will be able to find everything on my list but what ever I get, I happy about.

I will be heading to CVS sometime today and here is what my plan is. First I am going to roll $44.47 ECB's into $67.59 ECBs. Here is how I plan to do that:

Universal Remote On Sale $6.99, get $6.99 ECB's
Johnson's Softlotion On Sale $5.69, get $5.69 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn
Bic Soliel, On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's
Buy 2, Use (2) $3.00 cpns
Maybelline Mineral liquid foundation On Sale $8.99, Get $8.99 ECB's
Use $3.00 cpn
Covergirl Smoothers liquid foundation On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn
Covergirl Smoothers pressed powder On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn
Schick Quattro, On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's
Use $4.00 cpn
Aussie Shampoo, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's
Buy 2, Use (2) $1.00 cpns
Colgate Total On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn
Hersheys' Choc single Bars, On Sale .50
Buy 2, use BOGO cpn
Playtex Gentle Glide, On Sale $3.99, Get $3.00 ECB's

Use $44.47 ECB's
Total OOP $1.00 + tax
Get $67.59 ECB's

I am then going to put everything in the car and go back in and spend those ECB's on some Christmas gifts. The toys are BOGO Free so I'll pick up some of them and I"m not sure what else, I will wing it. Not sure if I'll spend everything or have some to roll next week. We'll see.

I will be sure to post sometime tomorrow everything I got plus pictures! Have fun shopping and eating Turkey!!

CVS $10 Gift Card Winner!!

test — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:36:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving!! I also hope you got exactly what you were looking for today, if you got up early to shop. I did and I was very happy about that!

There were 238 entries for this week's $10 CVS Gift Card! I loved reading about what everyone wants for Christmas. I thought it was funny that I wasn't the only one who wanted practical 'household' items for Christmas. Just to share with you all, I want some washcloths and a new hair dryer for Christmas. I figure if I'm going to buy them, why not have my husband get them and wrap them up. It's money I will spend as well.

OK, onto the winner. I went to Random.org to pick a number and here is the winner number:

And comment #84 was from........................

mom2nji

Congrats (Jenni) mom2nji!!! Please email me your shipping info and I will get this right out to you. Thank you everyone who entered. I will post the next giveaway over the weekend.

Black Friday Walmart Shopping!

test — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:21:00 +0000

I can't believe I actually got up at 4:30am, brushed my teeth, got dressed and headed out the door to go shopping at Walmart. I didn't think there would be too many people there, honestly. Boy was I surprised!! The parking lot was more than half full!! When I saw that, I continued by to go get coffee. There was no rush with all those people, I wasn't running into the store pushing my way through so I might as well at least get coffee. When they opened the doors I had a good laugh when I saw all the people sitting in their cars get out and run in the door, right past the people in line, nice huh? I just took my time walking, I wasn't there for any TVs, game systems or any other electronics so there wasn't a huge rush. But when I saw the people there I figured I wouldn't get anything I wanted, but I did, I got it all!

I was very impressed they had a LOT of stuff, well marked and in pallets in the middle of the main aisles, and the pallets were full! It was pretty organized though getting through with a carriage wasn't too easy, but not so bad either. They had a TON of employee's on the floor waiting to help people and they were very helpful. I really was impressed with it all, I expected total craziness when I saw the people running in, but it wasn't like that at all.

Like I said, I was able to get everything I wanted. The worst part was waiting in line to check out. I always seem to get in the slowest line.

Here is what I got.

For myself - Eureka Stick Vacuum, great for doing my stairs and picking up cheerios (something I am picking up every single day!)- $9.00 (not sure what the regular price would be, this is something they don't normally carry.)

Bissell Easy Vacuum - I needed a new vacuum and this was such a good deal so I figured I'd try it out. Well I love it! It's light and picks up so much from the rug so it was a good choice. It normally sold for $45 so $28 was a pretty good deal. Merry Christmas to me!

For my 4 year old - this will be her first Barbie vehicle (and I'm sure it won't be her last). I got her the blond barbie, but thinking back now I should of got the one with brown hair since she has brown hair, oh well. On Sale $10 (not sure what the regular price would be because the cruiser is usually sold alone for $15.00 and the dolls tend to go for $10).

For my 1 year old. She's always giving her dolls a bottle and this one will actually make the slurping sounds so I'm sure she'll love it. On Sale $10.00 (Regular Price $24.99, nice savings!)
For my 4 year old - I goth er the Hanna Montana slippers. On Sale $4.00 (Regular Price $8.50. $4 for a pair of slippers is pretty good in my book)
For my 1 year old - she loves piano's and I thought this was way too cute. It is great for the 4 year old too, they will both enjoy it. I love how it has a seat to sit on. On sale $15.00 (not sure what the regular price is, but they sell them on amazon for $45.95! Sorry but I would never pay that much for it!)
For my 1 year old - My 4 year old has penguin and the 1 year old loves it so I got her the cat, it's not in the picture but it's cute. On Sale $7.00 (Regular Price $10.00)
PJ's- For my best friends son. He needed new PJ's and these were such a good deal I couldn't pass them up. On Sale $4.00 - I got 4 for him and 1 for my 4 year old. (Not sure what the regular price is but I know it's not $4.00! LOL)

For both girls - Tinkerbell Washcloths. I was hoping to get the towels, but my Walmart never got any of them in, just the wash cloths so I grabbed a pack of those. On Sale $3.00 (I have no idea what the regular price was).I was very happy with all my purchases and the total spent was $111.74. I don't know exactly how much I saved since I don't have the regular price of everything but I do know that I saved more than $89.00!! That was worth the trip out so early.

Black Friday CVS Shopping

test — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:06:00 +0000

I didn't make it to CVS on Thanksgiving day, but I wasn't too worried about getting everything I wanted because my CVS is always stocked and today they did not disappoint me! The only thing they didn't have was the Bic Soliel but the mananger gave me the refils for the same price, plus the cash back for the ECB's. I was happy with that!

Here is what I got first:

(2) Hershey's Dark Chocolate Single Bars On Sale 2/$1.00
Used BOGO Free cpn
Used Free Bar CRT (for buying 10 bars)
(1) Reese's King Size Bar On Sale $1.00, Get $1.00 ECB's
(2) Aussie Shampoo's On Sale $2.99 each, Get $2.99 ECB's each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(2) Playtex Sport tampons, On Sale $3.99 each, Get $3.00 ECB's each
Used (2) Printable $1.00 cpns
(2) Schick Quattro Razers, On Sale $7.00 each, Get $6.00 ECBs each
Used (1) $4.00 cpn (from All You December) & (1) $2.00 printable cpn
(2) Colgate, On Sale $2.99 each, Get $2.99 ECB's each
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
(1) Covergirl Smoothers Liquid Makeup, On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's
Used $1.00 cpn
(1) Covergirl Smoothers Powder, On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB's
Used $1.00 cpn
(1) Johnson's Softlotion, On Sale $5.69, Get $5.69 ECB's
Used $1.00 cpn
(2) L'Oreal Juicy Lip Gloss, On Sale $6.99 each, Get $6.99 ECB's
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(1) Universal Remote, On Sale $6.99, Get $6.99 ECB's
(2) Bic Soliel Refills (substituted) On Sale $5.99 each, Get $5.99 ECB's each (she gave me cash for ECB's)
(1) Sally Hansen Nail Polish, On Sale $3.79, Get $3.79 ECB's

Used (2) $5.00/$30.00 order ( I did this in two transactions)
Used $46.96 ECB's
Total OOP: $8.32
Total Saved: $202.25
Got: $83.58 ECB's

I then went and put that all in my car and came back in to spend some ECB's on Christmas gifts.

I then bought: (sorry no picture)

(3) Gatorade G2 (forgot to get them before) On Sale $1.49 each, get $1.49 ECB's each
(1) Massaging Slippers On Sale $9.99
(1) Ocean Lamp, On Sale $9.99
(1) Turbo Blaster Race Track On Sale $14.99 (BOGO Free) = $14.99
(1) Pro Smash Air Hockey On Sale $14.99 = ZERO
(1) Alphabet Game On Sale $14.99 (BOGO Free) = $14.99
(1) Alphabet Game On Sale $14.99 = ZERO
(2) Fairy Dolls with Dresses On Sale $14.99 BOGO Free = $14.99

Used $59.63 ECB's
Total OOP: $4.79
Total Saved: $109.60

And I still have $20.xx ECB's for next week!

It was another great trip to CVS! I love these Sales!!!

Black Friday Amazon Shopping

test — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:27:00 +0000

When I got home I bought a few things on Amazon. I meant to buy Kung Fu Panda at Walmart but I grabbed the Blue Ray one and didn't realize it till I was in line and I wasn't getting out to go look for it. It was on sale at Walmart for $9.00 and I got it on Amazon for the same thing (well technically I got it for .01 less at Amazon LOL)

Here is what I got:

Wall-E DVD - On Sale $14.99, Regular Price $29.99. Saved $15.00.

Kung Fu Panda - On Sale $8.99, Regular Price $29.99, Saved $21.00

Fallout 3 PC Game - For my husband, On Sale $29.99, Regular Price $49.99, Saved $20.00
I didn't intend on getting Fallout 3, I didn't realize it was on sale, but when I saw I needed to spend $1.02 more to get Free Super Saver Shipping I looked to see what else I could add to my order and when I saw this was on sale 40% off I was EXCITED!! I really didn't want to spend $50.00 on a PC Game for my husband, but had I not found it on sale I would of. So needless to say this was a nice surprise.

I also had a $5.00 Amazon Gift Card from a survey I did so my total was even less.

Total OOP: $48.93
Saved: $56.00

I saved more than I spent! NICE!!

Walgreen's Week of 11/30 & $5 off $25 Coupon!!

test — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Walgeen's has a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase that's good for Monday (12/1) and Tuesday (12/2) only. I'll be heading there to use that coupon for sure this week. I didn't shop there at all in November, I was surprised when I realized it. It doesn't help that I don't have a Walgreen's that's close by, but the good news is, there will be one soon! They are building a new Walgreen's about 10 minutes from my house. I can't wait. It will make it much easier for me to shop there every week.

If you want the coupon you can get it from the coupons on the side bar or below. Just scroll till you find the Walgreen's coupon.

Here is what I plan on buying:

Tuf Paper Towels On Sale 2/$1.00 with in ad coupon (I love these!!)
Buy 4
Total Cost: $2.00
Celestial Seasonings Tea On Sale Buy One at $3.49 Get One for .01
Buy 4
Use $1.00/1 in 10/9 SS Insert
Total Cost: $3.00
Holiday Pencils On Sale 6/$1.00 with in ad coupon
Buy 6
Total Cost: $1.00
All 2x Laundry Detergent 12 loads On Sale $1.79 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 10/12 RP Insert (or .40/1 depending on where you live)
Buy 2
Total Cost: $2.58
Walgreens Sandwich Bags and Storage Bags On Sale .99 with in ad coupon
Buy 2
Total Cost: $1.98
Ghirardelli Chocolate On Sale 2/$5.00
Use ESC $1.00/2
Use $1.00/2 in 9/21 SS insert
Buy 2
Total Cost: $3.00
Shaped Treat Bags On Sale .99 with in ad coupon
Total Cost; $.99
Scotch Magic Tape On Sale 2/$1.00 with in ad coupon
Buy 2
Total Cost: $1.98
Window Decals On Sale Buy One for $1.99 Get One for .01
Buy 2
Total Cost; $2.00
Right Guard Professional On Sale $5.99, Get $5.00 ESR
Total Cost: $5.99 (.99 after Easy Saver Rebate)
Soft Soap On Sale .99 with in ad coupon
Buy 2
Total Cost: $1.98

Total Before Tax (after coupons)
$25.52
Use $5/$25 coupon
Total OOP: $20.52 + tax
Get Back $5.00 ESR

Rite Aid Week of 11/30

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:21:00 +0000

There are lots of great deals at Rite Aid this week with their Single Check Rebate program. Lots of gift ideas!! Also, they have a program going on right now called the Gift of Savings program. The more you spend, the more you get back.

Here is how it works: Between November 16th and December 24th if you spend $.01 - $50.00 you will get $5.0o back, if you spend $50.01 - $100.00 you will get $10 back, if you spend $100+ you will get $20 back. So make sure if you go shopping, even though you don't have any SCR items on your receipt, enter your receipt on RiteAid.com to keep track of your spendings to qualify for the Gift of Savings program.

Here's what looks good to me:

Gillette Fusion On Sale $9.00, Get $5.00 SCR
Use $4.00 cpn in 11/30 P&G
Final Cost: $FREE after SCR

Philips Ear Buds, On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99 SCR
Final Cost: $FREE after SCR

Craig DVD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RW/CD Player with remote On Sale $29.99, Get $15 SCR
Final Cost: $14.99 after SCR

Northwestern Bell 2.4 Ghz Cordless Phone with caller ID or Dual Handset, On Sale $39.99, Get $15.00 SCR
Final Cost: $24.99 after SCR

BrAun Series 1 Free Control Razor, On Sale $39.99, Get $10.00 SCR
Final Cost: $29.99 after SCR

24 Hour Timer or 6 Outlet Surge Protector, On Sale $5.00, Get $5.00 SCR
Final Cost: $FREE after SCR

Sakar 4.1 Mega Pixel Digital Camera, On Sale $49.99, Get $20.00 SCR
Final Cost: $29.99 after SCR

Smart Parts Portable Digital 3.5" Photo Frame, On Sale $49.99, Get $10.00 SCR
Final Cost: $39.99 after SCR

Crayola Kid's Digital Camera, On Sale $39.99, Get $10.00 SCR
Final Cost: $29.99 after SCR

Polaroid Digital Camera, On Sale $129.99, Get $50.00 SCR
Final Cost: $79.99 after SCR

SanDisk 1GB SD Memory Card or Micro Cruzer, On Sale $17.99, Get $5.00 SCR
Final Cost: $12.99 after SCR

Mitchum or Mitchum for Women, On Sale 2/$7.00, Get $3.00 SCR on 2
Use $1.00 printable HERE, or

8x10 Enlargements, On Sale $3.99
Use $2.00 in ad coupon
Final Cost: $1.99

Aleve-D Sinus & Cold 10 ct, On Sale $3.99 (This is the one you have to get at the counter)
Use in Ad coupon $2.00
Final Cost: $1.99

Air Wick Hidden Pleasures Refills or Airwick Decosphere, On Sale $2.49, Get $1.00 SCR
Use $1.50 Decosphere Printable HERE
Final Cost: $FREE after SCR

Glade Candles, On Sale 2/$5.00, Get $1.00 SCR on 2
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Glade Wisp Flameless Candle, On Sale $7.99, Get $1.00 SCR
Use $3.00 cpn in 11/2 SS
Final Cost: $3.99 after SCR

Kellogg's Cereal, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00 Printable HERE (if you hit the back button you may be able to print it 3 or more times)

Fisher Price Toys, On Sale 25% off

All Board Games, On Sale 25% off

CVS Week of 11/30

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:46:00 +0000

There are some really good sales this week at CVS but not many great ECB's deals. I have $20 ECB's but I don't think I'll be rolling them this week.

Here is what looks good:

Alli starter kit 60-90ct or refill 120 ct, Get $10 ECB's

Extreme Energy orange or berry flavor 2 pk, On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99
Final Cost: $FREE after ECB's

Duracell Batteries AA & AAA 8 pack or C & D 4 pack or 9-vold 2 pack, On Sale $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.50 cpn in P&G 11/30 insert
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.50 cpns
Use $5.00/2 CVS cpns (if you can find them, if not ask at the register, they may have them there)
Final Cost: $FREE after ECB's + .02 money maker

Zantac 150 24ct or Zantac 75 30ct, On Sale $8.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Opti-Free Replenizh or Express twin pack or Systane Eye Drops, On Sale $15.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Pantene Pro-V, On Sale $3.49, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Buy 3
Use $1.00/2 cpn in P&G 11/30
Final Cost: $3.98 or $1.99 each after ECB's

Trident or Stride Gum 3 pk, On Sale 2/$4.00, Get $1.00 ECB's on 2
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Spend $20, Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
Benefiber, Gax-X or Maalox

Spend $10 get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Febreze fabric refresher 27 oz On Sale 2/$7.00
Febreze air effects 9.7 oz On Sale 2/$5.00

Spend $15 get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Gillete Venus or Fusion razors or cartridges
Use $4.00 Fusion cpn in P&G 11/30 insert
Use $4.00 Venus Cpn from vocal point

Efferdent Denture Cleanser 120 ct, On Sale $5.49, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 5)

Degree Clinical, On Sale $7.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 5)

Dawn 10.3 oz BOGO Free

Kleenex BOGO Free
Use $1.00/3 cpn in 11/2 SS
Buy 4
Total Cost: $3.38 or .85 each

Ragu BOGO Free
Use (2) $1.00/3 11/16 RP insert
Buy 6
Total Cost: $6.67 or $1.11 each

Maybelline Mascara On Sale BOGO Free

Sobe, Propel, Gatorade or Lipton, On Sale 5/$5.00

CVS Batteries, On Sale BOGO Free

Essence of Beauty Bath On Sale 2/$10
Use $1.00 CVS coupon (can be found in the stores)
Final Cost: $4.00 each

Essence of Beauty Mesh Sponge, 2.99
Use $1.00 CVS coupon (can be found in the stores)
Final Cost: $1.99 each

Merry Brite Lights, On Sale BOGO Free

Holiday Gift Wrap, On Sale BOGO Free

All Watches, On Sale BOGO Free

Xtra Laundry Detergent 32 loads, On Sale $1.99

CVS Kitchen, Trash or Lawn & Leaf Bags, On Sale BOGO 50% off (These are really good bags, I like them)

Dove Body Lotion, On Sale BOGO Free

Degree or Dove Invisible solid On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 Degree cpn in 10/5 RP insert
Final Cost: $2.98 or $1.49 each

Progress Soup, On Sale BOGO Free

More Survey Sites

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:50:00 +0000

I added some more Survey Sites to the Survey Page. I've also listed them below if you are interested in checking them out. Just Click the banners! By joining these sites and many more that I list on here you are helping to support the site. I really appreciate it!

Lightspeed Hispanic Click Here

Zoom Panel: Hispanics - Click Here

IPSOS Canada - Click Here

Valued Opinions UK - Click Here

Buy.com Cyber Monday Sale

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:23:00 +0000

Cyber Monday Sales at Buy.com

Here are some of the highlighted sales, but check out their website for more Cyber Monday Specials!!

eMachines E17T6W 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 600:1, 8ms, 1440 x 900
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $89.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Magellan Maestro 3140 3.5" GPS w/ Text To Speech and Bluetooth - Refurbished
SAVE $99.01
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $79.99 List price: $179.00

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE:
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Western Digital 320GB My Passport Essential USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
SAVE $80.00
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $89.99 List price: $169.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE

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Kingston 16GB DataTraveler USB Flash Drive
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $23.99
Now you can store, carry and transfer files quickly in an affordable, convenient device.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Fantom GreenDrive 1TB USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive - 2 Year Warranty
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99 After Rebate
Buy.com price: $129.99 List price: $154.95
Get the latest advances in power saving technology and ROHS compliant materials.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Philips DVDR3475/37 DVD Recorder / Dual Media Records on Both DVD+R/RW
and DVD-R/RW w/ HDMI – Factory Refurbished
SAVE $25.00
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $49.99 List price: $74.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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VTech VT5883 5.8 GHz 4 Handset Cordless Phone w/ Answering Device
SAVE $30.00
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $49.99 List price: $79.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Brother PT-1010 Portable Handheld Home and Office Labeler
SAVE 88%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $6.99 List price: $59.95
Affordable, reliable and a wide selection of features.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Samsung 2233BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 20,000:1 (DC), 5ms, 1680 x 1050,
DVI
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
$50.00 Mail-in Rebate
$179.99 After Rebate (expires 12/5/08)
Buy.com price: $229.99 List price: $379.00
Imagine a sculpture that doubles as a valuable business tool.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5904 Laptop AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60 2GHz,
3GB, 250GB, 15.4”, DVD±R/RW, Webcam, Vista Home Premium
SAVE $90.04
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $569.95 (expires 12/1/08) List price: $659.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Player 4GB - Blue
SAVE $50.00
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $49.99 List price: $99.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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LG 52LB5D - 52" Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV - 10000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
SAVE $1,599.01
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $1,399.99 (expires 12/1/08) List price: $2,999.00

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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AeroBed 1311 Twin Bed in a Minute II
SAVE 60%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $39.99 List price: $99.99

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Kingston 2GB Single Module PC2-5300 667MHZ 200-Pin SODIMM DDR2 Laptop
Memory
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
$24.00 Mail-in Rebate
$14.99 After Rebate (expires 12/1/08)
Buy.com price: $38.99 List price: $199.00

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Norton Internet Security 3 User
SAVE 51%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $33.99 List price: $69.99
Protects against all types of online threats.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks Webcam
SAVE 66%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $19.99 (expires 12/1/08) List price: $59.99
A stylish look and performance to match!

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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McAfee VirusScan Plus 1Iser
SAVE 65%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $13.99 List price: $39.99
Protect yourself, your computer, and your identity.
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For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Kingston 8GB microSDHC (High-Capacity) Memory Card w/ adapters
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $18.98
Pack light and do more with a single card, interchanging it with many devices.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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TRENDnet TEW-432BRP 54Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$9.99 After Rebate (expires 12/1/08)
Buy.com price: $24.99 List price: $49.99
Share files, an Internet connection, or network resource while protecting your network.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Brother FAX-575 Plain Paper Fax Phone & Copier
SAVE 81%
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $18.29 List price: $99.00
An ideal choice for personal use and light volume fax applications.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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SanDisk 2GB Sansa Clip - Red
SAVE $30.00
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $29.99 List price: $59.99
Small enough to clip on your jeans or your shirt and is loaded with all things awesome.

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Altec Lansing InEar UHP336 Stereo Earphone
SAVE $89.96
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
Buy.com price: $39.99 List price: $129.95

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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Velocity HDTV Home Theater Connection Kit by Cables to Go
FREE BUDGET SHIPPING
$5.00 Mail-in Rebate
$19.99 After Rebate
Buy.com price: $24.99 List price: $99.99
The perfect solution for connecting any HDTV to your Audio/Video System!

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE
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HP InkJet Printer Cyber Monday Blowout! Free Shipping!

For more info about this item, CLICK HERE

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Ebates - Cyber Monday Specials & Double Cash Back!!

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:41:00 +0000

If you missed the double cash back offer from Ebates on Black Friday, it's back again!! This is an awesome deal and you can save some big time money. I shopped through them on Friday and received $17 Cash Back!!

On Black Friday it was every single store, today there are only a few select stores, but still some great deals. Be sure to check it out and if you are not a member of Ebates, they give you $5.00 to start off your account when you join! All you have to do is shop through their website when you shop online and you'll receive cash back on all your purchases.

There are also lots of Cyber Monday coupons to help you save even more. Some of them are:

Barnes & Noble - 8% cash back and 15% off one item
The Gap - 6% cash back and 15% off entire purchase
Ice.com - 8% cash back and 20% off plus Free Shippping
Banana Republic - 6% cash back and 10% off and Free Shipping (not sure if you can use both coupon codes)
Borders - 8% cash back plus Free Shipping on orders over $25
Old Navy - 6% cash back and 20% off and Free Shipping (not sure if you can use both coupon codes either).

If you join through my link then I also get $5 once you make a qualifing purchase so I really appreciate it when you join through me!

Happy Shopping!

Toys R Us Cyber Monday Sale

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Some Toys R Us specials for Cyber Monday. Just in case you didn't get everything you needed on Friday.

Vista Print Cyber Monday Sale

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:00 +0000

Vista Print always has great deals but today they have even more. Lots of Free stuff and if you spend $30+ you will get FREE Priority Shipping!

Win a Free Diamond & Ruby Pendent

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:37:00 +0000

WomenFreebies.com - Win an 18k Gold-Over-Silver Diamond & Ruby Heart Pendant. It's free to enter. Just a simple giveaway I found and wanted to pass on. Good Luck!

Amazon: Brother Labeler $11.99

test — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:08:00 +0000

Right now Amazon.com has the Brother Labeler on sale for $11.99, which is 60% off. But they are going fast. They have already sold 69% so if you want one get it fast. This is an awesome deal for this labeler. If you don't see it in the amazon box above, click on the arrows till you get to it. It's the lightning deal right now. I just saw it so I wanted to let you know.

Pay Day & Mail Day

test — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:26:00 +0000

I've had some good mail days and pay days over the last week but with the Thanksgiving Holiday I didn't get a chance to post about them.

Here is what I got:

Sample of Degree Men Absolute Protection + $1.00 coupon (love when they put a coupon in with a sample!!)
2 Coupons for the Hallmark Store
Free Sample of Fruit Roll Ups - Yum Yum
Survey Check - Payment from Opinion Outpost $18.80
Survey Check - Payment from My Survey $10.00 (not in picture)
Survey Check - Payment from American Consumer Opinion - $8.00 (not in picture)
Affiliate Payment from Offerwise - $33.45 - This is my first Alliliate payment and I want to thank all of my readers!!!

Survey Site - Vindale Research

test — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:31:00 +0000

Vindale Research is another site I belong too. I haven't done too many of their offers/surveys yet, but I've been doing more and more this past month. Need to pay for those Christmas gifts! LOL

Basically what you do is evaluate websites/services and some products. Most of these surveys are so quick and easy. There are some that require you to join or order the sample, but you always get paid for them plus you get reimbursed for anything you spent. It's very easy to make money with them. I just checked my account and I have $22.00 to cash out, but I'm going to do more first.

Check them out, it's free to join, of course. You can choose which surveys and offers to do and you can do as many or as little as you want. Like I said, most of them are very quick and easy.

Let me know if you have questions, I'll try my best to answer them. Thanks!!!

My E.L.F Stuff arrived!

test — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:54:00 +0000

Last week I ordered some Christmas Gifts from E.L.F Cosmetics and they arrived today.

Here is what I got:

Each basket was $15.00 and I couldn't belive how much stuff was in it and the sizes. I didn't think the bottles were very big but they are FULL size bottles plus a nice reusable basket. It included a bottle of bath gel, tube of body lotion, container of body butter, tub of hand moisturizer and pump of anti-bacterial hand soap, and a mesh sponge. I think that was pretty good for $15 each. Plus I got a free gift and a free gift bag. The free gift is some mocha maniac lip gloss. I think I'll toss that in with another christmas gift.

I'm almost done Christmas shopping, now I just need to start wrapping.

Custom Blog Design Giveaways

test — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:17:00 +0000

How would you love to win a Custom Blog Design?? I know I would! I came across some Giveways for a Custom Blog Design by Doodlebug Designs and I wanted to pass them onto my readers.

One House Schoolroom just got a brand new blog design and I love it!! Doodlebug Designs did her blog and she is giving away a Blog Makeover during her 15 Days of Christmas Giveaways. You can enter by clicking the button below:
The Clan McCleod just had a new blog design done by Doodlebug Design too! They are also giving away a Blog Makeover. You can enter that giveaway HERE.

Good Luck!!

Survey Site - Dollar Surveys

test — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:56:00 +0000

The easiest way to make a buck, take an online survey. DollarSurveys - Take free surveys and earn a dollar for each survey you complete! Visit everyday for more surveys Click Here

Thi is another good survey site! Dollar Surveys has daily surveys that are worth $1.00. If you qualify and complete the survey they will automatically send you paypal within a week. It's real easy and there are a lot of surveys in rotation. Some of the surveys require you to send for information but you can skip through to find one you want to do. It's easy and free. But you must have paypal to get paid by them. I've done a few surveys in the past month and I've recieved 2 paypal payment so far and I'm waiting on 3 more. You can go back each day and do more.

Free Dinner & Movie from E.L.F. Cosmetics

test — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:22:00 +0000

I've talked about E.L.F. Cosmetics a lot lately because they have really cheap cosmetics and really GREAT sales! There seems to be a different one each week now that we are leading up to Christmas.

One of their Newest specials is when you make a $20 purchase (that is 20 different makeup items since they are all $1) then you get a $25 Gift Certificate to Restaurants.com and also a Free Fandango.com Movie Ticket to the theater of your choice! That's a $35 value! And you get some great makeup for cheap too.

They sell other things besides cosmetics that do cost a little bit more than $1.00 but still they have great prices. You can see my post yesterday about the bath gift sets I bought.

They have a few other specials going on right now too:

Free Shipping with a $30 order. Use coupon code: FREESHIP2008
50% off all Bath & Body. Use coupon code: BATH50
10% off your order. Use coupon code: EGTENAZ
Free manicure set with $25 order. Use coupon code: STOCKSTUFF

Snuggie - Buy One get One FREE

test — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:07:00 +0000

I saw this on TV the other day and thought "what a great idea!". I'm always cold when I am sitting around watching TV in the winter because we keep our heat around 65 but if I use a blanket then I can't surf online too ( I know such big problems lol). The Snuggie is perfect since it has arms but covers you like a blanket. How cool!!

They are selling these Buy One get One Free and when I see a good deal, I try to let my readers know about it too! One for you and one for a Christmas present! You also get a Free book light, but I don't know how well that will work. I like to have a lot of light when I read, but it's free.

Has anyone bought one? If so, let us know what you think about it.

Survey Site: HCD Surveys

test — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:32:00 +0000

I just found another new Survey Site. This one I just joined so I have no idea how many surveys they send out but I do know that when you reach 1000 points you can cash them in for $10.00. You also get 25 points (.25) for each person you refer.

If you are interested in joining CLICK HERE. Let me know how you do too!

Free Ham at Target

test — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:33:00 +0000

I just read a post on Katy Couponers where you can get Free Ham at Target. If you like Applewood smoked ham steaks and you have a Target near you that sells groceries, go check it out. What a great deal! We don't eat ham but I know it's a GREAT deal!!

8000 Point Survey from Say Nation!

test — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:00 +0000

Just bringing this back up to the top in case anyone else is interested. You must sign up and complete your First Survey to activate your account in order to get a chance to get in on this 8000 point survey by Monday. Also if you've already signed up as my referral, I really appreciate it but some of you haven't done your First Survey yet and you won't get the invites until you do! Just a reminder!!

I just went into my account with SayNation! to see if I had any surveys to take. Even if I don't qualify they give me 25 points so I try to take them all when I have time. There was a screener there (worth 0 points) for an up coming survey worth 8000!! That's a HUGE amount of points to get from one survey. It requires you to keep a diary and record information for 7 days straight, but there isn't any exact information about what the diary is for yet. I did one of these before with SayNation! and I had to keep a diary for a week about the foods we consumed. It was also worth 8000 points and very easy to do. This one isn't for food, but they say it will only take about 5-10 minutes each day for 7 days.

I signed up and if you want to earn 8000 points I recommend you check your account and sign up too! If you are not a member of SayNation! then you can click HERE (I would really appreciate it if you used referral code 9724457147 ) to sign up. It's free to join and once you fill out your First Survey you will start to get emails for surveys and also they will show up in your account.

So sign up today so maybe you can get in on this 8000 point survey too. Just to give you an idea of how good the 8000 points is, for 12,000 points you can get a $10 Barnes & Noble Gift Card (there are other prizes available too, but this is the smallest point amount to get something). So when you join and you complete Your First Survey (this is actually what it's called) you will get 1000 points and if you do the 8000 points survey you'll have 9000 points towards a $10 Gift Card and you'll only need 3000 more. A lot of the surveys are worth about 1200, but some are more. Easy money!

Let me know if you have any questions and thanks again if you use me as a referral!

Free Photo Offer's & Sales Roundup!

test — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:23:00 +0000

There are so many free photo offers that I decided to put them all in one post for you. Most of the photo printing companies will offer you free prints when you first join. Basically it goes according to your email address. So when I see a good offer that I want to take advantage of, I'll open up an account with my husbands email address. Believe it or not, my friend received a mailing (through USPS) from either Snapfish or Shutterfly and it was for new account holders and in small print it said if you were an existing account holder you would need to use a different email address to get this offer. Isn't that funny!! So I guess they really just want our business, anyway they can get it.

Here is what's available right now that I can find:

Snapfish:

New Member Offer: Get 50 Free Digital Camera Prints and only 9 cents per print at Snapfish by HP!

Other Offers:
This one is HOT!! 50 free prints plus 15% off Holiday Cards!

Save up to 63% on pre-paid photo prints at Snapfish!

December Promotion- 20% off Photo Ornaments at Snapfish.com!

25% off collage photo mousepads

15% off Holiday Cards!

Shutterfly:

New Members Offer: 25 Free 4 x 6 prints

Other Offers:

Buy an 8x8 photo book and get 30 FREE 4x6 prints. Expires 1/6/09 Use Coupon Code: AF73-SAVE

Kodak Easy Share Gallery

New Member Offer: Get 20 FREE Prints at Kodak Gallery today!

Other Offers:

This one is HOT!! Buy 1 set (10 cards) of 5 x 7 photo cards and get 2 sets (20 cards) Free, use coupon code 20FREECARDS, expires 12/2/4/08

Get 20% off your order when you spend $30, Use coupon Code HOLIDAYGREEN, Expires 12/24/08

Save 20% when you spend $20 on Photo Gifts, Photo Books and Prints at Kodak Gallery! Use coupon code 4UCJ08, expires 1/31/09

Get Free Standard Shipping on Purchases over $50 at Kodak Gallery!, Use coupon code HOLIDAYSHIP, expires 12/9/08

33% off 8" Digital Frames with Picture Card at the Kodak Gallery! 8" Preloaded Frames just $124.99.

Clark Color Labs:

New Member Offer: 40 Free prints, .08 for additional prints (that is their everyday price)

Other Offers:

$5 Off Any Calendar Purchase ! Use Code: YEARSAVE5, Expires: 12/17/08. Does not include S&H, one time use.

Buy One Poster Get One FREE, Use Code: POSTERFREE, Expires 12/17/08. Does not include S&H, one time use.

Make a $20 Purchase and Get a Free Photo Collage Mousepad! Use Code: PADFREE Expires: 12/11/08. Does not include S&H, one time use.

Save $3 on new Picture Me Books, Just $12.99 Use Code PICMESAVE3 Expires: 12/17/08. Does not include S&H, one time use. These are really cool! I am thinking of getting one for my youngest.

Spend $30 On Your Order & SAVE $10! Use Code: 30SAVETEN Expires: 12/11/08. Does not include S&H, one time use.

Free Shipping On Photo Ornament! Use Code: TREEDEC Expires: 12/11/08. One time use on orders of $20 or more.

$8 Off any Hardcover Memorybook with order of $25 or more! Use Code: BOOKSAVE8 Expires: 12/17/08. Does not include S&H, one time use.

FujiFilm: See Here.com

New Member Offer: 100 Free Prints, Promo Code: prints-2, S&H is not included.

Buy one photo calendar, get 50% off the second at SeeHere.com! Use promo code calendar-1.

Save 55% on All Photo Posters, a holiday favorite, at SeeHere.com! Use Promo Code holiday-1.

Buy one photo book, get 25% of the second at SeeHere.com! Use promo code book-5.

Get 30% off all photo greeting cards, photo calendars and photo books at SeeHere.com! Use promo code gifts-8

Get 35% off all greeting cards use promo code: cards-7

If you know of another offer, please share it with us! Thanks!!

Walgreen's Shopping 12/2/08

test — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:52:00 +0000

I am a little late posting my Walgreen's shopping trip from Tuesday. It's been a busy week. I was happy to be able to use the $5/$25 coupon on my photo cards too! That was a nice surprise.

Here is what I got:
My 1 year old wanted to get in on the picture, she also wanted to play with the little detergent bottles.
I got:
(4) Rolls Tuf Paper Towels
(4) Celestial Seasonings Tea Samplers
(3) All 12 load detergent
(2) Disney Window Clings
(2) Ghardelli Chocolates
(1) 3M Scotch Tape
(1) Walgreen's Storage Bags
(1) Walgreen's Sandwich Bags
(1) Right Guard Professional Deoderant
(2) Softsoap Hand Soaps
Total after coupons: $26.82 + tax
Used $5/$25 purchase
Total paid: $22.95
Total Saved: $31.53
Getting back $5.00 Rebate for Right Guard

I love it when I save more than I spend!!!

You can see the breakdown of coupons I used HERE.

How did you do this week at Walgreen's??

Rite Aid Shopping 12/4/08

test — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:02:00 +0000

Don't forget to enter all your receipts for Rite Aid this month even if you didn't buy any Rebate items because the more you spend the more you get back in the Gift of Savings promotion. You can find out more about it HERE.

This is what I bought this week:

(1) Aleve - D cold and sinus On Sale $3.99
Used $1.00 mailer cpn
Used $2.00 in ad cpn
Final Cost: $.99

(1) Dasani Water (not in picture, I was thirsty)
Final Cost: $1.49 (wow water isn't cheap!)

(1) Airwick Decosphere, On Sale $2.49
Used $1.50 printable coupon
Get $1.00 ESR
Final Cost: $Free

(1) Gilette Fusion Razor, On Sale $9.00
Used $4.00 cpn
Get $5.00 ESR
Final Cost: $Free

(2) Photo Coasters On Sale 2/$10.00 (for Christmas gifts)
Final Cost: $10..00

Total Spent: $19.97
Total Saved: $16.79 (22.79 with rebate)
Get $6.00 ESR

My total towards the Gift of Savings is $33.94.

CVS Shopping 12/4

test — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:01:00 +0000

Before I went to CVS this week I saw on Hot Coupon World that there were LOTS of items on Clearance so I went through my coupons to grab what I had. I was very happy to see that my store also had those yellow 50% off and 75% off tags on the shelf. I love when I see those! Many items in the picture below were FREE and I very happy when that happens!

Here is what I got:

(1) Venus Embrace Gift Set, On Sale $11.99 (spend $15 get $5)
(1) Venus Razor, On Sale $5.99 (spend $15 get $5)
Used (2) $4.00 Venus cpn form Vocal Point
Final Cost: $4.98 after ECB's

(4) Ragu, On Sale BOGO Free ($2.89)
Used (1) $1.00/3 manu cpn
Final Cost: $ 4.78

(1) Dove Day Lotion On Clearance $3.50 (regular price $6.99)
Final Cost: $3.50 ( I couldn't find a coupon for this, but I'm sure I have one somewhere)

(1) Dove Night Cream, On Clearance $7.00 (regular price $13.99)
Used (1) $1.50 manu cpn
Final Cost: $5.50

(2) Dove Hand Cream (with bonus tube of hand cream) On Sale BOGO Free ($7.69)
Used (2) $1.50 maun cpns
Used $6.00 off 2 Dove Lotions CVS CRT
Final Cost: $FREE + $1.31 Money Maker

(1) Duracell 8pk AA On Sale $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
(1) Duracell 4pk C On Sale $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Used (2) $1.50 manu cpns
Used (1) CVS $5.00/2 Duracell coupons (I had to ask at the register if they had them because they weren't at the battery display)
Final Cost: $FREE after ECB's!! (actually I made .02)

(1) 24.7 Lip Plumper, On Clearance $10.00 (regular price $19.99)
Used $10.00 CVS CRT off any 24.7
Final Cost: $FREE

(1) Cristophe Curling Def Conditioner, On Clearance $2.00 (regular price $7.99)
Used $2.00 CVS cpn off any Cristophe product (found it on the shelf)
Final Cost: FREE

Used $5.99 ECB's
Used $5.98 ECB's
Used $4.47 ECB's
Used $3.79 ECB's

Total OOP: $7.38
Total Saved: $105.26
Total ECB's to roll $9.00

I'm sure I can roll those $9.00 ECB's into more next week. It was a good shopping trip for sure!

Don't forget to enter this weeks Giveaway for a Gift Card. You could win a $10 CVS gift Card!
And be sure to check out all the photo deals I posted yesterday too!

Have a GREAT weekend!!

JCPenny Rewards

test — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000

Do you shop at JCPenny? If you do you must join JCPenny Rewards if you haven't already. It's free to join and basically you get 1 point for every dollar spent and if you reach 250 points by the end of the month you get a $10 certificate to spend on anything!!

You only earn points per month and then at the end of the month it starts over again, that is the only thing I don't like about it. At first I wasn't going to join because I don't normally spend $250 a month at JCPenny even though I do shop there at least once a month. But then I read that they give you lots of bonus or double points throughout the month so you don't always have to spend that much. Plus if you are a JCPenny card holder you earn 25% more of your purchases.

I don't have a JCPenny card, I only use my Visa card but you can hook up the rewards account to any card you wish, but only one. Then when you shop, use that card to pay for your purchases and the points are automatically tracked in your account. You can check on line to see how you are doing and then after the month is over you can print out your certificate, if you earned it. You have 1 month to use it, but $10 is easy to spend, trust me!

You can sign up at www.jcprewards.com and it's free to join. Right now you can earn double points on your shopping if you join before 12/31/08. You can shop online, through the catalog or in the store as long as you pay with the card attached to your account. The only thing that doesn't count are clearance items.

There are also some other monthly specials for this month. You will receive a 50 point bonus if you buy something from the following lines: a.n.a, Flirtitude, Cooks or Arizona.

I love the a.n.a tops and I buy one almost every time I shop and they are on sale, of course. This past week when I went to pick up the girls pictures we had taken at JCPenny, I looked to see if they had any new tops and they did and they were on sale. I grabbed two since they were $20 each. I wasn't going to bother using my card that has the JCPenny rewards because I had the cash, but then I decided to last minute. I am so glad I did because I didn't know there was a 50 point bonus for buying the a.n.a. tops. Just for that purchase (I spent $40) I received 40 points for my purchase, 50 points for buying an a.n.a top and then another 40 points for my double monthly points. I have 130 and I need 120 more this month to get the $10 certificate. I still have a few things to buy for Christmas so I may be back before the end of the month.

Total Spent: $39.98
Total Saved: $39.98 (50% savings!)

Rite Aid Gift of Savings

test — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:58:00 +0000

I talked about the Rite Aid Gift of Savings program in my Rite Aid Shopping trip post this week but I wanted to point out something to you, in case you didn't already know. The amount applied to this program is BEFORE COUPONS!!! Isn't that great! I have 42.xx already accumulated but I only spent 32.xx. NICE! I have already earned $5 cash back but I'm less than $8 away from the next level of $10.

Remember you have until December 24th to shop and have your spending count towards the Gift of Savings. The more you spend the more you'll earn. Every purchase you make, even gum or candy counts!

CVS Week of 12/7

test — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:37:00 +0000

Lots of fun thinks on sale this week at CVS. Here are some of the highlights that I see.

Free after ECB's

Powerade, On Sale $1.59, Get $1.59 ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: $FREE after ECB's

ECB's Sales:

Spend $20, Get $10 ECB's Energizer
Some packs On Sale $5.99
Use $1.00/1 in 10/26 SS insert

Spend $25, Get $5 ECB's Garnier Nutritioniste (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 in 12/7 RP or 11-09-08 RP insert or 09-14-08 RP

Spend $20, Get $10 ECB's Nexus

Spend $15, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Gain 2x On Sale $12.00
Tide 2x On Sale $12.00
Use $1.00/1 in 11-30-08 PG insert
Duracell On Sale $3.00
Use $1.50/1 in 11-16-08 RP insert or 11-30-08 PG insert
Use $5.00/2 CVS coupon (found in stores, as at the register)

Spend $25, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Huggies Diapers, On Sale $10.00
Use $1.00/1 in 12-07-08 SS insert or 11-16-08 SS insert
Huggies Wipes, On Sale $3.00
Use$1.00/1 or .50/1 Home Mailer (sign up here for coupons and samples)
Huggies Pull Ups, On Sale $10.00
Use $2.00/1 Home Mailer (sign up here for coupons and samples)
Huggies Bath Wash, On Sale $3.00
Use .50/1 Home Mailer (sign up here for coupons and samples)

Spend $20, Get $5 ECB's (limit 3)
NyQuil, On Sale $10.00
Use $1.50/1 in 11-30-08 PG insert
Metamucil, On Sale $10.00
Fibersure, On Sale $10.00
Prilosec, On Sale $25.00
Use $1.00/1 in 11-30-08 PG insert and 11-16-08 SS insert
Pepto, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00/2 in 11-30-08 PG insert

Spend $20, get $5 ECB's Neutrogena Men's
Use $1.00/1 in 12-7-08 RP insert

Theraflu or Triaminic, On Sale $5.99, Get $2 ECB's
Use Theraful $1.50 in 12-07-08 SS insert or $2.00 in 10-19-08 SS
Use Triaminic $1.00/1 in 12-07-08 SS insert or 10-19-08 SS insert
Final Cost either 2.49 or 2.99 depending on cpn used (after ECB's)

Schick Quattro or Intuition Razors On Sale $8.99, Get $4.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 in 12/7/08 insert
Final Cost: $2.99 ECB's

Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's Venus or Fusion Cartridges or Razor (limit 1)
Use $4.00 Fusion in 11-30-08 PG insert
Use $4.00 Venus from Vocal Point

Spend $20, Get $10 ECB's Candy Sale! (limit 1)
Some prices..
Reese's mini On Sale 2/$7.00
Kisses On Sale 2/$7.00
Miniatures On Sale 2/$7.00
Hershey's Bliss, On Sale 2/$6.00
Lifesavors, On Sale 2/$3.00
Hershey's Holiday Singles, On Sale 2/$1.00
Use $1.50/3 Kisses, Reese's or Minitures in 11-16-08 SS insert
Use $2.50/2 Bliss in 09-14-08 SS insert

Buy One Get One Free Sales (BOGO)
Merry Brite Lights BOGO Free
Campbell's or Swanson BOGO Free ($1.49), Use .50/2 Swanson in 12-07-08 SS, $1.00/6 in 11-09-08 SS
Russell Stover BOGO Free ($8.99)
All Revlon BOGO Free, Use $1.00 in 12-07-08 SS, 11-16-08 RP, 10-12-08 SS, 09-14-08 SS and 08-24-08 SS
Holiday Gift Wrap BOGO Free
Merry Brite Tissue BOGO Free
Maybelline Lip Color BOGO Free, Use $4.00/1 in 12-07-08 RP insert
Got 2b BOGO Free

Buy 2 Get 1 Free B2GO
Toys B2GO Free
Holiday wrapping paper B2GO Free

Other good sales to mention...
Always, On sale $2.99
Gold Emblem Juice, On Sale 2/$3.00
General Mills Cereal, Select ones, On Sale 2/$3.00
Thomas English Muffins 2 pack, On Sale $1.99

I will post my scenerio later, not sure yet what I will be getting this week.

Walgreens Week of 12/7

test — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:39:00 +0000

Here are the good deals at Walgreen's this week. I can't wait, soon I will have one right down the road, but until then, I have to travel 30 miles to get to one. I guess it could be worse.

::::Lots of In Ad Coupons for Holiday items and more so be sure to check out the entire flyer::::

My shopping scenerio:

Hershey's Holiday Candy On Sale 4/$10, Get $5 ESR on 4
Use $1.50/3 in 11-16-08 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.50 after ESR

All Laundry Detergent, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00/2 in 10-12-08 RP insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $6.98 for 2

Scotch Magic or Gift Wrap Tape, On Sale 2/$2.00, Get $2 ESR on 2
Use $1.00/1 in 11-23-08 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $Free after ESR + $1 Money Maker

Puffs Facial Tissue, On Sale .89 with in ad coupon

Domino Sugar, On Sale $1.99 with in ad coupon
Use $.35 in 11-16-08 RP insert (you may have another value)
Final Cost: $1.64

Holiday Waterball, On Sale $.39 with in ad coupon
Gift Bags 4x6 or 7x9in, On Sale $.39 with in ad coupon
Disney Mini Puzzle, On Sale $.39 with in ad coupon

Ragu, On Sale 2/$3.00 with in ad coupon
Buy 3
Use $1.00/3 in 11-16-08 RP insert
Final Cost: $3.50

Nestle Semi-Sweet Morsels, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 printable HERE
Final Cost: $2.98

Walgreen's Packaging Tape, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon
Sharpie Markers, On Sale Buy 1 Get 2 Free (3/$1.99)

Reynolds Wrap, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/1 in 11- 16-08 SS insert
Final Cost: Free

Christmas Gift Sacks, On Sale 8/$1.00 with in ad coupon

Intuition, Shick Quarttro or 3 pack disposable, On Sale $6.99
Use $3.00 ES coupon
Use $2.00 in 12/7/08 SS
Final Cost: $1.99

Huggies Wipes, On Sale $2.50 (I REALLY NEED THESE, my stockpile is down to one pack)
Use .50 cpn from Home Mailer (you can sign up HERE for coupons and samples)
Final Cost: $2.00 each

Halls Cough Drops, On Sale $1.39 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 in 12/7/08 SS
Final Cost: $1.78

Kellogg's Cereal On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Final Cost: $.99 each

Have fun shopping!!!

Donate a Phone Card to our Troops!

test — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:38:00 +0000

Just wanted to bring this back to the top in case anyone missed it.

The Best Way to Support Our Troops - Send a Pre-Paid Phone Card to a Lonely Soldier Overseas. Wouldn't you want to talk to your family if you were away? Help GIs Phone Home Click Here.

What a great opportunity to help these families that are separated during the holiday season. Plus since it's a donation, it's tax deductable for you. Another great way to get in some donation deductions before the end of the year. The smallest phone card you can send is for 45 minutes and it's only $15!!

Some Hot Deals on Amazon

test — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:49:00 +0000

A few great deals on Amazon I wanted to let you all know about. These deals won't last long, they may even be gone in an hour. They are both eligible for FREE shipping too! I'm just ordered the Cherry Blossom Market for my oldest and she is going to love it.

Cherry Blossom Market by Playskool, Regular Price: $59.99, On Sale $20.99 ::: 60% off!!

Playskool Rose Petal Cottage, Regular Price: $69.99, On Sale $33.99 :::: 58% off

Dollar Surveys Paypal Payment

test — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:32:00 +0000

I received my payment from Dollar Surveys today for a survey I did on December 3rd. You can see my post about Dollar Surveys HERE. These surveys are easy and you can skip through to find one you want to do.

Here is a picture of my payment. I know some of you signed up the other day so let me know if you received any payments. You can sign up for Dollar Surveys HERE.

Walgreen's Mid Week Sale

test — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:45:00 +0000

Walgreen's is having another mid week sale. They did this last week too. Besides having more sale items besides the regular weekly flyer, if you spend $25 you get a $5 RR to use on your next order. Pretty good deal!! This is a great time to get some of the FAR items for the month (Free After Rebate).

You can see the full scan of the ad HERE.

I will be heading there tomorrow night. I need to make my plan and see how many transactions I will do. Just to remind you the $25 spent is before any coupons so that helps! Just 4 of the Arm & Hammer's will bring you to $27.

Going to Walgreens tonight... I'm back!

test — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:55:00 +0000

I hit up 3 different Walgreen's tonight to get everything I wanted, but of course I added wrong twice so I should of saved $10 more. Oh well, next time. Here is what I got:

They did let me buy 4 Arm & Hammers in one transaction, and they had a ton! I called my mother on the way home and told her to go get some before they were all gone. I didn't have any of the $1 cpns but I still got an awesome deal on them. I think we are all set for detergent for a while now! The Aleve boxes had a free box attached as a bonus!! So I got 6 boxes of 24 ct for the price of 3 and I had $1.00 cpns for all 3 so I paid $4.50 for 6 box's!! The only things not in the picture are the little Christmas Snow Globes, I forgot to put them in the picture. They were only .39 each and my kids are going to be so excited when they see them tomorrow.
I did 5 different transactions and here is the breakdown:

Transaction #1 (First Store)
Total Paid: $7.64
Total Saved: $18.33
Got $5 RR

Transaction#2
Total Paid: $1.28 (Used the $5 RR)
Total Saved: $15.97
Didn't get an RR (my total was only $20.xx, when I added everything up I was thinking it had to be $20, not $25.

Transaction #3 (First Store)
Total Paid: $8.34
Total Saved: $12.27
Again, I didn't get an RR because my total was $20.xx.

Transaction #4 (The last store, now I added correctly once I realized my mistake)
Total Paid: $11.70
Total Saved: $20.32
Got $5 RR

Transaction #5
Total Paid: $3.17
Total Saved: $20
Got $5 RR

I will use the last $5 next week. Now that I think about it, I guess since I didn't spend another $10 in those 2 transaction ($5 each), and didn't get the 2 $5 RR, I didn't really spend anymore than I would of, I just have $10 less in product. I can live with that!

Grand Totals:
Total Spent: $32.13
Total Saved: $86.89
Still to spend: $5 RR

Another GREAT trip!

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I'm heading to Walgreen's tonight and here is my plan. I am doing a few transactions.

Transaction #1
Arm & Hammer, ON Sale $1.99 with in ad coupon (Regular Price $6.99)
Buy 4
Final Cost: $7.96 (I don't have any of the IP cpns)
Get $5 RR

Transaction #2

Ragu, On Sale 2/$3.00 with in ad coupon (not positive of regular price)
Buy 3
Use $1.00/3 in 11-16-08 RP insert
Final Cost: $3.50

Reynolds Wrap, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon (regular price $1.59)
Use (3) $1.00/1 in 11- 16-08 SS insert
Buy 4
Final Cost: .96

Walgreens Ibuprofin On Sale 3/$3
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.00

Walgreens Cough Drops, ON Sale $.39 with in ad coupon (regular price .99)
Buy 4
Final Cost: $1.56

Kellogg's Cereal On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Final Cost: $.99 each

Sure, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.50 IVC
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Final Cost $free

Total before coupons: 25.29
Total OOP: 10.99 before tax
Get $5 RR

Transaction #3

Scotch Magic or Gift Wrap Tape, On Sale 2/$2.00, Get $2 ESR on 2
Use $1.00/1 in 11-23-08 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $Free after ESR + $1 Money Maker

Intuition, Shick Quarttro or 3 pack disposable, On Sale $6.99
Use $3.00 ES coupon
Use $2.00 in 12/7/08 SS
Final Cost: $1.99

Walgreen's Packaging Tape, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.98

Domino Sugar, On Sale $1.99 with in ad coupon (not sure of the regular price)
Use $.35 in 11-16-08 RP insert (you may have another value)
Final Cost: $1.64

Holiday Waterball, On Sale $.39 with in ad coupon (not sure of the regular price)
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.78

Disney Mini Puzzle, On Sale $.39 with in ad coupon (not sure of the regular price)
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.78

Sure, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.50 IVC
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Final Cost $free

Cascade, ON Sale $3.99
Use .50/1 from Mailer (you can sign up HERE)
Final Cost: $3.49

Total Cost before coupons: Not exactly sure I need to find the regular prices of some of these items, but there is at least $25 here
Total Cost after coupons: $10.66
Get: $5 RR and $2 rebate on scotch tape

If you know of any of the regular prices on these items please let me know.

Happy Shopping!!!!

More Amazon Deals

test — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:33:00 +0000

I am so excited. I was just looking through the Amazon deals today and Baby Alive Learns to Potty is more than 50% off. My oldest girl has been asking for this but regular price is $69.99 and that's just way too much for one gift but it's on sale for $24.99. I grabbed the phone and called my husband to see what he thought. We are done shopping, but there's always room for more! He said yes, so I continued looking and found Baby Alive Baby Go Bye Bye for my youngest girl on sale for $7.99 and the regular price is $24.99. So I tossed those both into my shopping cart and placed my order. And I also got free shipping! I didn't dare look anymore, we don't need anymore gifts.

There are so many other great deals there and there is still time to get everything before Christmas. So check it out!

Mail Day....

test — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:44:00 +0000

Today was another great mail day! I got lots of fun things in the mail. I am a Reality Checker for All You Magazine and from time to time they will send me a survey or a sample of something to try out then report back on. This was the 2nd year that I was a Reality Checker and the second year that they sent me a goodie back as a Thank You! I got all this fun stuff! A box of Pepcid AC E-Z Chews 8 ct, A bag of Nestle Toll house morsels, A sample of Parent's Choice formula, A sample of English Leather, Two sample packets of Cottonelle wipes, A Sample of Curel moisturizer with a coupon attached, A coupon for $2 off Woolite, A sample of Non Adhesive bandage and a little pocket measuring tape. What a nice little selection. I have no use for the Formula so if you could use it leave me a comment and I'll pick someone to send it to. I've used this in the past and it's really good formula. My youngest girl would drink either this or Enfamil. Also, if your man will use the English Leather let me know and I'll pick someone to send that too also since my husband will not use it.

Next I received my Betty Crocker $10 coupon book. Don't those cookies on the cover look so yummy! Inside there are lots of FUN coupons and recipes.... $1/2 Suddenly Salad, $1/2 BC Frosting, $1/2 BC Potatoes, $1/2 BC Supreme Brownie Mix, $1/2 BC Cookie Mixes, $1/8 Yoplait Yogurt, $1/2 Chex Cereal, $1/2 BC Warm Delights, $1/3 Hamburger Helper, $1/3 BC Fruit Snacks. If you haven't requested one yet, what are you waiting for!! You can go HERE to get your own. If you've already requested the General Mills coupon book you'll have to use a different email address because they won't send you another one. I use my Husbands. Hey, he eats this stuff too! I also got a coupon for $1.00 off Downey Total Care and a copy of Tax Cut to do my taxes. I believe that if I do use this I will have to pay for it, but I'm not sure. But if I decide to use it at least I don't have to go to the store and buy it!

I also received a small 2009 desk calendar from MaxBounty, one of the affiliate programs I use. I thought that was very nice of them! And it's the perfect size to keep at my desk. Or at least the table I use as a desk. Mommy doesn't get her own space anymore! :)

I also received my weekly copy of TV Magazine that I get for FREE! But I forgot to get that in the picture.

Did you get anything fun in the mail this week???

If you want to become a Reality Checker, Sign Up Here!

Survey Spot - You really can win prizes too!!!

test — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:47:00 +0000

I've been taking surveys with Survey Spot for a while now and I do like them and they pay cash. I've made $126.00 so far. If you are not familiar with Survey Spot, you take surveys (real surveys where they want your opinion) and you will either get paid or you receive an entry into a $25,000 sweepstakes or you can be an instant winner of a prize that my be a $100 gift card. When you receive an email survey invite, it will tell you if you will be paid for that particular survey, or if it's just for a chance to win a prize. I get a lot of survey invites each week from them and so many other companies, so I normally don't go crazy to take the surveys that don't offer a cash incentive. But that's just me. Well that has changed!

The other day I was looking around Hot Coupon World and I saw a post that I found very interesting and exciting. This one gal actually won the instant win game!! After each survey you take, even if you don't qualify, you get a chance at an instant win game of either a scratch off ticket or a slot machine. If you match 3 like amounts (which you always do, I believe) then you win a prize. Most of the prizes are just entries into the $25,000 grand prize but it says there are other prizes such as a Video Prize, Electronics Prize or Music Prize. I wasn't sure if anyone ever really won these but I guess they do.

This gal won the Video Prize and they sent her a $100 Amazon Gift Card!! You can read her post HERE. A few people commented that they have also won prizes from Survey Spot. One person said they won twice - a $25 American Express Gift Card and a $50 Circut City gift card. Another one said she won $100 paypal and received it pretty quickly.

So needless to say, after reading that yesterday I have been doing all the Survey Spot surveys I can get my hands on. After you finish a survey, you can look to see if there are anymore available. After a while there aren't anymore left but if you click on the link in the original email, sometimes they will offer you another survey. If you have time, it's worth it to go through them. Most of the surveys that Survey Spot has are really quick anywhere from 2 mins to 15 mins. And sometimes you even get an opportunity to receive a free product to try out at home. That's always nice.

You can cash out your account when you earn at least $5.00 and sometimes that can happen really fast.

I'll let you know when I win (I'm trying to be positive about it) and if you win let me know. I'd love to hear what you get!!

Some Freebies!!!

test — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:47:00 +0000

Here are a few Freebies I've come across this week....

Sign up for daily health and wellness tips. Just click the banner above. These will go straight to your email everyday!

ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ Brand Contact Lenses- Get a free trial pair certificate and
$30 off a 1 year supply. Click Here

Discounted Holiday Products, get them while they last! Personalize your gifts this year with Super Savings on ALL Holiday Products. Holiday gifts for everyone and make them yourself! Click Here.

Get A Free Anti-Aging Report. The secret to the stars! Now YOU can look dramatically younger and simply amazing like Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman! Funny, I know! I think their real secret is Botox!!

A Special Gift From Gerber Life - Get a free child safety ID kit. Click to learn about the Gerber Life Grow up Plan.

Get brand name samples just in time for winter, just Click Here!

Check out all the other Free Samples and Free Offers too!

CVS Shopping 12/11

test — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:18:00 +0000

I shopped at 3 different CVS's this week to roll some ECB's. I wanted to do the Candy Deal, the Huggies deal (we were on our last container of wipes!) and get the Complete, Duracell and the Rolaids. I only had $11.00 ECB's that I wanted to roll as much as possible. I made my first list's which included the Complete along with the $2 IP coupon to maximize my ECB's but they didn't have any at the store I went to. I was surprised because they almost always have everything. So I had to wing it. I planned on purchasing some of the chocolates in each transaction along with the Duracell so I could keep my OOP as low as possible.

TRIP One

Transaction #1
(4) Choc Kisses, On Sale $2

(2) Hershey's Bliss, On Sale $3

(4) Duracell, On Sale $3

(1) Powerade, On Sale $1.59

(1) Big Coffee Mug, On Sale $2

Total OOP: $2.69

Total Saved: $46.30

Received: ONLY $1.59 ECB's (this wasn't my original plan, but I made it work).

TRIP 2

Transaction #1

(1) Rolaids, On Sale $2.89

(1) Hershey Choc Santa

Used $1 cpn

Total OOP: $2.43 (I forgot my $1.59 ECB's at home, bummer)

Total Saved: $1.29

Received: $2.00 ECB's (Rolaids)

Transaction #2

(1) Duracell, On Sale $3.00

Used $2 ECB's

Total OOP: $1.07

Total Saved: $4.79

Received: $5.00 ECB's (Finished Duracel Deal)

Transaction #3

(2) Bliss, On Sale $3.00

(1) Huggies Wipes

Used $2.50 on 2 bliss

Used $.50 Huggies

Used $5 ECB's

Total Spent: $1.28

Total Saved: $.48

Received: $10.00 (Finished Candy Deal)

TRIP #3

Transaction #1

(1) Huggies Wipes

(1) Complete

(1) CVS 12 ct wipes (for a filler)

Used $.50 huggies

Used $2 IP Complete

Used $10 ECB's

Total OOp: $.48

Total Saved: $13.99

Received: $8.99 ECB's (Complete)

Transaction #2

(1) Huggies Wipes

(1) Complete

(1) Rolaids

Used $.50 huggies

Used $2 Complete

Used $1.59 & $8.99 ECB'sTotal OOP: $1.40

Total Saved: $14.57

Received: $8.99 ECB's (complete) & $2.00 ECB's (rolaids)

Transaction #3

(1) Huggies Diapers, On Sale $10.00

(2) Huggies Wipes, On Sale $3.00

Used $1.50 huggies diapers

Used $.50 huggies wipes

Used $8.99 & $2.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $3.01

Total Saved: $16.46

Received $5 ECB's (Finished Huggies Deal)

Now I have $5 to do the same thing with next week. The last 2 cashiers were very impressed with the way I rolled and kept my OOP so low. It was the first time I had been to that store (I went twice) so they don't know me yet. Each of those visits I spent under $5.

People always comment to me "I don't have the time to do that" and it does take a lot of time and planning but after a while, it's a little easier. I have a spread sheet I use and I just plug in the items & numbers and it figures everything out for me. Then I print it out, separate the transactions and put all the coupons that belong to that transaction with the slip and then I put a paper clip to keep it all together. This way when I check out, I just pull the coupons out from each bundle and I don't have to go searching. I do have to make sure I do them in order so I can use the ECB's the way I planned. I do mess this up at times and I get so mad at myself, but what can you do. I just try my best to stay organized and most of the time it works out. I also try to shop either alone or with my 1 year old because she sits in the shopping cart, just looking around smiling at everyone, she is used to it!

Receive $120 in P&G coupons!!!

test — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:05:00 +0000

I just received this in my inbox - Year of Savings - Spend $50 on P&G products between December 14th and January 31st and receive $120 in coupon savings. Your rebate must be postmarked by February 14, 2009. I'm thinking that the $120 is pre-coupon total's since you have to send the receipts in, they don't really know what you used for coupons. You can read all about it HERE. So starting Sunday, make sure you save your receipts. You can also see a complete list of P&G products HERE. They also have a preview of the coupons and they are GREAT!!!

Last Day to Enter!!!

test — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:10:00 +0000

Today is the last day to enter this weeks Gift Card Giveaway. Click Here to enter. Good Luck!!

New Gift Card Giveaway!!! - WINNER

test — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Times Up! There were 309 entries for this giveaway. Awesome! Thank you all for sharing what you are thankful for and your favorite Holiday dishes. It's so fun to hear the different things that people have at the Holidays. My family always does the same thing, so it was refreshing to read about something else.

OK now for the winner.............

#194 is TXSunlover!! Congrats. I will be sending you an email soon.

Thanks again for everyone who entered. I will be posting another Giveaway on soon!

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Time for a new Gift Card Giveaway. For the last giveaway I asked you to tell me what type of Gift Card you'd like to see given away here and there was a nice mix of answers. So I decided that this week I will give the winner a choice of four different cards. Who ever wins can choose one of the following gift cards as a prize:

:::: $10 CVS Gift Card
:::: $10 Borders Gift Card
:::: $10 Kohl's Gift Card
:::: $15 Magazines.com Gift Card

I will order them through ebates when you choose.

You can enter up to 5 ways. Each entry must be in a separate comment in order to count.

Post a comment telling me what you are thankful for this year.
Post a comment and tell me what your favorite holiday dish or treat is.
Blog about my giveaway then comment again and put a direct link to the post on your blog.
Sign up for my RSS feed or Google Reader then comment again telling me you did so. It you have already done this just comment and tell that you already get my emails.
Grab my button and put it on your blog, then comment again telling me you did so with a link to your blog. If my button is already on your blog, then comment and tell me so.

Pretty easy, huh? OK this will end on Saturday December 13th at 11:59pm EST and I will post a winner Sunday, December 14th. Good luck everyone and thanks again for visiting my blog!

CVS Week of 12/14

test — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Lots of sales again this week at CVS. I don't have too many ECB's to start but I am going to double them in 3 transactions. Here is my plan (scroll below for list of sales):

Transaction #1
Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit)
Use $30.00 cpn in 10-26-08 RP insert (they should adjust it to make it free)
Final Cost: Free +5 ECB's

EARinse on Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00 printable here
Final Cost: Free + 2.00 money maker

Cheerios, On Sale 3/$10 (spend $20 get $10)
Buy 1
Use .50 cpn
Final Cost: $2.83

Total Cost: $10.82
Use $8.99 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.83 + tax
Get $14.99 ECB's

Transaction #2

Cheerios, On Sale 3/$10 (spend $20 get $10)
Buy 4
Use(2) Free Cheerios Cpn from mailer
Final Cost: $6.66

Nova Max Monitor On Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB's (limit 1)

Total Cost: $16.65
Use: $14.99 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.99
Get $9.99 ECB's

Transaction #3

Cheerios, On Sale 3/$10 (spend $20 get $10)
Buy 1
Use .50 cpn
Final Cost: $2.83

Sleep MD 10ct On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's (limit 1)

Total Cost: $11.32 + tax
Use $9.99 ECB's
Get $17.99 ECB's

So I start with $8.99 ECB's and end with $17.99

Here are some of the highlights of this weeks sale:

2 Day Sale Sunday and Monday (after Monday no ECB's)
Nova Max Monitor On Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB's (limit 1)

EARinse on Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00 printable here
Final Cost: Free + 2.00 money maker

Sleep MD 10ct On Sale $7.99, Get $7.99 ECB's (limit 1)

Assorted Toys BOGO Free

Regular Weekly Sales

Maybelline Face, Eye, Lip and Nail - BOGO Free
Use $4.00 on Lipcolor cpn in 12-07-08 RP insert
Use $1.00 on Mascara in 10-26-08 RP or 09-21-08 RP insert
Use $3.00 on Foundation in 10-26-08 RP insert
Use $2.00 on Foundation in 09-21-08 RP insert

Holiday Gift Wrap BOGO Free
CVS Batteries BOGO Free
Nature Made Vitamins BOGO Free
Riesen or Werther's BOGO Free
Lay's BOGO Free

L'Oreal Lipcolor BOGO Free
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 11-02-08 RP insert

Revlon Beyond Natural BOGO Free
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 12-07-08 SS, 11-16-08 RP, 10-12-08 SS inserts
Use $2.00/1 cpn in 09-14-08 SS or 08-24-08 SS inserts

Pepsi 12 pack, Buy 4 Get $3.00 ECB's

Spend $20, Get $5 ECB's Dove
Holiday Chocolate bag, On Sale 2/$6.00
Dove Chocolate bars 3.53 oz, On Sale 2/$4
Dove Milk or Dark Choc 4.5-5.8 oz, On Sale 2/$5.00

Duracell, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.50/1 cpn in 12/14 P&G insert
Use $5.00/2 CVS coupon (ask at the register)
Buy 2 - $2 Money Maker

L'Oreal Double Extend Mascara, On Sale $8.99 Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 10-05-08 RP insert

Covergirl Simply Ageless Foundation, On Sale $15.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 11-16-08 RP insert
Use CoverGirl face product FREE WYB (1) CoverGirl foundation cpn in 11-30-08 PG (not sure if they will let you use this or not)

Dove Bar Soap 2 pack, On Sale $2.49, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)

Spend $10, Get $5 ECB's St. Ives Body Moisturizer (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 Printable Here (this is for Elements, not sure if it can be used on these)

Pure Black Rice Skin Care, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1) Prices start at $9.99

Olay Regenerist, On Sale $17.99
Use $5.00/1 in 12-14 P&G insert

Norelco face or bodygroom shaver, On Sale $34.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)

Clairol Natural Instincts or Loving Care hair color On Sale $5.99 Get $1.00 ECB's

Crest Spin Brush On Sale $5.99, Get $2 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $3.00 cpn in 12-07-08 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Crest, Fixodent or Oral B Twinpacks Get $2 ECB's (limit 3)

Schick Quattro for Men On Sale $7.99, Get $3 ECB's
Use $2.00/1 cpn in 12-14 insert
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's

CVS Diapers/Trainin Pants On Sale BOGO 50% off
CVS Baby Care - Wipes, Powder, Body Wash, Lotion, Shampoo or Detangler On Sale 2/$5.00

Spend $20, Get $10 ECB's Excedrin (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 80ct cpn in 10-19-08 SS insert
Use $2.00/1 Back & Body or PM 24ct cpn in 10-19-08 SS insert
Use $2.00/1 Express Gels printable here
Use $2.00/1 Migraine printable here

ThermaCare, On Sale 2/$11.98, Get $5.99 ECB's on 2 (limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 11-30-08 PG insert
Final Cost $3.99 for 2 after ECB's

Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit)
Use $30.00 cpn in 10-26-08 RP insert (they should adjust it to make it free)
Final Cost: Free +5 ECB's

Renu twin pack, On Sale $12.99, Get $3 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 cpn in 11-02-08 SS insert

Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's General Mills and Folgers

Pantene, Herbal Essences or Head & Shoulders large size On Sale $5.99, Get $2 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $2.00/1 Pantene cpn in 12-14-08 PG insert
Use $1.00/1 Herbal Essence cpn in 11-30-08 PG insert

Colgate Total Advanced On Sale 2.99, Get $2 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.50 printable here
Final Cost: Free +.51 money maker

Even More Amazon Deals

test — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Four more days left to get your stuff in time for Christmas with Free Super Saver Shipping. And there are so many things on sale with Super Saver Shipping. I've updated the store list HERE with some new items I found this morning. Not as much added today but still some great deals. If I wasn't already done (or had an unlimited supply of money LOL) I'd be buying the following....

Hasbro Candy Land Castle Game - This looks like so much fun for my 4 year old and my 1 year old. My oldest is just getting into playing games. I know she would enjoy this. It's on sale for $8.99 that's 55% off. Not a bad price.

Smart-e-Bear, The First Soft Bear With Smart-e Software by Intellitoys and Kids Preferred, Beige/White - How cute he is!!! I heard a little bit about the Smart-e-Bear and I know this would be a great learning tool for both my girls and it's 70% off!!! Regular Price is $79.99 and it's on sale for $23.99 and it qualifies for Super Saver Shipping (if you spend $25). I may just have to get this for my youngest and save her her birthday. She will be 2 in April. It's never to early to start shopping.

Playskool Dressy Daisy Doll - Blonde - So cute! My 1 year old would love this. Of course we don't really need anymore dolls in the house with two girls, but they do play with them. It's On Sale for $5.99, Regular Price is $14.99 that is 60% off!

Scrabble, Diamond Anniversary Edition - I love playing scrabble even though I rarely do. I'm anxious for my girls to get old enough to play the kids edition. This is portable which makes it even easier! I would buy this one for myself. I'm going to have to drop hints to my husband this week and see what happens.

Baby Alive Learns to Potty is still on sale. Today it's $17.99, Regular price is $59.99 so that's 70% off! Still lower than when I bought it a few days ago, but I need to get over that!

Hasbro Playskool Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage - This is still on sale and my husband still says we have no room for it. Of course he is right, but I'd find room for it. When the girls get a little older and there aren't so many other little things then we will consider it. I know my oldest would love it. And so would I! I never had anything like this when I was small. It's on sale for $29.99, Regular price is $79.99, that is 63% off.

Playskool Cherry Blossom Market - This looks like so much fun too! The girls are always bringing us fruits and veggies in plates to 'eat' so I'm sure they'd love to 'sell' them too! It's on sale for $17.99. Regular $59.99, that is 70% off! These prices are clearance prices!!! But it will be back to full price soon, I'm sure.

Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] This is also still on sale for $24.99, Regular Price $69.99, this is 63% off. My 4 year old is getting this from Santa.

And this has to be one of the BEST deals I've seen....

Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center - This looks like so much fun for the little ones. I know my youngest would like it, but she's a bit too old for it I think. Regular Price is $34.99 but it's on sale for $6.99!! That is 80% off!!!! Amazing!

And finally something else I would love to get and play with myself, but my girls aren't old enough yet.....

Maybe Santa will bring it for me??? I've been a really good girl this year. :) What a great price.

If I had known that Amazon was going to have such great deals, I wouldn't have done my Christmas shopping so early! Here I was thinking that I did so good shopping early. But then again, I did get some great deals anyways.

You can see a list of all these toys and more in my Store List HERE and don't forget you can also Email a Gift Card to someone (I love Amazon Gift Cards LOL) perhaps who lives far away (free shipping!) or you can Print Out a Gift Card and stick it in a card or with another present. Gift card are always nice and I don't think Amazon will be closing up shop like other stores out there right now.

Have a GREAT Sunday and Happy Shopping!!!

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I am bringing this back up to the top today for those of you that still have shopping to do. If you already purchased things on Amazon, you may not want to look because they've lowered more prices. The Baby Alive Learns To Potty is down to $17.99! I paid $24.99 just 2 days ago. It says there are 5 more days left where they will guarantee delivery by the 24th but maybe they slash prices just so you'll take that chance! LOL

Today they've marked down a lot of games. I added them to the list from yesterday. I will add any other great deals I see today too. Click Here and Happy Shopping!

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I can't believe the great deals that Amazon has this week! And it seems that each day the prices get even lower. The toys I bought yesterday already have lower prices. There is still time to get Free Super Saver shipping and have everything delivered by Dec 24th so if you need anymore toys you better hurry up! If my oldest didn't just have a birthday I would buy her birthday gifts now.

So take a look and I hope you save lots of money!!!

Ebates Double Cash Back Today ONLY!

test — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:35:00 +0000

I'm sure some of you already heard this, especially if you are a memeber of ebates already but for those of you that don't know about it, today is a GREAT day to finish up your online shopping. Ebates is offering Double Cash Back at over 100 stores today and today only. There is still time to get most things delivered in time for Christmas so hurry and and get those gifts bought. Remember once you get them, you still have to wrap them! LOL

Here is a peak at just a few stores:

Barnes & Noble 12% Cash Back
Overstock 6% Cash Back
Valuemags 25% Cash Back
Shoes.com 17% Cash Back
Borders 12% Cash Back
Magazines.com 40% Cash Back - pretty much half price subscriptions!

So head on over to ebates and save more money!

Personalized Flash Drives - Cool Gift!

test — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:21:00 +0000

This is the coolest idea for just about anyone - It's a Personalized Flash Drive. There is always at least one person on your list that you don't know what to buy them and this could be it.

If you have a business, it's a great way to show your customers that you appreciate them and personalize it with your Business information. Just about everyone uses Flash Drives.
Another great idea could be for a grandparents. You can personalize it with something like "Grandma's Cuties" and then you can put pictures on there for her to print out. She can easily take it to CVS, Walgreen's or any place that prints out pictures to have the pictures printed. Then she can give it back to you for more pictures. You'll know it's hers because it's personalized. My mother in law would love this!
Perfect for a teenager too. They can store music on it and bring it along with them where ever they go.

I'm sure you can think of other's it would be a good gift for. You can choose from 14 different colors, 32 different themes with laser engraving on both sides and two lines of text on the back.

The best part is the shipping is really cheap. It's $4.65 for one and then just .20 more for each additional one. They start at $9.99 and go up the bigger they get. Not a bad price.

So get out your list and see who's left. How many of them could use Personalized Flash Drives ?

Survey Site: Ipsos Survey Panel & Quick Update

test — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:57:00 +0000

I haven't talked much about Ipsos I-Say yet so I wanted to tell you a bit about it. I'm still new with them and haven't done too much but they have some good surveys. Most of them aren't too long but they tell you before hand how long it will take so if you don't have the time you can pass it up. The only thing is there aren't too many paying surveys but each one you do take, you earn points that can be cashed in for something. You also get a chance to win some instant prizes. I've heard of people winning like with Survey Spot, but I haven't won yet. I'll let you know when I do! But these are real surveys that they want to know your opinion about. It's good to have a say in a product and I especially love the ones that are about new concepts that the company is putting together for a product. It's funny because with all the surveys I've taken this past year, from time to time I will come across something I did a survey on and it's cool knowing I had input in that.

So if you are looking for another good survey site Ipsos i-say is for you. And if you win a prize from them, let me know!

Just to mention another survey site that also has an instant win game besides Survey Spot is Opinion Outpost. They are my favorite site and after every survey you take (they are all paying surveys) you get a chance to win $50 instantly. This is something new they started recently. I'll let you know when I win it.

You would think that this time of the year, with the Holidays right around the corner, that the survey companies wouldn't be sending out so many surveys, but it's the complete opposite. I've received so many over the last week, but today alone I got 3 survey invites from MySurvey. One of them I didn't qualify for so I only got 10 points, another one I did qualify for and I earned 250 points and the third one was about a product that they are going to send me to use for 2 weeks. I love those! I have 800 points in my MySurvey account and I only need 200 more to cash out for another $10. It's such easy money too! I also got a $7.00 survey from Opinion Outpost this weekend and qualified for that. I need to cash in my account with Opinion Outpost soon, I have about $16.00 now. So don't think that it's slowing down, they are still coming just as strong as any other month.

Cashbaq - Rebated Posted to my Account

test — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:54:00 +0000

Over the weekend I posted about a new site I found that is like Ebates where you get cash back on your purchases. It's called Cashbaq. I also posted about how you could get the Entertainment Book for Free or Next to Free. You can read about it HERE if you missed that post.

I just checked my account and the $10 Cash Back for buying the Entertainment Book has been posted to my account!

Here is a screen shot::
Sorry this didn't come out too big, not sure why but if you click on the picture you can see it better. If you purchased the Entertainment Book over the weekend, check your account to see if your $10 has posted. I do see that one person that signed up did buy it because I received a referral of $2.00. You get 20% of what your referrals spend. So thank you to that person who joined and bought the book.

$25 Resturants.com Certificates for $2.00!!

test — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:05:00 +0000

I love when I find this kind of deal. There is a new code out for 80% off your order from Restaurants.com. You can buy a $25 Certificate for $2.00. And if you shop through Cashbaq, you will earn 30% of your total spent. So you would get back $.60 so your final cost would be 1.40 for a $25 Certificate.

If you are a new member you will also receive $5 in you account when you join so at that point you are way ahead.

You can go HERE to join Cashbaq then just do a search for Restaurants.com (it's on the main page right now, but I don't know how long it will be there). Click on the Restaurants.com logo and you will see all the coupon codes you can use.

Be sure to click the link through Cashbaq for Restaurants.com or you won't receive your rebate.

Let me know if you have any problems. I'm off to get some cheap certificates!

Electronics Deals on Amazon

test — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Amazon is still trying not to disappoint us even as the days get closer and closer to Christmas. There is still time to order to get delivery by December 24th and 2 more days for FREE Shipping!. I can't believe some of these deals too. Here are the ones I found, there may be more....

My Coke Rewards - Double Points today!!

test — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:54:00 +0000

My Coke Rewards is offering double points today December 17th on select fridge 12 packs of 12 oz cans only.

Included are the following:

Regular Classic Coke
Caffeine Free Coke
Vanilla Coke
Cherry Coke

Only those 12 packs. Diet is not included in the promotion.

So if you have any to enter or need to buy some, today is the day.

LeapFrog Leapster 2 - Amazon Deal

test — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:11:00 +0000

LeapFrog® Leapster® 2 Learning Game System - Green is Amazon's Lighting Deal right Now! It will end in less than an hour. It's 3:16 pm EST and this deal is over at 4:00pm EST.

Regular Price is $69.99 and it's on sale right now for $39.99!! That's a savings of 42%. It also qualifies for Super Saver Shipping and today is the last day to get it in time for Christmas with Free Shipping.

Just so you know when you click on it the price says $59.99 but when you add it to your basket it will show up as $39.99.

FREE Pampers Points

test — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:16:00 +0000

Pampers has a program called Gifts To Grow. You earn points and can cash them in for different items. One thing they offer is a Free box of Cheerios. You only need 40 points for that. You can find the points inside Pampers diapers and also inside the wipes tubs and the wipes refills. The points vary depending on what size you buy.

Here are some FREE codes you can redeem in your account. I was only able to use 3 of them but my friend was able to use all 5 so try them out. I found these posted on another blog Weighing In On Life. If you get a chance stop by her blog it's great! I love her design too.

WEAPPRECIATEU08 (10 points)
WELCOME2GTG0809 (1 point)
OHAMANDAAWGTG08 (1 point)
DONTFORGETGTG08 (1 point)
WELCOMEBONUS089 (1 point)

You will probably notice less posts on my blog over the next week or so. I've been really busy getting ready for the holidays and with 2 little ones there's lots to do! We have Christmas Eve and Christmas here so not only do I need to decorate, wrap, bake and cook but I have to clean the house and put everything in it's place. That in itself is a job, especially with toys everywhere!

So if you see a decline in posts, don't worry I am not going anywhere and it will pick up more after the new year. I have some exciting things lined up for 2009 so make sure you stick around!

I also wanted to mention that with the holidays coming and the kids getting more toys (their grandmothers buy way too much lol) we've been getting rid of some of the ones we have. I brought some to a new Consignment shop in town that just opened up. They will either pay you cash for what is sold or you can use it as a store credit. I was very excited when I called the other day to see if I had anything in my account and she said I have $19!!! I'm not sure if all of it sold, I am going back tonight to bring more but this is all stuff that I would of sold at a yard sale in the spring for probably .50 or 1.00 so needless to say I am very happy. I also gave some people I know a few things that they kids can use. It's great to know that someone else will be able to use them too.

Another thing I did recently was I went through my HB&A and Food Closets and pulled some stuff from my stockpile that I have way too much of and made a donation to our local thrift store. It felt great walking in there wit 2 boxes full of stuff. And now I have a tax deduction so it's a win/win.

Just a few ways I wanted to mention that you can get some extra cash to pay for all the gifts your buying or a tax deduction, which is always nice.

I'm am rounding up some new samples and printables I've come across and will try to post them tomorrow because I am going out tonight, it's mommy's night out! If you know of any that you'd like to share please let me know. You can post here or email me at frugalrimama at cox.net. Thanks!!

Hallmark Printable Coupon

test — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:23:00 +0000

I received this in my inbox this morning and wanted to share it with you. Buy one Hallmark card, get one free (at Hallmark Stores). It expires December 24th so there is still time to use it.

Click HERE for the coupon.

Bed Bath & Beyond Printable Coupon

test — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Here is a coupon from Bed Bath & Beyond for $25 off a $100 purchase. Just in case you still have some last minute shopping to do. If not go buy yourself something, LOL. You can still shop online today and with Expedited Shipping 2nd day it will be there in time.

Click HERE for the coupon.

Amazon current Lightening Deal

test — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:05:00 +0000

The current Amazon Lightening Deal is a really good one. I'm hoping to get one of these from Santa this year. It was on my list so we'll see! Plantronics Discovery 650E Bluetooth Headset the regular Amazon price is $101.77 but for the next 4 hours only (until 1pm EST) you can get it for only $24.99. That is 75% off!! After 1 pm EST the price will be $32.99 (68% off) so that's still a GREAT deal.

More Great Amazon Toy Deals...

test — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:14:00 +0000

With having two children I look at the toys all the time on Amazon. I just hope that these great prices pop up every now and then through out the year. If only I could shop for both their birthdays now. I love these two items and wish I could get them for my girls but we just can't spend anymore money. But I wanted to let my readers know about them just in case someone is still shopping.

Playskool Cherry Blossom Market is at a GREAT price today. It's only $15!! That is 75% off. I don't know how long this will stay at this price. The regular price is $59.99.

Smart-e-Bear is also at a great price today. It's on sale for $23.99. The regular price is $79.99 with a savings of 70%.

I'll

Calphalon 9-Piece Cookware - 69% off!

test — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:14:00 +0000

***added Sunday - I'm getting this for Christmas! My mother saw my post and asked me if I would like this set, so I said yes and she ordered it! YEAH!! We need a good set of pans soooo bad. She was concerned they wouldn't be here in time with the Free super saver shipping, but I don't care I'd rather her not pay for the shipping. So I should get them next week! Yeah Mom!!

Calphalon Hard Anodized 9-piece cookware On Sale for $152.39, Regular Price $492.00, that's a savings of 69%!! I don't think you'll ever see a price as good as this again!

New Printable Coupons

test — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Coupons.com has some new printable coupons up. There are a few really goods that you don't normally see.

$1.00 Kraft Polly-O sting cheese
$ .50 Tabasco
$1.50 All 96 loads
$ .40 All or Surf
$ .75 Betty Crocker Cooke Mix
$1.00 Success Rice
$1.00 Caribou Coffee

You can click above to go directly to their site or print them from the right sidebar.

Free 8 x 10 or 5 x 7 at CVS

test — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:20:00 +0000

I just read at My Precious Pennies that you can get a free 8 x 10 or 5 x 7 at CVS. All you have to do is upload your picture to CVS.com and put an 8 x 10 or 5 x 7 in your cart then when you check out enter ENLARGE. Only 1 per account and this ends December 24th. I need a few enlargements so I'll have to grab these while I'm there shopping!

I also received a CRT (Cash Register Tape) coupon for 10 free digital prints so I get those at the same time. I'm doing a few picture gifts that I still need pictures for so this will save me from printing them at home. I better hurry though because time is running out!

Do you still need a gift idea??

test — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:26:00 +0000

If you still have some gifts to buy one of the best and the easiest gifts are Gift Cards. You can get one for just about any store now. I know that some people are hesitant about getting Gift Cards this year with so many business's closing. I can't say I blame them, but there are a lot of stores that are doing well and not going to close. Amazon is one of them. An Amazon Gift Card can get you just about anything. You can even buy groceries on Amazon... did you know that?

Also, if you buy Gift Cards through Ebates or Cashbaq you can also earn a rebate on your purchase. That's always nice too!

CVS Week of 12/21

test — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +0000

added 12/22:

My CVS was surprisingly out of a lot of the Free after ECB's items. That is very unusual for them. But I was able to get most of what I wanted. I only did 2 of my 4 transactions because of that but I still did pretty good. Here is what I got:

Transaction#1
(1) Listerine
(1) Zantac
(1) Excedrin
(1) Benefiber
(1) CVS Cloth wipes Travel (for filler)
Used $1.00 Zantac
Used $2.00 Benefiber
Used $2.00 Excedrin
Used $15.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.25
Total Saved: $23.40
Got $19.26 ECB's

Transaction #2
(2) Listerine
(2) Halls
(1) sleepinal
(2) Crest Pro Health
used (2) $1.00 Crest Pro Health
Used $1.00 Halls
Used $19.26 ECB's (from above)
Total OOP: $3.37
Total Saved: $28.06
Got $21.06 ECB's

So I stared with $15.00 of ECB's and I ended with $21.06 and I spent $3.62 so I made $2.44 and got all this for FREE. Not a bad trip!

How did you do? Were you able to find everything at your store??

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CVS has some GREAT deals with a LOT of Free after ECB's but they are for Sunday and Monday only. So grab your coupons and shovel your way out (if you live in New England where we've been getting lots of snow the past few days) and head on over there. These would be great for last minute stocking stuffers too! (My scenario is listed at the bottom)

Sunday & Monday only!!! Time to roll those ECB's!

Listerine Antiseptic 16.9oz On Sale $2.99 Get $2.99 ECB. (Limit 5)

Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine nail Color On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB. (Limit 2)
Use $.50 in 9/28 SS Insert
Final Cost: Free + .50 Money Maker after ECB's

Arm & Hammer Essentials starter kit On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $1.00 in 12/14 SS insert, $1.00 Printable here
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 Money Maker after ECB's

L'Oreal HIP Metallic eye shadow duos On Sale $6.99, Get $6.99 ECB (Limit 2)
Use $2 in 10/5 RP insert, $1 in 11/2 RP insert
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 or $2.00 Money Maker after ECB's (depending on which coupon you use)

ThermaCare neck to arm heat wrap 1ct On Sale $2.49, Get $2.49 ECB (Limit 3)
Use $1.50 in 11/30 P&G insert
Final Cost: Free + $1.50 Money Maker after ECB's

Right Guard Professional solid On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $.50 in the 10/5 SS insert
Final Cost: Free + .50 Money Maker after ECB's

Zipfizz energy 3ct On Sale $5.99, Get $5.99 ECB (Limit 1)

Excedrin Express Gels 20ct On Sale $3.99, Get $3.99 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable here & Try Me FREE Rebate in 10/19 SS insert
Final Cost: Free + $5.99 Money Maker after ECB's and Rebate

Alteril sleep aid 30ct On Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB (Limit 1)

Halls Naturals 25ct On Sale $2.59, Get $2.59 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00/2 in 12/7 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.59 for 2 after ECB's

EAS AdvantEdge Bar On Sale $1.69, Get $1.69 ECB (Limit 1)

EAS AdvantEdge Shake 4pk On Sale $7.49, Get $7.49 ECB (Limit 1)

Zantac 150 8ct On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 in 10/26 and 11/9 SS inserts
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 Money Maker after ECB's

Benefiber Drink Mix 16ct On Sale $7.29. Get $7.29 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 in 9/21, 10/19, and 11/16 SS inserts
Final Cost: Free + $2.00 Money Maker after ECB's

Iceland Health Joint Relief 60ct On Sale $29.99, Get $29.99 ECB (Limit 1)

Slimquick 2pk 4oz On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB (Limit 1)

Sleepinal 32ct On Sale $8.49, Get $8.49 ECB (Limit 5)

All week long ...

Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste or Rinse On Sale $2.99, Get $2 ECB (Limit 2)
Use $1.00 Printable here
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Here is my plan for my trip tomorrow. I would go today but it's snowing AGAIN!

I have $15 ECB's to grow and roll and here is what I'm going to do...

Transaction #1
Benefiber Drink Mix 16ct On Sale $7.29. Get $7.29 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 cpn
Zantac 150 8ct On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn
Excedrin Express Gels 20ct On Sale $3.99, Get $3.99 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable here
ThermaCare neck to arm heat wrap 1ct On Sale $2.49, Get $2.49 ECB (Limit 3)
Buy 3
Use (3) $1.50
CVS Softcloth wipes Travel Pak .99 (as a filler)

Total: $15.23 + tax
Use $15.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.23 + tax
Get $23.74 ECB's + $3.99 Excedrin Rebate = Total Money Maker $12.73

Transaction #2

Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste or Rinse On Sale $2.99, Get $2 ECB (Limit 2)
Buy 2
Sleepinal 32ct On Sale $8.49, Get $8.49 ECB (Limit 5)
Halls Naturals 25ct On Sale $2.59, Get $2.59 ECB (Limit 1)
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.00/2
Right Guard Professional solid On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Buy 1

Total: $24.65 + tax
Use $23.74 ECB's from above transaction
Total OOP: $.91 + tax
Get $20.78

Transaction #4
Right Guard Professional solid On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Buy 1
Listerine Antiseptic 16.9oz On Sale $2.99 Get $2.99 ECB. (Limit 5)
Buy 5

Total: $20.95 + tax
Use: $20.78
Get: $20.95 ECB's

Transaction #4

Right Guard Professional solid On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Buy 1
Arm & Hammer Essentials starter kit On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $1.00 Printable here
Buy 1
L'Oreal HIP Metalic eye shadow duos On Sale $6.99, Get $6.99 ECB (Limit 2)
Use $2.00
CVS Softcloth wipes Travel Pak .99 (as a filler)
Buy 2

Total: $14.96 + tax
Use: $14.95
Total Cost: .01 + tax
Get $21.98 ECB's

I could get more but I think this is enough. So many great freebies this week. So my total OOP after all 4 transaction will be $1.32 + tax and I will make $10.97 with ECB's and Rebate.

I will post again once I go shopping and let you know how it went. I hope they have everything!

Check your Emails --- CVS Coupon

test — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:21:00 +0000

I just received an email from CVS that said "Karen, Choose your Free Gift!". It's a printable coupon with a choice of either

One Bag of Gold Emblem Peanut Butter filled pretzels or Honey Wheat Braided Pretzels
One CVS transparent Tape

I'll be heading there tomorrow to get my free gift! I'm so excited, I rarely get any good emails from them anymore so this was a nice surprise.

Let me know if you get one too! I just checked my husbands account (he has his own card) and he didn't get one. He just got a coupon to use online and a few item coupons, but nothing we'll use.

Merry Christmas!

test — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:14:00 +0000

I wanted to take a moment and wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas. I hope you had a lovely day with your family. We did and my girls really enjoyed themselves. I love to see the excitement in their faces and this year there was a lot of it!

I was very happy when I looked in my stocking and their was an MP3 player. I'm probably one of the few people that don't have either an MP3 player or an IPod. But now I do and I feel cool! LOL

So I was hoping that you all could tell me where the best place is to get either Free or next to Free music for my new toy. I did get an email today from Amazon with a thank you for my recent purchases and a $3 credit to get some MP3 songs!! I was so excited, it's like they knew. I need to ask my mother if she got one too since she bought some things there these past few weeks. I'm hoping she did so I can get more. Check your emails and see if you got one too!

I will be picking a winner for the $10 Walgreen's Gift Card tomorrow afternoon. I will be heading out in the morning to grab some Christmas paper and bags for next year. Anyone else?

$300 + Pay Day!!!

test — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:25:00 +0000

I was very excited when I picked up my mail today. I received a nice size check that will help pay for my Christmas shopping! I also received a few checks earlier in the week. It's my favorite type of Mail!!

Today I got a check for $241.70 from Logical Media which is one of the affiliate companies I work with. This is the biggest check so far and I was very excited.

Earlier in the week I received my first check from MaxBounty for $54.30. They are another affiliate company I work with and they are great. They have the best affiliate rep's there and they are always very helpful.

I also received my rebate check from Rite Aid for November. I forgot all about this so it was a nice surprise. That was for $28.18. I am also waiting for a $10 Gift Card from them too that should show up soon.

And finally I received a survey check from Opinion Outpost for $11.00. I need to request another check from them because my account balance is $15.30. I've made $92.80 from them so far. I love this survey company. It's one of my favorite.

So my grand total Pay Day for this week is $335.18. Not a bad week. If only all my weeks were like that. LOL

Thanks to all my readers for helping me earn this money. I really appreciate you all and I'm glad you keep coming back to my blog each day.

My Savings Process and Where I get my Coupons

test — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:54:00 +0000

I was recently asked by a fellow Rhode Islander if I find that we have as good of deals in our neck of the woods as some of you do in other places in the US and also what local newspapers I usually buy to get the best coupons. I thought this would be a good topic to share with all my readers to help you in your process of saving money and spending less.

I find that if I look every week and collect coupons that I can get a lot of these great deals too. But not all of them. Here is why; We get a lot of coupons here in New England that are $1.00/2 where other parts of the US will get .50/1 which we (here in New England) would be able to double to $1.00/1. I try to get my hands on those if it's an item I use and I know goes on sale often. I do this by either buying them off eBay, from a coupon clipping service (I use The Coupon Clippers) or by trading on Hot Coupon World. This way when the item goes on sale I'm going to get $1.00/1 rather than $1.00/2.

That said, sometimes our stores in New England just don't run sales as good as those in other parts of the US so we can't always get the best deal even if we have the good coupons. But I tend to do pretty good every week anyways. I go through all the sales each week and when I don't have that much time to look myself, I will 'cheat' and look at the forums on Hot Coupon World to see what deals everyone is talking about. You can also access the flyer's sometimes a week or two ahead there so you can plan accordingly( i.e. gather coupons).

As far as newspapers, I get at least the Providence Journal and Sunday Bulletin (Norwich Bulletin, Norwich CT) every week. The Sunday Bulletin is only $1.25 that's why I grab that one. And if the coupons are good, then I get two or more copies of those. You can see a preview of the coming weeks coupons at Taylor Town so you know if there is a lot or a little (or perhaps no coupon inserts at all) before you buy any papers. On Sunday see what different papers are offered in your area, how much they are and if they have all the coupon inserts. Some of them won't. IF you can find a paper that is about $1.00 - $1.75 with all the coupons, then you may want to grab one or two of them each week to get more coupons. Also ask your friends, family and coworkers if they don't use their coupons to give you their flyer's to help add to your collection. I've been told that some dollar stores will have the Sunday Paper for $1.00, if that's the case you can stock up there! I don't have a local dollar store or I'd buy them there.

I don't throw out my coupon inserts until all of the coupons inside expire. You never know when there may be a good deal on something that you might not normally buy, but want to this week. Especially with CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens, sometimes it can be a money maker with their store coupon/rebates/ECB's and then you can donate the item or give it to a friend. If I am going to make even .50 I will get it because then it's .50 towards something else I do need. I keep my inserts separated by type (i.e Smartsource, P&G or Redplum) and put the date of the Sunday it was in the paper on the front page. If i have more than one copy of the same type (i.e Smartsource, P&G or Redplum) I will put those all together and then just put the date on the top page. This way if there was a coupon in the 11/2 P&G insert that I want, I can go back and get it. You will end up with a big pile after a while, so make sure you have room. I find it's easier (for me) to keep all the inserts together, rather than clip all the coupons, but do whatever works better for you.

When I need to look if there is a coupon for something, I go to Hot Coupon World and search their coupon database. It will tell me what week, which insert (Smartsource, P&G or Redplum) and when it expires. You will also see coupons that come from other sources there like printable coupons, peelies, coupons from the mail and more. It's a great data base that can save you a lot of time. You can also see if their are other values of the coupons that were released in other parts of the US this way you can try to get your hands on those.

There are so many other great ideas to add to this. If you have an idea you want to share, please write it in the comments sections. Or if you have a question you can comment and I'll try my best to answer it.

I hope that some of you find this information useful. Remember you need to find a system that works for you, mine may not but with these ideas and those from others, I'm sure you can find something that works.

Walmart - Toy Clearance

test — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:14:00 +0000

Walmart already has toys on clearance. They stock the shelves with so many extra toys at Christmastime that now they have to get rid of them. They are putting the toys on clearance that they normally don't carry so if you have some birthdays coming up soon make sure you check out Walmart. You may be able to get some good deals. I stopped by there Friday morning and I couldn't believe how much Christmas stuff was left. It's almost like everyone waits till after the holiday to buy what they need for next year. They might as well sell it all at 50% off before the holiday. Last year we bought a blow up train for our front yard after Christmas but this year we didn't see anything new that we liked for outside decorations. Which is OK by me, that means less money spent. What I did get though was the soup and chili mixes they sell in the jars. They are normally $5 but they were on sale for $2.50 each. Not a bad price for a meal when you think about it. All you need to add is the chicken or beef. I also picked up some beer bread mixes. You can either add a bottle of bear or ginger ale and that's all. Mix it up and pop it in the oven. My husband keeps asking for homemade bread so it looks like he'll get some this week. I hope it's good.

Also CVS has the toys they brought in for Christmas at 50% off. I'm hoping they change over to 75% off this week. Has anyone seen 75% off at CVS yet?

I will announce the Walgreen's Gift Card winner shortly. Sorry for the delay, I haven't had much computer time the last few days. I will also be posting a new giveaway too.

Coupons in the Sunday Parade and USA Weekend

test — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:31:00 +0000

Before you toss out your Sunday papers look to see if you have the Parade or USA Weekend sections. Both of those have coupons in them this week.

The Parade has:
$1.00 Febreeze Air Effects Destinations Collections Scents (ex 3-31-09)
$1.00 Viactive Soft Chews (ex 3-31-09)
$1.00 Viactive Flavor Glides (ex 3-31-09)
$ .25 Bounty (ex 1-31-09)
$ .25 Puffs (ex 1-31-09)
$ .25 Chramin (ex 1-31-09)

USA Weekend has:
$1.00 Pampers (ex 3-31-09)

Printable Coupons

test — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Coupons.com has some great printable coupons right now. You might want to grab them while you can because once they reach their limit they will take them down. You can click HERE to go directly to the site or print them off the right sidebar.

Here are a few of the good ones:

.40 All or Surf Landry Detergent
.35 Crescent Rolls
1.00 Kraft of Polly-O String Cheese
1.00 Bagel-fuls
1.00 Sudafed
1.00 ReNu

Walgreen's Monthly Rebate

test — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Don't forget to request your Walgreen's Rebate and put it on a Gift Card. If you do that you get a 10% bonus! If you don't request it by the end of the month then they will automatically send you a check and you will not get the 10% bonus. This happened to me in November and I was really bummed because the bonus was about $5.00.

I just requested mine. I only had $5.00 in rebates this month. I didn't get to Walgreen's too much this month. I can't wait till the one near my house opens up. I will be there every week.

For January 2009 there are 3 FREE after Rebate Items:

AutoExpressions Vent Fresh Elite Auto Air Freshener, Up to $4.99 (limit 1)
Revlon Matte Collection Lipstick, Eyeshadow, Blush or Pencil, Up to $10.00 (limit 1)
Orajel Medicated Cold Sore Brush .05 oz or Overnight Cold Sore Patch's 8 count, Up to $8.49 (limit 1)

These are great to get when they have a $5/$25 coupon, but there's no way of knowing if and when they will put one out again.

The past few months they've had some items that aren't listed as FREE after Rebate. If I find out about any I will let you know.

You can see all the Instant Value Coupons and Rebate Items for the month HERE.

CVS Week of 12/28

test — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:22:00 +0000

This is what I got today. I spent $1.57 and got back $21.99 in ECB's. I added wrong so I have $2.59 ECB's left over from last week for a total of $24.58 ECB's.

I found a few $1.00./2 Dawn coupons from the last P&G flyer and those expire tomorrow so I was glad to use them. The dawn ended up costing me .25 each. Not that I needed more dish detergent, I have so much of it already. But I couldn't pass up such a great deal. Plus the cost will go towards the P & G promotion. You can read my post about that HERE. The Reese's were 50% off and I had $1.00/3 coupon. They have so much candy left at my CVS it's amazing!

How did you do shopping this week? Leave a comment and let us all know. You can post a link to your blog if you have pictures too.

Read below for this weeks deals.

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There are a few good Money Makers after ECB's this week at CVS. I'll probably grab them and roll my $21.xx of ECB's. Not really much I do need. I'm waiting for my CVS to put the Christmas stuff 75% off. There is so much left, but I'd rather get it for less. There isn't anything I really 'need' but I could put a few things away for next year. We'll see.

Colgate Total, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use (2) $1.50 printable coupon HERE
Buy 2
Final Cost: Free + $1.02 Money Maker after ECB's

Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99, Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use coupon from 10/26 RP to make it free
Final Cost: FREE + $5.00 Money Maker after ECB's

Natures Bounty Vitamins or Supplements, On Sale BOGO Free (starting at $4.39) Get $3.00 wyb 2 (limit 4)
Use (2) $2.00 printable coupon HERE
Buy 2 at $4.39
Final Cost: Free + $2.70 Money Maker after ECB's

Excedrin Pain Relief Spend $20, Get $10 ECBs Prices start at $3.99 (limit 1)
Use multiple $2/1 coupons from 10/19 insert
Use MIR Express Gels pack 10/19 insert
Buy 6 @ 3.99
Final Cost: Free + $2.05 Money Maker after ECB's & MIR

Nova Max Monitor, On Sale $9.99, Get $9.99 ECB's
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

South Beach Cereal Bars, On Sale 2/$5.00
Buy 2
Use (2)$2.00 printable HERE (you can print 2 per computer)
Use $1.00 CVS cpn from Diabetes's book (near pharmacy, expires 12/31)
Final Cost: Free

Soy Joy Bars 6 pack (Special Pack in stores on most end caps) On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's
*Sign says it doesn't start until 1/4/09 but it's been reported as already working, ALSO there are coupons out for Soy Joy but I don't know if they will work on these packs. IF anyone knows please let me know, thanks!

Below are a few ECB's deals and nice sales, they are'free but good deals anyways...

Pantene Pro-V shampoo, conditioner, or styler On Sale 2/$7.00, Get $2.oo ECB's wyb 2 (limit 5)
Use $3.00/2 coupon from 12/28 insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.00 after ECB's ($1.00 each)

Dawn, On Sale BOGO Free $1.49
Buy 2
Use (2) .20 coupons in 12/28 P&G insert (you may have another value)
Final Cost: $1.09 for 2
OR
Use $1.00/2 Mailer coupon (Sign up HERE)
Final Cost: $.49 for 2

Bumble Bee, On Sale $.88 (limit 5)

Here is my plan for this week to roll my $21.06 ECB's

(2) Colgate Total
(1) Nova Max Meter
(1) Countor Meter (only if I find another coupon, not sure if I have one)
(4) Dawn
(2) Natures Bounty
(2) South Beach Diet Cereal Bars
(1) Crest Pro Health $2.50 (as a filler)
Total Spent: $.77 + tax
Total ECB's Rec'd: $21.99

I will turn my $21.06 into $21.99.

Have fun shopping this week!

Free Samples & Free Stuff

test — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:35:00 +0000

Some new Free Samples I found this week............

Orville Redenbacher Natural Gourmet Popcorn - You don't need to have a Kroger card to get this even though it's through Kroger
Total Cranberry Crunch Cereal - This looks so yummy! I can't wait to try it.
Ultra Gain with Baking Soda
Kotes Lightdays Thin
Goodnights
Benefiber Flavor Stick Packs
Cascadian Farms Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bar
Bausch & Lomb Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Tissue
Noxzema Four Blade Razor
Free Dog Keychain
Retirement for Dummies Book - For people over 50
Fill out the survey and then get $75 in printable coupons (If you've done this before you need to use a different email address or you won't get the coupons)
Free Quote for Appliance protection

FREE Magazine Subscriptions
1 year subscription to Self Magazine
Free Subscription to Automobile Magazine

FREE Stuff for new and expecting Moms and Dads
Parents Choice Formula - Free Sample - This is the formula that Walmart sells
Free copy of What to Expect when your Expecting - I loved this book when I was pregnant, especially the first time.
Free Breastfeeding Support Kit from Enfamil
Register with Planning Family for FREE baby offers, samples, coupons, health information and so much more!
Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan, sign up and receive a Child Safety ID Kit for your child.
Sign up for Eversave and receive lots of coupons for the entire family

And make sure you sign up for Start Sampling if your not already signed up. They have great samples and free offers from time to time.

Video Game Accessories on Sale at Amazon (Think Wii)

test — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:30:00 +0000

I know the Wii was very popular again this year for Christmas. We don't have one, but I hope to someday. I received an email from Amazon today, all the Wii accessories and hardware is on sale for 10% or more off until January 10, 2009. Not a huge sale, but if you spend over $25 you'll receive Free Savor Shipping. Just wanted to pass it to those who have a Wii. I can't believe all the accessories that come with it! If you didn't get (or don't have) a Wii, the Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, XBox 360 accessories and hardware are also on sale until January 10, 2009. Have some birthdays coming up? This would be a great time to get some gifts on sale.

Wii Remote Controller - $35.99

Wii Nunchuk Controller - $17.99

Wii Play with Wii Remote - $44.99

Wii Grand Slam Sports Pack - $17.99

Wii Charge Station - $24.99

Wii Perfect Shot Gun - $12.99

Wii 5-In-1 Fitness Bundle - $37.99

Wii HD Link Component Cable - 17.99

Thrustmaster Glow Saber Duo Pack - $24.99

Wii 2000 Points Card - $19.99

Wii Fit Rechargeable Battery Pack for Balance Board - $17.99

Wii Classic Controller - $17.99

Dual Glow Sabers - $19.99

Wii Wireless Sensor Bar - $15.99

Official Wii Speak Microphone - $26.99

Wii Fit Balance Board Silicone Sleeve - $17.99

Wii Battery Kit - Colors May Vary - $8.99

Play Poms $17.99

Wii Fit Balance Board Mat - $19.99

Wii Dancing Mat - $19.99

Wii G-pak Console Organizer Case - Black - $26.99

Wii Logitech Vantage USB Microphone - $24.99

Wii Fit 3 in 1 Starter Kit - $35.99

Wii Fit Workout Kit - $35.99

Wii Micro Wheel - $8.99

Wii Cooking Kit - $18.99

Wii Net Connect - $16.99

Wii Hip Street Cheer Pom Poms - Pink/Silver - $17.99

Wii Fit Yoga Mat - $26.99

Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar - $62.99

Official Wii Component Video Cable - $19.99

Wii Nerf Sports Pack - $31.49

Wii Nerf Racing Wheel - $13.45

Wii Micro Wheel - $8.99

Wii Boxing Gloves - $18.99

Wii Logitech Cordless Keyboard - $44.99

Wii Buzz Shotgun - $29.99

Wii Kama Wireless Controller - $24.99

Wii Joytech 1GB SD Memory Card - $17.99

Wii Controller Glove 2 Pk - Pink/Marble - $13.49

Wii Controller Glove & Nunchuk - Black - $13.99

Premium Fender Guitar Strap - Rock On - $15.29

Wii Carabiner Hard Case - $13.49

Wii Remote Link Stand - $17.99

Wii Wireless Controller - $41.39

Wii Charging Station - $17.99

Wii Frag Master - $22.99

Wii Hardwear Remote Cachet - $8.99

Wii Fit Neo Fit Bag - $22.49

Wii Charge & Dock Station w/Rechargeable Batteries - $35.99

Wii Control Pak Essential Controller Kit - $26.99

Wii Wireless Sensor Swivel Bar - $20.69

Wii 128 MB Flash Memory Card White - $26.99

Wii Neo Fit - Pink - $17.99

Wii Fitness Mat - $22.49

Wii Wireless Sensor Bar - $14.99

Rock Band 2 Standalone Drums - $80.99

Wii Fit Protective Jeli Sleeve - $17.99

Win Chloe for Women Perfume

test — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:14:00 +0000

Enter for a chance to win CHLOE for Women at WomenFreebies.com - No purchase needed, just enter to win, that's it!

CHLOE For Women By CHLOE 1.7 oz.
CHLOE is recommended for casual daytime use.

They have a different giveaway every month. This is for the month of January 2009!

30% off Photo Cards + 50 Free Prints

test — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000

SeeHere by Fujifilm has 30% off photocards. Just enter Promo Code cards-18 when checking out. Photo cards are great for invitations too!

If you are new to SeeHere you can also get 50 free prints!

Signup for a SeeHere.com account and get 50 FREE PRINTS! Enter coupon code “prints-8” to save now through 3/31/09.

Another Dollar Survey Payment

test — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:31:00 +0000

I received another Dollar Survey Payment on New Year's Eve. I don't do too many of these survey's but every now and then when I get the email reminder I do them. This one was just for signing up for a newsletter. Pretty easy, and I was paid $1! If you do things like this I recommend using a different email address other than your main one because you will get lots of emails. But sometimes some of these offers are interesting. If you click on the picture you can see it bigger. I can't seem to get my screen shots to come very big.

If you'd like to read about my other posts about Dollar Survey you can read them HERE and HERE. If you'd like to join (it's free to join of course) you can click HERE.

Want a Free Credit Report??

test — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Every now and then my husband and I like to look over our credit report, just to make sure everything is OK. We also use that as a tool to close any accounts we haven't used in a while. If you are denied any credit you are always entitled to a free copy of your credit report but if not you have to pay for it. Well there are lots of ways to get a FREE copy.

Here is what I do to get my FREE copy. I sign up for a free trial for a credit monitoring service and get my report then I usually cancel it before the trial is over. I do look through the information just to see if maybe this would be something that I would like to use before I cancel.

I take advantage of a lot of these types of offers to get FREE things. But if you do you should always take the time to read the material because you never know if it's something you may want.

I keep a notebook and on the top of the page I write the date I signed up and the date I need to cancel by in order not to get charged if I decide not to keep the service. I then put the name, website address and 800 number to call and cancel. Below that I will put any information I may want to reference what it is about. Once I receive my Free gift (credit report. gift card, whatever it may be) I will note that as well as received. I also mark the date to cancel by on my calender to make sure I don't miss it.

Just another way to get something FREE. I will be posting about these different types of offers to share with my readers. I want to save as much money as I can this year because we need to pave our big driveway. As I save, I will also help my readers save.

Let me know if you have any questions. I am more than happy to help.

To send for your FREE Credit report click the banner above or CLICK HERE.

One more thing, some of these companies will give you instant access to your credit report and others will mail it to you. I recommend printing out a copy if they give you instant access so you have a reference for the future.

Check your Emails --- CVS Coupon

test — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:24:00 +0000

Check your email because CVS sent out coupons yesterday. I received $5 off $25 purchase until Sunday. My husband didn't get a $/$ coupon but he did get some product coupons.

$1.50 off Colgate Max Fresh
$3.00 off $15 of Aveeno or Roc Skin Care

These coupons are all good until Sunday. I may just have to make a trip later today and use the $5/$25 coupon. I usually can't resist those!

25 Free MP3 Downloads

test — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Join eMusic and get 25 Free Songs. Plus a bonus of 1 Free Audio Book!

"Start downloading your FREE MP3s today and take one week to decide if you like eMusic. If you're not 100% satisfied simply cancel before your trial period ends and there's absolutely no cost. Keep the 25 FREE MP3s as a gift just for checking out eMusic."

Not a bad deal. Just make sure if you don't want to keep your membership you cancel in time. I keep track of trial offers like this in a notebook and on top of the page I put the date I joined and the date I have to cancel by if I decide to cancel. Then I put the 800 number or website address that I need to cancel and any other information I may need.

I love offers like this. But if you do try the trial offer, be sure to read the entire offer, it may be something you want to keep using.

Have you heard of BooksFree.com??

test — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:57:00 +0000

I just recently came across this site. It's an online book rental company. It works like Netflix where you pay 1 monthly price. They have all different plans. You can also rent CD/MP3 Audio books.

It's real simple too. All you do is make your online wish list and they will ship them to you free. You can keep them as long as you want and you'll never pay a late fee. Then when your done just send them back and the shipping is FREE!

This is great for people who like to read. You can save anywhere from 25% - 80%. The best part is there is no membership required so you can cancel anytime.

They are offering new members 20% Off Your First Month at Booksfree.com and plans start as low as $9.99 a month. So for $7.99 you can try it out for the 1st month. With that plan you will get 2 books at a time. So once your done with one, you toss it in the mail and while you read your second book, they will send you the next one.

If you are a commuter or if you exercise the MP3 audio books are perfect for you. I need to get on the treadmill again so I'm going to check out what they have for my new MP3 player.

CVS Week of 1/4

test — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:02:00 +0000

CVS has tons of items with ECB's this week. They also have Bonus Packs which basically is buy one get one free. And you get ECB's on them.

Click HERE to see what I bought this week.

A few FREE after ECB's deals:

Colgate Total, On Sale 2/$5.00, Get $2 ECB's wyb 2
Use $1.50 Printable cpn HERE (print 2)
Buy 2
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's and coupon

Garnier Shampoo, Conditioner, Styling Product, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn from 01-04-09 RP, 11-09-08 RP, 10-05-08 RP or 1-04-09 RP inserts
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's and coupon

CVS Items Buy 1 Get 1 50% off (various items throughout the store)
Use $3.00 printable HERE

There are several low priced items you could use with this coupon to get for FREE or next to FREE.

example (from Southern Savers)
Buy (2) Essence of Beauty Q- Tips (reg. $1.99) – near cotton balls in plastic box (these are CVS brand items)
Buy 2 - $2.99 (1 at $1.99 ad 1 at 50% off at $1.00)
Use: (1) $3.00 printable
Final Cost: FREE after coupon

Other NICE ECB's deals:

Sped $15.00 get $5.00 ECBs (limit 1)
Bayer, On Sale $5.00
Use $2.00 printable coupon HERE or $1.00/1 in 1-04-09 SS insert
Aleve, On Sale $8.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon HERE or $1.00 cpn in 1-04-09 SS insert
Alkaseltzer, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00 pritable coupo HERE

Scenerio:
(2)Bayer, Use (2) $2 printables (you should be able to print 2 per computer)
Final Cost: $6.00 ($10 go towards the $15.00)
(1) Alkaseltzer, Use $1.00 printable
Final Cost: $4.00 ($5 goes towards the $15.00)
Total OOP: $10
Final Cost: $5.00 after ECB's
*If you can print out 3 Bayer cpns and you buy 3 your final cost will be $4.00 after ECB's

Sped $20 get $10 ECB's (limit 1) of these J&J products
Zyrtec, On Sale $13.00
Use $4.00 cpn in 11-23-08 SS or 10-12-08 SS insert
Sudafed, On Sale $7.00
Use $1.00 printable cpn HERE
Mylanta, On Sale $6.00
Use $2.00 printable HERE
Pepcid, On Sale $15.00
Use $1.00 printable HERE or 12-14-08 RP
Motrin, On Sale $9.00
Use $1.00 in 01-04-09 RP
Benadryl-D, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00 printable HERE
Tylenol Cold, On Sale $6.00
Use $1.00 in 01-04-09 RP
Infant Tylenol or Motrin, On Sale 2/$11.00
Use $2.50/2 in 01-04-09 RP
Tylenol/ Tylenol Arthritis, On Sale $8.50
Use $1.00 in 01-04-09 RP
Pedicare or Sudafed Childrens, On Sale $6.00
Use Pedicare $2.50/2 in 01-04-09 RP
Use Children's Sudafed $1.00 in 12-07-08 RP
Childrens Tylenol or Motrin, On Sale $6.00
Use $2.50/2 in 01-04-09 RP
Bandaid, On Sale $3.00
Carefree or OB, On Sale 2/$9.00
EPT, On Sale $15.00
Use $4.00 cpn in 01-04-09 RP
Monistat, On Sale $15.00
Use $4.00 cpn in 01-04-09 RP
Viactiv, On Sale $6.00
Listerine Whitening Pen, On Sale $10.00
Imodium, On Sale $13.00
Listerine, On Sale $4.50
Listerine Whitening Strips 56ct, On Sale $20.00

Below are all the Bonus Packs:

$2 ECBs wyb Tylenol 8 hour or Arthritis 50+50ct bonus 7.49 (limit 5)
$3 ECBs wyb Excedrin Pm, migraine or extra strength 100+24ct bonus 8.99(limit 5)
$1 ECB wyb Advil value pack 9.99 (limit 5)
$2 ECBs wyb Zantac 75 or 150 bonus packs 9.97 (limit 5)
$2 ECBs wyb Ziploc freezer bags twin pack quart or gallon 5.99 (limit 5)
$3 ECBs wyb Cottonelle value pack 84ct 5.98 (limit 5)
$1 ECB wyb Chase and Sanborn Coffee twin pack 5.99 (limit 5)
$1 ECB wyb Boost nutrition drink 6pk 6.99 (limit 5)
$2 ECBs wyb Jack Link's original beef jerky twin pack 9.99 (limit 5)
$1 ECB wyb Mrs. Fields Milk chocolate chip cookies twin pack 5.00 (limit 5)
$1 ECB wyb Betty Crocker Warm Delights brownie mix twin pack 3.99 (limit 5)
$2 ECBs wyb Slim Fast Optima Bars or Shakes 6ct 6.49 (limit 5)
$10 ECBs wyb Alli Starter Kit twin pack 180ct 59.99 (limit 1)
$3 ECBs wyb Renu Multiplus solution Alaway eye itch relief 12.99 (limit 1)
$2 ECBs wyb Glade Plugins scented oil refills 2ct or candle twin pack 5.49 (limit 5)
Use B1G1 Free i 12-07-08 RP
$2 ECBs wyb Glade Sense and spray starter kit or Plugins Lasting Impressions 6.99 (limit 5)

If you've already worked out your plan for the week, leave us a commet and share! Thanks!

Want to see more great deals! Check out the CVS Superstars at The "Cent"sable Sawyer.

Swagbucks - Earn Free Prizes

test — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I've seen many people talk about Swagbucks but I never took the time to check it out until today. With a new year beginning, I'm looking for more ways to earn some extra money and with Swagbucks I can earn Gift Cards which is just as good as money! Any Free Gift Card is either money we won't spend or a treat to get something extra.

With Swagbucks you can WIN FREE PRIZES just by searching the web. Each time you need to look up something online use Swagbucks instead. It's that simple! SWAG BUCKS are digital dollars that you earn just for doing the things you're already doing. You'll never need another search engine! Register now to get started. No credit card required!

They will automatically give you 3 swagbucks when you join and here is a code to get another FREE swagbuck NewYear2009. So now you have 4 swagbucks.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Rite Aid Week of 1/4

test — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Rite Aid has some pretty good sales this week. More free Garnier and Free Soy Joy bars. If you don't like these they are great for the ducks and they are a money maker this week too!

Click HERE to see what I bought this week.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers, On Sale $3.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 RP insert
Get $2.00 SCR - Single Check Rebate
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Soy Joy, On Sale 10/$5.00
Use $2.00/10 from 1-4-09 SS insert
Get $5.00 SCR - Single Check Rebate
Final Cost: FREE after SCR plus $2.00 Money Maker

Colgate Total, $3.99
Use In Ad cpn $1.00
Use $1.00 cpn from 1-4-09 SS insert (you can use manufacturer's cpns with In Ad coupons)
Final Cost: $1.99

Cottonelle Bath Tissue, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use In Ad cpn $1.00/2
Use $1.00/2 cpn from 12-14-08 SS or (2) $.50 printable HERE
Final Cost: 2/$3.00

Clorox Bleach, On Sale 2/$4.00
Get $1.00 SCR on 2
Final Cost: 2/$3.00
Use B2 Clorox Products get Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (up to $3.49) FREE printable HERE

Kleenex, On Sale 3/$3.99
Use In Ad cpn $1.00/3
Use $1.00/3 cpn from 1-4-09 SS
Final Cost: 3/$1.99

There are a lot more great sales this week. These are the ones that I thought were the best to highlight. If you bought everything above this would be your total:

Total OOP: $14.97 + tax
Get SCR: $10.00
Final Cost: $4.97
Total Savings: $33.49 (that's just in coupons, the regular price is not calculated here)

Walgreens Week of 1/4

test — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:38:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a lot of great sales this week. You should look at the entire flyer because I am only pointing out the sales that I think are really good deals.

Click HERE to see what I bought!

More FREE Shampoo and Cheap Medicines

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Cond or Styler, On Sale $2.99
Use $2.00 ESC - Easy Saver Catalog found in stores
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 SS
Final Cost: Free

Progresso Soup, On Sale 4/$5.00 with in ad coupon
Use $1.10 printable cpn HERE (you can print 2 per computer)
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.40

Mott's Apple Juice, On Sale $1.79 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 12-07-08 SS
Final Cost: $.79 each

Spend $15, Get $5 ESR - Easy Saver Rebate
South Beach Bars, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable cpn HERE or $2.00 printable HERE
Wheat Thins, On Sale 2/$5.00
Snack Wells, On Sale 2/$5.00
Liv Active Granola Bars, On Sale 2/$5.00
Newton's Fruit Crisps, On Sale 2/$5.00
Planter's Nut-rition Nuts, On Sale 2/$7.00

100 Calorie Packs, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.00 each

Reynold's Aluminum Foil 20 sq ft, On Sale $.99 with In Ad cpn
Use $1.00 cpn in 11-16-08 or 12-14-08 SS
Final Cost: FREE

Electrosol or Jet Dry, On Sale $3.49
Get $1.50 SCR
Final Cost: $1.99 after SCR
(some people got $2.50 cpn this week, if so it's a .50 money maker)

On Sale 2/$10.00 and Get $5.00 RR (Register Rewards towards your next order)
Maalox 12 Oz or 90 ct Tablets, On Sale 2/$10
Use $2.00 in 10-19-08 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 after RR

Ex-Lax 24 ct, On Sale 2/$10
Buy 2
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2 after RR

Gas-X, On Sale 2/$10
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 SS insert or $1.50 (off Thin Strips) printable HERE
Buy 2
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2 after RR

Benefiber 20 dose or 16 pk sticks, On Sale 2/$10
Use $2.00 cpn (Benefiber, any) in 10-19-08, 11-16-08, 12-14-08, 1-4-09 SS inserts
Use $2.00 cpn (Benefiber Stick Pack) in 10-19-08, 11-16-08, 12-14-08, 1-4-09 SS inserts
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 after RR

Theraflu, On Sale 2/$10
Use $1.50 cpn in 12-7-08 or 1-4-09 SS inserts
Use $2.00 cpn in 10-19-08 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 after RR (with $2.00 cpns)
Final Cost: $2.oo for 2 after RR (with $1.50 cpns)

Triaminic,On Sale 2/$10
Use $1.00 cpn in10-19-08 or 12-7-08 inserts
Buy 2
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2 after RR

Excedrin 100ct or 80 ct, On Sale 2/$10
Use $2.00 cpn in 10-19-08 or 1-4-09 inserts or $2.00 (express gels) printable HERE
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 after RR

Clear Care Travel Pack, On Sale 2/$10
Buy 2
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2 after RR

Slim Quick Energy Shots, On Sale $4.00
Get $4.00 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $3.00 printable cpn HERE
Final Cost: Free

Daily Survey Panel Payment

test — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:58:00 +0000

I received another payment from Daily Survey Panel this weekend for $4.00. Not a big one, but I haven't been doing many surveys for them lately. I need to do more. For every 200 points you can cash in for $1.00 paypal or you can save them up to get Gift Certificates. I like that they pay cash.

You can take at least 3 surveys a day and you can keep trying until you qualify. If you did all 3 surveys you'd earn 350 points a day. That can add up pretty quickly. They also have extra survey's from time to time so you can earn more points. Signing up is quick and easy and it's FREE!

I think I'll go and take some surveys now. I've got 80 points in my account. Need to add to that!

If you are interested in joining Daily Survey Panel you can click HERE. If you want to see all my posts on Survey Sites and money I've made, you can click HERE. You can also click HERE to see a list of Survey Sites I like.

Free Progresso Soup this week!

test — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:31:00 +0000

Progresso Soup is on sale 10/$10 this week at Stop & Shop. You can print out a coupon for $1.10 off 1 HERE. You should be able to print out 2 per computer.

Final Cost: FREE
It could be a money maker if the entire value of $1.10 goes through.

Swagbucks Update

test — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:20:00 +0000

I just joined Swagbucks the other day and I already have 7 Swagbucks! OK, I know it's not a lot, but I'm excited to have already won 4! Plus they seem to be giving out FREE Swagbucks everyday. There is a code to enter and they have them list on the mail website. There are only so many people that can get it but they say they are going to keep posting them. They also seem to run specials and contests to win more. You can earn with you search the web and also just for logging into Swagbucks every day. I can't wait to cash in my first batch.

Another great thing about Swagbucks is you can win Swagbucks when your friends win Swagbucks. They give you links and banners you can place on your own site and even on Facebook. If your friends join as your referral each time they win you will also win. How cool is that!

I love trying new things and getting results so fast! Search. Shop. Win. SWAG BUCKS! Click HERE

Mail Call - Pay Day & Free Magazines

test — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:38:00 +0000

I keep forgetting to post these pictures so I added to it today. I've received lots of 'fun' mail the last week and some nice unexpected coupons!

CVS Coupons - $1.50 Johnson's Baby Item and $5 of $25 if I buy the products listed. This was unexpected because I never get coupons in the mail from CVS anymore. Maybe since it's a new year I will!

$1.50 & $4.00 off Kashi Cereal from Stop & Shop.

$10.00 Rebate Gift Card from Rite Aid from November 08.

2 Red Plum coupon inserts - I've never received 2 different ones before, that was nice!

Coupons for Dunkin Donuts with my Red Plum Inserts. I love my Dunkin Donuts!

Walmart's Surprise Sample - Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner

Free OK Magazine........Not sure how I got this, if I sent for it, I must of forgotten, I know I didn't pay for it.

Free Copy of Glamour Magazine

Free Copy of TV Guide

Free Recipe Cards

MY Free Entertainment Book!! You can read about how I got it FREE HERE.

Another TV Guide (one is last weeks and one is this weeks)

December Rite Aid rebate check for 6.00. That was the fastest I ever got it. Maybe because I requested it before the end of the month they send them out faster? Not sure on that.

Coupon for a FREE Box of Cheerios from Pampers Gifts To Grow. Nice! Go to this post for some FREE codes.

Did you get any fun mail this past week? Leave a comment and share with us!

Entertainment Book - Almost Free!

test — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:30:00 +0000

***Updated 1/7/09 The $10 Coupon is no longer available but now they are offering 35% off each book. It will still work out to Almost Free (either $6.25 or $4.50 depending on where you live and how much the original price is).

Here is the breakdown:

If the book costs $25-
Sign Up for Cashbaq - $5 sign up bonus
Rebate for purchasing the Entertainment Book - $10
35% off coupon - $8.75
Original Cost of Book: $25
Total Discounts: Less $23.75
Total Cost of Book: $6.25

If the book costs $30-
Sign Up for Cashbaq - $5 sign up bonus
Rebate for purchasing the Entertainment Book - $10
35% off coupon - $10.50
Original Cost of Book: $30
Total Discounts: Less $25.50
Total Cost of Book: 4.50

The 35% is automatically deducted when you use the coupon through Cashbaq. Still a GREAT deal! OH - and it's free shipping too!

***Just bringing this back up to the top because you can still get the $10 off and FREE shipping for the Entertainment Book PLUS you will get $10 Cash back from Cashbaq. You can see details below.

I want to thank Carrie at Money Saving Methods for sharing this with everyone.
It depends on your area but you may be able to get a FREE Entertainment Book. If it's not FREE then it's only $5 anyways!

Here is the deal. First you need to join Cashbaq. It's FREE to join and they give you $5 to start. Pretty good deal right there! Cashbaq works like Ebates where you get a rebate on your purchases, as long as you purchase through their site.

Once you join Cashbaq, search for the Entertainment Book (it's on the main page right now but I don't know if it will stay there). You will see that for every book you buy, they will give you $10 cash back. Click on the Entertainment Book and it will then bring up any coupons you can also use. Click on the $10 off and Free Shipping and it will then bring you to the Entertainment website. Make sure you allow pop-ups for Cashbaq so they can track the purchase.

Then make your purchase and the $10 and Free Shipping will automatically be applied.

Here is where you'll either get it for Free or $5. If your book cost $30 then you'll pay $5 in the end. If the book costs $25 you'll pay nothing in the end. The price depends on the area you are buying for. I guess some area's are bigger than others so there are more coupons so you have to pay more.

Here is how it breaks down:

If the book costs $30-
Sign Up for Cashbaq - $5 sign up bonus
Rebate for purchasing the Entertainment Book - $10
$10 off coupon book - $10
Original Cost of Book: $30
Total Discounts: Less $25
Total Cost of Book: $5

If the book costs $25-
Sign Up for Cashbaq - $5 sign up bonus
Rebate for purchasing the Entertainment Book - $10
$10 off coupon book - $10
Original Cost of Book: $25
Total Discounts: Less $25
Total Cost of Book: FREE

I had to pay $5 for mine but I'm ok with that. Now when you check out, it will give you the options of auto renewal next year and if you do, then they will deduct another $5. If you do that then it could be Free or $5 money maker.

So head on over to Cashbaq and get that book!

PS - You only need $10 in your account to receive your payment and they pay via paypal too!

November & December Savings

test — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:44:00 +0000

I completely forgot to post my November Savings totals. December was such a busy month it seems like a blur!

Here are my savings Totals for November 08:

CVS
Total OOP: $96.24
Total Saved: $907.56

Rite Aid
Total OOP: $8.95
Total Saved: $46.19

Walgreen's
I did not shop at Walgreen's in November! I'm surprised. Well I don't have a local one, yet. They are building one about 10 minutes from me and it should be opened by this summer. Can't wait!

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $288.58
Total Saved: $201.38

I can't believe how close I was to saving as much as I spent at Stop & Shop in November. That's amazing! I'm very happy to see that our Grocery Total was so low for the month. Guess I used a lot of stockpile and leftovers from Thanksgiving!

My CVS OOP (out of pocket) was much higher this month. Probably because I did do some Christmas Shopping there on Black Friday. I may have to go back and see what I bought. I can't remember at this point! But then again, I saved almost $1000 for the month so I guess it doesn't matter that it was a little higher!

Here are my savings Totals for Decenber 08:

CVS
Total OOP: $97.29
Total Saved: $669.52

Rite Aid
Total OOP: $13.97
Total Saved: $22.49

Walgreen's
Total OOP: $82.61
Total Saved: $127.42
Total ESR : $5.50 (to spend next month)

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $395.84
Total Saved: $113.62

Not a very big savings at Stop & Shop in December but part of that was the lack of time to look at the sales and find the coupons with everything else that was going on during the month. But I'm happy with those totals considering we hosted Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dinners!

I started tracking my savings in June (when I really started getting into saving a lot) so I don't have an entire Year End Savings Total but these are the totals from June - Dec 08:

CVS
Total OOP: $400.93
Total Saved: $3873.16

Rite Aid
Total OOP: $83.23
Total Saved: $348.14

Walgreen's
Total OOP: $135.18
Total Saved: $919.42

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $2377.53
Total Saved: $1487.15

I'm pretty happy with my savings totals, but this was just the 2nd half of the year. My goal in 2009 is to save even more and spend even less. I hope I can do it!

How did you do in 2008? Leave a comment and share your savings.

I am so excited!!

test — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:16:00 +0000

I am so excited. I have been offered an AWESOME opportunity that will be so much fun. I don't think I can talk about it yet so I will fill you all in as soon as I can but I just wanted to share my excitement with my readers.

Restaurants.com

test — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:56:00 +0000

Have you bought any gift certificates from Restaurant.com? They sell $25 Gift Certificates for $10!! What a great deal. The only thing is there is usually a minimum you have to spend to use the Gift Certificate, but most of them are pretty much what you'd spend anyways.

I bought one about a month ago for a local restaurant we like, Venice Restaurant & Lounge. We have to spend at least $35 to use the $25 Gift Certificate but we would easily spend $35 for the two of us so it works out pretty good. I'd rather save $15 than not!

Check it out and see what they offer in your area. I'm excited because they just added another restaurant that we like so the next time I will buy that one. They are adding more and more everyday.

Some GREAT printable coupons

test — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:48:00 +0000

Here are some really great printable coupons. Print them now because they may be gone fast. You can print 2 per computer, just hit the back button to print a second time.

The both expire in 30 days so they will probably go on sale before then.

Splenda $3.00 off 1
Tylenol or Motrin $4.00 off 1

and here are a few more...

Robitussin $2.00 off 1
Hostess 100 Calorie packs .50/2
Go Start Making Choices to Print the following coupons:
$1.00 off Healthy Choice Frozen Meal
$1.00 off Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers
$1.00/3 Hunt's Canned Tomatoes
$1.00 Pam Cooking Spray
$1.00 Orville Reddenbacher Gourmet Popcorn
$1.00 Egg Beaters

I will add these to the Printable Coupons Section. If your new here be sure to go there and get more. Remember most coupons you can print out 2 times.

Dollar Survey's Payment

test — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:16:00 +0000

I received another Dollar Surveys payment tonight. $1.oo at a time but they sure do add up. I do a couple of these a week. I don't always qualify so I only try for a few because otherwise it takes up too much time for just $1.00. But I try.

You can see my previous posts about Dollar Surveys HERE.

You can sign up for Dollar Surveys HERE.

Cooks Central - Enter To Win a Kitchen aid Mixer!!

test — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:47:00 +0000

I wanted a Kitchen aid Mixer really bad a few years ago. I mentioned several times but never realized anyone was listening. That year my mother in law bought me one. I was so excited and surprised. It's yellow, bright yellow and I love it! She said they were trying to sell of the yellow ones because they weren't going to carry them anymore she got a GREAT deal on it. To this day it's probably one of my favorite gifts. It just makes baking so much easier and fun! And I love the yellow.

Join Cooks Central now and enter to win a brand new Kitchen aid mixer. Plus gain access to thousands of free recipes and cooking tips. It's Free to join.

My Weekly Savings Week of 1/4/09

test — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:55:00 +0000

I'm going to organize my shopping each week a little better and just put everything in one post for the week. I will try my best to get pictures, but sometimes it not that easy. With 2 little ones I can't always get the picture mostly because they like to help me put everything away, or just get into everything!

We are going to try to follow a set budget each week for groceries and HBA. For groceries we would like to spend $85 a week and this week we spent $71.41 so we are below our budget by $13.59. Great! For CVS, Rite Aid & Walgreen's I'm trying to spend no more than $20 a week, if even that. I don't think many weeks I will even come close. Like this week. I have Gift Cards for all 3 stores. I spent a total of $8.17 so we are below that budget by $11.83. I still have balances on 2 of the gift cards for next week too.

Here is the breakdown by store:

Shop Rite ( I don't normally go here but they had a really good sale on some things that me and my mom both use so I took the ride)

10 - 29oz Cans of Hunts Tomato Sauce/Paste = $5.77
4 - 28 oz Cans Tuttorusso Tomato Sauce/Paste = $2.59
1 - 64 oz tin of Botticelli Pure Olive Oil = $7.95
2 - Marcal 150ct Napkins = $1.98
1 - Marcal Paper Towel = $ .19
(not in the picture)
3 - Gerber Lil' Crunchers = $3.01
1 - Gerber Yogurt Melts = $2.99
1 - Nabissco Single Cookies = $3.99

Total Spent: $28.60
Total Saved; $16.57

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Walmart (groceries) - Sorry I didn't get a picture of this trip

Total Spent: $42.81
Total Saved:$5.82 (of course the prices are less on some things than where I normally get groceries so I saved a little bit more than this)

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Walgreen's

I was hoping to get the Flintstones but they didn't have anymore left. Here is what I got:

2 - 100ct Splenda = Free with $3.00 printable coupons
2 - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream = Free with $3.00 printable coupons
2 - Puffs tissue = $1.28
4 - 100 Calorie Hersheys = $2.00
2 - Disney Princess Plates (not in picture) = $2.00
2 - Garnier (Sham & Hairspray) = Free after coupons and IVC
1 - Walgreen's Diapers Size 4 = $5.99 (I've heard they are good so now I'll see. I couldn't bring myself to pay full price for Diapers there ($12.xx) but I really needed them)

I used $5.50 from Gift Card

Total Spent: $8.17
Total Saved: $48.16

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CVS - 2 trips

The first trip I got lots of Christmas ornaments at 75% off and 2 Hanna Montana things I'll put away for gifts for either my oldest or a friend of hers.

12- Clearance Ornaments = $5.88
2 - Clearance HM Stickers = $1.98
5 - Clearance Large Gift Bags = $4.25
1 - Clearance HM Ornament = $3.75
1 - Clearance HM Socks - $ .99
1 - Clearance Shoe Key chain = $ .49
2 - Clearance Sticky Notes = $ .26
2 - Clearance Hallmark Sticker Sheets = $ .26
2 - Clearance Med Gift Bags = $1.50
1 - Garnier Gel = $2.00 Free after ECB's
1 - J&J Baby Powder = $.49 with coupons
3 - Soft Soap = $1.97 with coupon
1 - 1ooct Equal = $2.50 with coupon
2 - CVS Baby Wipes = $1.50 with coupon

I got these in 2 transactions:

#1
Total: $ .45 (put on Gift Card)
Total Saved: $78.14
Total OOP: Nothing

#2
Total: $7.22 (put on Gift Card)
Total Saved: $27.42
Total OOP: Nothing

The second trip I stopped in a different store to see what they had left on Clearance but there wasn't much there. I needed more wipes so I grabbed these:

2 - CVS baby wipes (bonus back so 3 refills each) = $7.93
Used $5.00 ECB's
Total : $3.11 (put on Gift Card)
Total Saved: $10.76
Received $2.00 ECB's
Total OOP: Nothing

I spend nothing at CVS this week due to the $25 Gift Card I got last week for bringing in a new prescription. I had a root canal and needed some pain meds and an antibiotic. Fun times!

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Rite Aid

I might go back one more time today to see if I can get the Soy Joy bars, but I'm not hopeful they will have any left.

Here's what I got:

Garnier Shampoo 2.00 (will be free after rebate)
Candy Canes : .99
Total: $3.27 (put on Gift Card)
Total Rebate: $2.00
Total Saved: $10.46 (after Rebate)

Total OOP: Nothing

It was a good week and we came below budget. I'm happy with that. We are off to a great start.

Want to see more great deals. Check out the Drug Store Diva's a The "Cent"sable Sawyer.

$10 Gift Card Giveaway Ending Tonight

test — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:25:00 +0000

Don't forget to enter this weeks Giveaway for a
$10 CVS Gift Card.
It ends tonight at 11:59pm EST.
You can enter HERE.
Good Luck!

Finding Coupons: Contacting Manufacturers

test — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:05:00 +0000

I've been reading through all the entries for the Gift Card Giveaway and a lot of you have mentioned that your goal this year is to save more money and/or become organized with it. Organization is always helpful. I'm still working on organizing things but I've got a pretty good system going.

I thought it would be great to share some of the things I'm doing in my journey to save money and how I organize them. It would also be great to get any comments you may have about what I'm doing.. i.e if you do the same thing, how it works for you, what you may do differently. I'm hoping we can all help each other in a goal we all seem to have in common and that's to save as much as we can this year.

I thought I would start with Finding Coupons. There are so many other resources besides the Sunday inserts and most people don't even realize it. One of my favorite ways to get coupons is directly from the Manufacturers. Just about every company has a website and a lot of them have printable coupon right on their site. But some of them don't. What I like to do is email (or fill out their contact page) and request to be put on a mailing list for coupons or money saving offers. Most of them are very happy to do so and will even write back. Some will write and tell you that you just have to look in the Sunday inserts, but most of them I have found will mail me other coupons.

The best part of getting coupons directly from the Manufacturer is that they are usually much better than what you'd get in the inserts and the expiration date is usually longer too. When I say they are much better I mean they are for more money off or even better than that, for FREE. A lot of them will send you a coupon for a free item. I love those!! I like to keep those for special sales where it helps to boost up my total, like for Extra Bucks or Rebates.

I make a list of all the products I use by Manufacturer. I keep my list in a spreadsheet, but you can make it in a word file or even on paper. If you do it on paper I recommend you keep a note book just for your deals so it's all together.

When I have some free time, even if it's just 10 minutes, I grab my list and start emailing them. If you can't find an email address they may have a contact page where you just fill out a form. I will usually write first what the product is (or are if they have many you use) and why we like it, how we use it etc. I then thank them for their great products and ask to be put on a mailing list for coupons. If there isn't a place to put my address, I will include it under my name. It's that simple.

Sometimes I receive a confirmation email right away, other times within a few days I get an email from someone (usually thanking me for writing) and they will tell me if they are sending me something or not. Most of the time it arrives within a week. The best part is when I open the envelope and it's a coupons for something FREE!

When I contact them, I will note that in my spreadsheet with the date. I will also note if I received a response from them and what it was. This way if they tell me that I can only get the coupons in the paper, I won't bother to email them again. Then when I receive something, I will note when I got it and what it was. Most of these companies will let you request coupons every 6 months. This is why it's great to put down the date so you know when you can request them again.

This is something that really doesn't take much time and it pays because there are coupons for things you really will use. Of course if you have a complaint by all means let them know. They prefer to receive complements but if there is something wrong with their product they also want to know that. They won't know if no one tells them. But don't make up something just to get a Free item. That's just not right.

So what are your thoughts on this? Do you request coupons? If so are you happy with what you receive? I really want to hear your thoughts on this.

So next time you are sitting in the waiting room of your doctors office, sitting in traffic or enjoying your morning coffee, start to make a list of the products you use. Keep it on the refrigerator so when you think of something you can add it. Then start emailing away. Try to get 5 done a week, that's less than 1 a day. I'm sure you have time for that! Or do them all on Sunday morning and then your all set for another week. You won't be sorry you took the time. It does pay off when your grocery bill is lower.

Free Equal Sweetner

test — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:12:00 +0000

This week Equal 100ct is on sale at Walgreen's with the in ad coupon for $2.50. There was a $2.50 coupon in 1-11-09 SS last week so that equals FREE Equal! Some areas got $1.50 so that would make it $1.00 but still a great price for 100 packets.

Free Oust Surface & Air Sanitizer

test — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:29:00 +0000

This week at Walgreen's you can get 2 Free cans of Oust Surface & Air Sanitizer!! It's On Sale Buy One Get One Free and there was a Buy One Get One Free coupon in 1-4-09 SS inserts so you'll get 2 Free!

This is a great time of the year to stock up on this and kill all those germs. We've been lucky enough there hasn't been too much going through our house (of course now that I said that my preschooler will start bringing home germs). I do use this a lot! I have about 4 cans of it in my supply closet and I've even given some away because I always get it when it's free. It's great stuff! So make sure you get your 2 Free cans!

Shaw's Week of 1/11

test — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:06:00 +0000

It looks like Shaw's is going to be closing some of their stores. I've heard of two closing in MA, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more. Shaw's isn't my favorite store but sometimes they have good sales that get me there. I prefer Stop & Shop. But this week Shaw's has a few good deals so I'll be stopping by there.

1. This is a good one. They have a new Catalina promo. A Catalina is a coupon that prints out of that little machine at the registers.

Spend $15 and Get $3 off your next order
Spend $20 and Get $5 off your next order
Spend $30 and Get $7 off your next order

(This is usually the pre-coupon total but I haven't gone yet so I am not positive. I will be going there on Tuesday so I will let you know).

Participating products listed:
Egg Beaters-2/$5
Swiss Miss Diet, Fat Free & No sugar cocoa mix-2/$5
Healthy Choice items:
Pasta sauce-2/$4
Cafe Steamers-$2.99
Soup microwavable bowls-3/$5
Complete selections dinners-2.99
Panini- $2.99
Soup- Cans - 10/$10
Fresh Mixers-2/$6
Pam cooking spray-2/$6
Ro-Tel or Hunts tomatoes,10-14 oz, all var.- 10/$10
O. Redenbacher's Smart Pop 3 pack & 4 ct mini bags- Buy 2 get 1 free
Hunt's pasta sauce, 25.75-26.5 oz-10/$10
Hunt's tomatoes or tomato sauce, 28-29oz cans - $1.69

You can print out coupons for a lot of these at Start Making Choices. There have also been coupons in the inserts for a lot of these recently.

2. In Ad Coupon $3.00 when you buy 5 Participating Quaker Products:
Captian Crunch
Life Cereal
Use $1.00/2 in 01-04-09 RP and 12-7-08
Quaker Instant oatmeal
Use $1.00/2 in 01-04-09 RP
Simple Harvest Hot cereals and Bars
Use $1.00 in 11-09-08 SS
Quick and Old Fashioned Oats
Use $1.00 in 11-16-08 RP
Quaker Morning Minis
Chewy Granola Bars, Fruit Flavored Crisp Bars and Bites, Breakfast Cookies, Muffin Bars, Granola Bites, Oatmeal to go
Use $1.00/1 in 01-04-09 RP
Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle mix and Syrups
$1.00/2 in 01-04-09 RP

3. Another Great deal is if you buy one of the new GM cereals you will get a catalina for a free gallon of milk on your next vist. The new cereals are:

Cinnamon Chex, Total Cinnamon Crunch, Banana Nut Cheerios, Honey Chex and Fiber One Frosted Shredded Wheat. They are all on sale for 4/$10. Use $1.00/2 in 1-11-09 SS

4. In Ad coupon for FREE Poland Spring 24 pack 16.9 oz or 12 pack 24 oz bottles when you buy 2 or more Nabisco 100 Cal packs AND 2 or more Crystal Light On the Go Drink Mix

Crystal Light 2/$4
Use $1.00/2 printable HERE
100 Calorie Cookies or Crackers 2/$4
100 Calorie Chewy Granola Bars 2/$5

I will report back tomorrow once I shop and let you know what I got. I need to figure out my transactions.

Free $5 Gift Card to Dillyeo

test — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:40:00 +0000

Have you heard of Dillyeo?? I just recently discovered it. It's a daily deal finder website. Every day they have a special offer. They are not offering any cool products today. Instead you can get a $5 coupon for free and use it to purchase any upcoming dillyeos that you, or the lucky person that you give it to wants. This Gift Card will be emailed to you. No special requirements, just save the promo code that will be sent to you and you are all set! Limit One per Household.

Every day they feature something different and it's usually really cheap. You can see some of their past deals to get an idea of what it is all about. So click HERE and get your Free $5 and then check back everyday to see what you want to spend it on. I will try and remind you each day.

WINNER - $10 CVS Gift Card

test — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:40:00 +0000

This survey has ended........... I will announce a winner on Monday! Thanks!!

Sorry for the late posting of the winner. I'm running the show here alone this week and the kiddo's have been demanding.

OK the winner for this week's $10 CVS Gift Card is.............

#318...............Linda! I will email you for your address. Thank you everyone! I loved hearing about your favorite gifts and your new years goals.

Enter to win a $10 CVS Gift Card!!!

Happy New Year Everyone. (I know I'm a day early). It's time for another giveaway. CVS gift cards seem to be the most popular so I"m going with that again this time. This Giveaway will end January 10th 12 pm EST and the winner will be announced by the end of the day January 11th.

You can enter up to 5 times!!! Make sure each entry is a separate comment or it won't count.

Leave a comment and tell me what your favorite gift was that you received this holiday.
Leave a comment and tell me about a goal you are setting for yourself or your family this year.
Subscribe to my RSS feed and leave another comment telling me you did, or if you are already subscribed then tell me you are.
Add my button to your blog and then leave another comment telling me you did with a link to your blog, or if you already have my button, you can tell me you do and leave a link.
Post about my giveaway on your blog, then come back and comment again telling me you did with a direct link to the post.

Make sure you leave your email address or a link to your blog so I can contact you if you win!

Restaurants.com - 60% off!

test — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:41:00 +0000

Restaurants.com is running another one of their awesome specials. Save 60% off $25 Gift Certificates. Use code EXCLUSIVE and pay $4. Valid Now thru 1/19/09. So a $25 Gift Certificate will cost only $4.00! That is such a great price to pay for a night out. I love buying Gift Certificates from them and they have some new places in my area so I got another one today. You can read my last post about them right HERE.

Free Suave Today ONLY!

test — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Today only, January 14th, you can get a coupon for a FREE bottle of Suave. click HERE.

Hurry before the day is over.

Eat Better America - $10 Coupon Booklet

test — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:37:00 +0000

General Mills has a new coupon book out. If you've received a booklet from them before you may have to use another email address, perhaps your spouse. But these coupon books are always GREAT.

Free Excel Trial and more!

test — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +0000

I talked about using Excel for my spreadsheets and I had a few people email me about using Excel. You can download a trial version to see if it's something you like. Just click the box above. There's so much more in the trial besides Excel so check it out.

The Lemonade Award

test — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Abigail's Mommy nominated me for The Lemonade Award this week! Thank you so much Abigail's Mommy!

The Lemonade Award is given by a previous winner to 10 people who have shown a great attitude or gratitude this week. It’s a great way to show these people that you appreciate them.

I would like to pass this award along to the following people:

All you have to do is:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs, which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude! Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

3. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

4. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

Thanks again Abigail's Mommy for the award!!!! I really appreciate it.

$50.00 Survey Payment : Esearch

test — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:24:00 +0000

I just received a $50 payment for a study I did with Esearch. In November I was sent 6 boxes of tissues to use and then do a short survey each week for 6 weeks. It took not even 5 minutes to complete each survey. And using the tissue was a breeze since we use that just about every day. Today I received my paypal payment for $50 for my participation. This is the most I've ever received for doing any type of survey.

I've been doing surveys with Esearch for a while now but they've only been for a few dollars. This was the best.

Be sure to sign up but be patient, it may be a while before you get something like this.

CVS Week of 1/11

test — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:10:00 +0000

I didn't get anything this week at CVS except a few things on Clearance.

(2) CVS Hand soap refills 50% off $1.60 each
(1) CVS Kids Bath Soap 50% off $1.50
Total OOP: $5.03
Total Saved: $4.67

I made another trip earlier in the week and just grabbed a few Christmas 90% off items. I didn't get a picture.
Here's what I got:
(2) Peel & Stick Labels @ .19 each
(1) Christmas Wrapping Paper @ .29
(3) Hanna Montana Candy @ .32 each
(1) Loaf of Bread $3.19 (not a deal but I needed it)

Total OOP: $3.69 (Used $1.22 on gift card)
Total Saved: $10.43

Grand Total OOP for the week: $8.72
Grand Total Saved for the week: $15.10

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I'm not sure if I will buy anything this week at CVS. I do have $10 in ECB's but not much is on sale that I need. The only good deal is the Soy Joy (to roll your ECB's). Does anyone know if there are any coupons for those to make it a money maker?

Here are some of the things I think look good this week. Maybe there is something you can use.

All Revlon Buy One Free (limit 6 items)
Use $2.00 in 8-24-08 & 9-14-08 SS Inserts or $1.00 in 10-12-08 & 12-7-08 SS Inserts
Final Cost: Varies depending on what you buy but remember you can use 2 coupons when buying Buy One Get One Free items.

CVS Batteries Buy One Free (limit 6 items)

Edy's Ice Cream Buy One Free (limit 4 items)

Colgate Buy One Free $3.29 (limit 6 items)
Use (2) $1.00 coupon in 1-11-09 SS
Final Cost:$1.29 for 2

Nature Maid Vitamens Buy One Free (limit 6 items)

CVS 2 Laundry Detergent Buy One Free

Life Savers, Creme Savors or Gummi Savers Buy One Free (limit 8 items)

M&M's Cupid's Mix 12.6 oz, On Sale 2/$5.00 Get $2 ECB's on 2
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2 (after ECB's)

Lots of Bonus Packs again....

Cheerio's Twin Pack, On Sale $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB's (limit 3)
Final Cost: $3.99 (for 2 after ECB's)

Soy Joy 6 pack, On Sale $6.00, Get $6 ECB's (limit 5)
Final Cost: Free (after ECB's)

Kotex 16-20 ct with 16ct Pantininers Bonus, On Sale $4.99 Get $2 ECB's
Use $1.00 in 01-11-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Spend $10, Get $5 on select Nestle candy products

Get a FREE Herbal Essences Hydralicious Shampoo or Conditioner ($4.69 Value) FREE when you Spend $10 on Select P&G Products. (limit 1) (Don't forget about the P&G coupon offer, this would be great towards it)

Olay Facial Care Regenerist or Total Effects, On Sale $18.00
Use $5.00 in 12-14-08 PG
Final Cost: $13.00 ($13 towards the $20 total)

Aussie or Herbal Essences, On Sale 2/$10
Use $2.00/2 in 12-28-08 PG insert
Final Cost: $8.00 for two ($10 towards the $20 total)

Covergirl Mascara, On Sale $7.00
Use $1.00 in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $6.00 ($7 towards the $20 total)

Pantene Pro-V, On Sale 3/$10
Use $2.00/1 in 12-14-08 PG
Final Cost: $1.34 each ($3.34 each towards the $20 total)

Clairol Perfect 10, On Sale $10

Venus Embrace Razor, On Sale $9
Use $4.00 Vocal Point mailer
Final Cost: $5.00 ($9 towards the $20 total)

Oral - B Pulsar toothbrush, On Sale $5
Use $1.00 in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $4.00 ($5 towards the $20 total)

Crest or Scope Mouthwash, On Sale 2/$9.00

Oral B or Crest toothbrush, On Sale $3.00

Olay Body Wash, On Sale 2/$11.00
Use $1.00 in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $9.00 for two ($11 towards the $20 total)

Secret Flawless, On Sale $4.00
Use $ .25 in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $3.75 ($4 towards the $20 total)

Spend $10, Get $5 ECB's Maybelline Cosmetics (excludes Lash Stiletto) (Limit 3)
Use $1.oo in 10-26-08 RP or $3.00 in 10-26-08 RP Insert

Maybelline Lash Stiletto, On Sale $6.99 Get $2 ECB's
Final Cost: $4.99

Dove Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler, On sale 2/$9.00, Get $3 ECB's when you buy 2
Final Cost: $6.00 on 2 (after ECB's)

Pampers Mega Packs, On Sale $14.99
Use $1.00 in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $11.99

CVS Diapers On Sale 2/$12.99

***A Note: From one of my readers Tina:
"Olay definity penetrating mousse cleanser has been clearanced to $5. I believe there were some coupons also in the past papers (12-28-08 PG $3.00/1) & this would also qualify for the $15 olay definity gift card."

Click HERE for the Olay $15 Gift Card offer. It says it's for 2 of their Regenerist cleansers so I'm not sure if the Definity mousse will work for it but it's still a great deal with a coupon.

Walgreens Week of 1/11

test — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:18:00 +0000

I got lucky at Walgreen's on my 2nd trip and they had the Equal, but I still have a rain check so I'm going to have to get my hands on 4 more coupons so I can get 4 more boxes free! And the boxes they had were 115 instead of 100. Nice!

Here is what I got:
(4) Equal On Sale $2.50
(2) Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, On Sale BOGO Free $2.79
(2) Windex Cleaner On Sale BOGO Free $3.79
(2) Celestial Seasonings tea On Sale BOGO Free $3.49
(1) Tuffs Garbage Bags
(1) Gift Bag
(1) Birthday Card

Used
(2) Equal $2.50 cpns
(2) Equal $1.50 cpns
(1) Lysol $1.00/2 cpn
(2) Windex $1.00 cpns
(2) Celestial Seasonings $1.00 cpns
(1) $3.00 of $10 purchase for store opening
Total OOP: $13.06
Get $1.00 ESR for Tuffs
Get $3.79 MIR for Windex
Final Cost: $8.27
Total Saved: $38.25

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I didn't get a Walgreen's flyer this week in my paper so I stopped by there today to grab one and I figured while I was there I'd get the Equal. Unfortunately they didn't have any left BUT I did get 2 rain checks for 2 packs each. I'm so happy I remembered, I always forget to ask for one when I get to the register.

And to let my local RI readers, a new Walgreen's just opened up on Tiogue Ave in Coventry (I believe this weekend) and they have a coupon for $3 off $10 (must equal $10 after all coupons). It's good from 1/11 to 1/24. So if you are in the area stop in there and grab a flyer. It's attached to the weekly flyer. I'm going to plan my purchase and head back there later this week to do my shopping. It's a little closer than any other Walgreen's so it's worth it and I'll save another $3!

Here is what looks good to me this week:

Windex On Sale Buy One Get One Free $3.79.
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 1-11-09 SS
Submit for Rebate in 1-11-09 SS ($3.79)
Final Cost: Free + $2.00 Money Maker

Scrubbing Bubbles On Sale Buy One Get One Free $3.79.
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 1-11-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.79 for 2

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner On Sale Buy One Get One Free $3.79.
Use $1.00/2 in 01-04-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.79 each (I really need these or I'd wait for a better sale)

Celestial Seasonings Tea, On Sale Buy One Get One Free $3.49.
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 1-11-09 SS
Final Cost; $1.49 for 2

Tuf Trash Bags On Sale #2.99 Get $1.00 SCR (limit 1)
Final Cost: $1.99 after Rebate

Total: $10.87
Use $3/$10 cpn
Total OOP: $7.87
Get $1.00 SCR and $3.79 Windex MIR
Final Cost: $3.08

I really hope they have everything in stock when I go so I don't have to change this but if I do there are a few things I need so I'll figure it out to spend the $10 so I can use the $3 coupon.

There are so many other great deals this week at Walgreen's so make sure you check out the entire flyer.

Want to see more Drugstore Savings? Visit the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

Rite Aid Week of 1/11

test — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:25:00 +0000

I got a Great deal at Rite Aid this week with the Diapers. I was running low so this was perfect timing.

Here is what I got:
(2) Huggies Diapers On Sale $9.99 each
(2) Huggies Wash Cloths $3.49 each
(2) Clearance Hanna Montana Christmas Bags $.39 each
(2) Christmas Wall/Door Hangings Clearance .99 each

Used
(2) $1.50 Huggies cpns
(2) $1.00 Huggies Bath Products
$5.00 Gift of Savings Certificate
Put $6.73 on Gift Card

Total OOP: $13.32
Total Saved: $44.91
Get $2.00 ESR Huggies
Get $2.00 ESR Huggies Bath Products
Get $10.00 rite aid gift card for spending $25 on Kimberly Clark items
Final Cost: FREE + .68 money maker!!

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*** sorry I just fixed my mix up with Kimberly Clark and P&G products....

Rite Aid has a monthly Rebate book, did you know that? There is $540 worth of rebates this month. That's a lot of money. Their rebates are so simple to do. You can enter your receipt information online and then request your check at the end of the month. It's that easy! So if you haven't received a rebate from them, then what are you waiting for! Start off the year right!

They also occasionally run a special for a Rite Aid gift card if you spend so much on certain products. This month it's P & G products and Kimberly Clark products (both separate offers). There are only certain ones that qualify so make sure you check their rebate book.

Also don't forget about the Year of Savings from P&G offer for some great coupons. Keep your receipts and you can submit them for that as well.

Here is the Kimberly Clark deal:

Spend $25, Get $10 Rite Aid Gift Card:

Viva & Scott Tissue, On Sale $7.49
Use $1.00 Viva in 01-11-09 SS or .50 printable HERE
Use $1.00 Scott printable HERE
Final Cost: $6.49 or $6.99 (depending on coupon used)

Huggies Jumbo pack, On Sale $9.99 Get $2 SCR (Single Check Rebate)
Use $1.50 in 01-11-09 SS
Final Cost: $6.49

Kotex, On Sale 2/$6.00 Get $1.00 SCR on 2
Use (2) $1.00 in 1-11-09
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Kleenex, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/3 in 1-4-08 SS
Buy 3
Final Cost $6.97 for 3

If you buy the items I've mentioned above.
Final Cost: $29.45
Less Coupons = $23.45
Get $3.00 SCR (Huggies & Kotex)
Get $10.00 Rite Aid Gift Card

Final Cost: $10.45 plus tax
Not bad for 1 pack of Paper Towels (or Toilet Paper), 1 package of diapers, 2 packs of Kotex and 3 boxes of Kleenex. That's the cost of 1 pack of diapers! Of course you could do a different combo. Here is what I am getting:

(2) Huggies, Get $2 SCR
Use (2) $1.50 cpns
Final Cost: $16.98

(3) Kleenex, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/3 in 1-4-08 SS
Final Cost $6.97 for 3

Total: $25.95
Less Coupons:$21.95
Get $2.00 SCR for Huggies
Get $10.00 SCR for spending $25
Final Cost: $9.95

Here are some other good things on sale:

Kellogg's Cereal and Kashi Cereal Buy One Get One Free

Benefiber, On Sale $9.99 Get $4 SCR (Single Check Rebate)
Use $2.00 in 01-04-09 SS, 12-14-08 SS, 11-16-08 SS or 10-19-08 SS
Final Cost: $3.99

Electrasol, On Sale $4.49 Get $2.00 SCR
Use $2.50 in 1-4-09 SS (if you were lucky to get one, I didn't)
Final Cost: Free plus you make .01!

Be sure to check out the flyer, there are a lot of items on sale this week!

Want to see more Drugstore Savings? Visit the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

Weekly Savings Week of 1/11

test — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:14:00 +0000

I did really well this week. Stayed within budget all around. It's a good start to the year!

Here's how I did:

Groceries: I just needed to buy some weekly items that I didn't have coupons for so the savings wasn't that big, but I was able to spend a total of $60.02. My weekly budget is $85 so I came under budget by $25!!

Sorry I don't have pictures. It's hard to get pictures of the groceries, my girls like to help put them away so I never get the picture in first.

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $21.27
Total Saved: $0

McQuades (local store)
Total OOP: $38.95
Total Saved: $7.00

Drug Stores:

CVS - There wasn't much I wanted at CVS this week and really didn't even want to roll my $10 ECB's but I did check out the Christmas clearance (90%) and a few other clearance items.

Total OOP: $8.74
Total Saved: $15.10

You can see my CVS purchase details HERE.

Rite Aid - I needed diapers and they had a great deal on them this week. Love when the timing is just perfect!

Total OOP: Free + .68 overage (with rebates)
Total Saved: $58.91

You can see my Rite Aid purchase details HERE.

Walgreen's - I was running low on some cleaning stuff so I was very happy to see the BOGO free sale this week. I also stocked up on a few things. Plus I got a couple of rain checks for items they were out of.

Total OOP: $8.27 (with rebates)
Total Saved: $38.24

You can see my Walgreens purchase details HERE.

My budget for CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreen's is $20 a week. I spent a total of $16.33 so I came under budget by $3.67.

So far my month totals are:
Groceries: $163.29, Saved: $38.40, Under budget by: $6.71
Drug Stores: $ 32.63, Saved: $325.27, Under budget by: $7.37

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Rite Aid Week of 1/18

test — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:14:00 +0000

Rite Aid is having a big .99 sale this week so be sure to check out the entire flyer for all the sales. You can see it HERE on Hot Coupon World. Here are some items that look good to me:

Suave Shampoo, Conditioner On Sale .99
Use $2.00/3 in 01-11-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.97 for 3

Bounty Single rolls, On Sale .99
Use $1.00/2 in 01-11-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Softsoap, On Sale .99
Use $1.00/3 in 01-04-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.97 for 3

Huggies Wipes, Lotion or Bath Wash, On Sale 2/$5.00, Get $2 SCR on 2
Use $1.00/2 in 01-11-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2 after SCR

Dove Body Mist of Deodorant, On Sale $3.00, Get $2 SCR
Use $1.50 cpn in 01-18-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE + .50 overage after SCR

Soft white Bulbs, On Sale $2.00, Get $2.00 SCR
Final Cost: Free after SCR

Xtra and Nice'n Fluffy, On Sale $1.99

Quilted Northern, On Sale $6.99
Use $1.00 in 1-18-09 RP
Final Cost: $5.99

Here is my shopping trip scenario for this week:

Bounty, On Sale .99
Buy 6
Use (3) $1.00
Final Cost: $2.94 for 6

Suave Body Wash, On Sale $.99
Buy 3
Use $2.00/3
Final Cost: $.97 for 3

Huggies Wipes, On Sale $2.50
Buy 2
Use $1.00/2
Get $2 SCR
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Dove Body Mist, On Sale $3.00
Use $1.50
Get $2 SCR
Final Cost: Free + .50 overage

Soft White Bulbs, On Sale $2.00
Get: $2 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Total OOp: $11.41
Get: $7.00 SCR
Final Cost: $4.41

Walgreens Week of 1/18

test — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Walgreen's has some great sales this week. Here are some things that look good to me and then my scenario. You can see the entire ad HERE on Hot Coupon World.

There are a few good deal with RR's too this week.

Snuggle, On Sale $4.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 01-18-09 RP or printable HERE
Final Cost: $3.99

Reese's Clusters, On Sale 2/$6.00

Deal Idea: Buy 2, Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 11-23-08 SS insert, Use $1.00/2 IVC, Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Valentine's, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon

Buy 8 or more Get $10 RR, Buy 6 Get $6 RR, Buy 4 Get $2 RR on the following
Dove, Sunsilk Hair Care or Dove or Degree Deodorant, On Sale 2/$7
Use Dove Hair Care $1.50 in 1-18-09 RP insert
Use Dove Deo $1.50/2 in 1-18-09 RP insert
Use Degree $1.00/2 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Use Sunsilk $2.00/2 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Lipton Tea, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Dove or Degree Clinical, On Sale $7.99
Use $2.00 Degree cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Hellmann's, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Skippy, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 11-16-08 RP or 1-18-09 insert
Ragu, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/3 in 1-18-09 insert
Dove Lotion 25% off
Use $1.50 cpn in 01-18-09 RP insert
Caress Body Wash 25% off
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Ponds Towellettes 25% off
Lever Bar Soap 25% off
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert
Qtips 500 ct 25% off
Use $1.00/2 in 1-18-09 RP insert
Bertolli Chicken Dinner, On Sale $5.99

Deal Idea: Ragu, Buy 9, Use (3) $1.00/3 Final Cost: $4.91 or .55 each after RR
Deal Idea: Skippy Buy 8, Use (4) $1.00/2 Final Cost: $1.92 or .24 each after RR
Deal Idea: Ragu Buy 6, Use (2) $1.00/3 AND Skippy Buy 2, Use $1.00/2 Final Cost: $2.92 after RR

Band-Aids, On Sale $2.99 Buy 2 get $3 RR

Neosporin, On sale $4.99 Buy 2 get $3 RR

Buy $20, Get $10 RR on the following
Aleve 60ct Liquid Gels + Bonus 20, On Sale $7.00
Aleve 75ct Caplets + Bonus 25, On Sale $5
Aleve Sinus & Cold or Sinus & Headache, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00/1 Aleve cpn in 01-04-09 SS
Bayer Twin packs On Sale $2.50
Use $1.00/1 Bayer cpn in 01-04-09 SS

Deal Idea: Aleve 75ct, Buy 3 Use (3) $1.00 cpn AND Bayer, Buy (2) Use (2) $1.00 cpn Final Cost: $5.00 after RR

Spend $20, Get $10 RR on the following
Vicks, On Sale $6.00
Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil + C, On Sale $7.00
Use $1.50 cpn in 01-18-09 PG
Vicks Thermometer, On Sale $13.00

Deal Idea: Vicks, Buy 4 Use (4) $1.50 cpn Final Cost: $8.00 after RR

Dixie, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 in 11-16-08 RP
Use $1.00 Dixie Napkins cpn in 01-18-09 RP

WINNER!! - Eclipse Curtains Giveaway!

test — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:13:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered and gave us all some great Frugal Decorating Tips. I am going to put the list together and post it for everyone to read.

Now onto the winner..............

#68 ces69!! Congrats to ces69. She will have 48 hours to contact me, if I don't hear from her I will pick another winner.

Thanks again everyone! I'm hoping to bring you more cool giveaways like this one again.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway for $10 CVS Gift Card. That giveaway ends January 25th. Click HERE.

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It's cold here in Rhode Island today and in the next few days we may be experiencing record cold weather. I'm not looking forward to it but there's not much I can do about it. So instead we are going to do our best to keep ourselves warm and our house warm. Good insulation and good windows can help to keep the heat in but if you don't have those it can cost a lot of money to put them in.

A 'frugal' way of keeping your home warm is to replace your curtains. Did you know that windows are really the weak link in efficient home heating and cooling, and quality energy-saving curtains provide 85% of the benefit of double-glazed low emissivity windows. Eclipse Curtains are a simple and affordable way to help keep the heat in your home.

Adrienne Van Dooren is an interior designer, green expert, marketing director for My Green Cottage and author of The House that Faux Built: Transform Your Home with Paint, Plaster and Creativity. She has some tips for Energy Conservation and Saving Cash This Winter.

Curtains can really cut costs. One simple and affordable home décor tip is to hang energy-saving curtains like Eclipse in the bedrooms, den and any other room regularly frequented. A true energy-saving curtain is critical because in a lot of older homes the cost of changing windows can be exorbitant. Windows are really the weak link in efficient home heating and cooling, and quality energy-saving curtains provide 85% of the benefit of double-glazed low emissivity windows.

2. BUT if you live in an older home and really want to make the upgrades, the time to do it is now, so you can save some money this winter. Consider Energy-Star windows and doors, which will help lower energy bills. Still, you may want to consider purchasing energy saving curtains for the additional conservation opportunity.

3. Throw it down. Homeowners should lay down area rugs, which will also help lock warmth in rooms with hardwood floors.

4. Do sweat the small stuff.  Programmable thermostats, timers for lights, and LED light bulbs
will help trim some costs off that monthly home bill

5. Weatherize. Caulk and weatherstrip any doors and windows that leak air.

6. Check for and plug any gaps around pipes, ducts, fans and vents that go through walls, ceilings and floors from heated to unheated spaces.

7. Clean the furnace filter before the new heating season so it can work at its proper capacity.

8. Reduce hot water use. By taking short showers instead of baths and lowering your hot water heater from 150 degrees to 120 degrees, you can shave off your energy use.

9. Remove window air conditioners or install a cover to stop drafts.

10. Try not to forget... Clean the lint filter on your dryer after every run, so that clothes dry faster, conserving energy. Adjust the water level on the washing machine to match the load size, especially when using hot water. Try using only a cold rinse. Unplug those appliances that are not regularly in use.

Eclipse Curtains are made by Ellery Homestyles and they sent me a set of curtains to review and I have to tell you I love them! First of all they sent me Cranberry curtains and it was a perfect match to my home decor. The first thing I noticed when I took them out of the package is they were soft and heavy, but not to thick. They are light blocking as well so I put them in my toddler's room to help block the light for mornings and when she takes naps. I couldn't believe how great they worked. She wakes up once the sun comes up and she's slept later the past few days. I plan on purchasing more to match both my girls rooms.

You can purchase Eclipse curtains at Targe t (online only), Walmart, Sears, Bed Bath & Beyond, JCPenny, Big Lots, Kmart and Lowes.

Ellery Homestyles has also generously offered to send one of my readers some curtains too! This will be a quick giveaway and here is how you can enter:

Visit one of the stores above that sell Eclipse curtains and tell me which ones you like best.
Share your best Frugal Idea for decorating your Bedrooms and Family Rooms.
Post this giveaway on your blog then give me the link to the post.
Twit about this giveaway and let me know where I can see it.

This Giveaway will end on Sunday, January 18th at 11:59 PM. A winner will be announced on Monday.

Pay Day!!

test — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:49:00 +0000

My favorite part of the week, most weeks. :) Last week I received a few goodies that I'd like to share with you today.

$19.68 from my local Consignment store for some things I sold last month.
$10.00 from MySurvey (TNS) for taking surveys.
$5.00 from Socratic for doing surveys.
$10.00 Target gift card from In Home Product Testing for testing a straw sippy cup in December. I also got to keep the cup!

$44.38 + the $50.00 paypal I received for another product test that I posted about last week.

Total = $94.38!!

I haven't spoken about Socratic or In Home Product Testing yet for a few reasons. I had only done a few surveys with Socratic so I wasn't even sure if it was worth mentioning. And haven't qualified for anything with In Home Product Testing until the Straw Cup and I wanted to do it first then talk about it.

Socratic I've received very few surveys from them but the good thing is you can cash out at $5.00 but the bad thing is you can only cash out in $5.00 increments. So I have $1.00 sitting in my account and I have no idea when I'll get another survey to add to it.

In Home Product Testing has send me a decent amount of email screeners for products but I don't normally qualify. This was the first one and it was great. They delivered the product in a timely matter and even sent out a reminder to use it for a specific period of time. Then I was sent the survey at the end of the testing period, which didn't take me very long to fill out and within a couple of weeks I had my $10 Gift Card for Target in my hands. I'd say that was a very pleasant experience.

My Survey looking for Moms!

test — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:05:00 +0000

My Survey is looking for Mom's. They have some upcoming surveys and possibly some products to test for mom's especially of children under the age of 4. Of course they are always looking for new member's but they do have an immediate need for moms.

My Survey is great and I've made $30+ in the last few months. Their surveys are fun and interesting and it's one of my favorite survey companies.

If you would like to sign up you can Click Here. If you have any questions let me know. You can see my post below where I have a picture of the last check I received from them.

Dillyeo's Daily Deal

test — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:40:00 +0000

I just wanted to remind everyone who got the $5.00 Gift Card from Dillyeo last week to check out today's deal. It seems to change at 12pm EST so check in the morning and then check at night and it will be different. Right now they have 90% Goose Down Jacket at 67% off, but that will be changing soon because it's been up there since last night.

My View - International Sign Ups

test — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:03:00 +0000

My View is looking for members that live in Canada, Australia or the UK. If you live there or know someone who does let them know.

Click the links below to sign up:

Australia - Surveys Are Waiting For You-Click Here!

UK - Join the MyView Survey Panel and let your voice be heard!

Canada(English Speaking) - Opinions Needed! Click here to join the MyView Survey Panel

If live in the US you can sign up by Clicking HERE.

You can read about my reviews of My View by Clicking HERE.

There are a few more Survey Sites that are looking for International Members so if you are interested please let me know and I'll hook you up!

Giveaway at Mambo Sprouts

test — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:14:00 +0000

If you are not familiar with Mambo Sprouts they are all about Living Healthy, Living Green and Living Well. You can sign up for Organic food coupons at their site.

So many people are turning towards Organic food but it's very hard to be Frugal and buy Organic. Well Mambo Sprouts is trying to help us stay Frugal, Eat Organic and Go Green.
Mambo Sprouts has monthly giveaways.

I'm working with them right now on a fun giveaway that I will be posting about in the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, every month, Mambo Sprouts is giving away something Natural and Organic on their website. This month they are giving 12 lucky readers a month's supply bottle of Super Seed by Garden. Super Seed is a powerful whole food formula that is an excellent source of dietary fiber. January is National Fiber Focus Month.

So click HERE to sign up for their Giveaway and while your there look around, print some coupons and also sign up for their email updates.

Become a Swagbucks Follower

test — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Swagbucks is now on Twitter. When they reach 1000 followers then they will give to 1000 people 2 swagbucks. Go follow them so you'll know to get those 2 swagbucks. If you don't know what Swagbucks is then see this post HERE. If you follow me, then you'll find them as one of my followers so you can follow them too. Boy that sounds confusing!

And if you sign up to get the Swagbucks newsletter you will get a free Swagbuck whenever they sent it out.

PS I have 38 Swagbucks, getting closer to an amazon gift card.

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posted previously:
There is a new code today for a FREE Swagbuck and it's good all day long. Usually they only last for a few hours but not today. It's good only today, Thursday 1/15 so go get your free Swagbuck right now! Click HERE to sign in or to open an account. Today's code is GreenThursday. It is case sensitive so make sure you put it in exactly as you see it.

You can read more about Swagbucks from a post I wrote about it HERE. I joined last week and already have 27 Swagbucks. Just from using them when I search the web. It's so easy.

Valued Opinions - Just Cashed Out

test — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:38:00 +0000

I have been a member of Valued Opinions for a while but I haven't cashed out until now. You need $20 to cash out and I finally made it to $20. I get lots of survey invites from them but I don't qualify all the time.

They offer gift cards so I choose an Amazon Gift Card. And you want to hear the best part, I received it immediately. By the time I went from the website to my inbox it was there! I've never received an award as fast as that. I was amazed.

I'm not sure what I'll use it for but I'm I know it won't take me long to figure it out. So if you are a member of Valued Opinions now you know that you will get paid and probably pretty fast too! I don't know if all the gift cards are send via email or mailed to your house.

If you are not a member of Valued Opinions and want to join you can click HERE. It's free to join!

Has anyone else been paid by them yet?

SayNation! ROCKS!

test — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:08:00 +0000

I've been a member of SayNation! for a few months now and I've cashed out once for a $10 Walmart gift card. Since then I've been working towards a bigger reward of $25 Paypal cash. I need 29,000 points. I was getting close but then this morning I found out I made it!

I've mentioned SayNation! a few times on my blog and some of you have signed up and used my referral number (#9724457147) and I really appreciate it. Well I guess there have been quite a few sign ups from my blog so this morning I received an email from the nice people at SayNation! thanking me for all the referrals and they gave me a bonus of 50K points!!! Needless to say I was so happy when I read that. That was so generous of them and it's pretty obvious that they really do appreciate their members.

So if you are a member of SayNation! I want you to make sure you know they really do appreciate what you do for them. If you are not a member of SayNation! then you need to sign up now and be a part of a great survey company. They have good surveys with a nice variety and lots of rewards to choose from. If you do sign up I'd really appreciate it if you used my referral number (#9724457147).

On the topic of surveys, I was also asked yesterday if I could compile a list of all the sites I've actually received money from. You can see on my right sidebar I do have a list of money earned from survey's but I haven't cashed in all of them yet since they all have different minimums. I will put together a list in the next few days and post it here for every one's information. Just to make sure you know, you will not become RICH doing surveys, however you will earn some extra cash and you will get to voice your opinions to lots of companies. Whether it's by trying and reviewing a new product, giving your opinion on a new service or program or giving your feedback on experiences you've had or things you'd like to see. I can't tell you how many times I've been able to honestly express my feelings about something while taking a survey. It a service that companies need to continue to be successful.

If you have any questions about any of the survey companies I've talked about you can email me and I"ll be sure to address them when I make my list of who I've been paid by. You can email any questions to frugalrimama @ cox.net

CVS Week of 1/18

test — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000

(See below for this weeks purchase)

Here is what I think looks good at CVS this week. I just don't think they've had any GREAT ecb's deals this month so far to roll my $10.00. Even the monthly deals, I haven't been able to find them anywhere.

Tide, On Sale $5.99
Dawn, On Sale BOGO Free

Bounty 8pk, On Sale $6.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-18-09 P & G insert
Final Cost: $5.99

Spend $15 on Hershey's get $10 Gift Card (limit 1)

Spend $10 on Covergirl and Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.50/2 in 1-18-09 P & G insert
Use $1.00/1 1-18-09 P & G insert

Buy 2 Maybelline Mineral Products, Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $3.00/1 Maybelline Foundation in 10-26 RP insert

Maybelline Mascara, Liner or Eye Shadow, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 6)
Use $1.00 Mascara cpn in 10-26-08 RP insert
Use $1.00 Mascara cpn in 1-18-09 RP insert

Caress Body Wash, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00 in 1-18-09 RP insert

L'Oreal HIP, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $2.00/1 in 01-04-09 RP insert

Spend $15 on Neutrogena Skin or Hair Care, Get $5.00 ECB's
$2.00 printable Hair Care cpn HERE
$1.00 printable Skin Care cpn HERE

Zantac 150 or 75 Bonus pack, On Sale $9.97, Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.50 or $1.00 cpn in 1-18-09 SS or 12-14-08 SS insert

Puff's, On Sale $.99
Use $1.00/3 in 1-18-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $1.97 for 3

Spend $20 on Pepsi or Frito Lay get $10 ECB's

I only made 1 trip to CVS this week. I am hoping to go one more time today, but not sure if I will get the chance. Here is what I got:

(2) CVS Allergy 5ct, On Sale $3.79, Get $3.79 ECB's (limit 2)
(6) Hallmark Cards .99
Used $10.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $3.52
Total Saved: $11.00
Got $6.00 ECB's for Hallmark Cards
Got $7.58 ECB's for CVS Allergy

Want to see more CVS deals? Check out the CVS Superstares at the "Cents"able Sawyer.

Kmart Super Doubles

test — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:06:00 +0000

I went back to Kmart and bought some more. See my 2nd shopping trip at the bottom.....

Kmart has been doing Super Doubles for a while now. Basically they will double anything up to (and including) $2.00. We have one Kmart in Rhode Island and it just happens to be near my mother's house. I decided to grab some coupons today and venture on over there. I was planning on leaving my girls at my mother's house so I could go alone and take my time but that didn't work, so it was a quick trip. I was so happy with what I got and what I saved. I'm going to try to go back later this week with my youngest so I can look more.

Here is what I got: (1st Shopping Trip)

(2) Bounty Big Rolls, $1.99 each
Used $1.00/2 cpn
Doubled to $1.99
Final Cost: $1.99 for 2 (.99 each)

(5) Welch's Grape Juice, On Sale $3.00
Used (5) $1.00 cpn
Doubled to (5) $2.00
Final Cost: $5.00 for 5 ($1.00 each)

(2) Lysol Wipes, $2.89
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
Doubled to (2) $2.00
Final Cost: $1.78 for 2 (.89 each)

(1) Gerber Grads Meal $2.59
Used $1.00 cpn
Doubled to $2.00
Final Cost: $.59

Gerber Fruit Twist, $2.49
Used $1.00
Doubled to $2.00
Final Cost: $.49

Total OOP: $10.32
Total Saved: $27.44

I will never miss a Kmart Super Doubles again! I really hope I make it back so I can get more Grape Juice and Lysol wipes at least. I know I have more coupons for both of them.

Anyone else get some great deals at Kmart? Share with us if you did.

2nd Shopping Trip:

I was a little disappointed that they were out of some things I wanted. But it's my fault because I didn't have all my coupons with me the first time. But now I know next time what to bring. I still did really good.

Here is what I got:

(6) Welch's Grape Juice, On Sale $3.00
Used (5) $1.00 cpn
Doubled to (5) $2.00
Final Cost: $5.00 for 5 ($1.00 each)

(1) 100 cal Choc Pretzels, On Sale $3.00
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
Doubled to $2.00
Final Cost: $1.00

(4) Raisin Bran, On Sale $2.25 each
Used (2) $1.50/2 coupons
Doubled to (2) $3.00 each thought I did have to fight for this, I will explain below
Final Cost: $2.50 for 4 (.75 each)
(2) Johnson's & Johnson's, $3.39
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
Doubled to (2) $2.00 cpns
Final Cost: $2.78 ($1.39 each)

(1) L'Oreal Kids Shampoo, $2.79
Used (1) .75 cpn
Doubled to $1.25
Final Cost: $1.54

(1) Pine Sol $1.99 - I didn't have a coupon for this, just a need for it. :)

Total OOP: $15.87
Total Saved: $42.34

Weekly Savings Week of 1/18

test — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:11:00 +0000

I went over budget this week but it was only to stock up because there were some good deals this week. Next week I will probably be below and it will wash out. Either way it doesn't matter. :)

Here is how I did:

Groceries: I never looked at the flyer before I went the first time because I only needed certain things, It didn't matter whether I had a coupon for them or not. But when I was there I saw a few things I wanted to stock up on , but I didn't have all my coupons so I made a second trip before the sale ended.

Stop & Shop Trip #1
Total OOP: $57.79
Total Saved: $39.54 (we had a $25 gift card from the holidays so I added this into my savings)

Stop & Shop Trip #2
Total OOP: $25.64
Total Saved: $18.67

I then took two trips to Kmart since they were having their super doubles. Again, the two trips were due to not being prepared with all my coupons. But this was the first time I went during Super Doubles so I had no idea what to bring.

You can see my Kmart posts with pictures HERE

Kmart Trip #1
Total OOP: $10.32
Total Saved: $27.44

Kmart Trip #2
Total OOP: $15.87
Total Saved: $42.34

I've included Kmart in my Groceries total since most of the stuff was things I probably would of bought at Stop & Shop anyways.

My budget for groceries is $85 a week. I spent $109.62 so I was over budget buy $24.62. Not bad since I didn't use all my budget for drugstores AND I am stocked up on a few things.

Drugstores: I only went to CVS this week. I am still hoping to stop at Walgreen's today, but I don't know if I will. I had a sick child this week and she was home from school one day (she only goes 2 days) and that was the day I was going to do more shopping.

CVS - You can see my CVS post with pictures HERE
Total OOP: $3.52
Total Saved: $11.00
Got $6.00 ECB's for Hallmark Cards
Got $7.58 ECB's for CVS Allergy

My budget for Drug Stores each week is $20.00. I spent $3.52 so I came under budget by $16.48.

So far my month totals are:
Groceries: $246.27, Saved: $166.39, Under budget by: $8.73
Drug Stores: $ 36.15, Saved: $336.27, Under budget by: $23.85

Shutterfly : Free Shipping + 25 Free Prints

test — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:46:00 +0000

New members will also receive 25 Free Prints.

Squishy Cash

test — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:46:00 +0000

If you are a member of Squishy Cash, tomorrow (Sunday) is their $1.00 day promo. If you earn a $1.00 the you'll win a $1.00. It's a real easy way to make an extra buck. A few easy offers you can complete are:

Very Short List - sign up $.25 - you will receive emails everyday, that's all you are signed up for.
Cheap Diamonds - $1.00 - this is a really easy $1.00 just sign and that's it.
Getpaidtotry - $.25 - again, sign up, you'll receive some emails a few times a week.
eSurveygroup - $.25 - just like the one above.

Just go to ALL OFFERS on the left hand column once you sign into your account and then search for the offers above. If you sign up for these I suggest you set up a separate email account other than your personal one so your inbox won't get crowded.

Also on Sunday if you refer 3 people you'll get another $1.00. So tell all your friends to go and sign up too!

If you are not a member of Squishy Cash you can Click HERE to sign up. It's free to join and they give you $3.00 in your account when you join. You only need $20 to cash out!

Let me know if you have any questions.

CVS Week of 1/25

test — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:03:00 +0000

Lately CVS has been having some great deals for just two days. While I like these, sometimes I have a hard time getting there before it's over. But it's always worth the struggle. This week they have 3 items for the 2 day sale. I have plenty of make up so I won't be getting any Revlon, even though it's a good deal. The CVS Tissue is something I do want to get. I have to admit, until recently I was a Kleenex brand tissue 'snob'. I only bought that brand. One day I had a coupon for the CVS tissue and it was on sale so I decided to try it out. Would you believe I like it just as much as Kleenex. It doesn't even seem like it's that different. So I will try to get more tomorrow since they are so cheap.

Two Day Sale - Sunday & Monday ONLY

Revlon Cosmetics On Sale BOGO FREE (limit 6)
Use $1.oo cpn in 10/12 and 12/7 SS Inserts
Use $2.00 cpn in 1/11 SS Insert

Russell Stovers Chocolates, On Sale $3.99 (limit 4)
Use $1.00 cpn in 12-14-08 SS Insert
Final Cost: $2.99

CVS Issues, On Sale 2/$1.00 (limit 8)

That being said here is what I am getting this week. I have $10 ECB's to roll:

Trasaction #1

Spend $20 Get $5 ECB's Huggies Products (limit 1)
(1) Huggies Diapers,On Sale $10.00
Use (1) $1.50 cpn in 1-11-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $8.50

(2) Huggies Wipes, On Sale $2.50
Use (2) $1.00/2 Wipes cpn in 1-11-09 SS Insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2 wipes

(2) Huggies Wash, On Sale $2.50
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 1-11-09 SS Insert
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Use $10.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $5.50

Transaction #2

(1)Gillette Venus Breeze Spa, Embrace Sister Razor On Sale $7.99 Get $4 ECB. (limit 1)
Use $4.00 Venus cpn from Vocalpoint
Final Cost: $3.99

(1)Pantene Shampoo, On Sale $4.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $2.00 cpn in 1-18-09 or 12-28-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $2.99

Use $5.00 ECB's
Total OOP $1.98
Get $7.00 ECB's

I still haven't been able to get the monthly ECB's deals so I am hoping they are in this week. If so I will change this around a little big.

Here are some more great deals this week that I like:

Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's on Pepsi products (Limit 1)
:::$1.25 Gatorade, Propel, Sobe
:::$3 Lays, Tostitos, Stacy's Pita Chips
:::$2 Lays Potato Chips
:::$1.25 Pepsi 2-liter
:::$3 Pepsi 12 pk
(Submit for the $15 cpn offer from Pepsi/Frito-Lay Rebate)

Lysol Wipes, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 SS Insert
Final Cost: $1.50

Wisk Laundry Detergent, On Sale $4.50 Get $2.00 ECB wyb 2 (Limit 1)
Use $1.50/2 cpn in 1-18-09 RP Insert
Final Cost: $5.50 for 2 after ECB's

Mentos Gum, On Sale BOGO FREE $1.69
Use .55/2 cpn in 12-14-08 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.14 for 2 (Some people have BOGO Free cpns, if you use that you will get them both for free)

(1) Schick Intuition Razor, On Sale $8.99 Get $4 ECB
Use $2.00 cpn in 01-25-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's

Gillette Shampoo, On Sale $4.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $2.00 cpn in 1-18-09 or 12-28-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: Free after ECB's + .01

Head & Shoulders, On Sale $4.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-18-09 or 12-28-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: .99 after ECB's

Free Quicken Online

test — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:08:00 +0000

Quicken is now available on line for FREE! Yup you read that right it's FREE! Since's is the beginning of the new year, it's a great time to start tracking your expenses so you can spend less and save more in 2009!

Giveaway - $10 CVS Gift Card - WINNER!!!

test — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:10:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Giveaway for a $10 CVS Gift Card. I loved hearing about all the great Clearance finds!

OK onto our winner. .......

#53 is Plowlady - Congrats Plowlady I will be emailing you shortly for your address.

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I'm working on a different giveaway I will post later today but for now let's talk about another CVS Gift Card!

Can you tell that CVS is my favorite place to shop?? I probably make at least 2-3 trips a week there. Sometimes just to see if there are any unadvertised sales. I try to carry most of my coupons with me at all times so when I have a moment to stop there I am prepared in case there is a good deal. The best way to catch the best deals is to shop every week this way you will see the markdowns right away.

You should know where they put their Clearance items. Some stores an end cap for Clearance. My store doesn't always have an end cap, I have to walk the aisle's most of the time and look for the Yellow Clearance Tags. I always take the item and scan it on the price check machine because sometimes it's been marked down more but they haven't changed the price tag yet. I love when that happens.

Ok onto the Giveaway. I am giving away another $10 CVS Gift Card. This time there will be an extra entry. I am finally on twitter so I'm going to toss in another entry for that! Anyone can enter. This Giveaway will end Sunday, January 25th 2009 at 11:59pm EST. Make sure each entry is a separate comment or it will not count. Also leave your email address or blog so I can contact you if you win. You can enter by doing any or all of the following...

Post a comment telling me about your best Clearance find at CVS.
Post another comment telling me about your best Clearance find anywhere other than CVS.
Add my button to your blog then comment that you did with a direct link. If my button is already on your blog then let me know it is. Also if you have my button, email me yours and I'll add it to my Button Collection.
Post about my giveaway and then comment and leave the direct link
Sign up for my RSS feed OR Follow me on Twitter and then leave me a comment that you did or you already do.
Twit about this giveaway then post a link to your twit.

$10 Survey from My Survey

test — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:36:00 +0000

My Survey has a really good $10.00 survey available right now. It's a 2 part survey and really easy. I don't know if every member is being offered this survey but check your accounts just in case. If you want more details about the survey email me.

If you are not currently a member of My Survey you can sign up HERE.

CVS Shopping 1/26

test — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:51:00 +0000

I stopped at CVS for a quick trip to get some CVS Tissues and to check if the Throat Coolers were in stock and they were! There were 4 left and I grabbed them. I've been looking all month so I wasn't going to leave any behind.

I had $13.58 ECB's and here is what I got:

(8) CVS Facial Tissue, On Sale 2/$1.00
(4) Throat Coolers, On Sale $4.99
Used
(2) Throat Coolers BOGO Free cpn
$13.58 ECB's

Total OOP: $1.13
Total Saved: $29.88
Got $19.96

I turned $13.58 ECB's into $19.96, not a bad trip! I am going back tomorrow to get more stuff.

Restaurants.com 70% off + Free Gift Card

test — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Once again Restaurants.com is offering 70% off but this time the deal is even sweeter. You also get a FREE $15 Gift Card from Dale and Thomas. All you have to do is use the code SUPER. This offer ends 1/31/09 so don't put it off. This would be a great way to pay for your Valentine's Dinner! Click HERE.

When you use your Dale and Thomas gift card be sure to shop through Ebates and then you'll receive 11% cash back so that makes the Gift Card go even further! If you are not a member of Ebates you should check them out. It's a great way to get cash back on your online purchases. They give you $5 in your account to start!

$300 Giveaway at Survival Guide to Online Surveys

test — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:17:00 +0000

Survival Guide to Online Surveys is having a $300 cash giveaway. Click HERE to enter. There will 21 prizes that will total $300 cash. Good Luck!

Free Diet Dr. Pepper

test — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:39:00 +0000

You can send for a coupon for a FREE Diet Dr. Pepper. What a great deal! I love when it's free. I recently tried this and it is REALLY good! Click HERE.

My Exciting News Revealed!!

test — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:49:00 +0000

A couple of weeks back I mentioned that I had some exciting news but I couldn't share it yet. Well I'm sharing it with you all today. Some of you may have already heard that BeCentsAble , the home of the original Grocery Gathering is going Nationwide! They will be hosting in home workshops and fundraisers all over the US and I have signed on as the Senior Director of RI, MA and CT. I'm very excited about this opportunity to share what I know with local families and help them learn the strategies to saving money. They are also offering an online workshop that you can take at your own pace and in the comfort of your home (and your jammies!).

Good Morning America has taped a workshop, fundraiser and followed a family that attended a workshop and will be airing the segment within the next week. As soon as I have a date I will let you know.

If you are interested in hosting a workshop or becoming an Educator please contact me at centsable.karen@gmail.com.

FREE EZ Card Creator

test — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Create and print greeting cards with Free EZ Card Creator download. This will save you a lot with the cost of greeting cards. And it's FREE! I like that!

Free Turbo Tax

test — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:56:00 +0000

It seems like even the tax software companies realize that people just don't have the extra money this year. I recieved a FREE taxcut in the mail last week and now Turbo Tax will let you file Free online too. They need to compete to get your business. I'm not sure who I am going to use yet, I need to get the last of our paperwork together so I can do our taxes next week but I am going to check out Turbo Tax and the Free Taxcut I received. In the past I've preferred Turbo Tax but I want to see who is going to let me file more for FREE.

Get your refund in as little as 9 days. E-file with TurboTax today. It's Easy

Free Magazines!!

test — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:45:00 +0000

Here are a bunch of FREE Magazines. I especially love the 1st one!!

- Sign up and receive a free sample of Cooking Pleasure Magazine and Membership to exclusive recipes, hands-on advice and in-depth articles to help you create award-winning cuisine at home.

- Sign up and receive free Gardening How To Magazine, featuring in-depth articles and step-by-step instructions to help you create the garden you’ve always wanted.

- Sign up and receive free HANDY Magazine, official publication of the Handyman Club of America, your personal "do-it-yourself guide" to building, repairing and transforming your house into the home of your dreams.

- Sign up and receive free North American Fisherman Magazine, featuring informative articles and exciting true-life stories to help you increase your own fishing skills.

- Sign up and receive North American Hunter Magazine and you could be eligible to test and keep great new hunting products.

Guest Blog Post at Not Made of Money

test — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:44:00 +0000

I did a Guest Blog Post on Not Made of Money today. It's for CVS Newbies. If you are new to CVS or just want a refresher, you can read it HERE. While you are there be sure to check out Dana's blog. She has lots of GREAT information about saving money too.

Survey Reviews Update

test — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:31:00 +0000

I updated my Survey Site reviews. There are some sites that I do better with than others and then there are my favorites! I may not get many survey offers from some sites but that is all based on your profile so everyone is different.

If you are interested in seeing my updated reviews you can click HERE or select Survey Sites on the menu bar at the top of the page.

If you have better luck with something I've listed or perhaps you've had good luck with one I haven't listed please let us know. Any input would be great.

Remember, you will NOT become rich doing surveys, you probably won't even make enough to call it a 'part time' job. However it's a great way to earn some extra cash. If you let the money or points build up in your account you could cash out at the end of the year and probably buy all your Christmas gifts and a bit more.

Weekly Savings Week of 1/25

test — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:07:00 +0000

I didn't go to Rite Aid or Walgreen's this week. Just didn't need anything, nor did I have the time. I did make it to CVS a couple of times and also Stop & Shop. I stopped at Walmart for a few things but I can't find the receipts. I hate when that happens. I switched wallets and it probably got misplaced during the transfer.

But I had a good week. Here is what I got:

Groceries:

Stop & Shop Trip #1 - I had some coupons for the Beechnut Juices I had to use by the end of the month. When the coupons double, the juice is free. These are the single serve juices and my one year old loves them. I also wanted to grab some of the Gerber Graduates snacks because they have a Catalina deal this month I just found out about. That's all I bought during this trip.

Total OOP: $15.44
Total Saved: $28.30 and I got a $4 OYNO (off your next order) for buying Gerber Graduates.

Stop & Shop Trip #2 - I had to grab a few things for the weekend because my inlaws are visiting and we are going to watch the superbowl with them. I was happy I was able to buy things I had coupons for!!

Total OOP: $37.06
Total Saved: $18.01 - I completely forgot to use the $4 OYNO for this transaction so I'll use it next week.

I went to Target this week also go grab a few things they had on sale too.

Target
Total OOP: $17.89
Total Saved: $6.61

My budget for groceries is $85 a week. I spent $70.39 so I was under budget buy $14.61.

Drugstores: I only went to CVS this week again. I wasn't able to roll my ECB's as much as I wanted to because I needed to buy some birthday cards but at least I didn't pay full price for them.

CVS - You can see my CVS post with pictures HERE
Total OOP: $13.05
Total Saved: $75.08
Got $4.00 ECB's

My budget for Drug Stores each week is $20.00. I spent $13.05 so I came under budget by $6.95.

My totals for the month of January are:

Groceries: $316.66, Saved: $219.31, Under budget by: $23.34
Drug Stores: $ 49.20, Saved: $411.35, Under budget by: $30.81

CVS Week of 2/1

test — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:45:00 +0000

CVS is having another 2 day sale this week Sunday and Monday only. These seem to be very popular because they are doing them all the time. You can usually get a really good deal on the 2 day sales.

I was able to sneak away today and do my shopping! That is rare for me to go on a Sunday. I did 3 transaction and was able to get a lot of stuff. I didn't start with any ECB's because I used my husbands card because he received a $4/$20 email and I didn't. Since I only have $4 ECB's myself, I decided to keep those for next week.

Here is what I got:

My oldest wanted to get in on the picture.

Transaction #1
(2) Hershey's Kisses, On Sale 2/$3.00
use (1) $2.00/1 cpn
Final Cost: $1.00

(3) L'Oreal Revitlaift Cleansing Cloths, On Sale $5.99
Used (3) $2.00 off L'Oreal face
Final Cost: $11.97

Used $4/$20
Total OOP: $10.16
Saved: $17.98
Got $10 ECB's (L'Oreal)

Transaction #2
(1) Diet Coke 2lt, On Sale $1.34

(4) Glad Glass Candles, On Sale $2.50 each
Used (2) $1.50/2
Final Cost: $7.00

(3) Soft Soap Hand Soap, On Sale $1.00
Used (1) $1.00/3
Final Cost: $2.00

(1) L'Oreal Revitalift Face Scrub, On Sale $5.99
Used (1) $2.00 cpn
Final Cost: $3.99

Used $4/$20
Used $10.00 ECB (from above transaction)
Total OOP: $2.77
Total Saved: $29.68
Got $10.00 ECB (L'Oreal)
Got $5.00 ECB (Glade)

Transaction #3
(1) Diet Coke

(7) Soft Soap Hand Soap, On Sale $1.00
Used (2) $1.00/3
Final Cost: $5.00

(6) Palmolive, On Sale $.97
Used (3) $1.00/2
Final Cost: $2.82

(1) Johnson's Shampoo, ON Sale $2.99
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
Used (1) $1.00 CRT Johnson's Hair or Body Care
Final Cost: $.99

(1) Johnson's Baby Powder, On Sale $2.99
Used (1) 1.00 cpn
Final Cost: $1.99

(1) Excedrin 10ct.On Sale $2.49
Final Cost: $2.49

Used $4/$20
Used $10 ECB's (from above transaction)
Total OOP: $.49
Total Saved: $40.70
Got: $5.00 ECB's (Palmolive/Softsoap)
Got: $2.49 ECB's (Excedrin)

My grand total from all 3 transaction is:

Total OOP: $13.42
Total Saved: $88.36
Still have to spend $12.49 in ECB's

I think I did pretty good! I turned nothing into $88.36 worth of product, Got back $12.49 ECB's and only spent $13.42.

My 2nd Trip to CVS this week. It was short and sweet. When I got there I scanned my card at the Red Price Check box to see if I had any coupons. I got a bunch of them but one was for the new Excedrin Menstral 20CT for $4.00 off. I remembered seeing this was on sale this week with ECB's so I grabbed it! I also had a CRT for CVS hand or body lotion for $1.00 off any (excludes trial) so I looked for the smallest one I could find and it also gave $1.00 ECB'. I walked out of there spending NOTHING. Not even $1. The registered zeroed out and the draw opened! NICE!

Here's the breakdown and a picture:

(1) CVS Enriched Daily Lotion 2.5 oz $1.99 (Get $1.00 ECB's)
(1) Excedrin Menstral Complete 20 ct $6.99 (Get $3.00 ECB's)
Used $1.00 CVS CRT Lotion
Used $4.00 CRT Excedrin Menstral Complete

Used $4.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $ FREE - The register went to ZERO.
Total Saved: $8.98

I have a few more of the CRT $1.00 off hand or body lotion so I will go get more. The $1.00 ECB' is a monthly deal with a limit of 5. It's for any CVS DrySkin Healing Ointment 2-14oz, Lotion 16-16.9oz or Dry Skin therapy 2.7-16oz.

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I am going to be doing something different. Each week I will bring you the best sales as reported by BeCentsAble along with my scenarios and/or shopping trips. This will same me a little bit of time that I can use elsewhere. But really is there ever enough time?? Not for me. :) I will still be putting the coupon match-ups with the sales because that's a huge time saver for everyone.

2 Day ONLY Sale - Sunday & Monday

Dasani 24 pack, On Sale $3.99 (Limit 4)

Hershey’s Valentines Kisses, Hugs, Miniatures, Kissables, Reese’s or York 8.5 oz - 10 oz, On Sale 2/$3.00 (Limit 6)
Use $2.00/2 in 01-25 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 or .50 each

Free Valentine Card Exchange Kit B1G1 Free starting at $1.99 (Limit 4)

*Weeklong deals*

L’Oreal Revitalift products starting at $5.99 (Limit 2)
Get $10 ECBs wyb 2
Use (2) $2.00 coupons from 1/4 insert
Buy 2 @ $5.99 each
Final Cost: Free + .02 overage after ECB's

Gillette Fusion Gamer $7.99
Get $4.00 ECB
Final price: $3.99
(Limit 1)

Excedrin 10ct. $2.49 (Limit 1)
Get $2.49 ECBs
Final price: FREE

Electrasol Powerball Tabs 20 count $2.99
Use $2.50 coupon from 1/4 SS insert (expires 2/1/09)
Final price: $0.49

Theraflu 6 ct, 8.3 oz or Triaminic 14 ct., 4 oz starting at $6.59
Get $5.00 ECB wyb 2
Use $2.00 Theraflu printable coupon
Use $1.50 Triaminic printable coupon
Use $1.50 Theraflu coupon from 12/7 SS or 1/4 SS insert
Use $1.00 Triaminic coupon from 12/7 SS or 1/4 SS insert
Final price varies
(Limit 1)

Glade essential oils jar candle 4 oz, PlugIns fresh refills 3 ct., Scented oil refill 1 ct. or scented oil candle refills 3 ct. $2.50 (Limit 5)
Get $5 ECBs wyb 4
Use $1.50/2 Glade Jar Candles coupon from the 2/1 SS insert
Use $1.00 Glade Scented Oil Candles Refills coupon from the 2/1 SS insert
Buy 4 Glade Jar Candles @2.50 each
Use (2) $1.50/2 coupon from 2/1 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.00 after ECB's

Excedrin Menstrual Complete 20 ct. $6.99
Get $3 ECB
Use $1.00 coupon from 1/4 SS insert
Final price: $2.99
(Limit 5)

KY Yours & Mine $19.99
Get $10 ECB
Use $5.00 coupon from 2/1 RP insert
Final price: $4.99
(Limit 1)

Secret or Old Spice, On Sale 2/$5.00, Get $1.00 ECB's on 2 (Limit 1)
Use (2) $.20 cpn in 12-28-08 PG
Final Cost: $3.60 for 2 after ECB's

Spend $15 get $5 ECB's
Soft Soap, On Sale $1
Use $1.00/3 in 2-1-09 SS insert

Walgreen's Week of 2/1

test — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Each week I will bring you the best sales as reported by BeCentsAble and then following that I will list my scenarios.

Russell Stover Chocolates $3.99 with in ad coupon
Use B2G1 Free coupon from 8/17 SS insert (exp 2/28/09)
Use B1G1 Free coupon from 11/9 SS insert
Use $1.00 coupon from 12/14 SS insert (exp 2/14/09)
Final price: $1.70 - $2.99 each

Welch's Grape Juice $3.49
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 1/11 SS insert
Use $0.50 or $1.00/2 IVC coupon from February Easy Saver catalog
Final price: $2.49 each

Pop Tarts $1.50 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 1/18 RP insert
Final price: $1.00 each

Reusable Grocery Bags $0.33 with in ad coupon
Final price: $0.33

L'Oreal True Match Cosmetics B1G1 Free
Use (2) $2.00 or $3.00 coupon from 1/4 RP insert
Final price varies

Pert Plus 13.5 oz $3.49
Use $1.00 coupon from 1/25 SS insert (exp 2/28)
Use $1.50 IVC from February Easy Saver catalog
Final price: $1.00

Gillette Fusion Gamer, Venus Breeze Spa, Embrace Sister Razor $8.99
Receive $6.00 RR
Purchase a 4-pack of cartridges too and receive an additional $4.00 RR (must buy the razor).
Final price: $2.99 for razor only

Triaminic and Theraflu $5.00
Use $1.50 Triaminic printable coupon
Use $1.00 coupon from 12/7 or 1/4 SS insert
Use $2.00 Theraflu Printable
Use $1.50 coupon from 1/4 SS insert
Use $1.00 Theraflu printable coupon
Submit for $6.00 rebate on 2 via February Easy Saver Rebate (# 12)
Final price: $2.00 - $3.50 each or 2 Theraflu: FREE after Rebate

Spend $20 get a $10 RR, Spend $15 get a $5 RR
Vicks 44, Nyquil or Dayquil $5.99
Use $1.50 Nyquil or Dayquil coupon from 1/18 PG insert
Use $1.00 Vicks coupon from 1/18 PG insert
Final price: $4.50 each
Final price wyb four Dayquil/Nyquil: $8.00 after RR

*February Easy Saver free after rebate items*

$7.99 Zucol Cold Care Lozenges 18pk.
Use $2.00 printable coupon

$10.00 Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer or Spa
Use $1.00 coupon from 10/12 (exp 2/12/09) and 12/7 (exp 4/7/09) SS inserts
Use $2.00 coupon from 1/11 SS insert (exp 2/15/09)

$4.29 Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers 6.8-13oz.
Use $1.00 coupon from 11/9 RP insert (exp 2/9/09)
Use $1.00 coupon from 1/4 RP insert (exp 5/1/09)

$10 Revlon Creme Lip Gloss
Use $1.00 coupon from 10/12 (exp 2/12/09) and 12/7 (exp 4/7/09) SS Inserts
Use $2.00 coupon from the 1/11 SS insert (exp 2/15/09)

$1.99 Walgreens Multi-Purpose No Rub Solution 4oz.

$2.49 ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder & Wrist HeatWrap.
Use $2.00 coupon from the February "All You" magazine
Use $1.00 coupon from 1/4 RP insert

I need to look over the flyer a bit to make my plans. I do know I will be buying the Reusable Grocery Bags that are $0.33. I love these bags and try to bring them whenever I shop but I seem to forget a lot. Maybe if I just leave a bunch of them in my car then I'll always have some with me. They also have some Valentine's on sale I will probably pick up for my daughter and a few things to put in a goodie bag for her friends at school.

I will post my scenario as soon as I have it ready.

Snapfish : 20% off Photo Cards + 30 Free Prints

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Snapfish.com - Save 20% on Photo Cards. This is a great way to send Valentine's Day cards to the ones you love. This offer expires in 2 days (Feb 3rd) so you need to move fast. If you are a new member you will also receive 30 free prints. (If you use a new email address, like your spouses, you can get the free prints too).

Snapfish.com is offering Free Shipping on Note Cards and if you are a new customer you will get 30 Free Prints. This is a pretty sweet deal. You can upload your favorite picture and even have it personalize with a phrase (Thank You, Happy Birthday, Hello etc.) and use them for just about anything. A set of 12 is $12.95. That's just over $1.00 per card. Much cheaper than buying a note card or thank you card and it's personalized too. Love that idea!

Clark Color Labs: 50 Free Prints

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Kodak: 20% off Cards + 75 Free Photos

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:15:00 +0000

Kodak - 20% off Photo Cards and Photo Gifts! and Get 75 Free 4x6 prints when you join the Kodak Gallery! That is the best deal around right now. If you already have a Kodak account you can always sign up with your spouses /significant other's email address.

A few other good deals right now at Kodak:

Save $10 on Photo Books this Valentines Day at Kodak Gallery!

Buy 1 Calendar, Get 1 FREE at Kodak Gallery!

Get 150 Prints for $15 at Kodak Gallery!

Photoworks - Free Shipping + 25 Free Prints

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:20:00 +0000

Photoworks has a great offer right now for new customers. Free shipping with a $10+ order. You hardly ever see Free Shipping offers on orders that low. What a great deal. They have lots of great gift ideas too. Plus 25 Free Prints for new customers.

You must be a new customer to get this offer so if you already have an account you'll have to sign up your spouse with another email to get the deal. You can have an account for everyone in your house over 18 years old.

Finding Coupons: Internet Printables (IP)

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:20:00 +0000

The Weekend paper is not the only good source of coupons. The Internet is another GREAT source for coupons. There are so many different kinds of coupons you can print each month and the best part is they change from month to month sometimes so it's not always the same batch. I have noticed at times there seems to be some good coupons at the same time as the good sales are coming, or right before. So if you find a coupon for a product you like, you might want to print it out right away because it may disappear before a good deal comes along and then you'll wish you had it.

Some things to know about Internet Printable (IP) coupons:

You can NOT make photocopies of printable coupons. This is against the law.
You can print them in either color or black & white, however some stores may only except them if they are printed in color, so check with each store.
Not all stores take printable coupons. Mostly because people have abused using them in the past.
You can usually print a coupon 2 times by using the back arrow button per computer.
They usually say "do not double".

There are so many ways to find Internet Printable coupons. You can do a search on Swagbucks for "printable coupons" but that may not work as well.

If you go to the manufactures website sometimes you will find they have a printable coupon (or 2) on there. That's always nice. You can also find a bunch of coupons on a few different websites and they change monthly.

Coupons.com (You can also print these from my sidebar)
Smartsource.com
Betty Crocker Website
Box Tops for Education
Cool Savings
Coupons Inc.

I keep a list of IP coupons that I've found on the internet right here on my website. You can find them by selecting the Printable Coupons Tab along the top of the website. Or you can click HERE.

Turbo Tax Sale

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:26:00 +0000

Circut City is going out of business so I am sending my husband there today during his lunch break to get me a copy of Turbo Tax, if they have any left. I hate to pay full price when we may be able to get it there since everything is marked down. I just looked around online to see what the best price was so I knew what we needed to beat at Circut City.

I was happy to find that if I buy it directly from Turbo Tax they are having a sale. This must of started today or yesterday because on Saturday it was full price. I have no idea how long this sale will last so if you still need Turbo Tax you might want to get it today. This isn't something you'll find on sale too often.

Here are the prices:

1040 EZ & Simple Returns - FREE
Deluxe Edition - $29.95 (State additional)
Premier - $49.95 (State additional)
Home & Business - $79.95 (State additional)

The best part is you don't pay until you file. I love Turbo Tax. I used Tax Cut last year because I received a FREE copy with my new printer but I really didn't like it as much as Turbo Tax.

Get your refund in as little as 9 days. E-file with TurboTax today. It's Easy

Free Stuff for Baby

test — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:48:00 +0000

If you are expecting a baby or have a newborn you can get FREE Online Birth Announcements at Babies Online. They also have a photo contest going on right now and you can get a FREE Subscription to American Baby. It's free to join Babies Online and they have LOTS of FREE offers.

More FREE Stuff for new parents or parents to be....

BabyToBee - FREE stuff for any Mother or Father-to-be!
Gerber Life - Give your child a financial advantage through the Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan, and receive a Child Safety ID Kit for your child.
Family Planning - Register with Planning Family for FREE baby offers, samples, coupons, health information and so much more!

Organizing Coupon Inserts

test — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:33:00 +0000

There are lots of ways you can organize your coupons. I've tried several different ways and finally found something that really works for me. I do not cut out all the coupons from the weekly inserts. I only cut coupons for items that I use often just in case I am somewhere and there is a GOOD deal. I then write the date (of the Sunday insert) on top of each insert and then when I need to find something I can locate it by date.

Until last week I would keep this big PILE of coupons in the cabinet under my TV so my kids didn't have access to them. But then I was walking the scrapbooking aisle in Target and saw a bunch of organizing tools on Clearance. One particular thing I thought was PERFECT for my coupon inserts: Expo Expandable 12 x 12 File Organizer. It's made to fit 12x12 paper but it's the PERFECT size for coupons inserts. I grabbed one and immediately filed my coupon inserts by date in the file. There are 13 slots so I can easily keep 13 weeks of inserts. Usually after 3 months most of the coupons expire but for those that don't, I'll keep them in the last spot.

I wanted to share this with my readers since it works so well. I looked online at Target and they do sell them but they aren't on Clearance. The regular price is $13.99. You can find it HERE. If you decide to buy one at Target online be sure to shop through Ebates and you'll get 3% back. If you are new to Ebates then you'll also get $5.00 to start in your account.

I also looked on Amazon and they have the same thing there and it's only $9.89.

Free Games at Amazon + More!

test — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Did you know that Amazon has Free Games that you can download! Yup they do! Pretty cool! They are available from February 3, 2009 and February 10, 2009 so go get them now!

They also have Free MP3's too.

You can download Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Kidz Bop Kids
Lay Back Down by Eric Lindell
Black Winged Bird by Nina Persson
...and More Free MP3 Downloads

And some cheap stuff on Amazon....

Burts Beeswax Lip Balm - 0.15 oz for $1.14 that is 86% off!!
Playskool Cherry Blossom Market for $34.95 that is 42% off!!
Collector Barbie Barbie/Skipper Vintage #2 Set for $49.99 that is 64% off!
Vtech - Create-A-Story - Disney Princess: Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty for $7.95 that is 60% off!
Radio Flyer Little Red Roadster for $50.86 that is 49% off!

And the BEST deal I found today.... 71% off.....

Amazon has so many great deals you have to look around. Can you tell I LOVE Amazon!! Whenever I have time I try to look around. You never know when you'll find a great gift for someone (or yourself) at a GREAT price!

Mail Day & Pay Day!

test — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:56:00 +0000

I haven't had a pay day in a couple of weeks so I was glad to get my check from Opinion Outpost. As I've said before, this is one of my favorite survey sites and I've made just under $100 with them. They have a new system now where you get your checks faster, so that is always nice!

I was also very happy to receive the Right @ Home Home & Holidays Gift Pack! This was the first time I've ever been one of the first 10,000 to respond. I got:
(1) Ziplock Snack Bag
(1) Ziplock Produce Bag
(1) Zip 'n Steam Bag
(1) Ziplock Easy Zipper Expandable Bottom Bags
(1) Ziplock Container

And a bunch of coupons to buy more!!!

They have a new Gift Pack out right now. It's the Escape from Winter Gift Pack.

If you’re one of the first 10,000 to respond, you’ll receive a free gift pack that includes:

* One Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil warmer
* One Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil refill in Hawaiian Breeze®
* $1.00 coupon off two single Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil refills or one twin refill

Free Samples

test — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Get your Free Samples. Updated with a complete new list of Free Stuff every 24 hours. Get yours Now!

Finding Coupons: Coupon Clipping Companies

test — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000

If you purchase a few copies of the Sunday paper, then you'll get a couple of copies of coupons but sometimes that is not enough. When something is on sale and you combine the sale with a coupon you can get GREAT deals and sometimes Free items! When this happens you really want to try and stock up this way you'll never have to pay full price. If you don't have enough coupons you can always 'buy' them.

Let me explain how you 'buy' a coupon. It's illegal to sell coupons but you can charge a small handling fee to cover the cost of time to find, clip, sort and mail coupons. That is what you are really paying for when you 'buy' coupons. There are a few online companies that do this for you, they are called coupon clipping companies. I've ordered from a few of them and it's really a GREAT way to stock up on items that you use EVERYDAY! Especially if you don't get the same value coupons where you live.

You can do a search on Swagbucks of 'coupon clipping companies' but I did that already for you and here is what I've found:

The Coupon Master - Admin fee of .50 and minimum order is $3.00
The Coupon Clippers - Admin fee of .50 and minimum order is $3.00
Coupon Clipping Crew - NO Admin free and minimum order is $3.00
Coupons & Things by Dede - NO Admin fee for members and minimum order is $3.00

You can also find coupons on eBay. I've had some good luck with getting them on there as well but be sure to check the sellers feedback before you buy any coupons. I've heard of some sellers that didn't send the coupons.

I have bought from The Coupon Master (who is right here in Rhode Island) and The Coupon Clippers and their service is EXCELLENT. I have not bought from the Coupon Clipping Crew or Coupons & Things by Dede but I've heard good things about both of them.

You won't only find coupons that are in the inserts on this sites. You will sometimes come across other coupons too so check them out and see what they have.

Free Hand Lotion at CVS

test — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:52:00 +0000

For a couple of weeks I've been getting a CVS coupon at the scan machine for $1.00 off CVS Body or Hand Lotion (excludes trial size). I looked around yesterday to see how I could use this the best way. They have small size CVS lotions for $1.99 and you get $1.00 ECB so it ends up being free with the coupon and ECB's. The register beeped when the cashier scanned my coupon but she put it through because it wasn't a trail size and the coupon says any.

I got CVS Enriched Daily Lotion for very dry, rough skin, 2.5 oz. I'm going to go again tomorrow to see get another one. It's a great size for my purse (not too small to get lost). I don't know the limit. It may be in the February ECB's monthly book, I haven't had a chance to look it up yet.

$5 off $20 Rite Aid Coupon Friday & Saturday ONLY!

test — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:47:00 +0000

This morning I found this in my inbox. Save $5 off a $20 purchase at Rite Aid. It's good Friday & Saturday ONLY. I wasn't planning on shopping there this week but I may have to look over the flyer again to see if there might be something I can use with this coupons. There are always diapers!

Click HERE for the coupon.

Hallmark Coupon

test — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:52:00 +0000

Just in time for Valentine's Day.... Hallmark coupon Buy One get One FREE! (Up To $2.50). Expires 2/14/09. Click HERE.

The coupon can only be viewed a limited number of times before it is no longer available. So go get it now!

My husband and I don't do Valentine's Days gifts anymore but we do still get cards and I need to get one for him from our girls too so this coupon will be perfect!
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Awesome Deal at Brylane & Mr. Rebates

test — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:31:00 +0000

(*The $5 Mr. Rebates sign on bonus is over, but you can get a $5 sign on bonus with Ebates and 3% back)

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have!! This is the first year I've started this early in the year but if we want to reach our financial goals this year, then starting early is going to help. I've been buying toys at Target and Walmart the last few weeks. They have had so many GREAT toys on clearance it's too hard to resist. Someone at Walmart told me yesterday that they have pallets full of toys that they haven't been able to fit in the store for the past few years just piling up in the backroom. They are slowly putting them all out on Clearance. I will be walking the toy aisle every time I go now that I know that.

OK back to the Awesome Deal at Brylane and Mr. Rebatess. Right now at Brylane you can get a FREE patchwork blanket (valued at $29.99) with any purchase. I got this deal from Carrie at MoneyMakingMethods and it was such a good deal I had to share it with my readers. (Thanks Carrie!).

It doesn't matter how much you spend, you can even buy something on Clearance and still get the blanket FREE. I bought 3 Christmas Gifts and I will probably keep the Blanket for myself, but we'll see.

What does this have to do with Mr. Rebates? Well, if you shop through Mr. Rebates you will get 5% back at Brylane as long as you shop through Mr. Rebates. Now if you are NOT a member of Mr. Rebates you will also get $5.00 when you join! And just so you can see how sweet of a deal you can get, Brylane had a really nice 14 piece summer pitcher, glasses and plates set for only $3.98 (Regular $29.99).

One last thing, at the end of your order you will get an option of saving $10 on your next Brylane order if you join Reservation Rewards. If you decide to join you can then go back to Mr. Rebates and place another order and use your $10.00 Certificate AND then when you sign into your account for Reservation Rewards you will be able to send in a rebate for $10 back from your original purchase at Brylane. OK, I know that is a lot but it's worth it.

In the end I bought 3 Christmas Gifts, something for myself (I just had to) and then the Free Quilt and with all those deals (I did sign up for Reservation Rewards) my final cost is $7.57 (includes shipping on 2 orders) and I saved $130.95!!

PLEASE NOTE: If you join Reservation Rewards you will get 30 days FREE but after that you will be charged each month so if you don't want to keep it and don't want to get charged be sure to cancel in less than 30 days.

If you prefer to shop through Ebates you can but you'll only get 3% back. Ebates will also give you $5.00 when you join.

Or if you prefer to shop through Cashbaq then you will get 2.5% back. Cashbag also gives you $5.00 when you join.

Ok go shopping now and have fun!

Sureyhead Payment!!

test — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:22:00 +0000

I received my first Surveyhead PayPal payment this morning. A few of you asked if I had been paid by them yet and I told you I'd let you know when I have, and well.. I have! Here is a picture of my payment. Click on the picture to see it bigger.

If you'd like to sign up for Surveyhead you can click HERE. You need to have $25.00 in your account to cash out. It did take me a while to get there but that was partly due to the fact that I don't go into my account everyday and take surveys. If I did then I probably would of reached $25 much faster. I requested my payment at the beginning of the week and now here it is!

You can read about some of the available surveys in my post HERE. I update this as I know of more surveys. But you should check your account daily because I don't always get notices of the current surveys.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Weekly Savings Week of 2/1

test — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:23:00 +0000

I didn't make it to Rite Aid this week. Even though there was a $5/$20 coupon for the weekend, there really wasn't any good deals for me and I didn't have anymore money left in the Drug Store budget for the week so I stayed away. I did help my BFF plan a trip for herself and I can't wait to hear how she did.

I had a very good week. I actually didn't really need any groceries besides milk, cheese and bread. I did however stock up on some things at Shop Rite again this weekend. They've been having really good sales lately so I couldn't resist.

Here is the breakdown of my week:

Groceries:

Shop Rite: This store is about 20 minutes south of me in New London, CT and I don't go that way too often but the sale was too good to pass up. I also did some shopping for my mother who live 30 miles north of me and couldn't take the trip with me. It was definitely worth the gas to go.

I don't have a picture but I'm going to list the breakdown with coupons.

(2) Shoprite White Bread, On Sale .99 each (Regular Price $1.19 each)
(2) Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread, On Sale 1.84 each (Regular Price $3.49)
(1) Marcal Napkins, On Sale $2.99 each (Regular Price $3.89)
Used (1) $1.00 Marcal cpn
(5) Marcal Paper Towels Single Roll, $1.19 each
Used (5) $1.00 Marcal Coupons
(2) Angel Soft 12 pack, On Sale $1.99 each (Regular Price $3.99)
(1) Nabisco Singles Cookies, On Sale $3.99 (Regular Price $5.29)
(4) Dixie Plates, On Sale $1.99 each (Regular Price $2.88)
Used (4) .35 Dixie Coupons Doubled to .70
(1) 5lb Bag of Empire Apples, On Sale $2.49 (Regular Price $2.99)
(1) Cheese-Its, $2.99
(2) Dunkin Hines Cake, On Sale 10/$10 (not sure of regular price)
(2) Ball Park Franks, On Sale $2.50 (Regular Price $2.64)
Used $1.00/2 Ball Park Coupon
(2) French's Mustard, On Sale $1.49 each (Buy 2 get $1.00 OYNP)
Used $1.00/2 French's
(1) Wesson Canola Oil, On Sale $2.49 (Regular Price $4.99)
(4) Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix, On Sale $1.99 (Regular Price $2.49)
Used (1) $1.00/2
Used In Ad Coupon $3.00
(4) Kellogg's Raisin Bran, On Sale $1.99 (Regular Price $3.59)
Used (2) $2.50/2 Raisin Bran
(1) Quaker True Delights Bars, On Sale $1.99 (Regular Price $3.19)
Used (1) 1.00 off Quaker Delights
(1) Vlasic Kosher Pickles, $2.99
(1) 1lb Shop Rite American Cheese, $3.99 lb

Total OOP: $55.29
Total Saved: $41.84 - That's a savings of 43%

I stopped at Stop and Shop to grab a few things over the weekend. I had some coupons that doubled to make some items free that's why my savings is so high.
Total OOP: $7.99
Total Saved: $27.50

I also stopped at Walmart to grab a few things.
Total OOP: $4.72
Total Saved: $1.27

My Grocery Totals for the week:
Total OOP: $67.00
Total Saved: $71.61 - A Savings of 52% NICE!! (I figured it out wrong before, it wasn't 106%, thanks Anon!)

I am under my budget of $85 week by $18.00. That's a good start to the month.

Drug Stores: I made 2 trips to CVS and 1 trip to Walgreen's.

CVS - You can see my CVS Breakdowns HERE
Trip #1
Total OOP: $13.42
Total Saved: $88.36

Trip #2
Total OOP: Nothing
Total Saved: $8.98

Walgreen's - I went to get the Reusable bags that were on sale 3/$1.00 but they only had one. But I did get a rain check. While I was there I walked the store and they had some toys/games marked down so I picked up a few things for gifts to but away. Sorry no picture.

Total OOP: $17.84
Total Saved: $32.15

My Drug Store Total
Total OOP: $31.23
Total Saved: $129.49 That is a savings of 81% REALLY NICE!

I am over my $20 week budget by 11.23 but I bought some gifts to put away.

I also bought some Christmas gifts from Brylane Homes and saved a TON. You can see my post about that HERE.

Don't forget to enter to win a $10 CVS Gift card HERE. It ends Friday, Feb 13th. AND my giveaway of Mambo Sprouts Coupons HERE.

Walgreens Week of 2/8

test — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:34:00 +0000

Lots of good deals at Walgreens again. I'm really hoping to make it there this week. Just a few more months for my local one to open up, I can't wait!

Here is my scenerio:

(2)Windex Wipes $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use (2) $1.50 printable coupon

(2)Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes: $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use (1) $3.00 off 2 printable coupon

Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99
Receive $6.00 in RR
Use $4.00 off MC from 2/8 P&G insert

Venus Razor $8.99
Receive $6.00 in RR
Use $2.00 off MC from 2/8 P&G insert

Zucol Cold Care Lozenges 18pk. $7.99 (Monthly Rebate Deal)
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Get $7.99 ESR

$2.49 ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder & Wrist HeatWrap (Montly Rebate Deal)
Use $2.00 coupon from the February All You magazine
Get $2.49 ESR

Shout $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

I'm going to do this in 3 transactions so I pay the littlest OOP.

Here is a look at this week's best deals at Walgreens from BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings. Be sure to check out all the Grocery Gatherings HERE.

Progresso Soup $1.25 with in-ad coupon
Use $1.10 printable coupon or $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final price: $0.15-$0.75 each

Windex Wipes $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use $1.50 printable coupon
Final price: FREE

Windex Spray $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

Shout $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes: $2.50
There is a $1.00 rebate (#30, limit 4)
Use $3.00 off 2 printable coupon
Final price: FREE

L'Oreal Lip Products: B1G1 Free
Use (2) $2.00 coupon from 1/4 RP or 2/1 RP insert
Final price varies

Halls Cough Drops: $0.99 with in-ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 2/8 SS insert
Final price: $0.98 for 2

Register Reward Deals

A&W, Canada Dry, 7 Up, Dr. Pepper, Hawaiian Punch or Sunkist 2 Liter 4/$5.00
Receive $2.00 RR when you buy 4
Final price: 4/$3.00

Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99
Receive $6.00 in RR
Use $4.00 off MC from 2/8 P&G insert
Final price: $1.01 OVERAGE

Venus Razor $8.99
Receive $6.00 in RR
Use $2.00 off MC from 2/8 P&G insert
Final price: $0.99

CVS Week of 2/8

test — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:40:00 +0000

CVS has some good deals this week. Here is my scenario for the week. After my scenario you will find other good deals.
My Scenario:

Gillette Fusion Gamer, Venus Breeze Spa, Embrace Sister Razor On Sale $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $4.00 Fusion cpn in 2/8 PG insert

Children's Asprin, On Sale $1.99 get $1.99 ECB's (Monthly Deal)

Total: $5.98 + tax
Use $5.00 ECB's
Total OOP: .98 + tax
Get $5.99 ECB's

I think that's about it for me this week! Nothing else really excites me.

Here is a look at this week's best deals at CVS from BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings. Be sure to check out all the Grocery Gatherings HERE.

2 Day Sale - Sunday and Monday ONLY

Coke 12 pack, On Sale 4/$1.00

Dove, Spend $9.99 or more and get a FREE Swarovski Necklace

All Week Sales...

Nyquil or Dayquil Liquid twin pk. 20oz total, Caplets or liquidcaps combo pk. 40ct. total, On Sale $9.99, $2.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $1.50 cpn in 1/18 P & G
Final Cost: $6.49

American Greetings Cards, Get $3.00 ECB's wyb 3 card $2.49 and up
(If this works on the .99 cards, please let me know)

Spend $10 Nivea, Get $3.00

Save $10 on Madagascar Escape 2 Africa when you spend $20 in P&G Products (instant Savings, Available 2/8)

Benefiber, On Sale $8.99, Get $3.00 ECB's
Use $2.00 cpn in 1/4 SS
Final Cost: $3.99 After ECB's

Ecotrin, On Sale $6.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn in 1/25 SS
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Colgate Toothpaste asst varieties and Wave or Children's Toothbrush, On Sale B1G1 FREE
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 2/1 SS insert

Revlon Cosmetics, On Sale B1G1 FREE (Foundation, Powder, Blush, Concealer or Lip)
Use (2) $1.00 con in 10/12 (exp 2/12/09) and 12/7 SS inserts
Use (2) $2.00 cpn in 1/11 SS insert

Maybelline Cosmetics, On Sale B1G1 FREE
Use $1.00 or $2.00 cpn in 2/8 RP insert

M&M's Cupid Mix, On Sale 12.6 oz $3.00, Get $2.00 ECB when you buy 2
Final price: $2.00 each after ECB's

Garnier Nutrisse or 100% Color, On Sale $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 cpn in 12/7 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Gillette Fusion Gamer, Venus Breeze Spa, Embrace Sister Razor On Sale $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $4.00 Fusion cpn in 2/8 PG insert
Use $2.00 Venus cpn in 2/8 PG insert
Final Cost: Free Fusion after ECB's or $2.00 Venus after ECB's

Children's Dimetapp or Robitussin, On Sale $4.99
Use $2.00 Dimetapp and Robitussin printable coupon
Use $1.00 Dimetapp coupon from 11/2 RP insert
Use $1.00 Robitussin coupon from 12/14 RP insert
Use $1.00 Robitussin coupon from 1/4 RP insert
Final Cost: $2.99-$3.99 depending on coupon used

Aleve 80-100 ct, On Sale $9.99, Get $4.00 ECB (Limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 1/4 SS insert
Use $1.00 printable coupon or $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $4.99 after ECB's

Viactiv Soft Chews 60 ct or Flavor Glides 100 c, On Sale $7.99, Get $3.00 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $1.00 cpn in 1/4 RP insert
Final Cost: $3.99

Rite Aid Week of 2/8

test — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:44:00 +0000

This is my scenario for Rite Aid this week. Lots of money makers with SCR (Single Check Rebate). Below my scenario you will find all the great deals this week.

My Scenario:

(1)Garnier Fructis, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8 RP

(1)Nivea Lip Care $2.99, Get $2.00 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/08 SS

(1)Windex Trigger/Wipes, On Sale $2.49 with in-ad coupon
Use 1.00 cpn in 1/11 SS
Use Mail In Rebate in 1/11 SS

(4) Bounty Paper Towels, On Sale BOGO Free ($1.29 for 2)
Use (2) $1.00/2 cpn in PG 1/18 or 2/8

(2) Reese’s Whipps, On Sale 2/$1.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 1/4 SS

(3) Bayer Aspirin On Sale $1.99, 24-38 ct.
(Get a $10 Rite Aid gift card by mail WYB 3 Bayer products)
Use (1) $1.00/2 in 2/1 RP, 1/4 SS

(1) Drano, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8

Total OOP: $13.01 + Tax
Total back in Rebates/Gift Cards: $17.48
Total Overage: $4.47 Money Maker!! Rite Aid will pay me to take this stuff off their shelves. I love when that happens.

There are so many great deals this week at Rite Aid. This list was put together with the help of Sisterly Savings and Saving Your Cent and the Freebie Blogger for BeCentsAbles Grocery Gatherings.

Bayer Aspirin On Sale $1.99, 24-38 ct.
(Get a $10 Rite Aid gift card by mail WYB 3 Bayer products)
Use $1.00/2 in 2/1 RP, 1/4 SS
Buy 3
Final Cost: Free + $5.03 overage after Gift Card

Durex Condoms or Lubricant, On Sale $6.00, Get $6.00 SCR
Use $2.00 cpn in 2/8 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 overage after SCR

Garnier Fructis
Ultra Strong Aerosol, Non Aerosol, Strong Aerosol Hairspray, or Full Control Mousse, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8 RP
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 overage after SCR

GE Energy Smart Light Bulbs, On Sale 2/$4.50, Get $1.50 SCR on two
Use $1.00 cpn in 1/4 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 after SCR

Nivea Lip Care, On Sale $2.99, Get a $2.00 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8 SS
Final Cost: Free after SCR

Reese’s Whipps, On Sale 2/$1.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 1/4 SS
Final Cost: Free

Finesse Shampoo, Conditioner, or styler, On Sale $2.99, Get a $2.00 SCR
Use $0.75 cpn in 2/8 SS

Garnier Nutritioniste, On Sale $3.99 with in-ad coupon
Use $3.00 cpn in 11/9 RP, $2.00 cpn in 2/8 RP
Final Cost: $1.99 are $.99 depending on which coupon you use

KY products. 2 oz On sale for Buy 1 Get 1 50% off ($3.99)
Use (2) $3.00 cpn
Final Cost: FREE + .02 overage

Bayer Contour Meter $14.99
Use $30 cpn in 6/1 SS or RP 10/26
Final Cost: FREE

Bounty Paper Towels, On Sale BOGO Free ($1.29 for 2)
Use $1.00/2 cpn in PG1/18 or 2/8
Final Cost: .29 for 2

Rite Aid Toilet Paper, On Sale 2/$6.00 (6 pk double rolls or 12 pk single rolls)
Get $1.00 SCR wyb 2
Fina Cost: $5.00 for 2 after SCR

Buy Gillette Fusion or Power Fusion Razor, Get FREE Gillette Fusion Hydra Gel Shave Gel ($3.99 Value)
Use $4 razor MQ in 2/8 P&G
And $1 MQ shaving gel MQ in 2/8 P&G

Windex Trigger/Wipes, On Sale $2.49 with in-ad coupon
Use 1.00 cpn in 1/11 SS
Use Mail In Rebate in 1/11 SS
Final Cost: Free + .49 Overage after MIR

Drano, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8
Final Cost: $1.99

Palmolive, In Sale .99
Use $1.00/2 in 2/1 SS
Final Cost: .98 for 2

Going "Green" Ideas from my readers.....

test — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:33:00 +0000

It was so great reading about what everyone is doing to go green. I thought it would be great to compile a list of every one's comments to share with all my readers. If everyone just did one thing on the list it would make such a difference. If you'd like to add to the list just leave me a comment. The more ideas the easier it will be for everyone to figure out what they can do to help.

We are trying to buy cleaning products with fewer chemicals. It is hard because they tend to be more expensive, but we are doing our best with what we can get!
I want to start my own garden this year. More homegrown veggies and fruit=less waste from produce bags at the very least.
I am saving all of my plastic Ziploc type bags and using them at least twice. I am also getting better about bring my own bags to the grocery store.
I am shopping at thrift stores instead of buying things new whenever possible.
We are trying to recycle even more than before and have cut our garbage in half.
This year we are reusing/re-purposing more items.
We are trying to reduce the amount of paper we use
This year we are planting a teeny garden in our backyard and when spring comes we will be buying produce from the farmer's market.
We are focusing on conserving water this year. Only doing full wash loads, setting up rain barrels and a grey water system to water our gardens this year.
We are using reusable shopping bags. Not just for the Grocery store, I use them everywhere I shop.
For the last six months, I have been taking the bus. My normal commute is 30 minutes, one way, now it takes me 1 1/4 hours one way. I live in LA, and traffic is terrible, I am trying my part.
As for going green, we're getting a garden plot at one of our county parks with some friends so we can grow our own organic produce.
This year I am only using my own cloth grocery bags and baning the use of the plastic ones...
We are going green by not using paper towels or paper napkins--we only use cloth towels to clean up little messes around the house and cloth napkins, then wash when dirty.
We are taking our own bags to the grocery store ...and returning any plastic bags we may get and have started to recycle our paper and plastics!
We recycle everything we can and have a compost pile.
I'm trying to use more natural cleaners and being mindful to use my reusable bags at all stores instead of just the grocery store where it's already a habit.
We have seriously reduced the amount of paper towels we use. I no longer keep them on the counter which forces us to use our hand/dish towels. I keep one roll tucked away for emergency situations that require paper towels. Also, we have been using vinegar and water to clean around the house instead of harsh cleaners. By doing these, we save money and help the environment.
We are using Chico Bags - I love 'em!
In our house, we use only cloth napkins and cleaning cloths. I even send cloth napkins in the kids' lunchboxes, along with reusable containers, of course.
I am making my own laundry detergent,bread,yogurt, and most everything I can from scratch!
One thing our family is doing is packing kids lunches in "laptop" lunch boxes (no zip locks for us!)
Walking when possible (its COLD!) and reusing the plastic bags we do have for small trash, lunch, etc. bags.
This year, I want to have a "rain garden" collecting the rain water that falls on my roof and using it for my gardens.
I use cold water washing clothes, I compost and recycle, and walk or ride my bike when I can.
I replaced all our harsh detergents with Method and Seventh generation products, and have been making my own almond butter, salad dressings, and pasta sauce. I also found a local co-op here in Orlando to buy our produce that also has a great selection of organic herbs and spices so my food definitely tastes better!
We're trying to be more aware of how much water we use by washing only full loads of laundry and not running the shower so long to warm the water.
We are using cloth diapers on our 2 babies! It's not only "green", it's addicting...cloth diapers are SO cute! :)
I am teaching my 5 year old little boy to reuse and recycle!
I am returning my cloth shopping bags to the car right after I unpack them, so they are always available to me when I shop.
I am only doing laundry when there is a full load.
We don't use paper towels, I don't even buy them anymore. We have used cloth napkins for about a year now. I recycle everything I possibly can! Our trash is minimal. This year I'd like to compost so I can put to good use our fruit scraps, etc!

Free Valentine's Day Cookkbook & Sweepstakes

test — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:29:00 +0000

Valentine's Day is almost here! Anyone can make a reservation, but a meal made with love tastes so much better. Click the picture above.

Love Shoes? Enter to win the shoe-shopping spree of a lifetime.

FREE Purina One Dog Food

test — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:49:00 +0000

This past weekend the Sunday insert had a coupon for a FREE 13 oz can of Purina One Wholesome Entree up to $1.49.

If you didn't get this coupon or need more you can buy some at The Coupon Clippers. There is a limit of 10 per customer and they have a handling fee of .40 but if you buy 10 of them you will meet the minimum order amount since it would total $4.00. So 10 cans of Dog Food for $4.00 isn't so bad, is it?

You can click the picture of click HERE to order. They are going fast so be sure to get yours before they are gone!

I also have a few that I won't use since I don't have any pets. Leave me a comment if you could use them and I'll pick a name and send them to you. I hate to see them go to waste.

Coupon Winner - Online Coupon Codes

test — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:15:00 +0000

I love to shop online but even when I shop online I am always looking for a deal, whether it be Free Shipping or a Discount Coupon Code. Before I check out I always search for codes just to make sure I am getting the best deal. Of course I rarely buy anything that isn't on sale already unless it's something I absolutely need and can't wait for.

CouponWinner was brought to my attention and I was amazed at how many coupon codes they have!! You would never have to look anywhere else, they have them all!! PLUS they have exclusive coupons that you won't find elsewhere. I knew I needed to share this site with my readers. I try everyday to bring you good deals.

The website is set up so you can find exactly what you are looking for quickly. You can do a quick search by store name or you can see the most popular or newest coupons just by clicking one of the tabs along the top. There is even a tab for all Free Shipping offers!

Do you need anymore reasons to check out CouponWinner.com? Here are a few...

"CouponWinner.com stands out from the crowd by offering a cutting-edge cross merchant comparison tool that helps users expedite bargain hunting and achieve top-notch savings"
CouponWinner.com has over 4,755 merchants and provides thousands of free coupons and promotional codes from top brand-names. Shoppers can find bargains in practically every category, from travel, beauty, health, home/garden, pet supplies, sports and fitness to computers, electronics, office supplies, finance, food, entertainment, automobile and more"
The Web site’s new comparison tool, CouponScout, makes it quick and easy for users to find a coupon or bargain. This new feature, which allows users to select multiple retailers and displays each of their deals in vertical, side-by-side columns, appears on most category pages of CouponWinner.com. Shoppers can align and compare the promotions or coupon codes, in a clear, easy-to-read manner,

Check out CouponWinner and I am sure you will want to bookmark it for the next time you do some online shopping I'm sure you won't be disappointed with their selection.

Frugal Plan for Holiday Shopping in 2009

test — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:17:00 +0000

I've been inspired by so many people to be even more frugal this year especially when it comes to the holidays and special occasions. There are so many ways we can save and still get so much. I was very happy with all the great deals I got this past Christmas on presents. I could of done even better had I started earlier in the year, but still I didn't spend nearly as much as I normally do.

I put together a list of ways that we can be frugal when it comes to gift giving by using FREE gift cards that you can get through out the year.

A lot of credit cards will give you points you can then turn into gift cards. If you use your credit card to pay for your weekly shopping and gas purchases you can rack up points all year long and then cash them in for gift cards to do all your Holiday shopping. You just have to make sure you pay your credit card balances at the end of the month or it will defeat the purpose. There is also Discover which will give you 5% cash back for gas, groceries and travel and 1% cash back for everything else. Right now Discover has a $50 cash back bonus which is FREE Money! That money can just be stashed away for later in the year.
Another way to get gift cards is by doing surveys. A lot of survey companies will offer gift cards in exchange for doing surveys. If you let your balances add up all year long you can also use those for Holiday presents or you can use those to purchase Birthday presents throughout the year. At the end of this post I will list survey companies that I know of that pay you in gift cards. Of course there are so many Survey companies that pay cash too. If you leave the money in your account all year and just let it add up, you can withdraw it to buy gifts too, same as gift cards but CASH.
Swagbucks is another GREAT source for FREE gift cards. You can WIN FREE PRIZES just by searching the web. SWAG BUCKS are digital dollars that you earn just for doing the things you're already doing. You'll never need another search engine! You just let you Swagbucks add up and cash them in for Gift Cards at the end of the year. You'll be amazed how fast they add up too!
Another way to earn FREE gift cards is to get them as Incentives for trying products. Sometimes a dealership may offer you a gift card for test driving a vehicle. That's pretty simple. You can also get gift cards by trying products or services.
My Points is an online shopping rewards program. You can earn free rewards for taking surveys, shopping online, playing games & reading email? No catches! It's free. And you can also apply for their My Points Visa card and then you will also earn 1 point for every $1 spent. You can save up all your points until the end of the year and cash them in for gift cards. They have a HUGE selection!

Survey Sites that pay in Gift Cards:

SayNation! - If you sign up I'd appreciate it if you used my referral number 972445714
Daily Survey Panel
Valued Opinions
Squishy Cash - You can earn cash and also earn chips that you can cash in for gift cards too.

If you start planning now for the money you will spend later in the year, then you'll have all you need and it will seem like you didn't even spend anything at the Holidays.

Free Cards at CVS

test — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:16:00 +0000

This week at CVS if you buy 3 Hallmark (or American Greetings in some areas) cards priced $2.49 and up, you will receive $3.00 ECB's. It's been reported that the .99 cent cards DO WORK for this promotion and it ends up being a small money maker.

Buy 3 cards at .99 each
Total: $2.97
Get: $3.00 ECB's
Total Cost: FREE + .03 money maker.

The limit for the Hallmark is 2, not sure about American Greetings. So make sure you head out to CVS this week and stock up on cards!! They have a nice selection of .99 cent cards too.

New Domain

test — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:23:00 +0000

Last weekend I bought the domain name frugalrimama.com. I know it is much easier than typing the long blogger address. It took a few days but it is now Live. This means that you don't have to type the blogspot part anymore, you can just put in www.frugalrimama.com. Someone mentioned to me today that they were having trouble accessing my blog. If you are having trouble (or had trouble) can you please email me. Of course if your having trouble you won't be here to read this, but most of my regular readers get my feed so they will still see this. Thanks! :)

Blogger told me that you will be forward to the right place, but I want to make sure all is OK.

Giveaway : Mambo Sprouts Coupons

test — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:56:00 +0000

Three people didn't get back to me so I picked 3 more numbers.

#44 corriebear
#39 Trista
#2 Tonya

If I don't hear back from all 3 of them within 48 hours (it's 9:56pm EST 2/11) then I will pick more names.

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Thank you to everyone who entered the Mambo Sprouts Coupon Giveaway. I loved hearing what everyone is doing to go 'green'.
Here are the winners.....

#32 bison61
#40 Helen S
#34 Lynn
#13 slugmama
#25 Sharon
#11 Leandrea
#6 CorrieC

I will contact all of you for your addresses. If I don't hear back from everyone within 48 hours I will pick more names.

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Do you buy Organic Food?? Are you having a hard time being Frugal and buying Organic Food? You've probably noticed that more and more stores are carrying a big variety of Organic Foods and while it does go on sale, it's hard to get a really good deal without combining sales and coupons if you don't have coupons, right?

Mambo Sprouts is helping us stay frugal, eat organic and go green! They now offer printable organic food coupons and they currently have 16 on their website. You can find them HERE.

You can also find one of their coupon booklets at Whole Foods Markets and you can request one online too. They mail them out 3 times a year. Their coupon booklet is jam packed with awesome coupons that don't expire until May 09! The best part is if your store doubles coupons under $1.00 a lot of them can be doubled. Even more savings!!!

Mambo Sprouts website is full of great recipes using Organic Foods along with lots of sources for buying Organic products and even some product discounts. There is even a Mambo Kids section with fun activities for kids to learn how to be safe and healthy during the winter season. They also have a wonderful community filled with great ideas and tips for going green.

The wonderful people at Mambo Sprouts sent me a generous pile of coupon booklets (with savings up to $35) to share with my readers!!! These booklets are packed with awesome coupons from all your favorite manufactures. These coupons can be used anywhere. They do not have any store name on them.

I am going to pick 10 Winners and send them each 2 booklets!! You can enter up to two times for this Giveaway (but you can only win once).

Leave me a comment and tell what you are doing this year to go green.
Visit Mambo Sprouts website and tell me what part of the site do you find the most helpful with either using/buying/eating Organic.

This Giveaway will end Saturday, Feb 7th at 11:59 PM EST.

While you are on Mambo Sprouts be sure to enter their February Giveaway for a Divine Chocolate Basket with a Retail Value of $35.00. They have a different giveaway every month so be sure to bookmark Mambo Sprouts.

BeCentsAble Workshops on GMA

test — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:07:00 +0000

Thursday morning (February 12th) there will be a segment on Good Morning American about BeCentsAble workshops. Watch to see what the workshops are all about. They will also have a feature on their website. You can read it HERE.

Free 7-Day Guest Membership to Bally's

test — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Babies Online - Free Stuff for parents

test — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Click HERE to join Babies Online and get lots of FREE stuff for parents.

Other Free Stuff for parents:

Meet other moms in your area. Share stories, photos and more - Join CafeMom!
2009 Cute Kid of The Year Cutest Baby Picture Competition. Win College Tuition, Prizes & More www.TheCuteKid.com
Are you pregnant? Just had baby? Visit PlanningFamily for free baby coupons, free baby samples, free baby magazines and more!
FREE stuff for any Mother or Father-to-be! BabyToBee
Give your child a financial advantage through the Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan, and receive a Child Safety ID Kit for your child.

Pay Day

test — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:14:00 +0000

This past week I received several FUN things in the mail an in my email.

I received 3 paypal payments:

2 from SayNation (please use referral number 972445714). I cashed in my points for two $25 Paypal payments ($50 total). Here are screen shots of my payments. I left the last few numbers of the transaction number so you can see they are different payments:

I also got my first cash back payment from Cashbaq for $21.00:

I also received 2 rebate checks in the mail. $6.00 from Rite Aid for last month's rebates and $3.99 from Staples for some pens I bought that were Free after Rebate.

Total payday: $80.99.

Rite Aid Shopping 2/13

test — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:35:00 +0000

I was very excited to open my email today and find a $5 off $20 coupon for Rite Aid again this week. I had not done my shopping yet this week so I was able to save $5 more!!! I tweaked my original shopping list because I needed some diapers.

Here is what I got:

(1) Huggies Jumbo, $12.49 (not on sale), Get $2.00 ESR
Used $1.50 Huggies cpn
(1) Garnier Fructis Hairspray, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ESR
Used $1.00 cpn
(3) Bayer Low Dose (double pack) On Sale $1.99, Get $10 Gift Card with purchase of 3 Bayer products
Used (3) $1.00 cpn

Used $5 off $20
Total OOP: $11.16
Total Rebates/Gift Card: $14.99
Made $3.83 after Rebates and Gift Card

Want to see more GREAT savings this week. Check out the Drug Store Divas at the "Cents"able Sawyer.

CVS Shopping 2/10

test — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:44:00 +0000

I made a couple of trips to CVS this week. I didn't realize that the Hallmark card deal worked for the .99 cards so I went back to get more. I'm all set for Birthdays through to May!!

I didn't get very much, but I did get a new Hair Straightener which isn't in the picture because I opened it right away to use and I love it!!

Here is what I did get:

Transaction #1
(1) CVS Hair Straightener, On Sale $20.99, Get $5.00 ECB's

Used $12.49 ECB's
Final Cost: $9.10
Got $5.00 ECB's

Transaction #2

(1) Hallmark Card, $2.99
(1) Hallmark Card $2.69
(1) Hallmark Card $1.99
(1) Children's Chewable Aspirin, On Sale $1.99, Get $1.99 ECB's

Used $5.00 ECB
Final Cost: $4.85
Got $4.99 ECB's

Transaction #3 (Husband's Trip)

(6) Hallmark Cards, .99, Get $6.00 ECB's
Used $4.99 ECB's
Final Cost: $1.02
Got $6.00 ECB's

Transaction #4

(2) Mylanta Cherry flavor, Clearance priced 3.75, Get $3.00 ECB's Each
(1) CVS Hand Lotion, On Sale $1.99, Get $1.00 ECB's

Used $1.00 CVS CRT Hand Lotion
Used $6.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $2.49
Got: $7.00 ECB's

Want to see more GREAT savings, check out the CVS Superstars at the "cents"able Sawyer.

Weekly Savings Week of 2/7

test — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:57:00 +0000

I didn't really need many groceries this week but they were having another good sale at Shop Rite so I went and stocked up on a few things. I also stocked up on Birthday cards for the next few months at CVS with the ECB's Deal (Click HERE to read about it).

I also was able to pick up a few things for FREE that I am going to donate. I'm going to try and make it a goal to drop off donations at our local food bank at the end or beginning of each month. I'm going to donate the items that I get for free or with overage each month.

Groceries:

I don't have a picture, as usual but here is what I got:

(3) ShopRite White Bread, On Sale .99 each
(2) Wise Potato Chips, On Sale $1.49
Used (2) Printable .50 coupons that doubled to $1.00 each
(4) ShopRite Butter (used rain check from a few weeks back) $1.69
Deli Turkey Breast $4.37
Deli Pepperoni $2.82
(1) Cheez-It's, On Sale $2.99
(3) Eggland's Best Large Eggs, On Sale $1.49
Used (3) .35 coupons that doubled to .70 each
(6) Crush Soda, On Sale 4/$5.00
Used (3) $1.00/2 cpns
(1) Gallon Milk, $3.79
(1) LOL Fat Free half & half, On Sale $2.99
(1) 5lb Bag Russet Potatoes, On sale $1.99
(1) Heinz ketchup, $2.99
(1) Peter Pan PB, On Sale $1.88
(1) Baby Carrots, On Sale $1.49
(4) Sargento Cheese, On Sale $1.99
used (2) $1.00/2 cpns
(1) Tic Tac, .69
(2) Marcal Tissue, .99 each
Used $1.00/2 cpn
(2) Apple & Eve Apple Juice, On Sale $1.99

Got .30 credit for using my own bags.

Total OOP: $55.13
Total Saved: $32.60
Savings of 37%

My weekly budget for Groceries is $85.00 so I came in $29.87 under budget! Yeah!!

Drug Stores:

CVS - I made a couple of trips to CVS this week. You can see my detailed post HERE.

Total OOP: $17.46
Total Saved: $36.96
Savings of 68%

Rite Aid - Lots of rebates with this shopping trip so I actually make money on it! You can see my detailed post HERE.

Total OOP: $11.16
Total Rebates/Gift Card: $14.99
Grand Total OOP: FREE + $3.83 overage with rebates
Total Savings: $29.89
Savings of 115% because I made money!!!

My budget for Drug Stores is $20.00 a week. I spend $13.63 (after the overage) so I came in $6.37 below budget!! Yeah again!

CVS Week of 2/15

test — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000

CVS has a lot of sale this week. The front and back pages are full of Buy One Get One for .01! Be sure to check out the complete flyer to see everything.

I am going to do two different transactions this week. My husband got a $5/$30 coupon in his email that is good through today but I didn't. I did however, get $10 ECB's for doing a survey so I want to use both of them, but I can't together. We also BOTH received CRT coupons for a FREE CVS Mouthwash. So we are both going to shop this week. Here are our scenarios:

Trans #1

(1) CVS Mouthwash $2.79
Use $2.79 CRT
(1) Gillette Fusion $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB's
Use $4.00 cpn
(3) Suave Body Wash $2.00, Get $2.00 ECB's wyb 3
(2) Colgate $2.99, Get $2.99 (limit 2)
Use (2) $1.00 cpn
(2) Aussie $2.99, Get $1.00 ECB
Use (1) $3.00/2 cpn
Smaller Filler for .99

Total: $16.94
Use $3.00 CRT off 2 body washes
Use $10.00 ECBs for survey
Use $3.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $.94 + tax
Get: $13.98 ECB's

Transaction #2

(3) Cheerios 3/$10, Get $1.00 ECB
Use (2) Free Cheerios cpns from Pampers Gift To Grow
(1) CVS Mouthwash $2.79
Use $2.79 CRT
(1) Scrubbing Bubbles $2.50
Use $1.00 cpn
Use $1.00 CRT
(1) Gillette Fusion $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB's
Use $4.00 cpn
(2) Aussie $2.99, Get $1.00 ECB
Use (1) $3.00/2 cpn
(1) Mylanta $5.99, Get $3.00 ECB
Use $3.00 cpn

Total Before Cpns: $35.24
Total after Cpns: $13.79
Use $5/$30
Use $7.00 ECBs

Total OOP: $1.79 + tax
Get $10 ECB's

Below are some highlights for the week. You can see a complete list and some more scenarios at Southern Savers.

Pull Ups or Huggies Jumbo packs $8.99 (2 Day Sale Sunday & Monday ONLY)
Use $2 off Pull Ups SS 1/11 or printable
Use $1.50 off Huggies SS 1/11

Get $2.99 ECB wyb Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste 4 oz, On Sale $2.99 Limit 2
Use $1 Colgate Total printable or SS 2/01
Free: $1.00 Money Maker after ECB's

Get $10 ECB wyb $20 Diet Coke, Tylenol or St Josephs Limit 1,
*Diet Coke 12 pk 4 for $14
*Tylenol 40-50 ct $6
*St Joseph 100 ct or 3 pk 108 total $6
Use $1 Tylenol, printable
Use $1 off (1) Diet Coke and (1) Caffeine free Diet Coke, The Heart Truth tear pad
Use $1 Tylenol Arthritis Pain Product, RP 5/04, 11/09
Use $1 Tylenol Extra Strength, 8 Hour, or Arthritis Product, RP 1/04
Use $1 Tylenol PM or Simply Sleep Product, any except trial size RP 1/04
Use $1 St. Joseph Product, RP 5/04, 1/04
Use $1 Tylenol, Tylenol Arthritis, St. Joseph, The Heart Truth tear pad

Get$2 ECB wyb $6 of Suave Body Wash, Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler, On Sale $2 ea Limit 5
Use $1/2 Suave Product, any RP 1/11
Use .75/2 Suave Body Wash, any RP 2/01
Use $1.50/3 Suave Body Wash, any RP 2/01

Get $1 ECB wyb Aussie or Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler, On Sale $2.99 Limit 5
Use $3/2 Herbal Essences Hair products PG 2/08
Final Cost: $.98 for 2 after ECB's

Walgreen's Week of 2/15

test — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a lot of Buy One Get One FREE this week. Be sure to check out all the deals in the flyer. Here are some of the highlights for the week. You can check out all the deals at Southern Savers.

$3 RR wyb (4) Kellogg cereals for $10
Use $1/2 Frosted Flakes printable or printable
(Buy 4, use 2 coupons, makes it $1.25 ea)

$4 RR wyb Walgreens Omerprazole acid reducer at $13.99

$2 RR wyb (3) Coca Cola 12 pack products for $11
Use $1 off (1) Diet Coke and (1) Caffeine free Diet Coke, The Heart Truth tearpad

$1 RR wyb Tylenol, Motrin, St.Joseph pain relief at $5.49
Use $1 Tylenol, printable
Use $1 Tylenol Arthritis Pain Product, RP 5/04, 11/09
Use $1 Tylenol Extra Strength, 8 Hour, or Arthritis Product, RP 1/04
Use $1 Tylenol PM or Simply Sleep Product, any except trial size RP 1/04
Use $1 St. Joseph Product, RP 5/04, 1/04

Air Wick FreshMatic Kit $8.99
Get $3 Easy Saver Rebate
Use $4 off FreshMatic printable
(after rebate makes it $1.99)

Funky Monkey Snacks Giveaway

test — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:58:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Funky Monkey Snacks giveaway. Here are the two winners:

#22 rmoghadam@XXX

#8 JudyBrittle

Congrats to both of you! I have emailed both winners and if I don't hear back from them within 48 hours I will pick another winner.

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Have you tried Funky Monkey Snacks? If you haven't you really need to!! Funky Monkey snacks are dried fruit like you've never had before and come in 'fun' flavors.

I received 4 bags for my family to try and we loved them. I'm not very big on dried fruit, especially dried bananas because they are just too hard for my liking. Funky Monkey Snacks are not to hard at all, they are crunchy but yet melt in your mouth. There is no added sugar but yet they are so sweet you'd think they were loaded with sugar. It's all natural sweetness that cured my sweet tooth that's for sure!

My girls loved them too. They have no idea that they are so much better for them then fruit snacks but they liked them just the same. And I would feel much better about them eating Funky Monkey because there are 3 servings of fruit in each ounce. You don't get that with fruit snacks. And they are all natural.

"Funky Monkey combine the great taste and nutrition of fresh fruit with the crunch and convenience of your favorite snacks. We do it by freeze-drying slices and pieces of real fruit using a unique process to lock in the taste, smell and nutrients of freshly picked fruit, while creating a fun and satisfying crunch."

They come in 4 fun flavors:

Bananamon - (Banana with Cinnamon) - I would of never put the two flavors together but OH MY it was so yummy!! I love bananas and these did not disappoint!
Jivealime - (Pineapple with Lime) - Again, two flavors I wouldn't think of together. These are so amazingly SWEET it's like eating a fresh pineapple. It's amazing how all that flavor is still there. I felt like as I crunched it and it melted in my mouth all the juices of the pineapple poured out of the piece and into my mouth. They have the crunch of biting into a cracker.
Purple Funk - (Banana with Acal) - OK I have to admit, I've never had Acal before I tried this and I've decided that I don't like acal. These are probably REALLY good, but I can't really give my opinion since it's just not a flavor I like.
Carnaval Mix - (mix of Banana, Pineapple, Apple, Papaya and Raisin) - I enjoy this mix of fruits but I didn't enjoy them all in this form. I love the banana, pineapple (though I enjoyed it more with the lime) and the raisin, but I wasn't crazy about the apple flavor but that's just my taste. The Papaya was OK, but way to crunchy for me. My girls loved the variety and asked for more of this mix when the bag was empty.

All in all we really enjoyed them and I will be buying the Bananamon and Jivealime again for sure! I will probably even pick up the Carnaval Mix for my girls.

If you'd like to buy some you can go to the Funky Monkey website to find a list of Stores and Online Stores that carry them.

OK, now the fun part!! Funky Monkey has generously offered to send 2 of my readers some Funky Monkey snacks!!

You can enter up to 4 times:

Leave me a comment and tell me which flavor (or flavors if you can't decide) you'd like to try.
Post this giveaway on your blog and then come back and comment again with the direct link to your post.
Twitter about this giveaway then come back and leave the link to the twitter or your twitter name.
Subscribe to receive my feed and then comment again and let me know you did. If you already receive my feed just leave me a comment and let me know you do.

Make sure each entry is in it's own comment so it will count. And PLEASE leave me an email address or the link to a blog that I can contact you at.

Be sure to visit Funky Monkey and read all about Funky Monkey. Thanks! and Good Luck!!

Free Magazine's

test — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Want some FREE Magazines? Check out Nicole's Nickels for a list of great free magazines. She currently has 11 different kinds listed, all for free, no strings attached! While you are there be sure to say hi to Nicole and tell her Frugal RI Mama sent ya!

You can find more FREE Stuff HERE and some Free Samples HERE.

$10 CVS Gift Card Giveaway!

test — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:10:00 +0000

I completely spaced on picking a winner on Valentine's Day. Sorry about that!

#79 Stacy!! Congrats. Stacy hasn't begun shopping at CVS but will now!

Thanks everyone, stay tuned for another giveaway!!

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It's time for another $10 CVS Gift Card Giveaway! I know you all love them and so do I. And it's so awesome that $10 can get you so far with the ECB's and coupons. Especially if you have a $/$ coupon. It's great when there's a lot of coupons to stack up with sale items. It's amazing how much you can walk out of the store with and hardly touch your wallet! I love hearing all your great finds too.

For this giveaway how about if you tell me how well you've started off the year with CVS. At the bottom of your receipts it tells you how much you've already saved this year. Mine total is $109.22 and it's not even the end of January! If you haven't shopped at CVS yet that's OK, tell me what you saved in 2008. Of course there is always more than one way to enter my giveaways. I like giving you lots of chances to win.

This Giveaway will end Friday, Feb 13th at 11:59 PM EST and the winner will be announced on Saturday, Valentine's Day!

You can enter up to 5 times. Each entry must have a separate comment or it will not count.

Tell me how much you've saved already this year OR how much you saved last year (if you haven't shopped yet this year).
Blog about my giveaway, then come back and leave me the direct link.
Twitter about this giveaway (and please @frugalrimama if you can) then come back and leave me a link to the twitter.
Sign up for my RSS feed then leave me a comment telling me you did. If you already subscribe just let me know.
Follow me on twitter then leave me a comment with your twitter name. If you already follow then let me know along with your twitter name.
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My Points

test — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:51:00 +0000

Here is something new for you. If you haven't already heard of My Points it's a GREAT site for earning Gift Cards. I've been a member of My Points for about 5 years now and I use it all the time. You earn points when you shop online that you can then cash in for Gift Cards. They have a HUGE selection of gift cards to choose from too.

I usually get a $25 or $50 CVS gift card when I cash in. Those always go so far!! Since I've been a member I've earned 64,000 points and since I usually cash in for a CVS gift card, that means I've earned $450 in CVS Gift Cards. Not bad at all!!

One way that I've earned a lot of my points is by using the My Points Visa card. I use that for all my online purchases so not only do I get points for shopping through My Points, but then I get 1 point for every dollar spent too!

It's free to join so sign up now and begin earning points. This is another great way to save up money to buy presents for the Holidays. Let all your points rack up and then cash them in for the stores you want to do your shopping at. Remember there is a HUGE selection to choose from. Check it out HERE.

I added this to the Frugal Plan for Holiday Shopping in 2009 post. You can read it HERE.

CVS Shopping 2/17

test — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:22:00 +0000

I stopped in CVS twice the last few days. I checked out the Valentine's clearance but it's only at 50% and there really isn't anything there I need. When it goes to 75% I will pick up some chocolate for my husband's desk at work. His employee's all love me because of the goodies I send him in with.

Here is what I did get:

Total OOP: $3.91
Total Saved: $73.18
Got $11.98 ECB's

My husband and I both used our cards. We each had coupons to use. You can see my post here about my CVS plan and deals HERE.

I then used my ECB's on some clearance stuff that I'm going to stick in my gift box for when I need a gift during the year or for Christmas.

Here is what I got:

EOB Gift Packs Regular $12.99 On Clearance $6.49

Perfume and Lotion Gift Sets Regular $4.99 On Clearance $2.49

Wet & Wild Holiday Nail Kit Regular $4.99 On Clearance $2.49

Total OOP: $8.80
Total Saved: $32.73

It was a very good trip to CVS this week!

How did you do? Share your pictures and finds with us. Leave a link in the comments section.

Pay Day & Mail Day

test — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:33:00 +0000

Within the last week I've received some really fun things in the mail. My favorite is checks of course, but my second favorite are coupons for FREE items!! I got 3 of those. SWEET.

Here is what I got:

A coupon from Stop & Shop for a free pack of Quaker Mini Delights. I can't wait to get these!

Home Made Simple coupon booklet. I love these! This one is great because there is always a coupon for something FREE.

My favorite one. A check from My Survey for $20!! Nice and easy! You can sign up for My Survey HERE and you can read about my experiences with them HERE. I've made $70 with them so far!!

Free Sample and $1.00 coupon for Orville Redenbacher Natural Popcorn. I'm excited to try this. I know my husband won't like it so I'll get to have it all to myself! This sample is no longer available.

Free sample of Kotex thin liners from Walmart.

Free sample of Benefiber from Walmart also. You can get yours HERE.

A coupon for a FREE Bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper. I recently tried this and I really like it. Go HERE to get yours.

Have you found anything fun in your mailbox lately? If so let us know or leave a link to a picture.

Ipsos Survey Panel

test — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:15:00 +0000

Ipsos is another real survey site. They used to have a lengthy sign up which I know was a turn off but they've shortened and it's much better. They have monthly giveaways and a women who lives in CT that is on a Yahoo group I belong to won a $5000 prize last month!! How exciting. I wish I could win that much. For every survey you take with Ipsos you are entered into a drawing. It may vary month by month.

February Bonus - In the U.S., five lucky panelists will receive a $200 Family Night Out (dinner and a movie). In addition, new panelists have the chance to win $5,000 for joining and confirming their membership.

RecentIpsos Panel prizes have included a big flat screen TV, a $500 SpaFinder gift certificate, and a Tom Tom GPS.

Ipsos has also added electronic incentives in their gift catalog. Currently, only Amazon is being offered, but Ipsos hopes to add some more soon.

Ipsos is currently looking for more mothers in the US. So if you are a mom make sure you join. You could not only earn great prizes or get free products to test, but you could win the $5000 new panelist drawing! Good Luck!

Free Samples

test — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:13:00 +0000

It's been a little while since I've rounded up some Free Samples for everyone. Here is what I found this morning.

Walmart always has some great Free Samples. Here is what they currently have listed on the website:

Benefiber On The Go
Huggies Soft Skin Wipes - Huggies are my favorite wipes!!
Always Infinity
Tena
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mouse Foundation
Poise
Starbucks Ready Brew Coffee - Yum Yum!

Nutrigran Bar
Purell Hand Sanitizer

If you live in Canada here is a site where you can get Free Samples, click HERE.

You can sign up for more free samples at these sites:

BabyToBee - Free samples for babies.
Planning Family - More free stuff for babies.
Cool Savings
Freeflys
Quality Health - They will send you an email each month for another sample, all you have to do is answer a few questions to get your sample.

and you can see my master list of FREE Samples HERE.

CVS Shopping 2/19 - Soap Money Maker

test — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:32:00 +0000

I read on a few blogs about the Neutrogena Money Maker on the facial soap bars (Buy 2 Neutrogena items get $10 ECB's - 2 bars of soap at $2.99 each work) so I had to check it out myself. I stopped there today. Naturally I had to buy more than that since I had a $10 ECB so here is what I got:

(2) Neutrogena Face Soap, $2.99, Buy 2 Neutrogena products, get $10 ECB's
(1) Colgate Total, $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's
(1) Gillette Gamer, $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB's
(3) Cheerio's, 3/$10,00, Buy 3 get $1.00 ECB

Used (1) $4.00 Gillette cpn
Used (2) Free Cheerio cpns (from Pampers Gifts to Grow - 50 points each)
Used $10.00 ECB's
Used (2) $2.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $2.64
Saved: $31.04
Got: $17.00 ECB's

I rolled $14 ECB's into $17 ECB's

$1.50 Pampers Coupon

test — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Click above for a $1.50 coupon for Pampers. I love these high value coupons. Next week KMart is doing Doubles and Triples again in some areas and this would double to $3.00!!

Free Bakeware

test — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:49:00 +0000

This deal is even better than I thought! I never did finish placing my order the other night, I was interrupted and just got back to it tonight. This additional offer wasn't there but is now so am glad for the interruption!

Not only can you get FREE Bakeware (or other household items, see the website for the list of the monthly free products) but you can get it shipped for only $1.00!! This is something you just can't pass up, I know I can't. Even if you don't need a new pan for yourself, it would make a great present for someone.

Here's how it works. When you are checking out you have the option of $1.00 shipping (Standard Shipping 1-5 days) if you accept a trial membership of Savings Ace. You will also get a $25 Walmart Gift Card with your trial membership. The trial period is 7 days and as long as you cancel before the 7 days is up, you will not be charged. Otherwise they will charge your credit card $14.95 for the first month and then each month after.

Looking briefly over the membership, it seems as if you might save about $15 each month just by using the $5 monthly shipping rebate and the $10 monthly shopping rebates so it may be something that you could use to save even more money. If you decide to get the trial membership just make sure you read all the information before canceling.

If you are interested in trying this offer, then Click HERE to order your FREE Bakeware and don't forget to select the $1.00 shipping! This is a deal you may not be able to pass up!

Rite Aid $5 off $20 Coupon

test — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Rite Aid has another $5 off $20 coupon that is good for Friday and Saturday only. Now I've read that different stores will honor this either $20 before coupons or $20 after coupons. My Rite Aid did honor it after the coupons which is awesome but just to let you know not all of them do. So check with your store.

You can find the coupon HERE.

KMart - Super Doubles & Triples!!!

test — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:28:00 +0000

KMart is having Super Doubles and Triples again next week in some stores. If you want to find out if your store is participating you can look for your weekly ad HERE. The last time they had Super Doubles I went and I saved SO MUCH. You can read about that HERE.

Not all the stores are doing Triples too and this time my store is. Here is how it works....

They will triple any coupon with a value up to .75 and they will double any coupon with value of .76 to $2.00. You can get some really great deals with this.

I did find last time I went that a lot of their prices are higher so not every deal is a good one, but grab you coupons and see what they have.

Most stores are putting a limit on how many coupons you can use for each transaction so be sure to check with your store ahead of time. The only problem I did have was when I used a coupon that was off of 2 items, if one item was less than the doubled value, it only doubled up to that price. I know that sounds confusing so let me show you an example:

(this is not an actual sale price, just an example)
Raisin Bran is on Sale $2.00 each. I have a coupon for $1.50 off 2. I buy two. Now the coupon should double to $3.00 per their rules but it doesn't. It only doubles to $2.00 because it will not exceed the price of the product. The problem with this is that the coupon is for 2 not 1 so in reality it isn't exceeding the price of the two products but the computer won't allow it.

When this happened time I fought for my money because no where in the policy does it state that it won't double past the price of 1 product when the coupon is for 2. After about 20 minutes and 3 people they finally gave me the correct amount off.

This time I am not even going to bother using any coupons that are off 2 items. It's not worth it. But if you do, make sure you watch when they ring everything up and be sure they fix it for you.

The sale begins Monday so make sure you get your coupons together and if you need more don't forget about the Coupon Clipping Companies. They are usually pretty fast with shipping out coupons. Click HERE to get a list of them.

Happy Shopping! Be sure to stop by and let us know how you do!

CVS Another Shopping Trip 2/19

test — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:21:00 +0000

I stopped at CVS again last night. Some weeks I go there way to much! LOL I read about another deal I wanted to grab and I figured I'd get more Free Soap too! Pantene is on sale for $4.99 and you get $3.00 ECB's with a limit of 5. I guess this is a monthly deal. While I was there yesterday morning I noticed some coupon pamphlets on way out the door and grabbed a couple. Inside was a CVS coupon for $1.00 off Pantene. I read Hot Coupon World that it was ringing up for $2.00, not $1.00. That seems to happen a lot with CVS coupons. So I decided to go and get me some Free Pantene Shampoo. I had a $1.00 ECB from my husband's purchase earlier in the week so I decided to use it.

Another deal I read about earlier in the week was that Mylanta is giving $3.00 ECB's (limit 5) and a few of the flavors are being clearanced out. This is another monthly deal.

Since I had some time I walked around the store to see what else looked good. There are a lot of things marked down so if you have time, grab your coupons and go look around. I also found some Tums on clearance and I had a $2.00 Tums CRT.

OK, here is what I got in 2 transactions:

Transaction #1
(2) Pantene Shampoo, ON Sale $4.99, Get $3.00 ECB's
Used (1) $1.00/2 manu cpn (2/8 P& G)
Used (1) $2.00 CVS coupon (I tried to use 2 but the girl wouldn't let me)
Used $1.00 ECB

Total OOP: $6.47
Total Saved: $6.60
Got $6.00 ECB's

Transaction #2
(2) Neutrogena Soaps, $2.99 (Buy 2 Neutrogena Get $10 ECB's)
Used $2.00 Neutrogena CRT (on men's but the girl let me use it since it went through)
(1) Mylanta Mint, On Clearance $3.75
Used $3.00 Manu cpn
(1) Tums smoothies, On Clearance $2.65
Used $2.00 Tums CRT
(1) Valentine Flower's On Clearance $2.49
(2) Valentines Small Flowers, On Clearance $.99 each

Used $6.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $3.88
Total Saved: $23.88
Got $13.00 ECB's

I don't think I'll be going back again before Sunday but if I do I'll let you know. Oh and by the way, I scanned my card and I got a $5 off $30 cpn!!! It's been FOREVER since I've received one of these at the scanner. I also got a $2 off $10 CVS products cpn. I haven't looked at next week's ad but I'm hoping to be able to use them with my $13 ECB's.

You can see my other CVS shopping trips this week HERE and HERE. Yup I made 3 trips! I know Crazy!!!

Want to see more CVS deals? Check out the CVS Superstars at the "Cents"able Sawyer.

Walgreen's Shopping 2/19

test — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Walgreen's didn't have too much that I needed and since I spent so much at CVS this week (it wasn't that much but more than my $20 weekly budget) I didn't get too much at Walgreen's. I did use a couple of my rain checks and got a couple of clearance items.

Here is what I got:

(6) Walgreen's Reusable totes (Used rain check from a couple of weeks ago) 3/$1.00
(2) Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes (Used rain check) BOGO Free $3.79
Used (2) $1.00 cpn
(1) Secret, On Clearance $2.59
Used (1) $2.00 cpn
(2) Pringles, On Clearance $.45
(1) Scunci Bag of Kids Hair Elastics $2.00
(1) Easy Wipes, On Clearance $1.00

Total OOP: $9.08
Total Saved: $9.79

Want to see more great deals? Check out the Drug Store Diva's at the "Cents"able Sawyer.

Weekly Savings Week of 2/15

test — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:06:00 +0000

I spent more than my weekly budget on Drug Stores this week but I didn't spend all of my Grocery budget and I'm happy about that! We used a lot of our stock pile this week and I just picked up a few things. I don't think I've done that before in a long time. I was tempted to go to Shaw's and stock up on some more things that were really cheap but it wasn't anything I really needed so I decided to sit it out this week. I looked over next weeks ad and I know I won't be sitting it out again, I will shop there next week.

Here is how I did:

Grocery Shopping

Walmart: I stopped here twice this week. I have a picture of my second trip, but not my first one.

Trip #1 - Just picked up a few deli items and snacks for the week. Nothing crazy. The only reason we spent so much is the deli items aren't cheap!

Total OOP: $20.03
Total Saved: $6.54

Trip #2 - While I was there Monday, I noticed that the 115 and 100 ct Equal boxes were on clearance for $2.50 each and they had a lot of them. I knew I had 9 $2.50 coupons coming from a trade and they should be arriving on Tuesday. Well guess what, they did!! After I picked up my daughter from pre-school we headed over there to grab them and since I didn't want to have a zero balance (not sure how they would of taken it) I grabbed some Fresh Italian Bread to have with dinner for $1.50.

The bread isn't in the picture. But here are my 9 boxes of Equal. I think I will be all set for a LONG time. Equal is the only thing I use and it's really expensive if you don't get it on sale or with a coupon so I was happy to get all 9 of these boxes for FREE!!!

Total OOP: $1.50
Total Saved: $30.33!!!

My weekly grocery budget is $85. This week I spent $21.53, which brought me $63.47 under budget and I saved $36.87 for a total savings of 63%. I like that number!!!

One more week to go and I'm under budget for the month by 100.27.

Drug Store Shopping

Like I said above I did go over my budget a little bit this week. I was able to grab a few gift sets they had for 50% off and put them away for either the Holidays or an unexpected gift throughout the year.

CVS - I made 3 trips to CVS this week. It was one of those weeks where I kept hearing about good deals so I kept going back. You can see the details of all 3 trips, including pictures here - Trip #1, Trip #2 and Trip #3.

Total OOP: $27.68
Total Saved: $197.91
Total Savings: 88%

Walgreens - I mostly picked rain check and clearance items. You can see the details of this trip HERE.

Total OOP: $9.08
Total Saved: $9.79
Total Savings: 52%

My weekly budget is $20 for Drug Stores so I was over budget by $36.73. But over all between the two stores I saved 85% for the week. Not bad at all!

I was able to pick up a few things this week that I will donate so that is nice as well. When I can get something for free or next to free with sales and coupons and I don't need use it, I'll get it anyways and just donate it. I also go through my stockpiles every so often to see what I have that I am not using, have too much of or might be expiring soon. I'm going to be dropping off a box this weekend after I go to the consignment store to bring some summer and spring baby cloths. I've got $24 in my account there so I've been able to make a few bucks. If I saved them to sell at a yard sale I probably wouldn't get much for them anyways so I figure this is less work for me and it gets them out of the house. It's been nice cleaning out my daughters closets this week. What ever doesn't sell I will donate.

How did you do this week? Leave a link in the comments section and share your savings with us.

Rite Aid Week of 2/22

test — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:35:00 +0000

Can you believe this is the last week of February already?? I know this month is a little shorter than most but it seemed to go by VERY fast!

Rite has a pretty good ad this week. Here are some highlights for this week. You can see more deals and more scenarios at Southern Savers.

Soy Joy Bars , 10 for $5
Get a $5 SCR #86 (limit 1)
Use $3/10 Soy Joy Bars SS 1/04
Use $2/10 Soy Joy SS 2/22
Use B1G1 Soy Joy Bars SS 2/22
Final Cost= $3.00 or $2.oo overage depending on coupons used after SCR

Bic Soleil Razors $4.99
Use $2 in ad coupon
Use $2 Bic Soleil 4 pack SS 1/18
Final Cost: .99¢ ea

Nabisco Crackers, small packs $1.25 ea
Use $2/2 Nabisco Crackers SS 1/25
Final Cost: $.25 each

Listerine Total Care $4.99 (price may vary)
Get $10 SCR #138 wyb (4) (limit 1 for the month)
Use $2 on Listerine Total Care RP 2/8
Buy 4
Final Cost: .49¢ ea after rebate

Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Hair product $2.99
Get $2.99 SCR #74 (limit 1)
Use $1 off Garnier Styler RP 1/04, 2/08
Use $1 off any Garnier Shampoo or Conditioner RP 2/08
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 overage after SCR

Zilactin cold sore medicine $4.99
Get $4.99 SCR #86 (limit 2)
Total = FREE

Here is what I plan to get this week:

Soy Joy Bars , 10 for $5
Get a $5 SCR #86 (limit 1)
Use $3/10

Nabisco Crackers, small packs $1.25 ea
Buy 8
Use (4) $2/2

Total OOP:$4.00 + tax
Get $5.00
Total Free after Rebate + $1.00 Money Maker

CVS Week of 2/22

test — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:23:00 +0000

The CVS ad doesn't excite me too much this week. I don't think I will be making several trips like I did last week. Don't get me wrong, there are some great deals, but nothing that I have to have. Don't forget to get all your monthly ECB deal items this week because it's the last week.

Here are some ECB's highlights for the week and you can see more deals and scenarios at Southern Savers.

Spend $20 on Revlon Cosmetics get $10 ECB Limit 2
Use $1 Revlon Beauty Tool, any SS 11/16, 2/08
Use $1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any SS 11/16, 12/07, 2/08
Use $2 off any Revlon color cosmetic product SS 2/08
There are also some CRT's for Revlon you might have too
Final Cost: Varies depending what you buy

$5 ECB wyb Maybelline Dream Mousse Matte Foundation or Dream Matte Powder Limit 1
(prices starting at $8.39)
Use $2 any Maybelline foundation RP 2/08
Use $3 Maybelline Dream Mousse CVS Home Mailer (Did you get this? I did!!)
(use both coupons makes it FREE plus overage)
Final Cost: FREE + $1.61 overage if you buy 1 for $8.39 (after ECB's)

$3 ECB wyb (4) 7-Up 12 pks, On Sale 4/$12
7-Up, Canada Dry or A&W products
Use $1 off 7 Up 12pk cans printable (IE) or printable (FF)
Final Cost: $5,00 for 4 after ECB's (if you can get your hands on 4 printables)

$5 ECB wyb (2) Nyquil, Dayquil, 2/$9.98 Limit 5
Use $1.50 off any Vicks Nyquil or DayQuil, PG 1/18
Final Cost: $1.98 for 2

$2 ECB wyb Viva 8 pk for $7.49 Limit 3
Use .35/1 or .50/1 any Viva SS 1/11
Use .50/1 Viva printable
Final Cost: $4.99 (with .50 cpn)

Here is my scenario:

Ritz Crackers, On Sale BOGO Free ($3.99)
Buy 4
Use $2/2 cpn

$5 ECB wyb Maybelline Dream Mousse Matte Foundation or Dream Matte Powder Limit 1
(prices starting at $8.39)
Use $2 any Maybelline foundation RP 2/08
Use $3 Maybelline Dream Mousse CVS Home Mailer

CVS Baby Wipes On Sale 2/$4.00
Buy 5
Use $2.00 off $10.00 CVS CRT
($8.00 for 5 packs = $1.60 each)

Extreme Energy 6 hour shot, $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB's
Final Cost FREE

Use $5 off $30 purchase
Use $13.00 ECB

Final Cost: $2.36
Get $9.99 ECB's

I am also going to do the Revlon Buy $20 Get $10 ECB's because I have some CRT's but I don't know what I will get until I get to the store. Here is what I have to use, besides manufactures Cpns.
$2 off $10 Cosmetic purchase
$2 off any Revlon Color Cosmetic
$2 off any Revlon Beauty Tool
$1 off any Revlon Beauty Tool

Once I get to the store I'll figure out my plan. I am sure I'll be able to use all those with manufactures coupons and pretty much pay nothing OOP without using too many ECB's either.

Walgreens Week of 2/22

test — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Here are some highlights from this week's Walgreen's Ad. You can find more deals and scenario's at Southern Savers.

$1 RR wyb Excedrin Express Gels, Tablet or Caplets 20 ct or 24 ct at $1.99
Use $1 Excedrin Product, any 20 ct.+ SS 1/04 or printable (makes it FREE)
Final Cost: Free after RR

$6 RR wyb Gilette Fusion Gamer or Venus Spa or Embrace Razor ($8.99)
Use $4 off Gillette Fusion Gamer PG 2/08 (Final Cost: FREE plus overage after RR)
Use $2 off Venus embrace PG 2/08 - Final Cost: $.99 after RR
If you buy Venus Spa or Embrace Razor and 4 pk matching cartridges, get an additional $4 RR.

Reynolds aluminum foil 20 sq ft or wax paper 89 cents with in ad coupon
Use $1 Reynolds Wrap Foil (excludes 25sq ft) SS 2/08
Final Cost: Free + 11 overage

Theraflu 2 for $10
Get $6 ESR wyb 2
Use $2 off Theraflu printable
Final Cost: $Free after ESR

Glade Candle, Scented Oil Candle Refills or Scented Oil Fan 2 for $5
Get $2 ESR wyb 2
Use $2/2 Jar Candle from Right At Home Ziploc sample - buy 2, Final Cost: .50¢ each
Use $1 Scented Oil Candle Refills SS 2/1 - buy 2, use 2 Final Cost: .50¢ each

One A Day 60 ct reg. $7.99
Use $6 off in-ad coupon
Use $1 One A Day Adult or Teen Multivitamin Product, any SS 1/04 or printable
Final Cost: $.99

My Scenarios:

Trans #1
Gillette Fusion, $8.99
Use $4.00 cpn
Final Cost: $4.99
Get $6 RR

Trans #2
Theraflu, 2/$10.00
Use (2) 2.00 printable

One A Day vitamins $7.99
Use $1.00 SS 1/04
Use $6.00 In Ad cpn

Glade Glade Candle, 2 for $5
Buy 2
Use $2.00/2 from mailer
Get $2.00 SCR wyb 2

Use $6 RR
Final Cost: 3.99
Get $7 ESR

Total OOP:$8.98
Get $7.00 ESR
Final Cost: $1.98

FREE Walt Disney Celebration Scrapbook Kit

test — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:26:00 +0000

Get a Walt Disney Celebration Scrapbook Kit ($18 Value) for Free when you purchase 2 Smuckers and/or Jif products. All you have to do is send in your cash register receipts and proof of purchase and it's yours FREE.

Click HERE for more information and to download the form. It must be postmarked by 3/31/09.

We are hoping to go to Disney in the fall so I am so excited to get this Kit for FREE!

Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for this awesome deal!!

CVS $2 off $10 of CVS products CRT

test — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:53:00 +0000

Last week when I scanned my card at the Red Kiosk (that checks prices and gives you coupons), I got a few $2 off a $10 purchase of CVS Brand products. As I was going through the ad today I noticed there are quite a few CVS Brand/ Gold Emblem items on sale that this CRT can be used with.

CVS Tissue BOGO Free $1.00
CVS Bleach, 2/$4.00
CVS Disinfecting Wipes 90ct, BOGO Free $4.99
CVS Fabric Softener, 2/$5.00
CVS Batteries, BOGO Free
CVS Allergy Relief 1oct, $3.99
CVS Naproxin or Ibuprofen, $3.99
CVS Diapers and Training Pants, 2/$12.49 (with this coupon there are $5.00 each, not bad)
CVS Baby Care - Wipes, Powder, Body Wash, Bath, Lotion, Shampoo, Detangler 2/$4.00

Gold Emblem products are exclusive to CVS so they should let you use the coupon on these also, but check with your store first.
Gold Emblem Apple Juice 2/$3.00
Gold Emblem Spices, $.77
Gold Emblem Nuts (16 oz Bag), $4.99
Gold Emblem Nuts (cans), 2/$7.00

Mail Day & Pay Day

test — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:31:00 +0000

It's only Tuesday and it's already been a great Pay Day!! I received 2 checks and a couple of paypal payments. Those are my favorite pieces of mail and email!!

Here is what I received in the mail:

2 Free Samples :

Quaker True Delights Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond Chewy Granola Bar & $1.00 coupon
Total Cranberry Crunch cereal & .75 coupon

2 Checks:

$20 check from My Survey for taking surveys
$109.27 from Commission Junction one of the affiliates I work with. This is my first payment and very excited at how fast it arrived!!

Here is what I received in my email:

My first payment from Ebates for $51.85. Ebates gives you money back on purchases you make online. It like a rebate you get when you put something in the store only it's on just about anything you buy online. You can join Ebates HERE and when you do they will automatically start you off with $5.00 in your account.

I also received a couple of payments from YouData. YouData pays you look at ads. You don't even have to have a website or blog to earn. Just join and then in your account you can view the ads available to you. It's so simple. The best part is they pay you at the end of the week. I received both my payments on Saturday morning, automatically. I didn't have to do a thing! If you'd like to join just click on the You Data box in the left hand sidebar on my blog. Then once you are a member you can check your account each day to see what ads are waiting for you to view or each time you come to my site, you can sign in (if you aren't already) and view your ads here. It's really the easiest money you could ever make. If you do view the ads on my blog you will have the option of sharing some with me (like a tip) but you don't have to. It's there for your convenience.

You Data is still new and they don't have a lot of ads yet but make sure you fill out all your profile questions so they will send you ads that will interest you.

Below is the first payment of $5.62 I received from them. Seriously this took me all of 15 minutes to view the ads and the best part was I found some new websites that I book marked and will visit again.

And here is my payment from last week for $1.30.

And I received .37 in tips from my readers that have viewed ads from my YouData widget. Thanks!!

Total Pay Day: $188.41. Not a bad start to the week!

Today is Swagbucks Birthday!!

test — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Today Swagbucks is celebrating their birthday and they are giving away a lot of extra Swagbucks so make sure you do lots of searches today and win lots of Swagbucks.

If you aren't a member of Swagbucks you can read about joining HERE.

I finally have 220 Swagbucks today so I'll be cashing in for my $20 Target gift card, but I am going to wait until tomorrow morning to do that just in case I win any of the big Swagbucks today.

Also keep an eye on their blog and facebook page because they are going to be posting free Swagbucks through out the day.

Free Box of Touch of Gray

test — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:26:00 +0000

Print a rebate form for a FREE Box of Touch of Gray up to $8.50. The rebate expires 12/31/09 so print it now before it's gone and you have all year to use it.

This is on sale a lot at CVS with ECB's so it could be a money maker. Click the box above.

Spring Samples are Here!!

test — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:28:00 +0000

More Free Samples. These will help you get ready for Spring. Are you waiting for it? I know I am. I can't wait for the cold weather to be gone and the warm weather to be here. Spring is my favorite time of year, no doubt!

Click below to get your Free Spring Samples.

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Guest Post : Using the Envelope System

test — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:52:00 +0000

I wish I could be more strict with myself and only take the amount of money I want to spend with me. If I did, whenever we went shopping or we went out to eat, we'd never overspend. Maybe someday. I'm always afraid of not having enough money or maybe I'll find something I need (do I ever really need anything? Probably not).

I've heard of the envelope system and I've even thought about using it. This way we designate what we want to spend on certain things and not anymore. Again, I'm afraid to limit myself so I haven't done this yet. But perhaps I will, someday.

I was reading Being Frugal is Fabulous one day around the holidays and Nicole was talking about starting to use the envelope system. I asked her if she would do a guest post and share with us how she is doing it and how it's working.

This is Nicole's experience with using the Envelope System.

I have been using the cash envelope system for about five months now and it has absolutely transformed my family's ability to save more money each month. My husband and I do not have the same spending habits. I am very frugal and always have been, he is much more comfortable spending money and likes to have things. This has been a struggle for us throughout our marriage, but using a cash budget has greatly helped this situation.

We decided on a very simple system. We will use #10 envelopes that will all be kept in one large Manila envelope. We are going to keep the majority of the money at home (in a safe place), and just grab what we need when we are out and about, so that we are not walking around with large amounts of cash all of the time. We are only going to have four categories for our envelopes:

Grocery
Household (this is for all money spent at stores such as Target and Walgreens, and it does include some grocery items. I didn't want to have to separate every transaction, so I left a little extra room in the household budget to include some grocery items.)
Entertainment (this will be for all family entertainment, including eating out)
My hubbies fund (this will be money for his lunches and snacks)

To decide on the amounts, for the last 3 months I have made all purchases using my debit card, so that I could track our expenses and see how much we have been spending. Then I took those amounts and averaged them out and my husband and I came up with a number that we could both live with. I was a little too optimistic though and after not being able to make it to the end of the month the first two months, I added a little more money where we needed it.

At the beginning of each month, I withdraw the amount of cash that we need for the month and separate it into the 4 different envelopes. If there is anything left over at the end of the month, I roll into the next month.

This has worked out so wonderfully for us. I have to be selective of what "deals" I decide to buy. Even if things are at rock bottom prices, if I don't have the money in it for my budget, then I will be out of luck. There are simply no more arguments about going out and doing and buying things. When the money is gone, it is gone.

Nicole is a wife and stay at home mom of 4 kiddos. She can be found blogging regularly at Being Frugal Is Fabulous .

Do you use the Envelope System? If so let us know how it works for you. Do you do it differently? Have you found it really helps? Or you just can't seem to get it work for you?

You can read more ideas on becoming Frugal HERE.

CVS Shopping 2/26

test — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:45:00 +0000

I was very excited to see all the clearance stuff was 75% off this week. That included the Valentine's candy, EOB gift sets from Christmas, EOB Bath Robes ($3.75 each!!) and the perfume gift sets from Christmas as well. I grabbed a few more things to put away for future presents.

I made 2 stops this week (so far, I may go back) and here is what I bought:

Trip #1

(3) Gold Emblem Apple Juice, On Sale $1.50
(4) EOB Gift Sets, Clearance 75% off $1.25
(1) CVS Pocket Tissue, .50

Used $2 off $10 CVS Purchase
Used $6.98

Total OOP: $1.02
Total Saved: $27.21

Trip #2 - 2 transactions. I could of split this up and used some ECB's on some of them but I didn't want to figure it out in the store so I paid more than I could of. But that's ok, I have $15 ECB's to use next week!

Transaction #1

(2) EOB Robes, On Clearance $3.75 each
(1) Gold Emblem Fruit Punch, On Sale $1.50
(1) EOB Gift Set, On Clearance $1.25
(3) Revlon Nail Clippers, $2.99 each
(1) Revlon Nail Polish, $4.99
(1) Revlon Eye Liner, $7.49
(1) Maybelline Powder, $8.49

Used
$5 off $30 purchase
$2 off $10 CVS Purchase
$3 Maybelline CVS coupon
$2 Maybelline Manu coupon
(3) $1.00 Revlon Tool coupons
(2) $2.00 Revlon Manu coupons
$2.00 Revlon Tool CRT
$1.00 Revlon Tool CRT
$2.00 Revlon makeup CRT
$2.00 off $10 Makeup CRT

I didn't have any ECB's to use but with all those coupons I was ok with that.

Total OOP: $15.57
Total Saved: $52.71
Got $15 ECB's

Transaction #2
(2) Breathe Right Strips, On Clearance $1.50
Used (2) $1.00 cpns

Total OOP: $1.21
Total Saved: $19.96

All of the small packs of Breathe Right stripes were 75% off in 2 of my local stores. There is also a coupon for $1.00 off in the 2/2/08 inserts making these $.50 each. Not bad!

Print out a rebate for a FREE box of Just of Men Touch of Gray. The rebate is good until 12/31/09 but may not be around until them. Print it now and use it later. CVS runs a lot of sales on this with ECB's so it could be a money maker!!

WINNERS Honey Kix “Sweet and Simple”

test — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:27:00 +0000

I did not hear from one winner who didn't leave an email address. I gave them time to see the post and contact me but they didn't so I picked another random number:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

99

Timestamp: 2009-02-26 19:25:23 UTC

#99 DEBIJOT

If I don't hear back from DEBIJOT within 24 hours I will pick another number. Thanks~!!

Thank you to everyone who entered! Looks like Honey Kix is going to be really popular. My girls really have enjoyed them this week and I'll be getting more for sure. I especially LOVED the cereal storer that comes with this prize package. All you have to do is cut the top of the bag and slide the entire bag into the container and the lid has a lip to keep the bag open, but yet has a great seal that keeps the cereal fresh at the same time.

OK onto the winners. I picked 3 numbers at Randon.org and here they are:

Here are your random numbers:

121 96 126

Timestamp: 2009-02-24 16:11:12 UTC

#121 - techyone
#96 - Purplemommi
#126 - Christine

Congratulations to all 3 of you. I will be contacting the winners but they have 48 hours to get back to me with their address or I will have to pick another name.

Thanks again and check back I have a REALLY SWEET giveaway next. I'll give you a hint.... you can use it with your phone and/or your ipod!! I will be posting that within 24 hours.

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I was lucky enough to receive a Free Box of the new Honey Kix for me and my family to try. I am happy to tell you we now have a new cereal to put on our shopping list!!

Last night's after dinner snack for my 4 year old and 1 year old daughter's were the new Honey Kix. They both loved them. My 4 year old said "Mommy I like your new cereal, it tastes like bits of honey". My 1 year old didn't say too much, but the fact that she ate them all showed me she enjoyed them.

When they went to bed, I grabbed a bowl and the milk and had to try them myself. I've never had Kix so I don't know what the original ones taste like but I really liked the Honey Kix. I expected it to be really sweet since Honey is sweet. I was pleasantly surprised at the great flavor but at the same time it wasn't too sweet. It was just right!

Here are some nutritional facts about Honey Kix:

"Honey Kix is a good source of fiber, calcium and vitamin D, contains 16 grams of whole grain per serving (at least 48 grams recommended daily) and has no artificial flavors or preservatives. A perfect balance of taste and nutrition through simple ingredients, which both moms and kids can agree on!"

I have 3 Honey Kix “Sweet and Simple” prize packs to giveaway to my readers!! They include a coupon for a Free box of Honey Kix cereal, a honey jar, a set of colorful cereal bowls, a container to take your cereal and milk on-the-go, and a great container to keep cereal fresh at home.

You can enter up to 3 times. You must make a separate comment for each entry in order for them to count.

Leave me a comment and tell me what you usually have in the morning to start off your day.
Blog or Twitter about this giveaway, then leave another comment telling me you did with a direct link.
Sign up for my RSS Feed or Follow me on Twitter and then leave me another comment telling me you did or you already do.

This giveaway will end Monday, February 23rd at 11:59 PM EST. I will announce the winners the next day. Please be sure to either leave me an email address or a blog profile that has your email or blog address. If I can not contact you I will have to pick someone else. The winners will have 48 hours to send me their address's or I will have to choose another winner.

Thanks so much for participating and for visiting my blog. I appreciate my readers and I'm trying hard to find some fun things to giveaway to show you just how much I do like you!!

My $3 Gevalia Coffee + Free Travel Mug ARRIVED!!

test — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:00:00 +0000

My Coffee and Free Travel Mug arrived today!

I ordered the Breakfast Blend, Cinnamon and Tea for my husband. This only cost me $3.00!!!

Here is my bill. It was only $3.00 for the 3 boxes and travel mug and the Shipping was FREE. I am set up to receive regular shipments but if I decide I don't want them all I have to do is call and cancel and the coffee and mug are mine to keep. If you do decide to continue you can set up your shipments for as often as you want, even every other month.

If you'd like to order your 3 boxes of coffee (or tea) and free travel mug just click the picture below of HERE.

No strings attached. You can get 3 boxes of coffee and a travel mug for $3.00 and I believe the shipping is also free. I love their coffee. My favorite is the Breakfast Blend. Click the box above to get your free coffee!

Weekly Savings: Week of 2/22

test — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:39:00 +0000

I had to shop this week, I couldn't avoid it. We were running out of some things. But I also was able to stock up on a few things and I finally made it to KMart to take advantage of their double and triple coupons. I was sad to see the Secret was all sold out. I was looking forward to using my $2 coupons (doubled to $4) and getting some deodorant for .49 but it didn't happen, maybe next time.

Here is how my week went:

Grocery Stores

Stop & Shop - I actually got pictures this week. I made a point of taking one since I never get a picture of my groceries. Here is what I got:

Total OOP: $60.79
Total Saved: $22.06
Savings of 27%

This was my first shopping trip.

Later that day I went to Shaw's to get a few things for the stock pile. I also went back to Stop & Shop to grab something I saw earlier in the day that I didn't have my coupons for.

Here is how I did:

Shaw's
Total OOP: $17.00
Total Saved: $28.46
Savings of 63%

Stop & Shop
Total OOP: $8.00
Total Saved: $10.96
Savings of 58%

Kmart

The savings were so great I have to break it down to let you know how cheap I got some things. I was hoping to get more but I got there too late in the week. Next time I am going on Sunday, the first day of the sale. I could of gotten so much more. But either way I am happy with my savings.

(1) L'Oreal Kids Shampoo $2.49
Used .75 coupon tripled to $2.25
Total Cost: $.24

(1) Reynold's wrap 75 sq ft $4.49
Used $1.00 coupon doubled to $2.00
Total Cost: $2.49

(3) Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2.29
Used (3) .75 coupons tripled to $2.25
Total Cost: $.24 each / 3 for .72

(2) Ziploc Freezer bags $3.49
Used (2) .75 coupons tripled to $2.25
Total Cost: $1.24 each / 2 for $2.48

(1) Huggies Wipes $3.29
Used .75 coupon tripled to $2.25
Total Cost: $1.04

(1) Cascade Gel Pacs $4.79
Used $1.00 coupon doubled to $2.00
Total Cost: $2.79

(4) 4 packs Marcal Small Steps Toilet Paper $2.89
Used (4) $1.00 coupons doubled to $2.00
Total Cost: $.89 each / $3.56

(1) Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies $2.19
Used .40 coupon doubled to $1.20
Total Cost: $.99

(1) Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.67
Used .50 coupon doubled to $1.50
Total Cost: .17

(1) Coffeemate $2.29
Used .50 coupon doubled to $1.50
Total $.79

Total OOP: $17.80
Total Saved: $34.57
Savings of 67%

My overall totals this week for groceries:
Total OOP: $103.29
Total Saved: $96.05
Total Savings of 48%

Drug Stores

I only made it to CVS this week. You can see the details of my post HERE.

I made two trips this week. Here is what I got:

I was very excited to find some great items on Clearance. My first trip I grabbed these Essence of Beauty (EOB) gift sets. Regular Price $4.99, 75% off, I paid $1.25 each. These will make great end of the year Teacher gifts for my daughters Preschool.

My second trip I grabbed another EOB gift set and then I saw the EOB Robes were also 75% off. They are regular $14.99, I got them for $3.75 each!! The Breathe Right strips were also 75% off and cost .50 each (I had $1.00 coupons).

Here is how I did:

Total OOP: $17.80
Total Saved: $72.67
Total Savings of 80%!!!! I love that number.

That's it for the week. I will put together my Monthly Savings post later this weekend. I believe I was under budget thanks to my stockpile.

How did you do this week? Leave a comment and let us know. I don't get many comments on this post each week but I'd really LOVE to know how you did.

HOT Huggies $5 & $3 Coupons!!

test — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:35:00 +0000

You read that right! I just saw this over at Money Saving Mom and I wanted to make sure my readers also knew about this AWESOME coupon. If you have children in diapers you know this is a good coupon but if you know someone who has children in diapers you have to print it and give it to them. You never get a coupon for $5 or $3 off Huggies.

These coupons will go fast so print them now. Once they reach the maximum prints they will disappear.

Scroll through the coupons below to find them and then hit print. You should be able to print them 2 times each computer. You can also print these from the sidebar.

Walgreens Week of 3/1

test — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:21:00 +0000

Walgreen's Ad looks really good this week. It's also the beginning of the month so that means new rebate items for March. Lots of great deals to be found this week so be sure to check out the entire ad.

Here are some of the good deals this week. I posted my scenario's below.

Free after Register Rewards
Colgate toothpaste, $3.29
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 02-22-09 SS insert
Get $3.29 RR
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 overage

Free after Coupons
Nabisco Cookies or Crackers 4-8 oz, BOGO Free $1.99
Use $2.00/2 from 1/25 insert
Final Cost: FREE

Reach Toothbrush $0.99 with in-ad coupon
Use $1.00 coupon from 2/8 RP insert
Final Cost: FREE

Tide Laundry 20 - 40 loads, $5.99
Use $1.00/2 in 3/1 P&G insert
Get $1.00 RR
Final Cost: $4.99 each

Walgreen's Nuts, 2/$4.00

Hershey's Kisses or Miniatures or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 2/$7.00
Use IVC $3.00/3
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 01-25-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Ragu, 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 or .50/2 in 01-18-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Barilla Pasta, 3/$3.00

Fiber One Bars, $1.99
Use $1.35 printable coupon HERE or HERE (for chocolate mocha variety, yum!)
Final Cost: .64

Clorox Bleach, 2/$3.00 with in ad coupon

Spend $20 or more get $5 RR, Spend $5 get $1 RR
Clorox Wipes, $2.50
Tilex, 16 oz, $2.50
Formula 409 22 or 32 oz, $2.50
Pine-Sol All Purpose Cleaner 28 oz, $2.50
Brita, $15.00

Sunsilk, $2.99
Get $1 RR
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 01-18-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $2.98 for 2 after RR

Aleve, 2/$5.00
Use IVC $1.00/2
Use $1.00 cpn in 01-04-09 RP insert
Final Cost:$2.00 for 2

Spend $25 or more get $10 RR
Walgreen's Formula - $2 off
Select Johnson's Baby Products - 25% off
Use $1.00/1 Johnson's Baby cpn in 01-04-09 RP insert

Band-Aid, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-08-09 SS
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Angel Soft, 3/$4.00 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-22-09 RP
Final Cost: $1.67 for 2

Free after Rebate for the Month of March:

Axe Hair Care, $5.99
Get $5.99 ESR

Wal-Zyr 24 Hour Allergy Relief, $3.99
Get $3.99 ESR

Walgreen's Extra Strength Headache Relief, $2.99
Get $2.99 ESR

My Scenario:

Transaction #1
Colgate toothpaste, $3.29
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 02-22-09 SS insert
Get $3.29 RR

Total Cost: $2.29
Get $3.29 RR

Transaction #2
Ragu, 2/$3.00
Buy 4
Use (2) $1.00/2 in 01-18-09 RP insert

Angel Soft, 3/$4.00 with in ad coupon
Buy 4
Use (2) $1.00/2 cpn in 02-22-09 RP

Fiber One Bars, $1.99
Buy 2
Use(2) $1.35 printable coupon HERE or HERE (for chocolate mocha variety, yum!)

Nabisco Cookies or Crackers 4-8 oz, BOGO Free $1.99
Buy 4
Use(2) $2.00/2 from 1/25 insert

Total OOP: $5.27

Grand Total OOP: $7.56

CVS Week of 3/1

test — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:45:00 +0000

CVS has a couple of Free after ECB's items this week. It's also a new month so be sure to grab the monthly ECB booklet. It should be in the stores right next to the weekly ads. If you have some ECB's to roll, this is a good week to do so.

Here are some of the good deals and you can find my scenario is below.

Just For Men, $6.99
Use MIR HERE
Final Cost: FREE

Free After ECB's

Carnation Instant Breakfast Vanilla or Chocolate 10ct, $4.99, Get $4.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-01-09 SS
Total Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after ECB's

Gillette Fusion Gamer, Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB
Use $4.00 coupon from P&G 2/8
Final Cost: FREE

Act Total Care trial size, .99, get .99 ECB's (limit 1)
Total Cost: FREE

Slimquick Energy Shot 2pk, $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Total Cost: FREE

Spend $20 on P&G products on the front page and get a FREE 6-pack of Charmin ($5.00 Value)
Tide, $5.97 (limti 4)
Use $1.00/2 in 3/1 P&G
Duracell 16 pk, $9.99 (limit 3)
Use $1.00 in 3/1 P&G
Puffs, .97 (limit 6)
Crest or Oral B, 2/$5.00 (limit 4)
Use $1.00 cpn in 03/1 PG insert
Prilosec, $24.97 (limit 3)
Cascade, $2.99
Use $1.00/2 in 3/1 P&G
Dawn, .97 (limit 6)
Use .50/1 from mailer
Head & Shoulders, $5.77 (limit 4)
Use $2.00/2 in 03-01-09 PG insert
Herbal Essences, $5.77 (limit 4)
Use $3.00/2 in 02-08-09 PG insert
Pantene Family Size, $5.77 (limit 4)
Use $1.00/2 in 02-08-09 PG insert
Bounty Basic, $5.88 (limit 4)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3/1 P&G
Always, $2.99 (limit 3)
Use $1.00/2 in 3/1 P&G

Spend $20, Get $5 ECB's on Baby Products (limit 1)
Pampers, $10.00
Use $1.50/1 coupon from 2/8 insert
Johnson's Baby products, $3.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-22-09 RP insert
Pampers Wipes, 2/$5.00
Playtex Baby Accessories, $5.00
Q-Tips, $3.00
Playskool Diapers, $11.00

Spend $12, Get $5 ECB's Atkins Products
Use $1.00/2 printable HERE

Spend $15, Get $7 ECB's wyb Nestle products (limit 1)

Spend $20, get $5 ECB's wyb any L'Oreal Products (all month long) (limit 4)
Use $3.00/2 cpn in 02-01-09 RP insert

Spend $15, get $5 ECB's wyb any Covergirl (limit 1)
Covergirl Eyelights, Lashblast Luxe or Outlast Lipstick, $6.99
Covergirl Simply Ageless foundation, $12.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 2/8 P&G insert

Slimfast Optima Bars or Shakes, 2/$13.00 Get $2 ECB's wyb 2

Downey, $3.99
Use .20 cpn in 3/1 P&G

Doritos, 2/$5.00

Coke or Glaceau 2/$3.00

My Scenario:

Carnation Instant Breakfast Vanilla or Chocolate 10ct, $4.99, Get $4.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-01-09 SS

Act Total Care trial size, .99, get .99 ECB's (limit 1)

Just For Men, $6.99
Use MIR $6.99 HERE

Use $10 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.97
Get $5.98 ECB's
Get $6.99 MIR

Transaction $2

Pampers, $10
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.50 cpn

Use $5.98 ECBs (from above trans)
Use $3.00 ECBs

Total OOP: $8.02
Get $5.00 ECB's

Grand Total OOP: $9.99
Get $6.99 MIR
Total OOP: $3.00

Rite Aid Week of 3/1

test — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Rite Aid has a lot of Buy 1 Get 1 Free items this week. The front page is full of them! Make sure you check out the entire ad to see everything. There are also a bunch of Free after Rebate items too. I am not sure if I will be stopping by this week, not much here that I need.

Free After Rebate:

SnoreStop, $8.99
Get $8.99 SCR

SnoreStop Extinuisher, $12.99
Get $12.99 SCR

Soothe Eye Drops, $7.49
Get $7.49 SCR

Novitra, $7.99
Get $7.99 SCR

Sinus Buster or Allergy Buster, $8.99
Get $8.99 SCR

Ocean Complete Nasal Rinse, $8.99
Get $8.99 SCR

Some other Hot Deals this week:

Kellogg's Cereal, BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-22-09 RP insert

Kleenex, BOGO Free
Use $1.00/4 cpn in 02-08-09

Scott Tissue 1000 Sheets, BOGO Free

Infusium 23 Shampoo or Conditioner, $4.99
Used $3.00 cpn 3/1 P&G
Final Cost: $1.99

Always or Tampax, $2.99
Get $1.00 SCR

L'Oreal Vive Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers, $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-22-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Ultra Big Roll Paper Towels, 2/$3.00

Rite Aid Baby Wipes, 2/$5.00
Get $1.00 SCR on 2

Huggies Wipes, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-01-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Hershey's, $2.99
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 01-25-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.98 for 2

Big Bonus at Squishy Cash Today ONLY

test — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Happy 2nd Birthday Squishy Cash! 50% Earnings Bonus For Everyone!

March 1st only. Ends at 11:59pm EST.

This is a HUGE bonus and one that can earn you boatloads of extra cash!
All members will get a 50% bonus on top of all their offer earnings!
For example, you earn $100 doing offers and win an extra $50 on top! That's $150!
All winnings will be added to accounts at promotion end!

If you are not familiar with Squishy Cash, they are a GPT (Get Paid To) site where you are paid for completing offers and / or trying products.

You can read more about them HERE and you can sign up at Squishy Cash. It's free to join and they even start you off with $3.00 in your account. All you need is $20 to cash out at the end of the month. They also have daily cash out options.

I have mode over $400 with them. They pay by paypal and you get paid at the end of the following month that you cash out. Also, there are no paypal fee's taken out with your payments.

Giveaways around the web

test — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0000

While I get my next giveaway together I wanted to share with my readers some fun giveaways I found on the web. Be sure to check these out and let me know if you win anything!!

Want to win a Blog Makeover by Subjective Beauty? If your answer is yes then go HERE to enter.
Hoover Wind Tunnel Self Propelled Upright Bagged Vacuum - Read the review HERE and then enter the Giveaway HERE.
Little Debbie 100 Calorie Snacks - 3 winners get 8 boxes each!! Go HERE to enter
Keurig One Cup Coffee maker - I would LOVE one of these.. Go HERE to enter
Suaveconomics Gift Basket - Go HERE to enter
Banana Nut Cheerios Giveaway - Go HERE to enter

I will add more as I find them!

Stop & Shop: Dollar Doubler Days

test — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:07:00 +0000

This week at Stop & Shop they are doubling $1.00 coupons with a $15 purchase (expires March 5, 2009)! There are four '$1 doubler' coupons in the ad and you need them in order for your $1.00 coupon to double. I have never seen Stop & Shop do this before and I'm very excited about it. (* I am finding out from readers that this is regional so check with your store to see if they are doubling)

I don't see a limit of how many you can use per transaction so you might want to check with your store. The coupons are also in the ads in the store. I stopped in yesterday to grab my newspapers and decided to pick up 4 things with the $1 doubler coupon. I always use the self scan at Stop & Shop and it was so easy. After I scanned my $1 coupon, I scanned a $1 doubler coupon. No problems. I only bought 4 things so that is why I'm not sure if there is a limit.

I went through the ad for this week to see what good deals they have that can be matched up with $1.00 coupon. Here is what I found:

Knorr Lipton Sides, 10/$10
Use $1.00/3 01-18-09 RP in sert
Total Cost: $1.00 for 3

Hillshare Farms Kielbasa, BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 in 01-25-09 RP insert

Totino's Pizza Rolls, 2/$7.00
Use $1.00/2 in 02-08-09 GM insert
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2

Bagel Bites, $3.99
Use $1.00/2 in 02-08-09 GM insert
Final Cost: $5.98 for 2

Tropicana Pure Premium, $4.49
Use $1.00/2 in 01-04-09 RP inset
Final Cost: $6.98 for 2

Kellogg Nutri-Grain Bars, 2/$6.00
Use $1.00/2 in 01-11-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Honey Bunches of Oats, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 in 01-25-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Snow's Chowder, 10/$10
Use $1.00/3 in 01-18-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.00 for 3

Prego, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/3 in 02-08-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $5.50 for 3

Cascade, $5.99
Use $1.00 in 02-08-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $3.99

Hefty One Zip Bags, 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 in 01-25-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Juicy Juice, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 in 02-01-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Freschetta Pizza, $5.99
Use $1.00 in 03-01-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.99

Country Crock Side Dishes, $2.99
Use $1.00 in 01-18-09 RP insert
Final Cost: .99

Progress Light Soups, 3/$5.00
Use $1.00/4 in 02-08-09 GM insert
Final Cost: $4.64 for 4

When you go shopping be sure to bring all your coupons with you because a lot of their everyday prices will go great with the $1 double coupons too. This is just want was in the ad that matched up for good deals.

If you know of a good deal please share it with us. Two things I grabbed while I was there on Sunday were...

Perdue Breaded Chicken, $3.99
Used $1.00 in 01-11-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.99 each

Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, 2/$6.00
Used $1.00 in 01-04-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 each

Muir Glen Tomatoes, $2.39 (thanks Deb!)
Use $1.00 in 02-08-09 SS insert
Use $1.00 in Eat Better American Coupon Booklet
Final Cost: $.39 each

Cascadian Farms Frozen Veggies, $2.50 (thanks Deb!)
Use $1.00 in 01-11-09 SS insert
Use $1.00 in 02-22-09 SS insert
Use $1.00 in Eat Better American Coupon Booklet
Final Cost: $.50 each

Just a couple more days to enter my Giveaway for V-Mode Vibe II Headset. Click HERE to enter.

Click HERE to see how you can get your Free Pan with only $1.00 shipping!

Home Depot DIY Workshops

test — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:07:00 +0000

Home Depot has great DIY workshops. You can save so much money if you don't pay someone else to do something you may be able to do yourself! If you register for an in-store class you will receive $10 coupon. Click above to Sign up!

Frugal Focus

test — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Frugal Focus is a brand new website that is bringing together Frugal Bloggers like myself to put all this great Frugal information in one place for everyone. So far there are 17 other bloggers and we really can learn from all of them. Make sure you stop by and check out Frugal Focus. You will also see a Frugal Focus Topics list at the bottom of my left sidebar. Those are direct links to post topics by me and my fellow Frugal Focus bloggers.

University Sponsored Surveys

test — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:34:00 +0000

I've talked about a bunch of different survey sites that actually pay you to give your opinions. Some of them even send you free products to test. Did you know that a lot of University's also have surveys that they will pay you for? Some of them even pay you immediately!

Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has a great post about University Sponsored Surveys. If you like taking surveys and getting paid for them, then head on over to Nicole's Nickels and see how you can help University's in their research and get paid to do it.

General Mills Printable Coupons

test — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:14:00 +0000

Here are some printable coupons from General Mills that were in my inbox this morning. Some of them we've seen before but now they are reset so you can probably print them again. You can print them each 2 times per computer.

CVS Advisory Panel

test — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:43:00 +0000

Have you heard of the CVS Advisory Panel? It's a survey site for CVS and you earn Extra Care Bucks for giving your opinion. What's better than that?

I have been a member for a while and since the beginning of the year I've earned over $30 in ECB's doing surveys. I scanned my card the other day and another $10 came out. I forgot all about it.

It's free to sign up and you'll receive an email stating exactly how long the survey will take and what you will get if you qualify and complete the survey. If you don't qualify they usually give you a few ECB's too. The email will also tell you when your ECB's will print out. It's usually a few weeks later.

Just another way to earn more free stuff at CVS!! Go HERE to sign up.

Free Box of Milk Bone Dog Biscuits

test — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:15:00 +0000

The last two issues of People Magazine have had a coupon for a FREE Box of Milk Bone Dog Biscuits up to 26 oz ($4.99 max retail value). Be sure to check with everyone you know that may get People Magazine and have them save these coupons for you. The both expire 4/10/09 so plenty of time to use them. If you don't have a dog you could grab them and bring them to your local bank. Yes I said bank. I used to work in one and we always gave the dogs in the car a dog biscuit. See if you bank does!

Eat Better America Coupon Booklet

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:14:00 +0000

I received my Eat Better American coupon & recipe booklet this week. Here is a list of the coupons:

$1.00 off Multigrain Cheerios
$1.00/3 Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables
$1.00/2 Pop-Secret Microwave Popcorn
$1.00 Muir Glen, any product
$1.00/8 Yoplait Yogurt Cups or Smoothies
$1.00 Green Giant Frozen Bagged Vegetables 19-24 oz only
$1.00 Cascadian Farm, any product
$1.00 Fiber One Cereal
$1.00 Total Cereal
$1.00 Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks

and the recipes look so yummy! There is a chocolate chip cookie recipe that has 21% fewer calories, 42% less sat fat and 14% less fat than the traditional recipe. You can go HERE to request your copy of the Recipe & Coupon Booklet.

Product Testing: My Survey

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:12:00 +0000

update 3/4/09 by frugalrimama: A good reason why it's great to product test, sometimes you find things wrong with a product and it may need to be redesigned. This product test was the perfect example of this. I would never buy these diapers (they will remain nameless) unless they change some things about them. I was not happy with them at all. I'm sure I won't be the only one. This is why it's important to take surveys and test products so the manufacturer's know if there is a problem. Has anyone ever tested a product and found problems with it? Share with us if you have. You don't have to give specific details but let us know about your experiences.

I love when I get Free products to test at home. One company that has sent me the most products to test is My Survey. Today I received a pack of diapers to use on my 1 year old. This is the 2nd time I've received a FREE pack of diapers to test. Couldn't ask for anything better than that, right? Even though I don't normally spend much on diapers since I usually buy them with ECB's at CVS, I wouldn't mind using those ECB's for something else!

If you are not a member of My Survey I highly recommend it. My Survey is one of my favorite survey sites. I've made almost $80 with them and it was so easy. They have great surveys and they compensate very well for them. You earn points for taking surveys and then you can cash them in for CASH!!

You can read more about my experiences with My Survey HERE. I know they've been looking for Mom's in the past so if your a mom you should especially sign up. Of course they want more than just mom's to sign up.

Let me know if you have any questions about My Survey. I'd be more than happy to help you out.

WINNER Giveaway: V-Moda Vibe II

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:13:00 +0000

And the winner is......

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-03-06 13:14:55 UTC

#34 - andrea v

Congrats Andrea V. I will be contacting Andrea for her address. If I don't hear back from her within 48 hours then I will pick another winner.

Stay tuned for another giveaway. The next one is a YUMMY ONE!!

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I was lucky enough to be sent a V-Moda Vibe II headset to review. I just recently got an MP3 player and the one thing I don't like about it is the earbuds are not very comfortable in my ear. It could just be because it's new to me, but I'd assume after a couple of months I'd get used to them but I still haven't.

When I received the V-Moda Vibe II headset with Microphone, I immediately used them and they were so NICE!!! They are extremely comfortable and stay in really well. The ones that came with my MP3 player fall out very easily. It made it very difficult to move around. Even though I don't exercise as much as I should, I'd still like to be able to keep the earbuds in when I do.

My favorite part of the V-Moda Vibe II is the earbuds are made with soft silicone fittings that not only fit your ear really, but the silicone fittings don't come off very easily and when you take them off they don't rip like the cheap kind do. My 1 year old is always pulling them off and when she does they rip and are impossible to get them back on. Not these, they pop right on and off but not too easily so they don't fall off. Every headphone comes with 4 sizes of medical-grade fittings (XS, S, M, L) to ensure the perfect fit for any size ear.

The microphone has detachable sport earhooks that have a patent-pending ACTIVE FLEX technology which allows the headphones to adjust to each ear regardless of the earhook's position. This is really great because the one that comes to with my phone is not adjustable and sometimes it's just not in the right position and that drives me crazy. This is much better!

Now get this, the plug comes has a 45-degree flexible design to provide great range of motion but it also has a sleek, sturdy 24-carat gold-plated metallic core. Pretty cool.

The Vibe II with Microphone's audio functions are compatible with all Apple products and other portable music devices and computers. They are fully compatible with the Apple iPhone, iPod Classic 120G, iPod Nano 4G, iPod Touch 2G and the latest generation of Apple Macbooks. It is also compatible with many smartphones and music phones with 3.5mm jacks, including the Blackberry Bold, Curve and Storm. The microphone is also compatible with the VOIP, Skype, iChat, Instant Messaging and any third-party audio recording applications on the latest generation of Apple MacBooks.

I have an MP3 Player and it fits perfectly.

Now for the giveaway. V-Moda sent me a Vibe II with Microphone to giveaway to one of my lucky readers. This has a retail value of $128 and is sold exclusively through Apple and Shop.v-mode.com. You can visit V-moda for more information.

You can enter this giveaway 4 ways. Each entry must be a separate comment. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave an email address or a blog that I can access to get your email address. If you don't your comment will be deleted.

To Enter:

Leave a comment and tell me your favorite song(s) right now on your IPod or MP3 player. If you don't have a favorite you can just say HI.
Post my giveaway on your blog and then come back and leave me a comment with the direct link.
Twitter about the giveaway and be sure to link it back to me with #frugalrimama. Then come back and leave me another comment letting me know you did.
Subscribe to my Feed and then comment again letting me know you did or you already do.

That's it! Pretty simple. This giveaway will end Thursday, March 5th and the winner will be announced Friday, March 5th. This is open to US Residents only, sorry!

Free Gold Emblem Nuts at CVS

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:35:00 +0000

This week at CVS when ever I've scanned my card I got a CRT for $2 off any 2 Gold Emblem Nuts. There is no size mentioned so you can get 2 of the small snack size bags for .99 each. With the coupon they are FREE! My two stores had them hanging at the register. These are a great size to put in your pocketbook or your kids lunches for a quick snack.

Glamour Magazine $1.50 for 1 year subscription

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Glamour Magazine is celebrating 70 years and they are giving readers a years worth of Glamour for only $1.50!! That was the price in 1939 for 1 year. Times have changed!!! This offer expires March 15th so get it now.

Thanks Coupon Cravings for posting this fabulous deal!

Free Diet Dr. Pepper Coupon is BACK!!

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:20:00 +0000

The Free Bottle of Dr. Pepper coupon is back. Make sure you get it before it's gone again. Click HERE.

CVS Shopping 3/5

test — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:57:00 +0000

I made a few trips to CVS this week but I didn't get pictures of each trip, sorry. But I will list out my trips because I got some nice Clearance stuff again this week. If only I had waited because everything I got last week went to 90% this week, but that's ok, 75% wasn't really that bad!

Transaction #1

(3) EOB Flavored Lip Gloss @ .29 each (90% off)
(1) Slimquick $4.99
(1) Act II $ .99
(1) CVS Vitamen D $2.99

Used $9 ECB's

Total OOP: .90
Saved: $17.10
Got $4.99, 2.99 & .99 ECB's

Transaction #2

(1) Valentine's Candy $.49 (90% off)
(6) EOB Mesh Puffs @ .49 each (90% off)
(2) Giorgio Perfume @ $1.29 each (90% off)
(2) Red Door Perfume @ $1.29 each (90% off)
(2) White Diamonds Perfume @ $1.29 each (90% off)
(1) Makeup Bag $.99 (90% off)
(1) Men's 7 piece cologne sampler $1.49 (90% off)

Used $4.99 ECB
Used $2.99 ECB
Used $.99 ECB
Total OOP:$7.03
Total Saved: $151.17

Transaction #3 (in the picture)

(1) Valentine Heart $.19 (90% off)
(2) Valentine Barbies @ $1.49 each (90% off)
(1) L'Oreal Revitalift FREE (raincheck free after ECB;s)
(2) Pampers @ $10.00 each
(2) L'Oreal Advance Cleansers @ $6.00 each (had raincheck buy 2 get $10 ECB's)
(1) Gillette Fusion $7.99
(2) Act II @ .99 each
(1) CVS Vitamen D $2.99
(2) Gold Emb Nuts @ $.99 each (read about how to get these free HERE)
(2) Johnson Buddies @ $1.19 each

Used (2) $1.00 Buddies
$2.00 CVS off 2 Nuts
$3.00 off 2 L'Oreal
$4.00 Gillette
(2) $1.50 Pampers
ECB's

Total OOP: $5.63
Saved: $103.75
Got $23.97 ECB's

Transaction #4 (in the picture)

(2) Valentine's Candy @ $.15 (90% off)
(1) Valentine Gift Bag .25 (90% off)
(1) L'Oreal Adv Cleanser $6.00
(1) L'Oreal Toner $6.00
(1) Carnation $4.99
(1) Hair thingy $1.70 (50% off)
(2) Gold Emblem Nuts @ $.99 each (read about how to get these free HERE)

Used $2.00 CVS off 2 Nuts
Used $3.00 CVS off L'Oreal Toner
Used $3.00 off 2 L'Oreal
Used $10 ECB
Used $2.00 ECB
Used $2.99 ECB

Total OOP: $.23
Total Saved: $31.28
Got $4.99, $5.00 ECB

Grand Total OOP: $15.28
Total Saved: $316.80
Total Savings of 95%

Did you have a good week at CVS?

I am Sick.... Update

test — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Thank you for the well wishes. Rest isn't something I can get right now. My 1 year old was sick again last night and then when I thought I was actually going to get to sleep all night, my 4 year old woke up sick. She slept in bed with me but we were up until 3 am until she was finally done! Needless to say, mommy may be tired and sore but she has to keep going. I keep telling my husband 3 down 1 to go. He doesn't seem to like the countdown considering he's the 1 to go. It's like he's waiting in the wings for his turn. I hope it passes by him but I told him he is on his own. :).

I will be resting today and nursing my two girls back to health today and taking another bloggin day break. If someone would like to compile the deals for CVS, Walgreens and/or Rite Aid and send them to me, I'd really appreciate it. If not I'll get them up ASAP. Thanks!

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I just wanted to stop by and say you probably won't see much posting from me this weekend. My 1 year old started yesterday with a stomach/intestinal bug and last night was my turn. I'm pretty wiped and just waiting for my 4 year old and husband to start.

I will post this weeks Drugstore deals as soon as I can, but it may be a couple of days. Have a good weekend everyone!

CVS Week of 3/8

test — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:12:00 +0000

My girls are both resting so I just went out to grab the newspapers and get some fresh air. It was nice to step away. Thankfully everyone is doing well today and I'm hoping for a good nights rest, but we'll see if that happens.

Here are a some of the good deals at CVS this week. Have fun shopping!

Palmolive $1.49, Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 2)

Spend $15, Get $3 why Mars products

Spend $10, Get $5 ECB's wyb any Maybelline or Garnier
Use $1.00 on Garnier Nutritioniste Cleanser or Moisturizer in 02-08 RP, 01-04 SS or 3-08 RP
Use $1.00 on Garnier Fructis Styler, Shampoo or Conditioner in 03-08 RP,01-04 RP or 02-08 RP
Use $2.00 on Garnier Nutrisse Shade or Multi Lights Kit in 12-07 RP or 02-08 RP
Use $1.00 on Maybelline Foundation in 02-08 RP
Use $1.00 on Maybelline New York Mascara any in 01-18 RP
Use $1.00 on Maybelline Mascara in 02-08 RP
Use $1.00 on Maybelline Lip Product in 02-08 RP

Get $10 wyb Physicians Formula Organic Wear Powder or Bronzer, starting at 14.99
Use $1.00 in 02-22 SS
Final Cost: starting at $3.99 after ECB's

Secret Flawless Invisible Solid, $3.99 Get $1.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use $2.00 in 02-22 RP
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB

Schick Quattro for Women $8.99, Get $5.00 ECB (limit 1)

ThermaCare Heatwraps, %5.99, Get $1.00 ECB (limit 3)
Use $1.50 on Thermacare Arthritis Heatwraps except trial size in 02-08 RP
Use $1.00 on Thermacare Heatwraps except trial size 02-08 RP
Final Cost: $3.49 or 3.00 depending on cpn used after ECB's

Crest Pro-Health or Oral-B floss $2.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 in 03-01-09 PG P&G
Final Cost: Free + .01 overage after ECB's

General Mills Cereal, cereal bars or granola bars 3/$10, Get $5.00 ECB's wyb 3 (limit 1)
Use $1.00/2 on Nature Valley Granola Bars any flavor/variety in 03-08 SS
Use $.60 on Nature Valley Granola Bars any flavor/variety printable on sidebar
Use $1.00/2 General Mills cereal in 02-22 SS
Use $1.00/3 General Mills cereal in 03-08 SS
Final Cost: $4.00 or $3.00 depending on coupon used after ECB's

Herbal Essence Shampoo & Conditioner $2.88 (limit6)
Monthy Deal - Get $1.00 wyb Herbal Essence Hydralicious Shampoo or Conditioner(limit 5)
Use $3.00/2 in 2-8-09 P&G
Final Cost: $.76 for 2

Aveeno Anit-itch cream or lotion 1oz, 4.49 (limit 5) -not in this weeks ad
Monthly Deal - Get $2.00 wyb Aveeno Anit-itch cream or lotion
Use $2.00 printable HERE
Final Cost: $.49 after ECB's

Non ECB's deal....

Renuzit Tri Scents, $4.99
Use $4.00 cpn in 2-22-09 SS
Final Cost: $.99

Looking over the ad this is what I think I'll be buying this week..

Crest Pro-Health or Oral-B floss $2.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 in 03-01-09 PG P&G

Secret Flawless Invisible Solid, $3.99 Get $1.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use $2.00 in 02-22 RP

Garnier Fructis Styler, Shampoo or Conditioner 3/$10
Use (3) $1.00 cpns

Use $10.00 ECB

Total OOP: $.98
Get $8.00 ECB's

Good Housekeeping Coupons

test — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:23:00 +0000

Have you picked up the April 2009 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine yet? If you haven't you may want to next time you stop at the store. There are $23.00 worth of coupons in there!! Yup you read that right! And some of them are specifically for CVS!! Go on over to Nicole's Nickels to see the details.

Brylane Deal for March

test — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:23:00 +0000

For those of you that took advantage of the great deal at Brylane Homes that I posted about last month, here is another one for you.

Right now if you make any purchase (including a clearance item) you will get a FREE 3 piece On The Go bag set. It's a $39.99 value. If this isn't something you could use then maybe it would make a perfect gift for someone!

Also if you joined Reservation Rewards (with last months purchase) every month you get a $10 Monthly Bonus check when you purchase something at Brylane Homes. This, along with all the other great deals that Reservation Rewards has, is a great deal and it also helps to cover the cost of the membership fee if you decide to keep your Reservation Rewards membership (if you joined last month you have 30 days to cancel, if not you will be charged $12.00 a month).

I made my March purchase using my Reservation Rewards Monthly Bonus and got a GREAT deals and FREE stuff. Here is what I did...

First I went to Brylane Homes through Ebates to earn and additional 3% cash back. If you are new to Ebates they will give you $5 when you join which makes this deal even sweeter!

I added the following to my shopping cart:
(2) Plum Valances @ $3.99 each = $7.98
(1) 3 piece On The Go Bag Set = FREE (enter promo code BHBAGSET4U and this will automatically appear in your shopping cart)
Shipping: $4.99

Total Order: $12.97

I then went into my Reservation Rewards account and clicked on my Monthly Member Bonus to get the email address to send my receipt to and also my Reservation Rewards member number. I then forwarded my Confirmation order email to the email address provided along with my rewards number to get my $10 Monthly Member Bonus check. That's it!

Buy making my purchase through Ebates I will receive 3% back (of $12.97) which is .39. OK I know it's not much but it all adds up. Then when I receive my $10 bonus check (which I know I will because I got one for last months purchase which I will be posting with my next payday post) then my total OOP will be $2.58 for 2 valances and a 3 piece bag set! Not a bad deal at all!!

If you didn't make the purchase I talked about last month and you make a purchase this month for the first time, you will probably be offered the opportunity to join Reservation Rewards (or something similar) where you will get $10 back on that purchase and every other month as well. Be sure to read any of the offers that you get when you make your purchase. Also, if you do join be sure to note how much the monthly membership fee will be and also how long you have to cancel if you decide too.

Happy Shopping!

Digital Moms on The Today Show

test — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:05:00 +0000

Did you see the segment this morning about Digital Moms on The Today Show today? If you missed it you can watch it HERE. Laura Fortner from Cafe Mom along with a mommy blogger (I don't know her blog, does anyone know who she is?) talk about the different reason's why moms are online these days.

Sometimes I feel like maybe I spend too much time online. Some days I jump on and off a million times in between what me and my girls are doing. After watching this I realize that I'm not alone. I feel like it's my way to stay connected to the outside world while being home with my girls. I love being a SAHM, but I do miss the social part of being in an office and I feel like I get that online. And the best part is I can be online while still in my jammies and without makeup!

I've made so many friends in the last 4+ years I've been a SAHM and I'm so grateful for all those friends. I even hope to meet a lot of them some day in my travels. It's nice to know you have a support group that you can access almost anytime. And I feel it's so much easier to be myself online than in real person sometimes. Believe it or not, I am shy in real life in certain situations. Not as much as I used to be but when put in a new social setting it takes me a little while to get comfortable. Not in the blogging world, it's so much easier and I love that aspect. The part that I don't like is it's extremely ADDICTING! If I were single - no husband, no kids - I'd probably lose my job because I'd stay online all day and all night! LOL Unless I found a way to support myself completely online then it would be justified!

So check out the video and share with us what you love most about being online and/or what you like least about it. Also if you aren't a member of Cafe Mom you should check them out too. Lots of moms just like us to help, share with and learn from.

Guest Post: Smart Shopping When Time Allows

test — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:55:00 +0000

My friend Jodi has recently started her coupon saving journey. She calls me each week to ask me if a deal is good or not. She's learning and doing so well. I'm very proud of her.

One thing she has learned just from my experiences and her own experiences is not everyone can do the same thing to save money. Sometimes you need to adjust your strategy to your lifestyle. I asked her to explain how she plans her week, as a couponing 'newbie', and what is her game plan when planning out her shopping trips.

Newbies Point of View: Smart Shopping When Time Allows

Luckily my CVS, Kmart, Walgreens, Riteaid and Walmart are all located right next to each other. My Target is not far either. But on certain days or weeks I only have time to shop at one store. I wanted to compare pricing this week to decide which store is the best for me to visit first.

Another reason I compare is because of size vs. price. A lot of times it can be hard , as a newbie, to figure out what size is actually on sale. I find that looking at ads online are more clear than the paper ads. I have also become dependent on my trusty calculator to find more bang for my buck! (thanks to my husband for instilling this in me) In my head I can rate them "not a deal at all" "good deal" or " great deal".

Don't be hard on yourself at first if you don't get rock bottom prices. In the coming weeks and months you will learn how to find the best deals for your specific shopping list. We learn from our mistakes. This week alone I noticed two or three items that I only remembered after I was home. There was indeed a $1.00 off coupon somewhere on my kitchen table. Little good it does if it is sitting in a pile of clutter. Oh and Frugal RI Mama's blog is always there for me if I have a question.

And my final reason is having a backup plan. If other commitments come up and I don't get out until Thursday or Friday and inventory is low, then I need to make a little game plan change. It is good to have a backup. Don't let this discourage you and make you feel like you wasted gas on a trip to the store.

Currently, I am just "stocking" up on good deals, trying to avoid impulse or last minute purchases and trying to save some money in the process on everyday items. Here are the items I am interested in for the week and how I see them as deals:

CVS: 3 PACK OF DIAL 1.99 = 66 CENTS EACH = Good Deal

TARGET: 12 PACK OF DIAL 4.99 = 41 CENTS EACH = Great Deal

CVS: ARM & HAMMER DETG = 6.99 FOR 2 BOGO- 50 OZ /32 LOADS = Good Deal

KMART: ARM & HAMMER DETG = 9.00 FOR 2 - 80 OZ/51 LOADS = Great Deal

Use $1.00 off one for each (printable coupon)

Kleenex

CVS: BOGO $2.39 ($1.19 a box)

KMART: 2 for $4 ($2.00 a box)

WALGREENS: 3 FOR $4.00 ($1.33 a box)

The next thing I do is check my coupons if I have a Kleenex coupon and then re-calculate. If I am already going to Kmart, I will make sure I have coupons and probably pick them up there. My next step is to review the Kmart ad again and see if there is anything else interesting.

Using coupons is pretty new to me but this week alone I saved $13.00 at my grocery store, $11.00 at Target and I got a whole bunch of things at Walgreens and saved 50% off my total order. Thanks Frugal RI Mama!!!!

Do you have a "game plan" every week?

Jodi is a wife and stay at home mom to a 4 year old boy. Lucky to be a stay at home mom, Jodi is also aware of the financial sacrifices of staying home full time. With changes in the economy and increasing monthly utility and grocery bills, Jodi has become more cautious of overspending. Considering herself thrifty, she shops clearance racks, clips coupons and shops at second hand stores. She enjoys sharing her new experiences with using coupons, comparing sale items and looking for bargains. Jodi is also a scrapbooker and blogs about her scrapbooking and her dialy life at Being Mrs Scrapdiva.

A Note from Frugal RI Mama: Sometimes going to 3 different stores each week can be more of a waste of gas money and time then you will get in savings. If you compare a few things that are on sale at each store, even though one thing might be more at one store than the other, if you make 1 trip and get them all at once, you may still save the most at one store when you factor in your time and gas. Just a thought for those of you that are short on time.

Walgreen's Week of 3/8

test — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:17:00 +0000

I made it out to Walgreen's last night and the young girl at the register was really great about letting me split up my orders.

My plan was I wanted to do the diaper/wipes deal twice and in between roll the RR into something else so I can use it on the 2nd Diaper/wipes transaction. Then I used my final $10 RR to buy some groceries we needed because I don't always get back to Walgreen's before they expire. I got a LOT of stuff for under $10. Here is a picture and below I have my transactions broken down.

Transaction #1

(4) Glade Sense & Spray $7.99 each
Used (2) BOGO Free printable
Used (2) $4.00 coupons
Used (4) $4.00 IVC coupons
(2) Huggies Diapers $10.00 each
Used (2) $5.00 printable coupons (gentle care diaper)
(1) Huggies Wipes $6.00
Used $5.00 printable (on any gentle care product)
tax :$2.66

Total OOP: $5.64
Total Saved: $71.45
Got $10 RR

Transaction #2
(1) Crest Pro Health Enamel $2.49
Used $1.00 cpn
(1) Gillette Gamer Razor $7.99
Used $4.00 cpn
(1) Skintimate, $1.99
Used $1.00 IVC cpn
(1) Advil PM, $4.49
Used $2.00 printable

Used $10.00 RR
tax $.94

Total OOP: $1.90
Total Saved; $23.30
Got $4.00. $2.00, $1.00 & $1.00 RR

Then I went to the car, dropped these bags off and came back in to do the Diaper deal one more time.

Transaction #3

(3) Huggies Wipes
Used (1) $5.00 cpn (natural care product)
Used (2) $3.00 cpn (natural care product)
(1) Huggies Diapers
Used (1) $5.00 cpn
(2) Glade Lasting Impressions $7.99
Used BOGO Free printable
Used $4.00 cpn
Used (2) $4.00 IVC
(4) candy bars .50 each (needed them for fillers to use all the coupons, I didn't realize this before I got to the register or I would of found something cheaper but either way it wasn't that bad).

Used $8.00 RR
tax: $2.52

Total OOP: $4.51
Total Saved: $56.13
Got $10 RR

Transaction #4

(1) Gallon of Milk, $2.89
(1) Cheese Singles, $2.99
(2) Chips Ahoy Cookies $1.50 each
(1) Cookies .99
(1) Chapstick

Used $10 RR
tax $.07

Total OOP: $.93
Total Saved: $10.30

Grand Total OOP: $ 12.98 ($6.16 of that is tax, how sad is that!)
Grand Total Saved: $161.18
Total Savings of 96%

Considering I got 3 packs of diapers and 4 (double packs) of wipes + other stuff is really nice!!!

Below you will find other deals for this week at Walgreens.

Garnier Fructis, $2.99
Use $2.00 IVC (found in the Easy Saver catalog)
Use $1.00 in 03-08 RP,01-04 RP or 02-08 RP
Final Cost: Free + .01 overage

Garnier Hair Color, $5.99
Use $2.00 IVC
Use $2.00 in 12-07 RP or 02-08 RP
Final Cost: $1.99

Orbit or Eclipse Gum, 3/1.98
Use $.99 IVC (on 3)
Final Cost: $.99 for 3

Hershey's or Cadbury Candy, 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 ICV (on 2)
Use $1.00/3 printable
Final Cost: 2/$4.00
Buy 4
Final Cost: $1.75 each

Xcel Laundry Detergent or Fabric Softner, $1.99

Tuf Paper Towels, $.59 with in ad coupon (I really like these, they are tuf!)

Coffemate, BOGO Free $2.49
Use $1.00/2 in 01-04-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.49 for 2

Sense & Spray, $7.99
Use $4.00 IVC
Use BOGO Free printable
Buy 2
Final Cost: $ FREE + .01 overage

Glade Lasting Impressions, $7.99
Use $4.00 IVC
Use BOGO Free printable
Buy 2
Final Cost: $ FREE + .01 overage

Right Guard or Dry Idea, $2.99 Get $2.00 RR
Use $1.00/2 in 03-08-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.49 each after RR

Gillette Fusion Gamer, $8.99 Get $4.00 RR
Use $4.00 in 03-01-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $.99 after RR

Skintimate or Edge Shave Gel, $1.99 Get $1.00 RR
Final Cost: $.99 after RR

Crest Pro-Health, $2.49 Get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00 in 03-01-09 P&G
Final Cost: $.49 after RR

Advil PM, $4.49 Get $2.00 RR
Use $2.00 printable
Final Cost: $.49 after RR

And the diaper deal....

Spend $25, get $10 RR
Huggies, $10
Huggies wipes 184 or 232 pack, $6
Poise, $12
Kotex, 2/$6
Scott or Cottonelle, $7
Kleenex, 3/$4

Deal :
Buy 2 Huggies Diapers, $10 each
Use (2) $5.00 printable coupons in my sidebar

Buy 1 Huggies Wipes, $6
Use $3.00 printable coupons in my sidebar

Total OOP: $13.00
Get $10 RR
Final Cost: $3.00

You could also get..

Buy 3 Huggies Diapers, $10 each
Use (3) $5.00 printable coupons in my sidebar

Total OOP: $15.00
Get $10 RR
Final Cost: $5.00 for 3 packs of diapers

Have fun shopping this week!

Drug Card Coupon

test — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:45:00 +0000

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Swagbucks

test — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:40:00 +0000

So have you joined Swagbucks yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Swagbucks are digital dollars that you earn and when you search and each time you do you have a chance of winning one or more Swagbucks. The best part is that it uses Google anyways so really there is no reason not to search through Swagbucks. Just set it as your home page and everytime you need to search just pull it up. You'll be amazed at how fast you can earn lots of Swagbucks and great prizes.

This past week I cashed in for $45 worth of Amazon Gift Cards. I will be buying a new toaster (unfortunately ours is almost dead) and a CD my husband wants (as his birthday gift, shh don't tell!). It's so easy to earn gift cards or even something else. They offer a lot of different prizes.

Another great thing about Swagbucks is that your friends can help you earn your prizes. If they sign up from you then you will win swagbucks when they win swagbucks!! (up to 100).

Swagbucks also has music downloads (for 15 swagbucks), airline miles, electronics, video games and more! There is a huge selection of prizes to choose from. Plus from time to time they offer free Swagbucks.

If you'd already joined Swagbucks let us know how you are doing.

Pay Day!!

test — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:46:00 +0000

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a pay day. I haven't had too much fun mail but I expect more soon. Here are a few checks I got over the last week that I dropped off at the bank yesterday.

$10.00 from My Survey. As most of you know they are one of my favorite survey sites. You can read all the posts and pay days I've written about them HERE and you can sign up HERE.

$10.00 rebate check from Reservation Rewards that I talked about HERE from my first purchase from Brylane Homes. You can read about my second purchase from Brylane Homes HERE. I have another $10.00 rebate check coming for this month too. I'll let you know when it arrive!

$5.00 from i.think inc. I haven't talked about them yet because this was the first payment from them and until I got paid I didn't want to tell everyone, just in case. But they did pay. However, it took forever to get the check. I believe this was from an online focus group I participated in back in the first week in January. I could be wrong about the date I can't find the original email which I always keep until I get paid but somehow it's missing. This is the only survey I've done with them so there aren't too many but you could get more. If you'd like to sign up you can go HERE.

$5.00 from Daily Survey Panel. This is slow coming because I don't have time to do surveys every day but they do have a lot so if you have time it's a good survey site. They will send you a reminder every day or you can log into your account. You can sign up HERE.

Total Pay Day $30.00.

Old Navy Secret Coupons Site

test — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Have you heard about the Old Navy Secret Site that displays great high dollar value in store coupons every Thursday? I just read about it over at Nicole's Nickels. I guess they hide the coupons on the site and there are only so many of them and once they are gone they are gone. One of the best coupons is for $75 off $100. Wouldn't that be nice!!! Go on over to Nicole's Nickels and read all about it and then let me know if you find a coupon tomorrow. Good Luck!!

General Mills Spring Recipes

test — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:10:00 +0000

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test — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:13:00 +0000

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Printable Coupons

test — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:33:00 +0000

Here are a some printable coupons I've come across this week. Some of them have been reset so you can print them again! Also I've pointed out a couple of sales to match them up with.

Stop & Shop - Hillshire Farm Sausages/Kielbasa On Sale 50% off
Hillshire Farm Sausage $1.00/2

Stop & Shop - Coffemate, On Sale $2.00
Walgreen's - BOGO Free
Coffeemate $1.50 - These have been reset

Stop & Shop - Progresso Soups, On Sale 2/$3.00
Progresso - $2.00/4
Progresso - $1.00/2

CVS - Aveeno Shave Gel, $4.99 Get $2 ECB's (March Monthly Deal)
Aveeno - $2.00

CVS - Sure Anti-Perspirant, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (March Montly Deal)
Sure - $1.00

Johnson's Buddies $1.00
Destin - $1.00
Johnson's Baby Wash $1.00
Johnson's Shampoo - $1.00
Johnson's, any - $3.00/3
Dry Idea - $2.00
Arm & Hammer - Lots of different coupons

Free Magazine Subscription (up to $14.99)

test — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:04:00 +0000

I've talked a couple a times about ordering from Brylane Homes. They've got some cool stuff and seem to always be giving away something free with any order. I've ordered from them a couple times and I've received a Free Quilt and I am waiting for my Free 3 Piece On The Go Bag Set.

If you've been following along with my purchases, you know that I've also been using my $10 Monthly Bonus Rebates that I get from Reservation Rewards. If this is the first time you are reading about this then you can read my first post HERE and learn about Reservation Rewards.

Another Bonus that Reservation Rewards offers their members is a FREE Subscription to a magazine of their choice, up to $14.99. All you need to do is purchase a magazine subscription and then forward your email confirmation to Reservation Rewards and you'll receive a check for the cost of the subscription up to $14.99.

I finally took advantage of this yesterday. My husbands birthday is coming up and I usually get him a subscription to one of the History Magazines that he enjoys. I decided I would use this to get him the subscription for Free. I logged onto my Mr. Rebates account to see what magazine company offers the best cash back rate. Magazines.com offers 30% cash back so of course I shopped through them.

The magazine subscription that I choose was $18.95. After the Reservation Rewards rebate and the Mr. Rebates I will make money on this subscription. Here's how:

Cost of the Magazine: $18.99
30% back from Mr. Rebates: $5.69
Reservation Rewards Rebate: $14.99
Total: Over $1.69 in my pocket! And my husbands birthday gift is covered!

What a FUN day!!!

test — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:49:00 +0000

I had such a FUN day today. I taught my first BeCentsAble Workshop AND Fox Boston News was there to tape it. I also did a shopping trip with them before hand at Stop & Shop. I was very nervous this morning but at the same time Excited. I had some ideas on what to expect but I didn't expect that I'd have so much fun.

The segment will air this coming Wednesday night on Fox Boston and will be on their website after the news broadcast. I will put a link up then, but if you live in the Boston area be sure to tune in and watch me on TV.

I was also able to meet one of my readers that has also signed on to be a BeCentsAble Educator. The funny thing is she was a reader before she even heard of BeCentsAble and she had no idea I was an Educator as well. She was very surprised and happy to find out that I was the one teaching the Workshop today. (Thanks Diane!!!). This is the first time I actually met someone that reads my blog and it was pretty exciting. It's nice to know that people actually enjoy what I do.

I'm a little behind on getting things up this weekend with getting ready for my workshop and my little one is still not completely over the bug that went through our house, but I am hoping to catch up tomorrow and get all the deals posted.

If you are interested in hosting a BeCentsAble Workshop or becoming an Educator email me and I'd be more than happy to help you. Even if you don't live in my area, I can hook you up with someone who is in your area.

CVS Week fo 3/15

test — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:17:00 +0000

Not too many great deals at CVS but a couple of Free after ECB's items.

3 Day Sale (Sunday - Tuesday)
Irish Spring, On Sale $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3/15 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after ECB's

Colgate Max White Toothbrush or Toothpaste, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3/15 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after ECB's

Wheat Thins and Ritz 4-5.25 oz, On Sale $1.00
Use $2.00/2 Ritz, Wheat Thins or Triscuit cpn in 1/25 SS
Final Cost: FREE

Dry Idea or Right Guard, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 3 but paper says 1)
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-08-09 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Spend $15, Get $5 ECB's
Quaker Oatmeal, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-08-09 RP
Baked Lays, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00 cpn in All You, March 20, 2009
Aquafina 12 pack, On Sale 2/$6.00
Tropicana, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 01-04-09 RP
Sunchips, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00 cpn in All You, April 17, 2009
Stacy's Pita Chips, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00 cpn in All You, April 17, 2009

Spend $15, Get $5 ECB's on Hershey's

Spend $20, Get $5 ECB's on L'Oreal Hair Care, Skin Care or Cosmetics
Use $1.00 L'Oreal cpn in 03-01-09 RP or 02-08-09 RP
Use $3.00/2 cpn in 02-01-09 RP
Collagen or Wrinkle $15.99
Skin Genesis $15.99
Age Perfect Pro Calcium Full Line $15.99
Natural Match $7.99
H.I.P. Eye Products $5
Revitalift Wrinkle Repair $15.99
Everpure reg. price
Bare Naturale Lip, Mascara, Shadow $6
Age Perfect/Bare Naturale $10
Excellence to Go $6.99

Spend $15, Get $5 ECB's on Dove products (limit 5)
Bodywash 19.4 - 24 oz. $6.99
Dove/Caress 6 Bar, Lever 2000 8 Bar $6.99
Dove Lotion $6.99
Dove Pillows $4.99
Dove Cloths, Exfoliating Wash, Day Lotion, Pro Age $4.99
Dove Vitalizer $9.99
Dove/Degree Deodorant $3.79
Dove Hair Care $3.99

Spend $10, Get $5 ECB's on Glade (limit 5)
4 oz. Candles $5/2
Use $1.50/2 Candles cpn in 3-15-09 SS
Plug-In Scented Oil Refills $5/2
Use $1.00/2 Plugins Refills pack cpn in 3-15-09 SS
Wisp Refills $5/2
Scented Oil Candle Refills 3 pk. $5/2
Use $2.00/2 Scented Oil Candle Refills cpn in 3-15-09 SS

***deal idea***
(4) Scented Oil Candle Refills 3 pk @ $2.50 each
Use (2) $2.00/2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 4 after ECB's
or
(4) 4oz Candles @ $2.50 each
Use (2) $1.50/2
Final Cost: $2.00 for 4 after ECB's

Bic Soleil 1ct razor or 4 ct cartridges, On Sale $6.99 Get $3.00 ECB's
Use $2.00 in 3/15 SS
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Spend $7, Get $3 ECB's Band-aids or Neosporin
Use $1.00 off Neosproin cpn in 3-15-09 SS
Use $1.00 off Bandaid cpn in 3-15-09 SS

***deal idea***
(2) Bandaids @ $3.59 each (if they are $3.59 at your store this may vary and you may have to buy 3 to get to the $7)
Use (2) $1.00 cpns in 3-15-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.18 for 2 after ECB's
Final Cost: $

Possible Scenario's if you have no ECB's spending only $5.00

Transaction #1
(1) Colgate Max, $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn
OOP: $1.99, Get $2.99 ECB's

Transaction #2
Irish Spring, $4.99
Use $1.00 cpn
Use $2.99 ECB's
OOP: $1.99, Get $4.99 ECB's

Transaction #3
(3) Dry Idea, $2.99
Use $1.00/2
Use $4.99 ECB's
OOP: FREE, Get $4.00 ECB's

Transaction #4
Bic Soliel, $6.99
Use $2.00
(4) Ritz or Wheat Things, $1.00
Use (2) $2.00/2
Use $4.00
OOP: $.99, Get $3.00 ECB's

You've spent $5.00 OOP and still have $3.00 ECB's to spend on anything you need, like maybe milk! AND you got over $27.00 worth of stuff!

Walgreen's Week of 3/15

test — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Some great deals at Walgreens this week and if you have any Register Rewards from last week you may be able to roll them over!

Here are some of the good ones I've found. If you know of a good deal I don't have posted please let me know. I know I miss somethings.

The best deal I found:
Listerine, Reach or Reach toothbrush, On Sale 3/$9.00
Get $6.00 Register Rewards
Buy 1 of each
Use $5.00/3 cpn in 3-15-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 Overage after Register Rewards

Lady Speed Stick or Speed Stick, On Sale $1.99
Get $1.00 RR (limit 1)

Revlon Colorsilk Hair Color, On Sale 2/$4.00
Get $2.00 ESR on 2

Walgreen's Apple or Orange Juice, $1.99

Duncan Hines Brownies, On Sale $1.00
Use $1.00/3 cpn in 02-01-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.00 for 3

7up, Dr. Pepper, A&W, Canada Dry or Sunkist, On Sale 4/$5.00
Gt $2.00 Register Rewards
Final Cost: 4/$3.00

Royal Gelatin, On Sale 5/$1.00 with in ad coupon

Dove Personal Care, 25% off
Buy 8, Get $8 Register Rewards
Buy 6, Get $6 Register Rewards
Buy 4, Get $2 Register Rewards

Walgreen's Aluminum Foil and Plastic Cutlery, On Sale $.59 with in ad coupon

Sensodyne toothpaste, On Sale $4.99
Use $1.00 IVC
Use $1.00 cpn in 01-04-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.99

Vidal sassoon Ecostyle Hair Dryer or Straightener, On Sale $19.99
Get $10 Register Rewards
Final Cost: $9.99

Rite Aid Week of 3/15

test — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Rite Aid has some nice deals this week. A couple of Free items too. Here's the best deals I found...

Samy i Style Spray, Mousse, Wax or Glue, On Sale $4.99
Get $4.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Secret Flawless, On Sale $3.99
Get $2.00 SCR
Use $2.00 cpn in 02-22-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE + .01 overage after SCR
or Use $1.00 cpn in 3-15-09 P&G
Final Cost: .99 after SCR

Gain Fabric Softener 19 oz, On Sale $2.49
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-15-09 P&G
Final Cost: $1.49

Palmolive, On Sale $.99
Use .25/1 cpn in 02-22-09 SS
Final Cost: $.74

Ocelo Sponges, On Sale $.99

Scotch Brite, On Sale $ .99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-08-09 RP
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Kleenex, On Sale $.99
Use $1.00/4 cpn in 02-08-09 RP
Buy 4
Final Cost $2.96 for 4

Bounty Basic, On Sale $.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-01-09 PG
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Dixie, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 3-15-09 RP
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.98 for 2 or $1.49 each

Colgate Total, On Sale $1.74
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-15-09 SS
Final Cost: $.74

Here's my plan for the week. I have a gift card left over from last month that I have $9.50 on so I plan on spending that and not much more.

(2) Dixie Plates
Use (1) $1.00/2 coupons
Final Cost: $2.98 for 2

(3) Gain Fabric Softener 19 oz, On Sale $2.49
Use (3) $1.00 cpn in 3-15-09 P&G
Final Cost: $4.47

(1) Secret Flawless, $3.99
Use $2.00 cpn
Final Cost: $1.99
Get $2.00 SCR

Total: $9.44
Use Gift Card = FREE

I'm so happy the fabric softener is on sale this week because I just grab a new bottle from my shelf today and noticed that I have only 2 more left in my stock pile so I was hoping that it would go on sale again soon so I could replenish. 3 more will be great!

The Caregivers Marketplace

test — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:45:00 +0000

The Caregivers Marketplace gives you cash back on products that you probably buy all the time. There is no membership fee and you get unlimited cash back. It's pretty cool! Here is a list of the items you can receive cash back on:

Huggies
GoodNights
Balmex
Nature Made
Ecotrin
Polident
Aspercreme
Poise
Benzodent
Pull Ups
Comfort Personal Cleansing
Poligrip
Cortizone-10
IcyHot
Ensure
Os-Cal
Glucerna
Citrucel
Cottonelle
Kaopectate
Gold Bond

Each item has a different cash back amount and you can get all the information on The Caregivers Marketplace website. You can submit your request for cash back when you have (5) or more eligible products and you can submit as many times as you'd like throughout the year. You don't have to send any UPC's just the original cash register receipt with the item circled and the 2009 Cash Back Rebate Form which you can also find on the website.

I just received my last 2008 cash back check from them for Huggies Diapers. Last year they gave $1.00 per pack but this year it's only $.75 per pack, but that's OK, I'll take it!

So make sure you check and see if there are products you buy on the list and make sure you send in those receipts.

Staples Dollar Days

test — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:13:00 +0000

This week Staples has a bunch of items for $1.00 each and a few for $2.00 each AND one FREE after a FULL REBATE!! I stopped over there today to grab a few things and was very happy they still had what I wanted.

Here is what's on sale:

$1.00 each
BIC Ultra Round Stic Grip ballpoint pens, medium, black, 12 pack (Regular Price $1.99)
Scotch Magic tape (Regular Price $2.99)
Staples Pull & Seal #10 Envelopes, 25 pack (Regular Price $4.49)
Ticonderoga pencils, 12 pack (Regular Price $2.19)
Staples Accel 4.25" x 5.5" book (Regular Price $2.49)
Staples glue sticks 4 pack (Regular Price $1.99)
Crayola crayons 24 pack (Regular Price $2.29)
Staples assorted mechanical pencils, 12 pack (Regular Price $3.79)
Staples binder 3-hole punch (Regular Price $4.29)
All 12 pack Staples clasp envelopes (Regular Price $2.99 - $3.99)
Writing pads, perforated, letter size, white, wide ruled, 3 pack (Regular Price $2.99)
Staples soft grip binder clips, medium, 12 pack (Regular Price $2.49)
Pilot FriXion Ball gel pens, fine, assorted, 3 pack (Regular Price $5.49)
BIC Atlantis ballpoint pens, medium, assorted, 4 pack (Regular Price $3.99)
BIC Brite Liner assorted highlighters, 5 pack (Regular Price $3.99)

$2.00 each
Staples gel stick pens, medium, 12 pack (Regular Price $5.99)
Westcott 7" soft-handle scissors (Regular Price $6.99)
Post-it 1/2" unprinted tape flags 4 pack (Regular Price $4.99)
Staples black full strip stapler value pack (Regular Price $6.99)
Staples ruled index cards, 3" x 5", white, 500 pack (Regular Price $3.99)

Full Refund
Staples Delta Elite retractable ballpoint pens, black 2 pack (Rebate $5.29)
$5.29 - $2.30 instant savings = $2.99 before $2.99 easy rebate

This is what I got:

Total OOP: $12.84
Total Saved: $26.10
That is a savings of 67%

I've got a thing for office supplies. For some reason I love shopping for them! It was very helpful back in the days of working in an office.

Survey Site: EDU Research Group

test — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:10:00 +0000

I just received an email about this new survey company called EDU Research Group.

Anyone that has some college education and willing to share their experience would qualify for this survey.

When you join EDU Research Group you will get $5.00 for taking this survey. Not a bad deal at all!!

Survey Details:

US Only
Males & Females
Age 18-25
Must have had some college experience
Approximately 15 minutes to complete

I have no experience with this company because I don't qualify, I've been out of college too long now. But a company I work with all the time sent this email so I'm sure it's a good one. Click the picture to take the survey and join. It should be a pretty easy $5.00!

Giveaway at Nicole's Nickels

test — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Nicole at Nicole's Nickels is giving away 3 Fiber One Fiber Friend Gift Baskets!!! If you win you'll get a coupon for FREE Fiber One yogurt, nutrition journal, water bottle, pedometer with calorie counter, and kitchen scale. What a great prize package!! It's really simple to enter so head on over to Nicole's Nickels and tell her Frugal RI Mama sent you! While your there be sure to check out what she got this week at Walgreen's and CVS. She's a GREAT shopper!!

Let me know if you win!! Good Luck!!!

CVS Shopping 3/17

test — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:24:00 +0000

I stopped at CVS today, I was only going to get a few things but then I came across some great Clearance finds so I bought more than I planned, but I still didn't spend much. I like when that happens. Here is what I got:

(1) Irish Spring $4.99, Get $4.99 ECB's
(1) Always $5.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Used $1.00
Used $2.00 CVS CRT
(2) Wheat Thins $1.00 each
(8) Ritz Crackers $1.00 each
Used (5) $2.00/2 coupons
(2) Gold Emblem Nuts $.99 each
Clearance Items:
(1) 2 year Calendar 90% off $ .39
(2) Kids Lined Slippers 90% off $.99 each
(2) Adult Lined Slippers 90% off $1.29 each
(2) Fleece Hat/Glove/Scarf Sets 90% off $.79 each
(1) Hannah Montana Hat Set 90% off $.89
(1) Knit Hat 90% off $ .39

Used $5 off $30 purchase CRT

Used $4.00 ECB's
Used $4.99 ECB's
Used $1.98 ECB's

Total OOP: $1.04
Total Saved: $132.27
Got $6.99 ECB's

Another GREAT shopping trip!! How did you do this week?

Read my post HERE for other deals this week at CVS.

A New Face Lift

test — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Over the next couple of days Frugal RI Mama will be getting a Face Lift. I am working on a new layout that will load much faster and be arranged a little better. Please bear with me while I change things around over the next few days. I'm sure when it's all done you'll agree that it works better.

Thank! :)

WINNER $10 CVS Gift Card Giveaway

test — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:48:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. We had almost 200 entires!!!

The winner is.............

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-03-18 12:45:00 UTC

#187 Tuckersmomi - Congrats Tuckersmomi, you have 48 hours to get back to me. If not I'll pick another name.

I had to pick 3 different names because the first two didn't have an email address or any contact information. Even if you have a Blogger profile, if there is no email address or Blog listed, I have no way of contacting you. Please be sure that I can contact when you enter. Thanks!!

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I have another giveaway to put together but with being sick this weekend I'm way behind and I just want to get something up for my readers so I decided to start this Monday morning off with another popular CVS Gift Card Giveaway. Just so you know, CVS does NOT sponsor these giveaways. I buy the gift cards myself because I love CVS and I figure it's my way of helping the economy and my readers.

This is a very easy one and I promise in the nest couple of days there will be a 2nd giveaway for something really YUMMY!

You can enter up to 5 times. Each entry must be it's own comment in order to qualify. Please be sure to leave me your email address or a blog with a profile that I can find you with if you are the winner. Otherwise I will have to pick another winner. This giveaway is open to everyone and anyone. If you are reading this, then you can enter!

Here is how to enter:

Leave me a comment and tell me how many times you shop at CVS a week. I usually go 2 times a week; the two days my daughter is in school. Some weeks I'll stop by a 3rd time when I'm out shopping by myself in the evening. Those times I will just go and walk the aisles looking for any deals I might have missed or read about online.
Blog about my giveaway then come back and comment again with a link to the post.
Twitter about my giveaway, then come back and either leave me your twitter name or the direct link to the twet.
Sign up to get my RSS feed then leave me a comment and tell me that you did OR you already do. That's a pretty simple one for most of you!
Follow me on Twitter then leave me a comment and tell me you are now following me OR you already do.

Pretty simple. I like to make them pretty easy since this is really all in fun and my way of thanking my readers for stopping by every day or two.

This Giveaway will end Tuesday, March 17th at 11:59pm and the winner will be announced Wednesday.

Fox News Boston - Coupon Parties

test — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:58:00 +0000

I would like to welcome Fox News Boston viewers to my blog. Take a look around. There's lots of great information here to help you save money and even make a bit of extra cash. Frugal RI Mama is all about keeping money in your pocket!

I am the Senior Director for BeCentsAble in the Rhode Island area. Do you want to learn how to cut your weekly shopping budget in half? Host a BeCentsAble Coupon Party Workshop or Fundraiser and I will teach you strategies to help you shop sales each week to get things at Rock Bottom Prices and even Free or with Overage (when you make money on an item).

I am at my computer tonight from 10pm until 11:30pm to answer any questions you may have. You can either Email Me or leave a comment and I will get right back to you. Workshops cost $25.00 per person/couple and if you Host a Workshop in your home you, as the Host will receive the Workshop for Free! We also have lots of other GREAT benefits for Hosts. I would be more than happy to help you plan a successful Workshop in your home with your friends, neighbors and families.

I currently have two Workshops coming up and where there is still plenty of space available. If you are interested in attending either workshop please let me know.

Saturday, March 28th, 2pm - 4pm
Cranston, RI
Workshop Fee: $25.00 per person/couple
Spots Available: 12

Saturday, April 18th 1pm - 3pm
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Workshop Fee: $25.00 per person/couple
Spots Available: 30
Pre-Register: The First 10 people who pre-register before April 6th will receive a $5.00 Gift Card the day of the Workshop.
Payments accepted are Check or Paypal.

You can also take the online version of the Workshop HERE.

BeCentsAble is a new and up and coming company that just launched nationwide in January 2009. If you are interested in becoming a BeCentsAble Educator and teaching your community members how to save money please Email Me and I'd be more than happy to help you on your way!

Besides being a BeCentsAble Senior Director I also maintain this blog on a daily basis and try my best to bring you some great deals each week along with little ways you can make some extra cash which include Mystery Shopping and Taking REAL Surveys. If you look along the top you'll see buttons that will take you to other parts of the blog. You can request some Free Samples, Print Coupons, Learn how to Become Frugal and so much more. I also list the weekly CVS, Walgreen's and Rite Aid deals.

Be sure to book mark Frugal RI Mama and sign up to receive my emails. Everyday I list some kind of savings opportunity. I also have giveaways every week!!!!

On the right hand sidebar a little ways down you will find a Money Saving Blog Roll. Be sure to check out these other great blogs for more money saving ideas.

My Survey: Looking for Moms

test — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:32:00 +0000

Once again My Survey is looking for new members but especially moms of children under age 4. If you are a mom then be sure to sign up with My Survey. I've been sent a few baby products from them to test out for free and I've been paid to take the surveys along with the product. This is one of my favorite Survey companies and I've been paid by them several times. You can see all my proofs of payments HERE.

Even if you are not a Mother still sign up, they need lots of members, not just parents. It's a great company and you can either choose prizes or CASH!!!

Gevalia - Free Coffe Maker & Coffee Scoop

test — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:41:00 +0000

Another GREAT offer from Gevalia. You will get a FREE Coffeemaker and Coffee Scoop just for trying Gevalia Coffee!! Not a bad deal. If you are not happy with the coffee you can cancel your auto ship and keep the Coffeemaker and Coffee Scoop for FREE!!! Not a bad deal. I love their coffee, my favorite one is the Cinnamon. Click HERE or the picture above for more details.

Top 9 Confusing Business Deductions

test — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:58:00 +0000

I already filed our taxes and our returns have been deposited into our account and some of it is already gone :(. But it's done and that's the important part. I never wait until the last minute, especially since we always get a nice return and I want that as soon as I can get it. We also don't have a complicated tax return so that helps to get it done pretty quickly and easily. And I do them myself so you can add accountant to one of my many titles in this household. LOL

Last week I received something very interesting in my email inbox and I thought I'd share it with my readers since so many people have small businesses now a days and why not get the most deductions that you can, right?

This is a list of the Top 9 Confusing Business Deductions that was compiled by Outright. Be sure to check out the website for FREE Simple Online Bookkeeping software.

Outright offers free, online bookkeeping software that lets users:

Track income and expenses
Organizes their records using easy to understand categories
Reminds them to pay their taxes on time
Lets them see how the business is doing—whenever they want, wherever they want.

Top 9 Confusing Business Deductions

It’s tax time, which means almost 21 million self-employed people are preparing to fill out their tax returns, including Schedule C: Profit or Loss from Business. Should be pretty easy - just enter how much money came in and went out of your business last year. Right?

Well, not so much. As we’ve learned from the thousands of people using Outright.com to help them with their business bookkeeping, it can be hard to know how to classify certain expenses. So we enlisted the help of two pros: Jeanné Neubelt of BookWorks Total Bookkeeping Services and Cheryl Hinkson of For Your Business Bookkeeping Services to get their perspective.

Based on input from the Outright.com user base, and with the assistance of our experienced bookkeepers, we’ve compiled a list of the 9 “hardest to classify” business deductions. They are:

1. Business cards

When you first hang out your shingle, you might head down to the local printer to get some business cards made up. But what kind of expense is that?

Which do I choose: Supplies, Legal & Professional Services or Advertising?

Recommendation: Advertising

As a self-employed individual, odds are your business cards will be given out to prospective customers in an effort to generate revenue. For this reason, the most appropriate category would be Advertising.

2. Web Site Hosting

You pay a monthly hosting fee to firms like GoDaddy or Dreamhost. But does that go under equipment rental? Office expense?

Which do I choose: Advertising, Utilities, Equipment Rental or Office expense?

Recommendation: Advertising or Utilities

According to Jeanné, this expense is similar to business cards in that it is likely used to help attract customers and drive revenue. However, Cheryl sees it a bit differently: “Web Hosting is a service and with a detailed P&L you would list it as Service Provider but on a simple P&L you will list it as a Utility.”

3. Stock photos/icons (and other digital media)

Which do I choose: Cost of Goods Sold, Office Expense, Supplies, Legal & Professional Services?

Recommendation: Cost of Goods Sold, Advertising, or Supplies

In this case, it depends on how the items are used. As Cheryl explains, “A web designer or graphic company that has signed up for unlimited access to stock photos available online would expense the monthly or quarterly fee to supplies for Cost of Goods Sold.” However, in the case where the images are being used for your business web site, “you could easily classify the expense as Advertising or Supplies”, says Jeanné.

4. Getting a DBA/Fictitious Name

You’re now in business for yourself, so you get a super cool name to use. How do you treat the costs of doing that?

Which do I choose: Taxes & Licenses or Legal & Professional Services?

Recommendation: Both, unless you file everything yourself

According to Cheryl: “Formation Fees should be broken into two categories: The portion of the fee that is paid to the state and the annual renewal fee should be recorded as taxes & licenses and the portion of the fee that is for professional services provided should be classified as legal & professional fees if you contracted a licensed professional to complete your formation documents.”

5. Payments to web designers (and other contractors)

How do you treat the graphic designer who created the look and feel for your web site?

Which do I choose: Legal & Professional Services or Contract Labor?

Recommendation: Contract Labor

“Professional services is generally used only for legal, accounting/tax/payroll and business consultancy,” says Jeanné. Better to use Contract Labor – and “be sure to get a completed W-9 so you can send 1099s where appropriate.”

6. Desktop software

You fork over the money to purchase the latest version of Adobe’s CS4.

Which do I choose: Supplies? Office Expense? Depreciation/Section 179?

Recommendation: Depreciation/Section 179

As Cheryl states, “Software Purchases are a depreciable item unless the program has a useful life of less than one year. In most cases you would not replace your software each year so it should be listed as a depreciable item.”

7. Web-based software subscriptions

Being the fan of web-based software that you are, you have monthly subscriptions to FreshBooks for your invoicing and Basecamp for your project management. But where do those expenses go?

Which do I choose: Utilities, Office Expense, or Taxes & Licenses?

Recommendation: Utilities or Office Expense

Here we get different opinions. For Cheryl, “In a simple set of books I would classify payments to a Web Services Provider to utilities as you are utilizing their program.” However, Jeanné recommends placing them under Office Expense.

8. Postage

There are still times when you have to send this by snail mail. And that does in fact cost money.

Which do I choose: Supplies, Office Expense, Other Expense?

Recommendation: Office Expense if small, Other Expenses if significant

According to Jeanné, you would place the costs under “Office Expense if it is a few rolls of stamps or the postage meter for letters.” However, for large shipping costs, place them under Other Expenses.

9. Coffee machine, coffee and filters

You need your caffeine, we know. But what kind of deduction is that?

Which do I choose: Supplies or Office Expense?

Recommendation: Office Expense

“Office Supplies are physical widgets and stuff you use up (paper clips, pens, sticky notes, toner, legal pads, thumb drives, computer supplies, planners and calendars, etc),” says Jeanné. “Office expense might be more substantial or service related (janitorial supplies, cleaning service, coffee supplier, water cooler, etc.)”

Bonus expenses: Using the “other expenses” category

The following are very common self-employed expenses that should be placed under the “other expenses” category:

Bank/ATM fees
Survey and research costs
Professional “How To” Books (web design, programming, etc.)

About Outright.com:

Outright is a very simple-to-use web service that helps you track income and expenses, pay estimated taxes on time, and see how your business is doing. It's perfect for self-employed individuals, work-at-home people, sole proprietors, micro-businesses and anyone that files a Schedule C tax return. Outright was designed by former Intuit employees who realized that existing personal finance and small-business finance applications simply don't address the needs of self-employed people. Outright is completely web-based, safe, and secure. Above all, it is designed expressly for people who have minimal computer skills and hate doing their taxes. On the web at http://outright.com/

Rite Aid Shopping 3/17

test — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:09:00 +0000

I made two trips to Rite Aid this week because they didn't have 3 Gain Fabic Softener at the first store, which is how many I wanted. But I did get a rain check. Here is what I got this week:

1st Trip:

(2) Gain, On Sale $2.49 each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(2) Dixie Plates, On Sale $1.99 each
Used $1.00/2 cpn
(1) Secret, On Sale $3.99
Used $2.00 cpn

Total: $8.86
Total OOP: FREE - I used a Gift Card I got last month
Total Saved: $20.86

Plus I'm getting a $2.00 SCR so I made 2.00 on this purchase. A total savings of 110%!! I love that number even more! :)

My 2nd trip I don't have a picture of but it's pretty easy to imagine.

(1) Gain
Used $1.00
(2) Dixie Plates
Used $1.00/2 cpn

Total 5.92
Put .64 on Gift Card
Total OOP: $5.28
Total Saved: $7.14

Kmart Super Doubles are BACK!!!

test — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Kmart's Super Doubles are back again beginning March 22nd. You can check to see if your store is doing it by entering your zip code HERE. There are no triples this time, at least not at my store. But they are doubling up to and including $2.00. I've found some great deals before and I know there will be great ones again.

You can see a GREAT spreadsheet with lots of the Kmart coupon match ups and a lot of FREE items HERE.

Weekly Savings: Week of 3/15

test — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:21:00 +0000

I had another good shopping week. Before I post this weeks savings, I wanted to post about the shopping trip I did with Fox News Boston. Everything I bought was on sale and with a coupon, which is how I do a lot of my shopping some weeks. Of course there are weeks when I need things that aren't on sale or I don't have a coupon for but not always.

Groceries:

Here is what I got:

There are a couple of things missing from the picture - 3 packs of gum and 2 bottles of Purex Laundry Detergent.

Before any coupons or savings were applied my total was $87.75

I paid OOP: $33.77
I saved: $53.97
That is a total savings of 62%!!

This was only half of my shopping for the week.

My 2nd shopping trip this week:
This is where I got the rest of what I needed for the week. Most was on sale, but I didn't have coupons for everything. I did have a $20 Gift Card to use so that increased my savings since it was given to me.

Total OOP: $21.71
Total Saved: $52.59
A Total Savings of 71%!!!

My Weekly Grocery Budget is $85 and I'm under budget by $29.52!!

Drug Stores:

CVS - They had some really nice things on Clearance this week. 90% off too!! Love that number. You can see the details about my shopping trip HERE.

Total OOP: $1.04
Total Saved: $132.27
A Savings of 99%!!!!!!!!! - WOW!!

Rite Aid - I wasn't able to get all the fabric softener at the first store but I did get a rain check for more. I stopped at another store to get another one. You can see the details of my transactions HERE.

Here is what I got:

Total: $8.86
Total OOP: FREE - I used a Gift Card I got last month
Total Saved: $20.86

Plus I'm getting a $2.00 SCR so I made 2.00 on this purchase. A total savings of 110%!! I love that number even more! :)

My 2nd trip I don't have a picture of but here's how I did:

Total 5.92
Put .64 on Gift Card
Total OOP: $5.28
Total Saved: $7.14

How did you do this week? Leave a comment and share with us!

Giveaways Around the Web

test — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0000

There are always LOTS of Giveaways around the Web with LOTS of Great things to win! Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has two of her own Giveaways going on right now PLUS she has a list of the Top 10 Giveaways she's found this week. Be sure to stop by her Cute Blog and enter them all!

Nicole also does a weekly radio spot in the West Palm Beach area and you can hear her latest gig HERE.

BUT Before you leave here, make sure you enter my current Giveaway for Personalized Fruit Roll Ups!

Free Sample of Prilosec OTC

test — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:58:00 +0000

You can find more Free Samples HERE.

Rite Aid Week of 3/22

test — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Be sure to check out the entire ad because there are some great sales this week. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye:

Always, On Sale $2.99
Get $1.00 SCR
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-01-09 PG insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $3.98 or 1.99 each

L'Oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes, On Sale $7.99
Get $1.00 SCR
Use $2.00 cpn in 01-04-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $4.99

Aleve 20-24ct, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-22-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Profoot Triad or Miracle Insoles, Sinovium Pain Relief Gel, Heal Rescue or Flex-Tastic, On Sale 3/$15.00
Get SCR $10 on 3
Final Cost: $5.00 for 3

Angel Soft, On Sale .99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-22-09 RP insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.98 for 2

Drano, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn from home mailer
Final Cost: $1.99

Soft Scrub, On Sale $2.49
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-08-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $ 3.98 or $1.99 each

BreathRx Toothpaste, Mouth Rinse or Spray, On Sale 2/$18.00
Get $10 SCR
Final Cost: $8.00 for 2 or $4.00 each

Huggies Jumbo Pack, On Sale $9.99
Get $2 SCR
Use $5.00 printable (from the coupons.com sidebar)
Final Cost: $2.99

Poise or Depends, On Sale 2/$26
Get $12 SCR on 2
Use $1.00/2 Poise cpn in 02-08-09 SS
Use $1.00 Depends printable

Huggies Wipes Refills, On Sale $6.99
Use $3.00 Gentle Care Product (from the coupons.com sidebar)
Final Cost: $3.99

If you need some outdoor furniture this is a good week to get it at Rite Aid. They have:

Stackable Rose Garden Resin Chair, On Sale $9.99
Get $4 SCR
Final Cost: $5.99

39" Bahamas Resin Table, On Sale $29.99
Get $10 SCR
Final Cost: $19.99

CVS Week of 3/22

test — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:26:00 +0000

I wonder what I'll find on Clearance this week at CVS!!! There have been some pretty good things lately. There are also some great ECB's offers this week along with more Free Toothpaste. Do you know I NEVER pay for toothpaste! I always get it free. And it's something we all need!!!

Time to roll those ECB's! Here's what looks good to me:

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care, On Sale $3.49, Get $3.59 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1.00/1 cpn from 2/22 RP insert or 3/1 or 3/15 P&G insert
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 overage after ECB's

Dry Idea Clinical Solid or Roll-on, On Sale $7.99, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Buy 3 Pepsi 12-packs (on sale 3 for $11), Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use B2G1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.78 each after ECB's

Schick Quattro for Women or Intuition Razor at $8.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4/1 Intuition Razor cpn in the 3/22 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Wisk, On Sale $5.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 RP or $1.50 cpn in 03-15-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $3.99 or $2.49 (depending on coupon used) after ECB's

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Foundation or Double Face Perfecter, On Sale $7.99 Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $3.00/1 Maybelline New York Foundation, Any ~ Glamour April 2009
Final Cost: FREE + .01 after ECB's

Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara, Moisture Shine Lip or Eye Quad or Liner, On Sale $6.99 (limit 1) Get $3.00 ECB's
Use $1.50 cpn from BzzAgent
Final Cost: $2.49 after ECB's

Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Concealer, Skin Clearing or Healthy Skin Makeup, On Sale $9.99 (limit 1) Ge $3.00 ECB's
Use $3.00 cpn from BzzAgent
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Benefiber 48-62 Dose, chews 100 ct, stick pack 28 ct or Gas-X 48 - 50 ct, On Sale $9.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $2.00 Benefiber cpn in 02-22-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.99 after ECB's
I believe there might be a CRT out there on this, expired, but if your store takes expired you can use it. Check your stash!

Spend $10 get $5 ECB's St. Ive Skin Care or Noxzema Cleansing Cloths (limit 1)
Use $1.00 St. Ives Scrub in 03-08-09 SS insert
Use $.50 Noxzema in 03-08-09 SS insert

If you know of any other good deals let me know and I'll share them. Once I figure out my scenario I will post it. I know I'll be rolling some ECB's this week.

Walgreen's Week of 3/22

test — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a few good deals this week.....

Free + Money Makers.....
Hunt's Tomato Sauce, On Sale $ .39 with in ad coupon (Regular Price .99)
Get $5 ESR when you spend $10 (#29)
Buy 11 @ .99 = $10.89 (before in ad coupon)
Get $5.00 ESR
Use In Ad Coupon 11 @ .39 = 4.29
Final Cost: FREE + .71 overage after ESR (thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Glade Scented Oil Sense & Spray, $9.99
Buy 2
Use BOGO Free Printable
Use $4.00 cpn 2/8 SS insert
Use $4.00 IVC coupon (give this last)
Final Cost: FREE + $2.01 overage (This will depend on if your store will take the BOGO Free cpn AND the $4.00 manu cpn) (thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Easy Saver Rebate Deals...
Right Guard Professional Strength, On Sale $5.99
Get $5 ESR
Final Cost: $0.99 after ESR

Nature's Source Cleaner, On sale 2/$6.00
Get $2 ESR
Buy 2
Use 2 $1/1 cpns in 3/1 inserts
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Triaminic or Theraflu, On Sale $5.99
Get $3 ESR
Use $1.00 Triaminic cpn in 01-04-09 SS insert
Use $1.50 Theraflu cpn in 01-04-09 SS in sert
Final Cost Triaminic: $1.99 after ESR
or
Final Cost Theraflu: $1.49 after ESR

Instant Value Coupon Deals....
Schick Quattro Razor, On sale$8.99
Use $4/1 IVC
Use $4/1 cpn in 3/22 inserts
Final Cost: $0.99 each

Register Reward Deals.....
Kellogg's cereals On sale 4 for $10, Get $2 Register Reward
Use 4 $1.00 off Raisin Bran or Mini Wheats coupon from 2/22 RP insert
Fina Cost: $4.00 or $1.00 each after RR

Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor On Sale $8.99, Get $4 Register Reward
Use $4/1 cpn in 2/8 inserts
Final Cost: $0.99 after RR

Other good deals.....
Reynolds Wrap 70 sq ft or 45 sq ft Heavy Duty, On Sale $2.79 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.79

Huggies Diapers, On Sale $9.99
Use $5.00 printable you can find in my side bar coupons
Final Cost: $4.99

Kmart Shopping 3/22 - Super Doubles!!!

test — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:00:00 +0000

I actually made it to Kmart yesterday. I keep saying I'm going to go on the Sunday that the Super Doubles sale begins but this is the first time I actually made it! I got some really good deals too. I just wish their prices weren't so high. I'd never buy this stuff there if it weren't for Super Doulbes. I guess maybe that's why they have been doing it so often, to get people like me there! I may try to make one more trip before the week is over, we'll see.

Here is what I got:

(3) Softsoap Pumps, $2.49
Used (3) $1.00 cpns doubled to $2.00
Final Cost: $1.47 for 3 or .49 each
(1) Advil 50ct, $6.49
Used $2.00 cpn doubled to $4.00
Final Cost: $2.49
(6) Huggies Travel Wipes, $1.09
Used (6) $1.00 cpns doubled to $1.09 (to the value of the item)
Final Cost: FREE
(2) Huggies Wipes 40pk, $1.99
Used (2) $1.00 cpns doubled to $1.99 (to the value of the item)
Final Cost: FREE
(2) Pledge Multi Surface Wipes Refills, $2.50
Used (2) $1.25 coupons doubled to $2.50
Final Cost: FREE
(6) Small Steps Toilet Tissue, $2.79
Used (6) $1.00 cpns doubled to $2.00
Final Cost: $4.74 for 6 or .79 each
(1) Roaring Waters Capri Suns, $2.69
NO COUPONS

Total OOP: $13.19
Total Saved: $39.50
A Savings of 75%!!!

CVS Shopping 3/22

test — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:05:00 +0000

I made a quick stop at CVS today just to look around because I had some time. I also had some of the Huggies Natural Care and Gental Care products coupons left that I needed to use before the end of this month. When I walked in I scanned my card and got a $5 off $30 coupon that was good for 3 days only. I decided I would use those Huggies coupons and the $5 off $30 coupon together and guess what... it worked out perfectly. I only paid tax!!!!

Here is what I got:

(5) Huggies Natural Care Wipes $3.49 each
Used (5) $3.00 Nature Care Products
Final Cost: $2.45
(1) Huggies Natural Care Refill pack $6.49
Used (1) $5.00 Natural Care Products
Final Cost: $1.49
(1) Huggies Gental Care Refill pack $7.99
Used (1) $5.00 Gentle Care Products
Final Cost: $2.99
(1) Crest Pro Health $3.49
(1) Newspaper

Used $4.99 ECB
Used $2.00 ECB
$5 off $30 CVS Coupon

Total OOP: $1.65
Total Saved: $41.32
Got $3.49 ECB's

And I think we are set with wipes for a while now!

Coupons for Troops

test — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Shelby from Shelby Making Cents just emailed me about a way to use your expired coupons. Most stores won't take expired coupons past a day or two so they just get tossed into the garbage. But did you know that overseas families can use those expired coupons??? Check out Shelby's post about Coupons for Troops to see how you can help families overseas. Thanks Shelby!

Free Acuvue Samples

test — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:59:00 +0000

If you wear contact lenses or want to try some here are Free Samples for you:

Acuvue Colors FREE Trial - Click HERE
Acuvue Astigmatism FREE Trial Pair - Click HERE
Acuvue 1 Day Moist FREE Trial Pair - Click HERE
Acuvue Oasys FREE Trial Pair -Click HERE

Online Offers: An Easy $10

test — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Have you seen those banners or received the emails that say you can get a $500 Gift Card or Gas Card or even better a FREE Laptop? Those are what you would call an Online Offer. Basically how it works is if you complete so many offers (what ever it calls for) then you WILL get the Gift Card, Gas Card, Laptop or whatever it may be.

When I say offers I mean they want you to sign up for free Trials or perhaps even buy something. Each offer is different in how many you need to complete and how much it will cost you in the process of completing them. Most times you will spend money on the trial offers BUT you will always get back more money then you pay.

I've been wanting to try one but I wanted to start small. I came across this one today and decided it was a great place to start. I didn't have to buy anything all I had to do was sign up for some emails and free samples and that's it. Of course there were offers to buy stuff, but I choose the free ones.

Here is the offer I did and I am going to take you through it step by step if you'd like to try.

Offer: Best Burger - Burger King or McDonalds? Get $10!!!

Steps to get your $10:

Click on the link above
Fill in your name, address and email address - I recommend you use a separate email address from your personal because you WILL get spam.
Below that field be sure to choose 1 offer (or more than 1 if you'd like). I choose The Truth About Annuities - Learn what types of annuities make sense for you. Get a Free booklet. Select no for the rest
Click "lets go"
The next page had an offer about Movers.. I selected NO THANKS
The next page you need to again select 1 offer (or more if you'd like). I choose Great Daily Freebies by email! Do you like saving money? Receive great freebies, coupons and more with this Free Sites Newsletter. *Check your email to start. Select no for the rest.
Click "submit"
The next page will have more offers to choose from. I skipped through this page since I already selected 2 previous offers (it says you need to do 1 or more).
The next page I also skipped through (it was just one offer)
You will now be on the final page. If it says you don't qualify then you didn't select enough offers. If you did it correctly it will say - Karen thank you for registering with myinsiderdeals to receive your Burger King or McDonalds Vote Get $10.
Please check your email for further instructions on how to redeem this premium.
Then go to your email - it may be in your spam folder. You'll have an email that says this in the subject - Burger King or McDonalds Vote Get $10 Redemption Instruction. Open the email and confirm you email address by clicking the link. You will then be brought to your redemption certificate.
Print out the redemption certificate and mail it to the address it says on it. I printed out a second copy and wrote the dates I completed it and mailed it. It should take 60 days to get your $10.

That's it! Sounds pretty easy, huh? I will be mailing mine tonight and I'll update when I do get it.

One thing about these Online Offers. You can only do one per household and there may be a certain amount of time before you can do another one from the same company. This one is from My Insider Deals (MID). I believe if you do more than one you will be disqualified.

Here are a few more I found from different companies that you may want to try too. Let me know how you do! Be sure to read the Terms & Conditions at the bottom of the page to see what you need to do in order to qualify.

Free Sample of Dove (MID) - Click HERE
$50 Gift Card to Petco (MID) - Click HERE
Free Yankee Candle (MID) - Click HERE
Pepsi or Coke? $10 to Vote (MID) - Click HERE

Nascar (e-bonusrewards) Click HERE This one you must complete three offers from the Silver, One offer from Gold and One offer from Platuim. All the others before that you can just skip through.
Free Crocs (BlueDiamondOffers) - Click HERE - This one you must complete one offer from the Silver, Gold and Platuim Offers. All the others before that you can just skip through.

50% off the Entertainment Book

test — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:13:00 +0000

I talk about using coupons at the drug stores and the grocery stores, but what I haven't really talked about is using coupons everywhere else. In the Sunday inserts you will see coupons for Friendly's, Red Lobster, Olive Garden and a few other restaurants. If your smart you'll cut those out and when everyone wants to eat out, use one of those coupons!! Why not, right?

But what about when you have to go to the dry cleaners or you need an oil change?? You may come across one of those coupons in a postal mailing but you can almost always find them and MANY MORE in the Entertainment Book. There are also lots of coupons for fast food restaurants and pizza joints for when you really don't have time to get lunch or dinner.

The Entertainment Book usually goes on sale in the fall and the coupons are good until November of the following year. The price of the book ranges from $20 and up depending on where you live.

Right now you can get the Entertainment Book for half price! Yup that's right Half Price. But the best part is you get all those coupons AND they don't expire until November 2009!! That's still a LONG way away!

If you don't have one yet, or you want another one go get it now!!! This offer ends March 31st. Click HERE to order yours.

Squishy Cash : Free Money Today

test — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Squishy Cash is giving away free money today. They usually have some kind of promo every day where you can earn free money but today's is one of the easiest. All you need to do is refer 3 people today and you will earn $1.00! That's a pretty easy dollar.

Besides that they also have a couple other promotions going on:

Earn $2.00 if you have an offer of $5.00 or more approved - today only (3/26)
25% Earnings Bonus for the top 100 Earners - Ends 3/30

If you are not yet a member of Squishy Cash you can sing up HERE. They will give you $3.00 to start off your account and you can cash out at $25.00. You can also read my previous posts about Squishy Cash HERE.

CVS Free Gift!!

test — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:17:00 +0000

Check your emails. I just received an email from CVS today with a coupon for a FREE Gift!! I have a choice of a Free Reusable Bag or a pack of Recycled Paper Towels. I'm going to get the bag I like their new ones.

Easter Giveaway at Nicole's Nickels

test — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:29:00 +0000

Nicole is giving away a really cute Snoopy dressed as the Easter Beagle (Gigglin' Easter Beagle Snoopy), a book (The Easter Beagle Egg Hunt), and a DVD (It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown) at Nicole's Nickels. You can enter up to 7 times and she is picking 2 winners! The Giveaway ends Friday, April 3rd. Click HERE to enter and tell her Frugal RI Mama sent ya!

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway for Personalized Fruit Roll Ups. It ends tonight at 11:59pm EST.

Swagbucks: Earn Gift Cards

test — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:38:00 +0000

If you are new to Swagbucks be sure to read all the way to the end and see what the WONDERFUL people at Swagbucks are doing for my readers.....

Swagbucks is a GREAT way to earn Gift Cards, Airline Miles, MP3's, Books, Video Games and SO MUCH MORE! You earn Swagbucks, which are digital dollars, by searching the web every single day. It's powered by Google so if you are already using Google why not search through Swagbucks?! You can then cash in your 'digital dollars' for really cool prizes like those I listed above and so MUCH MORE!

You can also refer your friends to Swagbucks and every time they win you will win too (up to 100 Swagbucks)!! Pretty cool. Swagbucks will also give you free Swagbucks every now and then including when you join. They will start you off with 3 Swagbucks just for joining.

Since I've joined I've earned $65 in Amazon Gift cards and I have 36 Swagbucks in my account right now. I need 45 for another $5 Amazon Gift card. I will probably have that within the next day.

I know your probably wondering how do I get so many Swagbucks so quickly? I get them 2 ways. The first thing is I have Swagbucks set to my home page so whenever I need to search for something, I use Swagbucks. I don't use my bookmarks as often as I used to, instead I use Swagbucks. The second way is by referrals. All my wonderful readers that have signed up under me give me Swagbucks EVERYDAY! And I love you all for it! (Keep your eyes on my blog, I've got some great Giveaways coming up just to show you all how much I DO APPRECIATE YOU!!).

Now... the GREAT people at Swagbucks have offered my readers 2 FREE Swagbucks when you join. Since they automatically give you 3 when you join, you'll start off with 5. This is for new members only. All you have to do is join HERE and then enter the Swag Code FRUGALRIMAMA. It is case sensitive so be sure to enter it in all CAPS. This code will expire on Monday, March 30th. Remember it's just for new members.

So if you aren't already using Swagbucks to do your searches, you must sign up. It's like they are giving you FREE STUFF just for doing something you do EVERY DAY!!!

You can either click HERE or the banner above to sign up and start earning today!!

WINNER!!- Customized Fruit Roll Ups

test — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:16:00 +0000

Here are your random numbers:

4  - Leslie

Timestamp: 2009-03-27 14:12:49 UTC

Congrats Leslie! Here is how Leslie said she would design them:

"Ohhh I think these are the cutest!! My daughter loves fruit rollup!! If I won these (from My fingertips to God's ear! hahah) I would have them designed with hearts and her picture and the words I love you!!
She is a girly Girl and I think that would be so adorable!!!
Thank you for the chance to win these!!!"

If I don't hear back from Leslie within 48 hours I will pick a new winner. Thanks to everyone who entered. Be sure to check out my new Giveaway HERE for Skin Products.

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I had the opportunity to make some personalized Fruit Roll Ups a few weeks ago. My daughter's 2 birthday is coming up so I thought this would be a great idea to give to the guests at her party.

I searched through my pictures to see what I'd like to put on them. I found a nice clear picture of her face that I knew would be perfect. I then logged into My Fruit Roll-Ups website and uploaded my picture. I found my way around the website very easily.

First I clicked on Design Yours Now. Then I choose my background from the list of Canvases. There are lots of options. Some of them just have pictures and other's have words and designs. I choose the background that had for squares and two of them hold a picture and two of them you can put a message in. I then uploaded my picture. It loaded pretty fast, I was surprised! Then I adjusted the the picture so it wasn't too dark. It was really simple and fast.

Here is the design I choose:
I was very curious how well they would come out. It took about 2 weeks for them to arrive and I was very excited when the box showed up at my doorstep. I immediately opened one up and was pleasantly surprised at how clear the picture was. It was really cool! I asked my 4 year old who was on the fruit roll up and she instantly said it was her sister and wanted to know why they had her picture on there. It was really cute!

If you'd like to make your own Fruit Roll Ups you can go to http://www.myfruitrollups.com/. Right now you can get Free Shipping!!

Now for the Giveaway! This is always my favorite part. I love giving my readers fun stuff. One lucky winner will receive their own personalized Fruit Roll ups!! Isn't that cool??

Here is how you can win. You can enter up to 6 times.

Leave a comment and tell me how you would design your own fruit roll ups. You must answer this one in order for any other entries to count.
Blog about my giveaway and then come back here and leave a separate comment with a link to your post.
Twitter about my giveaway and then come back here and leave another comment with a link to your twitter.
Follow my blog or sign up for my RSS feed and then leave me another comment telling me that you did, or you already do!
Follow me on twitter and then leave me another comment saying that you did.
Add my button to your blog! Then leave me another comment with a link to where you put my button.

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You must leave separate comments for each entry or they won't be counted. You also MUST LEAVE your email address or a blog profile that has an email address attached to it. If there is no way of me contacting you I will delete your comments. I must be able to contact you.

This giveaway will end Thursday March 27th and the winner will be picked on Friday, March 28th. Good Luck!!

Weekly Savings: Week of 3/22

test — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +0000

I didn't get out too much this week to shop so it was a good thing I snuck out Monday night. My oldest has been sick all week, again. We just can't seem to miss anything that's going around. I am hoping it stops with her, but we'll see. But I have learned having a sick child can save you money! Unless of course you need medicine that you don't already have stocked piled, but even with having to do that I still saved a lot this week. If she wasn't sick I would of gone to Rite Aid and Walgreen's this week so it would of brought me way over budget.

Here's how I did:

Groceries:

Shaws - They had a pretty good ad this week so I shopped there. I did very good! I had to take two pictures to fit everything...

Total Spent: $53.85
Total Saved: $46.61
That is a savings of 48%

Kmart: I also went to Kmart this week. They had super doubles again. Thankfully I went on Sunday because again I would of never made it this week. You can see the details of my purchase HERE.

Total Spent: $13.19
Total Saved: $39.50
That is a savings of 75%

Grand Total Spent: $67.04
Grand Total Saved: $86.11
That's a total savings of 56%

My weekly budget is $85 so I was under budget by $17.96. I'm glad I came under budget on Groceries because I went over budget just a little bit at CVS this week ONLY because we need some medicine for our 4 year old and I desperately needed Overnight diapers for my 1 year old. Ever since the little one got better from the stomach bug we all had, she's been drinking so much she is waking up soaked everyday. I didn't have time to shop around for the best deal on them so I had to pay full price! (GASP)

I made two trips this week to CVS. Here's how I did:

Trip #1 - You can see the details of this trip HERE.

Total OOP: $1.65
Total Saved: $41.32
Savings of 96%
Got $3.49 ECB's

Trip #2 - I don't have a picture so I'll break it down.

(3) Pepis 12 packs 3/$11.00
Used BOGO Free cpn
(1) Intuition Razor, $8.99
Used $4.00 cpn
(1) Gold Emb Cookies On Clearance $1.50
Used $1.00 CVS CRT cpn
(1) Winter Hat On Clearance $.39
(2) Triaminic Cold Meds $6.99 each
Used $3.00 off 2 CVS CRT cpn
(4) Gold Emb Nuts .99 each
Used (2) $2.00 CVS CRT cpn
(1) 6 pack Gold Emb Water, $2.99
Used $2.00 CVS CRT Cpn
(1) Huggies Overnights $12.49 GASP!!!!
Used $1.50 cpn

Used $5.00 off $30 coupon
Used $3.49 ECB's
Used $1.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $28.90
Total Saved: $37.11
Total Savings of 56%
Got $9.00 ECB's

Normally I would of broken this down and used the $9 ECB's to buy something, like the diapers. But I didn't have enough time so I just bother this time. It still wasn't too bad.

Grand Total Spent: $30.55
Grand Total Saved: $78.43
Total Savings of 72% NOT BAD!!

My budget for Drug Stores is $20 so I was over budget by 10.55 but being under budget with my Groceries makes me feel better about that. Besides I believe I am under budget for the month. I will figure that out in the next couple of days.

How did you do this week?

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway for Skin Care. You can enter HERE.

My Free Bakeware Came!!!

test — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Last week I talked about the Free Bakeware that you can get every month. I ordered the red mini muffin pan. It came today and I love it!! My girls thought it was a toy because it's so flexible. I am also happy after reading the directions that it can go in the microwave, freezer and the dishwasher! I'm very excited about the different uses we can get from this. And my very favorite part is you fold it up and store it in a small space!! Perfect!

If you haven't already ordered yours yours HERE.

If you already bought one, let me know what you got and what your thoughts are about it.

CVS Week of 3/29

test — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:22:00 +0000

I can not believe it's already (almost) the beginning of April! Amazing how fast time goes by. Here are the deals that look good to me this week at CVS. If you know of something really good I missed here let me know. I'd love to share it with everyone. Have fun shopping!!!

2 Day Sale (Sunday & Monday)

M&M's, On Sale 2/$3.00 (after Monday 2/$5)

Confectionery Lane Jelly Beans, On Sale 2/$1/00 (after Monday .99 each)

Paas Egg Decorating Kit, On Sale $1.99 Get $1.99 ECB's (limit 2) (after Monday $1.00 and no ECB's)
Final Price: FREE after ECB's

Extra Care Bucks Deals:

Softsoap Ensembles Hand Soap or Refill 8.3 oz $3.99 Buy 2 get $4 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn in Feb & March All You Magazine
Use $2.00 cpn in 3-22-09 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's (if you use the $2.00 cpns)
There is also a rebate form somewhere, once I know more I'll post. I am not sure where to find them.

Glade Sense & Spray or Plug Ins Lasting Impressions, On Sale $5.99 Get $1.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use $4.00 cpn in 3-28-09
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Ponds, Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's
Ponds Towelettes 30 ct, $3.99
Cleanser, Dry Skin or Cold Cream, $6.99
Use Ponds Towelettes $1.50 cpn in 3-29-08 RP
Buy (3)
Use (3) $1.50 cpns
Final Cost: $2.47 for 3 after ECB's

Veet,On Sale $5.49 Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Buy 2
Use (2) $2.00 printable cpn
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.98 for 2 after ECB's

Accu-Chek Diabetes Monitor, On Sale $9.99 Get $9.99 ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

ThermaCare Pain Relief heat wraps 2-3 ct, On Sale $5.99 Get $1.00 ECB's
Use $1.50 cpn in 03-29-09 RP
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 RP
Final Cost: Depends on which coupon you use

Colgate total or 360 toothbrush, On Sale 2/$5.00 Get $1.00 ECB's wyb 2
Buy 2
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2 after ECB's

Good Deals without ECB's

Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber, On Sale $2.99 ( I LOVE THIS!!)
Use $2.75 printable cpn
Final Cost: $.49 (there are also $1.00 CVS CRT's so then it's a money maker)

Maybelline Superstay Lipcolor, Gloss or All Maybelline Eye, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 6)

Scrubbing Bubbles, Fantastic or Windex On Sale 2/$4.00
Buy 2 Windex
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 3-28-09 SS
Fina Cost: $2.00 for 2
Buy 2 Fantastic
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 3-28-09 SS
Fina Cost: $2.00 for 2
Buy 2 Scrubbing Bubbles
(2) $1.00 cpn in 3-28-09 SS
Fina Cost: $2.00 for 2

Sally Hansen cosmetics, Depilatories or Healing Beauty Cosmetics, On ale BOGO Free

Softsoap, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00/3 in 3-29-09 SS
Final Cost: $4.00 for 3

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for over $50 worth of French Skin Care. It ends Monday, March 30th!

Walgreen's Week of 3/29

test — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a lot of good sales this week. I am only highlighting what I think are the best. Be sure to check out the entire ad before you go shopping.

Chapstick 100% Naturals or True Shimmer Lip Balm or Butter, .15 oz. On Sale $1.99
Get $1.99 RR
Final price: FREE

Equal, On Sale 2/$5
Use $2.50 from 1/4 SS
Final Price: FREE

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, 20 sq. feet, On Sale $0.89 with in-ad coupon
Use $1.00 coupon from the 2/8 SS insert
Final price: FREE + $0.11 OVERAGE

Cap’n Crunch, Life Cereal 15 or 16 oz. or Quaker Chewy Granola Bars 10 pack, On Sale $2.50
Buy 2 to receive $2.00 RR
Use $1.00 Life Maple and Brown Sugar printable coupon
Use $1.00 Life coupon from the 1/4 RP insert
Use $0.50¢ Cap’n Crunch coupon from the 1/4 RP insert
Use $1.00/2 granola bar printable coupon
Use $0.75/2 granola bar coupon from the 3/8 RP insert

Pringles, On Sale 2/$3 with in ad coupon
Use $1/2 from 3/15 PG
Final Price: $1.00 each

Kleenex $2.19 On Sale B1G1 free with in ad coupon
Use $1/4 from 2/8 RP (exp. 3/31)
Final Price: 4/$3.38 or $.85 each

Pay Day

test — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +0000

I had a lot of pay day's this past week and I love when that happens. Here is what I received:

Squishy Cash - March Payment $29.02
Offerwise Affiliate Payment - $38.10
Rite Aid SCR - $4.99
My Survey - $30.00
Reservation Rewards March Brylane Rebate - $10.00
My Survey - $10.00
You Data - $2.53
Windex Rebate - $3.79
Google Adsense - $80.60
Swagbucks - $5.00 Amazon Gift Card

Total Pay Day - $214.03

Not a bad week!

Free Newsletters for Expectant Parents

test — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Get must-read week-by-week info on how your baby and body are changing throughout pregnancy; filled with important development, health and safety news.

3 Free Magazine Subscriptions

test — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Select up to 3 FREE magazines of your choice when you complete the survey. I've signed up for some really good magazines with them. I think my Better Homes & Garden's subscription was through them but I'm not sure.

CVS Shopping 3/29

test — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:17:00 +0000

I went to CVS yesterday. They were out of the Glade Lasting Impressions and the CVS trash bags were more than I thought they were so I had to wing it so I spend a little bit more out of pocket than I had originally planned. Here's what I got:

(2) CVS Trash Bags 45ct $7.49 BOGO Free
(1) Paas Egg Coloring Kit $1.99
(2) Softsoap $3.99 each
(1) CVS Shopping Bag .99
(1) Always Infinity $5.99

Used
$2.00 Infinity CRT
$2.00 2/10 CVS
(2) $2.00 Softsoap
$1.29 CVS Shopping Bag (not sure why she put in $1.29)
$2.00 ECB's
$3.00 ECB's
$4.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $7.42
Total Saved: $25.78
Got $1.99 ECB (Paas)
Got $2.00 ECB (Infinity)
Got $4.00 ECB (Softsoap)
Got $2.00 ECB (CVS Survey)

I will be stopping back there tomorrow for a few more things. You can see all the other great deals I found in the ad this week HERE.

Would you like $100 in Gift Cards??

test — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +0000

Would you like $100 in Gift Cards? I know I would!!! Head on over to Nicole's Nickels to see how she earned $100 in Gift Cards for just $4.00!!! No it's not too good to be true...........she'll tell you all about it.

Just a reminder for those of you that are Squishy Cash members, the 25% Earnings Bonus for the Top 100 Earners is ending tonight. Are you one of the top 100?? I am. If you are they are giving you FREE Money! Sign up HERE.

Speaking of FREE Money... have you joined You Data yet? I've mentioned it a couple of times but they will pay you to look at ads! It's that simple. You don't even need a blog. You can either view the ads in your account or on my blog when you are visiting. It's such easy money. The first week I earned about $10 and the best part is they pay you every weekend no matter what you have in your account. Sign up HERE.

And finally if you haven't joined Swagbucks yet they will give you get 2 Swagbucks when you join to start you off! You can sign up at Swagbucks.

OK now got and get some FREE money! And have a fun!!!

WINNER: Sothys Blends French Skin Care

test — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:15:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered. I've got more fun Giveaways coming up so be sure to check back. The winner of Sothys Blends French Skin Care is...............

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Timestamp: 2009-03-31 11:12:13 UTC

#1 -cdziuba said... I like the Oxyliance Mask, which they make for all skin types.

Congrats cdziuba, I will email you shortly. If I don't hear back from her within 48 hours I will choose another winner. Thanks again!

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"Skin care has truly evolved over the years and has become a necessity in American culture. The changing face of skin care is driven by factors such as lifestyle trends, technological advancements and cultural truisms. The beauty industry is perpetually challenged with flash-in-the-pan products that lack the research and professional expertise demanded by consumers.""

"For more than 60 years, Sothys has been committed to keeping the value that has established itself as a legend in the beauty industry. Through meticulous research and development, scientific advances, professional expertise and the understanding of a customer’s well-being, Sothys is continuing to change the world of beauty. With global distributors in more than 110 countries, Sothys expanded its international scope by offering their signature treatments and skincare solutions to the American consumer. Utilizing exclusive European methods, Sothys offers unique and specialized treatments combined with high technology formula and a cocktail of active ingredients. Sothys wide product line ranges from Face Care, Body Care, Sun Care, Prestige Care, Make-up and Men’s Skin Care."

The Giveaway:

The winner will receive the following:

(1) Desquacrem - Few products can claim to be an all-in-one necessity like Sothys Desquacrem. Clarifying and astringent active ingredients to help eliminate persistent deep impurities – including sebum trapped in skin follicle - creates a radiant complexion. Retail Price: $30

(1) Aroma-Sothys Spicey Shower Gel - A cleansing amber gel with spicy hints that leaves the skin soft and delicately scented.
Retail Price: $24.00 for 8oz.

Here's how you can enter to win both. First you must go to Sothys Website and tell me what your favorite product is. Then you can enter up to 6 more times by doing the following.

Blog about my giveaway and then come back and comment with a link to your post.
Twitter about my giveaway and then come back and leave a link to your twitter.
Sign up for my RSS feed and then leave another comment saying you did and if you already are just let me know.
Follow me on twitter and then come back and leave your twitter name or if you already do let me know.
Put my button on your blog/website then come back and leave a link so I can see it. If you already have my button leave me a link and let me know
Add my giveaway to a Mr. Linky Giveaway post and then come back and let me know where you left it.

Remember you MUST tell me your favorite product first BEFORE you can do anything else. Also make sure you leave an email address or a blog that is not private and I can access to contact you in case you are the winner. If there is no contact information your entry will be deleted. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or I will have to pick another winner.

This Giveaway is open to anyone and will end Monday, March 30th at 11:59 PM EST and a winner will be picked by Random and announced Tuesday.

Thanks for entering!

A Free Toaster

test — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Our toaster was burning out so I knew it was time for a new one. I just couldn't stand how long it took to toast anything. I didn't like waiting that long to get to my coffee. So I knew it was time to get a new one. I had lots of Swagbucks so I began cashing them in for $5 Amazon Gift Cards so I could get a new one. I finally had enough last week to get myself a new toaster!! Yes things like this excite me now. LOL

This is the one I choose...

I needed a double slot since there are 4 of us and I had to make sure there was a cancel button because I got way too used to that. My husband just wanted to go to Walmart to get one off the shelf but insisted I was going to use my Amazon Gift Cards.

It arrived on Friday and we used it over the weekend. I'm very happy with my purchase and even more happy that I didn't have to pay for it! I just wish it was white, it would fit into my kitchen better.

So if you are looking for a good toaster and you have some Swagbucks to cash in, I recommend this one!

50 Free Prints from Snapfish and MORE!

test — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:20:00 +0000

I'm sure you have a LOT of pictures in your camera or stored on your computer, I know I do. I really need to get them printed out so I can scrapbook them. I guess I really need to find time to Scrapbook too, but I'll get the pictures first.

50 Free Prints plus a choice of either 20% Off Photo Cards OR 20% Off Photo Books Exp 4/30

Squishy Cash : Earn $2, Get $1

test — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:14:00 +0000

Earn $2, Win $1 Bonus! March 31st only. Ends at 11:59pm EST.
Every member that makes $2 in offer earnings during this promotion will instantly get $1 added to their account balance! This promotion is only good for your first $2. You can only win this bonus once.

I got my extra $1.00!!!

Also, make sure you cash out tonight if you have at least $25 in your account. You must cash out by midnight tonight to get paid next month.

Dentyne Blog Smog

test — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:44:00 +0000

This is so funny! I guess bloggers are getting stereotyped now! You have to see this video and tell me if you are a blogger, is this you?? hahahaha

Celebrating Earth Day this Month

test — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:20:00 +0000

April 22 is not only my husbands birthday (Happy Early Birthday Honey) but it's also Earth Day. I think this year more people are going to be celebrating Earth Day with all the ways we are going green. Going green is what Earth Day is all about now, isn't it?

I've been trying to go green, I probably could try harder but I figure every little bit helps. I heard that some stores are going to start charging for plastic bags. I don't think that is a bad idea. I have a ton of the reusable shopping bags and I really do love them. I even gave one in a gift basket for Christmas last year and the recipients loved it! My local food store (Stop and Shop) gives me .05 off my order for each reusable bag I use. Needless to say my bags have paid for themselves over and over and now I am saving money by using them. I like that idea too!

Why not celebrate Earth Day all month long, rather than just one day? If 1 out of 10 people did something good for the earth every day this month can you imagine all the good that would be getting done? A Lot!! So why not give it a try and see what you can do. And then let us know here what you are doing each day. I will try my best to start a new post every day this month (might be late in the day some days but I'll try my best!) And to help us along, check out Whole Living, they are going to list daily tips and suggestions each day.

Today's Suggestion/Tip is "Get to know a local farmer. Not only will you support local agriculture, but you'll be eco-friendly, too."

We have a couple of places around here to get fresh fruits and veggies each summer. I love knowing that not only and I helping the local farmers but I am getting really FRESH food. Nothing better than fresh! After you visit your local farmer and get some nice fresh fruits and veggies check out the Seasonal Foods section at Whole Living for some great recipe ideas.

If going green is new to you be sure to read Green 101 on Whole Living too. There are some great ways to begin.

Have a fun and Green month!

Monthly Savings: March 2009

test — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:15:00 +0000

I had another good month. My goal is to eventually cut my budget but not just yet. If I continue to come under budget the next couple of months then I may cut it a little bit. I'll see what happens. We entertain more in the warmer months so we many not be able to.

Here is how I did:

Groceries - I shopped mostly at Stop & Shop this month but did make 2 trips to Kmart for super doubles and a couple of stops at Shaw's to stock up on a few things.

Total Spent: $309.35
Total Saved: $296.83
Budget - $85 a week - $340 a month
Under Budget: $30.65
Total Savings of 49%

Drug Stores - I picked up a lot of items at 75-90% off this week and put them in my gifts bin and still came under budget

CVS-
Total Spend: $56.98
Total Saved: $564.94

Rite Aid -
Total Spent: $2.28
Total Saved: $29.36

Walgreen's -
Total Spent: $12.98
Total Saved: $161.18

Grand Total Spent: $72.24
Grand Total Saved: $755.38
Total Savings of 91% NICE!!

500 Business Cards for $1.99

test — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:00:00 +0000

I try my best to tell you about the great offers I come across and this is one of them. Vista Print is giving you 500 business cards for $1.99 + shipping! Even with paying the shipping, it's still much cheaper than just about anyone else.

I have a few sets of business cards. I have one for any trades I do on Hot Coupon World, I have a set for my blog that I leave around town and I have one for BeCentsAble. All of them have come from Vista Print and I love their quality.

If you'd like to get some click the banner above to order yours. If you pick the slowest shipping then it's not too bad.

CVS: Extra Care Bucks are Printing

test — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:05:00 +0000

As of yesterday, CVS Quarterly Extra Care Bucks are printing. They will either print at the bottom of your receipt or you can scan your card at the red box and you'll get them before you shop. I only got $4.00. I don't spend very much out of pocket so I never get a lot, but hey I'll take the $4.00. My husband who shops less than me got $ .50! LOL You can't even buy a candy bar with that unless it's on sale!

You can also sign in online to access your ECB's from home. Make sure your printer is connected and on because you can only try and print twice and then you can't get them anymore and you have to call customer service to reset them and it's just a pain.

Let me know what you got!

Mother's Day Photo Gift Ideas

test — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Mother's Day is slowly approaching us so it might be time to start thinking of what to get all the wonderful mother's in our life. We don't buy our mom's anything anymore BUT we do invite them over for a lobster dinner. I'd rather not do anything on Mother's Day since I am a mother too, but we like to celebrate the day with them both. My husband tries his best to do everything so I can try and relax, what ever that means!

If you are trying to figure out what to get your mom's for their special day why not a photo gift? Our mother's love getting pictures of our girls and I've given them many photo gifts for several occasions. As a matter of fact for my first mother's day, my mother in law had my oldest daughter's picture put on a mouse pad for me. I loved it! It really was a great gift.

See Here (by Fuji Film) has a lot of sales right now on perfect mother's day gifts. And if you are a first time customer when you Signup for a SeeHere.com account you get 50 FREE PRINTS! Enter coupon code prints-6 to save now through 4/30/09.

Here are the other deals they have:

And if you use Promo Code gifts-14 you will receive 20% off the entire site! You can only use one Promo Code per transaction so you can't combine them.

Just another Frugal Holiday Gift idea! You can see more Frugal Holiday Gift ideas HERE and also be sure to read my post Frugal Planning for Holiday Shopping for some ways you can earn FREE gift cards and then use them later this year for your holiday shopping.

Free Deli Creations Focaccia Sandwich - Quick!

test — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:12:00 +0000

ALL GONE! thanks!

Do you want a coupon for a FREE Deli Creations Focaccia Sandwich?? If you do then post quick and leave your name and email address. I don't know how many I can send so I'll let you know when they are all gone.

Stop & Shop Dollar Doubles

test — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:08:00 +0000

This week Stop & Shop is offering Dollar Doubles again. You can double a $1.00 coupon up to 4 per transaction with a minimum order of $15.00.

Last time I made a few trips during the week to break up my transactions so I would spend $15.00 and be able to use the (4) dollar double coupons.

This is a great way to stock up. Over the weekend I will list some of the good deals with the dollar doubles.

Thanks, Carrie for emailing me about this, I had not looked at my ad yet. This is probably a regional sale and not everywhere.

Weekly Savings: Week of 3/29

test — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:40:00 +0000

I started the month off to a good start. Hopefully I can keep it that way. This was a pretty easy week for me............. Here is how I did:

Groceries:

Stop & Shop - I made 2 trips this week. I only got a picture of the 1st trip. I thought for sure I went over budget this week but I didn't. I was $5.50 under budget! Not bad.

Trip #1
Total Spent: $27.86
Total Saved: $11.38
A total savings of 29%

Trip #2
Total Spent: $51.64
Total Saved: $19.89
A total savings of 28%

Grand Total Spent: $79.50
Grand Total Saved: $31.27
A Grand Total Savings of 28%

Drug Stores:

CVS - I only made it to CVS this week but I did manage to go three times to 2 different stores. I was hoping to go back one more time and I may stop there tomorrow but we'll see. I'm way under budget I do know that.

Trip #1
Fleece Throw, On Clearance $1.88
Glade Lasting Impressions, $5.99
Used $4.00 cpn
Used $1.00 CVS CRT
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber refill, $2.99
Essance of Beauty Tote, On Clearance $4.99
Used $5.00 CVS CRT

Used $4.00 ECB

Total OOP: $2.27
Total Savings: $18.51

Trip #2
Fleece Throw, Fleece Throw, On Clearance $1.88
(4) Gold Emb Candy $ .88 each
Used (2) $1.00 CVS CRT
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber refill, $2.99
Used $2.75 printable
Pencil Case, On Clearance $1.50
Reinventing Beauty Mag, $ .99
Essance of Beauty Tote, On Clearance $4.99
Used $5.00 CVS CRT

Used $5.99 ECB's

Total OOP: $.33
Total Saved: $19.19

Trip #3 - You can see the details of this trip HERE.

Total OOP: $7.42
Total Saved: $25.78

Grand Total Spent: $9.99
Grand Total Saved: $63.47
Total Saving of 86%

It was a pretty good week for me. How did you do? If you'd like to share leave a comment or put your link in Mr. Linky below. Just make sure the link points to your savings post, not the main page of your blog, just to make it easier for people to find. Thanks!

WINNER : Yoplait Kids Yogurt Review & Giveaway

test — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:01:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Yoplait Kids Yogurt Get Active Giveaway. Here are the three winners:

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23 42 18

Timestamp: 2009-04-04 13:52:56 UTC

#23 Dina -We dance at home and go to the park / zoo / playground any chance we get.

#42 gahome2mom - following on twitter - gahome2mom

#18 Julie - We go on long walks and go swimming!

Congrats to the winners. I will be emailing you shortly, if I don't hear back from the winners within 48 hours I will have to pick another winner.

For those of you that didn't win you can go HERE and print out a coupon for $1.50 off Yoplait

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I've got a really yummy and fun giveaway for all my wonderful readers today! Have you tried any of the Yoplait Kids Yogurts? My kids love it because Dora and Diego are on the packages of some and also the fact that they come in yummy flavors.

I picked up the Strawberry and Strawberry Vanilla combo pack yesterday while shopping. My 1 year old picked it out because she loves Dora. When I got home and was unpacking my groceries (with the help of my 1 year old) she immediately wanted some yogurt. So she grabbed a bib and ate away. My 4 year old came into the room and of course if her sister is eating something, she wants to as well. When she saw I bought some Yoplait Kids Dora yogurt she was very excited. It's been a while since I bought any.

Review:

The two of them really enjoyed their snack and I enjoy knowing that they are eating something that is good for them. Research shows that most kids do not get enough Vitamin D and Calcium each day. Yoplait Kids Yogurt is a great source of both Vitamin D and Calcium and has a taste that kids are sure to love. My girls will not drink milk anymore since the day I took the bottle from them but they eat a lot of cheese and yogurt so I know they are getting what they need to help them grow.

This morning along with my breakfast I decided to try one too. I love strawberry yogurt and let me tell you the Yoplait Kids yogurt did not disappoint. It was so creamy and smooth and not too thick just right. It's perfect for my toddler just beginning to use a spoon because when she turns it sideways or upside down it won't fall off too quickly and she can usually get it in her mouth before it falls off, usually! LOL

Giveaway:

The wonderful people at My Blog Spark have generously offered to give 3 of my readers a coupon* for any of the Yoplait for Kids yogurt products (Go-Gurt, Trix, Yoplait Kids) AND a Yoplait Get Active Prize Pack which includes a travel cooler (to take your yogurt on the road), a jump rope, a water bottle and an outdoor game set that includes a beach ball, paddle ball, Jai-Ali and a Frisbee.

*This coupon offer for a free six pack of Yoplait for Kids yogurt is not valid in some states, including Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

As usual I have several ways you can earn entries to this giveaway. The first thing you must do is tell me what you do as a family to stay active. Then you can earn 6 more entries:

Blog about my giveaway and then come back and comment with a link to your post.
Twitter about my giveaway and then come back and leave a link to your twitter.
Sign up for my RSS feed and then leave another comment saying you did and if you already are just let me know.
Follow me on twitter and then come back and leave your twitter name or if you already do let me know.
Put my button on your blog/website then come back and leave a link so I can see it. If you already have my button leave me a link and let me know
Add my giveaway to a Mr. Linky Giveaway post and then come back and let me know where you left it.

Remember you MUST tell me what you do as a family to stay active first BEFORE you can do anything else. Also make sure you leave an email address or a blog that is not private and I can access to contact you in case you are the winner. If there is no contact information your entry will be deleted. The winners will have 48 hours to contact me or I will have to pick again.

This Giveaway is open to anyone in the US and will end Friday April 3rd at 11:59 PM EST and a winner will be picked by Random and announced on Saturday.

Thanks for entering!

Rite Aid Week of 4/5

test — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Here are some of the deals that I think look good this week at Rite Aid. Be sure to check out the entire ad to see everything on sale. Lots of Easter Basket stuff in there!

Gain or Cheer, On Sale $4.99
Use $1.00 Gain cpn in 4/5 P&G
Use $1.00/2 Cheer cpn in 4/5 P&G
Final Cost: $3.99 for Gain
Final Cost: $4.49 each for Cheer

Bounty single roll, On Sale .99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Buy 2
Total cost: $.98 for 2

Dawn, On Sale .99
Use $.20 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Final Cost: $ .79

Charmin, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.49 each

Old Spice Pro-Strength Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant, On Sale $5.99
Get $4.00 SCR
Use $1.00 Old Spice cpn in 4/5 P&G
Final Cost: $.99 after SCR

Pringles, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 each

Colgate, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in April All You magazine
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS
Final Cost: Free

Kleenex, BOGO Free
Use $1.00/4 cpn in 4/5 SS

Mentos Gum $0.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-01-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE

Blink Tears, $7.99
Get $7.99 SCR (limit 1)
Use $2.00 cpn in 3/1/09 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 Overage after SCR

Here is my Scenario for this week:
I have a $10 Gift Card I got from February Deals....

(4)Kleenex, BOGO Free (not sure on price, I am guessing $1.99 each)
Use $1.00/4 cpn in 4/5 SS
(1)Mentos Gum $0.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-01-09 SS
(1) Old Spice Pro-Strength Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant, On Sale $5.99 (Get $4.00 SCR)
Use $1.00 Old Spice cpn in 4/5 P&G

Total: $7.96
Use Gift Card
Total OOP: ZERO
Get $4.00 SCR

What are you getting? Post a link below to your Rite Aid deal. Be sure to link right to your Rite Aid post, not the main page of your blog. Thanks!

CVS Week of 4/5

test — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:12:00 +0000

If you have Easter Baskets to fill, CVS has just about everything you'd want to put in them this week on sale, plus you can get the basket and the grass for free on Sunday and Monday.

Here is what I think looks good this week at CVS. My Scenario is at the end.

Two Day Sale (Sunday and Monday ONLY)

Oval or Rectangle Bamboo Basket, On Sale $1.99 Get $1.99 ECB's (limit 2)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Easter Grass 2 oz, On Sale $ .79 Get $ .79 ECB's (limit 2)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Hershey's Pot of Gold, On Sale $3.99 (limit 4)

Deals All Week:

Skintimate Dry Skin or Extra Gentle Moisturizing Cream Shave 6 oz, On Sale $3.49 Get $3.49 (limit 1)
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Pringles, On Sale $ .88
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Final Cost: $ .76 for 2

Nivea, Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's

24.7 Skin Care, Spend $30 Get $10 ECB's

Johnson's Softlotions 11-14 oz or Softwash 20.3 oz, On Sale $4.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 printable coupon HERE
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's

Olay Skincare, Spend $25 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)

Covergirl Cosmetics, Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)

Colgate MaxWhite or MasFresh 4.6 -6 oz, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-29-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Baby Sale, Spend $25 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
CVS Mega Pk Diapers 34-52 ct or Kid Pants 40ct, On Sale $10.00
Johnson's Baby Powder, Lotion, Oil, Wash, Bath, No more Tangles or Shampoo, On Sale $3.00
Huggies, On Sale $10
Use $1.50 cpn in 3-1-09 SS
Enfamil, On Sale 2/$10.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 10/12/08 SS
CVS Soft Cloths Wipes, On Sale 2/$4.00
Huggies Wipes mega pk 184-216ct, On Sale $5
Playtex spill proof 9oz cups, VentAire bottle 9 oz, Diaper Genie toddler refill or 8 oz drop ins 100ct, On Sale $5

Schick Intuition Plus, On Sale BOGO Free, $9.99 each
Use $4.00 from 3/22 SS
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.99 for 2

John Frieda Collection Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler, Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)

Dawn, On Sale .99
Use $.20 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Final Cost: $.79

Always, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4/5 P&G
Buy 2
Final Cost: $4.98 for 2

Herbal Essences, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 PG
Final Cost: $1.99

Aussie, On Sale $2.99
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 03-15-09 PG
Buy 2
Final Cost: $4.98 for 2

Here is my scenario for the week:

Transaction #1
(2) Oval or Rectangle Bamboo Basket, On Sale $1.99 Get $1.99 ECB's (limit 2)
(1) Easter Grass 2 oz, On Sale $ .79 Get $ .79 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $4.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.77
Get $4.87

Transaction #2
(1) Skintimate Cream Shave 6 oz, On Sale $3.49 Get $3.49 (limit 1)
(1) Colgate MaxWhite or MaxFresh 4.6 -6 oz, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-29-09 SS
Use $4.87 ECB's
Total OOP: $.61
Get $5.49

Transaction #3
(1) Easter Grass 2 oz, On Sale $ .79 Get $ .79 ECB's (limit 2)
(2) Schick Intuition Plus, On Sale BOGO Free, $9.99 each
Use (2) $4.00 from 3/22 SS
Use $2.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.78
Get $.79 ECB's

And I'll still have $3.79 ECB's from Transaction #2 for a total of $4.58 ECB's.

What are you getting this week? Share your scenarios by putting in you link below. Please be sure the link is for CVS scenarios only and not the main page of your blog. Thanks!

Walgreen's Week of 4/5

test — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Walgreen's also has lots of Easter Basket stuff on sale this week so be sure to check out the entire ad.

Here is what I think looks good this week.

Betty Crocker Brownies, Cake or Frosting, On Sale 2/$3.00
Get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00/2 Frosting cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert or .55/1 printable cpn or on coupon bar in the sidebar
*deal*
Buy 2 Frosting
use (2) .55 printable
Final Cost: $.90 for two after RR

Glade Jar Candles, On Sale 2.99
Get $1 ESR (limit 2) (same rebate as below only 2 total)
Use $1.50/2 cpn in 3-15-09 SS insert
*deal*
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.48 for two after ESR

Glade PlugIns Scented Oil refill, On Sale $2.99
Get $1 ESR (limit 2) (same rebate as above only 2 total)
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 3-15-09 insert
*deal*
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.48 for two after ESR

Oust, On Sale $2.99
Get $1 ESR (limit 4)
Use $2.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Final Cost: Free after ESR

Airwick Scented oil refills, On Sale 2/$6.00
Get $1 RR
Use $.100/2 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2 after RR

Glade Lasting Impressions, On Sale $5.99
Get $2 ESR
Use $4.00 cpn in 03-29-09 ss insert
Final Cost: FREE after Rebate

Garnier, Spend $20 Get $10 ESR

Visine A.C., On Sale $3.99
Get $3 RR wyb 2 or more
Use $3.00/1 cpn in 3-15-09 SS Insert
*deal*
Buy 2
Final Cost: Free + $1.02 overage after RR

Colgate Total, On Sale $3.49
Get $3.49 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-29-09 SS Insert or April All You
Final Cost: Free + $1.00 overage after RR

What is your plan for this week. Share the link below. Please put in the link to your post about Walgreens and not to the main page of your blog. Thanks! Have fun shopping!

Slim Fast - Free Weight Loss Program

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Register and get access to Slim-Fast meal and fitness planning tools, advice from Registered Dietitians, our online Buddy system, and savings offers.

$2.00 Coupon for Aveeno

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:36:00 +0000

Pay Day

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:11:00 +0000

Another week has gone by and another Pay Day. Here is what I received this week.

Logical Media Affiliate - $121.94
Arm & Hammer Essentials Rebate - $2.50
Swagbucks - $5 Amazon Gift Card
United Sample / Survey Head - $62.20
Daily Survey Panel - $7.00

Grand Total Pay Day: $191.64 - Not a bad week.

Free Bakeware: My Review

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:30:00 +0000

I bought some burnless bakeware last week, well I actually got it free, I just paid for shipping. I've never used silicone bakeware before and I've always been curious as to how good it really was. And was it really burnless?

This weekend my 4 year old and I made some blueberry muffins (for a review and giveaway I will post about later this week). We made mini muffins because I knew my girls would think they were cute. I used my new burnless bakeware and two other non stick metal pans I had.

I was very happy with the outcome and I've decided that I am getting rid of my non stick metal mini muffin pans and getting MORE burnless bakeware. I couldn't believe the difference. Not only did they not burn (or get really dark) but they came out much easier AND the best part is they were bigger even though the pans were the same size. It was as if the ones in the non stick metal pans didn't rise as much as the ones in the burnless bakeware.

I took some pictures to show you the difference...

The ones on the left are from the burnless bakeware and the ones on the right are from the non stick metal pan. It's not as noticeably in the picture but the one on the left are much bigger and not burnt. They also tasted so much better. I am ordering another pan tonight and when I have my yard sale later in the spring, I will be selling my non stick metal pans.

Have you tried the burnless bakeware yet? If you have let me know what you think about it. If you haven't, I highly recommend you consider buying one. You can get the pan for free and just pay shipping or if you get lucky you may receive an offer for $1 shipping with a free trial, Just click HERE.

WINNERS: Snoopy the Easter Beagle Gift Set

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered this adorable giveaway!! I love hearing all the cool places you like to hide eggs. I have a few new ideas this year. I know the winners are going to love this prize package!

I picked 2 random winners and they are:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

91 51

Timestamp: 2009-04-06 11:52:51 UTC

janetfaye said... #51 I follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Janetfaye

semtaylor said... #91 I am a subscriber. semtaylor(at)yahoo(dot)com

You should be be receiving and email from me shortly. The winners will have 24 hours to contact me with shipping information or I will have to pick new winners.

Thanks again to everyone who entered!

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Easter is almost here and I have the perfect giveaway to celebrate the day. Does your family do something special to mark the day? Do you paint eggs? Buy cute Easter outfits? Well believe it or not the Peanuts characters have a few fun things they like to do to celebrate the holidays.

"Linus always tries to explain to the gang that the Easter Beagle will rise up and distribute eggs to all the children. Lucy’s not buying it. Peppermint Patty is too busy trying to teach Marcy how to cook and color Easter eggs. But Snoopy is all over it—in fact, he IS the Easter Beagle!"

Giveaway:

Snoopy's people have offered (2) of my readers an adorable Easter Gift Set. It includes Snoopy as the Easter Beagle along with It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown DVD, The Easter Beagle Egg Hunt and (1) Candy Snoopy (please note there are 3 in the picture but you will only receive 1). This would make an adorable Easter Gift for a special little one.

This is going to be a quick giveaway so the prizes will arrive before Easter, which is in less than 2 weeks. Here is how you can enter...

In the Easter Beagle special, Lucy hides eggs in the typical places: in the bushes, under a rock, and in the grass. (However, unbeknownst to her, Snoopy is shadowing her every move and taking her hidden eggs!) Where’s your favorite place to hide the eggs?
Post about this giveaway on your blog then come back and comment again and leave me the link.
Follow me on twitter then leave me a comment letting me know you do or if you already do just let me know!
Sign up my RSS feed and then leave me another comment or if you already have let me know.

This giveaway will end Sunday, April 5th at 11:59 PM EST and the winners will be announced first thing Monday morning. They will have 24 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick someone else.

Dole Frozen Fruit Review & Giveaway

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:12:00 +0000

Buying fresh fruits and vegetables isn't always easy when you are on a budget. Unless in season, fruits and vegetables can be quite expensive. Just because you are on a budget doesn't mean that you can't eat healthy, you just need to figure out how you can do both. Have you thought about buying frozen fruits??

A lot of people think that frozen and canned vegetables don't have as much nutritional value as fresh does. Recently The New York Times published an article and it said “not only do canned and frozen versions usually cost less and require less preparation, but nutrient value is as good or better and less food is wasted. Fresh produce is often harvested before it is fully ripe and so comes to the consumer with fewer than optimal nutrients. But fruits and vegetables that are canned or frozen are picked at the peak of ripeness. There is more vitamin C in a glass of orange juice made from frozen concentrate than in freshly squeezed juice."

I find that pretty interesting! I guess I never really thought about what nutrients were being missed by picking fruits and vegetables before they were fully ripe. But if they didn't pick them then, we'd be limited to local fruits and vegetables and only during the warmer months.

Buying frozen fruit can also help you save money. Not only is their less waste (only thaw out what you will use) but they go on sale more often and you can find coupons for frozen fruit unlike fresh fruit.

So why not try some frozen fruits? Dole has a great variety of frozen fruits that my family and I recently had the opportunity to try and review for my readers. We had fun trying out a few different things.

Review

The first one we tried was the Mixed Fruit. This looked like a yummy fruit salad from the package and the minute I grabbed the bag I couldn't wait to open it up. A friend came over to visit so I opened the bag and put the bowl on the counter to thaw while we chatted. When we ate it some of the fruit was still slightly frozen and it was so GOOD!! We just ate right out of the bowl!! The pineapple didn't even taste like it had been frozen, it was so juicy. The strawberries were a little tart but I tossed some equal on top of them and then they were perfectly sweet. The melon, again like it had not been frozen at all and the peaches were also yummy! The mango was the best, I just LOVE mango. It wasn't overly ripe, just perfect! We really did enjoy this and I wouldn't have a problem at all putting this on the table for dessert when we have friends over.

Next was the Mixed Berries. My intention with this was to make smoothies. In the morning I took the bag out of the freezer, poured them in a bowl (again with some equal - my kids like fruit super sweet) and let them defrost until after lunch. I then grabbed some plan yogurt and a little bit of ice along with the blender.

These came out so good!!! My 4 year old LOVED it. YUM YUM!

Next was the Blueberries. I had a recipe for some mini blueberry muffins and I recently got a new mini muffin pan I've been wanting to try out so my 4 year old and I set out to make mini blueberry muffins. I did not thaw out the blueberries first. I took them right out of the freezer when it was time to add them. I used about a 1 1/2 cups and just resealed the bag and put the rest back into the freezer. These were the biggest blueberries I had ever seen.

The muffins came out awesome and the blueberries were so good as if they were fresh. I don't think anyone would of known the difference. Here's a picture of the muffin cut open. Keep in mind these are mini muffins but look how big the blueberries are!

Next up was the Mango.........my favorite fruit!!! With these I wanted to make something like Dunkin Donuts Coolatta's with Ice only, no yogurt. I ended up adding just a little bit of cool whip but they came out great. For the second batch (my girls and I downed the first batch it was so yummy) I added the rest of the strawberries I had left from what I made next.....

We also tried the Sliced Strawberries. I bought some pound cake and cool whip to take to my parents house for dessert on Sunday. I thawed out the strawberries ahead of time so they'd be nice and soft and juicy in time for dessert. No one believed me that these were frozen strawberries! Usually the strawberries are really mushy, but not these. They were still sliced perfectly as if they were fresh! Needless to say the Strawberry Shortcake was very good!

I am very impressed with the quality of the Dole Frozen Fruit and I highly recommend you check it out. It's not even that expensive when it's not on sale! Each bag costs anywhere from $2.99 to $3.99. Imagine when it's on sale AND you have a coupon!

Giveaway

Now for the giveaway!!!!!!! I would love for you to try some of this fruit and tell me what you think about it. Dole has generously offered a sweet prize pack for one of my readers to try some Dole Frozen Fruit!!!

Here's what the winner will receive:

3 coupons for FREE Dole Frozen Fruit
1 Men's Blue and Khaki Baseball Hat
1 Women's Pink Baseball Hat

Here is how you can enter. First you must go to the Dole Frozen Fruit website and tell me which Dole Frozen Fruit product you would like to try and what you'd make with it. Then you can enter up to 4 more times by doing any or all of the things below. Remember you must first tell me what you would like to try and also be sure to leave separate entries for each one. Don't forget to leave your email address or have a blog I can access in order to contact you.

Blog about this giveaway and then come back and leave me a link to the blog post
Twitter about this giveaway and then come back and leave me the link to your twitter
Follow me on twitter and/or subscribe to my feed and then come back and tell me that you did or you already do
Add my button to your blog and then come back and leave me a link to the page with my button on it

Pretty easy, right? I like to make it easy for my readers to win.

This Giveaway will end Monday, April 13th at 11:59 pm EST. I will pick (1) Random winner and the winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

$2.00 All coupon TODAY ONLY

test — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +0000

Today only you can print a $2.00 coupon for All 3x Small & Mighty Laundry Detergent. It's only there until 11 PM tonight then it will only be $1.00 coupon. So RUN NOW! You should be able to print out 2 if you hit the backspace button.

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for posting this!

Free Sample Huggies Pure & Natural

test — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:11:00 +0000

Click HERE for a FREE 3 pack sample of Huggies Pure & Natural diapers. They only come in sizes 1 and 2 and take 4-6 weeks to arrive so make sure you order the right size.

Free Paper at Staples

test — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:58:00 +0000

I use a lot of printer paper now that I print out so many coupons. I try to use scrap paper when I can, but I don't always have that to use. How about some free printer paper?? Sounds good to me! Head on over to Nicole's Nickles and read about how you can get FREE paper at Staples!

She also has a few giveaways you should check out while your visiting her cute site!

Tiffany Giardina Review & Giveaway

test — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:27:00 +0000

If you have a daughter then you probably know who Hannah Montana is, I know I do and my oldest is only 4!! She picked up on her when she started pre-school this year and to be honest I think Hannah is adorable. Well, there's a new girl on Disney that has a sound very similar to Hannah and her name is Tiffany Giardina and she may just be the next HM! She's a very talented adorable teen.

My daughter and I have been listening to her CD in the car for the last week or so and I have to admit I really enjoy her music just as much as Holly does. I don't feel like it's inappropriate at all for a 4 year old and the music is so catchy that I've even been singing along. My favorite song is Onto You, though I really do enjoy each song on the CD. Listening to this CD has not only been enjoyable but it's taught my daughter that there is more than Hannah Montana in the world and now she likes Tiffany Giardina too!

Tiffany also sings Eternal Flame which I believe was originally sang by the Bangles when I was growing up. I liked it then and I love her version of it. She is very talented and has a beautiful voice and I do think she is going to go far.

Giveaway

How would you like to win a copy of Tiffany Giardian's CD?? Well, the good people at Disney have been kind enough to offer 1 of my readers a sweet prize package that contains not only a copy of Tiffany Giardina's CD "No Average Angel" but also T-Shirt and a Locker Poster.

Here is how you can enter.....

Request No Average Angel on Disney Radio by clicking the box above and calling the toll free number then come back here and post that you called and requested it. This is the honor system so please do call! You can do this once a day and post each time you do!
Record yourself calling in the request and post a link for me to see/hear it for 2 extra entries. You can do this once a day.
Post about this giveaway on your blog and/or in a Mr. Linky giveaways link. Then come back here and tell me you did. Each one should be in a separate entry.
Tell a friend about this giveaway (either by email or by word of mouth) then come back here and let me know you did and tell me who they are (they need to enter too).
Twitter about this giveaway then come back and leave another comment and let me know you did with the link.

Good Luck! This Giveaway will end Tuesday, April 28th at 11:50 PM EST. The winner will be chosen by random and announced the next day. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or I will have to pick another winner.

You can cwatch one of Tiffany's Videos on YouTube HERE. You can also visit her Official Fan Page by going HERE.

Finding the Best CD Rates

test — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +0000

We have two small children that will one day (hopefully) go to college and we have no idea how we will pay for it if the prices continue to go up. Any money that they receive as gifts we've been putting into the bank CDs. Last summer their CD's were coming up for renewal so I began calling around to all the banks to get the best rate. It doesn't really matter how long they are tied up in CD's because college is still a long way away, but I want to get the best rate for them. After all my phone calls I did find the perfect rate and I'm still very happy with what we are getting.

Today I found Select CD Rates, a website that probably would of saved me a lot of time looking for CD rates. Select CD Rates lists Bank CD Rates by State, making it very easy for you to find what you are looking for. They list the current day's rate along with the term and minimum to open. It's such a great quick reference that will save you so much time so you don't miss those really good rates that may only last a day or two while you are spending time researching. If you are saving money whether for college or something else long term, bank CDs are a safe, easy way to build up your savings.

With some banks, you can open accounts online or through the mail even though you may not live in that state. Doing this would require a lot of research to find out what banks are where and what the rates are. You can find all the best CD rates on this website and if you have a certain term you are looking for, you can also search by term. Each week they rank the best Bank CD rates by state and across the nation so now you can go to one place to get all the information you want on the best CD rates.

Next time you are in the market for a CD, be sure to check out Select CD Rates to see if your state is listed and I bet it will save you a lot of time and help you get the most for your money.

Simple & Delicious $10 Coupon Book

test — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:54:00 +0000

I've been seeing this all around the web today so I wanted to make sure my readers see it too. Make sure you Register at Simple & Delicious and request a $10 Coupon Book today. It's filled with great coupons from ConAgra and it includes a coupon for a FREE bottle of Hunt's Ketchup! The weather is getting nicer here in New England which means Hamburgers will be grilling outside soon and what's a hamburger without the ketchup!

Great Taste Big Savings: $5 in Coupons

test — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:08:00 +0000

If you purchase five participating products between 4/5/09 and 5/5/09 mail in this rebate form and you will get $5 in coupons for your next purchase. The best part is you can redeem this up to six times per household!

The participate products are:

Vlasic
Open Bit
Duncan Hines
Armour
Log Cabin
Mrs. Butterworth's (or Mrs. Butterbee's as my 4 year old calls her!)

CVS Shopping 4/7

test — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:46:00 +0000

I made a few trips to CVS this week. I haven't seen any good Clearance items yet but I've heard there are some so I am looking. I was able to get another FREE Essence of Beauty Bag with my $5.00 of CRT coupon. Not sure what I will do with all of them but I have 3 now!

Here is what I got:

I went Saturday night and did a few of the new deals but the ECB's didn't print so they had to force them. When they did that the computer rounded the ECB's up to the nearest dollar. I had no idea why until I found a post online about how if the store has to force the ECB's to print, they will always round up. Nice!
(2) Easter Grass, On Sale $.79, Get $.79 ECB's
(2) Easter Baskets, On Sale $1.49, Get $1.49 ECB's
(1) Softsoap Pump, On Sale $7.99
Used $2.00 Softsoap cpns
(1) Softsoap Refill, On Sale $3.99
Used $2.00 Softsoap cpns
Used $2.00 CVS Softsoap cpn

Used $8.00 ECB's
Used $1.00 ECB's
Used $.50 ECB's

Total OOP: $1.39
Total Saved: $16.90
Got $10.00 ECB's

I ran in on Sunday just to pick up a paper and something we needed for a party. No picture but here's what I spent:

Total OOP: $7.25
Total Saved: $1.00
Got $1.00 ECB's

Transaction #3

I had a few CRT's for BOGO Free Gum and then I wanted to do the Mento's monthly deal (Buy 3 Mento's, Get $1.00 ECB, Use (3) $1.00 Mento's cpns = $1.07 for 3 packs). And I got my 3rd Free EOB Bag.

Here is the breakdown:
(1) EOB Bag, On Clearance $4.99
Used $4.99 CVS CRT cpn
(3) Mentos Gum, $1.69 each
Used (3) $1.00 cpns
(2) Always Infinity, $5.99
Used (2) $3.00 manu cpns
Used (1) $1.00 CVS CRT
Used (1) $2.00 CVS CRT
(2) Extra Gum, $1.29
Used CVS CRT BOGO Free
(2) Ice Cubes Gum, $1.29
Used CVS CRT BOGO Free

Used $4.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $4.51
Saved: $23.57
Got $1.00 ECB

Grand Total OOP: $13.15
Grand Total Saved: $41.47
Savings of 76% Not Bad.

How did you do this week? Share the link to your CVS Finds in below. Please make sure you link goes right to your CVS Deal and not the main page of your blog. Thanks!

Quick Reader's Survey

test — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:18:00 +0000

I've heard from a lot of you already but I know I have more readers. If you can just take a few minutes and fill out my readers survey. It's really helping me to know what everyone likes.

Click HERE to take the survey. Thanks!

Some GREAT Blogs....

test — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

We will be visiting with my in laws this weekend and I won't be online too much. I don't want you to think I've run away!

I put together a list of some great blogs I've found recently. They aren't all Frugal Blogs so if you are looking for something different here's a list for you. These blogs are all great so stop by while you are digesting your Sunday dinner or dessert, and look around. I know they would all love the visit! If you see one you really like bookmark it.

Sweet 'n' Sassy Girls
Momdot Mom Blogs
Blessings Abound
Mommy Cracked
A Little Bit Nutty
The Shopping Mama
Good Golly Miss Blondie
Christy's Creations
Free Sample Freak
The Not-So-Blog Blog
What's That Smell?
My Charmed Life
Time Slides By
HouseholdSix
DoubleBugs
mommy23monkeys
The Story of a Princess and Her Hair
A Psych Mommy
Momma's Gone Over the Wall
3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires
A Blog of Goodies
Single Rose Designs Blog
Green Mama's Pad
What Mommies Need
Through Hazel Eyes
Miracles on Mama Street
Momstart
Mom Saving Cents
The Morris Bunch

Don't forget to enter my giveaways. They are listed at the top of the middle sidebar.

Week in Review Week of 4/5

test — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000

I've decided to combine the Weekly Savings and Pay Day Reports in one post called Week In Review. They both seem to go together anyways and it will save me time so I can do other things on the blog. I'm also going to be putting up Stop & Shop, Shaws and Hannaford Weekly matchups, starting next weekend.

Groceries: I was going to make several trips to Stop & Shop this week to take advantage of the Dollar Double coupons but there was also a good sale at one of my local stores McQuade's so I stocked up on some things instead and spend just under my budget. Here is what I got:

McQuades Trip #1

(4) Barilla Pasta, On Sale .79
Used (4) .50 cpns doubled to .79
(2) Land O Lakes Butter, On Sale $1.79
Used (2) .55 cpns doubled to $1.10
(2) Jello, 2/$1.00
(1) Quaker Minis, On Sale $2.49
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
(1) Vlasic Pickles, On Sale $2.59
(2) Dixie Plates, On Sale $2.00
(1) Cool Whip, On Sale $.99
(1) Kraft BBQ Sauce, On Sale $.89
(2) Land O Lakes 1/2 & 1/2, On Sale $1.79
Used (1) $1.00/2 cpn
(1) American Cheese Slices, On sale $2.50
(2) Sargento Shreaded Cheese, On Sale $1.99
Used (1) $1.00/2 cpn
(1) Sara Lee Pound Cake, On Sale $2.99
(3) lbs Land O Lakes American Deli Cheese, On Sale $2.99lb
Used (3) $1.00 cpns
(2) Marcal Toilet Tissue, On Sale $.89
Used (2) Free cpns

Total OOP: $29.77
Total Saved: $29.76

McQuades Trip #2

(2) Marcal Toilet Tissue, On Sale $.89
Used (2) Free cpns
(4) Barilla Pasta, On Sale $.79
Used (2) .50 cpns doubled to $.79
(1) Chips Ahoy, $3.79
(1)lb Land O Lakes Ameican Deli Cheese, $2.90
(2) Land O Lakes 1/2 & 1/2, On Sale $1.79
Used $1.00/2 cpn
(1) Tostidos, $3.99
1/2lb Bacon, $3.44

Total OOP: $19.78
Total Saved: $12.16

Stop & Shop

Total OOP: $31.56
Total Saved: $14.04

Grand Total OOP: $81.11
Grand Total Saved: $55.96
Grand Total Savings of 41%

My weekly grocery budget is $85 so I was under budget again by $3.89

Drug Stores: I only made it to CVS this week. I am going to try and stop at Rite Aid before the week is over but I have a gift card there so I won't spend any money OOP anyways.

You can see the details of my shopping trip HERE along with pictures.

Grand Total OOP: $13.15
Grand Total Saved: $41.47
Savings of 76%

My weekly drug store budget is $20 so I was under budget by $6.85.

A good start to the month!

Here is this past weeks Pay Day Report. This is money I've earned through my blog and doing surveys.

Swagbucks: $10 Amazon Gift Cards
Leadermarkets: $33.45 Allaliates
You Data - $3.07- Get paid to read ads, not just for bloggers for anyone.

Total Pay Day: $43.45

Walgreen's Week of 4/12

test — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:21:00 +0000

Be sure to check out Walgreen's entire ad. Lots of great deals! This is what I think looks really good this week. There are a few items FREE after Register Rewards.

Free after Register Rewards:

Skintimate or Edge Shave Gel, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.99 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Scunci Elastics 18 pk, On Sale $2.00
Get a $2 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Fiber Choice 10 ct Tablets, On Sale $2.49
Get a $2.49 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Colgate Max White or Max Fresh Toothbrush, On Sale $3.49
Get a $3.49 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 3/29 SS insert
Final Cost" FREE + $1.00 overage after RR

Other Great Deals..........

Coffee Mate 16oz liquid, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost" $0.50 each

Splenda Sweetener, On Sale 2/$7.00
Use $3/2 cpn in 3/29 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.oo

Skippy Peanut Butter 2/$2.29
Use $1/2 cpn in 4/5 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.29 for 2

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, On Sale 2/$2.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 3/15 insert
Final Cost: $1.49 for 2

Kelloggs cereal, On Sale 3/$10.00
Get $3.00 RR
Use $1/1 cpn in 4/5 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.33 per box after RR

CVS Week of 4/12

test — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Make sure you stop by CVS this week for all the Easter stuff that will 50% off! We are having a birthday party for my youngest in a couple of weeks and will be doing an easter egg hunt so I'll be getting the eggs and candy at 50% off this week!

Here's what looks good this week at CVS....

Free after ECB's
Softsoap Body Wash, On Sale $4.99 Get $4.99 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-29-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's + $1.00 overage

Colgate Toothpaste 6oz or 360 Sensitive Toothbrush, On Sale $3.99, Get $3.99 ECB's (Limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 2-33-09 SS, 3-29-09 SS inserts
Final Cost: Free after ECB's + $1.00 overage

Pantene Pro-V shampoo, conditioner or stylers, Sale $3.50, Get $2 ECB's wyb 2 (Limit 3)
Use $3.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $2.50 for 2 after ECB's

Irish Spring Bar Soap 8pk or Softsoap refill 40oz, On Sale $4.99, Get $2.oo ECB (Limit 1)
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's

Lady Speed Stick Clinical, On Sale $6.99, Get $2.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-29-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Schick Quattro Titanium razor or trimmer 1ct, On Sale $8.99, Get $4.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $4.00 cpn in 3-22-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Gillette Venus or Breeze razor with 2 cartridges, On Sale $7.99, Get $4.00 ECB's (Limit 1)

Pert 2 in 1 or Sure solid or spray, On Sale $2.50, Get $2.00 ECB's wyb 2 (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-1-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 after ECB's

Head & Shoulders, Gillette, Pantene Restoratives, or Expressions Shampoo, Conditioner, Mask or Balm, On Sale $4.49, Get $1.50 ECB's (Limit 3)

Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's Garnier (Limit 1)

Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's Nivea Skin Care, Lip Care, Body Wash, Nivea for Men or Eucerin (excludes Aquaphor) (Limit 1)

Kellogg’s Cereal, On Sale $2.00
Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Rice Krispes, Apple Jacks, or Froot Loops
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-5-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.00

Baked Lays, On Sale $3.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-9-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.00

List2Shop: A Helpful Tool for making a Grocery List

test — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Like most people I know, I do everything on the computer. It just seems easier and quicker since I'm on the computer a lot. I even type up my shopping lists on an spreadsheet but if I'm not on my laptop, I don't have access to it.

I found a website called List2Shop that is an online shopping list that I can access from any computer. It's free to use and simple. If you create a user name and password, it will save your list so the next time it will be even faster!

Here's how it works. When you sign in you'll see a list of categories, products and stores. When you select a category you will then see a list of products in the next box. Select the product you are going to buy. You can also select the store and then the list will be organized by store. I usually shop at a couple of stores each week so this is a nice feature for me. If your store is not listed in the list (not every store is there) you can add it. Once you add your store, it will always show up in your account.

Below the boxes you can put in a quantity, price and then a comment if needed. The comment section is a great place to list the coupons you'll use. You can also note here if there is a specific size or flavor you want to buy. After that just hit "add to shopping list" and that's it. Then continue through until all your items are on your shopping list.

If you don't find a specific item in the items list, you can add it. Once you add the item it will always show up in your list just like the stores. If you are signed in this will only show up in your list so if you want to personalize it go right ahead to make it easier for you next time.

Once your list is made you can organize it buy moving things to the top or the bottom of your list using the arrows. I like to put my list in order of the aisles in the store so I don't miss anything. Once your shopping list is complete you can save it for later or print it out.

I love this program and I will use it every week. My plan is to grab my store ads, a cup of coffee and as I go through the ad, I'll make my list on List2Shop. This will be a huge time saver when making my shopping lists, I just know it. You can do this on your lunch hour while at work then print it out that night to go shopping. You can even access it from your Blackberry.

Another cool feature is you can set up a favorites list and then just work off that each week. Check it out and see how simple it is. I'm sure you'll use it all the time, I know I will!

Cute YouTube Gecko Video

test — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:53:00 +0000

I love the Gecko commercials, I think the little green guy is adorable. Whenever one comes on TV my youngest stares at the TV. I think she's trying to figure out who's talking or maybe she thinks its one of her cartoons. Not sure.

Here's a cute You Tube clip of the gecko trying to get in on a conversation with 2 cats. They seem to keep talking a back and forth and ignoring him. I think they are talking about him since he can't possibly understand their 'meow' language. What do you think? Check it out. It's cute!

May Magazine Coupon List

test — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:32:00 +0000

I'm sure you know that magazine's are a great place to find coupons, you do know that, right? My buddy Nicole from Nicole's Nickels has put together a list of coupons that you can find in a bunch of May magazine issues. While your there be sure to list to her weekly Florida Radio spot. She's on every Thursday morning and does a great job!

If you are looking to order some magazine subscriptions Magazines.com has a GREAT selection. Right now you can get $5 off your subscription. Just use coupon code springmags. This offer ends May 15th.

Hannaford Week of 4/12

test — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:22:00 +0000

Here are some great deals in this week's Hannaford flyer:

MEAT
Split Chicken Breast, on sale $.99 lb
Boneless Pork Sirloin Steak, on sale $.99 lb
Angus Round Tip Roast, on sale $2.99 lb

PRODUCE
Green Seedless Grapes, on sale, $1.29lb
Fresh Summer Squash or Zucchini, on sale $.99 lb
Red or Green Leaf Lettuce, on sale $.99 lb
Naval Oranges, on sale 4/$1

EDIBLE GROCERY
32 oz Gatorade Thirst Quencher, on sale 5/$5
Freihofer's Italian Bread, on sale 2/$4
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, on sale $1.79
Barilla Spaghetti Sauce, on sale $2.29 (also use Barilla Pasta Sauce, Any Jar $1.00/2 03-29-09 Smart Source)
Kraft American Cheese Food Singles, on sale $1.99
Cabot Vermont Sour Cream, on sale $1.19
2 Liter Coke or Pepsi (Sprite, Mountain Dew Diet or Regular), on sale 3/$4
12-Pack Coke or Sprite Diet or Regular 3/$12
Eggo Waffles, on sale $1.89 (also use Kellogg's Eggo Frozen Products, Any $1.00/2 04-05-09 RedPlum)
Green Giant Boxed Vegetables, on sale, 3/$4 (also use Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables - $1.00/2 04-05-09 Smart Source)
Pringle's Super Stacks, on sale, 2/$3 (also use Pringles Snack Stacks, Stix, Minis or Select Product, $1.00/2 04-05-09 PG)
Hood Simply Smart Milk, on sale 2/$6 (also use various clipped coupons from Sunday papers (varies by state) or Catalina printed at Hannaford - previous purchase)
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter 15 oz bowl, on sale $1.99 (also use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread Or Spray, Any $.50/1 03-29-09 RedPlum)

Be sure to sign up for My Hannaford.com for additional sales and to make your own customized shopping list.

Hannford Online Circular Week 4/12

Parentricity: Get help from other Parents

test — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:05:00 +0000

As a parent, I tend to go to other parents for advice since they've 'been there, done that". Being a stay at home mom, I don't always have access to our 'parent' friends because a lot of them work. I've found so many people through online forums, blogs and twitter that can always 'lend' a hand when needed. Parentricity is a new place I've found that is for exactly that! You can share products, tips and ideas with fellow parents and see what other parents think of products you might in their parent reviews. It's free to join and easy to sign up.

WINNER: Dole Frozen Fruit

test — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Dole Frozen Fruit Giveaway. I hope you all go out and buy some and give it a try. It really is yummy fruit!!

I picked a winner using Random.org. The winner is....................

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-04-14 15:30:11 UTC

#91 - Jackie said... - "I'd love to try the Mixed Fruit..it looks so refreshing! Thanks for the review and giveaway!"

I emailed Jackie. If I don't hear back from her within 48 hours I'll have to pick another winner.

You can read the review HERE.

Photofiddle: Review & Giveaway

test — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:31:00 +0000

I love pictures. I've always been a picture person and I scrapbook a lot. I have over a dozen albums that I've made in the past 10 years and I've also done several digital scrapbooking pages. I am happy to find something to do with all the photos I take. I also love to display my photos in my home. I'd have a picture on every single wall if my husband would let me. My oldest daughter was in a friend's wedding this past fall and the photographer took a nice family picture of us at the wedding that I still haven't done anything with, until now.

Review:

Have you heard of Photofiddle.com? If you haven't you are going to love it! Recently I was given the opportunity to try out Photofiddle.com with one of my pictures and I knew this was the perfect thing for our family picture.

Let me tell you a bit about what Photofiddle.com does. They take a high resolution photo and they turn it into art! It's so simple too. You can choose from a variety of styles including oil painting, sepia, watercolors, colored pencil sketches and more. It's amazing how easily they turn a photo into something so much more.

All you have to do is upload your favorite photo and it will walk you cropping your photo and then apply a design. You can instantly see the results. If you'd like to try other designs you can have Photofiddle.com design a few styles based on your picture. And if you aren't completely happy with the way it comes out, the art department can even make some changes to make your picture even better. It's a really simple process. You can see the Before and After Photofiddle Gallery HERE.

Mother's Day is coming up really fast and this would be a PERFECT mother's day gift. I consider this my gift for Mother's Day because it is something I truly love and will always treasure. My girls won't be small for much longer and these are the moments that really mean a lot to me and to have the picture captured in art is just beautiful.

I took a picture of my canvas hanging on my wall. It doesn't photograph too well but it's absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to have our friends and family over soon so they can see it. I know they will love it.

Purchase Information:

Photofiddle.com is offering my readers a 15% discount on mother's day gift's. Just use coupon frugal15 in your shopping cart page in the promotion code box and then click apply. They ship really fast so you have plenty of time to order and have it arrive before May 10th.

Giveaway:

Photofiddle.com has also offered to give (1) of my readers a $50 Gift Certificate to make a someone a beautiful Mother's Day Gift.

Below are the links to my picture after it was fiddled. Click on the links and check out the different styles. Then come back and leave a comment telling me which two styles you liked best. Once you do that you can enter up to 6 more time below, but you must do this first in order for anything else to qualify.

Oil, High Detail Watercolor, Soft Pastel, Deep Sponge, Impasto

Fantasy, Modern, Low Detail Watercolor, Color Edge, Kaleidoscopic

Comic Book, Color Sketch, Color Pencil, Charcoal

Color Box, Abstract, Air Brush, Pop Art, Light Pegs

Sepia, Blue, Green, Red, Photo On Canvas

Place an order using the 15% off coupon and then come back here, leave a comment that you placed an order and then email me (karen at frugalrmama dot com) your order number.
Blog about this Giveaway or leave the link to my Giveaway on a Mr. Linky. then come back and leave another comment with a link to the giveaway.
Twitter about this Giveaway with @frugalrimama and then come back and leave me another comment that you did.
Follow me on twitter and then leave me a comment saying you are or that you already do.
Sign up for my RSS Feed or Follow me on blogger then leave me another comment saying you are or that you already do.
SOMETHING NEW! Tell a friend about this Giveaway (if you email them then cc me (karen at frugalrimama dot com) then come back and leave me another comment and tell me the name of your friend you told. When they enter the giveaway have them leave your name on their comment as well. You can do this once a day.

Lots of opportunities to win this fabulous giveaway. Please let me know if you have any questions.

The Giveaway will end Friday, May 1st at 11:59PM EST. The winner will be announced on Saturday and will have 24 hours to contact, if not another winner will be picked. This will give the winner plenty of time to order for Mother's Day.

Walgreen's Shopping 4/12

test — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:47:00 +0000

We were at my in laws this past weekend for Easter and they have a Walgeen's down the road from their house so I took a ride before dinner to get a few things. Here's what I got:

Transation #1

Fiber choice Tablets, On Sale $2.49 Get $2.50 RR
Scunchi Hair Elastics, On Sale $2.00, Get $2.00 RR

Total OOP: $4.71
Total Saved: $1.49
Got $4.49 RR

Transaction #2

Kleenex, On Sale $.89 each with coupon
Used $1.00/4 cpn
WAG's Plates, On Sale 2/$3.00
Tuf Bags, On Sale $2.99 (I love these bags)
Huggies, On Sale $9.99
Used $3.00 coupon
Used $2.00 RR
Used $2.50 RR

Total OOP: $11.29
Total Saved: $17.30

Grand Total Spent: $16.00
Grand Total Saved: $18.79
Total Savings of 54%

Kmart Super Doubles Week of 4/19

test — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:23:00 +0000

Kmart Super Doubles are back again next week. Get your coupons ready for some really great deals.

Wordless Wednesday

test — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:08:00 +0000

This is the first time I am participating in Wordless Wednesday. It is beautiful here today and I am visiting a friend so I won't have any posts at least until tonight so I thought I'd leave you with another cute Gecko video. OK, maybe this isn't wordless but it's hard not to type something. Enjoy...

Make sure your speakers aren't turned up too loud....

Stop & Shop 4/17 - 4/23

test — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Stop & Shop has lots of 10/$10 deals again this week. I love when I can pair those up with a coupon and stock up on some stuff for under $1!! Besides that, there are lots of good deals this week including another great cereal sale. I remember a time where cereal prices were through the roof! I never pay more than $2.00 - $2.50 for a box of cereal anymore, if I even pay that. Be sure to check out the entire ad to see everything, these are just some of the highlights.

Kellogg's Cereal, On Sale 2/$3.00 (limit 4)
Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Mini Wheats Bite size or Kellogg's Pop Tarts
Use $1.50/2 Frosted Mini Wheats Bite Size Printable
Use $1.00/2 Frosted Flakes printable cpn
Use $1.50 Kellogg's Cereal cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert
Use $1.00/2 Pop Tarts cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert

Edy's Ice Cream, $1.99 (limit 3)

Utz Chips, On Sale 2/$5.00

Dole Fruit bowls 4 pack, On Sale 2/$4.00

McCormick Gravy Mix, On Sale 3/$2.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 RP insert
Final Cost: 3/$1.00

Ortega Taco Shells, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in All You, May 2009
Final Cost: 2/$2.00

Prince Pasta, On Sale 10/$10

Knorr Pasta Sides, On Sale 10/$10
Use $.75/2 printable cpn

Use $1.00/3 cpn in 04-05-09 Unilever insert

Wish Bone Salad Dressing, On Sale 10/$10

Celeste Pizza for One, On Sale 10/$10

Glaceau Vitamin Water, On Sale 10/$10

Chicken of the Sea Tuna, On Sale 10/$10

Del Monte Vegetables On Sale 10/$10

Stop & Shop Cream Cheese, On Sale 10/$10

Renuzit Solid Air Freshener, On Sale 10/$10

Orchard Perfect Ripe Avocados, On Sale 10/$10

Polar Seltzer 2 liter, On Sale 10/$10

S&S HomeTown Bakery Cookies, On Sale 10/$10

Kraft Mac & Cheese, On Sale 10/$10

Purchase $15 worth of participating General Mills, Scott naturals or Clorox Green Works products and GET 5 FREE Reusable Shopping Bags INSTANTLY

General Mills Cereals, On Sale $2.99
Cheerios, Honey Nut, Reese Peanut Butter Puffs, Kix, Honey Kix or Lucky Charms
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert

General Mills Fiber One, Cereal Bars: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios or Variety Packs, On Sale 2/$6.00

Progresso Vegetable Classic Soup, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 or $2.00/4 printable cpns

Old El Paso Dinner Kit, On Sale 2/$5.00

Cascadian Farm Granola Cereal, On Sale 2/$6.00

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, On Sale 2/$4.00

Yoplait Yo-Plus Low fat Yogurt 4 pack, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Use $1.50 printable cpn

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-08-09 GM insert
Final Cost: 2/$3.00

Clorox Green Works, 20% off

Muir Glen Organic Soup, On Sale $2.49
Use $1.00 cpn in 02-08-09 SS insert
Use $1.00 printable cpn
Final Cost: $1.49

Chex Mix Bars, On Sale 2/$5.00

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers with Sauce, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use .50 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert

Scott Naturals mega Roll Paper Towels, On Sale 3/$5.00

Scott Naturals Bath Tissue 4 pack, On Sale 2/$7.00

Shaw's 4/17 - 4/23

test — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:50:00 +0000

Shaw's doesn't have a very big ad this week, unless I'm missing a few pages. But there are still some good deals. Don't forget you can print coupons online at Shaws and be sure to check out the entire ad for all the great deals.

12pack Coke, Diet Coke or Sprite, On Sale 4/$9.00

Northwest or Eastern Applies, $.88 lb

Hood Ice Cream, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable cpn
Final Cost $1.50 each

Shaw's American Cheese, On Sale $2.99 lb

Kellogg's Cereal, 33% off
Use $1.50/2 Frosted Mini Wheats Bite Size Printable
Use $1.00/2 Frosted Flakes printable cpn
Use $1.50 Kellogg's Cereal cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert

Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent, On Sale BOGO Free

Yoplait Yogurt, On Sale 20/$10
Use (2) $1.00/8 printable cpn
Use IN Ad coupon $2.00 off 20
Final Cost: $6.00 for 20 or $.30 each

Bryers Ice Cream, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-05-09 Unilever insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Eggos, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert
Final Cost: 2/$3.00

Capri Sun, On Sale 4/$8.88 ($2.22 each)

Past Roni or Rice A Roni, On Sale 4/$5.00
Use $1.00/3 printable cpn
Final Cost: 4/$4.00

Betty Crocker Mashed Potatoes, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.50 each

Gain Fabric Softener, On Sale $3.99
USE $1.00 cpn in 04-05-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $2.99

Ajax or Sunlight, On Sale 10/$10
Use .20 Ajaz cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.80

UPromise : Money for College

test — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:15:00 +0000

We have two small daughters that I hope to send to college someday. I can't even imagine how much it will cost by the time they attend and I try not to think about it too much. UPromise helps me save money for college without having to think about it, which is really nice. It's just so simple you'd be silly not to join. Basically UPromise is a program that a LOT of companies belong too and when you purchase their products they give you money back towards college. It's that simple. If you are already buying these products and you are not a member of UPromise, you are missing out on FREE money for college.

All you have to do is sign up for a FREE UPromise account. Once you've done that you add your store savings cards to your account. You can add your CVS card, Stop & Shop card, Shop Rite card and more. Once you add your savings card to your account every time you purchase something that's in the program it will automatically be added to your UPromise account. It normally takes a few months to show up, but it always does. Occasionally you'll receive an email saying if you purchase a particular item during a certain time period you'll receive a bonus. Those are always nice.

Another great thing about UPromise is they've recently added coupons you can 'load' into your account. An example is Huggies Diapers . For the past few months they've had a coupon for $1.00 if you buy Huggies. The 'coupon' acts like a bonus so if you load that coupon into your account, when you purchase them during the time period specified, you'll get an extra $1.00 put into your UPromise account on top of any percentage that you'll already be getting from purchasing the diapers in the first place. Just another nice incentive to buy their products. Each month you can 'load' new coupons into your account. If it's something you think you might buy during the month then select it. If you don't buy it, you just won't get the extra money.

What I especially love about UPromise is that Grandma(s) and Grandpa(s) can also help you save money for college. They can open up a UPromise account as well and have their earnings allocated to your child or children. Again, if they are already buying the participating products, why not get more FREE money.

If you shop online and you shop through the UPromise website, you'll also earn money back into your UPromise account. There are tons of online stores that participate and if you add your credit cards, you'll also receive cash from using them too. There are restaurant's that will give you cash back into your UPromise account for eating there as long as you put it on your credit card.

If you have children or grandchildren that will go to college someday, you really need to join UPromise and starting getting money back from things you buy. I have just over $100 in my account but my kids aren't even in school yet so I have plenty of time to save more, and I will. Click HERE to join.

Vista Print : Free Samples

test — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:06:00 +0000

Vista Print has lots of FREE Samples of their products. I love their business cards. I have some with my blog information that I'll leave on public boards, drop in a bowl of business cards for a free lunch (I haven't won yet but I'm hopeful) and even to give to people at the store that are amazed at how much I save! They have a great variety to choose from and all you pay is shipping and the shipping isn't that much. If you bought business cards at Staples they'd cost at least 2 times more. Business cards are also great for moms of little ones. When you meet someone at the park or the zoo and you want to have a play date, just give them a business card with your contact information, much easier than trying to find a pen and paper. I know I can't ever find anything in my purse other than snacks and coins that have fallen to the bottom.

Vista Print also has a GREAT variety of return address labels to choose from, cute invitations, note pads, sticky notes and more. Again, you only pay shipping and handling. Usually when I place an order they will offer me more at a discounted rate. I've taken that deal a few times.

Click on HERE for more information on placing an order. You won't be disappointed with their products!

4 Bags of Coffee $4.95 + Free Shipping

test — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Another great coffee offer for all you coffee lovers. Get 4 (8 oz) bags of Coffee for $4.95 + FREE Shipping! What a fantastic offer. (Regular Price would be $29.96 + shipping)

Your order will include 8oz bags of gourmet coffee, roasted-to-order at a special introductory price plus shipping and handling. If the offer you've selected includes an additional product, this is also provided at a discounted price.

The regular price for the 8oz. bags of coffee is $7.49.

You will continue to receive the same quantity of Boca Java coffee currently included in your promotional offer every four to eight weeks, depending on your specific promotion's shipping frequency. After your initial promotional purchase, the products in your recurring shipments will be charged at our regular retail price.

As a member you will have the ability to go online or call 1-888-BOCA-JAVA to change your product selections, frequency and the timing of your deliveries. You have no obligation to remain a member of our delivery program after receiving your introductory shipment and there are no additional purchase requirements if you accept this offer. You may cancel by logging into your account at www.bocajava.com or by calling 1-888-BOCA JAVA.

I just ordered the Hightide Hazelnut Coffee, Caramel Kiss Island Coffee, Boca Sunrise Coffee, Boca Mocha Java Coffee. I love my coffee and I have at least 2 cups a day.

A Few Intereting Sites....

test — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:43:00 +0000

I've been making a list of some sites I want to share with my readers and before it gets to big I thought I'd finally write about them. These are sites that I've either come across in my web surfing or I've been sent the links to share with you. I think they are pretty interesting so if your vegging out online this weekend (while it rains here in RI boo hoo) check them out and let me know what you think.

Beat My Price - When shopping online this site will give you price comparison on just about any item you are looking to buy. It's free and really easy to use. Just enter the name of the product you found, the URL of the item and price to beat. Then you'll get a list of where you can find it for less. This is very handy when shopping online. Try it out and see for yourself. I'm sure you'll agree.
ffwd - This is a very interesting idea. YouTube is becoming more and more popular. You can find tons fo videos on there and probably even spend all day just watching video after video. ffwd is a website that has widgets of videos that you can embed into your website or blog for your readers enjoyment. You can select a specific topic so only videos of that sort will show. So if you have a cooking site, you can put up videos with cooking content. If you have a site about parenting or your kids, you can put up videos that are about parenting or about children. It's a pretty cool tool to add to you site that will keep your readers coming back for more. Check it out and let me know what you think.
InStyleBelly - An online consignment store for stylish maternity cloths. You barely even wear maternity cloths for 9 months so why pay full price, right? And then after your done having babies you can sell your cloths and you'll receive 50% of what they get for it. Easy money since they do all the work for you. They will even reimburse you up to $10 for inbound shipping. It's a really cute website with some really nice cloths so stop by and check it out.
Family Fun Fridays - Are you looking for a way to have fun with your family for under $10?? Check out Moms by Heart for some great ideas. This is a new feature so if you have anything to add I know she'll like that.
Free Shipping.org Blog - Each day you'll find valuable tips and money-saving ideas from some of the web's foremost deal-hunters, savvy shoppers and cost-conscious bloggers.
Coupon Sherpa - An iPhone or iPod Touch application that will give you coupon codes directly on your phone to use in-store. Pretty cool and it's hard to forgot to bring those coupons with you when you shop, if they are in your phone, right?

Enter to Win a Pair of Sterling Silver Wide Hoop Earrings

test — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Each month Beauty4Free.com has a new giveaway for a piece of jewelry. It's free to enter and all you need is your email address to enter and that's it. I do recommend you use a separate email address from your personal one because you may get spam. I have a separate address for things like this so I have no idea where the spam I get actually comes from. Just be sure to check your email to see if you won.

This month's drawing is for a pair of Sterling Silver Wide Hoop Earrings. Retail is $90.00.

Click below to enter. Good Luck!

Win A Year of FREE Groceries

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Borden Cheese has a new line of yummy cheese in stores called Singles Sensations™. To help get the word out of their new cheese, they are having a contest to honor those who have given back to the community. There are so many people that are involved with helping others I thought I'd mention this to my readers so they can either enter themselves or someone they know that is deserving of a chance to win a Year of Free Groceries. Who couldn't use that?

Just visit The Friends of Elsie contest at Singles Sensations™ to enter. Each week they will vote on the best story and at the end of the 20 weeks a winner will be picked. You can also read some of the entries there. They are very inspiring! The winner of the weekly pick will receive $100 along with the person who nominated them!

If you haven't tried Bordens Singles Sensations™ cheese yet you really should. They just came out in March and they have some awesome flavors that are perfect for sandwiches but especially now that grilling season is approaching us here in New England. You can choose from Southwest PepperJack, Sun-Dried Tomato Basil, and Applewood Bacon Cheddar. My family was lucky enough to be able to try all 3. The Applewood Bacon Cheddar AND the Southwest PepperJack were SO GOOD on a burger and the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil was yummy melted on top of a grilled chicken breast. There are lots of other great recipe ideas on the website.

You can also print out a coupon once you register as a Friend of Elsie.

Good Luck!

ReadySite

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:55:00 +0000

If you have a website or a blog sign up for ReadySite to get your own Freebie page to add to your site. It's so easy and they do all the work for you and update it everyday. Also when you sign up you'll get a $25 bonus payable with your first check!

Just another way to earn some money while you blog.

CVS : Aveeno Deal Starting 4/19

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:03:00 +0000

Starting Sunday all Aveeno Hair Care, Skin Care and Sun Care products are on sale AND when you spend $25 you'll get $10 ECB's and if you sign up to get great deals and tips from Aveeno you'll get a $2 coupon! Click Here

Deal Idea---
(1) Aveeno Cleanser, On Sale $7.00
(2) Aveeno Lotion, On Sale $6.00
(1) Aveeno Body Wash, On Sale $6.00
Use (4) $2.00 printable coupons (once you sign up you'll be able to print the coupon)
Use $4 off $20 purchase coupon (***see note below) expires Sunday so you must go then

Total OOP: $13.00
Get $10 ECB's
Final Cost: $3.00 after ECB's

***This past week CVS issued a $4 off $20 Beauty Purchase coupon. You should be able to use this coupon because in the ad right above the Aveeno Sale it says "Beauty Sale".

Want a $25 Target Gift Card for $2.95?? Click HERE to find out how you can get one!

Week in Review Week of 4/12

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:37:00 +0000

This was a good week at the Grocery store but not a good week at the Drug Stores. I was under budget in one and over budget in the other. But with good reasons.

Groceries: I didn't get pictures of everything. I also didn't need too much this week thanks to my stockpile. I stopped at Walmart for a few things and then at Stop & Shop for a few things.

Walmart:

Mostly frozen foods for quick meals and some hamburger which I cooked and put in freezer bags for quick ground beef meals. I like doing this ahead of time for quick meals.

Total Spent: $30.12
Total Saved: $5.62

While I was there I also picked up some Easter Clearance stuff for an egg hunt at my daughter's birthday party next weekend. (not groceries but I'm including it)

Total Spent: $12.50
Total Saved: $12.50

Stop & Shop: Just a quick stop to grab a few things we needed...

Total Spent: $12.09
Total Saved: $1.56

Grand Total Spent: $54.71
Grand Total Saved: $19.68
Total Savings of 25%.

My weekly grocery budget is $85 so this week I was under budget by $30.29. Like I said above I didn't need to much thanks to my stockpile. But that's OK because I didn't do as well at the Drug Stores this week.

Drug Stores: Three of us have colds this week so I needed to get some cold meds that we didn't have stocked up or that we ran out of. My oldest can't take too many over the counter things so her doctor suggested giving her Claritan to help dry her up at night so she won't cough so much. It worked great but it was pretty expensive. This is something I've never bought before but I think I will start getting it when it's on sale. Needless to say I went way over my drug store budget but I'm sure it will all work out by the end of the month.

Walgreen's: You can see the details of this shopping trip HERE.

Total OOP: $16.00
Total Saved: $18.79
Total Savings of 54%

CVS: I made several trips to get everything we needed, as we needed it. I didn't get pictures of everything but tried my best.

Trip #1 - I broke it down into 3 transaction because I only had $1.00 ECB's and wanted to roll the items I was getting ECB's with.
Transaction #1
(1) Colgate Sensitive, On Sale $2.99
Used $1.00 cpn
Used $1.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $2.20
Total Saved: $2.90
Got $2.99 ECB's

Transaction #2
Raisin Bran, On sale $2.00
Used $1.00 cpn
Soft Soap, On Sale $4.99
Used $1.50 cpn
Used $2.99 ECB's
Total OOP: $.57
Total Saved: $9.48
Got: $4.99 ECB's

Transaction #3
(2) Raisin Bran, On Sale $2.00
Used (2) $1.000 cpn
(3) CVS Facial tissue, On Sale B2G1 Free $1.29
Used $1.00/2 CVS cpn
Aleve Cold & Sinus 20ct, $11.99
Used $1.00 cpn
Used $1.00 CVS coupon
Used $4.99
Total OOP: $8.62
Total Saved: $16.26

Trip #2
(2) Raisin Bran, On Sale $2.00
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
Used $1.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.00
Total Saved: $7.98

Trip #3
Delsym, $10.79
Used $2.00 cpn
Total OOP: $8.79
Total Saved: $2.00

Trip #4
(4) Jelly Beans, 50% off, $.49 each
(4) Candy Eggs, 50% off $.49 each
(1) Cadbury Mini Eggs, 50% off $1.49
Claritin for Kids, On Sale $15.99
Used $4.00 cpn
Used $1.00 CVS Allergy cpn
Aleve Cold & Sinus 10ct $6.79
Used $1.00 cpn
Used $10 ECB's
Total OOP: $16.19
Total Saved: $24.50

Grand Total Spent: $53.37
Total Saved: $81.61
Total Savings of 60%

My Drug Store budget is $20 a week so I went over budget by $33.37 but like I said above I didn't have much choice. Sometimes you can't avoid things.

Weekly Pay Day Report:

Consignment Store Earnings for March : $59.39
Opinion Outpost Survey Earnings : $9.00
Reservation Rewards Magazine Reimbursement: $14.95
My Survey Referrals & Survey Earnings : $30.00
My Savings Media Affiliate Earnings for March : $99.60
Coupon Referrals Earnings : $14.42
Swagbucks: $15 Amazon Gift Cards
You Data: $2.42

Total Pay Day: $244.78

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Home Made Simple Coupon Booklet is BACK!

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:47:00 +0000

It's time for another Home Made Simple Coupon booklet. I love these coupons especially since most of the time there is a coupon for a FREE item!! Go here to request your copy.

Disney Store Freebie on Earth Day (April 22)

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Go to the Disney Store on Wednesday, April 22nd and bring in 3 plastic bottles and you'll receive a FREE Gift in honor of Earth Day! Click here for more information.

Want a $25 Target Gift Card for $2.95?? Click HERE to find out how you can get one!

Cold Stone Creamery : Free Ice Coffee April 20, 2009

test — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:53:00 +0000

I just read on Money Saving Mom that on Monday, April 20, 2009 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cold Stone Creamery in Boston, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will be giving away free Iced Coffee Lattes to all customers!!!!

I wish I lived closer because I'd love to try one but my best friend lives in NH so she'll have to give me the scoop on it. We have a Cold Stone Creamery opening in town soon (I don't think it's open yet). Maybe this offer will come to RI too. I hope!

You can see a list of the participating locations here but make sure you call ahead to see if they are included. I am sure you won't want to get there and find out you wasted a trip a now you have to pay for your Iced Coffee Latte.

Enjoy and let me know if they are yummy!

CVS Week of 4/18

test — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:20:00 +0000

CVS has a couple of FREE items this week again. Here's what looks like the best deals to me. Be sure to check out my post HERE about getting a GREAT deal on Aveeno. Be sure to check out the entire ad. There are lots of other great deals.

Bayer Aspirin Quick Release Crystals, On Sale $2.00 Get $2.00 ECB's
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Edge Infused Comfort or Hydrate Shave Gel 7 oz., On Sale $2.89 Get $2.89 ECB's
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Crest Pro-Health toothpaste 4.2 oz, On Sale $2.88 Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn
Final Cost: FREE + .22 overage after ECB's

Act Rinse 18oz, On Sale $4.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Claritin, On Sale $9.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $7.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS (good only this week on 24+ count)
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Benefiber, Maalox, Gas-x, Spend $20 Get $10
Prices start at $4.99
Use $2.00 Benefiber cpn in 04-05-09 SS
Use $1.50 Maalox cpn in 02-22-09 SS
Use $1.00 Gas-Z cpn in 03-08-09 SS

Rite Aid Week 4/19

test — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:45:00 +0000

Rite Aid has lots of good deals so be sure to look at the entire ad. This week you can get really cheap Huggies diapers too! Here are some of the best deals I see.

Huggies, On Sale $8.99, Get $3.00 SCR
Use $1.50 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: $4.49 after SCR

Kellogg's Cereal (select cereal) On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert

Dove Shampoo, Conditioner, Stylers, Deo or Body Mist, On Sale 2/$4.00, Get $2.00 SCR wyb 2
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-15-09 RP insert
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Claritin, On Sale $19.99, Get $5.00 SCR
Use $3.00 in ad coupon
Use $7.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: $4.99 after SCR

Colgate, On Sale $2.49 Get $.75 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.74 after SCR

Printable Coupons Update

test — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:52:00 +0000

Here are a few new printable coupons I've come across that I wanted to share.

Muir Glen Tomatoes - $1.00
Snuggle Creme Fabric Softener - $2.00
Land O Lakes Butter, Half & Half, Eggs, Margarine and Deli Cheese - various amounts
Mueller's Pasta - $ .55/2
Glucerna Cereal - $5.00

Walgreen's Week of 4/19

test — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:43:00 +0000

Make sure you check out the entire ad because there are a lot of great deals. A couple a free things too! Here's what looks good to me this week......

Skintimate, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.99 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Edge Shaving Gel, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.99 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Claritin, On Sale $19.99
Get $5.00 RR
Use $7.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: $7.99

WAGS Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Pain Reliever, On Sale 4/$4.00

Johnson's Body Care, On Sale $3.99
Use $2.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Tuf 3 pack Paper Towels, On Sale $1.99 with in ad cpn

Mitchum Deodorant, On Sale $2.99
Get $2 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-22-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Pledge Multi-Surface, On Sale $3.50
Get $1 RR
Buy 2
Use (2) $2/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1 each after RR

Reach Toothbrush, On Sale $0.99 with in ad coupon
Use $3.00/2 coupon cpn in 3-15-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: FREE + $1.02 overage

Mentos Gum, On sale 2/$2.00
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 3-1-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final cost: FREE

Hershey's Bags, On Sale 4/$10.00
**deal**
Buy 4
Get $5.00 ESR
Use (4) $1.00 cpns in 3-1-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 for 4 bags (.25 each!!!!!)

Post Trail Mix Crunch, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $.50 each

Hershey’s Bliss, On Sale 2/$7.00
Get $5.00 ESR
**deal**
Buy 4
Use $1.oo/2 IVC
Use (4) $1.00 cpn in 3-1-09 SS insert OR
Use (4) $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.00 for 4 ($.75 each)

Monday Giveaway Madness: List your Giveaway

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:15:00 +0000

I'm starting something new. I've been asked a few times for this and have decided to do a regular Monday post called "Monday Giveaway Madness". You can list your giveaway or a giveaway you've found on the web here every Monday. All I ask is that you put the direct link to the giveaway and not the main page of your blog, just to make it easier for everyone. I will be working on a button too that you can also display on your blog to show you are participating in Monday Giveaway Madness. I'll post that as soon as it's done.

After you list your giveaway make sure you go and enter all the other ones listed. Good Luck!

Be sure to enter my two current giveaways too:

Huggies Enjoy the Ride Points Program

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:57:00 +0000

It seems like lately all the diaper deals are with Huggies, but they don't have a point program like Pampers does, until now! They finally joined in and are starting their own program. I am hoping to only be buying diapers for a few more months since we need to start potty training (my almost 2 year old actually went on the potty for the first time this weekend so we are working on it).

Go HERE to sign up for the Huggies Enjoy the Ride Program and when you do you get 10 points to start. Then enter the code TKHNF-RLPLS-TRPGB to get 5 points and a $2.00 coupon. Then enter the code WPBXZ - RDDNS - PPPGB for 2 more points. 17 points to start. Not bad!

You can earn more points by watching videos, taking polls, browsing the website and more. Of course you'll also earn points when you purchase products too. There are lots of options to spend your points too. Just to name a few you can enter to win an Ultimate Mom Makeover, a $250 Motherhood Maternity Gift Card, a $250 Pottery Barn Gift Card and more. You can also download music. The program is new so I'm sure they will add more stuff along the way.

Dunkin Donuts : $.50 Ice Coffee April 21st

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Tuesday, April 21st is Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin Donuts. For the entire day you can get a small Ice Coffee for $.50 and 10% of that will go to the Dunkin Brands Community Foundation to support Homes for our Troops.

You can go to the website to get a reminder too.

Ben & Jerry's : FREE Cone Day April 21st

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Tuesday, April 21 2009 is FREE Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's. Around the world, Scoop Shops are opening their doors from noon to 8:00 pm, to serve up a free scoop of your favorite flavor. Please check with your local Scoop Shop for more info!

Jiffy Recipe Book

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Click here to request your copy of the Jiffy Mix Recipe Book. I love Jiffy Corn Muffins.. yum!

Free Reynolds Wrap Foil on Earth Day

test — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:17:00 +0000

This Earth Day, Try Reynolds Wrap® Foil from 100% Recycled Aluminum Free with mail-in rebate (up to $3.99)

Rebate available for download only on Earth Day (April 22nd, 2009) starting at 4:22 am EDT. Quantities are limited!

To say thank you for visiting the website early, and to help you remember to come back on April 22, register for an email reminder. They will send you a link to the mail-in rebate when it goes live at 4:22 am EDT.

Box Tops for Education

test — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Free Deal Tuesday

test — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:25:00 +0000

Each Tuesday I am going to feature an post for something FREE. I would love for everyone to participate and also post a FREE deal they find to share with everyone else on their blog. I will include a Mr. Linky but you must post the link directly to your FREE deal and not the main page of your blog, just to make it easier for everyone.

Here's my FREE deal for the day. Who doesn't like FREE Music!!!

Check out these other FREE Deal Tuesday posts......

Mother's Day Skincare Giveaway

test — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:38:00 +0000

Moms don’t always get the recognition they deserve! However, Mother’s Day is the one day out of the year, that everyone tries to find the perfect gift that best reflects the love for one of the most cherished ladies in their lives. Mothers deserve the appropriate recognition for the full-time job of being a mom and Belli Motherhood Essentials Kit is perfect thing for just that!

For first-time moms, motherhood can be a little chaotic and scary. From diaper changes, feedings and sleepless nights (for the mom not the baby), the first few weeks of motherhood is anything but glamorous. Not only are you adjusting to a new baby in your life, but your body is still recovering from all the changes it went through during pregnancy. Belli Skincare, the world’s safest skincare line available to address the specific issues of pregnant women, new moms and babies, introduces the Motherhood Essentials Kit. It is the must-have skincare survival kit for new moms.

Purchase Information:

You can purchase The Motherhood Essentials Kit along with The Bundle of Joy Gift set and so much more at www.belliskincare.com. If you enter code BELLIKMR you will receive 15% off your entire purchase.

Giveaway:

Belli has offered to give one of my readers The Motherhood Essentials kit which includes the Pure Comfort Nursing Cream, Eye Brightening Cream, Body Firming Serum and the Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer. Retail Cost: 38.99

This would be the perfect Mother's Day Gift for the expectant or new mom in your life or perhaps for yourself!

To enter please visit Belli Skincare and tell me your favorite pregnancy or new mom product. Once you do that you can enter up to 5 more times. Please leave a separate comment for each entry in order for them to count.

Blog about this Giveaway or leave the link to my Giveaway on a Mr. Linky then come back and leave another comment with a link to the giveaway.
Twitter about this Giveaway with @frugalrimama and then come back and leave me another comment that you did.
Follow me on twitter and then leave me a comment saying you are or that you already do.
Sign up for my RSS Feed or Follow me on blogger then leave me another comment saying you are or that you already do.
SOMETHING NEW! Tell a friend about this Giveaway (if you email them then cc me (karen at frugalrimama dot com) then come back and leave me another comment and tell me the name of your friend you told. When they enter the giveaway have them leave your name on their comment as well. You can do this once a day.

The Giveaway will end Thursday, April 30th at 11:59PM EST. The winner will be announced on Friday morning and will have 24 hours to contact, if not another winner will be picked. This should give the winner plenty of time to get it in time for Mother's Day.

Good Luck!

CVS Shopping 4/21

test — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0000

I made two stops at CVS and this is what I got:

Trip #1

(3) Aveeno Body Wash, On Sale $6.00 each
Used (3) $2.00 printable coupons
(1) Aveeno Cleaners Pads, On Sale $7.00
Used (1) $2.00 printable coupon
(1) Newspaper $1.50

Used $4.00 off $20 Beauty Coupon
Used $5.00 ECB's

Total: $10.62 (Used Gift Card)
Total OOP: .oo
Total Saved: $33.08
Got $10.00 ECB's

Trip #2 (2 transactions)
Transaction #1

(6) TRESemme Shampoo/Conditioner, On Sale 3/$10, Get $5 ECB's wyb 3
Used $5 off $15 TRESemme CVS cpn (scanned my card when I got there and got this coupon)
Used $10.00 ECB's from previous transaction
Used $2.00 ofr $8.00 haircare CVS CRT

Total OOP: $3.21
Total Saved: $28.44
Got $10 ECB's

Transaction #2

(2) Diet Dr. Pepper, $1.99 each,
Used (2) Free item cpns upto $1.59
(1) Crest pro health, On Sale $2.88 Get $2.00 ECB's
Used $1.00 cpn
(1) Edge, On Sale $2.89, Get $2.89 ECB's
(3) Hershey's Easter Candy Bags, 75% off $.75 each
(2) Peeps, 75% off .38 each
(2) Hersheys Mini Bunnies, 75% off .19 each
Easter Skittles, 75% off .49
Claritin Kids 10ct, On Sale $9.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Used $3.00 cpn

Used $10 ECB's (from previous transaction)

Total OOP: $6.44
Total Saved: $32.17
Got $6.89 ECB's

How did you do this week? Did you get a good deal at CVS? Leave a link below to your post about your CVS savings and share with everyone. Please make sure it goes directly to your deal post, not the main page of your blog. Thanks for sharing!

Free Book Download for Earth Day

test — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Did you know that if more people worked from home (at least half of their work week), we could reduce Gulf Oil Imports by almost 60% and eliminate the greenhouse gas equivalent of taking 15 million cars off the road for a year.

Not everyone can work from home but some may be able to. Today only, you can get a free chapter download of Undress For Success—The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home (Wiley, April 2009). It will include the book's introduction and the chapter called "What's In It For Me" which, among other things, shows how employees can save up to $17,000 a year by working from home.

If your interested in learning more CLICK HERE to get your download and see what you can do to help. Look for the "Free Earth Day Download" link on that page.

Sid the Science Kid Earth Day Special

test — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:58:00 +0000

Today on PBS there is a 2 hour Earth Day program with a special Sid the Science Kid episode "The Dirt on Dirt". We were lucky enough to view it before it premiered on PBS and my girls loved it. First off, Sid is just an adorable kid and if you haven't seen him yet you have too! It's a great show for preschoolers and it teaches so many things, especially science stuff.

In "The Dirt on Dirt" they talk about what's in the dirt so they can learn more about it and why it's important to keep it clean for the earth. The teacher has them go outside and fill up a bucket of dirt and then one by one they talked about what they found in the dirt, the good and the bad. My daughter immediately asked to go outside and look in the dirt. We've been doing lots of yard work the past week to get the flowerbeds all ready and one thing we've been doing was picking up 'garbage' that was blown into the yard this summer. She's been learning how important it is to recycle plastic and that's one thing that Sid and his friends found in the dirt on this episode.

It's jam packed with lots information for our children to learn about the earth and I highly recommend you check it out today. See your TV listings for show times.

You can also go to the website for some fun activities for the kids after you watch the show.

Happy Earth Day!

10 FREE FoodSaver Freeze and Steam Bags

test — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Go HERE to get 10 Free FoodSaver Freeze and Steam Bags. This offer is good until May 31st or until supplies last.

(Thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Hannaford Week of 4/19

test — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Here are some good deals at Hannaford. Sales run until Saturday April 25th.

MEAT
Rib & Sirloin End Pork Chops, on sale, $.99 lb
Bottom Round Roast, on sale $1.79 lb
Hannaford Whole Young Chicken, on sale $.69 lb

DELI
This is a great one!
Land O Lakes Yellow or American cheese, on sale $3.99 lb

EDIBLE GROCERY
General Mills Cheerios Cereal, on sale 2/$4.00
Blue Bonnet Margarine 16oz quarters, on sale $.99
Betty Crocker Pouch Cookie Mix, on sale 3/$5.00
Hot or Lean Pockets (excludes Panini's), on sale 2/$4.00

Hannaford Online Circular 4/19

Also remember to bring your re-usable shopping bags where ever you shop!!!

Finish Quantum and Jet-Dry Turbo Dry Review & Giveaway

test — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:38:00 +0000

I do NOT like washing dishes by hand. When we first moved into our house, we didn't have a dishwasher and at that point we couldn't afford to get one. I knew it would have to wait. We were also expecting our first baby so I knew I'd be washing bottles by hand too. I wasn't looking forward to it. Shortly after our first daughter was born my in laws bought us a dishwasher for Christmas. It was one of the best Christmas presents I've received in a LONG time! I love my dishwasher!!!

Along with owning a dishwasher comes finding the perfect dish washing detergent. That's not always an easy thing to do. There are a few choices and some of them are pretty cheap. I like to get the best deal BUT if I'm saving money on one product but buying more of it because I have to re-wash my dishes, is that really saving money? NOPE! So in this case the cheapest isn't always the best for your wallet.

I recently had the opportunity to try new FINISH Quantum (formerly known as Electrosol) and I have to tell you, I LOVED IT!!! But first I must be honest, when I saw the product I got excited and I fell in love with the way it looked! Sometimes little things like that excite a Stay At Home Mom. There are 3 products together in a wrapper free 'pouch' that look so cool together. There are little beads that bounce around inside but don't mix together. In the middle of the 'beads' is a Powerball with Jet-Dry Gel for an amazing shine, the dark blue 'beads' is a Powermax Bleach that removes stains like tea and coffee (which we drink a LOT of in this house) and the light blue 'beads' are Powerful Enzymes that soften burnt-on food like lasagna. Did you know that you should scrap the food off your plates rather than rinse them? The reason why is the enzymes in your detergent that soften burnt-on food need to clink to protein and starch in order to work properly. So save water and scrap the food instead of rinsing it.

Speaking of saving (water), it's more expensive to wash dishes by hand then to properly run the dishwasher! And if you load the dishwasher properly (with cups, glasses and less soiled items on the top and larger, dirtier items on the bottom rack) you won't have to re-wash things to get them clean and waste energy and water. Of course you also need to have the right dish washing detergent!

After using the FINISH Quantum for a week I will NEVER buy another brand again. And the best part is they have coupons in the paper very often so you may be able to always get a deal on it too (suggested retail price is $4.99 and just this past weekend there was a $2.50 coupon in most papers). My dishes have been amazingly clean and they also feel clean. I used it along with Jet Dry and my dishes were dry every time with no water marks.

The wonderful people at FINISH have generously offered to give three (3) of my readers a package of FINISH Quantum AND Jet-Dry Turbo Dry to try themselves!!

As usual there are LOTS of ways to enter to win. Of course you can only win once but you'll get 6 chances to win. Here's what to do:

Leave me a comment telling me your what one thing has been the hardest for you to get clean in the dishwasher.
Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

Lots of ways to win!!! Make sure you leave a valid email address or the link to a public profile so I can contact you if you win. This giveaway will end Saturday, May 2nd at 11:59 PM EST and the winners will be picked by random.org and announced on Sunday. Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me or I will have to pick another winner.

I've got a few different giveaways going on right now so be sure to enter them all. You can find all current Giveaways HERE.

Weekly Savings: Week of 4/19

test — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:56:00 +0000

My youngest turned 2 today so we are having her birthday party this weekend. The menu is pretty simple; hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, salad, chips, dip, cheese & crackers and of course CAKE. My mother in law and my mom are bringing a few things so those aren't included in my shopping this week but pretty much everything I needed (except the burgers) were on sale this week so it worked out to not bring me over my budget too much!!!

I made several trips to the grocery stores this week to get everything I needed.

Shaws - They had a great sale this week with the Hebrew National Hot Dogs. There were on sale BOGO free and if you spent $26 (before the sale) you get a $10 coupon off your next order. Also the hot dog and hamburger buns were 10/$10 and they had a $1.00 printable coupon for the 12 pack of hamburger rolls.

Transaction #1

(6) Hebrew Nat'l Franks, On Sale BOGO Free $6.29
(1) Shaws 12 pack hamburger rolls, $2.39
Used $1.00 Shaws cpn

Total OOP: $20.26
Total Saved: $19.87

Transaction #2

(3 lbs) Shaws Deli Sliced Cheese, On Sale $2.99lb = $9.09
(1) Shaws 12 pack hamburger rolls, $2.39
Used $1.00 Shaws cpn
(1) Yo Crunch 100 cal yogurt, $3.49
Used $.75 cpn doubled to $1.50
(2) Eggo's on Sale $2.00 each
Used $1.00/2 cpn

Used $10 Catalina from above transaction

Total OOP: $5.47
Total Saved: $25.71

Shaws Trip #2

Total OOP: $39.37
Total Saved: $30.10

Shaws Trip #3

Total OOP: $15.65
Total Saved: $22.03
Got $10 Catalina for next week

McQuades

Total OOP: $21.03
Total Saved: $12.13

Grand Total Spent: $101.78
Grand Total Saved: $109.84
Total Savings of 52%

I went over my $85 weekly grocery budget by $16.78. I'm ok with that considering we are hosting a party. I was under last week so it all works out at the end of the month.

Drug Stores:

Rite Aid - They had a good diaper deal this week with the Single Check Rebate so I grabbed a few packs (rebate is for one only) and I also needed some birthday cards and since I had a $10 Gift Card from a previous SCR I decided to get them there. I can't believe the cost of cards........ it's CRAZY!!

(2) Cards, $3.79 each
(1) Card, $3.59
(1) Card, $2.99
Used Buy 3 Get 1 Free Card cpn $2.99
(2) Gain Fabric Softener, Used Rain Check $2.49
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(1) Huggies, On Sale $8.99
Used $1.50 cpn
(1) Huggies Overnight, On Sale $8.99
Used $2.00 cpn
Used $10 Gift Card
Total OOP: $19.97
Total Saved: $24.49

CVS - You can see the details of my CVS trip HERE.

Total OOP: $6.44
Total Saved: $32.17
Got $6.89 ECB's

Grand Total: $26.42
Grand Total Saved: $56.66
Total Savings of 68%.

I did go over budget by $1.62. I try my best to stick to it but sometimes it just doesn't work.

How did you do this week? Leave a link to your Weekly Savings Post and share with everyone. Please make sure your link goes directly to your post and not the main page of your site. Thanks for sharing!

National Pretzel Day

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:15:00 +0000

Head on over to Nicole's Nickels and see how you can get some FREE pretzel's in honor of National Pretzel Day. I had no idea this day even existed! LOL

CVS Week of 4/26

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Each week I will be contributing to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings so be sure to check them out and you may find even more deals!
Lots of great deals this week. There are also a couple FREE after ECB's. I listed those first. Be sure to check out the entire ad to see all the good deals. Here's what looks best to me.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styler, On Sale $2.99, Get $2.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 1-4-09 SS insert
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Crest toothpaste or Oral B toothbrush, On sale $1.99, Get $1.00 ECB (Limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-5-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Schick Intuition, On Sale $8.99, Get $4.00 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4.00 cpn in 3-22-09 or 4-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Keelber Sandie, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 RP
Final Cost: $1.50 each

English Muffin Double Pack, On Sale $1.99
Use .50 cpn in 4-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.49

Spend $15 on Nestle, M&M's, Dove, Twix or Starburst, Get $5.00 ECB's

Spend $15 on Colgate, SC Johnson Cleaning products, Get $5.00 ECB's
items included:
Suavital, On Sale 2/$7.00
Palmolive, On Sale $.88
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Shower kit or automated shower cleaner, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00 cpn on any Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner in 03-29-09 SS insert
Pledge, On sale 2/$7.00
Scrubbing Bubbles toilet gel discs, On sale 2/$7.00
Use $1.00 cpn on Scrubbing Bubbles gel cleaner in 03-29-09 SS insert
Shout, On Sale 2/$5.00
$1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Fabulouso, On Sale 2/$5.00
Fantastic, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Murphy's Oil, On Sale 2/$5.00
Scrubbing Bubbles, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn on any Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner in 03-29-09 SS insert
Action Scrubbing Refil, On Sale 2/$5.00
Windex, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert

Spend $15 on Scotch 3M Products, Get $5.00 ECB's

Neutrogena Healthy Volumne Mascara, Moisture Shine Lip, Nourishing Eye Quad or Lip, ON Sale $6.99 Get $3.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 printable
Final Cost: $2.99 after ECB's

Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Concealer, Skin Clearing or Healthy Skin Makeup, On Sale $9.99 Get $3.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 printable
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Spend $15 on Nivea skincare, lip care, body wash, Nivea For Men or Eucerin products, Get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 2-8-09 or 4-19-09 RP insert

Spend $10 on TRESemme products, get $5.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $5.00 off $15.00 TRESemme CVS CRT cpn (you may get this when you scan your card)

Spend $20 on Nexxus, Get $10.00 ECB's (limit 4)

Spend $25 on Aveeno Shampoo, Conditioner or Syler, Get $10 ECB's (limit 1), On Sale $6.49
Buy 4
Use (4) $2.00 printable here
Final Cost: $7.96 for 4 after ECB's

Spend $20 Get $10.00 ECB's (limit 1)
items included:
Band-Aid Bandages, On Sale $1.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-15-09 SS or 4-26-09 RP insert insert
Final Cost: FREE
Benadryl, On Sale $8.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 RP insert
Sudafed, On Sale $7.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 RP insert
Pepcid AC, On Sale $16
Use $2.00 cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert
Tylenol, On Sale $8.00
Use $1.oo printable (PM or Slimply Sleep)
Zyrtec Childrens On Sale $10.00
Zyrtec D, On Sale $19.00
Monistat, On Sale $15.00
Use $3.00 cpn in All You, March 20, 2009
Use $2.00 printable
Use $4.00 cpn in 01-04-09 RP insert
Stayfree, On Sale 2/$9.00
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 04-26-09 RP insert
OB, On Sale 2/$9.00
Viactive, On Sale $6.00
Use $2.00 cpn in 03-01-09 RP insert
Imodium, On Sale $7.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert
Visine, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.oo cpn in 03-15-09 RP insert
KY Intense, On Sale $24.00

Are you getting some good deals at CVS this week? Leave the link to your post here and share with us!

Ipsos: Paid Survey Panel

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Ipsos now has 3 different Paid Survey panels which is perfect so you know that the survey's are targeted to you.

Moms Survey Panel - For moms only. I find that with some 'mom' type surveys I get free products to test and keep!!
Under 30 Panel - For men and women ages 18 - 29.
General Public Panel - For everyone else ages 18+.

Ipsos has been around for a while but they recently changed their sign up process and there are less questions. It used to be so long that they'd lose people before they even finished so they have shortened it.

Besides being a paid survey site, they have monthly drawings to win cash. Someone on one of my yahoo groups in CT won the $5000 a couple of months ago. Wouldn't that be nice! You get entered when you join and just for being an active member.

Coupon Alert: Parade Magazine

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:03:00 +0000

Sometimes in the Sunday Parade Magazine you'll find a coupon or two. Nicole at Nicole's Nickels just told me that there is $1.50 cpn for Aveeno Shampoo, which is on sale this week at CVS.

Make sure you check each week, sometimes it's a HOT coupon!

Rite Aid Week of 4/26

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Each week I will be contributing to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings so be sure to check them out and you may find even more deals!
A few FREE after Single Check Rebate (SCR) items this week and possible money makers. I've heard rumors that Rite Aid has changed it's policy and will now take internet coupons so if your's will, then you'll make a little bit of money this week. Here's what looks best to me, check the ad for all this weeks sales.

Electrasol/Finish Quantum, On Sale $4.49
Get $1.50 SCR
Use $2.50 cpn in 4-19-09 SS (if you were lucky enough to get it, I did this time!)
Final Cost: .49 after SCR
** Check out my GIVEAWAY for FREE FINISH Quantum and Jet Dry Turbo Dry HERE.

MiniDrops Eye Therapy, On Sale $6.49
Get $6.49 SCR (limit 1)
Use $1.00 printable cpn
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after SCR

SaltAire Sinus & Allergy Relief 1ct, On Sale $6.99
Get $6.99 SCR (limit 1)
Use $1.00 printable cpn or $1.50 cpn in 1-25-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 or $1.50 overage depending on cpn used

Skintimate, On sale $2.99
Get $2.24 SCR (limit 1)
Use $.75/1 cpn in 04-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE

Did you find a good deal at Rite Aid this week? If so please post a link to your deal and share with everyone. Make sure the link is to your Rite Aid deal. Thanks!

Walgreen's Week of 4/26

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Each week I will be contributing to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings so be sure to check them out and you may find even more deals!
Not sure if you've all heard the rumors but Walgreen's is ending it's EasySaver program on May 1st. They say that there will be an even better program with good Register Rewards so lets hope they stick to that and May has some GREAT deals.

Here's what looks good this week to me. Be sure to check out the entire ad before shopping.

Bayer Breeze or Contour Blood Glucose Meter, On Sale $14.99, Get $5 Register Rewards
Use $30.00 coupon from 3-1-09 or 3-22-09 RP insert
Final Cost: FREE + $5.00 overage after RR

Ecotrin Tablets, On Sale $2.00, Get $2.00 RR
Use $2.25/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 overage after RR

Starbucks ice cream, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00 each (I've never tried this, I may need to get it this week!)

Nivea Body Wash at $4.99, Get $4.99 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-19-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after RR

Rembrandt Toothpaste or Mouthwash, On Sale $5.99 Get $5.99 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Bayer Quick Release Crystals, On Sale $2.49, Get $2.49 RR
Fianl Cost: FREE after RR

Listerine, On Sale $4.00 Get $4.00 RR wyb 2
Use (2) $2.00 cpn in 2-8-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Got2B Hair Products, On Sale $5.00 Get $5.00 RR wyb 2
Use (2) $2.00 printable cpns
Final Cost: .50 each after RR

Schick Quattro for Women, On Sale $8.99, Get $3.00 RR
Use $4.00 cpn in 3-22-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.99 after RR

Did you get a good deal at Walgreen's this week? If so post your link below and share with us. Make sure you link goes directly to your Walgreen's (only) link. Happy Shopping!

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CheckAppointments.com

test — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:42:00 +0000

As you have probably noticed, I've been doing a LOT of giveaways. I like hosting giveaways because I enjoy giving my readers free stuff for being so loyal! I've also had the opportunity to try a lot of new things myself before passing them along to my readers. It's fun, BUT it can be confusing! I get a lot of emails each week about products to review or giveaway and websites that might be of interest to my readers. Not to mention up coming deals that I find. I use a calendar to keep everything in order but since I work on a laptop, my calendar isn't always by my side.

I needed to figure out a better way to keep track of everything. CheckAppointments is the perfect solution for me, online appointment scheduling software. With it being online, it's in every room of my house! NO matter where I am with my laptop I can always access my scheduling calendar to see what's next on my list or where I have room for another giveaway or deal.

Basically how it works is each time you want to schedule another appointment, you just log into your account setup a new appointment. It's that simple. Then you can look at all your upcoming appointments at the same time and they are all organized for you.

It's such an easy program and you can use it if you are a mom that has kids going here, there and everywhere, if you own a business (big or small), even a teenager can use it to keep track of babysitting they might be doing over the summer or if they have a few part time jobs. It can be used by anyone for any reasons and the best part is IT'S FREE TO USE!!

I highly recommend you check out CheckAppointments and see how it can help you stay more organized.

Gossip Girl : New Video Series

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:33:00 +0000

I am so happy to get the TV to myself when my girls go to bed. I have certain shows I like to watch and I also DVR a few. The summer is coming and most of those shows are going to be ending soon and since we have small children we are always home by bedtime even in nice weather. I think it may be time to take up some new shows since everything I watch will be on reruns soon.

One show I've been wanting to check out is Gossip Girl (OK I know I'm not a 20 something but I like these cheesy teenage shows). I'm sure it would be hard to figure out what's going on if I started watching now but I can catch up with the DVD's. Of course I should get on the treadmill instead of finding a new TV show, but then again I can watch TV while on the treadmill.

Gossip Girl and Dove have teamed up to bring you a new video series called "GOSSIP GIRL: Real NYC Stories Revealed"? It starts tomorrow and you don't want to miss the first episode! The video series will introduce each story in a 90-second broadcast airing nationwide during the last commercial break of Gossip Girl episodes on The CW, beginning April 27.

So be sure to tune in and meet these four real girls from Manhattan’s Upper East Side who grew up in NYC and then you will be able to catch the finale of each girl's story by visiting The CW Online.

Monday Giveaway Madness: List your Giveaway

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:44:00 +0000

Hosting a giveaway? Link it here, but be sure your post goes directly to your giveaway. And then go enter all the other giveaways, but first enter mine! I have four going on right now with 1 ending today and more coming this week so be sure to enter these and come back for more!

Tiffany Giardina CD Review & Giveaway (ends 4/27)

Mother's Day Skin Care Giveaway (ends 4/30)

Photofiddle Review & Giveaway (ends 5/1)

FINISH Quantum and Jet-Dry Turbo Dry Review & Giveaway (ends 5/2)

Free Museum Admission for Bank of America Account Holders

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:44:00 +0000

Keeping the kids entertained is not very easy to do without spending a lot of money. I took my oldest daughter to see her first movie last weekend and for the two of us between tickets and snacks it cost $35!!! That's a lot of money for a couple hours of entertainment. I won't do that too often that's for sure.

With the summer coming and the kids getting bored very easily it's going to take a lot of imagination to keep them entertained without breaking the bank. How about a FREE outing for the kids and they can learn at the same time??

Bank of America Museums on Us® program gives you FREE ADMISSION to 12o museums nationwide including the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket, The Providence Children's Museum and the RISD Museum in Rhode Island the first full weekend of each month through December 4-5, 2010

This is a great opportunity for a day out with the family that can actually cost NOTHING. And the best part is there are quite a few in this area and surrounding CT and MA that you could probably hit up a different one each 1st weekend for the next few months for just the cost of gas. Pack a lunch and make a day of it.

Bank of America Museums on Us® program is not just in New England but in a lot of states.

Here is a list of current Bank of America Museums on Us® Participating Museums

(May 2009-December 2010)

ARIZONA
Phoenix
Phoenix Art Museum (new)
Phoenix Zoo*** (new)
Tucson (new)
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block

CALIFORNIA
Fresno (new)
The Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science
Inland Empire/Palm Springs
The Living Desert, Palm Desert*** (new)
Palm Springs Art Museum
Riverside Art Museum*
Los Angeles/Orange County
Autry National Center of the American West
Discovery Science Center, Orange County**
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of Latin American Art
Sacramento
The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts
Crocker Art Museum
Explorit Science Center, Davis
San Diego
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
MUZEO (new)
The New Children’s Museum*** (new)
San Francisco
Contemporary Jewish Museum (new)
De Young Museum
Legion of Honor
Museum of African Diaspora
Silicon Valley/San Jose
San Jose Museum of Art
The Tech Museum of Innovation

CONNECTICUT
Hartford-New Haven
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk (new)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

DELAWARE
Wilmington
Delaware Art Museum**
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Winterthur

FLORIDA
Jacksonville (new)
Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Science and History
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach (new)
Miami Art Museum
Miami Children’s Museum
Miami Science Museum
Museum of Art-Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Discovery & Science, Broward County
Young At Art Children’s Museum, Davie (new)
Tampa-St. Petersburg (new)
Florida Holocaust Museum***
Museum of Fine Arts
West Palm Beach
South Florida Science Museum

GEORGIA
Atlanta
Atlanta Botanical Garden***
Atlanta History Center
Zoo Atlanta (new)
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Millennium Gate (new)

ILLINOIS
Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago History Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Shedd Aquarium (new)

MAINE
Bangor
The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham
DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park, Lincoln
EcoTarium, Worcester (new)
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge
Museum of Fine Arts

MARYLAND
Baltimore
The American Visionary Art Museum
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

MICHIGAN
Detroit
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History**
Detroit Science Center (new)
Motown Historical Museum* (new)
Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn**
Grand Rapids (new)
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

MISSOURI (new)
Kansas City
National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
Union Station Science City
Saint Louis
Contemporary Art Museum

NEVADA (new)
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Lied Discovery Children’s Museum

NEW HAMPSHIRE (new)
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester (new)

NEW JERSEY
North Jersey
Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark* (new)
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City* (new) – closed Sundays through September 2009
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City***
Morris Museum, Morristown (new)
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair
The Newark Museum, Newark***
South/Central Jersey
Garden State Discovery Museum, Cherry Hill*** (new)
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton (new)

NEW YORK
New York City
Bronx Zoo
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum***
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Aquarium
Whitney Museum of American Art (new)
Long Island (new)
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury***
Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages, Stony Brook

NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Charlotte Museum of History
Levine Museum of the New South
Mint Museum of Art
Mint Museum of Craft and Design

OKLAHOMA (new)
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Tulsa
Gilcrease Museum
Philbrook Museum of Art

OREGON (new)
Portland
Pittock Mansion***
Portland Art Museum

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
African America Museum in Philadelphia (new) – beginning on June 19, 2009
National Constitution Center
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Please Touch Museum® (new)

RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket
Providence Children’s Museum
The RISD Museum

SOUTH CAROLINA (new)
Columbia
EdVenture Children’s Museum

TENNESSEE (new)
Nashville
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
First Center for the Visual Arts

TEXAS
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Nature & Science
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History

Houston
Houston Museum of Natural Science
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte

VIRGINIA (new)
Norfolk
Chrysler Museum of Art
Richmond
Children’s Museum of Richmond

WASHINGTON
Seattle
Museum of History & Industry
The Wing Luke Asian Museum
Northwest African American Museum (new)
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma

WASHINGTON, D.C. (new)
The Phillips Collection

* Closed Sundays
** Program not available on Sundays
*** Check the institution’s website for variable hours

Hannaford Deals - Week 4/26

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:56:00 +0000

Hannaford has some great sales this week. Sale runs from Sunday April 26th through Saturday May 2nd. It is a great time to stock up meat and other items for your springtime barbeques and summer parties.

MEAT
75% Lean Ground Beef, on sale $1.29 lb
Hannaford Grade A Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, on sale $1.79 lb
Hannaford Southern Style Pork Ribs, on sale $.99 lb
Hannaford Boneless Sirlion Tips, on sale $3.99 lb
4-6 lb pkg, Hannaford Split Chicken Breast, on sale $1.49 lb

PRODUCE
Red Seedless Grapes, on sale $.99 lb
Red Vine Cluster Tomatoes, on sale $1.99 lb
Broccoli Crowns, on sale $1.49 lb
1 lb Pkg, Baby Peeled Carrots, on sale $1.49 each
8oz Hannaford Celery Tray Hearts, on sale $1.49 each
3 Ct Pkg, Crisp Romaine Hearts, on sale $2.49 each

EDIBLE GROCERY
General Mills Lucky Charms, on sale 2/$4
Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce, on sale $1.59
Wish Bone Salad Dressing, on sale 2/$3.00
Triscuit or Wheat Thins (excludes all chips), on sale $1.99
Heinz Squeeze Ketchup, on sale $1.97
Near East Rice Pilaf, original only, on sale 4/$5.00
B&M Baked Beans, on sale 5/$5.00
Cape Cod Chips, on sale 2/$6.00
Regular, Sugar Free or Instant Jell-O pudding, on sale 5/$5.00
Select Varieties, Popsicle Novelties, on sale $2.99
Hood Ice Cream, on sale $2.99

Hannaford Online Circular 4/26

Also remember to bring your re-usable shopping bags where ever you shop!!!

Mother's Day Gift Idea

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:05:00 +0000

Wondering What To Get Mom This Mother's Day? The "Just for Mom" coffee gift set will make her day...and her year! You can choose from a one time purchase or continuity.

Order by April 29th to get it by Mother's Day.

Mother's Day Giveaway : Motorola TN20 GPS

test — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:57:00 +0000

(go HERE for an extra entry!)

Mother's Day is right around the corner and every mom deserves a nice gift, doesn't she? How about a Motorola TN20 GPS? I think she would probably like it. I have one to giveaway!! First let me tell you a little bit about it.

Over Easter weekend my husband and I borrowed a GPS to use while going to visit a friend and I was so impressed that I knew we needed to have one. I was more than happy to receive a Motorola TN20 GPS to try out thanks to the wonderful people at Motorola.

It's so easy to use with a 3.5" touch screen. The first time I plugged it in it took about 10 minutes to gather all the information and find my location. After that each time I turned it on it was ready to go.

The opening screen gives you the option to "Go!", "Map" or "Settings". If your ready to type in an address you just select "Go!" and it will walk you though typing in the address. Once your address is in your ready to go. It will even tell you if you are going over the speed limit. That came in handy on roads where I didn't know the speed limit. (You can also shut this option off if you'd rather not use it, my husband doesn't like it).

If you miss your turn, don't worry about it, it will automatically figure out another route to get you where you need to go. I went a few wrong ways a couple of times and it caught on pretty fast and got me back on route. We had a little fun with it just to see how good it was and it was always right!

If you are in a location that you are unfamiliar with and you need to find a restaurant, a gas station or a store all you need to do is "Search for" and you'll find just about everything in the area, even fast food restaurants. There's a map that makes choosing the closest one easy.

Over all I was very impressed with the Motorola TN20 GPS and I found it extremely easy to use.

Purchase Information:

The Motorola TN20 GPS is available for $179.99 and you can buy it at the Motostore and RadioShack.

Giveaway:

The wonderful people at Motorola also sent me (1) Motorola TN20 GPS to giveaway to (1) of my readers!!!

You can enter up to 6 times BUT first you must tell me who you'd like to win this for and why. If it's for yourself, that's OK just leave me a comment and tell me why you would like to win it. After you do that you can then enter up to 5 more times by doing any or all of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry. Please leave an email address or a blog with a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

This Giveaway will end on Mother's Day at 11:59 PM EST and a winner will be picked the following day and notified via email. The winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

Good Luck!! and be sure to check out my other Giveaways HERE and Monday Giveaway Madness for lots of other giveaways on the Web.

Want even more Giveaways? Go to the Ultimate Blog Carnival on LiveGiveaways.Com

Free Deal Tuesday

test — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:01:00 +0000

This weeks Free Deal Tuesday item is FREE information to two online degree programs. With more and more people out of work, some may be thinking of a career change. You can request FREE information from ITT Techincal Institute below!

ITT Technical Institute Free Catalog! (US only) Click Here
Embrace Business and Technology. Earn your MBA Online. (US only) Click Here

Do you have something FREE to offer this week? If so post the link to your Free item below and share with us! Please make sure the link goes directly to your Free deal post.

Welcome Early Show Viewers!

test — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:11:00 +0000

If you saw the segment on The Early Show today about BeCentsAble and you've arrived here, I want to welcome you to my little place on the blogesphere. My name is Karen and I am The Frugal Rhode Island Mama.

My blog is all about saving money, getting stuff free, finding & using coupons, weekly giveaways, saving money online, making some extra cash doing online surveys (and sometimes getting free products too) and mystery shopping and so much more!

Along the top are some tabs that will take you to different places on my blog. You can also do a search within the blog using the box in the middle sidebar. I would be more than happy to answer any questions or help with whatever you need. Just shoot me an email and I'll do my best.

I don't just help people save in Rhode Island, but everywhere. There is information on this blog that can help you where ever you live. I am also a Senior Director for BeCentsAble and I teach workshops in the Rhode Island and surrounding MA and CT areas. Just send me an email if you are interested in learning more.

Make yourself at home and be sure to check out the Becoming Frugal section to get some ideas on saving money, Earn Online section to find ways to make some extra cash online, Current Weeks Deals to see what's on sale this week and what you can get for FREE and the Weekly Savings section to see how well you can do each week.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll bookmark the site or sign up to receive daily email updates and visit us more often.

Want to get a $25 Target gift Card for $1.95? Click HERE to find out how!

Free 3M Command Hooks & Money Maker

test — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:36:00 +0000

This week at CVS when you spend $15 on Scotch 3M products you'll receive $5.00 ECB's. The Command Hooks are on sale for $2.50 and there is a printable coupon for $2.50 off 1. Buy 6 and you'll pay just tax and get $5.00 ECB's.

I could really use these in my house so I'm very excited to go and grab them. I hope my stores don't run out before I get there tomorrow!

(thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Bisquick: Recipes & Coupons

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:08:00 +0000

Pillsbury Recipes for 2

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:21:00 +0000

Free T-Shirt

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:26:00 +0000

Easily create and order your Free customized T-shirt online using VistaPrint's user-friendly tools. Only pay S&H.

Curves: Request a FREE Fitness Plan

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:10:00 +0000

The summer is coming an everyone wants to look good. I had a part time job at Curves before I had children and it really is a great program! 30 minutes and your in and out! Click above and request a free Fitness Plan from Curves.

Home Depot : Do-It-Herself Gargen Maintenance Workshop

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:16:00 +0000

Register for an in-store class and receive special in clinic savings.

This is a workshop I really NEED to attend. We have a big yard with a lot of stuff that was here when we moved in and I have no idea how to care for most of it. If you bring in a picture of your garden or yard they will help you with what you have. That's perfect for me!

WINNER : Tiffany Giardina CD

test — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:36:00 +0000

The winner of Tiffany Giardina's CD "No Average Angel", T-Shirt and a Locker Poster is...

Here are your random numbers:

5

Timestamp: 2009-04-29 19:38:18 UTC

Beth said... #5 - I requested the song - My little granddaughter would love this. I came across your blog on Contest Corner. Thanks!

Thanks Beth!! You will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

Squishy Cash: $10 New Member Sign Up Bonu!!

test — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:39:00 +0000

Besides the $10 Sign up bonus, today's promotion is if you Win $1.00 then you'll get another $1.00 FREE. This is good for today only (Thursday 4/30) and be sure to cash out at the end of the day today so you'll receive your payment the end of May.

For a Limited Time ONLY, each new member will get a $10 bonus instead of the regular $3!!! I've earned almost $500 with Squishy Cash since I joined in 2008.

Let me explain to you how I've earned this money. Squishy Cash is a GPT site....that means Get Paid To... try something, join something etc. There are lots of these kinds of sites out there, but Squishy Cash is by far my favorite one.

You will be paid for signing up for offers, trying out products through trial memberships, buying products and surveys. Most of these offers are FREE but occasionally you will have to pay a small fee for the trial, but you'll usually be paid more from Squishy Cash then it costs for the trial. They also run specials every day where you can earn even more for completing offers. For example, today (Sunday, October 12th) if you earn $1.00 you will get an extra $1.00. You can earn your $1.00 in as many offers as you'd like, but after you earn $1.00 they will automatically add an additional $1.00 to your account. There are lots of other promotions that you earn more, but you may be required to do more offers.

You must have $20 in your account to cash. When you cash out each month, you will get your money at the end of the following month and there is no fee. You can also cash out daily but there is a fee for that.

Right now you'll get a $10 bonus in your account when you join and you will earn a commission of 20% of all your referrals. You'll even earn a percentage of their referrals too! It's really easy to build up your account, especially if you get your friends and family to join too.

Sign up today and see what it's all about. You can do as little or as many offers as you'd like. There is no deadline, you just do them as you can and earn money along the way. They have a complete tutorial to help you begin but you can always ask me any questions you may have, I'd be more than happy to help you.

Please let me know if you have any questions at all.

Michaels Crafts Free Kids Craft Workshops

test — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:46:00 +0000

A Frugal gift for Mom on Mother's Day. Michaels is offering FREE kids craft workshops each day next week starting Saturday (May 2 - May 10). Kids can go in and create a frame, a card, a corsage, a bouquet of paper flowers and more. Click HERE for a list of workshop times and dates. There's a different gift each day so your kids can make 9 different things if they go every day!

(Thanks "Cents"able Mamma!)

Kidz Bop Review & Giveaway

test — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:42:00 +0000

My girls get all excited when they see the Kidz Bop TV Commercials come on and just start dancing around with the kids on TV. It's really cute. We are big into music in my household and dance around a lot. When I was asked if I'd like to review and giveaway a copy of the newest Kidz Bop CD I jumped at the chance. My 4 year old was so excited when the CD arrived and that's pretty much all we've listened to in the car for the last week or so. (I don't get to choose the music in the car anymore).

I loved this CD, the music is fun and with the kids singing the songs, it just gives them new and fun meanings. I know most of the songs because it's music I listen to but some of them I prefer the kids to sing! My four year old has already memorized most of the songs too!

McDonald’s has partnered with Kidz Bop for the new happy meal which is available now through May 21 and it features a series of eight CD featuring hit songs sung by kids for kids. We've already collected 3 of them and we are hoping to get all 8. These are all brand new songs not even on the newest CD!

from the website:

KIDZ BOP has sold more than 11 million CDs and earned nine Gold^® certifications since its debut in 2001. KIDZ BOP is a complete entertainment platform, featuring music, videos, the popular website KIDZBOP.com and the KIDZ BOP LIVE concert tour. KIDZ BOP is also leading the way in the search for tomorrow’s stars through the annual national Be a KIDZ BOP Star talent search and a one-of-a-kind virtual space where kids can upload performance videos and webshows in a safe, secure environment to share with peers. From these groups of talented kids, KIDZ BOP hopes to sign three new artists in 2009. With these unique youth connections, KIDZ BOP will continue to find and develop new artists.

Be sure to check out the Kidz Bop website for fun things for the kids.

Giveaway:
I have a copy of Kidz Bop 15 to give away to one lucky reader!!! A few of the songs on this CD are So What, Let It Rock, American Boy, 7 Things, Love Story, Crush and more. There are 18 total songs and a bonus Video too!

All you have to do to enter is check out Kidz Bop 15 and look over the song list then come back here and leave a comment telling me which one is your favorite. Then once you do that you can enter up to 5 more times with any or all of the following:

Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

This Giveaway will end on Friday, May 8 at 11:59 PM EST and a winner will be picked the following day and notified via email. The winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

Good Luck!! and be sure to check out my other Giveaways HERE and Monday Giveaway Madness for lots of other giveaways on the Web.

Want even more Giveaways? Go to the Ultimate Blog Carnival on LiveGiveaways.Com

Upromise : Win $10,000 for College

test — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:27:00 +0000

With the way the economy is sending my kids to college is getting scarier and scarier but at least we have 14 years to think about but I know there are a lot people that are getting ready to send their kids off to college soon without any idea how to do it.

Upromise is a wonderful program that gives you money back for college on purchases that you make everyday. You can read my post about Upromise HERE.

I just found out about a video contest that Upromise is having called Tuition Tales where you can win $10,000 for college!!! That would be extremely helpful these days with the costs of college rising and more and more people out of work.

The Tuition Tales video contest runs through May 3rd and encourages people to upload a 30-second video entry to the site. The videos will be judged on creativity, quality, and a demonstrated need for college aid in three categories: Saving for College, In College Now and Paying it Back. Upromise will grant three grand prize winners – one from each category – $10,000 each to use for college.

Click HERE for more information and to enter. If you haven't joined Upromise yet, you can Click HERE to join. It's free to join and there are a lot of ways you can get cash back for college. Even for your grandkids!

Kellogg's Cereal Printable Coupons

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I've been reading about this in a few places online and wanted to make sure everyone that reads my blog knows about it.

Kellogg's has lots of coupons out right now but you should go and print them now before they are gone. Printable coupons don't last forever.

Go HERE for 8 different Kellogg's cereal coupons. You can print each one twice. The go HERE (or click on the sidebar coupons.com) for 8 more Kellogg's coupons you can also print two times.

Free Game Downloads

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:42:00 +0000

For those of you that enjoy playing games online here are a few FREE game downloads:

Click here to play Bejeweled2
Click here to play Wheel of Fortune
Click here to play Diner Dash
Click here to play Poker Stars 2
Play Neverball for Free.
Hours of fun playing Crack Attack!

Free Diabetic Meal Planner

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Friday Afternoon Round Up!

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

It's been a busy week for me so I'm glad it's almost over. Tomorrow we are bringing the girls to the Circus for the first time and my oldest is really excited about it. It should be fun! Got any fun plans this weekend? If you do then please share!

Here's are some great offers that I want to share with you this rainy Friday afternoon (at least in RI it's rainy).0noTrans

This is a great catalog with lots of ideas for your kitchen. It's FREE so just click the box above to get yours. This goes fast every month so get it while you can or you'll have to wait until June.

and more.....

Take a Survey A Day - For those of you who like sweepstakes, each time you take and complete a survey you are entered to win $50,000 worth of home improvement Click Here.
Free Annuity Guide - My Local Advisor is an independent organization whose mission is to help consumers gain objective financial knowledge and information! You will receive a free 16-page guide concerning annuity products!
Home Depot Do It Herself Garden Maintenance Workshop - Click HERE to sign up at your local Home Depot.
Ask Your Doctor Email Series - Get the Ask Your Doctor Email Series Now – It's FREE! By asking your doctor the right questions you can get the most out of your visit. You'll also get Condition-specific Tips – from exercise to nutrition, Healthcare savings, and more.
Bally Total Fitness - FREE 7 Day Pass and NO long term contracts. Click HERE to find one near you and get your FREE pass.
4 Bags of Coffee for $4.95 + Free Shipping. Click Here No Obligations!!
Sign up to gain instant access to proven real estate investing programs from real estate expert Carleton Sheets. Generate extra Monthly Income by becoming a successful Real Estate Investor! Click Here
Join FreeFlys and get Free Samples of NAME-BRAND PRODUCTS! Click Here
Wondering What To Get Mom This Mother's Day? The "Just for Mom" coffee gift set will make her day...and her year! Click Here You can choose from a one time purchase or continuity.
Get a FREE-T while they last!
Choose any three coffees for $3 and a receive free stainless steel travel mug AND Free Shipping!
Request a free Fitness Plan from Curves.
Slim Fast - Register and get access to Slim-Fast meal and fitness planning tools, advice from Registered Dietitians, our online Buddy system, and savings offers.

Macy's Friends & Family Savings Discount

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Until Monday May 4th, Macy’s is sharing their Friends and Family employee discount for 6 incredible days of savings and shopping! With Mother’s Day right around the corner and swimsuit season rapidly approaching, this is a great way to save.

You can access the coupon HERE.

Week in Review : Week of 4/26

test — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:11:00 +0000

I am ending the month really well as far as my budget goes and I like when that happens. We have a nice stock pile so I didn't need to get too many things this week. I only made 1 trip to the supermarket this week and I am way below budget!!

Groceries

Stop & Shop: I didn't get a picture this week. I've been really good about making sure I get one but it was one of those weeks I didn't have the time.

Total OOP: $57.95
Total Saved: $27.48
Savings of 32%

My weekly grocery budget is $85 and this week I was under budget by 27.05.

Drug Stores

Rite Aid:
(2) Raisin Bran, On Sale BOGO Free $4.79
Used (1) $1.00 cpn (only had 1, I would of used 2 if I had another)
(1) FINISH Quantum Tabs, On Sale $4.49
Used (1) $2.50 cpn

I am getting back $2.00 Rebate for the FINISH so really I saved

Total OOP: $5.78 (3.78 after rebate)
Total Saved: $9.79 ($11.79 after rebate)
Total Savings of 56%

CVS: I made a few stops at CVS this week and I am very happy with my total out of pocket costs! And I have a lot of ECB's to roll for this week too!

Trip #1
(1) Double Pack of Thomas English Muffins, On Sale $1.99
(4) Jelly Beans, 90% off .09 each
(3) Cadbury Mini Egs, 90% off .29 each
(4) Palmer Choc Eggs, 90% off .09 each
(1) Bliss Bunny, 90% off .49
(1) Basket of Bubbles, 90% off .79
(1) Schick Intuition Razor, On Sale $8.99
Used $4.00 cpn
(1) Neutrogena Foundation, On Sale $9.99
Used (1) $3.00 cpn (from bzzagent)
Used $3.00 CVS CRT
(1) Neutrogena Mascara, On Sale $6.99
Used (1) $1.50 cpn (from bzzagent)
(2) Maybelline Mascara, On Sale BOGO Free
used $2.00 makeup CVS CRT
Used $10 off $20 Make Up CVS CRT
(1) Dasani Water (not in picture)
(1) Big Red Gum, $1.19
Used Free Cpn
(2) Juicy Fruit Gum, $1.19 each
Used (2) Free cpns
(1) CVS Paper Towels 3 pack

Used $10 off $50
Used $8.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $2.20
Total Saved: $83.86

Trip #2
(6) 3M Command Holders, On Sale $2.50 each
Used (6) $2.50 cpns
(2) Gold Emblem Nuts, $.99 each
Used $2.00 off 2 Gold Emblem Nuts CVS CRT
(1) English Muffin Double Pack, On Sale $1.99

Total OOP: $3.04
Total Saved: $27.72

Trip #3

(4) Reese's Minis, 90% off .29 each
(1) Dasani Water $1.59
(1) CVS Paper Towels 3 pack, $2.69
(2) Gold Emblem Nuts, $.99 each
Used $2.00 off 2 Gold Emblem Nuts CVS CRT

Used $4.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $.42
Total Saved: $17.80

Grand Total OOP: $5.66
Grand Total Saved: $129.38
Total Savings of 96%!!

My weekly budget for Drug Stores is $20 and I spent $9.44 so I was under budget by $10.56. What a great way to end the month!

How did you do this week? Post a link below and share your savings with us. Be sure to only post a link directly to your savings post. Don't have a blog? Leave a comment and share what you got this week. We can all learn from each other!

Walgreen's Week of 5/3

test — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a lot of Register Rewards deals this week. They also don't have the Easy Saver Rebate this month anymore. It's all over. I don't know yet if they have replaced it with anything else. IF someone knows what they are doing please share with us and let me know. I'm curious to see where they are going with this!

Here are the highlights of this weeks ad. I also contribute to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings each week now. Be sure to stop by there for more store deals.

Free after RR

Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste, On Sale $4.49
Get $4.49 RR
Use $1.oo cpn in 4-26-09 insert
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after RR

Right Guard Deodorant, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.00 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Pert Plus, On Sale 2/$5.00
Get $2 RR wyb 2
Use $1.50 cpn Pert Plus for Men 5-3-09 SS, or $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 SS or printable here
---Deal Idea--- (2) Pert Plus for Men, On Sale 2/$5.00 Use (2) $1.50 cpn Pert Plus for Men 5-3-09 SS Total OOP: $2.00 Final Cost: FREE after RR

Spend $10 get $3 RR on Conagra Products:
Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, On Sale $3.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Poppycock, On Sale $2.00
Healthy Choice Soup, On Sale $1.50
Chef Boyardee, On Sale $1.50
Use $1.00/4 cpn in May All You Magazine
Hunt’s Snack Pack Pudding, On Sale 4/$5.00
Use $1.00/4 cpn in May ALl You Magazine
Healthy Choice Frozen Entrees, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4-5-09 SS insert or printable here
Hunt’s Tomato Sauce, On Sale $.50
Van Camps Pork & Beans, On Sale $.50
Butterball Chicken Broth, On Sale $.50
---Deal Idea--- (3) Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, On Sale $3.00 Use (3) $1.00 printable coupon (you'll need 2 computers to print) (2) Hunt’s Tomato Sauce, On Sale $.50 Total OOP: $7.00 Get 3.00 RR Final Cost: $4.00

Listerine, On Sale 2/$9.00
Get $4.50 RR wyb 2
Use $2.00 cpn in 3-15-09 SS or $2.00 printable here
Final Cost: $.50 for 2 after RR

Lindsay Olives, On Sale $.99 with in ad cpn

Spend $25 get $6 RR or Spend $10 get $2 RR
Mr. Clean 28 oz. liquid, On Sale $2.50
Magic Eraser, On Sale $2.50
Use BOGO Free in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Febreze Air Effects, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Febreze Fabric Refresher, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Febreze Candle or Freshener, On Sale $6.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Cascade Detergent, On Sale $4.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit, On Sale $18.00
Refills, On Sale $4.00
Swiffer Sweeper Starter Kit, On Sale $10
Refills, On Sale $4.00
---Deal Idea--- (4) Magic Eraser, On Sale $2.50 Use (2) BOGO Free in 5-3-09 P&G insert Total OOP: $$5.00 Get $3.00 RR Final Cost: $2.00

Oral B Power Toothbrush, On Sale $5.99
Get $1.00 RR
Use $3.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $1.99 after RR

Gillette Mach 3 or Venus Disposable Razors, On Sale $5.99
Get $1.50 RR
Use $2.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Final CostL $2.49 after RR

Buy 3 or more Get $10 RR or Buy 2 Get $5 RR
Pepto-Bismol, On Sale $5.49
Fibersure or Metamucil, On Sale $9.99
Align Probiotic Supplement, On Sale $29.99
Use $5.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Prilosec OTC 28 ct. tablets, On Sale $18.99
Use $3.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert

Spend $20 Get $5 RR Garnier or Maybelline products
Garnier Fructis Hair Care, On Sale 3/$10
Garnier Nutrisse or 100% Hair Color, On Sale $5.00
Use $2.00 cpn in 4-5-09 RP
Maybelline Foundation, On Sale $5.00
Maybelline Foundation Mineral Power, Dream Matte or Superstay, On Sale $7.00
Nutrtioniste Skin Renew, On Sale $10.00
Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift, On Sale $12.00
Nutritioniste Ultra -Lift Pro, On Sale $14.00
Nutritioniste Towelettes, On Sale $5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-8-09 RP

Bic Soleil or Bic Comfort Razors, On Sale $5.99
Get $2 RR
Use $2.00 con Bic Comfort 3 4-19-09 SS
Use $2.00 cpn Bic Soleil 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.99 after RR

Walgreens Cough Drops, On Sale 2/$1.00 with in ad cpn

Buy 3 Aveeno products, get a FREE Travel Essentials Kit
Use $2.00 printable coupon here

Are you getting a great deal at Walgreen's this week? Leave a link to your Walgreen's post (not your main page) and are your finds with us!

CVS Week of 5/3

test — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:51:00 +0000

Once again lots of great deals at CVS especially with ECB's! You can get 3 free items too!

Here are the highlights of this weeks ad. I also contribute to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings each week now. Be sure to stop by there for more store deals.

Zantrex 3, On Sale $4.99 Get $4.99 ECB's
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Adidas Action 3 Anti-perspirant, On Sale $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 3)
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-5-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Colgate Max Fresh or Max White, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Kellogg's Cereal, On Sale 3/$10.00, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-5-09 RP or printable coupons HERE
Final Cost: $2.00 for 3 boxes after ECB's

Claritin 20ct or Claritin D 15ct, On Sale $12.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $4.00 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $5.99 after ECB's

Metamucil, On Sale $9.99, Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $6.99 after ECB's

Align Probiotic Digestive Care, On Sale $28.99 Get $9.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $5.00 cpn in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $14.99 after ECB's

Spend $15, Get $5 ECB's Neutrogena Skin Care (limit 1)

Pampers Diapers or Easy Ups, On Sale $8.99
Use $1.50 cpn from Home Mailer
Final Cost: $7.49

Listerine Total Care, On Sale $3.00
Use $2.00 cpn in 4-26-09 RP or 3-15-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.00

Are you getting some great deals at CVS this week? If so leave the link to your CVS post (not the main page of the blog) and share with us. It's great to learn from everyone!

Winners : $50 Photofiddle Gift Card & Mother's Day Skin Care Giveaways

test — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:08:00 +0000

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winners for the $50 Photofiddle Gift Card and the Mother's Day Skin Care Giveaway.

The winner of the $50 Photofiddle Gift Card is...

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-05-03 01:11:32 UTC

Brea's Mommy said... 43 Follow you on twitter breasmommy

Congrats Brea's Mommy! I will email you shortly!

The winner of the Mother's Day Skin Care Giveaway is....

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-05-03 01:15:23 UTC

Elena said... 17 I follow your blog. Elena elenaamble@xxx

Congrats Elena! I will email you shortly.

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaways. I've got some more great ones coming up!!

Staples Dollar Days 5/3

test — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:42:00 +0000

Staples has more Dollar items this week PLUS some FREE after REBATE items too! Be sure to shop early, these always go FAST!

FREE after REBATE:

Casio KL-60L Label Maker, $19.99
Get $20 Easy Rebate

Ghirardelli Luxe Chocolate bag, $3.99
Get $3.99 Easy Rebate

Dollar Day Items

Staples Stickies Yellow Notes, $1.00
Staples Accel Fat Notbook, 200 pages, $1.00
Staples Clasp Envelopes, any 12 pack, $1.00
BIC Ultra Round Stick Grip 12 pack Ball point pnes, $1.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon (if your staples will take it, I've never tried)
Final Cost: FREE
Pilot Precise V7 retractable rollerball pen $1.00

Need More Coupons??

test — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:08:00 +0000

There are lots of good sales this week at all the stores but the sales are even better when you stack them with coupons. Like I've mentioned before, I like to buy a few copies of the Sunday paper to get extra inserts BUT sometimes I only need 1 or 2 coupons so it's not worth paying the price for the paper. That's when I will get more coupons from a Coupon Clipping Service.

Coupon Clipping Service are companies that clip the coupons for you and all you pay is a small service fee for their time. You can then pick exactly what you want and need, without even having to leave your house!

There are 4 companies that I've ordered from in the past and there is even one in Rhode Island! I try to give them the service first since they are in my home state.

Mother's Day Gift Idea : Things Remembered Charm Story

test — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:51:00 +0000

Mother's Day is next week and next to my birthday, it's one of my favorite days of the year because it's for me! I admit, I like having days that are centered around me since most of the time my days are centered around taking care of my children and my husband. Every year for Mother's Day my husband cooks dinner for me and both sets of our parents. It's nice. Of course we all do the clean up but at least he cooks!

Two years ago after my 2nd daughter was born, for Mother's Day my husband bought me a necklace with both our girls birthstones and I love it, I wear it everyday! It's a nice piece of "them" that I always have with me.

Things Remembered has a new line out called the "Charm Story" that would be perfect for any mom for Mother's Day. You can get charms to tell either a specific story, remind her of a special event, or perhaps a funny event and you can personalize each charm to make them even more special. This is a brand new line making it's debut just in time for Mother's Day. You can add the charms to either a necklace or a bracelet.

I was very excited when the people from Things Remembered asked me if I'd like to review this new set. I've been wanting to start a charm bracelet, actually I've always wanted a charm bracelet and now that our family is complete, I'd love to start building memories I can add to a charm bracelet.

I choose the First Chapter Heart Charm Bracelet with my oldest daughters birthstone, name and birth date engraved. My bracelet arrived yesterday and I have to say I absolutely love it! There is plenty of room to add more charms and I'm making my list of what I'd like next and giving it to my husband. Next on my list is my youngest daughters birthstone, name and birth date. I'm hoping to get that for Mother's Day or perhaps my birthday.

Each Things Remembered charm is designed specifically with the personal connection in mind, offering space to engrave a name, date or special message to make each charm a unique reflection of mom. Each special charm retails for just $20, as do the new Things Remembered charm bracelet and charm necklace. However, to help start the collection for mom, Things Remembered is offering the bracelet or necklace with one ”First Chapter” starter charm – either a heart, circle, star or dog tag-shaped charm – for just $30. Engraving is a small, additional cost and the gift comes in a special presentation storybook box.

If you order by May 4th you can still receive it by standard shipping in time for Mother's Day. The complete line is also available in all stores to make it even easier to get in time for Mother's Day and you can have them engraved there as well.

WINNER : Finish Quantum & Jet Dry Turbo Dry

test — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:50:00 +0000

The winners of the FINISH Quantum & Jet Dry Turbo Dry giveways are....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

14 43 53

Timestamp: 2009-05-04 01:50:33 UTC

#14 Terry said The hardest thing to get clean are the plastic containers that my husband takes his lunch to work in.

#43 - staciefrost said Anything my husband uses is the hardest thing to get clean in the dishwasher. He never rinses off anything, so I can always tell what plates and such he uses. Thanks! I'd love to give this a try!! Stacie staciedfrost at hotmail dot com

#53 kateandlucy said Oatmeal. It's like glue!

I have emailed all 3 winners. If I don't hear back from them within 48 hours I will have to pick more winners.

Thanks to everyone who entered, stay tuned for more great giveaways!!

Monday Giveaway Madness: List your Giveaway

test — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:29:00 +0000

I've got 2 great giveaways still going on and a bunch more to come. The first week of June will be my Birthday Celebration Week with even more!!!

Have a giveaway? List your giveaway below (be sure the link is to your giveaway post not your main page). Then after you enter my giveaways go and enter the ones listed below. Hope you win! Good Luck!!

ShopRite Sale 5/3

test — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:40:00 +0000

Shannon at Saving with Shanno n has posted sales with coupons match ups for Shoprite this week. There are some great deals so head on over there to check them out! Thanks Shannon!

Caress Skin Wear Collection : Review & Sample

test — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Caress goes on sale at CVS fairly often and there are always coupons in the paper. It's one of my favorite brands of body wash. Not only do I like how Caress feels on my skin but I love how it smells when I open the bottle!

They have line called Caress Skinwear Collection and it has body washes and beauty bars: Daily Silk, Glowing Touch and NEW Evenly Gorgeous. Their products give you gorgeous skin - right out of the shower - that you will want to flaunt just like the season's hottest styles.

I was selected to be sent a bottle of the NEW Evenly Gorgeous exfoliating body wash in Burnt Brown Sugar and Karite Butter and I need to begin by telling you that this smells so absolutely yummy that I get hungry every time I am in the shower! My skin felt so incredible soft when I got out of the shower that I didn't even need to use any lotion!

Fashion expert, Carson Kressley and Kim Kardashian have teamed up with Caress and are showing women the season's hottest styles and how to flaunt them with skin as the centerpiece of their look.

The have a new site www.caressyourstyle.com where you can send for a FREE Sample, enter to win a $100 weekly gift card and also a chance to win a trip to NYC for a shopping spree and VIP access to fashion event and a private consultation with Carson. You can also design and dress up your own stylish 'virtual you' to send to friends and post to your Facebook profile, MySpace and Blogs! Be sure to stop by and check it out and don't forget to send for your Free Sample... you will love it!!

CVS : Slim Shots Deal

test — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:27:00 +0000

This week at CVS Slim Shot's are on sale Buy One Get One FREE and there was a $5.00 coupon in this weeks 5/3 Red Plum and 4/5 Red Plum. The regular price is $29.95 for a month's supply.

Here's the deal...

(2) Slim Shots, On Sale BOGO Free, $29.95
Use (2) $5.00 coupons 5/3 and 4/5 RP
Final Cost: $19.95 for 2

Not a bad deal if this is something you use!

Thanks Cathy for the tip!!

Free Digital Scrapbook Kit

test — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:22:00 +0000

Daisy Trail has a FREE Digital Scrapbook kit for Mother's Day. Go HERE to download it and a few more too!

Eebee Adventures : Review & Giveaway

test — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:24:00 +0000

Have you heard of Eebee? He is a cute little guy that babies and toddlers love. Actually my preschooler loves him too! We've been watching Eebee's Adventures for a couple of years and really enjoy his show. He's just like a baby and on each show he is exploring and learning the same way a baby does. He has all sorts of adventures with shapes, letters, sounds and so much more. Each show encourages active learning and is filled with real world situation.

My daughter's favorite one is when they are playing with water. They just keep filling different size cups with water and he's learning that not every cup holds the same amount of water. It's fun watching him explore and learn.

From the website:

eebee's adventures are designed to engage you and your baby with rich play experiences that provide powerful lessons that memorizing letters, numbers, colors and shapes simply can and do not.

Watching and, importantly, “doing” eebee's adventures will allow you and your baby to see and learn first-hand what happens when you explore a crinkly, crunchy, smooth and bumpy paper mountain or roll, bounce, bop, bang, slide and toss your way around a world of balls and ramps.

We know that when your child is playing, she is actively trying to figure things out about objects and people—why did that ball roll and the block slide? How did he do that? Why did that happen?... The questions, theories and solutions just continue to evolve as your child develops and masters a myriad of critical physical, social and intellectual skills—playing and learning about how the world works and he works in it.

Every parent can recount a time when their infant headed straight for that curtain to give it a pull; or happily opted to tear the wrapping paper rather then engage with the gift; or tried and tried to get the round peg into the square hole; or simply offered you whatever was in their hand.

Purchase Information:

You can catch Eebee's Adventures On Demand but they also have 3 new DVD's out, All in a Days Play, Figuring Things Out and Exploring Real Stuff with episodes you can only see on DVD. You can buy those DVD's and even more cute Eebee things at eebee.com

Review:

The good people at Eebee Adventures sent me and my girls Figuring Things Out and All in a Days Play for review. We enjoyed both of them very much and the girls have watched them over and over.

On Figuring Things Out in the episode "The Light Bulb Goes On" (which you can only find on this DVD) they play with a flash light and experiment with light and dark and on and off. Turning a light on and off, tracking a flashlight’s beam, and exploring the magic of playing with shadows are the focus of this adventure. My girls love playing with flashlights too. It's amazing how something like a flashlight can teach children so much. They love flashing it on the wall and watching the light move around.

On All in a Days Play in the episode "Laundry List" (which you can only find on this DVD) they explore all kinds of things like textures, playing with sound and imaginative play. This adventure is set in and around a laundry basket, with eebee in a world of colors, textures, and language explorations. From peek-a-boo to talking socks, from baby basketball to laundry basket sailboat. My girls love when I leave the empty (or almost empty) laundry basket around after folding cloths. They love playing in it making believe it's a boat or a car. They can be so silly with the simplest things!

Giveaway:

I was also sent 1 DVD to giveaway to a lucky Frugal RI Mama reader, Exploring Real Stuff which features "Out of the Box", an episode you'll only find on this DVD along with 2 other episode "Brimming with Ideas" and "On a Roll". This video is great for ages 12 months and up!

To win all you have to do is go to www.eebee.com and look around and tell me which one of eebee's products you like the best. That's it! Easy enough. After you do that you can then enter up to 6 more times by doing any or all of the things below. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry for it to count. Also be sure to leave an email address or a blog with a public profile this way I can contact you if you win. The winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or another winner will be chosen.

NEW - Comment on any other post on my blog, then come back here and tell me which post you commented on. The comments can not be short with just a "thanks" or "ok" please put some thought into the comments. You can do this once a day but make sure you come back to this post and let me know each time you comment.
Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

Good Luck!! This Giveaway will end Thursday, May 14th at 11:59PM EST and the winner will be chosen by Random.org and announced the following day.

Thanks for enter and be sure to check out my other giveaways HERE and Monday Giveaway Madness for lots of other giveaways on the Web.

Free Card for Mother's Day

test — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:07:00 +0000

This Mothers Day, KODAK Gallery is pulling out all the stops, by offering one million free cards to Gallery members across the US! Sign up for the KODAK Gallery Mom-a-Thom One Million Card Mother’s Day Giveaway on www.kodakgallery.com and create a gorgeous, personalized card for those you love in just minutes for free – all you need to do is pay for shipment and your personalized card will be delivered right to your loved ones doorstep.

What better way to show your mother your love this Mother’s Day than with a free personalized card from www.kodakgallery.com. Choose from a range of different card designs and upload your favorite photos and a personal message to truly make it unique. With Mother’s Day literally around the corner, this makes a great gift to show her you care! Visit www.kodakgallery.com or www.mom-a-thon.com for more information!

NEW Coupons.com Printable Coupons

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:41:00 +0000

It's the beginning of the month and there are new printable coupons up on Coupons.com. Here are some of good ones but go HERE to get all of them. Remember you can print them two (2) times per computer.

Dole Frozen Fruit, .75/1
Dole Fruit Bowls, Gels or Parfaits, $1.00/2
Dole Canned Fruit, $.50/1
Dole Fruit Bowls, Gels or Parfaits, $1.00/2 (there are two of these)
Wisk 32oz or more, $1.00/1
Clorox2, any $1.00/
Huggies Pure & Natural, $3.00/1
Cheerios, $.55/1
Kleenex, $.50/3
Apple & Eve Juice, $1.00/2
Hidden Valley Ranch, $1.50/2

Plus the Kellogg's Cereal coupons are still up. Go print them now because once they reach their print limit they are gone!

10 Top Finds of the Week

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:26:00 +0000

It's Wednesday, not my favorite day of the week. Not sure why since it's half way through but it's the one day of the week I feel 'stressed' if I don't have so much done by now. So instead of doing anything on my "to do" list this morning, I found 10 of the Top Things everyone has been posting about.

Free 2 piece Grilled Chicken Meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken - Go to Bargain Briana for the details. This printable is only available until 5/6 at midnight so be sure to print it now. I was only able to print 1 on my computer.

Free Scrubbing Bubbles Gift Pack - I received this email late last night and already signed up for it, I hope I get it but if you haven't go to the Grocery Price Blog to get all the details on how you can request one. These are only available to the first 3000 people!

Today ONLY you can get a FREE 8x10 at Walgreens!! Money Saving Mom has all the details so be sure to get that before the day is over.

Arby's is giving away a FREE FruiTea today only! (5/6) Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has all the details. I wish I had an Arby's near me, this sound so good!!

Sign up for Dove Dimensions and you can get FREE products plus coupons for your friends and family! Go to Free Sample Freak for all the details! I really LOVE Dove shampoo, it's one of my favorite!!

You can get FREE Hershey's Bliss at Target this week. Go to Hip2Save to get all the details.

Get a FREE bottle of Country Bob's Sauce. Living as Mom has all the details.

Free 1 year Subscription to Forbes Magazine. Go to Frugal In Virginia for all the details.

Checkout STL Mommy for some great Walmart Deals this week.

FREE Monthly gifts from aerie, this month it's a FREE Towel. Go to ClipperGirls Savings Spot for all the details.

Go check out all those deals and let me know if you find something else really good!

Expired Coupons for the Military

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:32:00 +0000

It's the beginning of a new month and a lot of coupons expired on April 30th. I've been cleaning mine out this week, I've got a lot so it takes a while. Overseas military families can use coupons that are expired and my friend Carrie (who is in RI) has adopted a family and sends a priority box's FILLED with expired coupons to them all the time to them. If you live in RI and want to send her some to ship overseas you can email her (taratoodlepop @ yahoo dot com) to make arrangements.

If you don't live in RI and you don't know of anyone who does this, you can also contact Carrie and send them to her too.

So go clean out your coupons now and send them to families that can still use them!

Coupon Tool Bar

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Get a free coupon toolbar and have access to free online coupons, get alerts on deals and sales, and more.

All You Magazine - 2 years for $16.99!!!

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Want a 2-year (24 issue) subscription to All You magazine for just 16.99?

Frugal RI Mama readers get a special deal! Until May 30th, you can get a 2 year subscription to ALL YOU Magazine (24 issues) for only $16.99!! That's $0.70 per issue for an AMAZING magazine that is Full of coupons! The regular cost of this magazine is $2.24 per issue at your local Walmart. That is better than 70% savings!

If you already have a subscription and you want to renew you can. If you purchase this offer it will be added to your current subscription. Just be sure to use the same information.

There are TONS of coupons in each issue. I subscribe to All You myself and I paid about $15 for one year, and at that price I was excited....this deal is even better! I post about deals with coupons from ALL YOU magazine all the time and now you won't miss out.

What kind of Coupons are in ALL YOU? They have all kinds of coupons..and often FREE coupons as well.

Thanks to Southern Living At Home consultant, Lauren Salter for offering this great magazine at such a low cost to Frugal RI Mama readers! If you like any of these magazines she can offer the same discount to you as well.

2 years of any of these magazines for $16.99:
Southern Living
Coastal Living
Real Simple
Cottage Living
Cooking Light
Southern Accents
Health
Sunset
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Here's what you need to do to get yours:

1. Visit Lauren Salters site HERE
2. Click on the "contact me" at the top right hand corner
3. Fill out the form and tell her you want to order the 2 yr. subscription of All You Magazine and tell her you are a reader of the "Frugal RI Mama" blog to get the discount!
4. Lauren will contact you and let you know when you can expect to receive your first issue!

It's that simple!

Free Cup or Cone at TCBY on Mother's Day

test — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:50:00 +0000

TCBY, The Country's Best real dairy Yogurt is
giving away free cups and cones to all Moms on Mother's day!

So plan on stopping by after dinner and get your FREE frozen Yogurt

Free MP3 Downloads

test — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:47:00 +0000

Deal at Shaw's 5/8 : Wisk BOGO Free

test — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:27:00 +0000

The new sale that starts at Shaws tomorrow (Friday, 5/8) has Wisk BOGO Free and there is a printable coupon on Coupons.com for $1.00 off 1. Use 2 coupons and get a great deal. I'm not sure what the regular price of 1 is but it's still bound to be a good deal.

Kids Eat Free

test — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:42:00 +0000

Going out to dinner can be very expensive just about anywhere you go especially if you have children. There are some restaurants that will give kids FREE meals certain days of the week as long as Mom & Dad buy a meal. That's not a bad deal if you ask me! To find a restaurant near you go to Kids Eat Free and look up your state and then they are listed by city.

Rhode Island is small and there are only 3 places listed on this site. That doesn't mean there aren't more restaurants that participate, but these are the ones listed for RI.

Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse
30 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI
401/781-1400
Kids 10 and under eat FREE on Tuesday's at Bugaboo Creek, when their parents purchase a dinner.
Nights: Tues
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Texas Road house
1200 Quaker Ln. Bldg. 1
Warwick, RI
(401) 884-4185
99 kids meals from 4-7 on Monday nights, with special games and themes during the times
Nights: Mon
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Venus Pizza
2080 Nooseneck Hill Road
Coventry, RI
(401) 397-4558
On Wednesdays' kids eat free if their parents order an entree
Nights: Wed
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Before you decide when your going to take the family out to dinner check out this website to see if you can get your kids meals for free or next to free.

If you live in RI and know of any other places leave a comment and share with the rest of us locals! Thanks!!

Free Shipping.com

test — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:55:00 +0000

I do a lot of online purchases, especially around the holidays. There seems to always be a deal online with coupon codes. PLUS you can get so many discounts when you shop through places that give you rebates back for your purchases. I tend to only make my purchases when I an receive FREE shipping. That's a HUGE factor in if I will buy it online or wait for a sale and go to the store. I consider the cost of shipping into the price I'm paying for the product. If I have to pay shipping then it's not always a good deal.

I found this website, FreeShipping.com where you will a shipping rebate back when you shop at a store in their program. There are 1000's of stores that participate and the best part is they are giving you 30 days to try it out and Get FREE SHIPPING on your next online order!

This special offer includes a cash-back rebate (up to $15) on the shipping charges you pay on your next online purchase. To redeem, simply join FreeShipping.com for a full review of the benefits at no-cost. After you make your purchase, anywhere online, come back to FreeShipping.com and complete the online form (we'll send you the link via your welcome email), and follow the instructions provided. There's no risk, and no obligation... Start Saving Today!

Insiders-Club members never pay full price for shipping! The first 30 days is free and after that if you don't cancel you will get charged $7.99 a month for a year (in one lump payment). But if you aren't happy you can log into your account and cancel. I joined and already sent in my request for my first shipping rebate. All the details come in your welcome email. You must be a member to get the rebate so be sure to make your first purchase right away just in case you decide you don't want to remain a member.

Are you tired of paying outrageous shipping charges for your online orders? Check out FreeShipping.com today!

CVS: $5 off $30 coupon

test — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Check your emails. I just received a $5 off $30 purchase good until Mother's Day! Looks like I may have to go shopping Sunday morning.

CVS Montly Deals: May 2009

test — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:07:00 +0000

It seems as CVS has done away with their Monthly Extra Care booklet that is usually in the store next to the weekly ads. I'm pretty sad about this, I liked those ECB's deals. Especially since you usually got at least 1 free item. I've read online that they are replacing it with a clipfree coupon booklet instead. I found the booklet when I was shopping this weekend and I have to admit the only thing I do like about it, as silly as it may sound, is that it's smaller in size it fits nicely with my coupons. BUT I'm not thrilled with the deal at all. I hope they decide to bring back the Monthly ECB's deals instead but we'll have to see.

Here is a list of all the clipfree coupons for the month. Basically you'll get the discount if you use your card. Pretty easy. I'll let you know if I find any of these items to be really good deals with coupons.

This list is courtesy of Hot Coupon World.

2/5.00 Werthers Original 5.2oz
Save 3.00 Alyssa Ashley CocoVanilla, Musk Spray 1.7-3.4oz or Musk Perfume Oil 0.25oz
Save 2.00 Tyelnol Extra Strength, Arthritis, Rapid Release, or PM 150ct
Save 1.00 Styli-Style eye liner pencil, eye shadow or 5pc sharpener set
Save .50 on Mr. Bubble 16oz
Save 1.00 Jean Nate Body powder 6oz or After Bath Splash 15oz
Save 1.00 Grecian 5 Mustache & Beard hair color for men
Save 2.00 Nonyx Nail Gel 4oz
Save 1.00 Nutra Nail Treatments
Save .50 Bikini Zone Creme 1oz or Hair Off Facial Buffer
Save 1.00 Salon NAil Treatments Includes Seche,Orly,or Nailtiques
Save 2.00 Bio Oil 2 or 4.2oz
Save 10.00 Aquafresh White Trays 14ct
Save 2.00 Pronamel for Children's 3.4oz
Save 1.00 Softlips Single Sticks
Save .50 Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal Roll On 3oz
Save 1.00 Mennen Speed Stick 24/7 for Men 2.7-3oz or Lady Clinical Proof 1.5oz
Save 1.00 CVS Nasal Spray 0.5-6oz
Save 2.00 Nasal Strip or Sleep Strips 30ct
Save 1.00 CVS Children's Allergy Twin PK 4oz ec. 8oz total
save 1.50 CVS Allergy Relief Twin pk 48ct ec. 96ct total
Save 1.00 K-Y 6pc Touch pk, Liquid or Jelly 5oz
Save 1.00 K-Y Sensual Silk 4.5oz 2 in 1 Touch 6.7oz or Warming & Tingling two 2.5oz
Save 1.00 Wet Intimacy Gel 3.5oz
Save 1.00 Astroglide 2.5oz or 5oz
Save 2.00 Astroglide Lubricant or Warming Liquid 2.5oz
Save 3.00 E.P.T Original 3ct or Certainty Digital 2ct
save 1.00 Vagisil Creme 1-2oz Wipes 12ct Powder 7oz or Lubricant 2oz
Save 2.00 Monistat 1 day or Night Combo Pk. 0.32oz
Save 1.00 Stayfree Pads 18-24ct or Carefree Liners 38-60ct
Save 2.00 Always Infinity Pads 28-36ct
Save 4.00 Tena Ulimate Pads 60ct
Save 3.00 The Biggest Loser Supplement Protein 2go packets 8ct or powder 10oz
Save 1.00 Nutra Gum 48ct
Save 1.00 Organic Smooth Move Senna Laxative 16ct
Save 3.00 CVS 14 Day Cleanse 112ct
Save 3.00 Super Colon Cleanse 240ct
Save 4.00 nature Tears two 1oz bottles
Save 3.00 Alaway Drops 0.34 oz
Save 5.00 Murine Earigate 3.3oz
Save 2.00 Maalox Liquid 12-26oz or Chewable 65-90ct
Save 1.00 Systane Eye Drops Twin pk 1.35oz 28 Vials or Night Ointment 0.12oz
Save 2.00 Hylands Homeopathic aids, Nerve Tonic,Leg Cramps or Restful Legs 32-50ct
Save 1.00 Cortaid or Benadryl Spray or Cream 0.5-2oz
Save 1.00 Calagel Anti Itch Gel 6oz or Tencu Skin Cleanser 4oz
Save 3.00Lamisil AT Cream 0.42oz or Spray 4.2oz
Save 2.00 Castiva Arthritis Pain Relief 4oz
Save 2.00 Lanacane Creme 1oz or Spray 3.5oz
Save 2.00 Kerseal Foot Ointment 1oz
Save 3.00 Heel Balm 4oz
Save 2.00 Flex tastic Toe Relaxers 2ct
Save 3.00 Compound W Liquid 0.31oz,Pads 14ct or Freeze Off 8ct
Save 1.00 Wart Off 0.45oz
Save 4.00 Wartner 35ml
Save 2.00 Ultra Mini One Touch
Save 40.00 on One Touch Ultra 2 or Bayer Breeze 2
Save 50.00 Nova Max
Save 5.00 CVS True 2GO Glucose Monitoring System
Save 10.00 Life Fitness Pedometer, Dual Watch & Heart Rate Monitor,Premium Digital Body Scale or Blood Pressure Monitor
Save 4.00 CVS All Day Pain Relief Caplets or Tablets 500ct
Save 1.50 CVS Ibuprofen Pm 80ct
Save 1.50 Excerdin Express Gels 40ct or Extra Strength Tablets or Migraine Gel tabs 50ct
SAve 4.00 Tylenol Arthritis or Motrin 225 Caplets
Save 3.00 Stopain Spray 4oz
Save 1.00 Glade Scented Oil Candle Holder with 2 Refills or Plugins Scented Refills 2ct
Save 2.00 Glade Wisp Candle, Lasting Impressions or Sense or Spray
Save 1.00 Raid Ant Bait 4ct
Save 1.00 Off Clip On Starter Kit
Save 2.00 TDK DVC 3pk
Save .50 Singer Accessories Sewing Kit, 12ct Thread or 5 1/2 Scissors
3/3.00 Evain Spring Water 1 liter

Get 2.00 EB On 2 V8 Juice Splash64oz or Vegetable Juice 46oz LIMIT 5
Get 1.00EB on 3 V8 Campbell's Tomato Juice Vegetable Juice or V8 Fusion 12oz LIMIT %
Those are the only 2 ECB's in the book.

Hannah Montana : CD Review & Giveaway

test — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Have you seen Hannah Montana: The Movie yet? My oldest is a big fan so her and I went to see it. I have to admit I liked it. It was a bit long for her, she's only 4 but she enjoyed it. We especially loved the music. Every time we hear one of the songs now she'll tell me what part of the movie it was from. It's cute!

Review:

We were lucky enough to receive a copy of the CD to review and it's been great! A lot of the songs on there just make you want to get up and dance. Our favorite is Hoe Down, Show Down. We are trying to learn the dance steps but it's pretty fast so we are slowly learning. It's great exercise for me and the girls! Another one of our favorites is Let's Get Crazy; we just go crazy dancing. There are other artist's on the CD as well. My daughter likes Backwards by Rascal Flatts. It's a fast paced song and she loves when they sing Achy Breaky Heart. We also love the song that Miley and Billy Ray Cirus sing together called "Butterfly Fly Away". It's a great father/daughter song.

Purchase:

You can purchase the entire album on iTunes by going HERE.

Giveaway:
How would you like to win a copy of Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack? Two (2) lucky Frugal RI Mama winners will receive a copy of Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack and a Poster. It's real simple to enter. Just tell me who you want to win this CD for. After you do that you can enter up to 6 more times. Each entry must have a separate comment.

Comment on any other post on my blog, then come back here and tell me which post you commented on. The comments can not be short with just a "thanks" or "ok" please put some thought into the comments. You can do this once a day but make sure you come back to this post and let me know each time you comment.
Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

This giveaway is open to US Residents only and will end Friday, May 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. The winners will be pick using Random.org and contacted over the weekend. Each winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

Good Luck! And be sure to check out my other Giveaways.

Extra Entry for Motorola TN20 GPS Giveaway

test — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:54:00 +0000

The GPS Giveaway is ending Sunday, May 10th at 11:59PM EST and I wanted to give everyone an extra entry (or 3) to win!

If you haven't entered already GO HERE to enter up to 6 times. Then to get an additional entry you can comment on any post on my blog, anywhere and then go back HERE and leave me a comment with the post you commented on. That's it! Pretty easy. And the best part is, you can do this once a day for the next 3 days before the Giveaway ends. That will increase your odds of winning by 3 more! Just make sure your comment is not just a simple 1 or 2 word comment. Otherwise I will not count it.

Remember this Giveaway is opened to US Residents ONLY. Thanks! Good Luck!

Weekly Savings : Week of 4/3

test — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:23:00 +0000

I had a GREAT week and a GREAT start to the month. I had a lot to get this week at the grocery store but with really good sales and coupons, I got a LOT for a less! I saved just over 50% at the grocery store this week. I LOVE when that happens! I only shopped CVS this week and paid hardly nothing there too. Like I said it was a good week. In a few days I'll post my monthly savings report for April too so you can see how I did. I think I did good but I haven't looked at the numbers yet.

Grocery Stores: I only went to Stop & Shop this week. They had everything I needed and a great sale. I know Shaw's had some good deals too, but I spent most of my budget at Stop & Shop and there wasn't really any room for stocking up. Here is what I got:

I needed to take two pictures to fit everything in. Sorry for the poor quality photos, I forgot to change my shutter speed after taking pictures in the dark at the Circus last weekend. They are a little fuzzy.

Total: $152.35
Total Saved: $76.67
Total OOP: $76.19
Total Savings of 50%!!

My weekly budget is $85 for grocery so I was under budget by $8.81.

Drug Stores: I only went to CVS this week and I am missing a picture of my 2nd trip. Imagine you see (4) 12-packs of Coke in the picture below.

Transaction #1
(2) Boxes Frosted Mini Wheats, On Sale 3/$10
Used BOGO Free & $1.00 cpn from Vocal Point
(1) Box Frosted Flakes
Used $1.00 printable coupon
(3) Vitamin Water, On Sale 3/$4.00 (towards coke deal)
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
Used $6.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $.66
Total Saved: $19.73
Got $5.00 ECB's

Transaction #2

(4) 12 packs Coke, On Sale $4.00 each
Used $15.00 ECB's ($5 from above and $10 from a survey I did)

Total OOP: $1.07 (actually nothing OOP because I used a prepaid visa I got from a Staples refund)
Total Saved: $20.56
Got $10 ECB's

Grand Total OOP: $$1.73
Grand Total Saved: $40.29
A total Savings of 96%!!!

My drug store budget is $20 a week so I was under budget by $18.27. What a great start to the month!

I also received a check in the mail this week from My Survey for doing surveys/referrals for $20.00, I received $80.94 from Survey Head for surveys/referrals, Daily Survey Panel sent me $6.00 for doing surveys, Squishy Cash sent a paypal payment of $28.88 for doing surveys/offers in March, Swagbucks sent me $15 in Amazon Gift Cards and I received $82.56 from affiliates this week. Total for the week is $233.38.

Did you enter my Giveaway for a Motorola TN20 GPS? It ends Sunday night so be sure to enter!

How did you do this week? Leave a comment below with your savings store OR a link to your savings blog post. I'm also posting Mr. Linky but it hasn't been working well so I am not sure if you'll be able to post to it. Thanks for sharing!!

Freebies for Mother's Day

test — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:56:00 +0000

My friend Brandie at Free Sample Freak has listed a BUNCH of Mother's Day Freebies for mom's all over the US. Here are a few of the ones for New England:

Moms get to watch the New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs the Connecticut Defenders FREE on Mother's Day! The first 1,000 Mom's there will walk away with a FREE TOTE!
Free Small Root Beer Float or Freeze with purchase at A&W. This coupon also expires May 30,2009. I know there used to be one in RI, not sure if it's still open.
At T.G.I.Friday's Mom's get their choice of free dessert with the purchase of an entree. Be sure to call ahead and make sure they are participating.
Mom's can get a FREE $10 gift certificate for their next trip to Outback Steakhouse when they purchase a meal on Mother's Day. They have some specials that start at $9.99.

Head on over the Free Sample Freak for more Mother's Day Freebies all over the US.

Publish Post

Every year we have both sets of our parents over and we get lobsters and steaks and celebrate Mother's Day AND Father's Day. We get the lobsters at a local fish market that has really good prices (for lobster) and I look forward to it every year! My 4 year old informed me last night that she wants to have lobster, instead of hot dogs. I plan on sharing mine with her, but I don't think she'll even want to try it when she sees it all taken apart. We'll have to see. The hot dogs will be waiting in the wings!

Are you doing anything fun? Do you have a yearly tradition you do with your mom or your family? Did you enter to win the GPS I'm giving away?? It would make the PERFECT Mother's Day gift or if you are a planner, it would make a GREAT Father's Day gift too! The giveaway ends Sunday night.

Happy Mother's Day to all my Mom readers!!

June Magazine Coupon List

test — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Once again Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has a list of coupons she's found in some popular magazines like Martha Stewart Living, Good Housekeeping and Elle Decor. Head on over to her site to see list!

Don't forget you can get a 2 year subscription to All You Magazine for $16.99 until the end of May. That's only $ .70 an issue!! It's packed with lots of coupons. June's issue had over $76.00 of coupons! Click HERE to find out how! This is one of the best prices you'll find right now and it's just for Frugal RI Mama readers!

CVS Week of 5/10

test — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:23:00 +0000

I'm putting up this weeks deals a little early because I will be spending the day Sunday with my family for Mother's Day. But I wanted to make sure you knew that there are a few good deals this week and you can also stock up on toothbrushes for all that FREE toothpaste you get. Here are some of the better deals I can find this week. I contribute to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering so be sure to go there for more great store deals.

Spend $10 get $5 ECB Colgate toothbrushes for adults & children Prices start at $1.99 (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 SS or 04-19-09 SS inserts
Buy 6 @ $1.99
Use (3) cpns
Final Cost: $.94 for 6 toothbrushes after ECB's

Schick Quattro for Women, On Sale $8.99, Get $4 ECB
Use $4.00 cpn in 04-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Bayer quick release 4ct, On Sale $2.00 Get $2.0o ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's (there are coupons out for this but not for 4ct)

Crest Pro Health enamel shield toothpaste or rinse, On Sale $3.49 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.0o cpn 5/3 P&G
Final Cost: .49 after ECB's

Bayer/Ascensia Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99 Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $30.00 cpn in 03-22-09 SS or 03-01-09 RP inserts (adjusted to $14.99)
Final Cost: FREE + $5.00 overage

Gold Bond 4 oz or larger, Get $3.00 ECB's wyb 2 (limit 1)

Neurogena Lip Sheers or Moisture Shine Lip color, On Sale $7.99, Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)

Kellogg's Cereal, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 printable or 04-05-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $.99 each

Xtra Laundry Detergent, On Sale 2/$3.00

Flavor Ice 16 - 18ct, On Sale $1.00

Gold Emblem Spices, On Sale $.88

Spend $10, Get $5.00
Skippy and Ragu, On Sale 3/$5.00
Hellmann's or Lipton, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use Skippy $1.00/2 or .40/1 cpn in 04-05-09
Use Ragu $1.00/3 or .30/1 cpn in 04-05-09
Use Lipton $.60/1 or $1.00/2 cpn in 03-15-09 RP
---deal idea--- (if these are the coupons you have)
(6) Skippy - Use (3) $1.00/2
Total OOP: $2.00 after ECB's
(6) Ragu - Use (2) $1.00/3
Total OOP: $3.00 after ECB's

If you don't have any Extra Care Bucks to roll this week but you DO have the coupon for the Countor Meter I suggest getting that to build up some ECB's since it's FREE after the coupon. Then take those ECB's and roll them into some other stuff. Here's an idea for you:

Transaction #1
(2) Countor Meters, $14.99 each, Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 2)
Use (2) $30.00 cpns (adjusted to $14.99 each)
Total OOP: ZERO get $10 ECB's (if you do these in the same transaction you will get (1) $10 ECB but if you do them 2 transactions you'll have (2) $5.00 ECB's)

Transaction #2 (You have $10 ECB's to roll)
(1) Schick Quattro, $8.99
Use $4.00 cpn
(1) Bayer quick release, $2.00
(1) Kellogg's Cereal 2/$4.00
Use (1) $1.00 printable or 04-05-09 RP insert
(1) Crest Pro Enamel Toothpaste or Rinse, $3.49
Use (1) $1.00 cpns
Use $10.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $.47
Get $4.00 ECB's (schick quattro)
Get $2.00 ECB's (bayer)
Get $2.00 ECB's (Crest)

Transaction #3 (You have $8.00 ECB's to roll)
(6) Ragu, 3/$5.00
Use (2) $1.00/3
Use $8.00 ECB's
Total OOP: ZERO
Get $5.00 ECB's

Transaction #4 (You have $5.00 ECB's to roll)
(1) Crest Pro Enamel Toothpaste or Rinse, $3.49 (limit is 2 this is your second one)
Use (1) $1.00 cpns
Neurogena Lip Sheers or Moisture Shine Lip color, On Sale $7.99, Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $5.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.48
Get $2.00 ECB's (colgate)
Get $3.00 ECB's (netrogena)

You can roll these one more time if you'd like IF you can find $1.99 toothbrushes and you have 6 $1.00 coupons, if not you can then buy something else you need or milk/eggs/bread, whatever.

This is just an idea on how you can start of with NO ECB's and roll them a few times. If you did all the above transactions you'd start off with NO ECB's and spend $1.95 (plus tax) OOP and end up with $5.00 ECB's and you'd get a lot of stuff:
(2) Contour Meters - you can then donate these for a tax deduction
(2) Crest Pro Health
(1) Neutrogena Lipstick
(6) Ragu
(1) Kelloggs Cereal
(1) Bayer Quick Release
(1) Schick Quattro

Not bad for $1.95!!!

Are you getting some good deals this week at CVS? I've been having problems with Mr. Linky's posts lately so leave a link in the comments section to your blog post, or just leave a comment on your good deals and share with us please!

Walgreen's Week of 5/10

test — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:08:00 +0000

I now contribute to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering!! You can find deals at just about any store in the US there so stop by!
Walgreen's has a lot of FREE after RR or Coupons this week so it's a GREAT week to stock up on a few things and get some great deals. Be sure to look at the entire ad because there are a lot of good deals, I'm just highlighting the best ones.

Reach Toothbrush, On Sale $0.99 with in ad cpn
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-16-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE

Colgate Max Fresh, On Sale $2.99
Get $2 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-26-09 insert
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Roots of Nature Hair Care, On Sale $6.00
Get $6 RR
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 money maker after RR

Iceland Health Omega 3 Fish Oil, On Sale $8.oo
Get $8 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Palmolive Dish Soap $0.99 after in-ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4-26-09 SS
Final Cost: $.49 each

Sure for Men, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.50 cpn from 5-3-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $ .49

Clairol Naturals Instincts, On Sale $8.99
Get $2.00 RR
Use $4.00 cpn in 4-19-09 RP
Final Cost: $2.99 after RR

Kelloggs or Kashi Cereal, On Sale 3/$10.00
Get $3 RR when you buy 3
Use $1.00 Kelloggs printable coupon
Use $1.50/2 Kashi printable coupons
Use $1.00 Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal printable coupon (I don't know if they carry this one at Walgreens)
Final Cost: Varies depending on what you buy.

Walgreen's Baby Care (diapers, wipes etc) BOGO Free

Dole Fruit Bowls, On Sale $1.99 each
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.98 for 2

Puffs Plus, On Sale $.99 with in ad coupon

Duracell, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon

Did you get a great deal this week at Walgreen's? Or do you have a shopping plan you want to share with us? If so leave a comment and share with us or leave a link in the comments.

Have fun shopping!

A Full Cup - Sign Up

test — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Do you shop at Target? Did you know that Target has printable coupons on their website? Yup they do! BUT after the week is over they take down the coupons and put up new ones, which is great that you get new ones BUT the ones that were there don't expire for a few weeks. Wouldn't it be nice to have them a week later when the items go on sale? You can if you use Afullcup.com Target Coupon Generator.

A Full Cup is an online forum where you can meet other people that are getting great deals and also find about about the best savings in just about every store. The best part of A Full Cup is their Target Coupon Generator. You can get all of the target coupons there up until they expire! So if you miss it on Target.com then you can go to A Full Cup and print it out. It's a nice perk to being a member of the forum. So if you like to shop at Target, sign up at A Full Cup and you'll always have access to Target Coupons and so much more!

Giveaway: Kleenex Anit-Viral & $50 Visa Gift Card

test — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Whether you’re a parent, teacher or nurse, the cold and flu bug is out there all year long so it’s good to be prepared – but how? With Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissues. Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissues actually kill viruses in the tissue, so you can fight the bug all year long.

Did you know the middle ply of Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue is treated with citric acid and sodium lauryl sulfate (a common ingredient found in popular hand soaps) and when those two come in contact with moisture, it’s goodbye to cold and flu bugs in the tissue.

Some additional facts about Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissue:

The blue-dotted, moisture-activated layer indicates it’s a Kleenex® Anti-Viral* Tissue
Kleenex® Anti-Viral* Tissues are available at leading grocery, drug, club and mass merchandising stores
Tissues are fragrance free
They are extremely soft and gentle enough even for small children

See what the 'bug' can do to you:

Giveaway:

We have teamed up with Kleenex to offer one lucky Frugal RI Mama reader Kleenex Anti-Viral Tissues as well as a $50 Visa Gift Card.

To win, let us know in the comments section below how you Battle the Bug all year long, and don’t forget to check out www.battlethebug.com!

For additional entries:

Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Comment on any other post on my blog, then come back here and tell me which post you commented on. The comments can not be short with just a "thanks" or "ok" please put some thought into the comment. You can do this once a day but make sure you come back to this post and let me know each time you comment.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

Giveaway Rules:
This giveaway is open to US Residents only and will end Tuesday, May 26th at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be pick using Random.org and contacted and will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner. Be sure to leave an email address in the comment OR a link to a blog with a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

Check out our other Giveaways here.

Almost FREE Kraft Dressing at Walmart

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:08:00 +0000

You can get Kraft Dressing for almost FREE at Walmart!!! This week's Smart Source (SS) insert had a coupon for $1.50 off (1) Kraft Dressing. Most Walmart's sell them for $1.59 (or close to it). After the coupon it's only $ .09! Be careful to notice the expiration date if you decide to stock up, some salad dressings don't have very long expiration dates.

I'm heading to Walmart tomorrow to get mine! We are completely OUT of salad dressing!

Don't forget to sign up with Kraft for recipes, coupons, and various programs in the Kraft community! I've heard they may even send out free samples.

WINNER: Motorola TN20 GPS & Birthday Celebration

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:54:00 +0000

The Motorola TN20 GPS was probably one of the most popular giveaways I've had yet and I can certainly understand, it's a GREAT product! I'm very excited I was given the opportunity to give one to my readers.

I am working on arranging another GREAT product for the first week of June for my Birthday Week Celebration. No, the blog isn't a year old yet (soon), I am. I love my birthday and I want to celebrate it for the entire week with all my readers. We will be doing a different Giveaway each day of the week. Don't worry all the 'Frugal' stuff will still be there, that's really the heart of this blog. But in between all that we'll have some fun too! So keep your eye out for more information on that!

OK onto the winner, I know that's the only reason why you are reading this post! :)

I went to random.org and asked it to pick a number between 1 and 342. And the winner of the Motoroal TN20 GPS is....................................

#134 kateandlucy said... So my daughter and I go on adventures and somehow always end up somewhere that we are not exactly sure how to get home. I need this for my self because my daughter is 2 and it will be quite a while until she can help me get home!

Congrats Kate!!! You and Lucy will be able to go on lots of adventures now and NOT get lost!!

I have sent Kate an email and if I don't hear back from her within 48 hours then I'll be back to pick another winner.

Thanks to everyone who entered. Be sure to enter all of our other giveaways and stay tuned (sounds like I'm on TV) for the first week of June!

WINNER: Kidz Bop CD

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner for the Kidz Bop CD, we had a busy weekend and this was the first chance I had to pick and post a winner.

Thank you to everyone who entered to win the Kidz Bop CD. I went to random.org and asked it to pick a winner. It picked #20.

#20 judybrittle said... I'm a subscriber. She also said her favorite song was "Burnin up!".

Congratulations Judy! I will send Judy an email and she'll have 48 hours to respond or I will have to pick another winner.

Thanks to everyone who entered! Be sure to check out all our other Giveaways.

Promote Your Blog

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:43:00 +0000

If you have a blog and you are looking for ways to promote or get some new readers, Trisha at Momdot is going to help. Just head on over to her Blog Link A Thon and put in your blog link. Then next week go back and get the entire list and post it on your blog for your readers to check out. Not only will this help get your technotori number up but it will help you find new readers AND new readers find you!

Check back here next week for the complete list!

Kraft Foods Community

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000

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Sign up with Kraft for recipes, coupons, and various programs in the Kraft community! Click above, it's FREE!

Monday Giveaway Madness: List your Giveaway

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:27:00 +0000

Another week and another Monday Giveaway Madness! I have 3 giveaway you can enter today:

Eebee's Adventures (ends 5/14)

Hannah Montana The Movie CD Review & Giveaway (ends 5/22)

Anti-Viral Kleenex & $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway (ends 5/26)

Coupons.com: HOT NEW COUPONS

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Coupons.com has a bunch of new coupons. Here is the list. You can print 2 per computer. But hurry because these will go fast!! Print them now, use them later!

$1/1 A.1. Steak Sauce
$1/1 Boca Meatless Product
$1/2 Breakstone’s or Knudsen Cottage Cheese or Sour Cream
$1/1 California Pizza Kitchen 12″ Pizza
$1/2 Claussen Pickles
$1/1 Cool Whip Whipped Topping in a Can
$1/2 Cool Whip Whipped Topping or Dips
$1/1 Crystal Light Drink Mix
$2/2 Crystal Light Drink Mix
Buy One Crystal Light Drink Mix Get Crystal Light Skin Essentials
$1/1 Digiorno Crispy Flatbread Pizza
$0.75/1 General Foods International Coffee
$1/2 General Foods International Coffee
$1/1 Grey Poupon Mustard
$1/1 Honey Maid Grahams
$1/2 Jack’s 12″ Pizzas
$1/2 JELL-O Gelatin or Pudding Snacks
$1/3 JELL-O Gelatin or Pudding Boxes
$1/2 Kool-Aid Canisters
$1/1 Kraft Bagel-Fuls
$1/1 Kraft BBQ Sauce
$1/1 Kraft Deli Deluxe Cheese
$1/2 Kraft Easy Mac
$1/1 Kraft Mayonnaise
$1/1 Kraft Miracle Whip
$1/2 Kraft Natural Cheese
$1/1 Kraft Salad Dressing
$1/2 Kraft Singles
$1/1 Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese or Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese
$1/2 Lunchables Lunch Combinations w/ Drink
$1/2 Maxwell House Coffee
$1/1 Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs
$1/1 Nabisco Multi-packs
$1/1 Oscar Mayer Bacon
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Bologna
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwiches
$1/1 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Meats
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs
Buy One Oscar Mayer Deli Meat Save $1 any Krafy Cheese
$1/1 Planters Big Nut Bars
$1/1 Planters Nuts
$1/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese Bricks
$1/2 Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese Spread
$1/1 Premium Cracker
$1/1 Ritz Crackers
$1/1 Ritz Bits Sandwich Cracker Variety
$1/1 Ritz Wheat Thins Toasted Chips
$1/1 Starbucks Coffee
$1/2 Tombstone 12″ Pizzas
$1/1 Triscuit Variety
$1/1 Velveeta Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
$1/2 Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups
$1/1 Wheat Thins Variety

Votre Vu Self Tanning Lotion Giveaway

test — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:14:00 +0000

Recently I was contacted by Votre Vu to see if I wanted to try one of their skin products (and then give something away to my readers!). I choose the Duette Luxe Lips (moisturizing lip balm) and Tarte D'Amande (luxe hand creme). I couldn't wait to get it. I've never used anything that sounded so luxurious!! When it arrived I immediately opened the package. The one thing I didn't realize was that they were together in one bottle! The lip balm is in the cap of the hand cream!! So cool!!!

I tried the lip balm first. I had to resist eating it, it smelled so yummy. It was creamy and went on so easily and my lips felt so soft. One thing I don't like about lip balm, is some of them taste horrible but not Luxe Lips, it has no taste and that is perfect!! It lasted a while and afterwards they still felt very soft!

Next up was the hand cream. Can I just say I thought the lip balm smelled good enough to eat. Boy was I wrong, this was so much better!! I looked on the back and saw it was Almond Pie!! Not only did it feel really creamy going on but it smelled exactly like an Almond Pie. It was quite the treat. The best part was (besides the fabulous scent) it didn't feel greasy at all once I applied. The directions state to apply after every hand wash until completely absorbed and then apply a thin layer on top. If I used it after every hand wash I'd finish it in one day (I have a child still in diaper so lots of hand washing here) BUT I don't need to use it that often. My hands felt so soft after just a few days.

It really was great stuff!!

Giveaway:

With summer on the horizon, many people start considering the best way to get that sun-bronzed glow. If you’re looking for the perfect self-tanner or planning to soak up the rays poolside, don’t forget this season’s must-have essentials!

Votre Vu has generously offered one (1) Frugal RI Mama readers two great self-tanner products so you can have that nice summer glow without sitting in the sun.

Self Preservation Self Tanning Milk for Face - Flaunt your beautiful golden glow while feeling great about your choice. Self Preservation Self Tanner for the Face will develop into a gorgeous and healthy tan without the harmful effects of the sun. Hydrating and moisturizing, your skin will thank you for choosing to protect and serve yourself well. Preserve your skin's youthful appearance while creating an even skin tone. Gentle botanicals leave your skin feeling like velvet. Your color will develop smoothly and quickly, and with no streaky mess, your skin will look remarkably radiant for days. (Retail Cost: $42.00)
Self Preservation Self Tanning Crème for Body - Preserve your skin's youthful appearance while creating an even skin tone. Self Preservation Self Tanner for the Body will develop into a gorgeous and healthy tan without the harmful effects of the sun. Gentle botanicals leave your skin feeling like velvet. Your color will develop smoothly and quickly, and with no streaky mess, your skin will look remarkably radiant for days. (Retail Cost: $39.00)

Rules:

This giveaway is for US and Canadian residents. You can enter up to 7 times. Be sure to leave separate comments for each entry in order for them to count and make sure you also leave your email address or a link to a blog with a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

To enter:

Leave me a comment telling me your favorite outdoor activity for summer.
Post about my giveaway on your blog or a Mr. Linky post and then come back and comment again with the link.
Tweet about my giveaway @frugalrimama then come back and comment again letting me know you did.
Follow me on twitter and then comment and tell me that you are or that you already do.
Follow me on blogger or sign up for my RSS feeds/emails/reader........ how ever you prefer, then comment again letting me know that you are or that you already do.
Comment on any of my other posts and then come back here and leave another comment telling me which one you comment on.
And finally tell someone about my giveaway through email (cc me on the email karen at frugalrimama dot com) and then post again that you did and their name. (*you can do this once a day - but it must be a different person and please send me the cc email or it won't count.)

This giveaway will end Monday, May 18th at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be picked by random.org and announced Tuesday morning. The winner will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another winner.

Thanks and Good Luck!

Freebies Update & Printable Coupons

test — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:27:00 +0000

Here are some new Free Samples I've come across that you might not of seen yet. Remember they usually send a coupon with each Free Sample!

Free Sample of Head & Shoulders
Free Sample of Triple Flex
Free Sample of Always Clean pads
Free Sample of Dove Energy Glow
Free Sample of Prilosec
Free Sample of Contact Lenses
Free Sample & $7.00 coupon for NicoDerm CQ
Free Samples at Vista Print
Free Sample of Pull Ups
Free Sample of Cottonelle Ultra

And a few printable coupons. Read HERE for a complete list of Coupons.com HOT coupons!

.40/1 Soft Soap Coupon
$2.00 Aquafresh Advanced Coupon
$1.00 Dreamfield Pasta
$1.00 Dove Beauty Bar 4 pack or larger Coupon

Free Ice Cream TODAY ONLY

test — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:26:00 +0000

Wants some FREE Ice Cream? Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has a post about getting some FREE YUMMY Ice Cream! Head on over to her blog to find out where and how........ it's only good for Today, Tuesday 5/12/09!!

Walmart Shopping 5/12

test — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:28:00 +0000

I made it to Walmart today with my $1.50 Kraft salad Dressing coupons in hand, along with many more. I took a few of my Kraft printables I printed yesterday but I wish I had taken them all. I may have to make another trip there later this week because they had some really good deals with some of those coupons. Did you print them yet? If you didn't go do it NOW before they are gone!

I also ran into one of my readers there (Hi Kristin!). It's nice to meet people that read my blog.

Here is what I got:

I'm going to break down my transaction so you can see the good deals I got!

Hood Milk, $3.14
Perdue Chicken Breast, $5.18
(3)Welch's Grape Juice, $1.52 each
Used (1) $1.00/3 coupon = $1.19 each
Mini Pancakes, $2.44
(4) Steamfresh, $1.32 each
Used (2) $1.00/2 coupons = .82 each
Meatballs, $4.98
Great Value Butter, On Sale $2.00
Bagel-fuls, $1.88
Used $1.00 coupon = .88
100 Calorie Swiss Rolls, $1.00
Deli Creations Sandwich, $2.50
Used $1.50 coupon = $1.50
Grape Jelly, $1.36
(3) Kraft Dressings, $1.58 each
Used (3) $1.50 coupons = .08 each
Nabisco Variety pack Cookies, $3.98
Used $1.00 printable coupon= $2.98
Ritz Bits, $2.00
Used $1.00 printable coupon - $1.00
Reynolds recycled, $2.88
Used $1.00 coupon = $1.88
Dole Mandarin Oranges Can, $.86 each
Used (2) $.50 printable coupon = $.36 each
Fresh Italian Bread - $1.50
Chips Ahoy Cookies, $2.50
Finish Quantum, $4.62
Used $2.50 coupon = 2.12
Snuggle, $4.00
Used $2.00 printable coupon = $2.00
Hot Pockets Panini, $2.75
Used (1) coupon = $1.75

Total OOP: $49.31
Total Saved: $35.04
Total Saving of 42% - Not a bad trip at all!

I noticed a few more deals while there I want to share with you. I'll probably go back and get these later this week:

Triscuits, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00

Wheat Thins, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00

Honey Maid Graham Crackers, On Sale $2.50
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50

You can see more Walmart deals at the Grocery Gathering on BeCentsAble.net.

Top 10 Interesting Finds of the Day & Mr. Linky

test — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:50:00 +0000

It's Wednesday, the middle of the week so it's either half over or we have half left... how do you look at it? I think of it as half over. Anyways here are 10 Interesting Finds of the Day I thought my readers might be interested in. If you have something you want to share with us post a link in Mr. Linky at the end but please read the rules first.

A FREE Milk Matters Coloring Book - Head on over to Free Sample Freak to get yours!
Want some FREE Brownie Sticks or something else really yummy?? - Nicole at Nicole's Nickels is giving away a $30 Gift Certificate to Edible Gifts Plus. Make sure you enter!
Get 3 bags of coffee and a travel mug for $3 and FREE Shippping. It's good coffee to!
Two (2) Free Chicken Tacos at Del Taco - Head on over to Bargain Brianna to get your coupon for FREE Tacos!
Get a FREE Mini Facial. Money Saving Mom has the details!
Do you have a Kroger near you? If you do Kraft BBQ Sauce is $1.08 and if you use the printable coupon you can get it for .08! AND Deal Seeking Mom posted about a catalina to go along with the deal to make it even sweeter!
General Mills has some springtime offers. You can sign up for them HERE.
EZVacumm is having a DVD Giveaway. Go HERE to enter!
Get 7 days free at Bally's and no commitments now! Summer is coming, fast!
Don't forget to print your Kraft coupons. They are still there but could be gone any minute! Once there are so many prints made, they will disappear!

If you'd like to share something good you wrote about on your blog then post it in the Mr. Linky below BUT I ask one thing, please at the end of your blog post please put a link BACK HERE that says something like "Check out Frugal RI Mama's Top 10 Interesting Finds of the Day too"!

Thanks for participating!

Snapple BOGO Free Coupon

test — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Are you on Facebook? If so you can get a Buy One Get One FREE coupon from Snapple. All you have to do is be one of their Facebook friends.

To get yours just go to Facebook.com/Snapple and sign into your account. Then click on 'become a fan' (under the picture of the Snapple lid). Once you are a fan click on the tap called 'coupon'. Click on the banner and you'll be sent to the page to print your coupon.

You should be able to print the coupon twice, just hit the back button! That's it!

Free Potty Training Chart

test — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:14:00 +0000

We are in the beginning stages of Polly training in my house. My youngest just turned 2 and she's somewhat interested but not totally there yet. On Mother's Day my mother went to change her diaper and it was dry so she asked her if she wanted to go on the potty and she said 'sure'. So off they went to the potty. books in hand. After just a few minutes my mother happened to look down and noticed my daughter was just finishing going on the potty! She was so excited and proud of herself (my mother not my daughter, my daughter doesn't really see the excitement in it yet). I was very happy to get this nice little present on Mother's Day, it was only the 2nd time she's gone on the potty. We are working on doing it more but it is a slow process but I know we'll get there.

I found a cute potty training chart that my buddy Brandie at Free Sample Freak posted and thought it would be perfect for our training. We never had to use one with my older daughter but I have a feeling we will need it with my younger daughter, she's very different then her sister in so many ways.

They have different styles you can choose from too. They have Cars, Dora, Diego, Princess's and Potty Patty Potty and Scotty Potty Scotty! Head on over to Free Sample Freak to get yours.

UPrinting 500 Business Cards Giveaway

test — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57:00 +0000

Business cards are a great way to get the word out about you, your business, your hobby or perhaps your blog. Mom's carry business cards to playgroups so when they meet other mom's they can exchange information for a future play date. They can be very handy.

How would you like some FREE Business Cards? We have partnered up with UPrinting to bring TWO (2) lucky Frugal RI Mama readers 500 Business Cards each!

For over 25 years, U-Printing has been a trusted leader in online printing, including Business Card Printing, featuring its signature easy-to-use website and the famous Free File Review, a complimentary proofing service which requires no upfront payment. U-Printing offers convenient marketing support services such as design, lists, and direct mailing to help grow small and medium-size businesses nationwide.

You have TWO (2) chances to win.

Leave a comment explaining how you would creatively use 500 Business Cards.
Post about this giveaway on your blog with link back to this giveaway and a link back to www.uprinting.com. Then leave another comment with a link to your post.

Please make sure you leave a valid email address or a link to a blog with a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

This giveaway is open to all US and Canadian residents. If you live outside of the US or Canada you can still enter but you will have to pay shipping to UPrinting. It will end Sunday May 24, 2009 at 11:59PM EST and the winners will be picked by random.org and announced the next day.

Thanks and good luck!

Stop & Shop 5/15-5/21

test — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Here are some highlights from this week's Stop & Shop ad. The sale starts Friday, May 14th.

Buy One Get One FREE
Breyers Ice Cream
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5/17 RP
Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 02-22-09 SS or .40/1 cpn in 02-22-09 SS
Philly Cream Cheese
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Wisk Laundry Detergent
Use $1.00 printable coupon

Pepsi 12 pack, On Sale 5/$11.00

General Mills or Kellogg's Select Cereals, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 Kellogg's printable coupon or Use $.55 Cheerio's printable coupon

Eggo Family Pack, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 04-05-09 RP or .75/1 cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert

Ragu, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.25 cpn in 04-05-09 Unilever or 5-17-09 RP
Buy 3
Final Cost: $4.75 or $1.58 each

Huggies Wipes, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $.75 cpn in 04-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 each

Be sure to check out the entire ad. There are lots of great deals this week.

CVS Shopping 5/14

test — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:51:00 +0000

I made 3 trips to CVS this week. They've got a lot of things on Clearance so when you have time walk down the aisles and look for the signs. There's some baby stuff some shampoo and more. I didn't have a pen so I couldn't write anything down.

Here is what I got:

Trip #1
(2) Bayer Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99
Used (2) $14.99 coupons
Final Cost: FREE
(1) Skippy Peanut Butter, On Sale $1.67
Used $.40 printalbe coupon
(4) Colgate Toothbrushes, On Sale $1.99
Used (4) $1.00 coupons
Final Cost: $3.96
(1) Colgate Kids Toothbrush, On Sale $2.99
Used (1) $.75 coupon
Final Cost: $2.24
(1) Johnson's Cucumber Melon lotions, 75% off $1.12
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost: .12
(2) Playskool Pacifier 2pack, On Clearance 75% off $1.50 each
(1) Always Infinity 32 ct, On Sale $8.79
Used $4.00 cpn
Used $3.00 ECB's Used $10.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $3.14
Total Saved: $199.10

Trip #2
(3) Ragu, On Sale $1.67 each
Used $1.25/2 coupon
Final Cost: $1.25 each
(2) Skippy, On Sale $1.67
Used $1.00/2 coupon
Final Cost: $1.17 each
Used $5.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.09
Total Saved: $15.36

Trip #3
(1) Johnson's Cucumber Melon lotions, 75% off $1.12
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost: .12
(1) Ziploc Twist small, On Clearance 50% off $1.85
(2) Colgate Kids Toothpaste, On Sale BOGO Free $2.99
Used (2) $1.00 coupons
Final Cost: .99 for 2
(1) Mints, On Clearance 75% off $.50
Used $2.00 ECB's
Total OOP: $1.77
Total Saved: $174.67

Grand Total OOP: $6.00
Grand Total Saved: $389.13
Total Savings of 98%

How did you do this week at CVS?

$10 for 3 Blueberry Plants

test — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Little Giant Blueberry plants that produce up to 4 pints per day. Buy two plants for $10, get one FREE. With all you blueberries you'll get you could probably split the cost with a friend and save a TON on fresh blueberries this summer!

4 Coupon Inserts this weekend!

test — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Make sure you grab a couple copies of the paper this weekend because there will be 4 inserts! Yup... you read that right, 4!! You should get a proctor & gamble, 2 smart sources and 1 red plum. With 4 different ones there should be some pretty good coupons . You can read the list HERE if you'd like to see what is expected but remember they are different in every region so you may not get exactly what is listed there.

Also, check your local papers on Saturday, they may be one that has all the coupons but at a cheaper price because it's Saturday, not Sunday! Around my area the Hartford Courant Saturday paper has all the coupons and it's only $.75!

A Few Things to Share....

test — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Visit GoodbyeReaders and enter to win a complete makeover from Visual Therapy, a luxury lifestyle firm based in New York, and a year’s supply of Bausch & Lomb Multi-Focal contact lenses. You can get a Free Trial of Bausch &Lomb Multifocal Contact lenses.
FrumUs is a free group gifting site designed to simplify the process of organizing a group gift, allowing moms and dads who are on a tight budget to still give. FrumUs is an online solution featuring gift envelopes to collect money, vote, gather comments and shop. It's great for collecting for the end of the year teacher gifts. Check it out, it may be very helpful as the school year comes to and end.
Take Care Health Systems and Walgreens have just launched their Take Care Recovery Plan which helps families during these tough economic times. The Take Care Recovery Plan offers free health care services at Take Care Clinics throughout the remainder of 2009 to all patients, and their families, that suffer a job loss on or after March 31, 2009 and have no health insurance benefits. To learn more and to see a list of all Take Care Clinic locations, go HERE.
DreamBox Learn is a new online math game for kids that offers a robust learning experience wrapped in a fun adventure game for learning K-2 Math. DreamBox Learning has an in-depth, standards based math curriculum, and features patented GuideRight technology that customizes all aspects of the lessons according to each child's learning behavior needs. DreamBox Learning offers a free two-week trial. Sounds like a lot of fun and a lot of learning!! Check it out!

Weekly Savings: Week of 5/10

test — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:27:00 +0000

Lots of good sales this week, I had to pass up on some stuff or I would of gone way over budget. I got what I needed and had money for to stock up and that was it. I never even stepped foot inside Stop & Shop this week, just Shaw's and Walmart. Most of what I needed wasn't on sale anywhere so I went to Walmart for that stuff. Did you know that most Walmart's will price match to local grocery stores? Call your store and check if they do. I've also been told that some Walmart's take Target Catalina's. Check with them.

Groceries:

Shaws: I made two little trips to Shaws this week to great a few things. The first trip I didn't get a picture, sorry! Here is what I got:

Trip #1 - No Picture, sorry! I know you all love the pictures.
Total OOP:: $27.11
Total Saved: $21.85

Trip #2

Total OOP: $11.06
Total Saved: $5.38

Then I did the rest of my shopping at Walmart this week. You can see the details of my shopping trip HERE.

Total OOP: $49.31
Total Saved: $35.04

Grand Total OOP: $87.48
Grand Total Saved: $62.27
Total Savings of 42%

My weekly budget is $85 for groceries and I went over by $2.48, I can live with that!

Drug Stores:

CVS: I made a few trips this week at my favorite store and did very well. You can see the details of my trip HERE.

Trip #1

Total OOP: $3.14
Total Saved: $199.10

Trip #2

Total OOP: $1.09
Total Saved: $15.36

Trip #3

Total OOP: $1.77
Total Saved: $174.67

Grand Total OOP: $6.00
Grand Total Saved: $389.13
Total Savings of 98%

My drug stores budget is $20 and I only spent $6 so I am under budget by $14!!! It was a good week!

How did you do? Leave a link in Mr. Linky and share your weekly savings.

Shaw's 5/15 - 5/21

test — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:30:00 +0000

I've been getting requests for the grocery store deals so I decided to make it a weekly thing. I teamed up with Deb at Frugal Living and Having Fun to bring my readers the deals each week from Shaw's. I will highlight some of the best and then you can see even more deals at her blog.

All those Kraft coupons we were printing this week are going to come in real handy with this week's sale. The following Kraft products are on sale and even better with a printable coupon. If you haven't printed them yet most of them are still there. Remember you can print each one twice per computer!

Nabisco Snack Crackers 2/$5
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50
Kraft Dressing 3/$5
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50
Kraft Barbecue Sauce 10/10
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE
Kraft mayo 2/$6.00
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00
Maxwell House Coffee
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
A.1 Steak Sauce
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Planters Nuts ~ Cashew, Mixed, or Peanuts $2.99
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99
Oscar Mayer Wieners “All Varieties”
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Oscar Mayer Beef Franks 2/$5 All Varieties
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00
Oscar Mayer Bacon $2/7
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.00
Kraft Cheese 7-8 oz
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Kraft Cheese Singles 3/$5
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00
Nabisco Ritz Crackers 2/$6
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.50
Breakstone's Sour Cream 2/$3
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00
Grey Poupon $2.99
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99
Starbucks Coffee $7.99
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $6.99
Nabisco Toasted Chips 2/$5
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50
Jello 3/$2 Pudding, Pie Filling, or gelatin “All Varieties”
Use $1.00/3 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00/3

Head on over to Frugal Living and Having Fun for the rest of Shaw's deals this week!

Survey Site: My View looking for Males & Hispanics

test — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:01:00 +0000

What's your opinion? My View is looking for Men to join My View and take part in surveys, movie screeners and magazine test covers and get paid cash. Go HERE to sign up.

If you are Hispanic you can sign up for My View HERE and get survey's targeted just for you!

McQuade's 5/15 - 5/21

test — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:02:00 +0000

The Kraft sale continues to McQuade's Marketplace which is one of my local stores in Westerly, RI and Mystic, CT and since I have a lot of local readers I wanted to post the best deals so they can take advantage them!

Crystal Light, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00/1 or $2.00/2 printable coupon

Kraft BBQ Sauce, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.oo printable coupon

Kraft Salad Dressing, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.oo printable coupon or $1.50 cpn in 5-10-09 SS

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, On Sale $2.69
Use $1.oo/2 printable coupon

Cains Relish, On Sale $.99

Oscar Mayer Bacon, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.oo/2 printable coupon

B&M Beans, On Sale 2/1.00 (limit 6)

Heinz Ketchup, On Sale 2/$3.00

Cabot Butter, On Sale $1.99

Chicken Breast, On Sale $1.99

Bananas, On Sale 2lbs for $1.00

Triscuits and Ritz, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.oo printable coupon

Philadelphia Cream Cheese, On Sale $1.19
Use $1.oo/2 printable coupon

Kraft Shredded Cheese, On Sale $2.49
Use $1.oo printable coupon

Kraft Cheese Singles, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.oo/2 printable coupon

CVS: Week of 5/16

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Not too many great deals this week in my opinion so if you have a lot of Extra Care Bucks this is NOT the week to roll them. Here is what looks like the best deals to me. Be sure to stop by BeCentsAble's Grocery Gatherings to find other store deals.

Right Guard or Dry Idea, On Sale 2/$5.00 Get $2.00 ECB's wyb 2 (limit 3)
Use $2.00 printable Dry Idea
Buy 2 Dry Idea
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 money maker

Spend $15, Get $5 on Hershey's and Reese's

Spend $10, Get $5
Poppycock, On Sale 2/$5.00
Orville Redenbacher, On Sale 2/$5.00
Act II, On Sale 4/$5.00
Hunts snack pack, On Sale 4/$5.00
David's Sunflower seeds, On Sale 4/$5.00
Chef Boyardee, On Sale 4/$5.00
Use $1.00/4 in 5-3-09 SS

Honeymaid Crackers, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable
Final Cost: $1.50

Covergirl Outlast Lip Color or Lip Stain, On Sale $7.00, Get $3.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $4.00 after ECB's

Colgate Sensitive, On Sale $3.99, Get $2.00 ecb's
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-17-09 SS
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Johnson & Johnson Swaps Twin Pack 1000ct, On Sale $4.99 Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn in 3-8-09 RP
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Did I miss a good deal? Let me know if I did!

Walgreens Week of 5/17

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Here's what looks good to me this week at Walgreen's. Be sure to check out BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering for more store deals.

Coca-cola products, 3/$10.98
PLUS use in ad coupon Buy 3 get 1 FREE
Final Cost: 4/$10.98 or $2.75 each

Mitchum, On Sale $1.99 with in ad coupon
Use $.75 coupon in 05-10-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.24

Suavitel, On Sale BOGO Free $2.79
Final Cost: $2.79 for 2 or $1.40 each

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, On Sale BOGO Free $2.79
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4-26-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.79 for 2 or .89 each

Right Guard Professional, On Sale $5.99 Get $5.00 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-19-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Spend $10, Get $4 RR
Band Aids, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-26 RP, 3-15 SS, 2-8 SS
Neosporin, On Sale $5.00
Use 1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 RP insert

Colgate Visible White Toothpaste, On Sale $4.49, Get $4.49 RR
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 money maker after RR

Bayer Quick Release Crystals, On Sale $2.49, Get $2.49 RR
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Reynold's Wrap, On Sale $.89 with in ad coupons

Skintimate, On Sale $1.99 Get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00 cpn in 4-26-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Rite Aid Week of 5/17

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:12:00 +0000

Rite Aid has a few FREE After SCR (Single Check Rebate) items this week along with a lot of other great deals. Be sure to check out the entire ad for everything. You can also go to BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering to find more store deals.

Here's what looks good to me this week:

FREE after SCR:

Bayer Quick Release Crystals, On Sale #3.99
Get $3.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Alaway, On Sale $7.99
Get $7.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Wound Wash Saline, On Sale $5.49
Get $5.49 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Other GREAT deals:

Edy's Ice Cream, On Sale $2.99

Kellogg's (select) Cereal, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00 printable coupons (Not there anymore but you might have them printed out)
Final Cost: $.99 each

Huggies, On Sale $13.99
Get $2.00 SCR
Use $1.50 cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $10.49

Suave Deoderant, On Sale $2.50
Get $2.00 SCR
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-29-09 RP
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.oo for 2 or $1.00 each

Skintimate, On Sale $1.74
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.74

Right Guard Clinical, On Sale $5.99
Get $5.00 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Did I miss something good? Let me know if I did!

USA Weekend & Parade Coupons

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Before you toss your Sunday paper into the recycle bin be sure to check if you have the USA Weekend and/or Parade magazines. There are some good coupons.

Parade has $1.00/1 Healthy Ones Deli Meat (ex 6/30/09)
USA Weekend has $.50/1 Big Roll of Viva AND $1.00/1 Viva Towels 6 Pack (ex 8/31/09)

Reynold's Wrap at Target

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:44:00 +0000

This week Target has 75ft Reynold's Wrap on sale for $2.49. Use the $1.00 coupon in this week's (5-17-09) SS insert and you get it for $1.49!

FREE DiGiorno Flatbread Melts!

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Tomorrow, Monday May 18th you can get a coupon for a FREE DiGiorno Flatbread Melt! This offer is available from 12:00 AM until 11:59 PM EST and is only good for the first 100,000 people so it will go fast I'm sure.

Eebee Adventures DVD WINNER

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:45:00 +0000

I'm so sorry I completely spaced on picking a winner for the Eebee Adventures DVD. Sorry about that! I try really hard to post the winners the day after the giveaway ends so I'm a few days late.

I went to Random.org and had it pick one number. And the winner is.............

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-05-17 22:47:25 UTC

#24 Courtney said...I tweeted. http://twitter.com/quixiotic/status/1767083988

Congratulations Courtney. I have emailed Courtney and she'll have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick another person.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

A Preview of what to expect in June

test — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:55:00 +0000

The first week of June is my birthday, I love my birthday. Always have and always will. Now that I'm older and have children and responsibilities, I can not choose to do what I want on my birthday all the time, just not realistic BUT I can choose to do what I want on my birthday ON MY BLOG, can't I?? Yup, I can and I will.

Here is what I want to do not just on my birthday but during my birthday week. I want to have a week long party here on Frugal RI Mama and I hope you will ALL join me. Now your probably thinking, what kind of week long party can we have on the blog?? Well we can have giveaways all week, can't we? Yup we can because it's my birthday and my blog and that's how I want to celebrate it! hehe. I hope you are all just as excited as I am. So for my birthday I am going to give out gifts to my readers. It's actually going to be a month LONG party because the giveaways won't all end during the week but each day of the week I will have a NEW thing to give to my readers and even a LIVE giveaway the day of my birthday.

I've been working really hard to bring some really cool products to all my readers for the first week of June and I've lined up the sweetest one for my birthday. I can't tell you yet because I don't have it in my hands and I don't want to say anything until I have it, just in case it doesn't arrive in time but I can tell you this.......... it's even better than the GPS Giveaway or the $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway (that's still going so be sure to enter it). Not that those weren't good giveaways because they were GREAT but this is even better, at least I think so.

So keep your eye on Frugal RI Mama over the next couple of weeks for clues as to what this BIG Giveaway will be and make sure you stop by everyday the first week of June starting May 31st for a piece of 'cake' and to enter to win some cool prizes. BUT mark your calenders for June 3rd and make sure you stop by, I guarantee it will be a FUN day!!! After all it's my Birthday and I love my Birthday!!!

As far as all the frugal deals and sale postings, don't worry I will still be posting those during my birthday celebration after all that's what this blog is really all about.

Thanks to all my readers who make this blog possible. Frugal RI Mama will be 1 year old in August so we'll celebrate even more then!

Free Skin Cancer Screeners

test — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:28:00 +0000

May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month and the American Academy of Dermatology is offering free Skin Cancer screenings at 285 locations across America! Brandie at Free Sample Freak has more information on finding a place near you so head over to her site and see if there is a location near you.

I did check and there are not any places in RI on the list but there are a few places in MA and CT that aren't too far for us Rhode Islanders to go.

While you are on Brandie's site be sure to enter her Maybelline Mascara Giveaway too!

Monday Giveaway Madness: List your Giveaway

test — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:02:00 +0000

It's Monday again and time for another Monday Giveaway Madness Link Up! If you have a giveaway list it here then go and enter the ones already listed, but first enter mine (if you'd like, not required).

Good Luck!

Alaway Money Maker at Rite Aid

test — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:34:00 +0000

Rite Aid has a new coupon policy and they are now accepting printable couopns but check with your local store just in case they haven't 'heard the news' yet. If your store will take a printable coupon then this week you can make money on the Alaway which is FREE after Single Check Rebate.

Alaway, On Sale $7.99
Get $7.99 SCR
Use $4.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE + $4.00 money maker after SCR

Kraft Foods Community

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:31:00 +0000

When you join the Kraft Community you can print out more of those great value Kraft Coupons. It's free to join and you'll get about $50 worth of printable coupons.

Kraft Printable Coupons Reset??

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:46:00 +0000

It seems like the Kraft Printable Coupons may have been reset again? I've seen reports on various sites that they are reset but I can't seem to print them again. I even cleared my cookies. Has anyone had any luck printing them again? There are a few I really would like to print again!!

Entertainment Book $15 + FREE SHIPPING

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:25:00 +0000

All Entertainment Books are $15 + FREE Shipping! No matter where you live your book will be ONLY $15!!! This is such an awesome deal. Get yours now before it's gone.

Free Bakeware every month!!

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:50:00 +0000

I posted about getting a piece of FREE Bakeware (and with only $1.00 shipping) but what I didn't realize is that you can get a different piece every month! Not a bad way of stocking up your kitchen! They don't just have baking pans but lots of other kitchen items. This month you can get one of the following FREE (a $20 value):

Burnless Bakeware Cookie Sheet Liner (Blue)
Mini Muffin Pan (Red)
Mini Muffin Pan (Blue)
Burnless Bakeware 9" Round Cake Pan (Red)
Burnless Bakeware Square Cake Pan (Blue)
Burnless Bakeware Loaf Pan (Red)
Burnless Bakeware Loaf Pan (Blue)
3pc Spatula Set (Blue)
9" Onion and Vegetable Chopper
Grater Set w/ Measuring Container
Keep It Fresh Produce Bags
BBQ Grill Set
Form Fit Garlic Press
Set of 2 Slice Keepers
4-pc Apron Set
Onion Blossom Maker

They were offering $1 Shipping last month if you joined a trial membership of Savings Ace but that is no longer available so you do have to pay the shipping but it's only $7.95. Not bad for a piece of bakeware.

I just ordered the Mini Muffin Pan (Red) because we use this size baking pan quite often and it will be great to have another one, and I LOVE the red!! So go get your FREE Bakeware and let us know what you decide to buy.

Busy Day today!

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:17:00 +0000

Today has been a very busy day. First and most importantly it's mine and my husband's 8th Wedding Anniversary. We wished each other a quick Happy Anniversary as he left this morning and will hopefully spend some time together tonight after girls go to bed.

Then I headed to Dedham Ma to Star/Shaw's for a blogging event to hear about how Shaw's is trying to help us all spend as little as we can each week on groceries. I will be blogging about that in the next few days. It was fantastic and I was able to meet other local bloggers, which is always great.

I also did a Guest Post at The Mystery Shoppers Manual about online Surveys. Of course I didn't write it today but it was posted today so head on over there and check it out.

And finally I came home to an email and phone message from a local news reporter who wants to interview me tomorrow about my blog!!! I'm so SUPER, OVER the TOP excited about this and can't wait to talk with her this afternoon.

So it's been a busy day and I have lots to blog about and a NEW Giveaway to post and also I need to pick winner for the Vutre Vu Sun Care Giveaway and I will do that tonight, I promise!!

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday. I need to head out to pick up my daughter now from preschool, like I said it's been a Busy, CRAZY but FUN day!

Cell Fire - New Coupons

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:54:00 +0000

Some of you may have noticed the Cell Fire banner on the right hand side of my blog. If you haven't clicked it to see what it's all about I'll explain a little bit to you.

Cell Fire has coupons you can load right onto your grocery cards. They work just like coupons, only there are not coupons to clip or remember to take with you. They are not considered store coupons so you can not use a paper coupon with them as well. But the convenience is amazing! All you need to do is click on the banner and load any items you think you may buy onto your card. If you don't use them before they expire, they just disappear. If you do put the product then you'll get the savings automatically as long as you use your grocery card.

Not every store participates in the Cell Fire program and I haven't found one yet in RI but since I have readers from all over the US I wanted to make sure they new about this great program. Hopefully some stores in RI will pick up on the trend soon!

It's free to join so check it out! You might get some savings you didn't know you were entitled to get!

Target Coupon Policy

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Target's Coupon policy is to accept 1 manufactors coupon AND 1 Target coupon per item unless the coupon states otherwise. They will also adjust down a coupon to the actual price without giving you money back. For example if something is $.98 and the coupon is for $1.00 then they will adjust the coupon to $.98 and give you the item free.

If you've had trouble with using coupons at Target, go HERE and print out a copy and take it with you next time you shop, just in case you have problems.

$5 off $25 at Walgreen's Wednesday and Thursday ONLY

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Walgreen's policy is that your total AFTER all other coupons and sales MUST be $25 so the least amount you will spend is $20 BUT it's a great time to get some things you need that may not be on sale and save $5 doing . Click here to print out your coupon.

Go here to see my post on this weeks deals at Walgreens.

Votre Vu Self Tanning Lotion WINNER

test — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:35:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Votre Vu Self Tanning Lotion Giveaway, I just know you are going to LOVE this!!

I went to Random.org and picked one number. And the winner is.....

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2009-05-19 23:38:29 UTC

#10 - Sara and Alex said...I like to take walks around the lake by our house. The dog, the baby and I all get our fresh air and exercise (May 12, 2009 12:46 AM )

Congratulations Sara and Alex! I will contact you shortly. If I don't hear back from her within 48 hours I'll have to pick another winner.

Thank you to all that entered! More great giveaways coming up and don't forget about my Birthday Celebration Week beginning May 31st!

Blog Link A Thon

test — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:04:00 +0000

Last week Trishia at MomDot decided to do a Blog Link A Thon to help bloggers promote their blogs. Everyone that wanted to participate left their link to add to this AWESOME collection of Bloggers! So if you're looking for some new blogs to read I recommend you go through this list and start bookmarking some blogs. There are over 330 blogs listed below so mark this post so you can come back and eventually check them all out.

I a couple of days I'll move this list to the side bar too.

Free Ice Cream at Friendly's June 6th

test — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:05:00 +0000

More FREE Ice Cream! I LOVE Friendly's!!!! I'm sure it will be VERY busy there, but mark your calendar to get your Free Ice Cream. Last year Friendly's gave away over 300,000 FREE scoops of ice cream! That's a LOT of ice cream!

To get ready for the Free Ice Cream day Friendly's has some fun stuff on their Facebook page. Check out my buddy Nicole's website for more information on that.

Thanks Nicole (Nicole's Nickels) for sharing this with me!

Quiznos Q Club

test — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Join the Quiznos Q Club and get Quiznos updated and access to coupons. It's FREE to join! I suggest you have an email address just for deals like this so you won't fill up your email box too fast. Then all these deals will go to one email address and your personal email won't get buried.

Frugal RI Mama in the News

test — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000

I want to welcome ABC6 Providence viewers to my blog. Thanks for stopping by! I had a great time interviewing with Erica today and I'm really excited to share Frugal RI Mama with people in Rhode Island.

This blog is about saving money on things you buy everyday. Each Sunday I search through the ads for CVS, Walgreen's and Rite Aid and match up the best deals with coupons to show you how you can get things for free, almost free or sometimes even make money on products. With the way the economy is, we need to find ways to cut corners and using coupons is the easiest way to do it. But remember, a coupon is used BEST when paired up with a SALE.

I also match up the sales and coupons to Stop & Shop and Shaw's as well and they are usually posted either on Thursday or Friday.

If you look above you'll see tabs that will help you navigate the site much easier. I talk about a lot of different ways to help you save money, not just in stores but online too. Here are some of the highlights of my blog:

Becoming Frugal - Some basics to be on your way to a more frugal lifestyle.
Printable Coupons - You don't even have to leave the house to get some of the best coupons, you can print them at home, 2 per computer in either black & white or color. You can even use scrap paper! Last week Kraft releasaed some awesome printable coupons and you don't see these very often so go HERE to get the list and print them out before they are gone. They won't last much longer!!
Freebies - I love Free Samples, mostly because they almost always come with a good value coupon. In this section you will find some of the latest Free Samples I've found.
Surveys - If you are looking to earn some extra cash you can take surveys from companies that really want your opinion! Check out this section for my review on survey companies I've worked for along with some proofs of payment. I keep a running list of what I've made with each survey company in the middle sidebar.
Earn Online - There are so many opportunities to make some extra cash online, just just with surveys. This section will show you different ways I've found that really work. I'm constantly adding to this so check back often.
Giveaways - I love hosting giveaways!! You can check here to see all current and past giveaways. I also list the giveaways in the sidebar for a quick glance. They are all free to enter, you just need to leave a comment.
Current Week's Deals - This section will show you the store sales and match ups of some of the best deals of the week along with anything special I want to point out to my readers for the week.

Subscribed to my blog to receive daily emails and follow me on Twitter so you won't miss any of the deals I post. Sometimes the deals don't last very long so the faster you hear about them, the better chance you have of getting them.

I am also a Senior Director for BeCentsAble and I teach coupon workshops in the Rhode Island and surrounding MA and CT areas. Just send me an email if you are interested in learning more.

Make yourself at home and be sure to take my readers survey so I can make this blog exactly they way my readers want it. It's quick and anonymous and I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll be back again. Don't hesitate to Email Me or leave a comment if you have any questions at all or if you know of good deal that you'd like to share with everyone.

Want to get a $25 Target gift Card for $1.95? Click HERE to find out how!

Hannah Montana CD Giveaway ENDS tonight!

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Today is your last chance to enter to win Hannah Montana: The Moive Soundtrack CD. It ends tonight at 11:59PM EST. To enter go HERE and all you need to do is leave a comment telling me who you want to win this for! That's it.

I will pick 2 winners tomorrow. Good Luck!

Huggies Pure & Natural at Walmart

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:20:00 +0000

I was in Walmart this weekend and found the NEW Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers in all sizes including the bigger ones. I grabbed a size 5 for my daughter. I'm so glad I didn't toss those coupons, I thought they only came in the smaller sizes.

There were $10.97 and this past week's Smart Source insert had a coupon for $3.00 off and there is a printable coupon also for $3.00 off 1 pack. I had my printable coupon in my Couponizer so I got them for $7.97.

Did you know that most Walmart's will price match another store near by? Check with your local Walmart to be sure they participate and then bring your ads with you when you shop and save even more by saving gas and only going to one store! Walmart also takes coupons but they don't double coupons.

I have a giveaway coming up for a pack of Huggies Pure & Natural diapers next week.

Stop & Shop 5/22 - 5/28

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:17:00 +0000

Stop & Shop has some great sales for the Holiday Weekend, especially on Coke. But the Coke is only a 4 day sale so watch out for that. This is also the last week to earn Free Milk.

Here's what looks great to me this week:

Coke 12 pack, On Sale 5/$12.00 4 Day Sale ONLY

Sweet Corn, On Sale 12/$1.88 ----> What a GREAT Price!!!

Friendly's Ice Cream, On Sale $1.99

Stop & Shop Butter, On Sale $1.49 ----> Great time to stock up and FREEZE!

Get an extra $.10 off per gallon when you purchase 4 of the following items
Stop & Shop Mustard, On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop 2 Liter Soda, On Sale $.69
Stop & Shop Zazz Mixers 1 Liter, On Sale 2/$1.00
Stop & Shop Stop & Shop 9" Paper Plates, On Sale 2/$5.00
Stop & Shop Cheese Singles, On Sale 2/$5.00
Stop & Shop Hamburger Rolls, On Sale 2/$3.00
Stop & Shop Pickles, On Sale 2/$4.00
Stop & Shop Ketchup, On Sale 2/$3.00
Stop & Shop Ice Cream Sandwiches, On Sale 2/$3.00

Perdue Breaded Chicken, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 coupon in 05-03-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.99 each

Oscar Mayer Bacon, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.49 each

Land O Lakes American Cheese, On Sale $5.99 lb
Use $1.00 coupon in 05-17-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $4.99 lb

Stop & Shop Boxed Veggies, On Sale 10/$10.00

Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese, On Sale 2/$5.00

Kraft Shredded Cheese, On Sale 2.$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.oo each

Chips Ahoy, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 05-17-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.00 each

Kool-Aid Jammers 10 Pack, On Sale $1.88

Kraft Easy Mac Microwavable Cup, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $.50 each

Kraft Miracle Whip, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.99

Hamburger Helper Twin Pack, On Sale 2/$4.00

Thomas' English Muffins, On Sale 2/$5.00

Ball Park Beef & Meat Franks, On sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 05-17-09 RP insert
Buy 2

Wheat Thins and Triscuit, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50 each

Shaws 5/22 - 5/28

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:01:00 +0000

Shaws has a fantastic sale this week due to the Holiday weekend so be sure to see the entire ad for all the great deals. Again this week Deb from Frugal Living and Loving it has a big list of the hot deals but here are a few of the one that looked the best to me. So head on over to her blog to see even more deals.

Kellogg's Deal : Buy 8 participating Kellogg's products and get $5.00 off with the in ad coupon. All items On Sale 2/$5.00

Publish Post

Shaw's Butter $1.99 lb

Friendly's Ice Cream B1G1 FREE!
Ball Park Franks B1G1 FREE! ~ Use the $1.00/2 (5/17 Red Plum)

Cains Mayonnaise $1.99 ~ Use $1.00/1 ( 3/22 Smart Source) OR $1.00/2 (5/17 Smart Source)

Shaw's Split Chicken Breast $ .99/lb

Lays Chips 2/$4 ~ Get 1 Free Bag of Lay's Potato Chips when you buy 2/$4.00 (In-Ad Coupon ~ Front Page)

Mission Tortillas 20% off! ~ Use $1.00/1 (5/17 Smart Source)

Dixie Plate, Bowls, or Cups! ~ Use $1.00/2 from (3/15 or 5/10 Red Plum)

Kraft Singles 3/$5 ~ Use $1.00/2 Printable Coupon

Shaw's Pretzels or Cheese Curls 10/$10

New Printable Coupons at Coupons.com & More!

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:49:00 +0000

Coupons.com has a few new coupons in addition to the Kraft ones still available.

Solo Cups, Plates or Bowls .75/1
Bar- S, any $1.00/2
Weight Watchers or Gilsa Yogurt, $.55/3

and a few other printables I found today...

Smart Ones $4.00/10 printable coupon
Boost Kids Essentials $5.00
Windex Outdoor All In One starter Kit $2.50
Scrubbing bubbles Mega Shower Foamer $1.00

Old Navy $1.00 Flip Flops May 23rd

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:21:00 +0000

Saturday, May 23rd Old Navy has all their solid color flip flops on sale for $1.00!! Be there early, I'm sure these are going to go FAST!!

Thanks Free Sample Freak for the heads up on this sale!

CVS Coupons : Check your Emails!!

test — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Check your email you may have a coupon for $5 off $30 or perhaps another value from CVS that is good until Monday, which means you can wait until the new sale starts on Sunday if you've already done your CVS Shopping this week.

If you do not receive occasional emails from CVS go to CVS.com to sign up with your Extra Care Card and give them your email address so you'll get the good coupons in your inbox! I recommend you have an email address set up for things like this separate from your personal email so that your inbox doesn't get too crowded.

If you are new to CVS just so you know you can use those coupons with Manufacturer coupons and Store coupons to maximize your savings. A coupon like this is also good to use on those things that you need that NEVER go on sale or never have a coupon for.

No Coupons this Weekend

test — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:17:00 +0000

This coming weekend is a holiday and like most holiday weekends there are no coupon inserts so no need to buy extra papers.

I posted the 2009 Inserts Schedule on the sidebar but you can also find it HERE.

I will still post the sales and coupon match ups for CVS, Walgreen's and Rite Aid either on Saturday or Sunday morning.

Hannah Montana Soundtrack CD WINNER

test — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the Hannah Montana Soundtrack CD Giveaway. This was a very popular giveaway there are a lot of Hannah Montana fans. I went to random.org and picked 2 winners. They will each recieive a copy for the CD and a Poster.

Here are your random numbers:

20 46

Timestamp: 2009-05-22 11:35:13 UTC

#20 - CVSer said... I'm a follower of your blog :)
#46 - Shel said... I follow you on twitter username:auntiethesis

Congrats to both of you. I will be emailing them and they will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to choose new winners.

Debi Derryberrys Baby Banana CD Review & Giveaway

test — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:12:00 +0000

My girls love listening to music so when I was asked to review Debi Derryberry's new Baby Banana CD I was more than happy to do it. This was the first time I heard of Debi Derryberry so I was anxious for some new music for us.

Debi Derryberry is an award-winning children’s artist and her CD Baby Banana was just released. Here is a little information about Debi and her new CD:

Debi’s captivating new CD soars with a highly repeatable blend of calypso, reggae, jazz and folk rock genres which perfectly match the lyrics' colorful characters, themes and setting. The inspiration for the CD and the Baby Banana brand comes from a bedtime story about a unique and loving family -- Baby Banana, Momma Duck and Daddy Gorilla -- which was originally created as a bedtime story for Debi's young son.

Releasing in May, the tropically-themed CD, named for Debi’s adorable new preschool character, Baby Banana, offers a mix of five new songs and four favorites, all written and performed by the acclaimed singer/songwriter. The CD also includes a bonus track of Debi reading “Baby Banana and the Licorice Tree,” her 28-page storybook, available now.

The day we got the CD the girls were very excited to listen to it. The first thing I did when we got in the car was pop the CD in, I never get to listen to my own music anymore when I drive, they rule the radio. At first I wasn't sure my 4 year old would enjoy it, the music seemed to be geared more towards my 2 year old but she listened along asking the name of each song as they came on. At the end of the CD Debi reads a story and my 4 year old LOVED that part! She really thought it was the coolest thing (I think I may have to get some books on CD for her, looks like I found something new!). When the CD was over, she asked for it again! So I guess it's perfect for a 4 year old too. My 2 year old just enjoys anything her sister does.

I thought the music was fun and easy for little ones to understand and even learn pretty quickly. My 4 year old knows the words to a few songs already. If you have small children you should check it out, I think they will enjoy it. Check out her website (http://www.debiderryberry.com/) to hear some of her music and join her Fan Club too!

Debi Derryberry's people have generously offered to give two (2) Frugal RI Mama readers each a copy of her new CD Baby Banana! I'm so happy to be able to share this with you. I know a lot of my readers have young children and grandchildren so I thought this would be great.

Who can enter? Anyone in the US or Canada only

How can I enter? To win this CD all you have to do is leave me a comment and tell me you'd love to win! (you must do this first before any other entry counts) That's all. Pretty simple. You can also gain additional entries by doing any of the following:

follow my blog
follow me in twitter
blog about my giveaway
twitter about my giveaway
sign up for my emails

If you do any of the above, just leave me a separate comment for each. Each comment will act as an entry. BUT be sure you leave me an email address I can contact you with or a blog with a public profile.

This giveaway will end Friday June 5th at 11:59 PM EST and the winners will be announced the next day.

Be sure to check out my other Giveaways and check back on May 31st when my week long birthday celebration will begin with lots of fun giveaways!

Weekly Savings: Week of 5/17

test — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:24:00 +0000

I have a lot of new readers since Frugal RI Mama was featured on ABC6 so let me explain what my goals are every week with spending. I try to stick to a budget of $85 a week on groceries to feed my family of 4 and $20 a week at the drug stores. Most weeks I am right at or under budget and occasionally I do go over. It depends on a lot of a factors with a few being are we hosting anything that week or do we need to stock up on a few things that we can't wait until next week for (i.e meat, diapers etc). Each Friday I post a Weekly Savings review with what we spent. Most weeks I include a picture of what we bought, but some weeks I just don't have that extra few minutes to get a picture or my husband does the shopping and he won't take a picture of what he bought. :)

Some weeks I go over but most weeks I am under budget so it washes at the end of the month. I also like to post a Monthly Review but I'm a few months behind on that and will catch up soon, I promise.

OK, onto this week...

Groceries: We went to Walmart this week to use more of the Kraft printable coupons and we stocked up on more crackers. My kids LOVE crackers so we go through them pretty quickly and at $1.00 a box, I didn't want to miss that. I also grabbed a few things at Stop & Shop too.

Walmart - no picture sorry! It was a big shopping trip with more than just food so it was hard to get a picture. I will highlight some of the items we bought that were GREAT deals:

(3) Wheat Thins, On Roll Back $2.00 each
Used (3) $1.00 printable coupons
Total OOP: $3.00 for 3 boxes!!!

(2) Triscuits, On Roll Back $2.00 each
Used (2) $1.00 printable coupons
Total OOP: $2.00 for 2 boxes!!!

(3) Kraft BBQ Sauce, $.98 each
Used (3) $1.00 printable coupons
Total OOP: FREE

(3) Ritz Bits Crackers, On Roll Back $2.00 each
Used (3) $1.00 printable coupons
Total OOP: $3.00 for 3 boxes

Total Spent: $47.36
Total Saved: $48.23
Total Savings of 50%

Stop & Shop: Just stopped in to grab a few things, at least I thought a few things. LOL As I walked through the store I saw a few things we needed.

Here's what I got:
Total OOP: $40.68
Total Saved: $12.15
Total Savings of 23%

Grand Total Grocery Spending: $88.04
Grand Total Grocery Savings: $60.38
Grand Total Savings of 41%

My weekly budget is $85 and I went over budget by $3.04. I can live with that!

Drug Stores: I can't wait for the new Walgreen's they are building 10 minutes away to open up. Otherwise the closest one is about 30 minutes away and it's not always worth the gas to go there. I only shopped at CVS this week and got mostly clearance items. Wait until you see what I spent! I had $20 in Extra Care Bucks to start - $10 from last weeks Meter deal and $10 from doing an online survey last month, so that helped keep my total out of pocket (OOP) almost non-existent. You can see this weeks CVS deals that I posted HERE.

Here's what I got:

Trip #1
(2) Dry Idea, On Sale $2.50 each
Used (2) $2.00 printable coupons
Final cost: $1.00 for 2
(1) Nutter Butter Cookies, On Sale $1.00
(2) CVS Tissue, On Sale BOGO Free $1.99
Final Cost: $1.99 for 2
(3) Snack Cups, On Clearance 75% off 1.00 each (I found this in the baby aisle they were marked 25% off but I scanned them and they were really 75% off!!)
(1) CVS Toilet Tissue, $3.49

Used $10 ECB's

Total OOP: $.72
Total Saved: $31.53
Got $2.00 ECB's for Dry Idea

Trip #2

(6) Right Guard, On Clearance $1.12
Used (3) $1.00/2 coupons
Final Cost: $3.72
(3) Travel Quart Size Hefty Bags 7 pack, $1.49
Used (3) $1.00 off ANY Hefty Zip Bags
Final Cost: $1.47
(1) CVS Toilet Paper, $3.49
(1) Ziploc Twist n Loc, On Clearance 50% $1.85

Used $10 ECB's

Total OOP: $.99
Total Saved: $38.06
Got $6 ECB's

Grand Total CVS OOP: $1.71
Grand Total CVS Saved: $69.59
Grand Total Savings of 98%
and I have $8 ECB's for next week!

My weekly drug store budget is $20 and since I only spent $1.71 I'd say I'm way under budget!

How did you do this week? Did you score any good deals? Did you meet your budget? Leave a comment and tell us how you did or link to your savings post in your blog.

Almost Free Bar-S Hot Dogs

test — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Just in time for the holiday cook outs. Walmart sells the small package of Bar-S Hot Dogs for about .55 each and there is a printable coupon for $1.00/2 so in the end you will pay $.05 a pack.

You can print 2 coupons per computer so if you have more than 1 computer in your house you can probably get enough hot dogs for a party!

If they are a different price at your Walmart (it shouldn't be much different) please let us know.

Coupon Trunk

test — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:20:00 +0000

I shop online quite often and whenever I do I always look for a discount, I know I've mentioned this before. There are so many different sites you can go to that will give you online coupons but I found a new one that I like better than some of the others and it's called Coupon Trunk.

What makes Coupon Trunk different is they list the deals for you at just about any store that you can shop online at. Let me give you an example, Amazon has deals every single day whether it be 50% off items or 90% off items. You will find a direct link to those deals from Coupon Trunk. Take a look at the Amazon page and you'll see what I'm talking about. You look for the department you want to shop in and then you look at the savings matrix and click where you want to go and it will bring you directly to that page in Amazon.

Some stores will list the sale items along with a coupon code. Then when you select it, the coupon code will automatically be active once you reach the website. For example if you go to the Best Buy section you'll see a bunch of sales with codes underneath them. Select the one you want and click it and your off to buy your item.

If you aren't sure where you want to shop then you can select a specific category then look through the stores to see where you'll receive discounts. I have been looking for a father's day gift for my husband and I'm thinking of getting him some new sneakers. He really needs them so why not be practical and get him what he needs. So I looked in the shoes & accessories category and found a few stores that have what he likes and almost all of them have a free shipping coupon code, which is one of my favorite ones to find! I do not like paying for shipping.

Coupon Trunk is definitely an easy website to navigate so check it out next time you go shopping online and see if you can find some good deals.

Free Subscription to Celebrity Gossip Magazine + $25 Target Gift Card

test — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Stay up to date on all the hottest celebrity gossip. This offer is for a free 6-issue subscription to Celebrity Gossip, a new digital newsletter. You will also receive a $25 Starbucks gift card and the Nicole Williams Savings Advantage card for signing up.

Walgreens Week of 5/24

test — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:12:00 +0000

Here are some of the best deals I see at Walgreens this week but be sure to check the ad for everything. Check out the Grocery Gathering at BeCentsable for more store deals. I have a lot of new readers so I've explained a little bit about shopping at Walgreen's at the end of this post.

Tuf Trash Bags, On Sale $2.99 ----> I love these trash bags, they work great!

Kraft Miracle Whip, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99

Energizer Batteries, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 coupon in 5-3-09 SS
Final Cost: $1.99

Dial Liquid or Bars, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 05-17-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Reach Dental Care, On Sale 2/$5.00
Get $3.00 Register Reward when you buy 2
Use BOGO Free Coupon in 4-26-09 RP
Final Cost: FREE + .50 overage after RR

Zantac 150, On Sale $7.99
Get $2.00 Register Reward
Use $1.00 coupon in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.99 after RR

Walgreen's Baby Care Powder and Oil, On Sale $1.99

Posture D Calcium, On Sale $8.99
Get $8.99 Register Reward
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Speed Stick & Lady Speed Stick, On Sale $1.99
Get $1.00 Register Reward
Final Cost: $.99 after RR

Colgate Wave Total, On Sale $2.49
Get $1.50 Register Reward
Use $1.50 coupon in All You March 09 or $1.00 printable
Final Cost: Free + .49 overage if you use the $1.50 coupon if not FREE after RR

Bayer Quick Release, On Sale $2.49
Get $2.49 Register Reward
Final Cost: FREE

If you are new to Walgreen's a few things to note. The Register Reward will print out after the purchase is complete and you can use it on your next purchase. You can not use it to buy the same item you just received that Register Reward (RR) for, it must be something different. The register reads the RR's as a manufacturer' coupons so if you are buying an item and using a manufacturer's coupon for that item, if you want to use that RR to pay for it you must add one more item to your transaction for the RR to go through. Sometimes you can find a pencil or something small for under $.25. Watch the date on RR's, they usually expire pretty quickly and they don't take them if they expire. Let me know if you have any questions.

Blogger and IE Problems

test — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:15:00 +0000

(I am going to keep this post at the top of the page for the next day so everyone can see it, please scroll down for any new posts! thanks!!)

It appears that Blogger is having trouble with Internet Explorer and if you have a certain version (not sure) of IE then you are getting an error that says:

IE can not open the Internet site http://www.frugalrimama.com
Operation Aborted

They know of the problem and are working on it. One thing they know that is a temp fix is if you remove the "Followers" gadget then it won't happen. I have removed it and it seems to be working OK now.

I am sorry if you have been having trouble getting to the website. It's such bad timing with ABC6 doing a story on my site just yesterday and so many new people trying to find my blog. Hopefully the issue is resolved now that I removed the "Followers" gadget. Please let me know if you have been having trouble and it's fixed now or if you are still having trouble. It's working fine in Firefox and Netscape, as far as I know.

Thanks!

CVS Week of 5/24

test — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:28:00 +0000

CVS is having a 2 day sale this week with a lot of great deals so make sure you stop either Sunday or Monday. They've got a fantastic ad so be sure to look it because I'm just listing the BEST Deals. At the bottom of the post I will write a few scenarios for all my new readers that want to learn how to get free, or close to free stuff at CVS. Also, check out the Grocery Gathering at BeCentsAble for more store deals.

2 Day Sale Only (Sunday and Monday)

Craig 7" portable DVD/CD Player w/remote, On Sale $59.99 - after Monday $69.99

Cottonelle 12 pack, On Sale $5.49 (limit 3) - after Monday $6.99
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 04-26-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $9.98 for 2 twelve packs
OR
Use $1.00 coupon in All You, June 2009
Final Cost: $4.49 each

Planters Nuts, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 6) - after Monday 2/$6.00

Oreo & Cakesters, On Sale BOGO Free - after Monday 2/$6.00

All NYC Cosmetics, On Sale BOGO Free - after Monday BOGO 50% off

Folgers Coffee, On Sale BOGO Free - after Monday 2/$6.00

Clearasil Stayclear Daily Face Wash 6.5oz, On Sale $3.99 Get $3.99 ECB's (limit 1) - after Monday no ECB's)
Use $1.00 coupon in 4-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE + $1.00 overage after ECB's

All Revlon Nail Polish, On Sale $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1) - after Monday Regular Price & no ECB's
Use $1.00 coupon in 4-26-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Playtex Gentle Glide or Sport tampons, On Sale $3.99 Get $3.00 ECB's (limit 1) - after Monday Regular Price & No ECB's
Use $1.00 coupon in 3-22-09 SS or $1.00 Sport printable coupon (IE only - wont work in Firefox)
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Listerine, BOGO 50% off - after Monday regular price
Use (2) $1.00 coupon in 04-26-09 RP insert
Final Cost: Varies depending on what you buy

Bandaids, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 2) - after Monday Regular price & No ECB's
Use $1.00 coupon in 2-8-09 SS or 4-26-09
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Colgate, On Sale $.88 each - after Monday Regular Price

All Week Long Sales

Gain, On Sale $5.99 (limit 1)

Kraft BBQ Sauce, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $.66 each

French's Mustard, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 05-10-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.16 each

Hellman's, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.99

Olay Body Wash, Plus Ribbons or Quench, On Sale 2/$12 Get $5 ECB's when you buy 2 (limit 1)
Use (2) $1.00 coupon in 5-3-09 P&G insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2 after ECB's

Colgate Total, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

Kotex Ultra Thin Pads, On Sale 2/$7.00 Get $2 ECB's when you buy 2 (limit 3)
Use (2) $1.00 coupon in 4-5-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2 after ECB's

Speed Stick Pro Deo, On Sale $3.99 Get $3.99 ECB's (limit 2)
Final Cost: Free after ECB's

Here are some scenarios to help you get the most you can buy rolling your ECB's. I'm going to do this based on the fact that you have NO ECB's from past weeks and you are going to shop on Sunday or Monday to take advantage of the 2 day sale.

You will have to do more than one transaction below and your store may even let you do them all at once, check first. If not, do the first transaction, go to your car and drop off your bag then go back in for the next one, or even stop at a different store or go back another day. I do all mine in one trip and my store will let me separate my transactions, but I usually go when it's not really busy.

Transaction #1
(1)Speed Stick Pro Deo
Total OOP (Out of Pocket): $3.99
Get $3.99 ECB's

Transaction #2
(2)Bandaids
Use (2)$1.00 coupon
Use $3.99 ECB's from previous transaction
Total OOP: FREE - They will have to adjust the ECB's to $3.98 because that is your pre-tax total.
Get $4.00 ECB's

Transaction $3
(1)Playtex Gentle Glide or Sport tampons
Use $1.00 coupon
(1)Colgate Total
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Use $4.00 ECB's from previous transaction

Total OOP: $.98
Get $5.00 ECB's

Transaction #4
Clearasil Stayclear Daily Face Wash 6.5oz
Use $1.00 coupon
(3) Kraft BBQ Sauce
Use (2) $1.00 printable coupon (you can only print 2 coupons per computer, if you have another computer and can print another one then use 3 coupons for even better savings)
Use $5.00 ECB's from above transaction

Total OOP: $.99
Get $3.99 ECB's

Transaction #5
(1)Speed Stick Pro Deo (limit 2) - you can buy one more since we only bought 1 in the first transaction
Use $3.99 ECB's from transaction above

Final Cost: FREE
Get $3.99 ECB's

Transaction #6
(1)All Revlon Nail Polish
Use $1.00 coupon
(1) French's Mustard
Use $3.99 ECB's from above transaction

Total OOP: $.66
Get $3.00 ECB's

You still have $3.00 so you can go get anything you need that might not be on sale, perhaps even a gallon of milk. If you follow the above scenario's you spend a total of $6.62 + tax and you'll have:
(1) French's Mustard
(1) Revlon Nail Polish
(1) Colgate toothpaste
(1) Colgate Total
(1) Playtex Tampons
(2) Bandaids
(2) Speed Stick Deo
(3) Kraft BBQ Sauces
(1) Clearsil Daily Face Wash
and whatever you spend your $3.oo ECB's on (or save them for next week to roll)

That's a lot for $6.62 + tax.

Rite Aid Week of 5/24

test — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I'm not too impressed with Rite Aid's ad this week. Don't get me wrong there are some good sales but nothing great. I did find a few things that were worth mentioning especially if your running low on any of these items, they are good prices to stock up on. Be sure to check out the entire ad for all the sales.

Xtra Laundry Detergent, On Sale 2/$5.00

Nice n Fluffy, On Sale 2/$5.00

Dove Deorderant or Body Mist, On Sale $3.99
Get $2.00 Single Check Rebate
Final Cost: $1.99

VO5 Shampoo or Conditioner, On Sale .99

Rite Aid Cough Drops 30 ct, On Sale 2/$2.00

Rite Aid Lip Balm 2pack, On Sale 2/$2.00

Did I miss a good deal? Let me now if I did.

Check out BeCentsAbles Grocery Gathering for more store deals.

Extra Entry for $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

test — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:06:00 +0000

TOMORROW is the last day to enter to win a $50 Visa Gift Card AND some Anti-viral Kleenex!

Would you like an Extra Entry? This is super easy too. Just go back to the Giveaway Post here and leave a comment and tell me what you are doing / or did this holiday weekend. If you did nothing, that's OK, still tell me you did nothing! It doesn't have to be anything exciting, I just want to give those of you who visit my blog today a chance to win another entry.

My husband took Friday off so he's been home for 4 days. That's always nice. We got a few things done around the house and the yard and went out for dinner with the girls on Saturday and just relaxed for most of the weekend. Today we have a few friends coming over for a small BBQ. I was also able to get some things prepared for my Birthday Celebration Week which begins on Sunday May 31st. I can't wait! I hope you'll stop by and join in on the fun.

I hope whatever you did this weekend, you enjoyed it.

Please remember to go back to the original giveaway post for the comment to count as an extra entry. Your more then welcome to leave a comment here, but it won't count for the giveaway.

Monday Giveaway Madness

test — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:19:00 +0000

I have currently have 4 giveaways and more to come. I hope you'll enter them, you never know, you may win! (not required to list your giveaway)

This ends tomorrow ---> $50 Visa Gift Card & Anti-Viral Kleenex Giveaway (ends 5/26)

If you are hosting a giveaway list it below and then enter some too. Good Luck...

Boca Java Coffee : Mine arrived!!

test — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:48:00 +0000

I really enjoy my coffee and though I prefer Dunkin Donuts coffee, I can't always go out for a cup of coffee so I make it at home at least once a day but usually twice. I like to brew a lot of different types of coffee and I'm opened to try new ones especially if I can get a deal on it.

This is one I recently bought and it was such a good deal I have to share it with you, it's Boca Java and right now you have the chance to try their coffee with no obligation and FREE Shipping.

I got two (2) bags of Boca Sunrise and two (2) bags of Hightide Hazelnut and I love both of them. The Hazelnut I've only had a few times, I enjoy that more at night for a treat but the Baco Sunrise I have in the morning and I really enjoy it.

The best part about this deal is there are no strings attached, if you really don't like it, you don't have to buy anymore. It's a great way to try it out.

If you'd like to get some just go to Boca Java before this good deal is gone.

Free Downloadable Cookbooks

test — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has a bunch of great, FREE downloadable cookbooks listed on her blog. Head on over to her blog to find out more about where to find them.

Shaw's : One of my Readers savings story

test — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:52:00 +0000

For those of you that are new to using coupons and still not sure how much you can save, you have to read this post from one of my readers Carrie on her blog. She went to Shaw's today and brought her total down from $261.81 to $97.41!! That was with sales, coupons and store coupons. What a fantastic savings. You can read about what she got on her blog Tara's Tiny Tips.

She had some coupons go in wrong and a few things ring up wrong so she'd really like some advice on how everyone juggles getting their groceries up on the belt, watching the prices AND watching the coupons. All while probably bagging your groceries too. So if anyone has any advice for her, please go to her blog and leave her a comment. thanks!

Guest Post: The Great Hamburger Experiment

test — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Last week I attended a blogging event and was able to meet some local New England bloggers and it was such a wonderful opportunity. While having lunch I was chatting with Wendy Thomas from Simple Thrift about an experiment she's been working on called The Great Hamburger Experiment. As I listened on I was so intrigued I asked her if she would write a Guest Post and share this experiment with my readers so hear it is. I hope you find it as interesting as I did.

50 Pounds of Hamburger
The Great Hamburger Experiment
by Wendy Thomas of Simple Thrift

Early one Monday morning, after my 6 kids had all gotten on their respective school buses, I grabbed my cup of coffee and began going through the major news websites before I started my work for the day.

On article on the ABCnews.com site in particular grabbed my attention. Written by Scott Mayerowitz of the ABC News Business Unit, it was called: Recession Bargain or Fool’s Challenge? Meet the 50-pound Burger: Over sized Eating Could Be Your Ticket to Free Meal on ET.

Always interested in finding ways to cut our food bills I anxiously pulled up the story and started reading. Instead of finding any sort of food bargains, though it was an article about restaurants that offered enormous food challenges, the implication being that it was a good deal if you could complete the challenge as most restaurants would then wave your bill.

Mayerowitz described 72 oz. steaks served with a baked potato, salad, dinner roll, and shrimp cocktail FREE if you could finish all of that in 60 minutes (apparently the record for consuming this was 8 minutes and 52 seconds).

Not wanting to lose out on the experience, Mayerowitz along with a super-sized friend decide to take the challenge of the 50 pound burger. With its homemade bun and a carpet of cheese, it also includes a full head of lettuce and several tomatoes. They had 3 hours in which to finish the burger.

They only made it half-way and got the rest boxed to go. The bill? A mere 159.95.

After I finished this article, I left the following comment and started my day.

"If there is one thing this economy is going to show us is that this kind of gluttony and wastefulness has no place in our lives anymore. Buy what you need, eat what you need to and let nothing go to waste. I have 6 kids; do you know how many meals I could make with 50 pounds of Beef?"

At a writer’s group meeting, the story still haunted me and I my friends about the story. I was just floored at the sheer waste of food and the comment that these sorts of food challenges made about our obese and over-indulgent society.

I started to imagine how I could feed my family of 6 children and 2 adults with those 50 pounds of hamburger. Our food budget is frugal as it is, with our weekly food bill rarely going over 140.00, but if I had 50 pounds of beef to supply some protein? I wondered how long I could make that stretch, and then I started to come up with actual meals I could make.

I left another message on the ABCnews website:

"I've been thinking about this all morning. For my family of 8 total by using stretchers like bread crumbs and vegetables, and making chilies and soups, tacos, and salads. I could create meals for about 6 weeks with 50 pounds of hamburger. When you look at it that way, trying to eat that in one meal no longer seems like any kind of "fun"."

And so a plan was hatched. My children not being new to my history of crazy plans, (we’ve decluttered the house and removed 5,000 pounds of stuff and we’ve had a Holiday celebration on a budget of 0.00) all rolled their eyes. Mom is up to it again murmured the oldest one. But when I explained to them about the article and how that 50 pounds of meet could be used for so much more instead of just being wasted like that on two people they started to get interested.

We could make chili said one, mini hamburgers, add it to red sauce and pasta said the others. Before long we had a list of meals that could be made from those 50 pounds of beef.

So let’s try it I said to the kids. With a small amount of reluctance they and my husband all agreed.

Here is meal number 7.

Meal 7 – Taco Bake with Cheddar Biscuits

This is also one of those great recipes where if you need to make more, you just raid the pantry and add more vegetables. Sliced potatoes would have worked, as would have peas, broccoli, cauliflower, or anything else you have on hand.

I’ve had requests from the kids to make this dish again soon and to put it in the “family favorites” folder.

For this meal I used 1 pound of ground beef.

Recipe – Taco Bake with Cheddar Biscuits

1 pound ground beef
1 can Corn (15 oz.)
1 can Vegall (15 oz)
1 large can white beans (1lb 13 oz)
1 large jar of salsa
1 package taco seasoning mix
3 cups of biscuit mix (I used Bisquick)
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup of water or milk (I used water)

Brown the ground beef and drain. In the fry pan add the corn, Vegall, beans, salsa, and taco seasoning. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Place the taco mixture into a large 9 by 13 casserole dish. In a separate bowl combine the biscuit mix, the water or milk, and the shredded cheddar. Drop by spoonful on top of the taco bake mixture. (Smaller biscuits work better than dropping large ones on top). Bake in a 425 oven for approximately 30 minutes or until the biscuits have slightly browned. Serve with salad, although this can make a meal in itself.

Wendy has a column in the Nashua Telegraph and is a free lance journalist for regional newspapers and magazines. She also write for the Examiner.com/Manchester. Visit Wendy at Simple Thrift to follow her along on The Great Hamburger Experiment

Free Craft Newsletter and Free Craft Samples

test — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:47:00 +0000

Get a Free Craft newsletter subscription with free craft samples. The kids will be out of school soon and crafts will come in handy on rainy days. Click the banner above to get yours. I suggest using an alternate email address other than your personal so your inbox doesn't get flooded with emails.

Red Plum Printable Coupons

test — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:53:00 +0000

You can now print Red Plum Printable Coupons right here on Frugal RI Mama. You can click above or look for the banner on the sidebar, either way you'll find yourself on the same page with lots of great coupons.

Here's a few that you'll find there right now:

Kelloggs Mini Wheat's, $1.00/2
Eggo Bakeshop $1.00/1
Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mix $2.00/1
Del Monte Fruit Chillers $1.00/1
Snuggle, any $1.00/1

Go here to print yours now. You should be able to print them 2 times from each computer.

Want to Win A Keurig Platium Brewer?

test — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:16:00 +0000

Would you like to Win a Keurig Platium Brewer? I know I would. I love the Keurig and really hope to have one some day. But for now I just enter each giveaway I come across in the hopes of winning.

Nicole at Nicole's Nickels is giving away a Keurig Platium Brewer and some K-cups. Go to her site to enter and while your there check out what you can get for FREE after rebate at Office Depot.

$50 Visa Gift Card & Kleenex Anti-Viral Winner

test — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:52:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered to win a $50 Visa Gift Card & Kleenex Anti-Viral Givaway. I wish I had more than 1 to giveaway.

I went to random.org and asked it to pick a number between 1 and 364 and here is the winner:

Here are your random numbers:

83

Timestamp: 2009-05-27 12:53:52 UTC

#83 - Courtney said...I told someone about this giveaway through email...

Congratulations Courtney. I've emailed her and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize or I'll pick another winner.

Don't forget, next week is my Birthday Week Celebration and I'll have a new giveaway each day. And I have a FANTASTIC Giveaway for June 3rd, my actual birthday. I know you will all LOVE it and you'll be able to gain extra entries on June 3rd ONLY so be sure to stop by and check it out.

UPrinting 500 Business Card Giveaway WINNERS

test — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:04:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway for 500 Business Cards. I have picked a winner using Random.org and the winners are..............

#3 hondaray6 said...What a cool site. It looks easy to use, which I like! Last year my son and a friend started a thrift shop--on a shoe string! They bought unclaimed contents of abandoned storage units and accepted donations. With all the empty store fronts in town they had no problem getting a free months rental to get started. In a year it has grown more than anyone imagined. And they have been able to give back in a big way. At Xmas they handed out over 300 toys and have helped refurnish 3 families that lost everything in fires. I would love to surprise them with business cards since thats an expense they would never spend money on! Thanks for the chance!

#10 -carolyn said... I subscribe - She also said she could use these to promote a new business she is starting.

Congratulations Carolyn and hondaray6 - Have fun creating your Business Cards!!!

I have emailed them and if I don't hear back from them within 48 hours then I will pick another winner.

Free Coffee at Borders

test — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Use this coupon to get a FREE small coffee at borders but go quick because it expires 5/31/09.

(thanks Money Saving Mom!)

$5.00 Eukanuba Coupon

test — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Stop & Shop 5/29 - 6/4 : Dollar Doubler Days!!

test — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:07:00 +0000

Dollar Doubler Days are back at Stop & Shop this Friday (5/29) and you can double (4) $1.00 coupons with a $15 minimum purchase with the in ad coupon. Last time they didn't have the coupons in the store so be sure to bring the ones from your ad just in case. Besides the dollar double coupons, they've got some pretty good sales going on. Here are some of the best ones I see but be sure to look at the entire ad for all the deals.

Click HERE for a $3 off $15 Fresh Meat Purchase. (thanks Lauren!)

Free Milk when you buy Kellogg's Cereal
--- Buy 3 boxes of Kellogg's Cereal, Get 1 Gallon of Milk FREE
---Buy 5 boxes of Kellogg's Cereal, Get 2 Gallons of Milk FREE
---Buy 7 boxes of Kellogg's' Cereal, Get 3 Gallons of Milk FREE

Meat Sale
80% Lean Ground Beef, $1.79lb
Purdue Boneless Chicken Breast, On Sale BOGO Free
Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops, On Sale $1.99 lb
Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, On Sale BOGO Free

Deli Sale
Stop & Shop American Cheese, On Sale $4.99

Everything Else....

Large Brown Eggs, $.99

Kellogg's Cereal, On Sale 4/$6.00

Arm & Hammer 2x Liquid Detergent, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Knorr Pasta Sides, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/3 cpn in 05-17-09 RP insert
Buy 3
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: $1.00 for 3

B&M Baked Beans, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/4 05-17-09 SS insert
Buy 4
Use $1.00 double Coupon
Final Cost: $2.00 for 4 or .50 each

Wish Bone Dressing, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 05-17-09 RP insert
Buy 2
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Stop & Shop Bread On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop English Muffins, On Sale 10/$10

Kleenex Facial Tissue, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00/4 cpn in 04-05-09 SS insert
Buy 4
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: $2.00 for 4

Bagelfuls, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Use dollar doubler
Final Cost: FREE

Stop & Shop Waffles, On Sale $10/10

Stop & Shop SteamReady Vegetables, On Sale 2/$3.00

Pilsbury Brownie Mix, On ale 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 coupon in 03-29-09 RP insert
Buy 2
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Dole Fruit Bowls, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon in 04-26-09 SS insert
Buy 3
Use $1.00 doubler coupon
Final Cost: $4.00 for 3

Shaws 5/29 - 6/4

test — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Shaw's has a great ad this week most stores will take the Stop & Shop doubler coupons so bring those with you to save more! Also Shaw's has printable coupons on their website too!

Here are some of the best deals I see but to see even more deals go to Frugal Living and Having Fun and Deb has a Huge list of all the deals this week.

Quaker Granola Bars or Cereal (Life or Cap'n Crunch), On Sale $1.49

Quaker Snacks or Bars (Mini delights Fiber & Omega 3, Simple Harvest, or True Delights), On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 4-19-09 or 5-10-09 Red Plum (RP) insert
Final Cost: $.99

Shaw's Choice Boneless Chuck Roast $1.99lb

Green Giant Idaho Potatoes $1.49

Assorted Pork Chops, On Sale $1.49lb
Use $1.00/3lbs Shaw's Printable Coupon

Ball Park Franks B1G1 Free
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5-17-09 RP

Center Cut Pork Chops $1.99

Kraft Easy Mac 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2

Fresh Cut Watermelon $ .59

Farm Stand Peeled Mini Carrots 2/$3

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese 3/$5
Use $1.00/2 printable
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.33 for 2

Shaw's Butter 16 oz. $1.99

Shaw's Deli Style Cheese $2.99

Shaw's Milk Gallon~ $2.49

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna 10/$10

Shaw's Pasta $ .88

Wisk Laundry Soap $8.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $7.99

New Printable Coupons at Coupons.com

test — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Here are a few new printable coupons on coupons.com. Some of these go fast so print them now before they are gone!

Axe, $2.00
Garnier Nutritioniste, $2.00
Perdue Perfect Portions, $1.00

Weekly Savings: Week of 5/24

test — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:44:00 +0000

I didn't do much shopping this week and I didn't get any pictures. It was one of those crazy weeks. I did manage to stay under budget which is great since it's the end of the month. I had a very good month and I'll post monthly savings report next week along with Aprils, since I never posted that.

Here's what I got:

Groceries - My budget is $85 a week for groceries.

Total OOP: $43.13
Total Saved: $9.90
Total Savings of 19% -- Not the best but at least it as a savings.

I am under budget by $41.87.

Drug Stores - My budget is $20 for the week. I only shopped at CVS this week and used lots of Extra Care Bucks I had left over from last week so my out of pocket was nice and low.

Here's what I spent:

Total OOP: $6.82
Total Saved: $40.40
Total Savings of 86%

I am under budget by $13.18.

How did you do this week? Leave a comment or a link to share your savings. It's great to learn from each other.

Giveaway: Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Today is the LAST day to enter!

I will be so happy when we are out of diapers and it's going to be very soon. I'm working on getting my 2 year old potty trained, it's going slower than I though. Everyone told me the second one is so much easier because they have an older child to copy. Well that isn't the case in my house. My youngest daughter really has no interest in what her sister does on the potty, but like I said we are working on it. Until then I am still buying diapers.

Huggies released a new diaper just last month, Huggies Pure & Natural. Here is some information from the press release:

The new Huggies Pure & Natural diaper is hypoallergenic, fragrance free and features a breathable outer cover that includes organic cotton. The liner includes natural Aloe & Vitamin E and materials from renewable sources, and the product’s outer packaging is sourced from 20 percent post-consumer recycled materials. The new diaper will be offered in 6 sizes, from newborn through size 5.

Huggies also has finally released a rewards program called Enjoy the Ride Rewards, which offers moms a chance to earn reward points which can be spent on chances to win valuable prizes such as trips, gift cards and more! Moms can sign up for the rewards program by going to www.enjoytheriderewards.com, and entering special codes that will be located on direct mail pieces, magazine ads, and online. Moms can also earn points by taking polls, watching videos and participating in other fun activities on the program’s Web site.

Here are a few codes to get you started:

TXZKZ JNRJQ DDPGB (5 pts)
JFBLF MCMCZ GCPGB (1 pt)
DRRLN QJSRH KWPGB (1 pt)
RNRHF HTTQC HFPGB (1 pt)
RPLSZ BRLDD RTPGB (1 pt)
PXGDB WGHLZ FGPGB (1 pt)

When asked if I wanted to try the new Huggies Pure & Natural I jumped at chance. I was curious to check them out and see how they stood up to the regular diapers. After using them for a week, I am very happy with the results. They don't leak, they are shaped perfectly for my daughter and her skin has been fine since we started to use them. I love the way they feel, they are so incredible soft to the touch. I also shared some with a friend and she too was very happy with them and she said she'd probably buy them more often than any other brand especially since the packaging is made from post-consumer recycled materials. I love that idea too!

Huggies has offered to give one (1) lucky Frugal RI Mama reader a package of the new Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers in either size Newborn, Size 1 or Size 2 ONLY. Unfortunately the bigger sizes aren't available for this giveaway.

To enter all you have to do is leave me a comment. That's all! Easy enough? You can also gain extra entries by doing any or all of the following.

blog about this giveaway
follow my blog
sign up for my emails
follow me in twitter

For each additional entry please make a separate comment for them to count. Oh and don't forget to leave me your email address or a blog that has a public profile so I can contact you if you win. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or I will have to pick another winner.

This giveaway will end Saturday May 30th at 11:59 PM EST and the winner will be announced the next day. Thanks so much and good luck!

FREE Ice Cream at Walmart TODAY (May 30th)

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:56:00 +0000

Free Ice Cream at Walmart today, Saturday, May 30th. Make sure you stop by!

All You Magazine - 2 years for $16.99!!!

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Today (5/30) is the last day to take advantage of this GREAT offer:

Don't forget Frugal RI Mama readers can get a 2 year subscription to All You Magazine for only $16.99! That's $.70 an issue! It's a great price and you probably won't find a better one right now. This offer is good until May 30th so make sure you don't miss it.

If you are new to All You then you probably don't know that each issue is packed with coupons that you can use anywhere! Here is a list of the coupons that are in the June issue of All You:
Sorry it's so small, but if you click on it you'll get a larger picture. Click here to get ordering details.

Luvs Newsletter & Coupons

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:03:00 +0000

Sign up for Luvs newsletter and receive special offers and tips, diaper coupons, or samples in the mail. You don't find coupons for Luvs too often in the newspaper so be sure to join!

Birthday Week Celebration

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:29:00 +0000

My birthday is on Wednesday (June 3rd) and growing up I always loved my birthday and not much has changed. I would write on every one's calendars on May 3th (a month before) that my birthday was coming up. It became quite the joke so I kept doing it. I wanted to make sure no one forgot my birthday, especially after I watched 16 Candles. Then I was really afraid my family would forgot, I mean if it happened in a movie, it most certainly happen in real life (or so I thought when I was a kid).

I don't write all over calendar's anymore, nor do I start warning everyone so far ahead, it doesn't matter to me who remembers anymore, it only matters to me that it's my day and I love it.

This year I've decided that I'm going have a week long celebration on my blog. I've made so many great friends since I started this blog and I'd love to celebrate it with you all!

To make it fun for everyone, I've put together some great giveaways for each day this week. I love giving my readers free stuff and seeing how happy they are. So why not have some really cool things to giveaway during my birthday week, right?

Each day this week starting tomorrow, May 31st, I will start the day off with a giveaway. They won't end that day BUT if you enter on the day it begins you'll get an extra entry so be sure to stop by every day to see what it is.

I will still have the frugal deals in between all the parting since that's what this blog is really for and not everyone likes giveaways (only a few I've been told, but that's OK). But getting stuff for FREE goes along with being Frugal so I think it's a perfect fit!

I've got a really AWESOME giveaway set to begin on Wednesday, June 3rd, on my birthday. I'm so SUPER excited to be able to give one of my readers this FANTASTIC Prize!!! I'm not going to tell you yet but I'll give you a hint each day before Wednesday but I'm sure (most) of you will LOVE IT as much as I do!

Also on Wednesday evening I will be doing a LIVE giveaway. Basically what that means is if you stop by anytime between 6pm EST and 12 am EST and chat with me and who ever is here, you'll be entered to win a gift card (not decided yet, you'll have to wait until them to find out where). That's all, just stop by for the party (and a piece of cyber cake - chocolate with butter cream frosting, yum yum) and you'll automatically be entered to win.

Remember this all starts tomorrow so make sure you stop by, you will not want to miss tomorrow's giveaway, I picked a really nice one to start off the week.

Walgreens Week of 5/31

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:49:00 +0000

I'm not too impressed with Walgreens ad this week, nothing great really popped out at me, except for the Contour/Breeze 2 money maker, but I'm sure there is something there you might needs so make sure you see the entire ad. Here is what did look good to me. Also stop by the Grocery Gatherings at BeCentsAble for more store deals.

Countor / Breeze 2 Meter, On Sale $10
Get $10 Register Reward
Use $30 (up to) cpn in 10-26-08 RP, 2-1-09 RP or 3-22-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $10 overage with RR

Country Time, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00/2 printable
Final Cost: $2.98 for 2

100 Calorie Bars, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 05-03-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.50 each

Duracell, On Sale $2.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-17-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $1.99

Chinet, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.50 each

Ban, On Sale 2/$3.00
Get $1 RR wyb 2
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 5-31-09 insert
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2 or $.50 each

Kellogg's Cereals, select On Sale 2/$5.00

Domino Sugar, On Sale $2.29 with in ad coupon
Use $.35 cpn in 05-17-09 RP insert (amount varies depending on where you live)

Ecotrin, On Sale $2.00
Get $2.00 Register Reward
Use $2.00 cpn in 5-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 overage after RR

Did I miss any good deals? If so let me know.

CVS Week of 5/31

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Not too many Extra Care Bucks deals this week but there are some great sales so it's not too bad. Here is what looks the best to me but be sure to see the entire ad. Also stop by the Grocery Gathering at BeCentsAble for more great store deals.

Spend $20, Get $5 ECB's when you buy (limit 3)
Charmin Basic, On Sale $5.88
Charmin Ultra Strong, On Sale $5.88
Use $1.00/2 Charmin in 05-03-09 PG insert
Bounty Basic, On Sale $5.88
Use $1.00 Bounty cpn in 05-03-09 PG insert

Huggies, On Sale $8.99
Use $1.50 cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $7.49

CVS Batteries, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 8)

Bumblebee, On Sale 3/$3.00

CVS Party Cups On Sale BOGO Free

Essence of Beauty Flawless Pedicure, On Sale $9.99 Get $3 ECB's (limit 2)
Final Cost: $6.99

Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's Nivea for Men

Get $4 ECB's when you buy 2: (limit 5)
Softsoap Body Wash
Irish Spring Body Wash
Ensembles handsoap or refill

Get $10 ECB's when you buy 2 Hawaiian Tropics 4-8 oz (limit 1)
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 SS insert

Speedstick & Lady Speedstick, On Sale 2.49 Get $1 ECB (limit 2)
Final Cost: $1.49

Axe, On Sale $4.99
Use $2.00 Printable Coupon
Final Cost: $2.99

Zantac 75 or Zantac 150, ON Sale $19.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.50 cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $13.49

Act Rinse 18oz, On Sale $4.29 Get $1 ECB (limit 2)
Final Cost: $3.29

Accu Check, On Sale 14.99 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: $5.00 after ECB's

Milk 1 gallon, On Sale $2.79 Get $1.00 ECB's (this may vary from store to store)
Final Cost: $1.79

CVS Facial Tissue, On Sale $.89 (limit 8)

Be a Product Tester for Parenting Magazine

test — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Parenting magazine is looking for people to test out products for future articles. What a great opportunity for a mom. Brandie from Free Sample Freak has all the information on how to sign up. The form is super easy and they don't need much information from you.

Birthday Giveaway : $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway sponsored by Mr. Rebates

test — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:00:00 +0000

To start off my Birthday Celebration week I have an AWESOME Giveaway, at least I think it's awesome.

Mr. Rebates is a cash-back shopping website that offers over 1500 stores plus money-saving online coupons that you can stack with the every day cash-back savings. Some of the top name brand stores include favorites like Macy's, Sears, Travelocity and more.

Pretty much how it works is when you want to shop online, you go to Mr. Rebates first and find the store. It will tell you exactly what percentage you'll get back as a rebate and also if there are any specials, deals or coupon codes, they will list them as well to help you save even more. Then you click through to the store and it will be tracked in your account by Mr. Rebates. The store will report back to them how much you spent and then Mr. Rebates will deposit the cash back into your account. It's so simple.

The transactions will say "Pending" for 90 days. This is how long it will take them to verify everything and be sure there are no returns. Once it's "Available" and you have enough in your account you can request a cash out.

It's free to sign up and they even give you $5.00 in your account as a bonus. You only need $10 to cash out so you are already half way to your first rebate check.

The great people at Mr. Rebates has offered to give one (1) lucky Frugal RI Mama reader a $100 gift card to Amazon!!

How can you enter? Just go to Mr. Rebates and look around at the stores and tell me where you'd love to spend $100. That's it! Pretty simple but you must do this before you can do any of the extra entries.

For some extra entries you can do any or all of the following:

blog about my giveaway (leave link in comments)
twitter about my giveaway (leave link in comments)
follow me on twitter
follow my blog or sign up for my RSS emails
comment on any other post on my blog (tell me which post in the comments)
send a friend an email about my giveaway and cc me (karen@frugalrimama.com) then comment with you friends name

This giveaway will end Tuesday, June 30th at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be announced the next day.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Birthday Giveaway : Paper Shouts, Posh notes for life's big moments

test — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:08:00 +0000

This is the 2nd Giveaway for my week long Birthday Celebration. Hope your enjoying the week so far!

My youngest daughter just turned 2 and we had a little party for her. I like to send thank you cards to our friends and family especially because most of them come from a distance to be there, and they are always there. I took a ton of pictures at her party and I got a great shot of her in front of her cake. She didn't like it when we sang happy birthday to her for her 1st birthday so I was very happy when she enjoyed it and sang along this year. When I saw the pictures, I was even more happy that I got such a cute shot of it.

When Shannon from Paper Shouts asked me if I'd like to review their products I knew that I wanted to get some Thank You cards and I was very happy when she told me I can also put a picture on it.

The ordering process was very simple. The website is set up so it's easy to find where you want to go. I looked for Thank you cards and there was such a great selection, I had a hard time choosing. She told me I could even personalize the invitations to make them thank you cards and add a picture. So that's what I did.

First I picked my picture. I tried a few different ones, I wasn't sure what I wanted to use and then when I found this one, I knew that was the perfect one. I used the arrows to center it and I was all set:
Then I personalized it, which again was very simple. I decided to just put "thank you..." and her name along the bottom this way I could write on each card to personalize it even more. I just left the other spots blank so nothing would print there:
Then I reviewed my card to make sure it looked the way I wanted it to look and I approved it:
Perfect! And I was all done. I can't believe how easy it was. They shipped out within a couple of days and in about a little over a week I had them in my hands and I was very happy with the end product.

They arrived vacuum packed so they were nice and neat, no marks, rips or tears and all the corners were nice and pointy. Nothing worse then getting personalized cards and the corners are smashed.

The quality of the paper was amazing and it's printed on recycled paper. They had a matte finish, which is my favorite and the picture was perfectly clear. These are professional through and through. I'm so happy with my Thank you Cards that I will definitely be back for more!

Shannon at Paper Shouts has offered to give one (1) Frugal RI Mama reader a $25 Gift Certificate to Paper Shouts in honor of my Birthday Celebration. Isn't that nice of her?!

How can you enter? It's very simple. Just go to the Paper Shouts website and tell me what you'd use the $25 gift card on. That's it!

You can also gain additional entries by doing any or all of the following.

blog about my giveaway
twitter about my giveaway
follow me on blogger
sign up for my RSS feed/emails
follow me on twitter

Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each entry above and don't forgot to leave an email address or a link to a blog or a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

Those are the rules, pretty simple!

This giveaway will end Monday June 15th at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be notified the next day and have 48 hours to claim their prize or I will have to pick another winner.

Thanks for entering.. Good luck.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

New Coupons.com Printable Coupons

test — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:21:00 +0000

Coupons.com has some new coupons on this week. Here are some of the new ones I saw but they may go fast so print them now and use them later.

A few of the Kraft ones were reset too!
Yoplait $.45/6
Lucky Charms, $.55/1
Yoplait Go-Gurts or Trix $.80/2
Yoplait 32oz $1.00/2
Chex Mix $.50/2
Yoplait Go-Gurts, Trix or Yoplait Kids $.40/1
Special K Protien Drink, $1.00/1
Betty Crocker Warm Delights $.50/1
Yoplait Go-Gurts $.75/2
Keebler Sandies, $1.00/1
Betty Crocker Brownies $.75/2
Chex Mix Bars, $.60/1
Fiber One Chewy Bars $.40/1
Betty Crocker Frosting $.50/1
Rosetto Frozen Pasta $1.50/2

and so many more, these are just the new ones!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Organic Printable Coupons

test — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:47:00 +0000

I've had a few people ask me about Organic Coupons and I found another website that has them. You can print Organic Valley has printable coupons for all their Dairy products (milk, cheese, eggs, cream etc).

Here are a few more places to get printable Organic product coupons:

You can also print coupons for various Organic products at Mambo Sprouts.

Brown Cow - their coupons expire 10 days after printed so make sure you plan accordingly.

Take the Quiz at Earthbound Farm and you'll receive $1.00 printable coupon.

Earth's Best Organic Baby Food - $1.00/10 jars

Horizon Organic

Sign up at Barbara's Bakery for a newsletter and occasional money saving coupons.

If you know of another website with Organic coupons please let me know. Remember if you write to the manufactors they may even send you coupons in the mail. Just go to their website and find the 'contact us' page and email them your name and address. You may even get a coupon for a FREE Product!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Free Sample of Park Lane Jewerly

test — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:31:00 +0000

If you fill out a brief survey you will get a FREE sample of Park Lane Jewerly! They have some really nice jewerly, I've been to several parties.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Free Kitchen Idea Book

test — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:19:00 +0000

Get a FREE KraftMaid Idea Book on kitchens, baths, home office, entertainment centers, bedrooms, laundry rooms and more. Click the picture above for more information.

Nicole's Savings Advantage: Update

test — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:10:00 +0000

6/1/09 - I received my $25 Target Gift Card today!!! Yeah!!! I'm so excited this finally came. I was just thinking I needed to email them because it had been just about a month since I sent back the form. I didn't cancel my membership yet because I really wanted that gift card.

Did anyone else get theirs yet? It does take a while but it arrived. I'm now going to find something to spend my $25 on. I'm sure it will be easy.

Here is a picture of my gift card:

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5/4/09- I received my welcome packet today and in a separate envelope was the form to send in for my $25 Target Gift Card. It was in a white envelope, no return address and my address was an address label printed from the computer. I thought for sure it was junk but I open all junk mail just in case and I'm glad I opened this one. There was absolutely no way of knowing what it was. I already filled it out and I am dropping it off at the PO tomorrow. It's only going to New York so should be there in a few days. I'll post again when I get my gift card.

If you already received your welcome packet (Black Envelope with Pink Writing, contained an rx card and CD) and you haven't received the Target Gift card form than I recommend you email them right away. You are entitled to that gift card per their registration terms.

Has anyone else received this form??

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5/1/09 -I've had a few people email me asking about the $25 Gift Card and when it will arrive. I emailed Nicole's Savings Advantage saying I had not received it yet. Customer Service told me it takes about 2 weeks to receive your welcome packet and the Target Gift Card voucher. She also said that as long as I send in the voucher for the Target Gift Card as soon as I get it, I will still receive the card even if I cancel my account.

I also had another reader tell me that she called and spoke to someone and they just extended her trail so she had plenty of time to send in her voucher. I suggest you either email them or call them if you haven't received your voucher yet.

I will keep you posted as to when I receive mine. Has anyone received the voucher yet or the Target Gift Card?

Birthday Giveaway : 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter Complete Sesaon 2

test — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:19:00 +0000

This is the 3rd day of my Birthday Celebration and here is Giveaway #3!

Growing up I loved watching Three's Company and anything else John Ritter was in. I was a big fan of his. I remember when he passed away, my husband and I were driving to Western Massachusetts to go to the Big E when we heard it on the radio. I have to admit, I cried. I was very sad to find out we'd never see him again on TV. At the time of his death he was starring in 8 Simple Rules to Dating Dating My Teenage Daughter and it was one of my favorite shows. John Ritter and Katey Sagel were a great team and hilarious together.

Here is a little bit of information about the show:

Emmy® winner John Ritter (TV’s “Three’s Company”) and four-time Golden Globe® nominee Katey Sagal (TV’s “Married with Children”) star as frazzled parents trying to raise three teenagers in the hilarious television comedy “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.” In this upbeat family comedy, Paul Hennessy (Ritter) is a sports writer who is prompted by his wife Cate’s (Sagal) return to nursing to take a more active role in raising their two teenage daughters, Bridget (Kaley Cuoco, TV’s “The Big Bang Theory”), and Kerry (Amy Davidson, TV’s “CSI: NY”), and their son Rory (Martin Spanjers, HBO’s “True Blood”). He is soon overwhelmed by his at-home responsibilities and misses being a sports writer. Paul begins writing a column about his struggles with his children and offers advice to people who are in his same position. His teenage daughters are dating, which sparks the use of the “8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter.”

8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter: Season Two 3-disc set hit store shelves on May 19, 2009 and guess what ... One (1) lucky Frugal RI Mama reader win the Season Two 3-disc set!! You can re-live the laughs with all 24 episodes from the hit show’s second season, which originally aired during the 2003-2004 television season on ABC, on DVD. During its three year run, the show received an Emmy® (Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series) and a People’s Choice Award (Favorite New TV Comedy Series).

Who can enter? Anyone in the US only.

How can I enter? All you have to do is leave a comment (you must do this first before any other entry counts) That's all. Pretty simple. You can also gain additional entries by doing any of the following:

follow my blog
follow me in twitter
blog about my giveaway
twitter about my giveaway
sign up for my emails

If you do any of the above, just leave me a separate comment for each. Each comment will act as an entry. BUT be sure you leave me an email address so I can contact you or a blog with a public profile.

This giveaway will end Tuesday, June 9th at 11:59 PM EST and the winner will be announced the next day and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or I'll pick another winner.

Good luck..

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

New Cellfire Coupons 6/2 - 6/15

test — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:53:00 +0000

Click HERE to add these new Cell Fire coupons to your grocery cards (not every store participates).

Lucky Charms® cereal Save $.55 - Save $.55 when you buy Lucky Charms® cereal.
Chex Mix® Bars Save $.60 - Save $.60 when you buy ONE BOX any flavor Chex Mix® Bars.
Chex Mix® Save $.50 - Save $.50 when you buy any flavor 4.5 OZ. OR LARGER Chex Mix® OR Chex® 100 Calorie Snack
Romanos Mac Grill Save $1 - Save $1.00 when you buy any flavor Romano's Macaroni Grill® Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit.
Fiber One® Bars Save $.40 - Save $.40 when you buy ONE BOX any flavor Fiber One® Chewy Bars.
Knorr® Sid€es Save $.75 on 2 - Save $.75 when you purchase any (2) Two Knorr® Sides product!
Fruit Snacks Save $.50 - Save $.50 when you buy TWO BOXES any flavor Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot®, Fruit Gushers®, Fruit Roll-Ups® OR Fruit Roll-Ups® Fruit Stickerz ®.
Fiber One® cereal Save $.55 - Save $.55 when you buy any flavor Fiber One® cereal.
Vaseline® Lotions Save $1 - Save $1 when you purchase any (1) One 200ml or larger Vaseline® hand and body lotion.
Yo-plus® Save $1 - Save $1.00 when you buy any flavor Yo-Plus® Yogurt 4-pack.
Betty Crocker® Warm Del $.50 - Save $.50 when you buy ONE any flavor Betty Crocker® Warm Delights® Bowls OR Betty Crocker® Warm Delights® Minis Bowls.
Yoplait® Save $.50 - Save $.50 when you buy SIX any variety Yoplait® Yogurt cups OR any flavor Yoplait® Original OR Light Smoothie.
BC® Supreme Brownie Save $.75 - Save $.75 when you buy TWO any flavor Betty Crocker® Box Supreme Brownie Mixes.
Betty Crocker Frosting Save $.50 - Save $.50 when you buy ONE TUB any flavor/variety Betty Crocker® Frosting.
Hamburger Helper® Save $.75 - Save $.75 when you buy THREE any flavor Hamburger Helper®, Tuna Helper® OR Chicken Helper® Home Cooked Skillet Meals.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Tomorrows Birthday Giveaway

test — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 3rd) is my Birthday and I have a great giveaway planned and it will be posted at 7:00 AM EST so be sure to check back tomorrow. You will get an extra entry that will be good ONLY tomorrow.

I will also have a LIVE giveaway tomorrow night from 6pm EST till about midnight EST and all you have to do is stop by the "Chat Post" and chat with me and you'll automatically be entered to win a $20 CVS Gift Card. If you don't have a CVS near you we can pick something else. I just want to spend my birthday with my Frugal RI Mama Friends! If it weren't for you I wouldn't have a blog.

See you then!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Birthday Giveaway : Hoover Platinum Collection

test — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

It's day 4 of my Birthday Week Celebration and today is my Birthday! I've saved the best giveaway for today and I hope you enjoy it.

I never knew I could love a vacuum the way I love the Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cyclonic Bagless Upright, but I do.

When we were married 8 years ago we bought a vacuum with some gift cards we received from Macy's (I think it was Macy's, maybe Filene's.. anyway) and I had NO IDEA what made a vacuum a good vacuum so we bought one for about $100. I figured it must be good, it cost $100 (like I said I had no idea about buying a vacuum). We lived in an apartment at the time and the rugs were so thin, our $100 vacuum worked fine, as a matter of fact it was perfect.

Then we bought a house and eventually had nice carpets installed and I realized my vacuum wasn't really as good as I thought it was, but it worked for the time being. A new vacuum wasn't really on our list of priorities.

After having children I realized more and more the importance of having a decent vacuum so I began my search. I found that $100 really isn't going to buy me a decent vacuum, the ones I wanted were a lot more than that. Mine wasn't working at all anymore so on Black Friday I bought a $29 vacuum at Walmart that worked so much better than my old vacuum and I knew it would do until I could save up to get the one I wanted.

Fast forward to last month when I was contacted by a Hoover representative who asked me if I'd like to review a Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cyclonic Bagless Upright, can you imagine my excitement, I desperately needed a new vacuum and what better than a Hoover Platinum Collection™.

I waited by the door for my new toy and the day it arrived I was giddy with excitement. I still couldn't believe I was getting a Hoover vacuum to review. My husband was heading out for an overnight business trip and I couldn't wait until he returned to use it so I pulled it out of the box and to my surprise, I was able to assemble it all by myself. Within a few minutes it was up and running.

Here is what I loved about the Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cyclonic Bagless Upright:

It has a long cord, a really long cord. I was able to plug it in and vacuum the entire length of my house. That was a nice time saver.
It has a super Windtunnel Technology™ feature that picks up so much and doesn't push the dirt around, even on my hardwood floors.
It has an Embedded Dirt Finder (EDF) which tells you when your rug is still Dirty and then Clean with a detection light. As much as I hate to admit how many times the "Dirty" light came on the first time I used it, I'm excited to know that now it will come on less and less each time I vacuum.
It's easy to push, almost like it doesn't even need me to push!
You can clean the filter, rather than having to replace it and spend more money. And there is a dial you can set when you clean it and it will tell you when you should clean it again.
It's super easy to empty and with it being bagless, no added expense of bags.
The power button is right on top and directly below it you can push another button to adjust the height according to how thick your rug is, or if you are going onto bare floor.

The only thing I found I wasn't happy with was it's heavy!!! Not to push, but to pick up. Getting it up and down my stairs won't be to easy, but as my husband explained to me, having the Windtunnel Technology™ feature makes it heavier, so I accept it and decided he can just carry it up and down for me.

Here are some facts about the Hoover Platinum Collection™ Cyclonic Bagless Upright:

::: The Hoover Platinum Collection Cyclonic Bagless Upright removes more dirt from carpet than other cyclonic bagless vacuums. The Multi-Cyclonic Filtration System delivers no loss of suction and is engineered to drop filter-clogging dirt out of the airstream, so that the filter stays clean longer.
::: Filter made with HEPA media. HEPA media traps 99.97% of dirt, dust and pollen down to 0.3 microns – a great feature that improves indoor air quality during vacuuming than traditional filter media.
::: Patented WindTunnel™ Technology - Three paths of suction surround the brushroll to reduce scatter and improve cleaning performance.

Time for the Giveaway. Hoover has generously offered to give one (1) Frugal RI Mama reader a Platinum Collection™ Cyclonic Bagless Upright (valued at $399.99). I just know you'll love this as much as I do.

Rules:

To enter this giveaway you must do this first, in order for any other entry to qualify. Go to the Hoover Platinum Collection website and check out all their products. Comment and tell me which one you really like.

Once you do that here are some additional entries:

blog about this giveaway then leave me a link
twitter about the giveaway and be sure to include @frugalrimama then leave me the link
follow me on twitter
follow my blog, sign up for emails, add me to google or any RSS Feed reader, then leave me a comment.
add my button to your blog then leave me the link
comment on any other post on my blog then come back and tell me you did and where (you can do this once every day until the giveaway ends)

And ONE EXTRA BONUS entry that is ONLY GOOD ON JUNE 3rd (Today, my actual Birthday) Just leave me a Birthday comment.

(if you already do any of the above leave me a comment telling me you do)

Details:

This giveaway will end Tuesday, June 30th at 11:59PM EST and the winner will be announced the next day. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me and claim their prize or I will pick another winner. Any entries that do not comply to the rules above will be deleted. I want to make this fair for everyone.

Good Luck!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Free Burt's Bees Lip Balm

test — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:06:00 +0000

Everyday from now until June 20th, Burt's Bees is giving away FREE Lip Balm between 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT but they are starting the giveaway at a different time each day so check HERE between those times to get yours.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

CVS : 50 Free Prints

test — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Sign up for CVS Photo center, it's free and you'll get up to 50 free prints when you join. Includes Free photo storage and sharing. You can pick them up in a hour so free shipping too! Can't beat that. I have a ton of pictures I need to print and I'm sure you do to.

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Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Live Giveaway Chat Post : Win a $20 CVS Gift Card

test — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Thank you for ALL the Happy Birthday Wishes!!

I had a nice day with my girls and recieved a lot of phone calls from friends and family. My mother called me twice to sing. LOL

This thread is for chatting tonight from 6pm EST to about 12am EST (if I last that long LOL). The comment moderation will be turned off so we can chit - chat in the comments section of this blog post. Anyone who chats tonight will be entered to win a $20 CVS Gift card OR if you don't have a CVS near you I will find another store for you, but I know $20 will go VERY far with a lot of my readers.

Make sure you leave me your email address so I can contact you if you win. I will pick a random number (using Random.org) and who ever made that comment number wins. If it happens to land on one of mine, then I'll ask it to pick another winner.

We can chat about anything really, frugal related or birthday related or what you did today, whatever. I just wanted to spend some time with my online friends tonight.

I hope you'll join me! Just refresh the comments page to follow along.

Birthday Giveaway : Lysol Disinfectant Spray

test — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

This is Day 5 of my Birthday Giveaway Week and here is Giveaway #5.

I'm sure that you are all familiar with Lysol and have probably used it at least once while cleaning. Lysol is great for cleaning and also it's ability to kill germs. But did you know that
Lysol is available as a resource for moms who have questions or concerns about health?

Check out the Germ Information Center at Lysol.com, which covers all of the germ basics and has a down loadable Healthy Habits Activity Booklet. The Home & Family section also has a variety of resources ranging from a room-by-room run down on how to effectively clean your home, nutrition and safety info, and child care tips for new moms.
The CDC and Reckitt Benckiser (producers of Lysol) established “An Ounce of Prevention” campaign to provide consumers with information as well as practical and useful tips on preventing infectious diseases. Explore everything the campaign has to offer at www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention.
Lysol published the “Looking After You” series of booklets, which provide practical information and tips for keeping you and your children healthy from pregnancy through childhood. These booklets are available for download at www.lysol.com/germ-information-center/resources/.

LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray can kill the Rhinovirus, Influenza and other cold-causing germs left on keyboards, telephones, doorknobs and all commonly touched surfaces and is available in a variety of scents. It is sold in the household cleaning aisle of food, drug, mass and convenience stores nationwide.

I've been spraying this all over the house the past week because I caught a cold from my 2 year old and I didn't want my 4 year old to get sick too. Nothing worse then taking care of sick kids when you are sick. It seems to have done it's job because she didn't catch anything, yet!

Giveaway:

The great people at Lysol have offered to give two (2) Frugal RI Mama readers a 12.5 oz can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray and a print copy of the “Looking After You” series.

Here is how you can enter:

Tell me what you do to help keep germs from spreading in your house
blog about this giveaway
tweet about this giveaway
follow me on twitter
follow my blog, get my emails, add me to google etc

Rules:

Please leave me a separate comment for each entry for them to count. Also, don't forget to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win! This giveaway will end Friday, June 12th at 11:59PM EST and the winners will be announced the next day. They will have 48 hours to claim their prize's or I will pick new winners.

Good Luck!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Live Giveaway $20 CVS Gift Card WINNER

test — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:44:00 +0000

Thanks again for all the Birthday Wishes!! I had a fun day with and I enjoyed chatting with those of you who stopped by last night. We'll have to do that again. It was nice to chat one on one.

And the winner is....

#96...

Congrats Wendy! I have emailed Wendy and if I don't hear back from her within 48 hours to claim her prize I will pick another winner.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Carefree Free Samples

test — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Get a FREE Sample of the new Carefree Ultra Protection Liners and a Carefree liners On the Go carrying case.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Birthday Giveaway : Log Cabin Syrup

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Today is Day 6 of my Birthday Giveaway Week and here is Giveaway #6.

My girls love having pancakes for breakfast. I usually buy the frozen mini pancakes and when I make a batch from scratch, I make extras and freeze them. Of course they have to have syrup with their pancakes, but not on top, on the side so they can dip. They both love to dip!

A few weeks ago we received a bottle of the new reformulated Log Cabin syrup, without High Fructose Corn Syrup, to try. My oldest didn't want it at first because the bottle wasn't shaped like 'a lady' but after she tasted it, she never mentioned her again. Funny how kids can be easily sidetracked.

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect since all syrups are made with High Fructose Corn Syrup and not sugar. There had to be a difference in taste but guess what? There isn't. The new reformulated Log Cabin Syrup is delicious and you'd never even know they changed anything and it is so much better for you. I loved it and so did my kids.

From the Press Release:

Log Cabin®, a family household tradition since 1887 announces the reformulation of its syrup line, by replacing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) with natural sugar.
“Heritage and history are important to us, as our brand has proved to be a family household tradition since 1887” says Allison Meyer, Associate Brand Manager of Pinnacle Foods. “That said, Log Cabin is the first brand in a long time to bring innovation to the syrup category by removing high fructose corn syrup.”
The reformulation was driven by growing consumer concerns about High Fructose Corn Syrup. Consumers are increasingly concerned about the ubiquity of high fructose corn syrup at the shelf. Several other top brands have removed or looked into the removal of high fructose corn syrup in their products.
“Log Cabin recognizes the importance of offering table syrup with natural sugar versus HFCS, as our consumers preferred the taste with natural sugar,” adds Meyer. Reformulated Log Cabin syrup can be found on store shelves across the country in Log Cabin Original Flavor and Log Cabin Lite flavors. Log Cabin Sugar Free is also sold at stores across the country.

Giveaway:

Log Cabin has offered to give two (2) Frugal RI Mama readers a bottle of the reformulated Log Cabin to try for themselves!

How to Enter:

To enter this giveaway first you must leave me a comment telling me what your family likes to have for breakfast.

You can also gain additional entries by doing any or all of the following.

blog about my giveaway
twitter about my giveaway
follow me on blogger
sign up for my RSS feed/emails
follow me on twitter

Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each entry above and don't forgot to leave an email address or a link to a blog or a public profile so I can contact you if you win.

This giveaway will end Thursday June 18sth at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be notified the next day and have 48 hours to claim their prizes or I will have to pick another winner.

Thanks for entering.. Good luck.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

National Donut Day - June 5th FREE Donuts!!!

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +0000

I had no idea there was a National Donut Day, but there is and it's today, June 5th. Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme are celebrating by giving you a FREE Donut today! Check with your local store to see if they are participating.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Weekly Savings: Week of 5/30

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +0000

There were some good sales this week and I stocked up on a few things including chicken, hamburg, bread, english muffins and more. My freezer is FULL and can not fit another thing. That's good because it was getting a little empty. I made several tips to Stop & Shop this week to use the dollar doubler coupons (thanks to Carrie for the extras), and I went to Walgreen's this week and I know have a spare hairdryer and a travel one which I got for a song!

Groceries:

My first shopping trip:
(4) S&S English Muffins, On Sale 10/$10
(4) S&S White Bread, On Sale 10/$10
(4) B&M Baked Beans, On Sale 10/$10
Used $1.00/4
Used Dollar Doubler
(9) Welch's Juice, $1.59 each
Used (3) $1.00/3 cpns
Used (3) Dollar Doubler

Used (3) Reusable Bags @ .05 each

Total OOP: $20.95
Total Saved: $15.71

My second shopping trip. I am not going to list everything out because this was a bigger shopping trip.

Total OOP: $42.16
Total Saved: $55.42

My 3rd and final shopping trip. I had one more set of dollar doublers so I wanted to pick up a few more things and we needed some hamburgers for the weekend and I wanted to use the $3 off $15 fresh meat purchase on those.

Total OOP: $33.04
Total Saved: $35.23

Grand Total OOP: $96.15
Grand Total Savings: $106.36
Total Savings of 53%.

My grocery budget is $85 a week. I went over budget by $11.15 but I'm stocked up on quite a bit so I won't need too much next week. Like I said before my freezer is full!!

Drug Stores:

CVS - I made a couple of trips to CVS this week to stock up on a few things too.

(4) CVS Cups, On Sale BOGO Free $2.79
(1) Huggies Diapers, On Sale $8.99
Use $2.00 printable coupon

Used $6.00 ECB's
Used $2.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $4.57
Total Saved: $18.58

(1) Huggies, On Sale $8.99
Used $1.50 cpn
CVS Nasel Decongestant, $4.49
(2) Nubbie Snack Cups, On Clearance $1.00 each

Used $3.99 ECB's
Used $4.72 (pre-paid visa balance)

Total OOP: $5.27
Total Saved: $19.19

Walgreens: The hairdryers that were on sall this week for $19.99 (with a $10 RR) were actually ringing up for $12.99 with a $10 RR so I grabbed two of those. I completely forgot that I couldn't roll the RR's with the dryers and when it didn't print out after the 2nd time, the cashier and I both realized what we did but she told the manager and he re rang it for me so it would print. I thought that was very nice of him because I was just asking to return it and only buy the first one. I just laughed at myself afterwards because I spaced out on that, I know you can't roll RR's from the same deal, duh!! :) I thought that was nice of them to give it to me.

(1)Revlon Ionic Styler, On Sal $12.99
(1)Ecotrin, On Sale $2.00
(1)Mortin Salt, On Sale $.50

Total OOP: $16.40
Total Saved: $8.88
Received $10 RR for dryer
Received $2 RR for Ecotrin

(1) Revlon Travel Dryer, On Sale $12.99
(1) Morton Salt, On Sale $.50
Used $10.00 RR
Used $2.00 RR

Total OOP: $2.40
Total Saved: $19.39

Grand Total OOP: $28.64
Total Saved: $66.04
A Total Savings of 70%

My drug store weekly budget is $20 and I went over budget by $8.64 but I have been below budget for so many weeks, I'm OK with that.

How did you do this week? Leave a comment and share your savings with us.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Stop & Shop 6/5 - 6/11

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Here are some of the great deals I found at Stop & Shop this week.

Eggo's, On Sale $.99

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, General Mills Lucky Charms or Quaker Life Cereals, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00 Kellogg's Coupons in 6-7-09 RP
Use $1.50/2 Kellogg's Printable Coupon
Use .50 Lucky Charms printable coupon
Use $1.50/3 General Mills printable coupon

Nathan's Beef Franks, On Sale BOGO Free

Kraft Shredded Cheese, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon (may not be available anymore but you might have it printed)
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Hood Milk, On Sale $3.69

Wheat Thins, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon (may not be available anymore but you might have it printed)
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Huggies Wipes, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $.75 cpn from home mailer
Use $1.00/2 cpn from 04-19-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 - $2.00 each depending on coupon used

Spend $25 get $5 off your next purchase
Some items include: (look for coupons in this coming weekend's P&G insert)

Luvs Diapers, ON Sale $6.49
Use $2.00 cpn from mailer
Final Cost: $4.49

Pringles, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2

Dawn, On Sale 10/$10

Downy, On Sale $5.99

Always, On Sale 2/$6.00

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Free Appitizer at Carrabba's Italian Grill

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Write your dad a toast for father's day and submit it HERE and you will receive a coupon for a FREE Appitizer at Carrabba's Italian Grill. (75 words or less)

(Thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Survey Site: Pinecone Research

test — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Pinecone Research is not the easiest Survey company to sign up with. You have to find a banner in to join and it's not very easy to find one. Guess what? Today is your lucky day! Pinecone Research is looking for Male Panelist. Click the banner above to join Pinecone Research. This is a REAL Survey company and they REALLY pay you! These spots fill up FAST so make sure you act fast!

Birthday Giveaway : Eebee Adventures Books

test — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Today is day 7 of my Birthday Week and this is Giveaway #7.

A few weeks back I gave away an Eebee DVD and now I have some books. Eebee is a cute little guy/gal (not sure which one) that babies love. He's made up of all different colors and has stringy hair and is absolutely adorable. My girls adore him and they are 2 and 4. We've watched the DVD's over and over again.

There is a huge line of Eebee products you can buy online at Eebee Adventures including some soft books. I love these books. They are soft, easy to handle, interactive, playful and fun!

I have two books to giveaway away to one (1) lucky Frugal RI Mama reader.

Have A Ball - It has a ball attached to it and Eebee is on the cover with hands that come out to catch the ball. You can have so much fun with this book and a baby, tossing the ball with Eebee catching it. So fun! Then you open the book and each page has something else you can do with the ball. You can hide the ball behind the pillows, toss the ball in the basket and put the ball in the wagon and move it along the page. Every page has something to touch and very interactive.

Laundry Time - This is another fun book! It's all about what you do with the laundry. On the cover there is a towel coming out of the tub and you can take it and wash Eebee's face. Then inside you can take the towels out of the basket and put them in the washing machine. You can hang the cloths on the line and then put them away in the draws. When you are all done, you can tuck Eebee in his bed and cover him with the clean blanket! Another fun interactive book that is so much fun and it has so much to touch.

Both these books are perfect for ages 9 months - 36 months. Some people might think that 36 months is pushing it, but my 4 year old really enjoys playing with them.

If you would like to enter this giveaway all you need to do is go to the Eebee Adventues website and tell me what you like most and leave me a comment. That's it. I'm making this last one short and sweet!

This giveaway will end Saturday, June 20th at 11:59 PM EST and the winner will be announced the next day and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or I will pick another winner.

Thanks and good luck!

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

Sherwin-Williams $10/$25 Coupon

test — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:49:00 +0000

Need to paint this month? You can print a coupon for $10 off $25 purchase at Sherwin-Williams HERE. It states one per person and it expires 6/30/09.

Join in on my Birthday Celebration all week (May 31st - June 6th) - A Different Giveaway will be posted each day with an AWESOME Giveaway on June 3rd (valued at $399.99). Click HERE for all the Celebration posts.

CVS Week of 6/7

test — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:14:00 +0000

Lots of deals at CVS this week. Not much for free, but still good deals. Here are some of the best ones I've found. Be sure to stop by BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering for more store deals.

Bayer Contour, On Sale $14.99, Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
Use up to $30.00 off coupon in 3-22-09 SS or 2-1-09 RP (they will adjust coupon to $14.99)
Final Cost: FREE + $5.00 money maker after ECB's

Dawn 10.3 oz, On Sale 2/$2.00 Get $1 ECB's when you buy 2 (limit 1)
Buy 2
Use (2) $.20 cpn in 06-07-09 PG inert
Final Cost: .60 for 2 after ECB's

Dasani or Coke 12pk, On Sale 4/$13.00 Get $3 ECB's when you buy 4 (limit 1)

Spend $15 on Candy Get $5 ECB's (limit 5)
Use M&M Brand Chocolate Candies, 9.9oz-42oz bags $1.00/2 cpn in 6-7-09 RP

Welch's Jelly, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 03-29-09 SS insert

Sandies Cookies, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00

Wheat Thins, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.00

Banana Boat, Get $7 ECB's when you buy 2
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 5-3-09 SS

Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's on Swiffer or Febreeze (limit 2)
Febreeze Fabric Refreshner, On Sale $5.00
Febreeze Candle or Noticables Starter Kit, On Sale $7.00
Febreeze Air, On Sale $3.00
Swiffer Sweeper Dry, Wet, Duster Refills 10ct or Duster Kit, On Sale $7.00
Swiffer Sweeper Starter Kit, On Sale $9.00

Spnd $15, Get $5 ECB's on Energizer, On Sale $5.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 05-03-09 SS insert
Buy 3
Final Cost: $9.97 after ECB's for 3

Scope or Crest Pro Health, On Sale $3.99 Get $1 ECB (limit 2)
Use $1.00 Crest Rinse cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Use $1.00 Scope cpn in 05-17-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Head & Shoulders, Pantene Expressions, Restoratives Shampoo/Conditioner/Styler, On sale $4.99 Get $2 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $2.00/2 Head & Shoulders cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Use $1.00/2 Pantene cpn in 05-17-09 P&G insert

Gillette Fusion, Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze, On Sale $7.99 Get $4 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $4.00 Fusion cpn in 6-7-09 P&G
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's + .01 money maker

Covergirl, Spend $15 Get $3 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Use $2.00/2 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert

Olay, Spend $25 Get $10 ECB's
Olay Total Effects Facial Care, On Sale $19.00
Olay Complete or Age Defying Lotion, Eye Gel or Cream, On Sale $10.00
Olay Daily Facials, Cleanser or Foaming Wash, On Sale $5.79
Use $1.00 Facial Moisturize or Cleanser cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Olay Regenerist Facial Care, On Sale $19.00

Dove and Degree, Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
Dove Soap Bar 6pk, On Sale $7.00
Use Dove Beauty Bar, 6-bar pack+ $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Dove Body Wash, On Sale $7.00
Use Dove Body Wash, 10oz+ $1.25 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Dove Body Lotion, On Sale $7.00
Use Dove Cream Oil Body Lotion or Hand Cream, excludes Energy Glow and trial sizes $1.25 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Use Dove Energy Glow Beauty Body Lotion $1.75 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Dove Shampoo/conditioner/styler, On Sale $4.00
Dove Hair Care Product $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Dove Invisible Solid, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use Dove Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant or Body Mist $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Degree, On Sale 2/$5.00

Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Care, Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)
starting at $5.99
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-05-09 RP insert

Always, On Sale 2/$6.00 get $2.00 ECB's when you buy 2 (limit 4)
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2 after ECB's

Clairol Natural Instincts, On Sale $7.99 Get $3 ECB's (limit 2)
Use $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Colgate Toothbrushes, adult & children, Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's (limit 1)
starting at $1.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert

Glide Comfort Plus Value pack, On Sale $5.99 Get $2 ECB's (limit 1)

Walgreens Week of 6/7

test — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:28:00 +0000

It seems like the drug stores always have the same stuff on sale at the same time, huh? Not sure if I like that. I did hear a rumor this week that Walgreen's may be introducing a savings card program like the CVS Extra Care Bucks program and it may even start in July. If anyone knows anymore information about this, please let me know. I'm curious to see what they come up with and I hope they do it soon.

Here's what looks really good to me this week and if you are looking for more store deals be sure to stop by BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering. They have just about every store listed.

Gillette Fusion or Venus Embrace/Spa Breeze, On Sale $9.49
Get $2.50 Register Reward (RR)
Use $4.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $2.99 after RR

Dove, On Sale 25% off
Buy 8, Get $10 RR
Buy 6, Get $6 RR
Buy 4, Get $2 RR

Gillette Shampoo & Bodywash, On Sale 2/$8.00
Get $3.00 RR when you buy 2
Use $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Playtex Tampons, On Sale 2/$8.00
Get $2.00 RR when you buy 2
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $5.00 for 2

Reynolds Wrap, On Sale $.89 with in ad coupon

Rite Aid Week of 6/7

test — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Rite Aid has a few items that are FREE after Single Check Rebate (SCR) with coupons too so they end up being Money Makers, I like when that happens!

Here's what looks like the best deals to me this week and if you are looking for more store deals be sure to stop by BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering.

Colgate Toothpaste & Toothbrushs, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.00 in ad coupon
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE

Complete Multi Purpose Solution, On Sale $7.99
Get $7.99 SCR
Use $2.00 cpn in 05-31-09 RP insert
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 money maker after SCR

Playtex, On Sale $3.99
Get $3.00 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Orajel Kids Plaque / Revealing Rinse / Toddler Pre-Brush Gel, On Sale $3.00
Get $3.00 SCR
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Monday Giveaway Madness : Link your giveaways

test — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Thank you very much for all the wonderful Birthday Wishes last week. It was a fun week and I'm glad I was able to celebrate it with all of you with the great giveaways. A couple of them are running all month and some will end before then. I also realized I still need to pick winners for a couple and I will get to that next.

I do have more giveaways for this month and I will post them 1 a week not to crowd all the good deals on the blog.

If you haven't already be sure to enter my giveaways:

8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter DVD Giveaway (ends 6/9)

Lysol Disinfectant Spray Review/Giveaway (ends 6/12)

Paper Shout $25 Gift Certificate (ends 6/15)

Log Cabin Review/Giveaway ends (6/18)

Eebee's Adventures Books Review & Giveaway (ends 6/20)

$100 Amazon Gift Card Sponsored by Mr. Rebates (ends 6/30)

Hoover Platinum Collection Cyclonic Bagless Upright Vacuum Giveaway (ends 6/30)

If you are giving something away you can list it below. Hopefully the Mr. Linky will be working properly this week. They have been having trouble lately and hopefully will resolve it soon. That's why I haven't been using it. Make sure the link goes directly to your giveaway and not your main blog page. Thanks!

Winner: Huggies Pure & Nature and Debi Derryberry's Baby Banana CD

test — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:04:00 +0000

I completely forgot to pick a winner for the Huggies Pure & Natural Giveaway. Sorry about that. I was so busy celebrating my birthday with everyone last week it completely slipped my mind.

And the winnner is ....

#25 is Valerie

I have emailed Valerie and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize of either size Newborn, 1 or 2 Huggies Pure & Natural diapers.

The giveaway for Debi Derryberry's Baby Banana CD also ended this weekend and here are the two winners ......

#22 nightowl
#5 TJ and Amy

I have emailed them both and they will have 48 hours to claim their prizes.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Shaws 6/5 - 6/11

test — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Shaw's has another great ad this week and Debbie from Frugal Living and Having Fun has matched up the sale to coupons and you can see them all here. Here are a few of the better ones I wanted to highlight for you...

Boneless Chicken Breast $1.99lb ~
Use $1.00/3lbs. Printable Coupon From Shaws

Fresh Blueberries (1 pint) B1G1 Free

Kraft Cheese Singles 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon (not sure if you can still print it, it may be gone)

Kraft Easy Mac 10/$10
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon (not sure if you can still print it, it may be gone)

General Mills Cereal Cheerios, Trix, Total, Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, On Sal 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/3 printable coupon
Buy 4
Final Cost: $7.00 for 4 boxes

Yoplait Trix Yogurt, Go Gurt and Yoplait Kids Yogurt, On Sale2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $4.00 or 2

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Stuff : A Mix of Things to Mention

test — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:57:00 +0000

I've been 'collecting' a few things to mention and I'm going to put them all together on this one post to make it easier for you and me. My husband was traveling last week so my computer time was a little limited since I was the only one in charge and I tried to focus on my birthday giveaways so a few things fell behind. I try my best to post things as I see them but my family does come first and sometimes they are demanding (imagine that!).

Season Five of Celebrity Top Chef teamed up with Marble Slab Creamery and they created a unique line of celebrity sundeas. You can get a $1.00 coupon to try Marble Slab Creamery's Celebrity Sundae but it's only good until June 10th so make sure you register to get yours. These look really yummy!

Choose a personalized note pad or sticky note pack and only pay $1.99 + shipping. They have a great selection to choose from. I love Vista prints freebies and always get them.

Freeshipping.org has a Go Frugal blog where they've listed 11 frugal activities to keep kids busy this summer. You may want to check it out to see if there is something listed you might not of though of.
Money Saving Mom has a great guest post about saving and preserving Fresh Herbs to help in saving money. Fresh is always cheaper and better.
Giveaways: Amy at Webfloss is having a few giveaways and if you take a short quiz about her site you'll receive automatic entires into which ever ones you want. You can check out her site HERE and then take the 3 question quiz HERE.
Nicole at Nicole's Nickels has a list of coupons found in a bunch of July Magazines. You can see that HERE and also she just posted today about some of the new shows premering on TNT this summer, you may want to read that too!
If you like to play golf and your a women you may be able to play for free. Stop by Free Sample Freak and Brandie has the link to find out where this is happening.
Zack at Coupon Dad has a list of a bunch of Father's Day Deals, Discounts, Coupons and Giveaways so make sure you check that out.
Rite Aid has a coupon out for Buy One Get One FREE Power Ice Team Packs. This is good only at Rite Aid and you can print it HERE. Also Rite Aid now accepts printable coupons for $5.00 or less. NICE! (thanks Jess!)
Fully loaded with all your favorite classic casual arcade games. Unlimited play! No purchase or registration required. Click Here
Download this complete collection of hundreds of the greatest fonts to enhance any project! Great for making greeting cards, business proposals, presentations, newsletters, scrapbooking etc.
Got Opinions? Take online surveys today to earn an entry into the $5,000 Sweepstakes. Click Here
Enter to Enter to Win Sterling Silver & Diamond Accent Heart Locket Necklace. Retail $90.00 All you have to do is enter your email and belong to the site/newsletter to win - Simple HONEST Contest!! USA ENTRANTS ONLY.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Applebee's $.99 Kids Meals

test — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:03:00 +0000

Did you know that every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Applebee's it is Kids Night?? Yup and that means that kids eat for just $.99 and that includes a drink! I took my girls there for dinner on my birthday since my husband was traveling and dinner for the 3 of us was under $15.00. I couldn't believe it, I was very excited!

We stopped at a different Applebee's tonight and the waitress told me it's at every Applebee's. Now I don't know if this is just Rhode Island or not so check with your locations to see. It's a great way to have an inexpensive night out with the kids.

They also had all sorts of games and toys you could take to the table and play with. My two year old had a hard time giving the toy back but after a little while of explaining that next time we come she can play with it again, she finally agreed to put it back. I was very happy she understood because I thought for sure we'd be carrying her out screaming.

Free Kellogg's Special K Crackers

test — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:00 +0000

Print a coupon for one (1) FREE box of Kellogg's Special K Crackers when you purchase any two (2) Kellogg's Special K products at TARGET.

This week at Target Kellogg's Special K Bars or Cereal are $2.39 each. Buy 2 Special K cereals, Use (2) $1.00 Special K cereal coupons from 6-7-09 RP and pay $2.78 for 2 boxes and get a box of Special K Crackers for FREE.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Nielson Consumer Panel

test — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:04:00 +0000

By joining the Nielsen consumer panel, you will have the ability to influence the products you see on store shelves when you go shopping.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

$5 off $25 at Walgreen's Wednesday & Thursday ONLY

test — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Walgreen's has a printable coupon for $5 off $25 purchase good for Wednesday and Thursday only. They've got some good deals this week and this will only make it sweeter. I am heading there tomorrow but not sure if I'll spend that much to use it. I have a $10 RR I want to roll a few times and the coupon states your total must be $25 after all sales, discounts and coupons. But we'll see when I get there, I may end of spending enough to use it. It seems to happen more times than not! :)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Winner: 8 Simple Rules DVD Giveaway

test — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for a copy of season 2 of 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter with John Ritter. I picked a winner using random.org and the winner is:

#41 bleatham

I've emailed the winner and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize or I will pick another winner.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

FREE 2009 Entertainment Book

test — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Reserve your 2010 Entertainment Book now and get a FREE 2009 book! The coupons don't expire until November so there is still plenty of time to use them.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Printable Coupons Update

test — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:58:00 +0000

I updated the printable coupons section yesterday with a bunch of new ones I've found over the past week. I need to weed through the ones that were already there to see what is no longer available. If you happen to come accross a dead one if you could please let me know, thanks!

Here are a few of the ones I listed. Head on over there to see the rest.

ThermaCare Heat Wraps - $3.00
St. Joseph's Aspirin - $1.00
Pull Ups - $3.00
Famous Amos Cookies - $.55
Angel Soft - $.50
Glad Force Flex - $1.00

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

About

test — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:26:07 +0000

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20/20 Research Snack Survey

test — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:30:00 +0000

20/20 Research is putting together a Focus Group on Snack Foods. for those who qualify and are chosen to participate, they will pay you a $60 online gift card. If you qualify you will be expected to spend about 1 hour per day on their online bulletin board June 17th and June 18th. You will be required to log on 2 times per day and complete questions from the moderator.

If you'd like to see if you qualify click HERE. You can also sign up there as well.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Electrolux Virtual Lemonade Stand Campaign

test — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:33:00 +0000

Kelly Ripa has teamed up with Electrolux to help support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. This summer you can open your own virtual lemonade stand and get your friends and family to buy a virtual glass of lemonade and you will be entered for a chance to win a new French Door Refrigerator from Electrolux! And for each stand opened, Electrolux will donate $1.00 to the OCRF

If you would like to help raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund you can open your own virtual lemonade stand or you can go HERE and purchase a virtual lemonade from mine. 100% of donations will go to the OCRF and you'll be entered to win a NEW French Door Refrigerator from Electrolux!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

$5.00 Coppertone NutraShield Coupon

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Print a coupon for $5.00 of Coppertone NutraShield.

(thanks Brandy at Savin Some!)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Kashi Go Lean Waffles $1.50 printable couopn

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:18:00 +0000

Vocal Point has a $1.50 printable coupon for Kashi Go LeanWaffles. These go on sale for about $2.00 a box at Target and other stores as well so print this while you can to get some cheap, good for you waffles next time you shop! This coupon won't last so I suggest you print it now.

(thanks Money Saving Mom for the link)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Stop & Shop 6/12 - 6/19

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:25:00 +0000

Here are some of the best deals I see at Stop & Shop this week. Matched up with coupons, you can do really well shopping this week! The last two times I shopped there I received a coupon for $4 off my next order o $65 or more so look for those to spit out when you go.

80% Lean Beef, On Sale $1.99lb
S & S White Gem Boneless Chicken Breast, On Sale 40% off
Top Round London Broil, On Sale $1.69lb

Blueberries, On Sale $1.77
Tomato's on the vine, On Sale $1.77lb

Hebrew National Franks, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Use 2 coupons

Smart Balance 1/2 gallon Milk, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99

Smart Ones Frozen Entrees, On Sale 4/$10.00
Use $4.00/10 printable coupon
Buy 10
Final Cost: $21.00 or $2.10 each

S & S Waffles, On Sale 10/$10

Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bites, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Hellmann's, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.50 each

Wisk, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.99

Purex Complete 3-in-1, On Sale $4.99
Use $2.00 coupon in 6-14-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.99

Hefty One Zip, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.00 each

Cottonelle, On Sale $6.99
Use $.50 printable coupon (should double to $1.00)
Final Cost: $5.99

Kraft BBQ Sauce, On Sale 10/$10
Use $1.00 printable coupon (no longer available but you may have it printed)
Final Cost: FREE

Wise, On Sale 10/$10
Use $.50 printable coupon (should double to $1.00)
Final Cost: FREE

Natural Promise Organic Canned Veggies, On Sale 10/$10

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Free 2G Memory Stick

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:22:00 +0000

My friend Brandie at Free Sample Freak posted about how you can get a FREE 2G Memory Stick with no strings attached. Head on over to her site for more information.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Boston Market $3 of $6 Coupon

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:05:00 +0000

Click HERE to print a coupon for $3 off a $6 purchase at Boston Market. This coupon expires 7/28/09 so you have plenty of time to use it, but print it now before it disappears!

(thanks Julie!)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Cheerios Printable Coupons

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Did you know that Cheerios can help reduce your bad cholesterol about 10% in one month. Sign up and receive a $1.00 Cheerios coupon in your inbox each week for 4 weeks. You can print each one out 2 times so that is 8 $1.00 Cheerio's Coupons this month.

(thanks Money Saving Mom for the link!)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Walgreens Shopping 6/10

test — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:11:00 +0000

I made it back to Walgreen's this week since I had a $10 RR from last week to spend. I wasn't going to let that expire. As far as I know, they do NOT take them once they've expired. I was very please that I didn't spend much over that, which is always nice.

Here is what I got:

I did 2 transaction so I could roll the $2 RR from the Purex 3 in 1.

Transaction #1

Purex 3 in 1, On Sale $5.99
Tufs Paper towel 3 pack, On Sale $1.99
Real Soft TP 4 pack, On Sale $1.50
M&M's (filler to use the $10 RR), $.69

Used $10 RR

Total OOP: $.88
Total Saved: $14.29
Got $2 RR

Transaction #2

Real Soft TP 4 pack, On Sale $1.50
Reynolds Wrap, On Sale $.89

Used $2 RR

Total OOP: $1.51
Total Saved: $4.19

Grand Total OOP: $2.39
Grand Total Saved: $18.48
Total Savings of 88%

How did you do this week at Walgreen's?? Post a link to your Walgreen's

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Rite Aid Shopping 6/11

test — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:39:00 +0000

I made it to Rite Aid this week too! After my husband traveling last week, I got a night out alone to do some shopping so I hit all the stores. I stopped in there just to grab a couple of rebate items and found a box of clearance items in the front of the store and scored some cheap desitin. I'll be so happy with desitin and diapers are no longer on my shopping list, I'm working on it.

Here is what I got:

Playtex Sport (with bonus Schick Quattro razor), On Sale $3.99
Used 1.00 cpn
Complete Solution (with free contact case), On Sale $7.99
Used 2.00 cpn
(2) Desitin Tubs, On Clearance $3.74 each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns

Total OOP: $15.26
Getting Back $10.99 in rebates
Final Cost: $4.27
Total Savings: $41.29
Total Savings of 91%

Since I get a rebate check back as cash. I subtract the amount of my rebate from my total out of pocket to see what I'm really spending, that's where I get the $4.27.

How did you do at Rite Aid this week? Leave a link to your Rite Aid post and share with us!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Weekly Savings Review : Week of 6/7

test — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:05:00 +0000

It rained here all week and now the sun is shining today, I'm very happy for that. It poured the day I went food shopping and there is nothing worse than loading the car up with wet bags of groceries and wet kids. But all in all it was a good week. I stocked up on a few more things that I had coupons for and were expiring this week. I think we are all set with crackers and cookies for a while.

Grocery Store:

Stop & Shop: I went to Stop & Shop only to grab some Huggies wipes that were on sale this week since I had some coupons. I didn't snap a picture since there were only 4 packs of wipes.

(4) Huggies Wipes, On Sale $2.50 each
Used (2) $.75 cpns (doubled to $1.50)
Used (2) $1.00 cpns

Total OOP: $5.54
Total Saved: $7.01

Walmart: I did most of my shopping at Walmart this week since I had some coupons for things that were expiring and the prices were just better there. Here is a picture of what I got and I'll highlight some of the better deals below. Most of the printable coupons I used below are no longer available to print.

Ranch Dressing, $1.58
Used $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $.58

Nabisco Saltines, $2.78
Used $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $1.78

(4) Kraft Cheese, On Sale $2.08
Used (4) $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $4.32 for 4 bags

(2)Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs, On Sale $2.50
Used $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

(2)Country Time Lemonade, On Sale $2.08
Used $1.50 printable coupons
Final Cost: $2.66 for 2

Miracle Whip, $2.22
Used $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $1.22

Reynolds recycled foil 50 ft, $2.88
Used $1.00 cpn
Final Cost: $1.88

Ritz Bits, On Sale $2.00
Used $1.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $1.00

Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers, $10.97
Used $3.00 printable coupons
Final Cost: $7.97

Total OOP: $48.96
Total Saved: $51.93

McQuades - I stopped there to grab some cheese that was on sale. We go through cheese like it's water so when there is a good price I like to stock up and freeze it. Did you know you can freeze cheese? Yup, you can and it thaws perfectly. I didn't snap a picture, sorry.

(4) lbs of Land O Lakes Sliced Cheese, On Sale $3.99lb
Used (4) $1.00 cpn

(1) Italian Bread, $1.99
(2) Marcal TP, $1.50 each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(2) Ziplock Freezer Bags, On Sale $1.99 each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
Hunts Ketscup, $1.69
Used (1) FREE cpn
(1) Muffin & Cookes from bakery $1.35

Total OOP: $21.58
Total Saved: $22.44

Grand Total Grocery OOP: $76.08
Grand Total Grocery Saved: $81.38
Total Savings of 52%

My weekly grocery budget is $85 and this week I was under budget by $8.92. I like when that happens!

Drug Stores:

CVS - I made 2 trips to CVS this week.
Trip #1
Transaction #1
(2) Dawn Ultra, On Sale $1.00 each
Used $1.00/2 cpn
Bayer Contour Meter, On Sale $14.99
Used $14.9 cpn
Gillette Fusion Razor, On Sale $7.99
Used $4.00 cpn

Used $3.50 ECB's

total OOP: $1.78
Total Saved: $94.67

Transaction #2
(2) Keebler Sandies, On Sale $2.00
Used (2) $1.00 printable coupons
Banana Boat Sunscreen, ON Sale $10.99
Used $2.00 printable coupon
Banana Boat After sun Aloe, On Sale $7.39
Used $2.00 printable coupon
Used $2.00 Banana Boat CVS Coupon - I got this when I scanned my card

Used $10.00 ecbs (from previous transaction)

Total OOP: $4.83
Total Saved: $22.78

Trip #2

(2)Welch's Grape Jelly, On Sale BOGO Free ($3.19)
Used $1.00/2 cpn
Absolutely Divine Cookies, On Sale $2.00
Used $1.00 CVS cpn - I got it when I scanned my card
(2) Ziploc Twist n Loc, On Clearacne $.92 each
Used $1.50/2 cpn

Total OOP: $3.53
Total Saved: $13.22

Grand Total CVS OOP: $10.13
Grand Total CVS Savings: $130.67
Grand Total Savings of 93%

Rite Aid - You can see my shopping trip in detail HERE.

Final Cost: $15.26
Getting Back $10.99 in rebates
Total OOP: $4.27
Total Savings: $41.29
Total Savings of 91%

Walgreens - You can see my shopping trip in detail HERE.

Total OOP: $2.39
Total Saved: $18.48
Total Savings of 88%

Grand Total Drug Store OOP: $16.75
Grand Total Drug Store Savings: $190.44
Grand Total Savings of 92%

My Drug Store weekly budget is $20 and this week I only spent $16.75 which means I'm under budget by $3.25.

How did you do shopping this week? Leave a link with your weekly savings below and share with everyone.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Lysol Disinfectant Winner

test — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered the Lysol Disinfectant Spray Giveaway. Here are the two winners:

#45 Heather
#19 Shirley
Congratulations to both of you. I send them both an email and if I don't hear from them within 48 hours I will pick another winner.

Have a GREAT Weekend!

WinnerWant to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

FREE Kids Meal at Boston Market

test — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Take Dad to Boston Market for Father's Day and get a FREE Kids Meal with any individual meal purchase. ($5 min) The coupon comes on a page your child can color and give it to Dad. Click HERE to print the coupon. (not valid with any other offer / expires June 30, 2009)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

CVS Week of 6/14

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Lots of sales at CVS this week so be sure to see the entire ad. Here is what I think looks the best. Let me know if I've missed a good deal.

Crest Pro Health, On Sale $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G
Final Cost: FREE after ECB's

V05, On Sale $.77

Scott Toilet Paper, $6.99

Kelloggs cereal, select ones, On Sale $1.88 (no limit listed)
Use $1.00 cpn from 6-7-09
Final Cost: $.88

Eddy's Maxx Ice Cream, On Sale 2/$4.00

Skippy, On Sale 3/$5.00
Buy 2
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 4-5-09 RP
Final Cost: $2.32 for 2 or $1.16 each

Candy, Spend $15 Get $5 ECB's (limit 5)

7up, Canada Dry, A&W 12 pack, On Sale 3/$11.00 Get $3 ECB's
Final Cost: 3/$8.00

Purex 3 in 1, On Sale $6.99 Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Aveeno, Spend $20 Get $10 ECB's (limit 1)

Maybelline, On Sale BOGO Free (limit 6)

Dial, Tone and Dial 8pack bar soap, On Sale $3.99 Get $1.00 ECB's
Use $1.00/2 Dial cpn in 5-17-09 SS

Listerine, On Sale $3.99
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99

Kotex, On Sale 2/$6.00 Get $2.00 ECB's when you buy 2
Use (2) $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.00 for 2 or $1.00 each after ECB's

Schick Quattro Titanium Razor or trimmer, On Sale $7.99 Get $3 ECB's
Use $4.00 cpn in 4-19-09 RP
Final Cost: $.99 after ECB's

Tylenol PM, Rapid Release, EZ Tabs, Extra Strenght, Arthritis 40-50ct, On Sale $5.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 5)
Use $1.00 cpn in 6-7-09 RP
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Walgreen's Week of 6/14

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Here are some of the best deals I see at Walgreen's this week. Be sure to check out the entire ad for all the sales.

St. Ives Body Wash, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.00 RR
Use $1.50 cpn in 5-10-09 SS
Final Cost: FREE + $2.50 overage after RR

Hefty One Zip Bags, On Sale BOGO Free ($3.19)
Use (2) $1.00 cpns in 5-17-09 RP
Final Cost: $1.19 for 2

OFF Clip On, On Sale $9.99 (side note: I've tried this and it seems to work really well!)
Get $3.00 RR
Use $2.00 cpn in 5-17-09 SS
Final Cost: $4.99

Gillette Fusion, On Sale $9.49
Get $2.50 RR
Use $4.00 cpn in 6-7-09 P&G
Final Cost: $2.99 after RR

Listerene, On Sale $4.99
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.99

Kellogg's Special K Protien Shake 6 pack, On Sale $4.50
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.50

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

FREE - Full Size Products

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:49:00 +0000

Zack at Coupon Dad posted how you can get a FREE Full Size bottle of OPI Nail Polish ($9.99 value) or a FREE Full Size American Crew Shave Cream ($13.95 value).

Go to the Coupon Dad to find out how to get yours. Hurry, these will go fast!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Free Bottle of Country Bob's Sauce

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Get a FREE bottle of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. They will send you a coupon in the mail.

(thanks Free Sample Freak!)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Aurora Photo Management System Review & Giveaway

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:15:00 +0000

I love taking pictures and I have thousands of them on my computer. I keep every single one until I have time to go through them all and weed out the bad ones, or fix the ones that are good enough to share. Then I print some out for display in frames or to post on the fridge and then others I scrapbook. (I love to scrapbook but since I started this blog I'm so behind!!!).

When I was asked to review a photo management system called Aurora I was super excited because I knew this was something I could really use since I have so many pictures. Aurora makes editing, organizing, sharing and storing digital images so quick and easy anyone can do it. I downloaded and installed the software in just a few easy steps. It immediately showed all my folders that I have pictures in and I found it really simple to use.

Aurora's Key Features:

o Visual photo editing: The strength of Aurora lies in its intuitive, powerful, visual editor which presents suggested improvements in a what-you-see-is-what-you-get fashion. The unique relight tool essentially “turns on” the light inside the image, creating better, more realistic photos. Users can also straighten, adjust color strength and warmth, crop, zoom and adjust red-eye in a simple, intuitive and visual way.
o Organizing and viewing of photos: Aurora allows consumers to easily import photos from their camera or computer, re-arrange and re-name them, then tag and rate favorites for easy viewing and retrieval.
o Sharing and publishing: Aurora enables consumers to email, print, and connect directly to their photo sharing, social networking and accounts from within Aurora making it easy to share select photos online on sites like Flickr and Facebook.
o Online back-up: Photos are one of those truly irreplaceable items. Aurora’s optional online back-up service is powered by Amazon.com and stores photos to keep them out of harm’s way. Online back-up plans are available for $4.95 per month. Users can simply hit “online back up” from within Aurora to sync directly with their Amazon storage account.

What I really liked best was when I selected a picture I wanted to work with, it automatically darkened and lightened the photo a few different ways so I can see how it would look, rather than me having to do it manually. I found that to be a huge time saver when editing pictures. You can see in this example below. Along the top are the different options you can choose from.
This program does such a great job fixing pictures that come out too dark. We all have them, I know I do. Here are two examples of how well it fixes them:

Giveaway:
I have teamed up with Aurora to bring two (2) Frugal RI Mama readers their own copy of Aurora.

How to Enter:
To enter you must leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite subject is to take pictures. Once you've answered that you can enter up to 5 more times doing any or all of the following:

blog about this giveaway
twitter about this giveaway (include @frugalrimama in your twitter)
follow me in twitter
subscribe to my blog or add me to google or any other reader you use
comment on any other post on my blog (you can do this once every day)

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do above for them to all count. Also don't forget to leave me some contact information so I can reach you if you are the winner.

Details:
This Giveaway will end Sunday, June 28th at 11:59 PM EST and the winners will be announced and emailed the next day and they will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize or I will pick another name.

Thanks for entering and Good Luck!

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Shaw's Week of 6/12

test — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:34:00 +0000

Shaw's has another great ad this week. Check out all the sales and coupon match ups at Frugal Living and Having Fun. Here are some of the best deals I see this week.

Friendly's Ice Cream $2.99

Shaw's Giant Bread 10/$10

Shaw's Snack: Cheese Curls, Pretzels, Corn Chips, Chips. 10/$10

Shaw's Lemonade or Fruit Punch 10/$10

Near East Rice Pilaf or Couscous Mix 10/$10

You can also print out Shaw's coupons HERE. The first page is just for this week but the last 3 pages are for all summer. Print them now and use them when the items go on sale for even more savings!

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Staples Dollar Days are Back!

test — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:29:00 +0000

It's dollar days at Staples again this week. I love their dollar sales! Limit 2 per customer.

Pentel R.S.V.P. Ball Point Pens, fine assorted 5 pack - $1.00
Sharpie Major Accent Assorted highlighters 6 pack - $1.00
Crayola 24 pack crayons - $1.00
Staples Accel 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Fat Notebooks - $1.00
Swingline 8" bent handle Scissors - $1.00

Staples Bright Multipurpose Paper - $7.29, Get $5.29 ESR (easy saver rebate)
Final Cost: $2.00

Staples Photo Plus 4x6 photo paper, 60 pack - $9.99, Get $8.99 ESR (easy saver rebate)
Final Cost: $1.00

If you've never sent for Staples Easy Saver Rebate (ESR) it's really simple. You'll get a few copies of your receipt and you can either mail them in or enter all the information online. Just go to Staples.com and along the bottom select Rebate Center. You will then have to enter certain information from your receipt, but they will show you exactly where to find it. You will also have to make a Staples account with your mailing information. Then just submit and wait for your check to come in about 6 weeks. It's really simple.

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MobileXpressions : Surf the Internet on your Phone and get Paid!

test — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:57:00 +0000

Here is something cool. So many of us have cell phones and a lot of people surf the web on their cell phones. I just recently got (had to mine broke) a new phone and now I can get my email and surf the web and it only cost me $20 more a month and I can deduct it as a business expense since I will have to pay taxes on what I'm making (and getting for free) from my site.

Anyways, I found this today, MobileXpression. Basically it's like Nielson Ratings, a market research panel designed for your mobile Internet surfing instead of TV. It's free to join and they reward members with opportunities for cash, gift cards, and merchandise and they have monthly cash drawings.

Get paid for your opinion. Join MobileXpressions!

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Find Coupon Codes at FindSavings.com

test — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:41:00 +0000

I found a new website I want to share with everyone, Find Savings. It's a website full of great coupon codes to help you save money shopping online. I love shopping online, you can usually get some great deals that can't be found in the store, not to mention it saves you gas. I always do a google search for coupon codes before I cash out, you never know when you might find an even better deal.

FindSavings.com has coupon codes for hundreds of websites all in one spot but what I love best about it is right on the front page they list some of the best deals they've found. That can save you a lot of time when searching for the best deals.

With Father's Day coming up you can find some deals on gifts for dads. If you look in the Books category and select Border's Books there are a bunch of coupon codes including one for 40% off gifts for dad.

I was very happy to notice they also have a tab along the top with coupon types. Like Free Shipping, Rebates, Sales, Free Gifts, Deals and more. My favorite one is the Free Shipping section. I love getting Free Shipping when I shop online because I always factor in the cost of shipping when I buy something online. If the shipping is crazy, I won't buy it, no matter how good a deal.

Next time you are looking to shop online be sure to check out FindSavings and see if you can find a great deal!

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$5 off $25 purchase at Rite Aid

test — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:54:00 +0000

Click HERE to print out a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase at Rite Aid. You can print 2 per computer.

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Giveaway at Free Sample Freak

test — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Do you want to win a Tamagotchi Music Star for your pre-teen? Do you even know what a Tamagotchi Music Star is? I had no idea until I saw this giveaway at Free Sample Freak but my girls are under 5 and this is recommended for ages 8 and up so we are not familiar with it BUT it looks like so much fun so I had to enter and you can too. Head on over to Free Sample Freak to enter. Today is the last day so hurry!!

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I Just Won 1 Swag Buck

test — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:18:00 +0000

I Just Won 1 Swag Buck on www.swagbucks.com

Did you know that now Swagbucks gives away Free Swagbucks every hour to one lucky member? Just check the Swagbucks site every hour to find out if you won.

If you are new to Swagbucks you can read more about it HERE.

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Free DiGiorno Flatbread

test — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:54:00 +0000

Get a coupon for a FREE Digiorno Flatbread!

(thanks Money Saving Mom)

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Stop & Shop Printable Coupon

test — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:10:00 +0000

Stop & Shop has another printable coupon good for your meat purchase. Save $5 off a $15 Fresh Meat purchase! The best part is it's good until July 2, 09. You can also use this if your other stores accept competitors coupons.

(thanks Money Saving Mom)

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Problems with Blogger

test — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:12:00 +0000

Once again Blogger and Internet Explorer (IE) seem to be having issues and it's really being affected in Internet Explorer today. I'm not sure if it's every single blogspot blog but for a lot of them (including mine) if you type in www.frugalrimama.blogspot.com you will be redirected to my blog (www.frugalrimama.com) in Firefox but in IE you will not be able to access the blog at all. But this is only if you type in the .blogspot.

I bought my domain name a few months back so most people when visiting my blog will not be using the .blogspot address anymore, but usually if you do it will automatically redirect, except for today and for ever how long it takes Blogger to fix this problem.

So if you are visiting my blog or other blogs and you can't access it when typing in the .blogspot then type the domain name if you know it and you should fine. Again, only if you use IE will you NOT be able to access it. If you use Firefox you will be asked if you want to redirect, just select YES.

Not a fun thing... at all.

Also it's been brought to my attention that people using certain versions of IE are also getting an error (or getting kicked off) when they access my blog no matter what address they are using. It's a known problem with a lot of blogs and I'm working with a friend on fixing my blog so it doesn't happen anymore, short of leaving blogspot. I am not a big fan of IE and these two problems are some of the many reasons why. I always use Firefox.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!!!

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Spendervention : TJ Maxx & Marshalls

test — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:19:00 +0000

Have you seen those commercials where the group of women have a "Spendervetion" to help their friend that always pays full retail for everything she buys? They show her she can get the same quality but for a better price at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. And it's so true, you really can!

I was recently sent 2 gift cards to TJ Maxx and Marshalls to see what kind of deals I could find. My husband came with me to TJ Maxx and he couldn't believe the prices, he never shops there. Here is what we got for just over $25:

Nylon Kitchen Fork - $3.99 (compared at $8.00)
(2) Hand Towels $2.99 each (compared at $4.00 each)
Monogrammed Wash Cloths, set of 8 $7.99 (compared at $12.00)
Set of 4 Wine Glasses - $7.99 (compared at $14.00)

Total: $25.95

I have to tell you, the hand towels are the softest hand towels I've ever felt. I think I'm going to go back and get more because they are just awesome. I was also very excited when I saw the monogrammed wash cloths. We don't have any (not that we need them) and my husband just laughed at me with how giddy I got when I saw them. :) I was very happy with the prices we paid and if we had bought these else where we would of paid about $42.00! That's a difference of $16.05. I like that kind of savings.

I don't have a Marshalls near me so I sent my mother with the gift card to see what she could find. She had so much fun. Here is what she got:
(2) sets of 4 place mats at $7.99 each
9 pc. washcloths at $4,99
set of 3 dishtowels at $4.99
3 small severing trays at $2.99 each

She spent $34.93. Not bad for all of that.

Next time you are looking to go shopping check out TJ Maxx or Marshalls and let me know if you find some good deals. Happy Shopping!

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CVS Clearance Items

test — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:16:00 +0000

The other night I took a trip to CVS alone so I was able to cruise the aisles and notice what was on clearance. Here are some of what I found and any coupons I know of that are out there. I didn't scan any of them at the price checker for lack of time so it's possible they may actually be 75% off. Also, I've found in the past that some clearance items aren't mark in all stores so if you see any of these items and they aren't marked, checked the price. All these items were in the aisle with their like products, not on a end cap. If you know of anymore clearance items please share with us!

Olay Quench Active Hydration, 50% off $3.75

Clean & Clear Deep Cleaning Astringent 8oz, 50% off $2.75
Use $2.00 printable coupon for any Clean & Clear product
Final Cost $.75

Neutrogena Rapid Clear Oil Eliminating Foam Cleanser 6oz, 50% off $4.25

CVS Daily Blackhead Scrub 4.2oz, 50% off $2.65

AcneFree 24/7 Severe Acne Wash 6oz, 50% off $4.00
Use $1.50 AcneFree Non-Kit Treatment, Any - 05-17-09 RP
Final Cost: $2.50

Aveeno Stress Relief body wash 12oz 50% off $3.75
Use $1.00 Aveeno Product, Any Excluding Cleansing Bars And Trial Size - 04-05-09 SS
Final Cost: $2.75

Aveeno Skin Relief Shower & Bath Oil 10oz 50% off $4.50
Use $1.00 Aveeno Product, Any Excluding Cleansing Bars And Trial Size - 04-05-09 SS
Final Cost: $3.50

Gold Bond Ultimate comfort Body Powder 10oz, 50% off $3.00

L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium & Sheer Tint Moisturizer, 50% off $10.00

L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium Day Cream, 50% off $10.00

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Frugal RI Mama in the news

test — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:49:00 +0000

I was in the news last night and today. ABC6 Providence ran my story again and I'm very excited to have some new viewers. Welcome to my blog!

If this is your first time here you can read this post to find your way around. If you have any questions feel free to email me (karen@frugalrimama.com). I look forward to helping you save money!

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Marie Claire Velvet Robe Club

test — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0000

Join the Marie Claire Velvet Robe Club and become a product tester for some cool products!

(thanks Amy @ Webfloss)

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Thursday Giveaway Madness

test — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Not sure what I was thinking when I skipped right over Monday's Giveaway Madness so now we are having Thursday Giveaway Madness. Either way it works!

I have a few giveaways going on right now and I will have more next week so be sure to check back. If you haven't already entered to win any of these make sure you do, it's free to enter and anyone can. Just be sure to read each post on how you can enter.

$100 Amazon Gift Card Sponsored by Mr. Rebates (ends 6/30)
Hoover Platinum Anniversary Cyclonic Upright Vacuum ($399.00 Value ends 6/30)
Eebee's Adventures Books (ends 6/20)

And today is the last day to enter to win a a bottle of Log Cabin Syrup.

I also wanted to point out a few Giveaways that some of my bloggy friends have going on right now:

Coupon Dad is giving away a Yo Baby gift bundle that includes 5 free YoBaby coupons and more! This is his first giveaway and he'll be doing more so make sure you bookmark his site.
Nicole at Nicole's Nickels is giving away some Pet Bling! Head on over to her site and enter to win 2 Pet collar charms from Big Paw designs. The giveaway ends 6/21/09.
Free Sample Freak is giving away a $100 Gift Certificate to Slim Perfect and it ends 6/24/09 so make sure you enter that too!

If you are giving something away leave a link below. Please make sure it links directly to your giveaway post to make it quick and easy for those who want to enter. Good Luck!

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Free Coupon for Success Rice

test — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Become a fan of Success Rice on Facebook and they will send you a coupon for a FREE Box of Success Rice! How cool is that! Once you become a fan send them a Direct Message on twitter and they'll send you a coupon.

Only 50 coupons available so hurry!

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A Full Cup: Super Saver Contest

test — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Join A Full Cup and enter their Super Saver Contest. They are giving away over $700 in prizes.

A Full Cup is a forum where you have get all sorts of money saving tips, coupons and even see the sales before they start. Click above to join.

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CVS Shopping 6/18 - Hidden ECB's Money Maker

test — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:44:00 +0000

I took two trips to CVS today looking for a hidden deal I read about. Here is what I got. Continue reading for the hidden deal information:

My first store:
(2) Raisin Bran, $1.88 each
Used (2) $1.00 cpns
(1) Chap Sticks Naturals, On Clearance $.75

Total OOP: $2.56
Total Saved: $9.46

2nd store:
(1) Purex 3 in 1, On Sale $6.99
Used $2.00 cpn
(2) Style Science Cleasning Cloths, $.99

Used $7.00 ECB's (from last week )

Total OOP: $.11
Total Saved: $11.00

Received $10.00 ECB's for buying 2 Style Science Cleaning cloths, $2.00 ECB's Purex

The hidden deal is the Style Science Cloths. This week if you buy 2 pairs of sunglasses you will receive $10 ECB's. One style of sunglasses is the Style Science and the ECB's are printing on the cleansing cloths too so this is an $8.00 money maker!!

Did you snag some good deals at CVS this week? If so share your savings below or leave a comment. It's great to see what deals everyone gets. Please make sure your post goes right to your CVS deal post. Thanks!

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Stop & Shop 6/19 - 6/25

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:45:00 +0000

Here are some of the best deals that I found in Stop & Shop this week. Be sure to check out the entire ad for all the deals.

Blueberries, On Sale 4/$5.00

Stop & Shop White Gem Boneless Chicken Breast, On Sale $1.69lb

Tropicana Pure Premium, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 05-03-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Friendly's Ice Cream, On Sale 2/$5.00

Perdue Nuggets or Cutlets, On Sale 33% off
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 05-03-09 RP insert

Gorton's Seafood, On Sale 25% off
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon

Eggo's, On Sale 2/$4.00

Friendly's Sundeas To-Go Cups, On Sale 10/$10

Kraft Shredded Cheese, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use (2) $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Kool-Aid Jammers 10 Pack, On Sale $1.88

General Mills Cereals: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, MultiGrain Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Fruity Cheerios or Honey Kix, On Sale $2.88
Use $1.00/2 Cheerios Coupon in 06-14-09 SS insert

Post Cereal : Raisin Bran, Honey-Comb, Honey Bunches of Oats, On Sale 2/$5.00

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 05-10-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.66 each

Kraft Mac N Cheese Dinner or Easy Mac Bowls, On Sale 10/$10
Use Easy Mac cpn $1.00/2 printable coupon

Kellogg's Fruit Snacks, On Sale 2/$5.00

Wonder Classic Bread, On Sale 2/$4.00

Buy One Get One FREE

Doritos

Prego Pasta Sauce

Kellogg's Cereals : Corn Pops, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops
Use (2) $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert

Dole Fruit Bowls
Use $1.00/3 cpn in 04-26-09 SS insert

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks

Arm & Hammer 2x Liquid Detergent

Utz Potato Chips

Banana Boat Suncare
Use (2) $2.00 printable coupon

Finish Electrosol
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert

Sabra Hummus

Kool-Aid Drink Mix

SoBe Lifewater

Use BOGO Free printable coupon

Nature Made Vitamins
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 SS insert

Smart Living Charcoal

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Shaw's Week of 6/19 - 6/25

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Deb at Frugal Living and Having Fun has all the Shaw's deals again this week. I've highlighted the best 4 I saw. Check out the entire list on her blog.

Shaw’s Split Chicken Breast $ .99 lb.

Del Monte Gold Whole Pineapple 2/$5.00
Use $.50 printable coupon (will probably double to $1.00)
Final Cost: $1.50 each

Shaw’s Milk $2.49

Kraft Mayonnaise $2.00
Use $1.00/1 cpn in 6/21 SS insert
Final Cost: $1.00 each

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Free Issue of History Channel Club Magazine

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:52:00 +0000

History Channel Club - Register and receive a free issue of The History Channel Club magazine and a free 30 day trial membership.

My husband is a huge history buff so I'll be ordering this for him. He's always watching the History Channel. I don't have too much of an interest but maybe my girls will since daddy is always watching it. :)

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Sign Up with Ragu to receive Samples & more!

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:01:00 +0000

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Free Reusable Bags at TJ Maxx

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:57:00 +0000

I just came back from TJ Maxx and they are giving away FREE Reusable Bags all weekend! The girls said it was in honor of Father's Day. They are really nice bags so if you are going shopping this weekend be sure to stop by TJ Maxx and get your free bag!

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Free 4 x 6 Book from Snapfish + 50 prints

test — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:41:00 +0000

Snapfish.com by HP is offer a FREE 4 x 6 Flip Book and 50 FREE Prints to new customers.

This offer will end in a few hours but for those of you online tonight I wanted to make sure you knew about it. Today only (Friday 6/19) new customers will get a FREE 4x6 photo flip book AND 50 free prints. The best part is you don't have to actually order it today, but you need to open your account by today to qualify for them. You will have to pay shipping but it's still a good deal.

You can open an account HERE. If you already have an account, why not open one in your spouses name? One time I received an offer in the mail from them and they said to use a new email address if I was an existing account holder so I guess they know people do that.

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New Printable Coupons

test — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:45:00 +0000

There are some new printable coupons this. Here is a list of some, but each zip code is different so check to see if you have more.

Bob's Stores - 25% off
Hefty bowls and plates - $1.00/2
Garnier Nutritioniste - $2.00/1
Eggo Bakeshop - $1.00/1
One A Day - $1.00/1
John Frieda - $1.00/1
Huggies Pure & Natural $3.00/1
Rite Aide $5/$25 purchase
Scott 8pack $1.00
Digiornio Flatbread Pizza $1.25/1
Scotch Brite Cook Top Starter Kit $1.00/1
Tazo $1.50/1
Pillsbury bake goods $.75/3
Cranergy $1.00/1
Aleve $2.00/1
Yoplait Kids/GoGurt/Triz $.40/1
Lucky Charms $.50/1
Betty Crocker Warm Delights $.50/1
Excedrin Back & Body 24ct+ $1.00/1
Excedrin PM 20ct+ $1.00/1
Excedrin any 20ct+ $1.00/1
Newman's own Pizza $1.00/1
Treasure Cave Cheese Product $.55/1
M5 Magnum Razor $2.00/1
Gorton's 20oz or less $1.00/2
Keebler Fudge Shop $1.00/2
DelMonte Fresh Pineapple $.50
Special K Crackers $1.00/2
Reese's Puffs Cereal $.55
Listerine for Kids $1.00
Sandies $1.00

Print these before they are gone and then use them when they are on sale to save even more!

Don't forget about these printable coupons either:

Kellogg's Mini Wheats $1.50/2
Eggo Bake Shop $1.00/1
Degree $1.50
Del Monte Fruit Chillers $1.00
Raisin Bran Extra $1.00
Snuggle $1.00

Health Views : Surveys for Men

test — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:48:00 +0000

If you are male and a smoker, join Health Views and take real surveys. Health Views is a part of Ipsos.

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Weekly Savings Review : Week of 6/14

test — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:44:00 +0000

I had a GREAT week. We didn't need much food because my freezer and pantry are pretty stocked so I took the week off of shopping except for a few things. I like when I have weeks like that!

Groceries: I ran into Stop & Shop to get the Hot Dogs that were on sale. We have a big party coming up next month so I am starting to shop for that as things go on sale. If I do well, the party doesn't cost much at all! Except for the Beer, I just can't get a break on that. :)
(6) Hebrew National Beef Franks, On Sale BOGO Free ($5.29)
Used (2) $1.00/2 cpns
Used (2) $1.00/1 printable coupons
Used $5 off $25 meat purchase (cashier said it was fine to use on the hot dogs)
Final Cost: $6.87 for 6 or $1.15 each

(1) FREE Gulden's Mustard when you purchase 2 Hebrew National Beef franks
Pears, $3.10

(1) Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's Blueberry, On Sale $2.99
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
Final Cost: $1.99

(1) Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's Choc, On Sale $2.99
Used (1) $1.00 cpn
Final Cost: $1.99

Total: $43.51 before savings
Total OOP: $13.90
Total Saved: $29.61

Total Savings of 68%

My weekly grocery budget is $85 and since I only spent $13.90 I am under budget by $71.11. NICE!

Drug Stores: I only went to CVS this week and you can see the details along with pictures HERE.

CVS:

First Trip:
Total OOP: $.11
Total Saved: $11.00

Second Trip
Total OOP: $2.56
Total Saved: $9.46

Grand Total OOP: $2.67
Grand Total Saved: $20.46

My budget for Drug Stores is $20 a week so I am under budget by $17.33.

I had a good shopping week. How did you do? Leave a link to your weekly savings post and share with us. Please make sure your link is directly to your savings post only. Thanks!

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Saturday Round Up :Free Samples, Free Stuff, Coupons and More!

test — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:03:00 +0000

Get your FREE Samples for Summer. Click the banner above to sign up for some fun samples for summertime and every month you'll receive an email with another sample offer. All you have to do each month is answer some questions to get your new Free Sample.

Here are a bunch of Freebies (Free Samples, Coupons and more!). Some of these are from months ago that are still available and since I have some new readers I wanted to pull them back to the top for everyone.

FREE STUFF --------->

3 Boxes of Coffee for $3 + a Travel Mug
MyHealthyInfo.com - Health Information, Huge Discounts and Free Samples! Click Here
4 bags of Coffee for $9.95 + FREE Shipping; no obligation
Free Coupon Tool Bar
Get 2 books FREE when you buy The Cat In The Hat
FREE Bakeware, every month...
Free Garden Crafts
Get a FREE Feed our Kids Well recipe booklet.
Free Pharmacy Card
Free Sample Gillette - Deorderant
Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro Deep Wrinkle Cream Free Sample
Purina Fancy Feast or Beggin' Strips - Free Samples
Walmart has some great free samples right now : Bodycology Bath & Body Products, Kotex Overnight, Sun Crystals Sweetner, Crest Advanced Seal, Aveeno Shampoo,
Free 7 day Gold's Gym Membership - it's summer time! LOL
Go here for a Free sample of Almond Accents. I love almonds and cranberries in my salad lately, yum yum!
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ELF Free Bath Item when you buy 2

test — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Buy 2 Bath Items and Get a 3rd One for Free at E.L.F. (Eyes, Lips, Face). Use coupon code BATH33.

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CVS Week of 6/21

test — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:57:00 +0000

Not too many great ECB's deals at CVS this week but still some good deals. Be sure to check out the entire ad to see all the deals. Also, if you are looking for more store deals stop by BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering for even more.

SoyJoy Bars, On Sale 4/$4.00, Get $4.00 ECB's when you buy 4 (limit 5)
Use (2) BOGO Free cpns in 05-31-09 SS insert
Buy 4
Final Cost: FREE + $2.00 Money Maker - If you have a few of the BOGO Free cpns then you can do the deal up to 5 times.

Coppertone Sun Care, On Sale $8.99, Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Use $3.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.99 after ECB's (with $3 cpn)

Garelick Farms Milk, On Sale $2.99 (limit 2)

Gain 2x 64 loads or Tide 2X, On Sale $12.99, Get $3.00 ECB's
Final Cost: $9.99 after ECB's

Pepsi, On Sale 3/$4.00, Get $1.00 ECB's when you buy 3
Final Cost: $1.00 each after ECB's

Mitchum Deodorant, On Sale $2.99 Get $1.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Final Cost: $1.99 after ECB's

Physicians Formula, On Sale $10.99 Get $5.00 ECB's (limit 1)
Use $1.00 cpn in 05-31-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.99 after ECB's

L"Oreal Extra-Volume collagen mascara, On Sale $7.99 Get $2.00 ECB's
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-14-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $4.99 after ECB's

Spend $10 Get $5 ECB's Nexxus Shampoo, Conditioner, Styler or Hair Brushes (limit 1)

Tylenol, any Pain Reliever 20-24 ct, On Sale $4.99 Get $2.00 ECB's (limit 3)
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.99

ThermaCare Neck to Arm Heat Wrap, On Sale $2.49 Get $2.49
Final Cost: FREE

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Walgreen's Week of 6/21

test — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:01:00 +0000

I'm still not sure what Walgreen's is doing as far as changing their program. They don't have the rebates anymore and there are rumors of something similar to the CVS ECB program but I read on Hot Coupon World that someone has seen a sneak peak of a July ad and there is no mention of anything. If you have any information please share it with us. I'm eager to see what they are going to do.

Here are some of the best deals that I see at Walgreen's this week. If you are looking for more store deals be sure to check out BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering.

Aquafresh, On Sale $3.00
Get $3.00 RR (Register Reward)
Final Cost: FREE after RR

Speedstick or Lady Speedstick, On Sale $2.99
Get $2.00 RR
Final Cost: $.99 after RR

Skintamate or Edge Shave Gel, On Sale $1.99 with in ad coupon
Use $1.00 Edge cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99

Bandaids, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 04-26-09 RP or 03-15-09 SS inserts
Final Cost: $.50 each

General Mills Cereals, On Sale 3/$7.00
Get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00/3 cpn in 05-31-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $5.00 for 3

Deerfield Cheese, On Sale 2/$3.00 with in ad coupon

Clorox Bleach, On Sale $1.39 with in ad coupon

Energizer, On Sale $2.99

Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropics, On Sale BOGO 50% off
Use $2.00 Banana Boat Printable
Use $2.00 Hawaiian Tropics Printable

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TJ Maxx and Marshall's Father's Day Shopping

test — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:14:00 +0000

Last week I wrote about my shopping trip at TJ Maxx and Marshall's and all I was able to buy with 2 $25 Gift Cards. Well, they sent me 2 more gift cards to see what I could find for Father's Day.

My girls and I set out on Friday to shop at TJ Maxx and we had so much fun. I was very excited when I got there to see that they were giving away reusable shopping bags too. I love my reusable bags and use them all the time.

When we were done we settled on the following gifts for my husband for Father's Day:

My husband loves to cook breakfast and he recently mentioned he'd love to have a 'medium' size omelet pan so we grabbed him one of those. It was only $12.99 (compared to $20.00 elsewhere). We also found a cool laptop sleeve that was on clearance. It was originally $29.99 (compared to $60.00 elsewhere) and it was marked down to $10.00 so I grabbed that. And then we found a Refillable CD/DVD Binder that holds up to 40 CDs. I knew this would be perfect for his car. He has a lot of CD's and the cases keep breaking. The best part was it only cost $4.99 (compared to $7.99 elsewhere).

My total spent was $27.98 and had I shopped for these same items elsewhere, I probably would of spent about $87.99. That's a savings of about $60!

I decided I would look for something for my father in law at Marshall's. He's a little harder to shop for than my husband but I do know he enjoys grilling and he does it a lot in the summer. My in laws try to eat healthy so they grill a lot of veggetables and I know they grill a lot of corn. I grabbed him this cool thing that holds corn on the cob so it won't move around on the grill. It cost $7.99 (compared to $12.00). I also found a cool grilling shaker basket which was really deep which cost $9.99 (compared to $14.00) and then an all purpouse grilling basket which is perfect for all kinds of vegetables and only $8.99 (compared to $11.00). I figured he'd be all set for grilling just about anything with all of this. Oh and I also got a FREE reusable shopping bag at Marshall's too!

My total spent was $26.97 but had I bought these items somewhere else I probably would of paid about $37.00.

I am sticking to shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshall's because they really do have some great deals.

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Nicole's Savings Advantage: FREE $25 Target & $25 Starbucks Gift Cards

test — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Do you love shopping at Target as much as I do? I've actually had to stay away from there lately because I spend way to much money when I walk in there. Even though I get a lot of things on Clearance, I still seem to find about $100 worth of stuff each time. It's crazy!

I also love Starbucks coffee, yum yum! I don't stop there as often as I'd like, which is good because I'd spend way too much money there too.

How about if I told you that you can get a $25 Target Gift card nda $25 Starbucks Gift Card for only $1.95?? You'd probably say 'tell me how!" right? Well I am going to tell you anyways.

Join Nicole's Savings Advantage for the 30 day trial offer, pay $1.95 and you will get a $25 Target Gift Card & $25 Starbucks Gift Card just for joining. That's it, easy as pie! (What does that expression really mean because when I've made pies they aren't that easy??). Now, you can cancel before your 30 day trial (to avoid any further charges) is up BUT you may actually like Nicole's Savings Advantage. Let me tell you a little bit about it....

(This is directly from the website)

" Nicole's Savings Advantage is an exclusive program that gives members access to special discounts when they do what they love to do…shop! This program was developed to help you save money on all of the brands, products and services that help you achieve career success! Members of Nicole's Savings Advantage can save up to 90% on their purchases at all of their favorite participating partners when they access the merchants through our exclusive offer links."

I am assuming that she has discounts that you can't find anywhere else on the web and it looks like she's got a lot of stores in the program. So for the cost of $1.95 you get to check it out and a (2) $25 Gift Cards which is yours to keep even if you cancel. That's a profit of $48.05! So what do you have to lose, right?

OK, if you'd like to sign up and get your FREE Gift Cards go HERE!

If you don't like using your credit card for purchase online you can always contact your credit card company and ask them to give you a virtual card number (is that what they are called) so you don't have to use the real card number. Most companies will do that.

About 2 weeks after you sign up, you'll receive your welcome kit and a post card in the mail. You must send the post card back to get your gift cards. That's it!

I've already done this deal but when I did it they were only offering a $25 Target Gift Card. You can see my post about receiving my gift card HERE.

Rite Aid Shopping 6/21

test — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:02:00 +0000

Rite Aid has a few FREE after Rebate offers this week but also a lot of other good deals so be sure to check out the entire ad. Here is what looks best to me. Also if you are looking for more store deals be sure to check out BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering.

Skin Clinic Advanced Wart Remover Kit, On Sae $14.99
Get $14.99 SCR - Single Check Rebate
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield toothpaste, On Sale $2.69
Get $2.69 SCR
Final Cost: FREE after SCR

Suave Invisible Solid or Anti-Perspirant/Deo Spray, On Sale $1.99
Get $1.50 SCR
Use $.75/1, $.50/1 or $1.00/2 cpn in 05-17-09 RP insert (different values in different areas)
Final Cost: $.49 after SCR (before coupon)

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler, On Sale $2.99
Get $1.00 SCR
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-21-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $.99 after SCR

Lamisil Gel, On Sale $9.99
Get $9.00 SCR
Final Cost: $.99 after SCR

Ace Self-Adhesie Tape, Elastic Bandagess Packs, Athletic Tape, Cold Packs, On Sale $3.99
Get $2.00 SCR
Final Cost: $1.99 after SCR

Listerine 1 liter, On Sale $5.99
Get $1.00 SCR
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.99 after SCR

L'Oreal Excellence Hair Color or Excellence To-Go, On Sale $7.99
Use $2.00 in ad coupon
Use $2.00 cpn in 6-21-09 SS
Final Cost: $3.99

Renuzit Crystal Elements, On Sale $5.99
Get $1.00 SCR
Use BOGO Free cpn in 05-17-09 SS insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $4.99 for 2 after SCR

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Winners: Eebee, Log Cabin & Paper Shouts

test — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:16:00 +0000

I had 3 of my birthday giveaways end this week and here are the winners! Each winner has been notified and have 48 hours to respond or I will pick another winner. Thank you to everyone who entered.

Eebee Adventures Books Giveaway:

The random winner is:
#15 Diann...

The winners of the Log Cabin Syrup giveaway are:

#67 Susan...
and #73 nightowl
The winner of the Paper Shouts $25 Gift certificate is
#12 Jennifer....

Congrats to all the winners.

Thank you to everyone who entered and for visiting my blog!

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Monday Giveaway Madness

test — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:14:00 +0000

It's Monday again and time for another Monday Giveaway Madness. I have 3 giveaways currently going on so be sure you entered them all. They are FREE to enter and everyone is eligible!

Are you giving something away? If you are leave a link below but make sure your link goes directly to your giveaway post. And while your here, be sure to enter some giveaways too.

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Target Week of 6/21

test — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:41:00 +0000

I see some good deals this week at Target so I wanted to make sure everyone sees them. There were also some Target coupons in this weeks Smart Source insert and you can use those with manufactures coupons since they are store coupons, for even more savings.

Charmin 18 pack big rolls, On Sale $9.99
Use $.50 Target Coupon in 6-21-09 SS insert
Use $.50/1 or $1.00/2 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert

Bounty 2 pack roll, On Sale $2.99
Use $.50 Target Coupon in 6-21-09 SS insert
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert

OR you can use $1.50 Target Coupon in SS insert when you buy both Charmin and Bounty

Buy any (2) two products below get a $5.00 Target Gift Card:
Olay Skin Care, On Sale $17.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert
Bounce Fabric Softener, On Sale $8.99
Downy Fabtic Softener, On Sale $8.99
Crest Whitestripes Classic, On Sale $18.99
Use $3.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert
Swiffer WetJet starter kit, On Sale $16.99
Use $2.00 cpn in 06-21-09 RP insert
Pampers Super Mega Pack, On Sale $16.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert

Secret Deodorant, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00 cpn in 05-03-09 PG or 06-07-09 PG insert
Final Cost: $2.99

Suave hair care, On Sale $1.77
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 05-17-09 RP insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $2.54 for 2

Get a $5.00 Target Gift Card when you buy Gillette Fusion manual razor or cartridges AND either Gillette Body Wash or Shower Tool (On Sale $3.49) or Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorant ($7.49)
**deal idea**
(1) Gillette Fusion Razor, On Sale $7.99
Use $4.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert
(1) Gillette Body Wash, On Sale $3.49
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 PG insert
Total OOP: $6.48
Get $5.00 Target Gift Card
Final Cost: $1.48 after Gift Card

Lipton tea bags or iced tea, On Sale $2.50

Starbucks frappuccino, On Sale $1.99
Use $1.99 cpn in 6-21-09 SS insert
Final Cost: $.99

Eggo Bake Shop, On Sale 2/$3.00
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $.50 each

Hefty Plates, On Sale $2.99
Use $1.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $1.99

Kraft Cheese shreds or blocks, On Sale 3/$6.00

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Collective Wellbeing : Become A Product Tester

test — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:36:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I signed up to be a product tester for Collective Wellbeing. I'm always open to trying new products and I'm especially always on the look out for great skin care products.

About 2 weeks after I signed up I received an email telling me I was chosen to do a product test and I should receive my samples in the mail shortly. I couldn't wait to see what they sent me. The email also said after I tried the samples out for a few days, I'd receive an email with a survey. Once the survey was complete they would send me a $25 gift certificate to their store within 1o days.

I received the products last week and just finished the short survey. I am excited to try more of their products and I hope they choose me again for a product test. It was super easy.

If you would like to sign up to be a product tester for Collective Wellbeing you can by going HERE.

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Note Pad or Sticky Note for $1.99

test — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:38:00 +0000

I love Vista Print. I order from them all the time. Have you priced personalized products lately?? They aren't cheap, unless you get them from Vista Print. But just because they are cheap doesn't mean you give up on quality. Vista Print as GREAT quality.

I love this new offer. You can choose from a personalized note pad or sticky note pad for only $1.99. The regular price of the note pad is $7.99 and the stick note pad is $4.99. So I think it's a pretty good deal.

If you've order from Vista Print before then you know that you do have to pay shipping, but they give you a lot of options for shipping and I always choose the cheapest one and it really doesn't take that long to get to you. Mine were shipped on 6/12 and I received them 6/16. It does say 21 days but I've never had anything take that long.

For this offer I choose the Note Pad and I put my blog name on it with a cute flower and I plan to use these to put notes to my readers when they win a prize and I ship it out. I thought it would be a nice touch.

Another thing I love about Vista Print is they always have some kind of great deal to offer you as you go through the check out process and it is usually without any additional shipping charges which sometimes I can't resist. And they take paypal so you don't even need to use your credit card.

This time they offered me a business card holder (along with other things) and I took that one since I don't have anything to put mine in and when I toss them in my purse, they get ruined very easily. Even if I am getting a good deal on the business cards, I don't want to ruin them.

My order arrived last week and I have to tell you I am extremely impressed with the note pad. It's the perfect size and the best part is the paper is such good quality and not thin at all. I'm very happy with it. I'm also happy with the business card holder, I'm really glad I took that deal.

If you'd like to get yourself a personalized note pad you can do so by clicking HERE. They have a huge selection of designs to choose from so I'm sure you'll find something you like.

They also have another offer going on right now: FREE Product Samples from VistaPrint! Hurry, this offer ends soon! Click Here

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Gevalia Coffee Special

test — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:41:00 +0000

I must have my coffee when I get up in the morning or it takes me much longer to start the day. I usually don't talk much until after I've had a few sips. It's hard some mornings because my 4 year old LOVES to talk right when she gets up.

I love Gevalia coffee but I especially love that they are offering such a great deal for my readers to try their coffee. Right now you can get 3 bags of coffee plus a travel mug for only $3.00! And the best part is the shipping is FREE. So you really are truly paying only $3.00!!

There is no obligation, if you decide you don't want to receive anymore shipments you can call and cancel or you can schedule it as often as you'd like. They are really easy to work with. I did this deal a couple of months ago and since I'm the only one in the house that drinks coffee it takes me a while to go through the bags so I set myself up on auto delivery for every 3 months. And I can change that at any time. But again, if you decide you don't want to get anymore you just call them up and cancel, at any time.

They have tons of flavors to choose from. My favorite is the Breakfast Blend. I may need my coffee in the morning but I don't need a strong cup. If you are interested in getting some coffee, just click on the banner for more information.

Free Beach Umbrella at Rite Aid today ONLY (6/23)

test — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Rite Aid has their 6 ft Hula Umbrella marked down to $29.99. Use the printable coupon for $5 off $25 at Rite Aid AND $25 printable coupon for the 6 ft Hula Umbrella and you will get it for FREE.

They also have the 9 ft Market Umbrella for $37.50 and if you use the $25 off the 9 ft Market Umbrella and the $5 off $25 printable coupon for that as well, you can get it for only $7.50.

The coupons expire today, June 23rd so go now and see if you can find them!

(thanks Deal Seeking Mom!)

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Moving over to Word Press

test — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:32:00 +0000

I am in the process of moving over to Word Press. I've been having a lot of problems with blogger lately and I want my blog to GROW a lot and WP just has better options in doing that. I have great ideas to help everyone even more in their journey to saving money and I hope to get going with that once I move over to WP.

I don't know if you've noticed but when you click on the Printable Coupons tab you are taken to another blog (of mine) www.frugalrimamaPRINTABLECOUPONS.blogspot.com and a few more are like that. I want to put that all together on ONE blog and WP will do that, where Blogger won't.

Blogger also has a LOT of issues with Internet Explorer which I am sure a lot of you have noticed and WP doesn't. It just makes sense to move over there.

When I first started this blog in August 08 I had no idea it would be the blog it is today and it's all because of my readers and I really do appreciate it. It's amazing to think that it's almost a year since I opened and I can't wait until August to celebrate!!

So bear with me over the next week while we get my blog moved. The address will be the same when we are done www.frugalrimama.com but if you go to the .blogspot you'll receive a message directing you there. Everything will move over as well. There may be an hour or two of downtime while we move all the files but I will let everyone know when that will be so you won't wonder what happened to me.

I will be getting a new blog header (I hope) and changing it a bit, but I'm working on keeping the same colors but the background will most likely be white so it's easier to read everything.

My buddy Zack at Coupon Dad is helping me with the move. If you haven't checked out his site you should! (thanks Zack!)

Thanks again for your loyalty over the past (almost) year. I hope you are happy with what I have in store for Frugal RI Mama!

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Free Samples

test — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:45:39 +0000

Here is the master list of Free Samples I've posted on my blog. If you find a link that doesn't work please let me know. I am trying my best to keep this updated but I may miss something from time to time. Thanks! (updated 4/24/09) Gillette - Deorderant Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro Deep Wrinkle Cream Purina Fancy Feast or Beggin' Strips Get a Neutrogena(R) or Dove(R) Facial Cleansing Cloth Sample. Click Here Always Infinity - Walmart Sample ASPCA - Free Pet Safety Pack Baby Samples - Know someone having a baby? Sign up to get free baby samples. BabyToBee - Free Baby Samples for Expecting mothers or Fathers to be. Benefiber Drink Mix Free Car Care Guide Cascade All in One and a free bonus sample of the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Cool Savings - Sign up and save with over $50 in grocery coupons, 200+ online discounts from your favorite retailers and helpful savings tips and more. Free Cottonelle Wipes Sample Dove Hair Care New therapy system with unique serums Crest Expressions Free Fall Favorites Cook Book Free sample of Flint River Ranch pet food. Bear Naked Fruit & Nut Folgers Coffee - Walmart Sample Glad Bags - Free Sample from Walmart Huggies Diapers Free Sample from Walmart Free Holiday Recipe Cards - Click Here It's A Dog's Life bumper sticker - It's cute! Jergens Naturals Kotex - Walmart Sample Free Sample of Life's Abundance Dog Food McDonald's McGriddle Sandwich Join the My Savings Community to get free samples. Free Sample and Coupon from Nicoderm CQ Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment - Walmart Sample Old Spice Shaving Kit - great stocking stuffer Free sample of Organic Bee Pollen Original Pho - A new integration of traditional Vietnamese rice noodle soup and typical instant noodle soup cups. Pamprin Pantene Shampoo Planning Family - Free Baby offers, samples, coupons healthy information and so much more! Playtex Gentle Glide Pledge Multisurface

Prilosec - Walmart Sample Purina One Pet Food Quality Health Samples - There are all kinds of samples. Free Rose Petal Soap Sample Serenity Tena Free Sample of Signature Scent Custom Scent Bath & Body. Free Stained Glass Patterns - Could be an idea for a Christmas gift for someone! Stayfree and Carefree - Walmart Sample Sweetstacks Toby the Train coloring book Walmart has lots of free samples and trials everyday. Check their site because it changes often. Ultra Gain with Baking Soda Underjams by Pampers Weird Fragrances - I guess they send out samples of new scents they are working on. Some of them are weird!

Free Samples from CVS

test — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:32:00 +0000

CVS has FREE Samples on their website now. This is the first I've heard about it, have you?

You can get a FREE Sample of GoodNights Underpants and a $1.00 printable coupon good only at CVS. That means since it's a CVS coupon, you can also use it with a manufacturer's coupon to maximize your savings!

Click HERE for your FREE Sample and $1.00 Coupon.

(Thanks Free Sample Freak!)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Free ecards!!

test — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:00 +0000

I'm sorry but greeting cards are just too expensive and I don't really buy many anymore. Most people just toss them in the trash once the event is over so why pay all that money for something that's going to go in the garbage, right?

Just about everyone is online and I find that email really is the best way to communicate when you are busy. Don't get me wrong, I still love chatting on the phone but with 2 small children, a house and husband to take care of, not to mention running this blog, phone time just doesn't last longer than a few lines of conversation before someone interrupts me and I lose my train of thought. That's why I like email. So who says we can't email cards? I think they are a huge time saver and sometimes they are even more personalized for the person you are sending them to. Now to make this even better, how about free ecards? Yup, I said it FREE!

I found a site that is actually called Got Free Cards and they have a HUGE selection to choose from. And get this, they don't just have ecards but they also have free printable cards and if you have children like mine that like to color, you can even print some for them to color. This is a great rainy day activity. Print out the cards you know you'll need in the coming months and let them decorate them. Then set them aside to mail when needed.

But if you just want to stick to strictly ecards then you can find them for any occasion. Of course they have free birthday ecards, free get well ecards, free love ecards and they even have free sorry ecards. The list goes on.

My personal favorite part of this website is you can pick out your cards at the beginning of the month and then schedule them to be sent on the recipients birthday. Talk about another time saver!

I am participating in “Jump Start Your Blog Contest” sponsored by got-free-ecards and momdot.

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Free 2 year subscription to Parents Magazine

test — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:42:00 +0000

Click here for a free 2 year subscription to Parents Magazine. No strings attached, you will never receive a bill.

(thanks Money Saving Mom!)

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LongHorn Steakhouse Coupon

test — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:59:00 +0000

Click HERE for a $5 off $25 purchase coupon to LongHorn Steakhouse.

(thanks Bargain Brianna)

Want to enter some fun Giveaways?. Click HERE

Surveyhead: New Survey's Alert

test — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0000

New Survey Alert : Be sure to sign into your account also because there may be more survey's waiting for you. These are all paid survey's. If the dollar amount is not next to the survey that means it's unclear to me how much it will pay but all Surveyhead surveys do pay you cash! You can see my proof of payment HERE

June 25 7:15 AM
Ladies Clothing Survey - $1.50, Approx 10 minutes, Females ages 45-60
Dairy Survey - Approx 10 minutes, Females ages 25-64
Coffee Survey - Approx 15 minutes, Females ages 18-28
Shopping survey - Approx 30 minutes, Males & Females ages 18-65
Travel Survey - Without Children - $2.00, Approx 18 minutes, Males & Females ages 18+
Travel Survey - With Children - $2.00 Approx 18 minutes, Males & Females ages 18+

If you are not a member of Surveyhead you can join HERE. You can also read about Surveyhead by scrolling down to the bottom of this post.

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I'm going to keep updating this post as I know of more surveys. As they close out I will take them off the list. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Read below for more information on Surveyhead.

If you are not a member of Surveyhead you can sign up HERE and when you join you will get $5.00 in your account to start and you can cash out at $25.00 via paypal.

A little bit about Surveyhead....
Surveyhead has daily surveys that you can long in to take. They also will tell you how much of a chance you have to qualify for the survey based on your profile information. I like this because if it says I have an 80% chance of taking a survey that pays $4.00 (for example) I know if it's worth my time to see if I qualify.

Occasionally I will get an email that there is a survey available in my account, but not all the time. When I have time I will log in to see what's there but I never remember to check everyday. I just looked now and I have 4 surveys waiting for me that total $5.00. I'm heading over there right now to see if I qualify for them.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Betty Crocker Summer Recipes

test — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:57:00 +0000

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Free Parents Pack from Beech Nut

test — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Call Beech Nut at 1-800-523-6633 for the FREE Parents Pack and you should receive it within 2 weeks with lots of coupons.

(thanks to Marcy at Stretching A Buck)

Looking for more free stuff for baby and parents? Here are a few more offers:

BabiesOnline.com - Free baby web pages and information on how to get free Pampers Coupons!
Sign up anyone who is having a baby for a lot of FREE stuff!
Meet other moms with similar challenges and interests. Check out CafeMom today!

Sign up for Luvs newsletter and receive special offers, diaper coupons, or samples via regular mail.
Register with Planning Family for FREE baby offers, samples, coupons, health information and so much more!
Give your child a financial advantage through the Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan, and receive a Child Safety ID Kit for your child.
Share products, tips and ideas with fellow parents at Parentricity.
Great American Photo Contest - This is a free baby photo contest. The photo with the most votes wins $2,500.

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Stop & Shop 6/26 - 7/2

test — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Here are some of Stop & Shop's best deals this week.

Coke, On Sale 5/$11.00

Poland Spring 24 Pack, On Sale 3/$10.00

Ball Park Meat Franks, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert

Oscar Mayer Bacon, On Sale BOGO Free

Edy's Ice Cream, On sale 2/$5.00

Kraft BBQ Sauce, On Sale 10/$10.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 6-21-09
Buy 2
Final Cost: $1.00 for 2

Gatorade, On Sale 10/$10.00

Hillshire Farm, On Sale BOGO Free
Use $1.00/2 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert

Klondike Bars, On Sale 2/$6.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $$5.00 for 2

Swiss Premium Ice Tea, On Sale 10/$10.00

Listerine Mouthwash, On Sale $4.45
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final Cost: $2.45

Band-Aid Kids, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00 cpn 05-17-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $1.00 each

L'Oreal Kids Hair Care, On Sale $2.00
Use $1.00/2 cpn 6-28-09 RP insert
Buy 2
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Canada Dry, On Sale 10/$10.00

Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bites, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $4.00 for 2

Lipton Ice Tea, On Sale $3.99
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $6.98 for 2

Kellogg's Cereal: Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, On Sale 3/$5.00
Use $1.00 cpn in 06-07-09 RP insert
Final Cost: $.66 each

General Mills Cereal: Cinnamon toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs, Cookie Crisp, On Sale 2/$5.00
Use .55 Reese's Puffs printable coupon

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, On Sale $2.22
Use $1.00/3 cpns in 06-14-09 SS insert
Buy 3
Final Cost: $5.66 for 3 or $1.87 each

Ragu, On Sale 2/$4.00
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $3.00 for 2

Stop & Shop Mustard, On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop Tuna, On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop Sherbet, On Sale 10/$10
Birds Eye Vegetables, On Sale 10/$10
Pillsbury Brownie Mix, On Sale 10/$10
Kraft Mac & Cheese, On Sale 10/$10
Jennie-O Turkey Franks, On Sale 10/$10
Del Monte Vegetables, On Sale 10/$10
Knorr Pasta Sides, On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop Waffles, On Sale 10/$10
Stop & Shop Hometown Bakery Cookies, On Sale 10/$10
Banquet Value Menu Meals, On Sale 10/$10

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Shaw's Week of 6/26 - 7/2

test — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +0000

Debbie at Frugal Living and Having Fun has a great list of Shaw's deals for this week. Here are a few of the best I see, but be sure to check them all out at her site.

Shaw's Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99lb

Top Sirloin Steak $3.99lb

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks 2/$5.00
Use $1.00/2 (5/10 & 6/21 Smart Source)
Final Cost $2.00 each

Friendly's Ice Cream B1G1 Free

Kraft Shredded Cheese, or Cracker Barrel Bar Cheese 2/$5.00

Kraft Cheese Singles 3/$5.00

Heinz Ketchup 40 oz. 2/$4.00

B&M Baked Beans 28 oz. 3/$4.00 ~ Use $1.00/4 (5/17 Smart Source)

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You Data: Earn Money Viewing Ads

test — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:16:00 +0000

I'm bringing this back up to the top because there have been some new ads this week and paypal payments will be going out today! Make sure you view all your ads before payments are sent.

You can sign in on the widget further down on my page to see if you have any ads to view. If you are new to YouData then read below on how easy it is to join and make some extra cash viewing ads.

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Did you know that you can earn money with Advertising even if you don't have a blog? If you are looking for another way to earn some extra cash then you really should check out YouData. Before I go any further let me just say you will not get rich off of YouData. Not even close. But you could earn some extra pocket change just for viewing ads. The thing that makes YouData unique is the ads are tailored to you, to your likes, needs, wants etc. When you join YouData, you fill out a bunch of profiles so they know what ads will appeal to you. The thing is, they don't want to just pay you to view ads, they want you to like the ads and perhaps purchase something from the website you are viewing. After all, that is how they get paid.

Here is how YouData works....

You can see on the left side bar there is a widget for YouData. You sign up with them, create your account and answer all the profile questions. Once you are signed up you can access the widget to view your ads 3 different ways.

Right from your YouData account.
You can download the widget onto your computer.
You can sign in whenever you visit my blog or anyone elses blog that has a YouData widget.

Pretty easy, huh?

Once you sign in, you will see all the available ads to view. You will earn money just for loading those adds onto the widget. Then as you view them you will also earn money. There is no certain time you need to spend on each ad but you really should check out the website to see if it's someplace you'd like to bookmark. I've found some really cool places with YouData.

Once you are done viewing the first 5 ads, you can reload the widget and see if there are anymore ads. The first time you view ads you'll probably have a lot to view. I earned over $5 the first day. And it took hardly any time at all! When you view ads on a widget that is on someones blog, you have the option of sharing your money (like a tip) with the blog owner. You don't have to do this at all, but it's nice to have that option. Of course us bloggers love when our readers support our blogs. But don't ever feel like you have to share with me. :)

YouData is still new and adding more advertisers everyday so be patient as they find more.

One thing I forgot to mention is that YouData pays by paypal. Want to hear the best part? They pay you every Friday!!! No matter what you have in your account, you will be paid on Friday.

That's about it! A pretty simple way to earn some money viewing ads even if you aren't a blogger. Now go sign up. There really is no reason why you shouldn't, right? Everyone can use some extra cash.

Let me know if you have any questions. I'd be more than happy to help.

You can see my proof of payment for YouData HERE.

The New Look : A Sneak Peak

test — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Unfortunately I can not move my current blog design over to Word Press. This is a free design and it just won't work with anything other than blogger. But that's OK because I like change. I had been looking at different blogger designers to find a new look, something more personal and more user friendly (behind the scenes), before I decided to switch to Word Press. So I was going to be changing things up soon anyways.

For the past two days, I've been working with another blogger on a new header and button. I've added the new button already to my sidebar (where you can grab the code) so if you have it on your blog, it should change to new one automatically.

I'm hoping to have the switch over done by the end of next week. There will be some slight downtime but I'll warn you before it happens. So if you come by the blog and you can't access, just wait a bit and try again. It won't be down very long.

Here is a peak at what the new blog will look like. Here is my new header:

And the blog colors will match................ Whatcha think?? Do you like it??

If you need some help with a new banner or button I highly recommend Victoria from Life Staring the Kids and Me. She was such a big help and trust me she was very patient not to mentioned fairly priced. I didn't really know what I wanted when we first talked and I kept changing things on her and she just went with the flow. (Thanks Victoria!)

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Weekly Savings Review : Week of 6/21

test — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:03:00 +0000

I had another good week and was able to stock up on some more stuff. I love when I catch a good deal on something we use all the time.

Groceries: I only shopped at Stop & Shop this week and took advantage of some of the great deals they had along with my coupons. I took a picture of everything, though it's hard to see it all since it's piled on. There is a lot so I'm not going to list everything but I'll highlight some of the good deals I got.

Blueberries, On Sale $1.25 each --> What a GREAT price!! I got 3.

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, On Sale BOGO Free $4.38
Used $1.00/2 cpn
Final Cost: $1.69 each

Dole Fruit Bowls, On Sale BOGO Free $2.79
Used $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final Cost: $.90 each

Perdue Chicken Nuggets, On Sale $2.67
Used $1.00 coupon
Final Cost: $1.67 each

Total: $148.61
Total Saved: $80.18
Total OOP: $68.64
Total Savings of 54%

My weekly budget for Groceries is $85 so I am under budget by $16.36 this week. Great way to end the month.

Drug Stores: I only shopped at CVS this week. I didn't have anytime to go anywhere else. But I stayed within budget and usually not shopping will do that.

Here is what I got:

(1) French's Mustard, On Sale $1.00
Used $.50 cpn
(2) Tylenol PM 24ct, On Sale $4.99
Used (1) $1.00 cpn --> I only had 1 coupon
Used $2.50 off $10 Pain Reliever CVS cpn
(2) Therma-care Heat Wraps, On Sale $2.49
Used (1) $1.00 cpns
(1) Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Starter Kit, On Clearance $4.12
Used $1.00 cpn
Used $1.00 CVS CRT cpn
(1) Robitussin Kids, On Clearance $1.82

Used $12.00 ECB's

Total OOP: $5.42
Total Saved: $30.32
Total Savings of 85%

My weekly Drug Store budget is $20 so this week I was under budget by $14.58.

How did you do this week? Did you get some good deals? Did you save a lot? Or did you go over your budget? Post a link to your savings post or leave a comment and share with us. Please make sure your post goes directly to your savings post and not your home page.

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Free Gift from Coach

test — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Coach is giving away a FREE Gift to it's customers to celebrate it's new line called Poppy. Go HERE to print out the form and take it to your nearest Coach store for your Free Gift.

Thanks Coupon Dad for sharing this with my readers!

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test — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:05:59 +0000

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