We Have a Winner....

For the Happy Holiday Treats/Safeway gift card giveaway

Congratulations Nicole! (Email address pittsy82) You have 48 hours to respond to the email I sent you.

Free Sample: Slim Fast Peanut Butter Crunch Bar

Go here to request a free sample of Slim Fast Peanut Butter Crunch Bar from Sam's Club (no membership required).

Thanks For the Mommas!

Merry Christmas!!

Just wanted to say Merry Christmas to each of you. I hope you have a wonderful day.

We are going to be in and out doing things with my family and Vince's family this week, so my posting will be rather sporadic for the next week. I'll be back full swing in the new year.

Sheetz: Free Coffee on Christmas

Here's the scoop, straight from Sheetz Facebook page:

Free Sample: Zapzyt Ance Treatment Gel

"Like" Zapzyt on Facebook and you'll be able to request a free sample of their acne treatment gel.

Thanks Hooked on Bargains!

Lowe's: Task Force 11 Piece Tool Set $2.98

Here is an awesome last minute Christmas gift. Lowe's has a Task Force 11 Piece Tool Set for only $2.98 and if you FREE in-store pickup you don't even have to pay for shipping. How's that for handy?

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Buy One Get One Free Photo Book Coupon (New Link)

If you didn't get the coupon for the Buy One Get One Free Kodak photo books printed the other day, you have another chance. The coupon is also available on the Kodak website.

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

Freebie: Old Schoolhouse Magazine Subscription

You can get a free 6 month Old Schoolhouse Magazine print subscription right now by simply doing the following. Share about Old Schoolhouse's current specials with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, email, or your blog. Then email Julie, at jott@thehomeschoolmagazine.com with your name, mailing address, phone number & email address and she'll make sure you get a free 6 month subscription. For more details, head over the Old Schoolhouse's Facebook page.

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

$0.75/1 Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo

Go here to print a coupon for $0.75/1 Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo.

Thanks Saving with Shellie!

Sears: $10 off $20 Apparel and Select Other Items (12/22)

Go here to print a coupon good today only (12/22) for $10 off a purchase of $20 or more at Sears. Your purchase must be for apparel, intimates, accessories, fragrance, and cosmetics.

Hopefully some of you will have the chance to use this. Don't think I'm going to make a trip the mall just to save $10 even though there are some apparel items we really need.

Thanks For the Mommas!

CVS: 4 Free Photobooks (Next Week)

There is a Buy One Get One Free Kodak Photo Book coupon here (click "photography") that you can use next week at CVS to get FOUR photo books free. Here's the deal:

Kodak Photo books on sale Buy One Get One Free
- use Buy One Get One Free coupon
Get 4 Photo Books FREE!!!
If you want to do this deal, I'd recommend printing this coupon now since it may not be available next week.

Thanks Cha-Ching on a Shoestring!

$1/1 Tone Bodywash Printable = Free at CVS Next Week

There is deal next week at CVS where you can score Tone bodywash FREE after Extra Bucks when you use the $1 Tone coupon found here. Here's what the deal looks like:

Tone Bodywash $3.88 get $3 Extra Bucks
- Use $1 Tone coupon
FREE plus $0.12 overage after coupon and Extra Bucks!

If you want to do this deal, I'd highly recommend that you print this coupon now as it may not be available next week.

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

Free Sample: Ritz Crackerfuls

Head over to Ritz Crackers Facebook page to request a free sample of Ritz Crackerfuls. Just look at the latest post on their wall for the link.

Thanks For the Mommas!

Giveaway: Happy Holidays Treats Prize Pack (Includes $25 Safeway Gift Card)

Do you love this time of year as much as I do? Yes, there are things that I don't like (such as the busyness) but I love the spirit and the festivity. And I love all the extra, special food.

One of the things that I enjoy doing every Christmas is making up cookie/candy plates to give to our neighbors and friends. Some of my favorite things to make are Molasses Crinkles, Peanut Blossoms, Chocolate Chip cookies and Ritz Cracker Candy. This year I am also including Ranch Seasoned Pretzels and party mix for some of our neighbors who are diabetic.

This holiday season Betty Crocker has teamed up with Glad and created the website BakeSweetMemories.com that features some great recipe ideas. After you've checked out BakeSweetMemories.com, found your recipe and make your tasty treat, you might want to consider using GladWare! Glad® food storage products to store and transport your delicious treats. In fact they’re also great for gift giving too.

Safeway, Betty Crocker and Glad have teamed up with MyBlogSpark to provide one of my readers a "Happy Holiday Treats" prize pack that includes a package of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix, a GladWare sample pack, and a $25 Safeway gift card (also valid at Dominick's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi's).

Now to the important stuff. You have four different ways to enter the giveaway and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 12/29/10 at 8 a.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

1. What's your favorite "special" thing to make for the holidays?

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Share about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.

$46 in Lowe's Coupons

Log into or create a Vocalpoint account to request $46 in Lowe's coupons.

I'd highly recommend signing up for Vocalpoint if you love getting free samples. They send out great coupons and samples pretty often.

$1/1 Diet Coke Printable Coupon

Go here to print a coupon for $1/1 Diet Coke 14 oz., 16 oz., or 20 oz. bottle. I'm thinking this should make for some inexpensive or free Coke.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Weekly Spending Summary

I didn't do much grocery shopping this week- mostly just got a few things that I needed to make some Christmas goodies.

Total Spent: $21.93
Total Saved with Coupons: $16.00
Total Saved with Sales: $8.14
Total Saved: $24.14

Rite Aid: $1.75
Saved with Coupons: $13.00
Saved with Sales: $8.14

Also purchased Advil Congestion Relief not pictured.

Walmart: $0
Saved with Coupons: $1.00

We had a several things to return to Walmart and just got back a gift card with the return amount on it. So I used that to pay for this purchase. My out of pocket would have been $12.25.

Target: $0.38
Saved with Coupons: $2.00


Misc.: $19.80
- This was for butter that my mother-in-law bought for me for cheap and for chocolate that a friend bought for me to save me an extra trip to the store.

Swagbucks: 60 Free Swagbucks for New Members

If you haven't signed up for Swagbucks yet, now is the time. From now until 12/31/10, you'll get 60 FREE Swagbucks for signing up.

What is Swagbucks? It's a free search engine kind of like Google. The great thing about it is that each time you search the web using Swagbucks, you have the chance to earn "bucks" which you then can trade for things like gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, Target and more. My favorite thing to redeem my Swagbucks for is Amazon gift cards. I've gotten so many great things for free thanks to my Amazon gift cards earned through Swagbucks.

Here's what you need to do to get the 60 FREE Swagbucks:

* Sign up for a FREE Swagbucks account
* When signing up enter code JoinIn2010 into the "Swag Code" space on the blue bar (code is case sensitive)

$0.99/1 Ruffles Chips Coupon

"Like" Ruffles on Facebook, then click the "Get Bagged" tab to request a coupon for $0.99 off a bag of Ruffles chips. From what the page says, these chips are priced at $0.99 so it should make them free!

Thanks For the Mommas!

$1/1 Robitussin Printable Coupon

Just thought I'd post this since the cold season is now upon us and you might be needing it.

Go here to print a $1/1 Robitussin coupon.

Thanks Saving with Shellie!

Kellogg's Cereal Coupons: $2/2 Rice Krispies, $2/2 Crispix and More

Coupons.com just released a bunch of new coupons for Kellogg's cereal. Here's a list of them:

* $2/2 Rice Krispies or Cocoa Krispies
* $2/2 Crispix
* $1.50/2 Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Honey Smacks or Frosted Flakes
* $0.70/1 Corn Flakes Simply Cinnamon
* $0.70/1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus
* $0.70/1 Raisin Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch or Raisin Bran Extra
* $0.70/1 Cinnabon Cereal
* $0.70/1 Cocoa Krispies

Michael's: 20% Off Entire Purchase Coupon

In need of some last minute craft items from Michael's? Here's a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase (yes, sale items included!) that expires 12/24.

Thanks The Frugal Girls!

$2/1 Glad ForceFlex Trash Bags Printable Coupon

Print a coupon for $2 off any 1 Glad ForceFlex trash bags. (Remember to hit your browser's back button to print two!) It's not too often you see such a high value coupon for Glad trash bags, especially with no size restrictions!

Thanks Michelle!

You can use the coupon this week at Rite Aid to get an excellent deal:

Buy 2 boxes Glad ForceFlex trash bags 2/$13
- use 2 $2/1 coupons
- Get $1 UPReward when you buy 2
- Get $1 Single Check Rebate (#51)
- Use $0.50/1 Video Values coupon from November
Total after all discounts: $6.50 for 2 boxes!

Old El Paso Giveaway Winner

The winner for the Old El Paso giveaway was comment #49 who commented that she follows this blog:

Jessica (email address jjak2003)

Jessica, please check your email and reply within 48 hours.

Thanks to all of you who entered.

Reminder: El Paso Giveaway Ending Soon (Includes $10 Visa Gift Card)

Just wanted to remind you that the Old El Paso giveaway is ending on Monday 12/20 at 8 am. Don't forget to enter!

Freebie: Classical Holiday Music Sampler

Amazon is offering a free classical holiday music sampler download.

Thanks Coupon Geek!

Free Excedrin- New Offer!

Okay, so you know that Excedrin offer I posted earlier? Well, it turns out that you can actually request 2 other coupons as well. Here's the 3 coupons you can request to be mailed to you. Just go to Coupons.com and click on "Healthcare" to pull them up.

* Free Excedrin Extra Strength
* Free Excedrin Migraine
* $3.50/1 Excedrin PM

Guess there will be no excuse for any of us to be out of Excedrin, huh? :)

Olive Garden: $5 Off Two Entrees Coupon

Print this coupon to save $5 off a purchase of 2 dinner entrees. Coupon expires 1/23/11.

Thanks Mojo Savings!

$3.50/1 Excedrin PM Coupon

Coupons.com has a new offer for a $3.50/1 Excedrin PM product coupon. Select the offer and then enter your mailing information to have this coupon mailed to you.

Thanks Passion For Savings!

Printable Coupons: Welch's, Mrs. Butterworth's, Muir Glen and More

* $1/1 Welch's Light Grape Juice (64 oz.)

* $1/2 Hanover Gold or Silver Line Frozen Vegetables

* $0.55/1 Honey Nut Cheerios

* $0.50/1 SanGiorgio Quick Cook Pasta

* $0.75/1 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta

* $1/2 Muir Glen Products

* $1/1 Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup

No More Rack: Free $10 Credit (Ends Today!)

Hurry over and sign up now to get a free $10 credit for No More Rack, a daily deal site similar to Ru La La and One King's Lane. The credit can be used towards shipping with is a flat rate of $2 per item. Here's how to get the credit:

* Sign up for a No More Rack account
* Click on My Profile
* Click on Redeem Gift Card Offer
* Enter code P1070 to get a $10 credit

After you are signed up you can get a $5 credit for the first five friends that you refer if they sign up.

Thanks Michelle!

Pampers Gift to Grow Codes: 15 Points

Enter these codes into your Pampers Gifts To Grow account to get another 15 points.

DEC2010FACEBOOK (10 Pts.)

WelcomeMembers5 (5 Pts.)

Thanks The Frugal Girls!

"Like" Gerber on Facebook and you'll be able to print a coupon for Buy One Get One Free Gerber cereal coupon. Coupon expires 12/31/10.

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Special K Cereal: Buy One Get One Free Coupon

Sign up here to get a coupon for Buy One Special K Cereal, get one free box of Special K Original or Multi Grain Oats & Honey Cereal Free.

Thanks For the Mommas!

Tasty Tuesday: Easy Ritz Cracker Candy

Okay, so I admit, the name is rather generic. But honestly, I don't know what these yummy little candies are called. I've never head a name for them, so hence my own generic name.

Anyway, if you love a salty, peanut butter chocolate combo, you'll love this easy candy. Here's the recipe- and don't blame me for any calories gained because of them. It's hard for me to stop at one when I eat these!

Easy Ritz Cracker Candy

Ritz crackers
Peanut butter
Chocolate for coating

Take a Ritz cracker and spread it with peanut butter. Top with another Ritz cracker. Melt chocolate (I like the wafers best) then dip Ritz crackers into it until coated. Place coated crackers on wax paper to cool.

For other recipe ideas, check out Balancing Beauty and Bedlam's Tasty Tuesday, Blessed with Grace's Tempt my Tummy Tuesday,and All the Small Stuff's Tuesday's at the Table.

Sears: $10/$20 Apparel or Accessories Purchase

Sears just released a coupon for $10 off any apparel or accessories purchase of $20 or more. The only downside to this coupon is that it is good only on Wed. and Thurs. (12/15 and 12/16).

Thanks Cha-Ching on a Shoestring!

Recycle Bank: Buy One Get One Free Coke Coupon (12/13)

Every day this week Recycle Bank will be offering different deals for just 5 points. Today's deal is a Buy One Get One Free Coke coupon. To get this coupon, go to Recycle Bank, log into your account, then click on rewards.

What is Recycle Bank? It's a program that rewards members for curbside recycling. However, they also frequently offer other ways that you can earn points. The points that are earned can then be redeemed for various things like coupons and gift cards.

Free Sample: Underjams

Request a free sample of Pampers UnderJams.

Thanks For the Mommas!

Weekly Spending Summary

Total Spent: $48.14
Total Saved with Coupons: $54.01
Total Saved with Sales: $19.68
Total Saved: $73.69

Rite Aid: $3.49
Saved with Coupons: $13.00
Saved with Sales: $6.81

Also Purchased and Not Shown: Chloraseptic

Giant: $7.56
Saved with Coupons: $4.99
Saved with Sales: $7.08

Freebie: Wholly Salsa

CVS: $0 (gift card)
Saved with Coupons: $23.02
Saved with Sales: $5.79

Freebies: Schick Shave Gel & Razor, Planter's Grove and the rest after Extra Bucks

Target: $4.34
Saved with Coupons: $11.00

I have a Target gift card that I earned through a blog promotion that I used to pay for $1.38 of this purchase.

Walmart: $10.10
Saved with Coupons: $2.00

Freebie: Yakisoba

Aldi: $15.65

I also purchased bleach that didn't get on the picture.

Misc.: $7.00
- For fresh ground whole wheat flour from my mother-in-law

Weekly Spending Summary

I suddenly realized that I never did my weekly spending post last week. So here it is...rather late. :)

Total Spent: $47.24
Total Saved with Coupons: $16.40
Total Saved with Sales: $1.50
Total Saved: $17.90

CVS: $0 (gift card)
Saved with Coupons: $15.50
Saved with Sales: $1.50



I used $15.50 in Extra Bucks and got $12.98 back.

See that little green and white bottle in the picture above? That is an iron supplement, 325mg. ferrous sulfate. This is kind of a side note, but if any of you have to take iron supplements I'll give you a tip to save some money. Ask your pharmacy if they can special order the Gerricare brand (they should be able to give you an estimate price before they order it). This is the brand we generally used to fill iron prescriptions when I worked at the pharmacy and it is considerably cheaper than buying the store brand over the counter. Weird, I know, but it is really true.

Save-A-Lot: $2.47
Saved with Coupons: $0.90



Aldi: $0 (used cash)


Target: $3.57
- I bought a cup for Logan.

Centerville Bulk Foods: $29.27
- Bought various misc. bulk food items and fresh fruit

Misc.: $5.00
- Bought some cookies from a friend who is doing a fundraiser

Giveaway: Old El Paso Prize Pack (Includes $10 Gift Card)

GIVEAWAY NOW ENDED!!

Want to know one of my favorite fast meals this time of year? Taco soup. Not only is it fast and easy to make, it's inexpensive and filling too. That's one of the wonderful things about tacos. They are easy to make, delicious, and generally inexpensive. And to make your next taco night even cheaper, you can use this coupon to save $0.60/2 Old El Paso products.

If you enjoy taco dishes too, you'll want to enter this giveaway for an Old El Paso Prize Pack courtesy of MyBlogSpark and Old El Paso. Here's what you'll get:

* a packet of original Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
* a Cactus Chip & Dip Serving dish
* a set of 3 Fiesta Chili Pepper serving dishes
* a $10 gift card to purchase your taco fixings

Now to the important stuff. You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 10/20/10 at 8 a.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

1. What's your favorite thing to make with taco seasoning?

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Share about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.

Free Sample: Ester-C Gummies

"Like" Ester-C on Facebook, then click on the "Promotions" tab to request a free sample of Ester-C Gummies.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

$1/1 Heluva Good! Dip

There is a $1/1 Heluva Good sour cream dip coupon available on the Heluva Good Facebook page.

Thanks Cha-Ching on a Shoestring!