Saturday, November 29, 2008

CVS Deals Week of 11/30

Here are some of the great CVS deals for the week.

Pantene Pro-V Shampoo, conditioner 12.6-13.5 oz $3.49 (limit 5)
EARN $1 ECB's
USE $1 off 2 from 11/30 Sunday Paper
2 for $3.98 after ECB's and coupon

Trident or Stride Gum 2/$4
EARN $1 ECB's on 2
2/$3 after ECB's

Febreze Products Spend $10 get $5 in ECB's
Buy 4 Febreze Air Effects
USE 4 $1 off Febreze Air Effects coupons from November/December P&G coupons
EARN $5 in ECB's
$1 for 4 after ECB's and Coupons

Cetaphil Cleanser, lotion, 16oz or daily facial mositurizer 4oz $9.99
EARN $2 in ECB's
$7.99 after ECB's

Gillette Venus or Fusion Razors or Cartridges
Spend $15 get $5 in ECB's
USE $4 off one Fusion Razor from 11/30 Sunday Paper

Colgate Sponge Bob, Motion or 360 degree power toothbrush $6.99
EARN $1 ECB's
USE $0.50 off coupon on any colgate Toothbrush for kids
$5.49 after ECB's and coupon

Degree or Dove Clincial Protection Anti-Perspirant deodarant solid $7.99
EARN $2 in ECB's
USE $2 Printable
$3.99 after ECB's and Coupon

Extreme Energy Orange or Berry 2pk $4.99
EARN $4.99 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

Friday, November 28, 2008

Freebie Friday

Another edition of Freebie Friday!!!

Get your FREE Glad Force Flex Trash Bag

Get your FREE Pampers Potty Training Kit

Don't forget to check the Walmart website for additional freebies for this week!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Oprah Free Holiday Music CD

I blogged about Oprah's show that aired today, yesterday. I hope all of you had a chance to watch it as there was a lot of great low price gift ideas on there that will last a long time!

Oprah is giving us all a chance, for the next 48 hours, to download a Oprah Holiday CD from her website for FREE!! I have already downloaded mine and it was quick and easy.

Click on the link to get your FREE music and this is a great idea to give to others this year!

Kellogg's Coupon

Get your $1 off any 10oz or larger Kellogg's Cereal coupon while they last!

Click here to get your coupon now!!!

CVS Thanksgiving Three Day Sale

I am excited to get my FREE and BETTER THAN FREE items at CVS this Thanksgiving!
There are some great money makers here!

Johnson's Softlotion $5.69
EARN $5.69 in ECB's
Use $1 printable coupon
Profit $1

Colgate Advanced Whitening Toothpaste $2.99
EARN $2.99 in ECB's
Use $1.50 off printable coupon
Or use any $1 off coupons that have been in the Sunday papers
Profit $1.50

Plaxtex Sport $3.99
EARN $3 in ECB's
Use $1 off printable coupon
FREE after coupon and ECB's

Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer or Razor $7.99
Earn $6 in ECB's
Use $2 off printable coupon (use coupons.com or printable bar on right)
FREE after ECB's and coupons

Magnavox Universal Remote or Phillips Headphones $6.99
EARN $6.99 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

Aussie Shampoo/conditioner $2.99
EARN $2.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off coupon from 10/12 sunday paper
Profit of $1

Gatorade G2 20oz $1.49
EARN $1.49 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

Hershey King Size Candy Bars $1
Earn $1 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

Bic Soleil Single Razor $5.99
EARN $5.99 in ECB's
USE $3 off coupon from 11/2 Sunday Paper
Profit of $3

Garnier Nutritioniste Cleansing Towelettes $5.99
EARN $5.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off coupon from 11/9 Sunday Paper
Profit of $1

Mabelline Mineral Power Liquid Foundation $8.99
EARN $8.99 in ECB's
USE $3 off Mabelline foundation coupon from 10/26 Sunday Paper
Profit of $3

5-Hour Energy Extra Strength 2-pk $3.99
EARN $3.99 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

L'Oreal Colour Juice Sheer Lip Gloss $6.99
EARN $6.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off printable
Profit of $1

Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Plus Nail Color $3.79
EARN $3.79 in ECB's
FREE after ECB's

Cover Girl Smoothers Liquid Makeup $7.99
EARN $7.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off coupon from Sunday Paper
Profit of $1

Cover Girl Smoother Pressed Powder $5.99
EARN $5.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off coupon from Sunday Paper
Profit of $1

Another Great Sale
Norelco Precision Cutting System $28.99
USE $20 off coupon from 11/23 Sunday Paper
$8.99 after coupon

What a great sale! CVS is open on Thanksgiving so if you have time in the morning get over there so you can use Black Friday to get some other great deals!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Tervis Tumbler Product Review

Have you ever heard of Tervis Tumbler's? Well several years back I got hooked on these great products. Check out their website. The tumblers are just great. The nice thing is that they keep cold things very cold and hot things warm. They do not leave rings on the tables and the tumblers are double walled so they reduce the amount of condensation that would happen on the outside of a cup.

What I love the most about them is that they are guaranteed for life. I have had a few tumblers that have small cracks in them. I sent them to Tervis and they send me back a brand new tumbler! You do not have to provide proof of purchase and even if the cup is 5,10, 15 years old they will still send you a new one.

Check them out online. I have purchased them for Christmas gifts and have over 20 of these tumblers at home! Right now there is a more you buy more you save special. This goes until December 1. If you spend $55, save 10%, $75 save 15%, $100 save 20%, $125 save 25%. Use coupon code BMSM2008

Teaching Our Kids About Gift Giving in a Tough Economy

The pressure is on right now to buy our friends and family gifts. My kids have already told me that they want to get a few things for a few of their friends and of course they want to give gifts to brothers, sisters and Mom and Dad. After reading this article on Smartmoney.com, I really think this year is a good year to teach my kids about shopping smart, getting back to basics and about buying things with value not just for the moment but for a life time.

There were some great ideas. I was talking with my sister and saying how some kids get so many presents that they don't even remember who got them the gift. But I bet if you got your niece or nephew a savings bond for Christmas they might not enjoy it as much now but years down the road when their money has grown and they are older they will probably remember that Grandma bought them that savings bond and now they have more cash. That toy that they would have gotten that year is probably forgotten, broken, or wasn't even that great to begin with. Check out the article on smartmoney.com and do a bit of research on the current rates for savings bonds. I think this is a great gift idea. This gift is going to have a lot of value in the future. You can also go on the treasury website to learn more about savings bonds.

This year the kids and I are also going to give a little bit to help others. We have toys that were given to us from Walmart, free items that I have purchased using coupons and food items that we are going to donate. Sometimes donating doesn't have to cost you money. I am able to purchase free items each week and have saved them up to donate for the holiday season. My kids are excited each week to learn what I have purchased and what we are going to donate from that purchase. Follow my blog each week to learn about great free items from CVS, Walmart and Walgreens. This isn't costing me a lot or any money to do these things. Shopping smart has helped!

Tomorrow on Oprah, Wednesday, November 26th, is a show on how to have the Thriftiest Holiday Ever. Check it out to get some more great ideas on how to save money this holiday season. Think out of the box this year and find new ways to give gifts and try and give a gift that can last awhile and has more meaning.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Get Free Dr. Pepper 11/23

Today only, 11/23, sign up to get a coupon for free Dr. Pepper. The offer is good today only!

Click here to sign up to get your FREE Dr. Pepper.

CVS Week of 11/23

I didn't want to spend all of my ECB's from last week because I am stocking up for the Black Friday sales! There are some great items coming up so I just got things today that I could get some more ECB's for Black Friday Shopping.

Maybelline Mineral Power Liquid Foundation $8.99
EARN $8.99 in ECB's
USE $3 off Maybelline Foundation coupon from 10/26
Better than FREE after ECB's

Complete Multi-purpose solution 12oz. $8.99
EARN $8.99 in ECB's
USE $1 off solution coupon from 10/26
Better than FREE after ECB's

Crest SpinBrush Pro toothbrush $4.99
EARN $2 in ECB's
USE $2 off printable coupon
$.99 after ECB's and coupon

Right Guard Professional Strenth $7.99
EARN $7 in ECB's
$.99 after ECB's

Total $ 30.96
after coupons $24.96
ECB's EARNED $26.98
Profit of $2.02
I am going to roll over my ECB's from last week and this week for Black Friday shopping! Come back to see what great deals you can get then!

**Make sure you check that all your ECB's print out. My RightGuard one didn't print and I had to ask them to print me one.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Freebie Friday

Here is another edition of Freebie Friday. Check out some of these great free samples this week.



FREE sample of Sundance Tea

FREE sample of Sun Silk's Shampoo

FREE sample of Tide Total Care

Make sure you check out the FREE samples over at Walmart also.

They have added a FREE sample of Gain, Huggies Diapers, Playtex Tampons and a few other great items.

Energy Saving Challenge Update

Back in October I started to find ways to reduce my gas and electric bill. To my surprise, my family has done a great job. I am a bit surprised because the weather has been a bit colder this year and I have been having to use the heat a lot.

Here is a recap

Challenge

REDUCE Gas & Electric bill $$'s from July 07 to June 08
Money spend from July 07 to June 08 $2213.48

Check out my previous post for full details

July 08 to October 08 Usage $'s $627.01
This is a reduction of $153.61 so far! My goal is to reduce my energy expenses by $500 for the year. Only $346.39 left to go!

Things that I have done:
Unplug things that we don't use all the time and even if they are used once a day I still unplug them. (Treadmill, toaster, blender, printer, computer, cell phone chargers, etc.)
Combined loads of whites with my kids. We all do our own laundry but have been sharing the load of whites to take it from 3 loads down to 1.

My electric company shares your gas charges and your electric charges and gives you a review of the same period last year and compares it with the same period this year. While the average temperature last year was 60 degrees and this year was 54 degrees, I still saved money. My gas charges went up but my electric charges went down from $2.51 per day to $1.51 per day! Wow!! What a savings I have noticed just from unplugging things and by watching what we are doing around the house.

My next step is to get a programmable thermostat for the house so we can adjust it at specific times.

Take a look around your house tonight and see if there are things that you really don't use that often that you could unplug. I bet you can find at least one thing that you could do this with and you could be on your way to saving money too! Share your stories and give some more tips on how to save around the house.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

CVS Challenge Week of 11/16

Transaction 1


BUY 2 Vaseline Body Lotion $7.98
USE 2 $1.50 off coupons from today's sunday paper
$4.98 OOP after coupons
EARN $4 in ECB's
$0.98 after ECB's

Trasaction 2

BUY L'Oreal Perfect Pro Calcium $15.99
USE $4 ECB's from trasaction 1
EARN $15.99
Free after ECB's
OOP $11.99

Transaction 3

BUY 3 Duracell 16 Pack Batteries at $9.99 each ($29.97)
USE 3 $0.75 off coupons from today's paper
USE $15.99 in ECB's from trasaction 2
OOP $11.73
EARN $15 in ECB's
Roll these ECB's over to next week or get some other great deals!


Share your CVS transactions here for everyone else to see what great deals are out there.

Walgreens Deals for Week of 11/16

This wasn't a great week at Walgreen's but I did manage to use my $2 in register rewards from last week to get some good deals today.

BUY Just for Men Touch of Gray Hair Color $7
Get $7 in RR's FREE after RR's

BUY Puff's tissue $0.99
USE Walgreen's in ad coupon
USE $0.25 off coupon
$0.74 after coupons

BUY Blistex product $0.99
USE Walgreen's in ad coupon
USE $0.25 off coupon in today's paper
$0.74 after coupon

BUY Chex Mix $0.99
USE $0.60 printable coupon
(use the teal toolbar to print this coupon)
$0.39 after coupon

USE your $2 RR's from last week and pay $7.35 with tax
EARN $7 in RR's
$0.35 w/tax!!!

Not a great week but still got some good deals.

Share your Walgreen's post with everyone so we can see what deals you found this week.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

CVS Deals of 11/16

CVS Deals

See how we can roll over our ECB's from last week!!!

BUY Colgate Toothpase and get one free $2.99
USE (2) $1.50 off coupon for Colgage Total Whitening
If you don't have this coupon try and of the $1 off coupons of Colgage Total there is even one in todays paper.
FREE after coupons

Buy AJAX dish liquid get one Free $1.79
USE $0.25 off coupon in today's paper
$1.54 after coupon

Buy 1 get 1 Free Revlon Lip or Nail $4.39
Use (2) $1 off coupons for Revlon color in Sunday's paper
$2.39 after coupons

BUY L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Radiance $15.99
FREE after ECB's

Buy 2 Vaseline Body Lotion's $7.98
USE 2 $1.50 off coupons from previous Sunday papers and today's Sunday paper
EARN $4 in ECB's
$0.98 after coupon

BUY 3 Duracell Batteries $29.97 ($9.99 for a pack of 16)
USE 3 $0.75 off coupons from previous Sunday papers and today's Sunday paper
EARN $15 in ECB's
$12.72 after ECB's and coupons

USE ECB's from last week (31.58)
TOTAL $33.62 after ECB's from last week $2.04
ECB's earned this week $34.99
Profit of $1.37

Come back next week to see how we can roll over these ECB's


I am doing a Mister Linky for the first time this week. Post here and share all of your CVS Deals with us.


Friday, November 14, 2008

Freebie Friday

Here are some great freebies that I found this week.

Nutra Sweet Swirl Free Sample
Free Marie Callender's Signature Saute
Free Perfume Sample from Christina Aguilera
Bear Naked Fruit & Nut Granola Free Sample

Make sure you check out Walmart's free samples online also.

Come back next Friday to find out what freebies I have found.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

$5 off a $20 Purchase at Walgreens


I was happy to see the $5 off a $20 purchase and not a $25 purchase at Walgreens this weekend.


Click here and get your coupon for your weekend shopping. There aren't that many great deals there this week but I plan on matching it up with a few other good coupon offers.


Sunday, November 9, 2008

CVS Challenge

Get the lowest OOP possible while shopping at CVS.
Transaction 1

Buy 1 Glaceau Smart Water $1.59
Earn $1.59 in ECB's

Buy 2 St. Ive's Body Wash for $$3.99
Use 2 $2/1 printable coupons
Earn $6 in ECB's

OOP $4.57

Total ECB's earned $7.59
Profit of $3.02

Transaction 2

Buy 2 Listerine Agent Cool Blue Tinting Rinse $3.99 each
Use 2 $1 printable coupons
Earn $6 in ECB's

Buy 1 Rimmel Mascara $6.99
Use $1 off coupon in this Sunday's paper
Earn $4 in ECB's

Use $7.59 in ECB's from first transaction
OOP $4.38
ECB's earned $10

Transaction 3

Buy 1 L'Oreal Advanced RevitaLift $11.99
Earn $11.99 in ECB's

Use $10 in ECB's from transaction 2
OOP $1.99
Earned $11.99 in ECB's (Roll these ECB's over to next week, or keep shopping!)

CVS Week of 11/9

I had a great week at CVS this week. See how I rolled over my ECB's from last week!

Here is what I bought this week at CVS.


Glalceau Smart Water 1 Liter
$1.59 for 1
Earn $1.59 in ECB's
Free after ECB's

Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner
$2.99
Use $1 coupon in today's paper
Earn $2 in ECB's
Free after coupon and ECB's

L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift Anti-wrinkle Serum
$11.99
Earn $11.99 in ECB's
Free after ECB's

St. Ives Body Wash
$3.99
Use $2 printable coupon
Earn $3 in ECB's
Better than free after coupon and ECB's
(I bought two of these)

Rimmel Mascara
$6.99
Use $1 coupon in today's paper
Earn $4 in ECB's
$1.99 after coupon and ECB's

Listerine Agent Cool Blue Tinting Rinse
$3.99
Use $1 printable coupon
Earn $3 in ECB's
Free after coupon and ECB's
(I bought two of these)

I also picked up 4 boxes of the Kellogg's cereals that were 2/$4. I used 4 $1 off coupons and paid $4 for 4 boxes. $1 per box! What a great deal.

I used all of these coupon and $5.49 from ECB's from last week and I paid $31.90 OOP. I earned $31.58 in ECB's. So my total cost for these products was $0.32! This was $69.15 worth of products for such a great price.

Come back next week to see how to roll these ECB's over to save you even more money!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Freebie Friday

Here are some great freebies for this week!

Get your free sample of Glad Storage Bags!
Get your free sample of Orville Redenbacher's Lime & Salt Natural Gourment Popcorn!
Get your free sample of Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis!
Get your free samples of Teasta Tea!
Get your free sample of Breath-A-Licious Dog Bone!

I have sent for all of these free samples myself! Sign up now while supplies last!

Do you Hulu?

Have you ever not been able to watch one of your favorite TV shows because you are too busy with the kids, work, school and life? Well, I learned about this great site called Hulu. It is legal and legit. It was founded in March 2007 by NBC Universal and News Corp. You can go online on the Hulu site and watch shows that you missed that week. Do you not have cable? Well, there are even great shows that are on the cable network. The best thing about it is it is FREE. It is also legal so you don't have to worry about that. Check it out and watch a few shows you might have missed! I love it. I missed one show this Tuesday and I was able to find it on there today so the episodes are on the site quickly.

Enjoy!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Coupons From Betty Crocker

I know I can be hesitant to sign up for certain specials and coupons thinking my inbox will get flooded with emails. But I have to share this great offer with you. I signed up for this Betty Crocker offer to receive $10 in valuable savings and I just loved what I received in the mail. Here are the $10 in coupons that I received. Click on the link below so you can get these great coupons in your mailbox also.

$1 off two boxes of Suddenly Salad
$1 off two boxes of Betty Crocker Potatoes
$1 off any Green Giant Veggies 19oz to 240z only
$1 off two boxes of Pop Secret
$1 off two boxes of Betty Crocker Brownie Mix
$1 off two boxes of Chex Mix Cereals
$1 off two Betty Crocker Warm Delight bowls
$1 off eight Yoplait Yogurts
$1 off any Just for One Green Giant Veggies
$1 off any two boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch

I am going to pair these up with some great deals and even use these on double coupon days at my local grocery store.

Sign up now to get these great coupons in your mailbox!
Click on the Betty Crocker link to the right and you can get these coupons!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Free Shampoo Sample

I was able to test out this shampoo when I went to Bentonville to visit the Walmart headquarters. I received a salon makeover and tested this great new secret shampoo. I still don't know what it is but I can tell you that I loved it.

I currently have been using the same shampoo for quite some time. The shampoo I use now leaves my hair free of tangles and leaves it feeling soft and smooth. I have tried different shampoos and always go back to the same one because of the results that I get.

When I tried this secret shampoo I will say that it left my hair free of tangles and left it feeling soft and great.

The great thing is that you can try a free sample too! Sign up to get your free sample now and wait for the big reveal on November 24th. I can't wait to find out what this shampoo is all about.

Click here to get your free sample!

CVS Week of November 2

This week I used my ECB's from last week and got a lot of great things that I really needed this week. I got $44.29 worth of merchandise for $2.66 OOP.

There are a lot of great coupons in this Sunday's paper to match up with these great sales.

Buy 3 Pantene Pro V Shampoo or Conditioner
3/$9.99
USE $1 off coupon in today's paper
Earn $2 ECB's
3/$6.99 after coupons and ECB's

Buy 4 boxes of Kellogg's Cereals
2/$5
Use 4 coupons from Kellogg's $1 off each box (These were on coupons.com a few weeks back)
4/$6

Buy Ivory Body Soap
$0.99
USE $0.25 coupon in today's paper
$0.74 after coupon

Buy Dawn Dishwashing liquid
$0.99
Use $0.25 coupon in today's paper
$0.74 after coupon

Buy Mach 3 Shave Gel
$1.99
Use $0.55 coupon in today's paper
$1.44 after coupon

Buy Crest Pro White Toothpaste
$3.49
Use $0.75 coupon in today's paper
Earn $3.49 in ECB's.
Profit of $0.75 after coupon and ECB's

I used my $17.99 ECB's from last week and today my out of pocket was $2.66 with tax.
I have $5.49 in ECB's that I will roll over to next week.
Come back next week to see how you can use these ECB's and get great deals for a low out of pocket.