Every day when I get home I know there will be phone calls between myself my mom and my sister to let each other know what came in the mail box that day. Some of the stuff is free and some of the stuff I've paid for but very little usually! I know I won't remember everything that came this week but here it goes:
~$5 off $30 WinnDixie coupon from Recyclebank - This will be used @ Publix!
~FREE coupon from Huggies for a jumbo pack of diapers up to $12.00
~$3 coupon from Huggies
~2- FREE coupons from Digiorno up to $6.01
~Elizabeth Arden makeup- came with a makeup bag, tote, mascara, eye shadow, lotion, concealer and a bunch of other stuff- a lot of it was full size and I think I paid less than $15.00 for all of it!
~ New boots I bought off Ebay and paid way to much for them-but i paid for them with the money i made selling other stuff so really I didn't pay anything.
okay apparently I can only remember what came today lol --- oh pregnancy brain has begun to rear its ugly head. OH YEA IM PREGNANT! YAY!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Its almost time for Easter!
So this has nothing to do with saving--- well actually it kind of does. Ash wednesday was yesterday the start of the easter countdown. I have decided these are the things I am going to do/give up for Lent.
Stop chewing ice- I am terrible about this- ask anyone. I need to stop this ASAP before I knock my teeth out or something.
Take my showers at night - I have a bad habit of being lazy and waiting until the morning to take my shower. Well when you have a 7 month old to get ready too it makes for a rushed morning. Here is my effort to give me more time!
No fast food! None at all! This will be a hard one- I'll try not to sound like a fat kid but I eat fast food pretty often. I know it is no good for me but the convience of it just makes it so easy sometimes.
No soda- at all. Hello my name is Theresa and I am addicted to Diet Coke- I love Diet coke but I drink wayyyyyy to much of it.
So here is to being clean when I go to bed, keeping all my teeth, hoping my pants always fit and well no Diet Coke!
Pretty good trip @ WinnDixie
I haven't done much couponing @ WinnDixie because to be honest it is not my favorite store. I am a Publix girl. Well I ran over there @ lunch to pick up something to eat and here is what I got.
2- Honey nut Cheerios $3.99- 50% off - (2)$1.00 coupon = $.99 each!
5- Weight Watchers Smart Ones- $3.79 - 50% off- $1.00 coupon = $8.45
1 - Weight Watchers Dessert-$2.79 FREE coupon when you by 5 meals = FREE
Total Before Sales and coupons $29.72
Total after $10.43
Total Savings 64%
2- Honey nut Cheerios $3.99- 50% off - (2)$1.00 coupon = $.99 each!
5- Weight Watchers Smart Ones- $3.79 - 50% off- $1.00 coupon = $8.45
1 - Weight Watchers Dessert-$2.79 FREE coupon when you by 5 meals = FREE
Total Before Sales and coupons $29.72
Total after $10.43
Total Savings 64%
Monday, February 15, 2010
11 more days!!
Until Montana!!! I can't believe it is so soon!
We got our tickets today along with some other stuff! I can't believe next week we will be packing to leave on this awesome FREE trip!!
We are so lucky!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thank You Gerber!!
I emailed Gerber the other day about their baby food containers that are really hard to open and I always end up with Hunters food all over me anyway- they send me an email back with some tips on how to open the container and said they would be sending me some coupons.. I got them yesterday.. (3) FREE coupons good for any Gerber product!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Yay It's Thursday!!
Boo! I know this sounds so silly- but I was annoyed with myself when I realized I let two $5 RR expire- HELLO THERESA- Those are FREE diapers! Oh well- you live and learn- and lose $10!
Anyway I am super excited about this weekend- Saturday we are going to have pictures taken of Hunter by my friend Denise-we use to work together @ Toyota-I can't wait to see them!! Check out her site at Grits and Glam Photography she is an awesome photographer. Sunday we have reservations at my FAVORITE restaurant ever Food Glorious Food- I am looking forward to my first Valentine's Day with my boys!
Anyway I am super excited about this weekend- Saturday we are going to have pictures taken of Hunter by my friend Denise-we use to work together @ Toyota-I can't wait to see them!! Check out her site at Grits and Glam Photography she is an awesome photographer. Sunday we have reservations at my FAVORITE restaurant ever Food Glorious Food- I am looking forward to my first Valentine's Day with my boys!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Yay Fedex
So I just got another package from FEDEX for our trip to Montana!! I got a call from them last week to confirm my info for our plane tickets which we should be receiving either Saturday or Monday!! The package today had a couple of info sheets that we will need to fill out. The first one is our sizes for our boots, cowboy hats, headbands, jackets, gloves & thermals. We also got our activity sheet to pick the things we want to do. There is a total of 10 choices and I think we get to do 3-4 of the 10. So excited!!! We leave in 17 days! The only thing I am pretty sad about is leaving Hunter- ugh I am going to miss him!
Hello Mailbox!!
Sooooo there are a few things I wanted to share with everyone!! There are so many contests and sweepstakes out there and most only take just a few seconds to enter and you can win some great prizes!! Here are some of the contests I enter reguarlly.
Dove - Here you can win a free pack of Dove soap! You can spin up to 3 times a day! I have not won this one yet- but I keep trying!! (hopefully this link works let me know if it doesn't)
Old Orchard- Here you can enter to win Free frozen juice for a YEAR! This contest you can enter once every 30 days. I have not won anything from them - actually I havent even tried this juice before but hey it can't hurt to try!
Cheerios- This one is one of my favorites!! I try to remember to enter every day! You can play up to 10 times a day. They give away $5 every 10 minutes. Just hit your browse back button to spin again. If you do not have a code already enter this one K30FR H4F3H 7720. You can use the same code everyday. I won $5 from them and have already received my check!! You can win this up to 10 times!! My sister has won too!
Pace- FREE SALSA! Yay! We have one this a few times. I just recieved my first coupon yesterday. Pace will send you a coupon worth up to $4 towards Pace salsa!! If you don't have a code you can use this one SAL235. This would be great to use during a sale @ Publix..Hello overage!! You can enter this once a day.
Victorias Secret- this is a fun one especially with valentines day coming up. So far I have won a few free lace panties with a full price bra purchase. I have heard of people winning gift cards- I hope to be one of those people!!
I wanted to tell you guys about something I started doing a few weeks ago. I started emailing companies to compliment/complain about different products I have tried and either liked or didn't like something. All of my emails are honest- I am not just emailing random companies making things up. Everything I write I truely mean. BUTTTTT there are perks of doing this. Some companies just send a nice email back saying thanks and they will forward the info to the correct departments and other send you COUPONS!!! Here is a list of the companies I have emailed and what I have recieved.
Glade- Complaint- $7 Refund check, coupon for a FREE product and a book of random products.
Ball Park- Compliment- thank you email.
Gerber- Complaint- they are sending me coupons
Coles- Compliment- Sending VIP coupon (whatever that is!)
Buddig- Compliment- email to join the Buddig Lunch Club
Chaquita- Compliment- 2 $1 coupons for Chaquita bites
Healthy Choice- Complaint- FREE Healthy Choice product coupon
Omaha Steaks- Compliment- thank you email
A1- Compliment- thank you email
Glad- Compliment- thank you email
OnCor- Compliment- $1 coupon
It pays to give feedback to those companies when there is something you like/dislike about a product. I figured I am helping them by providing feedback on their products and in some cases they are helping me out by sending me coupons (even some money too!!)
By emailing companies and entering contests makes opening your mailbox fun!! The checks I have been receiving I have cashed and put into Hunter's piggy bank. I get different checks from rebates, winning contests, doing surveys and once in awhile a nice refund from a really nice company! Last week alone I put $20 in his piggy bank from checks I got!
Dove - Here you can win a free pack of Dove soap! You can spin up to 3 times a day! I have not won this one yet- but I keep trying!! (hopefully this link works let me know if it doesn't)
Old Orchard- Here you can enter to win Free frozen juice for a YEAR! This contest you can enter once every 30 days. I have not won anything from them - actually I havent even tried this juice before but hey it can't hurt to try!
Cheerios- This one is one of my favorites!! I try to remember to enter every day! You can play up to 10 times a day. They give away $5 every 10 minutes. Just hit your browse back button to spin again. If you do not have a code already enter this one K30FR H4F3H 7720. You can use the same code everyday. I won $5 from them and have already received my check!! You can win this up to 10 times!! My sister has won too!
Pace- FREE SALSA! Yay! We have one this a few times. I just recieved my first coupon yesterday. Pace will send you a coupon worth up to $4 towards Pace salsa!! If you don't have a code you can use this one SAL235. This would be great to use during a sale @ Publix..Hello overage!! You can enter this once a day.
Victorias Secret- this is a fun one especially with valentines day coming up. So far I have won a few free lace panties with a full price bra purchase. I have heard of people winning gift cards- I hope to be one of those people!!
I wanted to tell you guys about something I started doing a few weeks ago. I started emailing companies to compliment/complain about different products I have tried and either liked or didn't like something. All of my emails are honest- I am not just emailing random companies making things up. Everything I write I truely mean. BUTTTTT there are perks of doing this. Some companies just send a nice email back saying thanks and they will forward the info to the correct departments and other send you COUPONS!!! Here is a list of the companies I have emailed and what I have recieved.
Glade- Complaint- $7 Refund check, coupon for a FREE product and a book of random products.
Ball Park- Compliment- thank you email.
Gerber- Complaint- they are sending me coupons
Coles- Compliment- Sending VIP coupon (whatever that is!)
Buddig- Compliment- email to join the Buddig Lunch Club
Chaquita- Compliment- 2 $1 coupons for Chaquita bites
Healthy Choice- Complaint- FREE Healthy Choice product coupon
Omaha Steaks- Compliment- thank you email
A1- Compliment- thank you email
Glad- Compliment- thank you email
OnCor- Compliment- $1 coupon
It pays to give feedback to those companies when there is something you like/dislike about a product. I figured I am helping them by providing feedback on their products and in some cases they are helping me out by sending me coupons (even some money too!!)
By emailing companies and entering contests makes opening your mailbox fun!! The checks I have been receiving I have cashed and put into Hunter's piggy bank. I get different checks from rebates, winning contests, doing surveys and once in awhile a nice refund from a really nice company! Last week alone I put $20 in his piggy bank from checks I got!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Publix Shopping !
I won't bore you with everything I bought yesterday @ Publix. I bought around $110 worth of stuff for only $40!!!! How did I do this? Well something that I've learned is that Publix will take competors coupons. So I was able to use coupons like $10 Walgreens RR and $10 of $50 Winn Dixie. They also take Target coupons too!! Yay for an aweome shopping day, our freezer is getting pretty full. Another thing to keep in mind when shopping is to keep an eye out for coupons inside the store. Grab a couple and save them for when there is a sale!! Oh one more thing- not all Publix's take compeitor coupons for example my sister's Publix in south Florida only takes Winn Dixie. So just give them a call- it doesn't hurt to ask!
50 FREE Photos @ CVS
I was super excited when I found out about this today! When you sign up at CVS photo online you will get 50 FREE prints. You can set it up to pick them up in the store and it won't cost you anything. Once you sign up here CVS photo they will send you an email to activate your 50 free pictures in your online account! I don't know how good this is for so hurry and do it if you want some FREE pictures!!
CVS 2/4/10
I ran over to CVS during lunch today to pick up my free pictures!! (I'll write about it in another post) Anyway I was snacky so I grabbed some fat kid food. Here is what I got:
Powerbar Energy Bites $1.50- Recieved $1.50 ECB
Diet Coke $.99- $.50 CVS coupon
Doritios $.99
50 pictures - FREE!
Used $2 ECB
Total $1.17
Saved $14.88
Recieved $1.50 ECB
Powerbar Energy Bites $1.50- Recieved $1.50 ECB
Diet Coke $.99- $.50 CVS coupon
Doritios $.99
50 pictures - FREE!
Used $2 ECB
Total $1.17
Saved $14.88
Recieved $1.50 ECB
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Walgreens & CVS 2/2/10
I have been slacking on my blog- again- but I am still saving lots and lots of money. Here is what I did yesterday. I needed to go to the store to get toliet paper because we were out. Everything I bought yesterday was cheaper then one pack of the TP! Yay! Here is what I did:
Walgreens
Transaction #1
3- Russell Stover candies $.29 each
3- Pairs of knee highs $.29 each
Vitamin Chapstick $1.99- recieved $2 RR - FREEEEE
Blink gel eye drops- $7.99 - $1.50 COUPON- recieved $8.00 RR- Free! Plus a $1.50 Moneymaker!!
Used a $10 RR
Total $.36!!!!
Saved $17.14
Recieved $2 RR & $8 RR
The reason why I had to buy the candy and the stocking was because I needed "filler" items. I had to get my total over $10 so I could use the $10 RR
Transaction #2
2-Angel Soft $4.00-(2)$1.00 coupon
Eggs $.99
4- 3 Muskateers 3/$2 and $.67 - Recieved $1.50 RR
5- Royal Jello 5/$1 with in ad coupon
Bayer Meter $14.99- 14.99 coupon - recieved $10RR!!!
Used the $2RR and the $8 RR from the first transaction
Total $1.46
Saved $75.54
Recieved $11.50 in RR
This week I had a lot of filler items- Mainly bc at WAGS you can not have more coupons then you have items. RR count as coupons FYI.
CVS
2- Dove Men's Body/Face wash $5.49 each- (2) $1.50 coupons- Recieved (2) $5.49 ECB!
$3 Moneymaker!!
Colgate toothpaste- $2.99- $1 coupon- recieved $2ECB FREE!
Bottle of water - I was thirsty! $.99
Used $10 in ECB that were about to expire
Total $2.01 ( would have been $1 if I didn't get the water!)
Saved $14.30
Recieved $12.98 in ECB!!
Total Spent for the day $ 3.83 less then the price of one pack of the toliet paper!!!!
Walgreens
Transaction #1
3- Russell Stover candies $.29 each
3- Pairs of knee highs $.29 each
Vitamin Chapstick $1.99- recieved $2 RR - FREEEEE
Blink gel eye drops- $7.99 - $1.50 COUPON- recieved $8.00 RR- Free! Plus a $1.50 Moneymaker!!
Used a $10 RR
Total $.36!!!!
Saved $17.14
Recieved $2 RR & $8 RR
The reason why I had to buy the candy and the stocking was because I needed "filler" items. I had to get my total over $10 so I could use the $10 RR
Transaction #2
2-Angel Soft $4.00-(2)$1.00 coupon
Eggs $.99
4- 3 Muskateers 3/$2 and $.67 - Recieved $1.50 RR
5- Royal Jello 5/$1 with in ad coupon
Bayer Meter $14.99- 14.99 coupon - recieved $10RR!!!
Used the $2RR and the $8 RR from the first transaction
Total $1.46
Saved $75.54
Recieved $11.50 in RR
This week I had a lot of filler items- Mainly bc at WAGS you can not have more coupons then you have items. RR count as coupons FYI.
CVS
2- Dove Men's Body/Face wash $5.49 each- (2) $1.50 coupons- Recieved (2) $5.49 ECB!
$3 Moneymaker!!
Colgate toothpaste- $2.99- $1 coupon- recieved $2ECB FREE!
Bottle of water - I was thirsty! $.99
Used $10 in ECB that were about to expire
Total $2.01 ( would have been $1 if I didn't get the water!)
Saved $14.30
Recieved $12.98 in ECB!!
Total Spent for the day $ 3.83 less then the price of one pack of the toliet paper!!!!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
We got our dates!!!
We will be leaving for Montana February 26th!!! That is in 24 days! No I am not counting!!! I am soooooooooo excited!!! But I will miss my boy! The letter we received said that we will be receiving our tickets and a check for $1000 on or around February 15th! 11 Days!!!!
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