I Get Rewards For Playing Games Online

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Just before last Christmas I joined GSN.COM because I love to play online games.  Since that time I have cashed in $25 of gift cards to Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.  I currently have enough to cash in another $20 but am waiting for a good gift card to come up.  Here’s how the GSN site works: Oodles are the GSN currency that you can cash in for prices. You earn oodles by:  answering trivia questions making the leaderboards on select games {Read More}

$5.00 Dinners Week of 10/25

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My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week, so each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving {Read More}

One Day Left!

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My first giveaway ends tomorrow at 2 pm CST.  Be sure to get your entries (up to 5) in.   I’m giving away a $5 Amazon GC to one lucky reader. Click here to go to the giveaway post to enter.  Good luck!

more CVS 10/24 deals

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Bumblebee Tuna .49 limit 10 use $1/2 from 9/12 SS to get them for FREE Azo Itch Relief Cream or Wipes $6.99 and get $5 ECB use $2/1 Azo printable to get them for FREE Thanks to MoneySavingMom for posting these deals that I missed.

My Sunday Afternoon Project

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This is what happens to my kitchen when “5 weekend guests just go home” meets “tornado warnings and needing the pantry for a safe room” Did I mention little one is cutting her first tooth too? I really have got to learn the names of streets and surrounding communities so we know where the heart of the storms actually are. 

Savings Review 10/23

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(plus 4 pr. of unmentionables) Free and Half Price or Better:  Retail : $99.18       OOP: $21.54 Albertson’s: spent $6.00, saved $4 Brookshire’s: spent $10.26, saved $0  Haircuts:  spent $12.95, saved $12.95 Super 1 Foods: spent $3.45, saved $7.84 Target: spent 29.84, saved $35.23 Walgreens: spent $.59, saved $6.58,  plus received back $2.60 in RRsWalmart: spent $14.34, saved $5.17 Christmas Gifts: $104.xx, saved ?? Goodwill SuperStore: $15.91, saved 49.86 Totals: spent $197.34, saved $120.63+= 38% Money MadeInbox Dollars: {Read More}

Walgreens Deals 10/24- 10/30 updated $41.67 for $.95 OOP

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Updated 10/23 with possible scenarios Updated 10/24 with additions from Money Saving MomNew to shopping with coupons and Register Rewards at Walgreens? Start here for a guide on how it all works! Be sure to print the Walgreens Coupon Policy and carry it with you so that, shall we say- lesser informed stores can be “informed”.  White Castle Cheeseburgers $3.00 limit 4 use $.50/1 from 8/22 SS to get it for $2.50Betty Crocker Hamburger or Tuna Helper $.99 use $.75/3 {Read More}

CVS deals 10/24 – 10/30

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Very slim week folks.  Let me remind you to read over my CVS tutorial first before venturing out to CVS or if you just need a refresher.   Hershey, Nestle or Mars Fun Size Bars 8 ct. $.77 limit 10 Dove or Yardley 3.25 – 4.15 oz bar or Ivory 3 pk. $.99 use $.50/1 Ivory from P&G Because of You mailer to get it for $.49

Reminder – Amazon GC Giveaway ends 10/26

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Just a reminder that my first giveaway is going on right now.  I’m giving away a $5 Amazon GC to one reader.  Contest ends on Tuesday 10/26 at 2 pm CST (naptime)    Currently there are only 11 entries so the odds of winning are really good.  Consider it a free dinner for a family of 4! Hop on over here to enter. 

Is Your House Perfectly Tidy?

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I mean, kept perfectly tidy all the time?  If you answered yes, then please share your secret with the rest of us. If not, then here is an idea that might save you some time and effort.  Time Saver Tip # 14 Invite all of your company close together instead of spread out over the month.  If you can arrange for all visitors to come during the same week, you can tidy up one time and strive to keep it {Read More}