FREE Yogurt!

Head on over to Yoplait to get a coupon for a free cup of yogurt!

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Rite Aid Fun!

After a very busy week of avoiding shopping, I had a great time at Rite Aid this morning.

Transaction #1

Vicks Starry Night Humidifier- $34.99 (get $15.00 +Up Reward!!)
-$5.00 Video Values coupon from November or December
** $29.99 PLUS $15.00 +Up Reward! **

$51.79 before coupons or discounts
-$15.00 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$5.00 off $25.00 coupon
-$5.00 coupon
-$2.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$24.79 OOP PLUS $15.00 +Up Reward Earned!!

Transaction #2

Bounty Basic Paper Towels- $5.99 (get $1.00 +Up Reward)
-$1.00 off coupon from home mailer
** $4.99 PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward! **

2- Duracell Batteries Mega Pack- $8.99 ($5.00 SCR when you buy $15.00)
2- $1.50 off coupons from 11/14 RP
** $7.49 each PLUS $5.00 SCR!! **

GE Reveal Light Bulbs- BOGO ($5.29 regular price for 4pk)
2- $1.00 off coupons from 11/7 SS
-$2.00 off 2 Video Values coupon
** $1.29 for 2- 4 packs! **

$48.01 before coupons and discounts
-$17.29 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$5.00 off $25.00 coupon
-$8.00 coupons
-$15.00 previously earned +Up Reward
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$2.72 OOP PLUS $5.00 SCR!!

Transaction #3

2- Schick Quattro Women's Razor Refills (4ct)- $8.49 (plus $2.00 +UP Reward!)
2- $2.00 off coupons from 12/5 SS
** $6.49 OOP each PLUS $2.00 +Up Reward for each! **

$22.58 before coupons and discounts
-$5.00 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$3.00 off $15.00 coupon (emailed to me from Rite Aid)
-$2.00- 2- $1.00 off Video Values coupons (the cashier told me I could use both of these)
-$4.00 coupons
-$1.00 previously earned +UP Rewards
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$7.58 OOP PLUS $4.00 in +Up Rewards Earned!

Total for all 3 transactions
$122.38 total before coupons and discounts
-$37.29 Wellness Plus savings and sales
-$15.00- 2- $5 off $25 coupons, $3 off $15, 2- $1 off 1 coupons
-$17.00 coupons
-$18.00 previously earned +Up Rewards
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$35.09 OOP
PLUS $5.00 SCR earned AND this will probably qualify me for a $20.00 Rite Aid Gift of Savings Holiday promotion certificate! Not too shabby!
** Sunday Update- I just checked my SCR & Gift of Savings status and I am at $10.00- it figured this at $81.23. So, I only have $18.77 left before I get to $20.00! **

I could have done this a little better and bought the razor refills in the second transaction so I could have used more +Up Rewards, but I'm sure I'll find something else to buy there! I'm still considering picking up another humidifer for that price- I have a feeling my boys are going to fighting over this one!

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day!

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day today! This means more Swag Bucks for your same everyday searching. Make sure to check special offers (you don't have to sign up for anything, just browse through them), answer the daily poll and check for surveys each day for one point each- 3 extra points each day do add up!

It's a great way to get free gift cards and rewards for everyday internet surfing! My favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for only 450 Swag Bucks. I wanted to save them all for Christmas time but keep using them to order cheap diapers!

I don't have the toolbar and still earn tons of points (I don't want any more programs running on my computer). I just keep signed into Swag Bucks all the time and use them to find the websites I'm visiting.

Sunday Coupon Preview

Head on over to the Sunday Coupon Preview to see what coupons will be in this Sunday's paper- it looks like we can expect a Redplum & a Smartsource insert. Remember- the coupons vary by region- the Detroit Free Press usually has better coupons than the Kalamazoo Gazette- although you have to double check because the Free Press is starting to eliminate the Redplum insert in some areas outside of Detroit.

Update...

As I mentioned earlier this week, we've been very busy lately so the blog has been pretty dull! My hubby and I went to Washington DC for 2 days last week - our first time for both of us leaving the kids for 2 nights and being an airplane ride away. It was a great little getaway- I had a whole day to myself (he had some business there) which was wonderful! We got massages at the spa (one of my favorite things to do when I go away!), I did some sightseeing, shopping and even got a good workout in at the gym!

Today is my oldest son's 4th birthday and my youngest son had surgery. He got tubes in his ears in February and one of them already fell out and within a week had an ear infection. The planned on replacing the tube and taking out his adenoids, but ended up replacing the other tube as well since it was starting to come out- and both tubes are larger than the original ones so they should last 1-2 years versus 6-9 months. I was VERY nervous about this procedure since taking out the adenoids required an IV and more anesthesia than just getting tubes, but he did well and is having a great afternoon. Hopefully now we won't have so many ear, sinus and upper respiratory infections!

The next couple weeks are still going to be crazy (a birthday party, graduation and several Christmas get-togethers), but I should have more time for postings.

Aren't the holidays fun???

Printable Hasbro game coupons

There are tons of deals right now on kids games- and Hasbro has several coupons out to get you some free or really cheap games.

Save $5 on the purchase of any (1) ELEFUN, GATOR GOLF, HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS or POP GOES FROGGIO game
Save $5 on the purchase of any (1) SORRY! SPIN, TWISTER HOOPLA, BOP IT BOUNCE or U-BUILD game
Save $5 on the purchase of any (1) CRANIUM SCRIBBLISH, FUNGLISH, SCRABBLE FLASH or PICTUREKA! game
Save $5 on the purchase of any (1) TRIVIAL PURSUIT: BET YOU KNOW IT Edition, TABOO, The Game of THINGS or ELECTRONIC CATCH PHRASE game

Rumor is that Target has the travel size Hungry Hungry Hippos game for right around $5 in the stocking stuffers section, so FREE with coupon- Walmart is rumored to have the same game for around $5.24. I'm hoping to make it into one of those stores to pick up a couple!

FREE travel Bandaid Kit!

Go here to print a coupon for $1.00 off any Johnson & Johnson Red Cross product. This coupon will get you a nice little Johnson & Johnson Red Cross To Go kit for FREE (it's marked $.97) in the travel section of Target and other stores.
I picked up a few of these over the summer and these are nice to keep in the diaper bag, car, purse, work, etc.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Crazy times!

I figured I better post something to make sure you know I'm still blogging! It's been a crazy couple days, and the next few days are going to be pretty crazy too-- I'll post when I can, but I just can't seem to keep up with all the holiday postings! There are lots of great deals, and they seem to be going quickly, so if you see something online at a really good price- don't think about it too long- buy it while you can!

I just bought some Play Doh online at Amazon.com for 50% off! On Cyber Monday they had a Play Doh set on sale and I waited too long, but they put the same set on sale today (I think it was even cheaper today) and I got it this time.

This holiday season I have definitely missed some good deals (BLACK FRIDAY!), but deals keep popping up- you just have to watch different stores and sites for the particular items you're looking for. I hope you're doing well getting your Christmas shopping done as frugally as possible! I love getting great deals on Christmas gifts because then I can give more things than I normally would give!

Speaking of giving, I hope to find time this week to go through my stockpile of personal care items and get all my extras out to take to donate! That will be a fun picture to post!

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day!

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day today! This means more Swag Bucks for your same everyday searching. Make sure to check special offers (you don't have to sign up for anything, just browse through them), answer the daily poll and check for surveys each day for one point each- 3 extra points each day do add up!

It's a great way to get free gift cards and rewards for everyday internet surfing! My favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for only 450 Swag Bucks. I wanted to save them all for Christmas time but keep using them to order cheap diapers!

I don't have the toolbar and still earn tons of points (I don't want any more programs running on my computer). I just keep signed into Swag Bucks all the time and use them to find the websites I'm visiting.

New 10 point Pampers Gifts to Grow code

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here is another new code:

DEC2010FACEBOOK - 10 points

Thanks For the Mommas!

Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.