Ok since I have had one major changing event called cancer to smack me in the face and I have some time on my hands I'm getting back into couponing. As mentioned in the previous blog it is best to just follow me on Facebook. There as I see things across the feed will just reshare them. Same on twitter if you follow me over there I'll retweet something if it appeals to me or is a good deal.
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Later
Stephanie
Monday, July 22, 2013
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I rarely have time to blog though I will be getting back into it now that I have to buy my first set of diapers this weekend. 5 month run without having to pay for diapers to me is impressive.
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Thank you :)
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Thank you :)
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Super Saving Soap for less than $1!
Everyone is using Pinterest these days especially if you need to save a few bucks. Being the site for DYI inspiration I decided to look up how to DYI some foaming hand soap. Bath and Bodyworks has the best hand soap but to me it's a luxury and a waste of money for something to go down the drain in a house of 4 people. So here's I made foaming soap for less then $1!
This is what you need:
This is what you need:
Old Soap bottle
Whatever shower gel or soap you have. I had Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin.
Fill to the T in Bath or 1 inch of soap in the bottle. Fill the rest with water but tilt the bottle like when you pour beer from a tap. Stir the water and soap or else you will break the pump.
Voila! Foaming Soap!!!
If you follow the directions one bottle of Bath and Bodyworks Shower Gel should get you six uses. How I got mine for less than $1 is buying the shower gel during their Semi-Annual sale that they have twice a year. I have heard of others using dish soap, which in the kitchen would work too. This is for the main bathroom. Enjoy!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Technology is Not Always Your Friend
So I was tinkering around with Godaddy because I won hosting free for a year free. Yay right? Wrong! All the blogs I created the last five months just poof disappeared. Well when my year is up I will just have to get a domain for this blog and call it a day. Never been a fan of Wordpress but cannot pass up free, now I get why it's free.
Since I cannot recreate these blogs I will be starting over. Stay tuned.
Since I cannot recreate these blogs I will be starting over. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Choose your friends wisely and weekly CVS Haul
Chose your friends wisely
You know how you go to the mall and are hounded by the survey girl? Rather then roll your eyes at her you need to make friends with her, here's why. The company that she works for is bigger then a tiny room at the mall, they are a marketing firm that are looking for people to be part of a focus group. Granted spending 15 minutes of your time to do a survey on soap is not the idea thing to do on a Saturday it's in your interest to still make friends with her. Today I completed a survey at headquarters for such a company. They called me I didn't call them. "Hey are you willing to try this new sandwich on Tuesday? We will pay you $40.00." $40.00 in hard cash for about 20 minutes of my time, dude sign me up. Who can't use $40.00?
This is why the annoying survey girl can be your best friend. there is always a new product that Dial, Softsoap, Always, Charmin and others need real people's opinion and they actually pay you. There is no scam, no we need to sacrifice your first born during a full moon on the third Tuesday of the month stuff going on. This is why focus groups exist to better tweak a sandwich or the fluffiness of toilet paper. So in a week that I missed out on $150 because of Murphy's Law that $40.00 I received in an envelope included angels singing as it went in my gas tank.
Weekly Cvs Haul
This week really had to scan the paper to find deals but having $30.99 in ECB's it was time for redemption. There were a few oops in this trip but it worked out. First thing the coupon machine was down so no coupons today, will stop by tomorrow. Then Planter's peanuts were wiped out, glad I brought backup coupons. So here's how the shopping trip went. In this weeks circular if one bought $30.00 in certainly marked products you got a Cvs Cash Card. It looks like this:
You know how you go to the mall and are hounded by the survey girl? Rather then roll your eyes at her you need to make friends with her, here's why. The company that she works for is bigger then a tiny room at the mall, they are a marketing firm that are looking for people to be part of a focus group. Granted spending 15 minutes of your time to do a survey on soap is not the idea thing to do on a Saturday it's in your interest to still make friends with her. Today I completed a survey at headquarters for such a company. They called me I didn't call them. "Hey are you willing to try this new sandwich on Tuesday? We will pay you $40.00." $40.00 in hard cash for about 20 minutes of my time, dude sign me up. Who can't use $40.00?
This is why the annoying survey girl can be your best friend. there is always a new product that Dial, Softsoap, Always, Charmin and others need real people's opinion and they actually pay you. There is no scam, no we need to sacrifice your first born during a full moon on the third Tuesday of the month stuff going on. This is why focus groups exist to better tweak a sandwich or the fluffiness of toilet paper. So in a week that I missed out on $150 because of Murphy's Law that $40.00 I received in an envelope included angels singing as it went in my gas tank.
Weekly Cvs Haul
This week really had to scan the paper to find deals but having $30.99 in ECB's it was time for redemption. There were a few oops in this trip but it worked out. First thing the coupon machine was down so no coupons today, will stop by tomorrow. Then Planter's peanuts were wiped out, glad I brought backup coupons. So here's how the shopping trip went. In this weeks circular if one bought $30.00 in certainly marked products you got a Cvs Cash Card. It looks like this:
This cash card is different then the red Extracare Bucks card or a gift card but works as a gift card. Not sure if they had these before as I'm kind of new to the couponing circuit.
To get this little green card this is what got purchased:
2 packs of Duracell batteries
1 box of Always
2 Covergirl Nail glosses
2 Dawn Dish Soaps(little bottles)
2 Kleenex Hand Towels
total cost= $34.93
Then for the other deals not associated with the Spend $30 deal included:
Johnson and Johnson Natural baby products B1g1 50% off
OOPE=$8.98
Third deal was buy 3 American Greeting cards and get $3.00 in ECB's. Had to be $1.99 or more, not one card was $1.99 though so got three different priced cards for Valentine's Day.
Fourth and final deal was the big bottles of Suave Almond and Shea butter shampoo and conditioner for 2/6 but buy $12.00 worth and receive $4.00 in ECB's back.
Overall
Cost $66.88
Extracare Bucks $30.99
Coupons $11.80
Gift Card $25.00
My total cost out the door=$3.08
Rewards
$10.00 Cvs Cash Card
$7.00 in Extracare Bucks
$10.00 coupons from Duracell
Not a bad day of shopping.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
How I save on diapers
Someone the other day asked how I save on diapers because out of the three cases bought thus far the total out of pocket cost is $15.00 for all three. Sounds pretty nice right? The first thing is my favorite store CVS because of the extracare bucks, but will touch base on deals at other stores.
First things first
Before going to any store to buy diapers make sure to price compare them and check coupons to make sure they are not expired(everyone has done this). In this household how we do that is by websites that have already created the wheel.
Websites I swear by
Coupon Preview
The Krazy Coupon Lady
Crayons to Coupons
Babies R Us
There's why these are great sites, the Sunday Preview site gives a list of what will be in the paper by way of Sunday's inserts. Pampers for example is a P&G product and they typically release coupons once a month. So when you know by Wednesday that on Sunday a P&G insert is coming out you can buy more then one newspaper to cash in on these deals.
The second site is beyond amazing because she will matchup the coupons that will be released in the paper on Sunday to stores. Just select the store you shop at and bam you know what coupons to use for the week. Also on Saturday's Sunday's weekly circular is released so that way before getting a paper you can lay out your coupons and price compare stores. TKCL use to do a section where they would post who was having diaper sales this week but I haven't seen it since before Christmas so I just do the work myself.
Crayons to Coupons is a blog based site but sign up for the daily coupon rundown there is always diaper coupons in there as they get released not to mention limited grocery coupons that if not printed that day you will be sol on( I learned the hard way).
Babies R Us is a store as every new mom knows but reason I posted them is to sign up for the VIB(Very Important Baby) card. The first year you load it like a pre paid VISA gift card and for every dollar spent you can get a 20% kickback at the end of the year up to $200 free. Babies go through so many diapers why not cash in where you can. Plus on the weekends they keep having "Door buster" sales. I cashed in on wipes a few weeks ago. 528 of them for $9.00 and they were the Babyganics brand which is normally $14.99 for a box. Then this week they had an $80.00 value tote of diapers for $24.99.
Lastly how I save is going to CVS with Extracare Bucks which is the greatest invention that I never use to use until I was explained them from a fellow mama. Right now I have $28.99 that need to be redeemed by the end of the month or the equivalent to a case for free. Plus you can use manufacture coupons with these to maximize results.
Other stores have deals too, just seen that Family Dollar is going to start selling cases of Huggies diapers. Family Dollar also takes manufacture coupons you can pair with the sale price to get better results.
So this is how my family we save on diapers for my munchkin on the way. It's all about price shopping, clipping coupons and stacking them to get them for the cheapest price.
First things first
Before going to any store to buy diapers make sure to price compare them and check coupons to make sure they are not expired(everyone has done this). In this household how we do that is by websites that have already created the wheel.
Websites I swear by
Coupon Preview
The Krazy Coupon Lady
Crayons to Coupons
Babies R Us
There's why these are great sites, the Sunday Preview site gives a list of what will be in the paper by way of Sunday's inserts. Pampers for example is a P&G product and they typically release coupons once a month. So when you know by Wednesday that on Sunday a P&G insert is coming out you can buy more then one newspaper to cash in on these deals.
The second site is beyond amazing because she will matchup the coupons that will be released in the paper on Sunday to stores. Just select the store you shop at and bam you know what coupons to use for the week. Also on Saturday's Sunday's weekly circular is released so that way before getting a paper you can lay out your coupons and price compare stores. TKCL use to do a section where they would post who was having diaper sales this week but I haven't seen it since before Christmas so I just do the work myself.
Crayons to Coupons is a blog based site but sign up for the daily coupon rundown there is always diaper coupons in there as they get released not to mention limited grocery coupons that if not printed that day you will be sol on( I learned the hard way).
Babies R Us is a store as every new mom knows but reason I posted them is to sign up for the VIB(Very Important Baby) card. The first year you load it like a pre paid VISA gift card and for every dollar spent you can get a 20% kickback at the end of the year up to $200 free. Babies go through so many diapers why not cash in where you can. Plus on the weekends they keep having "Door buster" sales. I cashed in on wipes a few weeks ago. 528 of them for $9.00 and they were the Babyganics brand which is normally $14.99 for a box. Then this week they had an $80.00 value tote of diapers for $24.99.
Lastly how I save is going to CVS with Extracare Bucks which is the greatest invention that I never use to use until I was explained them from a fellow mama. Right now I have $28.99 that need to be redeemed by the end of the month or the equivalent to a case for free. Plus you can use manufacture coupons with these to maximize results.
Other stores have deals too, just seen that Family Dollar is going to start selling cases of Huggies diapers. Family Dollar also takes manufacture coupons you can pair with the sale price to get better results.
So this is how my family we save on diapers for my munchkin on the way. It's all about price shopping, clipping coupons and stacking them to get them for the cheapest price.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Couponing for Charity
So my friend that turned me on to CVS aka the Mecca of all couponing places in my opinion turned me on to couponing for charity. I never understood those extreme couponers that would buy stuff just to buy stuff. My tiny apartment does not have room for a stockpile of crap.
Here's her thinking, if you can benefit from the couponing whatever you get just give away to charity. Genius in my opinion when it comes to EB's. Here's an example, yesterday they had a glucometer for $9.99 and you received $9.99 back so it is like getting it for free. I win by getting 9.99 back in EB's that can be used for diapers and baby products and someone will benefit from a new meter. My friend is a nurse and volunteers at a clinic that can use it. Essentially that is how one would coupon for charity.
My trip to CVS yielded a return of $28.99 in EB's and only cost my about $17.00. Toothbrushes were on sale with EB's given back, the meter, probotics and Maybelline(sp) makeup. Plus they had stayfree pads(which) I don't use but the church will benefit from them for when they house the homeless in two weeks. Homeless women still get periods so for $6.99 I got two big packs and they can give them to the ladies if need be. Total cost was $56 and some odd change but cost me $17.03 and I got back $28.99 that I plan on using for things for the baby.
The thought of couponing to save money is a great idea, however couponing to help others never crossed my mind until two days ago. This is going to be a new way for myself and my family to look at couponing. Granted charity starts at home but food, a roof over my head and a healthy child I am blessed more then most. With a fixed income it is always hard to find a way to donate to charities but now I have a new way to collect things for charities throughout the year.
Here's her thinking, if you can benefit from the couponing whatever you get just give away to charity. Genius in my opinion when it comes to EB's. Here's an example, yesterday they had a glucometer for $9.99 and you received $9.99 back so it is like getting it for free. I win by getting 9.99 back in EB's that can be used for diapers and baby products and someone will benefit from a new meter. My friend is a nurse and volunteers at a clinic that can use it. Essentially that is how one would coupon for charity.
My trip to CVS yielded a return of $28.99 in EB's and only cost my about $17.00. Toothbrushes were on sale with EB's given back, the meter, probotics and Maybelline(sp) makeup. Plus they had stayfree pads(which) I don't use but the church will benefit from them for when they house the homeless in two weeks. Homeless women still get periods so for $6.99 I got two big packs and they can give them to the ladies if need be. Total cost was $56 and some odd change but cost me $17.03 and I got back $28.99 that I plan on using for things for the baby.
The thought of couponing to save money is a great idea, however couponing to help others never crossed my mind until two days ago. This is going to be a new way for myself and my family to look at couponing. Granted charity starts at home but food, a roof over my head and a healthy child I am blessed more then most. With a fixed income it is always hard to find a way to donate to charities but now I have a new way to collect things for charities throughout the year.
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