4 little men and girly twins is hosting a giveaway

I love this blog and I check it daily. Now there's this great giveaway I wanted to share with everyone. This mat is so dang cute I can't stand it. Head over to http://4littlemen.blogspot.com/ and enter yourself, then take a look around and see her beautiful children and read her story. Thanks for the great giveaway Brittney!!!

Walgreens Deals

OK, so I'm learning all about Walgreens deals, easy saver rebates and registry rewards. I figured it was time to branch out from the regular coupons at Target and Walmart and really pick up some great deals. This was my very first trip to Walgreens and I think I did pretty dang good since I only found a couple of the deals.

This is what I got:
1 Revlon nail polish 4.79 - 2.00/1 MQ = 2.79 + 4.79 ESR = 2.00 overage
2 Glade Plug in Scent oil refill 3.98 (1.99ea) - BOGO 1.99 =1.99 + 2.00ESR (1 ea) = .01 overage
2 Glade Candles 3.98 (1.99ea) - 1.00/1 MQ = 2.98 + 2.00 ESR (1ea) = .98 oop
1 Glade Oil Warmer 5.99 - 2.00/1 Walgreens peelie - 2.00/1 MQ = 1.99

Total 18.74 - 8.99 Q's = 9.75 - 9.67 (8.79ESR+10% for putting it on a Gift Card) = .08 + 1.12tax

Grand total 1.20 oop savings of 17.54 94%

Inbox Dollars

I've added this one to my list of money makers. It is a slow process, but all I really have to do is read my e-mail and click on the link to add a few cents to my balance. There are other amounts that you can earn by doing surveys and completing offers. Plus you get $5 just for signing up...hey, who couldn't use 5 bucks? If you're interested in an easy way to earn some extra change in your pocket, click on the link on the right hand side and sign up. The amount you earn will depend on how much effort you put into it, but honestly...the few cents that add up by just clicking in the e-mails you send, can make for some easy money. Check it out, I'd love to hear what you think.

Target Run

4/15

2 - Kandoo 2.39ea (4.78) - $2/2 = 2.78 (1.69ea)
4 - OCello Sponges clearance 1.60ea (6.40) - $1/1MQ x 4 & $1/1 TQ = FREE + 1.60 overage
1 - Colgate Toothbrush .99 - $1/1 MQ = FREE + .01 overage
1 - Scotch Toilet Scrub 6.49 - FREE up to 4.99MQ = 1.50 (these are cheaper/FREE at Wal Mart)
2 - Zooth Kids toothbrushes 2.29ea (4.58) - BOGO FREE MQ = 2.29
2 - Dove Chocolates 2.50ea (5.00) - BOGO FREE MQ = 2.50
1 - Excederine 2.79 - 2.00 MQ = .79
1 - Excederine 3.49 - 2.00 MQ = 1.49
2 - Clean and Clear Travel .87ea (1.74) - $2/1MQ x 2 = FREE + 2.26overage
1 - Olay Travel .97 - 1.00MQ = FREE + .03overage
1 - Skintamate Shave Gel 2.24 - .55MQ = 1.69
10 - Pepsi prod 12 pks sale 5 for $15 (30.00) - $1/2 TQ x 5 = 25.00
ALSO GOT 2 - $5 Gift Cards

SUBTOTAL = 69.47 OOP = 34.14 SAVED = 35.33 + got $10 in GC technically OOP was 24.14

Shopping Trip

Wal-Mart 4/22/08

1 - Wheat Bread 2.37 (can you believe that for bread? ugh)
1 - 13G trash bags 6.98
1 - Scotch Toilet Scrubbers 4.67 - Free up to 4.99MQ = FREE
1 - Kielbasa 2.50
1 - Beef Sausage 2.50
4 - Post It Flags .97ea (3.88) - $3/2MQ x2 = FREE + 2.12 overage

Subtotal = 22.90 OOP 12.23 + 1.09tx SAVED = 10.67

Wal-Mart 4/20/08

1 - Sunny D 2.66
1 - Heath Toppings 1.98
2 - Broc w/ cheese 2.98ea (5.96) - $1/2MQ = 4.96 (2.48ea)
6 - Yoplait Yogurt .54ea (3.24) - FREE when you buy 4 (-.54) & .40/6 = 2.30 (.38 ea)
1 - Copy Paper 3.97
1 - Chicken fries reg 7.38 on sale for 6.98
1 - Cheerio snack mix 2.50 - .50MQ = 2.00
1- Chex Mix 2.50 - .50 MQ = 2.00
1 - Bananas 1.50
1 - Shreded lettuce 1.58
8 - Post It Flags .97ea (7.76) - $3/2MQ x 4 = FREE + 4.24 overage
2 - Yoplus yogurt 2.08ea (4.16) - $1MQ x2 = 2.16 (1.08ea)
1 - chx fajita 5.77
1 - Phlly cheesecake filling 3.74 - $1MQ = 2.74
2 - Mini Airwick Airfreshners 5.00 (10.00) - $4/1MQx2 = 2.00(1.00ea)
3 - Mac and Cheese .50 ea (1.50)
1 - Scotch Toilet Scrub 4.67 - FREE up to 4.99MQ = FREE
1 - Newspaper 1.75
3 - Cheese 1.98ea (5.94)
1 - eggs (doz) 1.88

Subtotal = 80.04 OOP=49.43 + 2.03tax SAVED 30.61

Well, what can I say....

Just like my other blog, I haven't been keeping up on posting and I'm going to do my best to get on here more. I've been trying out different survey sites and other areas to make some extra cash and until I start seeing how they work and how well they pay, I'm not going to post anything on here. I am new to all of this and I want to see how it all works before I start telling others to try it out. In the mean time, I am going to try and keep some of my latest shopping trips up to date to see where we're saving money and how good of deals we're getting. Again, this is all new to me, but it'll be interesting to see how much we save and how better we get at finding the deals and stockpiling. I can already tell a difference, but this is just the beginning.

Putting it all together

So I am just starting out on this whole coupon/save money/Internet paying me thing. I figured the best way to keep it all together is to start up a blog. I am VERY new to couponing and I'm actually getting rather addicted...I think my husband will divorce me soon if I make him take another trip to Target for the "Pantene" deal....
In all actuality, he has now come to understand how I work the deals that I do, or least pretends to anyway. I put in a LOT of time researching and hunting for the deals that I get and when something does work out, I get so excited.
I have come across many blogs and websites that have helped me in this process and I will do my best to credit each and every one of them as I go.

So....where to start....I guess from the beginning and how I got to where I am today. It all started with slickdeals.com. I can't even remember how I came across this site, but that is where everything started and snowballed from. I started off checking out all the Freebies...hey, who doesn't like free stuff. From there I found afullcup.com where I was able to print some coupons for Target. After joining some coupon trains, watched the deal talk in the Target and Walmart forums, I began to understand what couponing was all about. There's so much info on that site, that it took me a long time to really get what I'm supposed to do with all these coupons I've been saving and when the best time to use them was. From there, I headed back to slickdeals and watched the deal talk on Target and how to get items for VERY cheap, free, or even overage...BONUS.

I'm not sure how much sense this is making since I'm pretty much Rambling, but if you'd like to know more on how it started, feel free to e-mail Me.


Now....some of the deals that I've come across...I'll start breaking them down and posting what I used to see just how much I'm saving, what I'm stockpiling, and how I make the most of the deals that are out there. I'll gather all that info and post them soon....for now, goodnight, it's time for me to head off to bed.