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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Surveys for Fun & Profit
If you enjoy filling out surveys there are several sites currently offering incentives for the info you are willing to provide. Some sites offer straight up cash, but most have some sort of points system involved where you earn points based on the surveys you fill out and those points can be cashed in later for prizes (and sometimes cash).
If you are interested in these types of opportunities, here are a few sites you may want to check out:
If you are interested in these types of opportunities, here are a few sites you may want to check out:
- Survey Spot
- Mindfield
- e-Poll
- MySurvey 2011
- Panda Research (pays cash $3-$75/survey)
- Opinion Surveys
- Dollar Surveys
Bare Escentuals Giveaway
Head on over to Facebook where Bare Escentuals is giving away a FREE Trial kit to 1,000 fans. Just "like" them then fill out the form. Enter by March 20.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Watching Our Weight & Our Wallet
Today I decided to sign back up for Weight Watchers. I've done the online program before with really good results and I'm hoping to see some good results again this time around. The first thing I noticed when I logged in is that they've totally changed the plan. Fruits and Veggies are now Zero points and the way the points are calculated has changed, so that where I used to have a daily limit of around 21-22 points, I now have a daily limit of 29. I just had dinner and I still have about half my points left. Granted, I got up really late today and therefore breakfast was also lunch.
Due to some issues with my jaw, most fresh fruits and veggies have not been in my diet for a while. I've been working to add them back in the last few weeks now that I've found I can eat salad again without my jaw killing me. With that in mind I'm thinking about how this is going to affect our budgeting and grocery shopping. I know we can still eat well and save money, but the truth is it's a lot harder to find coupons and great deals on fresh foods.
I've already found that without coupons and a sale, CostCo is the best place to buy Salad Mix and most meats. I'm going to be looking a lot closer at the sales on fresh foods now to try to pick things up when they are really cheap. We also decided we are going to start making weekly trips to the local Farmer's Market in hopes of finding some good deals on fresh veggies. We considered signing up for a local CSA, but in the end we didn't feel like the price combined with getting whatever they send would work for us. We're a picky household and no matter what I do I'm not going to be able to get my husband to eat Eggplant, Zuchini or Squash (although I love all 3), and we do seem to eat better when we eat together.
Probably the biggest downside to couponing is the amount of junk food we've accumulated. I'm much better about not buying it mainly because I know we have too much already. The worst culprit are those candy bars I pick up as fillers in order to use up Register Rewards or +UPs. So, you'll see me sharing a bit more about watching our weight in my blog here as I learn how to merge these two needs.
Due to some issues with my jaw, most fresh fruits and veggies have not been in my diet for a while. I've been working to add them back in the last few weeks now that I've found I can eat salad again without my jaw killing me. With that in mind I'm thinking about how this is going to affect our budgeting and grocery shopping. I know we can still eat well and save money, but the truth is it's a lot harder to find coupons and great deals on fresh foods.
I've already found that without coupons and a sale, CostCo is the best place to buy Salad Mix and most meats. I'm going to be looking a lot closer at the sales on fresh foods now to try to pick things up when they are really cheap. We also decided we are going to start making weekly trips to the local Farmer's Market in hopes of finding some good deals on fresh veggies. We considered signing up for a local CSA, but in the end we didn't feel like the price combined with getting whatever they send would work for us. We're a picky household and no matter what I do I'm not going to be able to get my husband to eat Eggplant, Zuchini or Squash (although I love all 3), and we do seem to eat better when we eat together.
Probably the biggest downside to couponing is the amount of junk food we've accumulated. I'm much better about not buying it mainly because I know we have too much already. The worst culprit are those candy bars I pick up as fillers in order to use up Register Rewards or +UPs. So, you'll see me sharing a bit more about watching our weight in my blog here as I learn how to merge these two needs.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
New Kroger Coupon Policy
The new Kroger coupon policy that we've been reading about for the last few weeks should be going into affect this week. I guess I picked up my Iams last week just in time (stacking my Kroger digital coupon AND a manufacturers coupon to do so). I will say that this will only decrease my loyalty to Kroger (which was already waning after the insanity of the Daytona Mega sale hassle
You can check out the new policy here, as posted by CouponQueen
You can check out the new policy here, as posted by CouponQueen
Sunday Coupons 3/13
This week we picked up the Sunday paper in Nashville instead of our usual Huntsville Times. I don't know if there will be any differences in the coupons received. I did get two inserts, 1 Redplum & 1 Smartsource.
Redplum
Redplum
- $2 Off Purex Crystals
- Buy 1 Right Guard product Get 1 Right Guard bodywash or deo
- $1/1 Soft Scrub Total product
- $.50/1 Soft Scrub product
- $1/1 Dial Nutriskin lotion
- $1/2 Dial body wash
- $.35/1 Dial bar soap or hand soap
- B3G3 Renuzit Adjustables
- B2G1 Renuzit Adjustables multipack
- $3/1 Renuzit Crystal Elements 18oz refill
- $.50/1 Renuzit Crystal Elements 9oz refill OR 1 Renuzit pearl Scents
- $1/1 Purex detergent
- $1/1 L'Oreal Eversleek, EverPure, EverStrong Shampoo or Conditioner
- $1/1 L'Oreal Eversleek, EverPure, EverStrong treatment
- B2G1 FREE M&Ms
- $1/1 M&M Pretzels candies
- $1/1 PupPeroni
- $1/1 Advil Congestion Relief
- FREE Canine Carry-Outs dog snacks WYB Meaty Bone dog snack
- $2/1 Visine A
- $2/1 Visine Soothing Wipes
- $1/1 Visine product
- $1/2 Emerald Nuts (5oz or larger)
- $1/1 Natrol
- $1/1 CoverGirl
- $5/2 CoverGirl Simply Ageless
- BOGO Purina ALPO
- $1/8 cans Purina ALPO
- $1/2 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross products
- $2/1 Bengay product
- $.75/1 Scope
- $.50/1 Fixodent Adhesive or Cleanser
- BOGO Oral-B Avantage, 3DWhite or Vivid manual toothbrush
- $10/1 Crest 3D Whitestrips
- $.50/1 Crest toothpaste
- $1/1 Natural Instincts
- $5/2 Natural Instincts
- BOGO Olay PureX, Regenerist or Total Effects Moisturizer
- $3/1 Olay Regenerist Facial Moisturizer or Cleanser
- $1/1 McCormick Spice, Herb, Extract or Food Color
- $.55/1 Lays potato chips (10oz or larger)
- $.55/1 Lays kettle cooked chips (8.5oz or larger)
- $5/1 Zyrtec (24ct or larger)
- $3/1 Zyrtec (12ct or larger)
- $.60/2 cups Yoplait Greek yogurt
- $.50/2 Chex Mix (4.5oz or larger)
- $.30/3 small size Pillsbury Grands
- $.40/2 Pillsbury Crescents
- $.40/3 Pillsbury Grands
- $.50/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudels
- $1/1 Tyson Mini Chicken sandwiches
- Buy One Aussie or Herbal Essence product GET ONE Aussie or Herbal Essence styler
- $1/2 multiple cleaning products listed
- $.75/1 Glad trash bags
- $.50/1 409 (32oz or larger)
- $.25/1 Clorox bleach
- $1/1 Clorox 2
- $1/1 Hidden Valley Salad Kit
- $.50/1 KC Masterpiece bbq sauce or marinade
- $3.50 Off Pork WYB any variety Kings Hawaian sandwich rolls AND Kingsford Charcoal
- $1/2 Glad food storage products
- $1/1 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals salad dressing
- $1/1 Pebbles treat
- $.50/1 Irish Spring body wash
- $1/1 Irish Spring deo
- $.50/1 Frank's REDHOT Sauce
- $.50/2 cans Swanson White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast
- $.60/1 Viva Paper Towels
- $.75/1 bag of Werther's Original Caramel Chocolates
- $.50/2 4pks or 1 12pk or larger Cottonelle bathroom tissue
- Buy 10 Kool-AID envelopes GET 5 envelopes or (1) 5pk
- Buy 2 KOOL-AID envelopes GET 1 envelope FREE
- $.75/1 Planters NUT-rition bars (5ct box) or Planters Big Nut Bars (5ct box)
- $1/2 KRAFT Natural Shredded Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia
- $1/2 packages KRAFT Natural Shredded Cheese
- $1/1 Orajel product
- $.75/1 Arm & Hammer toothpaste OR Whitening booster
- $1/1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush product
- $1/1 Dulcalax
- $3/2 Dulcalax
- $1/1 Sinful Nail Color (good at Walgreens)
- $.50/1 Maruchan Yakisoba
- $1/1 Woolite Oxy Deep Spot & Stain Carpet Cleaner
- $3/1 Glade Plugins Scented Oil Lasting Impressions holder
- $1/1 Glade Plugins Scented Oil twin refill or TWO single refills
- $3/1 L'Oreal Sublime Mousse by Healthy Look Haircolor
- $5/2 dinner entrees at Longhorn
- $3/2 lunch entrees at Longhorn
- $1/1 Stouffers Single-serve Farmer's Harvest entree
- $1/1 Stouffers family size Farmer's Harvest entree
- $2/1 Motrin PM product
- $.75/1 FRENCH's Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
- $1/1 Clearasil product
- $4/2 dinner entrees at Red Lobster
- $3/2 lunch entrees at Red Lobster
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Getting the Hang of Rolling at Walgreens
Yesterday's trips to Walgreens went much better than planned. Things started off not great when I found that the first Walgreens I went to (and my favorite) was totally out of the Schick Xtreme 3 Razors. Since my original plan had been to alternate transactions between the Swiffer refills and the Xtreme 3 razors (since both produce a RR), that threw a small wrench in things. Instead I ended up just doing 2 transactions at that store, both the same.
Store 1 - Transaction 1
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
2 Epson Salts @$4.99 BOGO
-(2) .50/1 swiffer refill Qs
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $11.47
-$4RR from previous purchase
=$9.07 (after tax - I hate tax!) - received $3RR
Store 1 - Transaction 2
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
2 Epson Salts @$4.99 BOGO
-(2) .50/1 swiffer refill Qs
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $11.47
=$13.07 (after tax - I hate tax!) - received $3RR
Notice that I didn't use the $3RR from Transaction 1 on Transaction 2. If I had then Transaction 2 would not have given me a RR. So, I took my 2-$3RR and headed over to the next closest Walgreens (which luckily wasn't very far out of the way from other places I needed to go) and was happy to find that they had plenty of the Xtreme 3 razors in stock (probably because they were in the wrong place and not tagged correctly).
Store 2 - Transaction 3
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Clairol Nice n Easy Foam @ $7.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @.99 (filler, misrang - should have been .25)
-$1 Schick Q
-FREE Clairol Q
= $5.98
-$3RR (from transaction 1)
=$4.18 (after tax) -received another $3RR
(after this transaction we did realize that the cocoa had misrang and she refunded me the .75)
= $3.43 (recieved $1RR from Clairol and $3RR from Schick)
Store 2 - Transaction 4
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $7.48
-$3RR
-$1RR
=$4.68 (after tax) - received $3RR
(note: no filler needed on this transaction since I only used as many coupons as I had items)
Store 2 - Transaction 5
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.24
-$3RR
=$2.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
Store 2 - Transaction 6
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.24
-$3RR
=$2.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
Store 2 - Transaction 7
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
7 Transactions and a total of $41.47 spent OOP
and I left with $6 in RR and...
1 Clairol Hair Color
4 bags of Epson salt
4 4pks of razors
3 Swiffer Dry (16ct)
9 Swiffer Wet refills (12ct)
Overall I think it was a good trip. The whole "rolling" issue went a lot smoother than I expected. I think it helped that the girl ringing me up at the second store (where I did the transactions) had just watched Extreme Couponing the night before and was therefore really excited about what you could do with coupons. Just the Swiffers alone at CostCo (which is the best price I've found on them) would have been $36+tax.
Saved a Total of $81.41 (or about 71%)
Store 1 - Transaction 1
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
2 Epson Salts @$4.99 BOGO
-(2) .50/1 swiffer refill Qs
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $11.47
-$4RR from previous purchase
=$9.07 (after tax - I hate tax!) - received $3RR
Store 1 - Transaction 2
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
2 Epson Salts @$4.99 BOGO
-(2) .50/1 swiffer refill Qs
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $11.47
=$13.07 (after tax - I hate tax!) - received $3RR
Notice that I didn't use the $3RR from Transaction 1 on Transaction 2. If I had then Transaction 2 would not have given me a RR. So, I took my 2-$3RR and headed over to the next closest Walgreens (which luckily wasn't very far out of the way from other places I needed to go) and was happy to find that they had plenty of the Xtreme 3 razors in stock (probably because they were in the wrong place and not tagged correctly).
Store 2 - Transaction 3
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Clairol Nice n Easy Foam @ $7.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @.99 (filler, misrang - should have been .25)
-$1 Schick Q
-FREE Clairol Q
= $5.98
-$3RR (from transaction 1)
=$4.18 (after tax) -received another $3RR
(after this transaction we did realize that the cocoa had misrang and she refunded me the .75)
= $3.43 (recieved $1RR from Clairol and $3RR from Schick)
Store 2 - Transaction 4
4 Swiffer Refills @ $3.74 each
-(2) BOGO swiffer refill Qs
= $7.48
-$3RR
-$1RR
=$4.68 (after tax) - received $3RR
(note: no filler needed on this transaction since I only used as many coupons as I had items)
Store 2 - Transaction 5
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.24
-$3RR
=$2.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
Store 2 - Transaction 6
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.24
-$3RR
=$2.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
Store 2 - Transaction 7
1 Xtreme 3 Razor @ $5.99
1 Peanuts Xmas Cocoa @ .25
-$1 Schick Q
=$5.74 (after tax) - received $3RR
7 Transactions and a total of $41.47 spent OOP
and I left with $6 in RR and...
1 Clairol Hair Color
4 bags of Epson salt
4 4pks of razors
3 Swiffer Dry (16ct)
9 Swiffer Wet refills (12ct)
Overall I think it was a good trip. The whole "rolling" issue went a lot smoother than I expected. I think it helped that the girl ringing me up at the second store (where I did the transactions) had just watched Extreme Couponing the night before and was therefore really excited about what you could do with coupons. Just the Swiffers alone at CostCo (which is the best price I've found on them) would have been $36+tax.
Saved a Total of $81.41 (or about 71%)
Nice Money Maker Trip to Rite Aid
You gotta love trips like this. I'd originally thought about picking up a few more things so that I could use my $20+UP, but realized I had some smaller ones that would expire sooner, plus I had the $3/15 coupon that printed from doing their survey after the last visit.
So I bought:
3 Colgates @ $2.99 ($2+UP)
-(3) $1 coupons
1 Blink @ $8.99 ($5+UP)
1 Veet @ $5.84 (after 10% discount for Silver status)
-$3 coupon
= $17.80
-$3/15
-$9+UPs
=$5.80 + tax
(got back $21 +UPs, evidently I hit the $30 purchase for the Heart Healthy bonus and didn't know it).
So, now I'm sitting on over $30 in +UPs. I love Rite Aid.
So I bought:
3 Colgates @ $2.99 ($2+UP)
-(3) $1 coupons
1 Blink @ $8.99 ($5+UP)
1 Veet @ $5.84 (after 10% discount for Silver status)
-$3 coupon
= $17.80
-$3/15
-$9+UPs
=$5.80 + tax
(got back $21 +UPs, evidently I hit the $30 purchase for the Heart Healthy bonus and didn't know it).
So, now I'm sitting on over $30 in +UPs. I love Rite Aid.
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