An Interesting Day...Spent $1.71, Saved $52.47, Got Back $7 , 7 DIGITS, and a $5 Amazon eCard

Went to three CVS stores and used my two cards. Got some candy, formula (sorry I have expiring coupons, very soon formula will not be a recurring item), make-up, and Kashi bars for $1.71. Woot! I also got digits from a store clerk. What?

Card #1:
4 - Kashi GoLean TLC bars (6 in a box)...2/$6
2 - Physician's Formula concealer...$6.29 and $3.14 (Buy One Get One Half Off)

Coupons used:
1 - $4/$20 CVS coupon
1 - $5 off any Physicians Formula coupon
1 - $4 off any Physicians Formula coupon
4 - $1/1 Kashi GoLean bars
1 - $4 ExtraCare Buck

Total after coupons: $0.44
Total before coupons: $21.43
Received back: Nothing.
Added 1 GBT scan, $12 more to my $30 total to get the gas card, and $9.43** to my Beauty Club total of $50 (Spend $50 get a $5 ECB)

Card #2, Trip 1:
2 - Physician's Formula concealer...$5.99 and $2.99
1 - 3 Musketeers Bar (not pictured as it was eaten on the way home)...$0.50
*Also I had to buy the candy bar because my total went negative after coupons.

Coupons used:
1 - $5 off any Physicians Formula coupon
1 - $4 off any Physicians Formula coupon

Total after coupons: $0.48
Total before coupons: $9.48
Received back: Nothing.

Trip 2:
2 - Icebreakers Gum...2/$5
1 - Revlon ColorStay eyeliner...$9.99
1 - CVS GBT...$0.99
1 - Similac...$6.49

Coupons used:
1 - $4/$20 CVS coupon
1 - $5 any Similac
1 - CVS coupon $6 off any Revlon ColorStay item (from the coupon machine)
1 - $2 Revlon manufacturer coupon (which you can pair with a CVS coupon)
1 - CVS coupon FREE GBT (from scanner last week)...$0.99
1 - $4 ECB

Total after coupons: $0.79
Total before coupons: $22.79
Received back: $3 ECB for purchasing select candy and a $4 ECB for purchasing $10 in Revlon cosmetics.
Added: 2 GBT scans, 1 of 2 candy bars to get back $1 ECB, and $18.97** to my Beauty Club total of $50

Grand Totals:
Before Coupons: $53.70
After Coupons: $1.71 OOP
A total Savings of: $52.47
Received back: $7 in ECBs and one cute guy's number. Score!

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Today I earned 104 Swagbucks (9 of which I earned when I searched swagbucks to find out my daily total to post) and $3.44 from Mr. Rebates.
I also cashed out another $5 Amazon gift card from Swagbucks (they are 450 swagbucks each).

**I am not entirely sure if the beauty club rewards total is added before or after coupons. I use this CVS perk a lot and it is very slow to catch up especially when I hit a few stores a day. Does any one out there happen to know?

For those who LOVE Nestle Crunch Bars...You will love Walgreens

Just found a great deal for all the Nestle Crunch lovers out there.

I was browsing ahead at the Walgreens ad scan the week of June 12 – June 18 and found Crunch candy bars on sale for $0.39 each. Right now coupons.com has two Crunch coupons…Buy 2 Get 1 FREE and Save $0.35/1 single bar. See where I am going with this?

Buy 3, use two $0.35/1 coupons and one B2G1 FREE coupon and you get three Nestle Crunch bars for $0.08.

Also, if you are a Swagbucks member you can log on to your account and go to the coupons tab. Print the coupons (two per computer) and receive 10 swagbucks for each coupon you redeem. In our above scenario that would be 30 swagbucks to coincide with your $0.08 candy bars…Sweet!

A fun Swagbucks trick if you can print from more than one computer, be sure to log in to swagbucks again on each computer; you can still print two of each coupon and rack up even more swagbucks!

Watch for my Nestle posts the week of the 12th! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm…candy.

Mr. Rebates...another invaluable money making internet tool

I know there are many cash back sites out there on the world wide web; one I can speak on is Mr. Rebates. Basically if you buy products online you SHOULD be using a cash back site...it just makes sense. This won't get you rich, but it can help recoup some of your cost.

The way Mr. Rebates works is you get a percentage back on all participating online purchases. I use it the most for my ebay purchases, at 3% back. I generally use ebay to buy coupons so I can make/save (however you want to look at it) more money.

It works similar to how Swagbucks does in that you must click through their site before purchasing from the site you want. Mr. Rebates records all your participating transactions and gives you a summary of your total earnings.

The tricky part comes when it is time to cash out. Again this is a way to supplement additional income into your account, not to make a living (believe me I have tried!). You have to accumulate $10 or more for a cash out at Mr. Rebates. You request either a Paypal payment (the one I use and recommend) or a personal check at the end of the month as long as that amount exceeds $10. For example, I just cashed out a payment of $18.62. You do have to wait three months before getting paid when you first sign up, but after that you can receive monthly payments.

To date I have made $60.01 in no fee paypal and have earned another $118.27 that is waiting be cashed out. Not too bad considering I joined in mid November 2010.

All in all I am impressed with this site. It has paid me everything I have earned with no hassles. I would say go for it! Every little bit helps, especially if you are an online buyer.

Was this helpful in anyway? Feel free to share it with others! Knowledge is power. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to post them here! Ciao for now.

50% off Old Navy Summer Apparel TODAY ONLY at Groupon! EXPIRED!

Just found a great Groupon deal that can be a twofer for you savvy savers!
Attention Old Navy Shoppers...$10 for $20 Worth of Summer Apparel!
– This deal is for Dallas, but can be used at Multiple Locations

Right now there is only 9 1/2 hours left to buy...

Limit is one per person.

Swagbucks is also offering a one day only deal that you can pair with this. Buy any Groupon today before 10PDT and you'll get a BONUS 40 swagbucks...plus the allotted swagbucks for this deal.

You must be a swagbucks member to access both deals. Sign up here.

Today I have already earned 31 Swagbucks. How many have you earned?

A Tale of Two Stores...Spent $15.96, Saved $29.99, Received Back $3

Ran to each of the drugstores once today.

CVS trip:
2 - Honest Tea...$1 each
2 - Ice Breakers Gum...2/$5
1 - CVS Green Bag Tag...$0.99
2 - Similac...$6.49 each

Coupons used:
1 - $4/$20 CVS coupon
1 - $5 any Similac
1 - $3 any Similac
1 - FREE GBT CVS coupon

Total after coupons: $7.98
Total before coupons: $20.97
Received back: $2 ECB for purchasing five selected drinks (already purchased the other three required before I started the blog this week) and $1 ECB for my fourth GBT scan (this is the second card I use for my deals that belongs to my Mother in Law.)
Added $5 towards my $10 goal total to get a $3 ECB back.

Walgreens Trip:
2 - Similac...$6.49 each
1 - Illy Latte...$2
2 - Walgreens Diapers...2/$10

Coupons used:
1 - Walgreens coupon $2/1 WAGS diapers...counts twice because I purchased 2...took off $4 total
2* - $5 off any Similac
1 - $3 off any Similac

*There was actually a store error in my favor regarding the $5 Similac coupon. For some reason the cashier scanned it twice. I didn't notice until I got home. I guess it makes up for the 2 coupons I forgot to use yesterday and then some! :)

Total after coupons: $7.98
Total before coupons: $24.98
Received back: $2 Register Reward (RR) for the Illy purchase

Grand Totals:
Before Coupons: $45.95
After Coupons: $15.96 OOP
A total Savings of: $29.99
Received back: $3 in CVS Extra Care Bucks and $2 in Walgreens RRs

Another day another sale...
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Today I earned 76 Swagbucks!
*I actually just won 10 swagbucks going to the site to check how many swagbucks I earned today! EASY!

FREE Gillette ProGlide Fusion Razor!

Who says nothing is free anymore?
You can score a FREE Gillette ProGlide Razor by simply texting PRUEBA to 59999. The first text will ask for your age, the second text will ask for your name and address, and the third text is a confirmation that you’ll receive the product in 6-8 weeks.

Feel free to re-post this information so others can get in on this FREE offer!


Already up to 50 Swagbucks today!

3 Trips: Spent $17.43, Saved $37.87, Received Back $8

Today I was able to hit CVS twice and Walgreens once.

CVS trip #1
2 - Kashi GoLean TLC bars (part of the spend $30 get $10 gas card promo)...2/$6
1 - Green Bag Tag (GBT)...$0.99
2 - Similac RTF...$6.79 each

Coupons used:
1 - $4/$20 CVS coupon
1 - $5 off any Similac
1 - $3 off any Similac
2 - $1/1 any Kashi GoLean TLC bars
1 - CVS coupon FREE Green Bag Tag (from scanner last week)

Total after coupons: $5.58
Total before coupons: $20.57
Received back: $1 ECB for my fourth Green Bag Tag Scan and a $5 ECB for spending another $50 on beauty...a grand total of $70 back since I joined the beauty club!

CVS trip #2
2 - Kashi GoLean TLC bars...2/$6
1 - Green Bag Tag...$0.99
2 - Similac RTF...$6.99 each
1 - Trident Gum...$1.29

Coupons used:
1 - $4/$20 CVS coupon
1 - $5 off any Similac
1 - $3 off any Similac
1 - CVS coupon FREE Green Bag Tag
1 - CVS coupon $1 any Trident
*I forgot all about my $1/1 Kashi bars coupons so that is another $2 lost...BOO!

Total after coupons: $8.27 (should have been $6.27 but for the unused coupons)
Total before coupons: $23.25
Added 2 more GBT scans and $12 of $30 to get back a $10 gas card to my total.

Walgreens Trip:
2 - Similac RTF...$4.79 each
1 - Illy Latte...$2

Coupons used:
1 - $5 off any Similac
1 - $3 off any Similac

Total after coupons: $3.58
Total before coupons: $11.58
Received back: $2 Register Reward (RR) for the Illy purchase

Grand Totals:
Before Coupons: $55.30
After Coupons: $17.43 Out of Pocket (OOP)
A total Savings of: $37.87
Received back: $6 in CVS Extra Care Bucks and $2 in Walgreens RRs

TaDa!
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Today I earned 52 Swagbucks!

The Best Kept Secrets in Extras...Swagbucks

I have been a stay at home mom for over two years now and look for ANY and ALL possible ways to make extra cash on the side. One of the free tools that has earned me LOTS of bonuses is Swagbucks.

I joined a little over a year ago and have been cashing out Paypal payments (no fee) as well as $5 Amazon gift cards...and those are just naming a few! To date I have earned $75 in cash (paid to me via Paypal) and $50 in Amazon Gift Cards. That is $125 worth of rewards in a year just for using this website!

Swagbucks is easy enough to navigate and earn on, the only thing it will cost you is your time. Once you sign up for Swagbucks you are automatically awarded a certain amount of swagbucks (usually 30 to 50 just for signing up).

The way swagbucks work is once you earn them you can spend them on whatever you want. I like Amazon and Paypal because I can turn fake bucks into real ones. Again, this is not a way to get rich, but works wonders for the holidays and special occasions.

The easiest way to earn swagbucks is by simply making them your home page and doing all your searches through their site. ALL your searches is the key. I search on Swagbucks for things I don't need to search for like yahoo and paypal. I use Swagbucks to get around the internet. Each time I go to a new site I allow Swagbucks to take me there. Granted it is an extra step, but one that really pays off.

Swagbucks also offers a wide variety of other buck earning methods such as their new coupon feature. This site has hooked up with coupons.com and allows you to print coupons (2 per computer) for which they then give you ten swagbucks for each coupon you redeem! *This has also been a VERY handy money maker for me considering the rate I use coupons!*

Other earning methods include online shopping where they give you two swagbucks for every one real buck you spend at their large selection of real world stores. There are also daily polls and surveys that award you one swagbuck just for clicking on them. The swagblog often has code hunts and giveaways (especially on holidays) that can pad your account nicely.

All in all Swagbucks is well worth the effort in my opinion. I was skeptical at first, but after experiencing the results would recommend to anyone. Sign up today and see how much you can earn! Swag success stories are more than welcome here...If you think this post was helpful feel free to re-post. I am always glad to help save people money!

Fallen from Facebook

I have had a recent string of difficulties with Facebook and have decided to use a different method of spreading my coupon mania...this blog. I will still use the Facebook fan page Central Coupon Services, but will post to this blog first (in case that fan page is also shut down). I have been lazy, please forgive me...

This blog will contain my shopping excursions as often as they happen (generally four to six times a week) along with a breakdown of what coupons I used, what I paid out of pocket(OOP), and what I received back (if anything).

Questions and Comments are more than welcome and I am happy to respond...preferably on this blog. So become a follower today and learn the secrets of this coupon maniac!

Thanks and enjoy the savings!