Christmas Shopping Early? Save Some Money With These Toy Coupons!

Is Santa working early this year to get all those Christmas presents purchased?  Here are some great savings on some toys that are probably on your kiddos' wish lists:

Toys:

$10.00 off the Fisher-Price Stride to Ride Puppy

$10.00 off the Puppy and Pals Learning Table

$5.00 off the Disney Princess’ Song Palace

$5.00 off the Rockin Tunes Giraffe

$5.00 off the Little People Animal Songs Farm

$5.00 off the Laugh And Learn Laptop

$10.00 off the Laugh and Learn Crawl Car

$5.00 off the Iron Man 3 Mission Mask

$3.00 off the Nerf Blaster

$5.00 off the Transformer’s Construc-to-Bots kit

Halloween Candy Coupons

Are you getting ready to greet those little ghouls and goblins on Halloween with some yummy treats? Here are some coupons to save some money and give your pocketbook a treat as well!

$1.00 off 2 bags of “fun size” Mars, Snickers and Milky Way candy bars

Buy 2 get 1 free regular sized Snickers bars

BOGO free Twix “fun size” candy bags

$2.00 off Mars Variety candy bag

$1.00 off 1 box Larabars

Hot Coupons!

Heading to the grocery store this weekend?  Don't leave without firing up the printer to print out some of these great coupons!  Which one are you going to use?

$1.50 off any 3 HORMEL COMPLEATS

$1.00 off any Colgate Total or Colgat...

$3.00 off Any Fiber Smart Product

$1.50 off any Hidden Valley Farmhous...

$1.00 off (1) FARM RICH SNACK 18 oz

$1.00 off ONE Scope Classic Rinse

$1.00 off Scope Dual Blast Rinse

$1.00 off ONE Scope Outlast

$1.00 off (1) 8oz. 6-pack of V8 V-Fu...

$0.75 off Campbell's Slow Kettle

Homemade Resse's Blizzards (Shakes)

My boys love to go to Dairy Queen to buy Blizzards, but with 6 boys the total price tag can be quite hefty!  Here is a quick and easy recipe for duplicating the yummy goodness without the high cost:

Ingredients:

• 6 large scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 4 large Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped

Directions:

1. Add ice cream and milk to a blender. Pulse until combined but still very thick. Remember, this is a blizzard not a milkshake.
2. Add in peanut butter cups and give a quick pulse to combine. Enjoy immediately.

Do You Really Know Your Credit Cards Terms and Conditions

Many of us think that we know what we are getting into when we fill out a credit cared application, but do we really?  It's really scary to realize how many people are completely unaware of how their credit card account really works beyond the annual interest rate.  Do you know all of the situations in which you may be charged extra fees, interest, and penalties?  Not knowing can make owning a credit card a lot more expensive than you think!

I know that reading the fine print is a great way to fall asleep when you are having a bout of insomnia, but here are a few things that you should really comb through the fine print to find out:

What happens if I pay my bill late? In most cases, a late payment means not only having to pay interest on your balance, but also a penalty or late fee.

What happens if I exceed my credit limit?  Every card has a credit limit, or a maximum amount you can "borrow" but some cards will let you exceed the limit.  If it does, you are likely to be assessed a hefty fine.

Will I be charged if I transfer the balance of my card to another card?  Many people like to take advantage of balance transfer card offers which offer a 0% interest period in order to shift debt and save interest costs.  However, some cards may charge you a fee for transferring balances.

What will a cash advance cost me?  Most credit cards charge an additional fee for taking out cash from an ATM using your credit card, and these fees for "cash advances" can be large.

When does the introductory period end? Many people are enticed by offers of low or 0% interest.  Search the fine print of such offers to see when yours ends, and make a note of it on your calendar to avoid being caught off guard.

Frugal Fun Ways To Stay Fit This Summer

Are you looking for ways to stay fit this summer, but want to keep it budget friendly?  Here are a few fun and frugal ways to get that beach body without breaking the bank:

1. Hit the internet - There are tons of great resources on-line from support groups, to healthy recipes, to workouts that will help you stay healthy.  I love working out with many of the free workouts available on YouTube.  One of my favorites is blogilates.  She not only offers great workouts, but healthy eating advice as well.

2. Get Social - Find a workout buddy or group of buddies to stay inspired.  You can walk the neighborhood as you chat or get really serious with your own boot camp. This article is a great resource for starting your own boot camp.

3. Get Fit With Fido - Why not multi-task?  If you have to take the dog for a walk anyway, you might as well squeeze in a calorie burn as well. Craig Kelley of DogExplorer.com shares a ton of great ways to get in shape with your pet that go beyond the whole "take a walk".

4. Schools out - hit the track - With school out of session, it is the perfect time to hit up the high school or middle school track.  If you haven't been active, you might want to start with walking or jogging, but if you keep it up you will be sprinting in no time.

5. Play With Your Kids - Leo Babauta offers some great advice on how to use your kids as a gym.  Not only will you feel the burn, but your kiddos will feel the love.

Smith's has some great deals going on this week- definitely stock pile prices for you Extreme Couponers!

 Prices are valid from 6/5 – 6/11.

Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina

Buy five participating General Mills items and receive a $5.00 Catalina good towards your next purchase. Savings equals $1.00 per item. Final prices below reflect the $1.00 discount.

General Mills Cereal, 9-14 oz $2.50
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Use $1.00/2 – General Mills Cereal, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, or Reese’s Puffs – (coupons.com)
Or $1.00/2 General Mills Chex, Fiber One, Total, Wheaties, Oatmeal Crisp, Honey Nut Clusters, Raisin Nut Bran or Basic 4 from SS 6/2 (exp 7/13)
Or $1.00/3 General Mills Cereals, Big G Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Reese’s Puffs, Fiber One, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, Total, Wheaties, Frosted Toast Crunch, Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, Dora the Explorer, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Basic 4 or Honey Nut Clusters Cereal from SS 5/5 (exp 6/15)
Final Price: $1.00 each, when you buy 2

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, 6-10 ct $2.00
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Use $0.50/2 – Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers or Fruit Roll-Up. Ocean Spray, Mott’s or Sunkist Fruit Snacks – (coupons.com)
Or $0.60/2 – Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers or Fruit Roll-Up. Ocean Spray, Mott’s or Sunkist Fruit Snacks – (pillsbury.com)
Or $0.60/2 – Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers or Fruit Roll-Up. Ocean Spray, Mott’s or Sunkist Fruit Snacks – (boxtops4education.com)
Final Price: $0.75 each, when you buy 2, or $0.50 with double

General Mills Treats, 6-10 ct $2.00
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Final Price: $1.00 

Progresso Vegetable Classic Soups or Progresso Recipe Starters, 18-19 oz $1.50
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Final Price: $0.50

Hamburger, Chicken, or Tuna Helper, 4.3-12.2 oz $1.50
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Use $0.75/3 – Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper and/or Chicken Helper – (bettycrocker.com)
Or $0.80/4 – Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Dishes – (coupons.com)Or $0.75/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Dishes from SS 4/21 (exp 6/15)
Or $0.75/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Dishes from SS 6/2 (exp 7/27)
Final Price: $0.25 each, when you buy 3 

Totino’s Party Pizza, 9.8-10.9 oz $1.34
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Final Price: $0.34 

Pillsbury Frozen Breakfast, 2-6 ct $1.98
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Final Price: $0.98

Buy 3 Totino’s Party Pizza, 9.8-10.9 oz $1.34
Buy 2 General Mills Cereals, 9-14 oz $2.50
Buy 5, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Use one $1.00/2 – General Mills Cereal, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, or Reese’s Puffs – (coupons.com)
Or $1.00/2 General Mills Chex, Fiber One, Total, Wheaties, Oatmeal Crisp, Honey Nut Clusters, Raisin Nut Bran or Basic 4 from SS 6/2 (exp 7/13)
Or $1.00/3 General Mills Cereals, Big G Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Reese’s Puffs, Fiber One, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, Total, Wheaties, Frosted Toast Crunch, Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, Dora the Explorer, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Basic 4 or Honey Nut Clusters Cereal from SS 5/5 (exp 6/15)
Pay $8.02, Receive $5.00 Catalina
Final Price: $0.60 each, when you buy all 5

 

Taco Tuesday Coupons - Save on Taco Shells

Is Taco Tuesday on next week's menu?  Save money on tortillas with these money saving coupons:

A $1.00/2 coupon is available at Ortega.com

And hopefully you saved a coupon from your paper because LaVictoria is on sale at Safeway!

La Victoria White or Whole Wheat Soft Taco Tortillas, 16 oz $2.00, sale price through 6/25Use $1.00/1 La Victoria Tortillas from SS 5/19 (exp 7/28)
Or $1.00/2 La Victoria Products, 12 oz or larger from SS 5/19 (exp 7/28)

Silk Iced Latte Coupon

 The summer heat wave is in full effect!  And what better way to cool down and refresh than with an iced latte?  Even better when you can buy it with a coupon for $1.00 off! Visit Silk's Facebook Page and download your coupon now.

Make Your Mailbox Happy With These Freebies

Your mailbox is probably a whole lot happier when it is filled with freebies instead of bills! 

Click on the box(es) below and it’ll take you right to the page to order.






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Request a Free Coupon Booklet

With 6 boys to keep up with, we go through a lot of cleaning supplies.  That's why I love requesting a Free Coupon Booklet each quarter from P&G.  You will receive a coupon booklet with over $35 worth of coupons for their cleaning supplies - spring is just around the corner!

Save Over $7 With Coupons From Hormel

The holidays are coming and that means entertaining!  Hormel is making your job a little easier (and less expensive) with some great recipes and coupons that you can print right from their website here.  I can't wait to try their bacon dip recipe!

Peeps Halloween Candy Coupon

Peeps are one of my favorite all time candies - so I was excited when they started making them for holidays other than just Easter!  I was really excited to find this coupon for $0.50 off of 2 packages of Halloween Peeps on their Facebook page - because they are on sale at Walgreens this week!  Woo hoo!

Laundry Detergent Coupons

Keeping up with 6 boys, football practices, wrestling practices, and baseball practices means one thing - Mountains of laundry piles!  Even if you don't do as many loads of laundray as we do, here are some great money saving coupons for laundry detergent:

Save $3.00 on Tide Products - Tide is our favorite brand for getting clothes really clean and fresh smelling.  Fill out the form on this page to receive money saving coupons.

Downy Wrinkle Releaser is awesome for those days when you just don't have enough time to iron (in my case would be everyday!)

Get $10 Worth of cleaning product coupons by filling in this easy form.

Bounce coupons and more are available here.

Should Of Had a V-8? You Can Save Money With These Coupons

V-8 juices are a great way to get those much needed vitamins from juice and veggies in a delicious portable drink!  If you hadn't caught their commercials this week, you might want to know that they have added some great money saving coupons to their website.  You can print them off here.

$35 in Various Proctor&Gamble Coupons

Request the new Home Made Simple Gather Together coupon booklet to receive over $35.00 in savings from P&G by mail! Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Coupons included in the booklet:


•FREE Swiffer Sweeper Refill wyb Starter Kit

•$5/1 Swiffer Sweepervac Starter Kit

•$1/1 Febreze Air Effects

•$1/1 Febreze Fabric Refresher

•$1/1 Febreze Noticeables Warmer, Dual Refill, or (2) Single Refills

•$1/1 Febreze Candle

•(2) $0.25/1 Dawn Product

•$0.50/1 Cascade Complete Pacs

•$0.50/1 Cascade Rinse Aid

•$1/1 Mr. Clean Multi-Surface Spray or Liquid Cleaner

•FREE Swiffer WetJet Refill wyb Starter Kit

•$1/1 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

•$1/1 Mr. Clean Bath Scrubber or Cleaner

•$1/1 Febreze Set & Refresh

•$1/1 Swiffer Dusters Starter Kit

•FREE Febreze Flameless Luminary Refill wyb Starter Kit or Device

•$2/1 Febreze Home Collection Candle

•$1/1 Swiffer Dust & Shine Furniture Spray

Prevention Magazine Subscription - $8

Stay up to date with health and wellness related information with this great deal on a one year subscription for Prevention Magazine.

$8 for a one-year subscription to Prevention magazine ($15.85 value)
Offer expires: 11:59 PM - Aug 22, 2011

$1.00 Coupon For Luden's Throat Drops

Ever since I was a kid, I would look to Luden's to soothe a sore throat.  Now I choose these cough drops for my family as well.  You can stock up on Luden's for the upcoming cold and flu season with a coupon for $1.00 off two packages of Luden's available here.
You can also enter to win two free bags of Luden's cough drops with this contest from Sage and Savvy.

Oregon Chai Twitter Party - August 30th

Although we are currently enjoying summer with temperatures in the nineties, it won't be long before fall and the chilly weather that comes along with it will be here.  One of my favorite ways to wake-up on a cold morning is with a steaming hot cup of chai tea! Yummy! 

Oregon Chai is hosting a twitter party on Tuesday, August 30th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Central Time. Twitter partygoers can expect tips for finding Me Time, decadent chai recipes, and giveaways galore! You will also have the chance to virtually mingle with other chai-fanatics - like me!


Prizes to be awarded during the Twitter party include: an over sized, custom Oregon Chai tea mug, double-walled, acrylic iced chai tea cup and Oregon Chai Original Tea Latte Concentrate. One lucky participant will win a grand prize Kindle Wi-Fi!

Follow @OregonChai and use hashtag #OregonChai to join in on the fun and to win some fabulous prizes! Then invite your friends using this sample tweet:

 Twitter party alert! Use #OregonChai & follow @OregonChai on 8.10, 7-8 pm CT for the chance to win chai goodies & Kindle Wi-Fi grand prize.


You don't even have to wait until August 30th for the Twitter Party to get your Oregon Chai groove on, head over to their Facebook page  and take the me,myself, and chai challenge to score a $1 off coupon!


Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Oregon Chai and serves as my entry to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card.  However, all opinions are my own.

$1.00 Coupon for Nestle Toll House Cookies

I rarely have the time to bake homemade cookies, but with Nestle Toll House Cookies, I can make almost homemade cookies with that same just out of the oven warmth and taste.  They have a new flavor - peanut butter chocolate chip that my family is just dying to try out.  You can save $1.00 when you buy them with this coupon.  Remember to hit your back button and refresh to print it out twice.