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Here's What's New - Free 20-oz. Coke coupon from My Coke Rewards
- Karen’s CVS Shopping Trip: 3 packages of Huggies + 5 other items for just $8.68 out of pocket!
- New Cartwheel Target e-Coupon App
- Free ebooks: Paleo Breakfast Recipes, Entertain Your Kids, Bargain Babe, Lite & Tasty Snack Recipes, plus more!
- There’s power in being debt-free!
- Old Navy: $1 Flip Flops (Saturday only) and $2 Tanks (through July 3, 2013)
- Free Cetaphil sample (Facebook offer)
- Free AMLA Legend samples (Facebook offer)
- Groupon: Fandango Movie Ticket for just $6
- Starbucks: Half-Priced Refreshers from 3-5 p.m. (June 27-29, 2013)
- ShaveMob: Earn Free Razors for Referring Friends
- The best freebies from this past week
- Printable coupons: Clorox 2 Stain Remover, Gerber Good Start, Velveeta Cheesy Skillets, Fancy Feast, plus more
- Free Jump Into Summer Learning Pioneers Printable Pack
- Best Ever Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Bars {Clean-Eating}
- 52 Different Ways to Save $100 Per Year: Use a Coupon Database {Week 24}
- Gretchen’s $38 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan
- 48-Hour Giveaway: $15 Credit to All Our Days Etsy Shop (15 Winners)
You can get a free 20-oz. Coke coupon from My Coke Rewards. Here’s how: - Log in or sign up for My Coke Rewards.
- Search under Offers & Promotions to find the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards program. Sign up for this for free and you’ll get 60 free points (your rewards will arrive via email within 10-15 minutes).
- Cash in your points for a coupon by mail good for a free 20 oz. Coke (40 points).
Thanks, Moms By Heart! 
Karen emailed me details on her CVS shopping trip:
I wanted to share with you my trip to CVS today. I wanted to share my deal for your readers with little ones. I have two in diapers and it can be very expensive. I spent a total of $6.63 out of pocket. Here’s what I got – Transaction #1 2 Crest Pro Health Mouthwash1 Liter for $4.99
2 Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste Total before coupons $15.96
Used 2 $1.10 coupons for the Mouthwash
Used 1 $2 off purchase of 2 Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste
Used 10 ECBs from last week’s purchases
Total before tax $1.76
Tax (7%) $1.12
Total after tax $2.88 and I earned $12 Extra Bucks Transaction #2 1 Johnson and Johnson Head to Toe Body Wash $3.00
2 Huggies Snug and Dry Diapers $18.98
1 Pull-ups Diapers $9.49 Total before coupons $31.47
Used $6 off $30 purchase emailed from CVS (Readers need to join the CVS email club to receive these great coupons!)
Used 2 $3 off Huggies coupons (Note from Crystal: There are printables printable here and here.)
Used 1 $1 Johnson and Johnson Head to Toe Body Wash
Used $2.50 off Pull-ups coupon
Used $12 EB from Transaction #1
Total before tax $3.97
Tax (7%) $1.78
Total after tax $5.75 and I earned $12 Extra Bucks I spent $8.68 out of pocket on this trip, but because I began with 10 ECBs and ended with 12 ECBs! This is an incredible deal on diapers!
See the full list of deals at CVS this week. Have you gotten a great deal thanks to a tip you've found here on MoneySavingMom.com? Take a picture of your deal/purchase and write a short post on the deal details and submit it here. If your submission is chosen to be posted, I'll send you a $25 Amazon gift card! Note: the more creative, unique, and well-written your post, the more chance it will have of being posted. 
Target just launched an app for their Cartwheel e-Coupon Program. Here are more details from their website: In May, Target introduced Cartwheel—a digital savings program currently in beta—and encouraged guests to provide feedback. Guests clamored for a Cartwheel app for Android and iOS (Apple) smartphones, and the free app is now available for download at GooglePlay and the Apple App Store, giving you better access to all the great Cartwheel deals when you're shopping at a Target store. The app enhances the overall Cartwheel experience. With faster loading, crisper product images and better browsing, you'll find exactly what you're looking for more quickly and discover new products more easily. Better yet? Voice-activated search can help you out when your hands are full!
My friend, Ruth, emailed me last night with the following. I thought some of you would be encouraged by reading it so I asked her permission to share it here: Last night, someone stole the catalytic converter off my car. Apparently they’ve got some kind of precious metal in them, so thieves use a saw to cut them off people’s car super quickly–they got 4 in our apt complex. I went through the process of filing a police report, insurance claim, and driving the car over to the repair shop. As we were driving home, David (my husband) said something like, “Well, at least we have our emergency fund and this won’t make much of a dent in it.” And I realized that in all the stress of those hours, I hadn’t worried once about how we were going to pay for the repair. The power of being mostly-debt free (we just have a small student loan left to pay off)! -Ruth
Groupon is offering a Fandango movie ticket for just $6 today. You’ll want to make sure your local theaters accept tickets from Fandango.com before purchasing. Not all areas and theaters do. - Expires Nov 30, 2013
- Limit 1/person. Online redemption only at Fandango.com or on Fandango mobile app.
(Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  
So, I saw this recipe on Pinterest and immediately knew I wanted to try it. But I took awhile to get around to it. However, the other day, my friend Angie asked me if I’d tried it yet. When I told her that I hadn’t, she told me that I must, must try it as soon as possible. I’ve never known Angie to steer me wrong, so I made it a priority. And I’m so very glad I did. 
Folks, these bars are the bomb. What’s even more amazing is that they are packed with nutritional goodness. There’s only one problem: it’s near impossible to eat just one. So if you’re trying to watch your calories, you might just skip over this post. But for the rest of you, please do yourself favor and run to your kitchen and make these. You can thank me later.  
Best Ever Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Bars - 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (you could also substitute butter)
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, raisins, or dried cranberries
- 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips (or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips, if you prefer)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt the peanut butter, honey, and coconut oil over medium-low heat in a saucepan on the stove. {Watch this closely. Mine started to burn!} Remove from heat once it’s melted together and add in the oats, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, nuts/raisins, and vanilla. Stir together until the chocolate is completely melted. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan and cool in the fridge. If you’d like thicker bars, you can pour the mixture into a smaller pan. When the mixture is hardened, cut into bars and eat. Store in the refrigerator or freezer. Recipe adapted slightly from I Hear Exercise Will Kill You.
Every week in 2013, I'll be sharing a different way you can save $100 this year. If you do all of these things, you'll be able to save over $5,000 this year alone! Many of these things will likely be things you're already doing, but hopefully all of you will pick up at least a few new ideas or some inspiration from this series.
Coupons are a great way to save a lot of money on your grocery bill, but they can be hard to keep up with. Clipping, sorting, and organizing coupons takes time — time that you might not feel you have right now. Well, don’t despair! I have a very simple tip for you today to help be able to use coupons even if you don’t want to mess with buying the newspaper, clipping the coupons, and keeping them all organized. Enter, the coupon database. This is a database of all printable and other coupons currently available. 
You can access the coupon database at the top of this blog under the “Coupons” header. 
You can search for any brand name or item name. For instance, you can search for bread and it will pull up all bread coupons available. Or, you can search for a specific brand name, such as “Nature’s Own bread” and will only pull up the coupons available for Nature’s Own bread (if there are any available). 
The thing I love best is that you can search by coupon type. If don’t get the newspaper or any magazines, you can just search only the printable coupons instead of having to wade through all coupons currently available. Since I often go for long stretches without subscribing to the newspaper (I only purchase a subscription when I can get a really great deal on a subscription), I especially like this option. Save Money on Groceries in Less Than 10 Minutes Each Week The coupon database is one of the most effective and efficient ways to save money on groceries. Just plan your menu and grocery list and then, before heading to the store, search the coupon database for items you’re already planning to buy. In less than 10 minutes, you can print coupons for what you were already going to buy and easily save at least $5 for 10 minutes’ of effort (or less!). If you have time, also check the deals at your local stores on your favorite local blog site. These two things can take you less than 15 minutes total and can save you at least $10 per week on your grocery bill. That’s the equivalent of saving $40 per hour — and it’s tax free money! Even if you don’t have time to spend on extensive couponing, you can still save money by using coupons. Best of all, when you print coupons for things you were already planning to buy, you know that your time was well spent since you’re not chasing down deals on things you may not end up using! Do you have any time-saving tips for effectively using coupons? 
Aldi 1 Strawberries – $0.99 1 Carrots – $0.99 1 Roma Tomatoes – $1.29 1 Cauliflower – $1.69 1 bag Oranges – $2.99 Total with tax (7.3%) – $8.53 
Dillons
1 (3 lbs) Kroger Frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts – $6.98 1 Kroger Applesauce – $2.19 2 M&M’s Ice Cream Sandwiches – $2.99, used 2 $2/1 printable - $0.99 each after coupons (These are great to have in our freezer when we have last minute company, which happens quite often.) 1 gallon Horizon Organic Milk – Marked down to $0.99 1 Kroger Napkins – $0.95 1.42 lbs Organic Bananas @ $0.67/lb – $0.95 2 Nivea Lotion – Marked down to $2.56, used 2 $2/1 coupon from the 6/23 RedPlum insert – $0.56 each after coupon (Always keep your eyes open for items marked down on the shelf. These are normally $7.49! We can never have too much lotion around our house.) 1 Betty Crocker Mac & Cheese - $1, used Free e-coupon (no longer available) – Free after coupon (We prefer homemade Mac & Cheese but I’ll use the pasta from this and throw the “cheese” away.) 1 Romaine Lettuce – $0.99 0.65 lbs Broccoli Crowns @ $0.99/lb – $0.64 1 Cucumber – $0.59 1 Kroger Canned Black Beans – $0.69 Items a part of the Mega Sale (Buy 4 – Get $4 off instantly): (Prices listed below are after $4 savings) 2 Turkey Hill Natural Ice Cream – $2.49 each, used 2 $1/1 printable - $1.49 after coupons (I think we should be stocked up on ice cream for a while!) 2 Huggies Baby Wipes – $0.99 each, used 2 $0.50/1 coupon from the 6/23 SmartSource insert (doubled) – Free after coupons 2 Kraft Cheddar Cheese – $1.99 each, used $0.50/2 printable (doubled) – $1.49 each after coupon 1 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes – $1.99 (I asked my husband before I went shopping if there was anything he needed me to buy. Frosted Flakes was his answer. ) 3 Old Spice Shave Gel – $0.99 each, used 3 $1/1 coupon from the 6/2 P&G insert – Free after coupons 2 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese – $0.99 each, used $0.50/2 printable (doubled) – $0.49 each after coupon 4 Ken’s Salad Dressing – $0.99 each, used 4 $0.50/1 coupon from the 5/5 SmartSource insert (doubled) – Free after coupons (I will donate these because we don’t eat this kind of dressing.) Total before coupons and sales: $93.23 Total after coupons and sales: $30.25
Total for all grocery items: $38.78 Menu Plan for this Week Breakfasts Oatmeal, Applesauce, Bananas, Cereal, Toast Lunches Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Cheese Quesadillas, Leftovers, Cauliflower Cheese-Sticks, Fruit Dinners Chicken & Rice Casserole, Steamed Broccoli, Gluten-Free Oatmeal Spice Muffins Chicken Pockets, Tossed Salad, Sliced Oranges Hamburger Vegetable Soup, 30 Minute Rolls, Steamed Carrots Haystacks, Steamed Cauliflower, Toasted Organic Multigrain Buns (I got these a while back on clearance and froze them.) Taco Pasta, Grandmother’s Buttermilk Cornbread, Tossed Salad Crock Pot Black Bean Chicken, Parker House Rolls, Fruit, Steamed Broccoli Dinner with extended family 
I love having great quotes on the walls and on my mirrors. It reminds me to keep my focus and priorities in the right place.
That’s why I’m excited about today’s giveaway! The All Our Days Etsy shop has a number of cute prints that you can download and frame to serve as constant inspiration. 
This saying above is one of my absolute favorites! You know why else I love about the All Our Days Etsy shop? Through July 15, 2013, they are donating 50% of all their profits to a fellow blogging mama to go toward her international adoption fund. Lauren Mills is married to a youth pastor and has three young children. She and her husband started their adoption process in January and are seeking to adopt a little one from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. The cost of this adoption will be between $26,000 and $40,000. Fifty percent of all profits made through the All Our Days Etsy shop from now until July 15, 2013 will go directly to the Mills family’s adoption agency on Lauren’s behalf. 
So not only can you download some beautiful and inspirational prints inexpensively, but you can also bless another family and make a huge impact in one child’s life — for the rest of their life! For more information, you can read this post announcing the All Our Days shop opening.
15 winners get a $15 credit to the All Our Days Etsy shop this week. To enter to win, just click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. 15 winners will be chosen and posted on Tuesday. This giveaway ends Friday, June 28, at 11:59 pm, CST.
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