Items a part of the Mega Sale (Buy 10, Get $5 off instantly):
4 Gillette Shave Gel – $1.49 each, used 2 $3/2 coupon from the 10/27 P&G insert – Free after coupons
1 Kraft Marshmallows – $0.69
1 Nabisco Rice Thins – $1.79, used $1/1 e-coupon - $0.79 after coupon
1 Yoplait Gogurt – $1.89, used $1/1 e-coupon - $0.89 after coupon
2 Nabisco Snak-Saks – $0.99 each, used $0.75/2 coupon from the 11/10 SmartSource insert – $0.62 each after coupons (These were on sale just in time for my little boy’s birthday party next week!)
1 Pace Salsa – $1.99
Other Items:
1 Kroger Ice Cream – $2.50
1 Pineapple – $0.99
1 Breyer’s Ice Cream – $3.29 (I splurged and bought the Breyers brand for one of the birthday parties.)
1 lb Ground Beef – $3.69
1 Marshmallow Matey’s Cereal – $2.99 (My husband has been asking for this cereal for weeks. I finally found it!)
1 Stacy’s Bake Shop Crisps – $2.99, used Free e-coupon (no longer available) – Free after coupon
1 Kroger Cottage Cheese – $1.25
1 Hunts Spaghetti Sauce – $1
2 Kroger Frozen Vegetables – $1 each
2.09 lbs Bananas @ $0.54/lb – $1.13
1 Romaine Lettuce – $0.99
Used $2 catalina reward from my last shopping trip
(Also, my $0.75/2 Nabisco coupon accidentally scanned twice. I went and told the manager but she said to just leave it.)
Total before coupons and sales: $59.49
Total with tax ($2.30) after coupons and sales: $23.93
Every week in 2013, I'm 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.
Earn Gift Cards From Swagbucks
If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I’m a big fan of Swagbucks. And you probably signed up a long time ago and have been earning gift cards ever since.
For the handful of you who have yet to sign up for Swagbucks or for the many others who have signed up but feel like you’re not earning much from it, this post is for you.
What Is Swagbucks?
Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with Swagbucks for searching. You can use it just like Google (though I still like Google better) for searching and you will be randomly awarded Swagbucks for searching, usually around five to 10 Swagbucks once or twice each day.
These Swagbucks can then be redeemed for a variety of different free items, such as Amazon gift cards, Starbucks gift cards, and much more.
While Swagbucks started out as solely a search engine, over the past few years, they've morphed into much more. In fact, they now offer many different ways to earn more Swagbucks making it much easier to earn enough Swagbucks to cash in on their prizes. Some of the most popular ways to earn Swagbucks are doing online searches, signing up for offers, printing coupons, completing special offers, or taking polls.
When I first heard about Swagbucks, I was a little leery because it sounded too good to be true. But I went ahead and tried it — and after earning multiple gift cards every month for the past two years, I’m here to tell you that it’s not too good to be true. Swagbucks works!
I've earned many gift cards plus some electronics from them since I've been using them for the last few years. In fact, we were able to lavishly bless our families with Christmas gifts this year thanks, in large part, to the gift cards I'd accumulated through Swagbucks.
And I'm not alone. I know dozens of friends who've also had great success with Swagbucks — earning at least a gift card or two every month and sometimes much more than that.
I started using Swagbucks at the end of 2010 and since then, I have earned $325 in Amazon Gift Cards. Last year, I bought all of my husband Christmas gifts, and a few gifts for the Grandparents. This year we have used it mostly for “extras” that I didn’t want to pay for, but really wanted to have (aka: my blow money). I normally earn $5-10 a month in gift cards — and I don’t have any referrals under me. I simply search on my laptop and my Android. -Andi
And Alicia Hansen posted this on my Facebook Page:
Last year, I started about this time and saved enough up to pay for my daughter’s Skylanders game for Christmas for $60. I’ve also saved up at least another $100 in Amazon gift cards, a $50 Paypal gift card and the most important one, a $100 Southwest gift card that I used to get my daughter here for the summer. I’ve slowed down since the summer but I am hoping to have enough to get at least a $50 Southwest card to help bring my daughter here for Christmas. It’s made a huge difference! -Alicia
Just sign up for a free Swagbucks account. Once you’re signed up, I encourage you to read through my 15 Ways to Earn More Swagbucks series and pick a few different options of ways to earn. Experiment with different ones until you determine the ones that works best for you.
I encourage you to set an earnings goal each day and try to login and hit that, if possible. If you can even just put in 5 to 15 minutes each day, it can really start to add up! I loved what Megan posted on my Facebook Page that she does:
If you earn the $5 Amazon cards it usually is the most bang for your buck. You only need to earn 15 SB in a day to earn $5 in Amazon gift cards each month (these are 450 Swagbucks). So if that was all I did, I would easily have $30 to help out with Christmas with six months of savings. I have found that watching (usually with the sound off) about 30 seconds on 10 videos on Swagbucks TV is a fast way to earn bucks… in addition to doing the daily poll, noso, and using the toolbar. In about 10 minutes of your day, 15 Swagbucks is pretty doable. We have a tight budget, so the 10-15 minutes a day is worth it for us. I have several little kids so can’t commit much time or energy to it, but every little bit helps and has worked for our family. I am able to catch codes and such while I’m at work too and with searches usually earn well over the 15 Swagbucks each day. -Megan
Do You Have To Refer People To Make It Worth Your Time?
Swagbucks has a great referral program: you’ll earn matching Swagbucks (buck for buck) for the first 1,000 Swagbucks anyone you refer earns. Obviously, this is a fantastic way to increase your earnings — and one way that has helped me earn quite a few more Swagbucks over the years.
If you try Swagbucks and it works well for you, be sure to share your referral link with your friends or write a post about it on your blog. Don’t keep a good thing to yourself.
You can easily earn $5 to $20 per month in Amazon gift cards without spending a lot of time. However, if you want to earn more in a shorter time period, I highly recommend checking out Swagbucks TV — especially if you spend a lot of time working on the internet every day. You can increase your earnings significantly by watching Swagbucks TV each day while you’re working online — or through their smartphone apps.
In addition, if you have friends you know who would love to try out Swagbucks, by referring them in the next few weeks and helping them be successful, you’re likely going to significantly increase your Swagbucks earnings, too. And this will result in more gift cards for you to use toward Christmas gifts!
I’ve earned over $75 this year through Swagbucks and I honestly don’t even spend three minutes a day earning points. Not too shabby when I combine this with earning by taking surveys with Mindfield Online as well as programs like MyPoints and Treasure Trooper! You can follow my Swagbucks progress on my weekly Swagbucks Christmas 2012 Savings Challenge posts on my blog each Wednesday. -Theresa
How Do You Redeem Your Swagbucks?
Once you’ve earned enough Swagbucks to cash in for a gift card, you just log into your account and request your gift card. You’ll have to confirm your request and then your gift card will show up in your account within a few weeks.
There are dozens of different gift cards to choose from but I’d recommend going for the $5 Amazon gift cards for 450 Swagbucks each. This is the best deal and you can use an unlimited number of Amazon gift cards per order on Amazon.
How Can You Save $100 Per Year By Using Swagbucks?
Swagbucks is one way to easily shave some money off your monthly budget. How? Use the points you earn from Swagbucks to cash for Amazon gift cards and then use these toward something in your budget that you were planning to buy anyway — such as diapers, groceries, or another larger ticket purchase.
This way, you’re actually maximizing your Swagbucks and truly lowering your expenses by the time you invest in earning Swagbucks.
I’d love to hear your experiences with Swagbucks! Tell us your secrets to maximizing your earnings, give us the scoop on how much you’ve earned so far, and share any insider tips you’ve uncovered. Let’s help each other be more successful in earning free gift cards to use toward lowering our budgets!
2 Nivea Shaving Gel – $3.99 each(Buy 2 – Get $5 ECBs) Used $3/2 printable
1 CVS Men’s 5 Blade Razor – $6.99 (Buy 1 – Get $4 ECBs) Used $3/1 printable
1 Crest Toothpaste – $2.99(Buy 1 – Get $2 ECBs) Used $0.50/1 coupon from the 10/27 P&G insert
Used $11 ECBs from previous shopping trips
Total before ECBs, sales and coupons: $20.33
Total with tax ($1.07) after ECBs, sales and coupons: $1.53, plus received $11 ECBs back
If you do not have any ECBs but want to copy the ECB deals in this shopping trip, you can break it into 3 transactions and spend a lot less out of pocket. Here's an example of how it would work:
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Crest Toothpaste – $2.99 Use $0.50/1 coupon from the 10/27 P&G insert Pay $2.49 plus tax out of pocket, Get $2 ECBs back
Transaction #2
Buy 1 CVS Men’s 5 Blade Razor – $6.99 Use $3/1 printable And use $2 ECBs from transaction #1 Pay $1.99 plus tax out of pocket, Get $4 ECBs back
Transaction #3
Buy 2 Nivea Shaving Gel – $3.99 each Use $3/2 printable And use $4 ECBs from Transaction #2 Pay $0.98 out of pocket, Get $5 ECBs back
So you would pay $5.46 plus tax out of pocket and have $5 ECBs to use next time.
My daughter is now a freshman in high school and needs a laptop. We want to get her one for Christmas, but our budget is pretty tight.
We probably won’t be able to take advantage of the Black Friday electronic sales because the quantities are always so limited. So I’m wondering, is it better to buy electronics before Black Friday or wait until Black Friday sales and hope that we can get something more affordable?
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This deal was so popular last week, that Vistaprint brought it back — but it’s only available through tomorrow only. So don’t delay! Go grab this deal right now!
::Be sure to opt out of all the upsell offers so that you don't incur extra charges.
::Go to check out and you should pay only $5 for shipping!
And there you have it! This is perfect for Christmas cards — or even to give as a gift! Don’t need address labels? These can also make great gift labels and more.
Please do note that VistaPrint is notorious for sending you lots of email after you order from them so I'd recommend either unsubscribing from their emails as soon as you start getting them or giving them an email address which is not your primary address.
Here are some of this week’s best grocery & household deals from Amazon.com, courtesy of Terry and Mandi from Jungle Deals & Steals. Many of these prices are higher than what you'd pay by combining coupons with sales, but they may be good deals for you if you live where there aren't many stores or deals are scarce:
Earth’s Best Organic: Here’s a great deal on Earth’s Best Organic My First Vegetables. Get the Variety of pack of 12 jars for as low as $5.51 ($0.46/2.5-ounce jar).
Terry & Mandi are a busy mother-daughter team that look for ways to save money without sacrificing a lot of time, and they share their love for all things Amazon.com at Jungle Deals & Steals.
There are two new Redbox DVD rental codes available!
Use the codes 9MXW4LPC and NW2PCLP3 to claim your two free movie rentals.
The first code above is valid through December 5, 2013, but we don’t know the expiration date on the second code. These codes are good at Redbox kiosks only, not on Redbox.com.
You’ll need to make two separate transactions, but you can use the same credit or debit card since there are two different codes.
Here are the best deals at Walmart right now with thanks to Heather from Passion for Savings for her help in compiling them. The prices below are based on Northwest Arkansas region. Please keep in mind that Walmart deals vary by region so the prices listed here will not be valid at all stores.
Mt. Olive Relish – $0.98 Use $0.50/1 coupon from the 11/17 SmartSource insert Or use $0.75/1 coupon from the 11/17 SmartSource insert As low as $0.23 after coupon
7Up, A&W, Canada Dry, Sun Drop or Sunkist 2 Liters – $1 Use $0.75/1 coupon from the 11/17 SmartSource insert $0.25 after coupon
Wet N Wild Lipstick – $0.93 Use $1/1 coupon from the 11/17 RedPlum insert Free after coupon
Suave Professionals Shampoo – $1.98 Buy 2 and use Buy One Get One Free coupon from the 11/17 RedPlum insert $0.99 each after coupon
Suave Deodorant – $0.97 Use $0.25/1 printable Or use $0.50/1 coupon from the 11/17 RedPlum insert As low as $0.47 after coupon
Wet N Wild Eyeliner or Brow Pencil – $0.93 Use $1/1 coupon from the 11/17 RedPlum insert Free after coupon
Wet N Wild Nail Polish – $0.93 Use $1/1 coupon from the 11/17 RedPlum insert Free after coupon
Did you find a great deal at Walmart? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Walmart deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your Walmart deals post will be deleted.
1 bag (5 lbs) Potatoes – $1.99, used $1/1 Target mobile coupon (text PASTA to 827438) AND 15% off Cartwheel coupon - $0.69 after coupons 1 Jello Pudding – $0.75 AND 1 Cool Whip – $0.99, used $1.50 off Jello and Cool Whip coupon from the November All You magazine - $0.12 each after coupon 1 bag Cranberries – $1.79 – used $1/1 Target mobile coupon (text PASTA to 827438) AND $1/1 printable AND 5% off Cartwheel coupon – Free after coupons 1 Up&Up Mouthwash – $2.14, used $1.75/1 printable - $0.39 after coupon 2 Colgate Toothbrush – $0.94 each, used 2 $1/1 Target printable - Free after coupons Total before coupons: $9.45Total after coupons: $1.32
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