CVS: More than FREE Dove Chocolate Bar

I went into CVS yesterday, scanned my card at the Magic Coupon Machine, and got a $.50 off 1 Dove Bar CVS coupon. WELL, the Dove bars are included in the Snickers FREE after ECBs deal. Here's how it will look:

Buy 1 Dove Bar @ $.89

-Used $.50 CVS Coupon

Pay $.39, Get back $.89 ECBs (Limit 1)

= FREE + $.50 Profit!

(See how that dinky little paper made you $.50?)

There's nothing better than making money off buying chocolate!

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Walgreens: $.25 PER BOX Kellogg's Cereal

Remember the BOGO Kellogg's Special K Cereal Printable I posted HERE? There is another link HERE as well. Here is how you can get a box for $.25 each at Walgreens.

Walgreens Deal:

Buy 2 boxes of Kellogg's Special K - 2/$5 (get $2 RR wyb 2)

Use BOGO Printable above

Pay $2.50, Get back $2.00 RR

= $.25 PER BOX!!

My target price for cereal is $1.00, so I stocked up on this cereal! Between CVS's deal last week and Walgreens's deal this week, I now have 8 boxes of SUPER CHEAP cereal.

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Groupon: 50% off Printer Ink + FREE Shipping

Today's Groupon Deal in Las Vegas is: a $20 voucher to EverydaySource.com for ONLY $10 + FREE Shipping! It's on the right hand side, under the column that says "More Great Deals Nearby." This voucher CAN be used online, so you don’t have to live in or near Las Vegas to get in on this deal.

EverydaySource sells TONS of stuff from Cellphones, MP3 Players, Cameras, AND Ink Toner! My grandma was telling me the other day that it's hard to find good toner deals - well this would be a great solution. 50% off ink toner for your printer is a fantastic deal!

How to Score this Deal:

* Go HERE and login/sign up for a Groupon Account

* If you don't see Las Vegas, go to the “Visit More Cities” link to find it.

* Click the “Buy” button and complete your order

...and...voila!

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2010 Total Savings/Earnings - $8,062.82

Year #2 of Couponing is officially over!!

I started couponing in October 2008. Once I saw the savings rack up, my stockpile grow & my debt decrease, I went full throttle.  In 2009, I saved/earned $8550.72.   Here are my totals for 2010 - including all my savings with coupons, rebates, etc.

Savings - $7,722.96

**This number includes my savings shown on the bottom of my receipts-coupons from the newspaper inserts, printables, coupons I asked for from different stores, Passbook coupons, money I found on the ground, $.10 off per gallon of gas, rolling my rewards, Christmas Savings, and any giftcards I won or received. Obviously, if I paid for the GCs myself, that’s not really saving.

Manufacturer Rebates - $339.86

**These rebate are awesome! Not only can I use coupons to get my out of pocket expense as low as possible, but I can submit a rebate to make a profit! Here are a few examples of those:

2-13-10 – Oil of Olay had a $15.00 rebate when you bought 3 body wash.  I made a $10 profit!

6-9-10 – I made $2.61 buying $30 worth of Kellogg's products.

It seemed like couponing had slowed down a little bit in 2010.  More people are using coupons and more stores are cracking down on their policies.  I didn't save as much as last year, quite frankly because I didn't need to buy very much - just necessities and FREEbies.  I had a HUGE stockpile from 2009, so I didn't need to buy much.  In fact, I ended up selling a large amount of my stockpile in our Garage Sale and through Craigslist.

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Grand Total Savings/Earnings - $7,722.96 + $339.86 = $8,062.82

And from all the savings/earnings, we have paid off $25,357.22 of debt in 2010, totaling our debt payoff to $35,163.53 since September 2009.  Not bad for a 1-person income!

How much did you save in 2010? Were you able to pay off debt, purchase something big, or even pay for a vacation with cash?

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Salmon Patty Cakes - A Frugal Meal

I got some Quaker Oats for FREE (with coupons & ECBs) at CVS HERE this week. (You can get them for $.50 at Walgreens starting 1/9.) So I've been researching healthy, frugal recipes. I found THIS Dilled Salmon Cakes recipe and wanted to give it a shot.

1 Can Pink Salmon ($1.99 at Aldi)

3/4 Cup Quaker Oats (FREE)

1/3 Cup Skim Milk ($.99/gal at Aldi = $.02)

1 Egg ($.49/dozen at Aldi = $.04)

2 Tsp Chopped Onion ($.05)

1 tsp Dried dill weed ($.05)

I was able to get 6 patties out of this mixture. So...less than $.40 per patty.

We slapped this on a bun (8ct buns discounted to $.20 at Aldi), added some ketchup and pickles, made some french fries (10 lb bag for $.99 at Aldi), and steamed some fresh broccoli (2 crowns discounted to $.60 at Aldi).

Just thought I would share a frugal meal that is also healthy, and a great alternative to your traditional hamburger.

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Swagbucks Friday - Earn EXTRA Bucks!!

I have been able to earn over $225 worth of Amazon giftcards AND $45 in iTunes giftcards!! And with those giftcards, I have been able to purchase cables/cords, books, movies, music, etc. - all for FREE! I even purchased a walter filter for my fridge for FREE! What do you use your Swagbucks on?

What are Swagbucks?? Well...you can earn points ("swagbucks") by searching the web through their Swagbucks site. Then you can redeem those points for free stuff like giftcards, cash, other items.

Every Friday is Mega Swagbucks day! You can earn MORE swagbucks by searching on Fridays. I usually get a FREE Amazon giftcard about twice a month by doing this!!

If you have not started using Swagbucks, I would highly suggest you start now. It is SO well worth the effort. You are probably on the internet searching everyday anyways, so why not win some free stuff while you're at it!

Start 2011 off right by joining NOW!!

Now...with all those Amazon.com Giftcards, go BUY something and NOT pay for it!! hehe

Don't forget to read my post on 10 Ways to Maximize Your SwagBucks.

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