Virus Alert…

Posted by Carol on August 6, 2010

Sooo My PC that I use for posting which is in my bedroom is deader than a doornail right now.  i’m going to try and work on it when I go upstairs shortly… but i’m fairly sure i’m going to have to have my dad replace the hard drive. (So frustrating)

SOoooo Though the posts were going to pick back up in volume…between the trouble with signing into the blog and now this..I just wanted you to be aware what was going on

Things will be better soon – I promise!!!

Hopefully my computer is just being finicky and when I go back upstairs it will allow me to turn it on. Let’s hope – shall we?

Have a great weekend.  This computer is super slow and I can only have one browser open at a time.  sooo i’ll try really hard to get some posts published but I can’t promise

 24-packs of SillyBandz as low as $1.99

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Amazon.com has a great deal going on right now for some of the 24 packs of Silly Bandz. Apparently the kids are crazy for these right now.
Here are some of the deals on amazon they have right now:

$1.99 per pack

Silly Bandz Sea Creatures – 24 Pack
Silly Bandz Dinosaurs – 24 Pack
Silly Bandz Pets – 24 Pack

$2.49 per pack

Silly Bandz Rock Bandz – 24 Pack
Silly Bandz Princess – 24 Pack

$2.91 per pack

Silly Bandz Wild West – 24 Pack

$2.99 per pack

Silly Bandz Fun Shapes – 24 Pack

Thanks Couponers United

 Happy Mega Swagbucks Day!!!

Posted by Carol on

Today is Friday and that means today is my favorite day of the week… Mega Swagbucks day!! I got quite the reminder of that this morning when I searched for “Weather.”  I won 36 swagbucks off the top!!!!  I hope your luck works out as good So head on over to Swagbucks and search your little hearts out.

What is Mega Swagbucks day?? It is the day when swagbucks are awarded in even larger denominations than usual (100, 200, 500) and I’ve heard they are awarded more frequently than normal. The most I have ever won on a search was 50 SB’s but I know many folks have won much, much more.

What are these Swagbucks thingies??
Well, Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with points called Swagbucks (These can be traded in for prizes.) There is a wide variety of prizes to choose from but my personal favorite is $5.00 at Amazon.com!!! It costs 450 swagbucks and really it’s not that hard to get to 450 between swagcodes and searches. You get 30 Swagbucks when you join. Since January 1st, 2010 I have snagged $150 worth of amazon.com giftcards!!! I have snagged an extra $25 this month bringing me up to  $175 worth!!!!

You might be thinking about or may have recently joined Swagbucks and I don’t want you to be as lost as I was for so long…and since I love Swagbucks and love you..I want you to be successful and to love Swagbucks as much as I do!! I have compiled my best tips & tricks for maximizing your Swagbucks every day to help you get as many gift cards or prizes as you want

Swagbucks is totally free. I have NEVER spent a dime towards earning Swagbucks. I have received over $140 in giftcards without altering my own behavior very much or spending even one red penny out of pocket…this is a reason why I think everyone should be Swagging!

**Swag Codes are codes that are put out by TSG (The Swag Guy!) as a treat!!! They give out a range of Swagbucks codes now…sometimes they are worth 10 Swagbucks, sometimes they are worth 7, 13, 25, whatever. These codes are put out on Twitter, in Facebook, on the blog, in newsletters, in the form of a swag hunt etc.**
**A Swag Hunt is an awful lot like an easter egg hunt for letters that go into the code**

Tips for getting more out of using Swagbucks:
*Try changing all of your bookmarks (or at least the most frequently used bookmarks) to swagbucks searches for that website to get extra chances to win each day. I search gmail, blogger, facebook, franklin goose, etsy, amazon, hootsuite and slickdeals about seven times daily EACH! I WIN that way too!! I have won about 150 SB’s that way in the past two days.

*Don’t ever go straight to a website. Want to check out facebook and see who burned their tongue on soup at lunch? Go to swagbucks.com and SEARCH for facebook then click on the result that says http://www.facebook.com/ SUPER SIMPLE and you might win. If you don’t then you don’t….but winning is the best!

*Set Swagbucks.com as your homepage or a search for your old homepage as your homepage That way every time you open your browser – you get a free search. Gmail has earned me at least 100 swagbucks alone!!!

*Check out the no-obligation offers each day. They change on a daily basis and as you are looking through them you will be awarded with 3 swagbucks for just looking & considering their offers!! (You can skip them all, all the way through – usually there are 6-10 offers) Here is the link to their special offers section.

*Check out all 3 walls on the special offers page. There are several “Free” offers available. On wall 2 I spent 2 minutes watching the karate kid trailer and earned 2 SB!!! They also offer tasks for you to do that are totally free and only take time for you to earn swagbucks. The one task available to me is for 45 minutes of my time for 31 swagbucks. I don’t have that much free time – so i’ll skip that option!

****As with ANYTHING on the internet…. ALWAYS be wary of signing up for anything that asks for identifying information….don’t automatically assume they are scams. I post several affiliate links here and would never scam you or allow you to be scammed!!! Advertisements are not bad! Mailing lists are not bad. I get random high value coupons in my mailbox each week because I have been added to mailing lists!!! Use common sense and trust your gut!! Read the fine print! ****

*Search until you win in the morning – it doesn’t matter what you search for – try a few searches or if you do a lot of searching throughout the day try your search on swagbucks first – it uses ask.com and google.com as the actual “engine” behind it so frequently it works just as well as google.com by itself!!!

*Search until you win in the evening - same rules apply as above. I use Swagbucks as my regular search engine and once in a while i pop over to google depending on what i’m looking for. In the morning and in the evening I do sit down and search for random things until I win at least once so I can get that extra 20 or so swagbucks a day.

*Be sure to become a fan of swagbucks on facebook – frequently there will be a swagcode announced there or a swaghunt will be announced. (PS – NEVER post an active swagcode ANYWHERE. They WILL Deactivate you!!!)

*Be sure to follow swagbucks on Twitter.

*Grab the swidget from swagbucks (Or just use mine – you can search with it or check it for swagcodes – mine is at the top right of my main page)

*Read the swagblog daily – there are frequently codes in the blog!

*Submit Poll ideas - They award swagbucks for and poll ideas that you submit You can submit them to the email address: pollideas@swagbucks.com I can think of at least one person who is hillarious enough to rack up some swagbucks this way.

*Download the swagbucks search bar (For IE and Firefox) or install the Plug Ins for your browser!! Then use it to search – the search bar also tells you how many swagbucks you have and they sometimes send you codes right to the swagbar!!

That is all I can think of. Veteran Swagsters … do any of you have more suggestions????

 Flip Flops at Kroger for $1

Posted by Carol on July 26, 2010

If you live near a Kroger be sure to check their clearance area for flip flops. I bought 2 of the “2 packs” for $4 total today.
I now have 2 pair black, 1 pair orange and 1 pair pink. And When you have feet as large as mine…you take what you can get and you are happy!!! My sandals I am wearing currently are torn along the sole on the sides, So as i am walking the front will unexpectedly flip under my foot and trip me.

So yay for new shoes that cost me $1 a pair!!!(I wear a 13 in womens!!!!! I have big floppy clown feet )

 Portable Heater clearance sale

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Okay.  Let me admit something to you.  I feel really quite silly telling you about a portable heater sale when last night I was whining on facebook to my friends that upstairs (Where my kids and I live) the temperatures during the day and in the early evening are typically 82-95 because the AC just doesn’t work well up here. (We need a new unit)

I just keep reminding myself how cold the house gets in the winter to make this okay

ANYWAY! ahem

Home Depot is having a pretty awesome sale on some of their portable heaters.  So think back to last winter – did you have trouble staying warm? Do you need one for tail gating? Do you need one for your porch?  Think ahead

De’Longhi Portable Oil-Filled 7-Fin Radiator, Black – $64.95    $23.97
Lasko Cyclonic Ceramic Heater with Remote Control – $79.99 $24.99
DeLonghi 34 In. Ceramic Tower Heater $79.95    $29.99
Kenwood HHP1500K Mica Panel Heater, Black $79.99    $34.99

Those are some great prices!!!!!!!! Try to look past your summer misery and remember how cold it was last winter in your house Trust me! it’s easy to think you don’t need one now

 Toy Story 3 Leapster Game: $15.00

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I realized today that The Girl will turn 3 in exactly 3 months.  that means I only have 90 days to decide where to have her birthday party!!  I also only have 3 months to decide what to get her for her birthday as her main gift.

We sat down to look at toys on Amazon and I showed her the LeapFrog® Leapster®

She was very interested in the idea of having a “GAME” of her own. She has seen people play the Wii and she is captivated by the idea of doing it on her own.

While we were looking at the leapster she starts screaming “TOY STORY MOMMY TOYSTORY TOYSTORY TOYSTORY – LOOK! THERE!”

This was what she saw.  So I clicked to look and see how much it is.

This baby is on sale for $10 off.  It’s only $15.00 and qualifies for super saver shipping!!! You can click on the link here: LeapFrog® Leapster® Learning Game: Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 to order it if you like.  This is a tremendous deal.

The other toy that she flipped over was this camera:

for ages 3 and up. it is on sale for $31.00….i’m leaning towards this one…. Here is the link if you wanna buy it too:

Vtech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Junior Pink

 CVS Deals 7/25 until 7/31

Posted by Carol on July 25, 2010

My friend Michelle is sharing her CVS Deals with us again this week.  These are just my favorites but if you want to hippity hop on over to HERE then you can see all of the deals that you can score  This is pretty much a slow week for all 3 drugstores from what i saw.  Sorry guys


$7.99 ECB wyb CVS Photo Book, $7.99

Free after ECB!!

I am thinking Christmas here.  Hello Grandparent gift!!!!!!! (I don’t know what the limit is on this – probably one.  but it’s still pretty great of a deal

$4.99 ECB wyb U by Kotex, $4.99
-$1/1 U by Kotex Product, one box

Moneymaker after coupon and ECB!!

If you have the CRT–use it with a $2/1 coupon and pay $5.49 for a big pack of diapers!

I have a $3.00 direct-mail coupon.  If I manage to get the CRT coupon then that would be awesome If not….it’s not so bad. Here is the math to break this down for you:

$21.99 – Box of Pampers Cruisers
-$4.50/1 Pampers Box CVS coupon
-$3.00 Direct Mailer coupon (or $2.00)
$14.49 plus tax out of pocket.
Get back $10.00 ECB.
You could then turn around and combine the photo book with another deal to bump your total up above $10.00 before tax and pay with this ECB then get back the $7.99 ECB for the photo book and everything else you bought and still have your cash in your wallet – you know?

$2 ECB wyb (2) Arm and Hammer 2X Detergent, 2/$7 (limit 2)

Use two $1/1 coupons nd pay $1.50 per bottle after coupon & ECB!

You pay $1 after ECB!

 Walgreens: 7/25 until 7/31

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My amazing friend Michelle over at I heart saving money has shared her deals with us once again.  If you want the whole ad and not just my faves then clicky HERE to go check her entire post

Parents with small children: You probably already know this – but I somehow didn’t last year  NOW is the cheapest time ALL YEAR LONG to find art supplies (AKA School supplies)  I don’t even know yet what the Girl will need for her class at preschool but I am gonna stock up on bare MINIMUM some colored pencils, crayons and some paper of various shapes sizes and line content  Possibly some poster board too.

You pay 89¢ after $4/1 and Register Reward!

 Rite Aid 7/25 until 7/31

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Hey folks, sorry for the lack of deals lately.  Life is rearing it’s ugly head.  I feel very guilty about it but we should see the return of posts now – I AM DETERMINED!!!! SO anyway

Here are the Rite Aid Deals as borrowed from Michelle over at I heart saving Money. (I love michelle, don’t you? She is totally fabulous to let us borrow her deals! These are just my favorites so if you want to see the whole list then sneak on over HERE and snag the whole list

“Go HERE to earn video credits.  Once you have earned 20 credits you will receive a $5 off $20 coupon for Rite Aid (you will also earn various other Rite Aid coupons in the process)  You can view all the Single Check Rebates HERE.

Print your $5/$25 Rite Aid HERE (zip 43666 ) or HERE. Don’t forget your Wellness+ card as some prices are the price WITH card!!”

Double Deals – Items eligible for SCR and +UP

$1 +UP Colgate Toothbrushes, $4.99
-eligible for Oral Care SCR #556 – Buy $15 get $5 or Buy $25 get $10 Gift Card
-$0.75/1 Colgate 360 ActiFlex Toothbrush
-$1/1 Colgate 360 Sonic Toothbrush 7/25/2010 SS Insert (exp 8/14/2010) (if included)
-$0.75/1 Colgate Toothbrush July 2010 All You (exp 8/31/2010)
-$0.75/1 Colgate 360 Jun 2010 All You Magazine (exp 7/31/2010)
-$0.40/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush 7/25/2010 SS Insert (exp 8/14/2010)

$2 +UP wyb Listerine Mouthwash or Rembrandt toothpaste, $5.49
eligible for Oral Care SCR $556 – Buy $15 get $5 or Buy $25 get $10 Gift Card
-$1/1 Listerine Products
-$1/1 Listerine Products (IE) or Printable (FF)
-$1/1 Listerine Products 3/7/2010 RP Insert (exp 12/31/2010)
-$1/1 Listerine Products 12/6/2009 RP Insert (exp 12/31/2010)
-$1/1 Rembrandt Paste or Rinse
-$2/1 Rembrandt Whitening Mouthwash or any Rembrandt Whitening Toothpaste 1/3/2010 RP #2 Insert (exp 1/31/2011) (if included)

Buy five Rembrandt toothpaste and use give $2/1 coupons…you pay $1.09 per item after coupon , +UP Reward & SCR

+UP Deals

$2 +UP wyb 2 Carefree Pantiliners 34-60 ct or Ultra 14-16 ct, ob Pro Comfort Tampons 18 ct, or Stayfree Maxi Pads 16-24 ct, 2/$6
-$1/1 Carefree Ultra Protection Product
-$1/2 Carefree Products 34 ct+ 6/27/2010 RP Insert (exp 8/31/2010)
-$1/1 Stayfree Brand Product
-B1G1 Stayfree Product 6/27/2010 RP Insert (exp 8/31/2010)

Buy two Stayfree and use the B1G1 with a $1/1 and you get each free after +UP Reward

$1 +UP wyb Glad Trash bags, $5.99
-$0.50/1 Rite Aid Jul Video Values (exp 8/28/2010)
-$0.50/1 Glad Trash Bags, any 6/6/2010 RP Insert (exp 8/8/2010)

Use both coupons and pay$3.99 after coupons & +UP Reward

$2 +UP wyb Luvs Family pk diapers, $16.99
-$2/1 Luvs Diapers 6/27/2010 RP Insert (exp 7/31/2010)

$ 1 +UP wyb Nivea for Men body wash, $1.99
-$4/2 Nivea for Men Products (IE) or Printable (FF)
-$1/1 Nivea For Men Body Wash 07/25/2010 RP

Free after $1/1 and +UP Reward

Scenario:

 Help me: Suggestions for boy toys

Posted by Carol on July 24, 2010

So… The Boy… I need toy suggestions for The Boy.  He will be 21 months old at Christmas…and there are so many toys out there that I am having a hard time picking out toys for him for birthday and Christmas.

Thus far I have:

Little Tikes Crazy Coupe
Leapfrog Tag Jr
Duplo blocks
Musical Sit & Spin

Things I am considering:
Art Supplies (Color Wonder for the win!)
Tricycle (not real sure i wanna do that this year though…maybe next year)
Baby Doll (He loves babies.  No reason not to have one!)

Beyond that I am a little bit lost.

I know that my readers have more experience with parenthood than I have and I know that you can help me here….

What are your toy suggestions for small children????  At Christmas, mine will be 21 months and 38 months (3 years, 2 months)