Sisterly Savings

If I said I would give you $150 extra a month to help you pay off your credit cards, lose weight and help your family become healthier, would you accept it? Does it sound too good to be true?

The average American family spends 1/4-1/3 of their monthly grocery bill on things to drink but can’t find any extra money to pay off their credit cards.

Do you buy sodas, coffee, tea, juice and milk, plus all the things that go into these drinks like creamer, flavorings and sugar? Do you grab a glass of soda, juice or milk instead of a cold glass of water? You may even argue that juice and milk are good for your children but fertilizer (food for you grass) is good for your lawn.

We all know that too much fertilizer will kill it and if you don’t water it, it will die. I’m beginning to wonder if most of us are more concerned about making sure our yards are watered then our children. Of course they need some milk but like everything else do it in moderation.

Here are few tips from Living On A Dime to cut the costs of the drinks in your home and find some extra money to pay of your credit cards:

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Don’t you love all these companies offering Free Coupons for their products? I know I do! I especially love when you recieve unexpected samples in the mail too!

Sign up to become a member for Free at Bisquick you’ll get tasty recipes, meal ideas, members only coupons and more!

Hallmark.com is offering a free personalized 5X7 folded paper card when you use the promo code CARD4MOM. Limit one per person.

Discount includes postage and tax.

I’m not sure when this code expires, but if you want to ensure delivery by Mother’s Day, it needs to be ordered by May 1st.

(Post Courtesy of Wendi @ The Freebie Blogger!)

Just complete a short survey and receive a $10 coupon instantly, good on any Dots purchase! No minimum purchase is required so you could pick up a pair of earings or even some lip gloss for Free! My daughter will love this one!

The coupon is valid through May 11th in-store only.

{No minimum purchase required. For purchases less than $10, no cash back nor merchandise credit will be issued. You must present this coupon to save $10 off your entire purchase. }

{This coupon can only be used between April 24 – May 11, 2009. One coupon per customer per transaction. This unique barcode is tied to you. No reproductions will be accepted. Valid at any Dots location.}

Get Free Movie Tickets when you purchase Axe Products!!

 This deal is valid 4/26-5/30 and the movie tickets are  good through 7/28.

• Buy 3 Axe products,  get 1 movie ticket code
• Buy 5 Axe products,  get 2 movie tickets code

The codes will print out of the machine after paying for your transaction just like the RR’s!

One thing that I’ve noticed since I begun couponing is how much we have saved on pet food. Not just food but treats, supplies and I even won a rebate for vet care awhile back. Our beagle, Sparky, has a nice stockpile of food and quite the variety of treats that I have begun for a fraction of the cost by pairing coupons with sales.

I’m sure you have noticed the pet coupons in the Sunday inserts, on the product packaging and sometimes even inside the product. Of course not all of these coupons are great but every now and then one will come along that you will want to take advantage of using.

 For instance some of you may recall the $5 Iams coupon from a few months ago that worked out for free dog and cat food at Walmart. Sometimes all it takes to begin a stockpile for your pet(s) is a great coupon to pair with a sale.

Obviously if you do decide to create a stockpile for your furry family member(s) you need to take a few things into consideration. For starters the product shelf life is important and how much your pet(s) can use. You don’t want to stock so much of a product that you will not be able to use it prior to its expiration date.

However if you do acquire too much there are plenty of shelters and rescues that would be more than appreciative of a generous donation of supplies.

Another thing to consider is the amount of space the products will take up and where you will store them.

When I find these great deals on dog food or treats that I want to stockpile I call upon my fellow couponers for help. I have found that I can get more of the coupons I want by mere trades then going out and buying extra papers. I have paired up with a few local couponers and I trade my coupons for cat products for coupons good on dog products. It’s a simple exchange that we make of coupons that we know we have no use for the products they are valid on.

All you need to do is find a buddy or two and figure out what coupons you have no need for that they do. Starting an exchange like this is a great way to share your passion for saving money and could even lead to heads up on deals in the future!

Get FREE samples and coupons from Freeflys!!

Wahoo! The Magic Jack Free Trial Offer is Baaack!

Never pay a phone bill again! Sign up for a FREE TRIAL of Magic Jack, PC Magazine’s 2008 Product of the Year. It’s a great new device that plugs into a PC to provide free local and long distance phone calls, directory assistance, a phone number, call waiting and caller ID and voicemail! I LOVE mine!! You can read what some of our readers had to say here!

If you would like to save money on your phone bill, this is a great offer to take advantage of!!  

You know I love VistsPrint for their Free Business Cards, but did you know they also offer other Freebies as well?

One Freebie that would make a super gift for Moms is the Free T Shirt that you can personalize just for Mother’s Day!

You do have to pay for S&H, but for a personalized gift, its a bargain!!

Appreciate your mom! Celebrate and appreciate Mom with a free, KODAK Gallery Photo Card* personalized with your picture and message. Do your part, create one today and help one million Moms smile on Mother’s Day!

To send your mom a special gift for Mother’s Day, simply visit KODAK Gallery’s MOM-A-THON site to upload your photo and create a custom photo card.

Use coupon code FREECARD at checkout and you won’t be charged for the photo card. Create your custom card now – KODAK Gallery is capping the free offer at one million cards, and May 10th is coming up fast!

Create your custom card HERE!

* Shipping is an additional charge. Offer entitles consumer to a $2.49 credit toward any photo card. Offer expires 5/16/09.

Do you find cooking for 2 people challenging?

 If so, sign up for the NEW Pillsbury’s Newsletter-  Cooking for 2.

 When you sign up you’ll get access to tons of great recipes made just for 2 people, plus you’ll have access to lots of great members-only coupons!

You can read more and sign up here.

Get a FREE Breadbowl Pasta at Domino’s Pizza on April 29th, between 11 am – 2 pm.

Check with your local Domino’s before making a special trip!! We wouldn’t want what happened with the Free Medium Pizzas to happen again!!

“Participating locations only”

Huge Grocery Sale Save up to 40%!!

Save $10 on Always & Kotexpurchases of $49+ on any combination of eligible feminine products sold by Amazon.com. Use Code APR9WOMN at checkout.

Save $15 and get a free Earthwise Grocery Shopping Bag when you spend $59 or more on any combination of eligible organic and natural groceries, including Nature’s Path, Kashi, and more sold by Amazon.com. To take advantage of this offer add the Earthwise Grocery Shopping Bag to your cart and use the following promotional code when you check out: EARTH222

Save $25 on Stacy’s, Quaker, and MoreSave $25 when you spend $69 or more on any combination of eligible grocery products, including Stacy’s, Quaker, and more sold by Amazon.com. Use the following promotional code when you check out: ALLPEPSI.

$10 on Jolly TimeSave $10 when you spend $39 or more on eligible Jolly Time products sold by Amazon.com. Use the following promotional code when you check out: JOLLYT39.

Save 80% on Restaurant.com certificates !!

Pay only $2 for a $25 certificate, or only $8 for a $100
Stock up at this price, Gift Certificates last for a year!
They make great Mother’s Day gifts!

Click on banner above:)

Target has a deal going on for Get a $5 Target Gift Card when you buy 5 participating Kellogg’s Special K products that are on sale for $2.39. (This could be regional so check you local ad to verify!)

Without Coupons:
Buy 5 Products = $11.95
Get $5 Gift Card = -$5.00
Grand Total = $6.95 for 5 boxes/bars or $1.39 each.

With Coupons:
Buy 5 Products = $11.95
Use 5- $1/1 from 4/5 RP = -5.00
Get $5 Gift Card = -$5.00
Grand Total = $1.95 for 5 boxes/bars or $.39 each.
Obviously the price goes up if you have fewer coupons.

Click here to see other Target scenarios for this week!

NOTE: You get the $5 gift card AFTER you complete the purchase. But what I do is split my order and check out with these items first, I get my gift card and then I buy the rest of my order so I can use it the same day. (If I have other things I need, that is. Otherwise I keep it.)

(Thanks,CouponGeek!)

Good News! If you love Pampers Diapers, buy them at Walmart!

Walmart & Pampers have teamed up to bring you even more savings with $30 worth of coupons inside specially marked packages of Pampers Brand Diapers!

Pampers and Walmart invite you to the NEW Walmart baby department.

Where you’ll discover:

• Easier shopping

• Your favorite brands

• Unbeatable prices

And for a limited time, look for an additional $30 worth of savings inside specially marked Pampers boxes. Find great values on items for your baby, family, and home … only for Walmart moms and only in Walmart’s new baby dept!

The following coupons are inside:

4 off 2 value boxes of pampers
$.50 off pampers wipes
$2 off Dreft
$1 off Similac Advance
$1 off Bounty
$.50 off Charmin Plus
$1 off Metamucil
$5 off Thermoscan thermometer
$1.50 off Vicks vaporizer
$1 off Vaporub or Vaposteam
$1 off Prilosec
$2 off Secret clinical strength
$1 off Febreze air spray
$1 off NyQuil
$5 off Pur faucet mount/pitcher
$3 off Swiffer sweeper starter kit
$.75 off Mr. Clean

Join Dove Dimensions HERE and get FREE samples and coupons!

Each month look forward to receiving exclusive savings, gifts, special offers and much more!

(Thanks, Moms By Heart!)

Reader Cindy L., emailed this awesome scenario to get Free Cleaning Products!!

Starting Sunday, 4/26 at ShopRite, Lysol products will be on sale for $1.88 each.

 There will be various Lysol coupons in this Sunday’s paper (4/26 inserts) in the SmartSource insert as well as a rebate when you buy 3 different Lysol products. Click here for the rebate.

This is the scenario I have come up with:

1 Lysol All Purpose Pourable Cleaner $1.88 -$.75/1 4/26 SS insert (doubled)
1 Lysol All Purpose Trigger Cleanr $1.88 – $.75/1 4/26 SS insert (doubled)
1 Antibacterial Kitchen Cleaner Trigger $1.88 – $.75/1 4/26 SS insert (doubled)

Total after coupons: $1.14 for all 3

Then submit the rebate form to Lysol and receive $3 by mail making this a moneymaker of $1.86!

Thank You Cindy!!

Kids can earn a free book from Barnes & Noble when they read 8 books this summer. Here is how it works:

1. Kids (grades 1-6) read any eight books of their own choosing.

2. Use the Summer Reading Journal to describe their favorite part of each book. A parent/guardian signs the journal when it’s complete. You can also get a Spanish-language Reading Journal.

3. Bring their completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble store between May 26th & September 7th, 2009.

4. Get a coupon for a free book (select titles).

(Thanks Wendi @ The Freebie Blogger!)

Here is a treat that your whole neighborhood could enjoy if you win!!

Enter to win free ice cream for 100 people when you submit an essay in 350 words why your neighborhood desrves it here.

There are 1500 winners each year!!

Be sure to invite me if you win!!