Ok, so I have to share some info with you guys on a super hot diaper deal right now.
Right now, when you redeem your points at pampers.com - you can get a $3 off coupon for diapers.com for every 150pts.
So, here's what you can do to score some super cheap diapers!
1. Redeem your points. (to get WAY cheap diapers you would need to use 9 coupons (1350 points) and you would pay $1.45 for 5 JUMBO PACKS!)
2. Mail in 5 Pampers coupons from last week's paper (Randalls also has blinkie coupons for $2 off any Pampers diapers - so you could grab 5 - mail them in and get $10 off)
3. You will get an email from diapers.com when your coupons have arrived and been credited to your account.
4. Log in and order 5 Pampers jumbo packs (9.99 each) - plus you can use the $1.50 instant eCoupon (will only deduct $1.50 once)
5. Use code SAVE1095 to get an additional $10 off (that's my special referral code, if you'd like to help me out!)
Oh - and it gets better because right now when you enter codes at pampers.com from packages of pampers with dry max, you get double the points!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Don't get Discouraged!
Last night, I was invited to be a guest on an internet-radio show for Stubborn Facts Radio. It was fun because it was something I had never done before and I got to talk about one of my favorite things: couponing! You can check out the interview by clicking here.
So, it's kind of strange because one of the questions I was asked was for my advice to new-couponers out there, and my advice was to not get discouraged. You will inevitably run into people that try to bring you down because they are jealous of how you save money. Whether that person be the manager at a grocery store that insists on checking out your receipt because they are convinced the cashier did something wrong because you couldn't possibly pay $0.70 for a cart full of groceries (which turns out to all be totally legit) or perhaps just some disgruntled person in line behind you that feels you are taking up too much time with your 2 minutes of coupon scanning, only for them to get up to the cashier and take 5 minutes as they put $10 on each of their credit cards. So, my advice was simple: don't get discouraged.
Funny that my advice was something so simple, and yet here I am today, TOTALLY discouraged. Turns out, my "Coupon Rap" video that won?? me $500 through the GetRichSlowly.org video contest is being questioned in reference to whether or not it was my own creation. I won't comment on this much because it just gets me heated and honestly, it's not worth it, but it does get me discouraged. Obviously there are people in this world that enjoy knocking other people down. A few months ago, I made a different video and entered it into a contest to win a MacBook. I didn't win, and I accepted that. I didn't spend my day searching for any possibly loophole to take her prize away from her and give it to someone else who didn't truly win. I was happy for her and moved on. So, all I will say is this. Yes, I purchased the karaoke version of a song on iTunes to use as background music for my video, but I spent the time to create my own personal lyrics to the song with my couponing information. If we are really getting technical, the person that truly deserves to win the $500 prize is the person that filmed their baby and nothing more, since that is something they did actually personally create.
Speaking of, time to shake the haters off and go get my baby =).
So, it's kind of strange because one of the questions I was asked was for my advice to new-couponers out there, and my advice was to not get discouraged. You will inevitably run into people that try to bring you down because they are jealous of how you save money. Whether that person be the manager at a grocery store that insists on checking out your receipt because they are convinced the cashier did something wrong because you couldn't possibly pay $0.70 for a cart full of groceries (which turns out to all be totally legit) or perhaps just some disgruntled person in line behind you that feels you are taking up too much time with your 2 minutes of coupon scanning, only for them to get up to the cashier and take 5 minutes as they put $10 on each of their credit cards. So, my advice was simple: don't get discouraged.
Funny that my advice was something so simple, and yet here I am today, TOTALLY discouraged. Turns out, my "Coupon Rap" video that won?? me $500 through the GetRichSlowly.org video contest is being questioned in reference to whether or not it was my own creation. I won't comment on this much because it just gets me heated and honestly, it's not worth it, but it does get me discouraged. Obviously there are people in this world that enjoy knocking other people down. A few months ago, I made a different video and entered it into a contest to win a MacBook. I didn't win, and I accepted that. I didn't spend my day searching for any possibly loophole to take her prize away from her and give it to someone else who didn't truly win. I was happy for her and moved on. So, all I will say is this. Yes, I purchased the karaoke version of a song on iTunes to use as background music for my video, but I spent the time to create my own personal lyrics to the song with my couponing information. If we are really getting technical, the person that truly deserves to win the $500 prize is the person that filmed their baby and nothing more, since that is something they did actually personally create.
Speaking of, time to shake the haters off and go get my baby =).
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Lunch Meat!!!
Ok, so I know I've been slacking on my posts lately - and I'm really hoping this infant tylenol recall doesn't mean I'm in for some nap-less days, which would lead to even less posting!
Anyways, you have got to head to facebook and check out Oscar Mayer (click here)! Right now you can enter a contest to try and win a ride on the weinermobile, and just for entering the contest, you get a coupon for $2 off any Oscar Mayer lunchmeat. If you click your back button, you should be able to print 2 per computer! Randalls currently has the Oscar Mayer deli lunch meat on sale for Buy One Get One FREE! I'm not sure the price of one, but let's say it's something insane like $4.99. Use your 2 $2 off coupons (you ARE allowed to use 2 coupons on a buy one get one free sale) - and you will pay $0.99 for 2 packs of lunchmeat! Awesome! I'm hoping to make a Randalls trip tomorrow, so I'll let you know the outcome then!
Anyways, you have got to head to facebook and check out Oscar Mayer (click here)! Right now you can enter a contest to try and win a ride on the weinermobile, and just for entering the contest, you get a coupon for $2 off any Oscar Mayer lunchmeat. If you click your back button, you should be able to print 2 per computer! Randalls currently has the Oscar Mayer deli lunch meat on sale for Buy One Get One FREE! I'm not sure the price of one, but let's say it's something insane like $4.99. Use your 2 $2 off coupons (you ARE allowed to use 2 coupons on a buy one get one free sale) - and you will pay $0.99 for 2 packs of lunchmeat! Awesome! I'm hoping to make a Randalls trip tomorrow, so I'll let you know the outcome then!
SHOCKED!
First off, I'm not a winner. I do not win at things. I do not buy lotto tickets, even scratch offs because I just don't win.
Ok, so a few weeks ago, I decided to enter a video contest from getrichslowly.org. I entered 2 videos into the contest, 1 for my financial success story (which I already posted on here), and 1 for my financial tip. Now, the rules were the video could only be 2 minutes long. So, I went for a "music video" approach, and crammed a TON of info into 2 minutes. Honestly, it's was really hard to get it down to 2 minutes, so you may have to go back and pause to get all the tips that are thrown in. Yes, it's embarassing, but it was also a lot of fun to put together.
So, the real exciting/shocking part - hence the title of this post - is that I actually WON the video contest for my financial tip! $500 cash money!!! I'm so shocked still! I'm not really sure when it will totally sink in. Now, to some people $500 may not seem like much, but to me - it is like I won the lottery! To some, $500 is a nice pair of shoes, but to me $500 is 4 months of groceries/toiletries for my family! So, it may sound crazy when I say that I want to use the $500 to buy a new camera for my family, but let me explain...
I have a horrible memory. I remember random things from my childhood (i.e. I can TOTALLY kick butt at Super Mario 3 on Nintendo and I remember every secret still), but overall, I have a horrible memory. I can't remember that I was a counselor at summer camp or what our house looked like when I was growing up. And to be totally honest, it scares me. I am worried that one day I will actually be like the lady on the Notebook and my husband will have to tell me the story of my life. With that being said, I really cherish pictures and videos. My baby boy is already 8 months old, and I'm terrified of when the time will come when I forget some of his firsts or when I forget how the first night in the hospital after he was born, he made little noises all night long while he was sleeping. So for that reason, I really cherish videos and pictures. This is why I have been budgeting $75/week for groceries for my family since the beginning of 2010. I take out $75 cash, and whatever I don't spend, I put towards my camera fund. Well, I have $485 saved so far, but I'm thinking of putting that money towards the next 4 months of groceries, and using the $500 from my video winnings to buy a new camera to capture these precious moments!
(Though to be totally honest, I might throw in a manicure/pedicure for myself since that is something I would normally NEVER spend money on myself for =) )
Ok, so a few weeks ago, I decided to enter a video contest from getrichslowly.org. I entered 2 videos into the contest, 1 for my financial success story (which I already posted on here), and 1 for my financial tip. Now, the rules were the video could only be 2 minutes long. So, I went for a "music video" approach, and crammed a TON of info into 2 minutes. Honestly, it's was really hard to get it down to 2 minutes, so you may have to go back and pause to get all the tips that are thrown in. Yes, it's embarassing, but it was also a lot of fun to put together.
So, the real exciting/shocking part - hence the title of this post - is that I actually WON the video contest for my financial tip! $500 cash money!!! I'm so shocked still! I'm not really sure when it will totally sink in. Now, to some people $500 may not seem like much, but to me - it is like I won the lottery! To some, $500 is a nice pair of shoes, but to me $500 is 4 months of groceries/toiletries for my family! So, it may sound crazy when I say that I want to use the $500 to buy a new camera for my family, but let me explain...
I have a horrible memory. I remember random things from my childhood (i.e. I can TOTALLY kick butt at Super Mario 3 on Nintendo and I remember every secret still), but overall, I have a horrible memory. I can't remember that I was a counselor at summer camp or what our house looked like when I was growing up. And to be totally honest, it scares me. I am worried that one day I will actually be like the lady on the Notebook and my husband will have to tell me the story of my life. With that being said, I really cherish pictures and videos. My baby boy is already 8 months old, and I'm terrified of when the time will come when I forget some of his firsts or when I forget how the first night in the hospital after he was born, he made little noises all night long while he was sleeping. So for that reason, I really cherish videos and pictures. This is why I have been budgeting $75/week for groceries for my family since the beginning of 2010. I take out $75 cash, and whatever I don't spend, I put towards my camera fund. Well, I have $485 saved so far, but I'm thinking of putting that money towards the next 4 months of groceries, and using the $500 from my video winnings to buy a new camera to capture these precious moments!
(Though to be totally honest, I might throw in a manicure/pedicure for myself since that is something I would normally NEVER spend money on myself for =) )
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Run to Kroger for FREE potatoes!
Ok, so if you are near a Kroger, you have to try to get there at some point today. Right now the Betty Crocker potato pouches are on sale for $0.89 (normally $1). Ok, load the coupon for $0.40 off one Betty Crocker potato from cellfire.com or shortcuts.com - and then print out 3 coupons from coupons.com, bettycrocker.com, smartsouce.com - whereever you can print them.
Ok, so here's what it will look like:
3 potato pouches - $0.89 ea = $2.67
-$0.40 loadable coupon = $2.27
-$0.40 printable coupon (you have 3 of these and kroger will double them to $0.80 each) = $-0.13!!! (you will have to get some other item because kroger will not pay you the $0.13, and it makes matters easier if you have something else to take the overage or else you will end up with very confused cashiers)
and the best part is - you will get a catalina coupon for $3 off your next order at kroger!!! (today is the last day for the catalina) - so my tip - print as many coupons as you can and go take advantage of this deal, rack up some free money to Kroger, and you will be set on mashed potatos for a long time! =)
Ok, so here's what it will look like:
3 potato pouches - $0.89 ea = $2.67
-$0.40 loadable coupon = $2.27
-$0.40 printable coupon (you have 3 of these and kroger will double them to $0.80 each) = $-0.13!!! (you will have to get some other item because kroger will not pay you the $0.13, and it makes matters easier if you have something else to take the overage or else you will end up with very confused cashiers)
and the best part is - you will get a catalina coupon for $3 off your next order at kroger!!! (today is the last day for the catalina) - so my tip - print as many coupons as you can and go take advantage of this deal, rack up some free money to Kroger, and you will be set on mashed potatos for a long time! =)
Monday, April 12, 2010
What have I been doing???
So, I'm going to go ahead and admit that I have been stretching myself too thin. Between a rolling baby boy, shorter nap times, my usual couponing, housework/cleaning, my video entries for the getrichslowly video contest, and my new "business venture", I've got NO time anymore! But anyways, I've decided to try my hand at making some diaper creations and selling them on etsy.com. You can check out my facebook page here and feel free to forward it along if you know of anyone looking for a different/unique baby gift. I've had my diaper cupcakes listed for about a week now and they have gotten 30 views, but I went ahead and lowered the price today so that I can get back some of the money that I have initially invested. With your help maybe I can actually sell all of my items!?!Thursday, April 8, 2010
Needing some get-out-of-debt advice?
Ok, so a friend of mine told me a while back about this awesome website Get Rich Slowly. Check it out! There are tons of good tips on how to save money. Also, while you are there, check out the video contest section. You can see the videos that have already been submitted to either get some money saving tips, or hear a success story. I've finished my success story video and included it here if you want to check it out. Warning: I lay it all out there. No hiding our money situation, I just told it how it is. Perhaps this will shine some light into why I have to be as frugal as I am, but believe me, it is well worth it to get to stay home with my baby boy. (Although I would rather be elsewhere while the dog is having the liquidy poos all over the house...)
Oh yea, and I will be posting my financial tip "music video" soon - probably sometime this weekend is when that will get wrapped up! =)
Oh yea, and I will be posting my financial tip "music video" soon - probably sometime this weekend is when that will get wrapped up! =)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
