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Focus on the Family has a new faith based magazine available called Thriving Family. New subscribers can receive a free 6-month free trial by mail when you register here.
I received my first issue last month and really enjoyed it! My husband even pointed out very helpful article about the challenges of blended families, a topic we are all too familiar with.
The magazine has a cover price of $3.99, so this is a very nice freebie. Nothing to cancel, and no strings attached!
Thanks, Maura!
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Welcome, my fellow CVS fanatics and newbies! It’s Sunday, time for our weekly CVS $5 Challenge. The place to go for simple CVS scenarios with step-by-step instructions.
All you need is an ExtraCare Card, a CVS ad, a printer and coupons to get started. Be sure to register your CVS loyalty card with Upromise for extra college savings.
Don’t forget you can grab a clickable CVS $5 Challenge Button for your post or blog.
If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:
Join me on Sundays as I host The CVS $5.00 Challenge!
Seasoned CVSers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at CVS.
Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.
Your mission: To grow that $5.00 into even more ECBs to use in upcoming weeks.
Want to participate? Start by reading the rules here.
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Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of February 7th:
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy (2) Reach Total Care Floss @ $3.99/ea.
$1.00/1 Reach Dental Floss (RP insert 1/3)
B1G1 Reach Total Care Dental Floss (RP insert 1/3)
Total After Coupons= $2.99
ECBs earned= $4.00
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Razor @ $8.99
Buy 1 Valentine Photo Card @ $1.00
$4.00/1 Gillette Fusion Razor (P&G insert 02/07)
Pay with $4.00 ECB from above
Total After Coupon & ECB= $1.99
ECBs earned=$4.00, $1.00
Grand Total OOP= $4.98
Total Value= $17.97 with $5.00 ECBs remaining!
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Now let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for around $5.00!
Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to the Mr. Linky below.
Please link directly to your scenarios. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!
Don’t have a blog? You can leave a comment with your scenario, too. I invite everyone to participate.
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Welcome, my fellow Walgreens fans! It’s Sunday, time for our weekly Walgreens $5 Challenge. The place to come for simple scenarios with step-by-step instructions.
It is a fantastic week for shopping at Wags, with several hot deals! Grab your weekly Walgreens ad, a printer and some scissors to get started. Don’t forget to pick up your February Walgreens Coupon Book.
If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, and wanting to learn the basics, check out this post. New to couponing? Learn the lingo here.
If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:
Join me each week as I host The Walgreens $5 Challenge!
Seasoned WAGS shoppers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at Walgreens.
Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.
Your mission: to grow that $5.00 into more Register Rewards (RR) to use in upcoming weeks.
Want to participate? Start by reading the rules here.
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Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of February 7th:
*coupons in red (scenarios never include tax as this will vary by region)
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Dove Men’s Body Wash @ $5.99
$1.50/1 Dove Men + Care printable coupon
Total After Coupon= $4.49
RRs Earned= $5.99 (FREE!)
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion or Venus Razor @ $8.99
Buy1 Ghiradelli or Dove Chocolate Bar @ $1.50 w/in-ad coupon, pg 9 (filler)
$4.00/1 Gillette Fusion Razor (P&G insert 02/07)
Pay with $5.99 RR from above
Total After Coupons & RR= $0.50
RRs Earned= $4.00
Grand Total OOP= $4.99
Total Value= $16.48 with $4.00 in Register Rewards remaining!
Keep rolling those RR’s for more savings!
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Let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for $5.00 or less!
Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to Mr. Linky below. (If you are reading via email or in a reader please click through to see the Mr. Linky)
Please link directly to your scenarios. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!
Don’t have a blog? You can leave a comment with your scenario, too. I invite everyone to participate.
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Greetings from Nashville! Colin and I are enjoying the AMAZING Gaylord Opryland Hotel with several hundred other bloggers. It has been an incredible experience so far, but I am looking forward to home sweet home tomorrow.
The first weekend of the month is always generous with coupons! You can expect 4 inserts in tomorrow’s paper: 1 SmartSource, 1 RedPlum, 1 P&G brandSaver and 1 General Mills. Keep in mind that coupons always vary slightly by region.
I have added a 2010 Coupon Insert Schedule for you to reference throughout the year. All new coupons have been added to my coupon database.
If you are in need of more coupons, check out my coupon resources page.
Here are a few of my favorite high value coupons you can expect:
SS
$1.00/1 Activia Product
$4.00/1 Air Wick Compact i-Motion Kit
$5.00/1 Air Wick Ultra i-Motion Kit
$1.00/1 Colgate Wisp Product
$1.00/1 Cuties Box
$1.00/1 Dannon Dan-o-nino Product
$1.00/1 Danimals Smoothie, Crush Cup or Coolision
$3.00/1 “The Fragrance Collection” Candle or Reed Diffuser
$2.00/2 Glade Scented Oil Candles Product
$1.00/1 Hershey’s Bliss Chocolates
$1.00/1 Lime-A-Way Cleaner
$1.00/1 Lysol Disinfectant Spray
FREE Sam’s Club One Day Pass
$3.00/1 Schick Disposable Razor Package
FREE After MIR Schick Quattro Titanium Razor or Trimmer
$1.50/1 Theraflu Product
$1.00/1 Tyson Frozen Chicken or Beef Strips
$1.00/1 Welch’s 100% Juice
RP
$3.00/1 Abreva Product
$2.00/1 All Liquid Laundry Detergent
$1.00/1 Garnier Fructis Hair Product
$2.00/1 Garnier Nutritioniste Moisturizer
$1.00/1 LaCreme Multi-Pack
$2.00/1 Select Maybelline Makeups
$1.00/1 Maybelline Lash Stilletto Voluptuous
$1.00/1 Nivea for Men Body Wash
B1G1 Nivea Lip Care Product
$1.00/1 Nivea Product
$1.00/1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal
PG
B1G1 Cover Girl Product
$1.00/1 Cover Girl Product
$2.00/1 Crest Rinse
$10.00/1 Crest Whitestrips Advanced
$1.00/1 Downy Liquid
$1.00/1 Duracell Coppertop
$1.00/1 Febreze Flameless Luminary Refill
$1.00/1 Febreze Product
FREE Febreze Refill wyb Luminary Kit
$2.00/1 Gillette Body Wash
$4.00/1 Gillette Fusion Razor
$1.50/1 Nyquil or Dayquil
FREE Olay Body Wash wyb select Razor
$3.00/1 Olay Regenerist Facial Moisturizer
$1.00/1 Old Spice Deodorant or Body Wash
$1.50/1 Pampers Diapers
$1.50/1 Pampers Easy Ups Trainers
$2.00/2 Pantene Products
$1.00/1 Pantene Styler, Treatment or Hairspray
For a complete list of tomorrow’s coupons, check out Sunday Coupon Preview.
In other coupon news:
There are some great printables available on Coupons.com, including several Hasbro toy and game coupons!
Load up your free e-coupons from Cellfire here, including $1.00/1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt.
RedPlum has some new printables available including $1.50/2 Kellogg’s Cereal.
Don’t miss the awesome Diapers.com deal- my 7 packs of LUVS arrived last week!
Get a free $10 Coupon Booklet from Box Tops for Education when you sign up for their newsletter.
Get 50% off Valentines Photo Cards from SeeHere with coupon code vday through 2/14.
Don’t forget to hunt for Old Navy coupons every week!
For a preview of Walgreens deals next week, stop by Mommy Snacks. For the scoop on CVS, visit Deal Seeking Mom.
Join me tomorrow for our weekly $5.00 Drugstore Challenges!
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