Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Disney Movie Rewards: Get a free Santa Paws activity kit! – Couponing to Disney

Disney Movie Rewards: Get a free Santa Paws activity kit! – Couponing to Disney

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Disney Movie Rewards: Get a free Santa Paws activity kit!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:09 AM PST

Disney Movie Rewards members can get a free Santa Paws Activity Kit. Just log into your account, go to rewards, and sort by points value. You can’t miss it.

Here’s what it includes:

  • Write a letter to Santa on Santa Paws stationary
  • Take a quiz to see if your dog has been naughty or nice
  • Instructions on how to make a Santa Paws Christmas ornament
  • Recipe for Candy Cane Biscuits for your dog
  • A template to make a Santa Paws Christmas Stocking


Disney Movie Rewards: New members can take a survey for 100 points!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST

Disney Movie Rewards has a survey worth 100 points. If you have not taken the survey, you should be able to find it on the welcome page after you log into your account. You can also try this link, but I am not sure if it will work for you or not.

You can catch up on all my Disney Movie Rewards posts here.


Christmas Deal: Get a unique teacher’s gift for just $3!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST

If you are looking for a unique, inexpensive teacher gift I have just the thing for you. You can get 140 personalized property labels for just $3! These are great for labeling classroom books, supplies, etc. I gave a set to Emily’s teacher and it was a huge hit!

I would order them now so they make it by Christmas.

Go here and click on labels on the left hand side

Click on Get Started

Look for the Industry drop down menu along the top bar

Click on Education and Child Care

Select the address label you like and design it

It should arrive by the end of the month. Just in time for teacher gifts!

Don’t forget to check out the Christmas caricature labels you can order as well!


Get coupons from the Old Orchard fan club!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:37 AM PST

Old Orchard products has a fan club that lets you earn points when you buy Old Orchard products and cash in for free coupons and more!

Right now when you join the Old Orchard Fan Club, you will receive 1000 bonus points. Plus when you subscribe to their promotional emails you will get even more points. You can also earn points by submitting recipes, questions, etc.

For 2000 points you can get a coupon for a free Old Orchard Fan Club.

(Thanks My Sweet Savings!)

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Christmas Deal: Disney snowglobes for $4.99 shipped!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:16 AM PST

TheDisneyStore.com is offering 50% off all snowglobes and free shipping when you enter the code SNOWGLOBE at checkout.

  • Mini Tinker Bell Snowglobe — $4.99 shipped
  • Mini Clam Shell Ariel Snowglobe — $4.99 shipped
  • Mini Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse Snowglobe — $4.99 shipped
  • Mini Belle Snowglobe — $4.99 shipped
  • Mini Cinderella Snowglobe — $4.99 shipped

You can check out all the Christmas deals that I have posted here.


Christmas Deal: Get a gift card with purchase at select restaurants!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:55 AM PST

During the holidays, a lot of companies offer bonus gift cards when you purchase a gift card. You mainly see this at restaurants, but occasionally it’ll pop up at grocery stores, retail stores, etc. I suggest you always ask before you pay to see if they are running a gift card promo.

Here is a running list of places I know that have this promo. If you know of another one, please let me know!

  • Applebees - Buy $50 and get $10
  • AMC - Buy $50 and get $10 in concessions
  • Barnes and Noble – Buy $100 and get $10
  • Borders - Buy $50 and get $10
  • California Pizza Kitchen – Buy $100 and get $20
  • Cici’s – Buy $20 and get a free adult buffet
  • Outback Steakhouse - Buy $100 and get $20
  • Red Robin – Buy $25 and get $5
  • Steak N Shake – Buy $20 and get $5
  • Taco Bell – Buy a $10 gift card and get a free large drink
  • Texas De Brazil – Buy $60 and get $10 or buy $100 and get $25

(Thanks My Dallas Mommy: Christmas Gift Card Deals!)


Personalization Mall: Order a personalized ornament for your angel

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PST


I have been searching online to find the perfect ornament for Andrew for our tree this year and I finally found one that I absolutely love.

Personalization Mall has silver angel that can be engraved with up to 4 lines. I choose to have mine say “Our Angel Baby Andrew 2010″. You can make yours say anything you wish. You can use it to honor your mother, father, sibling, friend, baby.

My grand total was $17.15 shipped. I paid for it with Paypal.

Go here to order yours.


Groupon: Check out the online deals + deals in a city near you!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PST

Have you started following the Groupons for your area? I’ve already bought 5 of them and I am saving a lot of money! You can join Groupon and sign up for them to email your local coupon offer to you everyday.

If it’s an online deal, you can buy it no matter where you live! Online deals are valid for everyone. Just look for *online* listed next to the deals below.

Here are the Groupons across the country courtesy of Savings and Stewardship!

Allentown / Bethlehem – $15 for $50 Worth of Photo Books, Cards, and More from Mixbook *ONLINE*

Atlanta - $28 for a Dress Circle or Loge Ticket at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Up to $59 Value). Choose from Four Concerts.

Austin – $127 for Three Customized Chemical Peels at Esty Skin Studio ($255 Value)

Baltimore - $15 for a Fresh-Baked Pie at Puffs & Pastries ($30 Value)

Birmingham - $8 for One Ticket to See the UAB Blazers vs. the Memphis Tigers in the Battle for the Bones at Legion Field (Up to $20 Value)

Boston - $15 for One Ticket to the Boston College vs. University of Virginia Football Game on November 20 ($35 Value)

Charlotte - $18 for Two Low-Calorie Pies from Guiltless Pleasure Desserts ($36 Value)

Chattanooga – $10 for One Month of Unlimited Tanning or One Spray Tan at Ultimate Tan (Up to $40 Value)

Chicago - $99 for One Rooftop Ticket to Northwestern vs. Illinois Football Game on November 20 on a Wrigley Field Roof ($168.77 Value). Choose Between Two Options.

Cincinnati - $25 for $100 Worth of Home Furnishings at Ashley Furniture HomeStore. Choose from Two Locations.

Colorado Springs – $10 for $20 Worth of Pizzas and Thirst Quenchers at NYPD Pizza

Dallas - $49 for a GolfOne Rewards Membership from Golf Connection USA ($99 Value)

Denver - $25 for $50 Worth of Beauty Services at Beau Visage Skin Care and Day Spa

Detroit - $10 for $20 Worth of Gourmet Pretzel Treats at The Ultimate Pretzel Company *ONLINE*

Grand Rapids – $40 for $85 Worth of Wine Shipped Right to Your Door from MyWinesDirect.com *ONLINE*

Houston - $70 Worth of Italian Cuisine and Non-Alcoholic Drinks at Valentino Houston

Kansas City – $30 for One Month of Unlimited Yoga Classes at Maya Yoga

Knoxville - $17 for an OPI Axxium Gel Manicure at Debra’s Nail’s Desire ($35 Value)

Las Vegas – $29 for a 20-Class Pass to Boot Camp Las Vegas ($380 Value)

Los Angeles – $15 for $30 Worth of Authentic Korean Barbecue Fare and Drinks at SHIN Hollywood

Louisville - $20 for a Wine Tasting for Four, a Bottle of Wine, and Four Souvenir Wine Glasses at Talon Winery & Vineyards

Memphis - $25 for $50 Worth of Pizza, Games, and More at America’s Incredible Pizza Company

Miami - $10 for $20 Worth of Organic and Worldly Cuisine and Drinks at Lulu

Nashville - $20 for One Dinner and a Show Ticket ($37 Value) or $13 for One Show-Only Ticket ($27 Value) to “A Scattered, Smothered & Covered Christmas” at The Nashville Dinner Theatre

New Orleans – $15 for $30 Worth of Chocolates and More at Laura’s Candies

New York City – $79 for a Hair Treatment, Scalp Massage, and Blowout at Yarok The Hair Kitchen ($175 Value)

Oklahoma City – $20 for $40 Worth of Fine Dining and Drinks at Whispering Pines Inn and Restaurant in Norman

Orlando - $40 for a One-Hour Deep Tissue Massage ($85 Value) or $45 for Any Mani-Pedi ($95 Value) at Jon’ Ric Salon and Day Spa in Altamonte Springs

Philadelphia - $59 for Four-Show Pass for InterAct Theatre Company (Up to $121 Value)

Phoenix - $99 for Three Vivité Glycolic Chemical Peels from BodyNew MedSpa

Pittsburgh - Luxury Spa Services for the Face or Body at Body Beautiful Laser Medi-Spa. Choose from Three Options.

Raleigh/Durham – $7 for $15 Worth of Japanese Cuisine, Sushi, and Drinks at Hibachi Xpress

Salt Lake City - $39 for a 16″x20″ Personalized Canvas Plus Shipping from CafePress ($99.99 Value) *ONLINE*

San Antonio - $10 for Admission for up to Four at McKenna Children’s Museum

San Diego – $59 for Invisalign Exam, Basic Cleaning, X-Rays, and Impressions ($470 value), Plus $1,100 Off Invisalign Treatment. Choose From Nine Locations.

San Francisco – $20 for $40 Worth of Classic American and French Fare for Dinner at Abigail’s Pastry & Fine Foods

Seattle - $15 for Two Dozen Assorted Miniature Cupcakes at Sugar Rush Baking Company ($30 Value)

Sioux Falls- $10 for $20 Worth of Handmade Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza and More from Papa Murphy's

St Louis – $12 for $25 Worth of Mediterranean Dinner Fare at Spiro’s South (or $7 for $15 Worth of Lunch)

Tampa Bay Area - Men’s and Women’s Facials at The Massage Spa in St. Petersburg. Choose Between Two Options.

Toronto - $25 for a Consultation and Acupuncture Treatment at Lakeview Health Centre ($70 Value)

Washington, DC – $12 for $25 Worth of Healthy, Fast Mediterranean Fare at Pasha Bistro

Go here to join Groupon and get the offer for your local area.

If you already have an account, go here to purchase your Groupon.


Day 16 of No Dining November

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:06 AM PST

Can you go an entire month without going out to eat? What about a week or a day? Can you cut your dining bill by 20%, 50% , 75% or more? That is what I challenge you to do!

At the end of the 30 days, I will choose one winner who will get $50 to spend at a restaurant(s) of their choice!

The rules:

1. You must challenge yourself. Try to spend less than you spend now. If you don’t go out to eat at all, challenge yourself to try new meals this month. As long as you are challenging yourself when it comes to your family’s eating habits, you can participate!
2. You must comment on at least 10 days worth of the discussion posts in order to be eligible to win the gift card.
3. The winner will be chosen at random. It won’t matter if you have been 100% successful or not.
4. You are allowed 1 freebie meal that you don’t have to count or report back to us about. Please report on everything else though so we can encourage and support one another!
5. Free meals do not count against you. This is a challenge to spend less money going out to eat than you usually spend. If someone else is paying for the meal or you have a coupon to make it free, great!
6. Here is a thought… consider keeping a tally of what you would of spent this month. For example, if you really want to go out for breakfast this morning and you resist… write that down! You could then donate that money to a food bank or deposit it into your fund!
7. Be sure to check out our list of casserole recipes here and the crock pot recipes here and the under 6 ingredient recipes here.

My progress:

No dining out for us yesterday. :)

How are you doing? Da


Publix 11/17 – 11/24 (27 under $1)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

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Just getting started? Read this guide here!

Publix doubles coupons up to 50c every day! This listing takes into account the doubled coupon amount.

Warning: If you live in Florida, your coupons don’t double. Also your BOGOs ring up full price and zero instead of half price like in the rest of the states. If you don’t live in Florida, all the deals on this post will work for you exactly as I have it listed. Also Florida sales run Thursday to Wednesday. Visit The Prudent Patron’s under $1 list for stores that do not double.

These are the hot deals that are under $1. Please visit I Heart Publix to find the complete ad match up. I am only listing the items that less than $1 (or are such a great deal I don’t want you to miss them).

Click continue to see all the deals.

Create your personal shopping list: Click on the box next to each item you would like to purchase and then click on the print list button at the bottom to print your own personal shopping list!

  • Use $1/2 Target printable
    plus $1/1 from 9/19 or 11/14 SS
    or $1 printable
    Total: FREE

  • Use .50/1 printable
    plus .75/1 Target printable
    Total: FREE

  • Use $1/1 Blinkie
    or $1/3 from 11/14 RP
    Total: FREE

  • Use $1/2 Target printable
    plus $1/1 from 8/29 SS or 11/4 SS
    Total: $0.05

  • Use $1.25/1 from 8/29 SS
    Total: $0.09

  • Use $1/2 from 10/10 SS
    or $1/2 printable
    Total: $0.15

  • Use $1.50/1 from 11/7 SS
    or $1/1 from Nov All You
    Total: $0.25

  • Use .50/1 from 10/3 GM
    or .50/1 printable
    Total: $0.30

  • Use .50/2 from 10/3 or 11/14 GM
    Total: $0.30

  • Use .50/5 from 11/7 SS
    Total: $0.32

  • Use $1/2 from 10/17 SS
    Total: $0.39

  • Use .50/1, $1/1 from 10/31 SS
    Total: $0.40

  • Use $1/10 from 11/14 GM
    or .50/8 from 10/3 GM
    Total: $0.40

  • Use .55/1 from 11/14 SS
    Total: $0.45

  • Use $1/1 from 10/3 RP
    Total: $0.47

  • Use .50/2 from 11/14 SS
    Total: $0.49

  • Use $1/2 printable
    Total: $0.49

  • Total: $0.50

  • Total: $0.65

  • Use $1/3 printable
    Total: $0.66

  • Total: $0.70

  • Total: $0.75

  • Use. 75/2 from 11/14 RP
    Total: $0.87

  • Total: $0.87

  • Total: $0.89

  • Use .50/2 Target printable
    Total: $1.00

  • Total: $1.00

Plus don’t forget to check out all the regular priced under $1 deals here.


Winner of the Thirty One utility tote

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 09:00 PM PST

The winner of the Thirty One Utility Tote:

weliveforhim@

Congratulations!!!


Major Personal Annoucement…..

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:21 PM PST

I’m going to post a lot of random chit chat in this paragraph to force my Facebook fans to come to the blog to see what my announcement is. By posting a lot of random chit chat, it doesn’t show up on the feed and they have no choice but to click on the link and come to the blog. It’s kind of mean…. but I really love my Facebook fans. If you haven’t checked out my Fan page yet, you should. I interact with my fans all day long on it. We have random chit chat, share frustrations, and talk about anything else that I want. And you can also become my friend on Facebook if you’d like to learn even more about me….

Go here to join my Facebook page.

Now on to the major personal announcement….

As you know, my family has been through a lot of trials this year. My daughter Emily’s appendix ruptured on August 27th and we had no idea. By the time we got her to Children’s Hospital on September 5th, she was in pretty bad shape internally. You wouldn’t know it by looking at her. She cheered at a game the day before we took her to Children’s! She spent 8 nights at Children’s (I never left the hospital) before she was discharged in the care of home health. I had to administer IV antibiotics 3 times a day for 10 days. Finally on September 27th she was cleared and her appendectomy was scheduled.

But then the unthinkable happened….

My pregnancy was normal. We were so excited on October 11th to find out the sex of our baby. We were shocked to find out that he was measuring behind. They scheduled me for a level 2 ultrasound 4 days later. And they didn’t prepare me….. when I went in for the ultrasound I found out my son had passed away. My heart was so broken. I carried him 3 days after that before they induced labor. It was a very hard thing to go through, but honestly I’d do it all over again to have those 3 precious hours with him.

I gave birth to Andrew on October 18th. It was October 30th before we were able to have his memorial service (here in town) and November 6th when we were able to lay him to rest with my father-in-law (in Georgia). And then my sweet Emily had to have her appendix removed on November 11th. She spent the night in the hospital and returned to school today.

Praise God that we survived this as a family and came out on the other side. I feel like I can finally breathe again.

But we need to heal as a family. And we want to celebrate Andrew’s life. And what better place to do that then……………. Disney World. You totally saw that one coming didn’t you? It’s not that hard to guess since I am totally obsessed with Disney World.

So on January 1st (or 2nd) we will leave Birmingham and travel the 8 hours to Disney World. We will be spending 7 nights at Pop Century. We will spend 6 days in the parks (no park hopper this trip b/c of low crowds) and we will have the quick service dining plan (pays for lunch and dinner). We will eat breakfast in our room.

Our grand total….. $1707! Not bad for 2 adults and 2 kids.

We will be keeping the cost of the trip right at $2000. We plan to purchase a pair of Mickey ears for Andrew and just spend the week enjoying our family and reconnecting.

This is NOT the Couponing to Disney trip. That trip will happen in November of 2011. This trip is being paid for out of my husband’s yearly bonus. I know it doesn’t really fit in with the whole “Couponing to Disney” mission. But this is something that we NEED to do. When we found out that we had lost Andrew my husband asked me what I needed. I told him I needed a trip to Disney to plan. As I plan the trip, I am able to take breaks mentally from my life and this pain. It helps.

So the fund I have now will not be touched. (As most of you remember, the fund has not grown like it should. We found out that we were surprisingly pregnant not long after our May 2010 trip and due to medical bills we weren’t expecting (pregnancy and Emily’s surgery), that money had to be re-designated. But that’s the great part about saving money. It’s there when you need it.)

So I do hope you will join me in celebrating my family and my son. And if you are going to be in Orlando when I am…. let’s meet up! I love meeting my wonderful readers.

As my husband said “We might be going to the happiest place on Earth, but Andrew is in the happiest place there is.”


Relaunch of the 5 A Day campaign!

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:53 PM PST

I have not posted 5 A Day in almost 3 months. As most of you know, Emily’s appendix ruptured on August 27th and she spent Sept 4th – Sept 27 either in the hospital or under the care of home health. Then on October 15th we found out we lost our son Andrew at 18 weeks gestation. Then Emily finally had her appendix out on November 11th. So needless to say 5 A Day was not a priority during this time. But life is finally settling down (I pray!) and I am ready to relaunch this campaign. Thanks for being patient with me!!

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You can check out the 5 A Day Mail Campaign details here and keep track our progress on the awesome new spreadsheet!

1. Zatarain’s

2. Yogi

3. Splenda

4. Almay

5. Ling Ling

Remember you can catch up on all the previous 5 A Day’s here!

Be sure to leave a comment when you are finished! It took me 14 minutes tonight to email them all but I had to make the post while I was at it. ;)


What’s in your mailbox on November 15th?

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:26 PM PST

I know that most of you have missed this feature and I am excited to tell you that it’s back! Thank you for being patient with me while my family recovered.

Every day I post "What's in your mailbox?" The goal is to have your mailbox full of all the items I post from the 4 a Day and 5 a Day features. Be sure to let us know what you got and let's see who we can declare had the best mail day of all!

Here's my mail from today:

  • Free 20 oz from My Coke Rewards
  • Tropicana Juice coupons (I’m on their mailing list and get these quarterly)
  • 2 awesome cards from my sweet reader Kathy

What's in your mailbox?


Rite Aid: Make money buying bandaids this week!

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:25 PM PST

This week Rite aid has a deal on Johnson and Johnson products and it is a money maker when you buy the travel size bandaids!

Here’s the deal:

J&J Travel Size Bandaids — B1G1 @ 50% off (one will be 99c and the other 49c)
Up Rewards: $2 wyb 2 J&J products
Pay $1.49 and get back $2 Up Rewards
Total: 51c money maker!

(Thanks Loretta!)


Toy Story 3: Get it for $5 (or free?) on Black Friday at Walmart!

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

Walmart is going to have the Toy Story 3 DVD for just $10 on Black Friday! This is a really hot deal considering the cheapest the DVD was on release date was $15.

There are 2 rebates available for this movie. You can definitely use the Campbell’s rebate on the movie. I am not sure if you can use the Rayovac one or not. It says DVD/Blu-ray and I am not certain if that means just the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack or Blu-ray or DVD. Please chime in with your opinion!

The Rebates:

$5 back when you buy Toy Story 3 Combo pack or DVD and 3 Campbell’s kid’s soup products

$5 back when you buy Toy Story 3 Blu-ray DVD combo pack and 2 packages of Rayovac alkaline batteries (12 pack or larger)

The Campbell’s rebate requires that you send the original receipt plus proof of purchase tab. The Rayovac rebate allows for a copy of the receipt plus the UPC from the movie. So you could do both rebates for $10 back if the Rayovac rebate is allowed!


Audible – Get a free audiobook with free trial!

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:00 PM PST

Audible.com is offering your choice of a  free audiobook when you sign up for a 14 day trial. Just make sure you cancel your account to avoid being charged!

To cancel:

  • Click on Account Details
  • Select Change My Membership
  • Click on Cancel Membership

Audible has tons of audio books including ones by my favorite authors:

  • Susan Elizabeth Phillips (my favorite is Nobody’s Baby But Mine)
  • Rachel Gibson
  • Catherine Anderson (Comanche Moon)
  • Janet Evanovich (One For The Money)

Go here to get your free audiobook!


*HOT* Herbal Essence deal at Rite Aid and CVS this week!

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST

Did you know that Herbal Essence products are actually part of the Clairol Family of brands? Well it is and that means you can use the $2 Clairol Family coupon from the 10/31 P&G and score some really great deals this week!

Rite Aid

Herbal Essence Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers — $2.99
Up Rewards: $2 wyb 1
Use $2 Clairol Family coupon from 10/31 P&G
Pay 99c and get $2 Up Rewards
Total: $1 money maker!

CVS

Herbal Essence — $2.99
ECB: $2 wyb 1 (limit 1)
Use $2 Clairol Family coupon from 10/31 P&G
Pay 99c and get $2 ECB
Total: $1 money maker!

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