Kaley, Author at Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

The Cha-Ching Challenge

July 25th, 2009 By Kaley
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Welcome to the weekly Cha-Ching Challenge!

Did you find a HOT deal this week that you just want to share? You’ve come to the right place! Every week I post the Cha-Ching Challenge, sharing my savings for the week. Add a link to your post detailing your savings for the week OR your favorite deal of the week. I’ll choose one participating blog to highlight next week right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.

Add your links to Mr. Linky at any time. In order to be considered for the Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight, just be sure to add your link no later than Tuesday at midnight EST.

Check out my savings for the week below:

Hey, All!

I’m actually camping this weekend (yep…they have internet. Does that count as roughing it? If not, I think the lack of sleep we got last night due to one certain little boy and one obnoxiously loud bird should make up for any other conveniences we might have!) So, I’m going to wait until next week to share all of my steals and deals with you (I got some sweet ones!) I still want to see how you all did though, so leave a linky or a comment and share the savings love!

Click below to check out my favorite find of the week:

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HOW DID YOU DO? Did you find any great deals? Leave a linky and let us know! Be sure to link directly to your weekly savings or great deal post.

Feel free to copy and paste the button above into your post and link back here so that others can join in the fun!

Sneak Peek: CVS 101 Week of 7/26/09

July 24th, 2009 By Kaley
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If you are unfamiliar with how to shop at CVS, you may want to check out my Top 5 tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for CVSing. Please note that coupons vary by region. You can read more about my coupon lingo here.

Attention CVS Newbies!

The options are endless if you shop early. Check out these transactions I’ve cooked up for you:

Transaction #1:
Buy: (1) Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste or 360 Toothbrush, $2.88
(2) Caliber 100 Page Composition Books, $.99
Use $1/1 Colgate, Total Advanced Whitening, Printable
Spend: $4.86 (plus tax)
Receive: $3.98 ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy: (3) Kashi products, 3/$10
Use three $1.50/1 printables (listed below)
Use $3.98 ECBs from previous transaction
Spend: $1.52 (plus tax)
Receive: $5 ECBs

***WEEKLY DEALS ***
For the week of 7/26/09

Another hot week if you shop early–lots of freebies! These are the best deals that I see:

**ECB Deals–Sunday and Monday only:

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste or 360 Toothbrush, $2.88
Get $2 ECBS (Limit 1)
$1/1 Colgate, Total Advanced Whitening, Printable
$1/1 from SS 7/12/09
$.75/1 from SS 7/26/09
Better than free after coupon and ECBs!

Georgia Pacific Copy paper, 2/$10
Get $5 ECBs wyb 2 (Limit 4)
$2.50 each after ECBs!

Caliber 100 Page Composition Books, $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs!

CVS Erasers, Push Pins or Binder Clips, $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs!

Caliber Pencil or Index Card Case, $.99
Get $.99 ECBs
Free after ECBs!

Pilot Easytouch Pen 2 Pk, $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs!

Swingline Tot Stapler or Caliber Sticky Notes 2 pk, $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs!

**ECB Weekly Deals

CVS Tampons, $1.89
Get $1.89 ECBs
Free after ECBs!

Kashi, 3/$10
Get $5 ECBs wyb $10 (Limit 1)
Includes: Bars, Crackers, Cereal, Smart Start
$1.50/1 Printable (join community)
$1.50/1 Cereal Printable
$1.50/1 Bars Printable
$.17 each after coupons and ECBs!!

Coke or Dasani 12 pks, 4/$13
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
$2.50 each after ECBs!

Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent, 2/$6.99
Get $2 ECBs wyb2 (Limit 3)
$1 printable after registering
$1.98 each after coupons and ECBs!

Spend $15 on Candy found on pages 2 & 3
Get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)
$.55/1 Mentos Gum from SS 5/3/09 (exp. 7/31/09)
$.55/1 Mentos Gum from SS 6/21/09
$1/1 Mentos Gum, any multipack from SS 6/21/09
$1/2 Dentyne Gum from SS 6/14/09
$1/3 Twizzlers or Yough & Smylie packages, 8oz+ from SS 6/28/09
$1/2 Snickers, Twix, MilkyWay, or 3 Musketeers, Single Bars from RP 7/26/09
Prices vary based on products purchased

Aussie or Herbal Essence Shampoo, Condition or Stylers, $2.99
Get $1 ECB (Limit 1)
$1/1 from P & G 7/5/09
Buy any 1 shampoo, conditioner or styling product and get 1 styling product free from RP 7/26/09
$2/2 Aussie from RP 7/26/09
As low as $.99 after coupon and ECBs!

Lipton 12 pk, $5.99
Get $1 ECB (Limit 1)
$4.99 after ECB!

Schick Intuition, Titanium, Quattro Razor or Cartridges, $8.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
$4/1 Razor from SS 6/14/09
$4/1 Refill from SS 6/14/09
$4/1 Razor or Refill from SS 7/26/09
As low as $2.99 after coupon and ECBs!

Buy $10 Nexxus Products
Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
$3/1 Nexxus Salon Hair Care from SS 7/12/09
A great deal after coupons and ECBs!

Clairol Perfect 10, $11.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
$5/1 from V 6/21/09
$2/1 from P & G 7/5/09
As low as $5.99 after coupon and ECBs!

$5 ECB WYB Adult Sunglasses (Limit 2)

Buy $30 in Olay or CoverGirl Products
Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
$1/1 Cover Girl in the 6/7 P&G Insert (exp 7/31)
$1/1 Cover Girl in the 7/5 P&G Insert (exp 7/31)
$1/1 Cover Girl in the 7/12 RP Insert
$1/1 Olay in the 6/7 P&G Insert (exp 7/31)
$1/1 Olay in the 7/12 RP Insert
Olay Rebate (Buy $50 get a $20 Rebate)

**Other Deals

Palmolive Dish Liquid, $.88
$.25/1 from SS 7/26
$.63 each after coupon!

Lay’s Baked Chips, $3
$1/1 in the August All You magazine
$2 each after coupon!

Neutrogena Cosmetics B1G1 FREE
$3/1 from RP 6/21
$3/1 in the July All You magazine
Use 2 coupons for a great deal!

Did you see anything that I missed?

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I am proud to be a part of BeCentsable’s Original Grocery Gathering for CVS.

All deals via Slick Deals!

CVS Coupon Booklets Coming Soon

July 24th, 2009 By Kaley
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As of August 1, you should be able to snag a coupon booklet from your CVS Pharmacy full of some great coupons. Simply ask about the Autorefill program at the pharmacy counter and they should give it to you. It contains the following coupons:

(two) $4 off $20 purchase (yay!)

$4 off $20 Diet or Nutrition products

$4 off $20 Facial Skin products

$2 off $10 Vitamin purchase

$2 off $10 Allergy products

$2 off $10 Oral Care products

$3 off $12 Eye Care products

The word is that some people have already found this booklet near the pharmacy area. I recommend grabbing several if you can–or at least one from each CVS you shop at!

Mars Chocolate Giveaway

July 24th, 2009 By Kaley
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It’s 9 AM–have you gotten your free chocolate yet?

Every Friday through September, Mars will be giving away 250,000 coupons to be redeemed for your favorite Mars product. Simply head to www.realchocolate.com starting at 9 a.m. ET to enter the giveaway. You can also enter your e-mail address to be sent a reminder.

You’ll receive your coupon by mail within six weeks. Limit four coupons per household during the offer period.

How are you using your Fuel for School Rebate?

July 23rd, 2009 By Kaley
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I made our Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate Purchase at Walmart last night. Here’s how I spent it:

4 boxes of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats @ $2.33 each
4 boxes of Kellogg’s Pop Tarts @ $1.88 each
2 packages of Keebler Fudge Shoppe Co0kies @ $2.88 each

Used:
(2) $1.50/2 Frosted Mini Wheats coupons here
(2) $1/2 Pop Tarts from RP 6/7/09
(2) $1/1 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies here (not sure if this is still available)

In the end, I spent $.46 per item after coupons and rebate. We are going camping this weekend and needed some snacks that will fit into our All You Grocery Challenge budget. Plus each of the four Frosted Mini Wheats boxes had a coupon booklet inside which included $5 of coupons to use on breakfast foods–including a $1/1 Frosted Mini Wheats coupon. Definitely will use that!

So, here’s what I’m thinking. Why not check your Walmart to see if they have 10 boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats with the coupon booklets inside. Then pop those babies open before you buy them and use the coupons in the box? You could possibly score 10 boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats for only $.33 each after coupons and rebate! (You may want to bring along a couple of the other coupons listed above in case you can’t find these boxes though!)

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So, I want to know! How are you spending your Fuel for School Rebate? I’ve seen some GREAT deal and moneymakers around the web. I’m providing a Mr. Linky today to let you link up your blog post about it. Or if you don’t have a blog, leave a comment and let us know! It always fun to find out how creative you all can get with your HOT deals!

Facebook: Free Caribou Cooler

July 23rd, 2009 By Kaley
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So, here’s a question. What would you do for a FREE Caribou Cooler? Would you be willing to lose a smidge of your dignity?

If so, then you can get a printable coupon for a free medium Wild Cooler or Wild Brownie at Caribou Coffee when you sign up for the Wild Up application on the Caribou Coffee Facebook page. Then use one of your Facebook photos and add some “wild accessories” to it. You can print the coupon after you are finished with your picture.

I would soooo do this if we had a Caribou Coffee nearby. But since we don’t, I think you all should leave a link to your wild pics!

T.G.I. Friday’s: $5 off each additional entree

July 23rd, 2009 By Kaley
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Update: I have updated this post as I misunderstood the deal. Sorry!

Here’s a fun deal! There is a coupon here for $5 off an entree at T.G.I.Friday’s for each buddy you bring with you, up to 10 people! (Your entree is not included.) Or you can simply text BYOB13 to MYTGIF and get a coupon sent to your mobile phone. The offer expires August 31.

Also, if you sign up here for the Give Me More Stripes program, you will receive a coupon for a
free appetizer or dessert when you sign up, along with a few other fun perks!

FREE GeoTrax DVD

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
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geotrax-dvd

The free GeoTrax DVD is available again. You can go here to request your copy!

Please allow 12-14 weeks for delivery.

Thanks, Frugal Freebies and Deals!