Kaley, Author at Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
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Welcome to the weekly

Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight!

I am pleased to announce our
Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight Winner.

This week’s highlight is More than Cents!

She writes:

“Welcome to More Than Cents! It seems that saving money at the store and getting quality items can’t go hand-in-hand. But, MTC is here to help! From online coupons to grocery coupons at the store, I know we can help each other save money. Coupons don’t have to be a hassle!”

Check out her post sharing how she actually made money shopping at Target last week. Gotta love getting paid to shop! Way to go!

While you are there, I recommend checking out the More than Cents Forum. It’s another great resource in helping us all work together to save money. Who doesn’t need that?!

Would you like to join us in next week’s Cha-Ching Challenge?

Simply come back on Saturday and join the Cha-Ching Challenge by adding a link to your post sharing your great deals for the week!

Stayfree Moneymaker and More

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
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stayfree-pads

There is a Stayfree moneymaker at CVS next week that will require a printable coupon. I highly recommend printing it now before the word is out!

Stayfree Pads (28-48 ct.), $5
Get $5 ECBs wyb $10 (limit 1)
BOGO Stayfree Product from SS 6/28/09
$1/1 Stayfree Product printable
Better than FREE after coupons and ECBs!

Thanks, Saving Cents With Cents!

ALSO…

CVS will have Electrasol on sale for 2/$9 during the week of 8/2/09. You’ll earn $10 in ECBs when you buy $20 of select Electrasol, Lysol, Resolve and Air Wick products. You can purchase the $2.50/1 Electrasol coupons on eBay to get FREE dishwasher detergent!

Electrasol Dish Detergent, 2/$9
Get $10 ECBs wyb $20
$2.50/1 Finish/Electrasol from SS 7/12/09
FREE wyb 5 after 5 coupons and ECBs!

Arby’s: Free with Purchase Wednesdays

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
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arbysroastburger

Don’t forget that today is another Arby’s Free with Purchase Wednesday! If your local Arby’s is participating (call around…one of mine said yes and another said no), then you can score a FREE Roastburger with any soft drink purchase.

Go here for more details. You can also go here to find out how you may be able to score even more free Roastburgers!

On a side note: Last week, we decided to take advantage of this offer at our local Arby’s. When we got there, no one in the store had heard of the offer (even though we called earlier in the day and were told they were participating!) So I waited patiently by while they looked through a stack of faxes from their corporate office and discovered that indeed, they were participating! So glad I could be of assistance!

E-Mealz Giveaway Winners

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
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We have our four winners of the e-Mealz giveaway! Random.org worked its magic and chose the following four entrants:

Christy (mschrystee@xxxx)
Jill (fitzs.jill@xxxx)
Renee (yeloechikee@xxxx)
Cali (calicoupons@xxxx)

Congratulations! I have contacted you all by e-mail with information on how to claim your 3 month subscription.

Thanks to all who entered!

BIC coupon at Coupons.com

July 21st, 2009 By Kaley
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bic-coupon

There have been some elusive BIC coupons popping up lately. They seem to disappear as quickly as they pop up.

BUT…if you hurry over to Coupons.com right now, you may be able to score a $1/2 BIC stationery products coupon. This coupon can be used for pens, markers, or white-out.

Print yours now before they are gone!

Restaurant.com Sale: 80% off

July 21st, 2009 By Kaley
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I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out how we are going to stay under budget for the All You Grocery Challenge this week since we are going camping with my family and plan on eating out at least twice.

So I was happy to discover that Restaurant.com has a special promotion going on right now. Get a $25 gift certificate for only $2 when you enter code: NAPKIN at check-out. Sweet! I checked and there is a nice selection of restaurants to choose from not far from our campground. (Now I just need to convince the rest of the family to join us!)

Most Restaurant.com gift certificates expire a year from purchase date, so you may want to snag this deal for later.

If you have never purchased a gift certificate from Restaurant.com, I would encourage you to be sure to read all of the details before purchasing. Sometimes there is a minimum amount that needs to be spent or you are required to purchase a certain amount of entrees. It is still a great way to save money, but just be sure to be informed!

Huggies Flushable Wipes Coupon

July 21st, 2009 By Kaley
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I love it when I run out of an item and great deals start popping up.

We just ran out of flushable wipes, which are just nice to have with a 3 year old, y’know?

Well, according to Coupon Cravings, Huggies is rebranding their Clean Team wipes to “Pull-Ups Flushable Moist Wipes”. The travel-sized packages of these wipes are priced at $1.64 at Wal-Mart. Use the $3/2 coupon from the 7/19 SmartSource insert and you’ll get these for $0.14 each after the coupon.

(I have found these in the Health and Beauty section of my Wal-Mart.)

And then when I went to my mailbox today, I discovered a freebie I ordered from Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago that included Scott Flushable Wipes. (This freebie is no longer available. Sorry!)

Thanks, Wal-Mart. =)

All You Grocery Challenge: Week 2

July 21st, 2009 By Kaley
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all-you-grocery-challenge

I really didn’t intend to follow through when I signed up for the All You Grocery Challenge a few weeks ago. But now, I’m having a hard time coming up with an excuse not to! It will help keep me accountable with our grocery spendings and push me to challenge myself like I did in my Shopping in my Freezer Challenge last week. (Plus, anyone who knows me would tell you I really just want to be in an edition of All You. I have that middle child syndrome and dream of being the center of attention!)

Now, I have a confession to make. I feel like I have A LOT to learn when it comes to saving money on grocery shopping. While I do well at staying within our budget, I’m sure I could do better.

Using coupons when I grocery shop is not something that comes naturally to me. That’s why I shop at Aldi. This saves us a great deal of money, but I’m sure I could cut even more corners with a litte bit more effort. (Check out my $10 Challenge week as an example!)

So, here are a few rules I am setting up for myself over the course of the next three weeks of the challenge:

Set up one more ‘Shopping in My Freezer’ Challenge week. We still have plenty to use up!

When grocery shopping, make a list and stick to it! Be sure to scout out sales and coupon match-ups prior to shopping.

The goal of the challenge is to spend less than $25 per family member weekly on groceries. I could easily do this by using up all those hot dogs and Kashi waffles I have in my freezer. However, I will resist this temptation and be sure to include healthy fare as well! We may dine on hot dogs once or twice, however…

That being said, here is my plan for this week:

Monday: Got home from a camping trip and didn’t have much energy. Popped some chicken nuggets in the oven.

Tuesday: Roasted Chicken with Maple Walnut Glaze (that we didn’t eat last week!), tossed salad with lettuce from our garden

Wednesday: Homemade pizza (made with dough from our breadmaker…YUMMY!)

Thursday: We have a busy day planned and will probably end up eating out. I’ll need to find a good coupon!

Friday through Monday: We are camping again, this time with my family. We are responsible for one meal and snacks for our family. Wish me luck in staying under budget for this! I think I can…I think I can…I think I can…