Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Living Large on a Limited Budget

The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

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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 Southwest Coupon Clipper!

She shares what inspired her to become a coupon clipper:

“A friend of mine and I were talking about how much money we spend on groceries and that it never seems like we get that much or have anything to eat after 2 days. I was a VERY implulsive grocery buyer and just picked whatever, whenever and never thought about the cost or looking for sales. I am embarrassed to admit how much I spent each month on groceries alone. Well that has all changed…”

As evidence of the change in her shopping habits, check out her post detailing how she snagged almost $18 worth lemonade for FREE!  You go, girl! 

While you are there, you gotta check out the highlight of her on her local news station, showing how she scored $230 worth of groceries for only $65.  AWESOME!

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!

By the way–may I just add how much I enjoy reading all of your posts that you link up for the weekly Cha-Ching Challenge?  You all are INSPRING!

Arby’s: Free with Purchase Wednesdays

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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 Regular Orange Cream Shake with any Sandwich  purchase.

Go here for more details.

Muir Glen, Beech-Nut Printables and More

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There is a $1/1 Muir Glen product coupon available here.  Most stores carry their tomato paste for around $.97.  Use this coupon to make it free!  You could also get a great deal on their diced tomatoes, which Walmart carries for slightly over a dollar.

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Other printables:

This One’s for my Dad

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This one’s for my Dad:

  • because his daughter thought it would be ‘cute’ to put a coupon for a free McCafe coffee in his Father’s Day card.
  • because last week she realized the coupon was only good in Southeastern, Pennsylvania.
  • because he lives in Upstate New York.

Dad, go get yourself a free McCafe 7 o z. Iced or 8 oz. Hot Mocha every Monday until August 3.  You can stop in any time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.  In fact, let me know when you’re going.  I’ll join you!

You can find out more about this offer here.

Fuel for School: $10 Kellogg’s Rebate

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Don’t you just love that we are already talking about back to school stuff?  I don’t, but this is a good one, so I’ll post anyway!

Check out this 2009 Fuel For School Rebate! Just register on the Kellogg’s website and then download your form to receive $80 in savings from Kellogg’s and Dell.

Purchase 10 participating products between 7/6 and 9/30, and mail in your rebate form, UPC codes, and original dated cash register receipt by 10/9 to receive a $10 rebate check plus a $70 of coupon code for Dell by mail.

NOTE:  THIS MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD SAVE THOSE EGGO COUPONS FOR THIS DEAL!  JUST PURCHASE ALL 10 IN ONE TRANSACTION AND SEND IN YOUR RECEIPT.  YOU CAN FIND COUPONS HERE AND HERE.  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRINT TWO PER TRANSACTION, MAKING THIS A GREAT MONEYMAKER IF YOU CAN PRINT COUPONS FROM MULTIPLE COMPUTERS. THEY ARE ON SALE AT TARGET FOR $1.50!

Freebie Favorites

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Here are a few of my favorite freebies of the day:

  • Become a Facebook Fan of iTunes and get 20 FREE Song Downloads from the Indie Spotlight Rock/Alternative Sampler.

Pampers Rewards Codes

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I’ve been busy adding my Pampers Gifts to Grow codes from Lincoln’s diaper packages and decided to look around the web and see if I could find some additional codes to post (hey–it’s another reason to try to earn some Swag Bucks!)  I was happy to discover the following codes worked for me:

Note: These codes will only work once per account.

  • HAPPYMOTHERSDAY
  • HAPPYFATHERSDAY
  • THRIFTYMOMMYGTG
  • STARTEARNINGNOW
  • FREECODE0712EXP (expires 7/12/09)
  • WELCOMEGTG

In the mood for rewards programs?  Check out my other posts about the following:

Target: HOT Deals on Kashi and Renu

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If you’ve already made your Target shopping trip this week, you may want to head back.  I have a couple more hot deals for you.

Buy two Kashi Cereal @ $2.66 each
Use two $1.50/1 Kashi cereal manufacturer coupons (IE Link or FF Link)
Use (1) $0.50/1 Kashi cereal Target printable coupon
Use (1) FREE Kashi cereal when you buy one Kashi cereal at Target coupon
= FREE plus $0.84 in overage!! 

Buy two Kashi TLC or Cereal bars  @ $2.50 each
Use two $1.50/1 manufacturer printable coupons above or here (IE link or FF Link)
-$1 when you use one $1/2 Target printable coupon
= Pay $1 for two

Thanks, Common Sense with Money!

PLUS:

Print out this $1/1 Renu Contact Solution coupon and look for bottles priced at $.99 in the trial-size section.  You should be able to print two per computer and score two for free!