Living Large on a Limited Budget
Thanks to all who entered my 7th Birthday Giveaway!
The winner of the $25 Target and Amazon Gift Cards is:
Joy: dcprov77@
I have contacted you by email with details on how to claim your prize.
Thanks to all who entered and stay tuned for even more fun giveaways soon!
Mother’s Day is around the corner (Sunday, May 8th) and if you haven’t started already, now’s the time to remember all the little things the moms around us do every day and get them a token of your appreciation. Moms are creative, capable, and resourceful. Moms work hard! That’s why moms deserve the best and Swagbucks wants to make sure your Mom gets the best.
Right now you can earn up to 35% Cash Back on gifts for Mom at her favorite retailers when you shop through the Swagbucks Mother’s Day Sale, saving you lots of pennies and allowing you to splurge a little extra on mom!
New to Swagbucks and want to join me in earning free gift cards every month? Sign up here for your free account. Be sure to use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to start off with 70 FREE points called SB! (Just click on the words, “I have a sign up code.”) Then get started earning free $3 – $50 Gift Cards or PayPal cash by taking surveys, searching the web, watching videos, or shopping online. They’ve already awarded over $100,000,000 and have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. You won’t regret giving Swagbucks a try!
Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!
The Regal Summer Movie Express is back for 2016 and the schedule has been announced for participating theaters! Select Regal Theaters will be offering $1.00 family-friendly movies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning at 10 am for 9 weeks.
Click here for the schedule and to find a participating theater near you.
I love taking my kids to these movies!
If you’re a parent, you know how important it is to be prepared for your kid’s next fever. We try to always keep them healthy, but a sick day now and again is inevitable. Keeping a small supply of electrolyte fluids, maybe some Jell-o or Popsicles, kid-safe fever reducers, and, of course, a thermometer for the next sick day is second nature to many of us. But, while that pack of Jell-o might last forever in your cupboard, it’s probably time you upgraded to a thermometer that’s built for our modern lives.
Kinsa is a company that specializes in this new breed of “Smart” thermometers, that interact with your smartphone to document your child’s temperature over time and help you make decisions about whether a good nights sleep and a cold towel will do, or if it’s time to check in with your pediatrician. Simply plug the Kinsa Smart Thermometer into your phone’s headphone jack (either on its own or with an optional extension cord) and launch their free app to see how Kinsa will work for you. The app has interactive games for kids to stay engaged and patient while the thermometer delivers an accurate reading, and by using your smartphone, Kinsa takes advantage of 25,000X the processing power of a regular digital thermometer. Tapping into the smartphone’s power, processing and display also means there are virtually no electronics inside – and no batteries are required – so the thermometer is extremely lightweight and durable for carrying with you, and is always ready for use.
Now, I get it, we don’t use thermometers every day, and $24.99 is a lot to pay for something that will mostly just sit in your medicine cabinet. But I found this great deal on Swagbucks where you can quite literally get the Kinsa Smart Thermometer for absolutely FREE. Here’s how it works:
That’s a pretty good deal, right? Buy a $20 Smart Thermometer and get a $20 in PayPal cash. It gets even better for those of you new to Swagbucks. Earning 2000 SB in one go is more than enough for you to get a 300 SB April Three Pour All Bonus (awarded on May 5th), netting you 2300 SB, worth a $25 Amazon or Target gift card and only 200 SB short of $25 PayPal cash.
All that bonus might make you forget you’re getting a state-of-the-art Smart Thermometer in the process!
New to Swagbucks and want to join me in earning free gift cards every month? Sign up here for your free account. Be sure to use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to start off with 100 FREE swag bucks! (Just click on the words, “I have a sign up code.”) Then get started earning free $3 – $50 Gift Cards or PayPal cash by taking surveys, searching the web, watching videos, or shopping online. They’ve already awarded over $100,000,000 and have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. You won’t regret giving Swagbucks a try!
Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!
We have new Checkout 51 offers and the popular Halls Cough Drops offer is back! This will score you FREE cough drops from the Dollar Tree when you pair it with a coupon from the 4/10 SmartSource insert.
Here’s how:
Dollar Tree:
Buy 2 Halls Drops, 30 ct, $1 ea.
Use $1.00/2 Halls Drops Bags, 17 ct or Larger – 4-10-14 SS (exp 05/21/16)
Pay $1 out of pocket and submit for $1/2 or $0.50/1 Checkout 51 offer
As low as two for FREE after coupon and cash back!
Be sure to submit your receipt no later than Wednesday, 4/20, to claim your deposit.
Not familiar with Checkout 51? Head over here to learn more about this money-saving app that doesn’t require a Smartphone. Or check out my news story.
Want to know what’s FREE on Tax Day this year? Check out this long list of Tax Day freebies and restaurant deals from Schlotzsky’s, Hard Rock Cafe, Noodles & Company and more. We will update as more deals pop up. Let me know if you find anything else!
Please note that Tax Day is actually April 18 this year!
Hard Rock Cafe: Participating locations will offer a FREE Legendary Burger to people who stand up and sing in front of the rest of the restaurant’s patrons on Monday, April 18 during normal business hours.
Boston Market: Participating locations will offer a Half Chicken Individual Meal with 2 sides, cornbread, cookie and Regular Drink for $10.40 on Monday, April 18. No coupon needed.
HydroMassage: Participating locations are offering a FREE HydroMassage from April 18 -22. Find a location near you here.
Sonny’s BBQ: Get a half-price Sweet & Smokey or House Dry-Rubbed Rib Dinner at participating locations on Tax Day, April 18. No coupon necessary.
Great American Cookies: Get a FREE Regular Chocolate Chip Cookie at participating locations on Monday, April 18.
Kona Ice: Get a FREE shaved ice on “National Chill Out Day” (April 15). Find a Kona Ice location near you.
Sonny’s BBQ: Get half off a Rib Dinner on Tax Day, Monday April 18.
Bruegger’s Bagels: Print a coupon that will get you a Big Bagel Bundle for $10.40. You’ll need to wait for the pop-up and sign up to claim the offer.
Noodles & Company: On April 18, get a free kid’s meal with the purchase of any regular entree. And those who order online between April 11 and 18 can get $4 off orders of $10 or more by entering the promo code TAXDAY at checkout.
Schlotzsky’s: Stop by any Schlotzsky’s location on Monday, April 18 and get a FREE small The Original with purchase of a 32-ounce drink and a bag of chips!
Office Depot/Office Max: Get 5 lbs. of FREE paper shredding through April 23, 2016 with this coupon.
Bananas: Certified public accountants (CPAs) will receive one FREE Bananas’ smoothie called the CPA (made with fresh strawberries, bananas and ice, with added Red Bull Yellow Edition) when they present a valid CPA license at participating Bananas locations on April 17 and 18.
As always, I recommend calling ahead to be sure that your location is participating. Happy Tax Day!
Swagbucks is full of ways to earn from searching the net and watching videos, to taking surveys and shopping. There are so many ways to earn, sometimes it’s tough to explore all the different avenues. One person might only earn SB through surveys while another might only earn through watching videos; the Swagbucks community really is diverse. That’s the great thing about their promotions though, it allows Swagbucks to show you a whole new world. If you think of Swagbucks as a globe, there’s a whole world of SB to explore, why not check it out?
Where In The World Are Your SB? Swag Code Extravaganza!
Study that globe because it all goes down on Wednesday, April 13th from 7am PDT/10am EDT to 6pm PDT/9pm EDT
Spot 6 Swag Codes throughout the day worth a total of 30 SB
You’ll be seeking out Swag Codes across the world including locales like:
Team Challenge
Search
Refer & Earn
Mother’s Day Sale
Please note: The above times are for US only.
New to Swagbucks and want to join me in earning free gift cards every month? Sign up here for your free account. Be sure to use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to start off with 100 FREE swag bucks! (Just click on the words, “I have a sign up code.”) Then get started earning free $3 – $50 Gift Cards or PayPal cash by taking surveys, searching the web, watching videos, or shopping online. They’ve already awarded over $100,000,000 and have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. You won’t regret giving Swagbucks a try!
Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!
Update: This giveaway has ended.
I’ve been feeling pretty sentimental this week.
Seven years ago, I tiptoed out into the world of blogging, unsure if a single person would care to read what I have to say (except for my Mom, of course). But, after the bitter discouragement of unemployment led me to discover a passion for couponing, freebie finding and creatively stretching our dollars, I realized that I couldn’t NOT share my learnings with the world. I also wondered if maybe, just maybe, I could help supplement our income with this thing called blogging.
So, with the help of a friend over the course of a couple months, I pieced together my vision for my very own money-saving blog. My husband and I brainstormed ideas for the blogs’ name. I typed away on our personal computer in our little garage apartment for hours upon hours using our dial-up connection (my apologies to anyone who tried to call me during those months!). I researched the ins and outs of blogging and tried to imagine new ways that I could help my readers stretch their dollars.
And I hoped.
I hoped that this little bud of a desire could blossom into the dream that was growing in my heart.
Then, seven years ago (on April 19th), Cha-Ching on a Shoestring was born.
What a journey it has been!
Within a couple months, my little blog began to receive media attention, first from news outlets in our home of upstate New York and then later in our new home in Pennsylvania and eventually even nationally. Since we were in the midst of the recession, our story resonated deeply with many who were experiencing unemployment and tightened budgets. Before long, thousands of others joined my Mom and became readers and money-saving ninjas.
And the journey continues! Over the course of the past 7 years, I’ve been grateful for the opportunity to bring along others to help with the blog like the amazing Nicole, my dear friends Heidi and Elizabeth and the delightful Dollar Store Diva (aka MOM). We’ve added tips about organizing, living simply, cooking and giving on a budget. I’ve shared my passion for simplifying Christmas in my very first eBook. And while the focus of the blog has changed some from those early days, we are still all about saving money around here!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been busy envisioning a new design for this site with the help of the talented and delightful Sharon. Since the site is about so much more than just couponing now, we wanted it to reflect all the ways we’ve discovered to live LARGE on a limited budget over the past years and will continue to do so as we journey together.
I am so thrilled with the new look that I want to celebrate!
So I decided to give away gift certificates to two of the stores that are Cha-Ching readers’ favorite ways to save: Amazon and Target.
One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win BOTH a $25 Amazon Gift Card and a $25 Target Gift Card.
Here’s how to enter:
You have up to three possible methods of entry:
Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments. (Or CLICK HERE to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning! E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, April 17, 2016. I will randomly select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.
Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by ME because I am a big fan of you guys!