Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Living Large on a Limited Budget

Free Johnson’s Gift Set

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johnsons-gift-setWell, now…I am currently at a hotel in between a wedding and the reception, letting Lincoln sneak in a nap.  I had absolutely no intentions of posting a deal right now, but I saw this over at The Good, True and Beautiful and couldn’t pass up sharing it with you.

Hanna at Worldforbaby.com is giving away  a  Johnson’s Gift Set simply for stopping by her site and signing up.  The offer is limited to one per household and I’m guessing it’s while supplies last.  What a sweet deal!  Go here to sign up.

Now, it’s off to the reception for me…gotta get my dancin’ shoes on!

The (New and Improved) Cha-Ching Challenge

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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.

I’ve changed things up to make it even easier for you to post your favorite deals.  You can now add them 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.

I’d like to share a little bit about my spending this week.  I actually spent more than usual and struggled with feeling badly about it for a little while.  I bought some clothes for Griffin ($46) because we haven’t found a whole lot at yard sales.  And I bought two dresses ($50) because Griffin is in a wedding this weekend and I needed one for the rehearsal and one for the wedding.  On top of that, Wes, Griffin, and I all got our hair cut.

I had to remind myself that this is not the norm for me and the whole reason we budget is so we can spend money on items like these when needed.  So instead of feeling badly, I want to feel grateful that we have this money to spend!

Check out my savings for the week below:

Savings from coupons and store sales: $16.25

Savings from ‘Free Money’: $3.43

  • Wes signed up for Pinecone Research and received a $3 check in the mail for completing a survey last week.
  • I just realized I didn’t check my YouData account this week.  So I just did and got $.43 for clicking a few buttons!

Savings from a little bit of hard work: $57

  • We held a yard sale last weekend!  While $57 may not seem like a lot, we were pleased considering we held it in a more rural area.  PLUS we got rid of my old manual treadmill and Wes’s old NordicTrack which were simply taking up space–AWESOME.

TOTAL SAVINGS:$76.68

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $2057.99 (we hit the $2000 mark!)

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

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!

And the Winner is…

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Total Time for My Big Race: 12:03

(not bad considering I had a newbie cashier who had a hard time with all my coupons and I saw some people I knew–I just did the “If-I-Don’t-Make-Eye-Contact-It-Means-I-Didn’t-See-You trick…)

And the winner coming in at 12.5 seconds is:

Chelsey (chelseyhall@xxxx)

Look for an e-mail from me in your inbox, Chelsey!

Thanks for playing, everybody–that was fun!

Freebie Favorites: The Father’s Day Edition

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Here are a few of my favorite Father’s Day freebies:

  • On Saturday (6/20), take your Dad to Chick-fil-A for a FREE 14 oz Hand-Spun Milkshake. Click here to find out if the restaurant near you is participating in this promotion.

Thanks to the Freebie Blogger for this list.  You can find the rest of her Father’s Day freebies here.

Sneak Peek: CVS 101 Week of 6/21/09

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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.

Attention CVS Newbies!

Check out these transactions I’ve cooked up for you:

Transaction #1:
Buy: (4) SoyJoy Bars 4/$4
Use (2) B1G1 coupon from SS 5/31/09
Spend: $2 (plus tax)
Receive: $4  ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy: (3) Pepsi 2 Liters, 3/$4
Use $4 ECBs from previous transaction
Spend: $0 (plus tax)
Receive: $1 ECBs

***WEEKLY DEALS***

Here are the best deals that I see at CVS this week.  Did I miss anything?

**ECB Deals

SoyJoy Bars 4/$4
Get $4 ECBs wyb 4 (Limit 5)
$2/10  or B1G1 coupon from SS 5/31/09
$1/5 printable
Better than free after coupon and ECBs!!

Deal Idea:
Buy (20) Soy Joy Bars
Use (1) $2/10 from SS 5/31
Use (2) B1G1 from SS 5/31
Use (2) $1/5 from SS 5/31
Spend: $14
Receive: $20 ECBs!

Thermacare Neck to Arm Wrap 1 ct, (price not listed)
Get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 2)
ThermaCare Heat Wrap $1 (6/30/09) V 3/29/09
ThermaCare Heat wrap $1 (7/31/09) V 4/19/09
$1 off any Thermacare

Buy 3 Pepsi 2 Liters, 3/$4
Get $1 ECB (Limit 2)
$1 each after ECBs!

Gain 2x or Tide 2x Detergent, $12.99
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
$9.99 after ECBs!!

Tylenol 20 – 24 ct, $4.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 3)
$2/1 from V 5/17/09
$1/1 or $3/2 from V 4/5/09
As low as $.99 after coupon and ECBs!!

Multipacks of Crest, Fixodent or Oral B, psa $4.99
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
$.50/1 Crest  Paste or Liquid Gel from PG 6/7/09
As low as $1.49 each after coupon and ECBs!!

Coppertone Suncare, $8.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 2)
$1.50/1 from SS 5/10/09
$3  and $5 Printable
As low as $1.99 each after coupon and ECBs!!

Buy $20 Aveeno Sunblock Lotion or Spray, $9.00
Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
$1/1  or $1.50/1 Sun Care from V 5/17/09
$1/1 or $1.50/2  Aveeno Product from  SS 4/5/09
$2/1 Printable
As low as $3.67 each after 3 coupons and ECBs!!

Aussie, Pantene or Herbal Essence, $5.99
Get $2 ECBs  (Limit 4)
$2/2 Aussie coupon from P G 5/17/09
$.50/1 Herbal Essences coupon from  P G 5/17/09
$1/2 Pantene coupon from PG 5/17/09
As low as $3.49 each (wyb 2) after coupons and ECBs!!

Clearcare, $8.99
Get $2 ECBs  (Limit 2)
$3/1 coupon from SS 5/10/09
As low as $3.99 after coupon and ECBs!!

Tampax Pearls 41 – 45 ct, 2/$14
Get $4 ECBs wyb 2  (Limit 3)
$1/2 coupon in PG 6/07/09
$1/1 in the P&G Savings $120 Coupon Booklet (rebate for booklet no longer available)
As low as $4 each after coupons and ECBs!!

Mitchum Deodorant, $2.99
Get $1 ECB  (Limit 1)
$.75/1 coupon from SS 6/21/09
As low as $1.24 each after coupons and ECBs!!

Almay Pure Blends Foundation or Face Powder, $13.99
Get $10 ECBs (Limit 3)
$1/1 from  SS 5/17 *EXPIRES 6/21!
As low as $2.99 each after coupons and ECBs!!


**Other Deals

Huggies Diapers or Pull Ups, $8.99
$3/1 Pure & Naturals printable here
$2/1 on Pull Ups in the 6/14 SS Insert (exp 7/18)
$3/1 Pull Ups Printable here
$2/1 Pull Ups Printable here
$1.50/1 in the 6/21 SS Insert (exp 7/18)
$2/1 Diapers Printable here
$2/1 Diapers Printable here
$1.50 on Diapers via Upromise (register your CVS card for account deposits)
:: $.75 Caregivers Marketplace Rebate
As low as $5.25 each after coupons/Rebate/Upromise deposit!

SoBe Life Water, B1G1
B1G1 FREE Printable here (if you haven’t printed it before)
Four free Sobe Life Waters after two coupons!!

French’s Mustard, $1
$.30/1 in the 3/29 SS Insert (exp 7/19)
$.50/1 in the 5/10 SS Insert (exp 8/31)
$.50/1 in the 6/21 SS Insert (exp 9/10)
$.50/1 Printable here
As low as $.50 each after coupon!

Kraft BBQ Sauce, $1
$1/2 from SS 6/14/09
As low as $.50 each after coupons!

$1 Frank’s Hot Sauce, $1
$1/1 in the 5/17 SS Insert
$.50/1 printable here
$.50 each after coupon!

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!