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The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

August 12th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

Welcome to the weekly

Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight!

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

This week’s highlight is MOJOSavings.com!

Lisa and her husband have four boys.  She writes:

“Our goal for this site is to help others (as well as our family) to be good stewards of all that God has entrusted to them. These hard economic times provide some of us the inspiration needed to really delve in and tighten our belts.”

Check out her post sharing how she scored some great deals on health and beauty items last week.  Nice work, Lisa!

While you are there, take a look around her newly designed site!  She’s got the scoop on Couponing Lingo, Restaurant Deals, Coupon Codes, and more!  While you’re there, why not welcome them to their new home?

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!

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The Cha-Ching Challenge

August 8th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

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:

Savings from coupons and store sales: $54.90

  • CVS:  Spent $7.85.  Saved $54.90.

Savings from ‘Free Money’: $3.00

  • Wes and I have made around $3.00 from YouData since the last time I reported-are you all checking your accounts?

Savings from cutting costs: $6

  • We’ve still been enjoying lettuce from our little garden.  Can’t wait for the tomatoes to ripen!

Savings from YOU: $36.88

  • I received another affiliate check this week.  Thank you!

TOTAL SAVINGS:$100.78

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $2791.97

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

2009entertainmentbook1

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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!

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge, Great Deals

The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

August 5th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

Welcome to the weekly

Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight!

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

This week’s highlight is Never2Late2Save!

Barbara is a mother of 2 children, who made the choice to become more frugal. Since she started using coupons her life and funds have changed drastically.

She writes:

“What I hope you will learn from Never2Late2Save is how to save money on your everyday expenses. Introduce you to other alternatives and opportunities available to you and your families.”

Check out her posts here and here sharing how she spent only $54.96 for $119.12 worth of products at Publix last week.  IMPRESSIVE.  Great job, Barbara!

While you are there, I recommend checking out her Coupon 101 section.  It’s a great series of information and resources if you are newcomer to the world of couponing!

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!

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The Cha-Ching Challenge

August 1st, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

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:

Savings from coupons and store sales: $98.33

Last Week:

  • Rite Aid: I made a killer Rite Aid run and scored 3 packages of Huggies diapers, 2 packages of Huggies Pull-Ups, and 2 bags of Doritos for FREE after Single Check Rebate and coupons.  Total cost would have been $37.43.
  • Walmart: Spent $30.35.  Saved $26.93 after coupons and the Fuel for School Rebate and Tyson Skillet Meal Rebate.
  • ALDI: Spent $26.91. Saved $5.oo.
  • Staples: Got two packs of paper which was free after rebate.  Saved $7.97.

This week:

  • ALDI: Spent $58.19.  Saved $20.
  • Walmart: Spent $3.36.  Saved $1.

Savings from great deals: $23

  • Before going on vacation with my family, I scouted out a great deal from Restaurant.com.  We bought a $25 gift certificate for only $2 for a great little restaurant near our campsite.  This deal is still good TODAY only.  Go here for more details.

Savings from cutting costs: $200

  • As I mentioned above, my family opted to go camping for our family vacation this year.  This is definitely a change for us.  We LOVE family vacation and have splurged in year’s past by going to the beach or nice hotels.  The past couple of years have been a little different since money is tight for many of us.  So we opted for camping to save some cash.  Vacation with my family is always fun and memorable and it really doesn’t matter where we are.  (Although we all agreed that camping may not happen again for us.  We don’t do torrential rain.)

I have to share one fun tid-bit from our family vacation, however.  My nephews, niece, sister, brother, and his girlfriend worked very hard to learn the dance moves to Thriller before vacation and then wowed us with a show.  My sister caught it on video.  You can watch it here.  I’ll admit, I wanted to join in!

TOTAL SAVINGS:$321.33

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $2691.19

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!

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge, Great Deals

The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

July 29th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

Welcome to the weekly

Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight!

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

This week’s highlight is Saving in Akron!

Saving in Akron is a blog dedicated to saving money, living well on less.  She submitted not just one, but THREE posts detailing her great savings from last week.  (She saved over 80% at TWO of her stores!) Check them out here, here, and here.  

While you are there, I recommend checking out her Blog Hop posts.  What a cool idea!  It’s also a great way to find out a little bit more about her (i.e. She’s fluent in French!) 

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!

 

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The Cha-Ching Challenge

July 25th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

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:

kelloggs-fuel-for-school-rebate

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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!

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge, Great Deals

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

July 24th, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

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!

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge, coupons, Freebies, Weekly store deals Tagged With: CVS

The Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight

July 22nd, 2009 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Cha-Ching challenge

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!

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge

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