Look for this in your Sunday paper

This UPS game card is in the AJC today 1/31/10. It is a scratch off but be carefull and use your fingernail instead of a penny. Scratch softly or else you will scratch off the layer with the prize information.

Tamra

Coupon Challenge #1 - Join SwagBucks For Free Prizes

Coupon Challenge #1

Who does not like free stuff? Especialy when you can earn it by doing something you do everyday. The Coupon Challenge is somthing new that I will be starting and I hope you enjoy them. I will try to bring you offers and articles that you can read or do really quickly. We all have busy lives and not much time to spare so sometimes quicker is better.

 Here is a site that I have been using for month or two swagbucks. You earn points for searching the web just as if you would using other search engines. I am a big fan of points so I am enjoyig this service. You can redeem your points for giftcards and a bunch of other prizes. This is really easy to sign up and you get 3 points to get started.

Step 1. Click here to register  or click on the button in the top right of the blog - Yes do it now :-)
Step 2 Download the tool bar for easy swagging

Leave me a comment after you sign up. Lets see who has swagger like me!

How much did I spend?

I made a trip to Kroger today and as you can see I had a great time. I did this at 2 different stores since one ran out of the Rotel tomatoes. At the first store my cart was so heavy the cart started crying. I went into the self checkout lane so that I would not hold up the regular lanes. Well after a very longtime scanning my items and helping the attendent scan my coupons ( I gave them to her 1 at a time to ensure all got scanned) I was ready to pay my balance, swiped my card and the machine said "Attendant has been notified to assist you". The end result was thatI scanned so much and used so muchcoupons that I broke the machine, she had to get a override from the manager and after 4 tries it took the payment and then went out of service.

I must say that Kroger has done a great job of having these items in stock. I was able to get most of what I wanted with no issues, even with the number of couponers that live in my neck of the woods. I wish all of our local stores were this well stocked but unfortunatly they are not.

I would like for you all to guess the total out of pocket cost of all these items, lets see who gets the closest.

Tip: Don't forget to get a raincheck if an item is out of stock when you are at the store.

Thank God for coupons and doubling.
Tamra

Blog Name Change

As you all can see our blog has a new name. As we all journey through life we need different things at different times. I would like for this blog to assist you all as you go through the changes that will shape your future.

Over the next few weeks there will be some exciting things happening on our blog so stay tuned.

May you all be blessed and inspired to push through to thenext level of happiness.

Have a great weekend all

Tamra

Publix Trips 01/10/10

We needed milk and bread so I went to Publix with my gal pals Nikki and Lisa. We are also trying to have fruit with each meal so I get fruit on each shopping trip. My bill was a bit (means very :-) high because of the  milk and bread. Normally I would not pay 1.70 each bread but we needed some and they are so good.

I bought the following.

8 - Gatorage - Free (used .50 mfr q  and .55 publix q keyed down to .25)

6 - Lysol Sprays - $1.76

6 - Lenders Bagels - $3.00

2 - Egg Beaters - .76

8 - Peppridge Farm Bread - $13.60

3 - Soy Milk - $6.42

4 - Buscuits - $3.96

2 - Aleve  - .10

Fruit - $3.50

Total was $33.10

Bayer Monitor Coupon Giveaway

Ok ... I am really excited aboout this new aspect of the blog. We will be doing monthly giveaways starting this month. The first on will be for 2 of those hard to find $30 Bayer breeze/contour monitor coupons. The winner will be chosen on Monday 01/18/2010 which happens to be my 2 nieces birthday. The coupons will be mailed out on Tuesday so that the winner can take advantage of the month long deal at Walgreens. This is Free Walgreens money for those new to couponing.

These coupons were donated by someone at the conyers office of Midway Tax Service. Thank you very much.

Here is what you will need to do to enter. Each activity will earn you one entry. You must do #1, it is required.

1. Follow this blog and leave a comment that you have done so. Just leave a comment if you already follow the blog. Earn 1 entry
2. Post about this giveaway on you facebook, twitter etc page and leave a comment with a link back to the post. Earn 1 entry
3. Send the url http://www.midwaytax.com/ to 7 of your friends and include me (rebytm@gmail.com) in the email. Earn 1 entry
4. Suggest or donate a giveaway item for our next giveaway. Earn 1 entry
5. Blog about this giveaway on your own blog if you have one.

Good luck all and please contact me with any questions.
CQTamra

Monday 1/11/2010 Wags trip

I did 4 small transactions this afternoon before picking up the children. They were all the same. I had 4 - $2.50rr and the transactions went this way.

1 - colgate

1 - can mandarin orange

used 1 - .75cents off coupon from ss 1/3

used 1 - 2.50 rr

used 1 wags coupon to make the oranges .50

paid .47 including tax and got back 2rr

We use these oranges in our salads so I will be stocking up on these so I do not have to buy the with money from my weekly grocery budget for a long time. :- )

Happy shopping

CQTamra