Great Giveaway!!

My friends over at YellowElm have a great Valentine's giveaway going on... head over here to check out the beautiful hair clips that they are giving away. Comment on the post to enter yourself in that giveaway...While you're over there check out their etsy shop. They have some great creations that are perfect for Valentine's Day, birthdays, or even a just because present:)

Christmas Break...

So you will not be hearing from me for the next 2 weeks or so. My husband and I are leaving tomorrow for our dream vacation...2 weeks in Paris and London:) We are so excited to go spend some time with his sisters and brother-in-law who are living in Paris as missionaries, and we are also excited to do some exploring in some places we have both always wanted to visit. Just an encouragement to all of you savers out there...it does pay to live frugally. This vacation is paid for already as a result of us living on almost nothing the past 6 months or so. It is nice to have something to work toward and now we get to enjoy the fruits of our labor:) I must admit, I did make a budget for our trip, but it is MUCH more generous than anything we've done before. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas with your families and will see you again after the new year!

Giveaways Galore!

'Tis the season for giveaways, and I will try to keep you updated on the ones I discover.
If you like to sew, go over to Burdastyle here and enter each day to win different craft books or items. You have to register for the site, but they have lots of great resources for you there. Today's giveaway is Betz White's new book Sewing Green

The Dave Ramsey 24 days of giveaways are still going on...Today's giveaway is $3000. I could sure think of some ways to use that! Go here to enter.

Hallmark Gold Crown Stores: $5 off any purchase!

Go here to print a coupon for $5 off any purchase at Hallmark Gold Crown stores. I was informed that they have wrapping paper for around this price so if you need some for Christmas presents, here's a great way to get some for free or almost free.
The coupon is good through December 24, 2009

Bloom Super Doubles

Through tomorrow, December 8, Bloom is doubling coupons up to $1.99. If the get the Greenville  Newspaper, there was a $10 off a $40 purchase coupon for Bloom last Wednesday  that can be used either at Bloom or Publix.

Nature Valley: Try me free offer

Nature Valley is offering a chance for everyone to try their dark chocolate and nut chewy granola bars. Buy the bars, go here to print out the rebate form, and send in the rebate form to get a check back for the purchase up to $3.39.
Thanks, SavingAndGiving!

Giveaways Galore!

Dave Ramsey is hosting 24 days of giving and is giving away different products/ money each day thru Christmas Eve! Today's giveaway is an Amazon Kindle. Go here to enter to win and find out more info.

MoneySavingMom is hosting 24 hours of giveaways and is posting new giveaways all day today for you to enter. She has some great stuff to giveaway! Go here to look thru the giveaways and learn how you can enter.

Social Darling Frock Giveaway at Grosgrain

Social Darling Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

Free Aveeno Tote Bag

Go here to get your free Aveeno tote bag compliments of Martha Stewart Living Magazine...Hurry, this offer is only available while supplies last.
Note: You will have to wait 6-8 weeks for your bag to be delivered. I actually really like this because I sign up for lots of free samples and such and will forget about them. Then is fun to get things in the mail when I'm not expecting them:)

20% off Vera Bradley

You can get 20% off at VeraBradley.com by entering the coupon code 20offsale when you check out.Go here for more details.

Free Christmas Music from Amazon

From December1-25, Amazon.com is offering one free song download per day. If you miss a day, you can download the previous songs as well. So far they've had some nice songs. Go here to download your free mp3.

Monday Grocery Madness...finally!

So I may be the world's worst blogger. I do apologize for my extended absence...does the excuse that it's been the holidays make up for it? Ok well I am finally bringing to you the grocery deals from this week. We found some great deals at Publix this week but had to pick up some essentials not on sale:( at Walmart so that throws off our total a bit this week. However, we are good for those items for a while so hopefully I can find them on sale for the next time. I have pictures ready for you but the computer I am using today at work will not let me upload them so you will have to wait...so sorry.
Publix:
Total before savings/coupons: $39.22
Total spent: $10.71
Percentage of savings: 73%

(this pic includes the milk from aldis and the ham from wal-mart: thanks to my wonderful hubby for taking pics:)
Walmart: Total spent $17.67

Aldis: Total spent $4.38 (just had to pick up some milk as you will see in the pics coming soon)

No Super Shopping Trip

We have decided to visit my husband's family for Thanksgiving, and as a result, I did not go grocery shopping this week. We have enough food to cover the few nights we're eating at home and can use the food money to help pay for the gas for our trip. Because I am leaving for TN tomorrow, you may notice my absence the remainder of the week. I will try to post some links to Black Friday deals for those of you interested. I myself am not a huge Black Friday fan...too many crowds...but I will let you know of any amazing deals out there that I become aware of.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

More photo deals!

As if the 100 free photo cards weren't enough, SeeHere is offering 50% off photo books and photo gifts today, November 23, 2009 only! They are also offering free shipping. Go here to choose and design your photo books and such and then enter the coupon code 2day when you check out to get the 50% discount and free shipping.
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Free Photo Book Shipped!

Go here and get a free 20 page photo book (a $39.95 value) for free with free shipping if you are one of the first 25,000 to enter the code BONNIE at checkout. I really wish I were at home now so that I could take advantage of it. I need a wedding album! Hopefully they will still be available when I get home.
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Another EarthFare freebie!

I found this one in my inbox this week so if you want to be aware of these Earthfare freebies as soon as they come out, sign up for their email updates. Go here to get a coupon for a free pound of shrimp! No purchase necessary. This coupon is good thru November 22, 2009.

SC Johnson Rebate Reminder

I got my 3 $5 checks from the SC Johnson rebate deal in the mail yesterday and thought I would remind you about the deal. To get the rebate form and info go here. Remember this is good for a while so if you buy any of the products make sure to send in for your rebates!

100 Free Holiday Photo Cards!!

Remember the 50 free photo cards available from SeeHere I blogged about here? Well MoneysavingMom just let me know that you can get another 50 free photo cards by entering the coupon code newbaby when you check out. You go here to set up an account, create, and save your cards. Check out with the coupon code. Then log back in and use the code from Freebies4mom and get another 50 free....
That's 100 free photo cards with free shipping! You have until November 30, 2009 to get yours...

Such a cute maternity frock giveaway!

The Hop, Skip and a Jump Maternity Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

So I'm not expecting but would still love to win this dress for the future because it's so cute! Go check it out.

Monday Grocery Madness

This week I decided to take a semi-break from grocery shopping because we have a stockpile that needs to be consumed. However, I couldn't resist taking a quick trip to Publix just to pick up some a few things that were great deals.
Publix:
Total before coupons/savings: $37.95
Total spent: $11.04
Percentage of savings: 71%