God is Good!

Man, you want to talk about how awesome God is? This story will blow your mind! A few months ago Zach was contacted through a former employer that he was overpaid on his last paycheck. He only worked half a month but got paid for a full. In the craziness of graduating and moving we didn't even notice! Of course, it did not feel good to have to write a check for $500 back to the employer as we had been paying for tons of extra expenses because of the move, but we knew it was the right thing to do. Money was going to be tight last month and luckily the employer had not cashed the check. ( We have the money in savings but were hoping not to have to pull it out! And we didn't have to!) Zach contacted the employer and found out that they will be cashing the check next week.

Now, here is the awesome God part. Two nights ago Zach received a phone call from AT&T and they had been notified that a check that they wrote to Zach and mailed to him at his former address had been returned to them! The person living in Zach's old apartment was kind enough to not cash the check, but to return it to AT&T! The company contacted Zach to let him know the check will be it's way next week! Guess how much the check is for.... you guessed it... $500!!!

Now how awesome is God?!?! I love how He constantly reminds us that we need to trust Him and He will always reveal Himself to us. God is so good!

Exciting Groupon Deals...

So I have mentioned Groupon before as a way to save money. You can use it to save money on gifts for yourself or perhaps gifts for others! They offer a daily deal on different types of products. Anything from restaurants, golf, spas, car services, online purchases, and even travel. Well, I have discovered something exciting... you can purchase different cities groupons that are good anywhere! Check out a few of my favorites:

Oklahoma City/Cincinnati: Insomnia Cookies $22 for 24 gift box cookie set! This would make a great Christmas gift or just a nice "thinking of you gift". It is valued at $50 and you order it all online! Making it available to anyone!

Brooklyn: TheGameShop.com $10 for $35 worth of board games/ educational games. You order through online, so again it is open to anyone. This would make a great Christmas gift if you have kids or friends who love games! Great deal! They have over 200 games available. (You can get the game Operation for $22.95! That is a fun game!) You can also use the groupon towards shipping! A really great deal.

Detroit: Delta Sky Club Pass. $22 for a one-time visit pass. A $50 value. If you are going to be traveling anytime soon and want a little taste of first class, make sure to grab this pass so you can start your trip off right and save some money! Again, it is purchased through a website, so it's open to anyone. I mean, who doesn't want to have a glass of wine before starting vacation! Love it.

Indianapolis: Kipp Brothers Toys and Novelties. $10 for $25 worth of Toys, Party Supplies, Candy, and more. Again. this can be redeemed online. Good for Christmas or if you have a birthday party you need to throw. This groupon is good for a whole year..so you can use this to plan ahead!

Rochester: Picaboo Photo Books. $25 for $100 worth of Photo books. This one might be my favorite because you can use it towards multiple different offers! (Think 4 or 5 different Christmas gifts for $25!) They are really nice hardback photobooks that look beautiful. This would make a great gift for someone or a really nice solution to documenting trips, birthday's, weddings, etc. The books come standard with 20 pages, but you can add more. The software is awesome and user friendly. I highly recommend this groupon!

Los Angeles (look on the right side of the page- it's a "deal near by"): Personalized Photo Lunchbox from Photo Lunchboxes. $20 for $40 lunchbox and this includes the price of shipping! How cute is this? If you take lunch to work everyday why not do it in style? Or if you have a child starting school... such a cute idea! You order it online starting tomorrow and you can customize it anyway you like it.

Other deals that are not offered to everyone (only for that specific city) but that I thought I should mention:

Toronto: (For all my Canadian family!) The Wine Butler. $45 for wine making! A value of $99. What a fun deal. As a part of the experience you get 11.5 litres of the wine you make ( about 15 750ml bottles' worth). I think you do have to bring your own bottles or you can purchase them at the place. It does include labels, foils and corks. :) This would be fun though.

Charlotte: (This one is for Meagan!) Sun & Ski Sports $24 for a bike tune up! Valued at $49. Not sure if your bike needs a little love.

Alright so to get any of the deals above simply click here and go under visit more cities and choose the city with the deal listed above. Enjoy! There are some great deals out there.

First round of Super Doubles

Alright, so it's kind of hard to see everything in the picture because I got so much stuff! But I think I did really well for first day of Super Doubles! Here is a list of what I got:

• 2 Betty Crocker potatoes: $3.78 for both. Used a $1 coupon that doubled = $1.78/2 or .89 each
• 2 Kraft Mac & Cheese: $3.98 for both. Used 2 $1 coupon that doubled= FREE
• 1 Wasa crackers: $1.50. Used a $1 coupon (found in store) that doubled=FREE
• 3 Ragu Pasta Sauce: B1G1 $5.02/3. Used $1.25 coupon that doubled= $2.52/3 or .84 each
• 1 Bounty Paper Towel: $2.15. Used $1 coupon that doubled= .15
• 1 Peter Pan Peanut Butter: e-vic price .97 Used .60 coupon that doubled= FREE
• 2 Welchs Grape Jelly: e-vic price .97 each (forgot coupon! AHH)= $1.94/2 or .97 each
• 2 Lance Snack Crackers: 2/$4. Used $1 coupon that doubled= 2/$2 or $1 each
• 1 Pure Protein Bar: $1.59 Used $1 coupon that doubled = FREE
• 2 Wholly Guacamole Dip: 2/$3.98. Used $1/2 coupon that doubled= $1.98
• 1.95 lb Green Grapes: .99 lb= $1.93
• 2 packages of 12 Rodes dinner rolls: 2/$2.25. Used 2 $1 coupons that doubled= .50 for both or .25 each
• 1 package of Tornado southwest rolls: $2.85. Used a $1 coupon that doubled= .85
• 1 HT butter biscuit: $1.50
• 4 Breakstone's Sour Cream: $1. Used 2 $1/2 coupons (found in store) that doubled=FREE
• 1 package of Kraft Shredded Cheese: $3.29. Used $1 coupon (peelie) that doubled= $1.29 * Special Kraft Catalina deal going on: buy 5 Kraft products (I got 4 breakstone's and 1 shredded cheese) get $5 off your next grocery order! deal runs through 8/15*
• 1 Danactive yogurt: $1.99 Used $1 coupon that doubled= FREE
• 2 activia yogurt: $3.98. Used 2 $1 coupon that doubled= both FREE
• 2 Oscar Mayer Turkey Hotdogs: B1G1 $4.25 for 2. Used $1/2 that doubled= $2.25/2 or $1.13 each

I used my $10 off catalina coupon for my groceries. So all together I paid out of pocket $9.33! Woo Hoo!!! I saved $76.52 with coupons and vic deals. :) Not to mention I also received a $5 off catalina coupon for my next grocery shop.... which of course I will be using tomorrow for round 2 of Super Doubles! Can't wait. Have you found any deals during Super Doubles? If so let me know!

Last weeks deals continued

So I promised I would put this up. Last night I went out to get the Kellogg's Catalina again ( buy 10 different Kellogg, Keebler, Sunsine, Eggo, or Morning Star products get $10 off your next grocery order). I was also craving some tacos so I spent a bit more on things I didn't have coupons for! (like the yummy salsa I got!) All that to be said that I spent $19.97 out of pocket and saved $30.94! We have 11 boxes of cereal! Good news is Zach eats cereal like it's icecream! :) I also received another $10 off coupon for my next grocery shop which I used today for triple coupon week. I love saving money.

P.S. If you buy 5 different Pop-tart flavors ( I got some for almost free) you can get a free movie ticket! (see the back of the box). I want to see Eat, Pray, Love.

Super Double Coupon Week at HT!

It's here! I live for these weeks at Harris Teeter! It's Super Double Coupon week! :) This means that Harris Teeter will double 20 coupons a day up to a face value of $1.98. Remember you must have a vic card to get these deals. This is a great week to save! There are too many deals for me to list but below are some of my favorite deals this week:

• Activia yogurt: $1.99 use $1 coupon (ex. 9/12) doubles. = FREE
• Lance Sandwich Crackers: 2/$4 use $1/2 coupon (ex. 9/1) doubles= 2/$2
• Pure Protein Bar: $1.59 use $1 coupon from August All You Magazine (ex. 9/30) doubles=FREE
• Kraft Homestyle Mac&Cheese dinner: $1.99 use $1 coupon (ex.9/8)= FREE
• Oscar Mayer Beef Hotdogs: B1G1 use $1 coupon (ex. 8/15) doubles= $1.19 each
• Ragu Pasta Sauce: B1G1 use $1.25/3 coupon ( ex. 8/29) doubles= .84 each
• Bounty Paper Towels: $2.19 use $1 coupon from P&G coupon booklet (ex.9/30) = .19

To see a full list of deals go Here. I am off to the store. I will report back later with my deals!

Catching up on saving trips!

I am still catching up from the trip and wanted to share my savings that I had right before I left for California.

At CVS I spent $2.77 out of pocket and saved $31.54! I got all of the SOBE waters and first aid kits for free after coupons. So I only paid for the shampoo, conditioner, and the razor. I used $9.00 in ECB's but received $7.00 in ECB's back!

At Harris Teeter I took advantage of the awesome Kellogg's deal. I got 10 kellogg's products which were all 50% off and I paired with coupons; 7 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of pop-tarts, and 1 box of cereal bars. (the pop-tarts and cereal bars we took with us on our trip to save some money!) I also got the peanut butter for 48 cents and the chips for $1.74 (which I used a U-promise coupon of $1.50-meaning it's like getting the chips for 24 cents). All together I spent $13.30 out of pocket and saved $26.01 through vic deals and coupons. However, I also got back a $10 off coupon on my next grocery order! Which I used yesterday when I got back to get some more breakfast foods. ( I will share that shop later on today!)

Back to saving!

Well, sometimes life just gets a bit crazy! I apologize for the lack of posts the past week. I went out of town to throw my best friend a baby shower, got home and had a major interview, and then left the next day for my Grandparents 50th wedding anniversary in California! I am currently writing this from the San Jose airport. :) All that to be said.. there are some exciting deals out there!

Harris Teeter through Tuesday (tomorrow 8/10) is running an awesome Catalina deal. If you buy 10 products of Kellogs, Morning Star, Sunshine, Keebler, or Eggo. You will get a $10 off coupon on your next grocery shop! I ran out and did this the night before we came to California (will post picture tomorrow) The awesome news is that this week all Kellogs products are 50% off! Making this an awesome deal. I highly recommend stocking up on some cereal!

Also... this is really exciting.... SUPER DOUBLES start this Wed. at Harris Teeter! Meaning they will double up to 20 coupons a day up to $1.98 face value. Start getting your coupons ready. I will work on a deal list to post tomorrow or early Wed. morning! Just thought I would give yall a heads up! ;)

Can't wait to share some stories from the trips and get back to posting. I have missed it TONS!