Can you believe that tomorrow is the last day of July? This month has just flown by!! I wanted to remind you that at the end of the month, a lot of online coupon sites will replace or reset their coupons. That means that coupons that are available in July might not be available in August, or that coupons that are available now will be reset in August...which means that you'll be able to print up to two coupons through July, and reprint them two more times if they are reset in August. If there are some coupons that you are interested in printing, I'd spend a few minutes today or tomorrow printing them off.

Go to these sites to view printable coupons:

www.coupons.com

www.redplum.com

www.smartsource.com

Mega Swagbucks Friday!!

Just wanted to remind you that it's Friday, and that means that for those of you who have signed up for Swagbucks that you'll have additional chances to win HIGH VALUE Swagbucks during your searches!! Go ahead and search for the sites you normally go to, and earn bucks to trade in for prizes while you are at it!! Remember it only takes 450 Swagbucks to trade in for a $5.00 Amazon gift card. I've been saving my Amazon gift cards, and I was just searching around Amazon a couple of days ago, and found out that you can actually order gift cards from different stores (Target, Kohls, AMC Movies, Subway, etc.) Once you earn enought Swagbucks you can trade in for different gifts or gift cards...I've been trading in for Amazon gift cards and will be using them to help our Christmas budget!!

So for those of you who are already a part of Swagbucks start searching!! Let me know if you win any big amounts today!! And for those of you who have not joined Swagbucks yet, it is completely free and so easy!! Just sign up for Swagbucks (it's a search engine...like google, yahoo, ask.com, etc). You have a chance to win Swagbucks for every search you do. You don't have to go search for specific things. The easiest way to use it, is to load the Swagbucks toolbar on your homepage. Instead of typing in a web address that you want to go to, just type it into the Swagbucks search box...you'll still go right where you would be going anyway...but you will be given chances to win Swagbucks!! I joined at the end of December, and have won over $100 in Amazon gift cards...LOVE IT!!

If you are interested in signing up, just click on the banner below to get started. Like I said it is completely FREE and you'll receive 30 Swagbucks just for signing up!!

I decided to take my kids over to Wal-Mart to buy their school supplies this morning. I know, I know there are a lot of great deals on school supplies at other stores, but I just wanted to get it done in the quickest and easiest way. Yes, in some cases I'd rather not hunt for deals and the best possible prices. Their school supply lists had a LOT more items than last year, and I have to say that I was definitely not a savvy shopper today. I still have one or two more items from their lists that I need to buy. I'm guessing that once I buy everything it will cost about $50.00 per child. Does that sound ridiculous to you?

Oh, and we still need to buy their uniforms for school...another item that we won't be getting any good deals on. I'm hoping that they still have a little room in their uniform shirts from last year, and that we will only need to buy new pants/shorts right now. We'll see though.

How are you guys doing on back to school shopping? I felt so strange going through the line at Wal-Mart without a single coupon today. I guess I save in groceries and toiletries so that the sting of paying full price on other items isn't so bad...I'm not sure about that, because it still stings. :)

Sunday Coupon Preview

Just wanted to give you a heads up that there should be FOUR coupon inserts in this Sunday's newspaper...one SmartSource, two RedPlum, and one Proctor and Gamble. Keep in mind that not all newspapers will receive all inserts, and coupons and their values will vary based on where you live and what newspaper you buy. I've found that newspapers from larger cities tend to have more coupons with higher values.

If you are serious about saving money with coupons, I would encourage you to buy more than one newspaper. If you are just starting out, buy at least two newspapers...with two newspapers you'll have two sets of each coupon...that means that when stores run Buy one Get one FREE sales, you'll be able to use a coupon on each item and really SAVE BIG!!

To see a complete list of coupons that are expected to run in this Sunday's newspaper, go here.

Schick Rebate Check

Did any of you submit for the Schick Hydro Razor Rebate? I mentioned this about a month ago, so I hope you got in on this GREAT deal!! I got my razor TOTALLY free from CVS since I bought it with Extra Care Bucks, and I received an additional $5.00 Extra Care Buck for purchasing the razor. In today's mail, I received a rebate check for $8.97!! I LOVE getting rebate checks in the mail!! If you submitted for this rebate, you've probably already received your rebate or will be getting it in the next few days. What will you do with your check...put it back in your grocery budget, use it to pay down debt, put it in savings, or splurge on a little treat for yourself? $8.97 might not sound like a lot, but every little bit counts when you are working towards a goal!

What did you do with your AWESOME coupons for $2.00 off Pampers Wipes? If you used these coupons, you should have been able to get FREE wipes at Wal-Mart and Target!! My boys are all potty trained (thank goodness!), but I still used all of my coupons...I had a LOT of them! I've given several packages away, and am keeping a few packages for quick clean ups in the car. I'm planning on taking the majority of them to the Pregnancy Help Center to donate to others who will need them.

Once you get serious about coupon shopping, you'll be able to buy more, save more, and give more!! I cannot stress enough that the greatest reward from coupon shopping is being able to GIVE!! Don't miss out on blessing others and getting blessed yourself!!

Target Toy Clearance

I just got back from a quick trip to Target and wanted to let you know that they have a LARGE selection of toys on sale for 75% off. On the shelves and end caps it says that they are 30% off, but if you check the price tags, you'll see that almost all of them are actually marked 75% off the original price. It would be a GREAT time to stock up on birthday and Christmas presents for your kids! I had all three of my boys with me, so I wasn't able to look for presents for my kids. I did buy several toys to put back for Toys for Tots at Christmas. I bought 9 toys for less than the price that 2 of them would have normally cost. To me that really is the best part of coupon/sale shopping...being able to GIVE more and at the same time SAVE more!! They had several toys priced at under $1.00. The most expensive thing I bought today was the Nerf Gun...normally priced at $19.99, marked down to $4.98. If you plan ahead, you should be able to buy all of your Christmas/birthday presents for your kids at a fraction of the cost...AND have money left in your budget to GIVE to others!!