Free CroisSonic Breakfast sandwich with the purchase of a large drink

Enter your email here to get a coupon for a free CroiSonic Breakfast Sandwich when you purchase a large drink. Choose from bacon or sausage with egg and American cheese. Yumm! Sounds like a good breakfast next week on the way to work!

What can you get for FREE this week?

So not as many freebies this week as there was last week, but here is what I am getting for free this week:

CVS

• 3m Command Hooks - love earning $5 FREE in ECB's and getting 6 hooks FREE too! I was able to find them at the first store. Read about this deal here.
• Garnier product. The details on that are here.

Walgreens

• There are lots of freebies available there this week - read about the weekly deals here. I am an occasional shopper at Walgreens due to some frustration there and having to spend more money out of pocket but there are some great deals there that I might have to catch on Saturday if I have time.

Kroger

• Suave deodorant is still on sale for $1.00 this week. Use the $1.00 coupon from 3/29 RP to get it for free!
• Revlon Beauty Tools are 50% off Using the $1.00/1 coupon from the 4/26S you should be able to get Emory boards for free and nail clippers for pennies.

Free Purina Kitten chow

• Did you catch the coupon in this weeks Smartsource (4/26S) for a FREE bag of Purina Kitten chow (up to $2.19)? If you don't have any need for this coupon try to find someone who could use it, or pick a bag up on your next trip and donate it to a local food or animal shelter. In this economy, many people are being forced to give up their pets because of no extra money for food. I plan to get all the bags I can with my coupons and find a shelter near me that I can donate them too!

What are you getting for free this week? Link and share your freebies with us!

Publix deals for April 29 - May 5

Here's the best of the Publix deals this week:

In ad coupon:
Buy 3 General Mills Cerals, get Publix milk FREE (2.79 value)
General Mills Cheerios Cereals are on sale too!

Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Reese Puff, Cookie Crisp
On sale for Buy 2 get 1 free - $3.33 each
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 4/5 S1
Final price: $3.00 each
or $9.00 for 3 cereals and a gallon of milk

Breakstones Sour Cream- BOGO
Final price: $.50 each

Cascade Dishwasher Detergent - $3.49
Use $.25 coupon from 4/5PG
Final price: $3.49

Dannon Yogurt 6 pk - BOGO - $1.25
Use $1.00 coupon from 3/1 S
Final price $.25 for 6 pk.

Dannon Danimals Smoothie 6 pk - BOGO -$1.25
Use $1.00 coupon from 3/1 S
Final price: $.25 for 6 pk.

Fresh Express Lettuce Shreds - BOGO
Final price: $.90

Lysol Disinfectant Spray - $3.99
Use $2.00 coupon from 3/15 S
Final price: $1.99 each

Old El Paso Dinner Kit - BOGO
Final price: $1.48 each

Publix Soft Drinks - $.50

Yellow or White Corn on the Cob
On sale 8 for $2.00 or $.25 each

For the rest of this weeks Publix deals check out Sarah at Fiddledee's posts:
Publix deals with non-printable coupons
Publix deals with printable coupons

Get a $1.00 coupon and be entered to win $500 from El Monterey

Remember the El Monterey tornado deal I posted about at Wal-mart? Well Garrett let me know that they are running a promotion right now. You can submit your own original idea for a new tasty concept for El Monterey! When you do you will not only receive a $1.00 off coupon for your favorite El Monterey product, but will be entered for the chance to win the $500 grand prize. Check it out here!

Are you trying to learn how to coupon or shop frugally?

I hope to publish a "Getting-Started Guide to Couponing" soon. But before I do, I have to share this guest post on "Saving Money: the Learning Curve" over at Tara at Deal Seeking Mom. She does a good job explaining how to get over the mental block or learning curve as you are trying to learn how to save money by shopping frugally with coupons.

Are you earning money by doing online surveys?

I am just starting to do online surveys. Do you have a favorite one - if so I would love to hear about it. In the meantime, why don't you try one of these today!

This one looked really good so I am trying it out right now. The thing I liked about was there is no waiting for checks to come in the mail!! They deposit $1.00 directly into your paypal account for each survey you take and you can take multiple surveys each day!

This on is through Viva Research Survey Panel. You can earn cash for completing online surveys ($5-$75 per survey) and refer your friends and family to receive additional rewards.

This one is through Send Earnings. They are offering a $5 sign up bonus and you earn money by reading emails.

This one is through Zoom Panel - you can earn points and rewards for taking surveys.

This on is through Take a Survey a Day. Each time you complete a survey you have the chance to win $50,000 worth of home improvement.

This one is through The SurveyDoctor.com. They will send you paid survey opportunities

This one is through Winning Surveys and you complete a survey for a chance to win a spring wardrobe.

Let me know which ones of these you try and like or don't like. Or if you have a favorite site that is not listed below. Happy surveying!

Free pan from Easy Bakeware!

Here's a great deal for you. You can get a pan free (just pay s+h) from Easy Bakeware. I tried this site before and was able to select something else other than a pan and only paid the shipping and handling. Be careful at the end to not select free shipping and handling because it signs you up for another program. So just pay the shipping and handling and enjoy your free gift. You might even be able to find something on there for a Mother's Day present!

Complete a short survey to print $75.00 in coupons!

Here's a new coupon site for you! After completing a short survey you can print up to $75.00 in coupons and you are also entered to win a $1500.00 gas card. I would use an alternate email for your membership or just unsubscribe once you print the coupons you want.

Sign up to get recipes and coupons from Pillsbury, Betty Crocker and more!

Remember all those strawberries I got on mark-down for .77 each? I am thinking this recipe using Bisquick to make strawberry shortcakes sounds good for dinner tonight. Yummy!!!

Sign up above to get recipes from Pillsbury and Bisquick. Also once you create a free login you can access coupons for Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and Bisquick exclusively available to members of their site. No purchase or requirements necessary!

Try Magic Jack for 30 days risk-free!

I have heard a lot about this on TV and in computer magazines. If you are looking at cutting out your landline telephone and using a phone that uses your internet connection consider Magic Jack. Magic Jack plugs into a PC to provide free local and long distance phone calls, directory assistance, a phone number, call waiting and caller ID and voicemail! Right now you can get a 30 day risk-free trial. If you try it, let me know how you like it!

Coupon for $1.00 off a Wendy's Frosty!

As the temperatures rise, the need for icecream comes to mind a lot of days! Print your coupon now for $1.00 off one of Wendy's new frosty flavors - Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty and Frosty-cino! Yumm!!!!

(Note - the link seems to only be letting 2 people total print from the link not 2 from each computer. So if you get the screen that says "sorry you have already printed the coupon the alloted number of times", it should also have a place to email a friend and you can enter your own email to have the coupon emailed directly to you.)

Hot deal! Free + $5 profit on 3M Command hooks at CVS!!

I was just alerted to this great deal at CVS this week.

There is an ECB deal this week with Scotch/ 3M products
Buy $15.00 worth and get $5.00 ECB, Limit 1

The metal command hooks are included and are on sale for $2.50 each
Use (6) of these $2.50 printable coupons and get 6 command hooks for free and $5 in ECB's too! Hopefully your store carries these hooks.

Here's how the deal would look:
6 x $2.50 = 15.00
- (6) $2.50 coupons
= $0.00!! (+ tax)
get back $5.00 in ECB's

If your store does not carry the metal hooks, you could still use this $1.50 printable coupon and get 6 of the Command picture hanging strips that are also on sale for $2.50 each for $1.00 total after coupons and ECB's.

Here's how that deal would look:
6 x $2.50 = 15.00
-(6) $1.50 coupons
= $6.00
receive $5.00 back in ECB's
total cost 1.00 for 6 packages of Command Hooks

Free Braves ticket for my Atlanta readers!

Go to the Atlanta Braves website, register your birthday, and receive a free ticket to a ballgame!! My husband and I always go to 2-3 Braves games throughout the summer so this will be a fun, free date!! Go here to get all the details regarding this offer

Thanks to The "Cent"sible Sawyer!

Make sure to check your Parade magazine for these coupons

These coupons were in yesterday's newspaper Parade magazine

50% off of packaging at UPS Store
1 Free Piece of KFC Grilled Chicken
$1.50 off any Aveeno hair product

The Aveeno coupons could be used at CVS this week or in upcoming weeks.

New Bath and Body Works coupon

Here's a great coupon that might help you find a good deal for a Mother's Day gift. Click on the coupon below to print yours!

Walgreens Deals for April 26 - May 2

Looks like Walgreens has a lot of good deals this week. Hopefully you can find some good deals and roll your RR to purchase something else.

Bayer Breeze2 or Contour Meter
14.99 on sale, get $5 RR
Use coupon (up to $30 off) from 3/22 SS, 10/26 RP, or 2/1 RP
Final price: $5.00 profit after coupon and RR

Nivea body wash 16.9 oz
Buy 1 for $4.99, get $4.99 RR
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 4/19 RP
Final price: $1.00 profit after coupon and RR

Ecotrin 45 ct
Buy 1 for $2, get $2 RR
Use $1.00 coupon from 1/25 SS
Final price: $1.00 profit after coupon and RR

Rembrant toothpaste or mouthwash
Buy one for $5.99 get $5.99 RR
Final price: Free after RR

Bayer quick release crystals 4pk
Buy 1 for $2.49, get $2.49 RR)
Final price: Free after RR

Reynolds Foil
On sale for $.89 with in -ad coupon
Use $1.00/1 coupon from Reynolds Pamphlet
Or use $0.55/1 from 4/19 S
Final price: varies

Cutter Advanced Insect Repellent (1 oz.)
On sale for $2.00
Use $2.00 printable coupon
Final price: Free!

Thanks, Hip 2 Save!

CVS deals for April 26 - May 2

After a good week last week at CVS, this looks like a slow week. No "free after ECB" item this week and looks like the monthly ECB deals are coming to an end and replaced with a "clip-free monthly coupon book". More details on that later.

But I still did manage to find a couple deals for you.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler
On sale for $2.99, earn $2.00 ECB Limit 1
Use $1 coupon from 1/4 RP
Final price: Free after coupon and ECB

ROC skincare products
Buy $30, get $10 ECB's, Limit 1 - Prices start at $3.99
Use this $3.00/1 printable coupon
Final price: varies
If you were able to print 8 coupons from multiple computers you could buy 8 x 3.99 = $31.42 - 24.00 (8) 3.00 coupons = pay 7.92 get $10.00 back in ECB's

Dove, Vaseline, Axe, or Sunsilk
Get $5 ECB when you buy $15, Limit 1
Use 1.25 coupon from 4/5 RP, or 3/1 RP for Vaseline Lotion
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 4/5 RP for Axe product
Final price: Varies

$10 ECB WYB $20 of these products, Limit 1
Benadryl 48 ct or childrens liquid 8 oz $8
Use $1.00 coupon from 3/15 RP
Sudafed $7
Use $1.50 coupon from 2/22 RP
Pepcid Complete $16
Use $2.00 coupon from 4/5 RP
Tylenol $8
Use $1.00 coupon from 5/4 RP, or 4/5 RP
Children's Zyrtec $10
Use $2.00 coupon from 3/15 RP or 2/8 RP
Band-Aid (excludes trial sizes) prices starting at $1
Use coupon from 2/8, 3/15 SS or 4/26RP
Stayfree Pads 28 - 48 ct 2/$9
Use $2.00/2 coupon from 2/22 RP
OB Tampons 40 ct 2/$9
Use $1 coupon from 2/22/ RP
Carefree Pantyliners 92 - 120 ct 2/$9
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 2/22 RP
Neosporin, Cortaid or Benadryl Cream $3.99
Use $1.00 coupon from 3/15 SS, 2/8 SS
Final price: Varies

Our Pastor started preaching a series on Prophecy from the book of Revelation and there was one thing that he said in his sermon last week that really stuck with me. He was explaining that the purpose of Revelation was to give us a glimpse of what is to come so that we can be motivated to share with others of the things to come, but also so that we can make sure that WE are ready for Christ to come back. That got me thinking - I am a "to-do list" person - not always written down, but I always have a mental "to-do list" in my head that I am checking off. A list for shopping, for cleaning, for errands, for things I need to accomplish around the house, for cake orders, etc. But do I have a spiritual "to-do list?" Are there things that I am working on or need to be working on before the big event of Christ coming back? Am I truly ready to face Christ - with my relationship the way that is, with my service to Him, and in many other areas? There are many things that I want to do before His return - not just the "get married, have kids" sort of things but spiritual things like develop a closer, more meaningful relationship, learn more about Him and His attributes, serve Him more and in bigger ways, share salvation with others, disciple others, and the list could go on and on. So this week I have been working on making a "spiritual to-do list" to put it in my Bible - some are short term goals and some long term. I am looking forward to checking things off and seeing what I can accomplish for Christ!

How about you? Are you ready to face the return of Christ? If you know Him as your Saviour are there things you still want to do for Him, and are you working on them? If you are not sure where you would spend eternity if Christ were to come back today, you can check out this page to read more.

How is God working in your life? I am so encouraged to receive emails from many readers and would love to hear from you.

Crazy Coupon Capers

Here's how I did on my shopping this week. Be sure to link in below to share your shopping deals for this week!

Kroger trip #1

Total - $68.00
- $52.00 in coupons
I paid - $16.00

( I forgot I had already put my refrigerated stuff away so I also bought 1 gallon of milk, 2 1/2 gallons of Kroger orange juice, and spreadable cream cheese that is not included in the picture above.)

I was so excited to find the strawberries marked down to $.77/package and I was able to buy 9 packages for a total of $6.93. I washed and cut the tops off immediately and here they are ready for the freezer.

Mmmmm, I can't wait for strawberry pies (maybe for Mother's Day!) strawberry ice cream, strawberry sauce for waffles, and smoothies!

Kroger trip #2

I made another trip later in the week since they were out of the free toilet paper and Suave deodorant and I had another $5/$45 purchase coupon to use before it expired. I loaded my buggy with mostly free after coupon items and needed something that I could buy to use the $5 from my $ off transaction coupon. Then I remembered the Unilever deal for the free ham and decided I could get about $5 off the price of the ham and still get the full price back from the rebate. Well the register I went to had horrible problems and every coupon I used required an override - needless to say in all the confusion, a few coupons were missed and I paid about $4 more than I should have if all of my coupons had gotten scanned. But I can't complain since after I get my check back from Unilever everything in this transaction will have been free and I will earn about $1.00 total.

Total - $ 62.84
-$47.30 in coupons
I paid - $15.54
I will get a check from Unilever for $16.55 (the price of the ham).

My grocery budget $40.00
I spent $31.54
but will will receive back $16.55 from Unilever making my total spent this week $16.00. So I have some extra for next week to stock up on meat or fresh veggies if I need.

CVS trip

I did make a few other CVS trips since they were out of some things and I realized the limit increased for the Tressemme but here is transaction #1 of the week.

Total 52.10
- $10/50 purchase
- $5/15 Tressemme purchase
- $25.99 in other coupons
I paid - $9.99 in ECB's and $1.75 on my GC
I earned $19.00 in ECB's making this a profit of $7.26 in ECB's

So how did you do this week?

Link in and share your shopping deals of the week!

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