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Smile.ly—Be Heard. Be Happy.

2010-04-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

My trip to CVS......with the kids! EEEK!!!!

2010-03-13T19:06:00.000-08:00

Well, I procrastinated this week in getting to CVS to take advantage of some of the deals. I decided to go tonight. I had both the younger girls with me. I wasn't excited about it but soldiered on. I tend to make more mistakes when they are with me and in turn, spend more. I am please with the trip tonight, though. Here is what I got:

1 Charmin Basic 12 double roll pack
2 boxes of Strawberry frosted Pop Tarts'
1 box of Smores Pop Tarts
1 box of Fudge Sundae Pop Tarts
1 gallon of Skim Delight Milk
1 50 oz Tide 2X
2 bottles of Pantene 2in1 Color Protection Shampoo/Conditioner
1 Oral B Cross action toothbrush
1 18 oz dial antioxidant bodywash
1 Bounce Dryer Bar
1 package of CVS training pants (can't wait until I don't have to buy these!)
2 packages of Stayfree 24 count (have 3 girls...stocking up! LOL)
1 package of sour gummy worms (reward for good behavior)

Grand total without sales and coupons should have been:$80.35

I paid $37.67 with 4.63 of that being tax. I got 17 Extra Care Bucks on my receipt. So, this trip was really $20.67! With the Tide, Bounce Bar, training pants, and the Pantene (all pricey items...) I consider it good! Not great and not as good had I done multiple transactions and rolled the extra care bucks to pay for the next order.....but still good considering. I now have 17 "dollars" to use on my next CVS excursion. Will be heading to THE Coupon Junkie on Facebook to see what the deals for this coming week are!!

Lori

another way to earn points to redeem stuff!!!

2010-03-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

RecycleBank is a way to "go green" and earn points to redeem for products, etc. You get 80 points for signing up and there are several ways to earn more points. Here is the link to go to the site to sign up. Another code to redeem for points is RECYCLEYOURMAGS. It is worth 15 points!

Happy recycling!

Ready for Spring???

2010-03-03T09:45:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for spring?? Here is a giveaway that will get you that way!!!! Head on over to Eatin'on the Cheap and see her Springtime Gardening Giveaway!!!!

Swagbucks Birthday Bash!

2010-02-25T10:27:00.000-08:00

If you haven't signed up for Swagbucks yet, today is the day to do it!! It is their 2nd birthday and you get 60 Swagbucks just for signing up! Don't forget to say who told you about them (snlrichardson) and that person will get referral bucks!

Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you for searching with them by giving you Swagbucks. These are redeemable for merchandise, gift cards and sweepstakes entries!! I bought 6 Christmas gifts last December with the Amazon cards I got with my Swagbucks!!!

Head on over to Swagbucks.com!!!!

Pictures!!!

2010-02-20T20:54:00.000-08:00

Love to have your picture taken? Need family or your children's pictures made? I have the hookup for you!!! www.shutterbug-photo.com

She is based out of Louisiana but has roots here in Oklahoma and comes home several times a year. She will be here in March! Does she have appointment time left? Contact her and find out!!! The main pic on my blog page is from her as you can see her logo on there! Love her and love her talent. Truly blessed by God!!! Thank you, Laurie!!!!

Just a little idea.............

2010-02-20T20:42:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share a little tip. When you start to coupon and are signing up for sites, deals and such, it is useful to have an alternate email address. Gmail offers free emails, as does Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. That way all your coupons and deals go to that address and not you "personal" one. It could get cluttered fast!!

Happy saving!!

The Coupon Junkie

2010-02-19T07:17:00.001-08:00

On Facebook? Check out THE Coupon Junkie!

2010-02-18T06:54:00.000-08:00

Be sure to check out mrsmoneysaver.com and swaggrabber.com today! Those ladies have a lot of freebies and deals to be found and had!!!!!!

The Richardson's are so thankful that we have had over a week with Daddy and are getting quite spoiled! We don't know when it will end but are enjoying every minute!!!

Head on over.......

2010-02-17T07:44:00.000-08:00

Click here to go to Frugal Freebies and Deals!! She has Win it Wednesday and a HUGE list of freebies and great deals to be had!!!!

Have a great day!!!

2010-02-10T21:29:00.000-08:00

It is really hard to remember to write on here! It is already February and 2010 is moving fast! It will be spring and then summer before you know it! The girls all have birthdays coming up in March. Hard to believe that Kelsey will be 13, Callie will be 5 and Lindsey will be 3. I will officially have a teenager! Yikes!!

I am hoping to post more and share more of the family and those killer money saving deals that come my way!

Have a blessed week!

Sunday coupon matchups

2010-01-31T17:11:00.000-08:00

For all you coupon cutters out there, you can go here or here and get the coupon matchups for some of the big retailers like CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart, etc. They match up the sales with the coupons for the best deals!!! Check it out!!!

Special thanks to moneysavingmom and becentsable for all work they do to help us save money!!!!

Funky Monkey giveaway!

2010-01-28T18:27:00.001-08:00

Here is a link to Mama's Money Savers for a Funky Monkey fruit that crunches giveaway!!!!

Giveaways!!!

2010-01-28T17:07:00.000-08:00

Here is a giveaway that you may want to check out from Debbie at Suburb Sanity. Go here to enter!!!!

thesuburbanjungle has this giveaway to win a super cute apron of your choice!!!

Sweetie Sweeps!!

2010-01-15T05:31:00.000-08:00

Sweetie Sweeps is a blog that lists all kinds of contest, giveaways and sweepstakes you can enter. Here is a link that will take you to her page.

Good luck!!!!!

Free pens, photo collage and more!!!

2010-01-13T09:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom for the heads up on a free photo collage for Facebook Fans of Walgreens!

The link is below.

Here

Also, check out her blog for the info on free pens, printable coupons and more freebies!!!

Have you checked out the free samples from Walmart.com???

2010-01-13T04:19:00.000-08:00

Have you been to Walmart.com to get free samples? This is just one place to get freebies. Hit the link below and it will take you to the main sample page!!!! Happy sampling!!!!

Here

Huggies reward points and a frugal game website

2010-01-07T22:55:00.000-08:00

Hey!

Head on over to More Than Cents....she posted about a new website called The Frugality Game and posted reward codes for Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards!!!!

www.morethancents.com

To sign up for the Huggies Reward program go to www.enjoytheriderewards.com

Lisa Leonard designs giveaway link

2010-01-04T21:40:00.000-08:00

http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/2010/01/04/lisa-leonard-designs-giveaway

Great giveaway!!!

Winner to be announced Friday!

coupons

2010-01-02T23:18:00.000-08:00

Be on the lookout for a really good coupon today!!! Electrasol $2.25 off of one! I believe Walgreen's has these on sale so they will be REALLY cheap or almost nothing!!!!

Here is a post from www.thefrugalfind.com -

http://thefrugalfind.com/possible-free-electrasol-at-walgreens-12/

They are on sale for $3.49 and you get $1 in Register Rewards toward your next purchase. That with the coupon equals almost free!!!! Stock up!! Get extra papers if this coupon is in your region!

UPDATE: I got 3 extra papers due to this coupon being in there. It is worth the paper price for this coupon alone.....but there are soooooo many more!!!!

New Year's Resolution-We shall see!!

2010-01-02T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hello 2010!! My resolution is to actually do something with this blog. I really want to and just have not made the time.

This is the type of stuff I want to share:

I use a search engine called Swagbucks. I "win" swag bucks when I search. I was able to get $40 in Amazon gift cards, $5 in alice.com gift cards, and $5 in Fragrance.net gift cards just from searching with it from May to December this year. This greatly helped with Christmas presents!!!

I used the Alice.com one today. I needed baby wipes. So, I went to Alice.com and ordered some from Huggies. I was able to get over 200 wipes for a grand total of $1.44. The bill was $0.93 plus $0.51 in tax. I like it!!! Better than the store and the shipping is always free!

Check out alice.com for delivery of your household stuff and check out Swagbucks, too. I will try to get links for you. My user name for stuff is usually snlrichardson if you want to refer.

Happy 2010!!!

I finally did it!

2009-03-22T00:33:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did it! I made a blog! Let's see how well I do. I am hoping to accomplish a couple of things. One being to keep up with friends and family. Two being able to pass along tidbits and info to help out others. I love to save money and have found so many blogs on the Internet that are helpful in that endeavor. I am hoping to lead others to them and maybe find some deals myself!!

Welcome and hope to see you back soon!!!