Today is my youngest brother’s birthday! Happy 9th Birthday “B”!!!! (Yep, quite a bit of difference in age between me and my youngest brother!!!)

This week’s theme is the upcoming Halloween Holiday! It is almost here! Have you been stocking up on candy from all those great deals at CVS & Walgreens?

Thirteen for Halloween is dedicated to Spooky Projects to do yourself! Lots of great ideas! (Warning: This site does play music so you might turn your volume down!) Tip Junkie also has a Spook-ta-cular round up of Halloween ideas!

Costumes:

• Mommies with Cents has some fabulous ideas on making your own costumes. Simple costumes such as a Bee, Monkey, Lego, Sushi, and Pirate.
• Deal Seeking Mom gives some great tips on how to save on Halloween Costumes! My youngest son told me wants to be Batman! YAY! Because my older son was Batman last year or the year before and we already have that costume!
• If you aren’t creative or don’t have time, here’s a link to some of the hottest costumes! Includes coupon codes for free shipping from Celebration Express!
• Some book characters Halloween costume ideas from Scholastic. Characters such as Captain Underpants, Angelina Ballerina, Little Miss Spider, Hungry Catepillar are just a few ideas!
• Last minute ideas from Squawkfox.
• Costume ideas for your pet!

Food:

• Gross & Easy Food Recipes! Make a freakish Frog & More!!!
• Fancy Halloween Food…mine would never turn out like THIS.
• Wanna eat EYEBALLS?
• Monster Pudding – Not sure if my kids would go for this one!

Decorations:

• Free printable pumpkin carving stencils from Squawkfox (includes directions).
• Spooky candles to light your sidewalk.
• Plate Decorating – turn your plates into holiday plates!
• How to make your own weathered columns for Halloween Deocrations.

Other Tips:

• Green your Halloween from Mom Central.
• Great All Around Ideas from Kraft.

Giveaways:

• Halloween Themed Books from 5 Minutes for Books. Ends 10/22
• Thrifty & Chic Mom is giving away Promom Couture. Ends 10/17
• Grocery Price Books is giving away Free Frank’s Hot Sauce Coupons. Ends 10/19
• Little Window Shoppe is giving away a Mrs. Goodbee Dollhouse. Ends 10/24

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Over the Hump Happenings 10/15 – Halloween Edition is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Today is my son’s 8th birthday! Happy Birthday “P”! Mommy Loves You!!! We had his party over the weekend but today is the official day of his birth. I can’t believe he is 8 already. I’m going to post some of the great links I used to get birthday ideas for the party for my son and my little brother (9) this past weekend. (They were born exactly 51 weeks apart.) We did a lego theme and I found some great ideas on the internet!

You can make your own lego character HERE. We made a Lego Batman guy and then made stickers for the goody bags, invites, etc. out of it. (Be advised you may not want to let your child play around on this site as it isn’t PG.) We also used EVITE for the invitations. I customized the invitation and added our lego guy to it!

Tip Junkie has some great reader ideas about Boy’s Birthday Parties. My mom made the Lego Cake and the boys then decorated it with lego creations. The cake turned out AWESOME!

I wasn’t quite ready to turn the boys loose on legos to build a tower at the party for a game like HERE. But it would have been fun if it had been more an indoor party and I didn’t think it would end up in a Lego War. We did do “Guess How Many Legos in the Jar.”

Thanks to all our friends and family who came. We really enjoyed seeing everyone. He has been playing with all the lego toys nonstop!

Now onto to some other things of interest around the bloggy world…..

Around the Blogosphere:

• Living on a Dime is giving away a free E-book called “Halloween on a Dime.” I’ve scanned through it and it has some great ideas in it. It is in PDF format and you can go here to download it.
• Penny Pinching Parent has a great blog post about Blog Etiquette. It is a must read for rookie bloggers and maybe some that have been doing this for awhile. On that same note, Angie @ Blog Coach has an article on Doing What is “Right” in the Blogging World and then this radical approach to blog piracy.
• Check out one of my bargain heroes HERE. Man, she is good! I don’t think I could quite get that low on my weekly spending. Love how she says her husband first thought she was doing something illegal.
• Jessica @ JessicaKnows tells how she is using Wishpot this Holiday Season. I just added the Wishpot toolbar to my browser. Very useful tool. Wishpot is great – you can even email a special email address and you can have access to the best price on an item. Jessica is also one of the Walmart “11″ Moms and gets to meet Harrison Ford AND Paula Deen this weekend. Plus tons of other cool stuff. I’m hoping these 12 moms (There are really 12 not 11) will give some awesome input to Walmart and encourage their stores to become more coupon friendly.
• Check out “Cents”able Momma’s Recipe Binder. I started one of these at one time and now I need to update it with all my magazine recipes I’ve torn out. On a similar note, check out Denise @ The Centsible Sawyer’s Video about step by step meal planning. She is also a Walmart “11″ Moms!

Bloggy Giveaways:

• Common Centsical is giving away a Blush Topless Undershirt. Ends 10/10.
• Interesting Requirements for this Giveaway at Mom Spark…Guess what the three pictured ingredients make. You will win the final product & a customized clipboard. Ends 10/15.
• $5 Dinners is giving away a Prego Valu Pack! Ends 10/13. (Go to this site anyway and check out all the great dinners under $5)
• Fishbowl Sense is giving away some of her Bath & Body Products. Ends 10/13.
• Frugal Finds is giving away a Yoplait Kids Prize Package. Ends10/10.
• For more giveaways, check out Mom Giveaways! I’m also a contributor to this site! So get over there!

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My Canon Party Pack Giveaway Ends 10/10. (TWO Winners!!)

Over the Hump Happenings 10/8 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

I can’t believe it is OCTOBER already! Before I know it, Christmas is going to be here! There are lots of Halloween themed things going on in the blogsphere: Spooky Giveaways & Halloween Money Saving Tips! October is going to be a fun filled and exciting month for my blog too! Look for lots of giveaways to come!

Around the Blogosphere:

• K-mart is having super double coupon days now through Sun. Check out Erin at Coupon Cravings for more details. (Also, be sure to check with your K-mart before heading out!)
• 2 Pamper Points Codes thanks to Deal Finding Mom!
• Check out Wags to Riches “Tuesday Thanks” post and post your favorite freebie you’ve received! She has all the latest Walgreen’s dish too!
• Deal Seeking Mom gives some great tips on how to save on Halloween Costumes! My youngest son told me wants to be Batman! YAY! Because my older son was Batman last year or the year before and we already have that costume!
• Free 2 Be Frugal gives some tips on how to save on gifts!
• Help from Smartsource if your store gives you a hard time about internet printables. Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom.

Bloggy Giveaways:

• Anna @ On a Quest to be Debt Free is giving away a Home Made Simple Coupon Book. Lots of good coupons in it! End 10/7
• Thrifty & Chic Mom is giving away some custom labels from Cutie Pies Custom Creations. Ends 10/3
• Relishing the Dirt is giving away a Yoplait Prize Pack: A cooler, a coupon for Yoplait Kids Yogurt and a Brain Quest game. Ends 10/16
• Act Quick on this one! Ends 10/1 at midnight! Classy Mommy is giving away a Leapfrog Tag Reading System! Just comment on a Halloween money saving trick or a Halloween tip!
• The Not So Blog Blog is giving away a Halloween Canvas Tote made by Etsy seller Mimi & Reese. Ends 10/5
• Momma Findings has several giveaways going on – all Spook-ta-cu-lar! HERE, HERE, HERE, and the one I want to win HERE.
• Deal Seeking Mom is giving away a Pillsbury Gift Package! Has lots of goodies in it! Just vote Brownie or Cake in the big Pillsbury Election! Ends 10/5
• Three Ladies and a Dad is giving away a Sesame Street Building Block Set! Ends 10/10
• Chief Family Officer is giving away some Weight Watchers Coupons 3 sets to be exact! Lots of money to save! Ends 10/8
• Frugal in Virgina is giving away a “Live Elated” Gift set. Ends 10/4
• Northern Cheapskate is giving away a 3 month subscription to ListPlanit. Ends 10/5
• Little Window Shoppe - Scribble It - Ends October 6th http://littlewindowshoppe.com/win-it-scribble-it
• Little Window Shoppe - Bright and Bold - Ends October 8th http://littlewindowshoppe.com/bright-and-bold-giveaway
• For more giveaways, check out Mom Giveaways! I’m also a contributor to this site! So get over there!

Come back here for Freebie Friday & Tuesday Meals Under $10!

I also have a giveaway going on and more to come!!!

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Over the Hump Happenings 10/1 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Blog Giveaways:

Altered Art Junkies is giving away a Free Altered Frida Journal. Ends 9/30

Thrifty Momma is giving away a 2 year subscription to All You Magazine. Go HERE for details on how to enter. Ends 10/5

Wow, Wow, Wubzy DVD Giveaway from Mommies with Cents. Ends 9/26

Toilet Tattoo Giveaway. What a cool idea! From Centsible Mommy. Ends 10/1

My personal Reviews is giving away some coupons! Go HERE to enter. Ends 9/26 Plus, she is having a Savoring the Moment Giveaway which includes a coupon for the new Pillsbury Savorings. Ends 9/26 also.

Around the Blogosphere:

My friend, Lisa, has a new blog called Freebie Freaks. (Hopefully I won’t ever be featured! ha ha!!) The funny and unusual requests found on freecycle, craigslist, and similar sites! Enjoy!

Jess @ And She Lived tells you how to make money with Moms Auto Ads.

Over the Hump Happenings 9/24 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Free Samples:

• Walmart Crest White Expressions Sample
• Walmart Pledge Multi Surface Wipes
• Walmart Jergens Daily Natural Moisturizer
• Walmart Huggies Supreme
• Walmart Goodnight Sample
• Reach Access Flosser
• Aquafresh Extreme Clean Sample
• Ponds Clean Sweep (Costco)
• Kotex Light Days Free Sample (Costco)
• Free Ultra Purex Laundry Sample
• Free Mini Eraser from Mr. Clean
• Sign up at P&G Sampling for the latest Procter & Gamble samples!
• Sign up HERE to get loads of Free Samples all in one place: Join now to get free samples from top name brands! Cheap is good, but FREE is better! Click Here

Printable Coupons:

• $1/1 Start Smart Strawberry Oat Bites (Thanks to Cheapsk8mom)
• Mr. Clean Coupons
• $1/1 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls (Thanks to Centsible Savings)

Free Magazines:

• 2 Free Issues of All You (A MUST HAVE Mag for couponers! Tons of AWESOME coupons each month!!!)
• Rouge Magazine – A new beauty magazine from P&G (IT does have coupons – Thanks to Mommy Making Money!!)
• 16 Issues of Traditional Homes Magazine
• 1 Free Issue of Bridal Guide
• 10 Free Issues of Waterski Magazine
• 12 Free Issues of Boating Life
• Free Pink Magazine (For business professionals)
• Free Lego Magazine (My kids love this one!)
• 2 Year Free Subscription to Parents Magazine compliments of Start Sampling. You have to sign up at Start Sampling First, then click HERE.

Blog Giveaways:

• Apron from Everyday Chic at Pennies on a Platter. Ends 9/17.
• 5 copies of the Flavor Bible from the Joy of Desserts. Ends 9/21
• Basket full of goodies from Penny Pinching Parent! Ends 9/20

Other:

• Free Tote from Nature’s Bounty when you sign up HERE. You will also get a $2/1 Printable Coupon.
• Printable 50% off Michael’s coupon

Around the Blogosphere:

• Penny Pinching Parent has opened up a design studio – Happy Apple Studios. Check it out she has already done some fabulous things!
• Bank Bonuses found a a great deal from Flagstar Bank – up to $500 in free gas. Go HERE to find out all the specifics. (MI, IN, and GA only)
• Just for Fun: Cake Wrecks.

Around here:

• Current CVS Deals
• Current Kroger Deals
• Current Marsh Deals
• Current Meijer Deals
• Free Breakfast at Ikea 9/19 to 9/21
• You can now get your “Deals on the Go” from Bargain Briana
• I announced the winner of my $100 Coupon Giveaway and I’m going to start doing this twice a month so check back regularly or subscribe to my feed or email subscriptions to keep updated when the next giveaway will be.
• Don’t forget about the $20 off a $50 coupon code from Shoe buy!
• What came in my mailbox this week?
• 3 AWESOME trips to Walgreens last week!
• New from Upromise: Ecoupons
• My Favorite Mattress – Free Information kit!

Over the Hump Happenings 9/17 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Freebies:

• Free Fruit Roll Up Sample
• Check out Last Week’s Freebies! Most are still available!

Coupons:

• $15 in Internet Printables from Swiffer

Rebates:

• Swiffer Money Back Guarantee

Magazine Subscriptions:

• FREE 2 year subscription to Parents Magazine
• 3 Free Issues of Oprah! Magazine

Around the Blogosphere:

• BeCentsable has gone back to the “old” version of the Grocery Gathering with a few changes! Check it out! My Meijer and Marsh deals are featured. They are also starting to talk about frugal Christmas!

Blog Giveaways:

• Anna, On a Quest to Be Debt Free, is giving away some $2/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber. I really want to try this out! Ends 9/14.
• Honey, I shrank our spending is giving away Weight Watchers Coupons! Ends 9/10
• Coupon & Rebate Giveaway Approx Value $100 Ends 9/14
• Rocks in My Dryer gives a great tip on how to keep your Box Tops for Education in a handy place! I do something similar, only I use a zip lock bag.

Around Here:

• 9/4 to 9/10 Marsh Deals
• 9/7 to 9/13 Meijer Deals
• 9/7 to 9/13 CVS Deals
• September 9/1 to 9/30 CVS Monthly Deals
• Check out my series on “How to Save/Earn on Amazon”
• All You Magazine September 26th Edition

Over the Hump Happenings 9/10 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Free Samples:

• Kotex Sample
• Tampax Pearl Sample
• Cascade Complete Sample
• Benefiber Sample
• Gain Sample

Coupons/Online Printables:

• $1/2 Blueberry Frosted Mini Wheats
• $4 off $50 Purchase at K-mart – Check out their Labor Day Sales!
• $2/1 Sun Crystals Natural Sweetener
• Save $1.00 on Happy to Fly – Natural Anti-Anxiety Formula for Travelers Click Here
• Don’t forget about all the coupons in my sidebar. You can print coupons without leaving this site!

Free Magazines:

• 4 Free Issues of Cosmo Magazine
• 12 Free Issues of PC Magazine

Other:

• RecipeRewards.com – Hungry? Try our FREE brand-name recipes. Dig in to 1000′s of FREE recipes now. Click Here

Around the Blogosphere:

• Walgreens Moneymaker: Glade Scented Oil Warmers
• Penny Pinching Diva has preview list of the coupons available in the September All You Magazine.
• Deal Seeking Mom has a nice vlog about convenience and baby foods. I did not know that there was the exact same ingredients stage 1 & stage 2 foods!!! Check it out to see how to save money and not be inconvenienced!
• Marin, Frugonomics 101, has some tips on going Green. Sometime it is hard but you can do a few simple things to make a difference.
• Northern Cheapskates fills you in on how to Cash in with Coin Star.
• Get a Free Breakfast at IKEA this weekend. Thanks to Erin at Coupon Cravings.
• Family Fantasy Football? Chief Family Officer tells you how to have fun playing fantasy football and get a chance to win $25K for your 529.

Check out my Series on How to Earn/Save at Amazon and then enter to win a $25 Gift Certificate from Amazon.com.

Be sure to sign up for this free photo sharing site! It is free for you and I will earn $5 for each person who signs up for an account!

Over the Hump Happenings 8/27 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Free Samples:

• Free Sample of Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Acne Wash Thanks to “Deal”icious Mom

Coupons:

• $1/1 Kraft Bagelfuls
• $1/1 any Lean Cuisine Entree

Blog Giveaways:

• $25 CVS Gift from the Savin’ Maven or from Newlyweds

Other:

• If you bank at Bank of America, you can visit museums for free.
• Free Chicken Strips at Chik-Fil-A. “Cent”sible Sawyer gives all the details!
• Did you see the coupons for the Free Southern Style Chicken Sandwiches at McDonald’s in this week’s Parade & USA Sunday Insert? There was coupons for a regular sandwich and breakfast sandwich.  Thanks to Aunt Jane for reminding me of that! We already used one of ours…they are so yummy!

Festivals I participated in this week:

I participated in the Festival of Frugality #139 hosted by Our Four Pence Worth. My article on how to survive the check out lane with your coupons was chosen.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Silicon Valley Blogger gives a great numbers analysis on how those little things can add up over a 10 year period. Very eye opening! I’m sure some of us won’t stop with some of our money leakers completely but we might think twice the next time we stop to buy a coke or coffee!
• My Two Dollars get 25 tips for reusing household items. Some creative ideas!
• Almost Frugal gives 5 ideas for frugal toys for your kids using food.
• Erin gives 5 tips on saving while shopping online at Coupon Cravings.

I participated in the Make it from Scratch Festival, Life on both sides of the Pond hosted it this week. My zucchini recipe was featured. Check out all the great recipes posted!

Some of my favorites:

• Green Style Mom tells how to make your own yummy tortilla chips! They look so yummy! Then head over to Seabird Chronicles and make some peach salsa, which sounds unique!
• GoGo Glue Gun Fun shows how to make puppets!
• Have Extra plastic sacks and know how to crochet? My Recycled Bags tells you how to make a crocheted water bottle bag out of plastic sacks.

Check out EVLiving for a ton of Southwestern recipe links! My zucchini recipe was featured.

Highlights:

• Simple Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
• These Huevos Rancheros look yummy!
• My favorite – M&M cookies!

I also participated in the August 14th Edition of Kids & Money hosted by Money-Hacks. My blog entry on using Upromise was featured.

Highlights:

• Mommy ABCs gives some hints on how to survive the PTO.
• Digerati Life asks what do Potty Training mishaps have to do with money?

Over the Hump Happenings 8/21 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Freebies:

• Free Gift from CoffeeShop. Click HERE.
• Free Medela BPA Free Beastmilk Bottle. (Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom for posting this.)
• Free Sample of Recycled Post it Notes HERE.
• Free Sample of Eucerin Extensive Foot Creme
• Free Febreze Pet Pack
• Free Sample of Orville Redenbacher Smart Cakes HERE. Thanks to Centsible Savings.
• Free Obama Button. Maybe I should order one for Grandpa just to freak him out. ha ha! No longer available! Sorry!
• Free one Year Subscription to Family Fun.

Coupons:

• Take a short one page survey for a $1/2 Old Orchard Healthy Balance Juice HERE
• $74 worth of P&G Coupons by completing THIS survey. Thanks to Money Saving Mom for posting this!
• $3 off coupon from Boston Market when you sign up for The Boston Market VIP program.

Other:

• Super 8 motels are offering stays at $8.88 for select location. Frugal Georgia Mom gives you all the scoop!
• Centsable Attitude tells you how to get free stuff from Build a Bear. It is going on now until September 1st.

Bloggy Giveaways:

• “Deal”ectible Mommies is giving away the most adorable diaper cases. Oh, they are so cute with such modern fabrics! I hope I win! Click HERE to enter. Ends 8/16
• Classy Mommy has several giveaways going on. You can enter daily. The movie Smart People (Ends 8/19) and Backyardigans (ends 8/18) are what are current. Click HERE.
• Free is Fun is giving away for FREE – Pringles .50/1 coupons! Check it out HERE.
• Sherbet Blossom is giving away jewelry from Paisley Lane. Adorables! Ends 8/13
• From One Mom to Another is giving away a engraved charm with one birthstone from Warm Biscuit. Ends 8/15
• Crunch Green Mom is giving away some Melissa & Doug Items! YAY! Check it out HERE. Ends 8/16.
• Centsible Mommy is giving away a funky resuable shopping bag from Reusablebags.com
• Everday Girl, Ashley, is giving away a purse & matching coin purse. Check it out HERE.

Around the Blogosphere:

• Hasbro is coming out with a new line and offering coupons to moms in select cities. Click HERE to find out all about it.
• Free hip, stylish, Blogger Templates from Simply Fabulous.
• Coupon Cravings give 3 way to save on Back to School Clothes
• The Money Making Mom uses her overage to save on diapers at CVS.
• BeCentsAble is on Week 1 of trying out her new Couponizer!
• Help Life as a Mom figure out what to do with her chocolate stash! I know I would eat all mine so I don’t stockpile chocolate anymore – even free chocolate! ha ha!
• Support Tammy, at 5 minutes for Mom in her repulsion over the Tropic Thunder and their HATE SPEECH advertising techniques or this blog. So sad that a big studio like this would offend so many with the “R” word.

Carnivals:

Please be sure to check out the following carnivals I participated in this week.

• Money Hacks Olympic Edition hosted by The Personal Financier
• Festival of Frugality hosted by Money Ning.

Over The Hump Happenins 8/13 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

Yet another week, halfway over!!!

Mail In Rebates:

• Free After Mail in Rebate Frosted Mini Wheats Blueberry Muffin

Freebies/Free Samples:

• Several Freebies in Espanol
• Free Subscription to Parenting Magazine
• Free Coupon for Mighty Dog Food
• Check out the current Wal-mart Samples
• Free Printable Coloring Pages
• 2 Free Issues of Family Circle

Printable Coupons:

• $1 off any new salad at Wendy’s
• $1 Ronzoni Bistro Portable Pasta Meals

Bloggy Giveaway:

I’m really into the blog giveaways! I won TWO last week during the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival – from Three Peas in a Pod – a custom made bib (I picked the primary polka dots!) by Daisy Lane Boutique, and a Automoblox by Baby Willows from Katie at THE GIVE AWAY. Mark your calendar for the next one October 27 – 31. Hopefully, I will have something to give away by then! In the mean time, try your luck and maybe find some new blogs to add to your reader:

• Saving for our Family’s Dreams is giving away some coupons! If you don’t have a good stock up of inserts, stop by for a chance to win!
• Up North Mommy is giving away (2) DVDs, Handy Manny and Little Einsteins.
• Centsible Savings is giving away a $5 CVS card. Go there quickly and see how much you buy with $5 at CVS!
• Cheapsk8mom is giving away some coupons!
• Baby Coupon Giveaway from Modern Mommy. Ends 8/8
• Frugal Freelancer is a giving away some coupon organizers. Ends 9/10
• Free Burpie Product Give away HERE.
• Sherbet Blossom has several Giveaways going on.
• Momma Sassy is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Mountain Aven’s Etsy Store. She has the most adorable little fashions!
• Grosgain is giving away a fabulous yellow frock dress and a dress that reminds her of a paperdoll dress! Ends 8/6
• Someone is giving away mom spit. yep, that’s right. mom spit.
• A very cute half apron from Dawn’s Cakes.
• Life is Champagne Blog is giving away a really cute small accordian folder from Galison! would be great for organizing coupons!!!
• Grab Bag Giveaway – great bags for shopping, library, etc.
• Wax Out Gift Basket from Simple Home Basics.
• Mommy confessions is giving away $40 worth of Tru Kids products!

5 Minutes for Mom is giving away some back to school goodies!!

• first giveaway is for a Dymo Personal Labelmaker.
• second giveaway is for a Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One Printer.
• third giveaway is for School Zone gift certificates

More in the blogosphere:

• Chief Family Officer points out a new legal ruling. The lottery is NOT an investment. Uh, duh, but I have heard of people that spend more money on it per week than they do their retirement plan. Don’t miss this one – She why she loves Construction Workers.
• If you like Starbucks and have one close, BeCentsAble gives you the scoop on a new Starbucks announcement…Discount Beverages?
• RIP Giftcards by Budgets are Sexy. Stores love gift cards. They get their cash upfront and so many billions of dollars of giftcards so unused!
• Simple Tips for living on little.
• Money Savings Tip for Eating on the Road from Can of Thoughts.
• Centsible Sawyer is BACK.
• Attention Target Shoppers – There is a new batch of Target Snail Mail Coupons.
• Stand up for yourself while shopping – a great article by Freebies4Mom.

Check out what’s been going on ’round here: My addiction & how I save on it, Meal Plan Monday with updated pictures and reviews, weekly Meijer Deals, Weekly Marsh Deals, Weekly CVS Deals, CVS scenarios, CVS August Deals and all the school supply deals I could find! Last week was a slow snail mail week for me. Check out Freebie Friday and sign up for the deals/samples you missed!

If you haven’t signed up for Upromise or don’t know what it is, go HERE.

I also had a very special guest blogger! Check out Aldis!

Over the Hump Happenings 8/6 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

I can’t believe it is Wednesday already! Where has this week gone???

Blog Round Up:

• LOTS and I mean LOTS of links to Bloggy Giveaways HERE. Giveaways ranging from a box of Cocoa Puffs to a Coach Soho Purse!!!
• Oh Where, oh where has Denise, the Centsible Sawyer, gone? Why, the google bots marked her blog as spam….check out her temporary blog while she is working on setting them straight about her fabulous blog!
• Momma Findings tells about Kellogg’s new recipe site, Snackivate…great healthy snack recipes for your kids. She gives you the lowdown on this website.
• Even more school supply deals from Keeping the Kingdom First.
• BeCentsAble discusses being Green and Saving Green in the process.
• Chief Family Officer discusses her drugstore savings philosophy.

New Blog Recipe Sites I’ve discovered:

• Crockpot Recipes
• Home School Blogger’s Recipes
• What’s for Dinner?

Samples:

• Free Sample Head & Shoulders

Freebies:

• Click HERE to sign up and get your free bag when you sign up at tripadvisor.com.
• Sign up HERE to receive a free box of Cheerios & $6 in coupons.

Coupons:

• Print a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Coupon HERE for the new Delmonte Harvest Selections.
• $1 off Hershey Bliss coupon HERE
• $5/1 Clean & Clear coupons HERE
• Check out my new coupon bar on the right hand side! You can print coupons without ever leaving my blog.

Rebates (Buy these before the 31st to qualify):

• Noxema Try Me Free (Up to $3) (Exp. 7/31/2008)
  (Bikini Shavers are $2.99 at CVS & Walgreens)
• Clean & Clear Contact Solution Exp.7/31/2008

Don’t forget to check out what has been going on here at my blog, this week’s CVS deals, Marsh deals, Meijer deals, Weekly School Supplies Deals, places to find coupons, what $50 will buy you, what $2.19 will buy you.

Also, my brag’s from last week and check out Friday’s Freebies! I’ve also been having fun with the Organizing Junkie’s Meal Plan Monday…go HERE for my menu plan for the week updated daily with pictures!

Over the Hump Happenings 7/30 is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!

• Laura, The Organizing Junkie has a great blog entry “Taming the School Clutter.”
• Freebies 4 Mom lists all of the Wal-mart Samples available HERE.
• Budgets are Sexy discuss Financial Vices – like eating out for lunch daily, etc.
• BeCentsAble discuss tips on saving on gasoline usage.
• I Heart CVS has a great funny about the lack of $/$$ coupons from CVS.
• Momma Findings has a simple Strawberry Smoothie recipe.
• Denise of the Centsible Sawyer discusses her favorite recipe sites. and great Wal-mart deals.
• Centsible Mommy gives some great tips on WHERE to find coupons.
• Fiddledeedee has a great tip on how to get grease stains out of clothes.
• Just for fun – the List of the Day has a Photobomb list (a person who ruins your nice photo in a funny way…you know THAT guy)..its HILARIOUS!!!!
  

Don’t forget to check out this week’s Marsh Deals, CVS Deals, CVS July Deals, Meijer Deals, and CVS Scenarios for Newbies. Look and see what $47 worth of groceries looks like to me and read about my random couponing thoughts.

For newbies, check out CVS 101, Meijer 101, Marsh 101, and Getting Started Couponing. If you are confused about some of the abbreviations click HERE.

Samples

Free Aquaphor Cream

Sunsilk Sample & $2 coupons

Pantene Color Expressions Sample

Playtex Gentle Glide Sample

Purex Sample

Free Sample Splenda Coffee Samples

Free Garlic Sample

Free Can Mighty Dog Food

Coupons

Printable Johnson’s Coupons

$7 in Pur Water Coupons

Rebates

Caregiver’s Marketplace (Baby Items, Adult Items, etc.)

Over the Hump Happenings – Wednesday Blog Round up, Coupons, Freebies, Samples is a post from BargainBriana. Check out this online and in-store Black Friday Deals!