Gonna take a break

Just to keep you hooked, hehehe, I want to show you what I did with $20 today. My first deal was in part credited to Swagbucks. If you haven't signed up, follow this link and do it!!

http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/amandasaves

Once you sign up, you instal the tool bar, which is totally awesome for searching. I am always weary of downloading things, but this is a very trustworthy site, and it's been wonderful. Once you get the toolbar, you simply do ALL your searching in this little bar, or from SB's home page. Searching earns you Swag Bucks. Signing up for things, earns you bucks. Printing coupons and redeeming them, again, earns you bucks. The then take your  bucks, and trade them in for a number of things. But the best deal I've found is 450 bucks for a $5 Amazon gift card. You will be shocked how fast these add up. I had $50 in SB credit. I used about $13 on some coupon holders, and had $36 remaining. Today only, Amazon had the Kodak Mini Video camera on sale for $39.95, regularly $99.99. Then I signed up for the one month trial of Prime (which I WILL cancel haha!) For $3.39 out of pocket, I got the camera, free shipping, and upgraded to 2-day shipping. I will have my shiny new camera Thursday!!!

So what did I do with the other $17?? I went to BiLo.....

The meal deal
2 bags of Banquet chicken @ 4.99/ea
Ore-Ida crinkle fries
Pepsi 2L
Hunts Ketchup
VanCamps baked beans
12 pack of Bi-Lo popciles

then everything else
(4) Ken's Marinade
(6) Lawry's Marinade
(2) Cans Dole Pineapple chunks
(2) Jars Vlasic dill pickle Ovals
(2) Thai Kitchen rice noodles in Lemongrass and veggie
Texas Pete hot sauce
Cottonelle Wipes tub
(2) cans Hot Shot Bug killer
Cutter bug spray travel size
Pantene thick hair, hair spray

Total before Bonus Card and Coupons $77.83
Total after Bonus Card and Coupons $17.89
Now at $.80 off gallon of gas at Spinx!!

So all in all today my totals were
BEFORE discounts $183.45
AFTER discounts $21.28 (ok, not $20, but I round :) )

This is why I coupon. I can save HUNDREDS a week on things we will use. I try very hard to only get things we use, or can donate. If things are free, or almost free, why not donate them to someone in need who will use these items? In the words of Martha, It's a good thing.