Good Deals

Awhile ago, I posted my favorite deals of the week on the side of my blog. A few people commented occasionally, but I never knew that people really paid attention to it until I stopped doing it. I've had some people ask if I was going to do it again. To tell you the truth, I mainly stopped because the smell of newspaper made me sick while I was pregnant. Now that Clive is out of me and in the world, I started couponing again! I've taken couponing to another level as well - the online level. Not only have I been scoring some great deals in the grocery stores (although I will always miss Albertson's), but I have joined several daily deals sites and browse other deal sites to get amazing things at amazing prices! Yes, I do want to share these deals with my family and friends, but I don't want to overwhelm you or make you not check my blog because it has turned into deal site instead of an update on my family site. So, I "think" I will blog once a week about a few of my favorite grocery store deals and one online deal. I'm doing pretty good with two posts in one week, so I think I can get back on the bandwagon and get a family update and a good deal update up on here every week. Wish me luck!

So, the top deals for this week are:

* Smith's is "doubling" all coupons to $1.00. Get out your low value coupons and use them when they are worth $1.00. One of my favorite tricks is to go to a coupon database (my favorite is here), type in the item that I need, and see if there are any coupons for that item (it shows items from newspaper and online).

* Rubio's in American Fork is having an "after construction" party this week. We went yesterday and spun their prize wheel. We ended up with $14 worth of free food and didn't have to pay a cent for dinner. If you are out and about or just don't want to cook a meal, go check it out.

* Online site: Swagbucks. My friend, Jackie, told me about this site and then I saw it on a couple of blogs. I signed up for it a couple of months ago but didn't get into it until four weeks ago. It is a site that you can use as a search engine (like google), but you earn swagbucks (or points) when you use it. I downloaded their toolbar, so I could just quickly type in my search. Since starting four weeks ago, I have earned over 900 swagbucks (points) that I can spend on a variety of rewards. Most people I know spend their points on Amazon gift cards. 450 points get you a $5 Amazon gift card. So, in four weeks I have earned $10 in Amazon gift cards! My goal is to earn $50 in gift cards by the end of November, so I can get something cool for Richard for Christmas (and remember lots of items on Amazon have free shipping over $25, not to mention Amazon sells everything - my friend orders her diapers from there for a great price). We will see what Richard is into at that point but $50 should get him a couple of books or some nerdy tech item. Anyway, just wanted to let you know about this free and easy way you can earn rewards (even money through paypal) just by doing your everyday internet searching. Check out their website HERE or by clicking on the new widget I put on the side of my blog.

Hope you enjoy these deals!