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This week at CVS, certain Revlon products, including lipstick, are on sale for $6.99 and you get $5 ECBs back. There is a $2/1 lustrous lipstick coupon HERE which will make them free. However, when I went to my CVS, I found several of the lipsticks with $2/1 peelies on them! The best part of this is that there is a limit of 6 per CVS card! As you can see, I got 6 different shades to try. If I don't like one, I didn't waste anything by trying it out! Tax around here was about 35 cents each stick.

Neutrogena is running a rebate this week where you can try their $35 Clinical Night, SPF or Eye for free after rebate. I got mine yesterday, and the stuff feels so good on my skin! You can get the rebate HERE.

There used to be a $5 coupon which makes it a money maker, but the coupon is no longer available on their website. However, if you go to Rite Aid to get it, be sure to take a $5 off of $25 coupon with you. You'll also get $2 UP+ rewards if you use your Rite Aid card. Furthermore, you can submit it for Single Check Rebate #15 to get a free $10 Rite Aid gift card back. However, David was unable to find this product in our Rite Aid store here. You may have better luck - and end up with a $17 moneymaker!

Food Lion has some great free deals this week that are super easy. Buy 5 Cool Whips at $1 each and get $5 taken off automatically at the register with your MVP card. I hooked up with a friend and she agree to take some of the free Cool Whip since I didn't have room in my freezer for 5! The Capri Sun 10 packs are regularly priced at $2.07. Use the $2/1 Food Lion printable coupon HERE to get them for 7 cents!

Food Lion: 5 Cool Whips + 2 Capri Suns = $.14!! (including tax)

Thanks, $30 Grocery Challenge!



At Harris Teeter I picked up the things I had coupons for that were free or almost-free and grabbed a bag of marshmallows for 99 cents. The Mission taco shells came up on my E-Vic special this week for $1.25 and I used the $.75/1 printable coupon (no longer available) to get them free.

Harris Teeter: picture above = $2.10

A nice end to a very stressful, difficult week at work!

Today's post is going to be a little bit more random than most. We're going to get to the deals soon, but first I wanted to show off the delicious crab quiche that David made for dinner last night:

Doesn't it look good? Well, it is. I have to take a little bit of the credit for making the crust, but I'm sure he woulda done it if I hadn't beat him to it ;)

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I used some leftover crust dough and the good parts left of some going-rotten cherries to make a few mini cherry pies for dessert, and just had to add a little flair:
Now I know most of you don't prefer the word "mini" to precede the word "cherry pie", but I like to make these little guys sometimes for portion control and cute things just seem to taste better.


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Now on to the deals David did today. We're liking Rite Aid's new +UP program, which is almost exactly like CVS' Extra Care Bucks. The best part is that so far there is no limit to the deals, so it goes like this:
1. Spend $3.50 on 2 body washes (after B1G1 coupon).
2. Get $4 +UP rewards back.
3. Use it to pay for another 2 body washes & some Raamen noodles (or candy bars) as fillers.
4. Repeat.
We also used some of the +UP rewards to buy some cards we needed.

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The next picture is my favorite deal ever. You see, we haven't paid for anything in this picture below:

This is just a picture of our current free sample stash. Most of these products we got in the mail simply by requesting them. As you can see, it really adds up. If you think requesting freebies is a waste of time, just consider how many weeks/months David and I could go just on using up the body wash from our freebie stash. Talk about savings! Oh - and if you ever want to come visit, we're more than happy to share from any of our stashes. :)

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Lastly, I just wanted to make a confession. You have to promise you won't a) laugh at me or b) tell anyone. I suppose it could be a little embarrassing.

You see, I've found out that if I just visit the recycle drop-off once a week, I'll never have to pay for a Sunday paper again. I don't think rooting through huge dirty recycle bins with tons of empty beer bottles is David's favorite marriage-building activity, but in just a minute or two of looking around (and not digging too deep) we're able to find a few coupon inserts that will later on score us lots of good deals. To me, it's worth the little bit of time and the few drops of hand sanitizer. :)




That's it for me today. You may have noticed that today's post didn't have any pictures of us, but I'm sure that in any picture taken of me this week, I would probably have looked a little frazzled if not downright glaring. It's been one of those weeks at work, but hopefully I'm prepared enough for open enrollment. That's when all 500 of our employees choose what benefits they want for the following year, and I'm in charge of organizing all of the people and paperwork. We'll find out how I survive it next week! Stay tuned!

I'll be making money buying yogurt at Farm Fresh tonight. Here's how:

When you buy any 5 participating dairy products, you will get a $5 catalina to spend on your next trip to Farm Fresh.

The Yo Plus, Fiber One and Yoplait Delights yogurt 4-packs are included. They are priced at $2.79 each and all 3 have $1/1 coupons available on Coupons.com right now.


Here's how the deal will look:
Buy 5 yogurts at $2.79 each
Use 5 $1/1 coupons
The coupons will double today only, so will be in effect $.79 each
Spend $3.95 plus tax out of pocket
Get back $5 for my next trip to Farm Fresh

Nobody likes paying money for things like tampons. The good news is that you don't have to. I believe that almost all non-prescription items you would usually get from a pharmacy can be found free at some point. This includes toothpaste, deodorant, body wash, lotion, toilet paper, etc.

Enough of that - on to how to get Kotex tampons at CVS this week and make $2 doing it.


This week, you get $4.99 in Extra Care Bucks when you buy the new U By Kotex liners, pads or tampons at $4.99. There is a limit of 1 per CVS card.

Use the U By Kotex manufacturer's coupon HERE

AND

the U By Kotex CVS coupon HERE

You CAN USE BOTH COUPONS together since one is a store coupon and one is manufacturer.

So you will buy 1 tampon at $4.99
-$1 store coupon
-$1 manufacturer's coupon
Pay $2.99 out of pocket
Get back $4.99 Extra Care Bucks on your receipt to use for your next purchase at CVS. If you already have ECBs to roll, it makes it an even better deal. If you haven't started with ECBs yet, now is a good time to start!

Now, who's heading to CVS this week?!

(Thanks, Southern Savers!)

PS - while you're on the U By Kotex website, be sure to request their free sample. I got a package with a few pads and tampons in the mail.

There are a couple of things you won't want to miss if you have a CVS card. These are simple deals that you don't need any coupons for.


The first is a free 4x6 photo magnet. This will be free after the promotion code if you have it shipped to your CVS and pick it up. I'm not sure how long this deal is good for.

1. Go to this website: http://dealseekingmom.com/photodeals/cvs
2. Search for "Photo magnet"
3. Upload your picture
4. Go to checkout - select "Pick up in store"
5. Enter promotion code FREE4MOM
6. You will have to enter your CVS card number and your credit card, but your credit card is just for verification and will not be charged.
7. You will get an email when your magnet is available to pick up in store.


The second is free sunscreen.

If you buy 2 CVS brand sunscreens this week (end 5/1/10), a $5 ECB will print out. This also works on the small size which is $2.19 each. David and I each got 2 sunscreens so paid $4.40 and got $5 ECB back. We paid mostly with ECBs we already had, so we paid $1.40 out of pocket and got back $10 ECB.

Of course, don't do this deal if you don't already have ECBs and don't need sunscreen, since you will have to pay out of pocket. We were already on the lookout for free sunscreen since we live by the beach.