Kmart Doubles

*Update - Click HERE for the list of stores that are participating in tomorrow's doubles.

If you've got your vision on Kmart doubles, here are some updates for you.  I (Kelly) went by our local Cleveland store last night to get some clarifications.  As Jamie has told you, the biggest change is that you MUST have the Kmart Rewards Card to participate in the doubles. The promotion is kind of like a perks for being a card member. This is a loyalty card, not a credit card.  It says to give it 72 hours to be processed, but I turned mine in at the service desk and since they weren't that busy she keyed it in right then.  Here are some things to remember:

• Only 5 Manufacturer coupons will be doubled each day (this is monitored with the card)
• If the coupon says "Limit one per purchase," they are treating it as "One per transaction." I tried to explain the difference in these two wordings, but the manager said that's how their computers are programed.
• Have your coupons and 5 items ready. They would like to go through them and make sure they are correct before starting the transaction. This is for you.  If you accidentally picked up the wrong size or product for a coupon and it is rejected, then you will not be able to double any coupons for the rest of the day. (again, this is monitored by the card program, not the store).
• If an item is $3.29 and you have a $2.00 coupon, no overage will be given.  The coupon will be doubled up to the price of the item, but not over it.

For those of you who have called your store and been told they weren't participating, the manager let me read the print out from corporate. It said 150 stores nationwide were participating and they would be notified by email on Sunday morning.  Therefore, your store may very well be participating, but may not know it until tomorrow morning. 

I also saw several great deals while I was there.  My favorite was some girl's winter flannel p.j.s (size 7/8) marked down to $1.99. There were several racks of winter clothes for all kid's sizes marked down to $1.99.  Up front, there was a display of manager's special items that included G2 Gatorade for 50¢...if you have the coupons from several week's ago that would make it free without any doubling.

We will continue working on good deals for doubles.  If you find any, please let everyone know through Facebook...we've set up a Discussions tab specifically for Kmart.  Stay in touch through the week as the manager knows how to get in touch with us if they have issues that need to be addressed.  The most important thing is that we want to have fun, be ethical and kind...always!

CVS Highlights: 4/4 - 4/10

This week at CVS has a few easy freebies, and a couple great deals on shampoos and baby items!  There is a special Baby Care Promo going on this week - and you can get a great deal on Huggies Mega Packs.  I've made a scenario at bottom that uses coupons everyone should have if they've been couponing a couple weeks (We are a newbie site, after all!)  I'm sure some of you can think up other scenarios if you have better coupons - and if so, leave them as a comment to help others!

Best ECB Deals:

Skintimate Cream Shave 6 oz $3.99 ~ Get $3 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 from April Cosmopolitan Magazine

(makes it FREE + $1 Overage!)

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution $8.99 ~ Get $8.99 ECB (Limit 1)

(makes it FREE!)

Stride 14 ct Shift Gum 99¢ ~ Get 99¢ ECB (Limit 1)

(makes it FREE!)

Colgate Total Advantage/Enamel Strength 4 oz $2.99 ~ Get $2 ECB (Limit1)
Use $1/1 from April All*You or 75¢/1 from 3/28 SS or PRINT

(makes it FREE!)

Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner/Styler $2.99 ~ Get $1 ECB (Limit 3)
Use $2/1 from Vocal Point Home Mailer
or $1/1 & $3/2 from 3/7, 4/4 P&G Inserts

(makes it FREE w/Vocal Point coupons, or 66¢ ea when you buy (3) and use a $1/1 + $3/2 coupon)

Head & Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner $4.99 ~ Get $1 ECB (Limit 3)
Buy (1) Shampoo & (1) Conditioner
Use BOGO from 4/4 P&G  and  $1/1 from 3/7 P&G

(makes it 99¢ ea!)

Clairol Natural Instincts/Loving Care $5.99 ~ Get $2 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $3/1 from 4/4 P&G
(makes it 99¢)

Dr. Pepper 12 pk 3/$11 ~ Get $3 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 coupons found on some 12-packs

(makes it $2.75 ea, or $1.75 with coupons)

BabyCare Promo:  Buy $25 in Select BabyCare ~ Get $10 ECB (Limit 1)

CVS Wipes $2
CVS BabyCare Products $1.99
CVS Jumbo Diapers $6.99 (Could just buy 4 packs - makes it $4.49 ea!)
Johnson's Wash, Shampoo, and others $2.99
Use $1/1 PRINT
Pedialyte $4.99
Use $1.50/1 PRINT, or BOGO from 3/7 SS

Huggies Goodnites or Pull-Ups Mega Pack $13.99
Use $3/1 PRINT or $1.50/1 from 3/21, 3/28 SS
Pampers Swaddlers, Baby Dry, Cruisers Big Pack $19.99
Use $2/1 from 3/14 RP or home mailer (Sign Up HERE)

Three Baby Deal Ideas:

Buy (2) Huggies Mega Packs @ $25.98
Use (2) $3/1 Coupons
Pay $19.98 ~ Get $10 ECB

(makes it $4.50 ea for MEGA Packs!)

Buy (1) Big Pack Pampers + (2) Johnson's Tear Free @ $25.97
Use (1) $2/1 Pampers Couon + (2) $1/1 Johnson coupons
Pay $21.97 ~ Get $10 ECB

(makes it $11.97 for Pampers Big Pack diapers + 2 Baby Washes!)

Buy (4) Pedialytes + (2) Johnsons Tear Free @ $25.94
Use (2) BOGO Pedialyte + (2) $1.50/1 Pedialyte + (2) $1/1 Johnson's
Pay $10.96 ~ Get $10ECB
(makes it 16¢ per product!)

Coupon Deals:

Nescafe Taster's Choice Sticks $1
Use $1/1 & BOGO PRINT

(makes it 12¢ ea if you buy 2 and use both coupons!)

Dawn Dish Soap 96¢
use 50¢/1 from 4/4 P&G

(makes it 56¢ ea)

Kashi TLC Bars/Kelloggs Smart Start Cereal $3
Use $1/1 PRINT
(makes it $2 ea)

Nature's Bounty BOGO
Use (2) $2/1 PRINT or $3/1 from 3/14 RP
(makes it cheap!)

Buy: Complete Multi-Purpose Solution @ $8.99 ~ Get $8.99 ECB

Buy: (3) Pantenes + (1) Stride Gum + (1) Skintimate Cream Shave @ $14.95
Use:
$3/2 Pantene + $1/1 Pantene
$8.99 Complete ECB
Pay $1.96 ~ Get 99¢ Stride ECB, $3 Pantene ECB, $3 Skintimate ECB

Buy: (1) Head & Shoulders Shampoo + (1) Conditioner + (1) Colgate @ $11.98
Use:
BOGO + $1/1 Head & Shoulders Q
$1/1 Colgate Q
$3 Pantene ECB
99¢ Stride ECB
Pay $2 ~ Get $4 ECB

Buy: (2) Huggies Pull-Ups /Goodnites Mega Packs @ $25.98
Use:
(2) $3/1 Huggies Coupons
$2 H&S ECB
$3 Skintimate ECB
$2 Colgate ECB
Pay $12.98 ~ Get $10 ECB
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Total OOP: $26.95

Value Of Items: $62.90 + $10 ECB Left for Next Week!

Take Home Prizes: 2 Huggies Mega Packs, 3 Bottles Pantene, 2 Bottles Head & Shoulders, 1 Skintimate Shave Cream, 1 Colgate Total, 1 Complete Multipurpose Contact Solution, 1 Stride Gum!

Snapfish: 4 Photo Travel Mugs for $5.50 ea (Reg. $17.99)

Snapfish is running an awesome deal until Sunday - here's how to combine discounts + codes to get some nice photo travel mugs for only $5.50 each!  These would make GREAT Mother's Day or Father's Day gifts - and have a couple left over for Grandparents!  Follow the instructions below:

• Go HERE and register for Snapfish.  
• Then click the HOME tab and click on the banner that says "Join the Birthday Party".

• Click on the Pink Cupcake (bottom right hand corner) to Redeem offer of a $10 Off Customer Favorites discount (Looks like photo above) on your order, which will apply automatically when you checkout.
• When taken to the discount offer page - choose the $7.99 Photo Collage Commuter Mug
• Upload the photos you want for your mugs, choose colors, fonts, titles, etc...
• Order (4) Mugs!  At checkout, your total will say $31.99 + Shipping.  Enter code "snapfish321" to take an extra $10 off a $25 Purchase
• This makes each mug only $5.50 each + shipping!

*PLUS: You'll have 50 Free prints waiting for you whenever you're ready to use them!

That's a sweet deal on *4* great gifts!

Saturday's Easter Events

There are several opportunities to go have free, Eastery fun with your kids this weekend - here are a few!

Home Depot:  Kids will be making Butterfly Houses on Saturday, from 9-12 CLICK HERE
*While your'e at it, go ahead and sign up for the FREE Women's Painting Workshop HERE!

Michael's: Kids can decorate their own Easter pail on Saturday, from 10-1 CLICK HERE

Bass Pro Shops: Saturday & Sunday from 12-3 pm you can make FREE Easter Decorations, from 2-3 pm you can go on an Easter Egg Hunt, and from 11-3 you can get a FREE 4x6 photo with the Easter Bunny!  Wow! CLICK HERE

Brittany's Weekly Coupon

Last week (HERE) I told you guys about Brittany Teets, a hairstylist I met at church who is working to build her customer base.  She is offering our readers coupons for her services!!

20% off any cut and/or color service

Call Brittany Teets to schedule an appointment at 423.855.0023.

Tell her you read about the coupon at www.time2saveworkshops.com!

Fountain Plaza, Suite 114-B
6925 Shallowford Road

Chattanooga, TN 37421

$1/1 Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets

I love Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets - they're my kids favorite (Okay.... they're my favorite too..) - but if you've already printed off the first 5 you get from registering at their website, then you're out of luck on getting anymore.

Well - Coupons.com JUST loaded up a new $1/1 coupon today, and it'll make a bag of quality nuggets around $3 with a BOGO sale!  PRINT HERE

- Thanks, Kelly's Coupon Addiction!

Easter Story Cookies

I was reminded today while eating lunch with some friends of a great activity to do with my kids. Thanks Sharmin...even though you didn't mention it, seeing you reminded me since you gave me this several years ago.

Easter Story Cookies

Cookies to be made with children the evening before Easter.  Things you'll need:
1 cup whole pecans                                     1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites                                                 pinch salt
1 cup sugar                                                   zipper baggie
wooden spoon                                             tape
Bible

*Preheat oven to 300 degrees (this is imporant - don't wait until you're half done with the recipe!)
*Place pecans in zipper baggie & let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces.  Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.  Read John 19:1-3
*Let each child smell the vinegar.  Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl.  Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.  Read John 19:28-30.
*Add egg whites to vinegar.  Eggs represent life.  Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.  Read John 10:10-11.
*Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand.  Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.  Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27
*So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing.  Add 1 cup sugar.  Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.  He wants us to know and belong to Him.  Read Psalms 34:8 & John 3:16.
*Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.  Explain tha the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.  Read Isaiah 1:18 & John 3:1-3.
*Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
*Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.  Give each child a piece of tape and seat the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.  Read Matthew 27:65-66.
*GO TO BED!  Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.  Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.  Read John 16:20 - 22
*On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.  Notice the cracked surface & take a bite.  The cookies are hollow!  On the first Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.  Read Matthew 28:1-9 & Rejoice!

Cleveland's Largest Consignment Sale

WHERE:

The sale will be held at Keith Street Ministries Church, next to Logan's Steakhouse. (Map it!) This is the same location as the Fall sale and we are very happy to still to be on well-traveled Keith Street.
 
WHEN:
(Open to the public)
•Monday -- April 12th -- 9am - 7pm
•Tuesday -- April 13th -- 9am - 7pm
•Wednesday -- April 14th -- 9am - 7pm
•Thursday -- April 15th -- 9am - 7pm
•Friday -- April 16th -- 9am - 7pm
•Saturday (30% off most items!) -- April 17th -- 8am - 2pm
(Volunteer sale)
•Saturday -- April 10th -- 6pm - 9pm
•(Clean-up volunteers can enter at 5:30pm, April 17th)

Click HERE for all the details!

First Time Homebuyer or Refinance?

MORTGAGE RATES ARE STILL LOW!!  REFINANCE NOW & SAVE

  Before I(Kasey) became a blogging and coupon mom I worked for Matt Hamilton at Cellular Sales for ten years.  Not long after I left he opened Platinum Financial Funding.  So if you are looking to refinance or buy a first home click HERE to request more information.  We recently financed our mortgage and reduced our payment by almost $200.00 per month!! 

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Friday Freebie Stampede! (4/2)

We've lasso-ed a whole herd of freebies for you to check out this Friday.  Happy trails!

❤This is an AWESOME freebie - and could be used for a thousand different things if you put your mind to it - Party Invitations, "We've Moved" announcements, Business handouts for a home business, and tons more!  GO HERE to get started making you custom notecards.

 

❤ FREE Pixable 8x5.5 Softcover Photo Book - makes a photobook in 10 minutes using your Facebook, Flickr, photos, etc... - OR, upload traditional pics from your computer.  Only $2.99 after shipping!  Click HERE & enter code "FREEPIX" at checkout!

❤ Request a FREE GeoTrax DVD for your kiddo HERE!

❤ Mother-to-be or Father-to-be? Click this  and this for a lot of FREE stuff for the coming baby.

❤ FREE PhotoStrip & 50 Free Prints from when you join Shutterfly HERE!

❤ FREE Hashbrowns at Waffle House with this coupon HERE

❤ FREE Tax Prep & Filing HERE: DEADLINE IS APRIL 15th!!
 

❤ FREE Broadway Nails Sticker-Art (at most drugstores) wyb print this $2 Coupon HERE!

❤ FREE Spring Samples for all sorts of goodes!  Click HERE 

❤ FREE Blockbuster Express Rentals w/ these codes: OUFXMV, 6HHQLC, ETKGH7,  ICA33W, VGG8U2

❤ FREE Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer at Publix - see HERE!

❤ Get a OneTouch® UltraMini® Meter At No Charge to You. See if you qualify HERE!

❤ FREE 8x10 Photo Canvas - awesome Mother's Day gift!  See HERE

❤ Home Depot: FREE Do-It-Herself Painting Workshop on April 15th!  We can DO IT!

❤ 250 FREE Business/Mommy Cards from VistaPrint!  Go HERE to start designing yours, or HERE to read all about it and get ideas!

❤ Get 50 Free Prints at Snapfish HERE

❤ Get 3 Boxes of Gourmet Coffee for $3 + FREE Stainless Steel Travel Mug + FREE Shipping from Gevalia!  Click HERE to pick your gourmet treats!

❤ Request a FREE Special K Proten Bar + High-Value Coupons HERE

❤ Score a FREE stylish Udder Covers Nursing Cover using code "onefree" HERE!  *You pay shipping, but it's a GREAT deal on an awesome babyshower gift, or just for yourself!

Moneymaker Pilot Pens at Walgreens (Next Week)!

This deal is fantastic, but remember, it doesn't start till NEXT WEEK.  Christie over at WildForWags just send me the heads-up!

This next deal starts on 4/4 - and it is really, really awesome!  Pilot pens and highlighters will be priced at $1.19 each.  There is a coupon in the April IVC booklet (coupon pamphlet up front) for $1/1 - which will make them only 19¢ ea!

*I LOVE deals that easy, and I bet you new couponers do too!!*

But it gets EVEN BETTER - there is a rebate on the back of some of the pens/highlighters:

Buy 1 get a $1.25 refund
Buy 2 get a $2.75 refund
Buy 3 get a $4.50 refund

If you buy (3) for 19¢ each and send in for this rebate, you will make $3.93! 

-Thanks to WildForWags for this great deal! 

NOTE: Christie also put up a great little tutorial HERE on how to make sure the item you are buying will earn RR when it's one of those mysterious Month-Long deals that aren't in the ad.  This is something I never knew!

8 New Cereal Coupons at Coupons.com

Okay, I'm headed out the door with the kids for a Good Friday passion play, but I wanted to just tell you real quick that there are *8* high-value cereal/breakfast coupons on Coupons.com right now (Both General Mills and Kelloggs).  These will probably go quickly - and I don't want our readers to miss out, so go ahead and check these out while you can!

Mega Swagbucks Friday

It's Mega Swagbucks day today, the day when Swagbucks gives away tons of extra codes and prizes!  If you didn't remember to log on all week - then at least do it today so you can earn those extra codes.  Just log in to the toolbar and search for every site you would normally go to during the day - you earn points when you do searches which you can then trade in for Amazon Gift Cards and more.  Register HERE if you haven't already!

I remember last Christmas there were lots of folks who were able to pay for ALL of their Christmas gifts with the Amazon gift cards they'd earned throughout the year doing Swagbucks - can you imagine how nice that would be?

★For New Users: Swagbucks is a search engine just like Google, Yahoo, etc.., but you earn points (Swagbucks) randomly just for searching.  You can redeem your bucks for giftcards to places like Amazon, Target, Macy's and more! Learn more about Swagbucks HERE

Good Friday Meditation

Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

I was looking for a good meditation to read for this morning, something real to remind me of the horrible ordeal of crucifixion.  I wanted to be shocked and humbled all over again at the immense sacrifice and suffering of our Lord - and to rekindle that gratefulness that I often find lacking in myself.

I found this, which is simply a factual description of what Christ endured.   I thought I'd share this link, which I found by accident while searching.  

How Did Jesus Die

Vista Print: 100 Free Notecards

Whether you're planning a party and need invitations, moving to a new house, announcing the birth of baby or congratulating a Graduate  - these FREE Full-Color Postcards are a wonderful resource to do it cheaply! Use your imagination to come up with a good way to use them.   These are also great if you have a home-business like Gold Canyon Candles, Avon, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, 31, etc..

I really like Kathy's idea - she used them to alert people about the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk - and to ask them to sponsor her family as they walk for their precious Granddaughter Gabrielle.  What a wonderful way to spread the word!

Winn-Dixie McCormick Grinders Deal

Nope - that's not a typo you see - I'm writing a deal for Winn-Dixie shoppers!  I'm sure some of you out there have a Winn-Dixie, and I grew up shopping there every week in Lousiville, KY - so when I saw this deal I just wanted to put it out there!

~ Winn-Dixie has McCormick Grinders on sale BOGO $2.49
~ There is McCormick Catalina going on as well:
Buy 2 ~ Get $1.50 OYNO, Buy 3 or more ~ Get $2.50 OYNO

Buy (2) McCormick Grinders $2.49
Use (2) $1/1 PRINT
Pay 49¢ ~ Get $1.50 Off Your Next Order Coupon
(Makes it FREE + $1 MoneyMaker!)

- Thanks, AddictedToSaving!

Coupon Swaps: Let's Organize!

Are you cripplingly thrifty? Are all your “normal” friends beginning to back slowly away from you and your endless coupon stories? Do you need a support group?  You're in luck!!

As some of you know, I (Jamie) host a Cleveland, TN Coupon Swap about once a month at the local library conference room.  (It's was delayed this month due to the kids Spring Break followed by Easter - but will resume soon!)  I've met some awesome ladies there, and we've had fun sharing stories, eating goodies, and most importantly - trading coupons!

Well, we don't all live in Cleveland, and many have expressed a desire to get a coupon group started in their own neck of the woods.   Be it Chattanooga, Macon, Atlanta, Knoxville - or some tiny town in the middle of nowhere - you all deserve a coupon support group!  Well we've thought of a good way to help you do just that!

If you click on the Discussion Tab on our Facebook page, you will see the topic "Coupon Swaps: Let's Organize!"  This is a place where you can pipe up and ask folks from your area to have a coupon swap with you.  Once you have a few people ready to meet, we'll be happy to announce the dates and locations of planned swaps on the website - to help you get the word out.  

For those of you new to Facebook, you'll be going HERE and clicking on the tab that says "Discussions" - I took a picture of what that looks like for you below.

~How To Host A Coupon Swap~

If you'd like to start a group but aren't sure how to go about the business of creating a "Coupon Swap" - never fear!  I'll have a post put up in the next few days detailing how we and others like to do it.  Until then, just focus on rounding up some friends who want to join you!

Sunday Newspaper Inserts for 4/4

This week, there will be 1 coupon insert: A Proctor & Gamble. There are some AWESOME high-value coupons in this - just click HERE to see what you can look forward to!

NOTE: Depending on the size of your city/newspaper, your inserts and coupons WILL vary.  Get the biggest paper around you to make sure you get the best coupons!  If you miss out on some good ones - never fear!  Go purchase several of the ones you want from TheCouponClippers or Ebay!

April Fools!! No "Time 4 Romance" After All....

Well, the day is winding down, and it's time for me to confess:

The unveiling of our latest project - "TIme4Romance" (HERE) - was a silly April Fools hoax!  I'm sure most of you knew that, but I just wanted to make you do a double-take long enough to say "Huh?!"  That's right, we won't actually be setting up lonely-hearted cheapskates on romantic dates :) -  but who knows, maybe someone will meet at our workshops one day and fall head over heels!

(Luckily, noone actually sent us Bio's, otherwise I would've felt terrible!)  

If you really do wish you had a Coupon Buddy though (No...not a "Coupon Mate"), the BEST place to find one is RIGHT HERE on our Facebook Page!  Just write a note on the wall and announce to all 2774 of your fellow "TIme2Savers" that you need a local shopping buddy!  I'd bet my Easter Bonnet that someone is going to write you back.....

Scan Your CVS Card Today - Get Rewards!

Today is April 1st - and that means we'll all be getting our quarterly rewards!  Next time you stop by, you should be getting a little surprise ECB printout from all your hard work doing deals there ;)

How much did you get?  Let us know!