My Precious Pennies

Flip Flops at Old Navy

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Old Navy is having a sale on 5/23/09 for $1 flip flops. I think is a pretty good deal. With summer coming up who doesn't need flip flops? The limit is 5 pairs per person. Be sure to get there early because I am sure these are going to go quick!!

Free Mp3 Download at Walmart

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:59:00 +0000

At Walmart Soundcheck you are able to download a free mp3 of a track from Rascal Flatts exclusive Soundcheck session.

Free Glam Slamwich at Denny's

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:51:00 +0000

Tomorrow, April 8, 2009 you can get a free Glam Slamwich at Dennys. You do have to buy a regular grandslam breakfast though. The sandwich looks pretty good so I think I will be stopping by to try one myself. The special is only going on from 6am until 2 pm.

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Let's ease back into this...

noreply@blogger.com (Rita @ My Precious Pennies) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:53:00 +0000

...I'm back, and with somewhat of a certainty this time. Last time I checked in, we had internet temporarily set up, but then somehow the transfer from temporary internet to permanent internet didn't go quite as planned. Moving into a house is one thing...moving into a house that you own is quite another. The past couple of times we've moved, the extent of my work was just to unpack. Which wasn't easy, but easy enough considering I've done it about a thousand times. But when you move into a house that you own, it's a completely different game. We've had to fix toilets, install sinks, install faucets, paint and put up base boards, paint the front door...you name it, we've done it. And the to-do list is not getting any smaller.

So, even though I'm not exactly sitting around with loads of time to spare, I'm going to ease back into this whole blogging thing. For at least a while longer, I unfortunately won't be doing anything deal related or freebie relate, simply because I just don't have the spare time to dedicate to that right now. The blog will take a temporary lean towards organization and stuff like that. I will be doing CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid deals again, but just not right now since I've got more pressing issues (like getting my house presentable in time for out-of-the-country guests in the middle of April).

Thanks for bearing with me through all of this!

So where are Ginger, Tricia and Rita????? Ummmm.....

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Hi everyone,

I am so sorry to have neglected you. I hope you have been keeping up with me a little on my blog to know where I was. Running crazy as usual. Seems my family can't stay healthy. Dad is in the hospital. Doing well and expected to be discharged tomorrow if all of his labs come back the way they are expected. Sister-in-law is in the hospital too. Infection in her arm pit. Daughter-in-law is waiting test results for some abdominal pain in the ovary area. Daughter went for a battery of tests today -- hormone probs and skin so dry she says she is crumbling.

I have posts on most of my blogs with all kinds of updates. If you go to this one, it will lead you around my personal blogosphere. Be sure to look around the sidebars, scroll down to some of the older posts to find all the offers, updates and opportunities. Bookmark me, subscribe by email or RSS.

I've not heard anything from Rita other than what you see her post so I don't have an update. I haven't even had time to check in on Tricia's blog to see where she is. I do hope all of you are fairing better than I am --- at least in the family health department.

If you need anything, please email me Ginger (at) adlibcorner (dot) com. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I can't see any comments to approve so I won't know if you commented. Only Rita is able to approve comments.

Until next time....

Ginger

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Nearly there!

noreply@blogger.com (Rita @ My Precious Pennies) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:48:00 +0000

Finally, after about a week and a half of no internet whatsoever, I'm back online. Sort of. It's a complicated mess, but it's better than nothing. I will have a reliable connection starting March 4th though (hopefully).

And in the meantime, we've moved in, had our stuff arrive, bought a new truck for hubby, and bought a refrigerator and dishwasher for our house. But the hot water in the kitchen leaks (and thus was turned off). And 2 out of 3 toilets in my house doesn't work. And the downstairs sink only leak if you pull up the stopper and then let the water go...if you just run it normally it doesn't leak. Oh, and my backyard is so muddy that I basically have to give the dogs a bath every time they set foot outside.

But it's our house, and we're all here in one piece, and all of our stuff is here in one piece. The kitchen is nearly done, and this weekend we hope to get everything functioning again. It's all just unpacking from this point, which in comparison with everything else is a easy piece of cake.

I've already done my scouting around, and it looks like there are not one, but two CVSs around. And a Rite Aid. And a Walgreens. Soon I can start stocking my HUGE toiletry/towel/spare closet again. The storage space in this house is scarily amazing...!

Playing Catch Up with MPP!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:34:00 +0000

I'm playing catch-up with MPP. I've been busy with a few projects. One is a new fence for the fur babies. A nice chain link fence should go up this week. I'm waiting to hear from the installer.

$1 off any four Hunt's® Diced, Stewed, or Whole Tomatoes
$1 off any two Healthy Choice® Fresh Mixers™
$1 off any two Healthy Choice Café Steamers™
$1.50 off any two Orville Redenbacher's Natural Gourmet Popping Corn

More coupons HERE!

The Target coupon match-ups for this week are done if you haven't seen those already. This week I matched some freebies, samples and sign-ups with them while I was putting it together.

Safelink Wireless Service - you or someone you know may qualify for free cellular telephone service. Check it out for all the details.

I have one other project to share with you. I have a new blog. I called it Channeling June Cleaver! I've listed 9 Free Recipe Books for you. I've also added the FDA Salmonella widget for the peanut butter recalls in the side bar. You can keep up with any changes. I've also added a widget for Sweepstakes Advantage. If you aren't a member, you can join and quickly keep up with the sweeps that are being added.

That about does it for me. I'm off to find more info to share.

Ginger --- reporting in for Rita :)

Just a few freebies

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Kleenex Viva Paper Towel
Free Weekender Sample Kit
Free Pancakes

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20 free 4x6 prints

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Walgreens is having a one day only promotion for free 4 x 6 prints. The coupon code is ONEDAY. Remember it is for 2/20/09 only!! Don't miss out :)

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One Day Sale at Kohl's

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:36:00 +0000

Today only Kohl's 40%-50% off select shoes for the entire family. The deal of the day is Converse® Chuck Taylor® All Star® Three Strap Ox Shoes - Navy for only $18.99. The regular price is $38.00

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Hanes shipping deal

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Until midnight February 15, 2009 Hanes is offering $1.99 shipping. The steal of the day is a Hanes Woman Fitted T-Shirt for only $3.99, regular price $7.

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Gevalia - 3 Boxes for $3 and A Free Mug

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:58:00 +0000

What a great deal! At these prices I just can't resist. I am going to get some for a gift.

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Update

noreply@blogger.com (Rita @ My Precious Pennies) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:51:00 +0000

We're finally here. Somehow, we managed to pack up the house. It was hard though. We went 48 hours without sleep and was quite literally moving stuff at 3am in negative degree weather. But it got done, and at this point that's all that matters.

Remarkably, we survive the 2100+ mile trip without too much incident. The little princess didn't even cry that much. Back in July when we drove from SC to IL, she screamed pretty much the entire way and had lost her voice by the time we got there. This time around, she didn't really cry too much. I'm thinking that it was a good idea of putting Chloe and Chip beside her instead of behind her.

Anyway, we are here, but we're busier than ever. We were supposed to close on the house by Tuesday, but through no fault of our own it's now been delayed to NEXT Tuesday. The sellers keep pushing back the close date, and it's driving me crazy. We got our first glimpse of the house a few days ago, and it is everything I dreamed of and more. It's going to be a LOT of work, but it's all work that we can do casually and enjoy. I love my red kitchen, and the rest of my tan house. We're going to have to replace the carpet though, amongst a whole bunch of other things. The house needs to close ASAP, because my stuff will be here in a week, and we need to get that carpet replaced BEFORE we start moving furniture in.

And since we got here, we've been trying to find a second car for my husband that's under our budget. We're looking for a truck (so we can haul stuff from Home Depot or Lowes for our new house), but with our limited budget, we really can't afford to go to a car dealership. I've been looking on craigslist, but it's hard. I've gotten 3 scam replies already, and the one non-scam local car turned out to need over $1000 of work on it. Tomorrow morning hubby starts work, and we are both very excited. So far, this new command seems to be pretty understanding and decent. I just pray that they'll continue to be tolerant and understanding until the end of the month, because my ability to take him to work is non-existant, since we now live 30 minutes away instead of 5 minutes away.

The little princess also had her first appointment today with her new civilian doctor. And FINALLY...someone is doing something about her weight issues. I definitely wasn't happy about the 8 (yes EIGHT) vials of blood that they took from my little girl this afternoon, but they are pretty much getting every test under the sun. We're going in a few days to do a sweat test, and they're even doing a chromosonal test. I have always been willing to accept that she's just petite (because after all, so am I), but I just can't sleep at night if they haven't even TRIED to find out what's wrong. I'll gratefully and willingly accept the fact that she's just petite AFTER some tests have been run, but not before. I am thanking my stars for the option to see a civilian doctor here.

It's hard, and my days are currently non-stop 12+ hours long running around town. But I'm so happy to be in our home state, and I cannot express how grateful I am to be able to step out in a t-shirt and jeans instead of having to bundle up like crazy. In fact, we have the biggest laughs when we see people walking around with gloves and scarves...!

I really really miss blogging, deal hunting, and budgetting. My goal is to be able to get back on a schedule by March 1st. It seems like forever away, but it's important to have goals...!

Proctor & Gamble Free Gas Cash Offer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Get a $15 gas cash card with your $40 P&G purchase or a $10 gas cash card with your $35 P&G purchase.

Official offer form and original cash register receipt must be obtained from the same participating sore. Purchase must be made in one transaction. Mail-in offer. Offer ends 3/31/09. See mail-in offer form for deails. Limit one per household. For Customer Service call 866-538-5230.

Unfortunately there are a few states that do not have a single store participating. I would be calling customer service in that instance.

NOTE: Okay, I am still mentally exhausted. Here is the link!!!
http://www.pggascash.com/

Free Video Games

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:51:00 +0000

Since my family is big on gaming I was happy to find out that Amazon is now offering game downloads. Right now there is a promotion where you can get 3 free games! For a limited time, you can grab these three full version games for free:

Jewel Quest II, a matching puzzle game
Build-a-lot, a house building simulation game
The Scruffs, a seek-and-find object game

My daughters love The Scruffs and I am a huge fan of Build-A-Lot. It is so addictive! I have played all three versions. This offer ends tomorrow!

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Save money on glasses

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:51:00 +0000

Today only at Eye Buy Direct there is a 24 Hour stock clearance giveaway. For every pair of prescription eyeglasses you buy, get another pair for FREE!
Eye Buy Direct offers:

Hundreds of new frames
New high quality ultra thin lenses (1.67, 1.74)
Loyalty points rewarded
Free Shipping over $99
100% satisfaction guarantee

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Free E-Book: Jumble Pie

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:38:00 +0000

Reading is one of my favorite hobbies and I really like reading e-books on my laptop. Melanie Lynne Hauser, the author of "Confessions of Super Mom" and "Super Mom Saves the World" is giving away copies of her book Jumble Pie. Jumble Pie is a story about the friendship of two women and pie.

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Pinecone Research - Join Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:39:00 +0000

Pinecone Research has been one of the many ways that I have earned money for years. It has always been fairly difficult to join since you had to find one of their banners floating around the net in order to join. Well, not now. At least not at this point in time anyway. I received an email asking me to pass along an open invitation. I find that to be wild.

Pinecone pays. Currently it is $3.00 per survey. The surveys aren't all that long. Usually the average time is 10 minutes or less. There will be opportunities to do product testing and sometimes focus surveys as well. They also enter you into sweeps for prizes for doing updates on your profile or a few questions. A very fair site and again, they pay. I earned around $75 cash last year and did at least 8 product tests for them. All the products are name brand. I also got in on one focus group that paid $25.

Here is the email I received...

**It’s not too late to take advantage of this special opportunity to refer households to apply for membership on the PineCone Research panel.** If you have already assisted with this effort - thank you and please feel free to disregard this email.

PineCone Research continues to grow and we invite you to help! We are offering select members the opportunity to recommend membership to a friend or relative who is NOT a member of their household.

Do you know of households that would like to join the PineCone Research Panel? If so, please FORWARD A COPY of this email to each household you would like to refer so that they may click on the registration link shown below. That household should complete the registration form themselves and submit it. REMEMBER THAT ONLY ONE PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD MAY REGISTER. Multiple registrations of the same Household will void all registrations.

Here is the link to the registration:

http://www.pineconeresearch.com/signup/ds531Referral1.asp

As a member in good standing, you've already seen the benefits of being part of PineCone Research. So please, share the benefits of membership with a friend. Just don't forget, please don't tell them about any of the products that you have seen in our questionnaires or tried in your home. Remember, it's important that your PineCone Research survey and product testing experiences remain confidential.

If your referral has any questions, they can email us at scott@pineconeresearch.com or click on the attached links to learn more about PineCone Research.

http://www1.pineconeresearch.com//about.HTM

http://www1.pineconeresearch.com//policy.htm

While this is not a paid referral program, we genuinely appreciate your help in spreading the word that PINECONE IS GROWING!

Thank you,

Karen Scott

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Email: scott@pineconeresearch.com

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75 prints free at Kodak

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:54:00 +0000

Kodak Gallery is having a promotion for new members where you can get 75 4 x 6 prints free. You do have to pay for shipping though. This promotion is only going on until February 13, 2009. You have 30 days after registering to use your credit or it expires.

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Do your taxes get a free dvd!

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Every year before I buy my tax software I keep an eye for deals with purchase. It is usually something different each tax season. This year at Best Buy, with the purchase of tax software you can get a free dvd. Any dvd priced up to $19.99 is free. This includes all dvds even television series. The following tax software titles are the ones that must be purchased:

TaxCut 2008 Premium Federal + State + E-file
TaxCut 2008 Premium Federal + e-file
Turbo Tax Deluxe Federal + State + Federal e-file 2008
Turbo Tax Premier Federal + State + Federal e-file 2008

You can also $35 on Quicken Deluxe with the purchase of Turbo Tax.

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An open letter

noreply@blogger.com (Rita @ My Precious Pennies) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:16:00 +0000

Dear CO of my overworked & underpaid hubby,

'Sup? This is his neglected, abandoned, and much-abused personal secretary (commonly known as "wife"). I am writing to you today because I think I'm missing something. You see, when you handed me my dependent ID, I think you forgot to give me my allotted super powers. Y'know...the super strength so I can lift a sofa, a hutch, a bed, and various other heavy furniture items by myself since you refuse to give my husband the time to do the job. We're doing the best that we can, but since you keep him for all the daylight hours, it's getting a tad bit hard to move heavy furniture in the dark of the night when it's a lovely 10º out and our fingers are freezing off. I regret to inform you that I was born a normal human being who cannot lift a 200lb hutch by herself. It's a shame that I live with on a daily basis. I cry myself to sleep every night over my pathetically weak genetic makeup.

And I still have not received the clone of myself, which I so desperately need because you refuse to give my husband time to otherwise make arrangements for moving his family cross country with just 6 weeks notice. It probably doesn't help that the housing wait list is 8 months old, and we've had to find either a overpriced closet to rent or buy a house. I really don't appreciate you keeping my husband busy with unimportant tasks like sweeping the floor or watching 8 hour marathons of CSI because he's got nothing to do but you just want him around. It's okay to admit it...you're smitten with him. I am too. I want him around constantly too. It's okay...join the fan club. We have t-shirts, and the hats will be in next week.

Anyway, I digress. You've kept him so "busy" that he doesn't even know the address of our new home. Poor fella doesn't even know the kitchen is red. He wouldn't even recognize the house if it was animated like Frosty the Snowman and then proceeded to uncharacteriscally hit him in the nose.

I'd appreciate it if you could send my missing super powers and clones to my house ASAP. Oh, and if could send a little love note over to personal property, I'll be real grateful. See, if they could have just scheduled a household goods move in time, we wouldn't be in this mess. By the way, just a word of advice - if supporting offices (i.e. personal property, housing...etc.) cannot support short notice orders for a permanent change of duty stations...here's a wacky idea...DON'T GIVE SHORT NOTICE ORDERS.

Thanks so much for your time.

Hugs and kisses,
Me.

P.S.: Enjoy the enclosed batch of homemade cookies. Know that I sympathize with the fact that you are a heartless bastard with a heart of stone and no family or other human ties to the pitiful unimportant outside civilian world. So here, have some cookies, and try not to have a heart attack when you finally feel what it is truly like to be human and have someone care.

P.P.S.: i promise i didn't poison them. i promise. taste test them if you don't believe me.

FOUND: House

noreply@blogger.com (Rita @ My Precious Pennies) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:55:00 +0000

Don't knock those shooting stars...because they really do work. WE HAVE A HOUSE!

Someone out there must be looking out for us, because we got the original house that we wanted. Last week I told you that our offer was "unofficially" declined, and it was - they accepted one of the other two offers and gave the house to someone else. But those buyers ended up backing out...and so they accepted our offer instead!

My parents flew down there this afternoon to look at the house before we finalize things, and it will be a very nice home for our little princess to grow up in. The neighborhood is gorgeous, safe, and relaxing. My mom described it as a "breath of fresh air". The house itself needs some minor work, but in general it's in move-in condition and we can take our time and enjoy working on our home. The layout of the house is everything that we wanted, and after 2 years we will finally have a fenced-in yard again for the puppies. Granted, it's a far cry from the ¾ acres that they had while I was in college, but at least there are no coyotes here to eat my little Chip dog.

And best of all...my kitchen is RED.

That might seem weird that I am deliriously happy that my kitchen is a bright red, but after living so long with the military housing white walls, any color is a very welcome change.

Technically, it's not official yet because I don't have the keys in my hands. But if all goes well, the keys will be waiting for us next week when we roll into town. We're leaving this frozen wasteland on Friday, and hope to cover 2100 miles by Tuesday. We will be without our stuff for a week, but that's just a minor detail at this point.

The end is truly in sight now. I will be non-existent for the next week as we finish up packing the house and drive cross-country. I will give updates whenever I happen to luck upon a wireless connection. Thanks for sticking around, and it won't be long before I'm filling up my new house with freebies...!

$10 off $10 purchase at QVC

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:29:00 +0000

I really have to thank iMommies for this deal. It is a code so you can save $10 off a $10 purchase at QVC.

From iMommies site:
Click HERE to register with QVC. Once you’ve registered, QVC will display a page that contains your account number and pin code…SAVE the pin code (it won’t display again). At the prompt, sign in with your QVC account number and pin (don’t sign in with your email address). The $10 discount will automatically be applied to your account, and you can begin shopping immediately.

I did exactly what she said to do and I found my daughter a cute khaki tee for $1.33! Shipping included.
This is definitely you should not pass up on. There are some really great deals in the clearance section.

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Sunkist Lemonade Stand FREE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:18:00 +0000

Sunkist is offering their free lemonade stand again this year for children. Please go HERE and fill out the form to get yours on order. There is a pledge where you state that the money you earn will be donated to charity (of your choice).

This offer is valid while quantities last.

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Countdown to Kickoff

noreply@blogger.com (1stopmom) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:16:00 +0000

I heard about this really cool promotion that Papa's John is having.

Papa John's is kicking off its 25th Anniversary in 2009 — and wants you to be part of the year-long celebration, right from the beginning!

Here's how it works: If the opening kickoff of the Big Game is returned for a touchdown, everyone who pre-registers will be eligible to receive a LARGE 1-topping pizza for just 25 CENTS!

How cool is that? To register go here.

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