A Must-Have for All Kids and Toddlers!

Have you seen this Munchkin Travel Tray? It clips onto the car seat and gives your child a flat surface to play on or eat from while in the car. I've used this on my most recent cross country flight and used it again today when I had to feed my son in the car to keep him on schedule (and happy). I just had to share because it is absolutely FABULOUS.

Amazon has the Munchkin Travel Tray for $17.99 and ships for free with Amazon Mom. My mom (who is a freaking genius for finding this thing) paid $19.99 + tax for this at Toys'R'Us.

My son happily eating his lunch

Hot New Printable Coupons

 I love coupons. And here are some hot ones circling the web right now:

$1 off Hidden Valley Ranch (facebook)
$1 off 2 Chinet Napkins, Tablecloths, or Guest Towels (use zip 75204)
$1 off 2 Smuckers Ice Cream Toppings
$1 off Folgers Black Silk Coffee 

Remember to search through all of Coupons.com coupons, there are some fabulous ones that I didn't list that I am super excited about. Most have a print limit of two per computer.

Have you found any hot coupons around the web?

Thanks to Couponing to Disney and Coupon Pro

Free Copy of Atlas Shrugged

Head over HERE to request your free copy of Atlas Shrugged. But hurry, this offer ends today.

Thanks, Mojo Savings!

Free or Cheap Melissa & Doug Products? Yes, Ma'am!

Savemore.com (that I mentioned yesterday) is offering another fantastic deal: a $20 voucher to WowMyKidSpace for only $8. WowMyKidSpace has tons of educational toys, games, and even furniture. What I am most excited about is their selection of Melissa & Doug products. My son LOVES Melissa & Doug wooden puzzles. This deal gets even sweeter if you haven't used your free $10 credit yet.

How it works:
Sign up through THIS LINK to receive Free $10 credit
Purchase $20 voucher for WowMyKidSpace for only $8 (use your $10 credit)
Use your voucher to purchase $20 worth of products, just pay shipping - $6.95.

Yay!

Reminder: It takes a day or two for your voucher to be delivered to your account.

Thanks, Money Saving Mom! 

Free Shipping, an Extra 25% off Sale at Kate Spade Plus Enjoy 3.5% Cash Back

Today at Kate Spade online you can enjoy an extra 25% already reduced prices, free ground shipping on all orders, and 3.5% cash back through Ebates.

If you sign up with Ebates now you earn $5 to get you started and a free $10 gift card, just for signing up! We got a Home Depot gift card.

Here's how:
Sign up with Ebates HERE
Search Kate Spade on Ebates website
Shop til you drop
Enter SALE25 at check out
Enjoy!

Kate Spade is pricey. I don't have much in my closet but her quality is ah-mazing! My go to black pumps are Kate Spade. Very comfortable, durable, and have held up through the moves.

How to Wear High Heels

For those who have known me longer than five minutes know I love my shoes, especially my high heels. A new friend asked me about wearing my heels because while she wants to wear heels, they hurt her feet. So, this post is dedicated to you because you're the inspiration for it. I promise I will get back deals and coupons in a moment.

Here's a few tips and answers to commonly asked questions:

1. Distribute your weight evenly through out your entire foot. A lot of women balance on the balls of their feet when wearing heels, this is a no-no. We're the only mammal that walks on our whole foot for a reason. Elephants can balance on their toes indefinitely, we humans should not.
2. Not all feet are created equal. Know your feet and learn through trial and error what brands fit your feet best.
3. Not all shoes styles are created equal. If peep toes hurt your toes, don't wear them. If pointed toe shoes kill your feet, don't wear them.
4. Sling backs can run up to half a size larger than normal. Take this into consideration when buying them.
5. If you feel blisters forming while wearing your heels and you can't change your shoes, for whatever reason, DON'T TAKE THEM OFF. This will cause the skin to rip from the rub spot on your foot and when you put your heels back on it will be even more painful.
6. Cheap shoes = cheap materials = not always the most comfortable. I LOVE a good deal (if you can't tell by this blog) but I've learned I'd rather have one pair of comfortable heels that I can wear than three pairs that hurt my feet. 
7. Keep your heels in their boxes. If they come with dust bags, use them.
8. The plastic tips on the bottom of the heel is called a tip. Heels need to be re-tipped often. Most shoe repair can and will do this. Many designer shoes even come with an extra set of tips in the box. Walking with the metal exposed is extremely painful for your lower back and will ruin your heels. 
9. YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PAIR OF BLACK HEELS. Put them down. NOW.
10. Yes, you do need that pair of red heels. Every woman should own at least one pair of red high heels.
11. No, my heels do not restrict my movement or activity level. I can push SUVs across the intersection in them, I can chase after 4 year olds in them, I can walk all night, run, chase down a cab, do anything, and go anywhere in my heels.
12. Heels can sink in soft ground, like cow pastures. How do I know this? While walking across my Grandfather's farm, a cow pasture to be precise, with my father of course! This was also when I uttered my now infamous phrase, "Well, Daddy, I am a little bit of a princess." Almost gave the poor man a heart attack...

So there are my 12 tips. Now back to couponing.

Oh, wait not yet... here for your viewing pleasure are two photos of me in heels while pregnant. First is me 35 weeks in 5 inch heels (that I had to run in that day) and second I am 30 weeks pregnant in 4 inch blue suede heels.

FREE Teeth Whitening Pen from Smiling Bright

Today you can get a Teeth Whitening Pen completely free when you sign up through THIS LINK.

How it works:
Sign up HERE with Savemore.com
Earn a $10 credit
Use $10 credit for Smiling Bright Teeth Whitening Pen (a $29.99 value)
Total FREE plus COMPLETELY FREE SHIPPING!

Thanks, Coupon Pro!

Pampers Splashers as low as $5.48

Pampers Splashers Disposable Swim Pants are on sale right now at Amazon for a fabulous low price. This is just in time for us too, we're running low on swim diapers. You can get them for as low as $5.48 - depends on size you order- shipped to your door.

Here's how:
Sign up for Amazon Mom if you haven't done so already
Click Pampers Splashers Disposable Swim Pants
Clip $1.50 off coupon (see photo below)
Sign up for Subscribe and Save (you may cancel at anytime after you receive your shipment)
Check out

It's too easy. And if you've been earning free gift cards from Swag Bucks, you can get these even cheaper!

Thanks for the heads up, Mojo Savings.

Cars Soundtrack only $3 with MP3 Credit on Amazon!

Woo hoo! The Cars Soundtrack is on sale right now for $5 at Amazon. Use the $2 MP3 CLOUDMP3 credit to get it for only $3. WOW!

Here's how:
Go HERE and click "Enter your Code"
Enter "CLOUDMP3" and click "apply"
Then go to Cars Original Soundtrack and purchase for only $3 after credit!

Thanks Couponing to Disney!

Spaghetti Pie - Super Easy, Super Cheap, and Freezes Beautifully!

This is a fabulous freezer friendly recipe that my friend Melissa (whom I still call Missy in my mind, comes from being childhood friends) shared with me. Got to say that it is surprisingly delicious. Most of the items can be found at any given time in my stockpile, so that makes this recipe super frugal as well.

This recipe makes three pies, you could use one for supper and freeze the other two.

Sauce:

• 2 ½ lbs ground chuck, browned
• 1-2 cups of sweet onions
• 1 jar of Ragu sauce
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 2-3 cloves of garlic

Crust:

• 12 oz spaghetti cooked
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 3 beaten eggs

Other layer:

• 2 cups of sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese

Prep:

• Brown hamburger meat and chopped onions until meat is thoroughly cooked.
• Add sauce and simmer for at least an hour.
• Once sauce is simmering cook spaghetti per package directions. Drain noodles.
• Mix hot noodles, butter, and Parmesan cheese together. Let cool completely.
• Once spaghetti mixed with Parmesan cheese and butter is completely cooled, mix in the three beaten eggs.
• Spoon spaghetti mixture into three greased pie plates.
• Spread 2/3 cups of sour cream on each pie
• Spoon sauce onto all three pies (if you plan on freezing the pies, put tin foil over the pie plates and put in freezer).
• If you aren’t freezing the pies, bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Pull pies out and spread 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, bake for 15 more minutes.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

If you don't want to make three pies, you can use a 13x9 pyrex dish as well.
Bon Appetit!

Walgreens Deals 6/26 -7/2

Here are the top two Walgreens deals I think are interesting. Remember you can use the Register Rewards at the Commissary to lower your overall total. The Reach deal is perfect, you only pay $1 out of pocket for toothbrushes and receive a $2 Register Reward to use at the Commissary.

I realize many of you may not have these coupons as you are just starting out. This is why it is important to start saving your inserts.

Carefree Pantiliners 36 – 60 pack 
Walgreens price = $1.99 (buy two)
Use two $0.50 off coupon from 3/27 RP (exp 6/30!!)
Or use one $1.00 off coupon from 5/8 SS (exp 6/30!!)
And Use $3.00/2 Carefree Pantiliners, 16 – 60 pack from Walgreens July Booklet (located by sales ads)
Final price = FREE when you buy two

Reach Two Pack Toothbrushes
Walgreens price = $2.99
Use $2 off coupon from 5/8 SS
Receive $2 Register Reward WYB1
Final price = $1.01 money maker!!!

Brief reminder: You must have more items than coupons, so find some cheap items for fillers.

For a more complete list of deals under $1, visit Couponing to Disney. 

Food for thought...

Death of Printed Coupons By Promotional Codes

http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/27918/the-death-of-printed-coupons/

TGI Fridays $5 off $15 Coupon Plus Deal Idea

TGI Friday's is offering a $20 gift card if you visit a TGI Fridays four times between June 24, 2011 through August 18,2011. You just need a 'Give Me More Stripes' card. I received this promotion and in the email it stated it was "exclusive". I am not sure how exclusive, so you might want to call corporate to see if you're eligible. If you are, use this $5 off $15 coupon (exp 6/30/11) to save even more.

Xbox 360 with Kinect for only $199.98 After Promotion

Right now Amazon is offering the Xbox 360 Console with Kinect for $299.98 SHIPPED (remember most states you do not pay sales tax and this qualifies for free shipping) and now through June 30, 2011 when you purchase the 4GB console with Kinect you will get a FREE $100 Amazon gift card credited automatically to your account.

WOW. That is like getting the Xbox for only $199.98. This is a CRAZY good deal!!

Reminder: you can purchase diapers, groceries, and all sorts of goodies from Amazon.

New Members Can Earn 80 Bonus Swag Bucks

I've blogged a lot about Swag Bucks (check out HERE, HERE, and HERE) but, truly, it is amazing. And now new members who sign up with Swag Bucks (you can do so HERE) can earn 80 bonus Swag Bucks! Just enter promo code "JuneBoom"in the 'Gimme' Box.

Recap:
Sign up HERE with Swag Bucks
Enter "JuneBoom" in Gimme Box (located on right side of homepage)
Start searching and earning those free gift cards!

Walgreens Scenario for 6/5 - 6/11

Many of my friends are getting into couponing. I changed this blog to more of a couponing blog and hoped to make an income off of it as well. With the recent law changes in Illinois that is no longer possible, so I receive no benefits outside of a few referrals... I am learning that this is perfectly fine for me, money only gets you so much, but helping out my friends, that is where true joy lies.

If you didn't already know you can use Walgreesn Register Rewards at the Commissary. A Register Reward is a Catalina coupon that prints at the register that takes money off your total basket purchase. These can be used for meat, produce, and dairy purchases at the Commissary.

Deals I think look interesting:

Remember only buy what you will use, no sense in paying money for something you won't use.

Gillette ProGlide Fusion Razor - $9.99
Receive $5 RR
Use $4 coupon from 6/5 P&G insert
Spend $5.99 Out of Pocket, then use $5 RR at Commissary

Bic Razors 3-6pack Flex3, Flex4, Comfort3, Advance or Soliel Disposables or Hybrid Advance System — $5.99
Receive $2 RR
Use $3/1 from 5/1 SS or from 6/5/2011 SS
Pay $2.99 Out of Pocket, then use $2 RR at Commissary

Reach Dental Care Floss 30yds, Total Care, Ultraclean or 2pk Advanced Design Toothbrushes - 2 for $5
Receive $3 RR WYB two
Use $2.50/2 or $1/1 from 4/17 SS (I realize most of you won't have this coupon)
Pay $2.50 Out of Pocket, then use $3 RR at Commissary
$.50 Moneymaker!

Aussie or Herbal Essences Hair Care 6 to 14oz — $2.99
Receive $1 RR
Use $1/1 from P&G Everyday Savings (exp 6/30)
Pay $1.99 Out of Pocket, then use $1 RR at Commissary

Colgate Dental Care 2in1 Total Toothpaste or 360 clean toothbrush - 2/$5
Receive $2RR WYB two
Use $1/1 from All You May 2011
Or use $.75/1 from 6/5 SS
Pay $4 Out of Pocket, then use $2 RR at Commissary

Check out these deals and more at Couponing to Disney