Hey, Kroger is having their 3rd Annual Design-a-Reusable Bag contest. I designed a bag and would love for you to vote for it. The winner gets a $1000 Shopping Card. Since I use coupons I could make that stretch almost a year. Go HERE to vote.

Here is a list of Tax Day FREEbies and Deals:

1. FREE Starbucks Brewed Coffee when you bring in a reusable mug.
2. McDonald’s Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Sandwich is buy one, get one FREE.
3. Two FREE cupcakes bites from the Cinnabun, from 6-8 p.m.
4. FREE Slice of their new MaggieMia’s Ice Cream Pizza,  at Maggie Moo’s between 3-7 p.m.
5. Tax-FREE shopping at Whole Foods- Pay no tax on all purchases @Wholefoods on 4//15.

I will update this post if I find more deals. Happy Tax Day

Save 80% on gift certificates to your favorite resturants at Restaurant.com. Use the code COOK at checkout and get a $25 gift certificate for $2. If you go through ebates.com you can save even more. If you are not familiar with ebates.com go here to get more information and to sign up. (Get $5 just for signing up!)

I wanted to share my recent shopping trip to Publix and Kroger. I saved $181.17.

• Here’s the breakdown:
  • Spent $39.97 @Publix
  • Spent $0.33 at Kroger
  • Total before Coupons= $221.47
    Total after Coupons= $40.30
    Saved $181.17

That’s an 82% savings. I am definitely down with saving. ARE YOU?

The coupon inserts for Sunday(2/21) are Smartsource & RedPlum.  There is also a Special Bonus issue of P&GbrandSaver this week.  As always inserts and coupon value in each insert vary from region to region. So thoroughly check your papers.

This Sunday (1/24) there will be one insert, SmartSource & RedPlum. Regional variation of coupons & value differences are common. So check your paper thoroughly!

This is a photo of my recent grocery trip to Kroger and Kmart. Here is a quick breakdown:

• 8 boxes of Honey Nut and regular Cheerios
• 8 bottles of Gatorade
• 9 bags of  Birdseye frozen veggies
• 2 loaves of Healthy Life Whole Grain bread
• 2 boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal
• 3 boxes of Lipton Cup-a-Soup
• 2 Chapsticks (gotta keep the lips moist!)
• 1 Reach Dental Floss
• 5 boxes of Ester-C vitamin tablets
• 5 each of Pears & Apples
• 13 boxes of Maruchan Noodles

Total Spent= $16.85
Total Saved= $117.12
That’s an 87% Savings!

If you are one of the first 125,000 to enter the “Win Milk for a Year” sweepstakes you will be able to print a coupon for a FREE half gallon of chocolate milk when you buy two gallons of milk. (Thanks Southern Savers!)

GO HERE to complete a really short survey. Once completed you will receive a FREE sample of  Barbara’s Organic Cereal. ( Thanks Kansas City penney Pinchin’ Mom!)

One of the best ways to get your finances under control is  to create and stick to a budget. I found this website, Mint.com, that helps you create and manage a budget as well as  your other finances. Best of all it’s FREE. GO HERE for more info.