Saturday, April 28, 2012

Money Saving Challenge - week 17 in review


I felt very productive this week in my quest for being frugal and saving money.  Here is the rundown of what I did:
  • I downloaded a free ebook onto my Nook.
  • I received a bunch of freebie goodies in the mail this week: a coupon for a free drink at Dunkin Donuts, a full size bottle of MiO water enhancer, a Target beauty bad containing samples and coupons, and a bunch of Crest coupons. 
  • I matched coupons and sales at Tops and Wegmans to save money on my groceries and deposited a portion of my savings into our bank account.
  • I cashed in my Swagbucks for a $5 Amazon gift card, which I will use towards Christmas gifts later this year.
  • I combined errands on my outings to help save on gas.
  • I mailed out a $3 rebate which will make some fruit I bought a money maker. 
  • I read my MyPoints emails to rack up points for gift cards that I will use for gift giving or a treat for my family.
  • Since my car was on fumes, I used my gas points at Tops. I had a $4.00/gallon discount which enabled my to get about 17 gallons of gas for $1.00!  And to top that off, I did more shopping after my fill-up and am already up to another $0.50 per gallon discount with a full week's worth of shopping left in this earning period.
  • I was in desperate need of a hair cut.  I went to the Supercuts close to my house (cheap price, plus saves on gas), used a coupon (even cheaper), and will get my next cut free (used my buy 8, get the 9th free card).

Did you do anything to help save money this week? I'd love to read about them in the comments below!

2 comments:

  1. Awesome savings on your haircut! Sounds like you had a great week.

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  2. Thanks, Maria! I definitely felt like I was "in the savings groove" this week. ;-)

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