Savings Summary Saturday - April 27, 2013

Items sent for:

• n/a

Grocery Shopping (and other savings) this week (and previous week):

• Giant
• Marked down boneless chicken breasts this week!
• Marked down Beggin' Strips - $1.59 each! Unfortunately, I didn't have any extra coupons with me, so if I had coupons for these, they didn't get used. :(  I keep thinking I need to just bring my binder with me.  I see others do it -no need to be ashamed.
• Scrubbing Bubbles products were on sale - Regularly $3.69 sale for 2/5 or $2.29 each.  Used a $2/2 coupon, 75 cent coupon & 50 cent coupon (both doubled)
• Wisk - regularly $6.85, on sale for $3.99.  Used a store coupon for $1 off plus a $1off manufacturer coupon.
• saved 46% this trip.

Gas Savings:

• Hubby used the Exxon card which gives us cash back via Upromise.com

Income (Starting to post again to Ebay & Listia. My goal is to post at least one item a day.):

• Listia
• listed several items that didn't sell last time plus a couple of new items. Received 1290 in credits - paid $7.80 in shipping.
• Craigs List
• Once again, someone inquired about the albums I had listed.  Said they were interest & asked when they could come by and then never did.
• Capital One
• got an extra $5 in our checking for using the ATM for a deposit!  FYI - I am now in love with the auto deposit at the ATM.  It's so easy to use & no deposit slips!
• Electronic Recycling
• got $6.50 for a broken Ipod Touch that I found.
• got $2 for an old phone.

Items received in the mail:

• Rolling Stone Magazine (rewardgold.com)
• Every Day with Rachel Ray (Pebbles)
• People (Peebles)

Rewards programs:
MyPoints - 15595  points (personal account) - 15580 points -last week
MyPoints -  5486  points (coupon account) - 5236 points-last week
Swagbucks -  874  points (852 points-last week)
Listia - 62394 credits (61834 credits last week)
Postpoints -  3380 points (3,370 points last week)
mycokerewards -  7120 points (7056 points-last week)
Bondrewards - $27.81 ($27.81 - last week)
Upromise - $22.48 ($22.48 last week) available for transfer
Capital One Rewards - 2571  miles (2451 miles-last week)
Thanks Again - 1075 points (1075 points last week)
Viggle -  19896 points (17993 points - last week)
NCP -  48,975 points (48825 points last week)
Daily Feats - 2467  points (2467 points last week)
ExpoTV -  220 points (220 points last week)
IBotta -$3.50 ($3.50 last week)
Jingit - $0.30 ($0.30 last week)

2012 New Year, New Goals - to continue in 2013!

• Use rewards programs to get gifts and daily stuff -
• Use Restaurant.com coupons -
• Set up an Estate -
• Monthly Review/Net Worth
• I created a new budget with only one income and used Quicken so that I am able to run reports to see how well we are staying on track.
• See From D.I.N.K to O.I.N.K.- March summary

Friday Fragments - July 13

Friday Fragments - Episode 206

• When posting pictures on Facebook - especially those that can only publicly be seen (cover pic or profile pic), make sure you look good in it.  It may end up in your 25th high school reunion video like mine did.  Not that it's a really bad pic, but it was taken while we were geocaching/hiking & my hair is all pulled back and picked up dog poop is in the picture!
• I got another compliment about not looking my age.  When I went to the doctor's this week, the doctor asked my age and when I told her, she said I thought you were in your 30's.
• Dan has told me about this show before, but I finally watched it this week (this is what happens when you are stuck at home) - REPO GAMES!  This is an awesome game!  The car is about to get repossessed and they can play a game (answer 5 trivia questions) and if they win, the car is paid off.  Let's just say, these people aren't middle class & probably dropped out of school.  The concept is really good though - at least some people win their car back! 
• I sold my first item on Yardsellr this week.  Get this - I sold the item to someone who is from my hometown (but doesn't live there anymore).  That's just crazy!

What We Got in the Mail (during the last couple of weeks)

 

• Magazine, magazines & more magazines
• A doggie bandana from Subaru (for siging up to walk your dog during the day of "The Big Game")
• totebag
• Items not shown: $$$$$$ - I cashed in on Mypoints, Swagbucks, Bondrewards & Upromise.  I also "sold" some gift cards to PlasticJungle.com.  The end result - a lot of money going towards the principal on the house!