Saturday, April 28, 2012

Savings Summary Saturday - April 28, 2012

The luck is coming back - Jeep is back home & some good stuff this week.

Grocery Shopping (and other savings) this week:
  • grocery deals
    • Used the remainder of the Verizon rebate card ($45.16) when we went shopping
    • Chef Boyardee - 50 cents/can (on sale for $1 each and used coupon for 50 cents off 2 which was doubled)
    • GM cereal - $2 each (on sale for $2.50 each and used a coupon for $1.50/3
    • Colgate Total - $2 to $2.33 each (on sale for $3 to $3.33 each and used coupon for $1/1 - larger size had coupon booklet in it).
    • Kellogg cereal - $1.10 each (on sale for $2.50 each and used coupon for 70 cents/1 which was doubled) - items to be donated.
  • Jeep is finally back home - All damage done in accident will be covered under other person's insurance. No money will be out of pocket (just in convenience & pain!)
  • I WON!  I oversee the marketing program at work and one of our projects is a text messaging program.  The company that does our text messaging for us had a raffle from the first of the year to April 15 based on the number of text messages that were sent out by your location.  The winner had a choice of an IPhone 4s, a Kindle Fire, or an XBox.  Well, we have both an IPhone 4s (both hubby & me) and hubby has an XBox.  So I will be getting an Amazon Kindle Fire!  Not sure if I'll be keeping it or giving it to hubby (I have an IPad 1 already).
Gas Savings:
  • saved 60 cents per gallon at Shell
  • Hubby used our Exxon credit card, which will have points towards Upromise.
Things we got in the mail:
  • $$$$ - received my oil well royalty check in the mail - $10.34
  • P&G brand sampler coupon book
  • Entertainment Weekly (from Mycokerewards.com)
  • Book from paperbookswap - "How to Shop for Free" by Kathy Spencer - always looking for ways to save money!  Hopefully, there will be some new tips that I can use.
Rewards programs:
MyPoints (personal account) - 12602 points (12582 points -last week)
MyPoints (coupon account) - 3285 points (3275 points-last week)
Swagbucks - 2490 points (2482 points-last week)
Listia - 14157 credits (14157 credits last week) $0 paid out (when buying credits it is $0.10/credit)
Postpoints -2900 points (2870 points last week)
mycokerewards - 4621 points (4536 points-last week)
Bondrewards -$25.56 ( $25.56 last week)
Upromise - $15.59 ($14.98 last week) available for transfer
Capital One Rewards - 3591 miles-last week)
Thanks Again - 808 points (808 points last week)
Viggle - 54972 points (54727 points - last week)
NCP - 38965 points (38965 points last week)

New Year, New Goals
  • Use rewards programs to get gifts and daily stuff - no action this week
  • Use Restaurant.com coupons - no action this week.
  • Buy a New Car - BOUGHT IT!
  • Set up an Estate - no action this week

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Savings Summary Saturday - April 21, 2012

Still recovering from the accident and basically going to work, to the chiropractor and home (because of the rental).

Grocery Shopping (and other savings) this week:
  • only picked up necessities
  • Starting to get ready for the community yard sale on May 19.
    • went through books and posted to paperbackswap.  Items not sent out by the yard sale will be placed out.
    • cleaned out/organized the linen closet where we have H&B stockpile
  • All damage done in accident will be covered under other person's insurance. No money will be out of pocket (just in convenience & pain!)
  • received a free oil change on the new car at the dealership
Gas Savings:
  • we both used our Exxon credit card, which will have points towards Upromise.
Things we got in the mail:
  • Entertainment Weekly (Mycokerewards.com)
  • free note pad from an animal foundation
Rewards programs:
MyPoints (personal account) - 12582 points (12457 points -last week)
MyPoints (coupon account) - 3275 points (3160 points-last week)
Swagbucks - 2482 points (2445 points-last week)
Listia - 14157 credits (14152 credits last week) $0 paid out (when buying credits it is $0.10/credit)
Postpoints -2870 points (2855 points last week)
mycokerewards - 4536 points (4430 points-last week)
Bondrewards - $25.56 ($25.21 last week)
Upromise - $14.98 ($14.98 last week) available for transfer
Capital One Rewards - 3591 miles (3341 miles-last week)
Thanks Again - 808 points (651 points last week)
Viggle - 54727 points (54337 points - last week)
NCP - 38965 points (38495 points last week)

New Year, New Goals
  • Use rewards programs to get gifts and daily stuff - no action this week
  • Use Restaurant.com coupons - no action this week.
  • Buy a New Car - BOUGHT IT!
  • Set up an Estate - no action this week