Making Cents Of It All

This time of year there is always a coupon for free Matzos. I am not Jewish but I still like them with jelly.  I printed these 2 coupons up.  My Stop & Shop had them. They are dairy free and gluten free. Perfect for our house.  I got this free with a coupon too. Stop & Shop is very good about coupons. They don't carry the brand that was the coupon so they swapped this out. YD took it for lunch the next day. She kept the container for future lunches.  I picked up a free yogurt that I had a digital coupon for.  Petco sent me a survey and I got a $5 GC for doing it.  YD brought home leftover pizza from a meeting at school. My son happily ate it.  Hubby went away for several days for work. He gets meals reimbursed. So he ate out for several days. He brought half a hero home. He had it for lunch the next day.  Hubby stayed at a Double Tree. They give out cookies every day. He ...

So remember the  drum set  Hubby got free a couple of weeks ago. Well the guy called him the other day and said he came a cross the Iron Cobra double foot pedal. Did he want it for free? Hubby ran out the day. It retails for $200-$400 brand new. That was a great freebie. Youngest daughter went to the dentist and got some free samples. We get 2 cleanings a year per person included in our insurance so might as well go. We are already paying for it.  I got 2 more books from Kelloggs Family Rewards. I am giving all of them away with a gift for a new baby. We love to read and I always give a book with a new baby gift.  We always loved Clifford so I ordered a bunch of them. If you are a member, you should check it out. I earn gift cards several times a year. My parents and sister linked their grocery cards to my account so I get points quickly. They are always doing special promos with purchases. Even if I can't use them, I can usually find someone...

*This post contains an affiliate link. Hi everyone, this is Oldest Daughter (OD)! My mom recently asked if I would be interested in talking to you all about my suggestions for second-hand shopping. I am currently on baby step 2 trying to finish paying off my student loans, so my budget has been pretty tight since graduation 3 years ago. The first few jobs I worked after graduating required uniforms which made it pretty easy, but a year ago I started a corporate job and realized I had very little office attire. I needed to update my wardrobe with business-casual clothes on a very tight budget. I had shopped at thrift stores when I was in high school, mostly for theater. It was always an easy place to find costume pieces or the occasional pair of jeans that I wanted to turn into cut-offs. However, thrift stores can be pretty unpredictable, time consuming, and there just happen to not be any in my new neighborhood. I started looking for online consignment sho...