Get 30% off and support Feeding America

I'm passing on a great coupon deal to all of my readers! Click the custom "Give & Get" link below to get 30% off Banana Republic, Old Navy, Gap, and their outlets this weekend (March 17-20). When you use the coupon, 5% of your purchase will go to Feeding America, a non-profit organization that helps fight hunger in the U.S.

I participated in this great promo last fall and it was awesome! I took my coupon up to Grove City and stocked my family up for the winter at the Old Navy outlet. You can use your coupon in conjunction with store sales for some great bargains AND help a wonderful organization in the process. Click below for your coupon:

Give and Get is Here!

DD's Iced Coffee Day - yay!

Dunkin Donuts

"Iced Coffee Day"

Tuesday, April 21

iced coffee for only 50 cents!

Woo hoo!

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/icedcoffeeday/

Your purchase will help support Home For Our Troops

mmmmm..........iced coffee

It's Hip to Save!

I found another fanstastic blog this morning: http://www.hip2save.blogspot.com/

check it out!

KW

Giant Eagle unveils "FoodPerks" program

This week, Giant Eagle is unveiling a new "foodperks!" program in Pittsburgh. Not only can you earn fuel by purchasing groceries, but now you can earn groceries by purchasing gas. Apparently, for every 10 gallons you pump you earn a 1% savings on your next grocery bill. (There are some rules that apply.)

I have to say, the super-shopper in me is excited about the thought of stacking up discounts and "working the system". But the part of me that knows how businesses make their money is well aware that Giant Eagle isn't losing out on this little gimmick. It's all part of their evil plan to turn us into exclusive-Giant-Eagle-shopping minions! With millions of us attracted by their "perks", they can raise prices by the penny and make a killing.

Hey, I love getting a free tank of gas (and a couple of extra containers) just as much as the next girl. But when it comes to saving, what it really comes to down to is the bottom line: PRICES. Case in point: a bag of Kraft shredded cheddar cheese at Giant Eagle will run you over $3.00. If you're lucky, you might hit a 2 for $5 sale and double a coupon on top of that. But yesterday, I bought a bag of the same cheese at Target for $1.52. If I had a coupon, it could have been even better. And no fuelperk would have sweetened the deal. Free gas is great, but not if you have to pay twice as much for groceries.

Anyway, have fun exploring GE's new program and see how it might work for you. If you watch the promotional video on their website, you can earn an immediate 5% bonus by entering your Giant Eagle Advantage card number after the video. It's worth a look!

Go to www.foodperks.com or Click here to see the promo video.

Shop smart!

Sandcastle "stimulus package" = yay for us!

CLICK HERE for more information!!

(And thanks to my friend Annette for the tip!)

Presidents Day sale @ Restaurant.com

Sale ends on Thursday, February 19th

Thanks, Shirley for the tip!

Saying HAAAAAAY to my sisters at SHBC!

Just wanna give a shout out to the lovely ladies at South Hills Bible Chapel that I met at "Funky Friday" last night! You girls had quite the party goin' on there!!! I got a tour, a massage, some dinner (thanks, Bistro-to-go), and I got to visit a foreign country (South Hills - soooo far away from me!! ha ha)

Many thanks to my good friend Laura for inviting me to speak...... and to Amie & Maya for their hospitality and tech support (you don't know how badly I wanted to break into 80's old school Janet Jackson with a head mic on! LOL)

It was a pleasure to meet all of you - especially the night owls who hung out for "Stretching Your Dollar". If you haven't had a chance yet, get yourself a nice cuppa coffee, curl up on the couch, and spend some quality time with the "Tips & Tricks" hand-out you went home with. It's FULL of great ideas from some pretty awesome women............(oh yeah - and my husband! Yes, honey, you're awesome too!) Feel free to visit me here and check in for updates. If you have any questions or info you'd like to share for this here blog o' mine, please feel free to e-mail me: kelly_walburn@hotmail.com

Hopefully you learned a little something' new and are excited to go and put it to work for you & your families. Don't forget to share with your friends how God has provided for you and how He continues to be faithful!

Good luck with your PINCH-ing, girls!

Kelly

Think you can eat on $1.00 a day?

check this out.......

http://onedollardietproject.wordpress.com

Grocery Sale @ Amazon.com??

Yes, you can buy your groceries on Amazon.com!! Who would have thought? Anyway, I saw this great info on hungry-girl.com and wanted to pass it along to all of you:

Click on my link to Amazon below. Read their instructions at the top of the page. Use promo code Q4DEAL25 to save $25 when you spend $75 or more in select "eligible" groceries (there are a lot), until December 31st.

Click here for the details

Shop in your pjs, Mamas!!

Kelly

Good Apples - Virtual Farmer's Market

http://www.goodapples.org/

I was at Pressley Ridge this morning for an appointment with Joshua when I saw a flier for a program called "Good Apples". The flier said that with their program, I could order produce online and have it delivered fresh from the Strip to Pressley Ridge (which is 2 minutes from my house).

I investigated the website and it really seems like a neat idea. Launched in 2005, Good Apples now has 20,000 customers from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg. They have everything from fruit to veggies to cheeses and gourmet foods, which they sort and package at their warehouse in the Strip. You order online and pick it up either at their distribution center in the Strip or at a corporate location (although it seems that from their website that you already have to have one in mind. I e-mailed to ask if there was a list to choose from.)

The prices look comparable to grocery store produce prices, but judging by their ample customer feedback and the receptionist I talked to at Pressley Ridge, the quality of the produce is wonderful. They do have weekly specials and it looks like they have incentives and special deals for frequent shoppers. Their site boasts 99 cent shipping (free shipping for orders over $25). They also offer a number of organic options.

I think I may try it out in the next couple of weeks to see how it works.

I heart the Grocery Game

This morning I bought all this stuff and paid only $50.21, including two chickens, milk, produce, ice cream, and a whole mini-stash of toiletries (which we all know can really be expensive). I saved 42%!!!!!!

I was introduced to The Grocery Game last summer by one of my expert-shopping mom friends and I have been hooked ever since. GG is online site that generates sale lists from your local stores and then couples then with your existing coupons and generates a customizable list that helps you save big!

I subscribe to the Giant Eagle list, but there are other lists in the Pittsburgh area, including CVS and Walgreens. I pay $10 for every 8 weeks and as much as I hate to pay a "membership", this one is well worth the money. In my opinion, I am paying for the time-saving service of having someone else match my coupons up to weekly sales for me. I easily make up the fees in savings every week.

Each week I print out the Giant Eagle list, which comes out on Sunday. I cut and file my coupons early in the week and shop before the sale ends on Wednesday. By combining in-store sales and coupons, I regularly save between 30-40%.

I am hooked! Check it out :
http://www.thegrocerygame.com/

Shop Smart Magazine

I've been noticing more and more of a newer magazine called "Shop Smart", which is apparently put out by Consumer Reports. I thumbed through it at the grocery store this morning and it looks like it has some pretty good information in it. Having a well-monitored addiction to magazines, I felt compelled to buy it. However, I was feelin' frugal today and decided to "shop smart" and check it out online for FREE!!!

http://www.shopsmartmag.org/

Anybody read it yet? Got any feedback?

Pittsburgh Farmer's Markets

Aren't you ready for some warm weather and good produce? It's on its way!

Pittsburgh's city farmer's markets open the week of May 12th and run through November. They're a great way to save money and support local growers, not to mention a really wonderful place to take kids!

Our favorite location is the farmer's market on the Northside, right next to ACAC on Friday afternoons. You can find us there almost every week during the summer. My kids love it! We often pick out something new to try and get a snack while we're there. Some of our favorite farmer's market finds: honeycrisp apples (closer to fall) from our favorite "apple guy", fresh plums, cherry chocolate bread from Wood Street bread bakery, gyros from the Greek food stand (a quick Friday night dinner!), country fruit jam from the berry farm, spaghetti squash (so much cheaper than the grocery store), italian sweet red peppers, and giant zucchini and heads of cabbage.

Find one in your area:

http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/PARKS/html/farmers_market.html