$10 off $10 purchase at The Body Shop

Here’s a link to a $10 off of a purchase of $10 or more in The Body Shop stores. Coupon is good in stores only and expires Septemeber 15th.

Thanks CentsibleSawyer

Old Navy Denim Jeans Sale Saturday Only

Old Navy has a sale tomorrow, Saturday, August 23 on a selection of jeans for everyone in your family. Men’s and women’s jeans on sale for $12 a pair and kids and infants will be on sale for $7 a pair. This is such a good sale they have limited it to 3 pairs per customer. You can make your purchases online or in the store.

While shopping there check out their bargain and clearance sections for other good buys! They have a lot available right now.

Current Old Navy coupon codes that could possibly work with this are:

SPECIAL =free shipping with $50 or more purchased on Old Navy card (expiration unknown

JUST4YOU =free shipping on $100 or more purchased on O.Navy card (exp. unknown)

If you don’t meet those requirements don’t worry, they also have are currently doing shipping on any size order for $7.

Also… don’t forget to sign up with BigCrumbs and save even more with your online shopping. BigCrumbs gives you a percentage back from your online purchases, usually not a lot, but enough it can make a difference for you. Even more if you can get your friends to sign up under you. You can sign up for here if you haven’t already. If you’re interested in seeing how much you can earn over time here’s a look at my BigCrumbs profile for those of you that are skeptical. They really are legit and they do pay on payday!

Don’t want to sign up today… that’s ok, here’s the link to Old Navy to get you started on your shopping there. Have fun!

Meijer

I have been shopping Meijer for some time and find that of the grocery stores in my area they are one of the best for shopping for deals.

My local Meijer doubles two like manufacturer coupons up to $.50, beyond that they are face value.

You can find Meijer printable coupons at mealbox for various items; some Meijer store brand and also some name brand. To get to these coupons click on my link above, and when the page loads find the box to the right. In that box you will find a link toward the top that says “specials”, select that and then from there select “coupons”. You can then scroll up and down through the coupons available. If you find one that you want just select it and you will then be asked how many you want to print.

These coupons print on one corner of the page and are quite small. One thing I’ve been doing to save on paper is to plan on printing four of each of the coupons I want and then rotate the paper in the printer after I print each coupon. This way you use four sheets of paper for sixteen coupons instead of sixteen. You’ve also got like coupons stacked to cut together this way as well. Less paper, less cutting and time saved! If you want more/less of the coupons, adjust accordingly.

Pay attention to the coupons available. If there is one there that you think you may use, print it right away. These coupons do change at times and I’ve been caught without the coupon I wanted because I waited to print it.

Mealbox coupons typically expire two weeks from the date that you print them, so you have some time to potentially use them.

Sometimes these coupons will coordinate with a current or future sale that Meijer is having, so do keep that in mind as well if you see a coupon for something you might purchase if it came up on sale.

Also, mealbox coupons are Meijer store coupons. If there is an item you have a Meijer coupon for and an item you have a manufacturer coupon for you can use both-this is called stacking coupons.

Happy shopping!

Big Crumbs = earn $ shopping online (even on ebay!) or when your friends do.

Like I’ve noted before… I’m an online shopper. I love to find great deals online and hope to pass some of those along to you.

Another way I save/earn money shopping online is through a program called Big Crumbs. This program is similar to some of the other programs available but allows you to earn $ through your friends and family when they shop as well… up to five generations!

This is the only online $ saving program I know of that gives you some cash back for shopping on ebay.
It’s as simple as signing up and choosing the store you want to shop in. Every time you get online to shop just sign in through BigCrumbs first and then do your shopping. You can even set it up so every time you go to their site it automatically logs you in so all you have to do is pick your store and start shopping.

If you’re interested in checking it out click here and get started!

BigCrumbs here- check it out!

Online Shopping…

One way I have found that surprisingly saves me money is shopping online. There are so many sales and coupon codes to be found that you can’t use in the store and often times they ship for free if you meet their requirements.

In the stores when things get to a certain clearance level they often pull them from the shelves. So many times online I have found clothing items for $1-$3 that I could never have found in any store for a price like that, even on a deep clearance sale.

In order to find many of these deals you have to be open to spending a little time online and searching for things sometimes off season just like you would in the store. Look for next years summer items late in the summer, next years winter late in the winter and be willing to store them a season. This can equal big savings.

If you’re someone that has to have a few of this season’s outfits, purchase things that will be adaptable to most any style and save money on at least those items. Typically from year to year things don’t change that much and you can buy most of your items the year ahead and just add a few pieces to make the outfits current.

You can also find a lot of household and electronic items for great deals online but it can take a little time and effort finding the item you are looking for. Then you have to search for a way to make it cheaper. I often search for discount codes for the store I’m shopping in before I make the purchase. If I don’t find anything & the item isn’t affordable to me I decide if it’s a must have or if I could find an acceptable alternative if this item doesn’t come up on sale in a short amount of time. Often times, if I’m not in a hurry, I can save myself some money when they put a sale on the item or, even better, they clearance it and put out a code for free shipping.

Patience can make a big difference in your shopping… online or in the store! Hard for us in the world of instant gratification to grasp this idea, but if you do, you may find you can afford more.

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Disney Discount Codes

Here are some current codes for shopping on the Disney website. It is said that you can sometimes use multiple codes on one order, so try them out. Please let me know if you are unable to get one to work and I will remove it from the list.

Have fun shopping!!

Ship for $5 with $50 order. Enter code: SHIPFIVE in promotion box

Free shipping on swim wear code SWIMSHOP08 -expires 12/31/08

10% off coupon code: DREAM10 -expires 9/7/2008

15% off if you use your Visa card coupon code: VISABTS15 -expires 9/15/08

Free shipping on order of $75 or more if you use your Disney Card code: VISA75 -exp

Who I am…

Let me briefly introduce myself so you have an idea where I come from and what I stand for. I recently stepped away from a job in healthcare to stay home and care for my 3 year old son who means the world to me. My husband makes a decent living at his job and we are doing our best live well within his income. We are regular church attenders and although we believe the Lord will provide, we also feel we have to be good stewards what God has given us.

I have always been a saver due to the examples set by my parents growing up, and my own desire to save for something better than what I had now. When my husband and I married he was a spender… never had money in his wallet, because he had to spend it if it was in there. We had some adjustments to make when we married to compromise on spending. There wasn’t a lot work with when we started out because we didn’t have much extra and I was determined to not go into debt for daily living. He quickly grew to understand that if we didn’t have it we didn’t spend it… at least for the little things (we did take out a few small car loans along the way).

We both had full time jobs for several years and along came our son. Motherhood set in and I began looking for ways to stretch our dollars to pay for the added expenses of a child. I began searching the adds and online for ways to make our finances go farther. I now find it a challenge to spend as little as possible to make it by and still have fun with life. We do splurge every now and then, but no longer feel guilty about it because we only do it for special occasions and events and don’t have to charge them.

It’s amazing how much more relaxing and fun life is without the worry of everyday expenses emptying your checking account!

I challenge you to check out my posts and apply what you can to your life to make it more rewarding and less stressful. I’m not promising it doesn’t take any effort, because it does. I’m asking that you make and effort, whatever you can, and reap the rewards financially.

Here goes…

I’m going to start sharing deals I come across with you and hope that you implement the ones that fit for you. It can be so much fun to see the price come down with coupons at the store.

I will also share online store codes for discounts online, and freebie deals as I find them.

Some stores have their own systems like coupons printed at the register at CVS and rebates at Walgreens. I will be posting how-to’s for them shortly.

Have fun saving $!!

Welcome…

Welcome to my website on saving money for your family. I’m not limiting this community to anyone specifically in the family, but generally hope to help and guide the financial minded person in the home.  I am inviting you to experience financial freedoms that you may not have considered for yourself.

I hope to help you and your family learn valuable ways to save money so that you can use it in a better way for your family.

I grew up in a farming community with both parents bent on saving money. I learned from mom that shopping is a necessity (whether we like it or not) and to be watchful for sales and rebates along the way. I learned from dad that the garden is a bountiful blessing even when you’re tired of homegrown tomatoes- they are certainly wonderful come winter.

Today it’s harder than ever to pay off those debts, put money back for a rainy day, and whose to even mention put some into savings? You’re right, I said it…. let’s put some money into our savings!

I encourage you to visit this page as I show you some of the techniques I’ve learned over the years for saving money, and I hope some of you can give tips as well along the way.

I plan to keep this page biblically based and will at times share some of my feelings regarding faith.  I pray that this page inspires you to make the most of what God has blessed you and your family with.

Welcome!

I would like to welcome you to Family “Cents” where we learn how to make the best of our cents.  I will soon be adding many ideas for saving money in this crazy world where gas prices and credit cards affect us all.  Hope you visit again soon!