02Apr 2010 by holly

2010 Savings Challenge Update – March 2010

2010 Savings Challenge, Uncategorized
How are you doing on your 2010 Financial goals? Check out my post from earlier this year HERE. Our goals that will take most of the year to complete: 1.  With the extra savings from our mortgage each month we are going take it and invest.   We will include stock that we were going to sell last year into this fund.  We have a goal and so far we have about 40% saved up! Thanks to paying myself first each month, we expect this year to reach 47% to 54% of our goal.  I'm curious what we will reach! 2.  Save towards landscaping our front yard.  We need to get a couple estimates to figure out how much we need to save. We plan on doing some of it ourselves…
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02Apr 2010 by holly

Gardening 2010 – Our first Garden

DIY, Gardening 2010, Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_2824" align="aligncenter" width="291" caption="Lowes Trip 4/2/2010"][/caption] Gardening 2010.  I can't believe it.  I'm going to garden this year. This year my hubby and I have decided to try and grow a vegetable garden.   This is not only frugal but also healthy and educational too.   We live in the woods where the deer are plentiful, so that has caused us some doubt so we aren't getting our hopes up.    We decided a couple months ago to create a small garden in our front yard where it would be easy to maintain with our toddler daughter. Then earlier last month I was looking at my favorite organizer site DIYplanner.com and saw this Garden Planting List which is based on the Square Foot Gardening method, so I had to check it out. …
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01Apr 2010 by holly

P&G Free samples and coupons reset

Coupons, Freebies, Uncategorized
I love freebies and P&G each month allows you to sign up for free samples and high value coupons.  Click HERE to sign up and get them.  They just reset for April! Free sample of Pantene Free sample of Cascade Action pacs Free sample of Metamucil Coupons for Tide, Prilosec and Iams pet food
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31Mar 2010 by holly

P&G eSAVER – $100 coupon book

Coupons, Uncategorized
Here is how to get a P&G $100 Coupon book after you spend $50 on P&G products.  Click HERE.  The best part it is BEFORE tax and coupon used.    This offer is now valid through 5/31/2010!   There are a lot of great coupons.  I'll be mailing my request this week. For the cost of a stamp - $.44 and minute or two to mail you can get these coupons: Brand Coupon Amount Purchase Requirement Number of Coupons Olay® $5.00 Off Olay Regenerist facial moisturizer/facial cleanser 3 Bounty® $1.00 Off any one Bounty Towels or Napkins 3 Charmin® $1.00 Off any one Charmin product 1 Pampers® 30 Gifts to Grow® points None 1 Downy® $1.00 Off any one Downy product 3 Puffs® $0.25 Off any three single Puffs products or one…
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30Mar 2010 by holly

“Remember there will be another deal tomorrow.”

general, Uncategorized
I want to welcome my new and old readers to my new blog - RedberryDeals.com. I want to share with you several tips I've learned about deal buying. When I started to coupon shop I really got into it and I was shocked and so excited at how much I was saving. Then shortly I got the "buzz" from getting the great deals. I also got the "down" feeling when I missed out. Here are my tips: [caption id="attachment_133" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Shoppers Trip 11/23/2008"][/caption] 1. Remember there will be another deal tomorrow! - There will always be another deal or even better deal tomorrow. It's a fact of life. Sometimes I can't get to the store on time. Sometimes the store is out of the products. The coupon expires. It…
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28Mar 2010 by holly

CVS Shopping Trip 3/28/10

Coupons, CVS, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
I used my CVS card today and bought a couple things, including this great deal on Cetaphil.   I've always been a huge fan of Cetaphil and this last year I signed up for their email updates.  Click HERE to sign up.   They informed me of a survey and afterward  I could print out a $5 coupon for any 16 oz products coupon, I pressed the back button and got a second one.  If you are a member of the Cetaphil club make sure you fill out that survey and get some great deals on Cetaphil. Click HERE and see if you can fill out the survey.  No guarantee that it will work if you aren't a member. CVS has Cetaphil on sale for Buy 1 Get 1 50%. 1- Cetaphil…
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27Mar 2010 by holly

Rite Aid Shopping Trip 3/27/10

Coupons, Rite Aid, Uncategorized
Ok, I know this is way over the top.  I went over board but I love mascara.  I really do and to get it for FREE is so exciting.  I've bought mascara at CVS recently even though it was $2.  Now, I won't ever buy any again. I went into a new Rite Aid that I hadn't been in and the deal worked so good that later after I got home I collected the rest of my B1G1 coupons and I hit my local Rite Aid. After my second trip, I helped someone else get this deal at the store. When I was trying to decide how many I wanted a lady walked by me and I immediately asked her if I was in her way, and she was so…
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26Mar 2010 by holly

Couponers in the Media

general, Uncategorized
WeuseCoupons.com founder Nathan Engles and Jill Cataldo, aka "The Coupon Queen  on Nightline News. Today my co-worker mentioned me to me about Nightline news and if I watched the segment about  "Extreme Couponers".  I hadn't heard about it and immediately looked it up.   Click HERE to see the newscast. Wow!  It is amazing.  Jill spent $50 and got well over $100 worth of groceries (after sales but before coupons) and Nathan spent $30 and got well over $500 worth of groceries (retail amount). Laura from Frugalfriends.wordpress.com on Washingtonian Blog Beat I feel like I know a super star!  My good friend (shopping buddy) Laura from Frugalfriends was featured on the Washingtonian Blog Beat the beginning of this month.  Click HERE to see the article.  Redberrydeals is even mentioned.  I feel…
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26Mar 2010 by holly

Washington Post Sundays – $.59 a week!

Newspapers, Uncategorized
If you haven't decided to do home delivery of Washington Post, this is a good time to start.  Right now you can get Sundays for $.59 cents a week.   Save up to 71%.   You can call to subscribe at 1-877-332-3717, Ext 2., or click HERE. Offer only valid in limited locations within The Post's 7-day home delivery area for new subscribers and those who have not been a Post subscriber for the past 30 days.  You will be charged a one-time payment for the initial 26 week subscription period.  At the end of the 26-week period, your subscription will continue and you will be billed or your credit card will be charged every 8 weeks at the prevailing home-delivery rate unless you contact The Washington Post.  Your invoice will include…
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