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Coupon Clippin Mama has some Dairy Coupon Here for Real California Milk.

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Money Saving Mom has The Teen Girl's Guide to Money Here (great for economic times!)

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Coupon Saving Game will share with you how to get FREE Yopliat at Publix this week - go Here.

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Financially Fit Mom has information Here on how to get a FREE Preschool Kit for kids at Publix.

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For the Mommas has a scenarios for getting Zantac FREE Here or creating a Money Maker on Zantac Here.
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A Thrifty Mom has 171 places to get coupons Here. WOW

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Common Senese with Money has some great Huggies Enjoy the Ride Codes for you Here.

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My Frugal Adventures has information Here on how to get a cheap Elmo DVD and FREE plush Toy.

Tyson Skillet Creations - MONEYMAKER after Rebate

Tyson Skillet Creations

$1 printable

$1 SS 6/7

Rebate Here

= $1 MONEYMAKER after rebate

* Note: You can only use ONE coupon.

Glucerna MONEYMAKING Deal

It looks like you can do some good work with Glucerna Cereal again. I matched a great deal at CVS a couple weeks back. If you have yet to print this coupon go Here for $5/1. Many stores have this cereal for cheaper than $5. Use your back button to print 2!

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Money Saving Mom share that if you call 1-877-879-4857 you will also be mailed a $5/1 coupon. She also lets us know that if you buy two boxes of this cereal at Kroger stores, a $2.50 off your next purchase coupon is printing.

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This deal can not only be a great donation (if you don't have diabeties) but a nice little MONEYMAKER!

Thanks, Money Saving Mom

All You Magazine - A MONEYMAKER!?!

A reader just made All You Magazine a MONEYMAKER...I am so impressed, I have never seen this done. You do need to sign up for a credit card. I personally use cash for everything as I work hard to stay away from these cards, however, I had to share her deal with you because I was just so impressed. My advice, if you do sign up for this card, is to not use it again (no debt friends!)

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She writes "I just signed up for the magazine, price was for $39.94, if you sign up for their credit card you get a $30 credit which brings balance to $9.94 with the $10 bonus its a $.06 MONEYMAKER."

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You can read more about the Amazon - All You deal Here.

Oldies but Goodies

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New to Frugal Coupon Mom??? Here are some oldies but goodies you might have missed.

Learn how to organize yourself couponing Here.

Learn about the definition of MONEYMAKER Here.

Learn about Redbox (video rentals) with FREE codes Here.

Get your own FREE White House Greeting Here.

Learn about Pampers Gifts to Grow program/rewards Here.

Ensure MONEYMAKER

If you are new to MONEYMAKERS, rebates with coupons are always an easy way to do just that. Ensure has a rebate going on right now for their multipack. Get it Here. If you combine that rebate with this $3 off coupon Here you can make $3.

How does that work?

You buy Ensure for $9

You use your coupon for $3

You pay $6

You send in the rebate for $9 (they pay you the price before coupons)

You make $3

If you don't use Ensure, buy it and donate it!

You need to keep track of your rebates. I keep a running excel sheet of my rebates. I write down the item, the date I bought it, where I sent it, any phone numbers attached on the rebate form, and when I should expect the rebate by.

What is a MONEYMAKER?

What is a MONEYMAKER? MONEYMAKERS are so great, I put them in caps, often. You are being paid to take a product from the store. When something is a moneymaker, you purchase them item no matter what (regardless of it if you want it or not.) I went home with two just for men hair care two months in the Fall. My girlfriend has an extra Bald Guyz (both her and her husband have a full head of hair.) If you don't want it, you donate it.

There are two types of MONEYMAKERS

Type 1-The easiest type
The first type of moneymaker is the type where the additional money comes of your bill.
For example: If Colgate is on sale for $2 and I have a $3 coupon, an additional $1 comes off my final bill.


Example Transaction with MONEYMAKER
Milk $4
Colgate $2
Gum $1
Total: $4 (7 - $3 Colgate coupon)
You have made an additional $1 off your transaction!

Example Transaction without MONEYMAKER
Lets pretend understand I have 20 tubes of toothpaste at home and I couldn't possibly use one more.
Milk $4
Gum $1
Total: $5 ( I pay more to not get the extra Colgate and use the coupon)
This example shows you why you donate when it is a moneymaker

Type 2-Easy but requires some extra steps
These are my favorite and the larger MONEYMAKERS. These moneymakers are not often done because they require extra time or an extra step. These type of moneymakers are called Rebates. Often times the consumer is lazy forgetful and the manufacturers know this...so it is true, manufacturers loose money when you can get something free after rebate, but they bank of the fact that many Americans will buy a product with the intention to send in the rebate and they just "forget." For this fact, I get rebates done as soon as I get them.

Example Transaction with Rebate
Facial Moisturizer $8 (I really don't need it but wait and see....)
Nail Polish $3
Total $7 ($11 - $4 coupon on moisturizer)
Okay, so let's say I have a MIR (mail in rebate) on the moisturizer for full price. I will fill out my form, mail in my receipt and upc code (bar code on the side of the box.) I list these three things because those are usually the things involved in a rebate. So in the mail I get $8 (in the form of a check) for a purchase that cost me $7. With this example transaction, I was able to get a free nail polish and make a $1.

Walgreens has some great montly rebates. (I will post on that later.) The great thing about Walgreens rebates is you can do it online! Not only can you do it online, but if you get your rebate in the form of a Walgreens gift card, then you make an additional 10% on your rebate. Again, more on that later.

In addition to these Rebate type of moneymakers, I keep a spreadsheet on Excel with the place I send the rebate to, the price I expect back, and any other important information I might need if I am missing a rebate. If this is too much for you, make an extra copy of the form and file it in a manilla folder/envelope or try http://www.wheresmyrebate.com/. This website will track your rebate for you. You need to be careful on MIR (mail in rebates) because if you forget something, it is "impossible" to track it down and get the stuff you mailed back.

Happy Shopping!

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