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New cashback offers on Jingit

by Crystal on May 18, 2013

There are some new Jingit offers to check out:

$0.25 cash back when you purchase ANY bread at a participating retailer (Target and CVS came up when I clicked it)

$0.25 cash back when you purchase ANY Hot Dogs at a participating retailer (idea: combine with new $0.75 off Ball Park Lean hot dogs coupon to get a great deal!)

$0.25 cash back when you purchase ANY Ketchup at a participating retailer

$0.25 cash back when you purchase any Lysol Disinfectant Wipes at Target

$0.25 cash back when you purchase Any Paper Towels at a participating retailer

$0.25 cash back when you purchase Any Potato Chips at a participating retailer

$0.25 cash back when you purchase Any box of Trash Bags at participating retailers

$0.25 cash back when you purchase Any Fabric Softener at participating retailers

$0.75 cash back when you purchase Wisk Deep Clean at Target, CVS, or Publix

$1.00 cash back when you purchase a RC TEN 12-Pack, Sunkist TEN 12-pack, Canada Dry 12-Pack, A&W TEN 12-Pack, or 7-Up TEN pack (these are a specific stores as well-so be sure to check first).

$1.00 cash back when you purchase 4- 2 Liters of TEN calorie Beverage (Canada Dry, A&W, 7-UP, Sunkist, or RC)

If you’re new to Jingit, check out this post to see how it works.

Thanks, Our Coupon Adventures!

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CVS: Deals for the week of May 19-25, 2013

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by Crystal on May 18, 2013

Here are the best deals at CVS this week, with a big thanks to Passionate Penny Pincher for her help in compiling them:

Buy 1 Colgate Multipack Toothbrush or Toothpaste at $2.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $0.50/1 coupon from the 5/12 SmartSource insert
Free after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Colgate Toothpaste, Total Advanced, Rinse or Toothbrush at $2.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit1 )
Use $1/1 printable CVS coupon
Stack with $1/1 coupon from the 5/19 SmartSource insert
Free after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Revlon ColorSilk Buttercream Hair Color at $4.49, Get $2 ECBs
Buy 3 and use $1.50/3 printable
Or use $2/1 coupon from the 5/6 SmartSource insert
As low as $0.49 after coupons and ECBs

Buy 3 Mars Chocolate Fun Size Pack at $1, Get $1 ECB
$0.67 each after ECB

Buy 2 Keebler Cookies or Cheez-It Crackers at $2, Get $1 ECBs
Use $0.70/1 printable
Or use $0.50/1 coupon from the 5/12 RedPlum insert
As low as $0.80 after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Edge, Schick or Skintimate Shave Gel at $3.49, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 coupon from the 4/21 SmartSource insert
Or use $0.55/1 coupon from the 5/19 SmartSource insert
As low as $0.49 after coupon and ECBs

Spend $10 on Pysicians Formula Products, Get $7 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4/$12 coupon from the CVS Reinventing Beauty Magazine Spring Edition
As low as $1 after coupon and ECBs

Spend $20 on Excedrin Products (prices stat at $4.99), Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 printable
As low as $1.49 after coupons and ECBs

Spend $15 on Skippy Peanut Butter, Lipton Tea, Ragu Pasta Sauce or Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, Get $5 ECBs:

*Deal Idea*

Buy 1 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise – $2.50
Buy 1 Lipton Tea – $2.50
Buy 4 Skippy Peanut Butter – $2.50 each
Use $1/1 printable
Use $1/1 printable
Pay $13 out of pocket, Get $5 ECBs
As low as $1.33 each after coupons and ECBs

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen products, Get $5 ECBs (May Monthly Deal ~Limit 3):

*Deal Idea*

Buy 2 Sally Hansen Nail Insta-Dri Nail Polish - $5.49 each
Use 2 $4/1 coupons from the 5/5 RedPlum insert (regional coupon)
Pay $2.98 out of pocket, Get $5 ECBs
As low as free plus overage after coupons and ECBs

Spend $12 on participating SC Johnson products at $3, Get $4 ECBs:

*Deal Idea*

Buy 5 Scrubbing Bubbles or Windex Products - $3 each
Use $5/5 coupon from the 5/5 SmartSource insert
Pay $6 out of pocket, Get $4 ECBs
$1.20 each after coupon and ECBs

Spend $20 on participating products, Get $5 ECBs or Spend $30 on participating products, Get $30 ECBs:

*Deal Idea*

Buy 1 Huggies Diapers – $10
Buy 2 Huggies Pull Ups – $10 each
Use 2 $2/1 Huggies CVS Store coupon
Stack with 2 $2/1 printable
Also use $1.50/1 printable
Pay $20.50 out of pocket, Get $10 ECBs
$3.50 each after coupon and ECBs

*Deal Idea*

Buy 1 Coppertone Sunscreen – $8.99
Buy 1 Quilted Northern - $6.99
Buy 2 Sparkle Paper Towels - $5 each
Buy 1 Wisk Laundry Detergent – $4.99
Use $1/1 Coppertone printable
Use 2 $1/1 Sparkle Paper Towels coupon from the 5/5 RedPlum insert
Use $1/1 Quilted Northern coupon from April All You magazine
Use $1/1 Wisk coupon from the 5/19 RedPlum insert
Pay $25.97 out of pocket, Get $10 ECBs
$3.19 each after coupon and ECBs

New to shopping at CVS? Be sure to check out my CVS 101 post that gives you the full scoop on how to get the best bargains at CVS. See the full list of deals at CVS this week here.

Do you have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.

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Free Fixodent sample (Facebook offer)

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by Crystal on May 18, 2013

Thanks, For the Mommas!

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We Paid Cash: A Minivan

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by Crystal on May 18, 2013

We paid cash!

Testimony from Rachel of Intentionally Simple

A few years ago, my husband and I started a car savings account. Our cars were both approaching 10 years old and we wanted to have some money set aside for repairs as well as have enough money saved to pay cash for our next vehicle.

We saved for a few years, and during that time, paid for routine maintenance, repairs and new tires for one of the vehicles out of our car savings fund.

A few months after the birth of our second son, we started talking about purchasing a mini van. We had around $5,000 in savings for a new vehicle and we had the luxury of time to look for a good deal since we didn’t truly need a van at this point.

We decided to put most of our tax return into car savings. The plan was to use the money in car savings (around $8,000) plus the sale of the truck (we were hoping to get around $3,500 for the truck) to pay cash for a new vehicle. We set our budget at $12,000 or less and started researching vans.

We had been researching a few months when my father-in-law told us that a neighbor had a van for sale. The van was a 2004 Nissan Quest with 88,000 miles. It was in wonderful condition and had features like heated leather seats, power sliding doors and lift gate, and a DVD player. The best part about this van, it was well under our budget!

We paid cash for the van without even selling my husband’s truck!

A few weeks later, we sold the truck for $4,500 ($1,000 more than we were hoping, apparently trucks hold their value!) We then put all of the money from the sale of the truck back into the car savings fund so we’re nearly half way to paying cash for our next vehicle.

And, those power sliding doors really are amazing!

Rachel is a wife and mama of two boys. You’ll find her at Intentionally Simple where she blogs about choosing a life of simplicity. Her family lives minimally in a small home and lives debt free.

Have you saved up and paid cash for something — large or small? Submit your story for possible publication here.

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4 free Airborne samples

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by Crystal on May 18, 2013

Thanks, Freebie Finding Mom!

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$1/1 Colgate toothpaste coupon = possibly free at Walmart & Dollar Tree

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by Crystal on May 17, 2013

Check Walmart or Dollar Tree to see if they have Colgate toothpaste priced at $1. If so, you can use this Colgate coupon to get it free!

(Note: The links in this post are my referral links. Read my disclosure policy here.)

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Half Price Books: Read for 300 minutes, Get a $5 gift certificate (14 and under)

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by Crystal on May 17, 2013

If you have children ages 14 and under, they can participate in the Half Price Books Summer Reading Program and get a free $5 gift certificate to Half Price Books for every 300 minutes of reading they do in a month.

This offer is valid June and July 2013.

Thanks, The Freebie Blogger!

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CVS: Colgate Total Mouthwash for free next week

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by Crystal on May 17, 2013

You can get Colgate Total Mouthwash for free May 19-25, 2013. Here’s how:

Buy 1 Colgate Total Mouthwash 250ml at $2.99
Use $1/1 Colgate Total Mouthwash CVS printable coupon
Stack with $1/1 Colgate Mouthwash from the 5/19 SmartSource insert or $0.75/1 Colgate Total Mouthwash printable
Spend as little as $0.99 plus tax , Get Back $1 ECB
Free after coupons and ECBs

Thanks, OCD Deal Mama!

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Natural & Organic Coupons & Deals

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by Crystal on May 17, 2013

Here’s a round-up of current Natural & Organic Deals and Coupons, with thanks to Andrea from The Greenbacks Gal:

Zico Coconut Water just $3.09/liter each: Save 25% off Zico Coconut Water and pay just $3.09/liter with free shipping when you select Amazon’s Subscribe and Save. This price beats the Costco price and it comes shipped to your door.

Natural and Organic Coupons: $0.35/1 Annie’s Homegrown Product, $2.00/1 Van’s Naturals Product, $1.00/2 Celestial Seasonings Teas Coupon, $3.00/2 Seventh Generation Products, $1.00/1 Ciao Bella product For a full list of Natural and Organic coupons, go here.

Nutiva Superfoods Box Just $49.99 Delivered: Combine a $10 off coupon code with a sale on Nutiva’s Superfoods Box and get a box with superfood favorites like coconut oil and black chia seeds for just $49.99 delivered. You save $27.95!

Free Amazon Kindle Books: Amazon currently has several healthy cooking eBooks available for free download including: Superfoods, The Ultimate Healthy Eating Roadmap, Vegetable Recipes, The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book, and Fast Quinoa Recipes.

Andrea has been married for 21 years and has two teenage daughters. On her blog, The Greenbacks Gal, she hunts down organic deals, finds the best green steals, and shares recipes for whole food meals.