Stop by McDonald’s to score free fries!
McDonald’s is giving away FREE Fries every Friday with any $1+ purchase!
Just look for this offer in the app.
Free Fries at McDonald’s every Friday!
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Shared Feb 8, 2024
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Ends TONIGHT! Your last chance EVER to get my courses at these LOW prices!!
Ends TONIGHT! Your last chance EVER to get my courses at these LOW prices!!
This is your LAST CHANCE! After tonight, you’ll never be able to get these courses on sale again!!
I don’t want you to miss this!
In case you haven’t heard, we’re getting ready to send some of our best-selling products from over the years into the vault after tonight.
We’re trying to make room for new products we’re excited to roll out in 2024 and beyond, but we wanted to give you one LAST CHANCE to get these well-loved products at a CRAZY LOW price of just $5 each before we retire them!
After tonight, you won’t ever be able to get these on sale in our store again. So this really is your last chance, and I don’t want you to miss out on this!
All the Products Included In This Sale
And in case it helps, here’s a list of exactly what’s included and how much you’ll save when you buy before midnight tonight!
Make Over Your Mornings CourseRegular Price: $17
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $12!)
Make Over Your Evenings CourseRegular Price: $17
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $12!)
Slash Your Grocery Bill eBookRegular Price: $17
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $12!)
Monetize Your Blog CourseRegular Price: $127
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $15
(That’s a savings of $112!)
5 Days to a Successful Blog Launch Mini-CourseRegular Price: $17
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $12!)
Blog Startup 101 CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
WordPress 101 CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
Branding Basics CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
Content Creation 101 CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
Build Your List 101 CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
Email List Setup 101 CourseRegular Price: $37
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $32!)
FB Live Strategies MasterclassRegular Price: $17
LAST CHANCE SALE: Just $5
(That’s a savings of $12!)
In Case You Are Wondering…
You may be wondering why we’d be discontinuing selling these products if we’ve sold thousands and thousands of them over the years and they are best-selling products!
Well, some of them are just really old. The information is still just as valuable, but I recorded them years and years ago and it’s time to let them go so we can make room for the new products coming your way in 2024 (like the 10-Weeks of Money Saving Menus that so many of you snatched up last month).
I can’t wait to tell you what all we’ve got planned for 2024 and the new products that are going to hopefully serve and help you so much!
But before we send our current products to the Best of MSM Vault, I wanted to offer you one LAST CHANCE to snag them at crazy-low prices! Because I really just don’t want you to miss out on their goodness!
(By the way, you’ll have lifetime access to all of these products after you purchase. We just won’t be selling them anymore. So you won’t need to rush though them or worry about losing access! You can take your time and go through them slowly!)
I am so grateful!
I’ve been so blessed by the outpouring of support for this sale. I’ve invested so much into these products over the years and it makes me so thrilled that a bunch of you are excited about getting them for such a great price!
Remember: This sale ends at midnight!
This is it. The last day of the LAST CHANCE SALE!
Great Deals on Valentine’s Day Candy and Chocolate!
Amazon has some great deals on Valentine’s Day candy and chocolate right now! Here are a few we spotted…
Get this Ring Pop 20 Count Valentine’s Candy Lollipop Variety Party Pack for just $6.23 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers Candy, Original Flavored Sour Gummy Worms for just $1.93 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers Candy, Very Berry Flavored Sour Gummy Worms, 7.2 Ounce for just $1.69!
Get this Ferrero Rocher Premium Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Bars, 8 Pack for just $16.86!
Get these Nerds Gummy Clusters for just $2.81 shipped when you check out through Subscribe & Save! Choose from Rainbow or Very Berry flavors at this price.
Get this REESE’S Big Cup Caramel Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Candy Packs, 1.4 oz (16 Count) for just $11.78 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Nerds Rope Candy, Rainbow, 0.92 ounce (Pack of 24) for just $14.30 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
Huge Savings on Snacks (Nabisco, Kraft, Jif, and more!)
Amazon has so many great deals on snacks right now!! Here are a few items you can get…
Get this OREO Original, OREO Golden, CHIPS AHOY! & Nutter Butter Cookie Snacks Variety Pack, 56 Snack Packs for just $14.68 shipped when you clip the 30% off e-coupon and checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Nabisco Team Favorites Variety Pack, OREO Mini, CHIPS AHOY! Mini, Teddy Grahams Honey & Barnum’s Animal Crackers, 30 Snack Packs for just $7.79 shipped when you clip the 30% off e-coupon and checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Kraft Easy Mac Microwavable Macaroni & Cheese (6.7oz Packets, Pack of 18) for just $7.59 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, 16 Ounces (Pack of 3) for just $7.02 shipped when you clip the 20% off e-coupon and checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Handi-Snacks RITZ Crackers ‘N Cheesy Dip Snack Packs, 6 Snack Packs for just $2.98 shipped when you clip the 30% off e-coupon and checkout through Subscribe & Save!
Get this OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 20 Snack Packs for only $5.73 shipped when you clip the 30% off coupon and check out through Subscribe & Save!
Get this Wheat Thins Original Crackers, Party Size, 20 oz Box for only $3.40 shipped when you check out through Subscribe & Save!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
Gretchen’s $8.43 Walgreens Online Pickup Order
Looking to save money without actually shopping in-store? With several littles in tow, I can’t usually shop the drugstore deals in-store, but have come to love doing pickup orders. I always place my order online using my Walgreens app and within 10 minutes it is ready for pickup at my closest store. The best part? I don’t even have to get out of my car as they bring it out to me!
Here’s what I bought:
Bought 6 Complete Home Food Storage Bags – $2.79 each (regularly $3.49)
Less buy 1, get 2 free sale
Bought 1 SheaMoisture Body Moisturizer – $3.49 (regularly $12.99)
Used $3/1 SheaMoisture digital coupon
Bought 2 St. Ives Bodywash – $2.79
On Sale Buy One, Get One 50% off
Bought 2 Dove Hair Care Products – $4 each (regularly $4.99)
Used the $2/1 select Dove Hair Care Products digital manufacturer’s coupon
And used $2/1 select Dove Hair Care Products digital manufacturer’s coupon
I was supposed to get Fetch points for this making it much cheaper but they wouldn’t accept my online receipt. I need to look into it.
Bought 1 Cantu Deep Treatment Hair Masque – $1.79
Used $1.50/1 Cantu digital coupon
Used promo code WAG10 (took off $1.11)
And used $5 Walgreens cash
Total after coupons, code, and cash: $8.43
Get my courses for just $5!! (Ends tomorrow!)
Did you see? Today is Day 2 of the ️3-Day Last Chance Sale on some of our most well-loved products from over the years!
Last Chance Sale: All the Products Included!
There are 12 products offered in this sale and 11 of them are just $5 (regularly $17-$37)! This sale includes:
- My best-selling courses Make Over Your Mornings and Make Over Your Evenings (yes, both are just $5 each!)
- My Slash Your Grocery Bill eBook (also just $5!)
- ALL of my blogging courses (again, just $5 each!!)
- Monetize Your Blog: my comprehensive course teaching you how I’ve been making a full-time income online for years (this course is regularly $127 but we have it at the crazy price of just $15!!!)
Yes, these are CRAZY LOW prices, but I wanted as many people as possible to be able to grab these before they are gone, even if you are on a super tight budget!
Whether you are wanting to be more organized with your time, set up better routines, cut your grocery bill, start a blog, be successful on live video, or make a part-time to full-time income from blogging, there’s very likely a product in this sale that will be super helpful to you!
Build Your Own Bundle!
Since there are 12 different products in the sale, we thought about creating different bundles, but then we realized that everyone needs different things, so we set it up to make it really easy for you to build your own bundle of products that would serve you — for the lowest prices you’ll ever see!
If you’ve had your eye on something like our sanity-saving Make Over Your Mornings Course — today is the day! This course has helped over 20,000 women stop waking up feeling behind and overwhelmed and start setting their whole day up for success with just a few simple changes!
Make Over Your Mornings is usually $17 but today it’s only $5 (and Make Over Your Evenings is only $5, too!).
Or, maybe you’ve always kind of thought Slash Your Grocery Bill might be exactly what you need to help you finally figure out how to spend less on groceries (and not just this week — forever!).
Well, no time to waste. Slash Your Grocery Bill has already helped thousands and thousands of people save money on their grocery bills! It is usually $17, but today you can but today you can grab it for just $5!
>>Go Build Your Bundle at these amazing prices while you still can!<<
Answering Your Questions
A number of you have had questions about the sale and I wanted to answer those for you below! (Psst! Have any other questions before purchasing? Just drop them in a comment on this post and I’ll answer them asap.)
How long will we be able to access these products for?
You will have lifetime access! We have zero plans to ever remove your access to them. We are just no longer going to be selling them since we need to make room for new products we have coming this year!
Can I go through the courses one at a time?
Yes! If you buy multiple courses (and at $5 each, many people are buying multiple courses!), you can choose when and how you go through them since you’ll have lifetime access! I’d recommend just going through one at a time.
Is blogging still a way to make good money or is it kind of dead?
Blogging has changed in the last 5-10 years, but it is still our primary source of income. And I know many others who are making a part-time, full-time, or more than full-time income from blogging!
Are the blogging courses still up-to-date?
While there are some things in the courses that aren’t fully up-to-date as things constantly change, the core pieces of information to help you get started and be successful are all there. I’d say the course that has a few parts that aren’t fully up-to-date is WordPress 101. But the others are still packed with a lot of timeless information and for $5 each, it’s a STEAL!!
What if I already purchased products from you in the past? Will I lose access to those since you won’t be selling these after this week?
No, you’ll still have lifetime access! Nothing is changing on the backend of our products. We just will no longer be selling them!
Once-In-A-Lifetime Sale (Truly!)
Like I mentioned yesterday, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime sale, because we’ve never had these products this low in price and they’ll never be on sale ever again!
This is your ️Last Chance️ to ever get a deal on these products!
And you can buy as many products in the sale as you’d like — all for just $5 each! Plus, you can learn all my secrets to how I’ve been making a full-time income online for years in my Monetize Your Blog course… and it’s just $15!!!
Now’s your chance – If there’s something you’ve had your eye on or if there’s something you just know could really help you and your family right now, go shop our ️3-Day Last Chance Sale️!
>>Go shop this sale and get some GREAT deals while you can!<<
I am so grateful for each and every one of you and hope that this sale blesses you in the way you’ve blessed me over the years!
Shared Feb 6, 2024
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LAST CHANCE SALE on our products! (Don’t miss these CRAZY low prices!!)
LAST CHANCE SALE on our products! (Don’t miss these CRAZY low prices!!)
Today’s the day! Did you see that we’re running a HUGE Last Chance Sale on some of our most well-loved products from over the years?
We have been brainstorming behind-the-scenes and working on so many new, helpful products for this year (and beyond!). To make room for these new products, we’re taking most of our older products and moving them into the vault.
And while I know making room for new is good — it’s important to me to make sure you have one LAST CHANCE to grab some of our most well-loved products at crazy LOW prices before they’re removed. These are products that I spent hours, days, weeks, and months creating and ones that have impacted thousands and thousands of people through the years.
The products in this Last Chance Sale have been reader favorites and served so many women around the world. Here are just a few testimonials:
“Can I just say how grateful I am for Crystal Paine’s ebook, Slash Your Grocery Bill? I’ve been wanting to make changes, but didn’t know where to start. Crystal has done all the research and all that’s left for me to do is choose the tips that work best for our family, and take action!“ -Regina
“Crystal’s course is heaven sent! As a mom of 4 children with food allergies and who’s also running 2 blogs, routine is my way of life. Though I’m able to cross off things from my To Do list, I still feel disappointed, exhausted, and even depressed. This course helped me pinpoint the causes of my negative emotions. By changing small things in my routine, I was able to start each day fully energized and surprisingly more productive. The 15 minutes I spent each day for this course was totally worth it… Even more.” -Rozelyn
“I’ve been following Crystal for years and her practical tips have been invaluable. I love her courses because they are simple and encouraging. It’s something I can put into action in my life immediately as a work-at-home mom.“ -Shalene
“Oh, my word! Crystal has managed to outdo herself yet again. Even though I’ve never actually met her, I feel like she’s a dear friend, encouraging me to do better and live more intentionally as I improve my morning routines. Her simple, solid advice works and she’s broken it down into easy-to-swallow bites that make sense.” -Kim
“Crystal has done it again with Make Over Your Evenings! Her practical strategies are significant AND doable. By following the course, our evenings went A LOT smoother. The stress behind getting ready for the next day was gone. It was so much simpler. By saying yes to Makeover Your Evenings, I stopped worrying about saying no. Instead, I focused on the new normal for our household and the peace we enjoy. Investing just 15 minutes a day in this course changed so much for us. Crystal’s courses haven’t just made over my mornings and evenings, they’ve made over our lives.” -Angel
So before we take some of these favorite-of-all-time products out of our store, I wanted to offer you one ️Last Chance️ to snatch them up at crazy-low prices of just $5 each!
Yes, you read that right: FIVE DOLLARS. I wasn’t kidding yesterday when I said the prices would be CRAZY!
This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime sale, because we’ve never had these products this low in price and they’ll never be this low in price ever again! This is your ️Last Chance️ to get these products at the LOWEST price they’ll ever be!!
Now’s your chance – If there’s something you’ve had your eye on or if there’s something you just know could really help you and your family right now, you can take a peek at EVERYTHING we’re offering in our ️3-Day Last Chance Sale️for just $5 right here.
I am so grateful for each and every one of you and hope that this sale blesses you in the way you’ve blessed me over the years!
Click here to shop the Last Chance Sale before it ends!
From Crystal: What We Ate and Bought at Kroger This Week
So this was my second week of using the Kroger Boost program (it was $39 for the entire year + I’ll get double gas points all year — which will totally pay for itself and then some!)
I had two issues this week:
1) The Kroger digital coupons wouldn’t work on their site for awhile so I had to wait to place my order until they started working. I really wanted to order on Friday (they offer 5x gas points on Fridays!) so I could get my order on Saturday… and I had to wait an hour on Friday night to get it to work. (Now, obviously, I didn’t just sit there and wait. But it was a bit of an inconvenience to keep checking until the digital coupons started showing up and working!)
2) They gave me too much peanut butter. Now, this might not seem like a problem since we eat lots of peanut butter. But, the peanut butter was on sale for $0.99 and the limit was five jars. I’m pretty positive I only ordered five jars. However, I got my grocery order and there were 7 jars + a jar of natural peanut butter. It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but since the limit was five jars at $0.99, I paid full price for two jars. And I’m scratching my head wondering if I did, in fact, accidentally add more peanut butter to my cart or if they made a mistake. I don’t want to ask for a refund for those two jars if the mistake was mine. I wish there was a way to verify what I put in the cart, but I can’t figure out if there is (anyone know?)
Those two issues aside, I am still a big fan of having groceries delivered to my door for less than $1/week and was very happy with everything else I got. I was also super pleased with the quality of produce they picked out, too.
If you missed last week’s post, I shared more about the Kroger Boost program right here.
How I Menu Plan
If you’re new here, I don’t do a rigid meal plan most weeks; I usually just make sure we have enough on hand for 8-10 different dinners and then I plan that day what we’re having based upon the time I have and what sounds good.
I know that this system doesn’t work for everyone, but it’s worked pretty well for this season. I also make sure to have back-up emergency dinner options in the freezer (chicken nuggets/strips + frozen pizza) so that if I just don’t feel like cooking at all or run out of time, we still have options that are much less expensive than takeout.
If you are the type who needs a structured meal plan and you feel stuck in a rut, check out my 10 Weeks of Money-Saving Menus for some of our very favorite inexpensive and easy recipes — all done for you, complete with grocery lists! (And you can also download my FREE 60 Meals to Make Instead of Getting Takeout list for some great last-minute dinner ideas.)
Last Chance to Get My Slash Your Grocery Bill eBook!
Through Thursday evening at midnight, we have my popular Slash Your Grocery Bill ebook on sale for just $5! It’s regularly $17, so this is a GREAT deal and it’s your last opportunity to get it as we are retiring it along with all of our older products after Thursday. So it’s your very last chance to get it — and to get it for the best price we’ve ever offered it for!
In the Slash Your Grocery Bill eBook, you’ll learn:
- How to strategically plan a menu in just minutes each week.
- Multiple menu-planning methods that have worked well for me.
- How to set up a realistic grocery budget.
- How to use digital couponing apps.
- How to determine a grocery budget that will actually work for your family.
- How to stock your pantry on a limited budget.
- DIY and homemade mix ideas, short-cuts, and time-saving tips.
- Inexpensive and yummy snack ideas.
- Our favorite budget-friendly pantry meal ideas.
This eBook will inspire you and motivate you with realistic ways to save on groceries!
Go order your copy here for just $5 through Thursday!
This Sourdough Discard Waffle recipe is coming soon! Stay tuned! We had it for dinner + breakfast last week!
Isn’t she beautiful?? I’m having so much fun on this sourdough journey and keep learning and improving so that every loaf is getting better!
What We Ate This Past Week
Sunday: Takeout for Kathrynne’s birthday (she wanted to get The Cheesecake Factory — yum!)
Monday: French Toast & Bacon and Raspberries (I shared a video of me making this here and how much every cost.)
Tuesday: Leftovers (Silas had a basketball game and the school fed them dinner and Kaitlynn got her own dinner since she was at work, so Jesse and I and the younger kids just ate up lots of odds and ends.)
Wednesday: Fend-For-Yourself night (I went out to dinner with my youth group girls/co-leaders.)
Thursday: Ham & Cheese Pockets and apples (Silas had a basketball game and the school again fed them dinner. This was a great on-the-road meal for Jesse and the younger kids.)
Friday: GreenChef Meal (they sent us a box unexpectedly since they wanted me to review it for a podcast sponsorship they bought later this year)
Saturday: Sourdough Waffles (recipe coming soon!) and Scrambled Eggs
What We Bought at Kroger
I was excited for a chicken and cheese sale, as we go through a lot of that around here!
I also was excited about the blueberries and canned items that were on sale! And of course the peanut butter for $0.99 (see note at the beginning for more on that).
And we bought water bottles, La Croix, tomatoes, and avocados to bring to Community Group for Taco Bowl night.
My total for all these groceries, including tax, was: $143
FREE DOWNLOAD: 60 Meals To Help You Avoid Takeout!
Meal time just got so much easier!
Shared Feb 6, 2024
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Gretchen’s $129 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6
Gretchen’s $129 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6
I have been using the 10 Weeks of Money Saving Menus to plan my week of meals and I am LOVING it!! Interested in trying this? You can currently get a FREE sample week. Just go here to sign up!
Aldi
1 bunch Celery – $1.39
1 gallon Milk – $2.42
1 container Yogurt – $3.79
2 dozen Eggs – $1.40 each
1 pkg Bacon – $4.25
1 box Honey Graham Cereal – $2.25
1 box Chocolate Cereal – $1.95
2.90 lbs Bananas – $1.25
1 pkg Oven Roasted Turkey – $4.19
1 jar Pasta Sauce – $1.59
1 can Pumpkin – $1.19
1 pkg Applesauce Cups – $2.19
1 lb Butter – $3.69
2 cans Green Beans – $0.63 each
1 box Instant Oatmeal – $1.75
1 box Cake Mix – $0.99
1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.89
1 pkg Cream Cheese – $1.45
1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.99
1 pkg Cherub Tomatoes – $2.89
1 Grape Jelly – $2.55
1 bag Mini Sweet Peppers – $3.19
3 Avocados – $0.49 each
1 bag Baby Carrots – $1.29
1 bag Shredded Cheese – $3.69
1 pkg Stuffed Tortellini – $3.89
1 bag Wavy Potato Chips – $1.59
1 bag Red Grapes – $3.94
2 Seedless Cucumbers – $0.95 each
1 pkg Bread – $1.29
1 pkg Cinnamon Raisin Bagels – $1.95
Total: $70.92
Ingles
I ran into Ingles to look for marked down meat and found some really GREAT deals!
2 pkg Chicken – Marked down to $1.76 and $2.38
2 pkg Steak – Marked down to $4.44 and $4.01
2 pkg Chicken Drumsticks – Marked down to $2.62 and $2.72
1 pkg Roast – Marked down to $7.82
1 pkg Ground Beef – Marked down to $5.67
3 dozen Cage Free Eggs – Marked down to $2 each
1 large Organic Spring Mix – Marked down to $1.49
1 Half & Half – $4.98
1 pkg Yoplait Yogurts – $3.98
Total: $47.87
Grocery Outlet
2 pkg Strawberries – $1.50 each
10 pkg Justin’s Peanut Butter – $0.10 each
2 pkg Goldfish – $1.49 each
1 pkg Ham – $3.49
Total: $10.47
Total for all groceries: $129.26
Menu Plan for This Week
I am following the 10 Weeks of Money Saving Menus to plan my week of meals and am using recipes from week 4 & 5 this week.
Breakfasts
Cereal, Eggs, Bacon, Oatmeal, Yogurt, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Lunches
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Chips/Fruit x 2, Ham/Turkey Sandwiches/Chips/Veggies x 2, Mac & Cheese/Grapes/Yogurt x 2, Leftovers
Dinners
Grilled Steak, Homemade Breadsticks, Green Beans
Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Homemade Breadsticks
Southwestern Rollups, Chips & Homemade Guacamole, Strawberries
Chicken Pockets, Tossed Salad, Birthday Cake (birthday dinner for my daughter)
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup, Biscuits, Sliced Apples
Spaghizza, Tossed Salad, Homemade Rolls
Pizza
FREE DOWNLOAD: 60 Meals To Help You Avoid Takeout!
Meal time just got so much easier!
Brigette’s $1.56 CVS Shopping Trip ($3+ Money Maker after Rewards!) and $19.49 Walgreens Shopping Trip ($3.24 after Rewards!)
Love drug store shopping each week? Don’t miss these GREAT deals Brigette grabbed this week at CVS and Walgreens!
CVS Shopping Trip
All of my coupons are from the CVS app. I highly recommend it if you don’t have it already! Just log in to your account and clip the coupons you want, and they automatically come off in the store. There are CVS store coupons and manufacturer coupons to clip on the app – and you can stack them on the same product.
What I Bought:
2 boxes Nature Valley Granola Bars – $3.98
Used $0.50/2 Nature Valley CVS digital manufacturer’s coupon
Used $0.50/2 Nature Valley CVS digital manufacturer’s coupon
Received 2,000 points from Fetch Rewards (about $2)
= $2.98 for 2 total out of pocket ($0.98 for 2 after Rewards!)
2 boxes Fiber One Bars – $3.98
Used $0.50/2 Fiber One CVS digital manufacturer’s coupon
Used $0.50/2 Fiber One CVS digital manufacturer’s coupon
Received 1,500 points from Fetch Rewards (about $1.50)
= $2.98 for 2 total out of pocket ($1.48 for 2 after Rewards!)
3 Tresemme – $20.97
Receive $5 ECB’s when you buy 2
Used $5/2 Tresemme CVS digital manufacturer’s coupon
Used $3/$15 Tresemme CVS digital coupon
Received 3,000 points from Fetch Rewards (about $3)
= $12.97 for 3 total out of pocket ($4.97 for 3 after ECB’s and Rewards!)
Totals:
Total: $18.93 plus tax
Paid with $17.44 ECB’s from previous weeks
Total Paid Out Of Pocket: $1.56 plus I received $5 ECB’s!
Walgreens
All of my coupons are from the Walgreens app. I highly recommend downloading it if you haven’t already. You can clip both Manufacturer’s and Store coupons and stack them together on the same item.
2 9-mega roll Charmin Toilet Paper – $23.98
Receive $6 Register Rewards when you buy 2
Receive $5 Register Rewards when you spend $15
Used $0.50 Charmin Walgreens digital manufacturer’s coupon
= $23.48 for 2 total out of pocket ($12.48 for 2 after Register Rewards!)
1 Dawn Dish Soap – $1.24
Totals:
Total: $24.72 plus tax
Paid with $7 Register Rewards from previous weeks
Used $5/$25 Any Grocery/Household Walgreens digital booster coupon
Total Paid Out Of Pocket: $19.49, plus I received $11 Register Rewards and $5.25 in Walgreens Cash and $1 Rebate!
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Coming Tomorrow: Something exciting to look forward to!
Are you hitting that February slump where the holiday bustle has passed and the excitement of the new year has died down? Are you struggling to keep up with your goals or get motivated?
We have something exciting coming tomorrow that we think will help!
If you’re looking for ways to save money, make money, and be intentional with your life — you don’t want to miss this!
Once-In-A-Lifetime Last Chance Sale!
Starting tomorrow morning, February 6th, we are putting some of our most well-loved older products on sale for CRAZY low prices. We don’t want to give away all the details just yet…but we can safely tell you this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime sale.
I know that sounds like one of those hype claims, but it’s not, because quite literally, these are the lowest prices ever offered on these products and we will never be offering them on sale again. So yes, it isn’t hyped up to say it this once.
If you want early access, go sign up for my exclusive personal email list to get first dibs tomorrow morning!
This sale will run for just a few days and once it’s over, these best-selling products from over the years will move into our Best of MoneySavingMom.com vault to make way for new and fun things in 2024!
I’m so excited for you to have one last opportunity to get some CRAZY prices (and I do mean CRAZY!) on products that I poured so much time and energy into over the years and that have impacted thousands and thousands of people!
You won’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime sale! Go sign up to get first dibs in the morning…and then watch your inbox for an email from me bright and early tomorrow letting you know that the sale is live!
Here’s to great deals, can’t-miss sales, and saving money!
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Rare Discounts on Patagonia, Marmot, Cotopoxi, Mountain Hardwear, plus more!
Rare Discounts on Patagonia, Marmot, Cotopoxi, Mountain Hardwear, plus more!
Wow! Score amazing deals on popular brands for outdoor gear and clothing!
Backcountry is offering an extra 20% off select markdowns right now! No promo code needed; discount automatically shows up at checkout.
This sale includes brands like Marmot, Patagonia, Outdoor Research, Mountain Hardware, Smartwool, Cotopaxi and more! These are amazing prices on highly-rated, rarely-discounted brands!
Get this Stoic Women’s Quilted 1/2 Snap Pullover for only $41.28 after discount (regularly $129)! Available in four colors.
Get this Patagonia Radalie Insulated Jacket for as low as $87.56 shipped (regularly $199)!
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Get this Patagonia Men’s Isthmus Anorak for as low as $71.52 after discount (regularly $149)!
Get this Cotapaxi Women’s Do Good Crew Sweatshirt for only $26 (regularly $65)!
Valid through February 6, 2024, while supplies last.
Shop the entire Backcountry Sale here.
Happy February! Who wants to win a $100 Amazon gift card?!
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Crystal’s 22 Goals for 2024: January’s Update
It’s the beginning of February, and I wanted to post an update on how I’m doing on my goals for 2024. If you missed my original post, here are My 22 Goals for 2024. In that post, I share specifics on why I chose each goal + my word for 2024 and how it’s my over-arching focus for why I set the goals I did.
Physical Health Goals/Habits
1. Sunlight Before Screens at Least 300 Days – I’m thrilled to say that I’m ahead on this goal as I hit it all but one day in January — and that was the day I was stranded overnight at the Dallas airport!
2. At Least 300 Walks Outside — I’m also ahead on this goal as I hit it all but two days in January!
3. 1000 Hours Outside — January was super cold (at least for TN — we had lots of below freezing days and snow on the ground for 9 days!) and I spent some time in KS where it was below zero some of the time! But I’m super excited to say that I hit my goal of getting at least an hour outside every day — despite the cold! And I ended the month getting 47 hours outside! My hope is to hit 90 hours outside in February… so long as we don’t have another freezing cold week!
4. Only Eat Refined Sugar Twice a Week — I exceeded this goal, too, much to my surprise! I thought it was going to be WAY harder than it was! It probably helps that I did some sugar fasts in 2023. In January, I had dessert with refined sugar once and then refined sugar in items 6 other times. I discovered that Chick-fil-A was one of the few things I caved for!
5. Consume 90 Grams of Protein at Least 300 Days — I also exceeded this goal in January. In fact, it was pretty easy to do and I think a lot of that had to do with me starting working toward this the last quarter of 2023. I hit my goal of 90 grams of protein all but 4 days in January — and two of the days I didn’t hit it were when I was stranded at the Dallas airport/traveling.
Emotional Health Goals/Habits
6. No Screens After 8:30 p.m. at Least 300 Days — This goal has been more of a challenge for me, but it’s been SO good! I’m almost right on track with where I should be to hit this goal by the end of the year, despite it being challenging!
7. Learn a New Skill: How to Make Sourdough Bread — Okay, this was the goal that surprised me big time! I thought it would take me weeks and many tries to figure this out. But I was shocked that my very first loaf of sourdough bread was a success and I’ve since made 7 more loaves and each one gets a little bit better! I’ve also made sourdough waffles multiple times (recipe coming soon!), sourdough English Muffins, sourdough muffins, and sourdough pancakes! Plus, this success has inspired me to now try my hand at making water kefir, kombucha, and sauerkraut!
8. Complete 3 Embroidery Projects — I’m on track with this goal and have finished 1/4th of my first embroidery project!
9. Be Completely Offline 40 Sundays — I was offline 3 Sundays in January, so I’m on track with this goal, too!
Spiritual Health Goals/Habits
10. Go through 4 She Reads Truth Bible Reading Studies — I finished the Ruth study in January and started the This is the Gospel study.
11. Finish 4 Devotionals — I read 1/4 of Embraced by Lysa Terkerst (it has 100 devotionals in it.) I’m really being blessed by it!
Reading Goals
12. Read 1000 Picture Books to the Kids. — We read close to 100 picture books in January, so we’re making good progress here!
13. Read the first 4 Little House on the Prairie books aloud to the three younger kids. — I read 1/3 of the first book to the little kids in January, so we’re right on pace for this goal!
14. Read Through The Biggest Story Bible Storybook. — We read 14 stories of the 104 stories in January, so we’re making good traction here.
15. Finish 75 Books — I finished 6.5 books in January, so I’m right on track! (I’m sharing book reviews in my personal email newsletter now, so sign up here if you don’t want to miss them!)
Homeschool Goals
16. Finish Junior Kindergarten + Preschool — We made some good headway on this in January!
17. Start Sonlight Preschool/PreK
Marriage Goals
18. ABC Date Nights — We did our A date and our B date in January! They were so much fun!
19. 2 Overnight Getaways — As soon as Micah is weaned, we are going to schedule our first overnight getaway!
Business Goal
20. 6 Product Launches/Sales — We launched 10 Weeks of Money-Saving Menus in January and have a big sale coming up this next week for a bunch of other products and it will be the last time you’ll be able to get them on sale ever. So you don’t want to miss it!
Financial Goal
21. Pay Cash for Another Rental House — Haven’t made any progress on this goal yet other than continuing to save and discuss where we might want to purchase a rental house.
Home Goal
22. Get the Main Floor Re-painted — Haven’t made any progress on this goal yet.
How I’m Tracking My Goals
For all of the goals that have a number attached to them, I’m using the Strides app (iPhone only, unfortunately) to track them. You can put in the amount you want to hit by the end of a timeframe (in this case, by the end of the year) and then mark off every time you hit that goal. You can then see in real-time how you are doing and whether you are behind, ahead, or right on track with hitting your goal. I’ve been using it this past year and have found it to be so helpful!
If You Want to Read My Personal Posts and Follow Along With My Goal Progress, Be Sure to Sign Up for My Personal Enewsletter
My personal email newsletter comes out every Saturday and you can sign up for it for free here. Here’s what you can expect from it every Saturday:
- Bits and pieces from our life — especially behind-the-scenes things that I might not share elsewhere
- Books I’m reading and really honest reviews — I’m moving my book reviews on the blog to this weekly email newsletter because I felt like that would give me a bit more freedom to share more in-depth and honestly than I feel like I can share in a public space that’s on the internet
- Things I’m loving — products, hacks, websites, music, etc.
- TV shows and movies we’re watching — and honest reviews!
- Lessons I’m learning, things I’m thinking about, etc.
- Any fantastic deals that I think you might want a heads up on
- New products we’re working on/launching — we have some exciting new things we’re rolling out in 2024!!
- Podcasts/interview links and details — If I released a podcast or if I was interviewed on a podcast, I’ll share the links and info in the weekly newsletter
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Weekly Recap: Kroger delivery, sourdough, basketball, and an interview with Cynthia Yanof!
Weekly Recap: Kroger delivery, sourdough, basketball, and an interview with Cynthia Yanof!
Welcome to my weekly recap post where I share a little peek into our week, share some links to things I don’t want you to miss, and highlight some things you may not have seen on the blog this week.
This week, after a lot of rain, the weather turned a corner and the sun came out. So we’ve been loving spending lots of time outside in the sunshine!!
It was also basketball playoffs week. Silas’ team made it to the semi-finals and I was so proud of how hard they played and fought!
I also made more sourdough, tried my hand at making water kefir, perfected sourdough waffles (recipe coming soon), and am gearing up to try my hand at making kombucha and sauerkraut! I’m having so much fun learning and trying all these new things!
I consider the mark of a good book one that makes you laugh and get teary-eyed in the space of a few pages. Cynthia Yanof’s book, Life is Messy, God is Good: Sanity for the Chaos of Everyday Life, did that very thing for me. Her ability to bring humor into life’s messiness is beautiful and one we can all learn from.
In this week’s episode of the podcast, we touch on some of Cynthia’s story and lessons she’s gleaned. We talk about her experiences as an older mom with kids in college, high school, and first grade and how foster care profoundly impacted their family. I love her insights into stepping into scary places and learning to lean on God and trust Him — even when it’s really hard.
One of the parts of her book I really appreciated was her wisdom on friendships. I ask her to dive into this on the podcast as I often hear from women who are really struggling to make and keep friendships. We talk about what it looks like to invest in relationships, even when it feels like we don’t have much time and how to really show up well for people in the midst of full schedules.
If you are navigating the chaos of everyday life (and, let’s be honest, aren’t we all?), craving a good laugh, and looking for encouragement in the messiness, I think Cynthia’s words and story will bless you! Listen in to hear about embracing and seeing beauty in life’s messiness and standing confident in the unwavering goodness of God.
Links You Might Be Interested In:
- My Honest Thoughts on Kroger Delivery + What We Ate & Bought at Kroger This Week. Spoiler alert: I bought a Boost membership this week! I still can’t believe it! I share why in this post.
- Need help with menu planning? Download a FREE one-week menu plan — complete with a grocery list and recipes for a week’s worth of dinners!
- If you love deals, don’t miss the Top 9 Deals From This Past Week post! There’s a hot deal on Stanley Tumblers, Dave & Buster’s, Cookware, a first aid kit for just $1.99, and more!
- 3 Budgeting Mistakes to Avoid This Year. If you want to stick to your financial goals this year, don’t miss this post — and watch out for these budgeting mistakes as the year rolls on!
- I’m trying something new on Instagram and posting frugal cooking recipes/videos each week for the next few weeks. See my first Instagram cooking video here.
- David learned his first sign this past week!!! See a video here.