This is part of an ongoing guest post series on Disney World Savings, written by a life long Disney lover.
EPCOT seems to get a bad wrap from some Disney goers, but I’ve always found it very entertaining. I think part of it is coming to EPCOT with the proper expectations for your experience there. Let’s look at what to do here to keep building value into your vacation.
EPCOT
Epcot is actually an acronym that stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. There are fewer rides, but it is a beautiful park and has incredible food. There are lots of interesting exhibits and interactive activities as well. Epcot also features several festivals throughout the year such as the International Food & Wine festival, International Flower & Garden festival, and more. Here’s the full list of Disney World special events. Read More→
If you’re using coupons to save your family money, then you’re most likely already a money-minded person thinking about the future. On of the biggest future money needs for most of us is college, and putting savings aside for our children now. For years Upromise has been trying to help families off to college, and they’re still helping us now.
Upromise is a free program to join. Once you are signed up, you’ll earn cash for college from everyday online and in-store purchases! You can use electronic coupons in the grocery store, plus earn a percentage back from thousands of products and stores. Since 2001, members have received over $700 million in cash for college and they’re hoping to see even more folks pledge to save money!
Make a Pledge to Save
From now through November 13th you can pledge to save for college and join the millions of Upromise customers working towards a $1 billion savings goal. When you pledge to save with Upromise, you’re entered to win a $150,000 full ride to college and $500 gift cards to major online retailers!
To enter the “Make the Pledge, Keep the Promise” Sweepstakes, submit your entry on Upromise.com or on the Upromise Facebook page. Make your pledge to save for college, and you can even upload a photo of your future graduate. Gain unlimited entries by shopping online at Upromise.com (this also will start you earning money for college too).
What is Upromise?
Upromise is kind of like cash back shopping, but instead of getting a check sent directly to your door, it goes straight to savings for a college education! You can earn money by dining out, booking travel, buying gas and purchasing other services. You also don’t need to have kids to participate. My husband and I signed up years ago before we had any kids, and used Upromise to help us find a realtor to work with on selling and buying a new house. We then got 11% of the realtor’s commission back in our Upromise account!! By the time we actually had kids, we had over $2000 saved for college!
Win a $50 Target Gift Card:
2 Southern Savers readers are going to win a $50 Gift Card from Upromise.
To Enter:
You have a couple of ways to enter, feel free to do as many as you’d like:
Leave a comment below telling me that you entered the Upromise sweepstakes.

Here are all the Aldi deals this week, starting 10/14 or 10/17 depending on your region. If you plan on making Italian food soon, this list is for you.
Keep in mind that the deals may be regional as well, so leave a note if you find any others to share!
Produce
- Yellow Onions, 3 lb bag, 79¢
- Green Peppers, 99¢ pk.
- Mushrooms, 69¢ pk.
- Roma Tomatoes, 99¢ pk.
- Little Salad Bar Italian or Caesar Salad, 99¢ bag
- Zucchini, 99¢ pk. Read More→
Check out some of these great freebies! There are some items that are limited in quantity, so hurry and get yours before they are gone.
iTunes – TV Show Nashville Free Pilot episode
By Nature – coupon for Free bag of By Nature Organic Dry Dog Food 4 lb or Cat Food 3 lb.
Eucerin – Sample of Eucerin Professional Repair
Crayola – Free Printable coloring pages
Red Star – Sample of Red Star Yeast Platinum from Facebook
Clinique – Free Try Me Size at Macy’s with Consultation on 10/19 & 10/20
Clear Hair – Free samples of Clear Hair and Scalp Therapy
Nivea – Free Men Platinum Protect 3-in-1 Body Wash sample
Auntie Anne’s – Free Pretzel samples through 11/10.
Starbucks Runner Reward – Through 11/12, buy any 4 handcrafted beverages and get a 5th for FREE.
Pillsbury – Free Yoplait Yogurt Sample for the first 10,00 Pillsbury Members
Poise – Free sample pack
Cafe Bustelo – Free Coffee Sample
Bic – Free Bic Hybrid Advance 4 razor sample for first 50,000
Villa Fresh – Free Pizza Slice today at Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen nationwide
See more Free Deals!
Snapfish has a great coupon code available for 50% off the entire site! Use the coupon code SURPRISE50 to get the deal.
This is perfect for making gifts like ornaments, photo books, Christmas cards and more. This deal gets even more awesome because right now Ebates is offering 20% cash back!
You can pretty much create your own sale on things we normally don’t see coupon codes for.
Shipping and handling starts at $5.99 or get free shipping with a $25 purchase using code FSOCT25. The 50% off code expires 10/23/12.
See more photo deals.
Hurry over to Rite Aid’s Facebook page to print a coupon for $3 off Emergen C. The coupon is limited to the first 10,000 people.
Be sure to print the coupon now so you’ll be ready for a sale. This can be stacked with current Emergen C manufacturer’s coupons for a great deal!
Current deal:
Emergen C, 10 ct., $6.99 (online price)
-$3 off Emergen-C (Rite Aid Coupon), printable
-$2.50 off Emergen-C product, 30 ct. (Facebook) printable
(makes it $1.49)
The coupon expires on 10/26.
See all of the current Rite Aid deals.
Staples is offering FREE Duracell batteries and desk calendars again after Staples Rewards! It is easy to enroll to be a Rewards Member at Staples. This deal is only available in stores!
Duracell AA or AAA Batteries 16 pk., $14.29
Get back 100% back in Staples Rewards
(makes it FREE after Staples Rewards)
Staples Desk Pad calendar 22″x17″ $5 Limit 2
Get back 100% back in Staples Rewards
(makes it FREE after Staples Rewards)
There is no better time to stock up on supplies than when they are FREE!
Staples also released new printable coupons. If you are heading to the store for the free items you can also take any of these for some extra deals:
50% off all G2 Writing Implements
50% off Dividers
30% off Better Binders
$50 off Samsung Galaxy Tablet
25% off Memorex Speakers
Here are some fresh coupon savings for groceries! I’m lovin’ the Old Orchard coupon – concentrate is a great thing to stock up on with approaching holiday punch needs, as well as just juice for the kiddos!
$1 off Ball Park frozen snack printable
.55/1 Imagine soup, stock or gravy (Facebook) printable
.55/1 Pepperidge Farm Milano Slices cookies printable
.50/1 Pom Wonderful fresh pomegranate printable
B2G1 Old Orchard frozen juice concentrates printable
$1 off Sunsweet prune juice, 64 oz printable
.75/1 Welch’s white grape juice or blend, 46-96 oz or 10 oz pk. printable
$1/2 Welch’s Essentials juice cocktail blends printable
Don’t see what you want? Find it in the Coupon Database!




-.55/1 Crunch Pak product (Facebook) printable (limit reached)
-.75/1 Tombstone frozen pizza, (Target coupon) 
