Check out No More Rack today for a great deal. They have a $69 Mini Pink Cuisnart Food Processor for $39. If you are a new user, you get $10 credit for signing up a new account. If you apply the $10, it makes it $31 shipped.
These are great for making salsa, pesto, bread crumbs, coleslaw (my husband’s is really good), and more.
Keep a look out every day at noon as No More Rack has about 8 new sales everyday. These sales tend to sell out quickly so don’t wait too long.
(In case you are wondering the same item is $39.95 on Amazon so with the credit at NoMore Rack you are getting a great deal!)
This post brought to you by Boy Scouts of America. All opinions are 100% mine.
Recently I was asked to attend a Boy Scouts of America meeting to see what they did and share with you guys. As a mom of three girls I was a little leery of heading into a room full of boys, but being married to an Eagle Scout (the highest level you can achieve in Boy Scouts) I was well prepared.
Actually now that I sit down to write about it, I have had the pleasure of attending two Boy Scout meetings/events. We ran into about 150 Boy Scouts heading in for a camp out inside the Tennessee aquarium last week, all eager to spend a night with the fish, snakes, turtles etc.
At both a regular meeting and the Aquarium night I was surprised by the number of dad’s that were scout leaders for each troop. It was awesome to see that this wasn’t just something that parents were sending there kids off to be entertained for a few hours, but instead something where grown men are modeling leadership to boys. I was also surprised by what they did at the meetings. I guess with a room full of boys you have to be prepared, but they had a number of activities from ciphering to first aid practice and knot tying practice. (The knot tying wasn’t knew to me, I’m pretty sure that my husband could secure anything in the world with one piece of rope thanks to the crazy knot tying skills he learned through Boy Scouts.)
Did you know that Scouts have core values that they aim to live by:
Trustworthy. Loyal. Helpful. Friendly. Courteous. Kind. Obedient. Cheerful. Thrifty. Brave. Clean. Reverent.
For me as a mom of three girls I heard this and instantly my brain went to what kind of men I hope my girls some day marry (I know that’s all we girls think about). Seriously though, if I could help to raise a future son-in-law, this is what I want. Someone who learns from early on the importance of values, hard work, team work, and even cheerfulness. Actually thinking about my husband, these are most of the qualities in him that I cherish!
What do those words mean to you? I would guess that you would love for your sons or future sons-in-law to strive for these in every area of their life.
In case you are wondering it is never too late in the year to join scouting, head over to Be A Scout for information on joining the boy scouts. (Also for all the dads of little girls out there you can still be a scout leader, no one said you had to be young to participate).
Win It:
One Southern Savers reader will win $500 in Camping Gear from the Boy Scouts of America!
To enter you have two options (do both or just one if you want):
1. Leave a comment on this post explaining why you think it’s beneficial for a child to become a Scout.
2. Tweet the following:
Learn about today’s Boy Scouts and enter to win $500 in camping gear @SouthernSavers #beascout
See the official contest rules
I’m always looking for inexpensive ways to add exercise into my routine. My best success working out has been to have a group of women who meet together to workout and call each other when someone doesn’t show up.
There is an Android App that I’ve heard lots of folks talk about (but have never tried out myself) called Couch to 5K Pro available FREE on the Amazon App store today only! Normally it’s $1.99 and the idea is that if you follow the training schedule you’ll go from not running to being able to do 3 miles in about 9 weeks.
I’m thinking that having a training schedule mapped out might make it easier to stick with! Have any of you tried Couch to 5K and had good results?
There are two quick facebook free samples to help you pamper yourself:
- L’Occitane is offering coupons on their Facebook page for a FREE 10mL Hand Cream! These retail for $5 and would make a nice stocking stuffer if you’re headed to the mall anyway. If they reach 250,000 fans, you’ll get the 30 mL size free instead! Redeem at L’Occitane en Provence stores.
- Origins is giving out samples of their Plantscription Anti-aging eye treatment.
I am falling in love with BelleChic, a new daily deal site that focuses on top Etsy sellers. It is great for shopping or just browsing for unique gift ideas (any frugal girl has to be a self proclaimed window shopper).
They have professional photographer Ryan Mcabery prints on sale 60% off! With over 12,000 items sold on Etsy, I would say many others agree with me that these are awesome.
My three favorites – all $9.95 (reg $25):
The Most Perfect Avocado – 8”x8” print
Antique Fire Truck – 8”x8” print
Amusement Park Swing – 8”x8” print
There is a new way to earn Recyclebank points today which means more high value coupons!
To get your points:
- Login to Recyclebank and click on Earn Rewards.
- Learn about the new GE GeoSpring water heater and get 25 Points.
- You can also take the Million Tree quiz for 30 Points (it may show unavailable in your area, but it still worked for me)
Look for any other earning opportunities you haven’t done yet and then save up your points toward high value coupons!
Hint: There were lots of comments on Harris Teeter that the $10/50 coupon is back under zip code 28105 for 100 points!
Do you remember as a child that chart that we all had and if you did things right you got a gold star? I would do anything for my gold star, I was just that kinda kid.
Well the gold star mentality is back, but this time in the form of coupons! There is an awesome new website out called Daily Feats, you set up tasks that you want to start doing (new leafs to turn over in a sense). Each day that you do them you “check in” that you did them and you earn points… the more good things you do each day the more points you earn. In the end your points can be redeemed for great coupons around town. I typed in my zip code to see what was offered and there were over 100 offers all from local restaurants etc. (I’m actually slightly amazed by the number of rewards!). You can also save up your points to earn gift cards to Starbucks, Ebay and more.
So what kind of changes are we talking about?
You can earn points to:
Make the Bed
Wash the Dishes
Call a Friend
Play Outside
Wake up Early
etc. etc. etc. Really anything you’ve been thinking “I should really start _________” there is a feat for it and you’ll earn points.
You can make this more fun, and motivating, by inviting friends to join your team and giving them props when they do something good too. You’ll all earn points together but have some moral support as you make little, or big, life changes.
If you get really into earning your points (I’m there once I saw that I could get gift cards for making my bed…) they have an iPhone app so you can check in on the go.
Try it out & Win
Daily Feats is offering you 50 points to get signed up (it’s free) when you register enter code southernsavers50. That already earns you local rewards, but you can quickly start marking off things that you have done today and want to start doing!
After you try it out come back and tell me one thing you want to start doing daily and you’ll be entered to win a $10 gift card to ebay.
10 winners will be chosen Monday 10/10 (that makes for a lot of 10’s).
This giveaway sponsored by dailyfeats.com, all opnions are 100% my own.
Do you have a grill master in your house? If you do then I’ve got an awesome giveaway and coupon for you. Win one of 15 gift boxes each with 15 different marinades and sauces from Allegro.
Allegro marinades were designed to help you take inexpensive cuts of meat and turn into flavorful and tender grilled meats. They come in a number of flavors: Original, Hickory Smoke, Balsamic Vinegar, Raspberry Chipotle, Bar-B-Q, Teriyaki and more.
If your house is anything like mine, I can never remember to get the meat out early enough to have time to marinade it. Recently I started doing something to solve that problem. When we buy cheaper meats that I plan to turn into steaks I go ahead and add the marinade to the bag that I freeze them in. That way as the meat freezes it is also marinating! So far this has made for delicious steaks every time with no extra thought required on my part.
To win one 15 boxes, each filled to the brim with sauces and marinades (each box has a value of $125), head over to the Southern Savers facebook page and click on the Allegro giveaway tab. Give the page a few second to load, then click enter and you are set. You won’t need to enter any forms or anything!!
After you enter make sure to follow the link print a coupon for $2 off Allegro Sauces. These are regularly $3.99 in most stores so that makes it 50% off. Wait for a sale and you’ll have a steal!
The giveaway will run through 5pm Friday and the winners will be notified then.
I’m excited to share with you guys a new opportunity to learn how to save money!! Next week I’ll be attending a conference in New York and while I’m there I will be giving a 30 minute Extreme Couponing 101 session. It will be all tips and tricks for savings in the grocery store. The fun part… the session will be live streamed to the web! That means all of you guys can watch and learn from the comfort of your own home (I know coming to NYC would be more fun, but that’s a little pricey). The workshop will be Thursday 10/13, at 3:15 eastern time, I’ll post a link to it right before we start so you can find it.
To make it even more fun, you can follow along on twitter and ask questions! This is my first ever live web moment so I’m giddy just thinking about it. Another fun incentive… if you do follow along next week on twitter, we’ll be giving away an iPad2 at the end of the livestreaming session! Make sure to RSVP for the event so you are eligible to win.
To lead up to all the fun, tomorrow night I would love for you to join me for a twitter party co-hosted with Savings.com. We are going to talk about living a more saving-focused lifestyle. They have a $200 in gift cards they will giveaway during the party too! The fun starts at 9 pm eastern, RSVP for the twitter party.
If you aren’t on twitter, use tomorrow nights party to get your feet wet so that you are able to ask questions during and after next weeks class.
I also need your help:
If you have been to one of my in person workshops, you know that it’s basically impossible for me to get everything about saving money on groceries in 30 minutes. Seriously. I need some ideas of what you would really want me to cover in this session. Leave a comment, shoot me an email, leave a message on facebook whatever is easier for you, and let me know what are the most confusing things for you. Or maybe something that you learned that I should definitely be sure to include to help others. Any feedback would be awesome!
