New giveaway! 5 Year Membership to ZooBuh!

This is a very close to my heart giveaway because it involves my children. If you have little kids and are thinking of skipping this giveaway... read on.

We are very protective of our kids. Period. It took almost a year of drama for us to allow them to have an email address. I monitor them, I have parent controls on my computer, I read all their email in and out, etc. In August, one of our kids opened her email to find a message form someone she didn't know, so she did what we had asked her to do and grabbed me. I waved her on and was a little perturbed to be bothered but went over and checked it out. I was shocked to see in her regular inbox a seriously pornographic email message, complete with pictures and all the, well, everything. I can't tell you how glad I am that she did not open it and see that. I thought I was doing everything that I was supposed to. Upon further investigation we found that her email address had been swiped by this place from a kids game site they introduced to them at school.

Enter my very long time and birthday sharing

(May 23, I am a year older though...)

friend, Sarah. A while back she told me about a company she found that provided safe email for kids. I brushed it off. BIG MISTAKE. I am now a firm believer in protected email for kids.

ZooBuh! is a safe email place for your children. If you think your kids aren't going to have an email address, think again. My 7th grader has to have one for school.

ZooBuh is easy to set up, it offers more and better controls than AOL or Microsoft do, and it requires no extra software.

ZooBuh gives you total control over your children's email universe. By default they can receive mail only from users in the approved-contact list and can send mail only to those same approved users-but you can change either setting as you see fit.

You can have copies of incoming or outgoing messages sent to your email address, remove images or links from your child's received mail, and block some or all attachments. ZooBuh also has a bad-words filter, with a box for adding your own unwanted words.

ZooBuh has very generously offered to giveaway to one reader a

5 YEAR FAMILY ACCOUNT!

They have also extended to us a special "coupon" price only good through October 31st. Normal price for a year is $29.95. For MyLitter readers it is only $12 if you order thorough the cool little button they made me. I love computer people!

Also, for the first time there are 5 ways to win.

First entry: Leave a Comment, How old were you when you got your first email account?? (I was 24 but never used it until I was 26)

Second entry: Click on the Zoobuh promo link to visit site, click on my litter’s promo sunflower on homepage and sign the guest book or optional signup with promo discount. *signup not required for entry.

Third entry: Fan us on Zoobuh! Facebook page.

Forth entry: Follow us on Twitter page and tweet about us using 'Zoobuh' in their tweet.

Fifth entry: Become a friend on Myspace

My kids will pick a winner next week! No the kids won't be emailing you!

It will be me!

$2/2 100 Calorie packs!

This is a great coupon, these are frequently on sale, and are a normal low price at Wal-Mart.

100 Cal Pack $2 off 2 Coupon Printable here

Target Markdowns!

Be on the lookout for clearance items at Target!! I went last night (would have taken pictures but my camera is finally dead) and found a ton of great deals. These are some of the clearance deals we found!

Fruit By the Foot $1.68, used $.40 coupons

Reynolds Wrap, 100% recycled $1.48 used coupons

2 Pack count FiberOne Bars $.67 cents used $.40 cent coupon, made it $.27 cents a box.

Crystal Light travel packs, $.68 used $2/2 coupon!

Mayo for $2.54 used a $.60 cents coupon.

Lots of deals to be found! This is a comment from a reader...

HI Tiffany,
I've been checking your blog since I read about it in (was it Women's Day? I can't remember) and I live in Katy; I've commented a few times.

Just thought I'd let you know of a mark-down I found at Target yesterday. I was armed with my $3/Glade Fragrance Collection IPs and they had marked down almost ALL of the Glade candles. I was torn between the 3-wick candles (normally $9) marked down to $4.29 or the 2oz candles marked down to $2.49 (so I'd get overage). I opted for the larger ones to use as gifts for the kid's teachers - for $1.50, who can argue? I noticed they had different labels than they currently have, so perhaps that's why.

Anyway, thought I'd let you know as I know you frequent Target and if you have any of those big value coupons left, you might get lucky and find some mark downs. Good luck!

Thank you for the comment!

Winner, of the Couponizer is...

Your comments just get better and better! I printed off ALL the recipes you sent in and am going to try each one! Seriously. I will post them here when I do!

If you have not read the comments you are missing out on some serious Fall recipes! Every comment reaffirmed the way I feel about fall. I LOVE everything about it! From the food, to the sports, to the change in weather and colors. In my perfect world, it would be fall all year, 65 degrees everyday, falling leaves and the ability to eat whatever I wanted with pumpkin and not gain a single pound!

Thank you for taking the time to post your recipes,

Click HERE to read the comments and see the great recipes!

Here is a sample of whats in there!

Demomom1 ~ Pumpkin Pie Bars

The Hilemans ~ Fall Pot Roast Recipe

Susan ~ Pumpkin Spice Latte

Jennifer ~ Pulled pork sandwich

Katy and Wes ~ Apple dip

Kimber ~ Pumpkin Rolls

Electra310 ~ Best pumpkin pie EVER

Our Family ~ No Bake Cheesecake

Cillasthoughts ~ Creamy One-Pot Pasta

San Tay ~ Zucchini Parmesan Crisps

cricketg ~ Corn Dip

snbjork ~ Pumpkin Butter Gooey Cake

fiveofakind ~ Toasted pumpkin seeds

luvinlife ~ Carmel Apple Sticky Buns

Creativity4life ~ Chili Relleno Casserole

T ~ Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

sjl1982 ~ Apple Cheery Cobbler

Denise (Cody) ~ Buffalo Chicken Dip

shell-shocked ~ Topsy Turvy Apple Pie

Sunny ~ Touchdown Taco Dip

Amy ~ Chicken Pot Pie

Tratchley ~ Kids favorite recipe

Shelle ~ Quick Minestrone Soup

Bench Diva ~ Chocolate Heath Surprise

Shanna ~ Sausage-Bean Chowder

Rhea ~ Mini Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes

Now, onto the winner... I'll add an S onto that! Winner's!

Since my camera has finally bit the dust and my new one will not be here for another month I couldn't tape the kids drawing a name. So I did one Random number generator pick to make up for it, and I am going to throw in another Couponizer to the kid pick!

The first winner is...

ELISE!

Yep totally need one! Where do you find all these wonderful toys! I'd also love the magazines LOL I just ordered that magazine from my son for his school but its not due until Oct 1st so IM waiting waiting waiting story of my life!

OH yeah sorry got sidetracked...Favorite thing about fall is getting ready for all the holidays!! YAY

Second winner is...

girlsinwhitedresses!

Favorite thing about fall: apples! Cider, pie, you name it :) Thanks for another great giveaway.
Susan

Email me so that I can get you your organizer!!

HOT Kellogg's cereal deal!

As I was cruising the web for the best deals I came across this one at Hip to Save, I am seriously seeing some Christmas cash in this one!

This is the deal: Buy 3 specially marked Kellogg's cereals (like the one pictured above) and get $10 bonus buck to spend on electronics, toys, sporting goods, books, movies and more! You can check out all the participating retailers where you can use your Bonus Buckshere.

Once you purchase 3 specially marked cereals, you'll find promotional codes printed inside of the packages. Once you've rounded up 3 codes, you'll just need to go here, enter your Birthday and then enter the three one time use codes. Please keep in mind codes must be entered all at once to qualify for the $10 certificate. Your Bonus Bucks certificate will arrive via 1st Class US Mail in approximately 4 to 6 weeks.

To redeem your Bonus Bucks, go to any of these retailers and make a purchase. If your purchase is less than $10, no change is provided to you. If your purchase is more than $10, you must make up the difference at the point of sale.

The best part about this promo--there is NO LIMIT to the $10 Certificates you can claim... yes, you heard me right--NO LIMIT! Wahoo! Plus, this promotion is valid thru 9/30/2010!

Products included in this promotion:
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
Kellogg's Froot Loops
Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats
Kellogg's Raisin Bran

**You can check out more details on this promotion here.

Give a day, get a day FREE at Disney!

HERE’S A NICE LITTLE TRADE-OFF that benefits multiple folks! Disney kicked off a new promotion, Give a Day, Get a Disney Day Free to encourage Americans to volunteer in 2010. The idea is simple: if you give your time and volunteer for one day, you’ll get a voucher for a free day at Disneyworld or Disneyland in 2010. One million folks can take advantage of this deal! There are a few details to consider:

• You’ll need to search online for a volunteer opportunity and sign up to participate. The catch is that you can’t start looking for those opportunities until January 1, 2010.
• Once they verify your service, you’ll receive the voucher for free admission.
• The program ends on December 15, 2010, or once all of the tickets are distributed, whichever comes first.
• There’s a limit of one ticket per person, regardless of the number of hours donated. But the program is open to anyone age six or older, so if you get the family involved, you can get most of them in for free.
• If you’re buying a multi-day pass or an annual pass, you have options: Instead of the voucher, you can get a free FASTPASS for you and five others or a collectible ear hat figurine with trading pins. Or you can donate your voucher to a non-profit organization designated by Disney.

Think you’ll forget to register? Click here to receive an e-mail update reminder from Disney.

Thanks Vicki!

Free Chicken sandwich at Chick-fil-A in Houston, Thursday!

GETTING TIRED OF FREE Chick-fil-A original sandwiches? Not me! Thursday, October 1st, all Greater Houston Chick-fil-A locations are giving away a free original sandwich from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. One offer per person per visit. (A sign in my neighborhood Chick-fil-A mentioned Greater Houston area locations are supporting this deal. But just to be sure, contact the location nearest you to double check.) Find Houston area locations here.

New P&G brand fashion magazine.

Do you want to be the first to know about the latest beauty products and fashion trends? We’ll teach you how to wear runway looks in the real world, with a real budget. Our editors and celebrity experts bring you this and more with a magazine and — coming soon — online features.

Sign up HERE for the new P&G magazine, this magazine has coupons for beauty items in it!

Thanks Susan W. for the email!

HEB deals Sept. 29th

Sanderson Farms Whole Chickens, Grade A - .88/lb.
HCF BBQ Seasoned Chicken Leg Quarters - $1.00/lb.
Pilgrim’s Pride Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts - $1.98/lb.
Texas Style Beef Ribs - $2.49/lb.
HEB Premium Smoked Sausage Ring, 14 oz. – B1G1
Boneless Beef Chuck Roast - $2.99/lb.
Lean Ground Beef - $2.79/lb.
HEB Fresh Sausage, 16 oz. (bratwurst, Italian, etc) $2.99/lb.

Meal Deal:
BUY: 2 lbs. Extra Jumbo Raw Wild Gulf Shrimp, 16-20 ct. per lb.
FREE: HEB Sour Cream, 8 oz.
FREE: HEB Homestyle flour tortillas, 20 ct.
FREE: Wholly Guacamole Classic, 7 oz.
FREE: HEB Fancy shredded cheese, 8 oz.
FREE: Texas Style Cast-Iron Fajita Skillet

BUY – HEB Chef Prepared Breast Quarters, 3-ct.
FREE: HCF Deli-style salad, 1 lb.
FREE: King’s Hawaiin Rolls, 4 ct.

BUY – Jennie-O Turkey Store fresh ground turkey, 20 oz.
FREE: Baguette bread, 9 oz. From the bakery
FREE: R & F Pasta, 12 oz.

BUY – Starkist chunk light tuna in oil or water, 6.4 oz. Pouch
**MFQ: $1.00/2 (9/20 RP)
FREE: Starkist chunk light tuna salad, 3 oz. Pouch

Buy – HEB Classic Roast Coffee
FREE: Nestle Coffee-Mate Creamer, 10.2-22 oz.

BUY – HEB “Ready, Fresh, Go!” Pico de Gallo, 12 oz.
FREE: HEB Tortilla Chips, 10 oz.

BUY – Oscar Mayer lunchmeat family pack, 24 oz.
FREE: Kraft regular American singles, 12 oz.

BUY – Write thick sliced bacon, 24 oz.
FREE: Simply Potatoes, 20 oz. (hashbrowns, sliced, or diced)

BUY – Two (2) Tostitos Tortilla Chips, 9-15.62 oz.
FREE: True North Crisps or clusters, 4-5 oz.

BUY – Nestle Nesquick prepared chocolate milk, 15 ct., 8.25 oz. CANS
FREE: Nestle Juicy Juice, 46 oz.
FREE: HEB Chips Galore! Cookies, 12.5-16 oz.

BUY - Energizer Max batteries, AA or AAA – 8 pk; C or D – 4 pk, or 9V – 2pk
FREE: Wet Ones, 24 ct. tub or 40-ct. singles.

BUY – Two (2) Fresh Express crisp lettuce blends, 6-12 oz.
FREE: Idaho russet potatoes, 5 lbs.

BUY – Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entrée, 24 oz.
**MFQ: $2.00/1 (8/9 & 9/12 GM)
**MFQ: $1.50/1 link on left to coupons.com printable coupon
FREE: HEB Creamy Creations Premiun Ice Cream, ½ gallon

BUY – Wanchai Ferry Restaurant Favorites Chinese Dinner, 12.8-23.3 oz.
**MFQ: $1.00/1 (9/13 & 8/9 GM)
FREE: Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper Box Dinner, 4.3-8.4 oz.

BUY - Three (3) Pepsi or Diet Pepsi, 12 pk.
FREE: Diet Pepsi, 12 pk.

BUY – Three (3) Big Red, 7-up or Sunkist, 12 pk
FREE: Venom Energy, 4 pk

BUY: Jimmy Dean Pancakes ‘n Sausage on a Stick, 12 ct.
**MFQ: .75/1 (8/30 RP)
FREE: State Fair corn dogs, 16 ct.

BUY – Revlon Nail Enamel
FREE: Revlon Nail Clipper (NOT deluxe clipper)

Thanks Menu Maker Mom!

Kroger Deals for the week of Sept. and October

This week Texas did not get all the great deals like other regions. You can go HERE to see more deals if you are in another area!

These are a few highlights...

Totinos Pizza Rolls .99
-.35 off coupon 8/9, 9/13
FREE

Fruit2O 18oz. Water 1.00
-1.00 off coupon 8/23
FREE
also 1.00/2 printable coupon

Green Giant Vegetables 7-10 oz 1.25
-print two, .50 off coupons combined with
.50/2 e-coupon
2 FREE
also .50/2 printable or 9/13 paper coupon

Dial Liquid Hand Soap 1.00
-.35 off coupon 8/16
FREE

Bounty Basic Paper Towels 1.09
-.25 off coupon 8/30 combined with
-.25 off e-coupon
.09

Knorr Side Dishes 1.00
-.45 off printable coupon
.10

Ore-Ida Easy Fries .89
-1.00/2 printable coupon
.39 each

Sunny D Smoothies .99
-.55 off printable coupon
.44

Betty Crocker Warm Delights 1.98
.50 off e-coupon combined with
-.50 off printable coupon
.48

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel 1.99
-two, 1.00 off printable coupons combined with
.55/2 0ff e-coupon
.72 each when you buy two

Yoplait 32 oz 2.59 (reg. price)
-.50 off coupon 9/20 combined with
-.55 off e-coupon
1.04

Mom's Best Natural Cereals 2.00 (natural food section)
-.75 off printable coupon
1.25

Gillette Fusion Razor 7.99
-2.00 off e-coupon
-4.00 off coupon 9/27
1.99

Thanks MyPennyPile!

Target Pop-Tarts and Clearance deals!

At Target this week, save $0.55 on one 12ct or Larger Package of Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Gingerbread Toaster Pastries! You can print this coupon in IE or Firefox. Remember to press your browser back button to print a total of 2 coupons per computer.

The 12 ct boxes of Pop-Tarts are priced around $2 at Target. Plus, Target has a store coupon available too!

Deal scenario:
Buy 2 boxes of Pop-Tarts Gingerbread Toaster Pastries (12 ct) $2 each
Total=$4
Use 2 $0.55/1 coupons from above
Plus, use the $1/2 Target coupon
Final cost ONLY $0.95 per 12 ct box!

At It's Hip to Save a reader emailed to say she found the Crystal Light individual packs by registers on clearance for just $0.68. She used the $2/2 coupon from the 9/13SS to get 2 for FREE + score $0.64 in overage!

**As with all clearance, it may or may not be available at your local Target.

(Thanks, TheFrugalMuse!)

(Thanks,. PrintableCouponsAndDeals! and It's Hip to Save)

FREE Sample of Simplistick's sooo cute!

This is so cute! We got the snail ones, not sure why, fits our personalities!

What a fun little freebie! Go here and you'll be able to request a FREE Sample of Simplistick. These are adorable wall stickers that you can use to decorate your walls! You'll even get to choose from a Frog, Snail, Whale and others.

Thanks Hip To Save!

FREE Night at the theater!

Wow! This is really cool, there are Children's theaters in my area that are doing show's during the day, we are going!

On October 15, 2009, theaters from coast to coast will be offering a completely free night of theater. Online ticket reservations begin tomorrow (October 1, 2009) and tickets are limited so you'll want to sign up right away.

Go here to see if theaters in your area are participating.

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Maybeline pulse perfect Mascara at Ulta almost free.

Have you wanted to try the new Pulse Perfect Mascara from Maybeline? I have seen it and thought it looked interesting.

This week it is on sale at Ulta for $12.99, Buy one get one FREE. Buy 2 and use the $5 off any $10 purchase Ulta store coupon (found in InStyle Magazine). Or the $3.50 of a $10 purchase form the Sunday paper. If you don't have that, then you can use the 20% off any one item coupon from here (this will deduct $2.60 from your total). Plus, use 2 $3/1 Pulse Perfection Mascara manufacturer coupons from here or here: IE or Firefox. Final cost ONLY $1 per mascara with the $5 coupon or $2.20 per mascara with the 20% off coupon! Or $3.49 with the Sunday paper coupon!

Thanks for the email Anna!

Catalina didn't print? This is what you do.

What to do when your Catalina does not print...

There is nothing more frustrating than doing a deal and your Catalina does not print. When this happens you have a few things that you can do.

When a Catalina does not print, ask the cashier... or head over to Customer Service. Get a Manager if you need to. Don't be shy about it... Catalina's can be really high value after all!

~ I always double check with an add if possible that I was supposed to get one.

If they don't know or are less than helpful make a choice to either return the order completely (get your coupons back) or you can contact Catalina directly.

Catalina can be reached at 888-826-8766 and press 3. (Write this number in your phone book, trust me you'll need it one day.)

They can look up the transaction by receipt and clubcard number.

I have found the folks at Catalina to be really helpful, last time I had a problem the store was offline and they mailed me my Catalinas.

Thank you Louise for the Catalina info!

~ What is a Catalina?

Catalina Category Marketing (CCM) rewards purchases of promoted products with “catalinas”, also known as “check-out coupons”. These offer incentives good on your next shopping trip to that retailer. There is usually a 4-week window on any given program/incentive promotion.

~ Are catalinas manufacturer's coupons or store coupons?
Generally, they are manufacturer's coupons, although occasionally one will state that it is a Store Coupon. The manufacturer's coupon catalinas are not able to be combined with other manufacturer's coupons.

In other words, if you have a catalina for $1.00/2 product X and also an insert coupon for $1.00/2, you would need to purchase 4 of the product in order to use both coupons.

Randalls/Safeway Kleenex deal, free kleenex

Randalls/Safeway is running a nice Catalina deal right now through Saturday, Oct 3. Buy 3 boxes of Kleenex, Get a Catalina for $3 off your next order.

The boxes look like the one pictured above: they are rectangular and have a flowered print. The box above says 120ct but the one I found that qualified actually had 110 2-ply tissues per box. Buy 3 boxes. Pay $2.97 and get a $3 Catalina for your next transaction. (Thanks Thrifty Mom!)

If you can hit up your store tomorrow (9/30) you can use the $.50/3 coupon in the SS 8/2. You will have to go tomorrow because the coupon expires 9/30. Plus, this should double at most stores.

If you don’t have that coupon, look for $.55/3 blinkies. These were in the Kleenex aisle at my Randalls tonight.

Here’s a breakdown of the deal:

Kleenex Tissue Boxes – $.99 each
-Use $.50/3 Kleenex coupon (SS 8/2)* OR
-Use $.55/3 Kleenex coupon (Blinkie)
-Get $3 OYNO Catalina WYB 3
Final Price = 3 Boxes FREE (+ up to $1 possible overage)
*Expires Wednesday 9/30.

You will have to pay out of pocket on the first transaction but on your next transaction, you can roll the Catalina. Just make sure you have something to offset the $.03 overage.

Last chance for this weeks giveaway!

Don't Forget...

Today is the last day to toss you name in for the Couponizer a very nice coupon organizer! Click HERE to enter.

Check back tomorrow for a very interesting and pricey giveaway. It is something neat!

Kmart 20% off store brand if you have lost your job.

20% Off Select Own-Brand Merchandise for Unemployed Customers

Kmart own-brands give you huge savings versus your favorite national brands every day...and now you'll get to increase those savings by an additional 20% off over 1,500 regular-priced grocery and drugstore items for up to six months!

Go HERE for more information!