Jay Leno, Sep. 28, 2011

 

Piano Player Freaks Out Studio Audience

The song he played for Jay Leno was lovely... it's the way he played it that bothered people.

Why Is Stockpiling Important?!

A lot of new coupon users out there wonder how you create a stockpile, keep up a stockpile, and the importance of one.

First of all let me just say having a stockpile can be very important when trying to save the most money with coupons. Also, the size of a “Great stockpile” can really vary by person. For example, if you live in a 2 bedroom apartment and are a family of 2, you will want a smaller stockpile. As for a family of 5 with more space, you may need/want a larger stockpile.

Something else that is important to keep in mind is that history repeats itself. Meaning that sales will most likely repeat themselves. They may be for different brands but the same type of a product. For example, Noxema razors may be on sale where you can get them for free in January and then you will most likely see another sale for Gillette razors (where you’d be able to get them for free with coupons) in February.

With food items, it seems like the sales for same product types happen every 2-3 months. So to have a stockpile for each item your family uses for 2-3 months would work out well.

There are certain items that I personally do not go “Sale Happy” with….meaning I don’t get 10 of that item .Once you have your stockpile for these items (listed below) you can get 2-3 of them when they’re free.

These items for me include:

Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Razors (mostly women’s but men’s as well)
Deodorant
Body wash

Another great reason to have a stockpile is so you have the basic staples to meals. That makes it so you may only have to purchase garlic for a pasta dish because you already have 15 boxes of pasta, 15 cans of tomato sauce and seasonings you got for free. You may have gotten these 1 month ago but hey, the night you crave pasta and homemade sauce, you won’t have to pay much at all! Same thing for when you want it 2 weeks later. See how that can really make your grocery expense go way down? You are now able to make a pasta dinner for the cost of garlic ($0.50). Since you can usually get pasta for free with sales and coupons and tomato sauce for very inexpensive (these make great filler items at Walgreens sometimes with the in ad coupons).

Here’s another example….you want to make chocolate chip cookies so you may only need to purchase eggs because you got the flour, chocolate chips, baking soda, etc for very cheap.

Basically you just want to make sure you stockpile items that you will use when they are on SALE with great coupons. This will help ensure that you don’t ever have to pay full price for those items….once you start running low on your stockpile for an item, you will most likely see a sale on it soon.

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Free Download: Ocean Life Calendar Connection Cards

If you are still looking for homeschool curriculum or educational tools to use for your kids, 1+1+1=1 is offering this FREE download of their Ocean Life Calendar Connection Cards.  These Connection Cards teach your kids facts related to all things in the Ocean theme.  The facts are written on a 3rd – 6th grade level, but you can water them down for your younger ones.  You could also make this a fun “game time” for the whole family!  I love this idea for a teaching tool, because it does break up the sometimes monotonous book and paperwork.  1+1+1=1 also offers a variety of other curriculum and teaching tools.

Thanks, Money Saving Mom and Faithful Provisions !!

Find more FREE Educational Resources on Faithful Provisions.

Smooth Shave Cream and a Goody Hairbrush Giveaway

Feeling lucky? 3 lucky winners will each receive a travel size Smooth Shave Cream and a Goody Hairbrush.

Enter the giveaway by filling out the form at "Mommies With Cents".    Also, be sure to check out all of our other giveaways.

This giveaway is open until August 17, 2011 at 11:59 pm CST to U.S residents.

$600 AXP Gift Card Giveaway

"Mommies With Cents" has a blog post about a $600 AXP Gift Card Giveaway.

Blue Cash Preferred Card- You’ll earn the most cash back with this card but it carries an annual fee of $75.  The good news is, there is a $100 cash back to start offer for Blue Cash Preferred members.  To receive it, spend $500 during the first 90 days of your membership.  When you use your Blue Cash Preferred card you’ll earn 6% cash back at grocery stores, up to 3% cash back at department stores and gas stations and 1% on all other eligible purchases.  With your Blue Cash Preferred  card you’ll earn more cash back at supermarkets than any other card available on the market today.

Blue Cash Everyday- This card does not carry an annual membership free, however the cash back structure is lower.  You’ll still earn 3% cash back at grocery stores, 2% cash back at department stores and gas stations, and 1% on all other eligible purchases.

Both cards- Immediately start earning cash back with no spend minimums or cash back caps.  Benefits don’t change so you know exactly what to expect.

To learn more about the Blue Cash Preferred and Blue Cash Everyday cards, visit www.americanexpress.com/bluecashcards.

American Express has provided a $600 AXP gift card to give away to one lucky Mommies with Cents reader.  All you have to do is submit a recipe using just 6 ingredients!

Enter the giveaway by filling out the form at "Mommies With Cents"