Saving On Prescription Drugs!

In this sucky economy, people have been losing their jobs left and right. Also leaving millions without health insurance. Thankfully, theres a website that can help. It's called the SimpleSavingsCard.com. This card can help you save 10%-60% on over thousands of prescription drugs. Theres no restrictions, unlimited use and it doesn't expire. You can use it at CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart and many other retailers. You can sign up for it even if you have health insurance.You can't use your insurance AND this card to pay for your prescription. Ask your pharmacist which one will turn out to be the better deal.

 If you, or someone you know needs help with their prescription drug cost. I suggest using this card. "But how do the drug companies make money if they're just handing out discount cards, Jessica?" Who cares! Those companies make money hand over fist. They can afford to give you a discount. But seriously, if you want to know more go the website SimpleSavingsCard.com.

Get a $25 iTunes Gift Card For $20 at Rite Aid!

This Sunday in Rite Aid's ad, there will be a coupon for $5.00 off a $25.00 iTunes gift card! Being new to Macs, I may try this out and get a good start on my music list. This deal starts 1/29. Enjoy!

Snowflake Feet! Ewww! (Plus A Green Owl Exclusive!)

It's that time of year where everybody turns into one big giant itchy snowflake. The combination of the dry air outside and the dry heat inside reeks havoc on our skin, especially for our feet. Most ladies would have no problem booking an appointment at the salon for a pedi, but not me. I've only had one pedicure in my life and that was the day before my wedding. It felt good, but I was really grossed out. I am not one for other people's feet. Just knowing the same pair of clippers she was using on me has clipped hundred ( if not thousands) of other people's toe nails. I also wondered how often she cleaned them. We always hear about people getting terrible infections from these places too. I haven't made an appointment since. If you would like to save yourself $30 from going to the salon, finding different ways to take care of the skin on your feet isn't hard. In fact, all of the ingredients are in your kitchen and I'll tell you what to do.

First, you will need:

*A tub or foot bath
*A small towel
* A small bowl
* 3-4 tablespoons of salt or a course sugar (or if you wanna get crazy, use both!)
* 3-4 tablespoons of an oil (ie...Olive oil, Almond oil, Jojoba or Argan oil if you wanna get fancy.)
*1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar (this helps to kill bacteria and odor. This is optional.)
*ONE spray of your favorite perfume or a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil. (This is also optional.)

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl, making sure the salt/sugar mixture has the texture of wet sand.
Fill foot bath or tub with warm/hot water. Fill it so it's at least past your ankles. Let your feet soak for 10 minutes. **After the 10 minutes, rub your feet and ankles with your salt/sugar scrub. Each foot should get a 2 minute rub. Rinse and dry your feet. Clip claws if necessary.
Ta-Da! Your feet look great! You saved gas, time and money and most importantly, you won't catch some sort of toe jam cootie bug at the salon.

Green Owl now has it's first promo code! 
Glenbrook Farm and Green Owl have come together to bring you exclusive savings! 
Type GREENOWL10 in the special notes and receive 10% off the purchase of any oil or essential oil order! 


**Please do not do this standing in the shower! You're working with oil and water. Also make sure you clean the tub afterwards, so you don't have to find the next person to use the shower ass over tea kettle naked...Ew.**

Hulu FREE Trial!

Oh boy! I love me some freebies!
Hulu is offering a free one week trial.
Catch up on your favorite shows in one week and cancel it! Thats what I do!

Buying Things To Throw Away? That Makes Sense.

Trash bags, toilet paper and paper towels. Oh my! These are all things that are meant to be thrown away, along with our money.

Let's start with trash bags. For a box of 100 bags, is easily $10. That grocery bag you brought it home in cost nothing! Everybody hordes these bags like squirrels with nuts. Including me! Let's start using these grocery bags. Put them in the bathroom and home office waste baskets. Use them to pick up your dog's poop, instead of buying those expensive dog waste bags. Use them if you're moving. Wrap your dishes and breakables in them. I've even used plastic bags as "packing peanuts". There's so many uses for them. Just gotta get creative.

 If it's one thing I hate buying, it's paper towels. I only use them for cleaning up around the toilet and that's it!
A rag can do everything a paper towel can. Plus it's eco-friendly. Clorox makes dish cloths specially treated with antimicrobial protection to resist the growth of odor-causing bacteria. I've had them for a couple of years and they still look like new.
You can replace toilet paper with lots of things. Leaves, magazines, bills, old pelts etc. I kid, I kid!
This is something we can't really replace. Well, you could, but I'm not sure you would want too.
We need our T.P.! Always buy the cheapest you can with or without a coupon. Also, a handy little tip for those who love to use a lot of toilet paper, when it's time to replace the roll, put the new roll on and sqeeeeze the roll.This stops the roll from giving you too much paper and you're less likely to take more. OR you can be like this guy.....   

Wait Until Spring Break to Make Bad Decisions.

 Let's at least start if off on the right foot. Book early and save some money!

Where to go? Who has the best deals? Hell if I know! That's why I love the website Yuupon.
The website offers some great deals to almost anywhere. They were offering a 4 day, 3 night stay at an all-inclusive resort at Laguna Suites Golf & Spa in Cancun, Mexico. All of that for only $299.  Too bad it already expired. That's the catch! Offers are timed for so long and travel by dates apply. Most deals do not include airfare. Otherwise, this is a pretty sweet website if you're still somewhat flexible on a vacation spot. Their offers are limited and don't last long.

 Next, I was going to talk about trying to save a few dollars at Disney World. Disney deal websites are almost overwhelming to look through. Some websites I'm just not sure about and don't feel comfortable promoting. Expedia Disney however is a pretty legit site and you can always find Expedia promo codes on the internet. They have helpful little tips such as: When to travel, where to go and tips for traveling with kids at Disney. Another website called Guide 2 Walt Disney World is filled to the brim with helpful hints and reviews. Also ask friends and family who have been. Ask where they stayed and if they enjoyed it. Again, Yuupon normally has Orlando hotel deals also. Just gotta check daily. But, hey, if you come across a great Disney deal. Let me know! I'm sure others would love to know about it. Just leave it in the comments below.

 Let's not forget how you're going to get to these places. Airfare is always a pain in the bum to try to look for deals. Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline are always the same price. Albany, NY to Jacksonville, FL. Leaving on March 5th and coming back on the 9th. Departing times are the same. $340 on all of them. The trick is, who has the best promo code? Retailmenot.com and Mycoupons.com has promo codes galore! Promo codes vary day to day and week to week. Just because it's here today, doesn't mean it'll be there tomorrow. Act quickly on them because those little whipper snappers don't last long.

 Finally, if you already have your heart set on a certain destination and already booked it. Go to the town or city Chamber of Commerce website and have them send you local information. Most of the time these brochures and getaway guides contain coupons and great local deals. The more prepared you are, the less you'll have to spend.

FREE Glasses!

Really! First time customers get a free pair of glasses at Coastal.com. Just type in the promo code: FIRSTPAIRFREE.  Can't beat that with a stick!

Good Lord! That's a lot of money!

 I'll be surprised if anyone wants to do this.
If you do, have a drink in hand and be patient. It'll be worth it in the end.

 We saved a lot of money just by switching car insurance and having the cable company lower our bill.
I know, you would rather stab yourself in the neck with a plastic fork than deal with insurance companies willingly on your free time. Again, worth it!

I was with Geico several years, until my husband saw the bill. Apparently,  I was paying way too much and had no idea. Needless to say, I started comparing insurance companies right away and boy, was I being takin' for a ride. Allstate had the best deal and half the cost I was paying that lizard! I didn't even want to see if Geico could lower my cost. I figured they had enough of my money. Allstate has some really good people working behind the phones. Quick to answer your call and wasn't on hold once. I've been on the phone with Allstate more than just once. All of my encounters with them have been painless. I'm such a sucker for a company with great customer service. Thumbs up, Allstate!

 Then there was the cable. A necessary luxury. I didn't want to have to cancel it or switch to a dish. We entertained the thought of not having TV all together, but a person can only take so much reading! "How will I take naps on the sofa without the cheesy jazz music The Weather Channel plays?" I know I would miss TV even though I don't watch much on it.
 Thankfully, I have a friend who also has Time Warner cable. He told me to just call and ask them to lower our monthly bill. Sure...just call and ask. Why didn't I think of that? So I did!
 It was a test of my patience. I was on hold for 45 minutes before I could talk to somebody that could help me.
In the end, she gladly lowered my monthly bill and gave me free DVR service. The catch is, it's only for one year. That's ok though. I've been told I could call back after that year and have them keep it at the price it is currently. I'm not sure this will work with everyone or every cable/dish company. It never hurts to ask and never hurts to threaten to switch.

All in total we saved $1500 a year doing this.

I think sometimes WE (the customers) forget that we are the boss. We decide where to shop. We decide what to pay. We decide if they're worthy enough for our hard earned money.    

Let's Get EXTREME with Mild Mannered Couponing!

 Listen, just like most of you, I work. I don't have 70 hours a week searching for coupons online and in dumpsters. I don't wanna buy 30 bottles of mustard just because after coupons I make a nickle. Besides, Where am I going to store 30 bottles of mustard? I've attended couponing classes and still walked out dazed and confused about why anyone would buy 17 canister of Pringles for their children because all of it was a $1.00.

These Extreme Couponing people (some, not all.) have ruined shopping for us "normal people". How many times have you walked into a store, all excited because you have a high value coupon and your store is having a sale on that product? Only to discover tumble weeds where that product once sat?  "REALLY?! You couldn't leave me ONE box of lime Jell-o?!" Now I know it's an "extreme couponer" (or as I like to call them "extreme pain in my ass's") because it'll be stocked the next day I go back and I know 50 people didn't just walk into that store and suddenly had a hankerin' for lime Jell-o. "Damn you, Extreme Couponers! I hope your stock pile gets unorganized and shit expires!"

Now I'll admit, I had dreams of being one of these shelf-clearers, but it was too time consuming collecting and cutting coupons and I don't think it's all that polite to clear a shelf of fully stocked product. If it's the last one on the shelf, different story! Take it! "Jesus saved it for me!", I always tell myself. My extreme couponing days were very, very short lived. I discovered I'd rather do other things beside sit-n-cut coupons all day. I toned it down. Instead of buying 10 boxes of Jell-o, I'll buy 2 or 3 and be just as happy.

This blog I wanna talk about my super-duper mild mannered couponing ways, deals I find at Price Chopper since a lot the couponing guru websites don't list Price Chopper deals, tips on saving money without coupons and an occasional review on a product or place.

My name is Jessica.
I'm not a coupon guru or a financial advisor. Just a lady wanting to tell you how I saved a buck.