PinchMe May 2018

The PinchMe box I ordered in April got here about a week ago and I finally got around to trying all of the samples that I received. I am very happy with all of the items that I received this month. I even got a couple items I have been wanting to try for a while but didn’t want to buy them without knowing if I would like them or not. This was a big win-win for me since I got the items for free and all I had to do was give an honest review on the PinchMe website.

I received 4 samples this month and I am so excited to share my thoughts with all of you!!

I got a three pack of Hallmark cards. I will throw these in my card stash for when I need them.

A coupon for nice’n easy hair color. This is honestly one of my favorite hair colors and I am glad I can get my next box for free!

I got a fun size sample of the sweet heat Skittles that I have been wanting to try forever! Unfortunately I didn’t like them. They were really good until the after taste of the heat came along. I couldn’t even finish the whole bag.

The last item I got was a one minute hair make by Garnier Fructis. This is another item I have been wanting to try. I am so glad I got this sample and I absolutely loved it! There way it smelled and made my hair feel was amazing!!

VeryDice Reward

If you are curious about what VeryDice is I wrote a post going into more detail here.

I just received another item I redeemed through VeryDice. I have been debating what to spend my points on the past several weeks. I finally decided to get a Can Rack Organizer to help me stay organized in the kitchen. This can rack is even stackable if you were to get more than one. This was a more “expensive” Item that I have gotten through VeryDice as it was 13000 Tickets. This Item costs $19.97 on Amazon, but I was able to get it for free using VeryDice.

I was so shocked at how fast I received this product. It can take up to 7 days for VeryDice to receive the reward. I redeemed this reward February 21, 2018 and I received it February 23! It only took two days to receive this in the mail.

You can download VeryDice through the links below

App store

Google Play

Have you signed up with VeryDice? Have you redeemed any rewards yet? What is on your VeryDice wishlist? Have a wonderful week!

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HOT Clearance Deals

I went to Walmart this morning and found a couple super hot deals in the Christmas clearance! 

The first deal I found were on the Justice League Gillette razor and shaving cream sets. They are regularly $9.88 and were on clearance 50% off making them $4.94 PLUS I had an Ibotta rebate for $2 off and Justice League Gillette razor set making them $2.94 each! The Ibotta rebate can be redeemed up to 5 times.

The next deal was on the Quaker instant oatmeal in the Gingerbread Spice flavor. It is in an 8 count box on clearance for $2 and I had an innocent rebate for $1 off one Quaker instant oatmeal in the Gingerbread Spice flavor that could be redeemed up to 5 times. I got five boxes and after rebates were $1 each box!!! 

I also had an Ibotta challenge that required me to redeem 2 rebates and I would get a $2 bonus. With these 7 items I paid $19.88 and I got back $11 making my total $8.88 for 2 razor sweets and 5 boxes of oatmeal!

If you would like to join Ibotta and get these awesome deals you will get a $10 bonus when you redeem your first rebate using my code: genmojr or go to  https://ibotta.com/r/genmojr to get signed up. If you are new to Ibotta and do these deals it could be a money maker for you! 

Let me know if you will be doing this deal it if you find any other HOT deals.

BBW Semi Annual Sale

It’s one of my favorite times of the year! After Christmas sales and of course the bath and body works semi annual sale!! I just wanted to share my BBW haul with you today. It included 12 hand sanitizers, 1 body wash, 3 body sprays (8oz), 1 body spray (6oz), 1 body lotion (husband), and 2 hair and body wash (husband). I used a $10 off a $40 purchase that I got in my email. Total after the coupon was $30.87 and I saved a total of $101.13! 

Go out and get your deals before they are gone! Let me know what deals you are getting and your favorite BBW scents. Mine is winterberry wonder.

Christmas Traditions

Christmas Eve we would gather around the tree and open one present each (usually pajamas that we could wear that night). After we opened the gifts and changed into our new PJs we would put out cookies for Santa and carrots for all the reindeer. We would then listen to our dad read The Night Before Christmas and rush to bed so Santa would come and leave us presents!

Every year that I can remember (around 3 years old) I would wake up super early in the morning. Sometimes as early as 2A.M.! But my parents wouldn’t let me or my brother out of bed until 5A.M., but as soon as 5 o’clock hit I was jumping on my parents bed yelling ‘Santa came’ over and over until they told me I could get into the presents! 

My brother and I were only allowed to play with the unopened presents that Santa left under the tree. After our parents drank their first cup of coffee, we could open the rest of the presents from Santa, minus the stockings.

After all the Santa gifts were opened someone would pass out the gifts from under the tree (usually me) after all the gifts were opened my mom would do a quick and easy breakfast while she drank the rest of her coffee and we played with our new toys. (My favorite breakfast for Christmas morning is Pillsbury cinnamon rolls). 

After breakfast we all did stockings and called family, thanking them for all the gifts they sent (by then it was around 8). After all the excitement I would help my mom in the kitchen getting everything ready for our big Christmas dinner. (I usually ran in to taste test all the food between playing with all my new toys). 

We would watch A Christmas Story on repeat until my mom turned blue in the face from telling us to change the channel. (My dad would put it right back on if my mom changed the channel). 

Dinner would be around 2:30-3:00 depending on when the turkey landed in the oven. After dinner we would all lady around playing with it good or napping. Napping is now the better choice! 

Not much has changed since I was little. My husband and I try to drive around and look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve. My dad passed several years ago, but I still annoy my mom with A Christmas Story on repeat. I am married now, to a man who would rather sleep in until noon instead of seeing what Santa brought. I help out more in the kitchen and there were a couple years that I did dinner myself. I also rather give gifts than receive them now. 

What are your family Christmas Traditions? Let me know what fun things you like to do with your family on Christmas in the comments below.

Coupons.com app Freebie

The coupons.com app Freebie this week is tomatoes. Up to$1.50. It is available at Walmart only until 12/10/2017. Get yours while it is still available, the cash back goes directly into your PayPal account. 

Freebies!!

Have you tried the coupons.com app? It is so great! 

You just select the coupons for what sure you want. Then buy those products at the store and submit your receipt. The cash back will be deposited straight into your PayPal account. 

This week is free bananas up to $1 and eggs any size and brand up to $2.50. these freebies are only valid at Walmart. Go and get yours now before the offers are gone!

November Donations

I am not writing this past to brag about what or how much that I am donating. I am writing this post to hopefully encourage you to donate even a little bit to your family, friends, or community. As a couponer I am able to get a ton of stuff for very little out of pocket. The items I buy end up going farther than just donating cash. 

I did a couple of donations this month. The first was to my local YWCA and mercy home. I donated a few boxes of feminine products, razors, hand soap, a travel size body wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste, some sleep aid medicine, and a full size baby formula. Many of the items that I donated this month were items that I have gotten for free over the past few months. 

Money has been extremely tight lately so I pulled anything I could out of my stockpile so I could still donate this month. It seems that when you struggle yourself is when you try to give more. I have plenty of these items in my stockpile so I have what I could, keeping enough for myself. 

The second place I donated to was a local animal adoption center. I donated 6 packs of cat treats, 4 containers of wet cat food, a sample pack of dry cat food. 4 cans of wet dog food, 16 pouches of wet dog food and a 6 oz bag of dry dog food.

I hope I have encouraged you to help your community. Even a little bit goes a long way and will help so many people. 

Housewarming Gift

I have been extremely busy the past couple of weeks between work and getting an apartment ready for my brother to move into this weekend! I am so excited for my brother to be in the same town as I live. He will be going to barber school for the next year and I want to help him out as much as I can. With my couponing and the Dollar Tree I have been able to buy him tons of cleaning supplies.

I made a tower display of all the stuff I am giving him in his living room so when he gets here this weekend it will be the first thing he sees.

13 rolls of paper towels
28 rolls of toilet paper
Lysol spray
Furniture polish
2 containers of bleach wipes
4 boxes of various sizes of ziploc bags
2 tubes of toothpaste
1 toothbrush
3 larger hand soap refills
2 handsoaps
24 pairs of black socks (for school)
A few kitchen items (bowls, strainer, washcloths, and towels)
The total retail price for everything here that I got him is probably $150-$200
I only paid about $50-$75 for all of it between couponing and sales.

You can even make a tower housewarming gift with stuff only from the Dollar Tree and that could work with any budget. Set a limit of what you want to spend and only get that amount of items. You could even throw in a few food items or decorations, the Dollar Tree has some really great signs!

I also got him a Keurig K200 coffee maker, the best part I got it for only $39.99! It retails for over $100! Its not the red color I was originally going to get him but the color won’t matter to him. The Keurig is actually his birthday present as his birthday is this weekend as well.

Tell me in the comments below what your favorite housewarming you have ever given or received was. Or a gift you would love to get for a housewarming gift.

Animal Donations

I donate as much as I can on a tight budget. In the past month I donated to our local animal shelter and local animal adoption center. 

My first donation was to the animal adoption center. I donated twenty pouches of Purina wet dog food. Six cans of Purina creamy delights wet cat food. As well as a couple of 6oz bags of dry cat and dog food. 

The second place I donated to was our local animal shelter. I donated twelve pouches of the pedigree wet dog food pouches. Twelve cans of wet cat food (a few different brands) and a 6oz bag of dry cat food. I also donated four bottles of laundry detergent to help with the laundry needs as that is one item that is often overlooked.

I don’t have a picture of the second donation since I went from the store straight to dropping off the donation. 

I am not writing this donation blog post to get praise but to try to encourage you to donate, even a small bag of kibble can help. 

I am able to donate because of couponing, I am able to buy twice as much as I would be able to without using coupons. The more I save the more I can donate and the more animals I can help. 

I would love to know what you do to help others and where you donate items. Let me know in the comments. Have a wonderful week!