Monday, August 30, 2010

Out of the Office

Hi!  Beckee wanted me to let you know that she will be unable to post deals most of this week.  Her husband is using their one working computer all week to study, so her posts will be sporadic this week.  I will try to post more deals so there will still be some sweet deals posted here.  Stay tuned. . . later today I'll add a post showing you all the cool free stuff we got at the KSL Book Festival!!  :)


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Friday, August 27, 2010

Walgreens has a coupon policy!

One of the things that can be frustrating about using coupons to save money is that you never know from place to place and even from checker to checker what coupons they will take. Some checkers will hassle you about everything and you have to get a manager to help, or you end up unable to use the coupons and get the discounts you were counting on.

I usually just carry the stores coupon policies with my coupons so if I have trouble I can just whip out my copy of the store's policy and talk to the manager. One of the places that is very frustrating to many shoppers though is Walgreens and that is partly because up until 2 days ago they did not have a posted corporate coupon policy, so you never really knew what manager or checker you would get when you went there. Well, friends, there is now a corporate coupon policy that will hopefully make coupon usage at Walgreens much easier!!

Check it out (and print it and put it with your coupons) on the Walgreens website here.


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Mega Swagbucks going on today!!

Remember, as with EVERY Friday, today is Mega Swagbucks day! That means more chances to earn more Swagbucks! So, makes sure to use Swagbucks for all your searching needs today! I started out my Mega Swagbucke day today getting one of the limited time 23 swagbucks collectors bills!! That was awesome!

If you have not joined yet, click on my referral link here and start earning Swagbucks with me! This is a GREAT time to join-with Mega Swagbucks going on today!! As an FYI, I have gotten $110 in Amazon Gift cards so far and I have 487 Swagbucks left, which is enough to get another $5 in Amazon gift cards with 37 Swagbucks left (450=$5 Amazon card).

If you are new to Swagbucks, please read my explaination of Swagbucks here. And my explaination of the changes to Swagbucks here.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Thrifty Thursdays: $10 Dinners


I apologize this is coming so late. . .my internet went down earlier this afternoon and I wasn't able to post until just now!  I hope you enjoy my first installment of $10 dinners-let me know if you have any questions, comments, or requests!  Thanks.


$10 Dinners

Here is a week’s worth of $10 dinners.  Some of these use ingredients from other dinners- so some (like the whole chicken one) cost slightly more than $10, but the chicken pillows (which you use left overs from the whole chicken) cost much less than $10.  So, it ends up costing approximately $70 for 7 nights of dinner!  I’ll list the dinners, then I’ll include my recipes for these dinners.  I’ll only list the bread, breadsticks, and rolls recipes once.  These are all meals my family really enjoys and we eat over and over.  I’ll include the basic ingredients for each of these meals-as with any meal, you can add things to it to make it even tastier, but those things often also make it more expensive (and normally don’t add a whole lot of nutritional value to the meal)!  J  I apologize I don’t have pictures, I took pictures of many of them, but my camera had a major malfunction when the baby dropped if off the counter, so sorry I don’t have them anymore.  I’ll be sure to include pictures in my next $10 dinners post.  Here’s the week’s menu:

Sunday night: Beef roast with carrots and potatoes. Served with Bread and broccoli.
Monday night: Southwestern Chili with rice.  Served with Breadsticks.
Tuesday night: Chicken Cacciatore with spaghetti.  Served with rolls and broccoli.
Wednesday night: Tacos (Wednesday night is always taco night at our house)
Thursday night: Chicken Pillows.  Served with corn and mashed potatoes.
Friday night: Creamy Chicken soup.  Served with breadsticks.
Saturday night: Beef stroganoff.  Served with green beans, baked potatoes and bread.

Here are the recipes for these meals (you may notice I don’t use exact measurements in all my recipes, sorry. . . that’s the way my family passes recipes down).  I have to thank my sister, my Mom, and Jeremy’s mom for most of these recipes.  I also want to thank Cat for her recipe.:

Beef Roast with Carrot and Potatoes

1 Roast (I normally use one that’s 2-3 pounds)
6 potatoes
3 carrots
garlic
season salt
extra virgin olive oil

Coat crock pot with olive oil.  Coat roast with olive oil, rub crushed garlic and season salt over roast and place in crock pot.  Peel and cut potatoes into quarters (if you cut them any smaller, they tend to get mushy and soupy in the crock pot) and place in crock pot.  Peel and cut carrots into thirds and place in crock pot.  Poor enough water into crock pot to cover 1/3 of the roast (many people only put about ½-1 inch water, I find that makes the roast too dry for my taste).  Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours. 


Bread

I was going to include a recipe for the bread, but I decided not to-I simply use my bread maker and use the recipe for white bread in my breadmaker user’s manual.  If you have a breadmaker, do that. . . if not, I can add a recipe for homemade bread, from scratch for you.  Just leave a comment and let me know you want that recipe and I’ll add it.  Thanks.



A big thanks to Cat for allowing me to include this recipe.

This recipe calls for ground beef, but I use left over roast from the night before and just shred it before I put it in the Chili.  I also use white rice, just because that's what I normally have on hand. 

4 Tablespoons of olive oil
1 lb of ground beef (or ground turkey is good too)
Salt and pepper
½ of a lg. onion (or whole small onion) finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper (or a spoonful of the nacho jalapeno slices), finely chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons of ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons of dried oregano
½ teaspoon of dried basil
One 28 oz can of diced tomatoes (or two 14.5 oz cans)
1 ½ cups of chicken broth (I used chicken bullion broth)
¾ cup brown rice
1 can of Black Beans (15oz)
1 (11 oz) can of Green Giant Nibblet corn (Other corn can be used too, but this is my favorite)
Optional: chopped cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, sliced scallions, chopped avocado and/or hot pepper sauce, for toppings.

Directions:
1. In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons (3 if you are using ground turkey) olive oil over medium heat. Add the beef (turkey) and cook, breaking it up, until browned, 7-10 min. Season with salt and pepper; using a slotted spoon, transfer the turkey to a plate.
2. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pot and stir in the onion and jalapeno; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, basil and oregano and cook for 1 min more. Stir in the tomatoes and their juice, the chicken bullion and 2 cups of water, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the rice and ½ teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 35 min. Stir in the beef, beans and corn; cover and cook until rice is tender, 30-35 min. Season with salt and pepper. 

Breadsticks

1 cup warm water
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 cups flour (it’s better if you have bread flour, but regular flour works just fine)
2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp sugar (I normally use 3-1/2)
1 pkg (1 scant Tbsp) active dry yeast

Put ingredients, in order, in bread maker.  Turn bread maker on dough only setting.  (If you don’t have a breadmaker, you can do this the old fashioned way-by hand, just allow it to rise twice before making it into breadsticks).  When dough is done, roll into 10-12 snakes (breadsticks-the kids LOVE to help with this part, just make sure their hands are clean) and place on greased cookie sheet.  Let rise for 1 hour.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cook about 15 minutes or until slightly golden.  Immediately smother with lots of butter for the best tasting semi-homemade breadsticks.  You can also smother with garlic salt and butter for garlic breadsticks. . .. . .or you can smother with cinnamon, sugar, and butter for dessert breadsticks-if you do that, make a quick milk and powdered sugar glaze to dip them in, yummy!!

Mushroom Chicken Cacciatore

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (or 8 chicken breasts)
2 Tbsps olive oil
2 cans tomato sauce
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 medium onion, sliced
½ cup Chicken Broth
2 garlic cloves, minced (or garlic powder in a pinch)
1-1/4 tsp oregano
½ tsp rosemary-herb seasoning
¼ tsp salt or to taste
¼ tsp pepper or to taste

In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil on both sides.  Transfer to a slow cooker that has already been coated with extra virgin olive oil.  In a bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients.  Pour over chicken.  Cover and cook on low heat 4-6 hours or until chicken juices run clear.  Serve over spaghetti with broccoli and rolls.

Everyday Rolls

Just over ¾ cup milk
Just over ¼ cup warm water
1 egg
4 cups flour (bread flour is better, but regular flour also works)
1 tsp salt
¼ cup sugar
½ stick (1/4 cup) butter, softened
2 tsp active dry yeast

Put ingredients, in order, in bread maker.  Turn bread maker onto dough only setting.  (If you don’t have a breadmaker, you can do this the old fashioned way-by hand, just allow it to rise twice before making them into rolls.)  When dough is done, make into 20 rolls (any kind of rolls you prefer, I normally make them into balls.  If I’m feeling fancy, I’ll make them into crescents).  Let rise 1 hour.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook for 17 minutes.  You can also stuff these rolls with meat for a quick and easy dinner. . . or fruit pie filling for an easy dessert. 

Tacos
I’m trusting you all know how to make tacos-let me know if you don’t and I’ll be glad to tell you how we make them.

Chicken Pillows

2 cups cooked chicken, diced (left over chicken from the Cacciatore)
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1-2 onions chopped (I normally only use one because my kids don’t like onions as much as I do)
2-4 stalks celery (optional)
8 oz canned mushrooms, drained (my sister uses fresh mushrooms, she’s good like that)
Everyday rolls
Melted Butter
Bread crumbs
Cream of anything (I prefer mushroom) soup
Milk

Saute onions, celery (and mushrooms if you’re using fresh mushrooms) in olive oil.  Add to a bowl where you have already mixed the softened cream cheese and the chicken.  Mix together.  Drop by spoonfuls into center of flattened out rolls (uncooked).  Close up roll and pinch edges together to seal in the meat mixture.  Roll in melted butter, then roll in bread crumbs.  Put on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.  Serve with mixture cream of anything soup/milk (to desired thickness).  I like to serve this with mashed potatoes and corn.


Creamy Chicken Soup

Water
1 onion, chopped (or ½ onion, if you don’t like that much onion)
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
2-3 stalks celery
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper or to taste
1 Tbsp chicken gravy mix and 1/3 cup water
½ cup butter
½ to ¾ cup flour
1 quart milk
chicken, cooked and chopped (left over chicken from chicken cacciatore)

Boil 2 inches of water on high in large pan.  Add onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, salt, and pepper.  Boil on medium high until carrots and potatoes are soft.  Add chicken to soup.  In separate glass, add chicken gravy mix to 1/3 cup water until semi thick.  Stir into soup.  Separately melt butter, take off heat.  Add ½ to ¾ c flour to butter and mix.  Add 1 quart milk gradually.  Pour into soup, stirring, until soup thickens.  Add milk to thin to desired consistency.  This soup is REALLY yummy, and really easy too.  We serve it with breadsticks and call it good! 


Beef Stroganoff

4 cups dry noodles (boil 10 minutes, strain, return to pot)
1 lb hamburger
½ onion, chopped
½ tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup ketchup
½ to 1 cup sour cream (basically watch as you’re adding it and stop when it’s the way you like it)

Brown hamburger and onions.  Mix garlic powder, salt, pepper, ketchup, and sour cream in separate bowl.  Pour over hamburgers and onions, cook about 5 minutes. Pour into pot with noodles, mix together.  Cook about 5 more minutes and serve.  We like to have green beans, baked potatoes (the stroganoff is good over the baked potatoes), and bread with this.  It’s a super simple, non-fancy, stroganoff that kids love! 

I think that’s it!  Enjoy and let me know what you thought about these if you decide to try them.  Thanks!  Goodnight!!



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$10 meals coming very soon. . . .


Stay tuned-the $10 meals post is coming later today, probably this afternoon. Just working on finishing it up. . . also, testing out my signature-what do you think?

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A big thanks to Cat Spills the Beans for teaching me how to make and add my signature to the blog!  Thanks, Cat!  Also, check out her other blog, 4 Nuts in a Nutshell

$20 for a YEAR of SLC Sunday papers

If you are in Utah/Salt Lake you should go check out this post on Freebies 2 Deals about how you can get a full YEAR of SUnday papers for less than $20!! Go look now as it appears this is a limited time deal!!

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11am CST: FREE Gain Apple Mango Tango Dishwashing liquid

Heads up! Gain has been doing a bunch of fantastic giveaways on their Facebook page, and I have missed them all. Well, today is another chance to get a giveaway from Gain! Today (8/26) at noon EST (so 11 am here in the central time zone), Gain will be giving away 5000 FREE bottles of Gain Apple Mango Tango Dishwashing liquid. I expect this will go CRAZY fast, so go here NOW and like them – then keep your eyes on your Facebook feed (and Gain's Facebook page) around 11 and be ready to get this one!

Thanks Mojo Savings & Combat Clippers.

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$2/1 Ball Park product coupon-HURRY!

This is awesome, and will probably go quick. So, go now and like the Ball Park Facebook Page. Then click on the coupon tab and you will be asked to submit your email adress. Then they will send you a link to print a $2/1 any Ball Park product coupon! This should make for free hot dogs at some point (watch the sales)!

Thanks Be Frugal, Be Happy, Save a Bundle.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Beckee's Best of Omaha Grocery: 8/25-8/31

List of my favorite Omaha grocery deals this week:

Hyvee
  • Coke Product 12 packs 4/$11 (with in ad coupon)
  • Ball Park Franks $.99
  • MidWest Country Fare Pasta Sauces 26 or 26.5 oz  $.68
  • 7-Up Product 2 Liters $.88
  • 10 lb bag Russet Potatoes $1.88
  • Monterey Sliced White Mushrooms 2/$3
  • Large Dozen Eggs $.99
  • Bel Gioioso Fresh Mozzarella Cheese 2/$4
In addition to the regular sale, Hy-vee is also running a 4-Day sale running this week, Wednesday August 25 through Saturday August 28 that includes the following deals:
  • Pepsi Product 12 packs 4/$10 (with in ad coupon)
  • Dr Pepper, 7-Up, A&W, Sunkist, RC or Diet Rite 4/$11 (with in ad coupon)
  • Wonder Italian Bread $.99
AND in addition to those sales, Hy-Vee is running a 3-Day Friday August 27 through Sunday August 29 Sale that includes:
  • Bananas $.38/lb
  • Hy Vee canned Vegetables 14.5-15.25 oz $.38
  • Hy Vee 100% Natural Grade A Whole Chicken $.59/lb (limit 4)
  • Hy Vee Sandwich Bread white or wheat $.88
  • Half Price Chicken sale on their fried chicken
No Frills Fresh
  • Iceberg Lettuce $.75/each
  • Chef Boyardee Pasta 14.75-15 oz $.88
  • Doritos 11.5-13.875 oz bag $1.99
  • Avocados $.69
Bag N Save

  • Fresh Bone in Chicken Breast $.99/lb
  • Our Family Mac N Cheese $.19
  • Green Bell Peppers or Green Onion bunches 2/$1
  • Oroweat Dutch Country Bread 2/$3
  • Our Family Peanit Butter 18 oz $.99
In addition to their weekly sale, Bag N Save is running a 3-day sale from Friday, August 27-Sunday August 29 that includes the following:
  • Fresh corn on the cob 5/$1
  • 10 lb box Farmland Pork Featherbones $6.99 (says in ad "Best Price in 3 years," limit 5)
  • Homemade Baked Beans $.99/lb
Baker's (Remember their sales are almost always WITH card)
  • BOGO USDA Choice Boneless Chuck, Arm, Top or Bottom Round, Sirloin Tip or Eye of Round Roasts or Steaks
  • BOGO Tyson Fresh Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs
Aldi
  • Celery $.59/pkg
  • Green or Red Grapes $.74/lb
  • edenvale Havarti cheese 8 oz $2.99
  • L'oven Fresh Whole Pan 12 Grain Bread 24 oz $1.69
Super Saver
  • Pilgrim's Pride Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Tenders $1.88/lb
  • Best Choice Yogurt 4/$1
  • Cambell'e Original SpaghettiO's 15 oz $.44
  • Pepsi Products 24 packs $4.98
  • Best Choice Frozen Vegetables regular 16 oz or Steamable 12 oz $.78
  • Best Choice Butter 16 oz $1.97
  • Best Choice Paper Towels single rolls 2/$1
In addition to their regular sale, Super Saver also has a 2-Day sale running Saturday August 28-Sunday August 29 that includes:
  • Assorted Loin Pork Chips $1.98/lb
  • Rotisserie Chicken from Deli $4.98 each
  • Nectarines $.88/lb 
Fareway
  • Robert's Assorted Dips 16 oz $1.29
  • Silk Soy Milk all varieties $2.99
***Remember that I generally just price match at Walmart as much as I can rather than go to all the stores separately! I LOVE being able to do that. You can also pricematch at Target, but I find it easier to pricematch at Walmart.


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Yes, you CAN donate to the Smith family no matter where you live!

I have been overwhelmed by the love and support people have shown for the Smith Family! Many of you who are NOT in Omaha have asked if there is a way to donate directly to the family of Dr Adam Smith. The answer is YES! There is a fund set up for the family at the Greater Omaha Credit Union, and donations may be mailed to the Greater Omaha Credit Union, Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N. 30 St., Omaha, NE 68131.
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PLEASE come to tomorrow night's benefit for the family of Dr Adam Smith!

Below is a repost about tomorrow night's Benefit Dinner for the family of Dr Adam Smith who was killed by a drunk driver. If you are in Omaha, please come-you can still send us ticket requests and we will have the tickets for you at the door. Just email your ticket requests to hoaa.unmc@yahoo.com with the subject line "tickets" Each ticket is $15 which is a little pricey, but remember, it is a benefit dinner and silent auction for a wonderful family going through a tough time!!

Also, I want to mention that we have an AMAZING list of donated items for the silent auction that includes a Colorado getaway at a very nice resort, season tickets to all Creighton athletics, lots of jewelry, spa, restaurant, and theatre items. This list just hits the tip of the iceberg! There is SOOOO much to bid on, and the items vary in price so even if you are low on money like me, there is likely something great you can bid on, and all those items were donated so the money made will go right to my good friend, Melissa Smith (widow of Dr Adam Smith) and her boys!

Feel free to email me with any questions: beckeesdeals@gmail.com

If you are in Omaha, please read the following letter and consider attending this event sponsored by HOAA (which is a group to support families of residents. I am in the presidency):

Re: Benefit Dinner for the Family of Dr. Adam Smith


August 18, 2010

Our Omaha Community,

Last week, the medical community lost a terrific doctor and wonderful man when fourth year Creighton radiology resident, Dr. Adam Smith, was struck by a drunk driver.

The House Officer’s Association Alliance (HOAA), which exists to provide support to the spouses and partners of residents and fellows at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, would like to do all that we can to help Adam’s wife Melissa and her three sons during this difficult time. We are asking the community to join us in this endeavor.

On Thursday, August 26, HOAA will be sponsoring a benefit dinner and silent auction with all proceeds going to the Adam Smith Memorial Fund. Dinner will be served anytime from 5 - 8 p.m., in the Lower Storz Pavillion on the ground floor of Clarkson hospital. Please make plans to join us if you can.

Tickets are available for a suggested donation of $15 each and can be reserved by
e-mailing us at hoaa.unmc@yahoo.com. Please put “tickets” in the subject line, and make sure to include your name and phone number in your message. Donations are also being accepted for the silent auction. Please contact Devon Toomey, our volunteer chair, at 402-932-8959 or toomeydevon@yahoo.com for more information.

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Stephanie Kumor, President
House Officers Association Alliance
Hoaa.unmc@yahoo.com
402-884-6823

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5 point Pampers Gifts to Grow code

There is a new Pampers Gifts to Grow code: GTG5FREEPTS0810 out worth 5 points.

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Orem Owlz Deal Today Only-GREAT Date night!!


Today's Salt Lake City Groupon is really fun! You could make it a date night or a family fun night out!! It is $15 for Two Tickets, Two Hot Dogs, and Two Sodas at an Orem Owlz Baseball Game ($33 Value). There are 4 different dates/games you can pick from to use your tickets!

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Salt Lake City page, including today's deal, click here.

Not sure what Groupons is? Then click here to read all about it!

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SO cute-free craft at Michael's THIS SATURDAY!!

This saturday 8/28, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, All Michael's stores in the US and Canada are doing a super cute craft with kids 3 and up. It is intended to be for Grandparents Day, but you could keep it or use it for whatever you'd like really. It is a clay mold of your child's hand (example pictured above)!! SOOO cute. Check out the details here.

Thanks Mom for Him.

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CVS is finally in Omaha!!

I realize this post is about a week late, but I just noticed I never posted this information! So, if you have not heard, CVS is FINALLY in Omaha. There are 2 stores open now and more coming in early 2011! Yeah! I love that there are more options here now for the drug store deals. I have often seen other bloggers write about the free or extra cheap deals they get at CVS and I have been so jealous that they live near one! Well, no need for jealousy any more!

The 2 stores open are in West Omaha located at 144th and West Maple Road and 108th and Fort Streets. The ones coming in 2011 will be at 144th and U Streets in Millard, Harlan Drive and Galvin Road in Bellevue, and Sixth Street and Kanesville Boulevard in Council Bluffs.

Read all about it on the Omaha World Herald site here.

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Omaha Daily Deals 8/25: Dental deal, Mexican food, and gournet pizza

Here are all the TODAY ONLY Group Deals in Omaha that I know of.

Today's Omaha Groupon is $7 for $15 Worth of Gourmet Pizzas, Subs, Salads, and More at Old River Pizza Company in Council Bluffs.

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Omaha page, including today's deal, click here.
Today's Deal at Living Social Deals is $40 to Spend on Food and Drink for only $20 at Michael's at the Market. If you are interested in this or future deals, please use my referral link here to sign up now for their emails.
Today's Deal at DailyDealOmaha.com is Back to School Lifetime Family Dental, P.C. Special for $49. To see or purchase that deal, please click on my referral here.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

New Pampers Gifts to Grow 10 point code

There is a new Pampers Gifts to Grow code: GTGCOUPONPOINTS out worth 10 points.

Thanks Cuckoo for Coupon Deals.
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Omaha Daily Deals 8/24: wine festival, Kettlebell classes, cookies, Med-Aesthetics

Here are all the TODAY ONLY Group Deals in Omaha that I know of.


Today's Omaha Groupon is $20 for One Ticket and 10 Extra Tasting Coupons to the WineStyles Riverfront Wine Festival ($40 Value). Choose Between Two Dates. There is also still a side deal today. It is $40 for One Month of Unlimited Kettlebell Classes Plus a Functional Movement Screening at SG Human Performance ($169 Value).

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Omaha page, including today's deal, click here.
Today's Deal at Living Social Deals is One dozen cookies for only $6 at The Cookie Company. If you are interested in this or future deals, please use my referral link here to sign up now for their emails.
Today's Deal at DailyDealOmaha.com is $100 for Photofacial at Mid-City Med-Aesthetics. To see or purchase that deal, please click on my referral here.

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GREAT Winder Farms deal in SLC today only!


Today's Salt Lake City Groupon is FANTASTIC ( I LOVE Winder Dairy-well, I guess it is Winder Farms now)! It is $20 for $50 Worth of Home-Delivered Groceries Plus Waived Sign-Up and Delivery Fees from Winder Farms ($68 Value). There is also still a side deal today. It is $14 for Two Tickets and Popcorn at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Why are all the deals I want UTAH deals?!  :) 

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Salt Lake City page, including today's deal, click here.

Not sure what Groupons is? Then click here to read all about it!

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Wow-Go to a playgroup and come back to 250 new emails!

I will be wading through all thise emails now and posting the best deals I can find for you! TIme to focus before preschool ends! :)


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Monday, August 23, 2010

FREE EVENT- KSL Book Festival

This Saturday, August 28, 2010 is the KSL Book Festival at the University of Utah.  This is a FREE event and a great way to encourage your children to read!  There will be author readings, author signings, music, cooking demos, children's activites, and more.  Prizes will be awarded to all children who participated in the Read Today program.  Here's a link with more information on the event: KSL Book Festival

Hope to see you there!

Andrea

SLC: 55% off Oil Change + Rocky Mountain Raceway deal TODAY ONLY!


Today's Salt Lake City Groupon is $25 for an Oil Change, Filter Change, and Tire Rotation at Matson Auto & Marine ($54.95 Value). There is also a side deal today. It is $14 for Two Tickets and Popcorn at Rocky Mountain Raceways.

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Salt Lake City page, including today's deal, click here.

Not sure what Groupons is? Then click here to read all about it!
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Omaha Daily Deals 8/23: Omaha Fashion Week, Pole Dancing Classes, Kettlebell Classes and airbrush tanning

Here are all the TODAY ONLY Group Deals in Omaha that I know of.


Today's Omaha Groupon is $20 for One Reserved Ticket to Omaha Fashion Week Finale. There is also a side deal today. It is $40 for One Month of Unlimited Kettlebell Classes Plus a Functional Movement Screening at SG Human Performance ($169 Value).

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Omaha page, including today's deal, click here.
Today's Deal at Living Social Deals is Three Pole-Dancing Classes for only $30 at Women's Exotic Workout. If you are interested in this or future deals, please use my referral link here to sign up now for their emails.
Today's Deal at DailyDealOmaha.com is $12 for a $25 Full-Body Airbrush Tan at http://www.avalonsuitesomaha.com/. To see or purchase that deal, please click on my referral here.

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Friday, August 20, 2010

FANTASTIC Trolley Square reopening FREE fun TOMORROW (Sat Aug 21)

This looks like a blast!! Apparently the Trolley Square construction is finally over in Salt Lake, and to celebrate, Trolley Square is having a TON of cheap and FREE grand re-opening events tomorrow, Saturday August 21.

A few of my favorites:
*9 am to 4 pm- Fun activities for the kids featuring Munchkin Radio and a bounce house
*3 pm free cake on the west plaza while supplies last
*4 pm to 9 pm All Events photo booth - FREE pictures with family and friends
*9:30 pm FIREWORKS

You will want to check out the full list of activities as I have only hit the tip of the iceberg here. Check it out on the Trolley Square website here.

Thanks Freebies 2 Deals.





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39 cent Regular Tacos from Del Taco!

I just got an email from Del Taco's raving fan eclub saying that Del Taco  is doing 39 cent Regular Tacos for a limited time!  No coupon required. . . so head on over to Del Taco for a cheap and delicious lunch on the go!  

Andrea 

Introducing Andrea...

I don't know if any of you has read my "About Me" page here, but in it I told the following story:

I should tell you all that I come by this obsession (of finding a great deal) honestly!! There is a famous story in my family about my Papou (Greek for Grandfather) who recently passed away. Once many years ago, Papou went shopping and though I do not remember all the details accurately (my memory stinks), the basic jest is that on a shopping trip, he found ash trays on mega sale (I believe they were like 10 or 20 for a dollar), so Papou bought a case or two of them. No one in our family smokes at all and no one ever has, but he could not resist that deal. 40 or so years later, my mom and XiaXia (grandma) are still using those ash treys as candy dishes...

I am sure you can imagine that this is a family obsession, and my sister, Andrea likes a good deal as much as our Papou did and as much as I do! You can see a couple pictures of us above-one of us as children, and one as adults at her wedding. I am the beautiful brunette. :)

Andrea is going to be a contributor on this blog now as I feel the 2 of us together will do better at finding and posting the deals for you than I do alone.

I am going to let Andrea tell you about herself and her own deal finding obsession. Here she is:

Hello, fellow deal lovers!!  As my sister said, my name is Andrea and I also LOVE a great deal (it's in our blood).  Beckee is really the expert at finding awesome deals, but I occasionally find a great deal that I like to share as well.  So, Beckee was kind enough to invite me to contribute to her blog and hopefully help us all save a little more money.

Let me tell you a little about myself-I have been married for just over 10 years to a rock star accountant-his name is Jeremy.  We have four beautiful children-3 boys and 1 princess!  Sorry, you don't get to know their names.  ;)  We live in the Salt Lake Valley in Utah.  I am a stay at home Mom-I love to help my children and I'm on the PTA board at their school.  Family is the most important thing to me and I like to find deals that will benefit my family more than just financially-my favorite deals are free and discounted family activities.

Next week, I will be starting a $10 meals post.  My husband and I have always been very good at keeping our grocery budget pretty low while still feeding our family healthy and delicious meals.  I will be sharing my dinner ideas that you can make for your family for $10 or less!  Most of them will be for a family of 6 (since that's how big my family is)!  One of my favorite tricks is to use leftovers from one meal to create an entirely new meal with many of the same ingredients-big money and time saver!!  Look next Thursday for my first $10 meals post!  I am hoping to have more Utah deals for you as well.  Beckee already has a ton of Utah deals on here, but I'm hoping to be able to add more of a Utah perspective to the blog!  :)

Anyway-I think that's pretty much all there is to know about me.  Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks.

Andrea

FREE Chick Fil A in American Fork August 26-READ DETAILS!!

So it appears that the first 100 adults in line at the new Chick-fil-A in American Fork on August 26 will get free Sandwiches for a year (lining up appears to be the day before), and others that go that day will get one free sandwich. Awesome! Read all the basic details in this article from the Daily Herald. And make sure to read the FULL details here on Chick-fil-a's website.

Thanks Cockoo for Coupon Deals.

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