Don't forget to enter my newest giveaway! It is ending on Sunday at 8 pm and you could win a $60 CSN Gift Certificate!! It is a great prize and there is a lot you can do with it!! AND there are still LOW entries so you have pretty good chances! :) Check out the Giveaway post here. And leave comments to enter! :)

Today only City Deals has a dangerous and awesome deal going on for a sweet tooth like me! ONLY today, if you spend $25 at City Deals, you get a $25 gift certificate to Mrs Fields, and if you spend $50, you get a $50 Mrs FIelds Gift certificate. YUM. And remember, if you do buy something from City Deals, please sign up using my referral link! I would REALLY appreciate it!

Well friends, I will be 32 in September and I thought I better start signing up for newsletters and fan clubs and whatever to get some birthday freebies, but there are so many places that I am just not sure where to begin...what birthday freebies or deals have you gotten? Like for example, I know my husband got a SWEET Benihaha free meal for his birthday for signing up for their chef's table emails. I just don't want to miss out on the good stuff, so let me know where I should sign up for birthday goodies!! Thanks in advance!!

My family loves freebies and even my youngest kids gets giddy over them. I may be making my kids seem strange with all this freebie seeking and deal hunting, but it is obvious that they really appreciate a deal, and you gotta love that!

So, we were running all kinds of terrible errands a couple days ago, and one of the last stops was at the Post office. It wasn't too busy, but I stood in line with the kids for a while anyway then finally got the the front. I had 5 different things I had to mail 3 different ways. It was going to be a hassle. Well, the posy man was so nice and wanted to make it easy on me. Half way through he said to the kids "hey do you like to color?" Of course! Then he gave each of them their own FREE coloring/activity book. And these were great books! Check out the cover below:

Now, my oldest child, Salsa was SOOO excited about the free book that she wanted to tell you all about it. So, here is Salsa's review of the book followed by pictures of a few of her favorite pages:

Hi I was SOOO exited when I got my coloring book. It taught me about amazing wonders of America. I also got to color. And there was a map showing where the wonders are. See:

I learned a lot from this book. One of my favorite facts was on this page:

It says that the loudest animal is a blue whale and that the deepest lake is Crater Lake in Oregon.  There are lots of good facts like this in the book. My favorite part of the whole book though was at the end where it says we are all wonderful and asks questions about me. See:

I LOVED this book and learned a lot from reading it (and it's fun to color). Next time you go to the post office, you should ask them for this FREE book for your kids. I think they would love it too.

Well, I think that is an excellent review of this fun, unexpected freebie (especially for a 7 year old to write)! Thanks Salsa for your fantastic review!

Today's Spokane Groupon is $9 for $20 Worth of Specialty Pizzas, Wings, Ribs, and More at Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza in Coeur d'Alene.

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 Spokane page, including today's deal, click here.

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

Today's Salt Lake City Groupon is $4 for $8 Worth of Frozen Yogurt at Yogurt Stop. Choose from Five Locations.

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!

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


Today's Omaha Groupon is $20 for $40 Worth of Authentic Indian Dishes and Drinks at Tanduri Fusion.

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 $48 Photo Shoot, 8x10 Print, and Online Gallery at ReGaL Photography (value $149). 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 a $48 for a $99 Full Swing Golf Evaluation at GolfTEC. See that deal here.

List of my favorite grocery deals this week:

Hyvee
Hyvee is running a 2 week ad, so these prices will run Tuesday August 4-Tuesday August 17:

• 24 ct Crayola Crayons, 2 ct Elmer's Glue Stick, 4 oz Elmer's Glue or 1 Subject Notebook $.19
• StarKist tuna 5 oz $.39 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Hy-Vee Mac N Cheese $.19 (with in ad coupon-limit 2)
• C&H Sugar 4 lb $1.48 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Pepsi 2 Liter bottles 5/$5 (Deal idea: There is an in ad coupon to get a backpack stuffed with school supplies worth over $24.99 for only $4.99 if you buy any 5 PepsiCo products listed in the ad. These sodas are the cheapest items, so buy 5 for $5 and you can get the backpack for an additional $5. You spend a total of $10 and get $25 of school stuff as well as 5 2 liters!)
• Hy-Vee Munchy Snack Mix or Tortilla chips 5/$5
• Hy-vee Fruit Snacks 10/$10  (note-their fruit snacks are my kids' favorites FYI)
• Hy Vee cream soups 3/$2
• Barilla Pasta 12-16 oz $.88 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Midwest Country Fare Apple Juice or Cider 64 oz $.88 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Oscar Mayer Deli Creations 2/$4 (Also there is a coupon in the ad where you can get a free lunch bag-value $5.99, for free with the purchase of 2 Deli Creations!)
• Huggies Diapers 44-96 count or Pampers Diapers 48-96 count $18.88 (note that there are 2 in ad coupons, one is for $5 off a $25 baby product purchase and the other is for $10 off a $50 baby product purchase)
• Fresh Green Beans $.99
• Dole Celery $.97 each
• Hy Vee Cream Cheese $.88 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Farmland Jumbo Franks $.79 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)
• Bel Gioioso Fresh Mozzarella 2/$4
• Top Ramen 10/$1 (with in ad coupon-limit 10)
• Monterey Whole White Mushrooms 8 oz $.77 (with in ad coupon-limit 1)

In addition to the regular sale, Hy-vee is also running a 4-Day Juicy Ripe sale running today, Wednesday August 4 through Saturday August 7 that includes the following deals:

• Cucumbers or Peppers 2/$1
• Jalapeno Peppers $.88/lb
• Red Ripe Tomatoes $.99/lb
• Athenos Crumbled Feta 3.5-4 oz 2/$4
• Hy Vee Refrigerated Tortilla 18.4 oz $1.18

No Frills Fresh

• Lynden Farms Potatoes 32 oz bag $.98

In addition to the regular sale, No Frills Fresh also has some deals going on this week only in their new Elkhorn store that includes the following:

• Fritos or Cheetos 7.75-9.25 oz $1.48
• Hamburger Helper (or Tuna) $.68
• Tribe Hummus 8 oz $2.49

Bag N Save

• 90% lean ground beef $1.98 lb
• General Mills Cereals (11-14 oz Cheerios, Reeses Puffs, Lucky Charms, Trix or Cocoa Puffs) $.99 (with in ad coupon-$1.49 without)
• 14-16 lb average watermelon $2.79 each
• $.99/lb produce sale: Plums, red delicious apples, red onion, Bartlett Pears
• Extra large Mangos and Haas Avocados $.69 each
• Totinos Pizza $.39 (after in ad coupon-$.89 without coupon)
• Green Giant Steamers 12 oz $.47 (After in ad coupon. $.97 without coupon)
• Pillsbury Grands Biscuits 16-17 oz $.79 (after in ad coupon, $1.29 without coupon)
• Kool Aid Drink mix 10/$1
• Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops or Roast $1.88/lb
• Bar S Smoked or Polish Sausage 10/$10

In addition to the regular sale, Bag N Save is also running a 3-Day Sale running Friday August 6 through Sunday August 8 that includes the following deals:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 2.5 lb bags $2.98 (limit 2)
• Banquet meals $.69
• Nebraska Sweet corn 5/$1 ($.20 each)

Baker's (Remember their sales are almost always WITH card)

• Dr Pepper or 7-Up 2 liters $.75 each when you buy 4
• Jif Peanut Butter 18 oz $1.99

In addition to the weekly sale, there is a 3 day sale running Thursday August 4-Saturday August 7 where you can get 50% off the following:

• General Mills Cereal
• Quaker Life Cereal
• Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
• Fiber One Chewy Bars
• Nature Valley
• Granola Nut Clusters
• Quaker Instant Oatmeal
• Quaker Oat Squares Cereal

Aldi

• Blueberries $.99/pint
• Strawberries $.99/lb
• Sudz soda 12 packs $1.99
• TONS of laundry and back to college specials to check out!

Super Saver

• 85% lean ground beef $1.88/lb
• Large Eggs 30 cot (2 1/2 dozen) $1.68
• Malt O Meal Cereal 18-21.5 oz $1.84
• Green Grapes $.96/lb
• 2 lb Carrots $.66
• Pepsi 24 packs $5.48 (when you buy 2-limit 2)
• Lotus Rice 25 lb $7.68

In addition to their regular weekly sale, Super Saver also has a 2 day sale running Saturday August 7-Sunday August 8 that includes:

• Barrel O Fun chips of popcorn $1.27

***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.

You can request a free sample of Refreshe. Just go here and click on the advertisement on the right side of your Facebook home page that says "Safeway introduces all-new refreshe™ water, sodas and mixers. They’re so delicious, we’re sending out free samples. Just ask for one."

This sample is from Safeway, and even though I live no where near a Safeway, it let me make the request without a problem.

Thanks Mojo Savings.

Request a free sample of Cheetos Mighty Zingers here. You will have to register first, then return to the home page, and then click on the Snack Ready Alert button (third button on the top right). Then you will see the free sample picture on that page (the offers go through a cycle-I found it on the bottom right).

I swear, this sounds harder than it is-it only took me a minute or 2 to get signed up for this!