Be sure and check out Staples back to school ads!

Be sure and check out Staples ads each week during the back-to-school shopping season. They have some terrific deals! This week, you can get pocket folders, little packages of tissue, and paper clips for 1 penny each (with a $5 minimum purchase). You can also get a package of copy paper for $6.99 and get a $5.99 easy rebate (making the paper $1). There are limits on the special items, so if you need more, take an extra family member or two with you or plan on more than one trip!

Vacation Bible School & Vacation

Wow, the last two weeks have been a blur! Week before last (15th-20th), was Vacation Bible School at our church. I drove the bus and helped teach the 4th-6th grade class. I left here each day as soon as the kids left, got home around 9:30-9:45, then got up and did it all again. As soon as that week was over, my vacation started. On the 21st, we drove down to SW Oklahoma for my grandmother's 90th birthday party and then on Monday, we left for our vacation. We had alot of fun and a very relaxing time. We got home about 5:00 a.m. Friday morning. Our plane, which already didn't get in until almost 1:00 a.m. was late. I am definitely too old to be up until the wee hours of the morning like that! It took me all weekend to recover.

Anyway, today it's back to work! So, here we go!

Remember to check out Gift Hulk!

I'm up to over 200 coins in Gift Hulk! Have you tried it out yet? If you do, be sure and use my referral link and my code (cruisingwithcoupons) at the Fountain of Youth to get extra coins.

Just 15 more likes!

Hey guys, just 15 more likes on my Facebook page and I get to give away a coupon binder! Go to my Facebook page and "like" it for a chance to win!

Some good deals at United and Jumbo's this week

This week, Jumbo's in Enid has Hamburger, Chicken, and Tuna Helpers on sale for 99 cents. Using a 75 cents off three coupon, you can get those for 74 cents a box. The chicken and tuna helpers aren't always on the sales, so if you like those, take this chance to stock up on them!

United is having one of their Buy 5, save $5 sales and Planter's Peanut Butter is one of the products. With the promotion, it brings the price down to $1.49 a jar. Additionally, there was a $1 off ANY Planter's product coupon in the paper a couple of weeks ago (the only thing it excluded was pistachios), so you could get those for 49 cents a jar!

Vegas Trip

My parents gave Tom and I tickets to Las Vegas for our vacation (it's an early Christmas present). I found rooms downtown for $29 a night. So now, we are looking for non-gambling fun things to do and thought I would ask my readers for their ideas. So far I have got us tickets to see a comedian/magician downtown. I'm excited about it, especially since he doesn't use foul language! I don't get why so many of those guys think they need to use the F word to be funny. But I digress. 

Have you been to Vegas? What were some of your favorite non-gambling things to do?

Brand Loyalty?

Do you have certain products that you are brand loyal to? You will only buy those, regardless of whether you have a coupon and whether or not it's on sale? For us, that product is peanut butter. We used to only buy Jif (before that I bought the Great Value brand at Wal-Mart and it was pretty good, but then the whole salmonella thing turned me off that and Peter Pan for good, LOL). Now that Planter's came out with a peanut butter, we mostly buy the Planter's. It doesn't matter if it's on sale, it doesn't matter if I have a coupon, that's what I buy.

Just curious whether anyone else is that way about certain items!

Just 21 more likes!

I just need 21 more likes on my Facebook page and I'll be able to give away another coupon binder similar to this one:

I'll be giving it away when I reach 100 likes!

Using Gift Hulk

I have been using Gift Hulk for a while now and am finally feeling like I'm getting used to it. Here are some tips that may help you.

If you have any referrals, they have to earn at least 50 more Hulk Coins (after the original 50 they get for signing up) before you'll start getting any referral coins. Then you get a percentage of what they earn.

Watch your Gift Hulk e-mail newsletters because there is almost always a Gift Hulk code in them. These are entered at the Fountain of Youth to earn the coins. This is also where you enter my special Gift Hulk code you can get if you sign up using my referral link. The code is "cruisingwithcoupons" (without the quotes) and will earn you 25 more coins! It's only good a few more times though!

You can use the Gift Hulk search box to earn coins, they are randomly awarded.

One of the easiest ways to earn coins is to use the Treasure Box. You have a certain number of keys each day that you use to "unlock" the box and be randomly awarded Hulk Coins, extra keys, and other prizes.

There are also surveys, videos to watch, and the offer wall (none of which I've used too much so can't tell you about them yet).

If you haven't tried out Gift Hulk, check it out! For just a few moments a day, you can be on your way to earning coins and turning them into prizes!

Making some changes around here

After much thought and consideration, I've made a decision to change some things on the blog. I considered shutting down all together, but I really enjoy it, so I decided to keep going.

What's going to change? I'm going to stop trying to do the match-ups. I'm not that good at it (as evidenced by the fact that I don't keep up with it very well LOL) and there are tons of websites out there that do a much better job...

Money Saving Queen
Coupon Closet
Krazy Coupon Lady

...to name just a few. Let's face it, there is an over abundance of coupon sites with the popularity of the TLC show Extreme Couponing.

What will I be doing? I will continue to share my good deals, and I will watch the Jumbo's ad (since it's local to Enid) and alert you to any great deals I spot there. I will also continue writing product reviews. If you have an item or a website you want reviewed, let me know and I'll do it! If you spot a good deal you want to share, let me know and I'll post it on the blog (with a link back to your website!).

What are the reasons for doing this? Well, the main reason is that next month I will begin teaching an online college child development class. I know some things have to be cut out and changed to make room for this in my life (and it's a big part of my dreams, so...) Since I don't enjoy the match-ups that much but I do enjoy sharing my deals and writing reviews, I have made the decision to focus more on that.

Thanks for your support!

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