New Ebates Reward!

Ebates.com is a cash-back site that I use when doing my online shopping. I just got a postcard in the mail from them, detailing their latest promotion!

1. Sign up for Ebates here You'll get $5 just for signing up!

2. Go to Ebates.com/bonus

3. Type in promo code EBONUS

4. Make a purchase of at least $25 by clicking through the ebates page before shopping

5. Get a % of your purchase back (for example, 10% back at Old Navy) AND $10 back for entering the promo code! This means if you spent $25 at OldNavy.com, you'll get back $12.50! Now that's a sweet deal!

On Tap for Today!

Today, I decided I would post what we're doing- since some of the things I'm doing are for future posts (as well as for our current needs!). Here's the plan for the next few hours:

Strip diapers (I'll post my method later)
Start a new batch of artesan bread (and take the pictures for the post)
Mix up some instant mocha latte mix
Ninja-ade
Work on some Christmas presents
Catch up on some of my tv shows (so far behind on some its not even funny!)

Here I go!

"Make Your Own" Series coming soon

I'm revamping this site, and hopefully I'll have my new "home" soon. In the meantime, when I'm not coding and experimenting, I've been working on a few posts that break down the cost and how-to of making your own *insert something here*. So far, I've written up a post on laundry detergent, ninja-ade, artesan bread, fancy coffee drinks, and rehydrating beans at home... now all I have to do is piece them together, take a few pictures (ok lots of pictures!) and get rolling on them. But I assure you, they are coming, along with a complete relaunch and rededication just in time for the first of the year.

New shopping Portal- ShopatHome

Want to get paid back for shopping? Join ShopatHome here and get cash back from your online shopping!

Read more about this deal over on TheThriftyMama.com and sign up for her $100 Target Gift Card Giveaway while you're there!

Old Navy- Week 37

As usual, I'm over at www.dealseekingsource.com for Old Navy Thursday. Make sure you sign up for a screenname from Webby Chat- it is free and works in any Webby Chat room!

In case this is your first time coupon hunting, here's the lowdown. Every week, go to OldNavyWeekly to search for coupons. The most popular coupons are the high value coupons- $75 off a purchase of $100 is usually gone within seconds!

Stocking up for Winter at Shaw's

This week Shaw's is running a huge Catalina sale- Spend $10, get $3 OYNO catalina.

Some highlights:

Splenda, 2/$10. The bags usually go for $10.79, use the peelie coupon on the bag and get them for $3

Kleenex, Buy 2 get 2 free- Use a Buy 3 Get 1 free from the tearpad display, pay for 1 and get 4!

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest or Smart Taste Pastas, 10/$10. Use printable coupons here and here for $1/2 coupons- making each box 50¢

These prices are all based on Presale price, and therefore you can really clean up this week! 6 Pastas= $3 OOP and $3 OYNO, so that alone is worth the trip in my eyes!

I'll be stocking pastas until I run out of coupons (long way off on that one since there's a total of 6 coupons printable, times 2 computers, so a total of 24 boxes before I break into the newspaper coupons). Free is always a stockup price at my house!

I figure 8 boxes of Kleenex will get us through the winter. And there's also a deal on Playtex gloves, so I'll get some of those for the first aid kits and for when I'm chopping up jalapenos. Splenda- I figure 4 bags or so will last me through the winter for my coffee drinks.

French Toast Casserole

This is one of our Family favorites, and I made it by request last night. Use any stale bread, or stale bagels, whatever you have on hand. I used stale cinnamon raisin bagels for last nights' batch.

5 cups stale bread chunks
5 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1.5tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup milk