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Starbucks is offering a FREE tall blonde roast coffee for you and a friend via their Facebook page. Send one to yourself using your email address and then send one to a Facebook friend. It’ll be posted on their page.

Coffee anyone?

Amazon has the Financial Peace Junior Kit by Dave Ramsey on sale right now for $14.39.

The kit includes:

• Kid’s Activity Book
• Parent Guide
• Quick Start Guide
• Dry Erase Chore Chart
• Magnet Frame
• Battle of the Chores Audiobook
• 4 Crayons
• Calculator
• Stickers
• Wet Erase Marker
• Give, Save, and Spend Envelopes

Ships free with Amazon Prime or a $25  purchase.

What Dave Ramsey says about why we should teach our kid’s about money:

“Remember when you were a kid and had no idea what it was like to pay bills? Parents often shelter their kids from grown-up realities about money. But in our attempts to protect them from “real world” truths, we can fail to teach them about money at all.

As a result, we’re raising a whole generation with “sucker” stamped on their foreheads. When your kids leave home, they need to know how to handle the financial challenges and temptations they’ll face. They should be aware of the hidden dangers behind those credit card offers and that driving a used car isn’t such a bad thing. It’s our job as parents to get this message through to them. If you teach your children how to handle money when they’re young, they won’t end up with money regrets later on in life. You can give them the head start you wish you’d had.”

Order your Financial Peace  Junior Kit HERE.

Thanks to The Frugal Find for the heads up!

Happy New Year! I enjoyed a time of relaxation and flying by the seat of my pants during the month of December, but it’s time to get back in the swing of things.

The Hubs announced that he is working out in 2013 and wanting to get back to healthier eating. Since I refuse to cook two different meals each night, that means the rest of us are eating healthier as well, which is a good thing.

What does eating healthier mean for us? Lean proteins, low fat, lots of fruits and vegetables and portion control. Basically I still make many of the same recipes, I just make substitutions to bring down the fat content. For example, light or fat-free sour cream or ricotta instead of regular, 98% fat free cooking soups, 2% cheese…you get the picture. We’ll also eat lots of salad made with healthy greens and full of goodies. And of course, lean meats.

Also, we have Saturday as a “cheat day” when we can eat anything we want (notice the dinner I have planned for that night!).

Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

Monday – Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Tuesday – Ham & Northern Beans, Cornbread

Wednesday – Beef Stroganoff, Fresh Fruit

Thursday – Breakfast for dinner (Pancakes, Egg [whites], Turkey Bacon/Turkey Ham)

Friday – Easy Chicken Manicotti, Green Salad

Saturday – Homemade Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy, Corn

Sunday – Fish Tacos, Fresh Fruit

Check out other menu plans HERE!

If you missed all the awesome deals on KitchenAid Mixers over the holidays, then check this out!

Today only, Target is offering the KitchenAid 4.5 Quart Ultra Power Stand Mixer – Almond Creme for just $199 shipped!

These are regularly priced all over the internet at around $300. This is a great deal!

Head on over to Wimgo Deals and snag $25 worth of MEAT for just $15 from The Meat House in Edmond. That’s a 40% savings folks!

Get your voucher now!

Thanks Wendy!

After a long December break, this Sunday Coupon Preview brings you FIVE inserts. You should expect to find three SmartSource and two Redplum inserts in your paper. Also, don’t miss the coupon to save $2 on Community Coffee. It’s a separate flyer mixed in with the others.

Here are the coupons I find noteworthy:

SmartSource – Nestle

• $0.55/1 Butterball Turkey Bacon DND
• $1 off one pound Butterball Deli Meat
• $1/2 Butterball Tray Pack Fresh Turkey Breast, Burgers, Sausage or Ground Turkey
• More Butterball coupons

SmartSource – Healthy Essentials

• $2/1 Neosporin Essentials product
• $2/1 Neosporin Antibiotic Ointment or Lip Health
• $2/1 Bengay product
• BOGO Stayfree product
• $2/1 Motrin IB
• $3/2 Aveeno products
• $5/1 KY Brand premium product
• BOGO Visine (excludes several products)
• $0.75/1 Johnson’s Baby product
• $1/2 Halls Drops 17ct+
• $1/1 Johnsonville Chicken Sausage
• $0.55/1 Mrs. Butterworth’s Syrup
• $0.75/2 Musselman’s single serve apple sauce
• $1/2 Nabisco products DND
• B3G1 Free Capri Sun products
• BOGO Bic Disposable Razor
• $1/1 GE Energy Smart, Reveal CFL, Energy Efficient Reveal or Energy Efficient Soft White
• $1.50/1 Splenda 80ct, 3.8oz or larger
• $1/2 Bic Stationery products

Redplum – Healthy

• FREE Good’n natural Bar
• $2/1 Simple Cleanser
• $0.45/1 Angel Soft 4pk Double Roll+

Redplum – L’Oreal

• $1/1 Hefty Waste Bags
• $1/2 Hefty Slider Bags
• $1.50/1 Nectresse Natural No Calorie Sweetener
• $3/2 Nivea Lip Care
• $2/1 Nivea Lotion
• $0.55/2 StarKist Single Serve Pouches
• $3/1 Centrum
• $0.55/1 Land O’Frost Bistro Favorites, Premium, Deli Shaved or Canadian Bacon

SmartSource – General Mills

• $3/2 Starbucks package coffee or K-cups
• $1/1 Oscar Mayer Carving Board Meats
• $1/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat

Have you checked out Ibotta?

It’s a free app that pays you cash for buying your favorite products in the store, similar to SavingStar but with a few twists and more participating stores.

• First you need to sign up and then download the Ibotta app to your smartphone.

• Next, check out the offers. When you choose an offer, there will be three short, easy activities for you to complete to get the full amount of the reward. Activities include learning a new fact about the product, answering a one question poll, posting on your facebook wall, watching a short video and other simple tasks.

• Once the tasks are completed, the reward will be sent to your account as pending.

• Shop at a retailer supported by Ibotta, upload a copy of your receipt showing your purchases of reward items and Ibotta will deposit your rewards into your Paypal account or donate them to the school of your choice.

Once you redeem and offer, Ibotta will replace it with another one.

Sign up for Ibotta now using my referral link. When you do, you’ll receive a $5 bonus to your account after you’ve redeemed your first offer. Then start inviting your friends and earn $1 for every one who signs up under your link (they’ll earn a $5 bonus too, after they’ve redeemed their first offer).

Have questions? 

Ibotta’s New Help Center is open 24/7! You can now get instant answers to all your questions. Go to Ibotta’s Help Center on the web at https://ibotta.desk.com/ and type in your question. You can also find the Ibotta Help Center on the Ibotta app from the main menu. Ninety percent of the questions asked are addressed in the FAQ section. For the fastest response time regarding a specific receipt question, please go to the receipt in question under Account History and Report an Issue.

Sign up for Ibotta now!