I have slipped up a little with my money saving efforts. Sometimes I forget about the all the options that are available out there to use. So I am going to give Ebates a try. I have read about a few people using it and happy with it. I am thinking it would be a good way to save a little to put into my Christmas fund. You have to remember every cents counts!

Ebates works like this:

• You shop through their site and you earn cash back. It can be up to 25%. I have used it a few times with cash back at 5% and 7% so far. They are able to offer you cash back because the stores pay Ebates a commission. You don’t have to fill out any forms or anything like that.
• You get your cash back every three months. It has to be at least $5.01 or it will carry over to the next pay period. You can get paid through Paypal or check.
• You can earn a bonus reward for referring friends. Here is my referral link

Some days I do good and this is one of them. For dinner tonight I fixed bacon hambuger helper, green giant steamers green beans and honey grands. It was quick and so simple. Just how I like it.

That is not even the best part. Hamburger Helper was on sale for $.99 each. I had a coupon for $.75 off of three. Which was doubled. The Green Giant Steamers were in the freezer from when I snagged a few at a 10 for $10 sale. I had some ground chicken that we got on sale last week for $1 a pound. Hubby grabbed four rolls. We cooked and drained and put that in the freezer. We put each pound into its’ own baggie. I even caught the grand biscuits on sale last week. They were 3 for $4.98 and I had a coupon for $1 off that was doubled.

So let’s see when you add it up…

Hamburger Helper Mix $.50

Ground Chicken $1

Grand Biscuits $1

Green Giant Steamables $1

This meal was under $5!!! I did pretty good. Yayyyyy me

Thanks to my friend Jennifer at J. Leigh Designz I just found out about this referral program they have where you can get a code for $15 off any purchase. No kidding. I just went and bought TJ two dinosaur kits for only $6.99 each. You can keep it under $15 or go over $15 it does not matter. I have never visited their site before and they have a pretty big selection. You can get your $15 off code here by just signing up with your email. And guess what? You can use your paypal account their too! Can’t get better than that

I went shopping the last few days and found some great deals. I bought a pack of Always Infinity and there is a coupon attached for a free 12 month subscription to any of four magazines.  You can choose from Lucky, Allure, Glamour and Teen Vogue. Good freebie right?

My second deal was at JCPenny. The trip started out great because we were able to find a coat for Kayla for  $35 that she feel in love with. Regular price for the coat was $70. Then I found the shirts. For TJ I found some Arizona Polo shirts for $2.50!!! Regular price $19.00

I grabbed a few solid colors ones for school  as well as some nice striped ones and figured we would come back the next day. Well guess what we came back and only 1 was left. But it was marked down to $.98!!

I even found some nice polo shirts for Nannah and Kayla for $1.97 each.  I wish I had more time to look through the store. I am sure there are so more hidden deals.

I swear I love JCPenny’s. You never know what you will find there. I even found a few Christmas gifts marked down 50%.