Crazy deal day today!

I paid $8.75 ($8.25 was all tax) for all of this stuff!

The deals:
– 27 cottonelle wipes @ .98 each = $26.46 – 27/$1.00 coupons = +0.54 (saved = $27.00)
– 2 Ritz Chips @ .99 each = $1.98 – 2/.75 coupons = .48 (saved including coupons = $3.02)
– 2 Chapmans Ice Cream @ $1.49 each = $2.98 – $3.00 coupon = +0.02 (saved including coupon = $4.00)
– 2 Cavendish French Fries @ .99 each = $1.98 – 2/$1.00 coupons (rung in at .99 each) = FREE! (saved including coupons = $3.50)
– 12 Busy Bones @ $2.97 each = $35.64 – 12/$3.00 coupons (rung in at $2.97) = FREE! (saved = $35.64)
– 1 Toblerone Chocolate Bar @ .97 – $1.00 coupon = +0.03 (saved = $1.00)
– 2 Mr. Clean Erasers @ .99 each = $1.98 – 2/$1.00 coupons = +0.02 (saved including coupons = $3.60)
– 1 Box Kashi Granola Bars @ $3.48 – FREE coupon = FREE! (saved = $3.48)
– 1 Box Tetley Tea @ $3.47 – FREE coupons = FREE! (saved = $3.47)
– 1 Keno Scratch Ticket @ $3.00 – FREE coupon = FREE! (saved = $3.00)

Items not pictured:
– 4 Pledge Cleaner @ $5.49 each = $21.96 – 4/FREE coupons = FREE (saved = $21.96)
– 2 Mr. Clean Erasers @ .99 each = $1.98 – 2/$1.00 coupons = +0.02 (saved including coupons = $3.60)
– 2 Fusion Razors @ $6.99 each = $13.98 – 2/$10.00 coupons (rung in at $6.99 each) = FREE! (saved including coupons = $27.98)
– 1 Equality Cheese @ $3.49 – FREE coupon = FREE! (saved = $3.49)

My total saved was $144.74! *does the happy dance*

I also returned a big water jug to the store that was in the house when we moved in and made $10 for FREE. I also won $14 on the Keno scratch card! Great day!

I’m sure you’ve all heard of CBC dumping the popular and loved “Dunt da DUNT da dunt” Hockey Night In Canada Theme. Although I’m not huge hockey fan I loved that that theme song and it’s sad to see it go.

Maybe if CBC feel the pressure and anger of Canadians they’ll renew the contract with the composer. You can contact CBC online here.

Here’s the theme song as an MP3 (right click and Save as)

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Thanks ONmomofthree and someone else suggested it without entering their name.

Recieve the Toronto Star free on Saturdays for 13 weeks. They will however bug you with emails because it says “From time to time, the Toronto Star and thestar.com will send our customers email announcements and special offers” so make sure you’re really interested in this freebie before ordering it.

Click here for more details on this Toronto Star freebie

Thanks Phuleshouse for suggesting this freebie & coupon.

Bluewater Seafoods is offering free oven mitt with the purchase of three Bluewater items – Check out the website and there is a 75 cent coupon for any Bluewater Seafood product as well.

Click here for more details on this free Bluewater Seafoods oven mitt

Thanks pennypincher and Phuleshouse for suggesting this freebie 🙂

Get a free bumper sticker from Johnson & Johnson and Safe Kid’s Canada – What’s the Rush.

Click here to get your free bumper sticker

Thank you consumatrix for all your lovely deals/freebie suggestions 🙂

Free day at Ontario conservation areas, this Sunday, June 8th 2008, compliments of RBC:

Join us for a free day at your local conservation area. Sunday, June 8th, 2008. Enjoy a family hike, experience the great outdoors and find out more about your local watershed. Compliments of RBC.

Click here to find an Ontario Conservation Area near you

Click here for more details on this Fre Ontario Conservation Area Day

Thanks couponlady for posting this freebie on the forum.

From now until June 15th, stop by at Yves Rocher, present your coupon and walk away with a free pair of Yves Rocher sunglasses just for visiting.

Click here to print your Yves Rocher coupon

Thanks Darren for emailing me these Ontario Place coupons 🙂

Ontario Place Play All Day pass for $9.81 on June 22, 08

Ontario Place Play All Day pass for $5.90 on Father’s Day June 15, 08

Thanks Alajen for posting these coupons on the French Blog.

Save $1 on any Coppertone product

Click here to download this Coppertone coupon

Thanks consumatrix for this info!

Ottawa Sun is offering coupons in their Monday and Friday papers from May 19 to June 27 for things like free fries at Burger King or free coffee at Mac’s — no purchase necessary, no strings attached.  I saw this ad in p. 69 of the Sun’s June 4th paper.

Register your Starbucks card and receive a coupon for free a free drink in the mail.

Limit one per customer. Two per household. Must join between June 3–July 14. Your coupon for a free beverage will arrive in the mail within 2 weeks (U.S.) or 3 weeks (CAN). Offer expires July 14, 2008. Good for one handcrafted beverage per person with coupon. Offer good only at participating Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted. Cannot be combined with other offers.

Click here to register for your Starbucks card and get free drink coupon

Establishing and sticking to a budget requires motivation and discipline. The easiest way to stick to your budget is to keep it realistic. Always over-estimate your expenses to give you a bit of a cushion.

Now, first you need to set your goals. Organize them in order of the most important and put a date next to them of how much money you will need to have saved for that item/bill. Then figure out when you would like to have each one paid off and put the date next to it. Remember to be realistic!

After you’ve done that, you must find out how much money you have to work with. What is your monthly income?

Finally, add up your expenses. Make a list of every single bill you pay each month including rent/mortgage, hydro, cable, etc. At the bottom of your list you should put your variable expenses. This includes groceries (including toiletries), clothing, gifts, entertainment and the like. Hopefully your monthly bills don’t exceed your income. If they do, it’s time to start trimming your variable expenses!

Also, you must have an emergency category on your list. Even setting aside just $100 a month will net you $1200 a year and if an emergency happens (vet visit, car trouble, etc.) you will be covered (depending on how much you have in this account!). Ideally, you should have 3-6 months worth of living expenses on hand in case you and/or your spouse are suddently out of work.

Another account you should have is a savings account. This account should be used for savings towards the things on your GOALS list. New house, new car, a baby, furniture for your home, vacation.. all of those things. If there’s not enough money in your savings account, you can’t buy that item. It’s as simple as that!

Don’t forget to start planning for your retirement. You are never too young or too old to start saving. A good way to do this is to open an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plans) and start putting some money away. Set aside as much as you can afford per month. Any money contributed to an RRSP remains tax-deferred until the funds are withdrawn.

Now that you have your budget written down (or typed up, like me) STICK TO IT! You also need to write down every single thing you buy for a month, including that coffee on your way to work in the morning. This way, at the end of the first month when you go over everything, you can see what you spend your money on. This helps you to cut back on things much easier than just guessing what you spend on certain items.

Good luck!

 

Another day of crappy deals that I won’t bother reviewing. It’s sad Dell calls these deals “The People’s Choice Event”

Click here for today’s DELL Canada Days of Deals

Clothing is one thing we like to indulge in sometimes. We want those new jeans with that gorgeous new sweater. Right, ladies? Well, let’s face it – clothing can be expensive. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some great places that you can find clothes so cleap, you will never go back to paying full price!

1. Ebay – Ebay has some fantastic deals when it comes to clothing. Yo can search for specific items in single pieces or in large lots.

2. Second Hand/Thrift Stores – If you’re not looking for anything specific you can stop in one of these great stores and browse through the racks. You are bound to find some things that you like and the prices are unbeatable!

3. Kijiji/Craigslist – Kind of like Ebay, these websites allow you to search for the type of clothing you are looking for and if there is a match in your location you can go to pick the clothing up. No shipping or paying with your credit card. Just pay with cash and that’s it!

Thanks consumatrix for suggesting this free song download 🙂

Get free mp3 downloads of Barenaked Ladies songs Popcorn and 789. These two songs are from the barenaked ladies first childrens’ album, SNACKTIME.

I downloaded the mp3s to try them out before posting and I think they’re fabulous! Kids will love them!

Here’s the video of 798:

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Click here to download your free mp3 of Popcorn by the Barenaked Ladies

Click here to download your free mp3 of 789 by the Barenaked Ladies