HealthESavers: Some great, healthful printable coupons

Thanks to Lea Ann for alerting me to a new source for healthful printable coupons: HealthESavers. Maybe this website has been around for awhile, but this was the first I've seen of it.

Coupons currently available include $1/1 Lundberg Rice and $2/2 Organic Valley products, among others.

Some Lundberg Rice blends are only $1.49 at Kroger stores, so the coupon would make them $0.49/bag--which is a great price for these. And our Kroger store often marks down Organic Valley products, so I was excited about the $2/2 coupons.

Check out all the coupons available from HealthESavers here.

Free or almost-free Wacky Mac and No-Yolk pasta

Go here to print a coupon for $0.50/1 Wacky Mac pasta and $0.50/1 No-Yolk pasta (use your browser's back button to print each coupon twice).

The Wacky Mac pastas are on sale for $0.99 this week at Safeway-affiliated stores, so if your store doubles, you'll get these for free. Other stores often have these pastas priced close to $1, so if your store doubles, you'll get these for close-to-free.

Thanks, Lea Ann!

$3/1 Ben and Jerry's ice cream coupon

Since it's the last day of 2008 and the New Year's diets have yet to begin, go grab yourself a free or almost-free pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream!

Sign up here to receive a $3/1 on any pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream coupon in your email inbox! (My coupon came almost instantaneously after I registered. Use your browser's back button to print this twice.) Many stores often have these on sale for around $2.99 a pint, so after the sale and coupon, you've got yourself some free ice cream! Yum!

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Chick-fil-A: Make a purchase on Jan. 1, 2009, Get a free chicken biscuit

Make any purchase on January 1, 2009 at any Chick-fil-A and you'll be eligible for a free chicken biscuit on your next visit. Limit one offer per person. More details here. (Thanks, Susanne!)

Sheetz: Free coffee on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (4 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Sheetz Convenience Stores will wish customers a Happy New Year with free coffee on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Customers who stop at any of Sheetz 352 locations can get a cup of premium 100% Arabica bean self-serve coffee for free!

The special runs for 24 hours beginning 4:00 p.m. December 31 through 4:00 p.m. January 1. More details here.

Thanks, Tina!

Free Campbell's Select Harvest Soup

For those of you with unlimited text messaging on your cell phones, you can text "select" to 467467, you'll be asked to verify your mailing address and then you'll receive a coupon for a free can of Campbell's Select Harvest Soup. Allow up to 4 weeks for delivery.

This promotion has been going on for a few months, but it appears to still be working. I don't do text messaging right now (Yes, I know, I'm still back in the "Dark Ages"!), so I couldn't test it out myself. If you try it, let us know how it works for you.

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Free sample of Orville Redebacher's Natural Gourmet popcorn

Go here to request your free sample of Orville Redebacher's Natural Gourmet popcorn from Kroger. (You do not need a Kroger card to sign up for this sample as inputting your Kroger card number is optional.)

Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom!

Peet's Coffee & Tea: Free drink for your friends

Like Peet's Coffee & Tea? If so, send an email through their website here to your friends and family and they'll receive a coupon for a free drink at any of their locations.

Free copy of What To Expect When You're Expecting

For those of you who are pregnant, you can sign up for the Duet Advantage email list and receive a free copy of book What To Expect When You're Expecting. (Thanks, Georgia!)

Over $20 in Slim-Fast coupons and more

Register with the Slim-Fast community here and after you activate your account with the email link, you'll be able to print off at least two $2/1 coupons and $3/1 coupons (press your browser's back button after printing the first batch in order to print more). Within 2-3 weeks, another email should arrive in your inbox with another set of coupons--worth up to $12!

More printable coupons:

Print a B1G1 Red Gold tomatoes coupon here.

Print a B1G1 coupon for Rachel's Dairy products here.

Thanks, Hip2Save!

More coupon offers:

Sign up with CoolSavings to have access to numerous printable coupon offers.

Sign up for the free Home Made Simple coupon booklet to receive over $27 worth of coupons.

Join the Huggies Baby Network for free diaper coupons and more.

Free 3-5 day supply of Kerasal foot cream

Sign up here to take the Kerasal Challenge and receive a free 3-5 day sample of Kerasal foot cream. You can also print a $1/1 coupon here. (Thanks, Hip2Save!)

Free sample of Total Cranberry Crunch and more

Go here to request your free sample of Total Cranberry Crunch cereal.

More freebies:
Free Bausch & Lomb lens cleaning cloths
Free sample of Bee Pollen
Free fitness DVD for children

Thanks, Bekah!

Free Don Francisco's Breakfast Blend coffee sample

Request your free 1.75 oz. Don Fancisco's Breakfast Blen Gourmet Coffee sample here.

Peet's Coffee & Tea: Free brewed coffee and tea on Christmas Eve

Peet's Coffee & Tea will be giving away free brewed coffee and tea all day long on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2008) at all of their 189 locations. More details here.

Thanks, Coupon Cravings!

Harbor Freight Tools: Free screwdriver set (December 22-24, 2008)

If you have a Harbor Freight Tools store nearby, you can go here and print a coupon to pick up a free screwdriver set in-store December 22-24, 2008. No purchase necessary. One coupon per customer. (Thanks, Freebie Blogger!)

CVS: Deals for the week of December 21-27, 2008

It's FREEBIE WEEK at CVS again. Well, at least for two days! Get ready to score some deals and rolls some ECBs!

TWO-DAY MEGA ECB SALE--Good December 21-22, 2008

Buy 1 Benefiber Drink Mix 16-ct. at $7.29, Get $7.29 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 from the 9/21, 10/19, or 11/16 SmartSource insert
Free plus $2 overage after ECBs

Buy 1 Excedrin Express Gels 20-ct. at $3.99, Get $3.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 printable here or $2/1 coupon from the 10/19 SmartSource insert
Submit for full product rebate from the 10/19 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after coupon, rebate, and ECBs

Buy 1 Zantac 150 8-ct. at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 printable here or $1.50/1 or $1/1 from the 11/09 SmartSource insert
Send in for the $5 mail-in rebate from the 11/09 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after coupon, rebate, and ECBs

Buy 1 L'Oreal HIP Metalic Eye Shadow Duos at $6.99, Get $6.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $2/1 or $1/1 from the 10/05 or 11/2 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1-$2 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 ThermaCare Neck to Arm Heatwrap 1 ct. at $2.49, Get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 3)
Use $1.50/1 or $1/1 from the 11/30 P&G insert
Free plus $1-$1.50 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Arm & Hammer Essentials Starter Kit at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 printable here or $1/1 coupon from the 12/14 SmartSource insert
Free plus $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Listerine Antiseptic 16.9 oz. at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 from the CVS Diabetes book or $1/1 from the 09/28 RedPlum
Free plus $1 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Right Guard Professional Solid 1.8 oz. or Aerosol 6 oz. at $6, Get $6 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $0.50/1 printable here (You'll need to register and entering "rightguard" in the code box to receive your coupon via email.)
Free plus $0.50 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine Nail Color at $5.99, Get $5.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $0.50/1 from the 9/28 SmartSource insert
Free plus $0.50 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Sleepinal 32 ct. at $8.49, Get $8.49 ECBs (Limit 5)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Slimquick 2-pk. at $4.99, Get $5.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Zipfizz Energy 3-ct. at $5.99, Get $5.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Alteril Sleep Aid 30-ct. at $9.99, Get $9.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Halls Naturals 25-ct. at $2.59, Get $2.59 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Iceland Health Joint Relief 60-ct. at $29.99, Get $29.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 EAS AdvantEdge bar 2.11 oz. at $1.69, Get $1.69 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 EAS AdvantEdge shake 4-pk. at $7.49, Get $7.49 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

The deals for the rest of the week at CVS looked pretty non-existent to me. If you found something worth mentioning, please leave a comment and let us know!

******DECEMBER ECB DEALS******

Buy 3 Pro Max Bars at $1.66 each, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 from the 10/26 SmartSource insert
Free plus $3 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Complete Eye Solution at $8.99, Get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 printable here or $1/1 from the 10/26 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1-$2 overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Rolaids Soft Chews (12-42 ct.) or 3-roll package at $2.19-$2.99 (price varies), Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 coupon from the 09/14 SmartSource or the 10/05 RedPlum inserts
Free plus possible overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Theraflu at $6.59, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $2/1 from the 10/19 SmartSource insert or $2/1 printable here
Spend $4.59 out of pocket, Get $2 ECBs back and then send in for full mail-in rebate from the 10/19 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after coupon, ECBs, and mail-in rebate

Buy 1 3-piece Bodi Heat at $3.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 peelies (if you can find them on the products--check the expiration date as some of the coupons are reportedly expired)
Free after peelie and ECBs

Buy 1 Brut deodorant $3.49, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 from the December All You Magazine or $1/1 from the 9/21 SmartSource insert
$0.49 each after coupon and ECBs

See all December ECBs deals with ad scans and coupon match-ups here.

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make it work for you.

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Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.**

Walgreens: Deals for the week of December 21-27, 2008

The big news for this week is that on Monday, December 22, 2008 only you can get a free-after-Register-Rewards Conair Gel Grips Hair Dryer. (Buy one Conair Gel Grips Ionic Styler Dryer at $10, Get a $10 Register Rewards back!) Not only is the $10 price already half off the normal price of this hair dryer, but getting it free after Register Rewards? That is one sweet deal!

I'm considering getting this since I've been needing to replace my hair dryer for some time. Does anyone have experience--good or bad--with this hair dryer? If so, I'd love to hear!

And here are the other weekly deals available at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes for her help in compiling them. Check out her post here on Cashbaq, a rebate program I'm hoping to check out soon myself!

WEEKLY DEALS

Reach Crystal Clear Toothbrush--$0.99 after in-ad coupon
Buy two and use B1G1 coupon from the 10/12 Red Plum insert
Then give in-ad coupon
Free plus $1 in overage after coupons

DeMet's Turtles 3.5 oz.--$0.99
Use $1.50/1 coupon from 11/16 Smartsource insert
Free plus possible overage after coupon

Chex Mix 8.75 oz.--$0.99
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 12/7 Smartsource insert or $0.60/1 internet printable
$0.39-$0.49 each after coupon

REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Phenom Power Razor at $9.99, Get $4 in Register Rewards
Use 4/1 coupon from 11/30 Procter & Gamble insert
$1.99 after coupon and Register Reward

Buy 4 Pepsi 12-packs at $3 each, Get $3 Register Rewards
Buy 4 Pepsi One 12-packs and use 4 $1/1 Pepsi One internet printable
Pay $6 for 4 12-packs after coupon and Register Reward

DECEMBER FREE-AFTER-REBATE DEALS

Buy 1 Bald Guyz Moisture Gel (4 oz.), or 16-pack Head Wipes at $5.99 each
Free after rebate (Limit 1)

New to shopping at Walgreens? Start here.

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Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Walgreens deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your Walgreens deals post will be deleted.**

Celebrating a Simple Christmas: A few things we've enjoyed this season

Inspired by Little House on the Prairie, we made bear pancakes for Christmas week. Kathrynne thought they were the neatest pancakes ever. Talk about an easy and simple way to bring a smile to a little girl's face!

We made some of our favorite Brown Sugar Biscuit Twists to take to a Christmas gathering this week and will be making more for our Christmas morning brunch. These are just so delicious and relatively easy to whip up, too. I posted the recipe here.

December just wouldn't be the same without Christmas music! We love it and listen to it almost constantly as soon as Thanksgiving is over with (well, sometimes I can't wait and have to turn on some before then!). One of our favorites is the CD my sister recently produced in conjunction with The WILDs. (Listen to clips here.) Read more about some of the other CDs and music we've enjoyed this season here.

Cozying up on the sofa with a stack of books and hot drinks has occupied many of our December afternoons. We always tackle quite an eclectic mix of books, but we've enjoyed a number of Christmas-y ones in the last few weeks. You can read about those here.

(By the way, I requested most of these off of PaperBackSwap--one of my favorite sources for building our family library! And since the girls love books so much, I've stashed some of the books away that we've gotten in the mail from PaperBackSwap recently and will be wrapping them up for Christmas presents. They will love this and it's about as frugal as it gets when it comes to Christmas presents!)

And finally, one way we've sought to keep a Christ-centered Christmas this year is by doing a Jesse Tree. If you've never heard of this concept before, you can read more about what it is and how we're doing it here.

Celebrating a Simple Christmas: Homemade gifts

One thing we did for some simple homemade gifts this year was to make up a bunch of hot drink mixes. I love hot drink mixes in the Wintertime and they're a nice gift to give since they don't need to be used right away but can be enjoyed at the recipient's leisure.

We made: Vanilla Chai Tea Mix, Fireside Coffee Mix, and Hot Spiced Tea Mix.

I bought some gift bags and tags and ribbon at 50% off at Hobby Lobby last week for $0.99 per 20 of each and used these to package up the gifts. While I could have made my own and probably saved a few dimes, I figured that keeping it simple and saving time and effort was worth paying a little bit extra for.

We'll be putting these drink mixes in gift baskets with the mini-loaves of sweet breads I made up yesterday and a bag of this Corny Snack Mix (thanks to Shannon for the recipe link!). All of these items can be stored in the freezer, too, so if the recipient has lots of homemade goodies around, they can save ours to enjoy later.

It's a simple and inexpensive homemade gift, but I think it will be meaningful and appreciated by those who receive it. And we had a lot of fun putting them together, too!

Walgreens: Free 8x10 (through December 20, 2008)

Through December 20, 2008, you can get a free 8x10 photo from Walgreens.com by choosing store pick up and using coupon code FREEGIFT when you check out. This might make a great last-minute gift!

Thanks, Lori!

Freebies for today

Go here to sign up for your free sample of Kleenex facial tissues with lotion.

More freebies:
Free sample of Super Blue Stuff (OTC pain relief) (Thanks, Bekah!)
Free Mary Kay TimeWise samples (Thanks, Choyster Cash!)
Free Mineral Makeup samples (Thanks, Jane!)
Free SoftSheen hair care samples (Thanks, Jane!)

Winners of Living Rich for Less

The three winners of Living Rich for Less by Ellie Kay are:

Patricia (plnewhou@)
Deanna (deanna413@)
Teresa (dealers11@)

$0.50/1 Green Giant frozen veggies coupon

Go here to print your coupon for $0.50/1 Green Giant frozen vegetables. These often go on sale for $1 or close to $1 so if your store doubles coupons, that would make for some free or almost-free frozen veggies!
(Thanks, Wendy!)

Also, go here and type in your email address to receive an email with your coupon for $1/2 Philadelphia cream cheese. (Thanks, Mercedes!)

Super KMart: Super Double coupons (through December 21, 2008)

Through December 21, 2008 all Super KMart stores around the country are offering Super Double coupons. To see if there's a Super Kmart near you, go here. If there is one nearby, you'll want to check out this spreadsheet of good deals available with Super Doubles at KMart.

Thanks, Mercedes!

Kroger: Huggies deal

If you have a Kroger-affiliated store nearby and you use Huggies diapers or know someone who does, you'll want to check and see if they are running the Huggies deal right now. Carrie has the scoop over here.

(And by the way, if you live in the Colorado Springs area, you'll definitely want to check out Carrie's blog, SpringsBargains.com, for all the best and latest deals in your area!)