New York & Company $15 off ANY Purchase

New York & Company has a fabulous coupon out right now. Save $15 off ANY purchase valid for April 10th - 12th. Also, if you shop April 10th you receive a FREE Charm Bracelet with any Apparel purchase. Their ComfortZone line is very affordable. This City Logo tank is priced at $16.95. They also have tons of yoga pants on sale. Make sure your purchase is $15 before tax or the coupon will not work. Happy Shopping.

Thank You Deal Seeking Mom for the heads up!

Harper's Island Premiere Tonight

Tonight is the long awaited Harper's Island Premiere on CBS. So, I thought I'd do a little post dedicated to it. Let's start off with a video.

I began to see commercials for this months ago and was instantly intrigued. I figured as time went on it would become more clear what this show is really about. I'm more confused than ever as time has passed. It seems as though this may be on purpose because as I did a little digging I have managed to find that this event will be exactly as it's says...A mystery...

Agatha Christie meets Wes Craven on prime time television. I'm a sucker for these kinds of things. The cast consists of tons of eye candy. Elaine Cassidy, Kate Cassidy, Christopher Gorham, Cameron Richardson and C.J. Thomason all star along side Jim Beaver, Richard Burgi and Harry Hamlin.

So far this is what I know:

HARPER'S ISLAND: A 13-episode murder mystery about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival. Abby Mills, whose mother was killed on the island by a homicidal maniac's rampage seven years ago, journeys home for the first time since the horrific event for the wedding of her best friend, Henry Dunn. Henry, the boy next door, is marrying the woman of his dreams, Trish Wellington, a beautiful and wealthy heiress. But as the wedding week begins, people start dying. Every episode, someone is killed. Wedding guests and island locals, every person is a suspect. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive. 10 P.M. Tonight, CBS.

13 Weeks, 25 Suspects and 1 Killer. Here is a list of the MAJOR characters and some info on them.

The show is set on fictional Harper's Island located in Washington's Pudget Sound. I see my homeland becoming very popular in books (Twilight) and TV lately. This adds to my intrigue greatly!

As for the back story to this event, I'm not sure if it will be told in the first episode or throughout the story but you can do a little research yourself beforehand. It was a series of muders that happened 7 year prior. Here is the wiki article on it.

As if the mystery of the show wasn't enough, there is more. Harper'sGlobe.com. It explains itself as an online show and social network integrated with Harper's Island event. Please see the FAQ page located here, as it helps explain what this site is about.

Already this event is receiving mixed reviews. I'm hearing "Hated it", "Loved it", "A Killer New Series","Thrills in short supply", "A gruesomely good time" etc...I'll be watching though. Will you?

Brought to you by the Letter N

I saw this post on Trisha's Blog about the Alphabet Game. You are given a letter and have to come up with 10 of your favorite things that start with that letter. I thought it looked fun so I asked for a letter and she gave me "N". Thanks for being easy on me Trish ;)

1. Nieces - I was blessed with 3 beautiful nieces this past year. Nadia, Nevaeh and Triniti. 3 beautiful little girls with different personalities. Their sweet smiling face make my heart melt! Here is a picture of Nadi or also known as Naughty:

2. Naps - We all know why this is at the top of my list! I don't get enough of them but they are cherished.

3. Nail Polish - On my toes. I only wear it on my nails about a dozen times a year because I wear a clear coat daily. However, my toes are a different story. I change my color at least twice a week and I'm a freak for the dark colors.

4. New Shoes - What woman does not love getting new shoes? The excitement of taking them out of the box and wearing them out for the first time. Oh, I love it. I'd seriously consider selling my soul for these Christian Louboutin's. Just Kidding.

5. Non-Fat Vanilla Latte from Starbucks - The Cinnamon Dolce comes in second. Yes, the very believer of not paying enormous amounts of money for her coffee has entered the dark side. A couple months ago I was given a few more work hours on Tuesday and Thursday. I arrived early my first Tuesday and my work wasn't ready to be picked up so I wandered over to Starbucks. I hadn't been to Starbucks since December and I don't think I even remember what I got....So, I told the Barista to give me whatever she thought was best for someone on a diet with a need for a quick caffeine kick. She handed me a Skinny Vanilla Latte. Mmm...Heaven. Now I have made it a ritual to stop in every Tuesday and Thursday.

6. Novels - I love to read and have since I was young. Books have always been an escape for me. I like to curl up with my book at the end of the day and let myself drift off. I love my marathon reading sessions where I'll read an entire book in a day. I could spend hours in a book store just wandering around looking at books. The feeling when you purchase a new book in fabulous. The crisp clean pages and the glossy cover. Even the smell of a new book is wonderful.

7. Nature - I'm a bare feet, outdoors kind of girl. Growing up I rarely played inside. I remember making forts with my Brother, climbing trees and playing in the dirt. We went camping, on hikes, swam in lakes and rivers. We enjoyed the great outdoors to the fullest. The flowers, trees, scenic views and weather are all a love of mine.

8. NARS Makeup - My love of NARs started when I was given a Sephora Gift Card with no idea what to buy. I needed blush and found the perfect color, Dolce Vita. I've since fallen for their Lip Stain and Glosses and most recently the Bronzer. NAR's is my guilty pleasure that I rarely indulge in.

9. Night Sky - The dark you can't see through, the brilliant colors, the moon and the constellations. Here is a pic of Seattle at night. It almost looks unreal.

10. New Year - The end of one year and the beginning of the next. So many feelings come with a new year from the excitement of what the new year will bring to sadness that the previous year has ended. As each new year comes we reflect on the past year while we plan for the future. I celebrate each and every New Year because to me it symbolizes a completion of one year. Like, Hell yeah, we made it through it!

So, that's my list! By now this game has made it's rounds already but if it hasn't made it to you then feel free to ask for a letter. I'll be easy on you, I promise. No Z's or Q's ;)

An Amazing Giveaway!

There are thousands of giveaways going on right now but to me none compare to this. I am so freaking excited. Trisha at A Day in the Life of a Seelen is giving away one of 6 Seelen Photography Professional photos in an 8x10 or 10x14. Please go enter! Also, you can visit Trisha's Photography Blog here. Check out her most recent wedding sneak peak. The pictures are gorgeous. Then go ahead and harrass her about putting more up ;)

Target Diet Pepsi Deal

If you printed out your B2G1 Free Flavored Diet Pespi12 pack coupons to use at Walgreen's this week and like me have found that either Wags doesn't carry the flavored Diet Pepsi or wasn't stocked, use them at Target. It's a better deal anyway!

The 29th through the 4th Target has 12 pack Pepsi Products on Sale 5 for $15 with a FREE $5.00 Gift Card. To make this deal work you have to buy all Diet Products 2 of which have to be flavored. The flavors are Wild Cherry, Vanilla, Lime and Lemon.

Buy 6 12 packs for $3.00 each (sale price) = $18.00
*Receive $5.00 Gift Card = $13.00
*Use 2 B2G1 coupons (will take off $6.00) = $7.00

Final Price = 6/$7 or $1.17 a pack (or $.10 a can)

Bad Things Come in 3....or 5....or 10

I am starting to believe the old saying that "bad things come in three".

A few weeks ago week we had yet another Sewage Back up in our basement. We knew it was coming. We've had this backup twice since we moved in but a 75 foot snake is proving to not be enough. The massive trees in our yard surround the pipes and they are packed with roots. Another $100 to have someone come out and snake it. Then we have to wait on Maryland Heights to come rip my yard apart just in time for Summer. Fun. Not so bad by itself though, right?

Then on the night of the 11th my husband was involved in an accident. His first accident I might add. At about 8:00 pm he was traveling west bound in the far right lane on Olive. An elderly lady (84 to be exact) driving a van ran her solid green (left turn yield) light.. There was nothing he could do but slam on his breaks and brace himself. Had he veered left he would have hit her harder, had he veered right he would have jumped the sidewalk and into a gas station parking lot. Needless to say they hit. The air bags deployed and my husband had to crawl out of his window. Both vehicles are totaled. She swore up and down she had a green arrow. My husband said he vividly remembered bracing himself, slamming on the breaks and looking up at his light. Green! There was no doubt in his mind. Thankfully, there were 2 cars sitting behind the woman waiting for their turn to go and were able to back up Josh's story. They were both hurt but not severly. They were both very lucky!

And because this post is worthless without some pictures :) ...

Then this week Josh received a ticket for not displaying his license plate correctly in my car (I have it in the windshield) and no proof of insurance because he couldn't find my card before the officer could write the ticket. Jerk cop. Give him a freaking minute! 2 tickets. So Josh finds the card as the officer is driving away and then proceeds to take it up to the station and see if there was anything he could do, they were unbelievably rude to him. He just can't catch a break.

Now on to me. It never fails I always have to make matters worse. So, I admit freely I'm not the best driver when I'm by myself. When I'm by myself I get to listen to my Mommy music that no one else likes with the windows rolled down (because no one likes that either) and I hit up the fast lane and cruise! I was listening to some Adele and apparently cruising a little too fast because a cop clocked me going 74 in a 60 on 270. Shame on me! $60 ticket. Ouch.

Would the world like to throw anything else at as? One more maybe?

Crossing Our Fingers!

We are in the agonizing process of re-financing our home. Buying isn't new to us and selling isn't either but re-financing is a whole different game. Especially in this market. We made the decision about a couple months ago to re-fi instead of sell and it's been such a long process. Something we have never experienced before. So far not having lived in the home a year is the only thing holding us back. It's a requirement when your going stated income and Josh and I are both indipendent contractors and business owners. We just keep hearing "We need to see that you have lived in the home a year" and "We're sorry this is our only hurdle, come back in May. It's only a few months" blah blah blah. We'll we finally found someone who didn't require this and was willing to bring out interest rate down 5% below what it is now. The appraisal is set for Wednesday!! Closing the week after!

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping and praying that everything works out ok!

Back in the Game

After the incident with the last Garnier deal I actually stopped couponing. I let lots of coupons expire and didn't walk into a Walgreen's in almost a month. It took me a long time to get back in the game and I'm very glad I did. I managed to get back in at the right time too. Just in time for the next Garnier and Glade deals. I have accumulated so much stuff the last few weeks I can't even fit it all on my kitchen table let alone the frame of my camera. So I fit in what I could but I'll add every item from every deal in my description. Lots of these products gave overage which helped me purchase other products.

Walgreen's

20 Garnier Shampoo, Conditioner and Styling Products on Sale $2.99

*Used 20 $1/1 coupons
*Used $2/1 ESQ

Final Price = FREE

20 Glade Sense & Sprays on sale $7.99

*Used 20 $4/1 coupons

*Used 20 $4/1 ESQ's

Final Price = FREE

4 Glade Soy Candles reg $5.99

*Used 4 $4/1 IP's

*Used 4 $2/1 ESQ's from April Booklet

Final Price = FREE

20 Soy Joy Bars on Sale $1/2
*Used $3/10 coupon
Final Price = $2/20

9 packs of Extra & Orbit Gum

*Used $.99/3 ESQ

Final Price =$2.97
Note: I used these as fillers to use my multiple Garnier and Glade coupons.

2 Cashmere Softsoap Bodywashes on Sale $3.99

*Used $1/1 from All You

Final Price = $2.99 for 2

Plus I have another RR for a free SoftSoap that I'll roll and roll and roll!

2 Cherry Cokes + 2 Hershey's Candy Bars

*Used BOGO coupon

*Received free candy bar with each Coke (promotion)

Final Price = $1.39 for 2 Cokes and 2 Candy Bars

1 100% Naturals Chapstick on Sale $1.99

*Received $2.00 RR

Final Price = FREE after RR

Target

1 Nature's Source Cleaner on Sale for $2.89

*Used $1/1 IP

*Used $1/1 Target Printable

Final Price = $.89

4 184 ct. packages of Huggies Gentle Care Wipes on Sale $5.49

*Used 4 $5/1 IP's
Final Price = $1.96/4

2 Pledge Aerosols on Sale $3.25
*Used $3/1 IP
Final Price = $.50/2

Walmart

10 4 lb. bags of Iam's Smart Puppy on Sale $10/2 but mine rang up $4.50!!!
*Used 10 $5/1 coupon
Final Price = $5.00 PROFIT!

1 Suave Lotion reg. $2.88
*Used Free coupon from Suave Promotion
Final Price = $.12 Overage because cashier didn't adjust!

10 Buddies Soaps reg. $.97 each
*Used Multiple $1/1, $2/2 and $3/3 IP's
Final Price = $.30 Overage!

1 Xtra Laundry Detergent reg. $2.88
Final Price = $2.88

1 Snuggle Creme Softener reg. $4.00
*Used $2/1 IP
Final Price = $2.00

16 Johnson & Johnson Body Care Lotions reg. $.97

*Used 16 $1/1 coupons
Final Price = $.48 Overage!

and I'm off to do a little more shopping!

Coupon Sources

I often get asked where I get all my coupons. I also see this question being asked on message boards frequently. I thought it might be a great idea to share my coupon sources with my readers. These days with papers going out of business and inserts slimming down. Even though inserts are a coupon users primary source, thankfully we are not limited to them.

I always browse my local ads in advance. Lots of Money Saving Forums (more on that later) will release ads early to help you prepare in advance for sales and then I collect or purchase coupons accordingly. So where do I get mine? Just about everywhere!

* Newspaper Inserts: P&G, Valassis and RedPlum. Because inserts differ regionally you can see what may be in your inserts at least a week in advance but you usually never know for sure until you get your paper on Sunday.

* Ebay: This is my primary source for buying in bulk. Just type in the coupon you are looking for and your bound to find dozens of Sellers with this coupon available. Shipping costs vary (sometimes they are free) and you can find lots of 1-100. I've purchased hundreds of coupons via Ebay without a problem and highly recommend it.

* TheCouponClippers.com: This is not only a source for coupons but a insert pre-view source, a place to find local store sales and it even has it's very own forum. I'm in the process of ordering my first set of coupons from them. I was recommended to them by a forum member recently. Please visit their About Us page. They are an amazing team and I can't wait to complete my first order with them!

* Taylortownpreview.com: This is an amazing website. You can preview the upcoming inserts AND order coupons. I have never went this route but I use this website a lot to preview inserts and plan sales. The only downside is not all coupons from all inserts are available to purchase. Taylortown also has a Master List of all un-expired coupons that come in handy when planning deals.

* Coupons.com: My primary source for printable coupons. Just Register, download their Coupon Printer and start saving! Coupons are added frequently so make sure to always check for updates. Maximum prints is 2 per offer, per computer.

* RedPlum.com: A Printable only coupons source. The downside is they have almost the same coupons as Coupons.com and If you print something from Coupons.com and try and print here it's a no go. No double printing. Bummer. Don't count it out though and check regularly for new coupons.

* Bricks or CouponsInc.com: Bricks is a coupon printing service that manufacturers use. Bricks can be a pain and to be honest I am still not 100% sure how this website works. When you print coupons from Glade.com or other manufacturer websites it's seems as though Bricks supports them. You can go to the main page and directly link to manf. websites for coupons. Users often have trouble printing from Bricks using certain browsers though. I have to change part of each address to correctly print my coupons and I use Firefox.

* Forum Trades and Auctions: I'm still very new to this but it's a great way to get coupons you want and get rid of those you will not use. Hot Coupon World and A Full Cup both have trade sections where you can sell, trade, auction off and bid on coupons.

How do you get your coupons?

Physician's Formula Deal at Walgreen's

On the 29th the New April Easy Saver Catalog will be released. Inside is a Physician's Formula offer for a $10 rebate when you buy $10 worth of products from their Organic line. After some price checking it seems as though the mascara is going to be the best bet. Their bronzer, powder, blushes and veils are priced anywhere from $12.99 -$14.99 but my local Walgreen's has their Organic Wear Mascara priced at $9.99. Use the $1/1 coupon from the 2/22 Smart Source and submit for a $10 rebate + plus 10% on your card!

To make this deal sweeter grab a package with a hot pink peelie on it. The peelie is a "Try Me Free" rebate offer!

Hot Coupons!

$2.00 Snuggle Creme Coupon ~ These are priced at $4.00 at Walmart and Target making them $2.00 each with coupon


Buy 2 Get One Diet Pepsi Coupon ~ Can be used this week at Walgreen's for the 6/$9 Deal

$1/1 Johnson & Johnson Buddies Printable

$2/2 Johnson & Johnson Buddies Printable

$2/2 Johnson & Johnson Shampoo, Conditioner and Buddies Printable ~ Buddies are regularly priced at $.97 and Walmart and Target making them Free (or $.03 overage if your Target and Walmart don't adjust them down)

$1/1 Cottonelle Coupon ~ Create yor own Pledge and print! Highest Value Cottonelle Coupon available

$2/1 Kashi TLC Soft Baked Bars Printable ~ Usually on sale at Target for $2.75 making them only $.75 a box!

$1/1 Johnson & Johnson's Body Care Product Printable ~ The 2 oz. size (not the trial) is carried by Walmart for $.97 (found in the adult lotion and body care section) and Walgreen's for $.99.

$5.00 any Brita System Printable ~ Register and Print! I recently bought my Brita Slim Pitcher at Walmart for $2.97 when I used this $5.00 off coupon!

FREE Diet Dr. Pepper Coupon ~ You can choose a 2 liter or 20 ounce. This coupon will be mailed to you.

$3.50 Purina Product Printable ~ Fill out the form and register for your coupon. Use it at Walmart for FREE Purina Kit & Kaboodle Cat food reg. priced at $3.47 or any Purina dog food.

You can print off 2 of each (with the acception of the Dr. Pepper). After printing the first coupon hit your back button and print again!

Enjoy!

NEW $2 Glade Fragrance Collection Coupon

Shortly after I posted the Glade Fragrance Collection Soy Candle deal and the $4/1 coupon link the print limit was reached. They have released a new $2/1 coupon. Get yours before they are gone.

Glade Fragrance Collection Coupon