Rebating, Saving Money and more!

Staples

This rebate is valid for in store purchses only. I did not see this in the ad, only at the store so it is a "secret" rebate! After you do the rebate (use the online rebating for ease), the cost of a REAM of paper is just $1. - NO LIMIT on how many reams you can purchase!

Rebate Offer: 09-77261

Promotion: $5.99 Rebate on a Staples 8.5X11 Printing RM (SKU 554638) at Staples Stores Only
Rebate reward: Variable amount check
Valid purchase dates: 03/15/2009 through 05/09/2009
Must be submitted by: 07/08/2009

Recycle and get $50.00! Take an old printer to Staples before May 2, 2009; purchase a new printer (reg. price $179.00 or more) and get a $50 rebate!

March 2009 -
Each year we purchase Tax software so we can not only do our taxes but take advantage of all the FREE software available during this time of year. I suppose this year is different due to the econominc situation of the country because not everything was free after rebate this year.

I purchased Turbo Tax at Staples (in store) and did all but one or two rebates online. (Sometimes they do not allow the easy rebates, read your form!). Along with the Turbo Tax I got Microsoft One Care and Quicken Deluxe FREE afte rebates. The other titles were all $9.00 after easy rebates: Print Artist, Scrapbook Factory, Photo Explosion Deluxe, Art Explosion 300,000, My Attorney and HGTV Home Design & Remodeling.

I made us new WILLS using the "My Attorney" software saving over $100+ I would have had to pay a real attorney! We then took the copies and original and got them notorized for FREE>.

Be sure to take advantage of TAX rebates/software offers before April 15th as they will disappear. If you don't do your own taxes, it's still worth buying the software just to get the other titles. Sell your tax software on Ebay, Craigslist, etc. It won't be worth much as the sites are flooded.

I hope you enjoy my page and that I have assisted someone in rebating!

Martha Stewart has a great website with all sorts of FREE things for you! Once you sign up you can decide what to accept into your personal inbox or if you would rather just access items on her website. Each day I receive a "Cookie Recipe of the Day" and "Craft of the Day."If you receive something like a craft or recipe in your inbox and wish to save it, you can on her site after you sign in. This way you can go back anytime to print out the instructions without having to hunt around.

Availble on the site are ideas for: Weddings, Gardening, Crafting, Cooking, Entertaining, Home & Decorating, Holidays, Party Planning, Shopping, Whole Life and much more.

The Martha Stewart site is easy to use and if you watch her show, you know her crafts, recipes, etc. are explained very well. This site has a wealth of FREE information in just one place.

http://www.MarthaStewart.com

Moms View is a valuable site where you can access free coupon codes for online shopping, store coupons, rebating links, freebies, pizza coupons and so much more then I could ever list here. You can search by department, store and links. I've used her codes and they have worked. Be sure you look at the dates the coupons or codes are valid efore trying to use them. Momsview also has a newsletter subscription available for your inbox.

http://www.momsview.com/

You're reading this now because you want to learn how to buy items for less then full price. You ask, "How do I do that?" Well, I would say the number one thing is patience. Without patience, you can't succeed at buying below retail price.

Get yourself cash back credit cards like the Discover Card. They even offer a 5% back on gas purchase card! Each time we buy gas, we get 5% back on that purchase. I think they have a limit on how much gas money they refund each month, so check it out before you use it.

The GM Card offers 5% back towards the purchase of a new GM vehicle! This card now also has a limit, I think it is $3500.00 over 7 years that you can earn. We purchased a brand new 2007 Trailblazer in October for the advertised price minus our $3500.00 GM rebate! Before the limit, we bought our Silverado with $6500 off after earning for 7 years. If you buy a brand new GM vehicle and use their mobility program in the first year, you will receive an additional 2 years of On-Star for free. The mobility program pays for up to $1000.00 of adaptive equipment to your vehicle such as a wheelchair lift, ramp, hand controls, etc.

Spend some money on your local newspaper that has Wednesday & Sunday ad inserts with coupons. When you subscribe, ask for their best price or trial price, bargain if you pay a full year in advance. Cut only coupons you know you will use and match them with your grocery store ads. Right now, our local grocery store, Fry's, is offering 10% bonus when you buy a $100 gift card. We bought $1000.00 worth with our Discover Cash Back card. We all need groceries, so nothing goes to waste and we make money on the grocery card as well as our Discover card. (Be sure to pay off your credit card each month or it won't be worth it.)

Look in the paper for stores offering items with rebates and or store coupons. Stores like Frys Electronics, CompUSA, Staples and OfficeMax will usually have software, SD Cards, Disc Storage and more free or more then half price after rebates.

Don't buy your checks from your bank! The newspaper always has check companies advertising in the coupon section. They are fast, accurate and cheap. You also have a lot more checks to choose from buying them on your own.

Good Housekeeping Magazine - You can now get 20% cash back when you buy through their site to select online stores. This is free for current Good Housekeeping subscribers and non-subscribers get a 90 day free trial.

Good Housekeeping Rewards is a program brought to you by Good Housekeeping magazine that allows you to earn up to 20% in cash back rewards. You can only receive these benefits when you shop through the Good Housekeeping website.

"Once you earn at least $20 in cash back rewards, you'll receive a check or a prepaid MasterCard® card loaded with your rewards, and redeemable anywhere MasterCard® is accepted at millions of locations worldwide. "

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/money/cash-back-rewards/?src=print&mag=ghk&link=shop

I've had a weightloss problem for all of my adult life. I've tried so many diets, some which worked and some which didn't. I've always gained my weight back and then some. Two years ago this past April, my doctor gave me a "speech" in fron of 4 other medical personnel in the room. He told me that if I didn't do something, I wouldn't live long enough to assist my husband as his health begins to deteriorate. I was in tears. I was the heaviest I'd ever been in my life. Starting the very next day, I began a new journey in my life. I began to eat less and tried to eat more healthy. I began to loose weight! Soon I hit a plateau and became frustrated. I was browsing the web when I came upon SparkPeople. The site is totally FREE! I can't believe it, a FREE weightloss site? What's the catch? I signed up and started looking around, Sparks has a food tracker, weight tracker, fitness tracker, you get your own webpage and you get support from others dealing with the same problems you are. Since April 2006, I've lost 60 pounds. I still have about 45 to go to be healthy but I'm on my way.

You can sign up for emails, there are a lot of them but to me they are worth it. I get recipes, motivation, challenges about food, polls and stories about other members who have met their goals.

I've also become a "gym rat", something I would have never dreamed of becoming. My gym membership is FREE through my medical insurance. Check with your carrier to see if you have a free gym membership. If you belong to Medicare Advantage plan, you probably do through the "Silver Sneaker" program.

I used to PAY weekly to go to a well known weight loss meeting each week. At that time is was $12/week and I'm sure the rate has risen by now. If you take the $12 a week x 52 weeks, I'm saving $624 a year! I don't have to drive anyplace so I'm also saving gas & time.

Click the link above or the one in my bio to take you right to Spark People.