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TIDBIT THURSDAY: What you can do with all your FREEBIE SAMPLES!

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**WHAT TO DO WITH ALL YOUR FREEBIES**

On an average week I will post about 5-10 FREEBIES. The FREEBIES are usually just trial sizes but they also may include a coupon. I love to get these FREEBIES and they have become a HUGE BLESSING to our local food pantry that we donate to. Over the winter Tide came out with their new product, Tide Pods, and they were sending out a FREE sample. Yes, it was only one, which was equal to doing one load of laundry and some were not happy that it did not include a coupon, but I am here to tell you that that one load could bless a family significantly. Again, don’t discount the smallness of 1. A few months back we collected all of our FREEBIES and took them to our local food pantry and I mean it was a full box. This will be a huge blessing to people who are struggling to make ends meet. Again, people that receive government food assistance does not have assistance for hygienic items or cleaning supplies, so these types of items are a huge blessing to them. I would encourage each of you to donate your FREE samples and FREEBIES that we get. . PASS THE BLESSING ON!! If we all did something “small” the end result would be “HUGE” and that includes even FREEBIES!




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TIDBIT THURSDAY: How to save on printer ink when printing your coupons!

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**HOW TO SAVE ON PRINTER INK WHEN PRINTING COUPONS**

Okay I get asked a lot how to save money on toner for printers. Yes, we all go through a lot since we print coupons, but I have a pretty great solution for you!! First, make sure when you are printing you printer is on “grayscale”.  People have reported that this can save them as much as 50% on printing costs – it is not as high of quality, but still “good” quality to use for coupon printing.  Another thing that I absolutely love is using the compatible ink toners (refurbished per see ones).  It will save you a lot of money and if you have been at any of my couponing classes I frequently talk about 123inkjets.com.   123inkjets.com is a wonderful, cheap place to get your toner through, but it gets even better if you go through Ebates.com where you will earn an additional 16% cash back!! So NOT only are you saving a huge amount buy just going through 123inkjets.com, but you will be able to score some pretty inexpensive toner after the Ebates.com additional 16% cash back!! I have NEVER had a problem with any of the toners that I have received. Also right now if you enter the coupon “BEACH” you will save an additional 15% Off Compatible Ink or 10% Off All Other Products (excludes OEM Items) and Free Shipping on All Contiguous U.S. Orders Over $55.

Here’s how to snag the deal. . .
• Login or Register with Ebates to earn 16% cash back!
• Search “123inkjets”
• Click “Shop Now” to be redirected to the website
• Once you enter their site click on the printer you are looking for!
• Add items to your cart and checkout. (they are currently offering an additional 15% back on some toners with the code “BEACH”
• Within 2-3 days your 32% cash back will be added to your account (it usually only takes 2-3 days)!

If you are new to Ebates.com you will also receive $10 gift card to Target, Home Depot, etc to use after your first $25 purchase – AWESOME DEAL!! Your cash back will be credited to your account within 2-4 days, otherwise all existing customers will receive 16% cash back. This is a pretty great deal!!

If you try this, please give your feedback, but I can guarantee you will save a lot of money by using these toners and setting your printer on grayscale.  I hope you found this post helpful:)




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TIDBIT THURSDAY: Couponing e-mail account!

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**WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE A SEPARATE E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR YOUR COUPONING INFORMATION**

Today, we will be talking about why it is important to get a “coupon email” address. If you are new to couponing, you will find that you are signing up for many offers that allows you to get more coupons as well as you may be taking advantage of all the FREEBIE offers that are posted. Because of this, you will find that your inbox will be taken over with coupon offers, etc. For this reason I highly recommend having a separate  e-mail account for ALL  your couponing information.

This helps to keep your main  e-mail account running as normally.  This also comes in handy if you are taking advantage of any of the survey companies. You can start either your morning or evening off by going through your couponing e-mail and responding to what you need to and deleting the rest.   If you have already given your main e-mail address out that is okay too, just remember as you are signing up for new offers to use your new couponing e-mail account.  I think you will find this very helpful and easier to go through your inbox!  Hope you like this tip.  How many of you have a separate e-mail account for your couponing?

 




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TIDBIT THURSDAY – HOW TO FREEZE MEAT FOR UP TO A YEAR!

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THURSDAYS  HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED “TIDBIT THURSDAY” ON THE BLOG!

Today we will be talking about how to freeze meat.

As many of you have heard, the price of groceries is getting ready to go up about 30%. . so now would be a great time to start stocking up on meat and freezing it. You can actually freeze most meats up to a year as long as they are packaged well. I would suggest in the next month or so to buy that meat when it is B1G1 FREE or on drastic reduction due to “sell by” date. When others are paying more for meat, you will already have yours all stocked up at the “regular” sale price!

 

**TIPS TO FREEZING MEAT**
1. Package your meat in serving portions suitable for your family. Large steaks are best stored individually, allowing for quick defrosting.
2. Remove the meat from its cellophane packaging tray.
3. Wrap the meat in plastic wrap as tight as possible, removing all of the air. Then wrap the plastic-covered meat in aluminum foil, removing all of the air with a tight wrap and folding the edges.
4. Wrap meat in family-sized portions in the previous steps. Place the meat in a resealable freezer bag. Seal most of the top, leaving a small hole on one side. Then remove as much air as possible, and fully seal the bag.
5. Label the meat that is in each package and date it.
6. If you get the meat that is near the “sell by” date make sure you use it the day that you thaw it out or it will be NO good!

Now you can freeze for up to one year – so STOCK-UP! Hope you all found this helpful!

 

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Joni-Family-SmallMy name is Joni Meyer-Crothers and I run this couponing/money-saving blog along with my husband, Jamie. We love to show others how to save money in a BIG way! We do all the work for you. . we do the matchups and show you where to get the coupons, many FREE printable coupons. Sit back and follow the blog and watch your savings increase! Couponing is a ministry for our family as we we love to show others how to save and share from their couponing harvest!

I just recently wrote a book called “Extreme Couponing” (released March 5, 2013)  that gives step-by-step directions on how to coupon.  We have been featured on TLC “Extreme Couponing” five times, The 700 Club, 20/20, Today Show, GMA, HLN, Rachael Ray, AOL “You’ve Got”, Fox News, CNN Money, Huffington Post ~ to see a complete list you can click on the right-hand sidebar and the clips and articles are listed there.

I continue to challenge everyone weekly to donate 5 nonperishable or hygienic items to a local food bank/pantry and/or family you may know in need.  Don’t ever discount the smallness of any act of kindness. . it matters!