Use Up Your April Coupons!

It is time, once again, to go through your stash of coupons. Find the ones that expire at the end of April. Use them up on your next shopping trip. The coupons won’t help you save any money if they expire before you got a chance to use them. Here are some coupons that are still good (but will expire soon). Coupons.com has a batch of coupons that you need to use up right now! If you use them all, you will save a total of $5.00. They are: Garnier has a coupon that will save you $1.00 when you … Continue reading

The New April Coupons are Here!

The calender has flipped over from March to April. This brings both good and bad news. The bad news is that it is too late to use the coupons that expired at the end of March. The good news is that there are plenty of brand new April coupons for you to collect and use at the grocery store! Here are some to get you started. If you use every coupon in this batch from Coupons.com, you will save a total of $12.90. Smuckers has a coupon that will save you $0.75 when you purchase any Smucker’s Jam, Jelly, or … Continue reading

Turning Leftover Halloween Candy into Culinary Masterpieces

It was a Halloween for the history books at my parent’s house this year. For the first time since they became homeowners (decades ago), my mom and dad had less than a dozen trick-or-treaters come to their door. The topic dominated our telephone conversation last night. My mom was in utter shock. She couldn’t figure out why the kids were not out in full force this year, but even more disturbing to my mom, was the dilemma of being stuck with five huge bags of Halloween candy. We bounced around a few ideas, including making the following recipes. I have … Continue reading

The Super Bowl Commercial You Didn’t See AND The One You Will Never See Again

THE COMMERCIAL YOU NEVER SAW I don’t know about you, but for me the Super Bowl doesn’t conjure up romantic thoughts (unless you have a crush on Peyton Manning). The commercials that air throughout the game though, are an entirely different story… at least for one couple. Rand Fishkin spent more than a year devising a way he could propose to his girlfriend during the Super Bowl. The Seattle CEO eventually settled on buying airtime during the big game and proposing on national TV. To help finance his efforts (keep in mind the price to secure one of the coveted … Continue reading