Savings & Earnings Recap 3/25 - 5/5

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. I've gotten pretty behind in my recaps, so here's my recap for the past month or so, 3/25/12 - 5/5/12.

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$0.50...... FGI Research survey
$5.00...... Amazon gift card ($5 for a $10 gc - AmazonLocal deal)
$10.00.... Amazon gift card earned with Swagbucks search engine
$12.00.... American Consumer Opinions surveys
$25.00.... Target gift cards for in-store promotions
$30.00.... Amazon gift card from Connected Advisors Survey Community
$26.35.... Cash back with credit card rewards (as statement credit!)
$0.05...... PayPal Debit Card cash back
$27.83.... Mr. Rebates (cash back for shopping)
$30.00.... Amazon.com gift card from ClearVoice Surveys
Total: $166.73

Coupon Savings
$55.46..... Target (coupons + discounts for using Target card & reusable bags)
$30.00..... Fashion Bug (coupon + $10 cash back rebate redeemed)
$5.00....... CVS
$22.55..... Acme (grocery coupons)
$2.00....... Walmart
$56.27..... Kohl's (20% off coupon code + Kohl's cash redeemed )
$27.55..... The Children's Place (25% off coupon code)
$10.00..... Pat's Pizzeria (cash back redeemed)
$6.92....... Drugstore.com (cash back redeemed + $5 off coupon)

Total: $215.75

Freebies Received
Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal sample box (Still available!)
Shampoo & Conditioner samples
Martha Stewart Living magazines (free year subscription!)


Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $701.12
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $682.50

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Savings & Earnings Recap 3/25 - 5/5

Savings & Earnings Recap 3/18 - 3/24

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 3/18/12 - 3/24/12.

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$26.55..... Cash back with credit card rewards (as statement credit!)
$25.00..... Amazon gift card earned from SuperPoints (LOVE this site!)
$5.00....... Amazon gift card earned through Swagbucks search engine
Total: $56.55

Coupon Savings
$6.99....... Friendly's (B1G1 free entree coupon!)
$9.89....... Snapfish (100 prints for $5, shipped)
$24.40..... Acme (grocery coupons)

Total: $41.28

Freebies Received
Address labels
Disney stickers
Tide Pods sample


Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $534.39
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $466.75

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Savings & Earnings Recap 3/18 - 3/24

Savings & Earnings Recap 3/11 - 3/17

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 3/11/12 - 3/17/12.

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$50.00..... Amazon gift card from Ipsos i-Say surveys
$15.00..... Amazon gift card from Connected Advisors Survey Community
$0.61....... Cash back for using PayPal debit card
$29.70..... Ebay sale
Total: $95.31

Coupon Savings
$14.34...... Kohl's (15% off mystery discount)
$16.00...... Acme (Grocery coupons)

Total: $30.34

Freebies Received
Martha Stewart Living... April issue (free 1 year subscription!)
Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal sample

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $477.84
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $425.47

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Savings & Earnings Recap 3/11 - 3/17

Savings & Earnings Recap 2/26 - 3/10

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. I've gotten a little behind in my recaps because we were away for a week, so here's my recap for  2/26/12 - 3/10/12.

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$10.00..... Amazon gift card from Ipsos Isay surveys
$5.00....... Amazon gift card won using the Swagbucks search engine
Total: $15.00

Coupon Savings
$15.00...... Old Country Buffet (Coupons for $3.50 off each meal & free kids meals!)
$14.99...... Walmart (Grocery coupons)

Total: $29.99

Freebies Received
Martha Stewart Living... January thru March issues (free 1 year subscription!)

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $382.53
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $395.13

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Savings & Earnings Recap 2/26 - 3/10

Savings & Earnings Recap 2/19 - 2/25

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 2/19/12 - 2/25/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00..... Target gift card (Pampers Underjams promo)
$25.00... Amazon gift card from doing surveys at SurveyHead
Total: $30.00

Coupon Savings
$11.94...... Target (coupons + 5% off Target card discount + reusable bags credit)
$11.25...... Walmart (grocery coupons)
$5.00........ CVS ($3 off $15 + grocery coupons)

Total: $28.19

Freebies Received
Address labels, stickers & a note tablet

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $367.53
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $365.14

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Savings & Earnings Recap 2/19 - 2/25

Savings & Earnings Recap 2/5 - 2/18

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past two weeks, 2/5/12 - 2/18/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00........ Amazon gift card won through the Swagbucks search engine
$85.09...... Commission Junction affiliate earnings
Total: $90.09

Coupon Savings
$2.80..... Walmart (grocery coupons)
$47.92... Kohl's ($40 Kohl's cash redeemed & 30% off coupon)
$9.99..... Friendly's (B1G1 free entree coupon)

Total: $60.71

Freebies Received


Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $337.53
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $336.95

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Savings & Earnings Recap 2/5 - 2/18

Savings & Earnings Recap 1/29 - 2/4

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 1/29/12 - 2/4/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$10.00..... Target gift card (free w/tax software promo)
$24.09..... Mr. Rebates (cash back for shopping!)
$1.43....... PayPal debit card cash back
Total: $35.52

Coupon Savings
$50.73..... Target (coupons + 5% off for using Target card)
$13.20..... Drugstore.com (coupons + $2.20 cash back redeemed)
$8.94....... Friendly's (B1G1 free entree!)
$50.93..... Kohl's (20% off with code:  SMS464)
$8.15....... Walmart (grocery coupons)

Total: $131.95

Freebies
American Baby magazine

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $247.44
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $276.24

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Savings & Earnings Recap 1/29 - 2/4

Savings & Earnings Recap 1/22 - 1/28

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 1/22/12 - 1/28/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
Nothing received this week
Total: $0.00

Coupon Savings
$0.87..... Best Deal Magazines (15% off code)
$5.00..... Friendly's
$54.14... Kohl's (30% off & $20 Kohl's Cash redeemed)
$7.55..... Walmart (grocery coupons)
$4.25..... Subway

Total: $71.81

Freebies
4 extra coupon inserts from a friend
Baby formula free in the mail (will donate these!)
Coupon for a free package of Yoplait Kids Yogurt won from Thrifty Ways and Ideas!
Coupon for a free 12-pack of Coke from redeeming My Coke Rewards points

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $211.92
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $144.29

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Savings & Earnings Recap 1/22 - 1/28

Savings & Earnings Recap 1/15 - 1/21

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 1/15/12 - 1/21/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00...... Amazon.com GC won through the Swagbucks search engine!
$95.00.... Various blog income
Total: $100.00

Coupon Savings
$5.00..... Great Clips (Men's haircut coupon)

Total: $5.00

Freebies
Organized Simplicity free Kindle book
22 coupon inserts from a friend!

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $211.92
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $72.48

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Savings & Earnings Recap 1/15 - 1/21

Savings & Earnings Recap 1/8 - 1/14

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 1/8/12 - 1/14/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$45.64..... Credit card cashback rewards (credited to my account!)
$10.00..... Sale through Craigslist
Total: $55.64

Coupon Savings
$5.13..... Friendly's
$2.75..... Walmart (grocery coupon)
$54.60... Kohl's (30% off coupon)
$5.00..... TGI Friday's

Total: $67.48

Freebies
A few Kindle book downloads

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $111.92
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $67.48

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Savings & Earnings Recap 1/8 - 1/14

Savings & Earnings Recap 1/1 - 1/7

New year, new savings and earnings totals for my Weekly Recaps!

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for the past week, 1/1/12 - 1/7/12. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00..... Amazon gift card from Swagbucks (Won using their search engine!)
$25.00... Amazon gift card from Winster (Play free games, earn real prizes!)
$0.36..... YouData (Paid to view ads)
$0.92..... PayPal Debit Card cash back
$25.00... Sale through Craigslist
Total: $56.28

Coupon Savings
No shopping this week, so no coupons used. I guess that's savings in itself!

Total: $0.00

Freebies
Pocket calendar and pen from my salon

Total 2012 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $56.28
Total 2012 Coupon Savings: $0.00

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Savings & Earnings Recap 1/1 - 1/7

Weekly recap 11/27 - 12/31

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Life got busy with Christmas, so here's my recap for the past month or so, 11/27/11 - 12/31/11. 

Also, there's some missing data. With being so busy, I lost track of receipts, etc. :(

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$10.00.... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their FREE search engine!)
$0.11...... YouData (Paid to view ads)
$27.37.... Ebay sale
$10.00.... Chili's gift card from redeeming MyPoints
$68.00.... Sale of random things through Craigslist
$0.36...... PayPal Debit Card cashback
Total: $115.84

Coupon Savings
$73.18.... Fashion Bug (40% off!!)

$6.10...... Lowe's (5% off for using my Lowe's card)
$1.49...... Taco Bell (B1G1 item free coupon)
$9.40...... Walmart (grocery coupons)
$21.79.... Old Navy (30% off & $5 cash back reward)
Total: $111.96

Freebies
Woman's Day magazine
2012 Personalized Photo Calendar from Vistaprint (paid $6.41 shipping)
Kids' photo with Santa, snacks and kids crafts at a free town event!


Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $2,061.49
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,795.86

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Weekly recap 11/27 - 12/31

Weekly Recap 11/20 - 11/26

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 11/20/11 - 11/26/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00...... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their FREE search engine!)
$0.14...... YouData (Paid to view ads)
$10.00.... Old Navy gift card (Free $10, when you purchased $10)
Total: $15.14

Coupon Savings
$10.00.... Payless
$4.99...... Dunkin Donuts
$2.00...... Pete's Pizza
Total: $16.99

Freebies
Address labels, gift tag stickers and a note tablet

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,945.65
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,683.90

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Weekly Recap 11/20 - 11/26

Weekly Recap 11/13 - 11/19

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 11/13/11 - 11/19/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00...... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their free search engine!)
$10.50.... American Consumer Opinions surveys
$43.10.... Credit card cashback rewards (credited to my account!)
Total: $58.60

Coupon Savings
$3.00..... Friendly's
$4.80..... MLB shop (15% off with code:  INSIDER15)
$34.94... Kohl's (30% off code)
$8.25..... Walmart (grocery coupons)
Total: $50.99

Freebies
No freebies received this week.

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,930.51
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,666.91

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Weekly Recap 11/13 - 11/19

Weekly Recap 11/6 - 11/12

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 11/6/11 - 11/12/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00..... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their free search engine!)
$9.50..... Survey Savvy (Paid surveys)
$5.00..... Target gift card (Free with $50 toy purchase & coupon)
$10.00... Toys R' Us gift card (Free with $75 purchase & coupon)
$33.75... Sale on ebay
$7.16..... Ebates (Cashback for shopping!)
Total: $70.41

Coupon Savings
$9.49..... TGI Fridays (Free appetizer coupon)
$7.30..... Lowe's (5% off for using Lowe's card)
$23.82... Target (coupons & 5% off for using Target card)
$2.80..... Walmart (grocery coupons)
Total: $43.41

Freebies
No freebies received this week.

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,871.91
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,615.92

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Weekly Recap 11/6 - 11/12

Weekly Recap 10/30 - 11/5

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 10/30/11 - 11/5/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$20.00... Chili's gift card from MyPoints (Paid to view email ads)
$5.00..... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their free search engine!)
$0.12..... YouData (Paid to view ads!)
$0.28..... Checking Account Cashback Reward
$71.50... Car Insurance accident-free rebate
Total: $96.90

Coupon Savings
$47.13.... Kohl's (15% off coupon code & $30.00 Kohl's Cash redeemed)
$6.50...... Walmart (grocery coupons)
Total: $53.63

Freebies
American Baby magazine

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,801.50
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,572.51

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Weekly Recap 10/30 - 11/5

Weekly Recap 10/23 - 10/29

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 10/23/11 - 10/29/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00..... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Paid to use their free search engine!)
$3.88..... DonkeyMails (Paid to view email ads!)
Total: $8.88

Coupon Savings
$39.98.... Petsmart (2 coupons for free bags + a $10 off 1 bag coupon!!)
$15.30.... Acme (grocery coupons)
Total: $55.28

Freebies
Toothpaste sample


Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,704.60
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,518.88

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Weekly Recap 10/23 - 10/29

Weekly Recap 10/16 - 10/22

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 10/16/11 - 10/22/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$2.73..... Quick Rewards (paid to view ads)
Total: $2.73

Coupon Savings
$74.63... Kohl's (30% off coupon!)
$0.90..... Dunkin Donuts (Free donut coupon for completing receipt survey)
$4.50..... Walmart (Grocery coupons)
$5.00..... Friendly's
Total: $85.03

Freebies
Shout Wipes sample
Coupon for a free 8 lb. bag of Iams dog food

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,695.72
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,463.60

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Weekly Recap 10/16 - 10/22

Weekly Recap 10/9 - 10/15

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 10/9/11 - 10/15/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$5.00...... Amazon.com gift card earned using Swagbucks search engine
$43.50.... Yard Sale profits
Total: $48.50

Coupon Savings
$12.95..... Lands' End ($10 off + free shipping!!)
$33.44..... Kohl's ($10 Kohl's Cash redeemed & 20% off coupon)
$22.00..... Garden State Discovery Museum (Two B1G1 free admission coupons from the Entertainment Book!)
$0.90....... Dunkin Donuts (Free donut coupon from the Entertainment Book!)
$13.38..... Drugstore.com (Instant coupons & Drugstore.com Dollars redeemed)
Total: $82.67

Freebies
Icy Hot Naturals sample & coupon

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,692.99
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,378.57

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Weekly Recap 10/9 - 10/15

Weekly Recap 9/25 - 10/8

How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly recap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received.

It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. I've gotten a little bit behind, again, so here's my recap for past two weeks, 9/25/11 - 10/8/11. 

Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$0.07....... YouData (Paid to view ads!)
$10.00..... Dunkin Donuts gift card from credit card rewards
$10.00..... Amazon.com gift card earned using Swagbucks search engine
$200.00... Won from the Philadelphia Phillies Home Run Payoff!
$1.46....... PayPal Debit Card rewards
$173.00... Yard Sale profits
Total: $394.53

Coupon Savings
$24.99...... Acme (grocery coupons)
$6.50........ Walmart (grocery coupons)
$45.00...... Fashion Bug (coupons & $10 Fashion Cash redeemed)
$34.92...... Kohl's ($40 Kohl's Cash redeemed & 30% off coupon!)
$4.29........ Dunkin Donuts (B1G1 free box of munchkins coupon)
Total: $115.70

Freebies
Woman's Day magazine
Shape magazine
American Baby magazine

Total 2011 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $1,644.49
Total 2011 Coupon Savings: $1,295.90

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Weekly Recap 9/25 - 10/8