Operation $40K

I am SOOOO excited! It is almost garage sale season! It's not that we have a lot of stuff that we are looking for or that we need...it's just a sport! The thrill of the hunt...what cute dress could we find for Ms Sarah - what neat movie - what new educational toy to aid in her learning? I can hardly wait, LOL! Here is the list I have collected about this summer's citywide garage sales, I hope it helps you find great treasures too - just not before me, LOL! Prairie du Chien - April 15-17 Black Earth - April 15-16 Highland - April 16 Mineral Point's - April 16 Lancaster - April 29-30 Lodi - April 29-30 Dodgeville - April 30 Mt. Horeb - April 29-30 Viroqua - April 28-30 Sun Prairie April 28-30 Verona - May 6 Waunakee - May 6-7 Platteville - May 7 Boscobel - May 6-7 Tomah - May 6-8 Richland Center - May 6-7 DeForest/Windsor - May 12-14 Sauk City - May 13-14 Monona - May 13-14 Barneveld - May 20 Fennimore - May 20 & 21 Cottage Grove - June 4-6 Stoughton - June 24-25 Livi...

I wanted to cash in on the bonus 400 Labels For Education offer that they had this week when you bought 15 items on their list. I did three different transactions and used expired coupons! First I got 15 cans of Spaghettio's at $.50 a can. I used five $1/5 coupons which brought the total down to $4.50 - a great price at $.30 a can when the stores in Sun Prairie normally charge $1.18-39 a can!! Since they had an expiration date of 2/2012, I repeated that same transaction with Princess Spaghettio's. Again, it came to $4.50 Campbell's soup was 5 cans for $4, and I had five expired $1/3 coupons. That brought my total down to $7 for my 15 cans of assorted soups. I got 5 cream of chicken, 5 bean w/ bacon and 5 cream of mushroom to set myself up for casseroles. (OK, the bean w/ bacon soup is my guilty pleasure...) Grand total for all 45 cans today? $16. I also have 1200 points/labels for education for Ms Sarah's school - that is in addition to the labels on the cans today: 105...

Here is a list of some things in the Madison area to do this weekend - you Just let me know if I missed something! =) We already have our tickets to see the Irish Dancers on Sunday - maybe we will see you there! Saturday: Kids in the Rotunda Every Saturday October thru May - Overture Center for the Arts Overture Center offers free arts programs designed for children and families at 9:30 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM. The popular performing arts series for children and families offers a relaxed, kid-friendly environment in which to enjoy a diverse lineup of local and regional musicians, storytellers, jugglers, theater troupes, magicians and dancers. The 1 PM performances are sign language interpreted. Kids in the Rotunda takes place on the Rotunda Stage. Performances begin October 3rd, see website for schedule www.overturecenter.com And then for ... Sunday: Laura Doherty, Kids Folk-Pop Music At the High Noon Saloon Show time: 3:00pm, $10 adults, $5 kids and babies over age 1. Laura Doherty promise...

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McDonald’s Spring Treat coupon booklets are out and they don’t expire until July 31st, 2012! The books retail for $1 and inside you will find coupons for 12 FREE products: 3 Free Apple Dippers 3 Free Small Cones 3 Free Apple Juice OR White Milk Jug 3 Free Hamburgers Fine Print: Limit one certificate per person per visit. Redeemable by children ages 12 and under. ****I never find these at my local McDonalds (Madison Area), but they do take the coupons. So if you find these books, please let me know if you can pick me up some. I would gladly reimburse you for them!!!!!!!!

No surprise that I have a little princess. We saw this movie in the theater and it's is soon to be on DVD! It will be part of the Tune In Tuesday line-up at Target next week on 3/29, and will be $24.99 for the 4-Disc Combo pack which will come packaged with a FREE Tangled Little Golden Book. They are also advertising an upcoming $5/1 coupon available at Target.com/movies, but if it is the same thing that happened with Bambi, this will likely just be a link back to this same DMR coupon. But we shall see. In any event, the Disney Movie Rewards manufacturer’s coupon available to print now is valid for $5/1 Disney’s Tangled on 4-Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pack x4/3. I wish it was higher, but those of you who got the $5 off Disney Blu-ray $24.99+ Target Coupon Sweet Deals Mailer coupon will now have a stack, PLUS there are 2 different rebates available for an even better deal! Since the movie will have 2 proof of purchases you should be able to get BOTH rebates so between coupons and rebates ...

I teach my Tupperware team a simple rule: Help enough people get what THEY want and you will get what YOU want. We share how to set goals, break them down and then create a plan of action to make that goal happen. Add training, how to use the tools we are given to work with and it all adds up to people creating a bunch of success stories. It's a few small steps on the path of a lifestyle of service to others. Add in helping your local food pantry, donating your time, passing things to others via Freecycle and another 1,000 ways to give to others...it makes a significant ripple effect in our world for the positive. Occasionally, all that goodness comes back to you. Sunday, after church, we were going to the pancake breakfast, sponsored by the local Optimist Club. It's pretty inexpensive: kids under 5 eat free, and only $5 for adults. What is included? All you can eat pancakes, sausage links, apple sauce and beverages like juice, milk and coffee. As we were walking in, a couple w...