Stretching Your Dollar$

Stretching Your Dollar$

Wednesday

How to use Ibotta this week at Fred Meyer (step by step instructions)

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This week Fred Meyer's has Cottonelle toilet paper 6 mega rolls on sale for $4.99 each when you buy 2 packs. I wanted to show you how to get $1 back on each pack by using Ibotta. I will list step by step instructions below....


Step 1: Buy 2 packs of Cottonelle Toilet paper 6 mega rolls for $4.99 each = $9.98
print 2 coupons for .55/1 here = $8.88

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Step 2: After purchasing the toilet paper make sure to keep your receipt. Now open your Ibotta app. (If you do not have this app click here to download it now). 

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Step 3: You will see a list of retailers you can go to the grocery category and click on Fred Meyer.


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Step 4: Scroll over until you are on the household category and you should see this same offer for Cottonelle for $1 back (amount may vary per each Ibotta account as not everyone has the exact same offers. This is the offer I see in my account.) Make sure you click on the circle with a red + on it to select this offer. You'll then see a green circle with a check mark like in the picture below. 

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Step 5: You can click on the offer to see all the details. It will also have a button at the bottom that says check product barcode. You can actually click this feature and scan your pack of toilet paper to make sure you have the right one. If you do it will say item matched. This offer says must be a 6 ct. pack or larger and you can redeem it 5 times on 1 receipt. Which means it will give you a $1 back for each pack up to 5 packs. So if you were to buy 4 packs you'd get $4 back .

Step 6: Click on this phone/receipt icon that says REDEEM and it will pull up this message asking you to take a picture of your receipt. Click continue and then you will take a picture of your receipt. You can add multiple sections of your receipt if it's long. Just remember they need to read the name of the store and the date.
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Step 7: After you submit the picture of your receipt it will it should say it has found one offer and pull up the cottonelle offer for you. You should see a plus sign (+) next to it. If you buy 2 packs make sure you select quantity 2. It may then have you scan the barcode on each pack of Cottonelle to make sure you really bought 2 packs. After that you click submit. I usually see a paper airplane after this telling me my earnings are pending. 

Step 8: When your receipt is reviewed and accepted it will notify you that you've just earned $2 back at Fred Meyer. This can take up to 24 hours. 

-You will pay $8.88 (plus tax) out of pocket then get $2 back from Ibotta = 2/$6.88
This makes them $3.44 each!


Thursday

4 FREEBIES you can get at Rite Aid this week just by using your Rite Aid card!

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4 FREEBIES you can get at Rite Aid this week just using your wellness account!

-Crest 3D white or Prohealth toothpaste $4.00
load ($2/1 coupon) to Rite Aid card here
Pay $2 and get $2 back in bonus cash = FREE!!

-Crest Mouthwash $4.00
load $1/1 coupon to Rite Aid card here
Pay $3.00 and get $3 back in bonus cash = FREE!

-Oral B Toothbrush $4.00
load $1/1 coupon to Rite Aid card here
Pay $3.00 and get $3 back in bonus cash = FREE!

-Russell Stover Halloween Singles 2/$1.00
get $1 back in bonus cash = FREE!

My Deals at Rite Aid week of September 2nd-7th 2019

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-Crest Oral B toothbrushes $4 each I used 2 $1/1 coupons. I paid $6.48 out of pocket and got $6 back in bonus cash (you can see this on the bottom of my receipt) making them FREE!

-Russell Stover Halloween Singles 2/$1.00 get $1.00 back in bonus cash = FREE!
I also got back a $4 off my $20 purchase coupon after I paid. 
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-Finish packs for 2/$10 and get a $1 back wyb2. I bought 4 packs for $20
I used 4 $2/1 coupons taking $8 off my total I also used my $4/$20 purchase coupon = $8
-After I paid I got $2 in bonus cash loaded to my card making it $6 for all 4 packs!!

My Walgreens Deal week of September 2nd-7th 2019

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-Select Colgate Toothpaste 2/$8
(load $4/2 coupon to your Walgreens card here) = $4.00
After you pay $4.00 you will get a $4 rewards loaded to your Walgreens card that you can use on your next transaction, making them FREE!


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My Walgreens Trip for $6.22 w/tax!!
I was able to get 2 packs of Charmin toilet paper, 2 Tide Laundry Detergents, 2 bags of Tide Pods, and 2 Colgate Optic White Toothpaste for just $6.22 with tax this week at Walgreens. I broke down each transaction so you can see how I was able to do this.


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-My first transaction I bought 2 colgate toothpaste for $8 and used the $4/2 coupon loaded to my card. I also used a $3 RR that I had from the previous week. So I only paid $1.48 out of pocket.
After I paid I got $4 in points loaded to my Walgreens Card.

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-My next transaction I bought 1 Tide Pod for $4.99, 1 Tide detergent for $4.99, and 1 Charmin 4 mega Rolls pack $4.99. I had a 2 $2/1 Tide coupons loaded to my card and $1/1 Charmin. I then used $5 in points I had. So I paid $5.87 out of pocket.
-After I paid I got a $6 RR back for buying those 3 items. 
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-My next transaction I bought 1 Tide Pod for $4.99, 1 Tide detergent for $4.99, and 1 Charmin 4 mega Rolls pack $4.99. I had a 2 $2/1 Tide coupons and $1/1 Charmin coupon. I paid $10.87 and got back a $6 RR for buying these 3 items.
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-So I ended up paying $18.22 out of pocket for all these items and getting $12 back in RR which means after my cash back I got all of these items for just $6.22!!

Tuesday

Ridley's Deals September 3rd-9th

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RIDLEY'S DEALS SEPTEMBER 3RD-9TH 

-Fill it fresh mix and match produce promo $11 (fill a bag of participating produce listed in the ad and pay just $11, you can fill the bag to the handle)
-Blueberries or Red Raspberries 6 oz $1.25
-Gala Apples .88 cents lb
-Limes 4/$1.00

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-Food Club Yogurt Cups 3/$1.00
-Food Club 5 dozen medium eggs $2.99
-Food Club 2 lb Medium Cheddar Cheese (shredded or brick) $4.99


They will also be having a ONE DAY ONLY MEAT SALE THIS SATURDAY!
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Saturday

Save money at Albertsons

Albertsons App
-An easy way to save money at Albertsons is just by using the app. Here are a few offers I loaded to my card this week...
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-Oberto Jerky normall $6.99 use app = $1.99

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-Signature Selects tortilla chips (they are gluten free) $1.79
load $1/2 coupon on app = $1.29 each wyb2

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-Heinz Mayo $3.50 (load offer to app)
get $4.50 back from Ibotta = FREE + $1.50 money maker!

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-Primo Cheese 5 oz tub $3.99 (load Sunday sampler FREE coupon) = FREE!
*You can find this cheese in the deli section.

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-Sweet Baby's Rays dipping sauce or bbq sauce .99 cents
use ($1/2 coupon) from Sunday's paper = .49 cents each wyb2

My Alberstons Deals

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I got these 6 items for $5.06! This is how I did it...

-Blueberries are on sale 2/$3.00
-Oberto Jerky $1.99 (using Alberstsons app)
-Primo Grated Cheese $3.99
-Tic Tac Gum $1.00 
-Heinz Mayo $3.50 
My total came to $13.48 before tax.

-I got $3.99 off making the cheese free using the Albertsons app. I used a .50/1 coupon for Tic Tac gum. Bringing my total down to $9.56 with tax. After I paid I redeemed my Ibotta for the Heinz Mayo and got $4.50 back making it $5.06 for all 6 items!
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-I got $2 back from Ibotta for buying 3 Oral B toothbrushes. Click here to sign up for Ibotta use referral code dczhwg and you'll get a $10 welcome bonus after you redeem your first Ibotta.

My Walgreens Deals

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I got all of these 18 items for just $5.86 with tax! (after points back and Ibotta)

-Here is a break down of how I got this deal...

1) I did 5 separate transactions to get 5 bags of Black Forest Gummy's each transaction came to $2.11 with tax for a total of $10.55 (I was also able to redeem $1 in points I had on my first transaction) making it $9.55
I then had 5 $1.99 register rewards to use.

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-Black Forest Organic Gummy Candy $1.99 (Get $1.99 RR back) = FREE
You pay $2.11 with tax out of pocket then after you pay you get a $1.99 RR back making it free! I had to do 5 separate transactions since only 1 RR will print per transaction. 

2) I then bought 3 Oxi Clean detergents, 2 Walgreens hydrogen peroxides, 2 Walgreens floss picks, 3 Crest toothpaste, and 3 Oral B toothbrushes. I had a $4/2 Crest coupon, $4/2 Oral B coupon, $1/1 Crest coupon, $1/1 Oral B coupon, and $2/1 Oxi Clean coupon loaded to my Walgreens card here. I also used 2 $2/1 Oxi Clean mfg. coupons from Sunday's paper. I was then able to use 5 of my $1.99 RR's, bringing my total down to $12.11 with tax.

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-Oxi Clean detergent is on sale for $2.99 this week
load $2/1 coupon to your Walgreens card here or use $2/1 from Sunday paper or print $2/1 coupon here= .99 cents!

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-Walgreens hydrogen peroxide is on sale 2/$3 after you pay you'll get $3 in points back making them both FREE!
-Walgreens floss picks 2/$4 after you pay you'll get $2 in points back making them $2

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-Crest toothpaste and Oral B toothbrushes I followed the second deal idea here from Hip2Save since I didn't have a $7 rewards but I did have a $5 off my $25 purchase points offer. 

3) So my total for all 6 transaction was $21.66. After I paid I earned $13.80 in points and earned $2 back from Ibotta for buying 3 Oral B toothbrushes. Making my grand total only $5.86 after points and Ibotta back!
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-I got $2 back from Ibotta for buying 3 Oral B toothbrushes. Click here to sign up for Ibotta use referral code dczhwg 
and you'll get a $10 welcome bonus after you redeem your first Ibotta.

Tuesday

Summer Fun!

$1 MOVIE SUMMER PROGRAMS
Summer Movie Express
Regal Cinema Summer Movie Schedule click here.

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Village Cinema $1 movie schedule here or here (scroll down to bottom right)

Reel Theatre
Ontario OR Reel Theater summer movie schedule here.

LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAMS:
Nampa Library does summer reading program. Kids must read at least 20 minutes each day and after they complete a level they can bring in their sheet to redeem a prize. Visit Nampa library to pick up your reading log. They also do a program for adults.


Caldwell Library summer reading program. You can pick up your sheets at the library or click here to print them at home. They also have cute story kits you can check out. 

-Caldwell library is doing Kids Rock Wednesday programs each Wednesday this summer. Click here for a schedule of these FREE events. They also have FREE family Rocks events every Thursday in June click here for more info. 

Summer Reading!
Middleton Library is also doing a summer reading program. Click here for more info.

Barnes & Nobles FREE book summer reading program. Click here for all the details. Kids read any 8 books and log it in their journal to redeem a FREE book at Barnes & Nobles.


Pizza Hut's Book It page has lots of great ideas for reading and activities to do with your kids. Click here for ideas.

SUMMER BOWLING
-Kids bowl FREE summer program. Kids get to bowl up to 2 games per day free. Click here to sign up or for more details. 


Nampa Bowl Family Summer program. This program includes 3 games of bowling each day including shoe rentals for each family member for the whole summer (120 days) for just $34.95! Click here to sign up. *We did this last year as we have 6 kids (a total of 8 people in our family). This saved us a lot of money. 

FREE SPLASH PADS/PARKS
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-Click here for a list of parks in the Treasure Valley that have Splash Pads. (Settlers and Gueber park are my favorites.)


-Indian Creek Plaza in downtown Caldwell, will be opening in July this year and they will have a splash pad as well. Click here for grand opening details. There will also be a Reel Theater opening next to it this summer.

free summer activities for kids — water pads and pools
-Here's a list of 23 activities to do with your kids this summer from Hip2Save.


FREE things happening in Nampa ID.

Click here to see the FREE traveling playground schedule!


Click here to learn more about the FREE fitness in the park program through Nampa Parks & Rec. (You will need to sign up/register for these FREE classes.)


Click here to learn ore about the FREE walks every Tuesday and Thursday.


Click here for a FREE summer activity guide from Nampa Rec.


Click here for a list of all the parks in Nampa. (Lions park is one of my favorite parks.)

Silver Screen on the Green
Click here for a list of FREE movie showings at Optimist Park in Nampa.


Click here for a list of local field trips you can do with your kids this summer.

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