Book Review: Never the Bride

"Never The Bride" by Cheryl McKay and Rene Gutteridge started me chuckling in the first pages, and kept me laughing throughout the entire book! This book was a delightful combination of the movies "27 Dresses" and "Evan Almighty"... and I think every reader could relate to the main characters in some way. As you read, you truly start to think, "Do I really hand control over to God in every aspect of my life?" But it's presented in such funny, casual ways that you don't realize it at first. And you once again are reminded of the eternal truth that God really does have good things planned for us, but sometimes we mess things up when we try to do things our way. I would recommend this book as a fun read to any fellow females!

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* I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah as part of their "Blogging for Books" program. If you are a blogger and would like to read & review wholesome, Christian books, check out this free program out here.

Snapfish Sale Extended: 99 Prints for $.99!!!

If you would love to print off some of your summer memories, head over to Snapfish for a great photo deal: 99prints for $.99 (plus around $6 shipping), which makes them only $.07 a print shipped to your door! This sale has been extended until Tuesday, July 12th. Use promo code "JULYPENNY99" at checkout.

Other Snapfish deals currently running are:
20 FREE prints for all new members (just sign-up!)
70% off photo mugs with promo code "MUG70" by July 12th (plus shipping)
50% all photo books with promo code "HOTSELLERS" by July 12th (plus shipping)
3 FREE Cards with promo code "TRY3CARDS" by July 31st (plus $1.49 shipping)

Benadryl Sticks $.29 at Walmart or Target

Go print this high-value $2/1 Benadryl Topical product coupon at RedPlum. The Benadryl Itch Stick is only $2.29 at Walmart or Target, making it only $.29 after coupon! Like always, don't wait around because printable coupons disappear quickly! This coupon was released last summer, too, and I bought several of these sticks. They were great to have on hand as we hang out outdoors a lot in the evening!

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Mega Swagbucks Friday!!!

Swagbucks Friends, don't forget that today is Mega Swagbucks FRIDAY, which means your chances are higher for winning higher Swagbucks! Have you had any big winnings recently? Bought anything fun with Swagbucks gift cards? My most recent purchase was a few months ago when my husband and I bought our new tent with Amazon giftcards. We were able to pay for over half of it since we'd been saving up our Swagbucks!

Don't know what the hype is about? Swagbucks is a free online search engine that randomly awards you Swagbucks, which you can redeem for giftcards. My favorite are the $5 Amazon cards for only 450 Swagbucks. What would you like to save up for on Amazon?

Giant Eagle Shopping Trip 7/7

Since Giant Eagle's weekly ad runs from Thursday-Wednesday, I got to make another run this morning to continue the stockpile re-build in my house! And this time I took a picture... As I shared with a friend this week, I never thought I would regularly shop at Giant Eagle because of their high prices, but because of their coupon doubling policy, matched with weekly sales, Giant Eagle now has become a place I do shop at for stockpile basics like yogurt, cereal, pasta, boxed dinners, etc... Anyway, on to today's shopping trip:

Breyer's Ice Cream: 3/$10, Buy 3 Get the 4th FREE (sale price)
- used (4) $.75/1 coupons from here
Total: $1 each


Green Giant Steamers: 3/$5 (sale price)
- used (4) $.50/1 printable coupon (no longer available)
Total: $.67 each


Yoplait YoPlus yogurt: 3/$5 (sale price)
- used (4) $.50/1 coupons from 6/26 SS (I bought extras of this coupon online at thecouponclippers.com)
Total: $.67 each


Kraft Veggie Mac & Cheese: $1.59 (regular price)
- used (1) printable coupon from here
Total: $.09 per box


Grand Total: $9.43
That's a 63% savings! yay!


The thing about couponing/deals for me is not about always getting everything free, or almost free, but about reducing the cost of some of the items I normally buy (like ice cream, cereal, pasta, and yogurt), to free up room in the grocery budget for other things, like lots of fresh produce & fresh meat! I have been couponing for right at a year now, and while we've lived within the same food budget, we've been able to transition to eating way more home-cooked, fresh meals, while still enjoying treats like ice cream!

Breyer's Ice Cream $1 each

If you live near a Giant Eagle, you can get a great deal on Breyer's Ice Cream! From 7/7-7/13, Breyer's is on sale 3/$10, but if you buy 3, you get a 4th FREE! So that makes it 4/$10. But here's what makes the deal amazing... "Like" Breyer's on Facebook, and you can print off a $.75/1 Breyer's Blast coupon. Remember, by hitting your "back" button on your internet browser (or the backspace button manually), you can print a second coupon on each computer. So here's how the deal works:

Buy 4 pints of Breyer's Ice Cream: $10
Use (4) $.75/1 coupons (Giant Eagle doubles coupons up to $.99)
Total for all four: $4, so $1 each!

Yummy! We were just getting low on ice cream in our house, which is BAD NEWS! I think my husband has extra space in one of his legs for ice cream alone...

Planet Earth DVD Set: $29.99 (62% off)

The Discover Channel Store has their semi-annual sale going on right now, and one of the items on sale is the Planet Earth DVD set (5 discs for a grand total of 10 hours long) for $29.99, which is 62% off. Shipping is only $3.95. We have one of these DVD's, and have watched it several times. The cinematography is incredible! This series took 5 years to film!

The Planet Earth Blu-ray set is only $39.99 (60% off).

Let us know if there are any promo codes for free shipping or anything else to pair with these sales!

(and no, I have no affiliate with the Discovery Channel, just wanted to pass on sometime my husband and I have enjoyed, while it's at a reduced price!)

Giant Eagle Shopping Trip 7/5

My helpful husband unloaded the groceries for me, so I didn't take a picture of today's shopping trip, but it was a good one! This pregnancy has been keeping me out of whack, so we've used up a lot of our stockpile (but I was so glad we had built one this last year!), and it felt really good to start rebuilding. All my coupons were doubled since Giant Eagle doubles up to $.99. So here's today's shopping trip recap:

(2) Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt 4-pk: $2.19 each (regular price)
- used (2) $.50/1 from 6/26 SS

(2) Yoplait Original Yogurt 4-pk : $2.00 each (sale)
- used (2) $.50/1 from 6/26 SS

(1) YoBaby Yogurt 4-pk: $2.50 each (regular price)
- used (1) Free YoBaby 4-pk coupon received in the mail

(4) Kraft Veggie Mac & Cheese: $1.59 each (regular price)
- used (4) $.75/1 printed from here (hit your "back" button to print it a second time... I printed these from my computer and my husband's)

(3) Fiber One 80 Cereal: $2.50 each (sale)
- used (3) $.75/1 coupon from here
- there is also an $.85/1 from here and here (which would make these boxes only $.80 each!)

(3) Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal: $2.50 each (sale)
- used (3) $.60/1 from here and here
- you can also print a $.50/1 from here

(1) Reese's Puffs Cereal: $2.50 each (sale)
- used $.50/1 I had printed awhile ago (not available)

(3) Bumblebee Tuna Cans: $.89 each (sale)
- used a $2 catalina towards a beef, chicken, or tuna purchase, printed from buying hamburger helper a few weeks ago

Total: $35.48
After Coupons: $11.88 (including $.39 discount from fuelperks)
That's a 66% savings! Sweet!


Don't forget Giant Eagle's sales run from Thursday-Wednesday of every week. So these sale prices end tomorrow, July 6th!

Fiber One: FREE Box of Cereal (EXPIRED)

Update: Already all gone! See, these things go FAST!!!

Hurry over to Facebook and "like" Fiber One, then fill out the form to get your own free box of the new Fiber One 80. These usually go fast, so don't delay (one box per person/household).

Arby's: B1G1 20oz. Jamocha Shake

This looks really yummy this week! Head over here and print a coupon for B1G1 Jamocha Shake FREE! (20oz). This coupon expires July 9th, 2011. Enjoy!

Thanks, Hip2Save!