Savingstar: Why YOU Need it

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Do you get tired of clipping coupons? Wish you could save more but have no time for coupons? Enter today’s technology.

What if you could go to a website, click through the available coupons listed and simply hit a button to upload them to the stores you shop at?

You can! With Savingstar you simply open an account, fill in the rewards cards numbers for the stores you shop at and click “I want” for any coupon they have listed and you MIGHT use.

When you buy that product at the store using your linked rewards card, it will credit the coupon amount in your Savingstar account. Once you hit $5 you can cash it in for gift cards or cash. Personally, I still clip coupons but it is nice to have another avenue to save even more! Click either banner on this post to sign up!

Perks?

No clipping coupons
You can download a free App to your cell phone so you can check for coupons in-store.
You can use the coupon at whatever stores you are registered at without forgetting your coupon.
Easy sign up.

 

Downsides?

They are a newer site so the coupon selection is limited.
You don’t get the money off instantly.
You can only use each coupon once.
The coupons do expire – usually you have 1 month to use them before they re-set.

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Review: Misto a Must Have?

I use to work for a kitchen store.  We used a Misto  there all the time. Obviously I quit working there at some point. I am not sure why I never got the Misto  then because, well, I loved it AND I had a 40% discount (Serious DUH!).

So, the other month a  I bought one. Ok, ok, you are asking what this thing is.

A Misto is pretty much one of those cooking spray bottles(PAM). The Misto bottle is made of brushed aluminum and plastic. It is even better though because there are no chemicals involved and it is re- useable. You get to use whatever oil you want to and with just an itty bitty bit more work, save so much money. Extra work? You need to fill the bottle and then the lid acts as a pump to get it going. When you use it you need to pump it occasionally to get it primed but honestly, it really isn’t a hassle at all. 3 oz. of oil goes so far in one of these things.   

How much money does it save? It all depends how much you pay for cooking spray.  The most I will pay is $2 each  so at under $10 for a Misto  I start saving after I use approximately 5 bottles worth of spray. If you pay $3 a bottle, you save just after 3 bottles. Because I used the Misto  heavily at a kitchen store all the time I already know that I will easily make my money back. Plus I can use extra virgin olive oil to grease my cake pan without paying extra.

I love that it comes in several colors and since my goal is to eventually have a blue/brown kitchen I ordered the brushed aluminum blue one.  What are you waiting for? You NEED one of these in your kitchen.  I know they have some that may be cheaper but I am not about to “test” their quality when I know that Misto is a brand that works.

 

*4* Fun Freebies at 4

1.  Android App – Learning to Draw is Fun

2. eBook – Chicken Recipes

3.  Free Credit Score –  CreditSesame (no credit card required)

4. Business cards – FREE from Ink Garden  Shipping is $4.99 for these but still a great deal. You can get them doublesided code 100FREE for front. Code 100FREE2 for back. No business? Use them for coupon trading or easy way to give people your info.

Bonus Freebie tip: Did you know you get a free meal (with purchase of another adult meal) on your birthday at Shady Maple Smorgasbord? We rarely go there but for my husband’s birthday today we are.

*4* Fun Freebies at 4

1. Nescafe Taster’s Choice – Free samples but they ones I have gotten usually include 4-6 packets. I use them for recipes that call for  instant coffee.

2. Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 of JoAnn & Vickie’s Favorite Recipes – another one to add to my collection!!

3.  Free Federal Tax return – I know it’s been posted before but just in case you missed it (or finally got that W-2).
     Don’t do your own taxes? I don’t either but I use the program to help me make sure I pull together all the paperwork I  
     need AND get an idea of what I am  looking at owing/getting back. My motto is that it doesn’t hurt to be prepared.

4. FREE BabyTalk magazine – I wasn’t a huge “baby magazine” person but I sure did love the coupons that would randomly
      appear in or because of them.