Jumbo Huggies Diapers and wipes as low as FREE at CVS through 4/11/15

CVS is a great place to find awesome deals on baby products. They often run deals on diapers. This week at CVS get $10 Extra Care Bucks when you buy $30 worth of Huggies diapers and wipes! If you did the last Huggies deal and saved your $10 ECB you can score diapers and wipes for FREE. Time to stock up, and here's how:

Buy (3) Huggies jumbo pack diapers = $8.99 on sale
Buy (1) Huggies 180ct wipes = $5.99 on sale
Total before coupons = $32.96
Use (3) $2/1 Huggies diaper printable
Use $10 ECB's from last months Huggies deal
Use $3 ECB's from downloading the free CVS app (details on how found here)
Use (1) $6 wyb $30 worth of diapers coupon printing from the red machine
Total out of pocket after coupons = $7.96
Get back $10 ECB's 

That makes this deal a  $2.04 money maker!

**Your deal may vary depending on coupons and ECB's used**

Amelia's 12 month update

I just cannot believe my little girl is now a year old! Wasn't I just in the hospital in labor with her?!

Sleep: Bedtime is between 7 and 8 pm, and she wakes up between 6:30 and 7 am. She is SUCH a good sleeper. Still currently takes 2 naps a day.

Food: Totally off formula from a bottle, and is now drinking whole milk out of a sippy cup like a champ!

Size: Height - 28.75inches
             Weight - 23lbs 7oz
             Diaper/Clothing - now wears a size 4 diaper and is wearing 12 month clothes.

Milestones:

• Uses sign language to sign for "milk" and "all done" all of the time now.
• Understands what a kiss is and will give "kisses" if asked. 

Pictures:

   

Amelia's 11th month update

Food: Still eating everything mommy and daddy eats, and has begun practicing on how to use a fork. Has begun getting used to using a sippy cup and so far it is going pretty well.

Size: Clothing/Diaper - still wears a size 3 diaper, and has moved into her 12 month clothes.

Sleep: Goes to bed between 7/8 pm and wakes up around 6:30/7 am. Still takes 2 naps a day and generally will nap at least an hour if not more each time.

Milestones this month:

• On 2/7/15 went to her cousin Branden's 5th birthday party at a bowling alley.
• Celebrated Valentines Day by making a special card for your daddy and grandma's. 
  
• Got to see and play in the snow for the first time!
  

• Waves "hello" and "bye bye" all the time now. 

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Amelia's 10 month update

Sleep: Putting her down to sleep has become a breeze. I have been extremely lucky with how well she sleeps, but up until now she always was placed in her crib after she had fallen asleep. I now can place her in her crib awake and she no longer fusses and goes right to sleep. I never imagined putting her to bed could be so easy!

Food: Wants to eat anything mommy and daddy eat. I haven't found a food she doesn't like yet.

Size: Height - 28inches
            Weight - 20lbs 13.5oz
            Diaper/Clothing - Still wearing her 9 month clothing. Also still in a size 3 diaper and a size 4                                            diaper at night.

Milestones this month:

• Top middle teeth came in!

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Money making apps

Websites

• Swagbucks.com - If you'd like to join I would love it if you'd  use my referral link - http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Bonventre
• Pampers.com - Enter codes on Pampers products to earn points. 
• Huggies.com - Enter codes located on packages of diapers or wipes to earn points. You can use the points to buy items from their catalog. 
• Kelloggs.com - Enter codes from Kelloggs products to earn points. Redeem points for coupons, and other items.

Phone Apps

• Walmart Saving Catcher - An easy app to use to save a little extra money on things you're already buying anyway. Just scan your Walmart receipt and the app will search local stores to see if any of the items you bought are cheaper somewhere else. If they find a cheaper price they will give you the difference. *Personal Experience* - I saved money the very first time I used this app! 
• SavingStar - This app has digital grocery offers that you can use at a wide range of stores. You pick which offers you'd like, enter your stores customer loyalty card information into your account, and the app will keep track of the offers you redeem. SavingStar will automatically add the value of each offer redeemed into your account. You can pick from options like cash, gift cards or charity donations with your earnings. *Personal Experience* - I love this app. It's so easy to use and I've made more money using this app than any other app so far. 
• Ibotta - Redeem rebates to make cash. Once you have $10.00 in your ibotta account you can buy gift cards, or move the money into a PayPay account.
• Checkout 51 - Browse offers and buy products at the store. Upload your receipt using the app. Once the receipt has been confirmed and your account will be credited. When your account balance reaches $20 you can request a check.
• Snap - Browse their many offers before you go shopping. Add offers to your shopping list, and when the item is bought snap a photo of your receipt, and you'll receive the money in your account. Once you have $20 in your account you can request a check for your cash. *Personal Experience* - this app has been simple to use and make money on.
• MangoHealth - This app is probably my favorite, and not one I've ever heard anyone else talk about. If you're like me and have to take daily medicine I bet you sometimes forget just like I do. This app will sound an alarm on your phone each day to remind you to take your medicine. When you tell the app that you've taken your medicine it will then give you points. After so many points you will advance to the next "level" and each time you get to a new level you get to choose a giftcard prize. The higher the level the higher the giftcard. So far I have received a $5, a $10, and a $25 Target giftcard just by using this app. $40 just for taking medicine I have to take everyday anyway. Seems too good to be true, but I assure you it's not!

These websites and apps probably won't make you a millionaire, but if you are looking for an easy way to make a little extra money try them out. With technology always changing, there are more ways than ever to make extra money. What are some of your favorite websites and apps?

Total Tuesday

It's 2015 and I am super motivated to save our family money this year. I am starting with a new budget of $50 a week on groceries. I know $50 might sound low to some, but I already have a stockpile of items so I only need to buy meats and fresh items like fruits and veggies. This past week I started the week off with a $100 budget since I saved $50 from the week before to use during super doubles. During a normal week I wouldn't make these many different trips to the store, but super doubles are a rare occasion. This is what I was able to get this week and I still came in under my $100 budget...


Trip #1
Total value = $37.03
Total spent = $12.46

• 4 cans of Planters nuts
• 3 cans of veggies
• Hungry Jack Pancake Syrup
• Hungry Jack Pancake mix
• HT Orange Juice
• Dozen eggs
• Link Sausage
• 2 Johnson baby products

Trip #2

Total value - = $33.45

Total spent = $19.79

*Got back a $10 catalina coupon to use on my next transaction.

• 3 jumbo packs of Huggies diapers

Trip #3

Total value = $33.29

Total spent = $3.39

• 4 cans of Planters nuts
• 3 bags of Tide Pods
• 3.7lbs of Chicken (not pictured)

Trip # 4

Total value = $44.47

Total spent = $8.28

• 2 scrubbing bubbles
• 2 Archway cookies
• 1 Tide pods
• 2 So Delicious coconut milk
• 2 Excedrin
• 4 Ludens throat drops

Trip #5

Total value = $ 30.15

Total spent = $12.62

*Got back a $10 catalina coupon to use on my next transaction.

• 3 packs of baby wipes
• 2 soft packs of baby wipes

Trip #6

Total value = $33.69

Total spent = $12.43

*Got back a $10 catalina coupon to use on my next transaction.

• 3 jumbo packs of Huggies diapers

Trip #6
Total value = $48.21
Total spent = $8.44

• 2 Scrubbing bubbles
• 4 boxes of nutri-grain 
• 2 packs of Butterball turkey bacon
• 2 flour tortillas
• 3 bags of meatballs

Trip #7

Total value = $51.62

Total spent = $7.34

*I forgot to take a picture of this trip.

• 2 boxes of Archway cookies
• 1 Downy unstoppable
• 4 boxes of Apple Jacks
• 1 Tropicana orange juice
• 2 boxes of Excedrin
• 1 bag of perfectly cooked meatballs

Grand total spent for the week is $84.75, and the total value is $311.91.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Amelia's 9 month update

Foods: This girl will try anything! I haven't done the lemon trick with her yet, but my guess is she'll actually like it. ;) Still on formula as the main source of food.

Size: Currently wearing 6-9 month clothing. She wears a size 3 diaper during the day, and a size 4 diaper at night.

Milestones this month:

• Celebrated her first Christmas (12-25-14) and New Years this month!

Pictures:

There are those little teeth!