Friday, March 18, 2016

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My husband and I believe one of the biggest reasons people don't get where they hope to go—or don't really get anywhere in life!—is because they don't set goals. Goals bridge the gap between dreams and reality.

It's fairly easy to brainstorm. It's very easy to daydream. It's much harder to get on your work clothes and get busy.

Do you have hopes and dreams for the future but you struggle to figure out how to turn those dreams into realistic goals?

Have you tried to set goals in the past and been frustrated because you just can't figure out how to follow through with them successfully?

Do you feel like life is overwhelming and exhausting but, as hard as you try, you just can't ever seem to make much progress in the right direction?

 

Help Is Here!

If you have experienced any of these frustrations and struggles, I’m so excited to let you know that help is here! Jesse and I created a step-by-step goal-setting course called Make Over Your Year to help you start living your life with more purpose and a plan.

Make Over Your Year is a simple, effective 4-week, hands-on course to help you take your big dreams and ideas and turn them into realistic goals and a doable action plan.

We want to be your guides and cheerleaders on your goal-setting journey. We want to walk you through a simple, doable 4-week process to decide your priorities, determine your focus areas, define your specific goals, and draw up a doable action plan.

Get Make Over Your Year for just $25!

Why We Wrote Make Over Your Year

As you may know, if you read MoneySavingMom.com or follow us online, we are a little fanatic about setting goals. We've experienced firsthand the fruit and fulfillment that comes from setting a goal, developing a plan of action to follow through with that goal, and then making it to the finish line. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to help you experience this same fulfillment!

Over the years, as I’ve shared openly about our goals, so many people have approached us with more questions on what our goal-setting process looks like and how we decide what goals to set—personally, professionally, as a couple, and as a family.

After years of practice, many mistakes, and a lot of learning, we created Make Over Your Year — a hands-on course where we pull back the curtain and share in detail everything we've learned about goal-setting over the past thirteen years of our marriage.

We'll give you an inside peek into why we set goals, what kinds of goals we set, how we choose our goals for each year, how we break those goals down into bite-sized pieces, and what we do when we encounter setbacks and struggles.

Get Make Over Your Year for Just $25

 

What You’ll Get When You Purchase This Course

When you purchase this course, you'll get the following:

  • Four pre-recorded group video coaching sessions with Jesse and Crystal. These sessions are an hour long each and were recorded live as a Google hangout with course participants who went through the live course at the beginning of the year.
  • A 47-page printable PDF workbook with a chapter of encouragement and inspiration for each week.
  • Weekly projects to break down the goal-setting process & set yourself up for success.
  • Printable worksheets to take you step-by-step through each of the projects in the course.
  • Additional resources and links to guide you in your goal-setting journey.

Get Make Over Your Year for just $25 today!

How This Course Will Work

  1. Sign Up — After you sign up for the course, you’ll get immediate access to the pre-recorded videos, course handbook, worksheets, and weekly projects.
  2. Read — Read the weekly chapter from the handbook.
  3. Complete — Work through the weekly step-by-step projects and worksheets.
  4. Watch — View the pre-recorded online group coaching sessions or watch the replay.

We believe that this course has the power to complete transform not only your goal-setting success — but your entire life!

Make Over Your Year Course

Sign Up While You Can!

As I've talked about before, we are very committed to making all of our products and resources affordable and accessible for every one — not just those who have a lot of wiggle room in their budgets to invest in online courses.

The course — including the 4 hour-long group coaching sessions, the workbook, the worksheets, the emails, and the projects — is priced at just $25 through Monday (March 21, 2016). It's like paying for coaches and personal cheerleaders—at a fraction of the cost!

So what are you waiting? Go get in on this great deal while you can!

Get Make Over Your Year for just $25!

P.S. We are offering a 15-day money back guarantee. If for any reason the course does not live up to your expectations, we will refund your money — no questions asked!

    
 

Amazon.com: Stock-Up Prices on Diapers and Wipes!

Get stock-up prices on diaper and wipes on Amazon right now!

Amazon has several great stock-up prices on diapers and wipes right now:

Huggies Snug and Dry Diapers – As low as $32.60 shipped when you clip the $1 eCoupon and check out through Subscribe & Save as an Amazon Prime member.

Luvs Ultra Leakguard Diapers, Size 2 – $26.98 shipped when you clip the $1 eCoupon and check out through Subscribe & Save as an Amazon Prime member.

Huggies Simply Clean Wipes, 648 count – $8.32 shipped when you clip the $4 eCoupon and check out through Subscribe & Save.

Huggies Wipes, 552 count – $8.34 shipped when you clip the $4 eCoupon and check out through Subscribe & Save.

Once your order ships on all of these deals, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don't want recurring orders.

Thanks, Passionate Penny Pincher!

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Crazy 8: Buy One, Get One for $0.88 + Extra 20% Off Coupon Code!

Shop the Crazy 8 buy one get one for $0.88 sale, plus get an extra 20% off your purchase today!

Crazy 8 is offering an extra 20% off your entire purchase today when you use coupon code MARCH20 at checkout.

The best part is that this code can be stacked with any of their sales currently running, including their buy one, get one for $0.88 sale. You should be able to grab some great prices on kids’ clothing with these combined savings!

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You can also use the coupon code on already-discounted sale items to get some nice deals, like Girls’ Pajama Sets and Boys’ Pajama Sets for just $7.67, regularly $19.88!

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Or grab some inexpensive outerwear at a steep discount. These Girls’ Lace Panel Hoodies are only $9.59 after coupon code.

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These Boys’ Hooded Jackets are only $11.51 after coupon code.

Shipping is free on orders of $75 or more.

Valid today only, March 18, 2016.

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Thomas & Friends Magazine for $14.99 per year!

Thomas FriendsWe haven't seen this deal in SO long, so I am excited to see it back again as it's a very popular magazine deal and a wonderful gift idea for young readers. Kids love to get mail, and this one is just full of so many fun things for them to do and stories for them to read. Plus, the lessons that Thomas shares are always so positive!

Right now, you can get Thomas & Friends Magazine for $14.99 per year (6 issues) when you use coupon code MONEYSAVING at checkout. It’s rare to find a deal on this magazine – especially one this low.

Amazon’s price is currently $34 for a one-year subscription! This magazine features fun activities, games, posters, stickers and more:

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About Thomas & Friends Magazine: Thomas & Friends is a Fun to Learn bi-monthly magazine for children 2-7. Each issue is filled with stories your children will love, a collectible poster you can hang on your wall, and a pull out workbook filled with activities like counting, matching, and reading.

This offer expires tomorrow night 3/19/2016 11:59 PM EST.

Are you looking for other magazine titles? You can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to save 20% off of most titles at DiscountMags!

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Raise.com: Get $10 off discounted gift cards as a new sign-up (links fixed!)

Sign up for Raise.com to get $10 off discounted gift cards!

Update: We apologize for the problems everyone was having with the links the first time around on this deal. All of the issues have been resolved, and you *should* now be able to get your $5 bonus and $5 coupon code without any issues!

Raise.com — a company that sells new and used gift cards at a discounted price — is offering a free $5 credit for new sign-ups right now!

Plus, you can use the exclusive coupon code MSM5 at checkout to get $5 off any $50 purchase.

You can stack the $5 credit and $5 coupon code to get $10 off a $50 purchase! This is in addition to the already discounted gift cards, so you should be able to grab some really nice deals on gift cards with this offer.

Sign up here and get your discounted gift cards.

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Amazon.com: FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System for just $56.49 shipped!

Get the FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer System for just $56.49 shipped today!

Amazon has the popular FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System on sale for just $56.49 shipped today. This is the lowest price it’s been since 2012!

Sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime to get free 2-day shipping.

Valid today only, March 18, while supplies last.

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Amazon.com: LEGO Friends Heartlake Hot Air Balloon Set for just $15.99!

Get this LEGO Friends Heartlake Hot Air Balloon Set for just $15.99 right now!

Amazon just dropped the price on this LEGO Friends Heartlake Hot Air Balloon Set down to $15.99! Hurry — it never lasts long at this lowest price!

Sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime to get free 2-day shipping.

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Papa John's: $25 gift card and two large pizzas for just $10 total after rebate!

Get a Papa John's $25 gift card and two free large pizzas for just $10 total after rebate!

This HOT deal is still available! Hurry!!

Top Cash Back is offering a $15 rebate on Groupon’s Papa John’s deal right now. That means you’ll pay just $10 total for a Papa John’s $25 gift card and two large pizzas after the rebate!

This is for new Top Cash Back members only. If you are already member, you are allowed to sign up another adult in your household.

Here's how to get this deal:

1. Sign up for a new Top Cash Back account.

2. Head here for Groupon’s Papa John’s offer.

3. Add the $25 Papa John’s gift card to your cart. Very important note: Do not order anything else. Only order one $25 Papa John’s gift card, or the deal will not be valid. 

4. The two free pizzas will come to your e-mail in the form of separate promo codes that have to be used before September 30, 2016.

5. Within 21 days, your Top Cash Back account will be credited with $15.

5. After you receive the $15 payment in your Top Cash Back account, you can choose to transfer it to your bank account or request a Paypal payment.

6. It’s like paying $10 for everything after the rebate!

This offer is only valid for a limited time only.

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Target: Free Danimals Squeezables and Boudreaux’s Diaper Rash Preventor

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Here are a couple of freebies to add to your Target list for the week:

Buy Dannon Danimals Squeezables, 4 ct at $3.99
Use 50% off Cartwheel coupon
Stack with $2/1 Ibotta rebate
Free after coupon and rebate

Buy Boudreaux's Diaper Rash Preventor at $4.39
Use 20% off Cartwheel coupon
Stack with $3/1 printable
Stack with $1/1 Ibotta rebate
Free plus $0.48 overage after coupons and rebate

Thanks, For The Mommas!

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Free Ebooks: Paleo Slow Cooker Recipes, Confessions of St. Augustine, Effective Clutter Busting, plus more!

NOTE: The price of these ebooks is currently $0.00, but that could change at any time. Be sure to verify before checking out that it is still free.

Unless otherwise noted, these ebooks are specifically for Kindles, but you can go here to download a free application that enables you to read Kindle ebooks on your PC.

Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 11.31.35 AMDownload a free copy of Helping Your Kids Be Creative and Change Their World.

Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 11.32.39 AMDownload a free copy of God’s Favorite Place On Earth.

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Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 3.12.52 PMDownload a free copy of 100 Easy Camping Recipes.

Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 3.14.25 PMDownload a free copy of Paleo Slow Cooker: Simple & Healthy Gluten Free Recipes.

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Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 3.17.03 PMDownload a free copy of Mini Farming & Indoor Gardening.

Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 3.17.46 PMDownload a free copy of Hand Sewing for Beginners.

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Psst! Did you know you don’t need a Kindle device in order to read these free eBooks? Just download the free Kindle Reading App that allows you to read your eBooks on just about any device (including your computer)!

    
 

Redbox: 10 Days of Deals

Text each day for 10 Days of Redbox Deals!

Redbox is running their popular 10 Days of Deals right now!

Just text PETALS to 727272 each day through March 27 to get a new Redbox discount code sent to your mobile device!

Standard text messaging rates apply.

Thanks, Freebie Shark!

    
 

Natural & Organic Coupons & Deals

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Here are the best natural & organic deals with thanks to Andrea from The Greenbacks Gal for compiling them:

Coupons: This week’s hot coupons include $0.75/2 Heinz Vinegar, $1.00/1 Bob’s Red Mill Product, and $2.00/2 Evolution juices. Get the complete list of Natural and Organic Coupons.

Costco: It’s the last week to use the Costco coupons for March.

Yogurt Maker:
Save 60% on the highly rated EuroCuisine yogurt maker and pay just $19.99.

Eco-Eggs: I’ve hunted down the best price on an Eco-eggs all natural egg dying kit.

Organic Cotton Tees: Stock up on this wardrobe staple and get organic cotton tees for just $5.99 each.

Organic Cotton Maxi Dress: Add a Carve Designs organic cotton maxi dress to your summer wardrobe. Regularly $74.00 it is currently marked down to just $29.99.

Amazon Under $5: These Natural and Organic Subscribe and Save items are all under $5! The massive list includes popular items such as Yum Earth Organic Gummies and Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies. Use these low ticket items to fill up a Subscribe and Save order. If you have 5 Subscribe and Save items in an order and you’ll save another 15%!

Nutiva Easter Baking Sale: Buy a 22 ounce jar of Virgin Coconut Oil, get a vegan shortening free.

Andrea Green of The Greenbacks Gal is an organic coupon expert. What if you could find affordable organic and eco-friendly products on a budget? Eco-friendly moms need affordable solutions. Andrea finds the best green deals, helping hundreds of families save on the frugal, green lifestyle. Nothing makes her happier than to help people realize being organic doesn’t have to cost more.

    
 

Free App Friday: Star Wars, The Good Dinosaur, LEGO Racing, plus more!

Check out all of the FREE apps you can download today!

Head on over to Smart Apps for Kids for a list of iTunes apps available to download for free today!

They have a nice selection of apps to choose from today: Star Wars, The Good Dinosaur, LEGO Racing, and tons of other educational apps for multiplication, subtraction, sight words and more!

Valid today only, March 18, 2016.

    
 

Kroger Free Friday Download: Welch’s Essence Flavored Sparkling Water

Get free Welch's Essence Flavored Sparkling Water at Kroger with this new eCoupon!

Today only, you can download an e-coupon for a free Welch’s Essence Flavored Sparkling Water. This coupon is only available to download today, but you have until April 3, 2016 to redeem it.

Thanks, Freebie Finding Mom!

    
 

Brigette’s $57 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

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Aldi

2 1-lb pkgs Butter – $3.98

1 24-oz carton Cottage Cheese – $2.29

1 3-lb bag Autumn Glory Apples – $2.99

1 3-lb bag Gala Apples – $3.99

1 3-lb bag Mandarin Oranges – $2.37

1 5-lb bag Red Potatoes – $1.45

2 bunches Bananas (4.44lbs @ $0.38/lb) – $1.69

1 2-lb bag Onions – $1.99

3 1-lb bags Baby Carrots – $2.07

2 heads Cabbage – $1.98

Cauliflower – $1.99

3 cans Green Beans – $1.47

2 pkg Blackberries – $1.98

1 pkg Strawberries – $1.19

1 64-oz carton Unsweetened Almond Milk – $2.49

1 Gallon Milk – $2.49

1 Artisan Lettuce  $1.99

3 dozen Eggs – $3.87

1 Spicy Mustard – $0.99

1 pkg Baby Bella Mushrooms – $1.49

1 pkg White Mushrooms – $1.29

1 jar White Vinegar – $0.79

Total: $44.36

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Harris Teeter

4 boxes Rice Krispies – $7.18, used 2 $1/2 printable – $5.18/4 boxes after coupons

2 boxes Apples Jacks – $3.99, used 2 $0.50/1 printable (doubled) – $1.99/2 after coupons

1 Polaner Raspberry All Fruit Jam – $2.29

2 boxes Horizon Macaroni and Cheese – $3.00, used $0.75/2 printable (doubled), plus $0.75/2 evic – $0.75/2 boxes after coupons

1 piece Ginger Root ($0.16lb @ $3.49/lb) – $0.64

2 Arnold Sandwich Thins – $3.99, used 2 $0.55/1 Arnold Bread Product, exp. 6/30/16 (SS 03/06/16 R) (doubled) – $1.79/2 after coupons

1 InnovAsian Sticky Rice – $2.29, used $2/1 insert coupon (SS 02/28/16) – $0.29 after coupon

Total: $12.93

Grocery Total for the Week: $57.29

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal x 3

Toast and Eggs x 2

Oatmeal x 2

Lunches

Almond Butter/Jam on Sandwich Thins, Carrots, Apples x 2

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, Crusty French Bread, Roasted Cauliflower

Date Night Out :)

Taco Bake (substituting ground venison and using homemade Bisquick), Tossed Salad, Oranges

Chicken Fried Rice, Egg Drop Soup (my family likes it without the chives), Fruit Salad

Venison Roast in the Crock Pot, Carrots, Potatoes, Crusty French Bread

Baked Potato Bar  (Diced Ham, Shredded Cheese, Steamed Broccoli, Butter… no fans of sour cream in my house!), Homemade Applesauce

Leftovers

    
 

Walmart: Current Deals

Here are the best deals at Walmart right now with thanks to I Heart the Mart for their help in compiling them. Please keep in mind that Walmart deals vary by region so the prices listed here will not be valid at all stores.

Skittles Easter Candy – $1
Use $0.50/2 coupon from the 3/13 RedPlum insert
$0.75 each after coupon

Starburst Easter Candy – $1
Use $0.50/2 coupon from the 3/13 RedPlum insert
$0.75 each after coupon

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 4ct – $1.50
Use $1/2 printable
And use $0.50/1 Ibotta Offer
$0.75 after coupon and rebate

Lunchables Uploaded Beef Walking Taco – $1.10
Use $1.50/2 printable
$0.48 each after coupon

Lunchables Uploaded BBW Chicken Walking Taco – $1.38
Use $1.50/2 printable
$0.78 each after coupon

Nabisco Go-Paks – $1
Use Buy 2 Get 1 Free coupon from the 3/13 SmartSource insert
$0.67 each after coupon

Noxzema Razos 4ct – $2.67
Use $2/1 coupon from the 3/13 RedPlum insert
$0.67 after coupon

See the full list of Walmart deals here.

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Want to follow through with your 2016 goals? Do this…

Did you set goals for 2016? How are they going for you? Now that we are well into the new year, maybe you’re struggling to follow through with your goals or maybe you feel like giving up on your goals.

If you’re needing a pep talk or some inspiration to keep pressing on with your goals, here are 3 keys to actually follow through with your goals:

1. Know Your Priorities

Think about what your priorities in life are. What are those things that you want to wrap your time and energy around?

I have 4 areas that I'm really focusing on this year: my marriage, my mothering, myself, and MoneySavingMom.com. I'm aiming to wrap my life, my time, and my energy around those priorities. If an opportunity arises, if it doesn't fall in line with those priorities, then I'm more than likely going to say no to it.

None of us can do it all and we can't do everything in every season. When you know your priorities, it allows you to create goals that are realistic.

Want to stick with your goals? Do this...

2. Surround Yourself With Truth Tellers

Surround yourself with people who are going to speak truth to you. I have some friends who are committed to keeping me accountable to actually having a Year of Rest. If I start to over-commit myself, they are going to call me out on it.

Find those people that are going to hold you accountable to the goals that you have set for yourself. Check in with them and let them know how you are doing. Accountability is key when it comes to being successful at following through with your plans.

In our Make Over Your Year course, we help you to set up 3 different forms of accountability:

  • Person: a real-life person or group of people who will keep you accountable and check in on you.
  • Product: an app, a printable, an ebook, or spreadsheet that will help you track your milestones.
  • Party: a plan to celebrate when you reach the milestones you have set up for yourself. This gives you something to look forward to and will keep you going on the hard days.

Setting up multiple forms of accountability, gives you more motivation to actually follow through with your goals. 

Want to follow through with your goals? Do this...

3. Tune Out the Negativity

There will always be people who are not going to like the decisions you make.

For instance, when I wrote about how I was going to stop chasing more, I received some pretty strong pushback.

Some people didn’t like what I was cutting out of my life and voiced their opinions in a pretty overt manner. They didn’t want me to step down or step back from anything and they expressed how disappointed they were in my decisions. 

Part of having a blog that a lot of people read means that I just can’t please everyone nor is everyone going to agree with the decisions I make. Instead of feeling like I have to make everyone happy, I want to focus on doing what is right before God and my family.

I’ve had to shut out a lot of the negativity from people whom I don’t have a personal relationship with and instead listen to the truth tellers in my life. By doing this, I’m able to focus more on following through with my goals instead of beating myself for feeling like I’m disappointing people and letting them down.

Want to follow through with your goals for 2016?

Need some inspiration to follow through with your goals for 2016?

Need some encouragement to create realistic goals and follow through with them? We’re excited to be re-launching our very popular 4-Week Make Over Your Year Course.

This 4-week course includes a comprehensive downloadable workbook, printable worksheets to walk you step-by-step through the goal-setting process we'll teach you, additional resources and links for each week, and 4 one-hour-long pre-recorded Group Coaching Sessions taught by Jesse and me.

We offered this course live at the beginning of the year and so many people requested that we bring it back again, so we’re really excited to offer it as a complete digital download. Best of all, the entire course will only be $25 this weekend only.

Go here to purchase this course for just $25 — this weekend only!

    
 

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