Hmm, slow week around here. I have lots of offers that I'm waiting on, and I practically watch the door each day for the mailman to show up with something exciting; however, I was pretty disappointed almost every day this past week. For some reason, I didn't do too much in terms of starting up offers this week, either. We did have a snow day, so that kept me away from the computer as I was watching DD. Oh well, hopefully this upcoming week will make up for it.

Completed: Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• $5 - TGIF coupon
• $10 - Amazon $10 Gift Card Bonus from Coinstar offer back in December
• $2.30 - Foodbuzz publishing from Oct. (old blog)
• $3.73 - YouData, Inc.
• Free Valentine's Day Cards from Scrapbooks, etc.
• Free Business Cards from VistaPrint

Total monetary gain: $16.03 :(

Started: Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money or product, I'll post them in the section above.

• Freebie Martha Stewart Living Magazine
• Three Mystery Shops Completed
• Swagbucks earned

Seriously, that's it. I did get some pretty good grocery deals and CVS deals, but I'll tackle them in a separate post. I hope I have more to report next week. My spreadsheet of offers-in-waiting is gigantic!

Somehow I forgot to do my Week in Review last week! So, this recap will be for the last two weeks.

Completed: Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• Free Photobook from Artscow.com


• Underjams Freebie/coupon


• Tide Freebie/coupon


• $5 Pizzeria Uno Receipt Survey

That's it for the past two weeks!!!

Started: Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money or product, I'll post them in the section above.

• Couple Mystery Shops


• Printed up lots of Rebate forms that I'll probably use in the future


• Ordered K-Cups with $50 Amazon gift card that I got for free through MyPoints


• Sent Fallon Healthcare Rebate for 2008


• Started I-Deal Gas Card
• Started I-Deal Visa Card


• Sharebuilder for DH


• Opened Chase Checking Account - $50 bonus


• Ordered Free Candle from Shar's Candles


• Ordered lots of free magazines: Maxim, Woman's Day, Self, Elle and Tennis


• Free Trident Gum Sample


• Sent Rebate for 2 Free boxes of K-Cups


• Sent Barbie Rebate Forms for $50 Visa Card


• Started Suze Orman TD Ameritrade Savings Plan - $100 Bonus


• Opened E-Trade Account - $25 Bonus


• Opened Sovereign Checking Account - $100 Bonus


• Opened PNC Checking Account - $75 Bonus


• Ordered Free Valentine's Cards


• Started working on a few affiliate marketing programs


• Signed up for a couple mystery shops

Hopefully, lots of the offers that I've signed up for the past few weeks will start coming in soon. My mail has been pretty boring lately :)

Wow! It was a really, really fun week here. I'm starting to reap the benefits from the work I've been putting in the past couple of months. And, really, it's not a lot of work; it's actually quite fun!

Completed: Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• $50 from ING for new Checking Account


• $10 Rebate from Kellogg's Mini Wheats


• $50 from ING Sharebuilder for DH (net $45)


• $28.31 Half.com Book Sale


• $15 Rebate from Cookie Magazine for ordering Barbie products on Amazon


• $50 Amazon Gift Card from Mypoints.com redemption


• $15 FTD Gift Card as a bonus for Mypoints.com redemption


• Famous Footwear Loyalty Card arrived


• Free Stamps sheets from Stamps.com


• 50 Free prints from Artscow.com
  
  Total Monetary Gain for Week: $218.31

Started: Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money or product, I'll post them in the section above.

• Free Swagbuck codes entered


• Pampers Gifts to Grow Codes entered


• Freebie: Cream of Wheat


• Sharebuilder Accts for Me and DD


• Shutterfly ShareASite Account


• LOTS of Mystery Shops


• Freebie: Self and Woman's Day Magazines

Savings: This is something new that I'm doing. I've decided to break down where I've saved money during the week. I think putting forth the extra effort to save on every day items is a huge help when sticking to a budget and trying to pay down debt. I save a lot of money by keeping a stockpile of groceries and health and beauty aids (more on stockpiles later), but I also save lots of money elsewhere. Rarely do I purchase anything without using a coupon!

So, here's where I saved this week:

• $237.75 Shaws Groceries


• $9.99 Photo Offer


• $8.79 Uno's Loyalty Program


• $26.96 CVS


• $5 Babies R Us Loyalty Gift Card (not sure where this came from)


• $6 Staples Loyalty Program
  
  Total Saved this week: $294.49

Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• NOTHING! - Bummer

Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money or product, I'll post them in the section above.

• 60 Photo Cards for $.96 from Kodak.com
  
• $45 - Sharebuilder stock for my husband
  
• $8.32 - Ebates for Eastbay Purchase (used $75 gift card earned for free through purchasing gatorade over the summer)
• $10 - Coinstar Holiday Bonus: Cashed in $40 of change for Amazon Gift Card
• $.42 - Stamps.com: Free photo stamp for my daughter's letter to Santa
• Couple of freebies
• $15 - Amazon/Cookie Magazine Rebate offer mailed for purchasing $25+ Barbie item on Amazon
  

So, I was able to start a bunch of offers, but nothing much came through this week.

Sorry, a little late with last week's Week in Review report. Honestly, there wasn't too much going on with the holiday week, but I'll still post to keep track.

Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• 50 Free prints from Shutterfly, including free shipping

Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money or product, I'll post them in the section above.

• $10 Kellogg's Rebate
  
• Signed up for Bath & Body Works Loyalty Program
  
• Signed up for Famous Footwear Loyalty Program

So, definitely a limited week. I'm hoping to get a lot more offers started this week. :)

This is my first official Week in Review. I really love how Money Saving Methods does this in her blog. Not only is it a great way to keep track of the offers and deals that I've taken advantage of over the past week, but it also helps put lots of great deals in one spot for you that may be interested. I'm not sure if I'm going to include grocery savings here, though. I think, at least for now, I'll just include those items where I've made a profit.

Here is a list of offers that came through this week. This includes those offers with an immediate return and those on which I've been waiting for a payout:

• $25 - Rite Aid Rx Transfer
  
  
• $52.99 - Bank of America Keep the Change Reward

Total: $77.99

Here are the offers/deals that I've started. Once they're complete and I've received the money, I'll post them in the section above.

• Received and activated my Speedpass account. Should receive $20 credit in 6-8 wks.
  
  
• Opened ING Checking Account. Received debit card. Need to make my 3 purchases and will receive $50 in account in 50 days.
  
  
• Signed up myself and my daughter for the $50 Sharebuilder Bonus with $5 Invested
  
  
• Opened a Delta Skymiles account. Hopefully this will help with a future trip to Disney World.
  
  
• Signed up for Snapfish and took advantage of 50 free prints, a free 11x14 collage, and free shipping.
  
  
• Signed up for Stamps.com and received $5 in free postage to use this month. Will be using this service for the next month to take advantage of their reduced rates - even cheaper than USPS.
  
  
• Started counting my change to exchange for a gift card at Coinstar and receive an extra $10 gift card in a few weeks.
  
  
• Started my CashCrate account for this month. Have already earned enough to receive a check with December's mailing.
  
  
• Signed up with Treasure Trooper and responded to several offers. Have a little more to go to earn enough for a payout in December, but I'm almost there
  
  
  I'd say it was a pretty successful week. Earning almost $73 for very little time and effort is a great little reward, and I've started lots of little things that should add up over time.