We Entered! Please "Like" Our Picture! :)

We decided to enter the Sobe Contest! We made a fun pair of SoBe earrings (made from the bottle caps of the SoBe Lifewater bottles!). Took a while to make, but they came out cute! My little sister helped, she was the model for the earrings. She also picked the color combination, purple and white (both our favorites). She was exited to help, so it was a fun little project.

We would appreciate your votes, all you have to do is head on over to SoBe's Facebook and "Like" them, then look for our comment (see below) and click "Like". Thats it! :) Thought we'd give it a try, we'd love to win. Voting ends on July 1st., so vote before then :)

Step 1: Go to SoBe's Facebook page, "Like" them
Step 2: Now click here and "Like" this picture.

Thanks a billion for those of you who take your time and vote for us :) We are HUGE SoBe lovers in this household and would love to win!

FREE SoBe Samples @ Target on 6/26

SoBe will be giving out FREE SoBe SAMPLES of their new Pure line at select Target location this Sunday, June 26th. This might be a GREAT opportunity for those of you heading to Target for the $5 Gift Card wyb 10 SoBe deal this Sunday! These samplings almost always give out coupons, which will make the Gift Card deal even better so keep an eye out at your Target!

SoBe Pure is available ONLY at Target and they have three flavors, Watermelon, Black Cherry or Golden Pineapple, which I am dying to try! They are zero calories too! No wonder I love my SoBe!

SoBe is also having a contest on their Facebook page. Try making a Summer Accessory out of Sobe Caps, and You could win a Sobe BackPack filled with 25 Sobe Coupons! You need to post the pic on their Facebook page before 07/01.

Fun New Tip Jar For PayPal Donations :)

After suggestions, I decided to go ahead and make a cute donation button for Student Saving Bucks. As you can see above, you can put a tip in the PayPal jar and buy me lunch :) By clicking the Tip Jar above, you will be sent to a secure PayPal donation page where you can proceed to donate any amount you wish to us via PayPal (they also accept credit or debit cards).

All donations will be greatly appreciated. You can help pay for lunch, college textbooks, classes and more! :)  You can also find this PayPal Tip Jar (Donation Button) on the left sidebar for future use! Thanks a million!

Target - Cheap Bagel Bites When You Pledge!

When you pledge to Snack Simply, Bagel Bites will donate $1.00 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (up to $50,000). You can get cheap Bagel Bites and donate to a good cause all at the same time. What exactly do you have to pledge?

1. Keep it Simple
2. Keep it Tasty
3. Keep it Fun

Target.com has a printable $1/1 Bagel Bites Target coupon that you can stack with the $1/1 Bagel Bites coupon you receive when you pledge. The Bagel Bites (9ct.) usually go for about $2.43 at my store, so $0.43 for Bagel Bites at Target after the coupons. 

What a great deal! My little siblings love them!

Target Coupons in 6/23 Newspaper

Some of you guys can expect to receive (10) new Target Coupons in your Smart Source and Red Plum in this Sunday's newspaper. Listed in bold black are the Target Coupons. You can stack a Target Q with a Manufacturer Q for better savings, see Target 101. Remember, coupons might be regional so you might have different value amounts, different coupons or none at all.

In Smart Source:
•$5/2 Revlon Beauty Tools x8/15*
*I can already tell this will be a regional Target coupon so if you'd like to get your hands on it coupon clipping services and ebay is the way to go. There are plenty of FREE beauty tools you can score, the lowest priced ones I've seen are the $1.27 Revlon Nail Files. 

In Red Plum:
•$0.50/1 Puffs Facial Tissue (Excl. Puffs To Go) x9/15
•$1/1 Puffs Facial Tissue 8pk. x9/15 
•$1.50/1 Duracell Batteries 8pk. or Larger x9/15 
•$2/1 Duracell AA Batteries 24pk. x9/15
•$1/1 Bounty Paper Towels 6pk. or Larger x9/15
-$0.25/1 Bounty Towels or Napkins 6/5 P&G
-$1/1 Bounty 6pk+ or any (2) Towels 6/5 P&G
-$1/1 Bounty Towel, 6-Ct. +, Any P&G Everyday Savings Booklet x6/30
-$1/1 Bounty Paper Towels 6 pk+ Target Coupon 4/10 RP x6/30
•$1/1 Bounty Extra Soft Paper Towels 8pk. or Larger x9/15
-$0.25/1 Bounty Towels or Napkins 6/5 P&G
-$1/1 Bounty 6pk+ or any (2) Towels 6/5 P&G
-$1/1 Bounty Towel, 6-Ct. +, Any P&G Everyday Savings Booklet x6/30
-$1/1 Bounty Paper Towels 6 pk+ Target Coupon 4/10 RP x6/30
•$1/1 Charmin Sensitive, Ultra Soft or Ultra Strong Bath Tissue x9/15 
-$1/1 Charmin Megaroll P&G Everyday Savings Booklet x6/30
-$1/1 Charmin Freshmates from Charmin Sensitive Coupon Booklet x6/30/13
•$2/1 Charmin Sensitive Bath Tissue 18pk. x9/15
-$1/1 Charmin Megaroll P&G Everyday Savings Booklet x6/30
-$1/1 Charmin Freshmates from Charmin Sensitive Coupon Booklet x6/30/13 
•$2/1 Luvs Diapers 66-108ct. x9/15
-$1/1 Luvs Diapers 5/1 P&G x6/30 

Target Weekly Ad for 6/26 - 7/2

Here is a partial list of deals for the Target Weekly Ad of June 26, 2011 I don't list the whole ad, just Grocery, Pets, Beauty and Household. Mainly, only sections that contains items that can be matched with coupons. Remember, Ads may vary, I'm in the Los Angeles Area in Southern California.

New to couponing at Target? Check out the Target 101 starter post for info and policies. 

If you ever need extra coupons or didn't get regional coupons, try CouponClippers.com.

Groceries:

Seedless Watermelon $3.99

Fresh Strawberries, Package (1lb.) $1.79

Sweet Corn In The Husk 5 for $1

All Natural 80% Lean Ground Beef, Package (1lb.) $1.99

Hormel Always Tender St. Louis Style Ribs $1.49
-$1/1 Hormel Always Tender Flavored Meat 5/8 SS

Sutton & Dodge Petite Sirloin Steak $5.99/lb.

Market Pantry Frozen Chicken Breasts, Bag (2.5lb.) $5.99

-$1.50/2 Market Pantry Frozen Chicken Items Target Q

Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers (4ct.) $2.99

-$1/2 Morningstar Farms Meatless Burgers or Chicken Patties Target Q x7/9
-$1/1 Morningstar Farms Veggie Foods Product (printable) or (printable)

Market Pantry 12" Frozen Pizza 3 for $8

Frozen Original Bubba Burgers (6ct.) $6.99

Ball Park Beef Franks (16oz.) $2.49

-$1/2 Ball Park Products 6/5 RP 

Sara Lee Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns (8ct.) $1.99

Market Pantry Hamburger Buns (8ct.) $1.49

Market Pantry Coleslaw, American Potato or Macaroni Salad (3lb.) $4.49

Kraft Cheese Singles (22 or 24ct.) $2.99

Heinz Ketchup (40oz.) $1.99

FREE Newtons Fruit Thins (10.5oz.) wyb Any (3) Nabisco Items Listed:

•Wheat Thins (16oz.) or Triscuit (13oz.) $3.29
-$1/2 Newtons Fruit Thins 10.5-oz. Target Q x7/23
-$1/2 Nasbisco cookies or crackers 3.7 oz – 25.2 oz 6/19 SS x7/30

FREE $5 Gift Card wyb Any (5) Frozen Treats Listed:

•Dreyer's Fruit Bars (6qt.) or Ice Cream (1.5qt.) $2.99

•Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream (14oz.) $2.99

Bush's Original Baked Beans (26oz.) $1.62

Doritos Chips (11.5oz.) 2 for $4

Frito-Lay Multipack (20 or 22ct.) $6.49

M&M'S Peanut (42oz.) $8.99
-$1.50/2 M&M's Brand 9.9oz.+ Chocolate Candies 5/22 RP

Starburst Candy (14oz.) 2 for $5
-$0.50/2 Skittles or Starburst Candy (printable)

Pepperidge Cookies (7.5oz.) 2 for $4

-$0.75/1 Pepperidge Farm Cookies 5/15 SS

Archer Farms Monster Trail Mix (16oz.) $2.99

Market Pantry Patriotic Iced Cookies (16ct.) $2.75

FREE Archer Farms Chips (8-14oz.) wyb Any (3) Coca-Cola Products:

•Coca-Cola Bottles (8pk., 12oz.) 3 for $11

FREE $5 Gift Card wyb Any (10) SoBe Items Listed:

•SoBe Lifewater, Lean Tea or Pure Drinks (20oz.) 10 for $10 

Arrowhead Water (24pk., 16.9oz.) $3.50 
Arrowhead Water (12pk., 8oz.) $2
-$1/2 Arrowhead Brand Spring Water 5/22 RP

Coca-Cola Products; Cans (12pk.) $2.79

Juicy Juice Slim Pack (8ct.) or Mott's Apple Juice (64oz.) $2.25

Simply Juice Raspberry Lemonade, Limeade or Lemonade (59oz.) $2.50

Click "Read Me" Below To See The Rest Of The Target Ad:

WUC - Coupon Preview Wednesday For 6/26

Every Wednesday  I will be posting EARLY PREVIEWS available through (WUC) WeUseCoupons.com. I will be highlighting the best deals from (2) particular stores; CVS and Walgreens. Don't worry though, you guys will still have your Target Ad + Coupon Match-Ups too! So make sure to drop by Wednesdays and check the early previews here at StudentSavingBucks. I will have an individual post for each store. This main post will be used to direct you to early coupon insert previews.

This upcoming week you will have (2) Coupon Inserts. The previews are already available below, so click to get a very early preview of the great coupons for this upcoming Sunday. Included are some great Target Qs, check by on Thursday to check them out!

Coupon Previews from WUC:

•Smart Source (SS) 6/26

•Red Plum (RP) 6/26

Target coupons in 6/26 Newspaper:*

Will be updated if any are found. Check by on Thursdays.

*Target Coupons may be regional

WUC has a pay-per-click Affiliates Program. If you're interested click here to join. New sign ups get a $3 bonus! If you do, please list "SSBucks" as your referrer and let me know you did. Thanks

WUC - CVS Early Preview + Deals

CVS Deals on WUC Early preview of the CVS Ad for 6/26 w/ coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available. Here are a few highlighted deals from the CVS Ad  6/26 - 7/2: 

RepHresh Brilliant pH Tampon (18ct.) (get $6.79 ECB) - $6.79 
-$1/1 RepHresh Tampons (printable)
Total: $1 Money Maker or FREE after ECB and coupon (Limit 1) 

Xtra Laundry Detergent - $1.49 

-$1/2 Xtra Detergent 5/1 SS
Total: $0.99 each wyb 2 after ECB

 Wisk Laundry Detergent - BOGO / $8.49

-$2 Wisk Detergent 6/26 RP
Total: $2.25 each wyb 2 after ECB

To view the full CVS Ad + Deals, click here

WUC - Walgreens Early Preview + Deals

Walgreens Deals at WUC - Early preview of Walgreens Ad for 6/26 w/ coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available. Here are a few highlighted deals from the Walgreens Ad for the week of 6/26 - 7/2: 

Twizzlers Candy (get $1 RR) - 2/$3

-$0.75/1 Twizzlers 10oz or more 6/26 SS

Total: $0.25 each wyb 2 after RR and coupons 

Pringles (excludes fat free) (5.71-6.73oz.) (get $2 RR) - 4/$6

Total: $1 each wyb 4 after RR 

Arizona Tea or Drink (16 - 23oz.) (limit 4) - 2/$1

Total: $0.50 each wyb 2 after sale

To view the full Walgreen Ad + Deals, click here

FREE $20 Target Gift Card When You Refer 3 Friends!

Plum District is having a HOT promotion! Get a FREE $20 Target Gift Card when you refer 3 friends (no purchase required)! Red Plum had this similar deal a couple of months back and went through smoothly! All you couponers can make these $20 stretch out so hurry and get yours!

Be sure to read the fine print. When you sign up click "Get It" then fill out your mailing address where you want the gift card sent and share the deal via Facebook. Users will have to go through your facebook link via Facebook Connect, to be eligible. You will receive you Gift Card within 10 mailing days after the deal closes.

Sign Up For Red Plum via Facebook, Refer 3 Friends and Get You FREE Gift Card Here! :) UPDATE: Deal is now over! Hope you managed to get one :)

FREE Meals Through 7/2 For College Students @ IKEA!

This is a GREAT promotion that IKEA is running through July 2nd. All College Students get a FREE Entrée (max. value $6.99) every day! All you have to do if show a valid Student ID and there is NO purchase required to get your FREE entrée! Check your local IKEA store to see if they are participating! There is nothing better than FREE food, seriously, lol. I would take advantage of this deal if I didn't have such a bad 1st visit to IKEA a couple of years ago (nothing food related). So have fun eating for free guys!

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Unexpected Expenses Just Pile On!

Its no surprise I like saving money, but I also like the finer things in life (ok, mostly only electronics). I do unbelievable research before I buy something, scout for the lowest prices and even sales with gift cards. There are so many things I've bought in my lifetime that I thought I wouldn't have to replace, and others that would last for a long long time. Unfortunately, I've been wrong about it about 70% of the time.

For example, my Sony Vaio laptop I bought three years ago and has been running mediocrely for the last 2. The blue screen comes on so often that I try to avoid using it, but as a College Student, its impossible. Another example is the Linksys router I have (or had I should say). Bought about 3 1/2 years ago and completely stopped working on Saturday. I called the customer service number and was advised to "just buy a new one, you've had it long enough" by the outsourced Indian customer service rep. How ridiculous, right? I don't buy routers based on their "3 1/2 year life span". I would go into details about what the problem with it was, but it makes no difference. The warranty was only 1-year and to renew it for 2 weeks was $29.99, so I said screw it and just bought a new Netgear router on Sunday. I am good with electronics, I like to open things up and play with the circuit board and wires and fix it. BUT when it comes to setting up routers, I detest it! It took me 3 hours, and I am not electronically-challenged!

I can go on about things I buy with no intention of having to re-buy just a few years later, but won't. Its just frustrating having all these unexpected expenses piling up when whats coming in isn't enough. I sometimes think some companies do this purposely just to keep their income coming in. I wish things would go wrong in the first year so the manufacturer's 1-year warranty can cover it and just send me a new one! Why can't life be that perfect?

My Nutrisystem Weekly Weigh-In (Week #8)

This is my 8th week on the Nutrisystem program. I was so exited last week to hitting 20lbs in 7 weeks. I accomplished it and feel great that I did! It goes to show me that I can do it if I put my mind to it. Nutrisystem and exercise have been great to me, and are the only things helping me lose weight. The heat this past week was horrible and has been a lazy week for me. I only had the energy to work out 1 day out of the week and it shows from what I lost, which was very minimal but am happy that I lost something.

The Nutrisystem program has very easy to follow, sometimes it feels like I'm eating too much, but this time eating good food, not bad. Self-motivation has been keeping me going, and getting my first Nutribear a couple weeks back helped! This week I got another little surprise in the mail, my Commitment Nutribear, all Nutrisystem members that hit the 20lb. lost mark receives this cute little purple guy. These rewards are a great motivation to keep on going, its wonderful to have the opportunity to show them off too :)

This weeks weight-loss was low, but I expected it. I can't wait to keep pushing myself and lose more weight. I have now made a personal goal to lose a minimum of 10lbs. a month over the next 2 months I have left. :) Don't forget to Check out my entire Nutrisystem Journey, my photos on Flickr or my videos on YouTube! Now its time, my weight loss for the 7th week on Nutrisystem:

Weight Loss:

-6.2 lbs. [5/1/11] 
-3.1 lbs. [5/8/11]
-2.6 lbs. [5/15/11] 

-1.8 lbs. [5/22/11] 
-2.5 lbs. [5/29/11]

-2.6 lbs. [6/5/11]

-2.3 lbs. [6/12/11]

-1.1 lbs. [6/19/11]

Total: 22.3 lbs.

Nutrisystem Nation Bloggers:

I want to say HELLO to my fellow Nutrisystem Nation Bloggers! I read their blogs and their ups & downs with the system! Don't forget to check them out! Trisha @ Makeup Files, Heather @ Living On Love & Cents, Di @ Free Sample Mama, Lisa @ Mommy & Me Giveaways, Carmen @ Closer To Lucy, Sara @ Dealicious Mom, Brett @ This Mama Loves Her Bargains

Want to join me on the Nutrisystem Program? Sign up online or call 1-888-853-4689!

Disclaimer: As a part of the "Nutrisystem Nation Blogger" Program, Nutrisystem is providing their food, services and program to me free of charge in exchange for blogging about my experience. Opinions are my own and I will provide only fair and honest reviews.

Blog Hops For The Week Of June 20, 2011

Another week of Blog Hops nicely organized into a NEW convenient post :) lol. Join us, make new friends, and find new blogs! This is my 50th week! Wow! Super long time!

Make sure you guys check out the "Quick Links" on the left sidebar for the Target Weekly Ad with coupon match-ups and coupon previews (updated every Wednesday).

Click on "Read More" below: