100,000 Page Views!

I can't believe I just noticed I recently hit well over 100,000 page views. That is a lot! Its practically like having the entire cities of Berkeley, California; Pompano Beach, Florida or even Green Bay, Wisconsin (home of the great Green Bay Packers) visiting my blog. I'm glad you guys keep coming back :) 

Little by little I find myself being very intrigued by food blogs (more so than before). I just recently made my 1st cheesecake. I know this is something insignificant to most, but I never knew how easy it would was. I always looked at it like such a luxury! :) Anyways, I've been posting more personal blog posts under "Misc." and will continue doing so, as I believe my blog can be about EVERYTHING and ANY subject under the stars that interests me :) 

Thank you guys for sticking around! I've grown very fond of my blogging community and have never stuck to any blogs for as long as I have on Student Saving Bucks :)

GIVEAWAY - Sonic Colors Wii

SEGA has recently released Sonic Colors, the 13th installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are describing it as a "brand new high speed action adventure in which Sonic the Hedgehog races through incredible theme park inspired worlds to rescue a colorful alien race from the clutches of Dr. Eggman."

I have been playing Sonic games since I was 14 years old and have loved them all. Who doesn't love that cute blue hedgehog? I received the Sonic Colors for the Nintendo DS to review. The game is available for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms and there are some features and certain things exclusive to each the Wii and DS version.

The story in Sonic Colors starts off with Dr. Eggman, Sonic's arch-nemesis, opening up a new "Interstellar Amusement Park". He then leads Sonic to believe he has turned into a "good guy". Well, Sonic is a smart one, not taking his arch-nemesis' word, Sonic enters the Amusement Park to find out the truth. Now, I won't spoil the game for those of you that haven't played, but I will tell you its fun :) I have not finished the game, but the gameplay so far is fun, graphics are great.

As mentioned, Sonic Colors is now available on the Wii and Nintendo DS, retailing for $49.99 and $29.99 respectively and rated E for Everyone. This game will surely be a hit with any fan this Christmas! A huge thanks for the opportunity to review Sonic Colors. They are looking to make (1) of my readers happy by allowing a Giveaway for Sonic Colors! :)

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GIVEAWAY: 

(1) Winner will receive:

★(1) - SEGA Sonic Colors Video Game for the Wii.

  WINNER:

#76 - Katherine

Congrats! Winner was chosen via Random.org and emailed :)

To Enter:

★(Required) Tell me your favorite Sonic Character and/or who you'll surprise this Christmas with Sonic Colors?

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I entered to win (1) @SEGA Sonic Colors Wii Game from @SSBucks #WIN #GIVEAWAY Great Christmas Gift! ENDS: 12/15  http://fb.me/LM62a2HD

Leave a comment for each of the things you did for extra entries. Leave a link for tweets or blog posts if applicable. Available to U.S. residents only. GOOD LUCK. Giveaway will end December 15th, 2010 and a winner will be chosen then.

NOTE: Make sure you read the full Giveaway Rules before entering. If you'd like, leave what state you reside in alongside your name. I will no longer be posting giveaway winner's emails for your privacy.

Disclaimer: I was NOT paid for this post, however I did receive the product in question, from the company or their representing  PR company,  free of charge in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own and I have provided a fair and honest review. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

Target Ad for 11/28- 12/4

Here is a partial list of deals for the Target Weekly Ad of November 28, 2010. I don't list the whole ad, just Grocery, Pets, Beauty, Household and/or Patio/Outdoor. Mainly, only things that can be matched with coupons. Remember, Ads may vary, I'm located 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:
FREE Tostitos Salsa (15.5 - 16oz.) or Dip (15 or 15.75oz.) wyb any (2) 9-13oz. Tostitos Chips:
Tostitos Chips (13oz.), Salsa (15.5 - 16oz.) 2 for $5
$1/1 Frito-Lay Baked Snacks: Chips,Cheetos, Fritos, Tostitos or Doritos 8.75-11.5 oz Target Q
Tostitos Queso Dip (15 or 15.75oz.) 2 for $6

FREE Kellogg's Pop Tarts (8pk.) wyb (3) Selected Kellogg's Cereals:
Kellogg's Cereals (12.2 - 18.2oz.) $2.50
FREE Market Pantry or Kraft Marshmallows wyb 2 Rice Krispies, Cocoa Krispies, or Corn Flakes Target Q
$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals Any, (10 oz. or +) (printable)

$1/3 Kellogg’s cereals 10 oz+ 11/14 RP
$1/1 Flour wyb (2) Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Cereal (printable coupon)
$1/1 Peanut Butter wyb (2) Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Cereals (printable coupon)

$1/1 Cocoa Powder wyb (2) Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies (printable coupon)


All-Natural Ground Beef 93% Lean Package (1lb.) $2.99
Market Pantry Frozen, Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts Bag (2.5lb.) $6

FREE Bertolli Frozen Meal wyb (4) Bertolli Frozen Meals:
Bertolli Frozen Meals (21.7 - 24oz.) $5.99

Market Pantry Oranges Bag (5lb.) $2.99
Archer Farms Honeycrisp Apples Box (4lb.) $6.99
Campbell's Select Harvest Cans or Microwavable Bowls $1.50

$0.75/3 Campbell's Cooking Soups Target Q

$0.50/2 Campbell’s Chunky or Select Harvest Healthy Request soups 10/10 SS

Market Pantry Cheese Blocks or Shredded (6 or 8oz.) $1.89

$1/1 Select Market Pantry Cheese Items Target Q

Entenmann's Little Bites (5pk.), Thomas' Bagels (6ct.) $2.65
T.G.I Friday's Snacks (22.3 - 30oz.), Totinos Pizza Rolls (90ct.), or Bagel Bites (40ct.) $6.29

$2/1 Select 24-oz. T.G.I. Friday's snacks Target Q

$1.50/1; $1.50/2 T.G.I. Fridays Anytime Quesadillas 9/26 SS x11/30
$2/1 T.G.I. Friday’s Anytime Sliders 9/26 SS x11/30 

$1/1 Bagel Bites Snacks 6/13 SS

Yoplait Yogurt Cups (4pk., 6oz.) 2 for $4
Stride, Trident or Orbit Gum (3pk.) $1.99
Peppermint Oreo Cookies (15.25oz.) $2.50

$1/2 Oreo Cookies 12oz. or larger Target Q

All Theater-Box and 8pk. Candy $1
Market Pantry Holiday Treats; Fruit Snacks (18ct.) or Fudge (17oz.) $2.50
Archer Farms Chips 2 for $5
$1/3 Archer Farms Chips 8 oz+  Target Q
Planters NUT-rition Mix (9.75oz.) $4
Muffin Mix Gift Bag, Peppermint Gourmet Bark $4
Hershey's Kisses Filled Cane, Holiday Pez (6pk.) $1.59
Lindt Lindor Truffles (5.1oz.), Ghirardelli Filled Squares (5.32oz.) $2.84
Mars Minis Mix (17.5oz.), Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures (18.5oz.) $4.49

$1/3 Mars Candy (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, M&M’s, Twix) 8.5oz.+ Target Q 11/14 RP

M&Ms Milk Chocolate or Peanut Bags (12.6oz.) 2 for $5
$1/2 Holiday M&M’s, Dove, Snickers, Twix, MilkyWay, 3 Musketeers Mini, 11.5oz.+  11/14 RP
Hershey's Pot of Gold (10oz.) or Ferrero Rocker (7oz.) $3.80

Arrowhead Water (24pk., .5-liter) $3.99
Dunkin' Donuts Coffee (11 or 12oz.) $6.49

$2/2 Dunkin' Donuts coffee 11oz or larger bags 10/31 RP

Archer Farms Organic Milk (64oz.) $2.99
Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice (59oz.) $2.75
SoBe (20oz.) or Gatorade (32oz.) 10 for $10
Kendall-Jackson Wine (750mL) $11.99
Pepsi Products; Cans (12pk.) or Bottles (6pk.) 4 for $11
$1/2 Mountain Dew or Diet Mountain Dew 12 pk 12 oz Soda Target Q
 
Beauty / Health:
Herbal Essences (23.7oz.) or Aussie (33.8oz.) Shampoo or Condition $5

$1/1 Herbal Essences or Aussie product 11/28 P&G

Dove Men + Care (8pk.) or Beauty Bar Soap (2pk.) or Body Wash (16oz.) $7.49
Nivea Women's or Men's Body Wash $2.99

$1/1 Nivea body wash for women 8.4fl oz -16.9fl oz 10/17 RP x11/30
$3/2 Nivea body wash for women 8.4fl oz -16.9fl oz 10/17 RP x11/30
$3/1 Nivea for Men body wash 16.9 fl oz 10/17 RP x11/30

L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara $6.99

Vaseline Intensive Rescue Lotion (24.5oz.) $5

$1.50/1 Vaseline Skin Care Item Target Q

$1/1 Vaseline Lotion 11/14 RP
$1/1 Vaseline Intensive Rescue product 11/14 RP

Aveeno Skin Brightening Scrub (5oz.) $5.49
Sensodyne (4oz.), Colgate (6oz.) or Crest Twin Packs (6.2oz.) $4.49
$0.75/1 Sensodyne product 9/26 RP
$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste or Sensitive Toothpaste, 4oz+ 11/14 SS

$0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste 4.0 oz or larger or liquid gel 11/28 P&G

Depend (18ct.) or Poise (42ct.) $11.49

Home:
Charmin Mega (16pk.) or Double-Roll (30pk.) Bath Tissue $12.99

$1/1 Charmin Bath Tissue, Ultra Strong or Soft or Sensitive Target Q 10/17 RP
$0.50/1 Charmin sensitive 10/31 P&G x11/30
$1/2; $0.25/1 Charmin, any 10/31 P&G x11/30

Bounty Giant-Roll Paper Towels (12pk.) $14.99
$1/1 Bounty Paper Towels 6 pk+ Target Q 10/17 RP
$1/1 Bounty Extra Soft Paper Towels 6 pk+ Target Q 10/17 RP
$0.50/1 Bounty 6 roll+ 10/31 P&G x11/30

Kleenex Wedge or Oval in Holiday Designs (70ct.) $2.99
$0.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue OR (1) Bundle Pack 11/7 SS
Glade PlugIns or Air Wick Refills (2pk.) $4.59

FREE Airwick Plug-In Scented Oil Warmer wyb a Refill Target Q
FREE Warmer wyb Air Wick Scented Oil Fragrance Refill 11/14 SS
$1/1 AirWick Scented Oil Twin Refill Home Solutions (printable)
$1/1 AirWick Scented Oil Twin Refill 10/24 SS 

$1/1 Glade Item Target Q Real Simple Magazine, December

Tide Powder (95 or 120-load), or Liquid (150oz.) Laundry Detergent $17.99

$1/1 Tide Detergent 11/28 P&G

$1/1 Tide Detergent 10/31 P&G x11/31

Bounce 3-Month Dryer Bar or Sheets (120ct.) 2 for $9

$0.50/1 Bounce dryer sheet 11/28 P&G
$1.00/1 Bounce dryer bar 11/28 P&G

Downy Liquid (52 - 60-load) Fabric Softener or Dryer Sheets (105 or 120ct.) 2 for $9

$0.50/1 Downy Liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets 11/28 P&G

$1.00/1 Downy liquid fabric softener, or sheets 10/31 P&G x11/31

Dawn Liquid (19 or 24oz.) or Foam Dish Soap (10.1oz.) $2.19

$0.25/1 Dawn 11/28 P&G

Finish Tablets (25 or 32 ct.), Cascade (26ct.) or Complete (75oz.) or 2-in-1 Action Pacs (32ct.) $5.99

$0.25/1 Cascade 11/28 P&G

$1/1 Finish Quantum 11/7 SS

Lysol Wipes (28 or 35ct.) or Sprays (32oz.) $1.99

$1/1 Lysol Disinfectant Spray, 12oz+ 11/7 SS

$1/1 Lysol Disinfecting Wipes 11/7 SS
$1/1 Lysol Multi-Surface Cleaner Pourable, Trigger, or Antibacterial Kitchen Cleaner 11/7 SS

Babies:
NUK Orthodontic or Playtex VentAire Bottles (3pk.) $10

Pets:
Tidy Cats Litter (35lb.) $10.99
$1/1 Purina Tidy Cats Cat Litter (printable)
$1/1 Purina Tidy Cats Litter 9/12 RP

Page will be updated as more coupons are found

Thanks to Kerry from TotallyTarget.com for having such a great Target Coupon page!

Happy Thanksgiving from Student Saving Bucks :)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! :) I hope everyone is enjoying this time off with their family, friends and loved ones! Have fun, enjoy, keep warm and eat good! Its about 3am here in Los Angeles and we just finished pre-preparing some things. Chicken is defrosting, Ham is marinating. Can't wait until tomorrow!

If you're doing Black Friday, good luck! Keep warm is my best advise. I'm still undecided wether I want to go or not this year. We'll see.

Have fun everyone!

My 11/24 Target Shopping Round-Up (Saved 80%)

Quick trip for necessities before Thanksgiving! :) I bought the Philadelphia Cream Cheese just to make my 1st cheesecake. I'm cooling it in the fridge as I type. It came out very delicious! I can'T wait until it cools down completely.

Bought (1) Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil - $2.49
-Used (1) $5/1 Manufacturer Q (overage given)
Bought (2) Kraft Cool Whip - $0.89 each
-Used (1) $0.50/1 Target Q and (1) $1/1 Manufacturer Q
Bought (2) Kraft Chuck Cheese Blocks - $1.80 each
-Used (1) $1/1 Target Q and (1) $1/1 Manufacturer Q
Bought (4) Philadelphia Cream Cheese - $1.19 each
-Used (1) $0.50/1 Target Q and (1) $1/1 Manufacturer Q

Total - before coupons: $12.63 | after coupons: $2.63 (no tax charged)

Saved: $10.00  -or-  80% 

Click Here to see my other Shopping Round-Up Trips and how much money I've saved on other trips.

Target Daily Deal; Two Mossimo Jeans $14 Shipped.

Great deal over on Target.com today. Today's Target Daily Deal includes Mossimo Supply Co. Junior Denim Pants. You buy one pair at $10.00 and get the second pair 50% off! You can mix and match you pair from assorted washes and styles; Skinny, Boot cute, etc.

Choose the 2 Mossimo Juniors Jeans of your size and wash style you want, checkout, enter code: UZXPI33P and you total drops to $13. Don't forget, Target Daily Deals always have FREE SHIPPING.

So, depending on tax in your state (California tax is 9.7500%) pay just $13.00 - $14.26 for two (2) pairs of pants, shipped. Super great deal!

Target Daily Deals are ONE DAY ONLY, so hurry and grab yours soon!

Also, use Ebates to earn an extra 3% off. Ebates is a cashback service, and if you don't have an account, sign up and receive a $5 sign up bonus to get more money back. To see my post about Ebates, click here. Or click here to sign up for Ebates and receive $5 sign up bonus.