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$50 Restaurant Gift Certificates for $25 from 94.3 the Point and WOBM

Here’s a quick money saving tip for you as the weekend approaches. You can purchase $50 gift certificates to Monmouth and Ocean County restaurants for only $25. Tomorrow, The Melting Pot in Red Bank will be offering half priced $50 gift certificates. Just follow this link.

»» $50 Restaurant Gift Certificates for $25 from 94.3 the Point and WOBM

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Restaurant.com $25 Gift Certificates for $3

In my quest to trim our grocery and dining budget, I decided to take a closer look at Restaurant.com. I am usually not one to use coupons for restaurants. I’m sorry, I know it’s childish, but to me there is something very embarrassing about handing a waiter a coupon. I know people do it all the time, what can I say, I just can’t do it. And, I’ve talked to enough people that feel the same way, so I am not alone. Maybe restaurants should rethink their coupon strategy and go with the more widely accepted “Gift Certificate.” I know it is just semantics, but a coupon is something you use for groceries, a Gift Certificate is a nice present someone gave to special you for a night out on the town. Isn’t marketing all about how a product makes you feel? If so, my argument makes perfect sense.

»» Restaurant.com $25 Gift Certificates for $3

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Cheap Recipes

Everyone is looking for cheap eats options and this single mom is no exception. When I was growing up, my mother (a single mom also) was the queen of stretching a meal. She would coax three meals out of one humble roaster chicken each and every week. Yes, we ate Chicken A’la King and Chicken Pot Pie until it was coming out of our ears. It was the 70’s after all.

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Coupon Clipping, Week 2 Over $35 in Savings

It’s week two of my coupon clipping campaign using CouponMom.com’s savings system. Presidents’ Day unfortunately put a minor wrench in the works this week since the newspapers don’t include coupon circulars on Holiday weekends. Who knew? I found this out from the helpful members of the CouponMom forum. If you are a crazed coupon clipper like me or are just starting to develop the disease, you may want to bookmark this link circular calendar for the year.

Big bargains this week: This week my shampoo and conditioner are on sale at Shoprite for $4.99 a bottle. If you buy two bottles you receive a $5 off coupon toward your next purchase. In addition, I had a $1.00 off coupon. So, end result; 2 (25 oz.) bottles of Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner for $3.99.

»» Coupon Clipping, Week 2 Over $35 in Savings

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Coupon Clipping On the Rise

Yesterday, the the Press ran an article on the upswing of Coupon use since the downswing in the economy. I am pretty sure this wasn’t shocking news to anyone. Back when my babies were babies, I was a pretty skilled clipper. On a good day, I could count on saving about $30 off of my grocery bill. I’m not sure when or how my clipping habit fell away, but I haven’t given coupons much thought in probably 8 or so years.