Kelloggs Family Rewards - Triple Points!

Earn triple points today and tomorrow only at the Kelloggs Family Rewards site! Each time you enter a code between 1/2/13 and 1/4/13 you will earn 3X the number of points you normally receive!

I found all of these specially marked packages at the recycling center yesterday:

If you have a specially marked box of Pop Tarts, they are already worth double points, so you can get 6X the normal amount!

This week you can cash in 1000 points to get these items FREE at Harris Teeter Super Doubles with a $1.50 coupon:

Kellogg's Rice Krispie Treats - $2.59
Kellog's Special K Bars - $2.50
Kellogg's Fiber Plus Bars - $2.50
Pop-Tarts (8 ct) - $2.49
Eggo Waffles (10 ct) - $2.95

Check your email for a bonus code from Kelloggs Family Rewards. I entered mine this morning and it tripled!

Also, Kelloggs Family Rewards currently has an offer for a FREE one year subscription to Shape Magazine when you enter 5 codes! Offer expires 12/19/13.

Dumpster Diving for Fun and Profit!

I'm back from my vacation and checking in.

Here is a post that I wrote just before I left, but it is relevant anytime. 

When I first started couponing I subscribed to receive two Sunday editions of the Washington Post every week. I quickly realized, however, that I was missing out on many deals because I just didn't have enough coupons.  A lot of deals seem to require four "like" coupons for some reason.

At first, I would buy extra papers if there was a super deal, but that was costly. I was opposed to buying coupons off eBay or from clipping services. After all, what was the point of spending money to save money?  Where were these vendors getting all those extra inserts, anyway?  I wasn't convinced that their sources were legitimate.

A light bulb went off in my head when I realized that I could find coupon inserts at my local recycling center for free. Soon, I began finding many other valuable things at my recycling center, including:

• Books
• Box Tops for Education (BTFE)
• Campbell's Labels for Education (CLFE)
• Purina Weight Circles
• UPC's for various refund deals
• Lean Cuisine codes
• Stouffer's codes
• Catalina coupons
• Coke codes
• Kashi codes
• Cars2 codes
• Brand new envelopes and mailing labels 

All of these things are valuable for trading in the coupon world except for the books, which I donate.  Here you see my take from my last dumpster dive - I don't actually dive in - I just stand at the window and cull through the contents.

I also found something today that I have never run across before. A brand new 5-pack of 30 gallon lawn and refuse bags from the Home Depot like these.

I think that is what I love about dumpster diving - you just never know what treasure you will run across. And one of the benefits of living in Loudoun County, I guess, is that some of the residents are so wealthy they throw away perfectly good things without a thought, and then I don't have to pay for them!