So you blew your budget last year. Well, it’s 2014 – your chance for a fresh start and to stick to your budget again in the new year.

Favado, your friendly neighborhood grocery savings mobile app, can help you do just that.

Personalized just for you, the Favado money-saving app will help you keep your resolution to save on groceries this year with step-by-step weekly goals from the best money-saving brains in the business. It’s the solution to keeping your 2014 resolution!

So what is Favado?  Favado is a mobile savings app that helps shoppers stop overspending by notifying them when their favorite items are on sale. Favado has money saving experts who hand select sales and coupons every week — in more than 65,000 grocery and drugstores nationwide — to enable discovery of the best deals for savings up to 70% on everyday items.

You can create a shopping list using the “My List” feature which allows you to build your weekly shopping list within the app. Your “My List” can be used at home to print coupons or at the store while on the go. It can also be shared via email with whomever is doing the grocery shopping for you!

How do I redeem the savings?  Add the items you need from the store’s deals list to your shopping list. Any printable coupons that are combined with the sales can be printed out on your home computer, after you email yourself your shopping list. Any coupons from the newspaper or a magazine can be clipped and taken to the store to redeem.

Another super cool feature of the App is that you can compare prices on your favorite products.  Simply select your favorite brands or products and the App will show you where those items are on sale each week!

You can see a screenshot of the app from my phone below:

Favado is available for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices.

Another reason why I think this App will help you is for traveling.  If you’re like me, you like to purchase food from the grocery store to save on eating out.  Having this app will be great because you can find out what’s on sale at stores in the area you’re planning to travel.  Even without coupons, you can save money on groceries!

The #resolutionsolution Twitter parties will take on Tuesday evenings, starting January 7th, at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST. There will be $300 in grocery store gift cards to give away each week! You can RSVP to the first Twitter party on 1/7/14 HERE.

*The Giveaway*

To help get you in the savings mood, enter to win a $50 Visa gift card as part of the #resolutionsolution campaign!

The winner will be selected at random.  The winner will be contacted via email after the close of the giveaway. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be selected. Entry for this giveaway will close on January 19th at 8pm EST.

*You may choose 1 or all 5 entry methods

Entry Methods:

1. Download the FREE Favado App to get access to all your favorite matchups such as Harris Teeter, Target and CVS on your mobile device! Leave a comment here telling me you downloaded the App.
   
2. Leave a comment here telling me What You Resolve to Do in 2014.
3. Like The Coupon Challenge on Facebook. Leave a comment telling me you Like.
4. Like Favado on Facebook. Leave a comment telling me you Like.
5. Subscribe to The Coupon Challenge via email (must be verified). Leave a comment letting me know you subscribe

I know you all could use an extra $500, right? Enter the $500 Cash Giveaway to put some extra money in your pocket this holiday season!  The $500 will be sent via Paypal and there are a TON of chances to win.  If you slready follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, you have 3 easy entries right there!

What will you do with an extra $500?

Sponsored by Michael Phillip Cash and Carole P. Roman.Coordinated by Giveaway Promote.

Authors Michael Phillip Cash and Carole P. Roman have teamed up to offer readers everywhere the chance to win a great Christmas gift. One lucky reader will win $500 USD PayPal cash!

Carole P. Roman

Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2012 for her first book, award winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born.

“Captain No Beard – An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life” has not only been named to Kirkus Best of 2012, it received the Star of Remarkable Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award for 2012. “Pepper Parrot’s Problem with Patience” Book 2 in the series, received 5 Stars from The ForeWord Review The Clarion Review. It has followed with six more books to the series. Motivated by her love of yoga, Roman has written a book that not only teaches four poses, but shows how easy and accessible yoga can be.

Her new non fiction series, “If You Were Me and Lived in…” combines her teaching past with her love of exploration and interest in the world around us. The debut book in the series, “If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico” has won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Non Fiction 2012. France, South Korea, Norway, Kenya and Turkey. They will be followed with India and Australia.

She plans to do Portugal, Greece, and Argentina next year. Writing for children has opened up a whole second act for her. While she is still working in her family business, this has enabled her to share her sense of humor as well as love for history and culture with the audience she adores. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and near her children.

Michael Phillip Cash

Michael Phillip Cash’s first book “Brood X – A Firsthand Account of the Great Cicada Invasion” is presently under consideration for a film adaptation. His well received second novel, “Stillwell – A Haunting on Long Island”, has stayed on the top of Amazon’s “100 Best Seller” in it’s genre since its release earlier this year.

He recently released “The Hanging Tree”, his first novella. Michael is currently working on a new book, Schism, which will be available soon on Amazon. Michael lives on Long Island with his wife and children.

We wish our readers Happy Holidays and warm wishes.
Good luck to all and to all a good night!

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In a time where you can pay bills online and deposit checks using your smartphone;  writing checks may seem like a thing of the past.  However, I have found that having checks is still a necessity.

Most of my monthly bills are automatically paid through my bank, but I still write checks each month.  In the last 2 months alone,  I wrote checks to join the PTA & Booster Club at two schools, ordered school t-shirts and sent money in for field trips and fundraisers.  I’ve had medical bills to pay, renewal of my annual termite inspection, and a reimbursement check to my Mother-in-law when she took me to the Commissary.  The list of checks I’ve written goes on and on.

Do you need to order new checks?  Maybe you will give checks to family this year in lieu of gifts or just need to reorder for everyday use.  Below are all the top Deals from Checks in Mail.  Save money to spend money…

The Giveaway

Do you want to win some holiday cash? Make sure you open your Valpak envelope this month! Valpak and Checks in the Mail have teamed up to giveaway $100 checks in blue envelopes all over the country.   I know all of you could benefit from getting some extra cash this Holiday season.  Many of you (including my family) were affected by the government shutdown, so having a little extra help to pay bills, purchase gifts or holiday meals would be a huge help.

If you don’t receive a blue envelope in your mailbox every month you can enter to win $100 below or visit Valpak.com to enter to win $5000!

Ten winners will each win $100 from Checks in the Mail. Only one winner per email address. Giveaway ends November 22, 2013. By submitting your email address you are agreeing to share that email with Checks in the Mail.

Don’t forget to open your Valpak envelope to see if you won any holiday cash!

Disclosure: I was compensated for my time writing this post.  All opinions are 100% my own and may differ from others.

Want to win CASH? Join the $750 Fall into Cash Giveaway! The recent government shutdown has a lot of family scrambling for cash to pay bills, so hopefully this giveaway will help out a few family’s in need.

I’ve joined up with a great group of bloggers to bring you this fabulous giveaway.  One lucky person will win $500 cash and five others will win $50 cash!

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Get your kids ready for school with new clothes from Gymboree! 

We went to our local Gymboree store to pick out clothes for LuLu to wear in 1st Grade.  She chose 3 outfits, tights, 2 head bands, a hat and socks that “will look perfect with my skirts.”  She’s had her eye on the blue outfit for a couple months, so she was thrilled to finally make the purchase.  We went with shorts and a skirt since the weather will still be warm for a couple months after school starts.

I love that I was able to score nice deals on all our purchases and get clothes that are appropriate for school (and her age.) The skirt has actually become her favorite.  It looks super cute and is comfortable.  She has already asked me to purchase a couple more that are the same length.

Save on your Gymboree school clothes shopping with the current 30% discount being offered on regular price items. You can also save an additional 20% on already reduce products – perfect to get the kids back to school for less!

You’ll also earn Gymbucks now through September 22!!

Giveaway

Now, it’s time for you to get a chance to purchase new school clothes for your child!  One Coupon Challenge reader will win a $75 Gymboree Gift Card!!

The winner will be selected at random.  The winner will be contacted via email after the close of the giveaway. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be selected. Entry for this giveaway will close on August 30th at 8pm EST.

**Leave a separate comment for each entry method!  Mandatory entry MUST be completed.

Mandatory Entry Method:

Leave a comment here telling me what you plan to purchase from Gymboree if you win this gift card.

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Disclosure: I received a gift card to facilitate this review.  No other compensation was recieved.  All opinions are 100% my own and may differ from others.

Are your kids always stealing your gum?  Are you concerned about the health of your kids teeth?

Orbit for Kids is here to help!  Orbit recently launched Orbit for Kids to help protect kids teeth between brushing.  How?  Chewing sugarfree gum stimulates saliva flow, which helps protect teeth and cleans the mouth of food debris.  My kids love to chew gum and don’t even know their doing something good for their teeth!

I keep a 14-tab envelope of Orbit for Kids in my purse and my kiddos keep the 10 six-tab micro Packs from the Multi-Pack bags.  They love having a pack of gum that’s just their size!

We all agree that the taste is great. LuLu is extremely particular about her gum and hates anything with a strong flavor.  Luckily, Orbit for Kids isn’t overpowering like some other gums on the market.

Look for Orbit for Kids at your local stores in these kid-friendly sugarfree flavors—new Strawberry Banana and Original Bubble Gum.

The Giveaway

Orbit is offering (1) Orbit for Kids Prize Pack to help protect your kids teeth!

The winners will be selected at random.  The winner will be contacted via email after the close of the giveaway. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be selected. Entry for this giveaway will close on August 19th at 8pm EST.

**Leave a separate comment for each entry method!  Mandatory entry MUST be completed.

Mandatory Entry Method:

Leave a comment here telling me who will use the Orbit for Kids in your house.

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Disclosure:  I received a prize to pack to facilitate this review.  No other compensation was received.  All opinions are 100% my own.