Tracey emailed asking about the Cars 2 Visa Gift Card offer from Kmart.  I did not participate in this promotion.  If you participated, please leave a comment.  Thanks!

I submitted my points for the Cars 2 visa gift card from the Kmart toilet paper deal back in July. Neither myself nor my friends that did the request have received our gift cards and have been in contact with Kimberly Clark. Have any of your other readers mentioned anything to you about it? If not would you be willing to post something asking if anyone has had success and received theirs?

Traveling?  I think these Folgers Filter Packs would be great to take to a hotel to help save money on breakfast.

Folgers Filter Pack regular price @ $4.59
$1/1 Folgers Filter Pack printable
Final: $3.59 each

If you missed my prior posts, I’m in New York City!

I will be attending the Save Up ’11 Conference with week with Savings.com and my fellow Deal Pro’s!  Traveling with a bunch of bloggers will mean we will be on our computers posting, but just a heads up that updates will not hit Facebook in real time.

This awesome Cottonelle Bath Tissue deal starts today, October 7th at Walgreens – get a 12-pk for $1.75 each!!!

Here’s how to get this deal:

Buy 2 Cottonelle Ultra 12 pks @ $5 each
Use (1) $1/1 Cottonelle coupon from the WAGS October Coupon Booklet (will deduct $2)
Use (2) $0.75/1 Cottonelle coupons from the 09/11 SmartSource
Or use (2)  $0.50/1 Cottonelle printable
Pay $6.50 plus tax OOP, Earn $3 Register Rewards (for buying $10 in Cottonelle)
Final: $1.75 each after coupons and RR

Offer valid between October 7th & 15th

Thanks, Common Sense With Money!

The Savings.com Savings Pledge is on Fire!  Over $21,260,000 has been pledged to save!  That number is truly remarkable!  More people are pledging to save everyday, so you can still add your Savings Pledge over on the Facebook Page.

I have a confession…

I’m not fulfilling my Savings Pledge!

I Pledged to save for a family vacation to Hawaii to see my brother, sister-in-law and the baby next year.  They were going to be stationed in HI for 3 years.  Well, the Army decided to change plans at the last minute.  My little brother is now stationed back home; therefore, an expensive Hawaiian vacation is no longer necessary.

We had started saving, brainstormed ways to cut costs and analyzed out current savings to ensure we had the finances available to cover the trip.  After learning that a trip was not in our future, we continued to save but hadn’t really determined what our new Savings Pledge would be.

One day I was with the kids in their Playroom (our FROG) and decided I couldn’t take it any longer.  The FROG is 1 of 2 rooms in my home that has not been renovated.  The carpet is old & gross, I hate the paint color and we needed more storage/organization.  Derrick and I talked it over and decided that using the money we had allocated for HI would be a wise move both personally and financially.

What we did:

• Ripped up the carpet and added laminate wood floors
• Repainted
• Built a cover for the A/C unit
• Added can lights
• Purchased a storage unit and new baskets

While the room is not completely put together (it took awhile to find the storage unit I liked and at a price we could afford), the room already looks amazing.  We added value to our home and turned the room into something the entire family can enjoy.

What are we saving for now?  We have no idea.  Derrick & I will decide that at our next financial check-in meeting, so I will keep you posted.

How are you coming along with your Savings Pledge?

Join us for a Twitter Party!

Savings.com and the DealPros are going to host a Twitter party tonight,  October 5th at 9PM ET/6PM PT, on the topic of living a more saving-focused lifestyle. To get involved, follow @savings and use hashtag #SU11.

They’ll be giving away a few prizes during the party, including some highly coveted Savings.com mugs, a $50 American Express gift card and a $150 American Express gift card!  The gift cards are obliviously awesome but I gotta say – I do love my Savings.com mugs!

Even if you can’t participate in the Twitter Party tonight, head over to Savings.com and read all about the Live Streaming Sessions planned for Save Up ’11!  There are exciting sessions you’ll definitely want to be a part of including having the opportunity to ask all of the DealPros your grocery shopping questions AND learn about couponing from Jenny Martin at Southern Savers herself!

You don’t want to miss it!

Get all the details and how to RSVP to tonight’s Twitter Party here.

Guest Post Request:

I’m looking for guest posts for next week (10/12-10/15).  I’ll be heading to the SaveUp Conference in New York!  I am super excited about the chance to meet and learn from fellow Deal Pro’s!!  I’ll still be posting while away, but would love to have posts from you all to help lighten my work load while I’m learning how to make this site better.

If you would like to submit a guest post please email me:

• Original content preferred but not required
• Topic can be anything family friendly
• Please include a photo
• If you are a blogger – include a short bio to accompany the post with your site name linked

Let me know if you have any questions.  I’d love to get more material for the site.  Even if you don’t have a blog or business to link to – you have valuable information to share with others!

Photo Credit: Waaheen.com