Blog Giveaways week of 1/1/2010! List your giveaway! Enter to win!

Are you hosting a blog giveaway? Share it here so all Mom Saves Money readers can enter.

Please include at minimum a description of the prize and the direct url to the giveaway. Good Luck!

Sunday Coupon Preview 1/2

This Sunday, January 2, there will be two coupon inserts in most newspapers: Smart Source and Red Plum. Click here to preview upcoming coupons.

HOT Coupons & Omaha Price Matching Deals 12/29-1/4

HOT COUPONS from coupons.com printable here. Here are some highlights:

$1.50 off 2 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter products
$10.00 off Jiffy Lube oil change
$3.00 off LeapFrog Tag book over $9.00
$3.00 off Similac Infant formula
$4.00 off any Benefiber product
$1.00 off two Ronzoni Healthy Harvest pastas
$0.50 off Bisquick
$1.00 off Gorton's shrimp item
$1.00 off Oregan Chai product
Lots of Glade coupons

Over 220 coupons Click here

Redplum printable coupon highlights:
$8.00 off Twilight Saga: Eclipse DVD
FREE Olan Mills favorite pose package (1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and 8 wallets)
$0.50 off Stash Tea

Here are my top price matching deals for the Omaha Metro area:
Assorted pork chops $1.78/lb No Frills
Yoplait yogurt, 4-6 oz $0.38 No Frills
Purex Ultra 2x laundry detergent, 50 oz $2.68 No Frills
Dole bananas $0.44/lb No Frills
80% lean ground beef patties (sold in 10 lb box) $1.49/lb No Frills
Rotella's Italian sandwich bread, 17 oz $1.00 Baker's
Hy-Vee (generic) tomato sauce, 8 oz $0.25 Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee (generic) cream cheese, regular, 1/3 fat or fat free, 8 oz $0.88 Hy-Vee
7-Up, A&W or Dr Pepper, 2 liter bottles $0.77 Bag n' Save
Navel oranges $0.77/lb Bag n' Save
Crystal Farms cheese, shredded or chunk, 8 oz 3/$5 Bag n' Save
Celery stalk $0.59 each Aldi
Avocados $0.25 each Aldi
Cucumbers $0.39 each Aldi
Boneless pork shoulder roast $1.69/lb Fareway
Robert's sour cream and dips, 16 oz $0.99 Fareway
Super Saver (generic) hot dog or hamburger buns, 8 ct $0.77 Super Saver
Cantaloupe $1.28 eaca Super Saver
Pepsi products, 24 pack cans $5.88 Super Saver
Land O'Lakes milk, 1%, 2% or skim, gallon $1.88 Super Saver
Best Choice (generic) chunk cheese, 8 oz $0.98 Super Saver

Easy Slow Cooker Drink Recipes for the New Year!

I am a huge fan of my slow cooker and cook something in it at least once a week. I never thought of using it for alcoholic beverages before until I found these recipes and more at www.crockpot.com. If you're hosting a New Year's party you can try one of these easy drinks. I also included two non-alcoholic drink recipes that would be super yummy on a cold day.

Hot Spiced Red Wine
3 to 4 bottles dry red wine
6 apples, cored and thinly sliced
6 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
1 cup sugar
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients in the Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker and stir well. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 1-2 hours.

Spiced Rum Coffee
1 gallon brewed coffee
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
2/3 cup sugar
6 sticks cinnamon
3 teaspoons whole cloves
1 teaspoon anise flavoring
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 cups whipped cream or non-dairy topping
4 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup spiced rum
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients (except whipped cream and vanilla) in stoneware. Place stoneware in slow cooker heating base, cover, and cook on low for 3-4 hours. In a bowl, combine whipped cream and vanilla and refrigerate. When ready to serve, ladle into coffee cups and top with a dollop of whipped vanilla cream and dust with cocoa powder.

Mulled Cranberry Tea
2 bags tea
1 cup water, boiling
48 ounces cranberry juice
1/2 cup dried cranberries, optional
1/3 cup sugar
1 large lemon, cut into 1/4-inch slices
4 sticks cinnamon
6 whole cloves
Lemon, sliced thin
Cinnamon sticks
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for up to 5 hours.

Wassail
5 cups apple juice
5 cups cranberry juice
5 cups orange juice
5 cups lemonade
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups water
4 sticks cinnamon
1 orange, sliced
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon Angostura bitters
2 cups rum, optional
DIRECTIONS: Combine apple juice, cranberry juice, orange juice, lemonade, sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, cloves and Angostura bitters in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours. Add rum just before serving. Remove cinnamon sticks, cloves and orange slices before serving

Viewpoints - $10 Amazon Gift Card for 10 Reviews!

Write 10 reviews for Viewpoints and receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card. Here are the details about the promotion directly from Viewpoints website.

Qualifying reviews must:

-be written between December 27th - December 31st, 2010.

-be at least 900 characters long (about 1 full paragraph). The character counter provided at the top right of the review form will show the count as you type your review.

-fall within qualifying categories: Home & Garden, Family & Pets, Health & Beauty, Kitchen (excluding Food and Beverages), Computers and Electronics.

-be about real products; inappropriate, copied or bogus content is removed.

-not be combined with any other offer or affiliate program.

You will receive your Amazon gift card 30 days after conclusion of this promotion.

Mini Social - $10 FREE credit!

Join the Mini Social (discount designer kid's products) and get a $10 credit through January 7, 2011. Just use code merry10 at checkout. Currently, there is a sale from Random House with books starting at just $2.99. Just add at least $10 in items to your cart to use this free credit. You can get several books during this sale and just pay the flat rate shipping cost of $6.95!

There are several other sales you can use the $10 credit, including go mama go, maternity clothes, vintage earth organics and more.

Best You - Free Newsletter from Reader's Digest

Want a positive and sane approach to looking and feeling your best?
Sign up for Best You, a daily guide to looking great, staying healthy, eating well, and embracing life brought to you by Reader's Digest. It’s FREE. Click Here

All You: Free Holiday Pie Recipes!

For a limited time, get All You’s simple, low-cost pie recipes that are guaranteed to please! Click Here This guide includes 10 delicious recipes. My personal favorite is the Snickerdoodle pie. Yum!

Walgreen's Deals 12/26-1/1

Here are the freebies and good deals I found in this week's Walgreen's advertisement.

Freebies
Colgate MaxFresh or Max White toothpaste, 6 oz @ $2.99
- $2 register rewards
- $1 coupon from 11/14 or 12/5
= FREE

Good Deals
Pepsi 12 pack cans 3/$10.92
+ FREE 12 pack when you buy three (in-ad coupon)
= 4/$10.92 or $2.73 each

Chex mix, 8.75 oz @ $0.99
- $0.50 coupon from 12/5
= $0.49

Nabisco crackers, 9-16 oz @ 2/$5
- $1/2 coupon from Walgreen's December coupon book
- $1/2 coupon from 11/14 (use two)
= $1.50 each

DeMet's turtles, 7 oz @ 2/$5.00
- $1 coupon from 11/14
= $1.50 each

Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor system @ $9.99
- $5 register rewards
- $4 coupon from 11/28 or 12/26
= $0.99

Herbal Essence hair care @ $2.99
- $1 register reward
- Buy one get one free coupon from 12/26
= two for $1.99

Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, 13.5-14.2 oz @ 2/$7
- $2 register rewards when you buy two
- $2/2 coupon from 12/26
= 2/$3 or $1.50 each

Select Dove deodorant, 2.6-2.7 oz @ 2/$7
- $2 register reward
- $1.50/2 coupon printable here
= 2/$3.50 or $1.75 each

Pantene shampoo or conditioner, 12.6 oz @ 2/$7
- $2 register rewards
- Buy one get one free coupon from 11/28 (expires 12/31)
= $1.50/2 or $0.75 each

Dawn dish liquid, 10.3 oz @ $0.99
- $0.25 coupon from 11/28 or 12/26
= $0.74

PHOTO DEALS
10 cent 4x6 prints on 75+ orders, promo code: HOLIDAY10
11cent 4x6 prints 50+ orders, promo code: HOLIDAY11
25% off photo gifts, promo code: HURRY25

ONLINE DEALS
Save $10 off $50, End of Year Sale, valid 12/26 - 01/01
Save $5 off $30, End of the Year Site-wide Sale, valid 12/26 - 01/01

Blog Giveaways week of 12/25/2010! List Your Giveaway! Enter to Win!

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Sunday Coupon Preview 12/26

This Sunday, December 26, there will be one Proctor & Gamble coupon insert in most newspapers. Click here to preview upcoming coupons.

Amazon - FREE $2 MP3 Credit!

For a limited time, receive a FREE $2.00 MP3 Credit from Amazon. Just click 'Enter Your code' and use code GIVEMP3S to credit your account. Most songs are $0.99, so this will get you two free songs. Amazon also includes a tutorial on how to gift the MP3 credit.

Also, check out Amazon's 25 Days of Free, featuring a different FREE holiday MP3 every day through Christmas.

CityDeals: Discounts at AMC & Cinemark Movie Theaters!

CityDEALS is offering several great movie theater deals right now. Make sure to sign up for the CityDEALS newsletter, because they offer multiple deals daily with savings from 20-90%!

Pay only $15 for an two AMC Cinema 'Silver Experience' admissions (retail value up to$25). The certificates will be mailed to you and are valid at all AMC locations. Hurry, because there were only eight left at this price.

Pay only $15 for two classic SuperSaver admissions to any Cinemark or Century Theaters (retail value up to $25).

Robitussin - $1 printable coupon!

Robitussin® Cold and Flu Alerts
Be prepared if the flu hits your town - Save $1 now. Click Here

Rue La La: Use your $20 credit by 12/31!

This is a reminder that the free $20 Rue La La credit will expire 12/31/2010. If you haven't used it yet, check the site for deals. Shipping is a flat $9.95. I've seen some items for around $10-15, so you can score something free or inexpensive.

The $20 credit is no longer available, but you can sign up for Rue La La to have access to designer items at a discount.

JcPenney: Coupons & Special Offers!

Sign up for free JCPenney emails to receive special offers and coupons! Click Here

Occasionally, I'll receive a coupon for $10 off any purchase $10 or more. I am always able to get an outfit for one of the kids for free or only a few dollars. It's definitely worth signing up for the JcPenney newsletter.

HP Snapfish: Buy One Photobook, Get One FREE!

Buy any Photobook from HP Snapfish , and get one of equal or lesser value FREE! Choose from 10 different sizes in soft or hard cover. Use code BKBOGODL through 1/15/10. New customers will also receive 50 free 4x6 photo prints.

Restaurant.com: $25 Gift Certificate only $3 ! Dec 21-25!

Need a last minute Christmas gift? Save 80% off Restaurant.com Gift Cards! Pay only $2 for a $25 Restaurant.com gift card! Use code HOLIDAY at checkout now through 12/25/10. There is no limit to how many gift certificates you can buy with this discount.

Amazon's Holiday Toy Sale - Discounts up to 70%!

Check out Amazon's Top Holiday Deals in Toys & Games for some amazing deals on kid's toys. There are categories of toys under $10, $20 or $50, and savings of 30%, 50% and even 70% off retail.

Order today and have it shipped by Wednesday, December 22 with a Prime membership. Sign up for a free 3-month Prime Trial with Amazon Mom.

Amazon: 60-80% off Select Kid's Games - still time to order for Christmas!

Amazon has some great deals on select kid's game and 60% off Select Learning Games. Hurry, because Amazon prices can change at any time. If you order today and have Amazon Prime, you will get FREE shipping with guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, December 22. Not a Prime member? Just join Amazon Mom today for a free 3-month Amazon Prime membership.

Here are some highlights:
Pop Goes Froggio is only $4.99 (retail $20.99), ages 3 and up.

Gator Golf only $7.99 (retail $22.99), 3-6 years.

Brown Bear-Panda Bear, What Do You See? Game only $4.99 (retail $14.99), preschool.


Twister Hoopla only $6.99 (retail $22.99), ages 6 and up.