No shopping in stores for us this weekend!

December 20, 2008 · Posted in About Us · Comment

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I have to admit, it is nice to have all of our Christmas shopping done! The only thing left that I might look for is alphabet stickers (when I asked the kid what he was going to ask for from Santa, this was his response. Who knew?)

We did pick up some good deals this week. I ended up getting gift cards from Walmart using their $20 off $80 promotion. I got $80 in gift cards for $60. We combined this promotion with the American Express wish list gift certificate on my husband’s card, and we were able to get $100 in gift cards for $55. Good stuff! We’ll be saving these cards until we need them, but we did give one away – one of my husband’s coworkers is part of the Big Brother program, so we gave him a gift card to buy stuff for his “little brother”.

Other than a trip to the craft store for some yarn (we just found out our friends are having a baby boy – time to put my new knitting skills to use!), it’s going to be a cozy weekend at home.

How about you? Will you be braving the malls this weekend? If so, please follow a budget!

Tags: <frugal, frugal Christmas, Saving Money>

Get $20 from American Express for shopping at Walmart through 12/18

December 17, 2008 · Posted in Saving Money · Comment

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I am a little behind the times, I guess. I just found out that if you make 2 $40 purchases using your American Express card when you shop at Walmart or Walmart.com, you will get a $20 statement credit. This offer ends at 11:59PM on 12/18, so there’s not much time left to take advantage of this deal.

To see if your card qualifies and to register for the credit, you can go to http://offers.amexnetwork.com/walmart.

For more information from people who have done this already, visit this Slickdeals thread. At first, there seems to have been some questioning about whether or not this offer was valid, but people are getting their statement credits.

I just registered my card. I also talked to my mom, who shops at Walmart frequently, and she said that she would definitely take any gift cards I don’t use. I’m going to stop by Walmart tomorrow, and if there are gift cards available (coupled with short lines), I might take advantage of this deal.

If you’re still doing some holiday shopping or get your groceries from Walmart, take a moment to see if your card qualifies!