Food on the Table: FREE menu planning plus win $1200 in prizes!

If you are looking for ways to save money, meal planning is the answer!  Meal planning helps us to stay within our budget because we have a “plan” for eating each week (which keeps us from spending money eating out) and it helps me to save at the grocery store, too!

If you’re new to meal planning or you’re trying to save time, check out Food on the Table!  You can make your weekly meal plan in about 15 minutes including recipes and your grocery list!  It’s that EASY!  Right now, they’re having a summer sweepstakes and they’re also giving away $1,200 in prizes including Visa gift cards!  That would help you stretch your budget even more!

Here’s how you can take advantage of this offer:

Click here to grab your free for life membership to Food on the Table–> Food on the Table FREE for lifeMake sure you enter the code SUMMERFREE at check-out to grab this freebie!  (if you click through the links in this post, it should automatically show up for you)  This offer was supposed to end last month, but they have extended it, so hurry and grab it while you can!

1. Select stores in your area (I was able to add Kroger, Target, Randalls, and HEB for my area)

2. Choose your recipes for the week (they have gluten free, vegetarian, low carb, and low fat options and you can sort by crock pot recipes, pastas, casseroles, etc. too!)

3.  They’ll create your grocery list based on the best sales for the stores in your area!  You can customize your list and add additional ingredients and you can print it or access it from your Smartphone!

If you have a Smartphone, make sure you check out their free app!  I absolutely love it because I can do my meal planning on the go and I have my grocery list right there on my phone!!

NOTE:  I couldn’t figure out how to sign up for the free membership using the app on my phone, so I did have to create my membership initially using my computer.

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FREE Copycat Recipes Cookbook: Panda Express, KFC, Olive Garden and more!

If you’re trying to save money by eating out less, grab this FREE Copycat Recipes cookbook!  They’ve got recipes for the Orange Chicken from Panda Express (which is a favorite in our house!), the homemade dressing from Olive Garden, and even KFC’s Original Recipe chicken!  I have tried several of these recipes an have found that my family likes some of the “copycat” recipes better than the real thing!

Click here to grab this freebie for yourself–> FREE Copycat Recipes e-cookbook 

You can also grab another copycat recipe cookbook here–> Seventeen Top Secret Restaurant Copycat Recipes (this one includes recipes from Cracker Barrel, Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, and Red Robin)

When you sign up, you will be asked to provide your e-mail address and they will send you a newsletter as new recipes are added.  I love it, but if you don’t like it, you can unsubscribe at any time!  You may also be directed to an offers page, but if you aren’t interested, you can just click on the “click to skip the free offers and go to the home page now” link.  In addition to downloading the free copycat recipes e-book, you can search through hundreds of other copycat recipes!

Which recipe is your family going to try first?

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AllFreeCopyCatRecipes eBook

MyPoints: Get FREE gift cards and more!

One of the things I have learned since we started seriously sticking to a budget is that being on a budget doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice all of the things you love!  It just means you have to be a little more creative!  Our family enjoys eating out every now and then (and truthfully, I enjoy the break from cooking, too!).  Paying bills is a priority, though, and so sometimes our “eating out” budget is very limited!  I supplement our “eating out budget” with gift cards that I earn from online sites such as MyPoints.

With MyPoints, you earn points for completing surveys, reading e-mails, and making purchases online.   You can then cash out your points for gift cards.  They have gift cards for restaurants such as Chili’s, Red Robin, and even Outback Steakhouse!  They also have gift cards for retail stores such as Target, Walmart, and Old Navy.  I typically just read the e-mails and complete the surveys and earn a few gift cards each year by doing this!    To save even more, I use the gift cards in combination with coupons for our favorite restaurants!

Click here to get started earning gift cards–> MyPoints registration

It only takes a few minutes each week to earn!

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Monday Night Round-Up: The day’s best coupons, deals and freebies!

If you missed any of today’s posts, here are some of my favorites!

COUPONS:

Smucker’s Uncrustables $1 off coupon!

Enfagrow Premium as low as $.49 each after coupon!

Adidas Body Wash $1.47 each after coupon *stock up*

DEALS:

Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, Double Rolls (48 ct) for $22.74 shipped ($.23/roll)

Kohl’s Beach Towels as low as $6.79 each!

CVS Deals for the week of 7/8

Back to School:  School Supply Round-Up for the week of 7/8

Paper products round-up for the week of 7/8

Pampers Baby Dry diapers (size 3) only $.15 each shipped!

Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy Boxed Set only $28.71 shipped (regularly $47.85)

Walgreens Deals for the week of 7/8

American Tourister four piece luggage set for $69.99 shipped

Angel Soft Double Roll Bath Tissue (18 ct) $.24 per roll! **STOCK UP**

Opinion Place:  Earn Amazon gift cards and more for completing surveys

Amazon Summer Jams:  20 MP3s for $.25 each!

Custom Photo Grocery Tote and 40 FREE photo prints for just $1!

4 Dr. Seuss Books and a Backpack for $3.96 shipped!

Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel has openings: earn free gift cards and prizes!

4Checks.com: 2 boxes of personalized checks for $8.95 shipped!

FREEBIES: 

Just Fab:  Possible FREE shoes (or 50% off designer shoes) – prices start at $19.95

FREEBIE ALERT:  FREE Woolite Extra Dark Care Detergent!  !

FREEBIE ALERT:  Win FREE Essie nail polish!

Chili’s:  Kids eat free or free dessert (through 7/11)

Pampers Gifts to Grow:  10 points for current members and 320 points for new members (ends 7/10)

FREE $1 Amazon MP3 credit = FREE Music

FREEBIE ALERT:  FREE Bodycology Wild Poppy sample!

FREE Arthritis Management Guide!

Check your Credit Score for FREE with Credit Sesame (no payment info needed!)

American Express:  Get a Pre-Paid card plus a $10 gift card!!

FREE Starbucks K-cups sample

FREEBIE ALERT:  FREE Gas-X Thin Strips!

Win a Free iPad from Unsubscriber

FREEBIE ALERT:  Free sample of Finish Quantum dishwasher tabs!

FREEBIE ALERT:  Free Shout Color Catchers!

Vistaprint:  Free Tote Bag offer! (plus 5 other freebies)

FREEBIE ALERT:  FREE Nivea lip care product (150,000 available!)

UPS My Choice:  Don’t miss out on packages while you travel this summer

FREE Redbox video game and movie rental codes

FREEBIE ALERT:  7 free issues of Parents Magazine 

FREE Audio Books:  Fifty Shades of Grey, The Hunger Games, and MORE!

FREEBIE ALERT: Mrs. Dash free sample packets

Food on the Table:  FREE meal planning for life!

FREEBIE ALERT:  20 free issues of Family Fun magazine

SWEEPS/INSTANT WIN GAMES/GIVEAWAYS:

Martha Stewart 10 piece cookware set sweepstakes (ends 7/16)

SWEEPS:  Win a Rainforest Jumparoo for baby (ends 8/7)

SWEEPS:  Win FREE VitaminWater or a trip to Las Vegas!

Community Coffee: Wheel of Deals & Prizes Instant Win Game!

Jason’s Deli: Sandwich Shuffle and gift card giveaway!

Buca di Beppo Instant Win Game:  Win FREE food for a year!

Win a Martha Stewart 10 piece cookware set (ends 7/16)

Shell Spin to Save Instant Win Game:  Win FREE gas or discounts on gas!

Cracker Barrel American Summer instant win game:  $5 gift card, vacations, and more!

American Family:  Enter to win the $50,000 cash sweepstakes

RECIPES:

Menu Planning Monday:  My Menu Plan for the week of 7/8

Outback Steakhouse: FREE Bloomin’ Onion (7/9 only)

EXPIRED
This deal has ended.

In honor of Ryan Newman’s 5th place finish yesterday, Outback Steakhouse is offering a FREE Bloomin’ Onion with any purchase when you mention Ryan Newman when you place your order!

Details are here–> Outback Steakhouse FREE Bloomin’ Onion offer

This offer is valid today, 7/9, only.

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