Today's Living Social Deal for Des Moines

If you like to get out to Buccaneers Hockey Games today on Living Social you can buy tickets at a 50% discount for the games on January 8, 15, 22, 25, and 29.  Two Arena-Level Tickets for $12, Two Center-Level Tickets for $14 or Two Ice-Level Tickets for $16.  Be sure to read the fine print for this deal.

If you are new to Living Social you can get signed up HERE to receive daily deals.

Hy-Vee Deals Dec. 28 - Jan. 3

Here's the deals I see at Hy-Vee this week from the advertised prices good through next Monday:

Lays Potato Chips $1.77
Keebler Town House Crackers $1.77
Hy-Vee Pretzels $1
Hy-Vee Cream Cheese $0.88
Hy-Vee Tomato Sauce 4 for $1
Hass Avocados $1 (better deal at Fareway this week)
Bakery Fresh French Loaf $1.49
Hy-Vee Animal Crackers $0.99
All Hy-Vee Healthmarket Vitamins 50% off

1-Day Sale (Prices Only Good Thurs. Dec. 30)

80% Lean Fresh Ground Beef 3lb. roll $4.77
Hy-Vee Ice Cream 1.75 qt square $1.50
Braeburn Apples $0.59 lb.

What's on your list for the week?  See any good deals I missed?

Swag Bucks Code Hunt on the Blog

Head over to the Swag Bucks blog to get the clues for a code that's worth 8 until 3 CST.

If you are new to Swag Bucks you can join HERE.

Free Slim-Fast Bar Sample

You can get your own sample of a Peanut Butter Crunch Time Slim-Fast bar from Sam's Club HERE.  You don't need a membership number to request it.

Mail Call Monday

I had great freebies in the mail today - look at what I got!  Okay - hubby is probably more excited than I am because he is the coffee drinker, but still a good mail day!  Did you get anything good in the mail today?

Only 4 More Days to Receive $5 in Save Rewards From Eversave

On Eversave today you can buy a "Save" for $25 to get $50 worth of custom, hand-crafted jewelry from Sheyna.com.  I love that there is free shipping on all orders.

There are only 4 more days to take advantage of the $5 in Save Rewards for new Eversave members.  You'll receive a $5 credit in your account as soon as you sign up for Eversave deals for your city.  After the 31st the credit will go back down to $2 Des Moines is not listed right now, but you can buy any of the national online deals so I would sign up for Kansas City or Minneapolis deals.  You can sign up HERE.

Today's Living Social Deal for Des Moines

Today on Living Social you can spend $15 for $30 of food and drink at Good Sons in Beaverdale.  This is another place in Des Moines I've never tried, but I have read good things about their paninis and martinis. 

If you are new to Living Social you can sign up HERE to start receiving daily deals.

Groupon Daily Deal for Des Moines

The Groupon Des Moines deal today is $11 for One Dozen Larget Gourmet Muffins (a $21 value) from My Favorite Muffin in West Des Moines.  I've never tried these.  Are they good?

If you are new to Groupon you can sign up HERE to receive the daily deals for your city.

Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards

Are you a member of Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards program?  Here are some codes to enter to earn yourself rewards and sweepstakes entries.

• BJKFTDXKFHCDPGB (5 points)
• BJKNGQJRMBQRPGB (5 points)
• BJKGW-QMBTS-RCPGB (5 points)
• BJSGM-LKKKQ-ZKPGB (5 points)
• BJRJLBZZLFBDPGB (5 points)
• BJWNCKSTWLFNPGB (1 point)
• BGTCK-MJMKH-KBPGB (1 point)

(Thanks Frugal Girls!)

Pampers Gifts to Grow - Another New 10 Point Code

I sure hope you have been entering all of these Pampers codes that keep popping up.  CONGRATS2NEWMOM is another code that will get you 10 more points in your Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards account. 

If you are new to Gifts to Grow you can sign up HERE.  Gifts to Grow is a Pampers rewards program where you accumulate points with every Pampers purchase you make.  There are great rewards offered including children's books and toys and Shutterfly products.  I have earned free photo books and prints through this program.

(Thanks Frugal Girls!)

Reminder - 60 Swag Bucks for Joining by December 31st

Just a reminder that now is a great time to sign up for Swag Bucks if you haven't already.  When you sign up you automatically get 30 Swag Bucks added to your account and until December 31st if you enter SwagCode JoinIn2010 when you sign up you will receive an extra 30 Swag Bucks.  If you input your birthday on your Swag Bucks profile you will receive 50 Swag Bucks on your birthday!  That's 110 Swag Bucks right there and it only takes 450 Swag Bucks to get a $5 Amazon.com gift card.  There are lots and lots of other prizes too, but Amazon is one the best values. 

Once you have joined - install the toolbar and start searching.  I use Swag Bucks daily for all of my internet searches and usually win 2 to 3 times a day.

I post about Swag Bucks often because it is truly the easiest way I have been earning since I started using it this year.  I easily accumulated enough Swag Bucks for over $100 in Amazon.com e-gift cards which has definitely helped with my holiday shoping this year and I'm excited to see what I can save up to use for 2011 spending.  Let me know if you have questions.

Groupon Deal - $35 for $100 worth of photo products from Picaboo

Visit Groupon for Portland through 12/30 to get $100 to spend on photo books, calendars and cards for only $35.  The credit can be used toward shipping.  I haven't used Picaboo yet, but I will be soon and I have read many great things about their products.  I'm excited to check it out.

I still have a $5 credit to give to one person toward their first Groupon purchase.  Sign up here and leave a comment and I'll send you the code.

Weekly Menu Plan

The title of this post is a little misleading this week.  This very rarely happens, but we have no meals planned this week!  I honestly have no idea what we will be making for dinner for the rest of the week.  I think the holidays got the best of us and we spent the majority of yesterday packing old toys away and finding homes for all the new things.  I guess we will have to see what sounds good to us at the time. 

Here's what we've had so far:

• Sunday night - Lasagne
• Monday night - Tacos
• Tuesday night - ??

Any ideas for me?

Disney Movie Rewards - 50 Point Code!

There is a new code worth 50 free Disney Movie Rewards points!  
Just go HERE to login or sign up and enter code COOL.

If you purchase any type of Disney movies on DVD or go to Disney movies in the theatre you should join Disney Movie Rewards.  You can collect the codes from the movies, enter them on your account then redeem for free Disney items.  I've gotten several free Disney DVDs with my points.

(Thanks MojoSavings!)

Free Sample of Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner

 This Freebie is still available if you haven't requested it yet.

Go HERE to request your sample of Daily Treatment Conditioner from Dove. (while supplies last)



Today's Living Social Deal for Des Moines

Living Social's deal today is $5 for a one visit pass to Monkey Joe's in West Des Moines.  You can also spend $25 for a 5 visit pass or $50 for a ten visit pass - a 50% savings.  I have never been to Monkey Joe's, but I'm thinking about trying it out - especially at this time of the year to get the kids out of the house.  If you are new to Living Social you can get started HERE.

Groupon Daily Deal for Des Moines - $20 for 2 Calendars from Shutterfly

You can still get the Groupon deal that was featured yesterday - Spend $20 for 2 personalized 12 month wall calendars from Shutterfly.  This is over half off the regular price of the calendars.  Tax and shipping is not included.  If you are new to Groupon you can sign up HERE.

I still have a $5 Groupon credit to give to someone who is new to Groupon - let me know once you sign up and I'll send it to you.

80% Off Restaurant.com Gift Certificates

Right now you can get gift certificates at Restaurant.com for 80% off.  That means you can pick up a $25 gift certificate for only $2!

Plus, if you buy 5 $25 restaurant specific gift certificates, you'll get 1 free $25 Restaurant.com e-gift card!  With sales like this one that $25 can get stretched far!

Some Des Moines area resturants you'll find on there include Gino's, Felix & Oscars, Dos Rios, Christophers and many more.  Be sure to read the stipulations for each deal as they might be a little different.  Be sure to enter code CLEARANCE at checkout to get the discount.  This code is valid through 12/31.

Pampers Gifts to Grow - New 10 Point Code

HAPPYHOLIDAYSFB is a code that will get you 10 more points in your Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards account. 

If you are new to Gifts to Grow you can sign up HERE.  Gifts to Grow is a Pampers rewards program where you accumulate points with every Pampers purchase you make.  There are great rewards offered including children's books and toys and Shutterfly products.  I have earned free photo books and prints through this program.

Extra 50% off at Gap

If you are headed out to the mall today the Baby Gap store at Jordan Creek had an extra 50% off clearance items today until noon.

Reminder - Free Coffee Today at Kum & Go!

Printable Coupons - Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Ritz Crackers

Head over HERE to print out coupons for $1 off Philadelphia Cream Cheese and $1 off Ritz Crackers.  They will print on the same page.  Fareway has cream cheese on sale right now for $0.99 so with this coupon it will be FREE!



Get $5 Video on Demand Credit from Amazon

If you have a Twitter account you can go HERE to connect your twitter account with your Amazon.com account and Amazon will give you a $5 credit for Amazon video on demand.

(Thanks Combat Clippers!)

$2 Credit for Amazon MP3s

Head over here and click on Redeem a Promotion Code on the right hand side of the page.  Enter code GIVEMP3S.  The $2 credit will be applied to your account for MP3 downloads.  I'm not sure when this credit expires. 

(Thanks Couponing to Disney!)

Pampers Gifts to Grow - Another New 10 Point Code

NEWWIPESPACKAGE  is a code that will get you 10 more points in your Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards account.  If you haven't signed up yet for Gifts to Grow you can do that HERE.

Free Sample of Arm & Hammer Toothpaste

Head over to tryarmandhammer.com to request your free sample of tooth paste.

Recipe - Beer Bread

Here is a very simple recipe for beer bread.  Pair it with some spinach dip for a yummy appetizer.

Beer Bread

3 c. self-rising flour

1/3 c. sugar

1 can warm beer, any kind

Mix the above ingredients and pour into large greased bread pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Recipe - Six Plate Dinner

I received a recipe request for this meal we had this week.  Let me know if you would like to see more recipes posted this way.  I'm still trying to determine the best way to share these.

Six Plate Dinner

2 c. diced potatoes

2 c. diced celery

1 lb. hamburger

1 c. diced onions

1 c. diced carrots

2 c. tomatoes

chili sauce (optional)

Arrange in casserole in layers as listed above.  Add salt and pepper to each layer.  (We modify the recipe to include pouring chili sauce over the hamburger) Pour tomatoes over all.  Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degree oven.

Pampers Gifts to Grow - New 10 Point Code

GTGWELCOME10PTS is a code that will get you 10 more points in your Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards account.  If you haven't signed up yet for Gifts to Grow you can do that HERE.

Fareway Deals Dec. 21-27

Here's what I'm buying at Fareway this week from the advertised prices good through next Monday:

Pepsi products 2 liters $0.69
Blue Bonnet 15 oz. tub $0.88
Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese $0.99

What's on your Fareway list for the week?  See any good deals I missed?