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Walmart: Free Mint Oreo Candy Bar Event!

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Did you know that OREO has a special flavored candy bar made with crunchy bits of OREO + mint creme filling + rich Milka chocolate candy? YUM! These OREO Mint Chocolate Candy Bars have delicious bits of OREO Cookie mixed in smooth, mint flavored creme filling and are coated in European Milka chocolate candy. You will want to be sure to stop by Walmart and pick a few of these OREO Chocolate King Size Bars while they are on Rollback for only $1!

While you are in store at Walmart picking up your $1 Rollback OREO chocolate candy bars, be sure to look and see if your store has the demo going on for the 1 Million Sample Giveaway. During Easter weekend* participating Walmart stores are giving away these bars while supplies last. *March 29 – April 1.

Check the demo locator below to see if your local Walmart is participating!

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+Limited to one sample per customer.
++Limited supply available.
+++All times/events are subject to change.

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How to Spring Clean Your Pet Areas at Home

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If you’re anything like me, a house only becomes a home when cats and dogs reside there. With the benefits of owning pets, from the companionship to improved quality of life, all of which are reasons I love being an adoptive pet owner.

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The greater reason still? I just love cats and dogs. Particularly my pets. I am the adoptive pet owner of two amazing cats, Boo Radley and Shadow. I am also the adoptive owner to three amazing dogs, Roxxie, Sassy, and Harley. They are all the most loving, thoughtful companions a gal could have.

I also love that my pets require few staples to be purchased each month. Which is why I insist on buying them the best pet food and litter box staples I can buy.

But because my family lives in a small town, where the closest health food store or specialty pet food chain is a three hour round trip drive for my family and me to make. It makes being a pet owner difficult at times. Especially for my family, who provides for 5 furry family members.

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Couple this with being picky about the brands of food we feed our pets. Which is why we are committed to purchasing Purina® products for our furry family members. But traveling for hours at a time to pick-up your next bag of pet food is simply out of question. Which is why I love shopping at my local Tractor Supply store. 

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Tractor Supply is my one-stop shop for all my pet care needs. There I can quickly pick-up litter box supplies, including Purina® Tidy Cats® 24/7 Performance Clumping Litter and pet food, including Purina ONE® SmartBlend® Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food. 

Shopping at Tractor Supply also helps me save on all my pet care needs. As they consistently have the best prices in my area on Purina products. Especially each March during their Purina Days savings event, happening each March. The perfect opportunity for my family to stock-up trip for all our pet care needs. With this year marking the 5th year of this saving opportunity and as an adoptive pet owner to five awesome pets, I make sure to attend each year!

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I also love that at Tractor Supply, which my husband is checking out and loading up our supplies, I’m able to bring in my leashed pets and Tractor Supply to check out any special savings that may be found on everything from pet supplies to gardening boots and canning supplies. Perfect for big bag supply trips! 

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During my last trip to Tractor Supply, I was able to pick-up Purina® Tidy Cats® and Purina ONE® SmartBlend® and was able to save Save $5.00 on Purina dog food and $4.00 on Tidy Cats cat litter. You can also check out current sales circular in your area running from 3/28-4/2.

Once home, I was then able to start some my pet-friendly Spring cleaning chores too. Starting with cleaning my litter box cleaning stations. 

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I began with cleaning the small handled brush and dustpan set that’s housed beside my litter box with a handheld steam cleaner. I then cleaned out my litter boxes with all-natural orange-infused vinegar spray. Making sure to wipe all surfaces in and around my litter boxes. 

I finished cleaning up my litter box stations by refilling each box with the Purina® Tidy Cats® I purchased at Tractor Supply. 

I then moved on to cleaning my pet feeding area. I wanted to not only clean the area but to spruce it up too! To do this I decided to create a DIY Pet Food Station. An area that’s easily accessible to my pets, simply for me to clean, and bright and cheery for the Spring season ahead! If you’d like to create your own pet feeding stations, check out how simple it is to make below!

To create a DIY Cat Food Station you need the following items:

  • Reusable cleaning towels
  • Pet-safe cleaner
  • 5-15 Gallon Aquarium filter & filtering pump
  • Food Trays
  • Ice Cube Tub
  • Purina ONE® SmartBlend® Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food

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To begin, I used same cleaning spray to wipe off a shelf in our dining room built-in bookcase. Making sure the shelf was completely dry before continuing. 

As pets prefer running water to still, I used a 5-15 gallon aquarium water filter and in-freezer ice tray to create our water fountain feature. Making sure to remove the filter from its packaging, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and priming the fountain before its initial usage. Once installed, I filled the fountain with filtered water from the fridge. 

I then added cleaned food dishes and a puzzle feeder. Puzzle feeders are great for fast-eaters as it both helps your pet slow down their eating to ensure proper digestion but also to allow pets to increase their cognitive abilities by having to navigate their food portions around the feeder.

I finished the station by adding the Purina ONE® SmartBlend® Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food to my pet station. As you can see, Sassy and even Shadow and Boo loved the DIY Pet Food Station! It’s been a great addition to our home. What’s even better? All the supplies used can be purchased at your local Tractor Supply! 

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I love that Tractor Supply allows me to give my pets the very best even while living in a very small, rural community while saving money in the process too! I can purchase both Tidy Cat and Purina ONE SmartBlend products without having to travel a great distance in doing so!

Now that my litter boxes are clean and my pet feeding station is done, my home feels so much better! When my pets are happy and healthy, I am too! Now I want to ask, are you planning to visit your local Tractor Supply during their Purina Days this month? Or are you planning to use Tidy Cats or Purina ONE SmartBlend products this season at home? I’d love to hear about it below!

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Save Time And Money With These Simple Tips

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Two of the biggest things we have to deal with as we grow into adult life and saving money and saving time. As we grow into adulthood it seems like our lives suddenly become twice as busy and twice as expensive.

It can be difficult for young people transitioning into adulthood to cope with the amount of money they have to spend each month and not to go completely crazy. However, if this year you want some help with saving money without having to put too much time into it, here are some ideas.

Remind Yourself

Honestly, one the simplest ways you can save yourself some time and aggro with your bills is to remind yourself to pay them. All you need to do is put a reminder on your phone to either tackle your bills, forward my mailbox or to even put a certain amount into your savings account. It will only take you a minute if you have a banking all on your phone, and it will be so much less stressful.

No more waste

One of the ways that too many of us end up losing money is by throwing food away. Often we will either make up a large portion of food and not be able to finish it, or you might simply not plan out your meals well enough during the week.

The key to saving food is by freezing it. If you want to make a curry or a big batch meal, make sure you put the extra portions in the freezer right away and don’t leave it for too long in the fridge. It means that you won’t waste food and you can simply defrost and reheat the meal in the evening when you want it.

Also, remember that when looking at fresh produce- the dates don’t mean a thing. Don’t throw away your lettuce because it is a day out of date, instead, look at the lettuce and you will see whether it is rotten or not. Thinking in this way will make a big difference to the amount of food you save and in turn, the money.

Be smart about clothes

When the new season reigns in it can be all too tempting to reach for the sales and buy a ton of new tops and dresses for it, but this is exactly where you are wasting money and your time too.

Instead, think about your clothes like an investment and only buy things which you absolutely love. Make sure you buy items which are good quality because they will last much longer and they won’t go out of style!

Laundry

Make sure that you never do a wash just for the sake of it. At the end of the week, make the time to do all of your washes at once and then hang them in the garden or the radiators rather than using the dryer. Your dryer uses up a lot of energy and money, and it sometimes takes longer to dry clothes than if you have them outside!

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Easy Ways To Complete Your Bucket List On A Budget

Creating a bucket list is easy, but affording it? Not so much! Your bucket list is usually a list of places you want to visit or things that you want to achieve before you, well, kick the bucket.

Bucket lists aren’t something that should be concerned about your financial situation, especially when not every bucket list item is a grand plan to travel the world. You don’t have to be wealthy to be able to pull off the things that you want to do before you die.

A bucket list is all about adventures and possibilities and is a dream list rather than something you should absolutely do while you’re still kicking. You can create a bucket list on a budget, and we’ve put together some of the best budget ideas out there. We’ve thrown in a couple, though, that do have that little extra expense; life is for a living, after all.

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Learn To Play Music

For most people, the mastery of a musical instrument is a high achievement and one to be very smug about. Whether your favorite instrument is a piano, violin or even a guitar, the chance to learn how to play an instrument doesn’t have to be kept to childhood.

At any age, you can buy an instrument and get learning how to play. Shop in the thrift stores for a preloved guitar or hit Craigslist or even eBay. Then check out some free music lessons online, or simply use videos on YouTube to follow along and learn to play yourself.

Visit Somewhere You’ve Always Wanted To Go

Travelling doesn’t have to be expensive, but there are two ways that you could go about this one. You could choose to take an indulgent weekend in wine country with a loved one, spending time in the tasting room and getting to know new flavors. If your budget deems that to be too expensive, you could use websites like this one to couch surf your way around the world.

This website connects travelers to people in the community that are willing to host visitors from different countries. The adventures that you have with your friends or family or partner are out there for you, you just have to be a little creative with how you travel and give up a few small comforts.

Master Chess

It doesn’t cost much at all for this one, but it’s a goal in life for many to master the game of chess. The skill that chess takes is often mistaken for a little bit of geekiness, but chess is a game of kings! Get someone to learn with you – this is one of those bucket list items that takes two to complete.

The one thing that you should understand is that learning how to play chess strategically is a huge achievement. This is because you’ve learned something starts to finish and have added new skills of thinking and reasoning to your belt!

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Complete Your Book Bucket List

A library is a place to be on a bucket list containing titles of books that you’ve been longing to read. These can range from original Shakespeare plays to the works of chick-lit wonders like these. Your book list is going to transport your mind to a whole other world; more than one if you like!

Heading to the library can mean that this particular bucket list item is totally free for you. Reading a few of the classics can change your thinking and expand your mind. Plus, what is more, relaxing than sinking into a comfy chair with a great book?

Go Get Educated

Did you know that college isn’t just for high school grads? If you put off going to college as a teenager, there is nothing to stop you from going now. There are tons of free college courses that you can start online.

You may not get that coveted diploma, but you will be full of brand-new knowledge that could take you further than anything ever has before. It will take you to new places and could change your career for you. It could even prompt you to save the cash to go back and get that diploma yourself.

Fit In A Foreign Language

As with chess, learning a language is a skill. It takes time to completely master a new language and be able to speak it with clarity and fluency in the same way that you do English or your mother tongue. You can check out this link for free language classes, or you could go the whole hog with a Rosetta Stone set.

There’s nothing to stop you from traveling in the place that holds the language that you want to learn, either, and the best place to learn a new language is where you want to speak it! There is so much material online to be able to cobble together enough information to teach yourself a language if you can’t get to an official class. Bucket list item checked and your wallet happy!

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Do Your Dream Job

Even if it’s just for a day, pick a job you’ve always wanted to do and go and get it – for fun. Have you always wanted to dish out movie theatre snacks? How about learning the ins and outs of behind the counter at Chick-Fil-A?

Either way, choose the job you’ve always wanted to do and go and tell them about your dream to do the job for a day. Keep searching for all the places until you find one that says yes to your dream. Offer your services as a volunteer if you need to – it’s an item to tick off.

Most of these items are totally free. Your dreams can be big and they can be bold but they don’t have to be expensive and crippling on your finances. Bucket lists are there to be a guide, a dream list that you chase. Chase away and grab what you can; we’re not around forever!

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5 Instances Where It’s Always Okay To Splash The Cash

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When you tend to live life on the frugal side, you often program yourself to spend less and save more. In fact, you would have probably worked really hard to get yourself into the rhythm of doing this, that you’re not so great at breaking it.

More often than not, this is a great thing. Because if you’ve had issues with managing money in the past, you don’t even want to fall off the wagon. However, when you stick to a really strict frugal mindset, you can often be afraid of spending. And sometimes, that’s just as unhealthy – particularly if it’s hurting you or holding you back.

So let’s take a look at some of the instances and occasions when it’s definitely okay to spend freely and guiltlessly! Because you have to be able to live a little in life too!

1. To Treat Yourself

First of all, it’s always okay to treat yourself when you truly deserve it. We’re not talking about treating yourself on a Monday afternoon just because you can – but for special occasions. Treating yourself is a great way to make sure that you’re spending wisely, but still able to keep your sanity when you’re on a strict budget.

Maybe you’ve just got a promotion or you have an anniversary coming up? Then definitely go ahead and go for a nice dinner and treat yourself to an outfit to wear to it – you’ve earned it.

2. When It Saves You Time

Next, you’ve got the occasions when spending a little more freely saves you a lot of time. When you’ve got a super hectic lifestyle and it often means that you suffer from stress trying to keep it going, give yourself a break.

When you find companies that can do your laundry for you or offer comprehensive lawn care, it sometimes makes sense to pay someone to do it for you. Because you’ll save time, your sanity, and be able to lead much more of a balanced lifestyle too.

3. When You’re Saving More In The Long Term

Another really important to thing to remember is that you can often spend more now to save money in the long-term. While you will be spending a lot in one go, you’re actually still being frugal, so let yourself spend if you’re doing it for cost-effective reasons.

4. To Improve Your Quality Of Life

When it comes to your life, you always want to make sure that you’re living as healthily and happily as possible. If you’re miserable, then you’re going to want to think about changing your spending system if your situation allows you to do so. Anything that allows you to improve your quality of life is always worth it, remember that.

5. When You’ve Reached A Goal

And last but not least, never feel guilty about splashing the cash when you’ve actually saved it up for a particular thing. Setting yourself savings goals is great, and when you’ve reached your amount to buy a house, go on vacation, or whatever it may be, then go ahead and spend without feeling remorse – because you’ve reached your goal!

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Why I’m a Roto-Rooter Ambassador

We’ve all been there. Whether you own or rent your home, I’m sure that you’ve dealt with plumbing problems, including those pesky clogged, gunky drains. As a homeowner, I’ve had to deal with my share of pipe problems. Costly and high inconvenient plumbing problems. Which is why I’m excited to announce that I’ve been chosen as a Roto-Rooter ambassador!

I am by no means any sort of plumbing expert, but I’m always on the hunt to find new ways to maintain my home’s plumbing, which is why I am excited about learning ways to take care of my home through this new ambassadorship.

While I’m sure you already know Roto-Rooter’s reputation for being the #1 company for their in-home plumbing services, however, did you also know that they offer a line of consumer products that you can use at home? This means that instead of calling someone out to the house, I can do some of the jobs myself. Including unclogging drains. 

While I’m simply a homeowner and not a professional, I still want products that I can depend on to provide the fastest performance while remaining safer for all of my home’s pipes and plumbing.

What’s truly awesome about the Roto -Rooter’s Clog Remover products is that they are able to clear clogs 50% faster than other national brands. As they are also formulated with a patented gel formula that penetrates deeply to the clog’s source. 

What’s even better? With all Roto-Rooter products, it works — or its free. You heard that right. Roto-Rooter is so confident in their products that they offer consumers a satisfaction guarantee on their entire line of consumer products.

Plus, if the clog persists and you need professional help, just give the bottle to a Roto-Rooter services technician and receive 10% off of your service call. How awesome is that? Be sure to visit rotorooter-products.com/our-guarantee.html for more details on Roto-Rooter’s consumer products satisfaction guarantee.

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And for these reasons and more, I am so excited to tell you that I have again partnered up this year with Roto-Rooter as an ambassador! So the next time you have a clog or need to maintain your septic tank, be sure to visit your favorite grocery and mass retailer to pick up Roto-Rooter products. Products that will have your plumbing in tip-top fast!

Over the course of the next year, I’m excited to introduce you to even more of the products and services Roto-Rooter has to offer as well as some at-home plumbing fixes. Stay tuned for next my next post in this series where I will share with you several easy at-home plumbing fixes that you can do for yourself! 

Now I want to ask, how do you currently deal with all your weekend warrior and DIY plumbing emergencies at home? I’d love to hear about them below! 

 

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Save on TENA at Walmart

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Do you suffer from adult incontinence or care for a loved one that does? TENA® knows that one Unexpected Leak is one too many. Stocking up on their overnight products from Walmart, will give you peace of mind to sleep through the night, or know the one you care for is covered.

On March 4th there will be a coupon in the paper where you can get $5 Off Any One (1) TENA® Overnight Underwear Product. The offer expires 3/18/2018 and can only be redeemed in-store at Walmart.

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