As seen on Ellen

I saw this Dr. on Ellen this week and thought a lot about what I eat after watching him. Are you tired all the time? Do you crave sugar? chocolate? junk food? I do and after baby number 4 my muffin top is NOT going away. Plus I wouldn't use opium and most of the food I eat has the same consquences on my body. I am going to check this book out and encourage all of you to do the same. You can check out the reviews and such on Amazon - see the box at left for getting to Amazon. Just type Neal Barnard in the search box for books....
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Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings---And 7 Steps to End Them Naturally (Paperback)
by Neal D. Barnard (Author)

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Editorial Reviews
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Why is it so hard to resist the temptation of chocolate? Because chocolate triggers the release of natural opiates in the brain. It's a drug "strong enough to keep us coming back for more," according to nutritional researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., president and founder of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. Cheese also releases mild opiates during digestion--no wonder we crave it. In Breaking the Food Seduction, Barnard helps you understand and overcome your food cravings. He explains which foods "hook" us the most and why, and what to do to break free when you want to decrease the calories and fat that accompany these seductive foods. Cheese, for example, is about 70 percent saturated fat and has more cholesterol, ounce for ounce, than a steak.

Barnard offers seven steps to breaking your food cravings, devoting a chapter to each one, with anecdotes and plenty of clear, sound, practical tips. Then he presents guidelines for healthy eating using "the New Four Food Groups"--vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains--with a three-week menu plan and 113 healthful, vegan recipes. Highly recommended for people who want to understand their food cravings and finally get rid of them.

Dunkin' Donuts Deal

From Dunkin' Donuts:

Get to Dunkin' and reward yourself with an authentic latte for only 99¢.* That's right--weekdays from 2-5 p.m. indulge in your favorite flavors like Mocha and Caramel. And for a limited time, sip up a spicy Pumpkin Latte. It's everything you demand of a latte without the hassle or high price. Offer ends 11/11/08.

K-Mart double coupons!!

KMart is doing it again! Many stores around the nation are offering Super Double Coupons from October 1 (that's today!) through October 5, 2008. And this time around, the Bloomingdale and Crystal Lake stores are included!

There are some exclusions and details which need to be noted: Coupons up to and including $2 will be doubled. No overage will be given. Only 4 of the same coupon may be used per transaction. Limit of 75 coupons per customer per day. No printable coupons will be accepted.

That said, there are likely plenty of great deals to be had. Mercedes lists a bunch of deals she came up with here.

It's been so long since any store around here has had super doubles, so I will be going for sure! My pocketbook can use all the help it can get this month!

Freebies for the day!

Sign up for Betty Crocker Newsletter and get $10 in free coupons! here

Free recipe book from Land o'Lakes here

Free sample of Jergens Natural Care here

Free sample of Head and Shoulders here

and last but not least a free sample of Escade Moon Sparkle perfume http://www.escada-fragrances.com/moonsparkle/us/request_sample.html

Money making month.

So the end of September is here and I wanted to share a few ways I made some extra $$ this month. First I did a few rebates from Walgreens. I earned $15.39 in rebates this month and all 3 things I earned rebates on I also used coupons and sale prices to purchase them for nearly nothing (under $5.00!). So I earned $10.00 for shopping at Walgreens this month. I also received a $20.00 rebate from Miller beer (or hubby did anyway:) and I got my $10.00 from Kelloggs too. I also sold 3 books on Amazon that were just sitting around here anyway. That earned me $12.60. So for just paying a little more attention to rebates and selling some items I don't need, I earned about $57.00. That's almost 1/2 a tank of gas!! haha

Oh and I almost forgot-I used ebates twice this month and earned 8.00 on items we would have just bought online anyway. If you are interested in earning money thru ebates, click here And I did tons of paid emails and surveys-so those added up too.

I guess I am just earning money differently and little bits all add up. Stay tuned for more ways to save and in the end earn!

FREE Breakfast!

IKEA is serving free breakfast ($1.99 value) at all store locations on September 19-21, 2008. Check out all they have on sale too! Maybe I'll see you there! More details here (see bottom of the page).

I went to CVS today!

and didn't spend any money.....how is that possible you ask? Coupons and ECB's and gift cards.
I got 1 Purex detergent 2.99
1 Garnier Mouse 4.29
1 Garnier Shine control 6.29
1 Garnier face wash 5.99
Total 19.26

Coupons 1.00 each of the garnier products, 1.00 off purex, 2/10 CVS Coupon, 2.00 ECB, 3.00 ECB, and 5.99 ECB

total 2.57 plus .43 tax for a total of 3.00 which I put on my gift card and I got 6.00 ECBs for next time for a net gain of 3.00!!