It's April, and Swagbucks has an early Easter treat in the form of a $5 bonus!  

Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for things you're probably doing online already, like searching, watching videos, discovering deals, and taking surveys.

Then you take those points and exchange them for gift cards to places like Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, Target, or PayPal cash.

When you sign up through me this month, you can earn a $5 bonus! Here's how:

1. Sign up using this link

2. Earn 300 SB total before 5/1/17. You'll get a $3 (300 SB) bonus for it!

3. If you spend at least $25 through Swagbucks Shop* you'll get another $2 (200 SB) bonus on top of the cash back you'll get from shopping.
If you have some shopping to do online, just go to Swagbucks first and visit the store through them.
It doesn't cost you anything extra, but you'll get SB points for every dollar you spend (on top of the bonus)!

That's it. It's super easy, and Swagbucks is for real.

I use it myself, and I've earned 4,218 SBs just this month alone. I use it to grab Amazon gift cards - to cover my love for Amazon shopping!

*You must receive your shopping SB before June 1st

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For those that don't know, I live in Southern Ontario, just outside of Toronto.

On Saturday, we went to Niagara Falls, NY to go cross-border shopping - for the first time. I'm not much of a shopper, so never saw the need before - but a friend told us he buys all his groceries and gas there and saves so much money. So I thought we should check it out!

BTW, I had never been close to the US side of the falls, and always thought it was fairly straight across. I had no idea that it was curved as well!



We walked around the Outlet Mall for a while, then grocery shopped at Walmart - and I would say we cut our bill IN HALF - even without using coupons. I often buy store brand, but even buying store brand in the US Walmart was almost half-price - sometimes even more!

Some examples to compare:
• Baking soda - $0.99 in Canada - $0.52 in the US
• Heavy Whipping Cream - $6.99 in Canada - $2.96 in the US
• Cinnamon Toast Cereal - $6.95 in Canada - $3.98 in the US
• Coffeemate Hazelnut creamer - $5.95 for a small bottle in Canada - $5.18 for twice the size!
• Folgers coffee - $6.99 in Canada - $5.18 in the US
• Shredded cheese - $5.95 in Canada - $2.18 in the US
• Salted Butter - $4.59 in Canada - $2.68 in the US
• Eggs - 18 pack - $4.49 in Canada - $2.22 in the US
(Canadian prices are in Canadian dollars, US prices in US dollars - but the exchange rate is about $0.03 difference)

Plus we bought a 20" box fan - $32.99 in Canada - $15.88 in the US.

Oh, and the gas prices! We usually pay about $5.00 plus/gal. for gas - and it was $3.61/gal - so we filled up!

We made a day of it - we went with friends, saw the sites, had dinner at an all-you-can-eat buffet for $7.00, and went to a karaoke bar in the evening - so it was much more than just shopping!

Was it worth the trouble? We had no problems crossing the border, the wait time was reasonable, and we split the cost of the gas to get there with our friends.

Coming back, we saved all our receipts to present at the border, we spent about $103 total, not counting lunch. Since we are allowed $250 each if returning within 24 hours, we didn't have to pay any duty or additional taxes.

The gas savings alone was about $22, and the groceries half the price. To just go shopping each week, and only get a few things would not be worth it. But if you did a big shopping, say $250, your savings could be about $125, plus the gas savings - so yes, it feels worth it.

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Recently we decided to landscape our backyard - it is a 100' by 150' lot with six gardens so far. It's going to take a lot of work!

Even if we had the money, it would cost a fortune. But we don't, so we are going to re-make the backyard using recycled materials we get for free or very little cost.

First we bought a 11 ft x 13 ft hexagonal Gazebo - it was on sale at Canadian Tire for $299, marked down from $369. I paid for it with the money I had earned online from Swagbucks, so it was free!

Then, of course, I wanted a patio to go underneath it - but pricing out the cost of patio stone, even with the cheapest materials, it was out of our price range!

So we spent all our Canadian Victoria Day weekend picking up free patio and garden stones from different people thru Freecycle.org - plus we got four bins of free compost thru the city.

The picture on the right is 60 full-size 14" x 14" grey patio stones and 38 half-size patio stones in red and grey, plus a few cut stones that we got from one person.

We had to borrow my son and his truck to move all this. Thank goodness he was available!


His truck was riding pretty low, but we got them home!

Everyone seemed to be working on their landscaping this weekend, so we did really well!

On the left is a picture of a compilation of four more trips - two trips to pick up the 200 4" x 6" red bricks in my Chevy Tracker - I was worried about the weight, and we did end up with a flat the next day!

Five buckets and bins of pebbles from another person's walkway, 20 one ft x two ft patio stones from another. Gray concrete edging stone from yet another person - about 35 ft. worth.


As we were coming back from picking up the edging stone, we spied even more concrete edging stone on the side of the road, this one in red.

We pulled into their driveway and knocked on their door, asking if the stone was out to the garbage?

Yes, she said, we could have it - so we piled that into my little truck too!

We got enough red edging stone to go into the two gardens on either side of the arbour. My husband has already put it, doesn't it look nice?


Several people also offered us large rocks to make a rock garden, so we have to go back to pick them up.

Now we need more plants - last year we got a great deal at Home Depot - Extreme Couponing at Home Depot - $63.86 in Savings! - I got two rose bushes for $2.00 each (reg. $19.95 each), four Hosta plants for $2.00 each (reg. $8.99 each).Total cost - $12.00!


So with some more great deals like that, and we will keep checking Freecycle for plant giveaways, we should have enough plants for all of our gardens!

Part two coming up - as our Frugal Landscaping adventure continues...

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Today we shopped at Walmart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food and products we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $68.31 - only cost us $20.60!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca, GoCoupons.ca and Websavers.ca.

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Herbal Essence Shampoo (x2) - reg. $2.99, sale 2/$4.00, coupons - $0.50 x2 = $1.50 each
Head & Shoulders Shampoo & conditioner - reg. $9.49, sale $6.49, coupon - $2.50 = $3.99
Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste (x4) - reg. $3.29, coupons - 4 free product coupons = $0.00 each
Crest Pro-Health bonus pack (includes $14 in coupons & Crest Pro-Health mouthwash) - reg. $3.99, coupon Free Product = $0.00
Multibionta vitamins - reg. $13.99, coupon - $10 = $3.99
Hamburger Helper (x2) - reg. $2.39, sale $1.58, coupon - $3.00 if you buy two boxes and hamburger ($4.98) = $0.08 each
Peak Freen cookies (x2) - reg. $3.69, sale $1.88, BOGO coupon = $0.94 each
Nature Valley Granola Bars - reg. $3.29, sale $2.50, coupon inside for free juice (value $3.89)
Mr. Big chocolate bar - reg. $1.49, coupon for free product, = $0.00
(missing from picture, my husband ate it on the way home!)
Stride gum - reg. $1.58, coupon for $0.10 = $0.10
KinderSurprise - reg. $1.49, coupon free product = $0.00
Beneful dog food (x3) - reg. $2.99, sale 3/$6.00, coupon $1.50 off (x3) = $0.50 each

Total Value = $77.28

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $22.10!!

And I have $17.89 in new coupons!

- This was posted by Catherine on October 23, 2011 -

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Today we shopped at Walmart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $110.68 - only cost us $34.85!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca, GoCoupons.ca and Websavers.ca.

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Busy Bone Rawhide treats (8) - reg. $4.49 ($35.92), sale (50% off) $2.25, coupon - $1.00 (8) = $1.25 ($10.00)
Lysol No-Touch - reg. $14.97, sale $9.97, coupon $5.00, MIR $4.97 = FREE
Yoptimal Yogurt - reg. $4.39, sale $2.99, coupon $1.00 = $1.99
Crest Toothpaste - reg. $2.36, sale $1.88, coupon $1.00 = $0.88
Colgate toothpaste - reg. $1.97, coupon $0.75 = $1.22
Gillette Proglide Razor Bonus Pack - reg. $8.96, coupon $2.00 = $6.96
Cracker Barrel Cheese (2) - reg. $8.69 ($17.38), sale $4.44, coupon $1.00 (2) = $3.44 ($6.88)
Busy Bone - reg. $4.48, sale $3.95, coupon $1.50 = $2.45
Quaker Cafe Squares - reg. $2.99 - Free Product Coupon = FREE
Chapmans Premium Ice Cream - reg. $5.49, coupon $5.00 = $0.49
SmartWater - reg. $2.79- FREE PRODUCT COUPON = FREE
Kosy Shack Pudding (2) reg. $4.49 ($8.98), sale $2.99, coupon - $1.00 (2) = $1.99 ($3.98)

Total Value = $110.68

COUPON SAVINGS - $39.00

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $34.85!!

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Today we shopped at Metro, Petsmart, Shopper's Drug Mart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $113.15 - only cost us $41.04!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca, GoCoupons.ca and Websavers.ca.

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Silk Soy Milk - reg. $3.99, sale $3.49, coupon - $2.00 = $1.49
Cloverleaf Tuna Steak (3) - reg. $2.49 ($7.47) , sale - $1.99, coupon $0.75 (3) = $1.24 ($3.72)
Cloverleaf Salmon - reg. $3.29, sale $1.99, coupon $0.50 = $1.49
Cloverleaf Tuna - reg. $2.49, sale $1.99, coupon $0.50 = $1.49
Egg Creations (2) - reg. $2.99 ($5.98), sale $2.49, coupon $1.00 (2) = $1.49 ($2.98)
Back to Nature nut mix - reg. $4.19, sale $2.99, coupon $1.00 = $1.99
Bistro Crustini (2) - reg. $3.39 ($6.78), sale $1.99, coupon $1.00 (2) = $0.99 ($1.98)
Oasis Juice - $3.89, sale $2.49, coupon $0.50 = $1.99
Cavendish Parisienne fries (2) - reg. $3.19 ($6.38), sale $2.50, coupon $1.00 (2) = $1.50 ($3.00)
Arctic Gardens vegetables - reg. $4.69, sale $2.99, coupon $1.00 = $1.99
Selections Ice Cream bars (2) - reg. $7.99 ($15.98), sale $5.99, coupon BOGO = $5.99
Beneful wet dog food (4) - reg. $2.89 ($11.56), sale $1.99, BOGO coupon (2) = $1.99 ($3.98)
Beneful wet dog food (2) - reg. $2.89 ($5.78), sale $1.99, coupon $1.25 (2) = $0.75 ($1.50)
Meow Mix (3) - reg. $0.79 ($2.37), FPC coupon = $0.00
Halo wet dog food (4) - reg. $1.99, FPC coupon = $0.00
Old Spice body wash (2) - reg. $6.49 ($12.98), sale $3.99, coupon Buy 2, get $3.00 off = $2.49 ($4.98)
Knorrs Sidekicks (4) - reg. $2.49 ($9.96) - sale $0.99, coupon Buy 3 get 1 free = $0.74 ($2.97)
Bick Pickles - reg. $2.99, sale $1.99, coupon $0.50 = $1.49
Fibre Plus - reg. $4.99, sale $4.67, coupon $2.00 = $2.67

Total Value = $113.15

COUPON SAVINGS - $32.71

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $41.04!!

- This was posted by Catherine on July 19, 2011 -

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This shopping trip we shopped at Home Depot in Southern Ontario. The plants that we bought, shown in the picture (and two more I went back for) - total value of $75.86 - only cost us $12.00!

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I used the Buy 1 perennial get 1 free coupon (BOGO) from Home Depot. (expires Juy 20/11)

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

I had to fight for my BOGO coupon at Home Depot the other day - but I won!

I made a point of asking first if their coupon was good for the roses marked down to $4.00 at the front of the store, because a rose is a perennial, right? The store clerk said, they are only $4.00. I told her that is why I am asking first, not just assuming. If the answer is no, I will get something else.

She phoned management, asking if they accept the coupon for the roses, telling them that the roses were marked down to $4.00. Management said, "Yes".

So I got 2 rose bushes (Reg. $10.49 each - though they had already been marked down from $19.95), and went to cash.

The cashier said, "No, the cash register won't accept the coupon for this product."

I said I would go get something else and walked away. Then I thought, "No, management said I could!"

I took my roses over to Customer Service and told her what happened. She said she could not over-ride the cash register to put in the coupon. I asked her to call management again. I was very polite, and told her I appreciated her help.

The manager told her, "Yes" on the phone, told her to put them in at half price. But when she did, the bill came to $10.49!

Umm... no, they were on sale for $4.00 each. Even if I had bought them without the BOGO coupon, it would have only been $8.00.

So she called the management again and he said, "Yes, put them in at $2.00 each". Then he came down to the front desk and told her again, "Yes, it is OK."

So I got two rose bushes for $2.00 each!

My husband used his BOGO coupon to buy two Hosta plants for $4.00 each (reg. $8.99 each) and today I went back and bought two more Hostas with another BOGO coupon.

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Hosta plants - 4 @ $8.99 ($35.96) - Sale - $4.00/ea - BOGO coupon x 2 = $8.00
Rose bushes - 2 @ $19.95 ($39.90) - Sale - $10.49, then marked down again to $4.00/ea - BOGO coupon = $4.00

Total Value = $75.86

COUPON SAVINGS - $12.00

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $12.00!!

- This was posted by Catherine on July 18, 2011 -

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Today we shopped at Walmart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $64.21 - only cost us $17.63!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca and Websavers.ca.

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Purina Busy Bone - 2 @ $4.99 ($10.98) - Sale $3.50 - coupons 2 @ $1.50 = $2.00 ($4.00)
Meow Mix - 5 @ $0.67 ($3.35) - 5 @ Free Product Coupons (FPC) = free
Yopitmal Yogurt - 5 @ $4.39 ($21.95) - Sale $1.99 - coupons 5 @ $1.00 off = $0.99 ($4.95)
Egg Creations - 3 @ $2.99 ($8.97) - Sale $2.29 - coupon 3 @ $1.00 = $1.29 ($3.87)
Post Shreddies - $3.97 - FPC = free
Beneful dog food - 2 @$2.98 ($5.96) - Sale 2/$3.00 - BOGO coupon = $1.50
Crest toothpaste - $2.69 - Sale $1.47 - coupon $1.00 = $0.47
Colgate toothpaste - $2.36 - coupon $1.50 = $0.86
Grip Clean Fastener Cleaner - $3.98 - Sale $1.98

Total Value = $64.21

COUPON SAVINGS - $22.32

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $17.63!!

- This was posted by Catherine on July 12, 2011 -

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Today we shopped at Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $59.19 - only cost us $20.70!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca and Websavers.ca.

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Chips Ahoy Middles cookies @ $2.99 - SALE $2.49 - $0.50 off coupon = $1.99
Pop Chips - 4 @ $2.99 ($11.96) - SALE 2/$5.00 - Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) coupon = $5.00
Quaker Cafe Squares 2 @ $2.99 ($5.98) - SALE $1.99 - BOGO coupon = $1.99
Shiriff Mousse @ $2.29 - Free Product Coupon (FPC) = FREE
Cloverleaf Flaked Tuna 6 @ $1.29 ($7.74) - SALE $0.99 - Buy 3 Get $1.00 off coupon (x2) = $3.94
Italiano Hamburger buns @ $2.99 - SALE $1.77 - $0.75 off coupon = $1.02
Schneider's Natural Deli Meat @ $4.49 - FPC = FREE
Purina Busy Bone - $4.99 - SALE $3.49 - $1.50 off coupon = $1.99
Always pads @ $5.29 - FPC = FREE
Rubicon Juice @ $2.49 - SALE $1.49 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.49
Hamburger Helper @ $2.69 - SALE $ 1.99 = $1.99
Hamburger (not pictured) @ $5.29 - Buy Hamburger Helper, $3.00 off coupon = $2.29

Total Value = $59.19

COUPON SAVINGS - $29.79

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $20.70!!

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Today we shopped at Petsmart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $77.54 - only cost us $23.44!

How can you do this too??
Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca and Websavers.ca.

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Simply Nourish dog food @ $14.95, sale - $12.95 - $5.00 off coupon = $7.95
Halo dog food - 4 @ $2.49 ($9.96) - Free Product Coupon (FPC) = free
Meow Mix cat food - 3 @ $0.89 ($2.67) - FPC = free
Skinny Cow - 2 @ $1.79 ($3.58) - Free Product coupon (FPC) = free
Egg Creations - 2 @ $2.99 ($5.98) - Sale - $2.49 - $1.00 off coupon = $1.49 ($2.98)
Kozy Shack pudding - $4.49 - FPC = free
Magnum Bars - 2 @ $6.49 ($12.98) - Sale $4.49 Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) = $4.49
Mars Chocolate Bars - 2 @ $0.98 ($1.96) - BOGO = $0.98
Quaker Fibre & Omega 3 bars - $2.99 - FPC = free
Black Diamond cheese - 2 @ $8.99 ($17.98) - Sale @ $4.27 - $0.75 off coupons = $7.04

Total Value = $77.54

COUPON SAVINGS - $37.66

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $23.44!!

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Time for another coupon shopping trip!

I went to Metro to get the BBQ sauce for free, and we bought the Fiskars Weed Eliminator at Home Depot with a Home Depot coupon Rob got for Father's Day at the Go station.

The rest we bought at Loblaws Superstore and Walmart.

Since the Fiskars Weed Eliminator cost us $19.95 even after the $10.00 off coupon - all of the food and toiletries we bought, shown in the picture above - total value of $91.00 - only cost us $16.95!

How can you do this too?? Coupons were mostly online printables, Save.ca and Websavers.ca. Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

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Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Skinny Cow - 2 @ $1.79 ($3.58) - Free Product coupon (FPC) = free
Egg Creations - 2 @ $2.99 ($5.98) - Sale - $2.49 - $1.00 off coupon = $1.49 ($2.98)
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing @ $3.99 - FPC = free
Kozy Shack pudding - $4.49 - FPC = free
Silk Soymilk - $3.99 - FPC = free
Yoptimal Yogurt - $4.39 - Sale - $2.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $1.99
Magnum Bars - 2 @ $6.49 ($12.98) - Sale $4.99 Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) = $4.99
Irresistibles BBQ Sauce - 2 @ $2.49 ($4.98) - FPC = free
Halo dog food - 4 @ $2.49 ($9.96) - FPC = free
Trisket Thin Crisp Crackers @ $2.47 - FPC = free
Mars Chocolate Bars - 2 @ $0.98 ($1.96) - BOGO = $0.98
Gillette Deodorant @ $3.12 with free Gillette Body Wash = $3.12
Gillette Body Wash @ $4.77 with above coupon = free
Aquafina Vitamin 10 Water - 2 @ $1.49 ($2.98) - FPC = free
Cottenelle Fresh Wipes @ $3.88 - FPC = free
Oasis Fruits Etc. Juice @ $1.79 - Sale - $1.29 - $0.50 off coupon = $0.79
Knorr Sidekicks - 3 @ $1.89 ($5.67) - Sale - $1.00 - Buy two Get one free - $2.00
Fiskars Weed Eliminator @ $29.95 - $10.00 off Home Depot coupon = $19.95

TOTAL VALUE - $110.93

COUPON SAVINGS - $65.06

OUT-OF-POCKET COST - $36.80!!

- This was posted by Catherine on June 20, 2011 -

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Do you know the coupon policy for your favorite retailers in Canada?

Do you know if they price match? What about if the retailer allows coupon stacking?

Many Canadian retailers do not have an official policy and this is a common complaint among couponers in Canada.

Here is a free eBook that contains coupon policies across Canada for popular stores.

The free eBook includes:
Calgary Co-op
Farm Boy
FreshCo
Loblaws (Real Canadian Superstore, Zehrs, No Frills, Dominion, Provigo, Fortinos, The Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer, Extra Foods)
London Drugs
Longos
Metro (Food Basics)
Sobeys (IGA)
Safeway Canada
Thrifty Foods
Toys’r’us Canada
Walmart Canada

Distribute it to your friends that are avid couponers or even the extreme couponers.

We suggest you print a copy of this free eBook and take it with you when you shop. You will have it at your disposal, should you have any couponing disputes.

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 25, 2011 -

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