This post is for all you Northwest Arkansas Moms. I don’t often take time to write about just random things that I’m working on or things that are going on in my everyday life, but I really wanted to take a minute to let you know about something I am super excited about :)

This year I’m coordinating our local Mops Group in Northwest Arkansas. We meet in Springdale at First Baptist Church in Springdale and I would love to invite any Moms of Preschoolers (5 and under) to join us.

We meet the Second Wednesday of every month at First Baptist in Sprindale from 10am – Noon. We typically have some great speakers and crafts plus lots of time to hang out and talk and get to know other moms who are in the same stage of life as you are. It’s a great time of fellowship and encouragement.

Our First Meeting is Next Wednesday, September 8thand our speaker will be Michelle Dugger. She’s going to be speaking on Building Godly Character in your Kids. This fits perfectly with the Mops theme this year of “Shaping Great Kids”.

If you want more information on Mops then feel free to email me at heather@ passionforsavings .com (Remove Spaces). Or please join our Facebook Group.

You can Register For Mops Here, & You will also need to email dorothyo@ fbcs .net (Remove Spaces) to reserve childcare. The cost is $25 per year and that covers your Mops International membership. There is no additional charge for Childcare.

I found some really cute headbands and hats from zulily.com! I know some kids who wear these and they stay on very well!

They also have super cute hats with flowers on them that are adorable!!

To check these out just go to zulily.com and search under Jamie Rae Hats. The headbands are only $11.99 and the hats are $12.99 — What a bargain for such cute things!
Zulily also has some great deals on outside baby apparel.

Sign up for Right At Home and then you will be eligable to enter for a Free Ziploc Gift Pack. The first 10,000 to register will receive the gift pack.

Here are this weeks Top 10 Deals at Kroger. This is based on the Kroger Store Ad in Central Arkansas.

Most Prices are based on using your Kroger Plus Card. You can download coupons to your Store Card Here or by using Cellfire.

:: Top 10 Weekly Deals

Edy’s Premium Ice Cream, $2.49
$1/2 Edy’s or Dreyer’s Product, exp. 9-30-10 (ALL YOU Sept ‘10)
$1.99 ea. after coupon!

Dannon Activia Yogurt, $1.88
$1/1 Activia Product, exp. 9-12-10 (SS 08/08/10)
$0.88 ea. after coupon!

Kraft Salad Dressing, $1.66
$0.55/1 Kraft Dressing, exp. 10-24-10 (SS 08/29/10)
$1.11 ea. after coupon!

Nabisco Wheat Thins, $1.99
$1/1 Wheat Thins printable
$0.99 ea. after coupon!

Ozarka Bottled Water, $3.33

Johnsonville Bratwurst, $3.99
$0.55/1 Johnsonville Sausage printable
$1/2 Johnsonville Brats, exp. 10-10-10 (SS 05/02/10)
As low as $3.44 ea. after coupon!

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, $1.88
$1/3 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, exp. 10-24-10 (SS 08/29/10)
$1.55 ea. wyb 3 after coupon!

Bertolli Skillet Meals, $5.99

Cap’N Crunch Cereal $1.98
$1/2 Cap’n Crunch Cereal printable
$1/2 Cap’n Crunch Cereal, exp. 12-31-10 (RP 08/29/10)
$1.48 ea. after coupon!

Sunny Delight (64 oz.), $1.28
$0.25/1 Sunny D, exp. 11-30-10 (SS 08/08/10)
$0.78 ea. after coupon and doubles!

:: Produce

Yellow Peaches, $1.25/lb.

Red Seedless Grapes, $1.29/lb.

Watermelon, $4.49 each

Corn, 3/$1

Cantaloupe, $2

:: Meat

T-Bone Steaks, $5.97/lb.

Pork Baby Back Ribs, $9.99 full slab.

Pork Shoulder Roast, $1.27/lb.

Kroger Ground Chuck, $1.99

Play the Nabsico It’s In The Bag Instant Win Game and get a Coupon for $1.50/1 Nabisco Multi Pack. ** Make Sure you turn off Pop Up Blockers First so that you can get your coupon. you can not go back and get it** (Thanks, Printable Coupons and Deals!)

Also, here are some other Good Coupons that Just Came Out Today:

$1/1 Lactaid Milk

$1/2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix

$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers

$1/1 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Coconut Dreams Cookies

Sign up for your Free Sample of Shout Color Catcher Sheets. I’ve used these and they are great!

Thanks, Frugal Coupon Living

Are you Joining me in the September Swagbucks Challenge? I’m going to spend the month showing you how easy it is to get a little extra money for the Holiday’s. Just start using Swagbucks now so that you can redeem your swagbucks for Amazon.com Gift Cards and use them to stretch your Christmas Budget a little further.

Check out my new Swagbucks 101Post if you are new to Swagbucks!

Have you done your Searching on Swagbucks yet today? I was searching earlier and I won 10 Swagbucks just for Searching!

I also got1 Swagbuck for having the Swagbucks Toolbar

And another 1 Swabuck for participating in the Daily Swagbucks Poll.

Plus, check the toolbar for the Messages from The Swag Guy. There is a code worth 5 points.

And if you go to Ways to Earn at the top of the Swagbucks Home Page and then Click on Special Offers

Then Search for “Shift”and Connect with Shift Gum on Facebook you will earn 12 Swagbucks (These will be added to your account within 24 hours). I found this one this morning when I was looking for a few extra and easy ways to get points.

So Total Today I’ve Earned – 1 Swagbuck from the Toolbar, 10 Swagbucks for Searching, 12 Swagbucks for Connecting with Stride Gum, 5 Swagbucks from the Toolbar Code and 1 Swagbuck for taking today’s poll. That’s 29 Swagbucks today! Plus I earned 32 Swagbucks Yesterday so I’m up to 61 Swagbucks in 2 days!

Today I want to give you the intro to Swagbucks and help you understand a little more about how to use this program to earn money online.

Let’s start with the basics, What is Swagbucks?
Swagbucks is an online search engine just like Google or Yahoo.

How do I earn Swagbucks?
You can earn Swagbucks by doing searches for just about anything online. Just switch to using Swagbucks.com rather than Google.com. Swagbucks randomly awards “Swagbucks” when you search.

For example: You might do 3-5 searches in a day and most likely on one of those you will win any number of Swagbucks 5,10, or even 20 swagbucks. These are awarded randomly so you won’t win everytime but typically I win about once per day.

What do I do with Swagbucks?
Swagbucks can be redeemed for prizes in the online Swag Store. You can purchase things like Amazon.com Gift Cards, Starbucks Gift Cards and even iTunes Gift Cards. There are tons of options, those are just my favorites.

How many Swagbucks do I need to earn?
It takes 450 Swagbucks to redeem for a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card.

How Fast Can I earn Swagbucks?
There are lots of ways to earn Swagbucks including the Toolbar, Free Swagcodes and Special Offers. I’ll be highlighting these over the next few days so make sure you follow along. Typically I would expect to get about a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card a month but you can earn a lot more if you really keep up with the codes or you can get some friends to sign up under you and you can earn referral swagbucks.

When should I redeem my Swagbucks?
I redeem my swagbucks as soon as I can for Amazon.com Gift Cards. Then I add these to my account on Amazon and they are ready and waiting when I want to buy something. It takes about 10-15 days for the codes to show up in your account once you redeem your swagbucks so don’t wait till you’re ready to buy something on Amazon.com to redeem your swagbucks.

How do I redeem my swagbucks?
You can go to the Swag Store link from the Swagbucks Home Page and then click on Gift/Rewards Cards. Look for the $5 Amazon.com Gift Card or any prize that you want to buy and then click on the green “Snag This” button. Swagbucks will add the gift codes to your account in the middle (Around the 17th) and at the end of each month.

If you’re ready to dive in and join me in Earning Swagbucks then you can Sign Up Here. You will get 30 Free Swagbucks for signing up. Then Start Searching, and Start Earning!

I’ve already got my printer going this morning :) Here’s what I’m printing out.

The new $0.50/1 Old Orchard Juice Coupon.

This doubles at my local grocery store and lets me get juice for around $0.68 a bottle when it’s on sale! It comes around every month at the beginning of the month but it only lasts a few days so make sure you print it out before it’s gone.

Starting Today The Disney Store is offering Free Shipping on your entire  purchase (No Minimum) Just Use Code: FREESHIP at Checkout.

Here are a few of the deals I found in the 50% Off Sale

Disney Lunchboxes, $3.99

Disney Personalized Toy Story 3 Ball Caps, $4.99

Disney Backpacks, $7.99

Any of these would make great christmas gifts to stash away or they would be a perfect Birthday Present for a Friend.

Here’s a good facebook coupon that just came out. You can save $1/1 Box of Quaker Instant Oatmeal.

Here’s a deal at Target This week:

Buy 4 Boxes, Get 1 Free
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, $2.50 each
Use 4 of the $1/1 Coupons
Pay just $1.20 each after coupons and free box.

Thanks, Totally Target

See Here is running a B1G1 special for Labor Day on their Mini Photo Books. This would be great for Grandparents day coming up. These are just the right size to throw in your purse or laptop case for a brag book so they make great gifts for moms, dads, and grandparents.

Just go here and create 2 mini photo books.

Use Code: minibook-3 at Checkout and you will only pay $4.99 for 2 books.

This offer is valid for anyone with an account but new accounts also get 50 free prints when they sign up here.

Target has the Remington Cool Style Plaid Hairdryer on sale for just $7.99 this morning! This is the same Hairdryer I reviewed for the Dads Rock Giveaway Bash. It’s normally $19.99 so $7.99 is a great price. Also, you get Free Shipping since this is one of the Daily Deals!

I also love these Faux Suade Flat Boots that are the feature today. I’m thinking these are super cute and would be great for Fall. These are marked down from $42.99 to just $24.99 + Free Shipping.

Thanks, Common Sense with Money

If you’re like me then you need to plan a few days ahead for a “Date” night. Some things just take a little more effort when you have kids I guess.

Why not plan ahead for a date night at Chili’s You can use this Free Chips & Queso Coupon to get an appitizer at no cost. What a great way to cut out on your dining bill.

Here’s a great deal from Ebates and Gap. This weekend they are running a labor day promotion where you can get 10% Cash Back from Gap.com purchases when you shop through Ebates.

Just Sign Up for Ebates and Search for Gap.

Then Click the link to shop. Make your purchases like normal on the Gap Site

Within 30 days you will see a credit in your Ebates Account for 10% of your purchase

Ebates mails out checks once per quarter.

Gap has some cute stuff on sale this week. Check out these Skinny Jeans that are marked down from $69 to just $24.99. Plus I saw some cute T’s starting at $7.99.

Just remember to Sign Up or Log In to your Ebates Account Before you Shop!