WELCOME FROM eHow

Well if you are reading this you most likely discovered this blog from my eHow article. I have slowed down with my experiment and I am not posting to this blog so often anymore, but the proof is here. In this economy when you need to feed your family and make your dollar stretch turn you passion for food and writing into a great hobby. Please leave me comments if you like my blog and plan on trying it yourself.

I'M BACK!!!!

Well it has been a while since my last post. I was very sick and hospitalized for a while, but I am back and better than ever. I have just sent out my first wave of holiday greeting to my friends at the "contact us" links across the internet. Lets see what happens in the season of giving.....

Two Days of Fan Mail

Sorry I have been slacking the last few days. I have been exhausted from my so called "real" job and when I came home from work and checked the mail I just didn't have the energy to take pics and post. Well today I am showing my successes from the last two days. I did manage to get quite a bit of mail over the last few days and here is the breakdown:

Free Stuff:
Ziploc Bags, Glade Plug In Warmer, Saran Wrap x2, Haagen-Dazs, Breyers, Franks Hot Sauce, Butterball Deli Meat, Glade Wisp Refills x2, Skintimate, Cinnabon, Kelloggs, Lays x2, Maxwell House Coffee, A1 Steak Sauce, Ball Park Franks x2, Old Bay Seasoning

Money Off Coupons:
$2 Post Cereal, Two .75c Old Bay, $1.50 McCormic

Total Value: $82.54

Project Total $575.03!!!!

Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster

Well Today was a good day to say the least. Words can't describe how great it feels to go into the grocery store fill up your cart and end up with a total that is like you went shopping in the 1950's. Today I loaded my cart up with $181.67 worth of groceries, went up to the cashier, and then when I was given the total I said here are my coupons. Some thirty minutes later, my total dropped to $19.11. The only reason that the total was that much is because I upgraded the diapers to a larger pack with $10 off so I would get more for the money. This is my second time to the grocery store and let me tell you that it never gets old getting so much stuff for almost nothing. I got to say that I could not take all of my coupons today because I just don't have the room in my fridge, and closets for everything. It is a good feeling....

I have once again put pictures up of my shopping trip today.

23 LETTERS TODAY!!!

I was thinking earlier today that the mail has been kinda light over the last few days. I know you have seen my pics of the last weeks responses, but I am expecting quite a bit to come in. Well today was like Christmas in July for me. I went to the mailbox and low and behold there were 23 peieces of "fan mail" waiting for me. I could not wait to get inside and open it with my wife. Well we opened many letters and today's top company was SC Johnson Wax who sent me 6 letters today alone! It is funny that the ones I get from them now no longer have a letter inside, but rather just an envelope with a coupon in it. Well here is a breakdown of my second best haul ever:

Free Products:

2 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gel, Zip Loc Zip n' Steam Bags, Shout Stain Remover, Glade Plug-Ins Scented Oil kit, Edge Shave Gel, Pringles any size, Head & Shoulders any size, 2 Free Aunt Jemima Products, 2 Boxes of Nabisco Cookies, 2 DiGiorno 12" Pizza's, Any Size Folgers Coffee, Free Pillsbury Cinnabon, Totino's Snack Rolls, Vlasic Pickles, 3 Knorr Pasta Sides, Country Crock any size, Can't Believe it's Not Butter, Mega Box of Pampers, Guldens Mustard, and $10 Target Gift Card from Gummy Vites

Money Saving Coupons: .50c off Swiss Miss, $1 off Pillsbury, $1 off Totino's

Todays total of FREE stuff: $124.88

Project Total MTD: $492.49

Tomorrow marks 30 days of doing this and it would be sweet to cross the $500 mark tomorrow. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

I Felt The Love Today

Well I came home from work today and checked the mail, and to my surprise there was a nice pile of fan mail waiting for me. I would like to thank Huggies, Pampers, Crisco, Breyers, Frito Lay (2 Letters Today), and Gerber for making my day special. Well here is the usual breakdown:

FREE PRODUCT: 2 Any Crisco, Any Breyers, 2 Any Frito Lay, Jumbo Pack of Huggies, 2 Mega Packs of Pampers, and 4 Any Gerber Graduates Product

Discount Coupons: $3 off any Huggies, 2 $1 off any Huggies, and $1 off Frito Lay

Just as a quick note on the blog here. I do have to give it to Frito Lay. Since I have started the experiement they have donated 6 free products to the cause. A heartfelt "Thank You" to Frito Lay.

Today's Total $71.98!

Project Total $439.59!

Maybe with Monday's mail I can cross the $500 mark.

It's Freeday oh I mean Friday

Why should today be any different than any other day. The mailman brought letters from Kelloggs (2), Heinz, Pepsi, Turkey Hill, and Lipton. Here is a breakdown of the goodies:

Free Coupons: Kelloggs (up to $7), Pepsi 12pk ($5), Lipton x2 ($5.50/ea), Turkey Hill 1.5qt ($5)

$ Off Coupons: Kelloggs $3, Turkey Hill $4.75, Heinz $1


Todays Total Value $36.69

Experiment Running Total $367.61!