137/365 I have a love-hate relationship with the Monopoly game from Safeway. While it's fun to collect the tickets and earn free stuff, it is really tedious and goes way too long. When I got to my folks' house the other day and saw the tickets that my dad had collected waiting for me, I groaned and said, "Monopoly? Already?!" I know it goes all the way until May, and we're not even halfway through February. Ugh! Get All the Free Things However, I am looking forward to all of the free stuff. We collected free bags, magnets, and photo books from Shutterfly. We saw a free movie through Fandango. We were able to redeem a good number of free grocery items from Safeway. And this is the reason to…
120/365 I had some rewards built up in my ledger, so I decided to cash in for some Disney gift cards today. Usually I'll wait for a specific deal, but haven't seen one in awhile, so I decided to piece a deal together for myself. Follow along to learn how to get up to 20% off! Best Buy Rewards First of all, you need to be signed up for Best Buy Rewards. It's a free program that will earn you at least 0.5 points per $1. The more you spend over the year, the higher your status will be in the program. At $1500 spent, you will begin to earn 1 point per $1, and at $3500, you get 1.25 points per $1. I reached the highest tier toward the…
Day 20/365 2018-2019 For Labor Day weekend, we headed to Disneyland with my mom and my brothers for our annual trip. The kids and I had annual passes from January, 2017 through February, 2018, but we (read: our budget) decided to take a break from them until we get our Premier Passports next year. So we have a relatively long time now in between trips! Tickets Buying Early First off, I bought the tickets for this trip back in February, since that is the time when Disney tends to raise their prices. While I saved lots of money, there was a bit of a hiccup by doing it this way. Disneyland hosted Pixar Fest from April through, you guessed it, Labor Day. Now, we are big Pixar fans. Pixar is…
