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Can you believe it? We were rear-ended the week before Thanksgiving and we still don’t have our car back. The body shop has pushed their completion date back by a few days five times now for over two weeks. It’s incredibly frustrating, but we are still surviving as a one-car family, something I would not have thought possible two months ago.

However, one result of being a one-car family is that I just don’t get to the drugstores as often as I would like. I’m sure my favorite cashier at Walgreens thinks I’m dead since he hasn’t seen me since the accident, after seeing me at the same time every week for months. But I managed to get to CVS and Walgreens today, a little bit unexpectedly so I missed a couple of deals at Walgreens that I’d like to go back for. Hopefully that’ll be possible.

Here are some highlights:

At Walgreens, you can use the $2.50 off Electrasol coupon from yesterday’s paper on the 20-count box of gel packs, then submit for rebate #31, which will get you $1.50 back. Assuming you have the rebate credited to a gift card, you’ll make a profit of 66 cents. Progresso soup is 4 for $5 with the in-ad coupon, so if you have any $1.10 off printable coupons, you’ll pay just 15 cents per can (note: the coupons might be printing for a lower value now - I’ve printed my max so I can’t confirm). Selected Garnier Fructis shampoo and conditioners are on sale for $2.99. If you use the $2 off coupon in the EasySaver catalog and a $1 off coupon, it’ll be free. (There were coupons in the 11/9 and yesterday’s Red Plum inserts). And if you have any $1 off Reynolds Aluminum Foil coupons from the 11/16 Smart Source insert, you can get free foil (it’s 99 cents with the in-ad coupon; have the manufacturer coupon scanned first to ensure it doesn’t beep).

At CVS, you can get another bottle of Garnier Fructis for free after ECB and coupon. But my best deal of the day was on the free-after-ECB in January Children’s Throat Coolers. They’re $4.99, and there were Buy one, get one free coupons in the 12/7 Smart Source insert (you can also print the coupon). The coupon lets you pay $4.99 and get $9.98 back in ECBs. I was sure the store would be out of stock, but there were actually plenty. Finally, I think I’m going to have to go back to do the “Great Deal” conceived by Erin at Coupon Cravings. I just hope I can make it back to 2 drugstores this week!

For the time being, I’m avoiding Rite Aid since they don’t have outstanding deals on anything I need and it’s a hassle to get there at the moment. But you can make a $3 profit this week on SoyJoy bars - Lori at Hooray for Freebates tells you how.

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Drugstore Game Adventures

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If you think you have the following item(s), click through to the CPSC press release for more details:

Boys Reversible Vests Recalled by Bon-Ton Stores Due to Choking Hazard - Click through for a photo of an additional style.


As always, I highly recommend signing up for recall notifications by email at the CPSC web site.

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One recall yesterday: Boys’ vest

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You might recall that we’re in the process of re-financing our mortgage at a rate of 5.125%. The rate came with two float downs, so if the rate drops before we close, we’ll get the lower rate.

Unfortunately, even though the Federal Reserve has since lowered the federal funds rate, the rate at our lender has gone up to 5.375%. That made me curious. I’ve known for a while that the mortgage rate often doesn’t drop following Fed cuts, but I finally wanted to know why that is.

The best explanation I could find was this About.com article, which states that rates are based solely on Mortgage Bonds or Mortgage Backed Securities, and therefore are slower to react to rate cuts than other financial sectors. I still don’t understand why mortgage rates go up when the trend should be down, though.

Are rates going to stay where they are or maybe even go higher? I hope not. I’m being cautiously optimistic that rates will go down again because the Fed is still buying mortgages. And we still have some time.

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Why are mortgage rates going up?

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I know this is generally a time of joy, and I do hope that you enjoy the day with your loved ones. But I also know that this can be a difficult time of year for some, and if that’s the case for you, I hope you are able to find some peace.

I’ll be back tomorrow … but maybe not until I’ve hit the after-Christmas sales!

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Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I know this is generally a time of joy, and I do hope that you enjoy the day with your loved ones. But I also know that this can be a difficult time of year for some, and if that’s the case for you, I hope you are able to find some peace.

I’ll be back tomorrow … but maybe not until I’ve hit the after-Christmas sales!

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Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!

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