Veggies for 30 cents and upcoming triples!

Hi Folks. A couple of deals I wanted to make sure you were aware of for this week.

$.30 Frozen Veggies
I love it when there is a stellar deal on frozen vegetables. All of those vitamins in one little box! Well, this week, you can get Green Giant frozen vegetables for only $0.30 per box. Green Giant Veggies are on sale for $1 per box this week. If you buy 10, you will get an instant $4 discount (Box Tops for Education Promotion) and another $3 as a coupon off of your next purchase. That makes it $3 for 10 boxes....or only $0.30 per box!

To learn more or discuss other variations on this deal, go to this thread.

Upcoming Triples
Would you believe it is already that time again? Time for Triple coupons! That's right, we have it on good faith that Harris Teeter will be running a Triple Coupons promotion starting 9/18. So start getting those coupons ready. Remember only 20 per person per day!
To learn more or discuss this deal, go to this thread.

SavvyDollar on National Public Radio "Marketplace"
If you are a fan of National Public Radio, then you are no doubt familiar with their Marketplace program which covers money, saving, and investing. On Saturday 9/13, I was interviewed on this national program. If you haven't heard it, you should check it out by going here. Reporter Janet Babin did a great job.

Amazon 48-hour Kitchen Sale

Amazon is offering a 48-hour Kitchen Sale today and tomorrow 9/15-9/16, with items discounted up to 70%. If you need kitchenware, this may be a good opportunity for you!

Shutterfly New Customer Offer
Get 50 free Prints and an 11x18 collage poster when you join Shutterfly. This is a nice deal if you are not already a Shutterfly customer. I love their photobooks!

Happy shopping!Dan

Save money with energy-efficient bulbs

It's good news that the industry is phasing out the standard incandescent lightbulbs....you know, the kind we've used for years. They are replacing them with the Compact Fluorescent bulbs which you've no doubt seen gracing the aisles of your home improvement store, and have even slowly made their way into drug stores and grocery stores.

The good news is that not only are they better for the environment (by using less energy), but they also are a good deal for you....the person paying the energy bill. On average, you will recoup the money you spent on the new bulbs in about 6 months.

If you are replacing a 60 watt bulb with a 13 watt CF bulb, you save 47 watts per hour. Let's say that you burn a bulb on average 4 hours a day. That means you save (47x4) 188 watt hours per day. Multiply that by 365 days = 68,620 watt hours....also known as 68.6 kilowatt hours.

In my home market of Raleigh, NC, 1 kilowatt hour costs $0.095. (To find out how much 1 kilowatt hour costs you, just check your energy bill.)

Therefore assuming 4 hours per day for a year, you'd save (68.6 x .095) $6.51 per year per bulb replaced. Considering the bulbs cost only $2-$3 these days...you get your payback in just a few months.

Here's a quick spreadsheet to help you figure your payback. You can edit the grey cells to figure your own scenario.

Off to a Great Start

Hello to all 714 of you who have registered at Savvydollar.org since we went live only about 45 days ago. I'm pleasantly surprised at the level of traffic and the sense of community that has begun to form on the site in such a short time.

I want to take a few minutes each month to send out a short note to you all, let you know about upcoming deals and new site features, and maybe even tell you about some of the deals you may have missed if you haven't been to the site in a while.

Special Thanks:
First off, I'd like to offer a special thanks to Faye Prosser. Many of you have come to this board because of the referral from Faye's "smartspending_nc" mailing list. Faye continues to be a valuable resource on this forum.

Second, I'd like to thank Sue Stock. Sue tirelessly compiles lists of the week's best deals from the weekly grocery and drug store fliers and pairs them with current coupons. You can find her weekly deals at the top of the "Grocery Deals" and "Drug Store Deals" areas.

Site Features:
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It's easy. When you log onto SavvyDollar, click "View Posts Since Last Visit" in the upper right. I use this feature daily to stay in tune with what is being discussed on the forum.

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Why Come to SavvyDollar?
For those of you receiving this e-newsletter directly, you are likely already familiar with the benefits of staying tuned-in. However, should you want to forward this email to a friend (hint, hint), you can let them know what they will find at savvydollar.org.

• A friendly community of North Carolina locals sharing great deals
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