Purchases of Saturday, August 28, 2014

Normally, I do the dreaded grocery store run once a week. This weekend was about convenience because I was on a time crunch. Lately, my weekends have consisted of house hold cleaning, homework and grocery shopping.

This weekend I needed to make a detour. I absolutely had to buy a pair of flat shoes for work. Again, normally I have both Saturday and Sunday to run my errands. Alas, I only had time for one store to find shoes and one store for a grocery run.

The only reason I went to Kohl's was because I received a 30% off coupon in the mail this week. I figured I could get a good deal and I did. I found a pair of copper colored flats that are cute, comfortable and cheap.

Publix Supermarkets are usually more expensive than Walmart or Winn-Dixie stores. Today, I couldn't really afford to be incredibly picky. Publix had some really awesome buy 1 get 1 free (aka bogo) deals that I was more than happy to take advantage of.

Kohl's Savings: $36.10
Publix Savings: $19.22
Total Savings Today: $55.32

Happy Savings,
Melissa

Halloween Horror Nights 2014 Tickets Purchased!!!

HHN 2014 Ticket Prices

I am so excited to announce I have purchased our Halloween Horror Nights tickets for a steal of a price. As I am trying to save as much money as possible for this trip, I am even managed to snag a super savings on our tickets purchase.

The least expensive tickets for this event are the Sunday- Thursday tickets. Which means you only have admission to HHN Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, no Friday or Saturday nights included. Which is fine with me because the most crowded nights are indeed Friday and Saturday.

Normal price for these tickets are $100. The last couple of years Coca-Cola has partnered with Universal Studios Halloween Horror nights to offer significant discount on tickets if you buy a Coca-Cola product with a special code you enter in the Official HHN site to purchase your tickets. Or you can also purchase your tickets at Publix with the special discount without actually purchasing any Coca-Cola product. Which is what I did.

Each ticket on the HHN 24 online purchasing portal is prices at $95.99. However, with the Coca-Cola discount each other Sunday - Thursday tickets come out to $45.99 (including tax). That is a $50 savings on each ticket, which means I saved $100 on HHN tickets! That makes me deliriously happy!


Happy Savings,
Melissa

Saving by Switching Cable Providers and a bonus $200 Visa Gift Card

Hello fellow money savers. This weekend I received a letter in the mail from a competitor cable provider, AT&T. Currently, I have Comcast and pay way too much for cable and internet. There is no reason I should be paying $165 for internet and cable.

I grabbed the letter, called the number provided and asked how much my bill would be if I had the same options I have now. Basically, it will come out to about $50 a month cheaper and I will be receiving a $200 Visa gift card that I can use on whatever I'd like. Can you guess what I will be using my gift card on? That's right folks, Halloween Horror Nights!

There goes $200 towards my big goal of saving $500 for my trip to Orlando, FL to have the living crapatosis scared out of me at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.

Moral of the story is that I will be saving $50 a month on cable and internet by simply shopping around for better prices. And I get a nice little bonus of $200 to spend as I please in a few weeks. I hope this gives you an idea on how to save some money on your end.

Happy Savings,
Melissa