The Return of Week In Review

For the last three weeks, I have not published my week in review. And, in all honesty, it is simply that life got away from me. Between running two kids to sports, dance class, end of year school events and well, Kings Island Amusement Park opening ( we go on the weekends ) I just got behind!

Then, I wanted to see if everyone even liked this feature on my site and if it was worth the time I invested in publishing it.

Thanks to everyone who responded, and it seems the overall vote was to continue on with this feature. I had my husband sit down and read all the comments and he seemed to understand my logic behind it then and why it was helpful for others to read. It is my way of portraying what works, what doesn't pay that well, and what others can expect. And, above all, I am hopeful it encourages others to do all these small things, because it DOES make a difference overall.

I also read some helpful hints. For example, one comment was to split Savings and Earnings out for tracking in my side bar. Due to the fact that it would be a time investment to redo five months of this year, I am going to leave it as is for 2009. BUT, starting in 2010, I will be breaking this out for tracking purposes. That was a great suggestion! Thank you so much!

In addition, I was notified of some annoying purple pop up that comes up on my site when you visit. So, I am working with the site who has it out there to get it taken down...hopefully. :-) Sorry for the inconvenience.

So, here is my "catch up" Week In Review. It is actually a 3 week in review. In addition, it is not complete. I have not logged all my grocery receipts yet, so you will see some of my numbers roll over into upcoming Week In Reviews ( I plan to publish these on Sunday again ). I may have missed a bit of extra savings, too. I have a pile of receipts waiting for my attention here.

For new readers, what is Week In Review?

Here you will find a re-cap of what happened in my household over the past week and the monetary impact to us.

Follow along with me and watch your earnings and savings grow, too!

Remember, don't forget to track your own numbers, as it is fun and beneficial to know what is working for you!

Listed below is the total I saved or earned, the post that explains the details ( if there is one ) and then the method where I am adding this total for tallying purposes.

Here goes.....

Savings

• $560 - Amazon.com MegaBlocks Deal, Target, Tommy Hilfiger Outlet Clearance Sale ( got a $49 skirt for $8, love wearing it to church ), JcPenney - Sale Shopping
• $115 - Kroger & Walgreens - Grocery Savings thanks to the Grocery Game
• $24 - Online Shopping Rebates - Ebates
• $11 - Kroger Charity Cards, Box Tops, Campbell Labels, etc - Free Donations
• $15 - Lane Bryant $15 off $15 Coupon, $1.50 Top - Loyalty Programs/Newsletters
• $4 - Kroger Scan Right Guarantee - Receipt Tracking

Total Savings = $728

Earnings

• $1, 398 - Linkshare, American Consumer Opinion, Commission Junction, My Savings, Copeac, BlogHer, CPA Storm, Youdata.com ( you do not need to be a blogger to earn with youdata ) - Affiliates
• $843 - College Advantage, Big Crumbs, Thrivent Life Insurance, Ebates, My Survey - Refer a Friend Programs
• $215 - Amazon.com & JcPenney Gift Cards - Swagbucks and Blingo Search Engines
• $99 - Salem Five - High Interest Checking Account
• $50 - Dodge Ram Test Drive - Trial Offers
• $30 - PNC Kids Account - Bank Offers
• $17 - My Survey, Opinion Outpost, Lightspeed Panel - Surveys

Total Earnings = $2, 651

Total Earnings & Savings = $3,380

And, going forward, I will start my recap of all I did in the past that will benefit me in the future. BUT...well, I don't think I have the time to list 3 weeks of activity, so stay tuned next week. :-)

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