Karen Hellier

Freelance Writer, Coupon Lady, eBay Entrepreneur: Helping You Save Money and Work From Home

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Did You Win a Prize in the May/June Blog Drawing?

August 8, 2018 2 Comments

Prizes for the May/June Blog Drawing include a Dunkin Donuts gift card and a Subway gift card.

Congratulations to the 5 winners of the prizes for the May/June blog drawing. The winners are: 1st Prize: a $15.00 Gift Card to Subway: Lisa Parrish 2nd Prize: an Essential Discovery Cleansing Make-Up Remover Kit: Lifestyle (I sent you an email) 3rd Prize: an Olivina Men Bourbon Citrus Scented Candle and an Olivia Men’s Ginger Citrus Lip Balm (in honor of Father’s Day during the month of June): Arline Culp 4th Prize: A Vera Bradley coin purse with a surprise inside: Janet Kidd 5th Prize: A Dunkin Donuts travel cup with a $15.00 Dunkin Donuts gift card (The side of the travel mug says you can get  99 cent iced coffee at a Dunkin Donuts in the Atlanta area until 6/30/18 so you won’t be able to use it for that, BUT it’s still a nice travel cup): Momster (I sent you an email) In order to send you your…
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Save Money by Shopping the Back to School Sales

July 11, 2018 0 Comments

Back-to-School sales will save you money!

Back-to-School Sales are Starting Back-to-school sales already? Yes, they are already starting. I know some of you are thinking I might be crazy, but down here where I live in the South, some schools are starting at the end of July. And so  for those of us who love to save money, it’s time to gear up for some fun sales. As you probably already know, you can save money by shopping the back-to-school sales offered by a variety of different stores. But what if you don’t have kids, or your kids are grown and you don’t need stationery supplies? You can still save money on these types of supplies by purchasing them now and saving them for upcoming projects throughout the year. Or you just may need pens or paper to have around your house to get you through the next year. Buying now, and stocking up is the…
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9 Ways Grocery Stores Get Customers to Spend More Money

July 4, 2018 4 Comments

Save money by not letting the grocery stores trick you into spending more money than you need to!

Grocery shopping can be pretty expensive for the average consumer. And it ends up being much more expensive for those shoppers who aren’t aware of some of the tricks grocery stores use to get people to spend more money once they are in the store. Here are nine tricks to watch out for so that you can keep more money in your pocket at the grocery store. Don’t Be Duped by End Cap Displays End cap displays are those sets of shelves at the end of every aisle in the grocery store. Some stores have sale items set up on these shelves to make it more convenient for customers to grab sale items. But beware that not all of those end caps have sale items on them. And not everything that is on the end cap is on sale. When I used to teach coupon classes in Connecticut, I used…
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Prizes for The May/June 2018 Blog Drawing

May 27, 2018 2 Comments

Prizes for the May/June Blog Drawing include a Dunkin Donuts gift card and a Subway gift card.

It’s time for the May/June blog drawing and remember, all you have to do to earn entries into the drawing for this is to subscribe to this blog, and once you are a subscriber and for those who are already subscribers, share any of the posts from the month of May or June, 2018 using the social media buttons under each post, and leaving a comment under that post telling me which social media sites you shared it on. The prizes for this drawing for May/June 2018 are: 1st Prize: a $15.00 Gift Card to Subway 2nd Prize: an Essential Discovery Cleansing Make-Up Remover Kit 3rd Prize: an Olivina Men Bourbon Citrus Scented Candle and an Olivia Men’s Ginger Citrus Lip Balm (in honor of Father’s Day during the month of June) 4th Prize: A Vera Bradley coin purse with a surprise inside 5th Prize: A Dunkin Donuts travel cup…
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7 Reasons You Should Shop at Kroger

May 25, 2018 1 Comment

The Kroger Grocery Store in Jasper, GA

I have only recently become a shopper at Kroger. In fact, I had never even heard of Kroger until 2014. I grew up in New England and lived there for most of my life. In 2014 my husband and I moved to Georgia. I had been used to shopping at ShopRite, Stop and Shop and Big Y when I lived in Connecticut. My absolute favorite store was ShopRite because they had the least expensive prices and also great deals that matched coupons so I could often get free items with double coupons. When we moved down to Georgia I was SO disappointed in the grocery stores down South. There are no ShopRites in Georgia and the closest grocery stores to us are an IGa which is overpriced and ten minutes from us, or Walmart Superstore, Kroger and Ingles. All of these last three stores are twenty-five minutes from us. There is also…
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What I Got for Free in March, 2018, and How You Can Get Free Stuff Too

May 4, 2018 3 Comments

Items I Got For Free In March, 2018

If you are new to my blog, each month I write a blog post about what I got for free the month before. Knowing that I am going to write about freebies each month helps keep me motivated to find lots of freebies that I can not only share with you but tell you how to get them also. Below is the list of what I got for free in March 2018, with tips on how you may be able to get something free in the same way. Some of these offers have expired, but just keep your eyes and ears open for more freebie opportunities like these in the future. Dunkin Donuts Coffee This Dunkin Donuts trial pack of Cold Brew coffee was sent to me because I received an email asking me if I would like to be part of the Dunkin Donuts at-home Review Program. Since I absolutely LOVE…
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Blog Drawing Prizes for April 2018

April 28, 2018 0 Comments

  Hello Everyone! I am so sorry I haven’t posted much this month. We have been away on vacation and I unofficially put the blog on vacation as well. But I am back now and ready to announce the blog prizes for the month of April. If you are new to this blog, each month I have a blog drawing for prizes during the last week of the month. In order to get entries into the blog drawing, you will get 1 entry for subscribing to the blog  and/or 1 entry for each social media site you share the blog posts on using the social media buttons below the post, AND leaving a comment under the blog posts you shared, stating which social media sites you shared them on.  If you are already a blog subscriber, you just need to do the second part in order to get entries. That’s it,…
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And the Winners of the March Blog Drawing Are…

April 3, 2018 1 Comment

Here are the prizes in the Blog Drawing for March of 2018

Winners of the March 2018 Blog Drawing Congratulations to the following six blog subscribers for winning the prizes in the March drawing: $25.00 Amazon Gift Card: Carol Murch $15.00 Subway Gift Card: Lisa Labrecque Avon Shower Gel Set: D G Meyer Cucumber Melon Shower Gel: Lisa Parrish Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Goody Bag: Cathy Assef $5.00 Gift Card to Starbucks: Christine Singer Thanks to all of you for subscribing to my blog and I hope you enjoy your prizes. Winners, please check your email and send it back with your mailing address so you can receive your prizes! I truly enjoy giving things away on my blog so this is as much fun for me as it is for you! If you are new to my blog, for a chance to win a prize in the blog drawing each month there are two ways to get entries into the drawing:…
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Announcing the Prizes for the March Blog Drawing

March 26, 2018 4 Comments

It’s that time again…the last week of each month is when I hold my blog drawing so that people who subscribe to my blog during the current month, and those who have already subscribed and share the post using the sharing buttons below this post, will get entries into the drawing. How to Get Entries into the Drawing: Remember, you must subscribe to this blog by either using the pop-up form or by adding your email in the space on the top right    (on a laptop or desktop computer. That space doesn’t show up on phones). You will get one entry for subscribing in the current month, but if youa re already a subscriber, or sign up this month and want extra entries, you will get 1 entry into the drawing for each social media site you share ANY of my blog posts for the month of March, AND leave a comment…
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Stock Up on Groceries Using Sales and Coupons and You Will Save Money

March 24, 2018 7 Comments

My stockpile of 14 jars Ragu spaghetti sauce.

Save Money By Combining Sales and Coupons and Stockpiling When I first started grocery shopping for my family, it never occurred to me that I should be stocking up on items when they are on sale. Nope, I just thought I was supposed to go to the grocery store once a week and buy what I needed for my family for the week. Ah, silly me. Well, that was a long time ago, and I have learned a lot over the years which has helped me save a lot of money. And now I want to help YOU save money too. One of my favorite tips from when I taught coupon classes is to stock up on items when they are on sale, or when I have a coupon. And if I can combine a sale with a coupon, that’s an even better way to save money! Wouldn’t it be…
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