Wyeth and I Both Get Something Good to Eat!

It should come as no surprise that I'm crazy about my pets, or my "furry children" as I like to refer to them! Wyeth was almost out of dog treats, so I decided to make some homemade ones for him this morning. I found a very easy recipe online which claims to cost around 30 cents per pound! Wyeth loves them, and by my calculations, I saved $0.86 on the one pound that I made. I guess that would seem more dramatic if I had a bigger dog and needed more treats. But, I'm thrilled with the savings, AND the fact that I now know exactly what I'm feeding my dog!

I've even got my husband on board with this challenge! He went to walmart this morning to get charcoal for the grill and came home with his own story! Apparently Kingsford charcoal was $6.00 for a 9 lb. bag, and Sam's Choice was $5.27 for an 18 lb bag, so needless to say we'll be grilling with Sam's Choice tonight for a savings of $6.73! I'm not much of a charcoal connoisseur, but how much of a difference could there be?

The Timeshare Escapade

I think I've started off the year with a bang! We got a phone call to invite us to sit through a time-share presentation. They said "absolutely no obligation" and we would get some free gifts. With both of us collecting unemployment this would definitely NOT be a good time to be buying a time-share, but since we have plenty of time, we went.

Needless to say, we didn't buy anything, but they gave us a $50 Target gift card, and although it looks like a pain in the neck to collect your money, they signed us up for a program that gives you a $25 Visa gift card every time you spend $100 at the grocery store (up to $300).

Looks to me like I've just saved the first $350 of my challenge!

AND, it gave me a great idea. I wonder if I can call up other time-shares and request invitations to sit through their presentations? Hmmm...