The Homemaking Party: 2015 Daily Planner Review & Giveaway #dailyplanner

This is a sponsored post on behalf of HomemakersFriend.com. I was compensated monetarily and with a sample product in exchange for this review. All opinions are honest and are my own.

Welcome to the Homemaking Party! I'm happy to be sharing our party with Sue Hooley, creator of the 2015 Daily Planner. This is a beautiful and uplifting resource that I'm sure you'll find useful and encouraging as you start off your new year. 

Sue's planner is unique because, not only does it feature lots of ways to organize your schedule, it's also full of Scripture to bless you and help you keep God's word the focus of your day.

I like how this planner is designed for efficiency and aesthetics---as Sue says, it gives the user a visual layout of a week or month. See the dotted line along the edge of the page on the right? You can cut those out as you go along to expose the tab for the new month. This way, you can easily flip to the page you need without a lot of hassle. 

She's got cut out tabs on each weekly page, for the same reason. Genius!

The planner is divided into seven sections: Yearly, Monthly, and Weekly Calendars, Task List, Projects and Events, Information, and Shopping Lists. It's a great system for organizing everything you'll need to remember on a daily basis---all in one place! Make sure to check out HomemakersFriend.com to order---she's even got a buy one get one deal going on now!

Would you like a free copy of Sue Hooley's 2015 Daily Planner? I'm giving one away to one US winner. Enter to win on the Rafflecopter below and make sure to link up with the Homemaking Party! 

We had the biggest party yet last week so share with your friends to keep our party growing! The more people who visit, the more views we all get!

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How to Save Money with the Walmart Savings Catcher App #WMTSavingsCatcher

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Crowdtap and Walmart. All opinions are honest and are my own. #WMTSavingsCatcher

Have you tried out the Walmart Savings Catcher option on the Walmart phone app? Earlier this summer, some Facebook friends told me about it and I first used it in August. Since then, I've got back over $23 in savings. That's enough for a Christmas present or two for my kids---definitely worth it. Before you read about how to use the app, make sure and visit the Savings Catcher contest. You could win a $2,000 Walmart shopping spree just by trying out Savings Catcher and sharing it with your friends!

It only takes seconds to run the app and your savings add up quick---especially if you're like me and use Walmart as your primary place to stock up on groceries. Recently, I bought some ingredients to make Pumpkin Pie Fudge for my family and scanned my receipt when I got home. Sure enough, I had a savings notification just a couple days later!

I've saved anywhere from 30 cents to several dollars per receipt. Just yesterday, I got a notification that I'd earned $3.86 cash back from just one receipt! It's easy to run the app. Once you've downloaded the Walmart app onto your phone, click on Savings Catcher.

You'll then be prompted to Scan a Receipt. Once you click there, a QR code reader will come up and you'll just scan the barcode or QR code at the bottom of your receipt. The app will then show you how it's scanning multiple stores in your area for competitive prices. You can stop at this point, or you can scan in another receipt. You'll also receive an email notification letting you know that your receipt has been received.

In a day or two, you'll get another email letting you know if you've earned cash back. Out of the 49 receipts I've scanned since August, about half of them have given me cash back. Once you have Reward Dollars in your account, you can use them to shop online or you can print off an eGift card to use them in store.

It's such a quick and simple way to make sure you're getting the lowest prices in your area. I'd love to hear about how much you've saved using the Walmart Savings Catcher App. Make sure to check out my Pumpkin Pie Fudge, too!

Pink Christmas Trees

I've been busy in my imaginary art studio, that's really just a clutter-filled corner of my bedroom, making pink things. You may remember my sorta weird rose petal tree of a couple years ago...well I've since fixed it up cute but it's packed away so... You get to see my newest ones!

Is this teeny tiny post a desperate attempt to participate in Beverly's Pink Saturday this weekend? Why, yes it is! Head over and check out all the other PINK goodness and tell Beverly I sent you!