Hello Everyone,
Dave Gates reporting in for my sixth Jewel-Osco Saturday Morning Sampler Savings Report of 2018. Half way through the year. OMG!
I though it would be interesting to report how much I’ve saved by redeeming the coupons for free items at our local grocery store.
We live in the Chicago-Land area and one of the major groceries stores is Jewel-Osco. Last year I signed up for MyMixx rewards and downloaded their smart phone app.
A lot of blogs publish income reports on how much their blogs are earning. I’ve decided to take this concept and turn it around a bit.
Instead of reporting on how much my blog is making, I plan to report how much I’m saving by redeeming coupons for free items. It’s kinda fun to track how much this adds up.
disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links. If you have any questions about any of the information from this report, please leave a comment and I’ll reply very early in the morning before the wife and kid wake up.
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This report includes the following.
- SAVINGS THIS MONTH April 2018 ($20.94)
- YEAR TO DATE SAVINGS 2018($96.76)
- LIST OF ITEMS
- WEBSITE TRAFFIC
- EMAIL LIST
- BLOG UPDATES
- LESSONS LEARNED
- MOVING FORWARD
Click here to see How much I saved last year.
NUMBER OF COUPONS REDEEMED THIS MONTH = 7
LIST OF ITEMS
- Body Armor (28 oz)
$1.99 - Primo Taglio (5 oz)
$4.49 - Neuro Protein (14.5 oz)
$2.49 - Red Rock Deli (6.875 oz)
$3.50 - Boxed Water Is Better (500 m.)
$1.49 - Arla Cream Cheese Squeeze Tube (6.2 oz)
$2.99 - SOLA Ice Cream (pint)
$3.99
WEBSITE TRAFFIC
Overview
Any blogger will tell you there is a lot of work behind creating the articles and maintaining a blog. But it is actually fun and interesting. There are many ups and downs along the way.
Our traffic is slowing increasing and our newsletter is growing. I’m super excited about it, for more details see below.
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May 1, 2018 – May 31, 2018
June 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018
Here are the top traffic sources for May 1, 2018 – May 31, 2018
Here are the top traffic sources for May 1, 2018 – May 31, 2018
EMAIL LIST
May 2018
June 2018
Our current email newsletter service is with Mailchimp.
My plan is to track the growth of this list. I joined last year, we have a great base to start with. Everything I read suggest offering something of value for free. Do you have any suggestions?
What sort of opt-in reward would you be interested in?
For all you long time bloggers, I know you’ve always said to start growing your email list. Well, now is your opportunity to join my list and help me grow this thing.
BLOG UPDATES
Slow and declining traffic heading into summer. Decent list of items from the Jewel-Osco. $20.94 worth of stuff. Not bad. Thanks Jewel.
I’ve been stopping in for my #wordoftheday items at Jewel too. However, I’m not currently tracking these on the blog. Maybe in the future, or if you are interested in starting a blog or testing your skills and want to contribute to davegates.net. feel free to hit me up.
I’m still loving the themes from Studiopress. I highly recommend them. I’m currently using the Lifestyle Pro Theme.
I’ve been working on the monthly report you are reading here.
We are taking a break from our Coin Roll Hunting and What I’m Reading Series of articles. Coin Roll Hunting is more of a winter inside activity, and now that we are having better weather in Chicago-Land, it is time to start working outside.
Yes, I’m still happy with Bluehost and their services. If you are in the market for starting your own blog, I highly recommend you click on his link and check it out. Thank you.
Time to start working outside. Yeah!!! I’m slowing making progress on the Tree-House plans and construction. For more on that project head over the first article Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Tree House Project Part One The idea The Plan.
The floor frame is complete and I’ll be writing and updating that post. I also managed to get one wall built. I was testing the router and fitting things together so be on the look out for that article as well.
LESSONS LEARNED
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MOVING FORWARD
WOW! almost half way through the year already, hard to believe. The plan is to continue visiting my local Jewel-Osco on Saturday morning’s for their Free items. I’m a sucker for anything free.
I’ll be working on the Tree-House Project for foreseeable future.
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Sincerely yours
Dave Gates
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