Hello Everyone,
Dave Gates reporting in for my eleventh Jewel-Osco Saturday Morning Sampler Savings Report of 2018. I’ve noticed a slowdown in the Saturday Morning Sample freebies. I only calculate ONE item for the month of November. Is this the beginning of the end? Time will only tell.
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 stores is Jewel-Osco. Last year I signed up for MyMixx rewards and downloaded their smart phone app.
Many blogs publish income reports on how much their blogs and businesses earn. 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 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 November 2018 ($1.49)
- YEAR TO DATE SAVINGS 2018($142.02)
- LIST OF ITEMS
- WEBSITE TRAFFIC
- EMAIL LIST
- BLOG UPDATES
- LESSONS LEARNED
- MOVING FORWARD
Click here to see How much I saved last year (2017).
NUMBER OF COUPONS REDEEMED THIS MONTH = 1
LIST OF ITEMS
- Sparkling ICE Caffeine (16 oz)
$1.49
Total = $1.49
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 decreasing, and I’ll need to investigate why. I know I’ve been super busy juggling several projects and find it hard to stay focused on analyzing exactly why, but here are the numbers.
October 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018
November 1, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Here are the top traffic sources for October 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018
Here are the top traffic sources for November 1, 2018 – November 30, 2018
EMAIL LIST
October 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?
Lost one subscriber last month so we are down to 18 subscribers, I’ll need to investigate how to grow this list. I’m open to any ideas you guys have.
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 again in November. The hard part of the tree house building project is done, and we will pick this up in the spring and summer of next year. I’ve been busy working on the post office books.
I’ve also noticed a slow down in Saturday Morning Sampler offerings. So I’m wondering if this will continue. Is this the beginning of the end? One item for November.
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I’ve been working on the monthly report you are reading here.
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We finally got the hard part of the Tree House up. For more on that project head over the first article Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Tree House Project Part One The idea The Plan.
LESSONS LEARNED
Keep on keeping on!!!
MOVING FORWARD
The plan is to continue visiting my local Jewel-Osco on Saturday morning’s for their Free items. I’m a sucker for free stuff.
I’m creating other article series such as my Christmas Card series. I’ve been digging through my old photos trying to find the ones I sent out in the past. I’m posting them here to keep track and to see them all in one place. It also makes it easier to share.
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Sincerely yours
Dave Gates
