CVS deals this week -- flipping . . .ECBs :)

Okay, some of you have been asking, so . . . Here are some profitable CVS scenerios for the week of July 8. I round everything and have assumed that the Crest might be kind of hard to get. (Though usually CVS has free toothpaste when it isn't actually advertised as free :))

If you only have a $4/$20 (rounded)

Schick Quattro - $7
Carefree pantyliner - $4
Playtex Sport tampons - $8
Crest - $3

-$4 4/20
-$2 Quattro coupon
-$2.50 Playtex printable (www.playtexsport.com)
-$1 Crest

= $12.50 get back $16 ECB

For a $5/$30 (rounded)

Schick Quattro - $7
Carefree pantyliner - $4
Lamisil gel - $17
Crest - $3

-$5 5/30
-$2 Quattro
-$5 Lamasil
-$1 Crest

=$18 get back $21 ECB

For a $10/$50

Quattro - 7
Lamisil - 17
Carefree - 4
Sunsilk (1 shampoo, 1 conditioner, 1 24/7, and 3 anything) - 24ish

-$10 10/50
-$2 Quattro Q
-$5 Lamasil Q
-$12 3 BOGO sunsilk Q
-$8 2 CVS B2G1 sunsilk special
-$4 CVS free 24/7 sunsilk (monthly)
-Sunsilk Qs that expire Sunday if you have them and shop on Sunday ($1.50*3 -- not included in totals)

= $11 get back $19 ECB

Dawn Nosal is my real estate hero...ine

One thing that's really painfully obvious is that Richard Davis knows where his bread is buttered (or something like that), and the opening of "The Real Estate Pros" runs like the early Gilligan's Island, which ended "the movie star, and the rest". It's the Richard and Ginger show.

Why? Because nobody is searching for Dawn Nosal on Google.

But they should! Dawn's the Mom who's juggling parenting and career. If she were Ginger, she'd be carrying her toddler to all the construction sites, hanging out the open car window on the way there.

Anyone else think that Dawn's the hidden hero of the show? She's the Dawn Wells (notice the spooky coincidence?) of real estate television. If they could name the professor and Mary Ann, they can name Dawn Nosal, right?

What are Richard Davis and Ginger Alexander called?

It looks like what was once called "The Real Deal" is now called "The Real Estate Pros". Why did Richard Davis and Team Trademark change the name? I wonder if a lawsuit or trademark of a different kind started to cause problems?

Trademark Properties videos at YouTube!

Richard Davis, Ginger Alexander and the whole Trademark Properties gang (well, not the whole gang -- there are a lot of them!) have posted some videos on YouTube. If you want to see some behind-the-scenes humor, here you go.

Dawn Nosal appearance in this video is my personal favorite. I can relate!

What would Kirsten Kemp think of this?

Well, the gang at Property Ladder have finally figured out a couple of things. 1) Houses don't always sell. 2) Real estate commissions take a bunch out of profits. Kirsten is definitely still encouraging everybody to go the Realtor route. I think in most cases that probably still appropriate. However, what if the house isn't ready for a Realtor yet? I think Richard Davis and the gang at Flip This House (which is supposed to be returning to TLC -- I'm not a big fan of the new Flip This House with the Montelongos) market the house even if it's under construction. Actually, I think even the Montelongos on the new Flip This House have that figured that out. However, aside from maybe a sign in the yard and word of mouth, how does someone do that -- market a house when it's not really marketable (at least not in the traditional sense of the word)? Well, how about this:
Country Charm on 10 Acres

Save money with Budget Forums

In celebration of the fact that the BlogThis button now works for me in Firefox, I figured I'd try the same thing from Safari (even though I never use it). But, to give you something useful, I'll post a link here to an excellent forum at www.savingadvice.com. If you want ideas on how to save money, this is the place to do!

Can I BlogThis?

Here's an example of typing something and posting it throu BlogThis!, which hasn't worked for me in ages and ages. But Eric re-pasted the BlogThis! button into my toolbar, and figures it will work. I tried to explain to him that the problem shows up when you go to publish to a blog, not before, but he insisted I try one more time.