This morning I was just going to quickly check my email and then get ready for work... of course there was a GREAT deal in my inbox and I just couldn't resist checking it out. :-)

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I use ebates for ALL of my online shopping, because it gives me cash back on purchases I am already making! Every day they do a "daily double" where they will give you DOUBLE the cash back on a site.

Today's daily double is for "4inkjets.com" giving a whopping 27% cash back!! I just ran out of ink after printing endless coupons so this deal could not have come at a better time for me!

4InkJets.com offers a few different options when buying ink. You can get it remanufactured. They take a used ink cartridge and fill it up. They put it through a print test and a "rigorous testing and quality assurance process" to ensure it will work as good as new. They do have the option to buy your ink completely new. Doing this is 2 or 3 times more expensive. The other option is to buy a refill kit and do it yourself!

I bought 6 remanufactured cartridges so I could save $1 on each cartridge.

I used coupon code BRGHT22 and got 10% off.

I chose to do 2nd day shipping which cost me $7.48.

My overall total was $53.38 - $14.41 I am getting back since I used ebates.... So for my 6 ink cartridges I am spending $38.97. That is $6.50 per ink cartridge. Ink usually costs me about $20-$25 each.

If you haven't used ebates before use this link and get an extra $5 cash back after you make your first purchase! That would have brought down the price of each cartridge to under $6!



Want to save a bunch of money on printer ink like I did?

1. Go to ebates.com and sign up (It is free and it takes less than 1 minute).
2. Find the daily double icon on the right of the page OR just search for 4inkjets.com.
3. Choose your printer and your ink.
4. Don't forget to use code "BRGHT22" to get 10% off all products (Except OEM Ink Cartridges) PLUS Free Shipping on all orders over $50. (I still paid so I could get 2nd day shipping!)

Happy Saving!

So, just a few weeks ago I posted a blog about how I got some AWESOME deals on restaurant.com using ebates.com. I got over $200 in restaurant gift cards for less than $20. If you missed that blog feel free to check it out here.

I decided since I was going to be trying so many new places I would share what I thought about them on my blog by doing little reviews. Please note I am NOT a food critic. Just doing this out of my own entertainment. :-)

My second restaurant review is for Cajun Kountry Kitchen Cafe. :-)

My husband looooves Cajun food. I am confident he could eat it for every meal, every day. At one point when we started dating he would make jambalaya multiple times every week. Some of you may recall my Valentines gift to my husband was actually making him jambalaya.

When I was looking for restaurants to try on restaurant.com I couldn't pass up going to get my husband's favorite food. I am so glad they were on restaurant.com or else we might have never found this AWESOME local business.

When we went in were immediately greeted by the friendly staff (there were only two of them :-) ). We got to pick our table and since we were trying to spend $35 we actually ordered drinks. (We are typically just water with lemon people). I am so glad we did. Rusty ordered lemonade and I got sweet tea, both were awesome! I usually don't comment on drinks, but man these were good. :-)

We asked what the staff recommended for an appetizer and got the bbq shrimp based on their recommendation. It was awesome! Such a great choice. Next time I think we will try one of their gator apps or their sweet potato fries... that is if we can resist not getting that awesome shrimp again! 

While waiting for our main course I took some pictures of the place. I loved the unique atmosphere. This is also when I decided I HAD to let more people know about this place!! 

Rusty and I did our usual thing and ordered the dinner sampler for two so we could try everything. Oh man we were not disapointed by ANYTHING they brought us! My favorite was the jambalaya and Rusty DEVOURED those crawfish. 

Throughout our meal both our server and the chef came and checked up on us, providing us with EXCELLENT personable service. I haven't experienced service this great in a long time. If you love cajun food, this is a MUST try restaurant. Heck, even if you don't love cajun food, it is probably because you have never experienced anything this good! 

We will be back soon! Plus we got one of their dining cards which allows us to get our 7th meal there free. With my husband's love for cajun, it won't take us long! 

Like it, I loved it! See what others have to say!

So, just a few weeks ago I posted a blog about how I got some AWESOME deals on restaurant.com using ebates.com. I got over $200 in restaurant gift cards for less than $20. If you missed that blog feel free to check it out here.

I decided since I was going to be trying so many new places I would share what I thought about them on my blog by doing little reviews. Please note I am NOT a food critic. Just doing this out of my own entertainment. :-)

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I wish I had posted this closer to when we went (three weeks ago), but our first restaurant.com gift card that we used was at Fonduely Yours. I have grown up in Atlanta where the ultimate date night was to Dante's or to The Melting Pot. My husband was new to fondue. We both loved the atmosphere and had an awesome time with great food.

My husband and I have a tendency to just get the "dinner for two" where ever we go. Neither of us are super picky eaters and typically what one of us doesn't like, the other loves. It works really well and usually we can save a few dollars here and there.

The meal starts off with their cheese appetizer. This was when they were warming the oil before adding the cheese.

We loved the cheese. Now we were waiting for our server to bring our main dish. :-)

When the main dish came in we devoured it. It was all so good! Their spicy batter tasted so good on EVERYTHING! 

We also got the white chocolate fondue for dessert, but I was afraid it would all be eaten by my husband if I stopped to take a picture. It was so good.

The atmosphere of the whole restaurant was fairly casual. I did not feel out of place wearing jeans, but I also wouldn't have felt out of place if I had worn a skirt or a dress. 

My only complaint was our server. He really could have taken more time to explain things to us. My husband even clearly stated that he had never had fondue before. A little more explanation would have been helpful. I was really thankful that the table next to us had a different server and she did a MUCH better job explaining everything even though her table seemed to be regulars. 

See what others are saying at urban spoon.

Soooo I couldn't go back to sleep after Rusty left this morning. I have spent the last two and a half hours looking for good deals online. I just found what might be the jackpot of my morning! I am saving 80% off of already discounted gift certificates! PLUS I will get another 15% cash back from that as well. Basically I am spending $20 ($17 after my ebate) for $235 worth of restaurant gift cards.

Here is how it is going down.

First you have to sign up (free) for ebates.com This is a really cool site I found in the last week. For those of you who do ANY online shopping it is a pretty cool site. Just go through ebates before making your purchases and you will get a percentage of your purchase given back to you in cash! (well it is technically a check or paypal, whatever)

PLUS you also get $5 just for signing up and making your first purchase through their site. So really everything is just $15. :-)

Once you go to ebates.com search for "restaurant.com" Using ebates for your restaurant.com purchases is how you save the 15%

Once the search brings you to this page you can start shopping. Enter in your zip code and check out the restaurants. Make sure you read the fine print located under the "add to cart" button. Some exclude alcohol, certain days, exc. :-) These certificates are good for one year (some longer). Perfect for military families like myself who may not be here longer than one year. :-)

When you are ready to check out enter in the promo code "STEAK" and you will instantly get 80% off of your order!

Where will you be dining? I'll be at...

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza

Cajun Kountry Cafe

Charleston Beer Works

Chucktown Taveren

Founduely Yours

Market Street Saloon

Taste of Thai

Plus I got a $50 gift card for resturants.com that I can use at another time. (It was $5)

When Rusty comes home tonight I will get him to see if there are any he wants to add. :-)

Gotta give one of my favorite coupon site Southern Savers credit for posing this deal!

Please give me just a tiny bit of credit for posting this offer. When you sign up to ebates.com please use this link http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=VzX3JwC2FJCwm89R%2BN9ktw%3D%3D to give me referral credit. I promise to post more great deals in the future!

I feel guilty for not blogging since I finished the 31 day challenge. This past week has FLOWN by. I seriously am clueless as to how it went by so quickly. Hmm... I worked a good bit. Spent some quality time with my man. (I had a free Saturday for the first time in almost two months!) Cleaned the house some, my mom is coming this weekend and I am so excited!

Life has been going pretty well. :-)

My biggest complaint is not being able to see Rusty nearly as much as I would like. Most of it is because of my job has me working mostly nights and weekends. I love that I can pretty much count on having Friday off to go out with Rusty and his friends at the end of the week, but I would really like to have more time to relax with him on the weekends. I still love my job though. Being a Barista is so much fun! It is even better, because I work with some pretty awesome people. I look forward to going in to work, because I always know I will be working with someone great. After being a part of the Georgia Hall staff last year, having great co-workers is ESSENTIAL to any job I have in the future. While I hate the hours, I still enjoy my job because of the great people I work with every day.

I almost went back to school for a pharm tech certification degree thing. It is a 6month program that a lot of my friends are doing, best part is it would be 100% free. However, after exploring the program a little more, I decided it truly wasn't for me. I think the man embellished how nice the job market is. Plus, medical isn't something I want to do forever (or even more than like 2 years lol). I just feel like it will be a waste of time. I am just going to wait until we are at our next duty station and finish school then. :-) I know it will make me happier in the long run.

Jasper is doing fantastic! He is such a sweet little dog. He had his third day :-) We were even able to take him to the dog park last weekend and I wasn't humiliated. :-P I really am so much happier with him in my life. Every day he does something to make me laugh.

Today I went to a couponing class and HOLY CRAP! That stuff gets confusing. I am going to try to up my game a bit. I don't know how extreme I can get with it, but I think I know a little more to get me going. :-)


I am bored with blogging for the evening since Rusty just got home. :-) Sorry there are no pictures!