Get Rewarded for Back-to-School Shopping (and beyond)!

With the back-to-school season in full swing (and already started for some), parents everywhere are gearing up for big purchases on everything from school supplies and back to school apparel, to technology and more. And if you're already going to be spending that hard earned cash why not get some rewards back in the process! Shopkick, the FREE app that pays you for the shopping you’re already doing, is ready to make this season more affordable (and enjoyable!) than ever. Simply by shopping like your normally would and collecting "kicks" to earn FREE gift cards.

Survey Junkie Review

Survey Junkie is one of the most popular spots online to take paid surveys, and for good reason. With over 7 million members, an A+ rating with the BBB, and the highest score on Trust Pilot of any survey panel, they’re the perfect site for people looking to earn some extra cash by taking surveys.

Survey Junkie is absolutely free to join, and the sign-up process is quick and simple. After filling out your personal profile, you will have access to different survey opportunities. Survey Junkie will also send you survey invitations via email, so make sure to keep your eye on those invites as well. Survey Junkie is easy to use, but to make it better, they’ve got an incredible online customer support service if you ever need to contact them.

Members receive points immediately after each survey they complete, and rewards are sent as soon as you meet the redemption threshold and redeem. Plus, with a 1,0000-point ($10) threshold for cashing out, it takes very little time to reap the rewards of your effort. There are also no fees for redeeming your points on Survey Junkie, and you can choose from numerous different rewards. Whether it’s real cash paid to you via PayPal, or e-Gift cards to major retailers, such as Amazon, Target, Walmart, Sephora, and more, there’s the perfect reward for every member.

In addition to taking fun surveys, the site also offers focus groups and in-home product testing as well. The company has a clear dedication to providing consumers with the best possible platform to express their opinions and share their insights with the brands that are shaping today’s world. Besides the rewards and the straightforward nature of the site, that’s one of my favorite aspects of using Survey Junkie. They understand the value of their members’ opinions, and work hard to make it the most seamless and rewarding experience possible.

You can sign up for Survey Junkie here.

Wellness® TruFood® knows #TruLoveIs showing your pet you love them #sponsored

This post is sponsored by PetSmart & Wellness Natural Pet Food and the BlogPaws Professional Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Wellness TruFood, but Mom in Traiing only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Wellness Natural Pet Food is not responsible for the content of this article.

Giving your pet the attention and love they deserve is the best way to show them you care. It keeps them active and happy so they can be a part of your family for many years to come. As part of that love offering them pet foods that are formulated with their specific needs in mind is something that Wellness® TruFood® strives to do. TruFood is made with whole foods blended by hand and baked in small batches to create grain-free, nutrient-rich meals, full of whole prey protein, raw produce and antioxidants. TruFood is living proof that real nutrition is the most fundamental source of health and happiness for your pets.

Wellness® TruFood® for dogs is available in wet and dry formulas as well as treats. I like that they offer a variety of flavors for our Pete to enjoy so he doesn't get stuck eating the same thing day in and day out. I think it's important to give your pet variety as well as special treats that they don't get every day like with their standard food. Like kids they enjoy having those bonding moments where you reward them with something special.

Some important things to know about TruFood:

• TruFood with whole foods from farm, field and sea. Wellness® TruFood has more

of what pets need to be vibrant and happy.

• TruFood has 70% more raw protein than most pet foods. TruFood only uses wholeprey

proteins full of natural vitamins and minerals that pets need to thrive. Also

included is kale, broccoli and green beans .

• TruFood uses Grain Free fiber such as chickpeas, flaxseed and lentils that pets may

digest better. Powerful superfoods such as beets, blueberries, and cranberries to

help maintain a healthy weight and support the immune system.

• TruFood recipes contain pumpkin, ginger and turmeric and live yogurt cultures to

help support a healthy digestive system.

We show our Pete what #TruLoveIs through a healthy diet, exercise, and of course lots of love and affection.

How would you finish this sentence when it comes to your pets?
For me #TruLoveIs .....?

The full Wellness® TruFood® line can be found at your local PetSmart® store.

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Join the Perdue Crew and you could earn a $10 American Express® Reward Card

By accumulating only 10,000 points you can Earn a $10 Perdue®-branded American Express® Reward Card. You earn points by inviting friends, connecting your social media accounts, sharing recipes, sharing photos, and sharing news on the Perdue website.

And in the process you'll get awesome money saving exclusive coupons!

Sign up here: http://sot.ag/4hDtX

Get #MoreforTeachers at Staples during Teacher Appreciation Week!

Did you know that most teachers spend more than $400 of their own money each year to provide supplies and materials for their classrooms?  It may sound like a lot but it's true. There are many things that aren't included in the standard school supply list that are used in the classroom by teachers that they have purchased themselves. They purchase these items to help provide students with better learning opportunities and to make their classrooms more educational. Thankfully places like Staples care for teachers and are showing it with special teacher appreciation week only specials just for them!

During Staples’ Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers can get an exclusive coupon that provides 40 percent back in Staples® Teacher Rewards on popular items including school supplies, teaching and art supplies as well as cleaning and supplies for the classroom from brands teachers love such as Sharpie, 3M and Crayola.

The discount applies to in-store purchases only, made from Sunday, August 2 through Saturday, August 8, and excludes technology, Staples Less List & Extreme Deal offers.   The Refer a Fellow Teacher offer extends the savings to other educators.

Also during this week Staples Teacher Rewards members can purchase a customizable Staples brand teacher planner for only $24.99 (regularly $39.99) with discount code, online only.

Teachers can download their 40% back in Staples® Teacher Rewards coupon and find information on the customizable Staples brand teacher planner at www.staples.com/classroom.

In addition to the 40% back in Staples® Teacher Rewards, teachers can use the Staples Less List, the back-to-school 110% Lowest Price Guarantee and Extreme Deals to save even more!

To sign up for free Staples Rewards membership or for more information about the Teacher Rewards program, please visit StaplesRewardsCenter.com.

Be sure to hop on over to the giveaway that's being sponsored by Staples where 3 winners will each win a $50 Staples Gift Card.

This post was created in partnership with Mom Buzz Media.  All opinions expressed above are my own and are not influenced in any way.

Reward your pets good behavior with New Alpo Wholesome Biscuits #AlpoDogBiscuit

I received Alpo Wholesome Biscuits to Review in order to write this post. I am not being compensated in any other form for helping spread the word about the new Alpo Wholesome Dog Biscuits. Alpo / Purina  is not responsible for the content of this article.

With several pets in the home we like to take a little time out for them individually and give them a little extra attention. My son's usually the one to take our dog out and work on his training since he's a little on the large size for my daughter to handle yet. Lately he's been working on things with him like sitting, laying, and staying before being called. So far with the help of our new Alpo Wholesome Biscuits we are doing pretty well. Not only do they contain 23 vitamins and minerals that our furry friends need, they also contain calcium to help support their strong teeth and bones.  The biscuits are available in a variety of sizes so they are perfect for dogs of all sizes too. I know our German Shepherd/lab mix Pete sure likes them. He liked them enough to sit, lay, and stay for my son because after the first treat he knew he wanted more. And the great part about the bag itself is that it has a built in resealable strip so the treats don't get spilled or stale between uses.

About:
• Available in three size: Small, Medium, and Large
• Contains 23 vitamins & minerals
• Contains Calcium to help support strong teeth and bones
• Made with real chicken flavor


Buy it: Find out what stores in your area sell Alpo treats using their Product Finder.

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Get Connected with Balance Rewards and make healthy choices today! #BalanceRewards #cbias #shop

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BalanceRewards #CollectiveBias

Do you like to be rewarded for the simple things you do in everyday life? I know I do and that's why I originally joined the Walgreens Balance Rewards program. You can earn rewards for shopping in store, filling prescriptions, getting immunizations, through exclusive offers, and now for making healthy choices! You can earn extra points by setting goals, linking a device or app, and logging various health related activities. Sounds like a better reward than my bowl full of sugary sweets I had the last time we went to a buffet for dinner....oh, and much better for my health too. Yes that colorful bowl full of yummies sure looked, and even tasted good but a little while later my tummy sure was regretting it.

I don't know about you, but when it comes to exercise I need someone or something to keep me motivated. I'm usually the one hiding behind the camera so I have excuses like "I can't climb the tree" or "I can't run the trail with the kids" because I might drop my camera. I'm ashamed to say it, but yes those are thoughts that have run through my head. I've tried various ways to keep on task like joining exercise groups or challenges, but it seems like as soon as they are over so is my progress. I know in my mind I want to make healthy choices and I've even taken the time to write down my health goals, but at the end of the day unless there's a motivator there for me I just can't seem to stay with it. So needless to say when I heard about the Balance Rewards for healthy choices feature on the Walgreens app I was pretty excited. I'm always on my phone anyhow so this would make it pretty easy for me to use no matter where I'm at. On it I can set health goals, track my progress, and connecting any fitness related devices I might use along the way (Supported devices: FitBit, iHealth, Jawbone, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, RunKeeper).

With this in mind I decided it was time to get myself moving and to get off on the right foot headed to Walgreens to pick up something to help me through out the day. With so many great devices to choose from I took some time to look them all over before deciding on one that I could sync automatically with my Balance Rewards account. I figured this was the best way to do it so that I couldn't use the excuse of "I forgot" to log my information. I also knew having a wireless device would make it so much easier to track and see my progress with. So with that I was set to head home with my Fitbit Zip and ready to get tracking!

So once I got home I opened up my online account and began by setting my goals and connecting my device. All of which I might add was very easy to do and took very little time. Now I have something that will help keep me accountable and will even reward me for doing what's good for my health!

So now it's my turn to challenge you to make healthy choices. Join me by registering today and start tracking your progress as well!

Kellogg's Rewards - Start earning today!

Do you save and enter your Kellogg's Rewards codes? If not I highly encourage you to start doing it right away. I've gotten some really great perks just from being a member. Kellogg's has sent me tons of coupons in my member emails as well as surprise bonus codes and even things like a free $20 Shutterfly coupon code. You can find codes in all of the Kellogg's products you already purchase so why not start rewarding yourself for those purchases.

Here's some bonus codes that were added yesterday to get you started if you're new, or build up your points bank if you're already enrolled.

TWITTERIFICBONUS  (25 points)
TERRIFICTUESDAYS  (25 points)
HAPPYBIRTHDAYKFR  (20 points)



If you want to add even more points make sure to hop on over to Freebies4Mom and check out her list of all the active bonus codes.

Birthday Freebies/Rewards

Have you ever wondered what kind of rewards were out there for your birthday? Well, let me tell you my birthday was yesterday and I got a TON of awesome rewards right in my email inbox. I was so excited I started compiling a list so I could share them with you so you could sign up and get them too for your birthdays!

Swagbucks - Emailed me 50 bonus Swag Bucks.

Tyndale House Publishers - Emailed me a free ebook.

Kellogg’s Family Rewards™ - I received a code for 100 bonus points.

Disney Movie Rewards - I received 100 bonus points.

Kohl's Rewards -  I received a $10 bonus reward. (no minimum purchase)

Market Force - I'm a mystery shopper for them and they offered me a $$ bonus for any shops I assigned myself on my birthday.

International Delight - Emailed me a coupon for $1 any International Delight product.

Silk - Emailed me a coupon for $1 any Silk product.

Driscoll's - Emailed me a coupon for 50¢ any Driscoll's product.

Famous Footwear - Emailed me a $5 off any purchase coupon.

Speedy Rewards (Speedway Gas Station) - Emailed me with 200 bonus points.

Pepe's Mexican Restaurants - Emailed me a Free Mexican Dinner Entree coupon.

Red Lobster - Emailed me a $5 off two meals coupon.

Texas Roadhouse - Emailed me a coupon for a free appetizer.
Culver's Restaurant - Emailed me a coupon for a Free One-Scoop Sundae.

Noodles & Company - Emailed me a coupon for a Free bowl of noodles.

Applebee's - Emailed me a coupon for a free desert.

TGI Fridays - Emailed me a coupon for a free desert.

Starbucks - Emailed me a coupon for a free drink or food item in store, and a coupon for an online store discount.

McAlister's Deli - Emailed me a $5 off any purchase coupon.

These are just SOME of the emails I received yesterday. I also got several just saying Happy Birthday from various groups I belong to.

No job is too big for Scott Towels #pmedia #Scottvalue

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Scott Brand, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #Scottvalue http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV 

Yesterday after church we headed over to Kmart because I wanted to make sure we were able to take full advantage of the awesome offer that had just started for select Scott brand products at Kmart. This week only they are having a $5 sale on select Scott brand towels, toilet paper, and flushable moist wipes. And to make the deal even sweeter if you purchase $15 or more in any combination of these products (and scan your Shop Your Way Reward card) you will also get a $5 coupon to use on a future purchase.

Sometimes when we all go shopping together we get a little silly. Really it just lightens the mood a little when the kids get tired of following mom around the store. This trip happened to be one of those times. My daughter wanted to help out with the pictures for my post so I let her have a little fun. She did her "Here's the product" pose then cheesed it up with a package in her hands. Well after that dad decided to jump in and told her "Yep, I think this package of Scott just might be big enough to clean up your messes." Of course my son and I laughed like crazy, and as you can see my daughter just gave him a very strange look. In the end we were all in good spirits and began our descent to the check out.

After we checked out I immediately went through all the coupons the cashier handed me to make sure I got my $5 reward. Since it's a Shop Your Way Reward it comes on paper like your receipt. Make sure you don't lose it because it's not valid until 4/27.

The thing I like most about Scott towels (besides how well they clean up messes) is that the sheets are smaller. This makes it nice so you don't have to waste a big sheet on a small mess. I don't know how many times I epically failed at trying to tear off half a sheet of paper towel for a little spill. With Scott you can tear off a small sheet for a small mess, or multiple sheets for big messes.

The smaller size sheets also make for perfect refrigerator door shelf liners. With the Scott sheets you can line the bottom of the shelf and save yourself from scrubbing sticky messes and spills. I discovered this trick after having to soak and scrub out one of my shelves after my daughter put back a flip top container of honey upside down and not fully closed. It slowly leaked out and went unnoticed until sometime later when the next person went to take the container out and it left a stringy trail as they pulled it out of the shelf. I'm sure you can imagine my reaction. Honey by itself is sticky...and here I was with cold honey all over the bottom of the shelf and everything that sat next to it. Let me tell you it took a lot of hot water to warm the honey enough to even begin to get it all off everything. After that I decided something had to be done because I wasn't about to take on this type of mess again.

And I figured while I was at it I should also line my crisper drawers. Sometimes we have a very full fridge so I use my crisper drawer for things other than fresh fruits and vegetables. And I've encountered similar situations in these drawers too. Usually it's a little big of juice from a package of open baby carrots, or a not quite sealed container of lunch meat. Nothing drastic like the honey episode. But now that my drawers are all lined with Scott paper towels I can easily switch them out if I see that it's gotten wet from something leaking. Definitely much faster and easier than finding out something leaked and then dried up in the bottom of the drawer.

Check out Kmart's Shop Your Way Rewards for great coupon offers on Scott Tissue products this week!

Make sure you also follow Scott Brands on Facebook to keep up on all the latest from Scott.

Tyndale Rewards - Join today and start earning FREE books!

About Tyndale Rewards

The Tyndale Rewards program is designed to provide you with opportunities to get books and Bibles for zero dollars. That’s right—F. R. E. E. As a member of the Tyndale Rewards program, you’ll have access to inspiring literature, Bibles, special promotional offers, and much more.

Other member incentives include a free gift on your birthday, along with opportunities to share your personal recommendations and feedback concerning Tyndale products. The more participation you have with the program, the more points you earn—and points translate into free stuff!

The Tyndale Rewards program is a great way to get free books and Bibles that you can keep for yourself or give to friends and family. Your journey to earning free faith-based products is here!

Redeeming Points...

Log in to your account on TyndaleRewards.com to see how many points you have collected in your account. Next, browse the product available for redemption. If you find a product you like and you have accumulated enough points, click the “Redeem” button. Your Points will never expire!

A glimpse at the rewards to choose from....

Once you log in click the Earn Now button at the top of the screen and start earning right away! You can do things as simple as taking an e-survey to inviting friends to join to reviewing a Tyndale product to earn points. Within a few minutes I've already earned over 100 points! I can't wait to "shop" for my first free book!