Our friend for Life on the morning show this week is Rachel from Cedar Falls who nominated her friend Allison from Hiawatha.  It was a lot of fun to talk with Rachel and hear how God brought her and Allison together…

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1.  Know your prices.  If you don’t know the price, you don’t know if it’s a good deal.

2.  Plan your meals around the sale ad.  i.e.  whenever possible eat what’s on sale.

3.  If something is a great deal then it’s time to stock up.  Remember that most items like meat, bread, even vegetables can be frozen and used later.

4.  Use store and manufacture coupons together.  (Remember the store gets reimbursed for the manufacture coupons.)

5.  Don’t buy things you don’t need.  (It’s not a good deal unless you actually need the item.)

6.  Read the coupon.  Many times the coupon is good for items and sizes that are not shown in the picture.  Sometimes coupons are good for trial sizes too.

7.  It always pays to talk.  Talk to your friends.  Talk to the store clerks.  See what others are doing.  Store clerks can be the best because they see what others do.  Their information can be very valuable.

8.  Bookmark all your favorite stores websites for easy navigation to check for sales and coupons.

9.  Ask your store if they have a frequent shopper card or other special perks.  For example CVS is a local store that does.  Sign up for the card and when you see e-coupons online you simply click and attach them to your store card.  Then when you shop they scan your card and all the coupons are credited to your purchase.

10.  Help pay for college with your purchase by setting up a U Promise account at www.UPromise.com.  Lot’s of opportunities here.  Take some time to scan through the options.

11.  Work with your friends to share information and websites.  One we recommend is www.MoneySavingMom.com.

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Scott Drzycimski Team Lead - Strategic Communications Interstate Power and Light Co., an Alliant Energy Company

Did you know you may have a thief in your home…a thief you probably brought into your home?  Scott Drzycimski from Alliant Energy joins us today to help us identify this thief and what we can do to save our family money each month.

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For more information on phantom power visit Alliant Energy’s page dedicated to this dilemma at www.alliantenergy.com/plugload

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Didn’t have time to write down the recipes shared on the show?  No worries, we have posted each call shared on the show so you can hear it again and get the recipe…Enjoy:)

Chicken Noodle Soup…great for when you need a great meal on short notice.

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Simple Chicken Parmesan…simple…easy…and you may already have all the ingredients in the pantry.

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Lasagna.  Here’s how you can make it very very simple.

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Roast with a 20 oz pepsi…Brent’s Favorite.  ‘nuf said.

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Noodles and Pizza Sause.  Very very simple.

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Personal Fitness and Diet Consultant Heidi Crile

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day…but also can be the most difficult.  So Brent and Julia asked Health and Fitness Consultant Heidi Crile what some of her favorite cereals were and which ones seem to be the healthiest.

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