I recently told people about my drawing for a FREE Gas card here at How I Save Money because so many people were talking about how the high gas prices have affected them.

Shawn says he is tired of hearing all the talk about "high" gas prices and we need to Quit Complaining about Gas Prices . Wow. I am not sure if I got slapped for whining there or not….but it is an interesting read to see it from his point of view.

If you are not like Shawn..and still want a chance to win the card remember to enter the drawing. The rules are simple:

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Welcome to How I Save Money. Today we have a guest post from PassiveFamilyIncome who has been so gracious to write for me while I am off taking care of my mother.

As oil and commodity (wheat, soy beans, corn, etc.) prices continue to soar in our global economy, many people are starting to feel a financial pinch from every direction. Higher prices at the gas pump, coupled with rising food prices has caused a tightening effect on personal budgets.

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Today was not a very exciting day for me at CVS. I was not at all impressed with the selection on the things for extra bucks this week so I only ended up getting one thing for myself.

Item: Viva paper towels

Price: $6.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00

Item: Dulcosan (something for my mother…forgot the spelling)

Price: $7.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $0.00

less $12.30 gift card from error last week

Total out of pocket today: $3.26

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks today: $2.00

Total out of pocket to date: $93.69

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Remember to enter the drawing for a FREE Gas card from How I Save Money to lower YOUR gas bill in July. The winner will be announced on July 15th so get your entries in now. The rules are as follows:

1. Write a short post on how high gas prices have affected you and link back to this post.
2. Subscribe to my feed (and let me know).
3. Link back to this post from your blog, highlighting the contest.

You will earn one entry for each of these actions so hurry up and get your chance to get some free gas now.

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Welcome to How I Save Money visits ! Today we visit:

Wealth, Money & Life Network

Can You Walk Away From It? at Dividends 4 Life . I am a financeaholic and a blogaholic so the answer for me is no.

Career vs Family at Dollar Frugal . What do you think about balancing family and work?

Back From Israel at Her Every Cent Counts . Wow, talk about a lot of balancing to keep the figures in check.

Win FREE GAS at How I Save Money .

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I had another round with CVS and today I actually did better than I have before. I split up my transactions and used my ECB to help bring down my out of pocket expenses.

Transaction 1

Item: Heatwrap

Price: $5.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $1.00

Item:Listerine

Price: $5.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.99

less $10 ECB brings total out of pocket to $1.98

Transaction 2

Item: Colgate (*2)

Price: $5.98 ($2.99*2)

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $4.00

less $2 ECB brings total out of pocket to $3.98

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So by now I have let it be known that my mother has cancer. She was admitted to the hospital on June 23 and is having tests done. She is on an IV because she was so dehydrated.

I spent Monday and Tuesday at the hospital and she told me to stay home today and get some rest. I gave her a cellphone to call me and I have her room number so I can always get to her.

This morning when I spoke to her she said that she had some more Xrays done (this makes the third set) and she is having an endoscopy done today as well.

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Summer is here and it just might be time to think about Wildwood vacations if you can afford them. I have an uncle who lives in New Jersey and since I do not know about the Things to do in New Jersey while on vacation, this might be a good place to start.

The site offers a wide range of activities to look forward to like a Raven concert on July 26 at the Wildwood convention center . The thing  I found most interesting was that they actually offer a chance to save some money on further entertainment, since you can receive $15 off a one day splash and ride combination ticket by showing your previously purchased concert tickets.

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