Back-to-school SHOES

If you are a Bank of America card holder (both credit AND debit cards qualify for this), have you signed up for their Add It Up program? If not, you SHOULD!

Right now, Bank of America cardholders are eligible to earn 15% CASH BACK on purchases made at Shoes.com -- no that's not a type-o, that really says 15%!

When you couple the 15% cash back, with the 20% off promo code (SHOEDEAL), that leads to a pretty awesome net discount on all regular, sale, and clearance items! OH -- did I mention, they have FREE SHIPPING?

Here's the deal that I got today:

• I purchased 3 pairs of good athletic shoes totaling $ 115.59 (before discounts).
• Using coupon code (SHOEDEAL) to take 20% off, brought the new total to $92.47 (savings of $23.12).
• THEN, factor in the 15% Bank of America cash back and the new total is: $78.60

That's a net cost of $26.20 for brand-new, high quality athletic shoes. AWESOME!

For approximately the same amount of money that I would have spent at Target buying cheapo rinky-dink shoes that the kids will destroy quickly (don't get me wrong, I LOVE Target, but their children's shoes just do not wear well), I was able to get a couple pairs of nicer, longer lasting and more durable shoes. Hello?????

Oh, did I mention -- FREE SHIPPING?

(AND remember, if your kids grow out of a GOOD pair of shoes quickly, you can always consign them and make another couple extra bucks!)

That's all for now, happy saving!!!