What it is: MyPoints is a simple point-earning program that can take up as little - or as much - time as you would like. You can just read emails for five points each, or you can do all of your online shopping through the site to earn points for every dollar you spend. You can also play free games and take surveys to make money in your spare time. Once you have enough points, you can redeem them for cash, travel miles or gift cards.

How to Earn: Read emails, print coupons, shop online, take surveys, play games, book travel, search the Web

Rewards: Cash deposited in PayPal account, Visa prepaid card, travel miles, donate to charities, Facebook credits, gift cards to tons of stores (sent in the mail), including REI.com, Sears, Target, JC Penney, Starbucks, West Elm, Lowe’s, Home Depot, GameStop, iTunes, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Williams-Sonoma, gas stations, movie ticket sellers

My Experience: At the time of this writing, I have redeemed enough points for about $300 in gift cards and have enough points for another $100 gift card (and would still have some left over). When I first signed up for MyPoints, I completed surveys, did some of my online shopping through the site and read the five-point emails. At this point, I rarely remember to sign in to the site before shopping online and only have time to read the emails (I do not do the surveys and such). So you can see that it is quite easy to earn points with very little effort, since I still have earned more than enough for another $100 gift card (you just won't earn them as quickly if you are as lazy about it as I am).

Getting Started: Follow the link below and sign up for free!

Earthbound Farm is offering up yet another organic produce coupon this week!

This time, the website says it's for organic apples, but the coupon can actually be used for any of your fave Earthbound Farm organic products -- so head over to the Earthbound Farm website to print this money-saving coupon:

Save $.75 on Earthbound Farm Organic Apples

These printable organic produce coupons are only available to print through February 25, so hurry on over to print yours!

Whether or not you are the handy sort, this is a great magazine for anyone who likes to take on household projects or get inspired to create a DIY bookcase.

I subscribe to this one, and I love the step-by-step instructions and the DIY, money-saving inspiration on just about every page.

Handyman magazine has a little bit of everything, including energy efficiency, auto maintenance, woodworking, decorating and general home repairs.

One year's worth of Handyman would normally cost $42.99 and is on sale for $24.00...but if you use my super-special promo code, you can get it for just $4.99!

To get this awesome deal, head over to Tanga to order up to four years of Handyman magazine, then enter the promo code CHEAPVEGANCHICK at checkout to get it for just $4.99 per year!

This deal is only available from 7am PST February 20 to 7am PST February 21, so no dawdling if you want in on

Even if you've only stopped by the CVC blog a couple of times, you probably already know how much I love SwagBucks.

Of all the point-earning programs out there, this is the one that I use most every day, and I earn lots of points just by doing the normal stuff I would do anyways - like printing coupons and searching the Web.

I then trade those points for cash (deposited in my PayPal account) or gift cards to places like Amazon and Starbucks.

Well, if you haven't been convinced by my previous posts about SwagBucks and haven't yet signed up, now is a good time to change that!

Next week, SwagBucks will be celebrating its 5th birthday, and that means chances to get extra Swag Bucks with Swag Codes -- and a chance to win $1,000!

To get in on the celebration, head over to SwagBucks and sign up for your free membership!

I know y'all love a good zulily deal, so here is a bunch I found today!


Klean Kanteen – up to 40% off | Event ends 2/22 - Chugging along. Stainless steel bottles with wide-mouth designs and sports caps

amykathryn — up to 70% off | Event ends 2/22 - Swing of things. Hand-printed canvas and faux leather bags, clutches and changing pads.

Guidecraft - up to 40% off | Event ends 2/22 - Little hands, big creations. Wooden building blocks and more creative, open-ended toys.

Smart Planet — up to 45% off | Event ends 2/22 - The snack bar. Make your own concession stand treats with these innovative appliances.

Sherpani — up to 50% off | Event ends 2/22 - Spirit of adventure. Totes, bike bags and gadget sleeves made for modern women.

Joyce Chen — from $6.99 | Event ends 2/22 - Wok and roll. Stir-fry pans, sushi boards, kitchen tools and tetsubins for Asian cuisine.

These are just some of the deals going on right now, so head over to sign up for a free zulily membership and start saving!

You can save even more with this promo code:

Susan Nicole is having another awesome sample sale, which means you can head over to her site and get vegan purses and wallets for as little as $15!

Samples are functional, fashionable, less-than-perfect pieces that are sold at a deep discount due to minor flaws.

Susan Nicole samples tend to sell out pretty quickly, so hurry over to the Susan Nicole website if you want to get in on these deals!

From the looks of things, there will be very few vegan coupons in the 2/10 Sunday newspaper coupon inserts; however, there is one really good one...

The 2/10 SmartSource insert is expected to have a coupon for $1.00 off one So Delicious dairy-free product.

If you are able to get your Sunday papers for $1 at your local dollar store, then it is definitely worth picking up.

Earthbound Farm just keeps on providing us with some great coupons for organic produce.

This time around, you can head over to the Earthbound Farm website to print organic coupons for $.75 off Earthbound Farm Organic Blueberries!

These printable vegan coupons are only available through February 11, so hurry on over and get yours!

Looking for more vegan, vegetarian or organic coupons? Check out my Find Vegan Coupons page to learn more about where to find coupons.

You can also check out my Print Coupons page to see if there are any printable coupons that match items on your grocery list.

Dr. Fuhrman's 2013 Health Getaway is going on June 26 through July 2 in beautiful, sunny San Diego, California!

Now, this isn't a cheap event, but I still wanted to make sure y'all knew about it -- just in case you might have saved enough from all that vegan couponing to spring for a trip that would be awesome for your health and wellness.

If you aren't familiar with Dr. Fuhrman -- or would like to learn more about the 2013 Health Getaway -- click on the image above to go right to the website for more info.