FREE Box of Honest Cran Lemon Zest Bars

Thanks to Lizzy Language for posting this deal from Want Not. Today is the last day to get this deal so don't procrastinate! Get a FREE box of 12 Cran Lemon Zest Bars from Amazon.com!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

FREE 2009 Prayer Diary

One of my goals this year is to develop a better and more efficient prayer life cause sometimes I get distracted or forget who I need to pray for. I have done a prayer journal in the past, and it helped immensely. Here is a link to get a FREE 2009 prayer diary sent to you.

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Walgreens & CVS Deals - 2/1/09

Well it is a new week and month, so prepared to get the weekly deals at CVS and Walgreens, but also the monthy FREEBIEs at both stores! So here are the new deals at CVS and Walgreens! I like to get these out on Saturday for the early risers on Sunday and also since they have 24 hour stores as well.

Walgreens (thanks Nickels N Dimes)
CVS (thanks Thrifty Mama)

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Inconvenient Debt: Glenn Beck - A must watch video!

I love the Glenn Beck show, and I am glad he is on Fox News now instead of Headline News. Today he showed this startling fact about how the US has inflated our money supply to unheard of levels. This is a very troubling thing cause that is what inflation is measured by...the supply of new money. Every time the govt prints more and more money, the less purchasing power the dollar has, which means we get poorer and poorer! This is the govt's hidden tax on it's citizens! This is a must watch video!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

FREE Quaker Oats Mini Delights

Here is a link to get a FREE sample of Quaker Oats Mini Delights, which are a 90 calorie snack packs! They are trying to one up those 100 cal snack packs! Soon, we will be down to 50 cal snack packs, and then zero calorie snacks packs! lol.

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Funny Sticker Magnet

I came across this very entertaining FREEBIE that caused me to chuckle a bit! If only we had kids, cause I would definelty get this for my wife! She would definetly be a "Hot Mom Driving!"

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Roaring Lion Challenge: FREE Roaring Lion & Red Bull energy drink!

Here is a link to try the Roaring Lion challenge, in which they will send you a FREE Roaring Lion and Red Bull energy drink to compare. That way you can choose for your self!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

My CVS Trip - saved $53.05!

Well since the Super Bowl is coming up on Sunday and also the LOTR marathon at Madmup's, I decided to do the Pepsi ECB deal going on, which is buy $20 worth of Pepsi products and get $10 ecb's back.

Plus, I had some extra ECB's to help out Dana and got some pull-ups for Conner! They have a deal where you buy $20 worth of Huggies products and get $5.00 ECB's back going on.

I was really hoping for a CVS coupon $ off/ $$ CVS order, which would of let me keep more of my ecb's. But not this time!

Transaction #1
(4) 2L Pepsi Bottles (4/$5.00)
(4) bags of Tostitos Chips (2/$6.00)
(1) 12 pack of Diet MD (3/$10.00)
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Total: $27.41
CVS Weekly savings: $7.07
ECB's used: $20
Total Savings: $27.07 (99%)
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Total Bill: $0.34
Tax: $0.00
Final OOP: $0.34
ECB's back $10.00

Transaction #2
(2) 21 ct Huggies Pull up 4-5T (onsale for $10.00 each)
**had 2 - $1.50 off Huggies Diaper coupons from 1/11/09 SS insert
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Total: $25.98
CVS weekly savings: $5.98
MFG coupons: $3.00
ECB's used: $17.49 (used the $10 ecbs from trans #1)
Total Savings: $26.47 (102%)
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Total Bill: -$0.49
Tax: $0.49
Final OOP: $0.00
ECBs back: $5.00

So that is $53.39 dollars worth of retail products, that I got for only $0.34! That comes out to $53.05 worth of savings! Oh, how I love CVS and their ECB deals!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Get $15 worth of Pepsi/Frito Lay coupons by mail when you buy 3 Pepsi 12 packs, 2 -24 packs, 2-18 packs, 4-8 packs, or 8-2 liters -AND- any combination of three Frito Lay chips/dips/salsas. Items must be purchased by 2/1/09 and request must be postmarked by 2/17/09. Multiple receipts are fine. See rebate form for complete details.

70-90% off at Linen N Things

I guess Linen 'N Things are going through bankrupcy and closing many stores, so on there website they have many things 70-90% off certain items. They also have stuff buy 1 get 1 free and free shipping in addition to the sale price!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Thanks Freebie Blogger for the heads up!

Funnies X

Well we are over the hump and it is almost the weekend. Here is something to make you chuckle today!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Unadvertised Target Deals

Here is a link to a fellow Hoosier, Lizzy Language, who posted some unadvertised deals going on at Target this week! My eye caught the Digornio Pizzas for $3.99 each! That is a pretty good deal...I just wonder if they are the personal pizzas or the full size ones? Will have to check it out. So anyway....

Enjoy,
Shepherd

FREE sample of YOYO lip gloss

Here is a link to get some FREE Yoyo Lip gloss for your daughters! Just fill out the form and click the box to get a free sample!

I don't have any kids, so I can't really comment on the coolness of this product. But, this is my first post for kids out there!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE Martha Stewert Living Magazine for 1 yr.

Here is link to get a 1 yr. FREE magazine subscription to Martha Stewert Living! Just fill out a quick survey about breakfast, and it is yours. Thanks Budget Help$.

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE 20 oz Diet Dr. Pepper!

Here is a link to get a coupon to get a FREE Diet Dr. Pepper that will be mailed to you! The coupon is good till 6/30/09. This is my second free Dr. Pepper, and I actually enjoyed the first one from the Guns N Roses deal. Dr. Pepper just might make me a fan of their soda after all! lol.

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Thanks to Centsible Savings for the heads up!

Menard's Free after Rebate Program

I never knew that Menard's had a FREE after rebate program, although it isn't as nice as the Walgreen's FREE after rebate program. I am still going to have to look at how it really works and give it a test try! Thanks to Mummy Deals for letting me know about it!

Here is a link to get St. Ives Body Wash FREE after Rebate at Menards.

Here is a link to see what else is FREE after rebate for this week through 2/1/09

Here is a link to understand Menard's FREE after rebates program!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Updated Yogurt Deal & Kashi Bars at Target

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for letting me know of a Target coupon for Yoplait Yogurt, and since you can use Target coupons in conjuction with MFG coupons equals even more savings!

Here is the link for the $1 off 4 Yoplait Yogurt (print this off 2x)
Here is the link for the $1 off 8 Target Yoplait Yogurt

Buy 8 Yoplait Yogurts and use $1 off 8 Target coupon + (2) $1 off of 4 coupon to get a total of $3 off of 8 (or $0.38 off each one)

Do this if you don't have a Meijer around you. I still think Meijer is having the best deal cause they have the Yoplait Yogurt on-sale for $0.50 and using the MFG coupon twice makes them $0.25 each! Thinking of you A Corgi! :O)

Also, Target has their Kashi bars on-sale for $2.67. Combine that with this $2 off coupon to get them for $0.67 each.

Enjoy,
Shepherd

FREE 1yr. Subscription to Women's Day Magazine

Here is a link to get a FREE 1 yr. Subscription to Women's Day magazine.

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE Audiobook!

Here is a link to get the classic Jules Vern's "Around the World in Eighty Days" book by Audio.com. I have never done audio books before, so I will give this a try since it is FREE and I have never read this book before. Plus once you download it to you computer you can burn it to a CD to play in your car, which I probably will do!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Thanks to The Freebie Blogger for this find!

Walgreen's $25 Prescription Transfer Coupon

In case you didn't get a Sunday paper, Walgreens is offering a $25 reloadable gift card for a prescription transfer to their pharmacy! Here is a link to get it online! Might as well get them to pay you to fill out your prescriptions. Make sure you get a Sunday paper to get the coupon inserts and save even more...FYI!! ;O)

Enjoy,
Shepherd!

Yoplait Yogurt Coupons!

Here is a link to get $1 off of 4 Yoplait Yogurts! I believe they are on-sale at Meijer for $0.50 each, which makes them around $0.25 after the coupon! Make sure you print them off twice by hitting your back brower till it prints again!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

FREE Redbox Monday Movie Code - 1/26/09

Well it is Monday again, and here is the movie code to get a FREE Redbox rental from any Redbox location! If you want to rent more than one for FREE, just use 2 separate credit cards. Redbox won't charge your credit card unless you fail to return it the following night! Enjoy!

FREE Redbox code = 57VH9L

Shepherd!

Kroger & Meijer Deals - 1/25/09

Hello all again,

Since it is a new sales week, here are the current deals going on at 2 grocery chains! It seems like Meijer has some good deals on cereal and BBQ sauce! Time to use some of the Valley Fresh Steamer coupons I have collecte at Kroger for FREE veggies!

Meijer (thanks Bargainbriana!)
Kroger (thanks Cincinnati Cents)

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

My CVS trip

Good morning all,

Since I am at day 3 of my 6 in a row, I decided to go to CVS this morning before heading into work at 6am. I know I am crazy, but by the time I would get out of work 12 hours later...you risk not getting all the good deals! I was excited about the free Gillette Shampoo (one thing we weren't well stocked in yet) and that I had a $10 off a $50 CVS order. Here is what I got...

(3) Gillette Shampoo/conditioner (onsale for $4.99 and get $3 ecbs back)
*had 3 - $2 off coupons
(2) Pantene Shampoo/conditioner (onsale for $4.99 and get $3 ecbs back)
*had 1 - $3 off/2 Pantene coupon.
(3) Advil Cold & Sinus 20ct (onsale for $5.00 - get $5 ecbs wyb $15 worth)
*had 3 - $2 off coupons
(2) Johnson's buddies soap
*had $2 off 2 Johnson coupon
(1) One Touch Ultra Mini Glucose Meter (used as a filler to get to $50)
*had a $20 off One Touch coupon which made it free
*had a $10 off $50 CVS order
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Retail Total: $77.49
CVS weekly deals savings: $15.17
CVS coupon: $10.00
Coupons: $37.00
ECB's used: $15.98
Total savings: $78.15 (101%)
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Total: -$0.65
Tax: $2.54
Final OOP: $1.89 (Out of Pocket)
ECB's back: $20.00! ($15 & $5)

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Walgreens & CVS deals - week of 1/25/09

Well it is already the weekend! I hope everyone had a good week as we prepare for more great deals this weekend. I try to post the Walgreens & CVS deals on Saturday cause of the 24 hour stores, and you might want to go early on sunday before they sell out of that item. Dont forget your rain checks if they are out though!

Walgreens (thanks Surving the Stores)
CVS (thanks The Freebie Blogger)

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Preditory Lending Explained!

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As you may of noticed, I am a fan of the webpage "Campaign for Liberty". It is a site that was started by the followers of Ron Paul, who I wanted to be president of the United States. He is one of the few who really care about our freedoms, and limited govt involvement in our lives, something that this administration wont do! If your really want to know the truth on a lot of what is going on with our ecomony and gov't check out this site!

Here is actually a great article that talks about Preditory Lending.
It really explains how the whole housing mess came about and why the gov't is making it worse! Remember....Knowledge is power! Seek to learn as much as you can!

God bless,
Shepherd.

FREE Beachnut Baby Food - Meijers

Here is a link to get $1/3 Beachnut baby food coupon.

Currently Meijer has them on-sale for $1/4, so you can get 8 jars for free using 2 coupons. Make sure you hit the back browser twice!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Thanks to MoneySavingMom for this deal!

Johnson & Johnson's Coupons

Here are 2 links to get Johnson & Johnson's coupons to get soap pretty cheap.

I know that Target has Johnson's buddies soap for $0.97 each (make sure you buy one more than the number you have for coupons cause they wont give them to you free! I have tried my hardest, but they wouldn't back down!).

CVS has buddies soap for $1.19 each (making it $0.19 each...which make good fillers).

I have heard that Meijer and Kroger have them as well but haven't verified the price here in Lafayette.

Johnson & Johnson's $2/2 Printable
Johnson & Johnson's $3/3 Printable

*also there was a $1/1 Johnson & Johnson's coupon in the 1/4/09 RP insert*

I have heard that this soap is very good even for adults! I have stocked up on them yesterday, but haven't gotten to use one yet! Plus they have a built in luffa as well! Some people say they smell like the Nerd's candy or Tutti Fruiti candy! Anyhoo...

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for posting these coupons way back on 1/10/09!

Funnies IX

Here is another funny cartoon to start your TGIF morning! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Shepherd.

My CVS Trip

I saw that they were giving out $3 worth of ECB's when you buy $10 worth of Covergirl makeup. Well, that is my wife's favorite makeup for her mascara and lipstick, so it reasons to say I brought her along to pick out the right stuff! Here is what we got!

1. (1) Covergirl Mascara - $8.49
2. (1) Covergirl Lipstick - $4.99
**had $2.50 off 2 covergirl items coupon**
3. (7) Johnson's Buddies Soap - $1.19 each
**had (1)$3/3, (2)$2/2 Bath Buddy Soap coupons
**had $5 off $15 CVS purchace coupon as well
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Retail Price: $21.81
MFG Coupons: $9.50
CVS Coupons: $5.00
ECB used: $5.00
Total savings - $19.50 (89% savings)
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Total - $2.31
Tax - $0.83
Total OOP - $3.14 - Plus got $3 in ECB's back


Then I went to Target and got some more Johnson's buddies soap. Conner really loves this soap from what Dana has told us!

(10) Johnson Buddies Soap - $0.97 each
**had (3)$3/3 Johnsons buddie soap coupons
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Retail cost: $9.70
Coupons: $9.00
Total savings: $9.00 (93%)
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total cost: $0.70
Tax: $0.68
Final OOP: $1.38

Shepherd.

Past American Idols - FREE Music downloads

Here is a chance to get some music FREE from past American Idol contestants! I love that it is time for a new season of American Idol! Last year's winner, David Cook, has been my favorite artist so far! Here are a couple of songs if you are interested!

Kelly Clarkson - "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Melinda DooLittle - "Coming Back to You"
Sanjaya - "Tell Me Who I Am"

***Who could forget Sanjaya, and his never ending hairdo's!***

I just wish they could of gotten Chris Daughtry's "I Walk the Line" Remake. That is one of my favorite performances besides David Cook's "Always Be My Baby" remake! They just didn't have the Itunes partnership during Daughtry's season!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Thanks to the Freebie Blogger for the info!

FREE Spray Bottle

Here is a link to get a FREE spray bottle. They are promoting this for tanning, but isn't there a million different uses for one of these bottles!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE Ocean Spray Juice at Target

Target is offering a $1.00 off coupon on their Target site for 42 oz Ocean Spray Juice, and if you combine it with the $1.00 off coupon for Ocean Spray from the 1/11/09 SS insert, which makes this free (usually $1.99).

Thanks to The Freebie Blogger for this deal!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Pringles Deal - Walmart Spotlight

I am not a big fan of Walmart, but they do have exceptionally low prices compared to your other grocery stores. So, what looks like a so-so deal at Walmart is actually a pretty good deal anywhere else.

Currently at Walmart they have cans of Pringles chips - Buy 1 Get 1 Free deal going on. Normally they are $0.86 each per can at Walmart, so you get 2 for about $0.43 each. Also if you have a $0.30 off of 3 cans of Pringles coupon located in the 12/14/08 P&G insert, which would make them $0.38 each a can.

6 cans of Pringles ($0.43 each with B1G1 Free) - $2.58
$0.30 off 3 coupon - -$0.30
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Total for 6 cans = $2.28 ($0.38 per can)

*** Note if you can get Walmart to take (2) $0.30/3 coupons you will get 6 cans for $1.98 or $0.33 a can. This is one reason I don't like Walmart cause they aren't coupon friendly and you probably wont be able to do that unlike other stores! ***

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Here are the other Walmart deals going on (Thanks "Cent"sible Sawyer!)

FREE Trident Gum

Keeping with the Inaugural theme, here is a link to get a FREE pack of Trident gum, thanks to Joe Biden! I was kind of surprised to see his pic when I went to the webpage! lol. To better teeth!

Happy chewing,
Shepherd.

Swagbucks - ITunes gift card (almost there!)

Well it has been just a little over a month and I am only 65 swagbucks away from getting a FREE $15 gift card to Itunes! We use Itunes quite a bit, and usually wouldn't go out and just buy an Itunes GC, but using swagbucks' search engine a few times a day I will take it!

I have been able to collect 80 swagbucks so far. I need 145 for the Itunes G.C. So by the end of Feb. I should have enough! That isnt to bad...a free Itunes gift card every 2 months or so.

So if you want to signup and start earning some swagbucks click on the link! You will get 3 just for signing up!

Shepherd.

FREE Krispy Kreme Doughnut

Make sure you stop by you local Krispy Kreme and get your free Krispy Kreme doughnut to celebrate this inauguration tuesday! This will be a historic day today!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Bailout Nation: Adding up the dollars!

Here is a link to see what our govt has spent since Dec. 2007! It is a staggering figure, and it is a lot more than the much publicized 700 billion TARP program. It is more like $3.3 trillion with another $4.5 trillion already allocated to certain programs! Maybe our gov't should start reading some of our frugal blogs, and get some ideas on how to save money!

Where our money is going!

Prepare to be amazed!
Shepherd.

2009 Coupon Database - My New Project

Hello all,

I am in the works at organizing an alphabetical complete listing of all coupon in the 3 different inserts via Google Spreadsheet!

I have only been able to put in all the coupons from the 5 - 1/4/09 inserts...3 - Smartsources & 2 - Redplums! (there was like 245 different coupons!). This way you can quickly scan down the alphabetical list and see if a coupon has been in the inserts lately and when it expires and where it is located! Hopefully this will make finding deals even quicker! Then they are also broken up into each insert...SS 1/4/09 and RP 1/4/09.

I will be working on getting the last 2 weeks put in asap. I might even get it set up that anyone can add coupons as they have time to make it more a group community project. This database is for anyone, so use it how ever you can. You can even link it on your own blog as well. Feel free to spread the word!

I hope this helps...and if anyone has any recommendations to help it get even better..please share!

Here is the link...

2009 Coupon Database Project.


Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Plus, it is linked on the right hand of my blog as well!

Double Rebate Deals at Walgreens!

At Walgreen's this month they are offering a deal with Orajel FREE with their monthly Rebates. Plus I guess this last sunday inserts had a mail in rebate offer from the manufacturer to get a full rebate as well. So, what does this mean. It means you can get a full rebate twice on this project, and get double your cost on your initial investment! I think it is $8.99 at Walgreens (if they are still in stock) and you will get back $17.98 back! Nice!


Also if you are lucky to find the Auto Expressions Vent Fresh Elite Auto Air Freshener Starter Kit still in stock at Walgreens (I still havent yet), then you can submit this item in for a full rebate with Walgreen's monthly rebates and there is a MFG rebate as well. Us this form to get the MFG rebate. So buy it for $4.99 and get back $9.98 in rebates!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE Redbox Code Monday - 1/19/09

Well it is Monday once again, and so that means it is movie night! Here is the redbox code for a FREE movie through tonight and any Redbox location. You can get more than one free if you use a second credit card (it doesn't charge your card unless you dont return it on time). Hope you have a wonderful evening watching a movie while it is freezing out!

REDBOX code - K6W3G4

Enjoy,
Shepherd

SanDisk 8 GB SDHC Memory Card

Here is an awesome deal at Amazon.com where you can get a

SanDisk 8 GB SDHC Memory Card for only $13.50 (75% off)
or a SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card for only $5.82 (81% off!).

These are awesome deals to be had if you need more memory for you cameras!

Enjoy,
Shepherd

Thanks to "surving the stores" for this find!

CVS deal on Hallmark Cards!

I guess CVS is offering $3 ECB's when you buy any 3 Hallmark Cards this week. So if you are able to get ahold of the cards that are $0.99 then they would be FREE...limit 5, which means you could possibly get 15 FREE Hallmark Cards! I plan to verify that this deal is good here in Indiana after work tonight! If it is nation wide let me know!

Enjoy,
Shepherd!

Thanks to IheartCVS for this deal!

Funnies VIII

Well it is monday again, so here is something to brighten your day as we head back to work! Hope you enjoy,

Shepherd.

Chocolate Craving Anyone?

Here is a link to get a FREE sample of Quaker Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond True Delights. The mixture of chocolate, raspberry and almonds really peaked my interest on this one. I hope you find this as intriguing as I did!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Super Savings Sunday

Here are the deals going on at Kroger and Meijer. Things have been super busy, and it will be like this for the next 3 weeks. Lord willing, I will still be able to get to the stores for some great deals! I am thinking that the Grocery Game might not be in my future, since I haven't really been able to use it properly. Atleast it is the $1 trial period!

Kroger (thanks Stretching a Buck)
Meijer (thanks Cincinnati Cents)

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

Walgreens & CVS deals -> 1/18/09 - 1/24/09

Well, I like to get the Walgreen's & CVS' deals out before sunday, because of the 24 hour stores, and also the products can go quickly...so shop early! Here are the deals for Walgreen's & CVS for the week of 1/18/09 thanks to "To Save a Penny"

CVS
Walgreens

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

FREE Frozen Veggies at Meijer

Meijer is having a Green Giant Box Frozen Veggies on-sale for $1 each as part of their 10 for 10 deal. Here is a link to get $0.50 coupon for any variety Green Giant Veggies...Meijer will double it to make the deal free! Remember to print 2 of these by hitting your back browser.

Enjoy,
Shepherd.

And the Winner is......

Well it is officially over and here is the winner of the $50 Meijer Gift Card give away that was done at random via random.org. Here are the top 3 in the list.

Winner - Mary Smitley

Runner-up - Bargain Briana

First Runner-up - Christine Bolton

Thanks for everyone who participated. I will be getting in touch with Mary within 24-48 for her to claim her prize. Note - I put up the 2nd & 3rd place winner just in case for some crazy reason, the winner didn't want it or were unable to get ahold of them. This was my first give away so I wanted to cover all my bases!

Lord willing, I will have more chances to win in the future!
Shepherd.

Skippy Peanut Butter - Meijer Spotlight deal!

I found that if you still have your coupon inserts from the 11/16/08 Redplum insert, you can use the $0.40 coupon for Skippy Peanut Butter and get it 80% off! It is very important to save all your coupon inserts cause you don't know when certain items may go on sale...just like this PB deal for example. My wife loves the Skippy All Natural PB...it is actually quite healthy and you dont have to stir it! This sale deal is good till Saturday evening.

Skippy Peanut Butter - 3 for $4 ($1.34 each - normally $2.65 each)
Skippy coupons - $0.40 doubles to $0.80
Final price - $0.54

This PB stays good till March 2010, so stock up you pantry!

Enjoy,
Shepherd.