If you are still in need of a few Father's Day cards, you'll definitely want to print this coupon for $2/2 American Greetings greeting cards! (Expires 6/19)
These cards start in price at $1 at Walmart, so you could get 2 for FREE with this coupon!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Walgreens Deals 6/12 - 18
Here are my favorite Walgreens deals for the upcoming week! There are several free things! Let me know if you run across any other great deals as you shop!
Get $2 RR wyb Blistex RPM for Men Lip Care .15oz @ $2
*makes it FREE!
Get $3.99 RR wyb Wal-Fex 24 Hr. Allergy Relief 5ct @ $3.99
*makes it FREE!
Get $5 RR wyb Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor System @ $9.89
- use $4 mc (6/5 PG)
*makes it $0.89!
Get $2 RR wyb Colgate 360 toothbrush @ $2.99
-use $1 mc (May or July All You Magazine)
*makes it FREE!
Get $1 RR wyb Bayer Advanced Aspirin 20 or 24 ct. @ $3
-use $2 mc (SS 6/12)
*makes it FREE!
Get $4 RR wyb Schick Hydro Razor System @ $8.99
-use $4 mc (SS 6/12)
*makes it $0.99!
Get $5 RR wyb (2) Finesse Clean & Simple @ $3.50 ea
- (2) $1 mc (May All You Magazine or SS 5/08)
*makes both FREE!
Nestle Candy 1.4-2.1oz @ $0.39 ea
*buy 3*
-use B2G1 FREE mc here & $0.50/2 mc (SS 5/08)
*makes them $0.09 ea!
Get $2 RR wyb Blistex RPM for Men Lip Care .15oz @ $2
*makes it FREE!
Get $3.99 RR wyb Wal-Fex 24 Hr. Allergy Relief 5ct @ $3.99
*makes it FREE!
Get $5 RR wyb Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor System @ $9.89
- use $4 mc (6/5 PG)
*makes it $0.89!
Get $2 RR wyb Colgate 360 toothbrush @ $2.99
-use $1 mc (May or July All You Magazine)
*makes it FREE!
Get $1 RR wyb Bayer Advanced Aspirin 20 or 24 ct. @ $3
-use $2 mc (SS 6/12)
*makes it FREE!
Get $4 RR wyb Schick Hydro Razor System @ $8.99
-use $4 mc (SS 6/12)
*makes it $0.99!
Get $5 RR wyb (2) Finesse Clean & Simple @ $3.50 ea
- (2) $1 mc (May All You Magazine or SS 5/08)
*makes both FREE!
Nestle Candy 1.4-2.1oz @ $0.39 ea
*buy 3*
-use B2G1 FREE mc here & $0.50/2 mc (SS 5/08)
*makes them $0.09 ea!
FREE 20oz Lipton Iced Tea!
Head on over to the Lipton Facebook page where you can print a coupon for a FREE 20oz bottle of 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea!
You must "like" them here before you can print the coupon!
You must "like" them here before you can print the coupon!
FREE Pens at Staples Starting 6/12!
Next week, you can score FREE pens at Staples! Here's how:
Buy 1 package of Pentel Wow! Retractable Ballpoint Pens, medium, black 18/pack
Pay $8.29
Get back $8.29 in Staples Rewards!
*makes them FREE!
You can then turn around and use your Staples Rewards money on anything in the store you'd like!
Sounds like a good deal to me! Who can't use a few more ink pens?!
Check out all of next week's Staples ad here.
Buy 1 package of Pentel Wow! Retractable Ballpoint Pens, medium, black 18/pack
Pay $8.29
Get back $8.29 in Staples Rewards!
*makes them FREE!
You can then turn around and use your Staples Rewards money on anything in the store you'd like!
Sounds like a good deal to me! Who can't use a few more ink pens?!
Check out all of next week's Staples ad here.
Thrifty Thursdays 6/9
I had a FULL day of shopping yesterday! All in all, I ended up going to 8 stores!!! (Not all of them for couponing purposes!) :) I'm going to highlight the ones where I bought things for the family...
First it was Kroger for my weekly shopping trip. Kroger was definitely less than thrilling this week, with no real great sales to speak of. It's been a bit of a sale drought there lately. I did get 2 FREE Luna bars and a FREE Cliff bar after coupons, so at least that was something.
Total value: $67.40
Total spent: $44.43
Total saved: $22.97 (or 34%)
Next, I made it to CVS. They had about half of the things I wanted still in stock. Thank goodness once again for FREE diapers from CVS! Here's what I ended up buying...
Total value: $31.65
Total spent after sales, coupons & ECBs: $1.18
Total saved: $30.34 (or 96%)!
I also ran in Food Lion for some produce and meat. While I was there, I picked up two 4-packs of PediaSure for $.99 each after (2) $5 catalina coupons I had been saving!
Total value: $36.34
Total spent: $21.55
Total saved: $14.79 (or 41%)
Next it was on to Staples for some super cheap papertowels! Bounty paper towels are on sale there for $4.99 right now. Paired up with a $3 Staples coupon and a $1 Bounty coupon (from the $110 P&G booklet), I got this package for $.99 + tax!
I even made it to Target this week...mainly for a great deal on Nivea body wash. I almost fell over in the aisle when they actually had a few bottles still on the shelf! Here's what I got...
Total value: $16.01
Total spent: $4.46
Total saved: $11.55 (or 72%)
So....my totals for the whole day were....
Total value: $157.39
Total spent: $72.88
Total saved: $84.51 or 54%!
I'm always happy when I save at least half!!
So, what great deals did you get this week? I'd love to hear!
First it was Kroger for my weekly shopping trip. Kroger was definitely less than thrilling this week, with no real great sales to speak of. It's been a bit of a sale drought there lately. I did get 2 FREE Luna bars and a FREE Cliff bar after coupons, so at least that was something.
Total value: $67.40
Total spent: $44.43
Total saved: $22.97 (or 34%)
Next, I made it to CVS. They had about half of the things I wanted still in stock. Thank goodness once again for FREE diapers from CVS! Here's what I ended up buying...
Total value: $31.65
Total spent after sales, coupons & ECBs: $1.18
Total saved: $30.34 (or 96%)!
I also ran in Food Lion for some produce and meat. While I was there, I picked up two 4-packs of PediaSure for $.99 each after (2) $5 catalina coupons I had been saving!
Total value: $36.34
Total spent: $21.55
Total saved: $14.79 (or 41%)
Next it was on to Staples for some super cheap papertowels! Bounty paper towels are on sale there for $4.99 right now. Paired up with a $3 Staples coupon and a $1 Bounty coupon (from the $110 P&G booklet), I got this package for $.99 + tax!
I even made it to Target this week...mainly for a great deal on Nivea body wash. I almost fell over in the aisle when they actually had a few bottles still on the shelf! Here's what I got...
Total value: $16.01
Total spent: $4.46
Total saved: $11.55 (or 72%)
So....my totals for the whole day were....
Total value: $157.39
Total spent: $72.88
Total saved: $84.51 or 54%!
I'm always happy when I save at least half!!
So, what great deals did you get this week? I'd love to hear!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Fun and Frugal Summer Activities!
Am I the only one that sometimes gets to the end of summer and is amazed at how quickly the days flew by? I am often left feeling like I didn't take adavantage of all the quality time I could have spent with my kids! I think part of the reason I feel as though some of my days are "wasted" is because I didn't plan anything for us to do!! How often do you get up, let the kids turn on the tv while you do a few chores and then, before you know it, it's time for lunch and naps and the whole day is gone?!
This summer, I've decided to be a little more pro-active! I've made a list of easy, inexpensive things that the kids and I can do together this summer. Some involve travel while others don't. Some require more parental-supervision than others. In any case, each day that we have "free," I can just simply pick an activity from the list and let the fun begin!! Most of these activities can be done with items you probably already have around the house. However, if you don't have it, you can most likely pick it up at your local dollar store or Michael's (use a coupon, of course!!).
SUMMER-FUN ACTIVITIES!
-Visit the local park
-Go to the library to check out new books once a month (Check with your local branch for story-time hours for a free, fun activity for your kids!)
-Feed the ducks at the local duck pond (I keep a bag on top of the microwave that I throw stale bread in so we can take it with us!)
-Fill up buckets of water outside and let the kids "paint" the sidewalk, porch, house, etc. with paintbrushes
-Paint with watercolors (less messy than other paints & are inexpensive)
-Make your own popsicles (Pour your favorite juice/drink mix into ice cube trays. Cover with plastic wrap. Stick toothpicks in the top and freeze.)
-Bake cookies from scratch
-Make your own board game (Buy a piece of posterboard from your local dollar store and create a "path" on it. divide the path into boxes. write in directions on some of the boxes such as: "loose a turn," "move ahead 2 spaces," etc. Use game pieces/spinners from another board game or make your own! Let the kids decorate the game!)
-Play with playdough
-Draw in shaving cream (Squirt shaving cream onto a metal cookie sheet & spread it out. Let kids "draw" in it with their fingers! You can also do this on the bathtub wall for a fun bathtime activity.)
-Have a dress-up day! (Find old clothes, hats, scarves, etc. and have a fashion show!)
-Host a book exchange (Let your kids invite their friends over. Each child brings 2 books to trade. This allows you to get rid of books your kids don't read any more while picking up a few new ones to have for the summer)
-Blow bubbles
-Draw with sidewalk chalk
-Have a "living room picnic" (Spread blankets on the living room floor & eat lunch there. My kids love to do this and it's great when it's too hot to go outside.)
-Have an outdoor scavenger hunt (Give the kids a list of things to find - certain colored leaves, flowers, sticks, etc. and see who can find all the items first!)
-Have a "play bath" (Sometimes, when it's too hot to play outside and the kids are bored, I let them play in the bathtub. To mix things up, I will sometimes give them bowls/spoons/measuring cups from the kitchen to play with.)
What other great summer-time activities do you do with your kids? I would LOVE to hear about them so I can add to my list!
This summer, I've decided to be a little more pro-active! I've made a list of easy, inexpensive things that the kids and I can do together this summer. Some involve travel while others don't. Some require more parental-supervision than others. In any case, each day that we have "free," I can just simply pick an activity from the list and let the fun begin!! Most of these activities can be done with items you probably already have around the house. However, if you don't have it, you can most likely pick it up at your local dollar store or Michael's (use a coupon, of course!!).
SUMMER-FUN ACTIVITIES!
-Visit the local park
-Go to the library to check out new books once a month (Check with your local branch for story-time hours for a free, fun activity for your kids!)
-Feed the ducks at the local duck pond (I keep a bag on top of the microwave that I throw stale bread in so we can take it with us!)
-Fill up buckets of water outside and let the kids "paint" the sidewalk, porch, house, etc. with paintbrushes
-Paint with watercolors (less messy than other paints & are inexpensive)
-Make your own popsicles (Pour your favorite juice/drink mix into ice cube trays. Cover with plastic wrap. Stick toothpicks in the top and freeze.)
-Bake cookies from scratch
-Make your own board game (Buy a piece of posterboard from your local dollar store and create a "path" on it. divide the path into boxes. write in directions on some of the boxes such as: "loose a turn," "move ahead 2 spaces," etc. Use game pieces/spinners from another board game or make your own! Let the kids decorate the game!)
-Play with playdough
-Draw in shaving cream (Squirt shaving cream onto a metal cookie sheet & spread it out. Let kids "draw" in it with their fingers! You can also do this on the bathtub wall for a fun bathtime activity.)
-Have a dress-up day! (Find old clothes, hats, scarves, etc. and have a fashion show!)
-Host a book exchange (Let your kids invite their friends over. Each child brings 2 books to trade. This allows you to get rid of books your kids don't read any more while picking up a few new ones to have for the summer)
-Blow bubbles
-Draw with sidewalk chalk
-Have a "living room picnic" (Spread blankets on the living room floor & eat lunch there. My kids love to do this and it's great when it's too hot to go outside.)
-Have an outdoor scavenger hunt (Give the kids a list of things to find - certain colored leaves, flowers, sticks, etc. and see who can find all the items first!)
-Have a "play bath" (Sometimes, when it's too hot to play outside and the kids are bored, I let them play in the bathtub. To mix things up, I will sometimes give them bowls/spoons/measuring cups from the kitchen to play with.)
What other great summer-time activities do you do with your kids? I would LOVE to hear about them so I can add to my list!
Weekly Menu 6/2-8
One of the common misconceptions about couponing is that you only get good deals on junk / processed food and therefore cannot eat healthy and save money. This, of course, is not true! While there are many coupons floating around for processed / snack foods, there are also great coupons for all-natural and organic products as well. And, let's not forget, food is only half of what we use our coupons on. Part of the idea behind stockpiling is that we use our coupons to buy paper products, personal care items, cleaning supplies, etc. at a deep discount, therefore freeing up more of our money to spend on quality food for our family.
All that said, people are often curious about what we eat during a typical week. So, I thought it would be fun to post my upcoming weekly meal plan! This plan is for a family of 4 - 2 adults and 2 children (ages 2 & 5). I plan breakfast and lunch mostly based on what the kids will eat, but plan dinner for the whole family. Part of me is a little nervous to share this - I'll admit that my kids don't eat all-natural and organic every meal!! (Try not to judge me too harshly!) While I definitely try to watch what my kids eat and make sure they are getting all the nutrients they need, I don't deprive them of some treats every now and again! And, I'm not the kind of mom who is against using a processed item once in a while for dinner - especially if I paid little to no money for it!
This will at least give you an idea of what a typical week of meals in our home looks like!
Breakfast
fruit
yogurt
toast
egg biscuits
cinnamon pull-apart bread (trying to use up canned biscuits from the fridge!) :)
frozen pancakes (from frozen-food mega sale @ Kroger - my kids are pancake freaks!)
cereal
Lunch
fruit (we keep a LOT on hand and eat some at almost every meal)
deli meat
cheese sticks
grilled cheese sandwiches
peanut butter sandwiches
hotdogs
pretzels / Cheetos (on sale this week @ Food Lion - a treat for my kiddos!)
Dinner
(I need to cook 4 meals this week - 2 nights the kids will eat a quick meal because Dad has softball games & we will go out one night.)
Chicken Penne Bake (made 2 weeks ago and put in freezer - more posts on this to come!)
Salad
Green Beans
frozen rolls
Country Style Steak (crockpot recipe)
mashed potatoes
frozen/steam broccoli
Herbed Pork Chops
rice
baked potato wedges
Baked Spaghetti
Salad
frozen rolls
What are you eating this week? I'd love to hear!
All that said, people are often curious about what we eat during a typical week. So, I thought it would be fun to post my upcoming weekly meal plan! This plan is for a family of 4 - 2 adults and 2 children (ages 2 & 5). I plan breakfast and lunch mostly based on what the kids will eat, but plan dinner for the whole family. Part of me is a little nervous to share this - I'll admit that my kids don't eat all-natural and organic every meal!! (Try not to judge me too harshly!) While I definitely try to watch what my kids eat and make sure they are getting all the nutrients they need, I don't deprive them of some treats every now and again! And, I'm not the kind of mom who is against using a processed item once in a while for dinner - especially if I paid little to no money for it!
This will at least give you an idea of what a typical week of meals in our home looks like!
Breakfast
fruit
yogurt
toast
egg biscuits
cinnamon pull-apart bread (trying to use up canned biscuits from the fridge!) :)
frozen pancakes (from frozen-food mega sale @ Kroger - my kids are pancake freaks!)
cereal
Lunch
fruit (we keep a LOT on hand and eat some at almost every meal)
deli meat
cheese sticks
grilled cheese sandwiches
peanut butter sandwiches
hotdogs
pretzels / Cheetos (on sale this week @ Food Lion - a treat for my kiddos!)
Dinner
(I need to cook 4 meals this week - 2 nights the kids will eat a quick meal because Dad has softball games & we will go out one night.)
Chicken Penne Bake (made 2 weeks ago and put in freezer - more posts on this to come!)
Salad
Green Beans
frozen rolls
Country Style Steak (crockpot recipe)
mashed potatoes
frozen/steam broccoli
Herbed Pork Chops
rice
baked potato wedges
Baked Spaghetti
Salad
frozen rolls
What are you eating this week? I'd love to hear!
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