Walgreens Deals 11/6 - 12

There are a few nice freebies at Walgreens this week!


Get $1.99 RR wyb Blistex Revive & Restore Lip Care, .4 oz @ $1.99
*makes it FREE!


Get $1 RR wyb Crest Toothpaste, 6.4 oz @ $1.99
-$1 mc (PG 10/30)  (This coupon has restrictions, and I have not been to the store yet to see if any of them apply to the toothpaste on sale, so make sure you read the fine print before using it!)
*makes it FREE!


Clabber Girl Corn Startch, 6.5 oz @ $0.50 w/ in-ad coupon
-$0.50 mc printable  (no longer available?!)
*makes it FREE!



You can see the rest of the Walgreens weekly deals here. 

CVS Deals 11/6-12

Here are my favorite deals at CVS this week...including Jif peanut butter for $1 with no coupons needed and more FREE greeting cards!  Yay!


Get $3 ECB wyb (3) Hallmark or American Greetings cards (limit 1)
-If the $0.99 cards are inluded, makes 3 FREE!


Get $3 ECB wyb (2) Jif Peanut Butter, 18 - 20 oz @ $2.50 ea (limit 1)
-makes it $1 each!


Get $10 ECB why $20 worth of select Playtex and Schick Products:
Buy (2) Schick Slim Twin Disposable Razors, 10 pk @ $7.99 ea
-B1G1 mc (SS 11/06)
Buy (2) Edge Shave Gels, 6 - 10oz @ $2.19 ea
*Pay $12.37, get back $10 ECB....makes it $0.59 each!


Libby's Canned Pumpkin $1.50
-$1/2 mc (RP 8/28)
*makes it $1 each!


Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap, 5.5-8.5 oz @ $0.99
-$0.75 mc (SS 10/30)
*makes it $0.24!


You can see all of the other CVS deals here.  Let me know if you find any other bargains!

New Kroger Coupons in my Mailbox = FREE stuff!

Have you gotten any new coupons from Kroger in the mail recently?  If not, be watching your mailbox!  In the past week, I have gotten 2 mailers from Kroger including 5 FREE product coupons!  Yay!!  I'll be getting free eggs, frozen veggies, frozen fruit, and Pepperidge Farm cookies!  (Not that we need cookies after all of the halloween candy the girls brought home...)

In addition to the FREE product coupons, I also recieved some great manufacturer coupons for things I buy on a regular basis.  If you do not yet recieve coupons in the mail from Kroger and want to start getting them, you can sign up for an account here.

Weekly Menu 11/6-12

Unlike last week when I hardly cooked at all, this week I will be cooking almost every night!  But, I'm planning on making the most of it by making double batches of a few things!


Sunday
Breakfast:  breakfast basket
Lunch:  Out!
Dinner:  spaghetti & meatballs (from the freezer) / salad / garlic toast

Monday
Breakfast:  muffins (from the freezer)
Lunch:  PB&J / chips / fruit cup
Snack:  Brownie Bites (from freezer)
Dinner:  Country Fried Steak / mashed potatoes / steamed broccoli

Tuesday
Breakfast:  cereal
Lunch:  Lunchable (from recent Kroger sale) / yogurt
Snack:  apple slices (from local orchard!) w/ peanut butter
Dinner:  Chicken Empanadas (using bread recipe from here -I'm planning on making extras to freeze.  If it goes well, I'll let you know!) / steamed corn / salad

Wednesday
Breakfast:  scrambled eggs / toast
Lunch:  turkey sandwich / pretzels / applesauce
Snack:  Mudballs (we never got around to making these last week!)
Dinner:  Out with family!

Thursday
Breakfast:  pancakes
Lunch:  school lunch
Snack:  Peanut Butter Honey Bars (from freezer)
Dinner:  chilli (making a double batch to freeze - of course!) / baked potatoes

Friday
Breakfast:  potato cakes (from freezer)
Lunch:  school lunch
Snack:  Mudballs
Dinner:  Out!

Saturday
Breakfast:  cinnamon rolls (from recent Kroger sale)
Lunch:  sandwiches / pretzels / fruit
Dinner:  Chicken w/ garlic sauce / green beans / seasoned rice

Freezer Cooking Plan
applesauce bread (using homemade applesauce)
mini chicken meatballs (didn't get around to making these last week either!)
whole wheat oatmeal chocolate chip pancakes

FREE Sample of John Frieda Hair Care!

Right now, you can get a FREE sample of John Frieda Full Repair Full Body shampoo and conditioner here.

Dollar Tree Deals

The next time you're in your local Dollar Tree store (probably buying your Sunday paper or items for a Busy Bag!), you may want to take a stroll down the food/snack aisle!  Lately, I have been finding lots of great snack items - especially things that have been nice to have for my daughter's lunchbox and for after school snacks!

And, of course, you can't beat the price!! :)

Here are a few things I've found recently:

In addition to these items, I have also seen 10 ct. bags of Snyder's mini pretzel twists AND Nature's Own bread (loaves, buns, sandwich things, bagel thins, etc.)!

Just another reason why I LOVE my Dollar Tree store!

Money Saving Tip: Make your own reusable Swiffer Sweeper cloths!

I don't know about you, but I love anything that saves me time (and effort!) when I'm cleaning the house.  It is, of course, one of my least favorite things to do!!  That's why I LOVE my Swiffer Sweeper.  I have had it for years and it still picks up dust and dirt off my floor better than anything else I've tried. 

The only bad thing about my Swiffer is that the dusting cloth refills are so darn expensive!!  I refuse to buy them unless I find them on a great sale, which means that I run out a LOT!  Recently, however, I had one of those "aha!" moments and realized I could make my own Swiffer cloths that I can wash and reuse!

Here's what you do...

First, head to one of my favorite stores...you guessed it....the Dollar Store!!!!  Look in the kitchen section for any kind of microfiber dusting cloth.  (I've tried several times to upload a picture of the one I bought.  It isn't happening...sorry.  They had several different kids to choose from.)

Next, attach the cloth to your Swiffer Sweeper just like you would one of the dry refills, and start sweeping!!

See how much it picked up?!  (WOW!  My floors were dirty!)

At this point, I usually shake the cloth over my trashcan to get rid of all the large clumps of fuzz, hair, etc.  Then, I throw it in the washing machine and it's ready to use all over again! 

No more need to buy expensive refills!  Hooray! 

Have any money-saving tips of your own?  I'd love for you to share them!