Well, I was on a roll with getting this blog up and running, but while visiting family and vacationing in VT, I managed to break my left foot. Three broken bones in multiple places and the only good thing that came out of it, is that my husband felt sorry for me and bought me a laptop. So, now I can get back to trying to set up this blog!
It is reported that Target has had many of their toys on clearance and you may want to head over there quick, before they are all gone. (Remember, you won't have to worry about me getting their first and clearing it all out).
Price Chopper had triple coupons in the newspaper this past week and they expire today, so head on out and use them up!
Hannaford has a the scratch off game pieces and they will continue to give them out until the end of August. My husband went to the store for me the other day, and brought a game piece home for me, but as my luck went, I didn't win anything.
If you head on over to www.smartbalance.com you can score a $2.00 coupon off a half gallon of milk. A couple of weeks ago I was able to score a half gallon of milk for $0.66.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
What a Week!!!!!!
I can't believe the week I had! I had all of these grand plans of things to do on and offline and my computer crashed! We finally finished our boys' room and now we are working on our daughter's room. We started the painting today and we will finish it tomorrow and then put up her loft bed and put her new desk together. Today was the shopping day for new curtains and a couple of new floor pillows and she talked me into an ottoman. Not the cheapest shopping experience but definitely a memorable one and it's not like we do this redecorating thing all of the time.
I'll be back to doing the shopping for deals things tomorrow, as well as the see what we have in the house to use as something else that we need and just try to keep up with my goal as reducing, reusing and recycling. As the days, weeks, months go on, this concept seems to get even more important to me. I guess it has something to do with going back to the basic times and listening to my grandmother telling me stories about when she was growing up. It was a good time, except for the great deprssion, but they learned a lot from that time period. I want to teach my kids to respect everyone and everything and to live well within their means. They need to learn how to save up for things and only buy them when they have the money and when they REALLY NEED them. I wish I had been taught that a little more.... But, you learn as you go and you can't go back in time to change anything. You can just change the way you think about certain things and THAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT!!!
Staples is starting their big back to school shopping deals tomorrow and Target has started putting their school supplies out.
Target also has a lot of clearance in the toy department, but not sure how much it is marked down, because I wasn't able to look while I was out shopping today.
I'll keep you all posted as I get into this more and more this week.
I'll be back to doing the shopping for deals things tomorrow, as well as the see what we have in the house to use as something else that we need and just try to keep up with my goal as reducing, reusing and recycling. As the days, weeks, months go on, this concept seems to get even more important to me. I guess it has something to do with going back to the basic times and listening to my grandmother telling me stories about when she was growing up. It was a good time, except for the great deprssion, but they learned a lot from that time period. I want to teach my kids to respect everyone and everything and to live well within their means. They need to learn how to save up for things and only buy them when they have the money and when they REALLY NEED them. I wish I had been taught that a little more.... But, you learn as you go and you can't go back in time to change anything. You can just change the way you think about certain things and THAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT!!!
Staples is starting their big back to school shopping deals tomorrow and Target has started putting their school supplies out.
Target also has a lot of clearance in the toy department, but not sure how much it is marked down, because I wasn't able to look while I was out shopping today.
I'll keep you all posted as I get into this more and more this week.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
There are quite a few deals out there this weekend, if you want to take the time away from the holiday weekend to go out and get them. Myself, I think I will just plan on hanging out with my family. We're going to Massachussetts for the day and then to the beach at Lake George for a day. The other day we will just hang out at home and relax.
For those of you who enjoy the deals, here are a couple to get you through tomorrow:
Target has started marking down their stuff for clearance. When I was there earlier this week, it was just at 30%, so unless you really love something, you might want to wait.
Hannaford has Edy's ice cream for $1.99 and Klondike bars for $2.00. There is a limit of 4 each, but who says you can't go back into the store or have your children go thru the line with their "own" money. If you check Hannaford's new website, you can print some great coupons of it. I've managed some great deals the last few weeks!
Price Chopper has a few good deals this week, which will be even better with coupons. They also had 3 double coupons in their ad last weekend, which are good through tomorrow. You can also find coupons on their facebook page and the coupons are awesome!! :) They have Ball Park meat franks buy 1 get 2 free and there should be a coupon out there for $1.00 off of 2. They have quite a few items that will get you double points for cents off gas at participating Sunoco stations. And don't forget that if you need any gift cards that you can't get for free through different freebie sites, purchase them through Price Chopper and they amounts count towards your cents off for gas!
Freihofer outlets are having a great sale tomorrow as well!! If you live by one, they are having breads at $0.79 and cake items at $0.99. These are while supplies last, so you might want to get there early.....
Old Navy has a coupon out there for flip flops for tomorrow. You can get up to 5 pairs for only $1.00 each.
It has been reported that some CVS stores have Pampers swaddlers on clearance for $2.99 and there is an extra buck printing for $1.00.
If you are looking for free samples, go to the sample section at walmart.com. They have secret clinical deodorant, purina dog or cat food, and prilosec.
I hope that you all enjoy your holiday weekend with your families and friends and I'll see you next week with more deals.
If any of you have anything that you would like to add, please let me know. I am always looking for ways to get more deals out there for everyone. Also, I will be listing a few things that are free or cheap to do this summer with the kids and your family. Look for these next week.
For those of you who enjoy the deals, here are a couple to get you through tomorrow:
Target has started marking down their stuff for clearance. When I was there earlier this week, it was just at 30%, so unless you really love something, you might want to wait.
Hannaford has Edy's ice cream for $1.99 and Klondike bars for $2.00. There is a limit of 4 each, but who says you can't go back into the store or have your children go thru the line with their "own" money. If you check Hannaford's new website, you can print some great coupons of it. I've managed some great deals the last few weeks!
Price Chopper has a few good deals this week, which will be even better with coupons. They also had 3 double coupons in their ad last weekend, which are good through tomorrow. You can also find coupons on their facebook page and the coupons are awesome!! :) They have Ball Park meat franks buy 1 get 2 free and there should be a coupon out there for $1.00 off of 2. They have quite a few items that will get you double points for cents off gas at participating Sunoco stations. And don't forget that if you need any gift cards that you can't get for free through different freebie sites, purchase them through Price Chopper and they amounts count towards your cents off for gas!
Freihofer outlets are having a great sale tomorrow as well!! If you live by one, they are having breads at $0.79 and cake items at $0.99. These are while supplies last, so you might want to get there early.....
Old Navy has a coupon out there for flip flops for tomorrow. You can get up to 5 pairs for only $1.00 each.
It has been reported that some CVS stores have Pampers swaddlers on clearance for $2.99 and there is an extra buck printing for $1.00.
If you are looking for free samples, go to the sample section at walmart.com. They have secret clinical deodorant, purina dog or cat food, and prilosec.
I hope that you all enjoy your holiday weekend with your families and friends and I'll see you next week with more deals.
If any of you have anything that you would like to add, please let me know. I am always looking for ways to get more deals out there for everyone. Also, I will be listing a few things that are free or cheap to do this summer with the kids and your family. Look for these next week.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
I was just able to request my home made simple coupon book again, so the site must have been reset.
I shouldn't be so excited , but I love coupons!! I was in CVS the other day and they just added one of the price check/coupon kiosks to my store. I was so happy! :) I saved so much with my coupons and extra bucks and I have almost $16 in extra bucks to use on a future purchase.
I haven't finished my shopping for the week yet. Sometimes I get a little lazy and don't get to the store right away and sometimes not at all for the week. I always remember that there will always be another sale and I have enough of just about everything stockpiled to get us thru yet another week. It might not be exactly what the family wants to eat, but it's food.
Last week in Target I was happy to see the kids crest toothpaste was marked down to $1.54 and target had put out a coupon for $1 off that I received in the mail. If I had a coupon from the inserts I would have made out even better but I didn't think that $0.54 was that made for a tube of toothpaste!
I shouldn't be so excited , but I love coupons!! I was in CVS the other day and they just added one of the price check/coupon kiosks to my store. I was so happy! :) I saved so much with my coupons and extra bucks and I have almost $16 in extra bucks to use on a future purchase.
I haven't finished my shopping for the week yet. Sometimes I get a little lazy and don't get to the store right away and sometimes not at all for the week. I always remember that there will always be another sale and I have enough of just about everything stockpiled to get us thru yet another week. It might not be exactly what the family wants to eat, but it's food.
Last week in Target I was happy to see the kids crest toothpaste was marked down to $1.54 and target had put out a coupon for $1 off that I received in the mail. If I had a coupon from the inserts I would have made out even better but I didn't think that $0.54 was that made for a tube of toothpaste!
Monday, July 20, 2009
I went out shopping yesterday, trying to find some good deals on food and other items. I don't know how some of you can get so much for so little money...I keep trying to cut the amount that I spend each week, but I can't get it under a certain amount. I'm going to keep working at it though.
Here is a partial list of what I was able to get yesterday:
CVS:
I did all of the deals for the school supplies with the ECB's that made them free. My CVS didn't have the binder, so I wasn't able to get that. I got 2 packs of pencils, 2 small notebooks, 2 packs of paper and 2 packs of pens. I used ECB's that I had from last week and paid $1.08 out of pocket. I got almost $12 in ECB's back, so that will be good for next week.
Walmart:
I was able to do really well on toilet paper and paper towels especially with coupons I used from the ALL YOU magazine. I needed to get a few things that my family calls necessities (which might be the reason why I can't get the amount down) like flavored water for my husband, ovaltine, and cereal bars.
I was able to get some rolls and croissants that were on the discounted rack, so they were a good deal.
Target:
They are starting to do the clearance now. They were marking things down yesterday. The prices weren't that great yet, though. I did pick up a couple of things that I wanted since I wasn't sure if they would be there later. Plus, I got my daughter a pair of sneakers for $4.24, so I was definitely not waiting for those.
I also got a few food items that were on clearance and a few that I had coupons for. I did find out that if you are using a Target coupon, the item you buy has to be more than the cost of the item. They can't do them like a manufacturer coupon. I was really bummed about that....
They also started their school supply sale yesterday. They had all of the bins and items set up, which was totally different from Walmart. Walmart was advertising school supplies, but they have nothing set up and no stock of anything at my store. I was really disappointed with that!
Petsmart:
Can I say how thrilled I am with this store! Everyone was very friendly and helpful, they take coupons and I even got an email with a $5 off of $25 from them. They also have certain items on sale each week with their card.
I was able to get 2 bags of Purina One cat food, which they had for $4.99 each, and I had 2 coupons for $3.00 off, which made each one only $1.99. I bought a lot of can food , since my kitty likes this at dinnertime and I bought some catmilk (even though it wasn't on sale), since my kitty has this every morning at 4:30 when Kyle gets up for work.
I also got a 40 lb bag of kitty litter for $6. I'm thinking I should have picked up another one, though.
I'll try to get the numbers for you on how much I spent and how much I saved with the sale prices and coupons. It might take me a day or two, but hopefully it will be soon. I want to try to have everything caught up before I leave for vacation with the kids. That means also having stuff for my husband to eat while I'm gone.
Plus, I have to kitty and hamster sit for my friend this week. I'm not worried about the kitty, it's the hamsters that concern me. To me, they are little critters and I'm weary about them.
Here is a partial list of what I was able to get yesterday:
CVS:
I did all of the deals for the school supplies with the ECB's that made them free. My CVS didn't have the binder, so I wasn't able to get that. I got 2 packs of pencils, 2 small notebooks, 2 packs of paper and 2 packs of pens. I used ECB's that I had from last week and paid $1.08 out of pocket. I got almost $12 in ECB's back, so that will be good for next week.
Walmart:
I was able to do really well on toilet paper and paper towels especially with coupons I used from the ALL YOU magazine. I needed to get a few things that my family calls necessities (which might be the reason why I can't get the amount down) like flavored water for my husband, ovaltine, and cereal bars.
I was able to get some rolls and croissants that were on the discounted rack, so they were a good deal.
Target:
They are starting to do the clearance now. They were marking things down yesterday. The prices weren't that great yet, though. I did pick up a couple of things that I wanted since I wasn't sure if they would be there later. Plus, I got my daughter a pair of sneakers for $4.24, so I was definitely not waiting for those.
I also got a few food items that were on clearance and a few that I had coupons for. I did find out that if you are using a Target coupon, the item you buy has to be more than the cost of the item. They can't do them like a manufacturer coupon. I was really bummed about that....
They also started their school supply sale yesterday. They had all of the bins and items set up, which was totally different from Walmart. Walmart was advertising school supplies, but they have nothing set up and no stock of anything at my store. I was really disappointed with that!
Petsmart:
Can I say how thrilled I am with this store! Everyone was very friendly and helpful, they take coupons and I even got an email with a $5 off of $25 from them. They also have certain items on sale each week with their card.
I was able to get 2 bags of Purina One cat food, which they had for $4.99 each, and I had 2 coupons for $3.00 off, which made each one only $1.99. I bought a lot of can food , since my kitty likes this at dinnertime and I bought some catmilk (even though it wasn't on sale), since my kitty has this every morning at 4:30 when Kyle gets up for work.
I also got a 40 lb bag of kitty litter for $6. I'm thinking I should have picked up another one, though.
I'll try to get the numbers for you on how much I spent and how much I saved with the sale prices and coupons. It might take me a day or two, but hopefully it will be soon. I want to try to have everything caught up before I leave for vacation with the kids. That means also having stuff for my husband to eat while I'm gone.
Plus, I have to kitty and hamster sit for my friend this week. I'm not worried about the kitty, it's the hamsters that concern me. To me, they are little critters and I'm weary about them.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
We have all been so busy here and the blog has not been the first priority, but I'm going to try to do better! I have finally gotten all of my emails cleared out and it is so nice to say that! I'll be going on vacation with the kids to see family the first week in August, so there will not be any posts that week. I will be doing some grocery shopping at my favorite store of all times, WEGMANS. I can't wait to have all of my coupons doubled and get my favorite Wegmans brands. Everyone things I'm crazy to drive 4 hours to do my shopping, but I love it. And since I'm visiting family, it's not like I'm just driving for food.
I ended up getting a couple of great deals this week from Ocean State Job Lots. They had jeans and pants from Chicos for $10 a pair. I think I ended up buying 7 pairs in all! The best part other than the price is that I can say that I fit into a size 0! I love how they do their sizes. I think other companies should follow their lead. Maybe we would all feel better about ourselves.
You should all check out the magazine ALL YOU. It is only sold at Walmart, but you can get a subscription as well. It is filled with coupons and they now have their own website. You can print coupons off of the website and they have money saving ideas on there as well. It is a great resource. I am so thrilled that I found it!
Here are some websites that you should all check out:
money saving mom
bargain jargon
a thrifty mom
freebies 4 moms
deal seeking mom
They should be able to give you some great ideas for freebies, coupons, money saving ideas, etc...
I will be trying to post great savings for my area (CVS, Hannaford, Price Chopper) and I'm sure that I will improve as time goes on! (I hope to anyway!!!)
Also, keep an eye out at Target, they should be having their toy clearance starting soon. I'll let you know when I hear anything.
I ended up getting a couple of great deals this week from Ocean State Job Lots. They had jeans and pants from Chicos for $10 a pair. I think I ended up buying 7 pairs in all! The best part other than the price is that I can say that I fit into a size 0! I love how they do their sizes. I think other companies should follow their lead. Maybe we would all feel better about ourselves.
You should all check out the magazine ALL YOU. It is only sold at Walmart, but you can get a subscription as well. It is filled with coupons and they now have their own website. You can print coupons off of the website and they have money saving ideas on there as well. It is a great resource. I am so thrilled that I found it!
Here are some websites that you should all check out:
money saving mom
bargain jargon
a thrifty mom
freebies 4 moms
deal seeking mom
They should be able to give you some great ideas for freebies, coupons, money saving ideas, etc...
I will be trying to post great savings for my area (CVS, Hannaford, Price Chopper) and I'm sure that I will improve as time goes on! (I hope to anyway!!!)
Also, keep an eye out at Target, they should be having their toy clearance starting soon. I'll let you know when I hear anything.
Friday, June 19, 2009
This past week has just flown by and I can't believe that I haven't updated this site! I've been following all of my favorite blogs from other people and trying to catch up with emails, but there doesn't seem to be enough time in a day. I haven't been out to the stores at all this week, so I don't have any great sales to post. I have been printing coupons off of the web, so I have plenty of those to use! Check out the sites that I posted last week, you'll save a lot of money.
One of the things that my husband and I did this week that was crazy: We bought into a timeshare! Never thought I would actually do this, but we did! It should be a great investment since we both want to travel to Ireland and we will be able to buy extra weeks really cheap. If you all get a chance, go visit Oak n Spruce Resorts over in Massachusetts. They are all really nice and they'll help you thru this whole process.
One of the things that my husband and I did this week that was crazy: We bought into a timeshare! Never thought I would actually do this, but we did! It should be a great investment since we both want to travel to Ireland and we will be able to buy extra weeks really cheap. If you all get a chance, go visit Oak n Spruce Resorts over in Massachusetts. They are all really nice and they'll help you thru this whole process.
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