Walgreens Coupon

Walgreens has a new coupon for $5 off a purchase of $25 or more. It is good Wednesday, May 20 and Thursday, May 21 only. Your total needs to be $25 after all manufacture and Walgreens coupons. Go HERE to print your coupon.

New Huggies Program

There is a new program by Huggies called Enjoy the Ride Rewards. I signed up for it a few weeks ago. You do not have to buy diapers to earn points. You can earn points by watching videos, taking polls and telling friends. In addition to those, there are many points you can get just by entering the codes.

You get 10 points just for joining. Money Saving Mom has codes posted that should give you 100 points. It is a little slow entering all the codes, but there are several prizes you can win.

There are sweepstakes and instant win prizes. Also just for signing up, you will be entered to win diapers for a year. They are giving away a years supply of diapers everyday for a year. Yesterday I won a $25 prepaid Visa card. It is not going to arrive for 8-10 weeks. I am happy to have won!

Kraft Coupons

There are some great printable Kraft coupons out now. There are a couple of different sites to print them.

kraftfoods.com
coupons.com

Deal Seeking Mom also has many other sites that you may be able to print these coupons.

There are a lot of good deals using these coupons.

Common Sense With Money - New Wal-Mart Deals
Coupon Cravings - Target Deals: $1 or less
Money Saving Mom - Kroger: Kraft BBQ Sauce

Deal on Dishwasher Detergent

Electrasol is on sale at Kroger this week for $2.99. If you got the $2.50 coupon in your newspaper a few weeks ago, you can get them for only $0.49. If you did not get the coupon, you can still get some for for only $1.99. There is a $1.00 coupon located next to the dish washing detergent for Finish Quantum. This is still a pretty good deal.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, May 11) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

6A43JK

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Dishwasher and $100 Stove

A while back, I searched Craigslist and found a dishwasher someone was giving away. I quickly emailed and found that they still had it. I asked to see a picture and then said I wanted it. The catch was I had to wait until their new one was delivered and installed. That was not a problem for me. They had several problems with getting their dishwasher, but finally they got theirs and I was able to get my free one.

They also had an electric stove they were selling for $100. I decided to get it also. They also gave us the range hood.

So, for $100, I got a stove, dishwasher and a range hood. I am very happy with what I got. I was even able to sell my old stove for $25. I gave them the dishwasher and range hood. They were very happy to get it.

If you are looking for something, check out your local Craigslist, you never know what you might find.

$1 off a 12 pack of Coke

This is a great coupon!! $1 off a 12 pack of Coke. A coupon like this doesn't come along very often. You can print these from mycokerewards, but it usually costs 35 points. You should print yours today. If you print coupons using Explorer click HERE and if you use Firefox click HERE.

Right now, you can print more than 2 and each has a unique code. There is no telling how long this will last, so print yours soon.

K-Mart Super Double Coupons

Kmart is having the Super Double Coupons again this week. The ad said it they were doubling coupons up to $0.75. I went into the store and there are signs at each cash register stating the ad was wrong and they are doubling coupons up to $2.00.

There are many coupon match ups HERE and HERE.

Free 2 Piece Meal from KFC

Print the coupon HERE to get a free 2 piece grilled chicken meal from KFC. You should be able to print the coupon twice. Coupon is valid from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, except on Mother's Day 5/10/09.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, May 4) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

BT73H9

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Walgreens Trip - 5/3/09

I made a quick trip to Walgreens without the girls. I started with $6 RR from last week. Here is what I got:

Transaction 1:
2 Pert Plus for Men @ 2.50
1 Colgate Sensitive @ 4.49
1 M&M @ 0.34 (needed this since I wanted to use my RR)

Coupons Used:
1 -$1.50 Pert Plus for Men (from 5/3 newspaper insert)
1 -$1.00 Pert Plus (from the 5/3 newspaper insert)
1 -$1.00 Colgate Sensitive
$6.00 RR

Total: $0.77
RR Earned: $2.00, $4.50

Transaction 2:
1 Bayer Quick Release @ 2.49
1 Right Guard Deodorant @ 2.99
2 M&Ms @ 0.50 each
1 M&M @ 0.34

Coupons Used:
1 -$1.00 Bayer Quick Release (from display)
1 -$1.00 Right Guard (from newspaper insert)
$4.50 RR from Transaction #1

Total: $0.59
RR Earned: $2.50, $2.00

Transaction 3:
1 Colgate Sensitive @ 4.49
2 M&M @ 0.34 each
2 M&M @ 0.33 each

Coupons Used:
1 -$1.00 Colgate Sensitive
$2.00 RR, $2.50 RR from Transaction # 2

Total: $0.39
RR Earned: $4.50

So in summary, I started with a $6.00 RR and ended with a $4.50 RR and a $2.50 RR. I spent $1.75 in cash.

You can check out some of the freebies at Coupon Cravings:Walgreens: What's Free This Week.

CVS Trip - 5/3/09

I made a quick trip on Sunday to CVS. My mom had the girls, so I went alone. I started with $10 ECB. Here is what I got:

Transition 1:
1 12pack Spirte @ 4.00
2 12pack Coke @ 4.00 each
6 Vitamin Water @ 1.33 each

Coupons Used:
6 -$1.00 Vitamin water (from recent newspaper insert)
2 -$1.00 Coke (from MyCokeRewards)
$10 in ECBs

Total: $2.73
ECBs Earned: $10

Transition 2:
2 Kelloggs Frosted Flakes (one not pictured) @ 3.33 each
1 Kelloggs Special K @ 3.34
1 Adidas Deodorant @ 3.99

Coupons Used:
2 -$1.00 Kelloggs Frosted Flakes
1 -$1.00 Kelloggs Special K
1 -$1.00 Adidas (from newspaper insert)
$9.99 in ECBs (adjusted down) from 1st transaction

Total: $0.04
ECBs Earned: $5.00, $3.00

Transition 3:
1 Adidas Deodorant @ 3.99
2 Colgate Max Fresh @ 2.99 each

Coupons Used:
1 -$1.00 Adidas (from newspaper insert)
1 -$1.00 Colgate (from newspaper insert)
$5.00 in ECBs from 2nd transaction
$2.97 in ECBs (adjusted down) from 2nd transaction

Total: $0.16
ECBs Earned: $4.00, $3.00

So in summary, I started with $10.00 in ECBs and ended with only $7.00 in ECBS. I only paid $2.93 in cash.

You can check out some of the freebies at Coupon Cravings: CVS: What's Free This Week.

Kellogg Cereal Coupons

There are new coupons to be printed at coupons.com. There are 8 different Kellogg's Cereal coupons worth $1.00 each. That can mean some inexpensive cereal. There are also Kellogg's coupons HERE.

Right now, Kroger has some Kellogg cereal for $2.18 and if you use a coupon, you can get it for $1.18 for a box.

Also next week, CVS is going to have Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Smart Start, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and Special K (12-18 oz) cereals on sale for 3 for $10 and if you buy 3, you get $5 Extra Care Bucks. So if you buy 3 and use 3 coupons, you will pay $7 out of pocket and get $5 ECB to spend on something else you want or need.

If you print these coupons today, you will have until the end of the month to use them. You should be able to print each coupon 2 times from each website.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, April 27) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

4CW33N

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Homemade Biscuits

I mistakenly bought some self rising flour a while back. I was not sure what to do with it. Every recipe seems to call for all purpose flour. I decided to visit SuperCook.com and enter my self rising flour to see if there were any recipes that would call for it. I found this recipe for biscuits that only needed some heavy cream in addition to the flour. I thought I would give it a try. I looked at the reviews and tried to take some of the suggestions. I did not kneed the dough very long. I added a little extra cream and a little bit of sugar. I think the biscuits came out pretty good.

So for breakfast on Sunday morning, we had homemade biscuits and gravy I bought from Kroger that was marked down to $0.79. By the way, if you haven't tried this gravy or another brand like it, I would suggest you try it. I am not very good at making homemade gravy. With this gravy, you just put the gravy pouch in boiling water. It is super easy.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, April 20) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

M6FR97

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Quick K-Mart Trip 4/20/09

I made a quick trip to K-Mart. I wanted to be sure I got some of the Kelloggs Cereal. I did not take a picture, but here is what I got:

• 2 Boxes of Rice Krispies $5.00
• 1 Box of Corn Pops $2.50
• 1 Box of Apple Jacks $2.50
• Candy $1.00
• Easter Clearance $1.49

I used 4 - $1.00 off coupons for the Kelloggs Cereal. My total was $4.69 after coupons. I will also get a $5.00 gift card for buying 4 boxes of Kelloggs Cereal.

You still have time to get this deal. There are coupons for $1.00 off Kelloggs cereal available on ebay. The sale at K-Mart is good through Saturday. Even if you don't get the gift card, $0.50 for a box of cereal is pretty good.

K-Mart Super Double Coupons

Some Kmart stores are having Super Double Coupons again this week. Go HERE and enter your zip code to see if your local store is participating. There are even some stores around the St. Louis area and other places, who are tripling coupons with a face value up to $0.75 and doubling coupons with a face value up to $4.00. The amount of the coupon doubled cannot exceed the value of the item. Be sure to check it out. There are many great deals to get. There is a nice list at Common Sense with Money.

It is time to get those coupons organized and start planning your trip.

Deals - Week of 4/12/09

WOW! Where did the week go? I have not posted the deals from this week. If you are interested and have time, these deal are good through today (Saturday, April 18).

Coupon Cravings: CVS: What's Free this Week

Coupon Cravings: Walgreens: What's Free this Week

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, April 13) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

J89LA2

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Walgreens Deals

Oust Air Sanitizer $2.99
-$2.00 from the 3/29 SS
Easy Saver rebate $1.00
=FREE after coupon and rebate

Visine Eye Drops $3.99 (buy 2)
-$3.00 from the 3/15 V (use 2)
Receive $3.00 in RR when you buy 2
=FREE when you buy 2 after coupons and RR

Playtex Tampons $3.99
-$1.00 from the 3/22 SS
or -$1.00 some boxes have coupons on them
-$1.00 Easy Saver coupon
=$1.99 after coupons

One A Day Vitamins (drink powder) $1.49
-$1.00 from the 3/22
Easy Saver Rebate $1.49
=FREE after coupon and rebate

CVS Deals

Pringles Chips $0.88
-$1/2 from the 3/15 PG
= $0.76 for 2 cans after coupon

Skintimate Shave Cream $3.49
Receive $3.49 in ECBs
= FREE after ECBs

Colgate Max White or Max Fresh $2.99
-$0.75 from the 3/29 SS
Receive $2.00 in ECBs
=$0.24 after coupons and ECBs

Excedrin (20-24 count) $1.99
-$2.00 printable
=FREE after coupon

Schick Intuition Plus Razors 2/$9.99 (BOGO)
-$4.00 from the 3/22 SS (use 2 coupons)
=$1.99 for 2 after coupon

Cheap Leap Frog Toys

If your kids have a Leapster, this week Kmart has all their games on sale for $15. But wait, it gets even better. There is a $5 coupon you can print from coupons.com. You can get a Leapster game for only $10. This is a great deal. They are usually over $20 each.

If you do not have a Leapster system, Target has them on sale this week for only $34.

Target also has the Leap Frog Tag on sale for $39. There is a coupon at coupons.com for $10, so you can get it for only $29.

Kmart also has the Tag books on sale for $9.99. You can find a $5 coupon at coupons.com or in last weeks coupon insert.

Don't forget that if you have the ad, Wal-Mart will price match.

These are great deals. We have a Leapster, so I bought a couple of games for the girls. I also bought the Tag reading system. Cassidy loves playing with it when we go to the toy section. I was able to buy 4 books also. We are planning to give some of these to the girls for Easter. I think I might save a few for a little later.

Free Kroger Reusable Bag

Kroger is offering a free reusable bag just for submitting a design for a reusable bag. A credit is added to your Kroger card and will make your bag free (the $0.99 bags). Go HERE to create your own bag.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, April 6) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

TS473G

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

All Small & Mighty Coupon

There is a great coupon I just found. It is for $2.00 off 1 bottle of All Small & Mighty. If you print it after 10 pm today, it will just be $1.00 off. If you are able to get the $2 coupon, you can use it with a buy one get one free sale and get very cheap laundry detergent. Go HERE to register and print your coupon.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, March 23) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

HG7W56

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Couponing Tips

My Coupon Tips:

1. Use coupons with sales for more savings and stock up when you can.

2. Kroger doubles coupons up to $0.50. Some stores are different, check with your local store.

3. Don't be brand loyal. If you usually buy Crest toothpaste, but Colgate is on sale and you have a coupon, be willing to use Colgate to save even more.

4. You don't have to clip all your coupons each week. I did that for a while. I felt like all I was doing is clipping and filing coupons. It didn't seem worth my time. Now I have an expanding file that holds each weeks coupon inserts. You can clip the coupons you plan to use and then keep the rest in a file just in case you need them. There is an alphabetical list of unexpired coupons with which week they came on the internet. If you need a coupon, you can look there to see if there was one in a recent insert.

5. Buy at CVS and Walgreens. CVS offers Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) on certain items. You can use these ECBs on future purchases. Walgreens offers rebates on certain items which you can enter online and have loaded to a Walgreens gift card. Walgreens also has Register Rewards (RR). You can use these on future purchases. There is guides to CVS HERE and to Walgreens HERE.

6. Use manufacturer coupons along with store coupons. CVS, Walgreens and Target often have coupons that can be used at the same time a manufacturer coupon is used. This is called "stacking" coupons.

7. Look online at blogs to find good deals along with coupons you can use. I have a list of blogs I where I regularly find deal. I try to look at these before I make my list.


Blogs where I find deals:

1. BeCentsAble
2. Coupon Cravings
3. Deal Seeking Mom
4. i heart cvs
5. i heart wags
6. Money Saving Mom
7. Stretching a Buck
8. The "Cent"sible Sawyer
9. The Thrifty Mama
10. I also look at the forum at Hot Coupon World
    

Where to get coupons:

1. Buy a Sunday paper or get a newspaper subscription (you can get a Sunday only subscription). Larger city newspapers usually have more coupons. I get the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

2. Print coupons from the internet. There are several places to print coupons. You can use coupons.com, redplum.com, shortcuts.com, and smartsource.com. There is also a list of printable manufacturer's coupons at slickdeals.net. Sometimes if you got to a product site, there is a coupon you can print. For example, at dove.com you can click on the offers and then coupons at the top. You will find a page that has $1.50 off Dove Cream Oil Body Wash and $3.50 off Dove SkinVitalizer.

3. You can order coupons from the internet. I sometimes order coupons from ebay.com and thecouponmaster.com. There are other websites to order coupons also.

4. Look for the blinkie machines that dispense coupons at the grocery store.

5. Look for coupons stuck to a product you are buying.

6. Magazines often have coupons.

7. Request free samples, many times there are coupons along with the sample.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, March 16) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

2GR4N8

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, March 9) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

F3T9L6

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Arby's Roastburger with Drink Purchase

You can go HERE for a coupon to try a free Arby's Roastburger with any drink purchase. I went today and tried the Bacon Cheddar Roastburger. It was pretty good. The coupon expires 3/9/09.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, February 23) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

S39XKT

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

MillionSub Giveaway

Quiznos is having a MillionSub Giveaway. You can go HERE to sign up for a coupon for a free sub, as of this posting, 36824 subs have been given away. Sign up soon. I printed my coupon and it expires on 2/28/09.

Menu Plan Monday

This Week's Menu:

• Monday: Turkey Ham (in crock pot), Sweet Potatoes, Peas
  
• Tuesday: Pancakes & Breakfast Links
  
• Wednesday: Fish/Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Corn
  
• Thursday: Baked Spaghetti, Salad, Rolls
• Friday: Chicken Casserole
• Saturday, Lunch: Leftovers
  
• Saturday, Supper: Chili Dogs, Chips, Veggies
  
• Sunday, Lunch: Frozen Pizza
  
• Sunday, Supper: To Be Decided Later

Free Kash Frozen Entree

Sign up HERE to receive a free Kashi Frozen Entree. A coupon should arrive in 2-4 weeks.

To Do List for Week of 2/22/09

I thought I would try for another To Do List this week.

I have been busy and have not kept up with the blog as much as I want to.

1. Work out or do something active 4 times
   
2. Make at least 2 baby gifts
3. Make a menu for the week
4. Buy file folder to place coupon inserts
5. Post to family blog 3 times
6. Post to this blog 5 times
7. Iron 10 items
8. Scan 50 of Cassidy's school papers
9. Take recycling
10. Buy Callie & Chloe a birthday gift
    

Free Deals - Week of 2/22/09

Please Note: I use Mozilla Firefox when I post my coupon links. If you are using another program, you may not be able to print the coupons. You should be able to use Firefox to print your coupons posted here. Sorry for any inconvenience.


Extreme Energy 6 Hour Shot $4.99
Get $4.99 ECBs (limit 1)
FREE after ECBs

Gillette Fusion Gamer $7.99
Get $4.00 ECBs (limit 1)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon & ECBs

CVS Children's Chewable Aspirin 36ct $1.99
Get $1.99 ECBs (limit 1)
FREE after ECBs

CVS Cotton Rounds $0.99
Buy 2, get $2.00 ECBs (limit 5)
FREE after ECBs

Earinse $7.99
Get $7.99 ECBs (limit 2)
FREE after ECBs

Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner $4.99
Get $3.00 ECBs (limit 5)
$2/1 Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner (P&G 1/18/09)
FREE after coupon and ECBs

Stayfree Pads 14-24 ct $3.99
Get $2.00 ECBs (limit 5)
B1G1 Free Coupon (RP 1/4/09)
$1/1 Stayfree printable
Buy 2 use both coupons, pay $2.99, get $4 ECB (for buying 2)
FREE after both coupons and ECBs


Excedrin 20-24 ct $1.99
Get $1 in Register Rewards
$2/1 Excedrin Migraine Printable
$1/1 Excedrin (SS 1/4/09)
$1/1 Excedrin Printable
FREE after coupon and Register Rewards

Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor $8.99
Get $6 in Register Rewards
$4/1 Gillette Razor (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon and Register Rewards

Reynold's Wrap $0.89 after in ad coupon
$1/1 Reynold's coupon (2/8/09)
FREE after coupons


There are a few Free after Rebate items that you can still take advantage of this week:

Zucol Cold Care Lozenges 18 pack
$2/1 coupon (SS 2/1/09)
$2/1 Printable
Submit EasySaver rebate for up to $7.99 (ESR #1)
FREE after coupon and rebate

Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer or Foundation
$2/1 Revlon (SS 1/11/09)
Submit EasySaver rebate for up to $10 (ESR #2)
FREE after coupon and Rebate

Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styler
$1/1 Garnier (RP 1/4/09)
Submit EasySaver rebate for up to $4.29 (ESR #3)
FREE after coupon and rebate

Walgreens Multi-Purpose No Rub Solution, 4 oz
Submit EasySaver rebate for up to $1.99 (ESR #5)
FREE after rebate

ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder & Wrist Heat Wrap
Submit EasySaver rebate for up to $2.49 (ESR #6)
FREE after rebate

Theraflu 2 for $10.00
$2/1 Theraflu printable
Submit EasySaver rebate for $6 when you buy 2 (ESR #12)
FREE after 2 coupons and rebate

I compiled this list with the help of:
Deal Seeking Mom
The Thrifty Mama
The "Cent"sible Sawyer
Stretching a Buck
Money Saving Mom
i heart wags
i heart cvs

Free Deals - Week of 2/15/09

There are times I feel like I spend more than I should considering we don't NEED the stuff right now. I have decided to try to find the free things I can buy each week. I am going to post the deals here.

CVS

Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar $2.99
Buy 2 Neutrogena get $10 ECBs (limit 1)
Better than FREE after ECBs

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste $2.99
Get $2.99 ECBs (limit 2)
$0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste (SS 2/1/09)
$1/1 Colgate printable
$1.50/1 March '09 All You Magazine
Better than FREE after coupon and ECBs

Gillette Fusion Gamer $7.99
Get $4 ECBs (limit 1)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon and ECBs

Pringles Minis $1.00
$1/1 Pringles Minis (P&G 2/8/09)
FREE after coupon

There are also many free after ECBs deals for the month. Check out the monthly booklet that can be picked up in the store.


Walgreens

Yes to Carrots 25% off
Lip Balm is regular $3.69, on sale for $2.76
$1/1 Walgreens Internet Coupon
$2/1 Yes to Carrots printable
FREE after coupons
UPDATE: I went to Walgreens this morning and I could not use the Walgreens Internet Coupon. They said it was not in their system. If you buy the Yes to Carrots Lip Balm and use the $2 coupon, you will only have to pay $0.76.

Revlon Creme Lip Gloss B1G1 free ($9.99)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 11/16/08)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 12/7/08)
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product (SS 1/11/09)
Use 2 coupons if you can
Submit EasySaver rebate for $9.99 (ESR #4)
Better than FREE after coupons and rebate

Glade Sense and Spray $8.99
Buy 2 and use the B1G1 coupon and
$4/1 Glade coupon (SS 2/8/09)
Submit EasySaver rebate for $3 for each one (ESR #28)
FREE after coupons and rebate

There are also more free after rebate deals that can be found in the rebate catalog in the store.


Kroger

Cottonelle Toilet Paper (4 pack) $0.99
Use $0.50/1 HERE, HERE, and HERE
You can print 2 from each site
Your coupon will double to $0.99 for free toilet paper
FREE after coupon


I compiled this list with the help of:
Deal Seeking Mom
The Thrifty Mama
The "Cent"sible Sawyer
Stretching a Buck
Money Saving Mom

Twirly Skirt

I have not been blogging much lately, but I have not been idle. I have become interested in sewing more recently. I know a few basic sewing skills. My mom taught me to piece together quilt tops made from squares. I even had my own sewing machine when I was young. I loved to sew. I never learned to make anything else. I eventually found other hobbies and did not sew much.

When I was pregnant with Chloe, I made some burp cloths from flannel. They were still fairly simple, but it started up my interest in sewing again. I have not had the opportunity to sew very often up until recently. With Chloe being so little, I just could not devote much time to it. Chloe is nearly a year old now and she is content (sometimes) to play and let me sew a little.

I thought I would share a skirt I recently made for Cassidy. She was having a sock hop at school and I wanted her to have a little something special to wear. I found a Twirly Skirt Tutorial. It was fun to create it. My mom watched the girls while I worked. I don't think she thought it was going to turn out as well as it did. She was a bit skeptial while watching the process. I actually wasn't sure how it would turn out.

Here are the pictures:


I made many mistakes while sewing this, but I learned a lot. I now know why it is important to pin you pieces together before sewing them. :)

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, February 9) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

25CH63

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, February 2) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

D9P24G

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, January 26) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

57VH9L

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Book Cover

A couple of months ago, I decided to stop clipping all the coupons from each insert. I have been filing the inserts in file folders with the date on them. If I need a coupon, Slick Deals has a list of unexpired newspaper coupons, I can look there and see which week's insert the coupon was in and retrieve it. I decided I did not want to use the big 3 ring binder and the baseball card holders to carry my coupons. It was big. I found a small binder that is suppose to hold Webkinz trading cards. I did not want to carry around a Webkinz book, so I found a tutorial and made a cover for it. Go HERE to see the tutorial at CraftBlog.com.au. You can see my completed book below. Hopefully, I will have time to clip the coupons I am going to use and file them soon.

Free Suave Shampoo

Get a free bottle of Suave shampoo. Go HERE to request your coupon today only. Your coupon will be mailed to you in 2-4 weeks.

Weight Loss Tracker

I added the Weight Loss Tracker to the top of this blog. If you are interested, you can look at any time to see how much weight I have lost.

Cherry Pastry

I thought I would share another recipe we tried this week. We wanted something sweet. We realy like the Pillsbury Turnovers. Neither of us wanted to go to the store to get some, so I searched for a recipe using a can of cherry pie filling (that I happened to have). I found a recipe on Cooks.com for a Cherry or Blueberry Pastry. It was pretty good. It actually was a little better the next morning. I will definitely make it again. You can go HERE to see the recipe or see how we made it below.

• 1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 c granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 c all-purpose flour
• 1 can cherry pie filling

Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla in large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Gradually beat in flour.

Lightly spray a 9 x 13 pan with no-stick cooking spray. Spread about 3/4 of the batter in pan. Pour pie filling over the batter. Drop the remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over pie filling.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.

Winter Coffee Mix

After a suggestion about making Christmas gifts in a jar, I found a recipe for Winter Coffee Mix. I mixed up a batch and put them in small canning jars with the instructions. I gave them to some of the nursery workers at church. I found the recipe HERE at CraftBits.

I actually made Ryan the Winter Coffee Mix in the jar above. I thought it was a pretty jar. I made a small quantity and omitted the cinnamon and the nutmeg.

Here is what I put in it:
4 parts powdered creamer
3 parts hot cocoa
3 parts instant coffee
3 parts sugar

To make 1 cup, we use a 2 tablespoons mix and a cup of boiling water.

Haven't lost weight yet!

I just wanted to clarify that I have not lost the weight as pictured in a previous post. The picture you see is what I might look like when I lose 50 pounds.

Suze Orman's Book

I was asked to post about this offer from a reader.

Suze Orman is going to be on Oprah today. They are offering a free download of her new book Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan.

Go HERE to download your free copy.

This is available to download today only. Don't wait, or you may miss out. I am sure this will be a valuable resource for this new year. I already downloaded mine and can't wait to read it.

**UPDATE** The book is available for download thru next Thursday 1/15/09.

One Goal for this Year

One of my goals for this year is to lose weight. I know that is a resolution many people make every year and I have made in years past.

I want to be healthy.
I want to teach my girls to be healthy.

With being pregnant last year and being depressed, I have gained more weight than I care to admit. I know I have a lot to lose, but my goal for this year is going to be 50 pounds. I think I can do that. It will only be about a pound a week. I have lost weight before and I know I can do it again.

To give myself a little extra motivation, I found a site called WeightView that shows what you might look like after losing weight. You submit a picture of yourself and how much weight you want to take off. They email the results back to you. I thought I would share my pictures with you. I am also going to add a weight loss ticker to my side bar, so you can see how much weight I have lost so far.

BEFORE-DECEMBER 2008

AFTER-DECEMBER 2009?

Walgreens Deals

There were a few good deals a Walgreens this week. I thought I would share some I plan to take advantage of and link to the coupons.

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Pint 2/$6 or $3 each
- $3 printable (no longer available*)
= FREE

Progresso Soup 4/$5 or $1.25 each
- use in ad coupon page 1
- $1.10 printable
= $0.15 each

Quaker Instant Oatmeal $1.99
- use in ad coupon page 20
- $1.00 printable
= $0.99 each

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Product $2.99
- $2.00 Easy Saver Catalog page
- $1.00 from the 1/4 newspaper
= FREE

Electrasol Dishwashing Gelpacs or Tabs $3.49
- $2.50 from the 1/4 newspaper
= $0.99
plus get $1.50 mail in rebate from Walgreens


*Leave a comment with your email address and I will send you the link to the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, January 5) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

37CEA9

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Homemade Capes

I wanted to make several homemade Christmas gifts for our girls this year. I began working on a superhero cape and a fleece blanket for each girl. I did not get them finished early enough. I wanted until the last minute and then I hurt my back, so I could not work on them. I did manage to finish Chloe and Callie's blankets. Cassidy got her material for Christmas. I thought she would enjoy helping me work on her blanket.

I decided to get the material out the other night and finish the capes for the girls. You can see the pictures above of what they looked like. They are reversible. Each picked out their favorite material (of what we had) and the other side has that with a princess crown on it. I think they like their capes.

I followed a pattern I found online for the capes. It is at Puking Pastilles and can be found HERE.

Menu Plan Monday

• Monday: Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Peas
  
• Tuesday: Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy
  
• Wednesday: Baked Spaghetti, Salad, Rolls
  
• Thursday: Roast, Potatoes, Carrots
  
• Friday: Fish, Fries, raw veggies
  
• Saturday, Lunch: Leftovers
  
• Saturday, Supper: Steak, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans
  
• Sunday, Lunch: Turkey Ham, Mac & Cheese, Corn
  
• Sunday, Supper: Leftovers
  

Weekly Goals - 1/5/09

I am going to try to start posting my goals again. Here are my goals for this week:

• 1. Workout or do something active at least 5 days
  
• 2. Make a menu for the week
  
• 3. Hook up the new printer
  
• 4. Exchange clothes at JCPenny
  
• 5. Post to this blog each day
  
• 6. Post to family blog 3 times
• 7. Take out expired coupons
  
• 8. Organize and send Boxtops to school
  
• 9. Get new freezer going
  
• 10. Iron 10 items
  

Free Samples

It has been a while since I posted the freebies I have received in the mail. Here is a picture:

Here is what I got:

• Post-it Wall Pad & Portable Notepad
• Fruit Roll Up
• Pampers $1.50 Coupon
• Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner
• Neutrogena Face Wash
• 2 Tide Total Care (from different places) & 2 $1.00 coupons
• Cottonelle Moist Wipe (from magazine)
• Quaker Simple Harvest Granola Bar & $1.00 coupon
• John Frieda Shampoo & Conditioner & $2.00 coupon
• Vaseline Lotion
• 2 Always Infinity Pads (from different places) & $1.00 coupon
• Crest Healthy Radiance $2.00 coupon
• Garnier Nutritioniste $1.00 coupon (there was suppose to be a sample also, but it was missing)
• OB Tampons & case
• Nature's Bounty Tote Bag & $1.00 coupon

I also got some samples from a radio station from St. Louis a while back. I got:

• 1 Kool-Aid Singles
• 1 Jello Singles Vanilla Pudding
• 1 Crystal Light Focus
• 1 Planters Daybreak Trail Mix
• $2.00 Schnucks Gift Card

I also signed up for VocalPoint. They send you freebies in the mail and they you can log on to their site and give your opinion of the products they send. Here are the things I have received from VocalPoint so far:

• Venus Embrace Razor & $4.00 coupons
• Kashi Cereal Bar, Coupon for a free box, & $2.00 coupons
• Coupons for DelMonte fruit in the produce section

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, December 29) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

545DZ9

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, December 15) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

47J2L8

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, December 8) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

23MJT7

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Walgreens Trip 12/6/08

I made a quick trip to Walgreens this evening. I wanted to get a few things while they were still on sale.

Here is what I got:
4 bags Hershey Kisses @ $2.50 each
3 bags Russell Stover Private Reserve @ $4.99 each
1 Right Guard Professional @ $5.99

Coupons Used:
-$1.50 off 3 Hershey Kisses
-$4.99 Buy 2 Get 1 Free Russell Stover
-$0.50 Right Guard

Total $24.30 on my gift card.

I got a $5 Register Reward for spending $25 (before coupons).

I will be getting a $10 rebate for buying 2 Russell Stover, a $5 rebate for buying $10 worth of Hershey, and a $5 rebate for buying the Right Guard. So I will be getting $20 in rebates.