Shopping on A Sunday

Finally made it back to CVS.  No pics but here is what I bought.

1 Colgate Total Toothpaste
2 Crest Pro Health Toothpaste
1 Aussie Hair Care
2 Digiourno Rising Crust pizza
1 newspaper , double edition

Before Coupons it was close to 20.00, I had 1.00 off Colgate, 75 cents off crest, 1$ off aussie and the pizzas were priced two for 7.00 and I used 2 1.00 off coupons.  I also used 7.00 in extra bucks and paid 6.50 out of pocket.  I received 8.00 in extra bucks back.  How did you do this weekend?

Menu planning Monday

I know this is a little late, but I was super sick yesterday, so here's my menu for the week.








Sunday: Spaghetti



Monday: Beef/Rotel/Beans burritos/ salsa and smart pops



Tuesday: Grilled chicken wraps in fat free tortillas, steamed veggies



Wednesday: Chicken StirFry (recipe from biggest loser)



Thursday: Subway-Justin has class :(



Friday: Turkey Burgers with steamed veggies.







Another boring week, but must do what I can during basketball season. Do you menu plan? Leave your link if you do, I'd love to see everyone's great ideas. Also, don't forget www.orgjunkie to get other great cooking ideas!

Shopping on a Sunday

Not too much shopping today, I'm stuck at home with a sinus infection.  However,since I'm in the last week of the eating from the pantry challenge, not too much is needed at my home.  Please keep this in mind as my crazy menu tomorrow shows off the remnants of a long month, but one that cleared up a lot of space in my teensy pantry!

I did make it to CVS yesterday.  I had 21.99$ worth of extra bucks that were expiring.  I wasn't sure there were enough deals to help me roll them over, but I didn't do too badly!  I bought 6 deodorants, 4 dove for me and 2 degree for the husband, a double pack of crest toothpaste, two diet dr. pepper 20 oz's, and two large bottles of purex laundry soap.  I paid 1.83 out of pocket and received 12 extra bucks.  Not the best day, but not bad either!  I am going to try and venture out to Kroger later and do the Kraft catalina, but we'll see how that goes.  Let me know how you did this week and what great bargains you found.  Isn't saving money fun? 

Menu Planning Monday

Alrighty, so here is my tasty (I hope) menu plan for this week.  Share yours or link up to http://www.orgjunkie.com/ to see more menus!

Monday:

Grilled Chicken, Frozen veggies in a bag (need a low points meal to make up for Olive Garden last night)
Dessert:  yogurt/blackberries

Tuesday:

Zucchini Beef:  Ground lean beef cooked with diced zucchini, garlic powder and rotel tomatoes.  We eat it with a tortilla and it's great.

Wednesday:

Weight Watchers taco soup

Thursday:

Grilled salmon with new potatoes.  I just bake mine in the oven with some lemon and pepper, not too bad.

Friday:

Night out (subway after my game)

Not the most creative menu this week, but quick and easy for a busy week of school.

Shopping on a Sunday

Not much shopping for me today, I am still trying to live out of my pantry. I've done fairly well and it's getting pretty bare. However, it looks like stores are starting to get some deals going, so let the re-stockpiling begin! I made it to Kroger today and did very well. I bought 9 gatorade 2, the low cal version and 9 tuna pouches. I used internet printables for the tuna and coupons from last week's circular and my total price: Before coupons: 18.00, after coupons, 0.00! I love those shopping days and so does my husband! I am also going to costco tomorrow to stock up on my meat and such for the week. Let me know how you did and tomorrow I will try and make it to CVS-I don't think the deals are that great, but I have 18.93 in extra bucks I need to try and roll the best I can. Also, stay tuned for tomorrow, as it's Menu Planning Monday and I know all 3 of my readers are on the edge of their seat to see what I'm cooking this week! I see ya Mom!

Shopping on a Sunday

No shopping for me today! I am going to join in money saving mom and fishmama in the pantry challenge. With just two of us in the household, things pile up pretty quick, so I am going to try and use everything I have and only take advantage of really good deals to keep my pantry overflowing for cheap! I am ready to go- all new coupons from today's paper are cut and filed and I'm ready for the sales! Let me know if your planning on joining in on the challenge!

New Year's Resolutions

Why do we make New Year's resolutions? Is the promise of a new year enough to make us think that we can change all of our bad habits? Does anyone ever stick to them? I guess if you are one of those people that stick to them, then more power to you! I never have done it before.

This year however, I am going to continue with some changes. My goal is to be more positive and enjoy every day, because who knows when it might be your last? I decided this as I watched my parents struggle with my dad's cancer. What should be their golden years is marred by dr. Visits, medicine and praying for miracles. So I'm taking that to heart and am going to enjoy everyday. We as Christians are to glorify God, and I feel if I can be positive, that is the first step.

I also am going to continue my weight loss journey, reconnect at church, and be a better wife. If anyone reads my blog, let me know what your plans for the new year are!



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Menu Planning Monday

Here is my menu for this week.



Monday:

Turkey burgers and a baked potato.



Tuesday:

Mexican crock pot chicken



Wednesday:Sloppy Joes on a baked potato. Something new I've never tried, but sounded appetizing.



Thursday: Chicken Stir Fry:



Friday: Meat Loaf, something I've been craving for a long time!



Saturday: Date night with the hubby :)



Breakfast: Turkey sausage breakfast burritos, Lunches: sandwiches cooked on the george foreman grill.

Happy New Year!

Well, once again, I come back to trying to keep up my blog. I am determined this year, if nothing to be a therapeutic outlet. I am going to try and post my menu planning Monday, and link to works for me wednesday and my shopping extravaganzas. I will do my best and I hope somewhere out there someone enjoys reading. For right now, I'm going to go put my blackeyed peas on and run! Another goal of mine for this new year. Blog you later!

Shopping on a Sunday

Not much shopping today, due to the flood a d NFL season opener for the Cowboys. I made it to CVS. I bought a colgaye toothpaste at 2.99 and two boxes of cheerios at 2/6.00. I used 1.75 worth of coupons, a 4$ extra buck, so out of pocket I spent 3.74. I also got four extra bucks back. No money maker, but a good day. You can find the whole list of goodies at www.iheartcvs.com. Let me know what you found!


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Cvs trip

I finally made it back to CVS. I was out of extra bucks, so I started all over- not a bad trip, though. I had a 4/20 from my email so my trip was:

Two degree deodorants that were 2/15, then I had two 2$ off coupons. I also bought two Aussie styling products @2.99 each, minus two 1$ off coupons-

Spent 12$ out of pocket and earned 9 extra bucks, pretty good way to start over! Let me know how you did!


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Menu planning

One of my best money saving tips is menu planning- this one simple step is a lifesaver. I make my menus based on what I have in my pantry and what is on sale. I also am following weight watchers, so I am using a lot of their recipes. And yes, it is possible to eat healthy for less. Here is my menu for the week:

Monday: sandwiches after softball game madness.
Tuesday: mexican dip: taco meat, corn, rotel tomatoes, refried beans and tortillas
Wednesday: crockpot chicken with broccoli and cauliflower
Thursday: turkey burgers with ww fries.

If you menu plan, please leave a link!



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Shopping on a Sunday

Didn't find any deals today- slim pickings everywhere! Will post tomorrow about menu planning and more!


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Phone blog

I can now blog from my phone! No cvs or shopping this week, it's the first week of school! More to come soon!



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VocalPoint

I just wanted to let you know about a great mailing list I am now on. It's www.vocalpoint.com, and just about once a month they will send either a super great coupon for a new item, or a try me free. The last one I got was 2.50 off a Bounce Dryer bar and 4 1.00 off coupons. Definitely worth your time!

Trying again

Ok, I know I've said numerous times I am back, but this time I am going to try and make it work. It helps me stay on track and help my family, and hopefully I can help others along the way.

So here we go! My coupons are a mess after Kroger double coupon day yesterday- I got 80 dollars of groceries for 8 bucks :D Yippee Kroger! I hope they do that more often- the manager yesterday said that they were looking to do this once a quarter. It was great!

So I am going to blog on Shopping on a Sunday and will try to blog two other days a week. I am also going to link to CVS, Walgreens (grrrrr), and Target and any other amazing deals that I stumble upon during the week. I may also come on to ramble on occasion!

Hope everyone has a great Sunday,

Shopping on a Sunday!

I am back! School is out so I will be posting more deals more often.

This has been a good savings week. At target, you can still get free bbq sauce, with your 1.00 Kraft printable. You can also get free Crystal light. Use the coupons from coupons.com or kraft.com, they are several for 1.00 off of 1, 2.00 off of 2. You can use these coupons on the 3 packs at the endcaps by several registers.

I also went to Walmart today and used my 1.50 off of kraft dressings to buy 3 bottles of Italian dressing for marinades at a whopping purchase of .32 cents! Yippee.

Today also marked my return to CVS. I did the Dove soap deal, and the toilet paper. I spent 3.00 out of pocket, bought 8 deodorants, a large toilet paper bag, and a newspaper for the week. Not a bad day of shopping!

Menu Planning Monday

told you I'd be back! Nothing saves me money and time like menu planning. I also use E-mealz, a great recipe website. Here are my menus for the week:

Monday:

Enchiladas/Beans

Tuesday

Homemade Chicken Pizza

Wednesday

Chicken/Veggies/Rice

Thursday

Parents in town!

Friday:

Hamburgers/French Fries

Not the healthiest of weeks, but still, better than fast food!

I'm Back

For reals this time, I am going to devote more time to this blog. Work is slowing down and I should have more time. Here are today's Shopping on A sunday.

I went to CVS and used my 4/20 coupon. I bought 6 tresseme hair products, used 6 1$ off from my fav website http://www.dealseekingmom/, spent 1.07 (i also bought a green bag) and used ten extra bucks and received ten extra bucks back. I then did a separate transaction where I bought shave gel and toothpaste, spent a 6.00 extra buck and received a 6.00 extra buck! Woohoo! Good day. Look forward to tomorrow where I discuss menu planning monday and how that can save a lot for the frugal familes.

Shopping on a Sunday

Not much shopping this week, I was able to get to costco and stock up on meat and chicken,so I'm using up some of my stockpile. I will post my menu tomorrow as I join MenuPlanning Monday from OrgJunkie.

However, there are a few unbelievable deals out there.

At target.com, you can print 1$ off artisan breads and many loaves are only 99 cents! I have 6 free loaves of bread! Woohoo! I got this off of Deal Seeking Mom's website.

Also, follow this link : http://coupons.smartsource.com/WEB/index.aspx?act=printCoupons&firsttime=true&SessionID=91a4db5b-bca9-4e28-aecd-c96033795847 and you will get a 4.00 off pace coupon. Pace is cheaper than this, so it's free! Or a moneymaker. This is from Erica at IHEARTCVS's twitter page.

So today I went to target, bought one large pace at 2.99, one buddy bar, and 3 loaves of bread. Final price: free :)

At Kroger I bought two pace's, one gentle care wipe, a box of poptarts, and a paper. Used two 4.00 off coupons for the pace, one 5.00 off any gentle care product and kroger actually gave me 18 cents back, what a great day of shopping!