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Monday, January 25, 2010

1-25-10

Tagged along with mom while she went shopping at Meijer.
I usually do to help her with carrying groceries.
All I had to get was some 10 pound potatoes for $1.69.

I lingered around the store to see if I could find
any mark down specials. One item I found was a
box of allergy tablets. It said it was marked
down 90% off and was .75 cents. That means it should
have been around $7.50 regular price.
Remember me saying
to always check your prices when you don't know
how much something is to begin with???
I did just that.
And come to find out this item was not 90% off as stated!!
They were regularly $4.00 and 90% off would have been .40 cents!!!
Caught Meijers at it again with their so called mark downs.

I did manage to find 5 items marked down that I got.

1 Can of Pringles
was $1.34
marked down to .67 cents
50% off
SAVED .67 cents

4 Grands Jr. Biscuits
was $1.20 a can x's 4 is $4.80
Marked down 50% off at .60 cents each x's 4 is $2.40
I had 2 coupons .60 cents off 2 cans so $1.20 off 4 cans
Made it $1.20 for 4 cans or .30 cents each.
SAVED $3.60

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I saw this today on Yahoo groups, and thought it was a pretty nifty idea.
It's for a no sew t-shirt diaper for those
who may have younger children.
Good way to recycle t-shirts.


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Tuesday's supper...Beef Stew
Have it in the crock pot now.
Tonight mom's taking us out to eat
for Tony's early birthday present.

Mom sent over last night her leftover beef stew.
I already had beef tips thawing in the fridge
so decided to make up my own to add to hers.

Beef Tips- free
1 package Lipton onion beef soup mix .75 cents
1 can carrots- .29 cents
3-4 potatoes- about .20 cents worth out of 10 pound bag

So to make a big pot of stew will cost me $1.14

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Free Kotex Samples from All You

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Free Walmart Samples

-Tena Bladder Protection
-Prilosec OTC
-Gold Bond Ultimate
-Benefiber Orange

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MAIL CALL

Today I received in the mail a coupon for
a FREE bag of Stacy's chips.



Not that this next one is from the mail
but I also got through to get a free
package of Golden Double Stuff Oreos.
FACEBOOK OREO

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Rumor has it that a printable coupon site
may have a virus. I have noticed my computer
acting funny since I started printing coupons.

Here are free Malware, Spyware and Virus
removal programs you can use.
These are the ones I am running.

You will need more than one program to run
on your computer as they each can detect different things!!

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.44


AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0.730


Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.415


Ad-Aware Free Anti-Malware 8.1.3

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We had a very nice time tonight at Logan's Roadhouse.
We actually got to sit in a different area.
This time it was next to a real fireplace.
That felt wonderful considering it's getting colder out!
I do have one recommendation. Do not get kids meals
off their menu!!! Those meals look like something a
2 year could eat. When I asked the waitress what ages
those kids meals were designed for she told me up to 12 years.
NOT!! Christopher's meal looked like a white castle
cheeseburger and about a tablespoon of rice, literally!
I gave the kids half the food off my plate and split
it between them. I hate to say this but a McDonald's
Happy Meal has more to offer than the Logan's $3.00
kids meal!

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After supper we had to go to kroger to get
Tony's prescriptions. He had a doctor's appointment
today and doc was able to call all his meds in.
And do you know one prescription was a paper one
he gave the pharmacist. Turns out we couldn't get
this so called prescription with our insurance
because it was an over the counter ointment?!
Why did the doctor write a prescription for something
like this???? It was actually on sale for $11.40
and I found a $2.00 coupon on it. So it was $9.40.
Still that was a little more than I was hoping
to spend.

And people wonder why I don't like doctors!

What do people do to entertain themselves while
waiting for prescriptions???
Browse the greeting cards and find the greeting
cards that record a message. Leave different
messages on cards for others to hear when they
pick it up! LMAO
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Going to Walgreens tomorrow to get the
Stayfree Maxi Pads and Sure Deodorant.

I've already mentioned all the coupons that could
be used on them. But I found another thing to
add to it.
On the Sure Deodorant for men there is a rebate
form for it which can be found here:
TRY SURE FOR MEN FREE
Just be sure to buy one that has that sticker on the
front of it. Limit to one per address so if you buy
more than one and want to get in on multiple rebates
do as I do and have another one sent to family or friends.

Here's another Walgreen deal I found tonight:
Pert Plus Shampoo Plus Conditioner
Sale price 2 for $5.00 ($2.50 each)
Buy 2 and get 2 register rewards (RR's)
for $2.00 off your next order.
Use 2 manufacture coupons from this past
coupon insert for $1.50 off any Pert Plus For Men.
So with your Register Reward it's like
getting them for FREE.
Oh but it doesn't stop there!
Get a rebate for one bottle here:
TRY PERT PLUS MEN FOR FREE.

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When the kids brush their teeth they sometimes
leave a little puddle of water on the sink counter.
Then someone would come in and put my extra
toilet paper roll in that water. I used
to unravel whatever got wet and throw it away.
I discovered if I sat the toilet
paper roll on the register to dry I could
save the roll from going to waste.

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My name is Sherry, 39yrs old, from Columbus, Ohio. I am married, a SAHM, and have 3 children ages 9, 10 and 20. I have been frugal/thrifty all my life. I would like to share on this blog how we get by day to day on one income with a family of 5 with a dog and a cat. You will also hear about my everyday gripes about daily life and the cost of living. Hubby says my favorite saying is, "and that is another thing that pisses me off!"

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