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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

9-29-10

For those of you that like to stock up
on baking sales for the upcoming holidays
I saw the cheapest flour so far at
Dollar General.
Gold Medal 5 lb. Flour $1.50.
Good 9/28-10/11

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Some people go shopping and spend
money to relieve stress.
Me, I go shopping and get stressed
for spending money.
To some it doesn't seem like allot
but to me it seems like I spent too much.
People spend hundreds if not thousands on
gifts and outfits for weddings!
And here I am freaking out with
how much I spent!
I try to buy cheap but make it
look expensive.

Here is what I got this week
for the wedding this weekend
and makeup I splurged to get
for myself today and felt guilty about it!!

Wedding:
Short sleeve button up shirt for Tony $1.00
(yard sale find)
Dress & sweater for me .75 cents
shoes for me $3.99
(still growling at myself for paying that much for shoes!)
(thrift store find)
Silver plated candle holder $2.00
(yard sale find)
Homemade scented shaped tarts- Free
These I got at Dollar Tree today:
pkg paper towels $1.00
2 place mats $2.00
set of measuring cups & spoons $1.00
2 dish towels $2.00
2 potholders $1.00
1 glove potholder $1.00
3 pack of red plastic baking spoons $1.00
1 red spatula $1.00
1 red strainer spoon $1.00

TOTAL COST FOR
BOTH OUTFITS & WEDDING GIFTS:
$18.74!!

Now I have to put this stuff together to look
nice!
I have a plan before you start
asking me why I got a roll
of paper towels as a wedding gift, lol!
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And here was my deals for the day
from Walgreens:

I could not tell you, nor remember,
when I ever bought myself any
new makeup!!

WW (Wet N Wild)

WW Natural Wear Pressed Powder
Originally $4.99

2 WW Lash Intense Mascaras
Originally $2.99 x's 2 is $5.98

WW Blusher
Originally $2.99

WW 3 pack Eyeshadow
Originally $2.99

WW 5 piece Makeup Brush Set
Originally .99 cents

4 WW Eye Liners
Originally .99 cents
x's 4 is $3.96

WW Lip Stick
Originally .99 cents

WW glitter Nail Polis
Originally .99 cents

WW Single Eye Shadow
Originally $1.99

TOTAL PRICE BEFORE:
$25.87

I PAID:
$6.59

TOTAL SAVINGS
$19.28
....I looked for the .25 cents Goya beans I had coupons
for but did not see any.
Even asked the manager and he said
that store didn't carry them.
BUMMER!
I had my heart set on chili this week!
Maybe next week.

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Tomorrow me and mom might try our
hand at getting 12 free butters from Meijer.
You pay $12.00 now but
get $12.00 back in catalina coupons
to spend on your next shopping trip.
So it works out as being free
when they give you the money back in coupons
to spend on other whatever you want in their store.

12:55PM

If you hurry over to John Frieda on
Facebook and click the tab that says
special offers, you can get a printable
coupon for a free bottle of shampoo or conditioner!!
I just got mine!!
It's in PDF format so you can
print as many as you want I guess.
But only one coupon per customer
while supplies last!
The coupon says you can only redeem
at an Ulta Beauty Store so I looked
it up and found one in
3720 Easton Market
and
Polaris Fashion Mall
1285 Polaris Pkwy.

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Here's a $10 off a $20 purchase at Smoky Bones.
Pretty good food.
We've used one of these coupons before
at Easton.

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Dollar General Coupon


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Tony is needing another eye exam
and possibly another pair of glasses
due to having diabetes.
I just saw this place on a commercial.

America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
Gemini Retail Center
1508 Gemini Place
Columbus, OH 43240
Phone: (614) 503-5024


5308 Westpointe Plaza
Columbus, OH 43228
Phone: (614) 503-5022
Fax: (614) 503-5023
Mon-Fri 9am-7pm,
Sat 9am-6pm,
Closed Sun

2 pairs glasses (single vision plastic lenses only)
and FREE eye exam for only $69.95!

Multifocal glasses- 2 pairs $99 with free eye exam!

FREE eye exam** with our special offer of two pairs of glasses for $69.95!
** Includes single vision plastic lenses and frames tagged $49.95.
In certain states, eye exams provided by independent Eyecare Professionals.
Eye exam regularly $45 without the two pair offer.
Two pair purchase required for FREE eye exam offer.
Warranty
A one-year warranty is available for $25 on one pair of eyeglasses, and $37.50 on two pairs of eyeglasses.
This plan covers breakage and excessive scratching, and will replace damaged glasses up to one time.
Warranty does not cover lost or stolen glasses. Replacement glasses cannot exceed the retail value of the first pair and must be the same prescription.
In the event your prescription changes within 60 days of your eye examination, we will replace your lenses (with the same style) at no additional cost.

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Walmart Vision Center

Complete pair single vision lenses starting at $38
Complete pair lined multifocal lenses starting at $58
Complete pair no line mulitfocal lenses starting at $88

*Valid only at Walmart Vision Center.
Professional eye exam not included.
Valid eye doctor prescription required.
Guarantee is for eyeglasses returned within 12 months of purchase from a Walmart Vision Center.
Returned glasses will be replaced by glasses of comparable value.
You must bring the broken eyeglasses back to a Walmart Vision Center to be eligible for warranty replacement.

Sounds to me like American's Best has the better deal
with the eye exam included.
You have to bring in an eye doctor's prescription
to Walmart so there's an extra expense.

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Well after all this mandatory overtime they
gave the guys at work to get the property
ready for an inspection they sent them home
early today. That's their way of not having
to pay any money for overtime made!
GRRRRRR!
So Tony came home early today, not telling me,
and kinda freaked me out when I heard
someone coming in the back door around
12:30PM.

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4:00-6:00PM

Stopped by Kroger to get some pop.
Found coupons on 2 liter bottles
of Dr. Pepper for $1.00 off 2.
They are $1.00 each
so that makes them $1.00 for 2 or .50 cents each.
I got 6 bottles for $3.00
6 bottle of Big K would have been $4.80.
.50 cents is an excellent deal and I'm
glad I didn't pick up any Dr. Pepper
when I was Walgreens today for $1.49 each!

Then stopped in Speedway
and of course the kids wanted a snack, ahhh.
I didn't really want to spend any more
extra money!!!

I just happened to glance at a display
that had Butterfinger Snackers 2 for $1.00
then there was a Butterfinger coupon $1.00 off 2
they had next to it!!
So that made both Butterfinger Snackers FREE!!
It made both kids happy campers!

People around here must not
be able to figure this coupon thing out
as there was still a lot of Butterfingers
next to this coupon!!
Kendra- check this out at
my Speedway up the street!!

So anyway we all get home and I started
supper of Spaghetti with homemade meatballs.

Spaghetti .17 cents
1 can 4 cheese spaghetti sauce .99 cents
1 jar mild thick & chunky salsa .58 cents
1 tablespoon Splenda
1 pound hamburger .12 cents
handful dehydrated onions .10 cents
garlic powder
Italian seasoning
salt & pepper
4 slices bread & butter .16 cents
2 slices bread for meatballs .08 cents

TOTAL COST FOR SUPPER:
$2.20
serves 7 @ .31 cents a serving

I was able to make a lunch for Tony
and 2 lunches for the kids for tomorrow
with leftovers from supper.
Got the kids lunches all ready to
go for tomorrow-all the little
side dishes like carrot sticks & dip,
pumpkin desert bar, chex mix, applesauce,
yogurt & juice.
I get tired of them coming home saying
they are starving and wanting to eat
ruining their supper!
So I pack a bigger lunch for them.
All I have to do is grab outta fridge
and put it in their lunch bags.
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I also had leftover spaghetti sauce
which I put in a small freezer container.
This will get used as pizza sauce.
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Along side of making supper
I made breakfast for tomorrow.
Mom took me out to Friendly's for breakfast
this morning and I had allot of my breakfast left over.
I didn't want anyone arguing over who could
have it so I made leftover hash with it.

Leftover breakfast- Free
(potatoes, sausage, bacon, ham)
4 potatoes chopped .50 cents
leftover ham I found in freezer, cut up- Free
a leftover partial package of turkey bacon, cut up- Free
3 eggs .36 cents
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese .50 cents

TOTAL for tomorrow's breakfast:
$1.36
serves 4 @ .34 cents a serving

Once we get up tomorrow morning
I'll just pop this bowl of hash in the microwave for
5 minutes while everyone is getting dressed.
Breakfast can't get any faster than that!
I love making things ahead of time
so I don't feel so rushed!
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7:00PM

Working on surveys.
Made 10.45 points in the past month from the
one I am getting $100 gamestop gift cards from.
I need 39.55 points to get another
$25 gift card. Don't know if I can
accomplish this before Christmas.
If so then I will have $125 in gift cards.
Got the fingers crossed!

7:45PM

Think I'll go color my hair before my
Ghost Hunter's show comes on.
I've been meaning to do this
but have been so busy!

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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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