I'm gonna try something different
with my coupons.
I'm finding it really difficult to
clip and organize coupons in
a binder. It's a lot of work and
very time consuming!
To the point I am finding
myself slacking with using coupons.
I really need to use coupons
at this point and time with all
the doctor bills that keep piling up!
We won't go there as it
is getting very depressing just thinking
about it!
So here is what I'm gonna start doing:
I got a bunch of 2 pocket folders
back when they went on sale
during back to school time.
Label a folder for:
-Red Plum
-Smart Source
-and whatever other inserts there may be.
Every week when you get your inserts
in The Bag or Dispatch
you'll want to put the date on the
front of each insert.
Like today I put 2-13-11 on the SmartSource inserts
with a black Sharpie marker on the top.
I'll then put these in chronological
order in the pockets of the designated
folder.
Each week when I search for the coupon
and sales match ups online I always
see a date and the kind of insert (like Red Plum)
that the coupon was found in.
This way I don't have to clip
every single coupon whether I use it or not.
Now I can just go to the correct insert
and cut out the coupon(s) that I need.
Here's an example:
If you see this coupon match up online-
Folgers Instant coffee classic roast or decaf 8 oz $4.99
Use the $0.25/1 coupon found in the 2/6 RP
This means to look in the coupon
insert that came out on February 6th
found in Red Plum (RP)
SmartSource is SS.
------------------------------
10:45am
I got out 2 boxes of Valentine's Day
cards that I got last year after Valentine's
Day on clearance.
They were regular $5.99 each x's 2 is $11.98.
I paid $1.25 each x's 2 is $2.50.
I saved $9.48 on both by shopping clearance!!
They each have little candy box
valentine's filled with sweet tart candies.
I did up 64 of them,
that included 4 teacher Valentines.
Then put the kid's names on them.
My fingers went numb after that!
---------------------------------
12:15pm
Made a couple dozen chocolate chip
cookies for a Valentine's Day
party at school.
What I did was bake up some
cookies from a mix.
Once baked, and still hot on the tray,
I pressed in two mini candy
canes into the shape of a heart.
This way the heat from the cookies
would melt part of the candy cane
making them stay in place.
Also got laundry started in between
baking sheets of cookies.
Everyone must of decided they all
wanted their jackets washed today
so there's an extra load.
12:45pm
Now we're debating as to whether or not
to take Jonathan to Urgent Care.
He still has this persistent cough
that hasn't gone away after 4 days.
Now is starting to get a runny nose.
Still no fever though.
I don't feel as though he needs
to see a doctor since he has no fever.
But the cough can sound horrible
at times making him vomit.
The Vicks on the feet only masks the
cough for the time being but does not
get rid of it.
-----------------------------------
4:30pm
Just returned from Urgent Care
and Kroger to get prescriptions.
Jonathan got prescriptions
for cough and something else
he has to take for the next 4-5 days
to clear out the congestion
and infection.
Doc said to keep him home tomorrow
but Jonathan doesn't want to miss
out on his Valentine's party.
I gave him his medicine now
so he will have had it in his system
for 17 hours by the time he goes
to school tomorrow.
Oh guess what the doctor's name was?
Dr. Valentine!!
I thought that was soo funny.
Well time to go work on supper
and spend the rest of the evening
doing laundry.
The kids loved the breakfast pizza casserole
I made yesterday and requested another
one this evening.
I'm gonna make this one a little
different though.
This is something I made up,
had no recipe for.
2 cans biscuits
2 pkgs country gravy
1 pound maple sausage
6 eggs
1 cup shredded cheese
Press biscuits into bottom
of a greased casserole dish.
Put in preheated 350 degree oven
for 7 minutes.
Make country gravy according
to package directions, set aside
for a couple minutes to thicken, then spoon
over top of biscuits once
they come out of oven.
Fry up sausage, drain & rinse.
(optional- I added about 1/4 cup
diced red bell peppers)
Return to burner and stir
in beaten eggs until eggs are done
then sprinkle over gravy.
Top with shredded cheese and bake
about 10 minutes til cheese
has melted.
2 cans biscuits $1.00
2 pkgs country gravy $1.00
1 pound maple sausage $1.49
6 eggs .90 cents
1 cup shredded cheese .87 cents
Total cost for meal $5.26
6 servings @ .87 cents a serving.
-------------------------------
Lego words & sentences.
Put letters and words on Legos
with stickers and have your child
link them together to make
words and sentences.
---------------------------
Make toy snakes from ties.
.
These would make cute door draft
stoppers. Or how about adding
some rice to the insides for
a warm microwave or chilled
wrap around the neck?
with my coupons.
I'm finding it really difficult to
clip and organize coupons in
a binder. It's a lot of work and
very time consuming!
To the point I am finding
myself slacking with using coupons.
I really need to use coupons
at this point and time with all
the doctor bills that keep piling up!
We won't go there as it
is getting very depressing just thinking
about it!
So here is what I'm gonna start doing:
I got a bunch of 2 pocket folders
back when they went on sale
during back to school time.
Label a folder for:
-Red Plum
-Smart Source
-and whatever other inserts there may be.
Every week when you get your inserts
in The Bag or Dispatch
you'll want to put the date on the
front of each insert.
Like today I put 2-13-11 on the SmartSource inserts
with a black Sharpie marker on the top.
I'll then put these in chronological
order in the pockets of the designated
folder.
Each week when I search for the coupon
and sales match ups online I always
see a date and the kind of insert (like Red Plum)
that the coupon was found in.
This way I don't have to clip
every single coupon whether I use it or not.
Now I can just go to the correct insert
and cut out the coupon(s) that I need.
Here's an example:
If you see this coupon match up online-
Folgers Instant coffee classic roast or decaf 8 oz $4.99
Use the $0.25/1 coupon found in the 2/6 RP
This means to look in the coupon
insert that came out on February 6th
found in Red Plum (RP)
SmartSource is SS.
------------------------------
10:45am
I got out 2 boxes of Valentine's Day
cards that I got last year after Valentine's
Day on clearance.
They were regular $5.99 each x's 2 is $11.98.
I paid $1.25 each x's 2 is $2.50.
I saved $9.48 on both by shopping clearance!!
They each have little candy box
valentine's filled with sweet tart candies.
I did up 64 of them,
that included 4 teacher Valentines.
Then put the kid's names on them.
My fingers went numb after that!
---------------------------------
12:15pm
Made a couple dozen chocolate chip
cookies for a Valentine's Day
party at school.
What I did was bake up some
cookies from a mix.
Once baked, and still hot on the tray,
I pressed in two mini candy
canes into the shape of a heart.
This way the heat from the cookies
would melt part of the candy cane
making them stay in place.
Also got laundry started in between
baking sheets of cookies.
Everyone must of decided they all
wanted their jackets washed today
so there's an extra load.
12:45pm
Now we're debating as to whether or not
to take Jonathan to Urgent Care.
He still has this persistent cough
that hasn't gone away after 4 days.
Now is starting to get a runny nose.
Still no fever though.
I don't feel as though he needs
to see a doctor since he has no fever.
But the cough can sound horrible
at times making him vomit.
The Vicks on the feet only masks the
cough for the time being but does not
get rid of it.
-----------------------------------
4:30pm
Just returned from Urgent Care
and Kroger to get prescriptions.
Jonathan got prescriptions
for cough and something else
he has to take for the next 4-5 days
to clear out the congestion
and infection.
Doc said to keep him home tomorrow
but Jonathan doesn't want to miss
out on his Valentine's party.
I gave him his medicine now
so he will have had it in his system
for 17 hours by the time he goes
to school tomorrow.
Oh guess what the doctor's name was?
Dr. Valentine!!
I thought that was soo funny.
Well time to go work on supper
and spend the rest of the evening
doing laundry.
The kids loved the breakfast pizza casserole
I made yesterday and requested another
one this evening.
I'm gonna make this one a little
different though.
This is something I made up,
had no recipe for.
2 cans biscuits
2 pkgs country gravy
1 pound maple sausage
6 eggs
1 cup shredded cheese
Press biscuits into bottom
of a greased casserole dish.
Put in preheated 350 degree oven
for 7 minutes.
Make country gravy according
to package directions, set aside
for a couple minutes to thicken, then spoon
over top of biscuits once
they come out of oven.
Fry up sausage, drain & rinse.
(optional- I added about 1/4 cup
diced red bell peppers)
Return to burner and stir
in beaten eggs until eggs are done
then sprinkle over gravy.
Top with shredded cheese and bake
about 10 minutes til cheese
has melted.
2 cans biscuits $1.00
2 pkgs country gravy $1.00
1 pound maple sausage $1.49
6 eggs .90 cents
1 cup shredded cheese .87 cents
Total cost for meal $5.26
6 servings @ .87 cents a serving.
-------------------------------
Lego words & sentences.
Put letters and words on Legos
with stickers and have your child
link them together to make
words and sentences.
---------------------------Make toy snakes from ties.
.
These would make cute door draft
stoppers. Or how about adding
some rice to the insides for
a warm microwave or chilled
wrap around the neck?
