9-22-10

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL!

Wall-E
Comes on Monday 5:00PM
Disney XD
Channel 65 for WOW.

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.Here's my deals of today:
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4 Nivea Lip Care- FREE
10 Piladelphia Cream Cheese .25 cents each
3 Chi Chi Salsas .58 cents each
Head of Lettuce .25 cents
2 Maxwell House Coffee- .77 cents each
Dishwasher soap $3.49
1 Bottle Crisco Canola Oil $2.50

TOTAL BEFORE: $56.66

I PAID $10.81

TOTAL SAVINGS: $45.85

WALGREENS:

4 Butterfinger Candy Bars- FREE
Quaker Oatmeal .50 cents
Cheese & Dip Sticks- $1.00

TOTAL PAID: $1.50


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I got my overcharged money back
from Meijers today from the dog
food and potatoes.
Somehow they ended up giving
me back $2.79, which was .81 cents
more than I expected!

And I also priced the brocoli,
celery and oranges to see what
I save on those also as they
did not calculate those savings
on my bill.

So I'm gonna start from scratch again
on my grocery bill from yesterday
to show you my actual savings
now that I have calculated in the
veggies, fruit and the money I got
back from being overcharged!

Overcharged and got back $2.79

Broccoli is normally $1.25 x's 12 is $15.00
minus what I paid $1.20
is a savings of $13.80

Oranges are normally $3.99 a bag x's 2 is $7.98
minus what I paid $2.00
is a savings of $5.98

Celery is normally $1.50
minus what I paid .31 cents
is a savings of $1.19
PLUS I SEE THEY CHARGED ME
FULL PRICE FOR IT AT $1.50
instead of the .31 cents
so they owe me another refund of $1.19
SO TOTAL SAVINGS ON THIS
SHOULD BE $2.38
Because of the refund!!

I'm telling ya all to CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS!!!
I ALMOST ALL THE TIME FIND MISTAKES!!
With this one trip alone to the grocery
store found $3.98 they overcharged me!

Sooooo, the total amount I paid
and savings are listed below:

I PAID: $36.13

TOTAL SAVINGS: $151.99

TOTAL OF ALL GROCERIES BEFORE
COUPONS, SALES & MARK DOWNS: $188.12

Geesh, I should work for one of these grocery
stores. At least I know how to get things
done right. And when going to the service
desk they always look at me with a curled lip.
Why is that??? I AM NOT THE ONE WHO
SCREWED UP. They are, and I caught
their mistakes. It should be me with the
curled up lip and look of disgust!!!
I'm tired of getting overcharged almost
every time I got there to shop.!!

Now think about it. How many customers
come in daily. What if they overcharged
them $4.00 each time and those customers
never caught the mistakes. Now you
do the math to figure out how much
they are making off these mistakes
and putting in their pockets!!!
Quit giving me the curled lip Meijer
you ain't missing out on any money!!
You're the one cheating me, the cutsomer!!
I take my shopping pretty seriously
by watching every penny I spend.
They ain't pulling any sly ones over me
whether it's a computer or cashiers
mistake.
I've had the manager one time
try to tell me they loose money
on their store coupons.
Bull crap!!
Take your sad sob story elsewhere
because I'm not buying what they tell me!!
Hey Meijer, ya wanna reimburse me
for gas money for having to come
back to your store numerous times
because of all your mistakes????

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My pantry now!
And these are just pantry food items!
Does not include non food items
like toiletries & cleaning,
the freezers or fridge,
baking section of the pantry,
pet supplies,
or drink section!!
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The second row from top is a double row
(2 deep)
with soups and tomatoes.
And the cereal and crackers are
2 deep also!
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Printable coupon good for 1 FREE A&W float.
Expires 10-23-10
Limit 1 per customer per visit.
So if two of you go separate
each of your orders to get them both
free in one visit!
You can only print this today!

$10 worth in Kraft printable coupons.
This is where the $1.00 off the
Maxwell House coupons are!
On sale this week at 50% off
$1.77- $1.00 coupon
makes them .77 cents each!!
Normally they are $3.54 each!!
So you save $2.77 on each one!!

Nestle Printable Coupons

Campbells, Chunky, V8, Pop Secret & Swanson
Printable Coupons

Free Nescafe Sample
Get 6 single serve samples
of different varieties of coffee.
Takes 6-8 weeks.

2 Free Quest Protein Bars.
When it asked where I heard about
this offer I put Deal Seeking Mom.
When it asked what bars we usually
eat I put Special K.
Does not say how long it takes.

Kashi Bars Sample
Choose from Strawberry, Trail Mix or 7 Grain.

And here are many other Free samples
on Deal Seeking Mom's web site.
FYI- She is from Columbus, Ohio
and has been featured on our news
channels several time in the mornings!

What do I do with samples?
Of course I use the ones we like
and collect the others to put in
a basket or as a care gift to give to someone!

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Today we splurged and I got a hair cut for $10.
I'm luck to get 1-2 hair cuts a year.
I only get the split ends cuts off,
hair layered and the bulk taken
out since it is so thick.

They always try to sell you salon products
which I turn down.
I can make my own at home!
Don't pay for those expensive hair products.
Do this every couple of weeks
or about once a month as needed-

Massage mayonnaise on hair
then rinse out and wash hair
as usual.

Or give yourself a hot oil treatment
by applying warmed olive oil (put some in zip bag
and set in hot water to warm) to hair and wrapping
head with a towel
and covering with a plastic bag.

And you could also use flat beer as a rinse.

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For supper I might make
some goulash.

2 boxes Hamburger Helper $1.00
3/4 pound hamburger .10 cents
1 can diced tomatoes .33 cents
5 bread & butter .35 cents

.TOTAL COST TO MAKE SUPPER
$1.78

Serves 5 @ .35 cents a serving.

My tip for cooking hamburger-
I usually add a little water in the
skillet when frying it up to put into dishes.
Once cooked I put in a colander
and drain and run hot water
over it to rid it of any more
fat/grease that may be on it.



Tomorrow I will start working
on making up some Broccoli Salad.
The remaining broccoli will
be used in lunches with dipping
dressing and the rest blanched for
the freezer.

6 heads of broccoli- .60 cents
3/4 cup mayonnaise (or ranch dressing) .25 cents
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese .50 cents
couple slices bacon, fried & crumbled- .50 cents
a couple tablespoons Splenda
tablespoon vinegar

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Might go back to Meijer tonight
to get back my refund on my celery of $1.19!
The problem I saw was they did not
cover up the regular UPC code with
the marked down tag so that's how it
rang up full price.

I got to thinking.
If they overcharged me every week $4.00
and times that by 52 weeks in a year
that's $208!!
So you see why I say to check your receipt
every time because while it doesn't sound
like a whole lot in one shopping trip
it starts to add up over the year!!

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7:00PM

Just got back from Meijer
and got my refund of $1.19
they overcharged me on my lettuce!

7:40PM

Just did another $3.00 survey.
Should have about $12-$15
in checks from them in the near future.

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It's now the 22nd of September.
I have yet to hear from Downy
about my trip.
The last we spoke on the phone she
said, "how does the week of Sept 20th sound"
and I said fine.
Have yet to hear a peep from them since!
This is getting frustrating considering
that Tony has to give notice at work
as to when he needs to take off
for this trip. I hope they don't tell me
like the day before and expect me to
just up and do it. And I hope they don't
delay it til sometime in November or December
expecting us to drive through possible snow!
If that's the case then they can forget it!!

9-22-10

Wall-E
Comes on Monday 5:00PM
Disney XD
Channel 65 for WOW.

9-21-10

7:30-8:00AM

Ya know beggar's can't be choosers
when it comes to food, especially when free.
I offered someone some cereal
from my stockpile.
Ohh no we want Frosted Mini Wheats,
don't want the Cheerios or Raisin Bran.
So out to the store they go to buy some
because they are tired of eating
those kinds!
You could always jazz it up like I do.
Or even add some fresh fruit to it
with a little sprinkin' of Splenda or sugar.

Think about it, do you really think
if I had a choice I would buy a gazzilion
boxes of Hamburger Helpers
and all this other crap with coupons?
NO, but ya know it's cheap and free
and it's food in our bellies.

If it's free I'll take it and not complain
and be thankful someone offered it to me!

Well I'm off here to get the kids to the bus stop
then head to Meijers.
Will let you know how that trip turns out.

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Back from Meijer at 12:00PM
I thought I did an excellent shopping trip today!!
Haven't done one like this in awhile.
WOWZER!! CHECK THIS OUT!!

TOTAL VALUE: $173.77

TOTAL I PAID: $38.19

TOTAL SAVED WITH COUPONS & SALES: $133.00

And this price above does not reflect
my savings I got on the bags of oranges,
broccoli and celery.
I will find out tomorrow what
they usually cost because I did not
write it down. Then recalculate it.

I did find two mistake so far on
my receipt. I was supposed to of had
20% off 1 pet food item.
That bag of food cost $6.99
so I should have saved $1.40 off that bag.
For some reason they took 20%
off of $2.99 (.60 cents off) instead of $6.99.
I did not buy any other pet food items!!
I also had a Meijer Catalina coupon
for free Idahoan potatoes but do
not see where they took it off!
So they owe me $1.98 cents!!
So I adjusted that above to reflect that
so you will not see that on the reciept.
It will be taken care of tomorrow
as mom wants to go back to Meijers again
which is fine by me because I have another list
for Meijers and Walgreens.
I have shown those lists in the pics below
and what I will be paying on those trips!

I love to mention others customers
remarks about my shopping.
While standing in line this guy in front
of me notices all my groceries and vegetables
I had on the conveyor belt.
He says are you a vegetarian?
I say no, hope not, and point
to all the hamburger still in my cart I hadn't
put up on the conveyor yet.
He then says, you must have a large family.
I say no, not really, only 4 of us.
Then he says, do you run a restaurant?
I say no, I just have a lot of coupons
and the cashier probably won't be too happy
with me by the time it's all said and done.
He just laughed and went on his way.

I read about all these deals people
get at the grocery store with pictures
of all the food and stuff. I very rarely
see their receipts. Well I have the receipts
along with pictures of what I got
to back up what I did and will show you here.

....Below is 12 head of broccoli for .10 cents each!
And 2 bags of oranges for $1.00 each!.All this hamburger for only $1.20!!.Ramen Noodles .10 cents each..Dressing .50 cents each
Ketchup $1.00 each
Tobasco Sauce- FREE
Bag of celery .31 cents
.Ziploc containers $1.00 each.
Ziploc 120 count sandwich bags $1.50 each..Ronzoni Spaghetti .11 cents each
Nivea Lip Care- FREE
Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Dough $2.00 for 3.Old Orchard Juice .67 cents each
Skippy Peanut Butter .67 cents each
Grape Jelly- FREE
Chi Chi's Salsa .58 cents each.McCormick Gravy Mixes .40 cents each.Best Life Butter- FREE
4 Armour Pepperoni $1.00 each.Yoplus Yogurt .67 cents each.
Idahoan Potatoes- FREE
M&M's-FREE
Applesauce $1.59
.Cereal .49 cents
Cream of Wheat .50 cents each.Phili Cream Cheese .25 cents each.Milk $2.00
Pop $1.39
Bread .78 cents each
2 dozen eggs $2.81
(I priced eggs by the dozen and they were $1.49 each
so to buy this 2 dozen package at $2.81 was cheaper!).Dog Food $4.59..
And here are two more shopping lists for tomorrow.
Total should be around $4.75 for

4 Butterfinger candy bars
1 Quaker Oatmeal
4 Right Guard Deodorants
Dr. Scholl's Shoe Insoles
10 Philadelphia Cream Cheese
4 Nivea Lip Care
3 Chi Chi Salsas

MEIJER
.WALGREENS

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Like I said, I should totally be stocked
to the hilt in my pantry and freezers
for quite awhile!
Only shopping I will do til this dwindles down
some is for freebies, .50 cents or less
or something we need like bread, milk or eggs or tp.

9-20-10

I noticed that when I was cutting
out printable coupons and stacking them
together that they seemed to stick to one another.
It's about like a cashier handing you new
dollar bills and they are hard to get apart
without first wetting your fingers.

That got me thinking, because what if
I hand the cashier my coupons and and she misses
scanning some
because they were stuck together.

So here was my idea to solve that problem.
When stacking the coupons, criss cross them like this
and hand them to the cashier like that.
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10:47AM

Just got done going through my coupons
and started getting a rough draft
of a grocery list together.

This is what I am hoping it will look like
$26.53 for all the below.
I will work this evening on
getting the actual grocery list together
for tomorrow and see if everything is correct
because my head is spinning at the moment!
I still might add a couple things like
eggs and bread. Won't be able to freeze
any bread at the moment so will have
to buy it as I need it due to freezer space.
See why my head has been spinning?
Let's see you make heads or tails
of this, LOL!
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Post Marshmallow Pebbles Cereal
1 Gallon Milk
9.5 pounds Ground Beef From Chuck
4 pkgs Armour Pepperoni
2 pkgs Ballpark Franks
4 Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Dough
1 Idahoan Mashed Potatoes
6 Chi Chi Salsas
2 Hidden Valley Dressings
2 Ideal Sugar Free Sweeteners
20 Ramen Noodles
2 Skippy Peanut Butters
1 Grape Jam
2 Tabasco Sauces
5 McCormick Gravy Mixes
2 Spaghetti
20 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2- 4pks Yoplait Yogurt
2 Old Orchard 100% Juice
4 Best Life Butters
4 Nivea Lip Care
1 Bag Dog Food
2-6 count pkgs Zip Loc Containers
2- 100 ct Zip Loc Baggies

12:00PM

Just got all the chicken I made up in the crock pot
yesterday divided up into 3 gallon sized freezer bags.
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I also removed the broth from the fridge
and scraped off the fat.
This is now fat-free broth to use in soups.
When refrigerated it turns to a
jello like consistency but will
"melt" down once heated and turn
back into a liquid.

How much is a can of broth?
And how many cans could you get from
this crock pot (both crocks combined) for FREE??
LOTS!
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Just a couple chicken noodle recipes
I found to get ideas of how to make mine for supper tonight.
Grandma's Chicken Noodle Soup

Quick & Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

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Since I am making homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I thought I would throw in this interesting fact.
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP FOR COLDS-
DOES IT REALLY WORK?


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Supper tonight.

Ok here's how I made
Sherry's Chicken Noodle Soup

2 boxes Chicken Helper Creamy & Noodles $1.00
About 8 cups chicken broth-FREE
1 cup (1 pound) chopped up chicken-.11 cents
1/2 cup chopped celery- .10 cents
3 carrots sliced -.05 cents
pinch of Oregano-FREE
pinch of Basil-FREE
Dash of Garlic Powder-FREE
About 1/8 cup dehydrated onions-.10 cents

Boil broth. Add in both packets of seasoning
from Helper boxes. Add in other seasonings,
celery and onions. Bring to a boil then add in
both pasta packages. Boil until pasta become tender.
Reduce heat and stir in carrots & chicken.
I boiled my carrots in another pan
ahead of time.

The sauce mixes from the Helpers
will help thicken the broth some so no
need to add any corn starch or flour!

Who says you have to make
the Helpers according to the box directions.

TOTAL COST TO MAKE: $1.36
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GROCERY SMARTS PRINTABLE COUPONS
A VERY large list of coupons!!

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Ok I've got to explain this story to you
to see if you can figure it out because I sure
as heck can't.

Today I got my mortgage payment statement.
Along with that bill they included a letter
stating I could sign up for free $10,000 disability
for the next year, then after that would cost $9.95
for $200,000 worth of disability insurance.
No doctor's exams required.
Sounded good to me as it was something
I have been wanting for Tony with him
having the house in his name and being
sole provider.

So anyway I get to reading this paper
and all the fine print.
Get this, for you to be qualified as
being disabled and to claim benefits
you have to have :
paralysis (total loss of muscle function in
an area of your body BUT cannot be brought
on by exclusions listed below!),
Double Dismemberment
(you have to lose both legs or arms,
not just one!).

It does not cover anyone that has had:
a stroke,
a heart attack,
diabetes,
mental sickness,
suicide or attempt,
other sickness,
disease,
bodily infirmity
(weakness brought on by old age),
infections of any kind regardless of how contacted,
any act of war injuries,
full time duty in military injuries,
riding on any transportation that requires a fair,
being under the influence of drugs or alcohol,
malpractice,
racing at a track,
any accidents outside US.

So what are our chances of losing
both limbs to qualify for this?
Because that sounds like the only
thing this disability will cover!!
I mean what else is there???

This is the most assinine
disability insurance coverage I have ever heard of!!
It just makes my head spin!!
And so many people out there will
sign up for complete crap like this
because they don't read the fine print!!

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And if you think that my head is
spinning from that you
try to figure out my step-dad.
I try to help them so much with saving
money. Especially now with him
being retired and their income
dropping. But my step-dad is one
who still wants to do everything
even if they don't have the money.
Doesn't want to cut back or do without!

I am sure there are many families
out there where people don't want to
cut back and keep spending even though
it is over the amount you make each month.
I just don't understand these people
and probably never will and it bothers
the crap outta me!!

Anyway here is what I am dealing
with at the moment!

Every now and then when starting mom's truck
there is a squeal that lasts for about 5 seconds.
Nothing major.
Doesn't do it all the time.
Before having the truck even looked at!,
my step-dad went out and bought 2 belts!!
It's only one belt possibly squealing for pete's sake!
If anything why didn't we try the cheaper
route and get some belt dressing to see
if that worked first?????
I am female and know you don't need 2 belts
for this, and it could be other things and not even a belt!!
Which to me it doesn't sound like a belt!
It could be one of these other things but he won't listen
to a female about working on cars!!
,
a loose belt that needs tightened,
a too tight of a belt that needs loosened,
it could be a pully or tensioner making the noise
and not even a belt!!
It could be a compressor kicking on squealing,
maybe even the alternator bearings causing the noise,
water pump bearing,
harmonic balancer,
air conditioner compressor,
or could even be a leak getting on the belts.

My ears hear something other than
squealing and I'm thinking bearings,
pulley/tensioner.

So I am so flustered at the moment with him!!

And get this, because I am still banging
my head on wall because of it-

Someone told him you need to replace
your belts yearly!

And someone told him that because
anti-freeze got on the belt it would
cause it to dry rot and need replaced!

I AM GOING TO SCREAM BECAUSE
I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD SUCH
ASSININE CRAP IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

WHY DO PEOPLE LISTEN TO
EVERYTHING THEY ARE TOLD???

THAT IS WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH AMERICA.
PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE TOLD
AND CANNOT THINK FOR THEMSELVES!!!!

Now, he hasn't had someone replace the belts
yet, so I am curious to see when he does
if it fixes the problem or if I AM RIGHT!!
I SUSPECT THE BELTS DO NOT NEED REPLACED!
So here is my statement ahead of time
to see who is right.
Because he trusts his friend's word
over mine.

And NO, Tony is not here to tell
me all the stuff above!
He is working overtime.
I tired of being made out to look
like a dumb ass most of the time by others
because I am female and should not
know about cars!

Yes, the extra dose of hormones are
kicking in at the moment.
You figure that out also, HA HA!

Ya know what, a hot bath sounds good
right about now!

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9:10PM

Just got done with my finalized grocery list.
I will be using 59 coupons.
My after total should be around $29.58.
And if there are any problems with coupons
I signed my name on the back
of each and every one of them.
Should coupons not get scanned or something
I can have the service desk people yank
that cashiers bag and find each and every one
of my coupons with no problem!

Plus 5 bags of chicken I got
the other day which was $11.25
(mom bought 2 bags)
TOTAL FOR WEEK SO FAR: $40.83

9-19-2010

Got up around 8:30PM.
Tony went down to Speedway to get a coffee.
He came home and told me about the Speedway sign
that displayed the gas prices. All the prices said $6.66.
I'm guessing someone probably hacked their computer
to get that to come across.
Anyway I guess people were jokingly going into
Speedway saying, I see gas prices took up jump!!
I had Tony take me down the street to get
a picture of it!
Never seen anything like it before and will
probably never see it again.
Heck people are even figuring out how to change
those digital highway construction signs
now a days to say rude things to drivers.
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10:30AM

Busy day today.

8:30-10:30am- I did up my shopping list for this week.
I don't have totals on it yet as I still have to
price things in the store on some items.
I still need to make a grocery list and round
up coupons for a Walgreen's trip.

10:30am- breakfast of egg sandwiches.

And here's what the rest of the day looks like:

Get out 2 crock pots.
Skin 3 family packs of chicken leg quarters.
Put in crock and let cook most of the day on low.

Then later on today after chicken has cooled
start packing it up in freezer bags and put in freezer.

Thinking about a chicken noodle soup for supper
using a box or two of Betty Crockers
Creamy Chicken Noodle Helper.
Maybe throw in a box of Green Giant carrots.

1 pound Chicken .11 cents
(remember I got 3 family packs for $1.29
which was about .11 cents a pound!)
2 betty crocker chicken helpers $1.00
box of green giant carrots .59 cents

don't know serving amount yet as I have yet to make it.
But anyway the total to make it is:
$1.70


Mop kitchen floor.
I may need to do this the old
fashioned way, on my hands and knees!

Carpet clean dining and living room.

Wash laundry, hang on line to dry, hang up and put away.
Set out clothes for everyone for the week.

Does anyone know where I can find some
CHEAP hangers? I'd even settle for
some metal ones at the moment!!

Pack up everyone's lunch for tomorrow.

Give dog a bath!

And on top of all the chores Tony
has the pager which could go off
at any given moment!

THIS is where I found my Meijer
coupon and sales matchups.

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2:40PM

Got the kitchen swept and actually got down
on my hands and knees with a scrub brush
and scrubbed each tile!!
Should've had a before picture
but it was too disgusting with kids running
in and out all the time along with the dog
and of course the dog deciding to pee everywhere!
I did have a large round braided rug in there
that the dog peed a big spot on.
I just rolled it up and tossed it out the back door
for the moment.

Living room floor looked so disgusting
with dog pee spots everywhere from
the last couple of day!!!
I think it took me about 2 hours
to carpet clean our carpet
because I wanted it thoroughly cleaned.
Now that I got a before and after pictures of.
Just so you know the hard work I have put into
my house cleaning today!!
And yes the dog was put outside yesterday
morning and has been out there since!
She will not be allowed back in until I see
her desire to pee constantly has subsided.
Ain't no way she's coming back in here right
now after do some hard core cleaning
because of her!!!

I used Lysol Pourable cleaner in my
carpet cleaner if anyone is wondering.
My favorite to use is Mr. Clean.
But Lysol I can get for .50 cents a bottle
on sale with coupons!

I think at tax time we are seriously thinking about ripping
up the carpet in dining, living room, half hallway
and possibly taking out kitchen tile
and putting in vinyl flooring that looks
like hardwood floors.
I can't take all this work cleaning carpet
at the moment. Can you imagine all the dirt
and grim still left in the carpet, padding
and underneath it. That can't be healthy for you.
If we are lucky, there will be half way
decent hard wood floors underneath
the carpet. But it worries me if there is
all the dog spots that could have leaked through to it!
Vinyl floors like this:
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BEFORE AND AFTER CARPET PICS

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2:55PM

Break time is over.
Now I need to head to kitchen and skin
some chicken for the crock pot.
Good thing about these newer crock pots
is they cook things in like 3-4 hours time
compared to the old ones that took 6-8 hours!

Still got laundry to take down off line and put away.
Lay clothes out for week.
Lunches to pack.
Supper to make.
And reorganize my shopping list.
I printed out even more coupons
I found for Meijer's sales!

4:00PM

Got all the chicken skinned and put into crock pots.

Out of 14.29 pounds of chicken
5 pounds of that was fat/skin.
Will figure out bone weight once
I de-bone all chicken when done.
I just want to know out of 14.29 pounds
how much of it is eatable that we are paying for!
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I put all the chicken in 2 crocks
and added a couple glasses of water
to each one. Then I added in some bullion.
I ended up putting the crocks on high
considering the time of day.
Once chicken is done I can then strain off
the broth, allow it to cool, then put in fridge
over night. Tomorrow all the fat will have
hardened to the top of the bowl.
Remove fat and then you have chicken broth
to freeze for soups or whatever.
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Don't put things in your fridge that are hot.
It makes the refrigerator work harder
to cool off things. Allow to come to room
temperature first.
The harder your fridge or freezer works
the more your electric bill goes up!

Whew, starting to wear out!
Time to go out and get the clothes of the line
and hang up any remaining clothes.
.Then might head to Kroger to get some pop.

This evening I still have to cut coupons
and go through my grocery list
and make adjustments to it.
Still have these to cut out!!
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Just got this in my email.
$2.00 coupon for Cream of Wheat Cinnabon!
Be patient while coupon is sent to
your printer!
It could take a minute or two before it
prints out.
Make sure to print 2 coupons!
You can also request a FREE sample!
Will have to price this at Meijers
or even check to see if they carry this flavor.

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My tip/hint for today-
Saving paper.

I save all the large scrap paper
when printing coupons.
I can either use it for scratch paper
or reuse it on more single coupons
to print out.
Even if there was something printed
on one side of the paper I will
turn it over and print on the
other side. Stores don't care
what's on the backside of your printable coupons.

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5:30-7:40PM

Went to Kroger and got pop.
I remembered to take along
my free coupon for Kroger cereal.
..
When walking by the meat section
I always scan that area for any bright orange
tags, clearance tags.
I found 10 pound bags of chicken legs quarters
marked down to $2.25!!!!!!
THAT'S .22 CENTS A POUND!!!!!
I bought all 7 bags marked down!!!!
That's 70 pounds of chicken!!!!!
Now add that to the 14.29 pounds of chicken
I bought earlier this week and have in crock pots
at the moment along with another 10 pounds
Kendra gave me last week.
I HAVE 94.29 POUNDS OF CHICKEN!!!
TOTAL COST FOR ALL OF IT
$17.04!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And this week I plan to get
about 1o pounds of hamburger FREE!!!!
..

Oh yeah I want to add that I saw
in Kroger's sales ad they will
have cans of tuna for .38!!!

I don't plan to go to Meijers
until Tuesday this week.
Thank goodness because I am still
working on my grocery list.
After this trip to the store
I am stocked to the hilt!!
I could live off of what we have
for a good 4-6 months!!!!
So no more large grocery trips for awhile.
It better be free, .50 cents or less
or something we really need.

I never imagined getting stocked
up this fast. I just got back into
couponing since the kids started back
to school less than a month ago!

Got clothes off the line and hung up
anther load.
Got everyone's clothes laid out for the week,
socks, undies, shirts and shorts.
Makes life so much more easier in
the mornings when I do this.
..

I got a batch of Cheerio cereal bars made
so I can put them in the kids' lunches
this week.
..

Now time to start making up some
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
slicing up some carrot sticks,
put some ranch dressing in lil bowls
to dip carrots in,
put cereal bars in containers.
They will also have some yogurt
and Jonathan a container of mixed fruit
and Christopher some applesauce
along with fruit juice pouches.

Just turned off crock pots
so after I get the lunches done
I will start on getting the chicken
de-boned and ready for the freezer.
I didn't get my chicken noodle soup
made today but will do tomorrow.
Then I have the broth to strain
and put in fridge.

It's 8:00PM
and my work day is still not done yet
after I do all the above.
I still have one more kid to get in the shower
and Tony's hair to cut!!!

So whoever out there thinks that
a stay at home mom's/housewive's job is easy
can kiss my you know what!!
Do you know they say if a stay at home
mom or dad was to get paid for what he or she
does, they'd make at least $100,00+ a year!

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FREE SAMPLE OF GOURMET COFFEE
I always put in a bogus phone number
when it asks for one!
Says it should take 1 week to get!

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on Facebook you can get
$1.00 printable coupon.
Look for coupon tab at top of page
after you click like!

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9:15PM

Ahhhh, boy does it feel good to
sit down with nothing else to do for today!

The only thing I didn't get done
was dog a bath, because she is still outside.
And Tony's hair cut.
I'll try to do it tomorrow.

Kids lunches are packed.
.


Got the chicken and bones separated.
I weighed the bones.
They were about 2 pounds.
Total meat out of 14.29 pounds
minus skin, fat (don't have total for fat because
it went into the broth) and bones
was about 9 pounds.
...
Got some homemade cinnamon
rolls out of the freezer for breakfast tomorrow.
Trying to conserve about a quarter gallon
of milk that we have by having cinnamon
rolls instead of cereal. I also needed the
space in my freezer for the chicken.
Won't get more milk (2 gallons)
til Tuesday's shopping trip.

Tony went to Speedway to get gas
for his buggy for work tomorrow.
They've had the $6.66 prices on the sign
all day long. This evening they finally
just shut the whole sign off
I think he said gas was $2.69
or less.

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Well this evening has not wound too well.
9:30PM the pager went off.
Someone's apartment got broken into
which means Tony has to go repair a front
door or patio door to secure it.
This is not something new
as it's been happening quite
a bit in the past year.
Ya know it doesn't matter where you live,
there's always going to be a break in.
This is in the Upper Arlington area.

So much for heading to bed soon.
Tony thinks he'll be gone a couple hours
to take care of this.
I can't sleep until he's home.
That's just me.
So we're probably looking
at close to midnight.

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10:30PM

Killing time til Tony gets home
so here's coupons or deals I found
for Meijer:

Print a $2/2 Nivea Lip Care coupon. They're on PRICE DROP at Meijer 9/13-10/10 for .99 making these absolutely FREE wyb 2!

..Best Life Buttery Spread $0.99 (Price drop thru 10/2)
-$1/1 Coupon HERE (from the 8/29 and 7/11 RP)
.=FREE..

.Philadelphia Cream Cheese $1.25
-$5/5 Coupon HERE
=$0.25 each.
=FREE..

FREE COUPON ALERT
.Free coupon alerts wants you to save more on your weekly grocery trips by giving you a alerts of when new coupons are available..

Don't know if this will work
but HERE is a coupon for $1.00 of Quaker Oats.
Remember they are $1.50 this week at Walgreens.

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11:40PM

Nigh nigh y'all.
Gotta get a good night's sleep.
I got ALLOT of coupons
to go through tomorrow!
This grocery list for Meijer will be a
fun one to figure out.
It's like a puzzle.
I got all the pieces and
now have to figure out how to
put it all together.

Oh, one more thing,
tonight in Kroger I found those
Butterfinger coupons
for $1.00 off 2.
Look near the candy in the Halloween isle.
If you go to my Krogers on Morse
then if you are facing the Halloween isle
it is located on the left hand side in front.
Look hard, as I almost missed it
heading to checkout!
I was nice enough to leave some for others, LOL!
Walgreens has them for .50 cents with their coupon
stack with this other coupon for a couple
FREE candy bars.
Or you could hold off and wait
til Kroger has them go on sale for .50 cents.

9-19-2010

9-18-10

Ya know what, screw the grocery list I had for today.
I deleted it all.
I have waaaayy to many things to do around
here than to worry about finding time
to run to the store!
Priorities come first no matter
how good the shopping trip may have sounded.
I will still have a really good grocery list
for next week and will deal with what
coupons I have at the moment.

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The kids have been in and outside playing.
They were metal detecting and
when digging up up something metal
found this REALLY COOL
glass bottle in our back yard.
It actually has a date on it of:
Aug. 21, 1906.
Now the question is how did it
get there and why was it there?
Our house was built in 1958
and this used to be fields before that.
This bottle dates 52 years before the house
was even built!!
The bottle says:
Milk Of Magnesia
Rec'd in US patent office
Aug. 21 1906
The Chas. H. Phillips
Chemical Company
Glenbrook, GO NN.
Bottom K926 USA
.

Just taking some notes of a few more
sites to find printable coupons
and other sites to find deals,
coupon matchups and freebies.
These are websites I use
that are very helpful.

Hip2Save

A Full Cup

Bargain Briana

Cincinnati Cents

Stockpiling Moms

When you stockpile food you usually
have to make meal menus according
to what you have and not what you
run out and buy.
Here is a website where you type
in the ingredients you have on hand
and it will try to find a recipe for those items.

Super Cook

Remember Meijers will accept competitor coupons
like Kroger, Target or Walgreens and so on.

Here are a bunch of Target printable coupons.

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9:55PM

I got my sales ads today, finally!
So I've been sitting here this evening going
through the Meijer sales ads and printing
off a bunch of coupons.

I got a good idea of what I want to
get now need to get it all written out.
On my written grocery list I take to the store
I will list each item, sales price, coupons on that
item and final price.
I even go as far as writing down the
regular price of each item before the sales price.
Should I have a problem in the end I know
exactly where it is!

It helps to know how much your
groceries are when going to the checkout.
If my bill is off by more than $1.00 or two
that's when I start checking my receipt for screw ups.
I have saved quite a bit of money
by catching many things that stores
have overcharged me for!