2-26-10

Heading out yet again today to Walgreens to
use up the last of my 3 Excedrin coupons.
If you have those $2.00 printed coupons
this is the week to use them up while
Excedrin Menstrual is on sale for $2.50 making them
.50 cents each and then getting a $2.00 RR.
Next week they will be back to normal price
of $6.00!
I will have gotten 10 this week :-)
That's $20 in RR's!

They also have Thera Flu on sale 2 for $10.00
Use two $2.00 off printed coupons making it $6.00
You will get a $5.00 RR back when checking out.
So it's like getting 2 for $1.00 or .50 cents each!
I bought 4 this week and got $10 in RR's.

When printing out coupons always use your back
button to be able to print out a second one.
Usually your limit is 2 of each coupon but
if you have more than one computer
you can print even more!

I also need to stop in the thrift store
in search of a Winter coat. I don't suggest
having a white Winter coat. It gets dirty
way too fast! One possibly in a darker color
where the dirt doesn't stick out like a sore
thumb and I won't have to wash it constantly.

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WALGREENS TODAY ONLY!

February 26th ONLY, you can get 54% off on ink cartridge refills with coupon!


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WALGREENS FRIDAY

Returned to the one Walgreens on 161 today
They allow me to do more than one transaction.
I got three bottles of Excedrin.
One receipt is incorrect. On my last transaction
the cashier thought I handed her another $2.00 off
coupon when in fact it was a coupon for FREE Excedrin.
She didn't charge me anything for that one even
though it shows .67 cents.

regular price $5.99 x's 3 is $17.97
With sales and coupons $1.34
PLUS I got $6.00 in Register Rewards.
I made $4.66 on this deal!






This last photo shows all the register rewards I got this
week from Walgreens. (well actually there was another
$2.00 one but I used it) $26.00 worth, woo hoo!

Plus I have another $13 for Meijers.

A total of $39 to spend on whatever.
Hoping for some great sales in the near future
to use them on!




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I also stopped by the thrift store and found
me a very nice jacket that was half off.
Was $8.50 I paid $4.25. That's real fur around the hood!




I also picked up a package of 200 straws for .90 cents




and a large bag of string beads with
flowers and butterflies for .90 cents.



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Supper
Pork Chops With Apple Stuffing

3-4 pork chops (free)
1 can apple pie filling .99 cents
1 box of chicken stuffing .70 cents
can of green beans free

Serves 4 @ .42 cents a serving

Spoon apple pie filling into crock with
about a half cup water. Add pork chops
and cook on high about 4 or so hours.

Once done remove pork chops and add stuffing
mix to the apple pie filling and stir.

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MY HUBBY



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It's best to buy fruits and vegetables when they
are in season. Here is a guide to let you
know what is in season each month:

January- oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, tangelos, lemons, papayas, cabbages: red, white and green; leeks, broccoli, cauliflower.

February-oranges, tangelos, grapefruit, lemons, papayas, broccoli, cauliflower

March- pineapples, mangoes, broccoli, lettuce

April-pineapples, mangoes, zucchini, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, spring peas, broccoli, lettuce

May -cherries, pineapples, apricots, okra, zucchini, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, spring peas, broccoli, lettuce

June- watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, cherries, blueberries, peaches, apricots, corn, lettuce

July-watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, raspberries, plums, cucumbers, tomatoes, summer squash, corn, green beans, lettuce

August- watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, raspberries, plums, cucumbers, corn, eggplant, tomatoes, summer squash, green beans, lettuce

September- grapes, pomegranates, persimmons, eggplants, pumpkins, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce

October-cranberries, apples, pomegranates, grapes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, winter squash, broccoli, spinach, lettuce

November- cranberries, oranges, tangerines, pears, pomegranates, persimmons, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach

December- pears, oranges, tangelos, grape fruit, tangerines, papayas, pomegranates, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower

Always a Good Deal-bananas, potatoes, celery.

Whenever possible, buy your fruits and veggies by the bag instead of by the piece. Apples, potatoes and many other produce items get sorted by size, with the largest pieces being sold individually (at a premium) and the rest being sold in bags. Often times you can get bags that have smaller pieces of fruit and it is just as good for you as the super sized ones but not as many calories.

Frozen vegetables are best for you when compared
to fesh. They are frozen at the peak of ripeness
compared to your fresh vegetables that may have to
travel to your stores and sit in the bins for
who knows how long.

2-25-10

Went back to the doctor's this morning
for girly checkups.
Doc said she found polyps on my cervix
so now I need to see an OBGYN to have testing
done to make sure it is not cancerous.
Let's hope it's not!

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Went to 3 Walgreens this morning.

One Walgreen didn't have the Excedrin I was looking
for as they were out.
The next Walgreens wouldn't do 2 transactions
on the Excedrin so I was only able to get 1.
She told me I was only allowed 1 register reward
per day which is just BS if you ask me.
Don't know why as another Walgreens let me do 3!!
So I had to go to a 3rd Walgreens to use my other
coupon. What a pain! But it's a good thing
there are Walgreens almost on every corner around
here, lol. While one looses my business for that
day I just go to the next. So this doesn't make
sense that some act like that.

2 Walgreens had Valentines items 75% off.
The other had it 50% off.

Breakdown on my purchases from Walgreens:

$37.61 TOTAL BEFORE COUPONS & SALES

$11.66 TOTAL I PAID

PLUS I GOT $9.00 in Register Rewards back

So if you look at it this way it was like
I got everything for $2.66.

2 Warming Thera Flu medicine
5 cans Bumblebee tuna fish
2 Right Guard deodorants
2 Excedrin Menstrual Relief





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MAIL CALL

Today I received a free Mueller's 2010 calendar
with coupons and recipes.
There was a total of 12 coupons worth about $12.50
when some can double in value at stores.



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Even though we try hard to cut back everywhere we can
we still allow a little money set aside to splurge
on ourselves every now and then.

Tonight we treated ourselves and the 2 boys
to supper at CiCi's Pizza at Stoneridge plaza
(Morse & Hamilton Rds.)

We saw on a tv commercial where they now how their
buffet for $3.99.

for 2 adults, 1 beverage (me and Tony split a drink)
and 2 kids (kids buffet included drinks at the $3.99 price)

was $17.75 plus $1.20 tax

That included all you can eat pizza, pasta,
drinks, salad, and desserts.

Not bad at all for a family of 4.

Join their E-Club and get deals sent to your
inbox.

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Only 1 coupon insert expected 2/28,
for Smart Source.

Wonder what happened to getting coupons in The Bag?
I haven't seen those in awhile.

2-24-10

NO COLUMBUS SCHOOLS TODAY

Oh goodie, lol.

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I keep hearing that you can possibly pick
up a Columbus Dispatch at Dollar Tree.
Don't know as I haven't tried to buy one there.
But that would be cool to be able to pick up
a few more Sunday papers for a buck
to get some extra coupons.

My tip when buying newspapers from stores
is to check to see if the coupon inserts are
in there before purchasing. A lot of times
people are coming up empty handed.

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I get asked this a lot, where can I find
printable coupons?

So I have compiled a list of where to find them.

My hint is to check the manufacture's websites.
For example type in your browser:
www.manufacture.com
replacing manufacture with a brand name
you are looking for.
Look under tabs such as:
promotions, offers and coupons

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SMARTSOURCE

KOHL'S
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RED PLUM

COLGATE

RIGHT AT HOME

COUPONS.COM

BOX TOPS/ BETTY CROCKER

KASHI

SOUTH BEACH

SMARTONES


SPLENDA

TABASCO

STONYFIELD

UNCLE BENS

WELCH'S

PILLSBURY

ANGEL SOFT

WYETH BRANDS (ex. Advil, Centrum, Chapstick, Robitussin)

DR SCHOLL'S

DIMETAPP

IMODIUM

LEVER 2000

MOTRIN


TYLENOL

CAT'S PRIDE

KIBBLES AND BITS

PURINA

CAREFREE

JUST FOR MEN

CASCADE

CATTLEMEN'S BBQ SAUCE

TASTER'S CHOICE

CREMORA

DANNON

GORTONS

MINUTE MAID

NESTLE

OLD ENGLISH

TRUE LEMON

VIVA

WOOLITE

TOM THUMB

NATURE MADE

NEOSPORIN

JIFFY LUBE

BJ's one day shopping pass

QUIZNOS

BASKIN ROBBINS

VALPAK

SAVE A LOT

TARGET

CELLFIRE

SHORTCUTS

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It's almost Spring cleaning time!!

Time to weed out all those unwanted items
and donate them.

I asked H&R Block about how to go about claiming
those donations.
She told me to save all the receipts (you get a
receipt when dropping off items at a thrift store
or when Kidney Foundation does a pick up).

You can also keep records online at:
NETWORK FOR GOOD
It is a Secure website to keep records of donations.

Tithing is also considered to be a donation to a church.
Keep track of those also.

Your total donations to charities — cash and noncash — can equal 50 percent of your adjusted gross income. Anything above that cannot be deducted in the year you donate. However, you can deduct your excess donations on next year’s return. In fact, you can “carry forward” excess contributions for up to four more years beyond the year you donated.

You will need to figure out the value of the items
donated. She said I did not need to keep a list
of all the items just the value amount
with the receipt.

BUT I have read online:

You’ll want to keep meticulous records of all your donations throughout the year. Write down dates, exactly what was donated, what condition the item was in and how much it was valued at the time of donation. Get signatures from the organization that accepted the donation.
You will need to go to these places below
to put a value on your donations. They have
a long list of items and what they feel they
are worth.

SALVATION ARMY

GOODWILL

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Spent most my day in the kitchen.
I've got most of the baking done for
Jonathan's "baking" business at school.

2-23-10

This morning I plan to head to Walgreens & Kroger.

Sitting here at the moment trying to round
up coupons, sales and figure out Catalinas
(when you buy a certain amount of items
and get money back coupons to use on your
next purchase). I'm usually better prepared
for my shopping trips, ahhhh.

I will let you know the outcome of today's
shopping adventures with the break down of
coupons, sales and Catalinas when I return.
Every week I try to spend $40 to $45
on food and non food items.

Well gotta run and get the kids on the bus
then will head to the stores.

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KROGER

$121.82 TOTAL PRICE BEFORE SALES, COUPONS & MARK DOWNS

$43.21 TOTAL PRICE PAID

$78.61 TOTAL SAVED

I was supposed to get $7.00 back in Catalinas!
I will have to look into that as they never printed!
GRRRRRRR!!!!
So if I get that resolved
my total would have been...
$36.21

4 Kellogg's cereal
regular $13.67
paid $8.50

With purchase of 4 Kellogg's cereal:
you got FREE 2 gallons of milk
regular $4.58
paid FREE

6 Green Giant frozen vegetables
regular $13.74
paid $2.60

2--50 ounce Purex with stain fighting color safe bleach
reg. $8.38
paid $4.19
PLUS have $4.19 rebate
So it makes them both FREE!

Always panty liners
reg. $3.59
paid FREE

French Bread
reg. $1.50
paid .79 cents

Kroger ranch dressing
$1.24

Kroger Swiss cheese
$2.29

Kashi Heart to Heart warm cinnamon cereal
reg. $4.49
paid FREE

2 Comstock strawberry pie filling
reg. $8.98
paid $3.00

Kroger corn syrup
reg. $2.29
paid .75 cents

6 Jello Pumpkin Spice Pudding
reg. $6.54
paid .25 cents

2 red Kroger sugar sprinkles
reg. $3.98
paid .50 cents

2 green Kroger sugar sprinkles
reg. $3.98
paid .50 cents

2 Trident Layers gum
reg. $2.98
paid FREE

6 large bag Apriva (like Splenda)
reg. $38.94
paid $18.00
(I had originally needed 1 box of Apriva
but found a mess load of them marked down
from $6.49 to $3.00 each! So I bought
all they had to stock up at that price.)








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WALGREENS

2 Theraflu
reg. $12.98
paid $6.00

5 Bumble Bee tuna
reg. $5.95
paid $2.50

2 Hershey bars
reg. $1.78
paid .49 cents

3 Jello gelatin
reg. $3.00
paid .25 cents

3 Hunts tomato sauce
reg. $3.00
paid .20 cents

2 Right Guard Deodorant
reg $5.98
paid .99 cents
(and I used a coupon for $2.00 off 2 on
a buy 1 get 1 free sale and it DID WORK!)

3 Excedrin Menstrual Relief
reg. $18.00
paid $1.51
IN ORDER TO GET THE $2.00 RR TO PRINT
YOU MUST MAKE SINGLE TRANSACTIONS OF EXCEDRIN!!
AND DO NOT USE THE $2.00 RR FROM THIS EXCEDRIN
TO PURCHASE MORE OR THE NEW RR WILL NOT PRINT!!

$50.69 TOTAL PRICE BEFORE SALES & COUPONS
and $4.00 in Register Rewards
$8.34 TOTAL PRICE I PAID

PLUS I GOT BACK $9.00 in Register Rewards Catalinas
So it was like everything was FREE
if you want to consider those rewards also.






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Been running around like a chicken with it's
head cut off.

Tony had to get a couple estimates on his truck today.
Looks like he should be getting it repaired in the near
future. This is from where the guy at work hit it
with the snow plow.

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Tonight's Supper

I just threw it together with what I had, no recipe.

I had a whole chicken in the crock pot today to
use for the next couple of meals. It was driving
the cat and dog nuts!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll Ups (my recipe)

1 can 8 count Grand Biscuits .69 cents
1/2 chicken breast - .72 cents - (about 1/4 of my chicken)
8 slices Kroger swiss cheese $1.15
8 slices Oscar Mayer honey ham slices - free
1/2 cup Kroger bacon ranch dressing- .25 cents

TOTAL COST: $2.81
5 servings @ .56 cents a serving
(kids 1.5 each, tony 2, me 1, tony's lunch 2)

I think next time I might add a box of
Green Giant's broccoli and cheese to the roll ups.

1.) Roll out biscuits to a 6" circle.



2.) Place slice of swiss cheese on biscuit.



3.) Place ham slice on top of swiss cheese.



4.) Place a piece of chicken on top of ham.
Squirt about a teaspoon or so of ranch dressing on top.



5.) Roll up biscuits and arrange on baking sheet
with seam side down.
Put in preheated 350 degree oven
for about 15 minutes or until tops are golden.



6.) Serve with ranch dressing to dip in.



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BEST BUY

Went to Best Buy at Polaris this evening.
What a pain in the rear they are!
We were interested in a computer they
had out for display. It clearly stated on the
computer's sticker that it had a 5 in 1 card reader
on board which it did not!! I bitched and complained
to the salesman, service desk and the manager that
I wanted the price discounted to reflect that it
did not have the options which was clearly stated
on the computer. To me it was false advertisement!
When I went to the service desk
she called over a walkie or whatever it is they have
for the manager about the situation.
I took the manager back to the computer on display
and I'll be damned if the salesman I spoke to earlier
didn't take the sticker off the computer so I couldn't
show him!! GRRRRR!!! No matter how much I bitched it
got me nowhere with getting the price reduced.

Then I pick up an anti-virus/spyware program I saw
hanging on a shelf that I thought was marked down
to $2.99. It said $2.99 on a yellow sticker on the
front. I get up to the checkout and the cashier
asks me what kind of plan I wanted. I was like
Do What? She said for the anti virus program, do
I want the $50, $60 or $70 plan. I had no clue
what she was talking about. I said the anti virus
program was $2.99. She says no, you pay $2.99
just for the disc then you have to pay these
other prices to operate it. AHHHHH.

I was out of my territory and getting nowhere with people.
I was fighting a losing battle with everything I knew.
I came so drained and flustered. I am in no hurry
to go back there anytime soon.

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This afternoon & evening I have been working on
putting together Jonathan's "cupcakes" for his
bakery. Only a million more to do.




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Here's a scary thought...

Third-Grade Student Leaves School Unnoticed, Walks 2 Miles Home

One of my children used to go to this school mentioned.
Columbus schools suck if you ask me.

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2-22-10

Kroger deals this morning.
They have Valentine's Day items 50% to 75% off.



1.5 pounds Chocolate bark
was $3.79
paid $1.00

1 lb. 5oz can Kroger apple pie filling
was $2.69
paid $1.00

Wilton's 100 mini baking cups
was $2.09
paid .52 cents

Loving hearts confetti 1/2 oz
was $1.49
paid .37 cents
(bought 3)
got these to glue on the fronts
of the paper cd sleeves that I plan
to put cookies in.

TOTAL BEFORE: $13.04
PAID: $3.63
I SAVED: $9.41

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Free All Bran Promise Pack Offer
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Free sample of Olay Total Effects Anti-Aging Body Wash

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FREE sample of South Beach Living Fiber Fit S’mores Bars

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FREE sample of Carefree Ultra Protection Liners and a $1 coupon

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MAIL CALL

Freebies I received in the mail today.





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Get a 50% off coupon towards any participating new Hasbro game when you trade in your old Hasbro game on 2/27 and 2/28. Go HERE to learn more!

**Coupon can't be combined with any other offer (and not valid in CA)