3-17-10

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

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Today's trip to KROGER

$63.38 BEFORE SALES & COUPONS
$28.38 PRICE I PAID
$35.00 TOTAL SAVINGS of 56%

10 VITAMIN WATER
reg. $1.49 each
sale $1.00 each
I paid .24 cents each

2 SARGENTO SHREDDED CHEESE
reg. $4.00 each
sale $2.49 each
I paid $1.59 each

2 jars of PLANTERS PEANUTS
reg. $3.99
sale $2.99
I paid $1.50 each

2 PANTENE SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER
reg. $3.95 each
sale $2.97
I paid .97 cents each

100 count bottle KROGER IBUPROFEN
reg. $3.30
I paid $2.80

2 DIGIORNO PIZZAS
reg. $6.99 each
sale $4.47 each

3 two liter bottle DIET BIG K COLA
.80 cents each

2 CREAMETTES BOXED PASTA
reg. $1.79
sale .79 cents each

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3-16-10

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11:15AM Just back from Meijers.

$86.31 worth of groceries for $28.22

A savings of $58.09!!




2 Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color
was $9.57 each x's 2 is $19.14
marked down to $2.87 each x's 2 is $5.74
I paid .74 cents for 2 or .37 cents each

4 Glade Air Freshener Cans
.99 cents each x's 4 is $3.96
I paid .96 cents for 4 or .24 cents each

2 Bags Goldfish Crackers
was $2.19
sale $1.00
I paid FREE

2 Banquet Entrees
was $1.00 x's 2 is $2.00
I paid FREE

1 Gorton's Fish Fillets
was $5.99
sale $3.49
I paid $2.69

4 Green Giant Frozen Vegetables
was $1.56 x's 4 is $6.24
sale $1.00 x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $2.00 for 4 or .50 cents each

4 Grands Biscuits
was $2.80 each x's 4 is $11.20
sale $1.00 each x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $2.80 for 4 or .70 cents each

2 Malt-O-Meal Cereals
was $1.79 each x's 2 is $3.58
I paid .58 cents for 2 or .29 cents each

6 Betty Crocker Helper Mixes
was $1.54 each x's 6 is $9.24
sale $1.00 each x's 6 is $6.00
I paid $3.00 for 6 or .50 cents each

4 two liter bottles of Diet 7UP
was $1.19 each x's 4 is $4.76
sale $1.00 each x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $3.00 for 4 or .75 cents each

3 Sure for Men Deodorant
was $2.07 each x's 3 is $6.21
Rain check $1.84 each x's 3 is $5.52
I paid $1.02 for 3 or .34 cents each

17.6 pound bag Kibbles & Bits Homestyle
was $11.49
sale $10.00
I paid $7.50

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MAIL CALL

Here are freebies I received in the mail recently.
I also received 2 other full size products to test try
but am not allowed to mention what they are
as they are a part of my research studies
since they are new products not on the market yet.













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Buy 1 Get 1 FREE A.1 Slider from White Castle
1 coupon per customer per visit.
expires 4-24-10

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Become a fan of Ritz Munchables on Facebook
and score a free sample!

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Members of ViewPoints, write 10 reviews
about different products and receive
a $10 gift card for Target!



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Members of VocalPoint
Free package of Puff's Plus to-go-pack!

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Gotta love Ebay when it comes to saving money!

I bought my camera a couple years ago from Ebay
and just love it! It has the BEST rechargable battery
ever! For mom's late birthday gift she has requested
a camera just like mine because of how long the battery
lasts. So tonight I won her a camera for $58 including
shipping. It also included a charging dock and
a camera bag!
Kodak Easyshare DX6490 digital camera
I highly recommend this camera.

It's only 4MP. Which is fine by me. The higher
the megapixel in a camera just means how big
of a photo you can make without distorting the
picture. With a 4MP camera you can get pictures
20 inches by 30 inches without distortion.
So why people feel the need to get a much
higher megapixel camera is beyond me!

If you ever need a good review site
of digital cameras I always use
Steve's Digicams






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Sitting here this eve watching the news from the living room
when I hear Tony yell something from the bedroom where
he is also watching the news.

Me and Tony met at work which was an apartment complex
back in 1997. He used to tell me this story about
the city trash man, Ed, who used to dump the apartment
complexes trash who had a huge crush on me. I had
no clue at the time nor was even aware of it til
after me and Tony got together. Not that I would
have been interested in him as I think the story
is kind of funny.

Anyway Tony's yelling something from the bedroom
so I go see what he said. He's pointing to the
tv and says there's Ed who had the big crush on you.
So I just thought it was funny he was on the news.
No, the new's story wasn't funny as he discovered
two bodies in a pickup near the trash place.

You just never know who turns up on the news!

VIDEO

3-15-10

I got a phone call today from The Bag.
The lady tried to tell me because I receive
The Columbus Dispatch I do not get coupons in
my bag because the same ones are in the newspaper.
No matter how I tried to tell her they were not the
same coupons she kept saying they were.
So I guess I'll just have hubby check
the ones where he works and bring them home to me.

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Stopped in the Thrift Store today.

Found a bunch of patterns for the boys
and myself. They had .90 cents a bag of
patterns. I ended up with about 36 patterns
total which averaged out to be .25 cents each.
These are recent patterns also, not outdated!

Patterns to buy somewhere like JoAnns is not cheap
so I ran with this deal.

I also found Tony a Jeff Gordon reversible comforter.
It was $4.99.
I plan to put this back for Christmas.







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Today I picked up some paint sample chips from
Lowes and Sherwin Williams to try and decide
on a yellowish color for the walls.
Never try to buy paint without seeing first
what it looks like under your homes lighting.
It can appear very different than what you
see in the store.

I would like to do away with blinds in the living
& dining room as they accumulate dust and are too hard to
clean. Also they don't sell the size we need
in the stores without special ordering them.

I have come up with 2 options for a window treatment
for a bay and regular window and am not sure
which one to go with. Maybe go with the top
photo to do the 3 panel bay window
and the other one with the regular window.




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I'm sure everyone has heard of Build A Bear.
I have heard from others it can cost $40 to $50
if not more to make one of these animals!
AHHH I ain't paying that much for a stuffed animal!!!

Jonathan must have seen a commercial on tv for
the Build A Bear and now wants one because his
friend has one. Well I've got news for him,
we ain't getting one of those specialty stuffed animals!!

I told him if he wants to build his own bear we'll be
going to the thrift store to pick out a stuffed animal
then head over the the baby section and pick out some
clothes for it. Wallah Sherry's Build A Bear for
a fraction of the cost!!

3-14-10

Glade's Common Sense & Spray

I told you about my deal on the
Glade Sense and Sprays from Walgreens
last week.

Well I decided to put one of those in my
bathroom yesterday. These motion sprayers
spray directly out the top instead of horizontal
like the air wick ones.

I'm sitting here yesterday when Jonathan comes
screaming out of the bathroom. He hit the spray
boost on the sense & spray and got sprayed in
his eyes. That was not a fun experience at all!
He knocked it into the toilet when blinded
by the spray.
So now I am attempting to dry it out to see
if it will work once again.
I am happy to report Jonathan is ok.

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Well we splurged today and bought us a
brand new sofa!!!

In 11 years time we have only bought 3 pieces of
brand new furniture; a queen foot and headboard (set),
a kitchen table/chairs and now a sofa.

We headed over to Value City Furniture
and looked at a couch we viewed online
on their website. To our surprise they
had it marked $100 less!!
It retails for $900,
was $399
marked down today only for $299!!

We did splurge a little further and
got a warranty and the scotch guard with it.
If this sofa should rip, show wear, break,
stain or fall apart then it will either be fixed
or replaced with new for the next 7 years!
I worried so much about getting a new sofa
and having the kids destroy it. So with this
I have peace of mind!!

While we could have paid for it in full
we went with a layaway.
Reason being is we want to paint our living
room before bringing the couch home.

I still would like to stay with Tuscan colors
and paint the walls a yellow color.
When you have lived in an apartment most
your life looking at sterile white walls
you yearn for color! Now that I have
my own house I'm ready for something a
little dramatic!
Something about the color of this flower.



And I am already searching for fabric to make
window treatment, lol. Love Ebay for the fabric selection.
I like this one.






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I found this tutorial about how to make
kids pants out of the sleeves of a sweater
or sweatshirt. What a nifty idea!

Sweater Sleeve Kid Pants Tutorial

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At the moment I am working on Spring cleaning
and getting the house weeded of clutter.
Picking out a sofa today has only
inspired me to work harder at Spring cleaning!

I finally got our water cooler I purchased
at the thrift store for $12 up and running this eve.
So far it seems to be working and the water is
really cold. This will come in so handy on those
hot days this Summer. No making ice
cubes constantly and having to pour drinks for the kids.
I don't trust them to pour from pitchers themselves.
I still have flashbacks of having a freshly made
pitcher of red Kool Aid sitting in the fridge
that spilled everywhere!!

Tonight I tripped over the damn dog who loves to
lay in the doorway to the kitchen.
That hurt like hell. My toes on my left foot
hurt sooo bad and now my neck and knee hurts.
Can't wait til morning to see what else hurts.

The kids have been talking about wanting to put
the bunk beds together and having one room.
I'm gonna wait this out a little just to be sure
this is something they really want before
I start moving a bed from one room to another.

If they do decide they want to I might move my
desk into the other room and make me a small
office area, something I so desperately need.
Finding a place other than the kitchen table
in this small house has been a problem. I have
run out of ideas but ever since the kids started
talking about bunk beds the light clicked on in
my head.

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Tonight's supper

CHILI CHEESE FRIES

I gotta stop watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
on the Food channel, LOL. I would love to be
Guy and be able to go around and taste test food
at all those little hole in the wall places!!

I get hungry every dang time I watch that show.
The last show I watched had Chili Cheese Fries
and I was craving it!!

About 1.5 to 2 lbs french fries $2.00
can of Chili No Beans $2.00
Velveeta Cheese .40 cents

TOTAL COST TO MAKE $4.40
Serves 4 @ $1.20 a serving



Here's my fries. I had to add banana peppers to mine, LOL.



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Boy if you ever need an inspiration to Spring clean
or just clean your home check out Hoarders.
This is A&E's show called Hoarding, Buried Alive



TLC has a show called: Hoarders,
Video Clips HERE

3-13-10

KROGER

THESE SALES BELOW ONLY APPLY
IF YOU BUY 8 OF THESE ITEMS
TO GET THE SALES PRICE.
NOT NECESSARILY 8 OF ONE ITEM.
CAN BE ANY 8 LISTED IN THEIR
MARCH TO SAVINGS SALES.

VITAMIN WATER 20 Ounce
.75 cents x's 2 is $1.50
-$1.00 on 2 coupon from Speedway
makes them .50 cents for 2 or .25 cents each

16 OUNCE PLANTERS PEANUTS
$2.49
-$1.00 coupon
makes it $1.49 each

SCOTCH-BRITE SPONGES, SCOURING PADS or DISHWAND
$2.00 x's 2 is $4.00
-$1.50 coupon
makes it $2.50 for 2 or $1.25 each

KRAFT SARGENTO CHEESE 6-8 ounces
$1.99 x'a 2 is $3.98
-.80 cents on 2
makes it $3.18 or $1.59 each

THE REMAINING SALES/ COUPON MATCH UPS
FOR KROGER ARE NOT PART OF THE SALE ABOVE.

PANTENE SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER
$2.97
-$2.00 coupon from VocalPoint
makes it .97 cents

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MEIJER

HAMBURGER HELPER
$1.00 x's 3 is $3.00
-$1.50 coupon
makes it $1.50 for 3 or .50 cents each

7UP 2 liters
$1.00 x's 4 is $4.00
-$1.00 off 4 (hang tag coupon)
makes it $3.00 for 4 or .75 cents each

PEPPERIDGE FARM GOLDFISH CRACKERS
$1.00 each
-$1.50 printable coupon (no longer available to print)
makes it FREE

FROSTED MINI WHEATS
or
RAISIN BRAN
$1.99 x's 2 is $3.98
-$1.50 printable coupon (The Coupon Mom)
makes it $2.48 or $1.24 each

GLADE AIR FRESHENER SPRAY
.99 cents x's 2 is $1.98
-$1.50 on 2
makes it .45 cents for 2 or .24 cents each

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BYE BYE HAIR

Jonathan got his hair cut off today.

Never mind the Nacho Cheese Dorito lips, LOL.





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MAIL CALL

Free bottle of Pantene from Vocal Point



Booklet full of coupons



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Printable coupon for
$1.50 off 1 Oscar Mayer Bacon!!

3-12-10

Here is something about coupons I did not know
until today.

I was confused about my sales
tax at Walgreens when my total came to .99
cents and I was charged .40 cents sales tax.
I thought it should of been about 6-7 cents.

Here is what I researched online:

If you use regular manufacture coupons that reimburse
the stores the value of the coupons then
you pay tax on the total amount after the coupons
are taken off.

Now if you use a store coupons such as a Walgreens
coupon that does not get reimbursed by a manufacture
then you get taxed on the price before that coupon.


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Even though that is what it states online
I am still having a hard time understanding
how it works.

Today I was charged tax on the full price
of $5.99
I had a $2.00 off Walgreens coupon
and a $3.00 off manufacture coupon
my total was .99 cents
plus .40 cents tax.

Ohio Franklin County sales tax is 6.75%

Shouldn't I have only been taxed for $2.99?
That would have been full price minus
the manufacture coupon.
The remaining balance of $2.99 would have been before
the Walgreens coupon that you can get taxed on.


I AM SO LOST ON TRYING TO FIGURE THIS
CRAP OUT. IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS
TO ME I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!


WHY AM I BEING CHARGED TAX FOR FULL PRICE
OF ITEM PURCHASED AFTER GIVING
A MANUFACTURE COUPON???

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WALGREENS

2 Glade Sense & Sprays Air Fresheners
Reg. $9.99 x's 2 is $19.98

I paid .99 cents x's 2 is $1.98

I saved $18 on 2 Sense & Sprays



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Tonight's Supper

What I call RIB BUSTER
Usually I use boneless pork ribs

About a pound of pork ribs $1.21
(I used pork loin tonight)

1 bottle of BBQ Sauce
about a 1/2 to 3/4 cup water
(rinsed bbq bottle out and added to crock pot)

Cook in crock pot on high for about 5 hours
til pork falls apart.

2 pouches Betty Crocker potatoes FREE

Spoon BBQ pork over top of mashed potatoes.

TOTAL COST $1.21
Serves 5 @ .24 cents a serving

3-11-10

Didn't do much today.
Mom and me went and walked around
Easton Town Center.
My first visit there was last month
and that was just to see a movie.
Inside this mall this movie theater
has 30 screens!!!
This place has been around how long
and this year was my first year there???
I live only a couple miles from it!!
I took my camera along today being my first
time actually walking around the mall
and the shops outside. It was such a
beautiful day in the high 60's and sunshine.
So for those who have never been there
I took plenty of photos for you to view!
LMAO!