Saturday Sit-Down

Hopefully, you are doing some things to help the upcoming week run smoothly.

I have looked over this past week's meal planning schedule and took note

of the dinners I did not cook.

I am able to transfer those to the new week.

I am checking the calendar so that no scheduled appointments catch me by

surprise.

One shopping trip tends to put my coupon binder into disarray, so I will be working

on some organization in that department.

What are you doing for your Saturday Sit-Down?

~Candy~

Rite Aid

What an awesome trip to Rite Aid!

I got all of these cleaners for a total of 69 cents!  Plus, they gave me back $3.00 in +UPrewards!

How did I do it?  It was a combination of store sale, manufacturer coupons and rewards.

~Candy~

Friday Freebie

Did you get the Buy one/get one FREE coupon for Right Guard

body wash or deodarant in the Sunday paper?

If you did, then head to your nearest Walgreens!

They are offering a BOGO on those items also.

That makes both of them for FREE!

I had two coupons, so I got 4 of the deodarants FREE!  

(I wanted the body wash, but they were out.)

Happy shopping!

~Candy~

Thrifty Thursday

The clocks have been changed; we have sprung ahead.  The days are getting longer.

With daylight lasting so long, I tend to  loose track of time.

Supper-time has a way of sneaking up on me.

This reminded me that it's time to get back into freezer cooking.

Freezer cooking not only saves us money, but it takes off A LOT of stress.

Plus, one of my favorite parts, I can still serve healthy meals to my family,

even on those short on time days.

By pre-cooking some of our favorite meals, and throwing them in the freezer,

I am able to enjoy the longer days of this time of year.

Some of my favorite freezer meals are:

Roasted chicken - This is so easy to do!  Just throw in an extra chicken the

next time you are roasting one.  I put my into a tin roasting pan, wrap it

with foil, then pop it into the freezer.  When I'm ready, it is easily taken

straight from the freezer to the oven. 

If you use a cooking bag, you don't even have to remove it from the bag

before freezing.   .

Meat loaf - Undercook a little, so it won't overcook when heating.

Hamburgers - Again, undercook a little.

Spaghetti sauce, chili, goulash,  and lasagna

Taco meat

Pizza

It doesn't have to be complicated to get started. 

Simply, cook a little extra while doing your regular cooking.

Even a couple of meals in the freezer will save you money and

keep you from stressing out when time just seems to get away 

from you.

~Candy~

Writing Wednesday

Emailing companies and requesting coupons definitely pays off!

Don't be discouraged if a company rejects your request. 

You will still benefit from all of the companies that say yes!

Ready?  Let's email some companies!


Morton Salt

Aunt Jemima

Arnold Bakery


Be sure and check out the companies we have already emailed both here and here!

~Candy~

Thrift Shop Shopping

I LOVE junk stores!  I really loved it today!

Paid a total of $2.00!

Tuesday To-Dos

I didn't do all of my shopping today, but I am excited about the shopping

I did get done!

In our part of the country, we have Kinney Drugs.  They do not offer any

type of register rewards,  but if you watch their sales, you can find some

good deals.

Here's what I got today!

                                2 - Swiffer Sweeper starter kits - sale price: $6.99 each

                                    2 - $5.00 off coupons
     
                                    2 - Swiffer Sweeper refills 16 count -
                                    sale price: $3.99 each
                                    2 - FREE coupons

                                    2 - Suave conditioner - sale price: $1.00
                                    2 - 50 cent coupons

                                   Total price: $6.67 including tax!

I requested this coupon booklet, and the Swiffer coupons were in it.

Happy shopping!

~Candy~

Major Monday

Today has certainly been a MAJOR Monday around here.

We have overhauled the living room.  It looks so much bigger!

Isn't it funny how a clean room looks bigger?

A clean and organized room also saves money!

Each child has a drawer in a filing cabinet to keep all of their books in.

We pulled out the drawers and found overdue library books!  Oops!

We also found a certain cord that daddy has been looking for. 

The problem is, he got tired of searching and just took the money to buy a new one.

The moral of the story is, clean and organized really does SAVE money!

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Did you remember to pick up the Sunday paper yesterday?

I did, and one of the first coupons I noticed was the buy one/get one free Right Guard deodarant or body wash.

Walgreens is also having a BOGO Right Guard deodarant or body wash.

When you use the BOGO coupon with the store's BOGO deal, then both are FREE!
(You will have to pay the taxes, however.)

Happy shopping!

~Candy~