"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Albert Eistein
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
FREE Digiorno Flatbread Pizza Coupon
Get a coupon for a free DiGiorno Flatbread Melt on May 18th starting at 12 AM - 11:59 PM EST. This offer is available to the first 100,000 people. US only.
Interesting/Useful/Fun Website
Chicken Recipe Queen - Awesome website full of chicken recipes for every meal.
Thrifty Tip - For Your Shoes
Do you always scratch your heels? Don't buy shoe polish, just use a permanent magic marker. It works great.
Thought of the Day
In life when we feel we have reached a limit, that is when the true battle begins.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
$50 IN KRAFT COUPONS
Click here to print $50 in coupons from KRAFT.
There are also lots of Kraft and other great coupons available on my coupon side bar.
CVS Trip - 3/11
Purchased:
4 Xtra Laundry Detergent - 1.50 Each = $6.00
1 Huggies Diaper $8.99
Total - $14.99
Coupons - $1.50
ECBs Used - $3.00
Total OOP - $ 11.33 Including Tax
4 Xtra Laundry Detergent - 1.50 Each = $6.00
1 Huggies Diaper $8.99
Total - $14.99
Coupons - $1.50
ECBs Used - $3.00
Total OOP - $ 11.33 Including Tax
Thought of the Day
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Monday, May 11, 2009
10 IDEAS FOR RECYCLING GREETING CARDS
Renee at Cottage Lifestyle has a great post on her Thrifty Shopping Column at examiner.com on ways to recycle greeting cards. She has also included several of my ideas that I have posted about previously. Please check out her great article.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
FINALLY FRIDAY
TGIF
It's Friday!
It's Mother's Day Weekend!
All I ask for is 1 day of sun and no rain.
Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!
Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week
1) Lazy Man's Indoor Smores - This made me so hungry!
2) Poem Gift For Teachers - Thrifty gift for end of the year!
3) Tips for Reusing Items - I love the repurposed 6 pack holder.
4) A Space to Call Your Own - Everyone needs one of these.
5) Inexpensive Gift Ideas - Great list to choose from.
6) How to Make Craft Flowers - A great list with videos on making flowers.
7) Small and Useful Items to Own - A great list of items to always keep on hand.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
FREE 60-DAY PASS TO BJS WHOLESALE CLUB
Ever stop to realize how much you work to pay for a week’s worth of business clothes? Sometimes you have to ditch the thought of buying a new outfit from a leading department store, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look good at work. Frugal fashion for the workplace is easier to find than you may think. BJ’s Wholesale Club offers stylish clothing at a fraction of the department store prices. And you don’t have to buy in bulk – a dozen dresses to get a deal? You can find an entire outfit for under $25! From Liz Claiborne, Nine West, Izod, August Silk, Ronni Nicole, Dockers, Larry Levine and AK sport, to share a few name brands, BJ’s carries a wide assortment of wear-to-work attire such as dress shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses and pants.
Click here for a free 60 day pass with full member benefits and absolutely no surcharge that can be printed out for in-club use. .
You can find a location near you here.
What Did You Get for FREE This Week?
Here is my list of freebies that I have found in my mailbox this week:
FREE TV Guide
FREE Dove Go Fresh Deodorant Sample
Glad Trash Bag Sample
Parenting Magazine
FREE Pack of Trident Gum
Homemade Simple coupon booklet from Procter & Gamble(over $30 in savings with coupon for free Cascade rinse agent)
Caress Body Wash Sample
Better Homes and Garden Magazine
Better Than Ears Dog Treat Sample
FREE Crest Toothpaste Sample
Babiesrus/Toysrus Coupon
Habitat for Humanity Store Coupon - Since I made a donation
Did you get any goodies?
Thought of the Day
"Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed!"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
GIVEAWAY WINNERS
The winners for the Macaroni Grill Gift Baskets are:
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
Here are your random numbers:
1 - Heidi
10 - Soccer Mom
23 - Dneese26
Timestamp: 2009-05-06 01:10:34 UTC
10 - Soccer Mom
23 - Dneese26
Timestamp: 2009-05-06 01:10:34 UTC
Each winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.
Thanks to everyone for participating.
I should have another giveaway soon.
CVS TRIP - 04/05/09
I sent my husband to CVS yesterday with coupons and ECBs. I was very proud of him. He found an Adidas Deodorant for $1.25 so we made money.
Purchased:
1 - Charmin Ultra - $5.88, .25 coupon, Earned 1.00 ECB
2 - Adidas Deodorant - $3.99 each, Earned $3 ECB x 2
1 - Adidas Deodorant - $1.25, Earned $3 ECB (Money Maker)
Total - $15.11
Coupons - .25
ECBs Used $14.28
Total OOP - .64 incl. tax
Earned - $10.00 in ECBs
Purchased:
1 - Charmin Ultra - $5.88, .25 coupon, Earned 1.00 ECB
2 - Adidas Deodorant - $3.99 each, Earned $3 ECB x 2
1 - Adidas Deodorant - $1.25, Earned $3 ECB (Money Maker)
Total - $15.11
Coupons - .25
ECBs Used $14.28
Total OOP - .64 incl. tax
Earned - $10.00 in ECBs
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
FREE KFC 2 pc Grilled Chicken Meal - Thanks to Oprah
Click here to print your coupon. I got the coupon to print 4 times. It is available to print now through 9:59 pm CDT on May 6th.
BEST OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPE
Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 -1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup water
1 egg
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 cup choc. chips, raisins, butterscotch morsels (your choice)
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix together oatmeal, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, sugars, vanilla, water and egg. Add the flour mixture a little at a time until blended. Add choc. chips, raisins, butterscotch (your choice). Put tsp size dough balls 2 inches apart on cold baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool completely.
Thought of the Day
"Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be."
Monday, May 4, 2009
WAYS I SAVED MONEY IN APRIL
- Used Coupons and Planned Every Shopping Trip
- Compared Gas Prices before purchasing
- Payton's Easter Dress - 50% off plus used a 20% coupon
- No heat for 21 days :)
- Washed 9 loads of laundry with FREE samples of laundry detergent
- Made sure unused lights were off at all times.
- Used FREE shampoo/conditioner for appr. 16 showers.
- Limited my trips to CVS and Walgreens.
- Donated old stove to Habitat for Humanity - $100 tax deduction
- Cleaned ou my Closet - Added items to yard sale pile and made a donation to the Goodwill - $75 tax deduction
- Always tried to take the shortest route when traveling.
- Purchased 2 Christmas gifts that was 75% off.
- When purchasing airline ticket for Matt, I used ebates and my credit card that earns cash back
- Dinner Out - Ruby Tuesday
Used B1G1F coupon
Used $25 gift card
OOP - Tip only
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
FINALLY FRIDAY
Yeahhhhhhhhh It's Friday!!!!
Can you tell that I am happy that the weekend is here? It has been such a long week. For some reason, I have had several sleepless nights and it has caught up with me today. I would really love to take an afternoon nap.
Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!
Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week
1) Tips for Dealing with Teen Money Issues - Great tips.
2) Decorating Thrifty ... 20 Ways Saved on Decorating Her Daughters Bedroom - Her room is adorable and I love the way she did it for almost nothing.
3) How to Make Pico De Gallo - Sounds great and a great to get in your veggies.
4) Emotional Benefits to Becoming Debit Free - Great article.
5) Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas - Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, this list may come in handy and give you some ideas.
6) Chocolate Bread Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce - This has got to be good. It was has white chocolate sauce.
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