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January 29, 2010
January 28, 2010
FREE $5 gift card from BabiesRUs
If you become a facebook fan of Babies R Us today, they'll send you a $5 gift card free, but it's for today only!!!!!!!!! SO HURRY!!!!!!!!!!
January 24, 2010
Eating from the freezer/pantry
Ok, I skipped posting about last week's plan (I've been skipping a lot lately for my own sanity), but I'm back to report on the results. My husband actually mentioned that he noticed a decrease in our food amounts and thanked me for doing it, which was a very nice incentive to keep going. He also has not eaten only one of the dinners I've made, and seemed pretty content with all the other meals. It's hard to tell with him sometimes.
From what he's told me, sometimes, even if he really does like something I make (I question the validity of this statement, but I trust him) all he wants to eat for dinner is cereal; Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks are his current favorites. Sometimes I put forth that extra effort, and work very hard to make a dinner that's good, well balanced, and well colored (full of green, red and orange, not just white!) You know, one of those meals that makes you feel like you earned the Good Housekeeping seal, the pat on the back for being super mom, makes you hold your head a little higher, like the dinners that my mother-in-law makes all the time, etc. Then, DH comes home and all he wants is sugar-coated junk food. *sighs* It must be those pregnancy cravings of his kicking in on those nights. It definately makes my self-claimed Mom of the Year trophy look a little tarnished, and is probably God's way of asking me to grow in humility. I really hate that kind of growth. *smiles*
BUT, all in all I would say this week was a success for four specific reasons:
1) I have discovered that I love couscous!!
2) My kids have discovered the same love of couscous, in addition to a love of applesauce, and a renewed love of broccoli (dinosaur trees.)
3) I finally discovered the secret to keeping my almost 2 year old pacified while he waits for me to finish dinner and for Daddy to get home: carrot sticks as an appetizer!
4) I did get overwhelming praise from my husband for my french bread pizza dinner a few nights ago, something that I make for virtually no cost, takes virtually no time to prepare or cook, and apparently is good enough for even him to consider eating the leftovers for lunch the next day. (You have to have met my husband and understand his boycott of all foods leftover to realize what a big deal this is.)
For breakfasts this week we had the following: cereal, oatmeal (didn't go over well with the kids or the Daddy, but I enjoyed it!), pancakes, and blueberries and yogurt.
Lunches consisted of the following: PB&J, bologna sandwiches, chicken strips, and leftovers.
And now for dinners and estimated costs for the entire meal:
Chicken on a stick, teriyakki style, couscous, carrots, pears ($3)
Baked ziti, applesauce, carrots ($2.50)
Sausage and mushroom stromboli (OH WOW this was really good!) ($2)
Garlic chicken stir fry, applesauce, dinosaur trees (broccoli) ($2.50)
French Bread pizza, apples and blueberries, california style veggies ($1.75)
pancakes and applesauce (out of desperation after plans changed last-minute) ($2)
and of course, dinner out!
Out of everything we ate this week, I bought the fruit (blueberries were on special for $.99), bread, applesauce, couscous, yogurt, and carrots, but the rest was already ours and counted towards my eating from the freezer/pantry theme.
I'll make up our dinner plan for the following week tomorrow sometime, but now it's off to bed to get some rest and prop up my feet!
From what he's told me, sometimes, even if he really does like something I make (I question the validity of this statement, but I trust him) all he wants to eat for dinner is cereal; Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks are his current favorites. Sometimes I put forth that extra effort, and work very hard to make a dinner that's good, well balanced, and well colored (full of green, red and orange, not just white!) You know, one of those meals that makes you feel like you earned the Good Housekeeping seal, the pat on the back for being super mom, makes you hold your head a little higher, like the dinners that my mother-in-law makes all the time, etc. Then, DH comes home and all he wants is sugar-coated junk food. *sighs* It must be those pregnancy cravings of his kicking in on those nights. It definately makes my self-claimed Mom of the Year trophy look a little tarnished, and is probably God's way of asking me to grow in humility. I really hate that kind of growth. *smiles*
BUT, all in all I would say this week was a success for four specific reasons:
1) I have discovered that I love couscous!!
2) My kids have discovered the same love of couscous, in addition to a love of applesauce, and a renewed love of broccoli (dinosaur trees.)
3) I finally discovered the secret to keeping my almost 2 year old pacified while he waits for me to finish dinner and for Daddy to get home: carrot sticks as an appetizer!
4) I did get overwhelming praise from my husband for my french bread pizza dinner a few nights ago, something that I make for virtually no cost, takes virtually no time to prepare or cook, and apparently is good enough for even him to consider eating the leftovers for lunch the next day. (You have to have met my husband and understand his boycott of all foods leftover to realize what a big deal this is.)
For breakfasts this week we had the following: cereal, oatmeal (didn't go over well with the kids or the Daddy, but I enjoyed it!), pancakes, and blueberries and yogurt.
Lunches consisted of the following: PB&J, bologna sandwiches, chicken strips, and leftovers.
And now for dinners and estimated costs for the entire meal:
Chicken on a stick, teriyakki style, couscous, carrots, pears ($3)
Baked ziti, applesauce, carrots ($2.50)
Sausage and mushroom stromboli (OH WOW this was really good!) ($2)
Garlic chicken stir fry, applesauce, dinosaur trees (broccoli) ($2.50)
French Bread pizza, apples and blueberries, california style veggies ($1.75)
pancakes and applesauce (out of desperation after plans changed last-minute) ($2)
and of course, dinner out!
Out of everything we ate this week, I bought the fruit (blueberries were on special for $.99), bread, applesauce, couscous, yogurt, and carrots, but the rest was already ours and counted towards my eating from the freezer/pantry theme.
I'll make up our dinner plan for the following week tomorrow sometime, but now it's off to bed to get some rest and prop up my feet!
January 18, 2010
Publix diaper deal!
I am so excited about the awesome deal I got on diapers at Publix today! There's a Publix rebate for Unilever/Kimberly Clark items going on right now HERE. You get a $10 Publix gift card wyb $30 worth of participating products on the same receipt.
SOOOO.....
Today I bought the following:
Big Box of Huggies $19.99
-$3 Publix in-ad coupon
-$1 Huggies coupon from Sunday's paper
Jumbo pack of Pull-ups $10.99
-$3.75 Publix coupon from Baby Club (LOVE IT!)
-$2/1 Pull-Ups coupon from Sunday's paper
Total after coupons and rebate= $11.23 for a big box of diapers and a jumbo package of pull-ups (WE'RE POTTY TRAINING!!!)
The rebate program just started a few days ago, but they're only honoring a certain number of rebates, so hurry and get yours if you need them!
Walgreens deals 01/17/10-01/23/10
Here are the best deals at Walgreens this week:
Quaker Rice Snacks $0.99
-$0.75/1 coupon from 01/10/10 RP insert
=$0.24
Bayer Aspirin 24-36 count $1.50 w/in-ad coupon
-$1/1 coupon from 01/03/10 SS insert
=$0.50
Revlon Double Twist Mascara or Color Burst Lip Color $6.99
-$5 RR
-$2/1 coupon from 12/13/09 RP insert
=FREE
SugarFree Theraflu $3.99 and Lipton Tea Bags $3.49, Get $4 Register Rewards
-$2/1 coupon HERE or from 12/06/09 SS insert
-$2/1 Wags coupon from Diabetes & You Booklet
=BOTH FREE
Buy $20 worth of Pepsico Products, Get $10 RR
Aquafina 24 packs $5
Gatorade 32 oz $1
Doritos, Tostitos, or Lays Chips $2.50
Stacy's Pita Chips $2.50
Tostitos Salsa or Queso $2.50
Pepsi 12 packs 3/$12
Pepsi 2 liters $1.25
Pampers Cruisers 2/$20
-$3 RR wyb 2
-$2/1 coupon from 12/27/09 PG insert
=$6.50 each
Quaker Rice Snacks $0.99
-$0.75/1 coupon from 01/10/10 RP insert
=$0.24
Bayer Aspirin 24-36 count $1.50 w/in-ad coupon
-$1/1 coupon from 01/03/10 SS insert
=$0.50
Revlon Double Twist Mascara or Color Burst Lip Color $6.99
-$5 RR
-$2/1 coupon from 12/13/09 RP insert
=FREE
SugarFree Theraflu $3.99 and Lipton Tea Bags $3.49, Get $4 Register Rewards
-$2/1 coupon HERE or from 12/06/09 SS insert
-$2/1 Wags coupon from Diabetes & You Booklet
=BOTH FREE
Buy $20 worth of Pepsico Products, Get $10 RR
Aquafina 24 packs $5
Gatorade 32 oz $1
Doritos, Tostitos, or Lays Chips $2.50
Stacy's Pita Chips $2.50
Tostitos Salsa or Queso $2.50
Pepsi 12 packs 3/$12
Pepsi 2 liters $1.25
Pampers Cruisers 2/$20
-$3 RR wyb 2
-$2/1 coupon from 12/27/09 PG insert
=$6.50 each
CVS deals 01/17/10-01/23/10
Here's another $5 off of a $20 coupon to make the Pepsi deal sweeter!!!
w $5 off $20 printable coupon HERE (exp 1/23)! Thanks raising3cains!
Pepsico products, buy $20 worth, get $10 ECB (limit 2)
12 packs 3/$10
Stacy's Pita Chips 2/$6
Lays or Tostitos 2/$7
2 liters 4/$5
Amp, Izze, or Starbucks 4 packs $5
Air Wick Fresh Matic Mini $4.99
-$4/1 coupon HERE
=$.99
Pampers Cruisers $8.88
-$2/1 coupon from 12/27/09 PG insert
=$6.88
Revlon Cosmetics BOGO
-$2/1 coupons from 12/13/09 SS insert
SoyJoy Bars 6 count $6.00
-$6 ECB
=FREE (limit 6)
Oust Sanitizers Bonus Pack $3.99
-$3 ECB
-BOGO coupon from 01/03/10 SS insert
=FREE plus profit (limit 6, but only 3 per transaction
January 14, 2010
Free $15 gift card when you buy Pampers
Babies R Us is having a 4 day sale. When you buy two big boxes of Pampers diapers, you get a free $15 gift card to Babies R Us. That works out to be about $7.50 off per box, plus you can still use coupons, so it could be a descent deal! This is for January 15th through 18th only.
Eating from the pantry/freezer week 1 recap!
Ok, last week went pretty well! I stuck to my proposed menu almost exactly, and everyone was very happy with the variety of meals, even the kids!
I also found out that both my husband and my children LOVE pork chops. I've made pork chops before, but this time I used a pork loin that I had gotten at Kroger a couple of months ago for about $2/lb and just sliced it up into pork chops. They were so much more tender than I remember. I am totally attributing that to the cut of the loin.
I also made them a couple of different ways, and my husband LOVED the Jaeger Schnitzel that I made. He loved it so much that he ate it right out of the pan, not even letting me put it on a plate or put gravy on it, which must mean that he really loved it! I found the recipe on Allrecipes.com, which is my favorite recipe resource. I'm including the link HERE if you're interested, although I altered it slightly, but you get the basic idea.
Anyway, the pork loin cost about $10 and made three regular meals, plus I used the leftovers once for dinner and then cut up the rest of the leftovers and made stir fry with it, so all in all, it made five total meals! I'm so glad that I bought three of them when they were on sale, and will definately be doing it again!
I'm really enjoying this challenge and am so glad that my husband pushed me to do it. Shhhh! Don't tell him I said that though!
By the way, the picture in this post is of the jaeger schnitzel, but it's not MY jaeger schnitzel. Like I said, my husband didn't even let me put it on a plate, so taking a picture was out of the question, but isn't it pretty?!
Pssst... an AWESOME program
Let me tell you about this program from General Mills. Pssst... is one of those programs where you are among the first to try new products. They send you high value coupons, samples, etc in exchange for spreading the word about the products, good or bad. I love these programs for one MAJOR reason, free stuff; no, let me make that GOOD FREE STUFF!!!
Yesterday I received a coupon for a Yoplait Frozen Smoothie (which I have been wanting to try) completely FREE!!!!!!! Plus, they sent 10 $1.25/1 coupons to pass out or use in subsequent purchases. I am so excited!!!!! I will definately be getting this the next time I get to the grocery store. If you haven't signed up for Pssst... yet, sign up HERE!
January 10, 2010
Walgreens deals 01/10/10-01/16/10
Here are the best deals at Walgreens this week:
Rembrandt Toothpaste or Mouthwash $4.99
-$1 RR
-$2/1 coupon from the 01/03/10 RP insert
=$1.99
Thermacare $2.49
-$2.49 RR
-$1/1 coupon HERE
=FREE plus profit
Triaminic Syrup or Thin Strips 2/$10
-$5 RR wyb 2
-$3/1 coupon from the 12/06/09 SS insert
=FREE plus profit
CVS deals 01/10/10-01/16/10
HERE's a link to a $5 off of a $20 purchase coupon to sweeten the deals this week.
And here are the best deals that I see:
Pantene 2/$6.97
-$2 ECBs
-$3/2 coupon from the 12/27/09 PG insert
=$.99 each
CVS Green Bag Tags and reusable shopping bags $.99 each
-$1 ECB wyb 2
=$.49 each
SoyJoy Bars box $6.00
-$6 ECBs
=FREE (limit 6)
Oust Sanitizers Bonus Pack $3.99
-$3 ECBs
-BOGO coupon from the 01/03/10 SS insert
=FREE plus profit (limit 6)
January 6, 2010
Eating from the freezer/pantry
My husband has been nudging me to use up our bountiful supply of food in our freezer instead of grocery shopping, and part of me has been stocking up on food in anticipation of the new baby.
I remember how exhausted I was when the last one was born and I had two to take care of, and I can only imagine how much more tired I will be with three little ones. I've been emotionally stocking up on food to make me feel better prepared, but I have a ton of food and even in the freezer, it doesn't last forever! SOOOOOOOOO when Moneysavingmom and Lifeasmom posted that they were going to be hosting an eating from your pantry challenge this month, I (reluctantly) decided to jump on board.
As they both wrote about, this will work differently for every person, and I am still going to be grocery shopping to some extent and stocking up on a few select deals (TRYING!), but mostly I'll stick to buying only essential things like milk, fresh fruit (which we eat all day long), bread, etc.
I started this week, so I'll be posting about what we ate, what was from my stock, and maybe even prices. We'll see. Here is the menu that I've worked up for this week:
Sunday:
pancakes (I made 6x the recipe last time I made these, so I have plenty left over and the cost for the amount we ate was probably about $.05 total)
sandwiches, canned peaches, and carrots ($.40 sandwiches, $.20 peaches, $.40 carrots = $1.00)
Monday:
cranberry orange muffins ($.65)
bean and cheese burritos and peaches ($.50 burrito stuff, $.35 peaches = $.85)
eat out (I was at the dr's office for about 5 hours, so it was an un-planned food run)
Tuesday:
cereal and yogurt ($.05 cereal, $.25 yogurt = $.30)
bologna sandwiches, strawberries, pound cake ($1.25 sandwiches, $.50 strawberries, FREE pound cake-courtesy of my MIL = $1.75)
beef stroganoff (hamburger helper, hey, it was easy and cheap!), salad, strawberries ($.55 HH, $.55 meat, $.75 salad, $1.00 strawberries= $2.85)
Wednesday:
pancakes ($.05)
been and cheese burritos, strawberries, and apples ($.50 burritos, $.50 strawberries, $.40 apples = $1.40)
pork chops, salad, mashed potatoes, peaches, and rolls ($4.00 pork chops, $.50 salad, $.35 mashed potatoes, $.20 peaches, $1.00 rolls = $6.05)
Thursday:
cereal and yogurt ($.30)
sandwiches, peaches, cookies ($.50 sandwiches, $.20 peaches, $.10 cookies = $.80)
breaded pork chops, mac and cheese, salad, cantalope ($3.00 pork chops, $.80 mac & cheese, $.75 salad, $.50 cantalope = $5.05)
Friday:
cereal and peaches ($.25)
leftovers (FREE)
????????????????? (sorry, but I honestly don't know!)
Saturday:
bacon, eggs, toast ($1.50 bacon, $.50 eggs, $.20 toast = $2.20)
pizza $1.90
jaeger schnitzel, noodles, steamed veggies and cantalope ($3.00 schnitzel, $1.00 noodles, $1.00 veggies, $.50 cantalope = $5.50)
Of the meals that I made this week, only about $6.00 was spent at the store, the rest of the ingredients were all from my freezer/pantry. I didn't think this would be fun, but it kind of is!
I remember how exhausted I was when the last one was born and I had two to take care of, and I can only imagine how much more tired I will be with three little ones. I've been emotionally stocking up on food to make me feel better prepared, but I have a ton of food and even in the freezer, it doesn't last forever! SOOOOOOOOO when Moneysavingmom and Lifeasmom posted that they were going to be hosting an eating from your pantry challenge this month, I (reluctantly) decided to jump on board.
As they both wrote about, this will work differently for every person, and I am still going to be grocery shopping to some extent and stocking up on a few select deals (TRYING!), but mostly I'll stick to buying only essential things like milk, fresh fruit (which we eat all day long), bread, etc.
I started this week, so I'll be posting about what we ate, what was from my stock, and maybe even prices. We'll see. Here is the menu that I've worked up for this week:
Sunday:
pancakes (I made 6x the recipe last time I made these, so I have plenty left over and the cost for the amount we ate was probably about $.05 total)
sandwiches, canned peaches, and carrots ($.40 sandwiches, $.20 peaches, $.40 carrots = $1.00)
Monday:
cranberry orange muffins ($.65)
bean and cheese burritos and peaches ($.50 burrito stuff, $.35 peaches = $.85)
eat out (I was at the dr's office for about 5 hours, so it was an un-planned food run)
Tuesday:
cereal and yogurt ($.05 cereal, $.25 yogurt = $.30)
bologna sandwiches, strawberries, pound cake ($1.25 sandwiches, $.50 strawberries, FREE pound cake-courtesy of my MIL = $1.75)
beef stroganoff (hamburger helper, hey, it was easy and cheap!), salad, strawberries ($.55 HH, $.55 meat, $.75 salad, $1.00 strawberries= $2.85)
Wednesday:
pancakes ($.05)
been and cheese burritos, strawberries, and apples ($.50 burritos, $.50 strawberries, $.40 apples = $1.40)
pork chops, salad, mashed potatoes, peaches, and rolls ($4.00 pork chops, $.50 salad, $.35 mashed potatoes, $.20 peaches, $1.00 rolls = $6.05)
Thursday:
cereal and yogurt ($.30)
sandwiches, peaches, cookies ($.50 sandwiches, $.20 peaches, $.10 cookies = $.80)
breaded pork chops, mac and cheese, salad, cantalope ($3.00 pork chops, $.80 mac & cheese, $.75 salad, $.50 cantalope = $5.05)
Friday:
cereal and peaches ($.25)
leftovers (FREE)
????????????????? (sorry, but I honestly don't know!)
Saturday:
bacon, eggs, toast ($1.50 bacon, $.50 eggs, $.20 toast = $2.20)
pizza $1.90
jaeger schnitzel, noodles, steamed veggies and cantalope ($3.00 schnitzel, $1.00 noodles, $1.00 veggies, $.50 cantalope = $5.50)
Of the meals that I made this week, only about $6.00 was spent at the store, the rest of the ingredients were all from my freezer/pantry. I didn't think this would be fun, but it kind of is!
January 3, 2010
CVS 01/03/10-01/09/10
Here are the best deals at CVS this week:
Crave-NX Diet aid spray 0.64 oz $7.99
-$7.99 ECB (limit 1)
=FREE
GE Energy Smart Bulbs $2.99
-$2 ECB (limit 1)
-$1/1 from 11/22/09 SS insert
=FREE
Buy $10 of select Nivea products, get $5 ECBs (limit 1)
-$2/1 Nivea Body Lotion from 01/03/10 RP insert
-$5/2 Nivea Body Lotion from 01/03/10 RP insert
-$2/1 Nivea Body Wash for Women from 01/03/10 RP insert
-BOGO Nivea Lip Care from 01/03/10 RP insert
Walgreens deals 01/03/10-01/09/10
WOW it feels odd to write 10 as the year! I really hope our papers have the $2.50/1 Finish detergent coupons, because I could use some free dish detergent! Here are the best deals for Walgreens this week:
Stayfree Maxi Pads 28 ct $5.99
-BOGO coupon from 01/03/10 RP insert (buy two)
-$3/1 in-ad coupon (will take off $6)
=FREE
Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush $3.99
-BOGO coupon from 01/03/10 RP insert (buy two)
-$2/1 in-ad coupon (will take off $4)
=FREE
Revlon Matte Eye shadow $4.99
-$2/1 coupon from 12/13/09 SS insert
-$3/1 in-ad coupon
=FREE
Finish/Electrasol detergent $3.49
-$1 RR
-$2.50/1 from 01/03/10 insert
=FREE
Bayer meters - I have read that the deal earning $13 is still valid, although according to the iheartwags website it is only valid through 01/03/10, so excercise caution if you're buying both. However, you can still make $5 by just buying one with the coupon and getting a $5 RR.
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