Friday, November 28, 2014

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/30/2014

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has rolled out a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Kellogg Cereal or Pop Tarts- $1.99
$1/2 Kellogg Rice Krispy, Gluten Free or Cocoa Krispies cpn- 11/23 RP
$1/2 Kellogg cereal cpn- 11/02 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/26 RP 

Milk- $3.49- Limit 2

Hershey or Cadbury holiday candy- $5/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Hershey kisses, nuggets, minis, Reese's, York, Kit Kat or Rolo cpn- 11/23 SS
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/16 SS 

Nabisco cookies or crackers- $3/2 and get 1000 points
$0.75/2 Nabisco crackers or cookies cpn- 11/09 SS

Nabisco crackers- $4/2 and get 1000 points
$0.75/2 Nabisco crackers or cookies cpn- 11/09 SS

Ice Breakers mints- $3/2 and get 1000 points

Quilted Northern or Angel Soft- $8.99 and get 1000 points
$0.25 Quilted Northern Ultra Plush cpn- 11/16 RP
$0.45 Angel Soft cpn- 11/02 RP 

Glade air fresheners- Automatic spray refill, Sense & Spray, Plug in Alternating starter or Scented oil refill 2pk- $4.99 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Glade winter collection cpn- 11/02 SS
$2 Glade automatic spray starter cpn- 11/02 SS 
$1 Glade automatic spray refill or scented oil refill 2pk cpn- 11/02 SS

Fantastik, Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom or Shout- $6.50/2 and get 1000 points

Colgate Optic White , 360 toothbrush, Optic White mouthwash or toothpaste- $3.49 and get $2 RR
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 11/23 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS 

Crest or Oral B kids toothbrush or toothpaste- $1.99 and get $1 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/30 P&G
$0.50 Crest ProHealth stages, ProHealth for me or kids toothpaste cpn- 11/30 P&G
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/23 RP
$0.50 Oral B ProHealth stages, ProHealth for me or kids toothbrush cpn- 11/30 P&G 

Nice & Easy or Root Touch Up- $12/2 and get 1000 points
$5/2 Clairol hair color cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2 Clairol hair color cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2 Clairol hair color cpn- 11/09 SS 

Crest toothpaste- $2.99 and get $1.50 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/30 P&G
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/23 RP

Listerine pocketpaks, mist, floss or mouthwash- $2.99- Buy 2 and get 2000 points

Scunci headband 2pk, octopus clips 3pk or 6pk clippies- $2 and get $2 RR

Crest 3D White toothpaste, rinse or Oral B ProFlex toothbrush- $8/2 and get $5 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/30 P&G
$1 Crest rinse cpn- 11/30 P&G
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/23 RP 

Gillette Fusion ProGlide power razor- $10.99 and get $2 RR
$3 Gillette Male razor cpn- 11/23 RP
$3 Gillette Male razor cpn- 11/09 RP

Gillette Fusion or Venus razor- $9.99 and get $1 RR
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 11/23 RP
$3 Gillette Male razor cpn- 11/23 RP
$3 Gillette Male razor cpn- 11/09 RP

Pampers Jumbo- $8.99 and get $1.50 RR

Huggies Jumbo or wipes- $9.49 and get $1.50 RR

Walgreens feminine care- $8/2 and get 1000 points

Carmex- $4/4 and get 1000 points
$0.40 Carmex cpn- 10/19 SS

Nature Made Vitamelts- $4.99 and get 3000 points
$2/2 Nature Made cpn- 11/02 SS

Tide- $5.99
$3/2 Tide, Boost or Tide to go cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2 Tide cpn- 11/30 P&G 

Pantene- $10/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2/2 Pantene cpn- 11/30 P&G 

Dawn- $0.99

CVS Deals for the week of 11/30/2014

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Tide- $5.94
$1 Tide cpn- cvs.com/tide
$3/2 Tide, Boost or Tide to go cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2 Tide cpn- 11/30 P&G 

Spend $15 on Maybelline and get $5 ECB

Spend $10 on American Greeting and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on Colgate Optic White and get $5 ECB
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 11/23 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS 

Spend $10 on Listerine, Reach or Rembrandt and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Reach toothbrush cpn- 08/17 SS

Spend $8 on Colgate Total, Total rinse, Pro Relief, floss tip toothbrush, Enamel Health toothpaste or toothbrush and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 11/23 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS 
 
Spend $10 on CVS Oral care and get $5 ECB

Speed Stick, Irish Spring Gear bodywash or 6pk bar- $3.99 and get $2 ECB

CVS razor or refill- $12/2 and get $5 ECB

Boost original or high protein- $6.99 and get $1 ECB

Triaminc liquid- $5.99 and get $5 ECB

Spend $10 on Visine and get $5 ECB

Spend $10 on Band Aid, Neosporin, Benadryl, Aveeno anti itch, BenGay, CVS bandages, eczema cream, ointment or cream and get $4 ECB
$2/2 Aveeno cpn- 11/02 SS
$1Aveeno cpn- 11/02 SS 

Always Protection pads- $4.99
$2 Always cpn- cvs.com/always

Spend $20 on Excedrin and get $10 ECB
$1.50 Excedrin 100ct cpn- 11/23 SS

Spend $20 on John Frieda hair care or color and get $10 ECB
$0.50 John Frieda hair care cpn- 10/05 SS
$3 John Frieda Color Refreshing gloss cpn- 10/05 SS 

Axe or Dove gift sets- $9.99 and get $2 ECB

Nivea bodywash or scrub- $8/2 and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Loreal foundation, powder, blush, concealer or eye and get $5 ECB
$2 Loreal face cpn- 11/09 RP

Campbells chicken noodle, tomato, cream chicken, potato or mushroom- $0.75
$0.40/4 Campbell condensed soup cpn- 11/09 SS
$0.40/4 Campbell condensed soup cpn- 10/12 SS 

Hershey family bag- $10/2 and get $ 2 ECB
$1/2 Hershey kisses, nuggets, minis, Reese's, York, Kit Kat or Rolo cpn- 11/23 SS
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/16 SS 

Total Home single roll paper towel- $1.29
Use $0.50 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Pantene- $10/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 11/30 P&G
$2/2 Pantene cpn- 11/30 P&G 

Dawn- $0.99

Puffs- $0.99

CVS Batteries- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Whitman or Russell Stover- $5.99 and get $1 ECB

Holiday M&M's- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Holiday M&M's cpn- 11/23 RP

Coke 2L- $0.99
Use $0.24 CVS Coupon Center cpn


Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Our Shopping Day~ 11/22/2014

With Chris having to work on Saturday, I decided to shake it up a little bit and do my grocery shopping when I dropped him off at work :)  I normally do my weekly grocery shopping on Sunday, so the day just felt a tad off.

This week was going to be interesting since I only had $15 left in my budget and $5 leftover from last month.  The turkeys threw me off last week but I knew that I couldn't pass up $0.59 a pound.  That is an awesome price for a turkey.

I was excited to learn that they are building a Sam's Club close to where we live.  And if you sign up for a membership, you get a $20 Walmart gift card :)  I cashed out my Swagbucks for a Walmart gift card and used that to pay for my Sam's Club membership :)  And I got a $20 Walmart gift card- yea :)  That helped so much because guess what, turkeys were back on sale at Publix for $0.59 a pound this week :)

Here are our shopping trip details for this week:

BJ's
$1.49- Lettuce

Sam's Club
$9.57- (3) gallons skim milk
$2.26- Eggs
$2.78- Bananas
$14.61- Total

Publix
$2.59- So Delicious Coconut Milk for my smoothies
$2.00- Spinach
$7.07- Turkey
$13.07- Turkey
$24.73
-0.55 So Delicious printable cpn
$24.18- Total

That brings our grand total to 4 nice big turkeys :)  That should help quite a bit :)

So how do you think we did this month?  Did we come in right at budget or did we bust and go over?  Pop on over to our November Monthly Spending post to find out.

This shopping trip has been added to our November Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of November.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/24/2014

How was your weekend?  Our weekend was good.  Chris had to work on Saturday, so we didn't go anywhere.  But that is OK, we used our time to go shopping and the younger boys and I played a few rounds of Star Wars Trouble.  Since we went shopping on Saturday, I could take Sunday off from grocery shopping and relax- ya right :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Blueberry Muffins- Plain~ no Struesel X2
Oatmeal with raisins and honey X2
Pancakes X2
Scrambled Eggs and Fruit
Fruity Green Smoothie- my breakfast all week

Lunch
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for hubby and myself
Sandwich with carrots and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Chicken Nuggets, mashed potatoes and green beans
Grilled fish with brown rice and zuchinni
Ravioli with corn and garlic bread
Thanksgiving :)
Italian Cream Cheese Chicken over pasta with green beans
Pulled Pork from the freezer with peas
Crockpot Chicken & Rice with peas

Snacks
Apple slices
Carrots
Popcorn
Bananas

Friday, November 21, 2014

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/27 - 11/29/2014

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has rolled out a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Sunny Smile paper towels or bathroom tissue single roll- $0.88/2

Maxwell House coffee- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Nice Sugar- $1.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 2

Duracell- $5.49 and get 2000 points
$0.50 Duracell cpn- 10/26 P&G

Colgate Extra Clean toothbrush- $0.79

Aim or Pepsodent- $0.99

Softsoap pump soap- $0.99

Tone bodywash or Dial soap refill- $3.99 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Tone, Dial or Dial for Men bodywash, Dial bar or Dial soap refill cpn- 11/09 RP

MG217 Scalp treatment- $6 and get $6 RR

Relief OTC antacid- $3 and get $3 RR

Children Neilmed Nasabulb- $4 and get $4 RR

Colgate Total or Max Fresh toothpaste or Max White or Fresh toothbrush- $2.49 and get $1.50 RR
$0.50 Colgate kids or adult manual toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS 

Gillette Venus Embrace- $4.99 and get $2.50 RR
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 11/23 RP
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 10/26 P&G 

Hairsil Accelerator- $11.49 and get $6 RR

Urgent RX to go- $1 and get $1 RR

Fungicare- $5 and get $5 RR

Gum toothbrush 2 pack- $2.49 and get $2 RR

Schick Quattro- $9.49 and get $4.50 RR

Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick or gloss- $7.99 and get $5 RR

Stayfree, Carefree or Playtex- $3.99 and get $2 RR
$1 Stayfree cpn- 11/16 SS
$0.50 Carefree cpn- 11/16 SS
$1 Playtex Gentle glide cpn- 11/16 SS 

Zims Arnica Max or Max Feeze- $7 and get $5 RR

Listerine Pocketpaks- $2.99 and get $2 RR

Speed Stick- $5.98/2 and get $4 RR

Almay i-Color cosmetics- $6.99 and get $4 RR

Perfection tampons- $1.50 and get $1.50 RR

Bausch & Lomb Peroxiclear- $4.99 and get $3 RR
$4 Bausch & Lomb Preoxiclear cpn- 11/16 SS

Walgreens headache and migrane- $6.99 and get 3000 points

Advil- $1 and get 1000 points

Carmex- $4/4 and get 1000 points
$0.30 Carmex cpn- 10/19 SS

Home Elements gift wrap- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Foster Grant or Walgreens reading glasses- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Arm & Hammer detergent- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Patriot candles- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Walgreens batteries- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Ms Fields cookies- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Scunci elastics- $3/2 and get $3 RR

Outback pain relief- $10 and get $10 RR

Crest 3D White toothpaste, rinse or ProHealth mouthwash- $3 and get $3 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 11/23 RP
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1 Crest rinse cpn- 10/26 P&G 

Oral B Indicator toothbrush- $1.50 and get $1.50 RR
$0.50 Oral B Pulsar, 3D White, ProHealth, Complete, Sensi Soft or 2 Indicator or Cavity Defense toothbrush cpn- 10/26 P&G

Vivioptal- $10 and get $10 RR

Healthy Delights- $7 and get $7 RR

Robitussin soothers- $1 and get $1 RR

Neilmed Sunufrin or Nasagel- $5 and get $5 RR

Purell- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 2
$1/2 Purell cpn- 11/02 SS

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/23 - 11/26/2014

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has rolled out a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Russell Stover Christmas candy- $0.29- Limit 6

Lysol cleaners, wipes or Neutra Air- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Era Active or Tide Simply Clean & Fresh- $2.99
$0.50 Era detergent cpn- 10/12 RP
$1/2 Era detergent cpn- 10/12 RP

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Ziploc slider bags cpn- 11/16 SS
$1/2 Ziploc containers cpn- 11/16 SS
$1/2 Ziploc cpn- 11/16 SS 

Hershey Holiday chocolate- $9/2 and get 2000 points
$1/2 Hershey kisses, minis, nuggets, Reese's, York, Kit Kat or Rolo cpn- 11/23 SS
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/16 SS

Duracell- $12/2 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Duracell cpn- 10/26 P&G

Mini plush stocking, hooks or Icicles- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Gift sacks- $1/5 with in ad cpn- Limit 5

Infusium- $3.99
$2 Infusium cpn- 11/23 SS

Colgate Slim Soft, 360 Clean toothbrush, Optic White or 2in1 toothpaste- $3.49 and get $2.50 RR
$0.50 Colgate kids or adult manual toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS

Mucinex fast max powder- $6.99
$2 Mucinex cpn- 11/23 SS

Urgent RX to go- $1 and get $1 RR

Children Neilmed nasabulb- $4 and get $4 RR

Zim's Max Freeze or Arnica Max- $7 and get $5 RR

Relief OTC antacid- $3 and get $3 RR

MG217 Scalp treatment- $6 and get $6 RR

Healthy Delights chews or bites- $7 and get $7 RR

Vivioptal mulitvitamins- $10 and get $10 RR

Scope Classic or Outlast- $3 and get $2 RR
$1 Scope cpn- 11/23 RP
$1 Scope cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1 Scope cpn- 10/12 RP 

Reach Complete, Total Care or Advanced toothbrush- $3 and get $3 RR
$0.50 Reach toothbrush cpn- 08/17 SS

Dawn- $0.99

CVS deals for 11/27 - 11/29/2014

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Xtra laundry detergent- $1.99
Use $1 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1 Xtra detergent cpn- 11/09 SS

Hershey, Skittles, Starburst singles or Necco wafers- $0.79 and get $0.79 ECB

CVS batteries 4pk- $4.19 and get $4.19 ECB

GUM Supreme toothbrush- $2 and get $2 ECB

Viva Vantage single roll- $1.99 and get $1.99 ECB

Orbit gum- $1 and get $1 ECB

Revlon nail- $4.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 6

NYX lip- $3.88 and get $3 ECB

Wet & Wild nail color set- $3.88 and get $3 ECB
$1 Wet & Wild cpn- 11/16 SS

Revlon Super Lustrous lip- $6.99 and get $4 ECB- Limit 6

Hershey Holiday kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 8
$1/2 Hershey kisses, minis, nuggets, Reese's, York, Kit Kat or Rolo cpn- 11/23 SS
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/16 SS

Multi Grain Cheerios- $1.88 and get $1 ECB
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 11/16 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 10/26 SS 

Speed Stick- $2.88 and get $2 ECB

Softsoap- $1.88 and get $1 ECB

Just the Basics 8pk paper towels- $4.99 and get $2 ECB

Dawn- $2/2 and get $1 ECB

Lays chips- $2.49 and get $0.50 ECB

Gold Emblem Danish Cookies- $2.49 and get $0.50 ECB

CVS deals for 11/23/ - 11/26/2014

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Hershey Holiday kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 8
$1/2 Hershey kisses, minis, nuggets, Reese's, York, Kit Kat or Rolo cpn- 11/23 SS
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/16 SS

Green Giant can veggies- $0.99 and get $0.99- Limit 2

Total Home detergent- $1.79 and get $1.79 ECB

Kraft Mac & Cheese- $0.99 and get $0.99

Revlon Super Lustrous lip- $6.99 and get $4 ECB

Lays Chips- $2.49 and get $0.50 ECB

Frito Lays singles- $1.49
Use $0.50 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Buy Whitmans Giant Sampler and get $3 ECB

Hershey Pot of Gold- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Wheat Thins Popped or Belvita- $2.49 and get $1 ECB

Kraft Parm Cheese- $3.99 and get $3 ECB

Chex Mix or Gardettos- $1.99 and get $1 ECB
$0.50/2 Chex Mix cpn- 11/16 SS
$0.50/2 Chex Mix, Bugles, Gardettos or Green Giant veggie snacks cpn- 10/26 SS 

Hershey singles- $0.79 and get $0.79

Sour Patch gum- $1.57 and get $1.57 ECB

Mars Chocolate, Air Heads or Mentos singles- $0.79 and get $0.79 ECB

5 gum- $1 and get $1 ECB

Swedish Fish or Sour Patch theater box- $1.57 and get $1.57 ECB
$1/2 Swedish Fish or Sour Patch kids cpn- 10/26 SS

Combos- $1.50 and get $1.50 ECB

Vitamin Water- $1.50 and get $1.50 ECB

Starbucks Double Shot- $1.50 and get $1.50 ECB

Spend $15 on Cover Girl face or eye and get $5 ECB
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 10/26 P&G
$3/2 Cover Girl eye cpn- 10/26 P&G
$2.50 Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara cpn- 10/12 RP 

Revlon nail- $4.99 and get $3 ECB

Loreal Infalliable lip color- $11.79 and get $5 ECB
$1 Loreal lip cpn- 10/09 RP

Colgate 360 toothbrush- $3.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate kids or adult manual toothbrush cpn- 11/23 SS

Arm & Hammer Spin Brush or refills- $5.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2

Listerine or Pocketpaks- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

CVS Ultra Soft wipes- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Migralex- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Robitussin Medi-soothers- $1.49 and get $1.49 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Robitussin cpn- 11/02 RP

Tri-Calm hydrogel- $9.99 and get $9.99 ECB- Limit 2

Rescue stress relief gum- $5.79 and get $5.79 ECB

CVS Training Pants- $0.99 and get $0.99

CVS Pantiliners- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Advil- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Spend $10 on Band Aids, Neosporin, CVS bandages, antibiotic ointment or Bengay and get $4 ECB
$2/3 Neosporin, Johnson & Johnson Band Aid, Bengay or Benadryl cpn- 10/05 RP

Colgate Max, Total, 2in1 or Optic White- $2.99
Use $2.50 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/23 SS

Dove Christmas Promises or Mars Chocolate Christmas minis- $5/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Dove Promises cpn- 11/23 RP
$1/2 Mars minis, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way or 3 Musketeer Holiday minis cpn- 11/23 RP 

Spend $15 on Maybelline face, lip or eye and get $5 ECB
$2 Maybelline New York face cpn- 11/02 RP

Nescafe Clasico or Tasters Choice Instant- $6.99 and get $2 ECB
$1.50 Nescafe Taster Choice cpn- 11/02 SS

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Adventures in Container Gardening

My last container gardening blog post, I had 5 containers still alive and doing well.

Want to guess how many I have now?
By some gardening miracle, I still have 5 containers :)  I really think they are loving their new residence.  My tomato plant grew 2 tomatoes last year at the rental. 
My lovely tomato plant has 3 tomato babies and when I went out to water it this morning, I discovered 1 more tomato baby :)
My cherry tomato plant to still giving us a few cherry tomatoes here and there.
I am excited about the 3 green pepper babies that are growing and the almost full grown one :)
1 green bean~ I will take it.  I am so excited.  I have never had any success growing anything from seed.  I took a chance and planted some green bean seeds and found this this morning.  I hope more green beans follow but will be quite happy with myself if this is the only one I get this season :)

You may have noticed, I forgot to photograph my cucumber plant.  It isn't doing anything spectacular and isn't looking so well :(  I will continue to baby it and hopefully good things will happen.

So far so good with my little container garden.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Our Saturday Family Fun

I had it all planned out in advance.  Instead of picnicking at the park, we were going to eat lunch at the house and then head over to Manatee Park to see if the manatees are here yet.  We went over too late last year and missed them before they swam back up north.

At least that is what I had hoped to happen.  But those that know me, know that things don't always go as planned :)

This detour was a happy one :)

Our oldest son, Chris has been looking for a job since we moved to Florida, over a year ago.  More leisurely that we would have liked but he was looking.  He has applied all over Cape Coral and so far no one has called him back.

On Thursday morning, the phone rang and it was the manager at McDonald's looking to speak to Chris.  I woke him up and told him that McDonald's was on the phone and tossed him the phone and hoped for the best.  Next thing I know, Chris is asking me what time would be best for an interview.  We chatted back and forth and it was set~ Chris had a job interview at 10:30 that morning.

I took him to what seemed like the longest interview ever.  But it must had gone well, they offered him a job right them and there.  Orientation~ the next day.

Instead of going to Manatee Park for a field trip, we had to go and get haircuts.  Chris really needed one but then so did Michael and Nathan.  After we took everyone home, Chris and I headed out to pick up some work shoes.  Oh boy, that was fun- not really.  After about an hour, he finally decided on the work shoes he liked and could afford.  It is funny, if I had of paid for his shoes, he would have picked a more expensive pair.  Since he paid for his own shoes, he ended up picking a pair that were comfortable but not really the style he wanted but he could afford :)  He figured he would wear these shoes and save up for the ones he really, really wants.

If shoe shopping wasn't enough, we went by the bank to get him set up for his very first checking account.  Sniff, sniff, my baby is growing up.  Setting up a checking account and making sure he knew everything he needed to know, took longer than shoe shopping.  By this time, I am exhausted and we headed home.  I also forgot that Kevin and I got up super early to head out to the Farmer's Market.  It was a loooong day :)

Chris has been counting down the days he has left before he goes to work.  He is so happy to finally be employed and so nervous.  He was nervous for his interview and nervous for orientation.  It has hit him today that he goes in for his first day of work tomorrow and the nerves have set in again.

We are so proud of Chris and know that he will do fine on his first day at his first job. 

Even though we didn't get to go on a Saturday Family Fun field trip, I got to spend Saturday with my oldest son.  That doesn't happen as often as I would like :)  Chris and I had our own Saturday Fun shopping, haircut and banking day :)

I can't wait to see how he enjoys his first day of work tomorrow.  Hopefully, I can get some pictures and will post them :)

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Our Shopping Trip~ 11/16/2014

I was still exhausted from the day before but knew that I needed to go grocery shopping after church. So, Kevin and I headed out for our afternoon of laughs, bad van parodies to popular songs and shopping fun.  We always have a blast when we go out~ we sing, we laugh and we enjoy life :)

This trip we only had 6 stores to go to.  You may be thinking- oh my 6 stores.  But my shopping list literally fit on a small hotel notepad :)  Plus the stores down here where I shop are close together, so that helps.

Here are our shopping trip details:

CVS
$2.99- Fructis
-2.00 ECB- surprise ECB in my email :)
$1.05- Total and got $1 ECB

Save A Lot
$2.97- Avocados
$4.00- Bread
$1.29- Pretzels
$0.99- Crackers
$9.25- Total

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Foil
$1.00- Gallon zip bags
$1.00- Quart zip bags
$7.00- Frozen peaches
$10.18- Total

Walmart
$9.80- Frozen veggies
$2.78- Flax seed
$0.96- Mustard
$1.31- Bananas
$14.85- Total

BJ's
$11.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$3.98- Hamburger buns
$1.99- Hot dog buns
$2.78- Lettuce
$20.42- Total

Publix
$9.35- Turkey
$9.84- Turkey
$2.49- Spinach
$3.63- International Delight creamer
$0.00- International Delight creamer
$25.31- Total

Farmer's Market
$9.00- Mushrooms, cantaloupe, Zucchini and cucumbers 

This shopping trip has been added to our November Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of November.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/17/2014

How was your weekend?  Our weekend was crazy, busy and exhausting.  At least it was for me.  More details to come :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Blueberry Coffee Cake X2
Oatmeal with honey and raisins X2
Pancakes X2
Scrambled eggs and fruit
Yummy Fruity Green Smoothie for me- this is my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with carrots and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Ravioli, peas and garlic bread
Leftover Chili with corn bread
Chili dogs with Mac & Cheese and green beans
Orange Chicken with mashed potatoes and corn
Pulled Pork on bun with green beans
Fish, brown rice and corn
Alfredo pasta with shrimp and spinach

Snacks and desserts
Homemade Chocolate Chip cookies
Raisins
Carrot sticks
Apple slices
Popcorn
Bananas


Friday, November 14, 2014

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/16/2014

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has rolled out a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

General Mills cereal- $8/3 and get $3 RR
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 11/16 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 10/26 SS 

Milk gallon- $3.49- Limit 2

Sunny Smile paper towels or big roll bathroom tissue- $5/10- Limit 10

Purex- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Pantene- $13/3 and get 3000 points
$2 Pantene styler or treatment cpn- 10/26 P&G

Mars candy- $0.59 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice honey or Bigelow tea- $2.99 and get 1000 points

Hunts tomato sauce or Butterball Chicken Broth- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Chicken of the Sea sardines or chunk light tuna- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Chicken of the Sea pink salmon or solid white tuna- $5/4 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Planters nuts- $9/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Planters nuts or PB cpn- 11/16 SS

Palmolive- $0.99
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 11/16 SS

Bounty Basic 2 roll, Charmin Basic 6 roll or Puffs 3 pack- $7/2 and get 2000 points
$0.25 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/26 P&G
$0.75/2 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1.50/3 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/26 P&G 
$0.25 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/12 RP
$0.75/2 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50/3 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/12 RP 
 
Windex Touch Up, Scrubbing Bubbles foamer, toilet gels or fresh brush refill- $7/2 and get 1000 points

Glad trash bags- $7.99 and get 1000 points

AirWick Freshmatic or scented oil refill 2 pack- $9/2 and get 1000 points
$1 Air Wick 2 single refills or twin pack refill cpn- 11/16 SS
$1 Air Wick 2 single refills or twin pack refill cpn- 10/26 SS

Spend $20 on Eucerin or Aquaphor baby, skin or lip and get $10 RR
$1.50  Eucerin cpn- 10/26 RP
$2 Aquaphor cpn- 10/26 RP


Oral B Complete toothbrush, 3D White floss picks, Crest toothpaste or Glide floss- $9/3 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Oral B Pulsar, 3D White, ProHealth, Complete, Sensi or 2 Indicator or Cavity Defense cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1 Oral B Glide floss or picks cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/26 P&G 

Buy 2 Tresemme- $3.99 & $4.99 and get 1000 points
$2 Tresemme wash & care cpn- 11/16 RP
$2 Tresemme wash & care cpn- 11/02 RP 

Yardley bar soap- $3/4
$1/4 Yardley single bars cpn- 11/16 SS

Softsoap or Irish Spring bodywash- $7/2 and get $4 RR

Colgate Total Advanced mouthwash, Wave, Max White or Fresh toothbrush 2pk or toothpaste- $3.99 and get $2 RR
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 11/09 SS

Walgreens pain relief- $13/2 and get 3000 points

Frankincense & Myrrh rubbing oil or Diabetic MD Nerve supplement- $14.99 and get $10 RR

Hershey or Cadbury holiday candy- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Keebler graham crust or Domino Sugar- $1.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.50/2 Keelber crust cpn- 11/16 RP
$0.40 Domino Sugar cpn- 11/02 RP
$0.40 Domino Sugar cpn- 09/07 RP 


CVS deals for the week of 11/16/2014

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Bumble Bee Chunk Light tuna- $0.77- Limit 12

Spend $10 on the following and get $3 ECB:
Lipton tea bags or Hellmans Mayo- $6/2
$0.75 Lipton tea cpn- 11/16 RP
$0.50 Hellman Mayo cpn- 11/16 RP
Lipton single serve cups- $5.99
$0.75 Lipton tea cpn- 11/16 RP
Ragu- $5/3
$0.60/2 Rago cpn- 11/16 RP
Skippy PB-  $2
$0.50 Skippy cpn- 11/02 SS

Lays Chips- $5/2 and get $1 ECB

Planters Peanuts- $12/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Planters nuts or PB cpn- 11/16 SS

Gold Emblem truffles, pouches or bagged candy- $6/2 and get $2 ECB

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Milani cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Almay cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Spoiled nail, Beauty 360, Essence of Beauty or CVS cosmetic accessories and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Burt Bee's body care or Baby Bee and get $2 ECB

Spend $10 on CVS PreVentin AT day, night, eye cream or advanced wrinkle and get $4 ECB

Spend $20 on Eucerin or Aquaphor and get $10 ECB
$1.50 Eucerin cpn- 10/26 RP
$2 Aquaphor cpn- 10/26 RP 

Spend $10 on CVS hand/body lotion or personal cleansing and get $4 ECB

Suave bodywash- $1.49
$0.50 Suave Professionals, Naturals, Mens or kids bodywash cpn- 11/16 RP

Dial bar 3pk- $5/2 and get $1 ECB

Yardley single bar- $3/4
$1/4 Yardley singles cpn- 11/16 SS

Spend $10 on Essence of Beauty bath and get $4 ECB

Fructis- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Fructis styler cpn- 11/02 RP

Herbal Essence or Aussie- $9/3
$1.50/2 Herbal Essence cpn- 11/16 SS
$3/3 Herbal Essence cpn- 11/16 SS
$1.50/2 Aussie cpn- 11/16 SS
$3/3 Aussie cpn- 11/16 SS

Spend $8 on Scunci hair accessories and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Listerine, Reach or Rembrandt and get $5 ECB
$0.50 Reach toothbrush cpn- 08/17 SS

Crest Sensi strips- $21.99 and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$3 Crest Sensi strips cpn- 10/26 P&G

Buy Colgate multipack toothpaste or toothbrushes and get $3 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive cpn- 11/09 SS

Spend $10 on Colgate Optic White toothpaste, rinse or toothbrush and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive cpn- 11/09 SS 

Peroxi Clear solution- $7.99 and get $2 ECB
$4 Peroxi Clear cpn- 11/16 SS

CVS Glucose tablets- $1.50 and get $1.50 ECB

Snuggle or Wisk- $4.99 and get $1 ECB
$0.50 Snuggle cpn- 11/02 RP

Tide Pods or Gain- $3.94
$3/2 Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Fireworks, Downy Unstopables or Bounce Burst cpn- 11/16 RP
$2 Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Fireworks, Downy Unstopables or Bounce Burst cpn- 11/16 RP
$3/2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/12 RP
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/12 RP 
$0.50 Gain detergent cpn- 10/12 RP
$1/2 Gain detergent cpn- 10/12 RP

Spend $10 on Pledge, Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles or discs and get $3 ECB

Arm & Hammer detergent- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Spend $10 on Maybelline lip or eye and get $3 ECB
$2 Maybelline New York face cpn- 11/02 RP

Palmolive- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 11/16 SS

Total care tissues- $0.88- Limit 10

Maxwell House Master Blend, Original, Wake Up or French Roast coffee- $7.99 and get $1 ECB

Cheerios- $1.98- Limit 6
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 11/16 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 10/26 SS 

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Our Saturday Family Adventure

This past weekend, I told the boys that we were going on a super duper field trip but would not tell them where we were going.  We packed a lunch, went to the Lowes Build and Grow and then drove into Fort Myers to our secret field trip location.

Hubby was coming home a few weeks ago and saw a big lighted sign that advertised an Aviation Day.  I looked it up and knew we just had to go.  A free event full of planes and demonstrations :)

Here are some of the highlights:
Looking into a plane
The cuteness

You can take a plane ride for a fee
Airport Police K9 demonstration
Police department's bomb robot
Bomb Suit
Fire demonstration
Doors gone
Pilot taking his plane for a spin
Cool Bouncy Slide
Coast Guard plane
Boys getting to see what the controls look like
Sheriff plane
EMS plane
We thought we would look at the planes, go to the bouncy house and watch the demonstrations and then head home.  We had such a blast that we didn't even end up leaving until the close of the event :)  There was still so much we didn't get to see.  There is always next year.

The boys had so much fun.  They told me that it was the best field trip ever :)

I can't wait to see where our next family adventure takes us :)


Wednesday, November 12, 2014

My New Fruity Green Smoothie Recipe

There was nothing wrong with my old Fruity Green Smoothie recipe.  The Fruity Green Smoothie recipe calls for yogurt and sometimes I just didn't have yogurt nor the time to make some.  So, I decided to get creative and make another fruity green smoothie without the yogurt.

And this is what happened.  Super yummy goodness:


Here is the recipe for as my boys call my "Hulk" juice:

A nice big handful of spinach
1/2 C of Almond Milk
1/2C of Coconut Water
3 Tbsp of Flaxseed or 2 Tbsp of Chia Seed
1/4- 1/2 Avocado
1 nice spotty banana
5 oz of Frozen Fruit
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Place all ingredients in blender.  I place the ingredients in the blender in the order I listed above and blend, blend, blend until nice and smooth.  Pour in cup and enjoy :)

I am loving my new green smoothie recipe~ it keeps me fuller longer than my previous recipe.  I have been drinking this for breakfast.  One of the beautiful things about this recipe is that you can use what ever you have on hand.  Don't have almond milk but have coconut milk~ use it.  You can use regular milk with this as well and it still comes out yummy :)

Blend one up and let me know what you think :)

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Our Shopping Day~ 11/09/2014

We were still tired from the best field trip ever and a little sunburned :(  This Florida weather is crazy.  Saturday absolutely beautiful~ Sunday cloudy, gloomy and raining.  But Kevin and I swam out to the stores and had a blast as we always do :)

Here are the details of our shopping trip:

CVS
$0.79- Just the Basics single roll paper towels
-0.79- CVS Coupon Center cpn
$0.00- Total :)

Publix
$2.49- Spinach

Dollar Tree
$3.00- (3) pkgs frozen peaches
$1.00- Kidney beans
$1.00- Popcorn
$5.00- Total

Winn Dixie
$1.99- NY Texas Toast croutons
$0.00- NY Texas Toast croutons
$3.98- (2) pkgs blueberries
$5.97- Total

Save A Lot
$1.98- (2) Avocados
$3.00- (3) loaves of bread
$0.99- Pumpkin
$5.97- Total

Walmart
$1.96- Frozen veggies
$2.50- Cream Cheese 2 pack
$0.88- Carrots
$2.48- Popsicles
$1.00- Croutons
$4.44- Kid Vitamins
$5.92- White Wheat flour
$2.98- Natural PB
$1.20- Bananas
$23.51- Total

BJ's
$3.99- Orange Juice
$11.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$10.99- Coffee
$8.99- Ravioli
$7.98- (2) pkgs Land O Lakes eggs
$43.62
-2.50 Ravioli BJ's store cpn
-1.00- OJ BJ's store cpn
-0.55 Land O Lakes cpn
-0.55 Land O Lakes cpn
$39.02- Total

This shopping trip has been added to our November Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of November.

Monday, November 10, 2014

Menu Plan for the week of 11/10/2014

How was your weekend?  Our weekend was fantastic :)  We went on a field trip and the boys told me it was the best field trip ever- yay :)  I will fill you all in on all the details of our fabulous field trip later this week :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffin and fruit X2
Dark Chocolate Almond Granola X2
Pancakes X2
Eggs with toast and fruit
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with apples and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Fish, rice and green beans
Chicken Alfredo over pasta with peas
Spaghetti, homemade meatballs, green beans and garlic bread
Hamburgers, potato wedges and carrot sticks
Chili with cornbread
Three Cheese Garlic Chicken over pasta with peas
Black Bean Chicken Nachos with tortilla chips and green beans

Snacks
Carrot sticks
Apple Crisp
Popcorn
Bananas
Apples

Friday, November 7, 2014

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/09/2014

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has rolled out a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Kellogg cereal or Pop Tarts- $1.99
$1/2 Kellogg cereal cpn- 11/02 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/26 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/05 RP 

Dawn- $0.99

Tone, Dial bodywash or soap- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/2 Tone, Dial or Dial for Men bodywash cpn- 11/09 RP
Buy 2 Tone, Dial or Dial for Men 6pk bar soap Get 1 FREE cpn- 10/26 RP 

Gevalia single serve cup or ground- $5.99 and get 1000 points

Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip- $2.99 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip cpn- 11/09 SS

Nice mushrooms or can oranges- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice homestyle mashed potatoes or Princella cut sweet- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Lindsay Olives- $0.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

McCormick brown gravy or taco seasoning- $0.79 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.55/2 McCormick gravy cpn- 10/12 RP

Nice seasonings- $0.79 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice tomato paste or Green Giant french style green beans- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Campbells cream of chicken or cream of mushrooms soup- $0.75 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.40/4 Campbell Condensed soup cpn- 11/09 SS
$0.40/4 Campbell Condensed soup cpn- 10/12 SS 

Quaker Real Medleys or 1 min quick oats- $1.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Swanson broth or Campbell gravy- $0.59 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.40/5 Swanson broth cpn- 11/09 SS 

Nice pistachios, Gold & Delish nut blend or trail mix- $4.99 and get 1000 points

Planters winter spice or Brittle nut medley- $4/2 and get 1000 points

Russell Stover Christmas candy- $0.39 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Buy Image Arts boxed cards and get 1000 points

Duracell- $6.99 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Duracell cpn- 10/26 P&G

Walgreens batteries- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Glade Automatic spray refill, Sense & Spray, Plug In Alternating starter or Scented oil refill 2pk- $4.99 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Glade Winter Collection cpn- 11/02 SS
$1 Glade Automatic refill or Plug In oil 2pk refill cpn- 11/02 SS 

Tilex daily, Formula 409, Clorox Clean Up, bathroom or wipes- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Ziploc container cpn- 10/12 SS

Xtra detergent- $3/2
$1 Xtra cpn- 11/09 SS

Opti Free or Clear Care- $8.99 and get 1000 points
$3 Clear Care solution cpn- 11/09 SS
$3 Opti Free cpn- 11/09 SS 

Tylenol or Sudafed PE- $12/2 and get 2000 points
$3/2 Tylenol Sinus, Tylenol Cold, Sudafed, Benadryl or Arm & Hammer Simply Saline cpn- 11/09 RP

Hydrogen Peroxide- $2/3 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

St  Joseph Enteric Low Dose Aspirin- $2 and get 1000 points

Bayer Contour Next- $9.99 and get 2000 points

Puracyn Daily Wound & foot wash- $9.99 and get $8 RR

Herbal Essence or Old Spice bodywash- $7/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Old Spice cpn- 10/26 P&G

Irish Spring bodywash or Speed Stick- $8/2 and get $2 RR
$0.50 Speed Stick cpn- 10/26 SS

Oral B Cross Action toothbrush, Crest ProHealth toothpaste,mouthwash or rinse- $9/3 and get $4 RR
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/26 P&G
$1 Crest rinse cpn- 10/26 P&G 

Conair bobby pins or Scunci elastic- $0.99

Nice & Easy or Root Touch Up- $6.99 and get $1 RR

Colgate dental care- $7/2 and get 2000 points
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 11/09 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothpaste cpn- 10/26 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothbrush cpn- 10/26 SS

Nice peanuts, cashew halves or pieces- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Arm & Hammer detergent or Suavitel softener- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

CVS deals for the week of 11/09/2014


Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Kleenex- $0.99
$0.50/3 Kleenex cpn- 11/09 SS

Hershey kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Hershey kisses cpn- 11/09 SS

Purex- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Hershey minis, pieces or Mars chocolate pouches- $5/2 and get $1 ECB

Xtra detergent- $4/2
$1 Xtra cpn- 11/09 SS

Dunkin Donuts coffee- $5.99 and get $1 E CB

7Up, A&W, Canada Dry or Sunkist 12pk cans- $11/3 snf hry $2 ECB

Kellogg cereal, Pop Tarts, Rice Krispy treats or Cars fruit snacks- $1.99
$1/2 Kellogg cereal cpn- 11/02 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/26 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/05 RP 

Campbells Chicken Noodle soup or Tomato soup- $0.79
$0.40/4 Campbell Condensed soup cpn- 11/09 SS
$0.40/4 Campbell Condensed soup cpn- 10/12 SS 

Spend $15 on Cover Girl and get $5 ECB
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 10/26 P&G
$2.50/2 Cover Girl nail cpn- 10/26 P&G
$3/2 Cover Girl eye cpn- 10/26 P&G
$3/2 Cover Girl lip cpn- 10/12 RP
$2.50 Cover Girl lash blast mascara cpn- 10/12 RP 

Spend $20 on Nexxus and get $10 ECB

Buy 2 Loreal face, eye or lip and get $4 ECB
$1 Loreal eye cpn- 11/09 RP
$2 Loreal face cpn- 11/09 RP
$1 Loreal eye shadow or liner cpn- 10/26 RP
$1 Loreal eye cpn- 10/26 RP 

Spend $12 on Revlon cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Buy 2 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel and get $5 ECB

Irish Spring 3pk bar or Soft soap liquid hand soap- $2.29 and get $1 ECB

Dial bodywash or 6pk bar- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$1/2 Tone, Dial or Dial for Men bodywash cpn- 11/09 RP
Buy 2 Tone, Dial or Dial for Men 6pk bar soap Get 1 FREE cpn- 10/26 RP 

Spend $10 on Nivea for men facial care and get $3 ECB
$2 Nivea for Men face cpn- 11/09 SS

Colgate Enamel Health toothbrush or toothpaste- $3.49 and get $1.50 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 11/09 SS

Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen- $14.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$5 Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen cpn- 11/09 SS

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 kids- $2.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 11/09 SS 
$0.50 Colgate kids toothpaste cpn- 10/26 SS

Buy Crest ProHealth Clinical or 3D White rinse- $6.99 OR Colgate Total 1L or Optic White rinse- $5.99 and get $3 ECB
$1 Crest rinse cpn- 10/26 P&G

Clear Care or Opti Free- $8.99 and get $1 ECB
$3 Clear Care solution cpn- 11/09 SS
$3 Opti Free cpn- 11/09 SS 

Rescue Pearls or Rescue Sleep- $9.49 and get $9.49 ECB

Mars chocolate Christmas minis or Dove Christmas Promises- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

General Mills cereal- $4/2- Limit 6
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 10/26 SS
$0.50 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 09/28 SS 

Dawn- $0.99- Limit 10

CVS Batteries- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- Limit 6

Tide- $5.94
$2 Tide cpn- 10/26 P&G
$3/2 Tide cpn- 10/26 P&G 

Just the Basics single roll paper towels- $0.79
Use $0.79 CVS Coupon Center cpn


Thursday, November 6, 2014

October 2014 Monthly Goals

Let's see how we did with our October 2014 goals:

 1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Doing fabulous with this.

2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We were so excited to pay off a credit card last month and are working hard to pay off the next one :)

3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.

4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals.  If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and came under budget by $5 :)

5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.  Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.

6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Kind of got off track with exercising.  I need to get my butt in gear.

7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)

8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night.  We really need to start this back up again.


9) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company.  I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In October, the boys took their very first flights to PA for a funeral, Kevin & I surprised my dad in SC, went to Calusa Nature Center and went back out to Calusa Nature Center for their Halloween festivities :) 

10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer.  I am loving this weather.  I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)

11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(

How did you do on your October goals?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Lowes Build & Grow Clinic~ 11/08/2014

Lowe's will be hosting a Build & Grow Clinic on November 8, 2014 at 10am.  My younger boys love doing them and the older ones love helping the younger ones with their project:)

If you are looking for a great free activity that you can do with your kids- you should check out the Lowe's Build & Grow Clinics. Little Michael and Nathan love them. They love being able to do hands on projects with our help.
To sign up for this Build & Grow Clinic, simply go to the Lowe's Build & Grow Clinic website, which they have redone to make it more user friendly. I am loving this new website. You register all your information. Then when you visit the website to sign up for an upcoming clinic, all you have to do is sign in and check which kids you are signing up. Don't forget to print and sign the waiver. And you and your child(ren) are ready for a really cool FREE hands on project.

Once you and your child(ren) complete the project they will receive a neat patch to put on their Lowe's Build & Grow apron. If this is your first clinic, your child(ren) will receive a free Lowe's Build & Grow apron and goggles:) The more clinics you do, the more patches you get to put on your kids apron and they can show them off with pride:)

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

November 2014 Monthly Spending

Here is where I keep a list of our spending for the month of November.  We have a $400 grocery budget for this month.  We did great last month and came out on top. This is for everything for our family of 6 and 2 cats.  I am excited to see how we do this month. So, lets see how we do this month:

11/02/2014
$10.30- Dollar Tree
$28.58- Publix
$29.76- Save A Lot
$59.60- BJ's
$74.48- Walmart
$9.75- Farmer Market

11/09/2014
$0.00- CVS
$2.49- Publix
$5.00- Dollar Tree
$5.97- Winn Dixie
$5.97- Save A Lot
$23.51- Walmart
$39.02- BJ's

11/16/2014
$1.05- CVS and got $1 ECB
$9.25- Save A Lot
$10.18- Dollar Tree
$14.85- Walmart
$20.42- BJ's
$25.31- Publix
$9.00- Farmer Market

11/22/2014
$1.49- BJ's
$14.61- Sam's Club
$24.18- Publix

$424.77- Running Total

Thanks to my $20 Walmart gift card I received and the $5 left over from last month.  We came right in at budget- so close.  But we are now stocked up on nice big turkeys :)


Our Shopping Trip~ 11/02/2014

First Sunday in November :) You know what that means right??  Time to hit all the stores and shop for most of our month's groceries.  That way, all I need for the rest of the month is veggies, milk, fruit and any awesome deals I might find to use for next month :)

Here are the details of our shopping trip:

Dollar Tree
$4.00- (4) boxes tissues
$1.00- Shave gel
$1.00- Olive Soy Oil
$4.00- (4) packages of frozen peaches for my smoothies
$10.30- Total after tax

Publix
$2.50- Silk Almond milk
$2.39- Breakstone Sour Cream
$0.00- Breakstone Sour Cream
$2.79- Perogies
$0.00- Perogies
$2.49- Spinach
$4.64- Grapes
$1.59- Muellers WW pasta
$0.00- Muellers WW pasta
$3.99- Cascade Action Pacs
$5.00- Angel Soft 24 roll
$5.00- Angel Soft 24 roll
$30.39
-1.00 Silk milk printable cpn
-0.55 Angel Soft printable cpn
-0.55 Angel Soft printable cpn
-0.55 Cascade printable cpn
$28.58- Total after tax and I will be submitting my receipt for a Try Me Free Cascade Action Pac mail in rebate

Save A Lot
$2.99- 8 lb potatoes
$1.99- Borden block cheese
$1.99- Bordon block cheese
$4.00- (4) loaves of bread
$12.44- Pork Shoulder
$5.18- (2) Packages butter
$29.76- Total

BJ's
$9.01- Perdue drumsticks
$19.99- BLSL Chicken breasts
$15.56- (4) gallons skim milk
$2.58- Lettuce
$10.47- (3) cans crushed tomatoes
$1.99- Hamburger buns
$59.60- Total

Walmart
$3.28-Oatmeal
$12.57- (2) Whole Chickens
$4.80- Lunchmeat
$3.48- Slice cheese
$0.88- Hot dogs
$6.86- Frozen veggies
$5.98- Flounder
$1.98- Half & Half
$2.18- Coffee Mate Bliss creamer
$1.44- Sour Cream
$2.00- Tator tots
$5.98- Shrimp
$5.98- Flounder
$2.76- Brown Rice
$0.88- Cinnamon
$2.76- Tortillas
$2.48- Black Beans
$2.00- WW Spaghetti
$1.74- Sugar
$1.98- Salsa
$0.98- Tortilla Chips
$1.39- Bananas
$74.48- Total

Farmer Market
$9.75- Green Peppers, Red Pepper, Cantaloupe, Starfruit, Cucumbers, Mushrooms, Carrots and a Tomato

This shopping trip has been added to our November Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of November.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Purex Crystals Aromatherapy Coupon Giveaway Winners

Many thanks to all that entered the Purex Crystals Aromatherapy Coupon Giveaway.

I took the 5 names that entered, wrote them on a piece of paper and let little Michael choose 3 names.

Here are the winners:
Angela
Jessica
Cheryl

I will be sending you all an email shortly.  Thanks so much for reading my little blog :)

Congrats and enjoy your FREE Purex Aromatherapy Crystals :)

**Please note~  Angela, I sent an email to the email address left on my blog and it kicked it back undeliverable :(  If you could please email your mailing address to momtips2save@gmail.com , I can get the coupon in the mail to you. **

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/03/2014

Where did this year fly off to?  I cannot get over that it is November already.

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  We had a great weekend just hanging out at home :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffin with fruit X2
Baked Oatmeal with apples X2
Pancakes X2
Egg sandwich with fruit
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with homemade bread, grapes and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Baked Chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Alfredo over pasta with peas
Spaghetti squash with corn and garlic bread
Chicken Tortilla soup
Fish Sticks with Mac & Cheese and green beans
Chicken Quesadillas and carrot sticks

Snacks
Carrot sticks
Apples
Popcorn
Granola Bars
Grapes
Bananas