Happy Thanksgiving :)

Our family would LOVE to wish your family a very safe and happy Thanksgiving.

May your tummies be full, but not too full, save some room for some pumpkin pie :) 

May your travels be safe and may you enjoy your day with your loved ones :)

May you laugh and share wonderful memories as you make new ones today :)

Give thanks to the Lord for all your blessings :)

I am thankful that the Lord blessed me with an amazing hubby and 4 wild and crazy boys.  I don't know where my life might of taken me without them :)

Take a moment and remember those who have gone to Heaven and can't physically be here today.

Our Shopping Trips

I realized that our normal Wednesday shopping was going to be the day before Thanksgiving.  Ummm no thanks.  So we ran to the store on Sunday to get what we needed for this coming week.  This post will have our normal Wednesday shopping trip from 11/15 and our Sunday 11/19 trip.  We have what we need until our next shopping trip next week :)

11/15/2017

Aldi

$2.38- Flour X2

$2.89- PB

$0.99- Cheese slices

$3.79- Cat Litter

$4.45- Frozen veggies X5

$2.19- Coffee creamer

$1.99- Almond Milk

$1.49- Tomatoes

$1.69- Popcorn

$1.59- Honey Oats cereal

$0.98- Cucumbers X2

$2.58- Lettuce X2

$0.79- Celery

$3.70- Grapes

$1.96- Cream Mushroom X4

$2.89- Red Apples

$2.79- McIntosh Apples

$0.98- Baking Soda X2

$1.89- Canola Oil

$1.19- Chili powder

$0.94- Eggs X2

$2.49- Bread X3

$1.89- Kettle Chips

$1.29- Pretzels

$1.49- Tortilla Chips

$51.53- Total

11/19/2017

CVS

$0.77- Kit Kat

$0.99- Palmolive

$2.99- All detergent

$2.99- Purex

$3.50- Colgate toothpaste

$1.99- Trolli candy

$13.23

-3.00 CVS Coupon Center Colgate toothpaste

-0.50 CVS MFR App Colgate cpn

-1.00 CVS App Only All con

-1.00 All cpn from 11/19

-0.25 CVS App Only Palmolive cpn

-0.25 Palmolive cpn- 11/19 

-2.99 ECB

$5.04- Total paid for with gift card and got $4.76 in ECB's

$0.00 out of pocket

Publix

$7.42- Turkey

$7.30- Turkey

$14.72

-5 Publix Turkey employee cpn 

$9.72- Total

Walmart

$4.44- Apple Cider Vinegar

$2.38- Dark Chocolate chips

$3.54- Avocados X3

$10.36- Total

Aldi

$0.49- Cucumber

$2.58- Lettuce X2

$0.99- Cheese slices

$3.56- Frozen veggies X4

$1.59- Honey Oats cereal

$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.69- Sugar

$0.83- Bread

$1.79- 12 Grain Bread

$1.89- Kettle Chips

$1.79- Bagels
$2.89- Golden Apples

$22.08- Total

This trip will be included in our November Spending Post.  Our November Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/20/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend at home.  Hubby was able to trim the hedges and trees that desperately needed to be done :)  We went to the store on Sunday since Thursday is Thanksgiving and I am not trying to be anywhere close to the stores near Thanksgiving :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Pancakes with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Egg Avocado (Egg Salad) with fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Kielbasa Broccoli Pasta with salad
Stuffed Shells with peas and salad
Taco Bake with salad and broccoli
Thanksgiving :)
Homemade Pizza
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo with salad
Chicken Tator Tot Casserole with green beans and salad

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Black Friday for CVS 2017

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:) 

These CVS Black Friday deals are only from 11/23-11/25/2017

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $3.50
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
Use $0.50 CVS MFR Colgate toothpaste cpn OR
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/19 SS

NYX lip color or gloss- $11.98/2 and get $10 ECB

Wet N Wild gift sets- $4.99 and get $4 ECB

Wet N Wild gift sets- $9.99 and get $8 ECB

Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Cheerios- $1.99 and get $1 ECB
Check your CVS App for $1/2 General Mills cereal MFR cpn OR
$1/3 General Mills cpn- 11/12 SS
$1/3 Cheerios cpn- 10/22 SS

CVS AA or AAA batteries- $4.39 and get $4.39 ECB

Physicians Formula Organic, Argon, Sexy Booster mascara or Sexy Booster liner- $9 and get $9 ECB

CVS cleansing cloths or baby wipes- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

CVS pantiliners- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Cottonelle Clean Care, Scott tube free, Viva Vantage or Kleenex 3pk- $3.77 and get $1 ECB
$0.50 Cottonelle cpn- 11/12 SS
$0.50 Viva cpn- 11/12 SS
$0.50 Kleenex cpn- 11/12 SS

Wrigley bottle or big pack- $3.99 and get $2 ECB

Altoids, Necco, Starburst, Skittles or Wrigley gum- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Beauty 360 or Blade 2 disposable razors- $1.99 and get $1.99 ECB

Green Giant vegetable- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Xtra- $1.99 and get $1 ECB

Gum deep clean or sensitive toothbrush 2pk- $2.50 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2

Organic Doctor skin care- $8 and get $8 ECB

Glade air freshener- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Conair hair- $10 and get $5 ECB

Lady Speed Stick- $1.49 and get $1 ECB
$0.50 Lady Speed Stick cpn- 11/05 SS

Schick Hydro- $7.99 and get $3 ECB
Check your CVS App for $3 Schick Hydro MFR cpn OR
$3 Schick Hydro cpn- 11/19 SS

23andMe DNA starter kit- $29.99 and get $20 ECB

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/19/2017

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupon
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 a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Sun or Snuggle- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50 Snuggle cpn- 11/19 RP
$2/2 All or Snuggle cpn- 10/29 RP

Hershey or Cadbury Holiday- $6/2

$1/2 Hershey or Cadbury Walgreens Coupon Book cpn

Tide, Gain, Downy or Bounce- $4.99

$2 Walgreens App cpn

Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom or Pledge- $7/2~ Buy 4 and get $4 RR

$0.50 Windex cpn- 11/12 SS

$0.50 Shout cpn- 11/12 SS

$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cpn- 11/12 SS

Garnier Whole Blends hair- $7/2

$1 Garnier Whole Blends cpn- 11/19 RP

Garnier Nutrisse- $6.99

$2 Garnier Nutrisse cpn- 11/19 RP

Arm & Hammer laundry- $1.99

Patriot Candles- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Crest, Oral b toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash or floss- $2.99~ Buy 3 and get $5 RR
$1 Walgreens App cpn

CVS deals for the week of 11/19/2017

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:) 

All or Snuggle- $2.99
Use $1 CVS App Only Cpn
$1 All cpn- 11/19 RP
$0.50 Snuggle cpn- 11/19 RP
$2/2 All or Snuggle cpn- 10/29 RP

7Up, A&W or Canada Dry- $2/2 and get $1 ECB

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $3.50
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn

$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/19 SS

Right Guard or Dry Idea- $3.49
Buy 1 Right Guard Get 1 FREE cpn- 11/19 RP

Spend $10 on Revlon and get $5 ECB- Limit 6

NYX lip or gloss- $11.98 and get $10 ECB

Hershey kisses, kisses deluxe or minis- $6/2
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Hershey Pot of Gold- $5.99 and get $2 ECB

Ghiradelli- $7/2 and get $1 ECB

Hershey singles- $0.77 and get $0.77 ECB

Hershey King Size or Snack Bites- $1.88 and get $1 ECB

Trolli- $1.99 and get $1.99 ECB

Mars chocolate Holiday minis- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Mars Holiday cpn- 11/19 RP

Progresso- $4/3 and get $2 ECB
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 11/12 SS
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 10/22 SS
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 10/08 SS

Oreo- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$0.75/2 Nabsico cpn- 11/05 SS

Dawn- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS App cpn

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip or eye and get $5 ECB
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 11/05 RP
$2 Cover Girl face cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Cover Girl Peacock Flare cpn- 11/05 RP

Spend $10 on Almay and get $5 ECB- Limit 6

Spend $15 on Wet N Wild and get $10 ECB

Spend $10 on LA Girl and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $7 ECB

Spend $10 on Beauty 360 and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on ELF and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on Kiss nail, Ardell, Aii lashes or brows and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB

Wet N Wild gift sets- $4.99 and get $4 ECB- Limit 3

Irish Spring body wash or bar- $8/3 and get $3 ECB

Nivea body wash- $8/2 and get $3 ECB
$2 Nivea body product cpn- 11/19 SS

Herbal Essence- $7/2
Use $2/2 CVS MFR App cpn

Revlon ColorSilk Buttercream- $4.99 and get $2 ECB

Crest ProHealth, Complete or 3D White toothpaste- $4.99~ Buy 3 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Crest ProHealth, 3D White mouthwash, Oral B toothbrush or Glide floss- $10/2 and get $3 ECB

Colgate toothbrush- $3.99 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/19 SS

Colgate Total or Optic White mouthwash- $5.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 11/19 SS

Spend $12 on Colgate Optic White and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/19 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/19 SS
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 11/19 SS

Lil Critters, Vitafusion or Fiber gummies- $9.99
$5 Rebate on CVS.com

Tylenol Sinus, Cold or Sudafed PE- $5.99 and get $2 ECB
$1 Tylenol Cold or Sinus cpn- 11/05 SS
$1 Sudafed PE cpn- 11/05 SS

Dunkin Donuts coffee, Folgers or Café Bustelo K-Cups- $4.99 and get $1 ECB
$1.50/2 Dunkin Donuts coffee cpn- 09/24 RP
$0.50 Folgers cpn- 11/05 RP

Campbells Soup- $1 and get $0.50 ECB- SUN-WED ONLY
$0.40/4 Campbell Soup cpn- 11/05 SS

Chex Mix or Gardettos- $1.99 and get $1 ECB- SUN-WED ONLY
$0.50/2 Chex Mix, Muddy Buddies, Bugles or Gardettos cpn- 11/12 SS

Palmolive- $0.99- SUN-WED ONLY
Use $0.25 CVS App Only cpn
$0.25 Palmolive Ultra cpn- 11/19 SS

Purex- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- SUN-WED ONLY

Softsoap- $1.99- SUN-WED ONLY
Use $1 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Suave hair care- $6/2 and get $4 ECB- SUN-WED ONLY
$0.50 Suave kids hair cpn- 11/12 RP
$1/2 Suave Gold cpn- 11/12 RP
$1/2 Suave hair cpn- 11/12 RP
$0.75 Suave Men hair cpn- 11/12 RP

Mitchum- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 3-SUN-WED ONLY

Our Shopping Day~ 11/08/2017

After dropping Nathan off at Youth Group at church we headed out to do our weekly easy fill in shopping trip.  I am really enjoying doing our shopping on Wednesday evenings :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Parchment Paper
$1.00- Bowls
$1.00- Vase
$3.18- Total

Walmart
$2.50- Sausage Links
$2.24- Cheese Rice Cakes
$1.15- Bananas
$3.48- Healthy Choice Powerbowl
$9.37
-1.00 Healthy Choice Powerbowl printable cpn
$8.37- Total

Aldi
$1.59- Honey Oats cereal
$3.96- Frozen veggies
$1.29- Lettuce
$1.29- Celery
$1.36- Tuna X2
$1.29- Italian dressing
$2.19- Creamer
$2.99- Strawberries
$2.99- Medjool Dates
$3.49- Blueberries
$2.58- Avocados X2
$0.98- Cucumbers X2
$1.79- 12 grain bread
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$2.89- Golden Apples
$3.69- Granny Smith Apples
$36.26- Total

CVS- stopped at CVS on Sunday
$5.34- Persil
$2.99- Colgate Max
$0.99- Airheads
$9.32
-2 Persil App Only cpn
-3 Persil printable cpn
-0.50 Colgate CVS cpn
$4.39- Total after tax and got $2.99 in ECB's

This trip will be included in our November Spending Post.  Our November Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/13/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend that included a trip to Toys R Us for the Pokémon Event and we completed a really neat building project at home :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Pancakes with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Egg Avocado (Egg Salad) with fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo with salad
Beef Stroganoff with peas and salad
Taco Bake with salad and broccoli
Chicken Rice Stirfry with salad
French Toast with fruit
Homemade Pizza
Chicken Tator Tot Casserole with green beans and salad

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Couponing Deals for the week of 11/12/2017

If you earned ECB's and/or Register Rewards from last weeks deals, go ahead and apply them to this week's deals to lower your out of pocket expense :)

To keep things super simple, here are my top couponing deals that are $10 and under:

CVS

Deal #1: SUN-TUES ONLY
$4.99- Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
Pay $4.99 and receive $4 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Deal #2
Persil- $5.34
Use $2 CVS App Only Coupon
Use $3 Persil printable cpn or $2 Persil cpn from 10/27 RP Insert
Pay $0.34 or $1.34 depending on which coupon you have

Deal #3
Airheads or gum- $0.99
Pay $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Deal #4
Brookside pouches or Hershey Cookie Layer Crunch- $3.79
Pay $3.79 and get $2 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Deal #5
Colgate Max or 2in1 toothpaste- $2.99
Use $0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn from 11/05 SS
Pay $2.49 and get $2 ECB
This deal has a limit of 2

Deal #6
Colgate toothbrush- $3.99
Pay $3.99 and get $3 ECB
This deal has a limit of 2

Walgreens

Deal #1
Nutella- $2.99
Use $2 Nutella cpn from 11/12 SS
Pay $0.99

Deal #2
Ziploc- $5.50/2
Use $1/2 Ziploc printable cpn from coupons.com
Pay $4.50 and get $1.50 RR

Deal #3
Fructis- $7/2
Use $2/2 Walgreens Monthly Savings Book cpn
Use $3/2 Fructis cpn from 10/29 RP
Pay $2

Deal #4
Sure or Brut- $1.99
Use $1 cpn from 11/12 SS
Pay $0.99

Deal #5
Colgate toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $2.99
Buy 1 Colgate toothpaste and 1 Colgate mouthwash- $5.98
Use $0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn from 11/05 SS
Use $0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn from 11/05 SS
Pay $4.98 and get $3 RR

To see other deals with their coupon matchups, click here for CVS and here for Walgreens :)

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/12/2017

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupon
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 a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

M&Ms- $8/3 and get 3000 points

Nutella- $2.99
$2 Nutella cpn- 11/12 RP

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR

Head & Shoulders- $12/2 and get 2000 points
$4 Head & Shoulder Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn

Pantene- $12/3 and get 2000 points
$5/3 Pantene Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn

Mane N Tail- $8/2 and get 1000 points

Fructis- $7/2
$2/2 Fructis Walgreens Monthly Savings Book
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Fructis cpn- 10/22 RP

Schick disposable- $14/2
$7/2 Schick disposable Walgreens Clip to Card cpn

Schick Hydro or Quattro- $8.99
$3 Schick Hydro or Quattro Walgreens Clip to Card cpn

Sure or Brut- $1.99
$1 Sure cpn- 11/12 SS
$1 Brut cpn- 11/12 SS

Colgate toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $2.99~ Buy 2 and get $3 RR
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/05 SS
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 11/05 SS

Purex- $2.99
$1.50 Purex Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn
$0.50 Puffs cpn- 10/29 P&G

Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom or Fantastik- $2.99~ Buy 4 and get 4 RR
$0.50 Windex Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn
$0.50 Shout Walgreens MFR Clip to Card cpn

CVS deals for the week of 11/12/2017

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:) 

Maybelline Great Lash mascara- $4.99 and get $4 ECB- SUN- TUE ONLY

Hershey Holiday kisses, minis, Kisses Deluxe pouch- $5/2 and get $2 ECB- SUN-TUE ONLY

Persil- $5.34
Use $2 CVS cpn on CVS App
$2 Persil cpn- 10/22 RP

Spend $12 and get $3 ECB or Spend $15 and get $5 ECB on NYX cosmetics

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $7 ECB

Brookside pouches or Hershey Cookie Layer Crunch- $3.79 and get $2 ECB

AirHeads or gum- $0.99 and get $0.99

M&Ms- $5/2
Use $1 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Chips Ahoy or Nabisco crackers- $9/3 and get $2 ECB
$0.75/2 Nabisco cookie or cracker cpn- 11/05 SS

Spend $10 on Kellogg PopTarts, Rice Krispy treats or Princess fruit snacks and get $3 ECB
$1/3 Kellogg PopTart cpn- 11/05 RP

Monster Energy or Jaca- $4.50/2 and get $1 ECB

Kleenex- $4/3
$1 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$3/2 Kimberly Clark printable cpn at cvs.com

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $5.49
Use $2 CVS MFR cpn on App

Dawn- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS MFR cpn on App

Xtra- $1.49

Spend $10 on LA Girl and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on MUA and get $4 ECB

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Wet N Wild and get $10 ECB

Spend $10 on ELF and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS, Beauty 360 or Blade lotion and get $4 ECB

Spend $20 on Eucerin or Aquaphor and get $10 ECB

Tresemme- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$3/2 Tresemme cpn- 11/12 RP

Schick disposable- $14/2
Use $7 CVS MFR cpn on App

Gillette disposable- $7.99
Use $3 CVS MFR cpn on App
$3 Gillette disposable cpn- 10/29 P&G

Colgate toothbrush- $3.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $10 on Listerine or Reach and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

U by Kotex- $3.99
$1 U by Kotex cpn- 11/12 RP

Spend $10 on Summer Eve and get $5 ECB
$1.50/2 Summers Eve cpn- 10/29 SS
$1 Summers Eve cpn- 10/01 SS

Colgate Max or 2in1 toothpaste- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/05 SS

Tide, Gain or Downy- $5.94~ Buy 2 and get $3 ECB
Use $2 CVS MFR cpn on CVS App
$3/3 Gain cpn- 11/12 RP
$4/2 Bounce AND Downy cpn- 11/12 RP

Spend $15 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush or concealer and get $8 ECB

Spend $12 on Revlon and get $4 ECB- Limit 6

Toys R Us In Store Event

Toys R Us will be hosting a Pokémon Event on Saturday November 11th from 1-3pm.

My boys are super excited about this event.

You will get Free Collector Album, foil card and a Mega Construx Poke Ball just for attending.  The first 50 attendees with receive a Togedemaru figure :)

This Toys R Us event is FREE but they do ask that you register your child for this event.

Our Shopping Day~ 11/01/2017

It was so nice to go into a store and only needed a few things.  After our huge grocery haul, we only needed to replenish some perishables :)  Quick and easy shopping :)

Our Shopping trip was so quick that we finished up before Nathan was done with Youth Group.  We headed over to PetSmart to look at the cute animals :)

Here are our shopping trip details for this shopping trip:

Aldi
$1.29- Celery
$4.63- Grapes
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.79- Mozz Cheese
$2.19- Pepperoni
$0.99- Sliced cheese
$1.98- Frozen veggies
$2.98- Chocolate Chips X2
$1.59- Honey Crunch Oats cereal for hubby
$0.94- Eggs X2
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.79- 12 Grain Bread
$1.66- Bread X2
$0.98- Cucumbers X2
$2.69- Strawberries
$29.38- Total

Walmart
$2.38- Dark Chocolate Chips
$0.99- Bananas
$1.28- Avocado
$3.28- Lettuce X2
$2.24- Chocolate Rice Cakes
$4.47- Meatballs
$14.64- Total

This trip will be included in our November Spending Post.  Our November Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 11/05/2017

We decided that we wanted to do some freezer cooking.  We went over to The Large Family Table website and got some great freezer cooking meal ideas.

Instead of taking a day or two to prep, cook and freeze our meals, we have decided to make a large quantity, eat dinner and freeze the rest into additional dinners for our family.  Does that make sense??

For example, when I make Chicken Stir Fry, I make up enough for 5 dinners.  We eat 1, portion out and freeze the rest :)  Stocking up our freezer with easy dinners :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana muffins with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Egg Avocado (Egg Salad) with fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo with salad
Beef Stroganoff with peas and salad
Stuffed Shells with green beans and salad
Chicken Rice Stirfry with salad
Pancakes, eggs, sausage and fruit
Homemade Pizza
Kielbasa Broccoli Pasta with salad

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Couponing deals for the week of 11/05/2017

I am constantly being asked where to begin with couponing.  I hear that couponing is overwhelming or time consuming.  I was there once.  Completely overwhelmed with coupons and deals.  It doesn't have to be time consuming or overwhelming.  My advice to new couponers is to take it slow.  Start by picking up a Sunday paper and focusing on 1 deal for the week.  Soon you will be couponing like a pro :)

To keep things super simple, here are my top couponing deals that are $10 and under:

CVS

Deal #1: This deal is a Sun- Tue Deal
Cover Girl Peacock Mascara- $7.99
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
Use $3 insert cpn- 11/05 RP
Pay $1.99

Deal #2
Colgate Max or 2in 1 toothpaste- $2.99
Use $0.50 insert cpn- 11/05 SS
Pay $2.49 and receive $1.50 ECB
This deal has a limit of 2

Deal #3
Wet N Wild gift set- $4.99
Pay $4.99 and receive $4 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Deal #4
Trolli or Black Forest gummies $2
Pay $2 and receive $2 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Deal #5
Revlon ColorSilk Buttercream hair color- $5.99
Pay $5.99 and receive $4 ECB
This deal has a limit of 3

This next deal are for those who have past inserts

Deal #6
Loreal Advanced hair- $8/2
Use $4/2 insert cpn- 10/22 RP
Pay $4 and receive $4 ECB
This deal has a limit of 1

Walgreens

Deal #1
Xtra- $0.99- No Limits and no coupon needed

Deal #2
Robitussin, Dimetapp, Advil Congestion or Cold- $5.99
Use $3 insert cpn- 11/05 RP
Pay $2.99

Deal #3
Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $8/2
Use $0.50 insert cpn- 11/05 SS
Pay $7.50 and get $4 RR
If you pick up 2 newspapers, you can use (2) $0.50 insert cpn.  Making your out of pocked $7 and receiving $4 RR

Deal #4
Crest, Oral b toothbrush, mouthwash, floss or toothpaste- $2.99
Buy 3 and use (3) $1 insert cpn- 10/29 P&G
Pay $5.97 and receive $3 RR

To see other deals with their coupon matchups, click here for CVS and here for Walgreens :)

Walgreens deals for the week of 11/05/2017

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupon
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 a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

M&M- $8/3 and get 2000 points

Xtra- $0.99

Robitussin, Dimetapp, Advil Congestion or kids- $5.99
$3 Robitussin cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Dimetapp cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Advil congestion, sinus, allergy & cold cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Advil kids cpn- 11/05 RP

Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $8/2 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 11/05 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/05 SS

Crest, Oral B toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash or floss- $2.99~ Buy 3 and get $3 RR
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/29 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 10/29 P&G
$1 Oral b toothbrush cpn- 10/29 P&G

Speed Stick- $1.99
$0.50 Speed Stick cpn- 11/05 SS

Gillette disposable- $6.99
$3 Gillette disposable cpn- 10/29 P&G

Clairol Nice N Easy or Root Touch Up- $14/2
$8/2 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/29 SS
$3 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/29 SS

Loreal hair care- $8/2
$4/2 Loreal hair cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal hair cpn- 10/22 RP

Dial or Tone body wash, bar or hand soap- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/2 Dial bar or hand soap cpn- 11/05 RP
Buy 2 Dial bar or body wash and get 1 FREE cpn- 11/05 RP
Buy 2 Tone body wash or bar and get 1 FREE cpn- 11/05 RP

CVS deals for the week of 11/05/2017

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:) 

Cover Girl Peacock mascara- $7.99- SUNDAY-TUESDAY ONLY
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$3 Cover Girl Peacock Flare cpn- 11/05 RP
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 11/05 RP
$2 Cover Girl face cpn- 11/05 RP

Colgate Max or 2in1 toothpaste- $2.99 and get $1.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 11/05 SS

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $5.44
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Cottonelle Clean Care, Scott Tube Free or Viva Vantage- $4.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$0.75 Cottonelle toilet paper cpn- 10/08 SS
$0.75 Viva Vantage cpn- 10/08 SS

Spend $12 on Almay eye, foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip or make up remover and get $4 ECB- Limit 6
$5 CVS cpn printing at Coupon Center :)

Spend $10 on LA Girl cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Wet N Wild gift sets- $7.99~ Buy 2 and get $8 ECB

Wet N Wild gift sets- $4.99 and get $4 ECB

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB

Trolli or Black Forest Organic- $2 and get $2 ECB

Spend $10 on Kiss nails, Ardel, false lashes or brows and get $3 ECB

Loreal Preference or Excellence- $17/2 and get $4 ECB
$6/2 Loreal Preference, Excellence or Age Perfect cpn- 10/29 RP

Loreal Advanced- $8/2 and get $4 ECB
$4/2 Loreal hair cpn- 10/22 RP

Loreal Ever- $14/2 and get $4 ECB
$4/2 Loreal hair cpn- 10/22 RP

Spend $20 on Jergens or Curel and get $10 ECB
$1.50 Curel cpn- 10/29 SS
$3 Curel Hydra Therapy cpn- 10/29 SS
$1.50 Curel cpn- 10/01 SS
$4 Curel Hydra Therapy cpn- 10/01 SS

Softsoap body wash- $7/2 and get $3 ECB

Spend $20 on Eucerin or Aquaphor and get $10 ECB

Speed Stick- $5/2 and get $2.50 ECB
$0.50 Speed Stick cpn- 11/05 SS

Spend $12 on CVS, Beauty 360 or Blade lotion and get $4 ECB

Spend $20 on St Ives, Suave, Caress body wash, bar, St Ives lotion, Simple, St Ives face, Noxema or Axe shower gel and get $10 ECB
$1 Caress body wash or bar cpn- 10/29 RP

Revlon ColorSilk Buttercream- $5.99 and get $4 ECB- Limit 3

Gillette Fusion- $8.99 and get $2 ECB
$3 Gillette razor cpn- 10/29 P&G

Schick Hydro- $8.99 and get $3 ECB
Use $3 CVS App cpn
$2 Schick Hydro or Quattro cpn- 10/22 SS

Spend $15 on Schick disposable and get $5 ECB
$3 Schick disposable cpn- 10/22 SS

Spend $15 on Crest toothpaste, ProHealth rinse, Glide floss or Oral B toothbrush and get $7 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/29 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 10/29 P&G
$1 Oral b toothbrush cpn- 10/29 P&G

Colgate mouthwash or Optic White mouthwash- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 11/05 SS

Robitussin, Dimetapp, Advil Sinus Congestion, Cold & Sinus- $5.99
$3 Robitussin cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Dimetapp cpn- 11/05 RP
$3 Advil congestion, sinus, allergy & cold cpn- 11/05 RP

Spend $20 on Excedrin and get $10 ECB
$1.50 Excedrin cpn- 10/22 SS

Spend $12 on Icy Hot, Aspercreme or Capsazin HP and get $4 ECB
$1 Icy Hot cpn- 10/01 RP
$1 Aspercreme cpn- 10/01 RP
$1 Capsazin cpn- 10/01 RP

Spend $12 on Kind bars or granola and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $7 ECB

Tide Simply Clean, Downy or Bounce- $2.94
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Tide Simply or Bounce cpn- 10/15 SS

Hershey Holiday kisses, minis or kisses deluxe pouch- $7/2
Use $1 CVS App cpn

Holiday M&M- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Palmolive- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS App cpn

November 2017 Monthly Spending

This is where I will be keeping track of our monthly purchases.  This month is going to be different than last month.  We will be doing some freezer cooking this month and are going to take out $400 for all our purchases.  Let's see how this goes:

10/25/2017
$10.71- Sam's Club
$12.58- Publix
$34.61- Walmart
$151.26- Aldi
$1.08- CVS

11/01/2017
$29.38- Aldi
$14.64- Walmart

11/08/2017
$3.18- Dollar Tree
$8.37- Walmart
$36.26- Aldi
$4.39- CVS and got $2.99 in ECB's

11/19/2017
$51.53- Aldi

11/19/2017
$0.00 CVS (5.04 paid with by CVS gift card) and got $4.76 back in ECB's
$9.72- Publix
$10.36- Walmart
$22.08- Aldi

$400.15 out of $400 for this month
$0.00- Left to Spend

We went over by $0.15 :)  I'll take it :)  That is awesome for a 5 week month.  I can't wait to see what we do next month :)

Our Shopping Day~ 10/25/2017

This post has taken me several day to write.  Busy days and late nights :(

Nathan was not feeling well on Wednesday so he didn't go to Youth group, which meant I got a head start on our major shopping adventure :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Sam's Club
$5.96- Diced Tomatoes X2
$6.98- Kielbasa
$24.96- Gillette Men Deodorant X2
$7.99- Cream Cheese
$7.98- Oats
$8.34- Rice
$62.21
-5/2 Gillette Instant Savings
-3 Cream Cheese Instant Savings
$55.71
-$45.00 for applying for Sam's Club MasterCard
$10.71- Total

Publix
$6.76- Barilla Pasta X8
$5.49- Enlightened Ice Cream X2
$12.58- Total

Walmart
$4.48- Tator Tots
$5.04- Shells X3
$1.88- Bagels
$1.79- Bananas
$2.68- Taco Sauce X2
$1.96- Cookies
$8.00- Broccoli X8
$2.98- Sesame Oil
$2.38- Cherry Pie Filling
$1.68- Barilla Ready Pasta
$1.68- Barilla Ready Pasta
$1.68- Barilla Ready Pasta
$1.38- Hot Chocolate
$37.61
-1 Barilla Ready Pasta cpn
-1 Barilla Ready Pasta printable cpn
-1 Barilla Ready Pasta printable cpn
$34.61- Total

Aldi
$0.98- Cucumbers X2
$1.59- Bagels
$19.69- Mozz Cheese X11
$12.53- Cheddar Cheese X7
$16.66- Sour Cream X14
$8.45- Ricotta Cheese X5
$2.29- Cottage Cheese
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.89- Creamer
$2.58- Lettuce X2
$2.97- Frozen Veggies X3
$2.99- Fish Sticks
$3.18- Flour X2
$2.36- Toilet Paper X4
$1.79- Soy Sauce
$2.89- Peanut Butter
$4.58- Parm Cheese X2
$2.36- Black Beans X4
$1.98- Avocados X2
$0.79- Oyster Crackers
$2.29- Strawberries
$1.79- 12 Grain Bread
$1.29- Vine tomatoes
$2.76- Diced Tomatoes X4
$0.89- Croutons
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.29- Pretzels
$4.79- Coffee
$1.49- Tortilla Chips
$1.99- Qt zip bags
$1.99- Gallon zip bags
$0.89- Ranch dressing
$1.99- Zip bags
$5.46- Grapes X2
$5.58- Apples X2
$4.58- Tortillas X2
$1.19- Garlic Powder
$1.19- Onion Powder
$1.19- Italian Seasoning
$2.38- Shells & Cheese X2
$6.86- Cream of Mushroom X14
$2.45- Cream of Chicken X5
$151.26- Total

CVS- ran into CVS after church on Sunday
$0.88- Kit Kat
$4.49- Maybelline Baby Lips
$1.99- Sensodyone trial size
$7.36
-0.74 Hershey singles Coupon Center cpn
-4 Maybelline Coupon Center cpn
-1.99 Sensodyne trial size Coupon Center cpn
$1.08- Total

This trip will be included in our November Spending Post.  Our November Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.