Walgreens deals for the week of 04/30/2017

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.

Pantene- $12/3 and get 2000 points
$2/2 Pantene cpn- 04/30 P&G
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 04/30 P&G

Tide- $5.99
$2 Tide cpn- 04/30 P&G

Spend $10 on J&J, Listerine or Plax and get 5000 points
$0.75 Listerine cpn- 04/02 SS

Spray N Wash, Lysol Neutra Air, cleaners or wipes- $5/2 and get 1000 points
$1 Spray N Wash cpn- 03/26 SS
$0.50 Lysol spray cpn- 04/23 SS
$0.50 Lysol spray cpn- 04/02 SS
$0.50/2 Lysol toilet cleaners cpn- 04/02 SS
$0.50 Lysol wipes cpn- 04/02 SS

Glade candle, wax melts, S&S refill or Plug In refill- $6/2 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn cpn- 04/30 P&G
$0.25 Puffs cpn- 04/30 P&G

Centrum or Caltrate- $6.99
$4 Centrum cpn- 04/30 RP
$1 Centrum or Caltrate cpn- 04/30 RP

Nature Made adult gummies- $6.99 and get 1000 points

Nature Made adult gummies- $9.99 and get 1000 points

Opti Free or Clear Care- $9.99 and get 2000 points when you buy 2
$5 Opti Free cpn- 04/30 RP
$5 Clear Care cpn- 04/30 RP

Spend $10 on Crest, Oral B or Fixodent and get $5 RR

Crest or Oral B toothpaste or toothbrush- $3.99 and get $3 RR when you buy 3

Irish Spring or Softsoap body wash or bar- $3.99 and get $4 RR when you buy 2
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 04/30 SS
$1 Irish Spring bar cpn- 04/30 SS

Post, Quaker cereal or Quick 1 min oats- $1.88
$0.75/2 Post Pebbles cpn- 03/26 SS

CVS deals for the week of 04/30/2017

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:) 

Angel Soft, Brawny 3XL or Quilted Northern Ultra Plush- $15/3 and get $3 ECB
$0.45 Angel Soft cpn- 04/02 RP
$0.25 Brawny cpn- 04/02 RP
$0.25 Quilted Northern cpn- 04/23 RP
$0.50 Quilted Northern cpn- 04/02 RP

Dawn- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn cpn- 04/30 P&G

Tide or Gain- $5.94
$2 Tide cpn- 04/30 P&G
$2 Gain cpn- 04/30 P&G

Always- $9.50/2
$0.50 Always cpn- 04/30 P&G
$3/2 Always cpn- 04/30 P&G

Head & Shoulders- $12/2
$4/2 Head & Shoulders cpn- 04/30 P&G

Pantene- $12/3
Use $2/3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$2/2 Pantene cpn- 04/30 P&G
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 04/30 P&G

Spend $12 on Glade, Windex or Scrubbing Bubbles and get $3 ECB
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles cpn- 04/09 SS

Kleenex- $5/3 and get $1 ECB

Hershey singles- $3/3 and get $1 ECB

Hershey king size, snack bites or Brookside- $1.88 and get $1 ECB

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

Revlon ColorStay gel nail- $6.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 6

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

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

Tresemme- $8/2 and get $2 ECB

Caress body wash, bar or Axe shower gel- $10/2 and get $2 ECB

Colgate Total Advanced or Optic White mouthwash- $5.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$1.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 04/23 SS

Speed Stick Premium- $8/2 and get $4 ECB

Colgate Optic White, Sensitive or Enamel Health- $3.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS

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

Spend $10 on CVS, Beauty 360 or Blade shaving and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Band Aid, Neosporin, Benadryl or Aveeno and get $4 ECB
$1 Aveeno cpn- 04/02 SS

Clarispray- $19.99
$10 Clarispray cpn- 04/30 SS

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS

Spend $10 on Listerine, Reach or Listerine floss and get $5 ECB
$0.75 Listerine cpn- 04/02 SS

Hershey kisses, Reese's or minis bonus- $6/2
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn

General Mills cereal or Kellogg Nutrigrain bars- $1.99
$1/3 General Mills or Nature Valley cpn- 04/09 SS

Spend $15 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip or eye and get $5 ECB

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB
$1 Sally Hansen Color Therapy cpn- 04/02 RP

Home Depot Kids Workshop~ 05/06/2017

Home Depot is hosting a Kids Workshop on May 6, 2017 from 9 am- 12pm.

The kids will be building a Flower Pot.  Perfect to give as a cute Mother's Day gift :)

After looking at their website, it looks like registration is not required but recommended.  The kids also get a certificate, an apron, a pin and their project to take home :)

April 2017 Challenge Update

For the month of April, I have challenged myself to not eat any junk food.

The first week was hard and then things started coming around the 2nd week.

So how did I do for the 3rd week?

Anybody want to guess what happened the 3rd week of April?

Easter happened :(

My mind said I can be strong.  I am not going to eat any of this chocolatey goodness.  Remember keep your goal in mind.  We are trying to losing weight.  You can do this.  My hand said Nice Try~ not going to happen.  My taste buds said MMMMMM so worth it.  My tummy said Ouch :(

If you hadn't guessed I didn't do so well this week.  I was so weak.  It was like my hand had a mind of its own.  Every time I walked past the candy bucket, my hand reached in without me having to think about it.  It unwrapped the candy and stuffed it in my mouth.  By the time my brain figured out what was going on, my taste buds were already in LaLa land :(

I can't imagine why I haven't felt well this week.

I finally said enough was enough and hid the candy bucket.  Even though I know where it is.  I don't see it numerous times through out the day.  If I want candy, I have to go an extra step to get into it.  By that time, my brain has a chance of talking me out of eating any.  I think I will ask the Easter Bunny to hop right on past our house next year LOL :)

I am keeping my fingers crossed that next week will be better.  I am tired of not feeling good :(

Our Shopping Day~ 04/22/2017

Here we go again.  I only need 1 thing- more salad greens.

I was supposed to take Chris, our oldest son to the store but we cancelled last minute.  So, I took Little Michael with me to Walmart for a real quick run inside kind of trip.  Thankfully, I only had $5 with me :)

Here is what we got:

Walmart
$2.94- Power Greens
$1.00- Jello Cups
$1.00- Bananas
$4.94- Total

This trip will be included in our April Monthly Spending Post.  Our April Monthly Spending Post will be where we document all we spend over the course of the month.  How did we do?  Did we stay with in our grocery budget or did we bust?  Click on the link above and see :)

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/24/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice home bound weekend with the exception of church and my 1 item grocery shopping :)

We stayed busy at home and spent the majority of the weekend, when it wasn't raining outside :)  Our neighbor a few houses down spotted our orange hibiscus and wanted to know if they could have a cut of it.  No problem.  They can have as much of that plant as they want.  They were very sweet and gave us several Hawaiian Ti plants :)  My next door neighbor has one in his front yard but had no idea what it was called.  I love them and have been trying to figure out the name.  I was super excited when our down the street neighbor gave us some :)  He said that Hawaiian culture believes that if you plant them either on the 4 corners of your house or your property, they will ward off bad spirits and let good spirits in :)  They are good luck plants.  We welcome all the good luck we can get :)

We spent Saturday afternoon planting these gorgeous plants :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit
I have been having this super filling chocolate oatmeal for breakfast everyday :)

Lunch
Salad plate and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Spaghetti with bread and green beans
Chicken Alfredo over noodles with broccoli
Bean Rice Salsa Taco with green beans
Soup and Grilled Cheese and veggies
3 Cheese Garlic Chicken Pasta with California Mix
Coconut Lentil Potato Curry over rice with peas
Shells, garlic bread and green beans

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Frozen Chocolate Bananas
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Avocado Brownie
Cookies

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/23/2017

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.

All- $2.99
$1 All cpn- 04/23 RP

Nice honey- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Glade automatic spray refill or starter, Plug In refill 2pk or Warmer with refill- $4.99 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS

Qtips- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Nivea- $12/2
$4/2 Nivea cpn- 04/23 SS
$1.50 Nivea cpn- 04/23 SS

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 04/23 SS

Crest or Oral B toothpaste, toothbrush or floss- $5.99 and get $5 RR when you buy 2

Colgate toothpaste, toothbrush or mouthwash- $5.99 and get $5 RR when you buy 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS
$1.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 04/23 SS
$1.50 Colgate battery toothbrush cpn- 04/23 SS

Crest or Oral B toothpaste, toothbrush, floss or mouthwash- $3.99 and get $3 RR when you buy 3

Colgate Total or Max toothpaste- $2.99
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS

CVS deals for the week of 04/23/2017

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:) 

CVS Ibuprofen- $9.99 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Fructis- $7/2 and get $2 ECB
$1 Fructis cpn- 04/23 RP

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $2.99 and get $1.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS

All- $2.99
$1 All cpn- 04/23 RP

Belvita- $10/3 and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Cover Girl and get $5 ECB
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$2 Cover Girl eye cpn- 04/23 RP
$2 Cover Girl cpn- 04/23 RP

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB
$3 Rimmel face cpn- 04/29 RP
$1.50 Rimmel eye, lip or face cpn- 04/29 RP
$3 Rimmel eye cpn- 03/12 RP
$1.50 Rimmel eye, lip or face cpn- 03/12 RP

Spend $10 on Wet N Wild and get $5 ECB
$1 Wet N Wild cpn- 04/23 SS
$1 Wet N Wild face cpn- 04/23 SS
$1 Wet N Wild eye shadow palette cpn- 04/23 SS

Milani Brow Fix kit or pen- $6.79 and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on False Lashes and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Loreal cosmetics and get $5 ECB
$1 Loreal lip cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal Infallible 2 step lip color cpn- 04/09 RP
$1 Loreal eye brow cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal face cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal Butterfly mascara cpn- 04/09 RP

Nivea body wash or Silk Mousse body wash- $8/2 and get $3 ECB

Nivea lotion- $12/2
$4/2 Nivea lotion cpn- 04/23 SS
$1.50 Nivea lotion cpn- 04/23 SS

Garnier Whole Blends- $7/2
$2 Garnier Whole Blends cpn- 04/23 RP
$2 Garnier Whole Blends cpn- 04/02 RP

Clairol Nice N Easy, Root Touch Up, Expert Age Defy or Natural Instincts- $14/2 and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS, Beauty 360 hand soap or sanitizer and get $4 ECB

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 04/23 SS

Spend $10 on Colgate Optic White, Sensitive or Enamel Health toothpaste and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/23 SS

Spend $12 on Band Aid, Neosporin, Benadryl or Aveeno and get $4 ECB
$1 Aveeno cpn- 04/02 SS

Spend $15 on Advil and get $5 ECB
$1 Advil cpn- 04/09 RP

Spend $12 on Icy Hot, Aspercreme or Capzasin and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Curel or Jergens and get $5 ECB
$3 Jergens Wet Skin moisturizer cpn- 04/09 SS
$3 Jergens Natural Glow Wet Skin moisturizer cpn- 04/09 SS
$2 Jergens Natural Glow cpn- 04/09 SS

Spend $15 on Maybelline foundation, powder, blush, concealer, eye or lip and get $5 ECB
$2 Maybelline foundation or concealer cpn- 04/02 RP

Xtra- $1.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn

2 week Challenge Update for April 2017

For April's 30 Day Challenge, I challenged myself to give up junk food.  I knew it was going to be a hard challenge for me.

How has my challenge been going?

The first day, I was so determined.  I ate no junk food all day.  I felt great. 

That is until, I was looking for something in the pantry for dinner the next evening and came face to face with a 1/4 bag of dark chocolate chips.  I talked myself into having only 1 small handful.  That was it.  No more.

Next day, I told myself that I could allow myself 1 handful of chocolate chips like I did the day before and then have no more for the remainder of the day.  No biggie.  I could do this.  Yea, that didn't work.  I ate the rest of the bag.  But now they are out of the house.  No more chocolate chips tempting me :)

Next day while looking for something in one of the kitchen cabinets, what do I spy?  Cookies and leftover Smores supplies from our camping trip.  Oh my.  First the chocolate disappeared, then the marshmallows followed by the cookies- Mmmmm.  I was so sick that day :(  Well, that is what I get for binging on sweets.

Now, I am getting frustrated that I keep finding junk in the house.  I look everywhere.  I think I have eaten it all.  I should be safe now.

The 2nd week into my failing 30 day challenge, I was determined to take it day by day.  The first day, I had super strong chocolate cravings.  I knew there had to be something I could make that would satisfy my sweet cravings without ruining my whole week.

I found a recipe for guilt free brownies- hmmmm.  They are made with avocados.  I had to give it a try.  Super simple ingredients~ I used avocado, coconut oil, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, a tiny amount of coconut flour, baking soda and salt.  They smelled and rose just like real brownies.  But how did they taste?

They are so not sweet at all.  They are more of a rich super dark chocolate.  I like it.  It is a great substitute for chocolate cravings.  I only ate them for dessert and I limited myself to 1 brownie per evening.

I will take this week as a win :)

Let's hope I can keep this going.  I knew this was going to be rough :)

Come Along with Me............

As I take you with us camping :)

We love camping.  We love the wide open space, the fresh air and I love being disconnected from our electronics.  Getting out in nature is awesome.  Unless that slithery nature ends up slithering past my tent :(

For this trip, we decided to visit Koreshan State Historic Site.  They have been closed for some time due to construction.  We were excited to see that they had reopened.

The trails were awesome and followed the river which was beautiful.  The trails take you directly to the Historical Settlement.  The settlement has an interesting history that I found quite fascinating.

Our Spot

Our "home" for 2 nights :)

Gorgeous view from the hiking trail

Bamboo forest

View from hiking trail

Neat cool looking bridge

Turtle :)  We even saw a cute little baby turtle.

The original owners of the land that is now the state park.  This was their house.

Michael reading about the old and new store

The store

The founders house

The art/performance building

The Planetary Court Building

Sausage Tree

The Bakery

Really neat demo of the sawmill

Hiking Trail on the way back to the campsite

First time in a canoe

Nathan kept rocking the boat when he was rowing and little Michael was holding on for dear life

Peaceful view from the canoe

Another view from the canoe

We had a blast and learned a lot of history about Koreshan, the people who lived there and their self sustaining community.  If you want to read more about the history of the Koreshan Park, click here for a little bio.

The boys are asking when we can schedule our next camping trip :)

Our Shopping Day ~ 04/15/2017

When we did our 3 week shopping trip last week, I realized that we could not buy the Spinach Kale Mix in advance.  It would go bad so that is 1 thing that we will need to buy on a weekly basis.  Now, going in to a grocery store for 1 item doesn't always work out for me.  That is why my 2 week trips go so well and save me money~ it keeps me out of the store.

So how did I do going to the store for 1 item?

I did quite well.  I didn't look around.  I went into Walmart and immediately turned left to the produce department.  I found the Spinach, Baby Chard and Baby Bok Choy Mix and grabbed it.  This is where most of my plans fall apart.  I took the spinach mix directly to the self check out.  I kept my attention on the registers.  I didn't even go to a regular register~ they have yummy candy.  I paid for my 1 item and hurried out of the store before temptation could hit.  It was my fastest shopping trip to date :)  And I went to the store all by myself.  I could have totally busted my budget by going alone.

04/15/2017
$2.94- Power Greens Mix

This trip will be included in our April Monthly Spending Post.  Our April Monthly Spending Post will be where we document all we spend over the course of the month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/17/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a great weekend.  Lots of outside time.  The boys really enjoyed their soccer games.  They had us playing right after breakfast both Saturday and Sunday :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad plate and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Spaghetti with bread and green beans
Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken over rice with zucchini
Meatball subs with carrots
Shells with bread and broccoli
Bean Rice Salsa tacos with carrots
Soup and grilled cheese
Garden Veggie Chicken Skillet

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Frozen Chocolate Bananas
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Avocado Brownie
Cookies

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/16/2017

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.

Black Forest or Trolli- $1.50 and get $1.50 RR

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR
$1/2 Ziploc cpn- 04/02 SS

Spend $10 on Listerine, J&J or Plax Dental and get 5000 points
$0.75 Listerine cpn- 04/02 SS

Spend $10 on Crest or Oral B 3D White, ProHealth toothpaste, toothbrush, 3D White Luxe or ProHealth Clinical mouthwash and get $5 RR
$0.50 Oral B kids ProHealth stages toothbrush cpn- 04/09 SS

Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $8/2 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothbrush cpn- 04/09 SS

CVS deals for the week of 04/16/2017

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:) 

Ajax- $0.88
Use $0.39 CVS Coupon Center cpn

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

Maybelline baby lips- $6/2
Use $3 CVS App cpn

Maybelline great lash mascara- $9/2
Use $3 CVS App cpn

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $7 ECB

Purex- $5.94 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Purex cpn- 04/09 RP

Kind bars- $6/3 and get $1 ECB
$1/4 Kind bars cpn- 03/26 SS

Spend $10 on Gold Emblem Abound and get $3 ECB

Hershey kisses, Reese's or minis- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Spend $15 on Loreal and get $5 ECB
$1 Loreal lip cpn- 04/069 RP
$3 Loreal Infallible 2 step color cpn- 04/09 RP
$1 Loreal eyebrow cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal cosmetic cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal Butterfly mascara cpn- 04/09 RP

Spend $15 on NYX and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $10 on MUA and get $3 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $10 on Wet N Wild and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $15 on ELF and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Suave hair care- $9/3 and get $3 ECB
$2/2 Suave Silver or Green hair care cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/2 Suave Gold cpn- 04/09 SS
$0.75 Suave kids hair cpn- 04/09 SS

Scope mouthwash- $4.79 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2

Crest 3D White or ProHealth mouthwash- $4.99 and get $2 ECB

Spend $12 on Colgate Total toothpaste, toothbrush or Total Advantage rinse and get $4 ECB
$0.50 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS

Spend $12 on Gold Bond or Cortizone 10 and get $3 ECB
$1.50 Gold Bond cpn- 04/02 RP
$1 Gold Bond cpn- 04/02 RP

Arm & Hammer laundry- $2.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn

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

Our Shopping Day~ 04/08/2017

Hubby and I needed to have a little chat about our grocery budget.  Since we revised it, we were staying with in budget :)  Everything was going great.  The problem was that for the last couple of months the last week of the month was pushed to the first of the next month.

So we decided to increase our grocery budget by $50 and shop for 3 weeks (the remaining of this month) and to increase our personal need spending by $5.  This should help keep the monthly purchases within that month.  At least until the next 5 week month :)

We have been enjoying shopping every 2 weeks instead of weekly.  It has really helped tame our grocery budget and hubby really doesn't enjoy going shopping.  So this is a win win for him :)

Here are our shopping details for this week:

Walmart
$2.94- Kale Mix
$2.96- Quinoa
$5.90- Total

Save A Lot
$3.00- Cucumbers X6
$5.68- Grapes
$8.68- Total

Winn Dixie
$8.98- Apples X4

Aldi
$4.92- Eggs X5
$2.19- Creamer
$5.97- Almond Milk X3
$1.89- Heavy Whipping Cream
$4.78- Oats X2
$0.99- Pasta Sauce
$1.39- Flour
$1.95- Greek Yogurt X3
$3.87- Grape Tomatoes X3
$6.87- Blueberries X3
$1.69- Ricotta Cheese
$0.85- Cream Cheese
$2.98- Chocolate Chips
$2.94- Chicken Noodle Soup X6
$1.29- Rice
$2.38- Tortilla Chips X2
$5.37- Jalapeno Chips X3
$6.87- Strawberries X3
$6.38- Green Apples X2
$1.29- Mushrooms
$0.89- Marshmallows
$2.58- Pretzels X2
$2.69- Lemons
$1.49- Ketchup
$3.40- Bread X4
$1.99- Asparagus
$4.77- Bagels
$1.79- Zucchini
$0.75- Crackers
$88.20- Total

Walgreens
$6.00- Ziploc Bags X2
-3.00 RR
$3.36- Total and got $1 RR

Walgreens
$1.99- Purex
-1.00 RR
$1.11- Total

CVS
$5.99- Arm & Hammer Spinbrush
-5.00 ECB from CVS Survey
$1.05- Total and got $3 ECB

CVS
$5.99- Arm & Hammer Spinbrush
$1.00- Orbit gum
-4.00 ECB
$3.41- Total and got $4 ECB


This trip will be included in our April Monthly Spending Post.  Our April Monthly Spending Post will be where we document all we spend over the course of the month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/10/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend that included grocery shopping and spending time outside :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad plate and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Spaghetti with bread and green beans
Sausage Egg Cheese Biscuits with fruit
Creamy Chicken & Rice with peas
Meatball subs with carrots
Shells with bread and broccoli
Bean Rice Salsa tacos with carrots
Soup and grilled cheese

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips
Frozen Chocolate Bananas
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Avocado Brownie
Cookies

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/09/2017

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.

Persil- $5.99
$1 Persil cpn- 04/09 RP

Colgate toothpaste- $2.99 and get $2.50 RR
$0.50 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste, floss or mouthwash- $3.99 and get $3 RR when you buy 3
$0.50 Crest kids toothpaste or Crest ProHealth Jr mouthwash cpn-04/09 RP
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 04/09 RP
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 04/09 RP
$0.50 Oral B kids manual toothbrush cpn- 04/09 RP
$1 Oral B floss twin or triple cpn- 04/02 P&G
$1 Oral B manual toothbrush cpn- 04/02 P&G

Schick disposable- $5.99
$4 Schick disposable cpn- 04/09 SS

Edge or Skintimate- $2.99
$1 Edge or Skintimate cpn- 04/09 SS

Advil- $8.99
$3 Advil cpn- 04/09 RP

Zantac- $8.99
$4 Zantac or Duo Fusion cpn- 03/26 SS

Purex- $1.99
$1/2 Purex cpn- 04/09 RP

CVS deals for the week of 04/09/2017

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:) 

Easter M&M- $12/4 and get $4 ECB
$1.50/2 M&M cpn- 04/02 RP
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/26 RP
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/12 RP

Hershey kisses, eggs, minis or Cadbury mini eggs- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Hershey, Reese's or Cadbury cpn- 03/26 SS
$2/3 Hershey kisses, Reese's, minis, eggs, Cadbury, Jolly Rancher, Whopper or Easter Variety bag cpn- 03/26 SS

Just the Basics water or Ice Canyon Spring Water- $2.44
Use $0.50 CVS App cpn

General Mills cereal or Nature Valley granola bars- $1.99
$1/3 Nature Valley or General Mills cpn- 04/09 SS
$1/3 Nature Valley or General Mills cpn- 03/19 SS
$0.72/2 Cheerios cpn- 03/12 SS
$1/3 Nature Valley or General Mills cpn- 03/05 SS

Coke, Pepsi or Dr Pepper cans- $12/3
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Palmolive- $0.99
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 04/09 SS

Persil- $4.34
$1 Persil cpn- 04/09 RP

Orbit gum- $1 and get $1 ECB
$0.50/2 Orbit cpn- 03/12 RP

Mars chocolate minis or fun size- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1.50/2 M&M cpn- 04/02 RP
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/26 RP
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/12 RP

Dove Promises, Easter chocolate eggs or Solid bunny- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/26 RP
$1/2 Mars Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Mini Mix Variety, Dove Chocolate eggs and bunnies or M&M cpn- 03/12 RP

Chips Ahoy, Newtons, Wheat thins, Triscuit, Ritz or Good Thins- $6/2 and get $2 ECB
$0.75/2 Ritz cpn- 04/09 SS
$1/2 Good Thins cpn- 03/19 SS

Propel- $2/2 and get $2 ECB

Spend $12 on Glade, Shout, Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge or Ziploc and get $4 ECB
Buy 3 Get 1 FREE Glade Aero or solid air freshener cpn- 04/09 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 04/09 SS
$0.55 Glade cpn- 03/12 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 03/12 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 03/12 SS
$0.50 Shout cpn- 03/12 SS
$0.50 Windex cpn- 03/12 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles bath cleaning cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cpn- 03/12 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom or toilet gel cpn- 03/12 SS
$0.50 Pledge cpn- 03/12 SS
$1/2 Ziploc cpn- 04/02 SS

Tide Simply Clean- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50 Tide Simply or Era cpn- 04/09 RP

Spend $15 on Total Home bowls, cups, plates, cutlery or napkins and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Almay and get $5 ECB- Limit 6
$3 Almay cpn- 04/09 SS

Schick Hydro disposable- $8.99
$4 Schick disposable cpn- 04/09 SS

Schick disposable- $5.99
$4 Schick disposable cpn- 04/09 SS

Spend $15 on Burt Bees lip color and get $5 ECB

Softsoap body wash- $6/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 4
$0.75 Softsoap body wash cpn- 03/26 SS

Spend $15 on Jergens or Curel and get $5 ECB
$3 Jergens cpn- 04/09 SS
$2 Jergens Natural Glow cpn- 04/09 SS

Fructis- $7/2 and get $2 ECB
$2 Fructis cpn- 04/09 SS

Clairol Nice N Easy, Natural Instincts, Root Touch Up or Expert Age Defy- $14/2 and get $4 ECB

Schwarzkopf color- $9.99 and get $1 ECB
$3 Schwarzkopf cpn- 04/09 SS
$7/2 Schwarzkopf cpn- 04/09 SS

Herbal Essence- $7/2
$4/2 Herbal Essence cpn- 04/09 RP

Suave hair- $6/2
$2/2 Suave Professionals Silver or Green cpn- 04/09 SS
$2/2 Suave Gold cpn- 04/09 SS
$0.75 Suave kids hair cpn- 04/09 RP

Aussie hair- $7/2
$2/2 Aussie cpn- 04/09 RP

Colgate Total,  Max or 2in1 toothpaste- $3.49 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS

Colgate Total, Advanced or Optic White mouthwash- $5.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 04/09 SS

Calendula cream or Arnicare bruise cream- $8.49 and get $6 ECB
$3 Arnicare cpn- 02/26 RP

Spend $10 on CVS oral care and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Crest 3D White mouthwash or ProHealth mouthwash- $4.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 04/02 P&G

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

Colgate manual toothbrush- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 04/09 SS

Zantac- $8.99 and get $3 ECB- Limit 5
$4 Zantac or Duo Fusion cpn- 03/26 SS

Spend $15 on Loreal and get $5 ECB
$1 Loreal lip cpn- 04/09 RP
$3 Loreal Infallible Pro Last 2 step lip color cpn- 04/09 RP
$1 Loreal eyebrow cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal cosmetic cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal Butterfly mascara cpn- 04/09 RP

Spend $10 on Revlon and get $4 ECB- Limit 6

Pantene- $12/3
Use $2/3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$3/3 Pantene cpn- 04/09 RP
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 04/02 P&G

Purex- $4/2
$1/2 Purex cpn- 04/09 RP

Colgate Optic White, Sensitive or Enamel Health toothpaste- $3.99 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/09 SS

Loreal Preference or Excellence- $16/2 and get $2 ECB
$2 Loreal Preference or Excellence cpn- 04/09 RP
$6/2 Loreal Preference or Excellence cpn- 04/09 RP
$2 Loreal Excellence cpn- 03/19 RP

Loreal Advanced- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$2 Loreal Advanced cpn- 04/09 RP

Angel Soft, Brawny or Quilted Northern Ultra Plush- $4.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$0.45 Angel Soft cpn- 04/02 RP
$0.25 Brawny cpn- 04/02 RP
$0.50 Quilted Northern cpn- 04/09 RP
$0.25 Quilted Northern Ultra Plush cpn- 03/19 RP

April 2017~ 30 Day Challenge

For the month of April, my 30 day challenge is no junk food.

This month is going to be difficult for me.  I will have no problem giving up soda, candy or chips.  I will have a huge problem giving up my beloved chocolate.

I kind of have a love/not really like relationship with chocolate.  Here recently chocolate chips.  I love them.  I love to eat them- they are so tasty.  I love all things chocolate.  Unfortunately, thanks to a little diary allergy my poor tummy does not feel the same way :(

I seem to have a routine.  I eat my fruit and oat breakfast.  So yummy and healthy.  I get the boys started on their school work.  I then somehow have a handful of chocolate chips.  When lunch rolls around, I eat my huge salad and am stuffed but feel like I need something sweet~ here comes another handful of chocolate chips.  After dinner, I start craving something sweet~ another handful.  After the boys go to bed, I have 3-4 more handfuls of chocolate chips.

Every time I buy chocolate chips, they really are for a recipe.  Very few make it in the recipe.  They mainly end up in my tummy.

I cannot seem to keep my hands out of the pantry.  I need a chocolate lovers support group.  What a minute.  Wouldn't that feed my chocolate addiction?  I need a Help Me Stop Eating All the Chocolate in the house Support Group :)

I do believe my love of all things chocolate is messing with my weight loss or lack there of.  That is why this challenge is so important to me.  I need to be a healthier me.

Let's see how this month goes......

Let's see how my willpower is when the boys and I make cookies or brownies together :)

March 2017 Challenge Update

Hello April :) 

March's 30 day challenge was to have a No Spend Month.  How did we do?  We started out strong.  We stayed at home on the weekends and had a blast.  You can read all about our No Spend Monthly Adventures here, here and here.

Staying home resulted in a smaller gas budget- YAY :)  We usually budget $150 a month for gas and only spent $65 :)

We stayed within our $200 grocery budget and used what we had in the pantry and freezer.  We still have food in the pantry and freezer to eat :)  We did a fantastic job not eating out.  There were days we were tired and didn't feel like cooking.  Eating out is so easy but thanks to left overs and easy meals, we didn't give ourselves that option.

I would love to say that our No Spend Month was a success and that we used a large chunk of money to pay down our credit card debt.  But you know me :)  All of our No Spend Month's have ended with snafus :(  Including this month.

Our septic decided that it needed such immediate attention that 1 company couldn't fix it.  We had to end up going through 2 companies to fix it :(  Ugggg.  I was imagining the final bills having many 0's.  Thankfully it wasn't that bad.

We are happy that our septic system is running beautifully and that since we were having a no spend month that we were able to pay those plumbing bills without having to touch our emergency fund.  We were also told that our septic should be good for the next 4-6 years :)

What I have taken away from this No Spend Month is that we don't always have to have something going on.  We can stay at home and still have so much fun:)

I can't wait to see how April's 30 Day Challenge will go :)

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/03/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a wonderful weekend :)  I will tell you all about it later this week.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Granola cereal with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad plate and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Cheeseburger Macaroni with broccoli
Oven Baked Chicken with mashed potato and green beans
Sausage Gravy over biscuits and eggs with fruit
Chicken Soup
Spaghetti with bread and peas
Leftover Chicken Soup
Leftover Chicken Soup

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips
Frozen Chocolate Bananas
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Avocado Brownie
Cookies