Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/04/2020

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast

Choice of Muffins, Fruit, Oatmeal, cereal, waffles, pancakes or bagels

Lunch

Sandwich with carrots and fruit or leftovers

Dinner
Cowboy Caviar Chicken, green beans and salad

Jambalaya over rice with green beans and salad

Taco with carrots and salad
Lentil Soup

Chicken Pasta Casserole with peas and salad
Homemade Pizza and salad
Tilapia with peas, rice 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
Protein Energy balls

Our eventful weekend.....

 How was your weekend?

We hope you all had a fun and fabulous weekend.  

We had a very eventful weekend....

I was exercising on my glider and listening to Dawn from The Minimal Mom on YouTube talking about Family Minimalism.  I didn't realize that I wasn't the only one listening :)  When I finished, my youngest son told me that not only was he listening but he had this desire to clean his room.  I jumped into action and wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity.  With the help of both the younger boys we tackled their bedroom.  I wish I had taken before and after pictures of their room.

Decluttering with a 16 year old and an 11 year old is quite entertaining :)  Our 16 year old doesn't want to deal with anything and just wants to throw everything away.  While our 11 year old wants to analyze everything he touches.  I had them make piles.  One pile was to donate, another was trash and another was what they wanted to keep.  Needless to say, there were a few things our 16 year old thought our 11 year old wouldn't notice and needed to be moved back to the keep pile :)

We had to stop for the day when my vehicle was full:

The boys are very happy with the way their room looks now.  We won't talk about their closet.  That is for a different day :)

Now for the Sunday fun :(

The short version:

One of our cats has been dealing with an abscess on and off for the last year.  We are very lucky that our vet has Sunday hours :)  The vet wanted to sedate the cat to get a better look at what was going on.  Well, that turned into a very long surgery :(  On a positive note, we discovered the root of his abscess, got everything taken care of and the cat will make a full recovery :)

Now for the fun part (not really).  We have to try to figure out how to give him medication and flush his ears out twice a day until his post op appointment in 2 weeks.  Please leave any tips or tricks you might have on getting a cat to take liquid medication in the comments :)

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/04/2020

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 will not receive another RR

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Blue Diamond Almonds- $5.50/2
$1.50/2 Blue Diamond Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$1/2 Blue Diamond cpn- 10/04 SS

General Mills cereal- $1.99
$1/2 General Mills Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$1/2 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 09/27 SS
$1/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 09/27 SS

Scott or Kleenex- $5
$1.25 Scott or Kleenex Walgreens Monthly Savings book cpn

Dial body wash- $7/2
$2/2 Dial body wash Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$2/2 Dial body wash cpn- 10/04 RMN

Jergens- $5.99
$2 Jergens Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$2 Jergens cpn- 10/04 SS

Planters Nuts- $5/2
$1/2 Planters Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Nice bags- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Persil- $4.99
$2 Persil Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Schick or Skintimate disposable razors- $14/2 and get 2000 points
$5/2 Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Bic razors- Buy 1 Get 50% off and get 2000 points
$3/2 Bic Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$3 Bic Soleil, Flex or Comfort 3 disposable razor cpn- 10/04 SS

CVS deals for the week of 10/04/2020

1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email
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:)

Spend $12 on Revlon and get $4 ECB- Limit 6
$4 Revlon foundation cpn- 10/04 SS
$4 Revlon face cpn- 10/04 SS
$3 Revlon eye cpn- 10/04 SS
$3 Revlon mascara cpn- 10/04 SS

Spend $15 on Cover Girl and get $7 ECB
$2 Cover Girl face cpn-  10/04 RMN
$2 Cover Girl eye cpn- 10/04 RMN
$1 Cover Girl lip cpn- 10/04 RMN
$3 Cover Gil face cpn- 09/13 SS
$3 Cover Girl eye cpn- 09/13 SS
$2 Cover Girl lip cpn- 09/13 SS

Spend $12 on Maybelline and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $12 on Loreal and get $4 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $10 on Essence and get $5 ECB

Spend $20 on NYX and get $10 ECB

Spend $10 on Ardell lashes and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on Almay and get $4 ECB- Limit 6
$3 Almay make up remover cpn- 10/04 SS
$3 Almay face cpn- 10/04 SS
$3 Almay eye cpn- 10/04 SS

Spend $15 on OPI or Orly and get $5 ECB

Crest toothpaste, Oral b, Glide or Scope- $2.99~ Buy 3 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Crest toothpaste CVS App MFR cpn
$1 Oral b toothbrush CVS App MFR cpn
$1 Oral b Glide CVS App MFR cpn
$1 Crest mouthwash CVS App MFR cpn
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/27 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 09/27 P&G

Colgate Total or Optic White mouthwash- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/04 SS

Colgate toothbrush- $4.49~ Buy 2 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate 360 or floss tip toothbrush cpn- 10/04 SS

Colgate 2in1, Max or Total toothpaste- $3.49~ Buy 2 and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Total toothpaste cpn- 10/04 SS
$1/2 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 09/27 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 09/27 SS

Hershey, Kit Kat snack size, Nestle fun size or Twizzlers snack size- $9/3 and get $3 ECB

Tide Pods- $4.94
$2 Tide Pods CVS App MFR cpn
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 09/27 P&G

Tide- $5.94
$2 Tide CVS App MFR cpn
$2 Tide cpn- 09/27 P&G

Natural Spring Water- $5/2 and get $1 ECB

Oreo, Nutter Butter, Chips Ahoy or Lorna Doone family size- $12/3 and get $4 ECB

Dial bar- $4/2
$1/2 Dial cpn- 10/04 RMN

Dial body wash or bar- $7/2
$2/2 Dial body wash or bar cpn- 10/04 RMN

Head & Shoulders- $12/2 and get $2 ECB
$3/2 Head & Shoulders CVS App MFR cpn
$3/2 Head & Shoulders cpn- 09/27 P&G

Gillette disposable razors- $7.99~ Buy 3 and get $8 ECB
$5 Gillette disposable CVS App MFR cpn
$5 Gillette disposable cpn- 09/27 P&G
$3 Gillette disposable cpn- 09/27 P&G

U by Kotex- $7.49 and get $2 ECB
$1 Kotex cpn- 09/13 SS

Alka Seltzer gum 1ct- $0.49
$0.49 Alka Seltzer CVS Coupon Center cpn

Our Shopping Day~ 09/26/2020

I had a couple of coupons that I wanted to use that were expiring on Saturday, so we ran out and did our grocery shopping also :)

Here is what we bought:

Walgreens
$5.34- Renuzit X6
-0.89- Renuzit Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn (The digital cpn was Buy 4 Get 2 Free but only took off $0.89)
$4.80- Total

Target
$2.99- Febreze car clips
$2.99- Febreze car clips
$2.99- Febreze Light car clips
$2.99- Febreze Light car clips
$1.19- Barilla Ready Pasta
$1.19- Barilla Ready Pasta
$14.34
-2.99- Febreze cpn
-2.99- Febreze Light cpn
-1.00- Barilla Ready Pasta
$7.95- Total

Sam's Club
$16.98- Paper Towels
$4.68- Salad kits X2
$3.78- Carrots
$4.48- Spinach
$31.03- Total

Walmart
$2.48- Lunchmeat
$3.36- Frozen veggies X4
$5.27- Incogmeato chick'n nuggets
$2.98- Spinach
$3.48- Califlower tots
$2.24- Flour
$6.44- Cat food
$1.97- TrueLemon
$1.97- TrueLemon Kids
$1.94- Crest kid toothpaste
$14.56- Coffee kcups
$1.65- Bananas
$1.97- Cucumbers
$50.86- Total

Aldi
$1.89- Mushrooms
$3.38- Probiotic yogurt X2
$2.07- Avocado X3
$1.39- Frosted Shredded Wheat
$3.99- Turkey lunchmeat
$1.98- Biscuits X2
$2.45- Lemon Juice
$3.78- Ground Turkey X2
$1.85- Berry Medley
$1.97- Sugar
$0.96- Black Beans X2
$0.75- Saltines
$1.49- Cooking Spray
$2.89- Raisins
$3.58- Creamer X2
$3.58- Almond Milk X2
$1.29- Kettle chips
$2.19- Peanut Butter
$1.49- Apples
$1.19- Lettuce
$1.79- Sliced mozzarella
$5.07- Block cheese X3
$1.99- Tomatoes
$53.01- Total

This trip will be included in our September Spending Post~ where we document what we spend for the month :)

Couponing Deals for the week of 09/27/2020

Couponing can be overwhelming and/or time consuming~ I was there.  Completely frustrated with the amount of coupons and deals.  It doesn't have to be.  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 and adding on as you feel more confident and comfortable.  Soon you will be creating quite the stockpile :)

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

Don't forget to check your CVS & Walgreens Apps to see if there are any personalized coupons that you can apply to what you are purchasing :)

To keep things super simple, here are some couponing deals that are under $10:

CVS 

Deal #1

$3.49- Colgate toothpaste

Use $2 Colgate toothpaste CVS Coupon Center cpn AND

Use $0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn from 09/27 SS
Pay $0.99

Deal #2

$2/2- Hershey singles

Pay $2 and get $1 ECB

Deal #3

$7.99- Gillette disposable razors

Use $5 Gillette disposable CVS App MFR cpn

Pay $2.99

Deal #4

$2- Sure or Brut

Pay $2 and get $2 ECB

Deal #5

$7.98/2- Crest toothpaste

$3.99- Scope

$11.97

Use $1 Crest mouthwash cpn from 09/27 P&G
Use $1 Crest toothpaste cpn from 09/27 P&G

Use $1 Crest toothpaste cpn from 09/20 RMN
Pay $8.97 and get $5 ECB

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Walgreens 

Deal #1
$1.99- Kellogg cereal

Use $0.50 Kellogg cereal Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Pay $1.49

Deal #2

$3/4- Hershey singles

Use $1/4 Hershey singles Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Pay $2.00

Deal #3

$2.99- Downy, Tide Simply or Bounce

Use $1 Downy, Tide Simply or Bounce Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Pay $1.99

Deal #4
$9.98/2- Febreze Plug In Refills

Use $5/2 Febreze refill Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Pay $4.98

Deal #5

$4.99- Viva paper towels

Use $1 Viva Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Pay $3.99

These are only a few of the amazing deals CVS and Walgreens have to offer.  To see more deals and matchups click here for CVS and click here for Walgreens :) 

Our Menu Plan for the week of 09/27/2020

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend getting some stuff done at home.  Hubby helped me with extending a trellis for my cucumber plant.  I remulched and weeded my banana tree.  And we did our shopping which included yet another Walgreens couponing issue :(

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast

Choice of Muffins, Fruit, Oatmeal, cereal, waffles, pancakes or bagels

Lunch

Sandwich with carrots and fruit or leftovers

Dinner
Salisbury Steak with mashed potatoes, green beans and salad

Meatball Casserole with green beans and salad

Taco with carrots and salad
Chili

Morningstar chick'n nuggets, Veggie Tots, peas and salad- Fun Dinner with the boys
Homemade Pizza and salad
Tilapia with peas, rice 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
Protein Energy balls