Last week we ended with a $3 RR from Colgate. My $4.40 GC hasn’t arrived yet, so I’ll have to wait another week to spend it I’ll be posting a scenario for food in just a few minutes. Transaction 1 Luster White toothpaste @ 4.99 1 Easter Pencil @ .19 (clearance) subtotal: $5.18 use $.75/1 Luster White from 3/18 SS use $3 RR from last weeknew total: $1.43, get $4 RRTransaction 2 Reach Total Care Toothbrush @ 2.99 Pepsi Next {Read More}
CVS Scenario 4/8 – 4/14 $31.47 for $0.98 OOP
April 7, 2012 by
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If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Last week we ended our scenario with a $8.99 ECB. Transaction 1 1 Biore Cleanser @ 7.50 1 Biore Pore Strips @ 7.50 1 Tampax @ 3.99 1 Speed Stick @ 2.99 subtotal: $21.98 use Buy One Biore Pore Strips, get One Biore Cleanser FREE (takes off $7.50) use $3/1 Biore CVS Scanner Q printing week of 3/25 use $1/1 Tampax from 4/1 PG use $1/1 {Read More}
Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 4/7 – 4/13
April 6, 2012 by
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You may only do each deal once per transaction. You cannot use the RR from one deal to pay for the same deal if you want to get another RR.You may not use more manu Qs (including RRs) than the number of items in your transaction.A RR cannot pay tax and it’s value will not be reduced. For a more in depth explanation of these rules, you can read my post “How to Roll With Walgreens“ Select General Mills Cereals {Read More}
CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 4/8 – 4/14
April 6, 2012 by
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Thanks to Didie at for these matchups If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Buy $15, get $5 ECB WYB Garnier or Fructis excluding clearance (limit 4 deals in separate transactions – April monthly deal) * Get a raincheck 4/1 – 4/7 at the $4.99 price to do this deal! use $3/1 Herbashine Color Creme from 3/4 RPPrice after Qs and ECBs = $1 for 3, Price after Qs, ECBs and Beauty {Read More}
Organizing My Garage Sale Closet in Just Over an Hour
April 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Before Since I started my weekly simple homemaking plan the first week of 2012, I’ve been working diligently to purge unused items from the house. As I come across something we no longer use I toss it into a box in the hall closet. Last week I had to kick the vacuum out of the closet because it was so full! I realized it was time to put organizing the garage sale closet on my homemaking plan. Yesterday afternoon, little {Read More}
Easter Recipe Hop and TupperWare Giveaway – Dishing It Up!
April 5, 2012 by 5 Comments
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Can you believe it’s April and Easter already?!? This week we’re bringing you an Easter themed hop. Next week we’ll resume our normal monthly linky with casseroles. There will be new recipes will be added each week, so be sure to keep up with us throughout the month and to link up your own recipes for giveaway entries as well! (see giveaway details below the linky) Myself and the rest of the Dishing It Up crew: Dearly Domestic, Deals From {Read More}
Cheese Ball Recipe
April 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
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My husband asks his mother to make a cheese ball for most holidays that we get together. He absolutely loves it. Well guess who has the recipe now? Yours truly! (thanks again for making us the cookbook Nana!) Having not grown up with fancies such as cheese balls, this was a new thing for me. I can truly say that I’ve tried several and none hold a candle to Nana’s. Ingredients 1 bunch green onions chopped 1 jar dried beef, {Read More}
Waiting Until the Last Minute to File #Taxes and Get a #TaxRefund?
April 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Are you waiting until the last minute to file your taxes? Worried that the filing fees will take a chunk from (or more than) your refund? No one wants to pay upwards from $100 to have someone else do their taxes only to find out the refund is less than the CPA fees! Turbo Tax and H & R Block both offer free online tax programs where you can quickly and easily enter information from our W-2s and see how {Read More}
Kroger Deals and Coupon Matchups 4/4 – 4/10
April 4, 2012 by
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This week’s Kroger matchups are brought to you by: Corn $.33 Sweet Potatoes $.57/lb. Strawberries $1.67 I wasn’t impressed with any of the prices after Qs this week again. To see the rest of this week’s matchups, visit Couponing 101.
Albertson’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 4/4 – 4/10
April 4, 2012 by
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Thanks to for sharing her matchups with us! Please note: Any information published on www.thriftytexaspenny.com is protected by copyright. Please contact Practically Virtuous directly if you would like to highlight or recap information found here. Information that is copied word for word is not permitted. Shank Portion Ham $.98/lb. Green Giant Canned Veggies or Ranch Style Beans $.59 Mega Sale Buy 10, Save $5 (discount already reflected) Kraft BBQ Sauce $.59 Jet Puffed Marshmallows $.79 use $.40/2 from 3/25 SSPrice after Q {Read More}