Irish and St. Patrick’s Day Recipes – Dishing It Up Recipe Hop

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This week we’re detouring for St. Patrick’s day.  Our chicken linky is still open and active if you have a chicken recipe to share. We hope you enjoy these green dishes

Curbing Your Temptation to Buy Things you Don’t Need

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I’ve talked before about the “See not, want not” principle when it comes to your spouse and children and the expensive food or personal care items that you’ve purchased.  Basically, if they don’t see it, they won’t be tempted to eat or use it.  Sometimes we forget our own temptations though. Every trip we take to the store and every commercial we watch on tv tempts us to buy something that we probably don’t need. Just this week I bought {Read More}

Albertson’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 3/14 – 3/20

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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.   International Delights Coffee Creamer $1.99 use $.55/1 printablePrice after Q = $1.44 New York Texas Toast Croutons $1.29 use $.40/1 from 1/29 RPPrice after Q = $.89  Mega Sale- must buy 5 participating items to {Read More}

Kroger Deals and Coupon Matchups 3/14 – 3/20

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This week’s Kroger matchups are brought to you by: White Seedless Grapes $.99/lb. Buy 10, Save $5 Event Country Crock Spreads $.99 use 60¢/1 Shedd’s Spread Country Crock Spread Printable CouponPrice after Q = $.39 Kettle Baked Potato Chips $2.49 use $1/1 from 1/8 RPPrice after Q = $1.49   To see the rest of this week’s matchups, visit Couponing 101. 

Super 1 Foods Deals and Coupon Matchups 3/14 – 3/20

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 You can print a copy of the Super 1 coupon policy here   and the Super 1 internet printable coupon policy here.  Be sure to check out the current catalina deals for Super 1 also.And don’t forget to carry your reusable bags for a $.05 credit per bag used! Please note: Any information published on www.thriftytexaspenny.com is protected by copyright.  Please contact me if you would like to highlight or recap information found here.  Information that is copied word for {Read More}

Brookshire’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 3/14 – 3/20

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Our local stores in Tyler do not double any Qs, but they do offer the $.05 credit for each reusable bag that you use. These are my favorite deals for Brookshire’s this week.  Thanks to   for allowing me to bring you these highlights and for doing the coupon matchups. Please note: Any information published on www.thriftytexaspenny.com is protected by copyright.  Please contact me if you would like to highlight or recap information found here.  If you would like to highlight the {Read More}

Walgreens Clearance Deals – 75% Off Toys and More!

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I had some Register Rewards expiring today so I made a quick trip into Walgreens to buy the Right Guard for $.25 each and the 12 pk Cokes for $1.67 each. I just thought it would be a quick trip- I found the front of the store covered with these carts of 75% off toys! I’ll post the details of my transactions tomorrow or Thursday I bought these items and used all the RRs that I earned from the Right {Read More}

Right Guard Total Defense for $.25 each Through Saturday 3/18

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A new $2.00 off 2 Right Guard® Anti-Perspirant, Deodorant, Body Wash is available today.  You can use it at Walgreens through Saturday 3/18 on the monthly Total Defense deal: 4 Right Guard Total Defense Deodorants or Body Washes @ 17.96 BOGO Sale takes off $8.98 use (2) $2.00 off 2 Right Guard® Anti-Perspirant, Deodorant, Body Washnew total: $4.98, get $4 RR   That’s $.25 each!

Increase or Decrease Your Screen Size

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This is a little known trick that can really help you as your browse the web.  If you want to make the text or an image on a webpage larger- just hold down the control key while pressing the + key. 1 time.  You can press it multiple times to increase the zoom on your screen. Sometimes I find that making the text just a bit bigger helps keep me from getting headaches while I’m working.  It’s also helpful when {Read More}

Frugal $5 Dinner Menu Week 11 of 2012

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My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal!  I shop the grocery sales each week.  Then I plan my menu based on the foods I have already at home (at a great price). I balance more expensive meals with less expensive ones. We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each main dish {Read More}