Homemaking Plan Week 1 of 2012

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One purpose of my blog has always been to help me be more organized at home and with my shopping.  When I started writing it I began posting my weekly menu plan, which has now become second nature for our family.  We know what meals we have to choose from for the week and for the most part stick to that plan.  When we’ve finished the list we know that it’s time to eat leftovers from the fridge.  Now that {Read More}

Week 1 2012 Menu Plan

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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}

Chex Mix for $.20 a Bag! 1/8 – 1/14

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Next week at Walgreens you can score a fabulous deal on Chex mix.  Chex Mix 5.5 or 8.75 oz, Bugles 6 or 7.5 oz, and Gardetto’s 5.5 oz are on sale 4/$6 (must buy 4) The national catalina deal on Chex mix is buy 3 get $1 RR, buy 4 get $2 RR, buy 5 get $3 RR Plus there is a $1/4 Q in the Jan IVC booklet that you can find in most stores by the weekly ads. {Read More}

November Savings Review

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I spent $304.27. I saved $511.73 Extra money I made: $77.92 Total impact to my family in November: $755.96 of Hubby’s salary saved!

October Savings Review

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I spent $427.43 I saved $521.27 Extra money I made: $278.43 Total impact to my family in October: $1025.26 of Hubby’s salary saved!

Dishing It Up Recipe Hop Feedback Requested

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This week all of the Dishing It Up hostesses are taking a little Christmas break. We’ve been posting recipes and linkies for about 6 months now so I thought this break was a great opportunity to ask for some feedback from all of you.  We’d like to tailor this hop to what would help you the most.  Thanks in advance for taking a few seconds to check off some boxes below and hit submit. Have a great New Years!<p>Loading…</p>

$1 off Lifesavers Mints – Another Weakness of Mine

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My biggest chocolate weakness if MandMs.  I just bought 8 bags at CVS last week as part of the CG deal.  Those might last me until March!  One of my biggest weaknesses with non chocolate candy is the Lifesavers Breath Mints.  Imagine how excited I was to come across several cartons of the Breath Mint filled ornaments at 90% off several years ago.  My supply has dwindled so I’m glad to see this Q for $1 off any bottle of {Read More}

CVS Scenario 1/1 – 1/7 $39.68 for $0.00 OOP

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If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Last week we ended with a $1 ECB, $3 ECB and $5.99 ECB as well as $6.50 left on a GC. Transaction 1 4 Nivea Lip Care @ 10 use $3/2 Nivea Lip from 1/1 RP use $1 ECB and $3 ECB  new total $0.00, get $5 ECB and probably a $1 ECB from your Green Bag TagTransaction 2 6 Pantene @ 19.98 4 Dawn @ {Read More}

Walgreens Scenario 1/1 – 1/7

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Walgreens Rules in a Nutshell: 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 {Read More}

Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 12/1 – 12/7

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Walgreens Rules in a Nutshell: 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 {Read More}