Super 1 Foods Deals and Coupon Matchups 7/4 – 7/10

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Here is the Super 1 coupon policy and the Super 1 internet printable coupon policy.      Don’t forget to carry your reusable bags for a $.05 credit per bag used! Food Club Canned Veggies $.58 Land O’ Frost Premium Lunchmeats $3.47 use $1/2 from 4/29 RP (expires 7/8) use $1/2 from 6/24 RPPrice after Q = $2.97 WYB 2 Yoplait Yogurt Cups $.50 use $0.40 off SIX Yoplait Yogurts (void in LA and TN) use $.40/6 or $.50/8 from 6/10 SS {Read More}

Brookshire’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 7/4 – 7/10

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Thanks to   for allowing me to bring you these highlights and for doing the coupon matchups. 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.   Tony Chachere’s Seasoning, Fish Fry, or Dinner Mix BOGO for $.01 Food Club American Singles BOGO for $.01 Fast Fixin Fully Cooked Entree BOGO for $.01 Buy 2 use {Read More}

Prices for School Supplies and Shopping Tips

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It’s school supply time once again.  Here’s a list of prices you should expect to find for school supplies at least once during the summer.  If you can beat them that’s even better. I also wrote up this list of school supplies shopping tips that might be helpful. I’m currently working on a list that I can update each week with the sale prices for national stores.  Hopefully that will be ready by Sunday. <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: {Read More}

CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 7/4 – 7/7

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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. Coke 2 liters $.79 Buy $30, get $10 Gas Card – My favorite deals are: Covergirl Cosmetics BOGO 50% prices start at $4.99 for blush use $1/1 or $3/2 from 7/1 PG use $3/$10 Cosmetics or Cover girl purchase CVS scanner Q printing week of 6/24 use $1/1 Covergirl CVS scanner Q printing week of 6/24 Price after stacked {Read More}

Pine Needle Mulch for Flower Beds

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Last month we were swimming at a neighbors pool while visiting my Mother-in-law.  I noticed the neighbors had several a flower bed mulched with pine needles and thought it was a great way to make use of something that most people in suburbia would typically throw away. Pine Needle Mulch Because pine needles are acidic, some plants won’t survive with this type of mulch.  Be sure to do your research on your plants before using this mulch.  Azaleas, Hostas, Hydrangeas {Read More}

Simple Homemaking Plan Week 27 of 2012

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As I sit down to write the menu for the week, I’m writing out my 4 weekly “to do” lists (personal tasks, blogging tasks, cleaning chores, less common maintenance cleaning tasks).   It’s helping me to accomplish things that easily get pushed aside otherwise, even if I don’t get them all checked off!      This week I was not successful in the least at homemaking.  With my husband gone until Friday it was really all I could do to keep {Read More}

Frugal $5 Dinner Menu Week 27 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}

Cheap Shreveport Mini Vacation

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At the end of last week we went to Shreveport for a couple of days.  It wasn’t a scheduled vacation so we really didn’t have a budget for it.  The idea was to get out of the house for a bit, so we chose to keep our activity/eating out money at a minimum. We stopped in to visit with Pary Moppins on the way.  Little One had slept from our house to hers. When she woke up in the driveway {Read More}

Walgreens Scenario 7/1 – 7/7 $23.96 for $4.35 OOP

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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 Roll With Walgreens“  {Read More}

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

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Thanks to Christie atfor sharing her matchups with us! My favorite deals this week are: Doritos  or Lays $4.29 BOGO use $.55/1 Lays printable Price after BOGO and Q = $1.60 for Lays2 Liter Dr. Pepper, 7 Up, AW, Sunkist, Canada Dry or Hawaiian Punch $.88 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers 3.8 – 8 oz 2/$3, get $1 RR use $1/2 Nabisco printablePrice after Q and RR = $.50 eachWonderful Pistachios 8 oz $3.99 each or 2/$7 use $1/2 or $.50/1 {Read More}