The household budget for our family is $500 a month and includes all groceries, household products, clothing, gifts, decorations and newspapers. A little on the lean side? Perhaps, but it works for our family. Whether your number is $300 or $1000, you should do what works for your family. Spending: Being out of town sure helped curb the spending this week CVS: spent $1.48, saved $7.38 Super1Foods: spent $18.87, saved $27.83 Target: spent $1.12, saved $6.91Walgreens spent $0.98, saved $17.00Total {Read More}
Walgreens Scenario 6/26 $27.30 for $1.63 OOP
June 24, 2011 by
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If you missed them, here are the Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 6/26 – 7/2. 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 {Read More}
CVS Scenario 6/26 $45.71 for $0.93 OOP
June 24, 2011 by
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If you’re following my scenarios for CVS, you’ll be starting this week with a lonely little $2 ECB from the Powerade/Fuze deal. If you missed them, you can see the 6/26-7/2 matchups for CVS here. Transaction 1 2 John Frieda Stylers @ $10.00 use (2) $5/1 styler from 6/5 SS (this Q is very regional)New total: $0.00, get $3 ECBTransaction 2 Rephresh Brilliant Tampons @ 6.79 use $1/1 RepHresh printable use $3 ECB from JF use $2 ECB from Powerade/FuzeNew {Read More}
CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 6/26 – 7/2
June 24, 2011 by
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I am now highlighting the CVS matchups by Bianca who blogs over at Here are my favorite deals for CVS 6/26 – 7/2. Thank you Slick Housewives! If you are new to shopping at CVS Start here for a guide. RepHresh Brilliant pH tampon 18 ct. $6.79, get $6.79 ECBs limit 1 use $1/1 RepHresh printable Price after Q and ECB = $1 moneymaker Huggies Diapers Jumbo Packs 2/$18, get $4 ECBs limit 1 use $2/1 Huggies from 6/12 SS {Read More}
Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 6/26 – 7/2
June 24, 2011 by
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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}
$1 off Johnsonville Brats and Nearly Free Rotel!
June 23, 2011 by
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$1 off Johnsonville Brats Great for grilling and for breakfast. We have a fair amount of luck catching these on clearance as well. $.30/1 can of Rotel. GONE ALREADY and I missed it myself ! Rotel is a staple around our house, so I’m excited about this Q. If you have a store that triples this should result in some $.10 Rotel!
My Kids Pay the Maid With Their Allowance!
June 23, 2011 by 4 Comments
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Tuesday night I had the privilege to attend a frugal living class presented by Pary Moppins and her friend. I was inspired to try many new things at home to be more efficient with our time and money. At the close of the class it was suggested that everyone share a frugal tip. I was at a loss because so many of my frugal ideas had already been shared by Julie. So, I shared how we handle allowances and “pay {Read More}
Hormel and Nivea Qs $1 off
June 22, 2011 by
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Print and save the $1 Hormel Q for a BOGO sale to get some of the flavored pork tenderloins (24 oz) for about $4 each. The $1 Nivea Q should yield us some cheap lotion over the next few weeks.
Limited Time Get KaBongo Free Reading Games for Ages 4-7
June 22, 2011 by
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Kabongo is a new website with games to help your 4-7 yr old learn to read. This is normally $10 to use, but they are currently running a special where it is free to join. The site features 9 different challenging and auto-leveling games that advance at your child’s pace. I’m registering so that my 3 and a half year old can play. He loves Starfall, so I think he’ll really like this too.
Hot! $1 off Johnson’s Baby Powder and $1 off Pilot B2P Pen Pack
June 22, 2011 by
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This one is sure to go fast! Find it quickly by clicking on personal care. Hopefully this Pilot Pen Q is the start of some great back to school coupons! Find it quickly by clicking on office supplies