I left home less than 72 hrs. ago with both kiddos in tow (like it was possible to find someone to watch them with less than 4 hours of notice). Here’s a quick complainer’s summary of the trip. The frustratingHours gone from home ……………………………………………………70Hours spent in a vehicle while gone…………………………………….20Hours spent in a vehicle listening to 1 or both children crying…….5Number of nights my kids got to bed 2 or more hours late……….3Number of meals eaten early or late due {Read More}
Brookshire’s Deals and Matchups 4/20 – 4/26
April 20, 2011 by
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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. Imperial Sugar $2 Use $.50 printable I’m almost positive that I have an insert Q for this (the databases aren’t pulling it up), but seeing as I’m 9 hrs. {Read More}
Super 1 Foods Deals and Matchups 4/20 – 4/26
April 20, 2011 by
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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. Special thanks to my dear friend Angela for these matchups. She surprised me by e-mailing them to me yesterday. Without her, they wouldn’t have gotten done this week. Chicken leg quarters .39 c/lb. 2 lb. strawberries $2.98 (1.49/lb.) Food Club canned vegetables – corn, green beans, {Read More}
Bacon, Booty, and Blazing 100 Degree Weather
April 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Say What?!? I asked my friend Julie if I could repost one of her wonderful household tips for you all, seeing as I was unprepared for an absence from blogging this week. She said “help yourself”. Nothing I do ever ends up being easy, so I of course ended up picking out a post with lots of pictures and it just didn’t seem right to post it here. So if you want to know why I called this post Bacon, {Read More}
Things Will Be Quiet for a Few Days
April 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
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Well, my uncle passed away today and while it was expected, it was still unexpected you know? I’ll be starting a 9 hr drive tonight after spending the afternoon moving appointments and packing suitcases for me and the kids. So for the first time since I started this blog, I’m taking a trip and don’t have posts scheduled ahead of time to fill my absence. I made time to set something up for tomorrow, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll {Read More}
$5 Dinners Week of 4/18 Average Cost of $4.27
April 18, 2011 by
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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! We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each main dish cooked will serve 4-6, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving us lots of {Read More}
Just So You Know I am Human Too!
April 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Ok, I want you guys to know that I am human, meaning I make mistakes too. When I write about our life I say “I try to” or “I like to”. I hope you realize this means things don’t always happen the way I try to or like to do them. I may write these big scenarios (which from time to time do have mistakes you’ll notice) but it doesn’t mean that I go and buy all those items just {Read More}
Do I Follow the Scenarios I Write for Walgreens and CVS?
April 18, 2011 by
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I’ve had several questions lately about my scenarios.Do you buy everything in your scenarios? Do you use all that stuff? What do you do when something on your list is out of stock? Where do you put all of it? To be honest, there are weeks that I only buy one or two things in the scenarios I write. Or I may not shop at the drugstores at all. Once you have a good stockpile built up you’ll be able {Read More}
Savings Review 4/16
April 17, 2011 by
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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. Walgreens and CVS 3 Stores, 3 Transactions spent $.40, saved $72.31 Spending: Brookshire’s spent $11.69, saved $12.95 Cut Hubby’s Hair Myself spent: $0.00, saved $13.00 CVS: spent $0.25, saved $40.30 JCPenneys: {Read More}
What Would You Ask Nathan Engels aka Mr. Coupon?
April 16, 2011 by
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As an affiliate of We Use Coupons, Nathan Engels e-mailed this morning and said if I want to send him an e-mail interview he’d be glad to answer some questions. I know many of you have watched TLC’s Extreme Couponing that Nathan was featured on. I personally am not a fan of the show (just because the show is called extreme doesn’t make the practice necessary or realistic-I’d prefer to see them teaching how to coupon instead of flamboyance) but {Read More}