It hasn’t been too long since I started blogging at A Thrifty Penny with just the bare bones. Little by little I’ve been learning and adding things to the site. I’ve added e-mail subscriptions and RSS feeds, widgets, backgrounds and headers, and a facebook fan page. I’m still learning- hence why the blog doesn’t look perfect, but I think it’s at least navigable. Thank you to all my family and friends who started following this little bitty (how fitting is {Read More}
Thanks for Reading and How to Connect With A Thrifty Penny
September 27, 2010 by
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This Week’s Dinners 9/27 Average Cost $5.00
September 27, 2010 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, so each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings, 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 {Read More}
Free Zoo Admission October 2nd and 3rd
September 26, 2010 by
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If you live in the Tyler area, October 2nd and 3rd are the annual phone book recycle days at the Caldwell Zoo. Bring an outdated phone book in to recycle and receive free admission for that day. You’ll need one phone book per guest. This would make a great outing for any age. The current hours are 9-4; 7 days a week.
This Week’s Savings Review 9/25 We Saved 79%!!
September 26, 2010 by
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plus a tide travel packet Free or Better than Free: Retail : $111.53 OOP: Profit of $2.58! plus another box of corndogs and another can of cinnamon rolls Half Price or Better Retail: $100.11 OOP: $26.05 Albertson’s: spent $8.45, saved $14.83 = 56%Brookshire’s: spent $12.78, saved $8.34 = 39% CVS: spent $2.65, saved $67.71 = 96%, plus received back $5 in ECBs Kohl’s: spent $3.47, saved $38.80 = 92% Super 1 Foods: spent 1.76, saved 1.62 = 48%Target: {Read More}
Walgreens Deals 9/26 – 10/2 $7.68 OOP for $44.18 and $7 RR left over
September 25, 2010 by
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New to shopping with coupons and Register Rewards at Walgreens? Start here for a guide on how it all works!Be sure to print the Walgreens Coupon Policy so that shall we say- lesser informed stores can be “informed” as to the Corporate policies and not deny our coupon usage. Here are the best deals I see this week and my scenario. Hylands Cold N Cough for Kids 4oz $4.99, get $4.99 RR = FREEuse $1.50/1 Hyland’s printable for a $1.51 {Read More}
CVS deals 9/26-10/2
September 25, 2010 by
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New to shopping at CVS? Start here for a guide Slow week. Dawn Ultra Concentrated and Dawn Hand Renewal 9.5-10.3 oz .96 use $1/1 Hand Renewal from the latest Home Made Simple mailer to get it FREE and possible moneymaker use $.50/1 Dawn Ultra to get it for $.46 Olay Daily Facials 30 ct, cleanser, or foaming wash Spend $10 and get $5 ECBs buy 2 cleansers @ $5.49 each and use 2 $2/1 cleanser Qs from 9/26 PG to {Read More}
$5/5 Coupon for Kohl’s
September 25, 2010 by
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This week I registered my e-mail address online with Kohl’s and today I have a $5/$5 instore coupon in my inbox. It’s good on anything in the store accept gift cards and the Kohl’s for Kids $5 items. It says one coupon per person. Hmm, I wonder if I can register Hubby’s e-mail and my blog and survey e-mails and get more Qs????
Another $10 Credit from Amazon!
September 24, 2010 by
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I just cashed out $10 from Swagbucks just for doing my normal searches. The last time I cashed $10 out it was August 13th. That was only 6 weeks ago! Are you ready to give it a try yet? There’s virtually no extra time involved, so it’s a super easy way to make a little money. All you need to do is sign up and then do your web searches from swagbucks.com instead of google. You can even install their {Read More}
We met Jack Hanna!
September 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Our family loves to visit the zoo. When we moved to Tyler this year we decided to get a family pass so that we could pop in for an hour or so whenever we wanted to. Turkey can’t seem to get enough of East Africa, the tigers, and strangely enough- the flamingos. Well, one of the great perks to having the family zoo pass is that we got to attend a presentation by Jack Hanna himself! I requested our {Read More}
East Texas Best Grocery Deals 9/22
September 23, 2010 by
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These sale prices are from the Tyler area ads. Super 1 Foods3 lb. bag of Pilgrim’s Pride Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets or Tenderloins $4.97 use $.55/1 Pilgrim’s Pride printable to get it for $4.42, or $1.47 a lb. Navel Oranges $.98 a lb. Albertson’s The Tyler Albertson’s doubles coupons up to $.50. Gala Apples $.69/lb. Good Through Saturday 9/25 Red or Black Grapes $.99/ lb. Shedd’s Spread Country Crock 45 oz tub $1.99 use $.40/1 Country Crock printable to {Read More}