Look at her go. She did it so many times in a row I was able to get the card in the camera and get several shots. She’s working hard! Now if I could get her to spend some time on her tummy….Of course DS had to have his picture taken too
When Saving Money Isn’t Worth the Effort
July 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This post may contain affiliate links.
I am not a big fan of driving a couple of blocks to save time, or because it’s hot or cold. I have been known to ride my bike the one mile to work when I don’t have kids to drop off at daycare. I find it invigorating and rewarding to know that while saving a little bit of gas and miles on the van I’m also giving my body some much needed exercise. So this morning I ask DS {Read More}
This Week’s Dinners 7/19
July 19, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
My goal is to provide dinner for my family (2 adults and one toddler eating) for under $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! Each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings so there will be leftover servings for lunches or to freeze for another week. I haven’t listed the prices for spices and such because it’s impossible to tell how much was used. Monday: Mac and Cheese, BBQ, {Read More}
This Week’s Savings Review 7/17
July 16, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
Clothing Old Navy: $12.50 – 56% JCPenney $143.53 + $25 gc = 168.53 – 94% Target: $4.00 – 50% Clothing Totals: Spent 25.31 Saved 160.03 = 86% saved! Household/Food Target: $14.10 – 34% (saved even more with diapers instead of pullups at night time- DS is potty trained except when he sleeps) Walmart: saved $3.24 – 10% Albertson’s: saved $0.41 – 10% Chili’s: saved $23.62 off our bill including tax and tip – 72% (paid with birthday coupon for free {Read More}
How I’m Making Money at Walgreens Next Week.
July 15, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
This coming week I’ll be making a little bit of money at Walgreens and taking home a few products for free. Here’s what I’ll do: buy Colgate Total Advanced 5.8 oz for $3.49 and receive a $3.49 RR. I will use the $1.00 off coupon from the SS insert on 7/11. OOP: 2.49 Profit of $1.00, plus a free toothpaste. buy 1- Pilot G2 Pen 2pk for $1.19. I’ll use this printable coupon for $1/1 Pilot Pens (use this coupon {Read More}
Unload your silverware in 30 seconds
July 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
This post may contain affiliate links.
On Wednesdays I’ll be posting some tips that have saved me lots of time. Ever get tired of unloading your silverware from the dishwasher? It seems to take forever because you have to pull each piece and note what it is before putting it in the appropriate divider in your drawer. Back in college I decided to designate one bin for salad forks, one for soup spoons, one for knives, and so on. It takes no extra time to load, {Read More}
Inbox Dollars- cash for reading e-mails
July 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This post may contain affiliate links.
On Tuesday’s I’ll be sharing many of the ways that I make a little quick cash to help with expenses around here. I signed up with Inbox Dollars last October. It’s super easy to do- they’ll send you a few e-mails each day (1-3) and you just open them and click on the confirm button at the bottom. They put .02 or .03 into your account instantly. It doesn’t seem like much but even just a nickel a day adds {Read More}
This week’s dinners 7/12
July 12, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
On Mondays I would like to share what we’ll be cooking for dinner this week and the cost breakdown. I say “we’ll” because many of you know that my husband is a much better cook than I am. My goal is to provide dinner for my family (2 adults and one toddler eating) for under $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! Each meal will be for 4-6 servings so {Read More}
.97 Clearance at JCPenney
July 12, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
Original price: 179.84. Price after discounts: 36.31. Savings of 80%. My goal for this morning was to make it to the mall to spend my JCPenney gift card that my mother gave me for my birthday. We were finally out the door at 10:30 (anyone else have a 2yr old and newborn?) I was able to get two shirts that will fit me. I had a little bit left on the card to spend so I ventured to the baby {Read More}
What this is all about….
July 12, 2010 by
This post may contain affiliate links.
I get asked all the time how I got Walgreens or CVS to pay me to take a product home. I also am constantly asked how I often feed my family dinner for under $5 and clothe my kids for about $3 an outfit. People are often surprised at some of the things I do at home and comment that they’d like to try the same because it sure saves time and mess. Since I’ll be staying home with my {Read More}