May 2013 Simple Homemaking Plan

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May2013HomemakingPlan

Last year I began picking 2-3 tasks around the house to accomplish each week.  These were tasks that would typically get overlooked as they don’t necessarily affect the daily functioning of our home (cleaning fan blades, blinds, organizing closets etc). Sometimes they didn’t get accomplished, but without setting the goal, I’m sure that very little would have been accomplished! While it really helped me, one problem I found was that some weeks the tasks were completed quickly and I’d “take {Read More}

5/26 Walgreens Scenario $39.95 for $1.73 OOP

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Last week’s Walgreens scenario ended with a $3 RR and 10,100 points. Transaction 1 Virmax Prostate Health 30 ct. @ 10 1 Oral-B Crossaction or Complete Toothbrush, Advantage Floss picks 75 pk; Select Crest Toothpaste 5.8 or 6.2 oz; Scope Outlast or Dual Blast Mouthwash 25.4 oz @ 2.99 3 Stride or ID Gum 14 pks @ 2 1 Act II Single popcorn @ .99 subtotal: 15.98 use 1 various $1/1 Oral B or Crest Qs from 4/28 PG or {Read More}

Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/26 – 6/1

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 Thanks to Christie at Wild for Wags for sharing her matchups with us!   Coke 12 pk products $4.99 ea. or 4/$10 2 Day Sale Sunday & Monday ONLY!!   Doritos or Lay’s Chips 9.5 to 11.5 oz $1.99 2 Day Sale Sunday & Monday ONLY!!   Virmax Prostate Health 30 ct $10, get $10 RR Price after RR = FREE   Get $8 RR WYB $15+ Eucerin or Aquaphor use $1/1 Eucerin Skin Calming Dairy Moisturizing Creme printable use {Read More}

CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/26 – 6/1

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Thanks to Didie at We Use Coupons for these matchups. If you’re new to shopping at CVS, be sure to read my CVS tutorial. Mars chocolate singles 1.08-1.92oz $0.75, get $.75 ECB (limit 1) use BOGO M&Ms – buy any 1.69 oz -1.74 oz and get a 1.5 oz free (Tearpad found at CVS) use $0.50 off two (2) 3 MUSKETEERS Bars Price after Q and ECB = as low as 2 for FREE Pepsi 2 liters $.99 (limit 5) {Read More}

How to Have a Successful Garage Sale Pt. 3 – Setting Up Your Sale

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So now you’ve made all the early preparations for your garage sale and have made your advertising arrangements.  If you want to have a successful garage sale you’ll need to give some thought to table and item placement. First, be sure you have these items on hand: Plastic sacks Batteries and extension cords to test toys and electronics Spare sheets to cover tables with (it makes your sale feel nicer) Duct tape and blank paper Pricing stickers or masking/painters tape {Read More}

Kroger & Albertson’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/22 – 5/28

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Thanks to Couponing 101 for sharing her matchups with us. Kroger deals Kroger Boneless Chicken $1.99/lb. Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce $1 use $1/2 Sweet Baby Ray’s from 5/19 SS Price after Q = $.50 each WYB 2 Albertson’s deals Corn $.20 each Kraft Mega Event – Buy 6 Participating Products and Save $3 Instantly Kraft BBQ Sauce 59¢; Kraft Macaroni & Cheese 89¢; Oscar Mayer All-Meat Wieners 99¢; Capri Sun or Oscar Mayer Turkey Sausage $1.49; Kraft Homestyle, Mac {Read More}

Brookshire Brother’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/22 – 5/28

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Here is a copy of the Brookshire Brother’s Coupon Policy. Please note there is a 20 coupon/day limit per customer or household. There is also a limit of 3 like coupons. Doubling or tripling of coupons is on a store by store basis. These are the items from this week’s Jacksonville, TX sale ad that I think are a good deal. Texas Sweet Corn $.25 Avocados $.50 Kraft Velveeta or Deluxe Pasta Dinners $2 use $1/1 Velveeta Cheesy Skillets printable {Read More}

Super 1 Foods Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/22 – 5/28

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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! These are the best prices from the Tyler, Longview and Marshall ads. Chicken Leg Quarters $.49/lb. – Sold in 8 lb. bags, limit 3 Medium Pork Spareribs $1.59/lb. California Premium Strawberries 1 lb. $1.77 Bar – S Franks or Sliced Bologna 12 oz $.77 use $0.75 OFF when you buy ANY {Read More}

Brookshire’s Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/22 – 5/28

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Thanks to Pary Moppins 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. Here is the Brookshire’s Coupon Policy to keep in your coupon pouch. These are my favorite deals for Brookshire’s this week.   Sweet Corn $.25 each ($.30 in Tyler) C&H Sugar 4 lbs. $2 use $.75/2 C&H printable or {Read More}

Ditch Your TV Bill Without Ditching Your TV

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I love to watch TV even though I am one of those people who have a hard time sitting and just watching (I have to be multitasking, especially during the commercials) We had an expanded cable at home for about 2 years. I loved my HGTV, but one thing I noticed was how we seemed to “watch” more and more TV the longer we had the extra channels. When DH accepted his new job and we made plans to move {Read More}