CVS Deals for 3/2 - 3/8

ECB Deals
2 ECB when you buy (wyb) Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Foundation or Blush - prices starting @ (11.79) - (limit 2)

2 ECB wyb Tylenol or Motrin IB <80> - (8.99) - (limit 1)

2 ECB wyb Bounce or Downy Lint roller or refil, Fabric Softner liquid 34 oz or Sheets 45-80 ct. - (2/$7.00) - (limit 1)

2.99 ECB wyb Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste (7.99) - (limit 5)

4 ECB wyb Keri Moisture Therapy Lotion 15oz or serum 4oz $4 - (limit 1)

5 ECB wyb Gillette Mach 3 Razors - Sensitive or smooth 3 ct. (7.99) - (limit 5)

6 ECB wyb Gillette Venus Embrace Razor - (9.99) - (limit 1)

6 ECB wyb Gillette Fusion Phenom - 9.99 - (limit 1)

10 ECB wyb Rogaine Tripples - (limit 1)

10 ECB wyb Alli - (59.99) - (limit 1)

Other ECB Deals... Get $ when you spend $
GET $2:
WYB $10 of New CoverGirl products CoverGirl TruBlend Makeup (foundation, powder, concealer or blush - 6.99 CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Lipcolor - 6.99 CoverGirl Lashblast Mascara - 6.99 - (limit 1)

GET $5:
WYB $10 of All Garnier Nutritioniste - (prices start @ 5.99) - (limit 2)
WYB $20 of Neutrogena Skin Care - (limit 1)
WYB $10 of Any Tresemme product - (limit 5)
WYB $15 of John Frieda (6.99) - (limit 1)
WYB $15 of any Duracell Batteries - (limit 1)
WYB $10 of Hershey's - (limit 1)

GET $10:
WYB $20 of Novartis Pain Relief: Excedrin, Bufferin, Doan's, NoDoz or Ascriptin, prices starting at (3.99) - (limit 1)
WYB $20 of Maalox, Gas-X, Ex-Lax, Benefiber or Perdiem - (limit 1)


Don't forget to get a coupon!
That's right, I have exciting news!!! You can get a $5/$15 coupon to use at CVS!!!

Here's how you get your very own $5/$15 coupon from Wellness360:

Click HERE to Enroll (it's free!)

Fill out form and login. Then, click on "My Medical Record" at the top of the page. Then click on "Membership ID card" on the left side. Fill in your information and print your membership card.

Along with your membership card is a CVS $30 Prescription transfer coupon AND a $5/$15 coupon which expires 3/31/08! --Thanks to Money Saving Mom!

Check back tomorrow for my ideas/scenarios for CVS!

Reminder: Bruster's Free Ice Cream Tomorrow

Don't forget Bruster's is offering free ice cream tomorrow! They are doing it all day and they are open until 10 p.m. All you have to do is show up in your PJ's and you will receive one scoop on a waffle cone! (No, you don't have to wear your robe and house shoes - PJ pants will qualify! :) )
See you there!!

Office Max: $2 Sharpies and McDonald's Free Breakfast

With this coupon you can get an entire (12 pc) set of Sharpie retractable markers for only $2 at Office Max (they usually retail for around $26). I use them at school to label the kids' stuff. Also they have a hundred uses at home too (one way I use them is to label freezer bags so I can remember what is in them later!). I don't have an Office Max close by; does anyone know if Office Depot accepts competitor coupons? * New Info * I went today to Office Depot and they took the coupon!!! (This deal is good until tomorrow - 3/1/08).

Also, McDonald's had free breakfast today - did anyone go? I heard about it at MoneySavingMom and then I saw it on a commercial on TV and this morning on the radio!! They are really getting the info out there!

Any way if you missed out, they are having it again tomorrow (Friday). If you purchase a medium or large beverage you can get a FREE Sausage McSkillet Burrito!

Walgreens 29 Cent Sale!

Walgreens has several items on sale for $0.29 only on leap day! Visit this site to print your coupons. (Mostly Easter items and gift wrap).

Also, get 29% off your photo order when you enter the code LEAPDAY (Visit Walgreens photo here).

Educational Websites for Kids

As some of you know, I have been a second grade teacher for 5 years. I LOVE teaching! I love to make learning fun and to integrate the subjects to make learning more meaningful. I have also had the privilege of working in a school that has all types of technology right at my fingertips. Over those years I have accumulated LOTS of educational websites that I use throughout the year. Some of them I use over and over and others are for specific subjects and lessons. I use to scratch them down on paper and stick them in a folder with a little blurb about why I liked it so I could remember later. Then I started a del.icio.us bookmarking account. I built this site for teachers of all grade levels (K-12) and gave several people access to add more links while I worked with Berry College and their Charter Fellows group. Of course the majority of my sites are for K-5 as that is what I am constantly searching for and finding. I know that a lot of the readers have children at home who might like to visit these sites. Lots of them are interactive and have educational games. Others of you home school so this is yet another resource you could have at your fingertips.
My website is here. Enjoy!!

Update on Military Coupons

The other day I posted info on sending your expired or unused coupons to the military. See the post here.

If you are interested then you should visit this site (the Overseas Coupon Program official site). It has info on who to send them to, who is in need, address, and packaging. It answered all my questions. Sorry for the earlier confusion.

Let me know if you still have questions and I will try to answer them!

Walgreen's Today

This is what I got from Walgreen's today.
That is:
2 Ice Breakers Sours
2 bottles of Windex Antibacterial
2 six packs of Charmin toilet paper
1 Oust surface
1 Fructis Hairspray
2 Glade Oil Candles
1 Oust Oil Candle
2 cartons of eggs

My total...$28.93
Used my Rebate Gift Card (-$13.72)

My savings $27.85
OOP...$15.21
Rebates I earned...$12.99 (to spend next time!)

What's For Dinner Wednesday

Same as last week, I am going to post one of my favorite quick dinners in hopes that some of you will either link your favorite recipes or type one up under the comments tab (if you don't have a blog).

Alfredo Pizza

To make alfredo sauce:
1 pint of heavy cream
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 stick of butter

Melt the butter in a sauce pan then add heavy cream and cheese. Heat thoroughly making sure not to boil (it'll seperate the cream) but just to melt the cheese.

The pizza:
1 box frozen spinach (thawed and squeeze out as much liquid as you possibly can)
1 rotesserie chicken from the grocery store deli- white meat boned (save the rest for another meal) (you could boil your own chicken breast and shred - this is just a "quick trick"
1 can of Pillsbury pizza dough (from the refrigerated section)

Follow the directions for the dough on the can (pre-bake the dough as directed).
Spread the sauce, chicken and spinach over the pizza dough. Last, cover with mozzerella and bake as directed on dough label.

This is SOOO good and literally the easiest thing you can make! My husband DEVOURED it!! So much better than ANY take out.

NOTE: You could use homemade pizza dough but I like this kind and it is FAST - so great for a meal I need to whip together after work.
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Now it's your turn! Do you have a great recipe to share? Post it on your blog and then come back here and leave your link! I can't wait to try some new recipes!

Expired Coupons Help Our Military!!

TIPSTER TUESDAY:
I thought this would be great information to spread, especially since it is nearing the end of the month. Your expired coupons now have another use-helping others!!

I read an article at About.com that said:

"There are several military family support centers overseas who offer coupon exchanges. The military commissaries overseas accept manufacturer's cents-off coupons for up to six months past their printed expiration dates. What a treasure it is to know that our expired coupons can mean a real difference to the families who have dedicated and sacrificed a part of their lives for the sake of our country."

Read here to see the whole article and get the details so you can send your expired or unused coupons to our military men and women.

Click here for a list of locations that accept the coupons.

NOTE: NEW INFO
Visit today's post (Update on Military Coupons) for more information on who to send your coupons to.

Walgreen's Deals for 2/24-3/1 Plus- MY PLAN!

On Sale this Week Only:
Buy 4 Quaker Life cereals for $10
Use 4 $1/1 coupons from Boodle.com, Couponbug.com, Coupons.com, and LifeCereal.com
Spend $6
Get $4 RR back!
$0.50 per box of cereal after coupons and RR

Yes to Carrots Body Butter on sale for $9.99 this week ONLY!
Free after $9.99 EasySaver rebate


Free After Rebate All Month (Note: The March EasySaver rebate began 2/23.)
See the March Easy Saver PDF here.

Garnier Fructis Hair Stylers
Use $1/1 from 1/06 and 02/03 Valassis insert
Free plus overage after EasySaver rebate

Colgate Total Advanced Clean or Whitening Toothpaste 4-4.2oz
Use $1/1 2/03 insert
Free plus overage after EasySaver rebate

Thera Dent Oral Rinse 8oz
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/10 insert
Free plus overage after EasySaver rebate

Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew
Use $1/1 coupon from December Valassis insert or $2/1 coupon here
Free plus overage after rebate

Nature Made Liquid Softgels Vitamin D 1000 I.U. 90pk, Super B 90pk, Vitamin C 90pk, Calcium 600mg with Vit D 100pk, Multi for Her 60pk or Multi Complete 60pk
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/06 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after rebate


My Plan (Other than the Free after Rebate Above!)

Buy 2 Ice Breakers Sour Tins (not sure if these are part of the sale)
These are 2/$1.99 with Walgreens coupon
Use the $1/1 coupon on any Ice Breakers Sour Tins
Final price: 2/$0.99

Buy 2 Glade Scented Oil Candles Sale Price $4.99 each
These are in the Easy Saver - $2 Rebate on up to three
Rebate $4 on 2
Use the Buy on get one free coupon from newspaper
Final Price: 2/$0.99

Buy 1 Oust Candle 4.99
These are in the Easy Saver too - $2 Rebate
Rebate $2 on 1
Use the coupon from newspaper ($2/1)
Final Price: $0.99

CVS Deals for 2/24-3/1 and My Plan

Here are some of the deals for CVS this Week:
(You can see ALL the deals here).

Buy $10 Worth of Assorted Nestle products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
*Assorted candy bars 2/$1
*SweetTarts Chicks, Ducks, and Bunnies $0.99
*Wonka Golden or Nestle Nest Eggs 2/$5 (Get a coupon for $1/2 here).
*Nestle theater pack or Nips $0.99
*Nestle 8 pack or giant bar, $0.99

Buy $20 Worth of Revlon Cosmetics or Beauty Tools, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 3)
Prices supposedly start at $0.49 on this deal

Buy 1 Irish Spring at $1.79, Get $1 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $0.30/1 coupon from 02/03 insert
$0.49 after coupon and ECB

Gillette Fusion Phenom $9.99
$6.00 ECB (limit 1)
$4.00 off coupon 2/10 PG
Final Price Free


Here's what I plan to do:
Buy 4 Nestle Nest Eggs (2 for $5) Print 2 coupons here.
Spend $8 after 2 coupons
Earn 5 ECB's

Buy 1 bottles of Soft Soap liquid soap $1.79 each
Spend $1.49 after $0.30/1 coupon from newspaper
Earn 1 ECB

Spend $9.49 (in ECB's of course!)
Earn 6 ECB's for next time!
(not great but I can use the candy for prizes for my second grade class - our treat bucket is empty!)

Coupons and Samples

COUPONS!!

Centrum Cardio $1/1 here.
Buy one Glade Wisp Candle Get one Free coupon here
Coupon for FREE Yoplait Kids Yogurt here (look for button on the right)

SAMPLES!!

Healthful Life Purina Cat Chow sample
Curel Moisturizer sample
Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment sample
Pledge Multi-Surface wipe sample
Get a Free Pair of Dailies Contacts here
Tide and Dawn Stain Scrubbers sample

CLUBS WITH FREE STUFF!!

Join the Zaxby's Z-mail Club and get one free meal deal!
Ocean Spray Cranberry Club (seen on Freebies 4 Mom)
Ocean Spray Grapefruit Club (seen on Freebies 4 Mom)

Xtra Laundry Detergent Deal

At K-Mart this week (sale ends March 1st) Xtra laundry detergent is on sale for $1.99 for the 32-50 load variety. I have a coupon from one of the newspaper inserts for $1/2 making them $2.98 for both! Less than $1.50 a bottle! Even if you don't have the coupon $1.99 is a good price.

Free Recipe Book From SeaPak

Be sure to get your very own copy of the SeaPak Shrimp cookbook full of shrimp recipes. You can get a hard copy mailed to your house, download a copy, or BOTH!

Get it here.

Also, while your there print some coupons for $1/1 any SeaPak item, and $1/1 any SeaPak Naturals Item. Get them here.

Every Penny Counts

How many of you have seen a penny on the ground and just walked on by? I know I am guilty! If it is silver I would stop... but a penny...not every time. Well, I just read an article about the worth of a penny and paying down debt. This really hit home to me because sometimes I feel overwhelmed with all the bills that are coming in, and I wonder if I will ever be debt-free.

The article basically showed how a penny really makes a difference in paying down your debt. I knew that you should pay as much as you can towards your debt because you'll pay it off faster (duh!). But what surprised me was how much a PENNY could make a difference!

Here is the example he gave:
The example loan is $10,000 at 18% and you're making monthly payments of $150.

Question: How long does it take to repay this loan?

Answer: You can never repay that loan by making payments of
$150 per month. No matter how many payments you make, you will always owe $10,000. Why? The amount of monthly interest is exactly equal to how much you're paying. That monthly interest fee is $150 ($10,000 x 0.18/12). You'll never owe any more than $10,000, but you'll never be able to pay off the loan.

Next question: What happens if you add just one penny to that payment? Just one cent? That's right, now the payment becomes a big $150.01. Now how long will it take to pay back that loan?

Answer: It takes 53 years, 10 months! Okay, that's a lifetime
for some people, or at least half a lifetime. Now, because of
that one penny, instead of paying $150 for eternity, the loan
is eventually paid off.

Okay, so you don't want to be in debt for almost 54 years.
What can you do? You guessed it. Add another penny. So here's
the next question:

Question: How much do you save by making payments of $150.02?

Answer: It now takes exactly 50 years to pay back the loan!
That extra penny knocked almost 4 years off the payback time
of the loan. How much money did that extra penny save? Let's
see. The out-of-pocket cost of the first loan is $150.01 for
53 years, 10 months. That comes to a total repayment of
$96,884.72 (the last payment is less than $150.01).

WOW!! What a difference a PENNY can make... guess I'll stop and pick up those pennies... how 'bout you?

Read the whole article at the Dollar Stretcher. The article is titled, "Every Penny Counts," by Scott Bilker.

Coupon Preview for February 24

Preview this week's coupons here.

Hebrew National Coupon

Get a coupon for $1/1 Hebrew national breakfast sausage here.

Terrific Time at Target!

Today we went to Target and got some great buys. We went to the Target in Chattanooga, TN and got some great buys on the clearance racks and the clearance shelves back in the back of the personal care. I matched some coupons I had with the items on clearance and got some really cheap personal care.

First off, I have to brag on my husband DJ. He is becoming quite the thrifty shopper as well. He found this T-shirt (above) for $0.81!!!!!!

Then, I found this shirt for $4.98!!

And last, I got all of this stuff for $20.33!! That is 2 bags of Flat Earth chips (FREE after coupon!), 2 boxes of 100 calorie Hostess cakes, 2 (4 pk) of O-Celo sponges, a 3 pack of Right Gaurd, a 2 pack of Secret, 1 big bottle of Olay Quench Lotion, 2 bottles of soft soap, 2 bottles of Irish Spring body wash, and a 3 pack of Dove body wash. All of which I had coupons on (except the Dove but it was $3.98 for all three bottles.).

Latest CVS Deal

Today I got some stuff at CVS that I have been needing but I also picked up some great deals.

I printed the $2/1 Tresemme coupon (I printed 3) and bought 3/$10 of Tresemme products.

Then, I bought the Venus Embrace (Free after coupons and ECB's- print the $2/1 CVS coupon here).

I got 2 things of ALL allergen free detergent (32 loads) on sale for $3.99 each (I had 2 $1/1 coupons so I got them for $2.99 each).

Also, the colgate toothpaste and toothbrush (Free after coupons and ECB's - print $1/1 coupons here.).

Total before coupons: $33.95
Total after coupons: $19.95
I used $15 ECB's
Total after ECB's: $5.72
AND I earned $10 ECB's!!! YaHOOOO!!!

Organix Shampoo

If you didn't pick up your free after rebate Organix Shampoo or Conditioner last week, you could possibly pick it up on your next trip to CVS. That's right! I bought mine at Wal-Mart but I noticed tonight that they are also carrying it at CVS (and they also had the rebate tags on them).

Free Samples

Free Sample of Dentaburst

Free Sample of Brut Moisturizing Shave Balm

Free Sample of Greenies Dog Treats

Free Sample of Hamburger Helper microwave singles

Free Sample of Sticky Notes Super Sticky

Free Sample of Alaway Eye Drops

Free Sample Alterna Hair Care

Free Sample Dove Cream Oil

Free Sample Airborne Power Pixies

Free Sample of True Lemon

Free Sample Huggies

Restaurant Clubs

If you aren't already you should sign up to join "the club" at the restaurants you love (but if your like me don't get to frequent often). They often send you coupons through your email for $3 off an adult entree, a free appetizer, etc.

Here are some that I have joined:

Red Lobster (join the club)

Sticky Fingers (join the stick e club)

Logan's Roadhouse (join the nut e club)

O' Charley's (join the club)

Applebee's (join their email list)

Olive Garden (Family Table Newsletter)

CVS Celebrity

This week I left after school to pick up some of my CVS deals. I was with my mom (we car pool since we both drive 45 minutes+ to work). I was in the make-up aisle when I heard a cry from the main aisle. It was one of my "most favorite" students. Truly, he is a handful but a HOOT! he screamed, "Mrs. Sawyer... I can't believe you are at CVS! I can't believe I am seeing you at CVS after I saw you at school!!!" He continued to shout breathlessly with shock, "I just can't believe it. I can't believe we were at school together just a minute ago and then we came here ... again... together!" I told him, "Yeah, every now and then they let me out of the school to do other things!" :) His mom had a good laugh at his amazement and tried to coax him out of the store telling him to leave Mrs. Sawyer alone so she could shop. He just couldn't leave though! He was so thrilled he came over to hug me and to "reminisce" the good 'ole moments (not days) we had that day at school. He was absolutely hilarious! And, by the end of the loud visit every one in the store knew I was "Mrs. Sawyer" and it was truly nothing short of amazing that I was at CVS after school.

Isn't funny how young children think their teacher live at school?!

Money Saving MOVIES

I am hearing a lot lately about Redbox. What is Redbox? Redbox is the "red box" that can be found in several stores and places. It looks like a vending machine and you can rent movies from it. For those who live around me there is one in the Summerville Wal-Mart lobby.

You can rent movies for $1 a night and what I just found out is that they are giving out codes for FREE rentals all the time!

If you want to rent more than one movie for free, bring more than one credit/debit card. You can use the same promotional code, you just will need different accounts to charge to. The charge will be zero as long as you return your movie on time for the next day.

When entering in your free movie code, you need to enter it FIRST before picking the movie. On the very first screen, click the, "Rent with Promo." Enter in the above code and then make your selection- the amount should then total zero.

Okay so on to the FREE codes:
You can get the current codes at MomAdvice.com at her blog the Motherload.

You can also sign up to get alerts and free codes of your own here.

Not sure if there is a Redbox near you? Click here to find out!

This week's free code: President (offer expires 2/25).

Printable Coupons

Click here to get coupons on Glade products including plug-ins, plug-in refills, and aerosol spray.

Muir Glen tomatoes are a little more than $1 a can at Wal-Mart. you can get $1 off here and print as many as you want! This means you'll pay less than 20 cents a can for organic tomatoes!

Get MORE chocolate cereal cheap (or maybe free). Click here to get 2 more coupons for Honey Bunches of Oats with Chocolate Clusters. This is a silly site but look at the top right corner and click where it says save $2 to get your coupons.

More CVS Deals

The Gillette Venus Embrace Razor is free after $6 ECB reward, $2 manufacturer coupon from this week's paper, and the $2 CVS coupon found here.

Get $2/1 Tresemme product ( One blogger said with these coupons you can get 3 for $4).

Save $2/1 Degree Clinical Strength Deoderant

Save $3 when you buy $10 worth of LaCross Beauty Tools

Save $1.50/2 Sunsilk Hair Care Products

Save $2/1 Got2b Smooth Operator hair styling product

More Diaper Deals

Today they released more CVS coupons (not as great as the others we had but ...)

One of the coupons was for Playskool Diapers: Get $3/1 Playskool Megapack

Also, check out the Caregiver's Marketplace to get cash back on your diaper purchases. They will send you a rebate check when you buy participating products including Huggies, Pull-ups, and Good Nites!

Also, be sure to check out the deals at Centsable Baby -she posts great deals daily!

FREE Ice Cream at Bruster's!

On March the 1st (a week from Saturday) Bruster's is giving away FREE ICE CREAM to anyone wearing pajamas!!! SAY WHAT?! You heard me right! FREE ICE CREAM!!! HOLLLA!!!

I checked to verify with the locations around here and they both said YES! So, if you live around Rome, GA or Chattanooga, TN you can get free ice cream! They are doing it all day and they are open until 10 p.m. All you have to do is show up in your PJ's and you will receive one scoop on a waffle cone! (No, you don't have to wear your robe and house shoes - PJ pants will qualify! :) )

The Bruster's in Rome, GA is at 1911 Shorter Ave, SW and the Bruster's in Chattanooga, TN is at 1406 Jenkins Rd.

If you live in a different area, check the Bruster's website to find a location near you and call their number to verify their participation.

Pajama Day only happens once a year so don't miss out! (Okay so maybe you venture out of your house in your pajamas more than once a year - but are you REWARDED with free ice cream?)

What's For Dinner Wednesday

I am going to attempt to start a new Meme called, "What's For Dinner Wednesday." I will post a new recipe each Wednesday. The idea is that you guys will also post your favorite recipe so we can learn new ways to surprise our taste buds! I hope you will post a favorite recipe on your blog and link it here or leave one in the comment section if you don't have a blog!

So here's mine (actually this is my mom's recipe but one of my favorite QUICK dinners!)

Chicken Croquettes

1 can white meat chicken
1 well beaten egg
a couple of saltine crackers (4-5 should do)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 can of milk (use the soup can after you pour it in a pan).
vegetable oil for frying

Mix the first three ingredients in a bowl. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Spoon out small amounts of the chicken mixture and pat into a patty (similar to a salmon or tuna patty). Place in the skillet of hot oil. Fry for a few minutes on one side then flip. Fry for a few minutes on the other side.

While these are cooking, mix the can of soup and 1/2 can of milk in a saucepan. Heat this up to make a gravy for the croquettes.

This is SOOO yummy and is done in like 15-20 minutes (prep to table!). I always serve mine with green beans and carrots and some kind of fast cooking rice, etc. It is also yummy left over for lunch the next day. :)

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Have a great recipe you want to share? Post about it on your blog and then come back here and leave your link below!

Great Baby Deals at KMART!

KMart: Good Deals for This Week - From Melonie:

There are some deals going that are of interest -

1) Luvs diapers: the Mega packs are on sale 2/$10, as well as the Luvs (231-count) wipes refills. If a person doesn't have a Target near them for the $5 off 3 packs coupon, this is a better deal at $5 per pack. EDIT: Only the wipe refills are on sale 2/$10 according to the people commenting over at Money Saving Mom.

2) Johnson's and Aveeno baby care items (various products, excluding Aveeno diaper rash care) are on sale, 3/$10 - handy if they have some of the recent Aveeno coupons from inserts. Aveeno also offers coupons online at various places.

3) Gerber 2nd Foods 2-packs are on sale 10/$10, with 10% off other Gerber foods (those on the Gerber mailing list may have coupons on these)

*Some other deals I noticed*

1) Pampers Big Packs are $20 (these packs have around 90-100+ diapers in them)

2) Similac Advance, Enfamil LIPIL, Enfamil Gentlease LIPIL, and Isomil Advance (Enfamil Gentlease is 24 oz, all others 25.7 oz) are on sale for $23.99 (Not sure if this is good or not?)

These are all from the 2/17 sale flyer for Kmart, good thru 2/23.

Walgreen's Shop-a-palooza!

Today I stopped at a different Walgreen's (again) and got some of the stuff the other one was out of. I got all of this loot for $8.28 OOP! My total before coupons 56.73!!! So, my saving for today were $40.45 - can you believe it??? (Of course I would NEVER have paid 50+ dollars for this stuff, but still 8 bucks for all this stuff was awesome!

I got: 4 Full Throttle Energy drinks, 3 Jane mascaras, 4 packs of Big Red gum, 3 cans of skintimate shave gel, 1 bag of sugar, 2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners, and a tube of tinted lip gloss (also Jane).

I used LOTS of coupons, including several you can pick up AT THE STORE! I used a coupon for the gum and a coupon for the mascara from the Walgreen's Easy Saver Booklet. I used a coupon for the shave gel and the sugar from the weekly Walgreen's ad. I used 2 coupons for the Full Throttle that were hang tangs in the beverage center at Walgreen's (found these about a week ago).

I printed 4 Jane coupons for $2/1 (get it here).

The other coupons I used (not found in the store) were from this week's newspaper (2 coupons for $0.75 for the Lysol). I also used 2 BOGO coupons on the gum that I got from the newspaper a couple weeks ago.

Lastly, I earned a $3 register reward on the Sunsilk products yesterday and a $2 RR for the chapstick yesterday - so I used them today to pay $5 off my total.

So YOU can do it too!

Okay, So Your New ...

Okay, so your new. Maybe you are thinking about trying some of these deals out with CVS and Walgreen's. But your thinking, "What does all this jibber jabber mean ... with the ECB's and the Register Rewards?" If you are thinking about getting started you should take a minute to read MoneySavingMom's blog article called CVS 101. Also, the article called Making CVS Work for You and Walgreen's 101 have been helpful to me to get me off to a running start. Once you have done that you can come up with some of your own deals too! BUT, don't forget to check here and some of the other blogs linked here to see what other people have cooked up!

Also, if your new, check the bottom of my page to see what some of the abbreviations used here mean (these are the same abbreviations used in other coupon and money saving blogs).

Happy (and Frugal) Shopping! :)

Marathon Shoppin' Today

Today I went to CVS and got this make-up for $1.84 out of pocket (OOP). Yippee!! Plus I got a $10 ECB to spend next time.


AND that very next time was sooner than later. :)


I got all of this in my second transaction. I paid $13.54 and got back $15 ECB's!!!! Not bad! (oh yeah, an 8 pack of AA Energizer batteries is missing from the photo!)

**Side note: I'll never need to buy liquid dish soap (I now have 6 at home) or tampons again! HeHeHe!!

Next stop... Walgreen's!
I was a little frustrated because my register reward for $6 for the Gillette Fusion didn't print. :(
But, I did get all of this for $6.74 OOP. I also earned $5 in register rewards for the chapstick and the Sunsilk products. Not too bad.

The other bummer was that they were also out of the sugar they had on sale, the Tide that was on sale, and the Lysol toilet bowl cleaner. SOOO, I plan to stop at the other Walgreen's tomorrow and pick some of these items up with my $5 RR.

This is what I got at Walgreen's today.

CVS DEALS

There are a few weekly ECB deals:

1) Colgate Toothpaste is $2.99 Use this coupon, this coupon, or coupons from the newspaper for $1/1. You get $2.00 in ECB's making it FREE!

2) Buy $20 worth of Covergirl merchandise and get $10 ECB's.

3)Buy $30 of these items, get $15 ECBs (Limit 1)

Including:
Ziploc/Hefty 2/$5
Glade 2/$3
Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner $17.99
Energizer $5.29
Kleenex Family Size 2/$5
Huggies Jumbo Pack $8.99
Depend or Poise
Cottonelle 12 pk $5.99
Palmolive $0.99
Kotex 2/$5
Viva 8 pack paper towels $6.49

4) The Venus Embrace Razor is $9.99 You get $6 ECB back. You could use the $2/1 coupon from this week's newspaper insert and pay only $1.99.

Another blogger: Vaughnshire Mom said this:

The huggies deal is great:
4 pks at $8.99 each ($35.96)
use your $4 / $20 CVS Coupon (You can get one buy registering your CVS card here).
use 4 of the $2 off 1 huggies coupons ($8) (Printable here or here.)
and your should be at around $23.96 plus tax.

Earn $15 back....
that averages out to about $2.24 a per diaper package after ECB's!

This is my plan:

I plan to do the third ECB deal (Buy $30 of these items and get $15 ECB's. I also plan to do the Venus Embrace Razor deal, get two tubes of the Colgate, and do the Covergirl deal (I have a bunch of Covergirl coupons so I should be able to get 'em cheap!)

Non-ECB deals I plan to pick up:
The ALL detergent is on sale for $3.99 You can get $1/1 coupon here. This makes the detergent $2.99 (it is a 32 load bottle -making it $0.09 a load). (I'm going to use my ECB's to get this item -that I need- FREE!)

More Diaper Savings

I found new coupons on diapers. See below. I added some to Sunday's posting! Hope this helps!

Walgreen's Best Buys for Feb 17-23 Including FREE Make-Up!!!

Visit the the Centsible Shopper's site for some other great Walgreen's scenarios. She has it all broken down and it has been helpful to me!

Also - IMPORTANT Jane Products are B1G1 free and if you use coupons (see below) you can get them free with overage!

You can view the Walgreen's ad here. You can print the coupons from the ad before you go if you want to here.

Here is my plan for this week:

I will have to do 4 transactions.

First Transaction:
Buy the fusion Razor
(Use the $4 coupon from newspaper)
Spend: $6 OOP
BUT get a $6 Register Reward towards next purchase


Second Transaction:
Buy
2 Jane Mascaras
2 other Jane products $3.99 or under (many are available at this price)
2 bottles of Lysol Toilet cleaner
1 stick of Chapstick Naturals
1 Tide Laundry Detergent (2.99)
3 Sunsilk Hair Products

Use 4 $2/1 Jane printable coupons (print yours here)
Use 2 $2/1 Walgreens coupons from the Easysaver catalog (get it at the store)
Use 2 $0.75/1 Lysol Toiletbowl cleaner coupons from this week's newspaper
Use 1 Walgreen's Tide coupon (from this week's store flyer-you can get it at the store too)
Use 3 $1.50/1 coupons on Sunsilk hair products (printable here)

Total Spent: Around $7 +tax
Use the $6 Register Reward from last transaction
Total out of pocket: a little more than $1
Earn a $2 RR on Chapstick Naturals
Earn a $3 RR on Sunsilk products


Third Transaction
Buy another Gillette Fusion Razor $9.99

Use the $4/1 coupon from newspaper

Total $6 +tax
Pay for it with the two RR from last transaction
Total OOP: about $1
Earn another $6 RR


Fourth Transaction
Buy 1 Domino sugar $1.99
Buy 1 Edge or Skintimate Shave Gel $1.99 each
Buy 4 packs of Wrigley's gum
Buy 1 Chapstick Naturals

Use 2 BOGO Wrigley's gum coupons from newspaper
Use 1 $0.99/1 coupon from Walgreen's Easysaver catalog
Use 1 Domino sugar Walgreen's coupon from newspaper ad
Use 1 Shave gel Walgreen's coupon from newspaper ad

Total: about $7
Use $6 RR from last transaction
Total OOP: around $1
Earn $2 RR

Total OOP for all Transactions: less than $10

Great Buys at Target

I plan to go to Target next Saturday if DJ gets the day off. I have been jonesin' to go to Target for some time. The closest one to me is Chattanooga and it is not a Super Target. These deals were posted at Money Saving Mom as well as some other deals too. I am not sure if they will be available at our Target but I plan to check it out!

Supposedly you can "stack" coupons at Target - meaning you can use a manufacturer's coupon and a Target store coupon on the same product. Other stores do this too (like Walgreen's).

Duncan Hines frozen brownies are reportedly $2.99
Use the $1/1 coupon from the recent newspaper insert
AND stack with Target's $1/1 coupon (get it here)

Hostess 100 calorie snacks are on sale for $2.00
Use the $0.75/1 coupon (here) - can be printed 3 times.
Use with $0.75/1 Target coupon (here)

Some of the O-Cello sponges are $1.99 pack
BUY 2 and Use the $1/2 manufacturer coupon from here
AND stack with 2 of the $1/1 Target coupons (print 2) (here)

Joint Juice is on sale for $1
Use the $1/1 coupon from newspaper insert or get it here

Diapers and Baby Formula

This one is just for you Mel! :)

I have been searching for coupons on diapers and formula for a friend and I ran across this site. Thought it might be helpful to some of my friends with little ones! :)

This site has links to Enfamil, Similac, Nestle, and Walmart's sites that have programs you can sign up for to receive coupons and samples free through the mail.

This site has links to to Pampers, Luvs, and Huggies websites as well as other ideas for scoring great diaper coupons.

Hope this helps! And for now, I'll be sending my coupons along to you as well, Mel! ;)

* NEW *
I just found out that Walgreen's has some great links to coupons on Huggies ($1/1 and $2/1). They are manufacturer's coupons so they are good at any store. Go HERE to print your own. They are on page 1 and 2. The first one says you have to answer two questions. It is simple! Then it prints a coupon for you. My questions were "what kind do you most often buy" and "how old is your baby?" I scored two coupons for you Mel! :)

Free Cereal

Ingles has Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal 2/$4. If your Ingles carries the chocolate variety you can get both boxes free by printing 2 of these coupons! (Go down the bottom of the webpage and look for the red button that says "Get $2 off.")

Food Lion Pays ME to Shop!!

Today I went to Food Lion with the trustee coupons I printed yesterday (see yesterday's blog about Food Lion). The first time through the line I only purchased the blueberry waffles shown here. The cost was... wait for it... $0 -- actually they PAID me!!! She said, "hang on a minute ma'am I actually owe YOU money." That's right, she PAID ME 38 cents!!!

Next I went in and took along a second coupon for the waffles and a coupon for the Life water shown above. The coupon for the Life water was one I found for 50 cents off of 1 in the cooler section at CVS, it was a hang tag (I took several). They might even still have some, check it out next time you are in. Food Lion had the Life water for $1. With the 50 cent off coupon and the 38 cent overage from waffles my second total came to 20 cents! That means today's total came to an overage of 18 cents! That's right I MADE MONEY!! Yeah - today is a good day!

Next time I go I am getting one more box of waffles and that box of Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate Clusters I posted about yesterday. With the $2/1 coupon here you can get both the waffles and the cereal for about 20 cents!

Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite person in the whole world! My husband DJ is the most awesome husband! He is more than I could ever have dreamed up! It is amazing really how God knows just what we need when he puts us together. DJ is truly my "other half." We make a great team! He is such a big help around the house and he is sweet to put my needs/wants before his. He is a wonderful provider. He's a real nut (everyone who knows him would probably describe him this way) but he has a big heart and would do anything for anyone!

I hope everyone else had some quality time with their significant other - if not today make some time for one another soon. It is important to let our significant others know just how loved they are - don't wait for a national holiday! :)

Free Samples

Go check out the Walmart site for FREE SAMPLES. They add new ones all the time! Right now you can sign up for free samples of Jergen's Natural Glow lotion, Dove shampoo, Poise pads, AquaFresh toothpaste, and Selsun Blue shampoo. Hey, free is free! :)

Chocolate Cereal - YUM!

What could make chocolate cereal better? Coupons for free or cheap chocolate cereal - of course!!

Go here to print your coupon for Honey Bunches of Oats with Real Chocolate Clusters. (Look for the button in the lower right hand corner). The coupon is for $2/1 and so you can use it in conjunction with a sale and get the cereal cheap or for FREE (my favorite!). I will let you know if I hear of any good sales where we can get this at rock bottom prices!

I got this information from the Be Centsable Website; you might be interested in some more of her coupon links and info!

FREE stuff at Food Lion

Go here to print coupons for Food Lion to get free stuff!!

Angie at Thrifty Florida Mama has the info.

She says that Eggos are one sale for $2.00 and with the coupons you get $2/1 Eggos!

She has some other links for Free Kleenex too - but I couldn't get them to work. Let me know if you have any luck and let me know what you did!

Thanks!

Free Flat Earth Chips!

Go here to get a coupon for a free bag of Flat Earth chips. Then, next time you're in Walmart pick yourself up a *FREE* bag! There are several flavors to choose from. I got mine today at the LaFayette Walmart and as you can see they didn't even make it all the way home before I had to try 'em out! AND, they are really good - like a baked chip from Lay's!

FREE Organix Shampoo or Conditioner

Get your very own Organix shampoo or conditioner for FREE! Right now at Walmart all of their Organix shampoo and conditioner have rebate tags on them (like these). The rebate is good until JULY! So get them as long as they last! Send the rebate off and get the product FREE!! (One rebate per household). I got these at the LaFayette Walmart. There are several different types of shampoos and conditioners to choose from.

*New Info*
I saw this shampoo/conditioner at CVS tonight with the same rebate tags. So, if you didn't pick it up at Wal-Mart you could possibly get it at your CVS!

Rite Aid Deals for the week of 2.10.08

WOOHOO! I just got back from Rite Aid in Fort Oglethorpe and I got some great deals!

All of their Olay products are on sale 30% off. Plus if you buy $25 worth of P&G products (Olay is one!) you get a $10 rebate!!

Maybelline products are BOGO and you can earn a $3 rebate when you get two things! Plus if you have Maybelline coupons (I had $1/1) you get two products anywhere fro $1 to $1.50 a piece!

Kandoo wipes has a coupon from this Sunday saying if you buy one product you get the tub for free!! Well, Rite Aid has the refill wipes on sale for $1.99 this week! YEAH! Two containers of wipes for $1 each (plus you get the cute box they come in!)

So here is what my receipt/savings looks like:

I got:
*2 packs of Olay bar soap ($2.09 ea)
*Olay face wash ($5.59)
*Olay face cream ($5.59)
*Olay lotion ($4.19)
*2 bottles of Herbal Essence mousse ($3.99 ea)
*Herbal Essence Volume Hairspray ($3.99) *FREE AFTER COUPON*
*Maybelline mascara ($3.39) *FREE b/c Rite Aid is having BOGO Maybelline products!!
*Maybelline foundation ($3.84)
*Kandoo tub with wipes ($2.99) *FREE AFTER COUPON*
*Kandoo wipe refill ($1.99)

I used these coupons (from this Sunday's paper 2.10.08)
*$2/1 Olay bar soap/body wash
*$2/1 Olay bar soap/body wash
*$3/2 Olay face product or facial lotion
*$1/1 Olay lotion
*Free Kandoo tub when you buy one Kandoo product

I used these coupons too (from other week's ads)
*$1/1 Maybelline mascara
*Buy 2 Get 1 Free Herbal Essence Shampoo or Hair Styling Products

Other deals:
I am getting a $10 rebate on the P&G products and a $3 rebate for buying two Maybelline products.

Total OOP (after coupons): $30.81
After rebates what I actually spent: $17.81

I got $31.52 worth of P&G products (Olay and Herbal Essence stuff) for $9.53 after rebate!!! YIPPEE!!!

Let me know what great deals you are getting and I will spread the *LOVE*

Tomorrow is National Pancake Day! You can get a free short stack (3 pancakes) of pancakes at any IHOP!! There is one in ROME and one in FORT OGLETHORPE if you live around me! This is happening from 7 am to 10 pm if you are interested!! For more info go here.

Rockin' at the Rite Aid

Okay so tonight mom and I went to Piggly Wiggly - for those of you who don't know, it has reopened in Armuchee, Georgia. They were having some great deals for their grand opening. I got some pretty sweet deals!

But what I really wanted to post was the great deals that I saw in the Rite Aid flyer. I go to the one in Fort Oglethorpe.


So here is what I will be getting:

* BIC Razors (there is a $3 rebate and I have a $2 off coupon from the paper last month) so this item is FREE

* Maybeline is BOGO and if you buy two items you get a $3 rebate and I have a coupon for one item $1 off. SO - one item very CHEAP and one item FREE!

* Fructis hair products (careful there are only certain ones on sale) I am getting the volume non aerosol hairspray (there is up to $2.99 rebate - FREE and I have a $1 off coupon) FREE + $1 overage!!

* Tom's of Maine products are $1 rebate when you buy two and I have two $1 coupons that I picked up as hang tags at Walgreens in the toothpaste aisle (totaling $3 off two products)


Other items that aren't rebates but seemed like good deals:

*Kandoo wipes had a coupon in yesterday's paper where if you buy any one product you get a tub for free. I am getting the wipes refill for $1.99 plus the free tub of wipes.

*Starkist tuna is BOGO (I don't know what their price is yet though - so I'll let you know if this is a good deal of not.

Now THIS is Retail Therapy!!

Here is what I got on my last trip to CVS:

1 stick of soft & dri deoderant $1.99
1 Fructis Shine Burst shampoo $3.99
2 Instant Energy (2 packs) $4.99 BOGO
1 pack of Trident gum $1.19 (filler)
1 Edge shave gel

Total after ECBs and coupons: .69
Plus- I earned $8.99 in ECBs for next time !

Yippee - I love this - I think I've found a new hobby!! :)

Newbie CVS shopper!

Here is one of my first CVS shopping deals (on 2.2.08) I bought:

*5 jars of Skippy peanut butter (2 for $3)
* 1 jar of Hellmans (2 for $5)
* 1 pack of Cottonelle toilet paper $5.98

Total after coupons: $2.78
Plus I earned 4 ECBs

Worship - So Awesome!

We had worship tonight at the Percolator (my families coffee shop). It was just a small group (people whom I am related to and those who I consider my "extended" family). It was so awesome though, just being in the presence of the Lord. You could really feel the joy of the Lord. I always have a renewed strength afterwards.

Most importantly what I gleaned from worship was that I really need to find more time to just BE with the Lord (as in prayer, reading and studying my Bible, and just listening and chatting with Yeshua). With work, the driving time to and fro (we drive about 45 minutes each way), cooking, cleaning, making time for my husband, and other necessities of life I feel like a puddle of mush by about 8:00 pm. I can think of a few ways I can make this time with God that is of utmost importance happen - but I am wondering, how do you find time, and when do you make time for God? Your comments are wanted and needed!

Shopping Blues

Okay, so I am a newbie at CVS shopping but I think I am getting the hang of it! I have also gotten my mom involved and I think she is even more obsessed than I am! So now that we are totally bonkers over CVS there is *NOTHING* that is a great buy this week! Okay, so there are a few things but not really anything I need. (Toothpaste is taking over my bathroom cabinet!)

I am a little down and out. But I was thinking, maybe this is a blessing in disguise, seeing how I have newly restocked my pantry (it is more full than it has ever been!), there is absolutely no room in my freezer, and I am not in need of any personal care at this moment. This week I am living frugally just by living off my pantry. So the blessing is that I can save my money (apply it to my debt) by not setting foot in a store. Truth be told I could probably use what is in my pantry/freezer and not go grocery shopping for the entire months of February and March!

Lord of the "Ring"

This is my fifth year teaching in a second grade class and let me tell you there is never a dull moment! My friends and family are always asking me to "tell another funny story about your kids." One of my favorites is of a student I had my first year.

We were sitting in a circle and I was getting ready to read a favorite picture book to the class. I was waiting on everyone to settle in and there was a group of students talking about the last "Lord of the Ring" movies coming out in the theater. They were very excited and talking about how their parents were going to let them see it, or were not going to let them see it, or that their parents were previewing it and then they would decide if they could see it.

That's when this particular student piped up over all of the other voices and said, "My mom calls my dad the Lord of the Ring." He giggled and realized no one else was laughing. That's when he said, "You know, because my dad takes a long time in the bathroom and when you sit on the toilet for a long time you get a ring around your butt."

Oh, if parents only knew!!