Can't Beat the Pig!

The Piggly Wiggly was having a $1 sale and hubby was home. Do you know what that means? Yep! I was there at 7 yesterday morning! This is what I got:

• Spilt chicken breast (fresh, not frozen!) 4# $4.00
• 2 Chex mix $2
• 2 huge bags of Bugels $2
• 3 Pringles canisters $3
• 6 boxes Betty Crocker potatoes $6
• 1 box Crunch N Munch (for hubby) $1
• 3 Chicken helper $3
• 4 family size Red Diamond tea bags $4

I had over $7 in coupons and total spent was $19.65! Yea! That made me so happy!

Total saved was $18.19 (accroding to the bottom of the slip).

What kind of grocery deals have you gotten lately?

Blessings!!!!

How Many Meals Can You Get Out of a Ham?

I bought an 8 pound spiral sliced ham a the 29th of October. I paid $14.91 for it. Let's see what all I did with it.

16 sandwiches for hubby's lunch
2 fried ham dinners for us
2 ham and cheese omlettes
1 breakfast casserole
ham in one pot of navy bean soup
and finally...........

Wednesday of this week......the 19th I think I finally finished it up in a pot of bean soup. i used the ham bone, onion, carrotts, 5 kinds of dry beans, cumin, garlic, water and chciken boullion. it was delicious. We had enough for us and my parents for 2 meals and lunch for me today. It makes the house smell so yummy!

I thought that was a great stretch of the buck! Many blessings!

this Week's Shopping Trip

I used a lot of compeitor's ads at Wal-Mart this week. We have an IGA store opening about 40 miles from us and they sent a sales paper out, so I used it at Wal-Mart too.
I also went to CVS and our local Piggly Wiggly.

WAL-MART
2 Oatmeal Creme Pies .88 each (reg. $1.26 each)
cereal $2.18
2 pk. almond bark $1.92 each
Crisco $2.98
6 hamburger helper $.79 each (reg. $1.50 each)
4 BallPark franks $.99 each (reg. $3.48 each)
2 - 10 oz. shrimp rings 2/$5 (reg. $3.98 each)
6 Progresso soups $.99 each (reg. $1.50 each)
2 Eggo Nutrigrain waffles 2/$4 (reg. $2.48 each)
fish sticks $3.34
Smart Taste pasta $1.50
24 ct. Frito Lay chips $4.99 (reg. $7.99)
9 - 8 ct. fun size candy bars $.69 each (reg. $.96 each)
2 - 5# red potatoes 2/$3 (reg. $3.99 each bag........I got both for $3!)
2 - 12 pk. double roll Quilted Northern $5.99 each (reg. $7.76 each)

Then I had $3.25 in coupons. I paid $74.46 out of pocket. Total savings with comp ads and coupons.......$39.12!

PIGGLY WIGGLY
gal. Barber's plus Milk $4.79
4 cans chili beans $.59 each
6.5# boston butt $6.22
8# spiral sliced ham $14.91
8 cocktail smokies $1.99
24 oz. sour cream
1 # turnip greens$1.59
turnips $1.88
2 - 10 oz. French's worchestshire sauce $1.29
1.5 L twin pack Coke $2.49
6 pk. YooHoo's $2.99

Total before coupons $62.34.
After coupons $51.41
total saved with sales and coupons $22.01

CVS
3 - 8 pk. Duracell batteries $5.99 each
12 Colgate toothpaste 2/$4.98
6 Buddy soap bars $1.19 each
3 Reese Pieces $.89 each
24 ct. ibupforen $3.29
2 - 4ct. Bic Comfort 3 razors $3.99 each
8 oz. Robitussin $8
Mucniex $13

total $89.93 before coupons and ECB. After coupons and ECB $27.46 out of pocket. I still have $28 left to spend next time in ECB.$62.47 saved.


Total saved today$123.60!!!! Total spent $153.33! I'm happy with that! Yippee!

Have a blessed day and happy shopping!!!!!

Monday Shopping

I decided since the boys were some better and off to school this morning that I should give today a whirl with a good ole grocery shopping day.


So I went to the Piggly Wiggly, here's what I got:

8# ground chuck
1.5 L twin pack Coke
2 # turnip greens
21 load Gain fabric softner

total $20.77 (that's with $3.10 in coupons)

Wal-Mart
24 ct. Nestle water
cheese bread
44 ct. fish stick
80 ct. fabric sheets
Honey Buches of Oats (19 oz.) cereal
3 Smart Taste 14.5 oz. Elbow pasta
4 cans Manwich
1/2 gal ice cream
3 - 24 ct. Red Diamond tea
3 # red s/l grapes
16 oz. cornstarch
Vicks medicated rub
ice oatmeal cookies
wheat bread
mini pretzels

Total: $35.34 (with $4.50 in coupons)

and now for CVS........

I shop for my parents and a friend (so I use their cards too)

15 Butler twin pk. toothbrushes (I got all Crayola ones for the kiddos) yes, that is 30 of them
9-12pk. Coke products
6 pk. Brach candy corn
3-32 oz. Powerade
3 just For Men haircololrs
4-29 ct. Huggies pull-ups
6-4 pk. Energizer D batteries
4 Children's Tyneol liquid
2-20 ct. Excedrin
3 Colgate toothpaste
2 gal. Clorox
4 Bumble Bee 6 oz. white albacore
3 Sure deos
Pert shampoo
Arm and Hammer cleaner

total $139.34 (I used $108.23 in CVS coupons and ECB)
(I used $22 in manny coupons)
(I will get a rebate back on the cleaner (arm and Hammer $2.99)
( i have $77.52 in ECB for next time)

I could have done better with the CVS transactions, but I was in a hurry and I still did pretty good, as it stood. Without any coupons or ECB I would have spent $269.57.

Today I spent $195.45. I saved $29.60 in manny coupons and $108.23 in CVS coupons and ECB.

I hope you all have a happy and blessed Monday!

Grocery Budget

I am reposting this for Dana (Elijah's Mom). This is how we do groceries........

We have a grocery budget of $350.00 (as of January 2008) per month. it used to be $300.00 but with milk and things going up we had to increase. We are a family made up of husband, wife and 21 month old twin boys (that are little piggies). (The boys are now 27 months old.)This includes:

• cleaning supplies (we try to make most of ours)
• diapers/wipes
• paper products
• cosmetics/ health & beauty aides/toiletries
• all food products

• We try cook almost all meals at home. We usually eat out twice a month.
• I try to bake a good bit for snacks and all.
• I stockpile every chance I get.
• We use Angel food Ministries (check out http://www.angelfoodministries.com/). There is no age, income or government restrictions.
• Hubby takes lunch to work each day.
• Only buy things on sale and use coupons.
• I also use http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/. I find great coupons on there.
• I buy coupons from coupon sites and E Bay.
• Comparison shop.
• Use CVS to my advantage. (check out http://www.moneysavingmom.com/ for more info).
• We grow almost all of our fruits and vegetables.
• I can and freeze those. I make almost all of our canned tomatoes, green beans, peas, salsas, jams, jellies, butters, chutney, bbq sauce, spaghetti sauce, soups, taco sauce, preserves, relishes, pickles, applesauce, ketchup, okra and tomatoes, and so on so forth. Canning can be economical if you can grow your own and/or get your produce cheap.
• I freeze okra, corn (on the cob and cream style), green tomatoes, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, freezer jams and so on so forth.
• We deer hunt and eat the venison. We try to have a freezer full by the end of deer season, around January 31.
• We buy some things in bulk.
• We try not to buy much processed food, soft drinks (although,hubby takes a Coke each day in his lunch), pre-packaged foods and things of that nature.
• I almost never pay over $2.00 per pound for meat. This includes b/l s/l chicken breast, center cut chops, roast, steak, bacon, sausage, ground chuck, tenderloin, cubed steak, ham, fish. The usual things. Hubby has to have meat with every meal.
• We have 2 yard sales each year. 2 huge ones, at my parents home. They last 2 days and there is usually n o less than 7 families. The stuff is good things. No stains, broken or not usable items. All clothes are on a hanger and so on so forth. Everything is always priced with the person's initials on it. We advertise well and everyone knows we usually have one around the 1st part of March and somewhere between October 1 and November 1. On average each person usually sells around $500.00.
• Now, to say my say here. All of the things I get for free or almost free from CVS and the like (that we don't use or have way too much of) I sell at the yard sales. For instance last year alone I got over 150 tubes of toothpaste fro free or no more $.25 each. I sold what we did not need for $1.00-$1.50 per tube. What does not sell I donate to the local Children's center or a women's and children's shelter. I also do stocking for each niece and nephew with toothpaste and toiletry items for Christmas each year. I make extra money and this supplies groceries for my family throughout the year.

I hope this helps someone needing to save a few dollars here and there. Please feel free to ask questions or email me. I can always use help and suggestions!

Blessings!

Breaking the Bank

Maybe I should say breaking the budget? I have went more than $100 over this month's food/cleaning/baby/paper budget this month. I am trying to stockpile for the summer. Once I go back to work 9even part-time) time will be at a premium, especially with my babies!

I found some really good sales and hit them yesterday and today.

Here's what I got at the Piggly Wiggly:
12# ground chuck
2 gal. milk
20 # sugar
18 double rolls Northern bathroom tissue
5# vidalia onions
1 # salad mix
2 -15 oz. cans sweet peas
$56.42 (including tax)

Wal-Mart
3 gal . Clorox
8 roll Sparkle paper towels
10 ct. Eggo waffles
2 -12 oz. bags Bird's Eye frozen veggies
44 ct. fish sticks
2- 14 oz. French's mustard
28 oz. Peter Pan peanut butter
2 Kraft mac & cheese
graham crackers
brownie mix
3 Bush's Grillin'beans
4oz. diaper rash cream
12 oz. children's allergy med.
3 Cattleman's BBQ sauce
4 Frank's hot sauce
3 pk. dinner rolls
lender's bagels
24 oz. Ken's steakhouse Ranch dressing
1 # Di Lusso Provolone cheese
1 # Di Lusso honey maple ham
1# Di Lusso Roast beef

Total including tax $58.47

CVS

2 (1 pound boxes) unsalted sourdough pretzels $.37 each
Colgate toothbrush $.87
100 sand. bags
3 - 13 oz. Curel lotions
3.5 oz. Curel hand cream
Mennen's 24/7 deo
24 ct. CVs pain reliever

$5.46 (inclding tax)

Total savings from all 3 stores $168.43

Yippee! I was so happy to get things we will need in the future. Blessings!!!!!!!

Saving at the Pig

Around these parts we call The Piggly Wiggly the Pig.

I ran in for a few items that we needed and came home with a cart full.
I would pst pics but by the time i got it set up to take a pic and got my boys situated the groceries would have gone bad. So, please use your visual imagination.......

6 - 1 # bag pict sweet veggies $1-$.50 coupon $3
5lb. bag frozen cinnamon raisin biscuits $3.99 reduced for quick sale
3 # ground round $4.14 reduced for quick sale
baby back pork spareribs 6# $8.29 reduced for quick sale
3 - 1# smoked sausage weiners $.75 each
3 # old fashioned slaw chopped and prepacked $2.97
1 # smoked sausage polsa kieblsa $1.50
3 - 16 oz. Kraft dressing $5 -$.75 coupon
2 Liter Canad Dry Cranberry Gingerale $.59 reduced for quick sale
3 # Golden Delicious apples $2.19
5 # bag of russet potatoes $2.39
gal. milk $3.99
bread $.99
BC butter pecan cake mix $.79
4 Campbell cream soups $.77 each -$.35 coupon
head of lettuce $1.39
3 # bag of lettuce mix $1.59 reduced for quick sale
Celery $1.29
bunch fresh turnip greens $1.50

total after coupons $46.77 and after tax $50.91.

I was tickeld & saved a bunch on the reduced for quick sale (about $25)

Blessings!!!!!

CVS Trip

Here's what I got this week at CVS:

2-12 pk. Coke $6 and get $1 ECB back
Maybelline Superstay lipgloss $8.99 and get $8.99 ECB back
5 - 1 ct. Life Fitness pain patches $1.99 each and $2.00 ECB back each
1 CVS toothbrush $1.50
6 Dove 2pk. beauty bars $15 and get $5 ECB back
2 Glade sprays $1.98-bogo man. coupon =$.99 and get $1 ECB back
6 CVS tissues $4.74
1 Venus razor $9.99 -$4 man. coupon and get $6 ECB back
1 Soleil razor $5.99 -$3.00 man. coupon and get $3 ECB back
1 Soleil 4ct. razor blades $5.99-$2 man. coupon and get $3 ECB back
5 Speed stick deo $9.95-$2.75 man. coupons and get $5.00 ECB back
2 Snicker s fun packs 2.58-$1 ,man. coupon and get $1 ECB back

Total $83.66-$13.74 man. coupons-1.50 CVS free tb coupon-$3 beauty coupon-$60 ECB from previous trips. Total oop $5.42 and got $43.99 back in ECB.

Yippee! I love saving money!
Blessings!

CVS Savings

This week was a great one at CVS!

Here's what I got:

24 ct. Naproxen CVS brand reg. $4.49, free w/ CVS coupon

10 ct. CVS acid reducer $3.99 ,free w/ CVS coupon

8pk. D & 16 ct. AAA Duracell batteries $8.99 each-$1.50 coupons, got $5 ECB back

5 Colgate 4oz. Total toothpaste $2.99 each, free after ECB & $3.75 in coupons (made profit)

100 ct. Excedrin $9.49-$3 coupon, 50 ct. Excedrin$6.99 -$2 coupon, 24 ct. Excedrin $4.49-$2 coupon and got $10 ECB back

Fusion Phenom razor $9.99-$4 coupon and got $6 ECB back

3 Life Fitness pain patch 1 count $1.99 each, got $1.99 ECB back on each (free)

5 Gillette Mach 3, 3 pk. razors $7.99-$3 coupon for each and got $5 ECB back on each



Grand Total was $118.29 before coupons or ECB or gift card. I had $39.73 in coupons, then a $4/$20 for updating my email. The total then was $74.36. I used a $30 gift card and paid $43 in ECB from before. I paid $1.36 out of pocket!!! I also got $66.92 back in ECB for next time!!!!



Yippee! I am so happy!!!!!! I love a great deal!!!! Tell us about your latest shopping experience! Blessings!!!

CVS Trip

I made a couple different trips last week to CVS. I got the diaper deal buy $30 get $15 ECBback and some more goodies. I also got 2 free gallons of milk. Here's the deal.....

The Post cereals were bogo and I had $1 coupon on 2.
I had free milk coupons up to $4 per gallon when you buy 4 Post cereals.
I got 8 boxes of cereal and 2 gal. of milk. I also got Sooth XP eye drops $10.99 and Organix shampoo $6.99. the shampoo has a rebate offer on it for the full amount of $6.99. When i ge that back it will be free.

Total before discounts and coupons.......$58.48
After discounts and coupons....$30. 52.
With tax...$33.27

I used my $30 store credit and my out of pocket was $3.27 that I paid for with a gift card! Yay! I thought that was pretty good.
Hope you all have blessed savings this week!

Going Over Budget This Month on Groceries

This month has been a little harder than most. We use http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ for our food and they decided instead of Alabama picking up their orders the middle of the month, we will began picking them up the end of the month. So that was 2 weeks to be accounted for in there. This is a great way to save on your grocery bill by the way!

Also, when we get our tax refund we usually restock on some things to last for another year or so. We have not had a cow slaughtered this year so we are a little short on meat compared to usual. Also we did not get our freezer stocked with as much venison as normal.

Needless to say we are going to be over budget this month, but that's okay. At least we have the cash and it will not be on a credit card!!! Can I get an AMEN? I found some great sales yesterday at our local Piggly Wiggly. they cut their own meat as well as grind it and they carry only black angus, so we love their meat department.

This is what I got:
2 family pk. Center Cut pork Chops $1.98 lb
2 med. pk. Ground Round reduced to $1.79 lb
2 Sirloin Tip Roast $1.99 lb
Salad bogo
2 1/2 lb. Red and White seedless grapes $1.59 lb
Hot Dogs bogo
2 Nutty bars .89
10 lb. bacon $10
chocolate ice cream $1.59 half gal.
4 lg. bell pepper reduced $1

I paid 55.63 ans saved about $45. I thought that was excellent. I am very tickled to be able to stock a little in the freezer!
Do you stock your freezer too? What do you put in it?

Blessings!!!

CVS Savings

I went to CVS today and I racked up. I also had a prescription filled and had a $30 coupon for a gift card. The cashier scanned the coupon first and was suppose to scan the gift card first, the manager had to be called, he had to inturn call the corp. office and it was a mess. Then I finally got the word that the coupon was invalid because the system had already read it (it had already been scanned) and would not take it again. So they said I could use it as a $30 store credit. But, I had to use it all at one time. MAN, that stinks. So now I will use it next week. I was so diappointed, but I tried to be nice and it worked. At least he didn't refuse to do anything. He did not apologize though and it was the store's fault. I forgot to take pictures of my bargains but here's the list of my loot:

2 Colgate tb $2.99each-$.75 coupon + $2 back in ECB each
4 post Cereal bogo $3.99 each -2 $1.00 coupons
1 gal. milk $4.29- $4.00 coupon for free milk when you buy 4 post cereal
1 Gillette Venus razor $9.99 -$2 coupon + $6 ECB back
3 Covergirl powders $7.99 each -$2 coupons each + $10 ECB back
I also had a $4 off of $20 coupon

total before coupons $60.01
after coupons $33.37 and I paid with $32.00 in ECB from last trip.
I only paid $1.37 out of pocket

Next:
2 pk. Huggies diapers $8.99 each -2 $1.50 coupons
1 - 8 pk. AAA Engerizer batteries $5.29- $1 coupon
1 - 24 ct. pk. Kotex pads $2.50- $2 coupon
1 - 160 ct. Huggies wipes refills $4.99 - .75 coupon
and $15 ECB back

total before coupons $30.76
after coupons $ 23.51
I paid with $23.00 ECB from last time (not above) and was only out $0.51!!!

That means I got back $35 in ECB from the above transactions to use next time! Yay!
Savings were $88.89!

Happy CVSing!!!! Blessings!

CVS Savings

I did make it to CVS today and got some great bargains! Here's the rundown.

Transaction#1

5 Boost Smoothies $1 each and got $1 ECB back on each
2 - 8oz. Purrell Hand Santizier $3.79 each - $1 man. coupon on each and $2 ECB back on each
2 - 2 pk. Energy Drinks $4.99 each , $4.99 ECB back on each
Precision Xtra Diabetes Monitior (regular $77.99) on sale for $19.99, got $19.99 ECB back
2 - 100 ct. Excedrin $6.99 each, -$3 man. coupon on each and $10 ECB back
2 Johnson's Buddies Bars $.99 each -$1 man. coupon on each
3 - 3pk. Maybeline eyeshadows $5.49 each and got $5.49 ECB back on each
5 - 36 ct. CVS Chewable asprin $1.79 each and got $1.79 ECB back on each
CVS 20 ct. Allergy and Sinus Medicine $4.29


My total before coupons , discounts and ECB was $96.16. I used a $10/$50 CVS coupon, $2/$10 on CVS product coupon, $10 man. coupons and $54.00 in ECB from previous trips. I ONLY paid $20.16 out of pocket. Then I had $$74.39 back in ECB!!!!

Transaction #2

2 - 14 oz. bags of M&M's 2/$4 -$1/2 man. coupon and $2 ECB back
Vo5 shampoo $.77
VO5 conditioner $.77
24 ct. Zantac 150 $10.19 - $5 CVS coupon and $5 man. coupon
500 ct. Johnson's cotton swabs $2.99
Garnier Fructis shampoo $3.99 - $3.99 ECB back
3 - 48 ct. pk. Nutri Trim Gum $3.99 each and got $3.99 ECB back on each
Gillette Fusion shave gel $3.69- $2 CVS coupon and $1 man. coupon
Gillette Phenom Power Razor $9.99 and got $6 ECB back
L'Oreal duo eyeshadow $4.99 and 75 % off (pd.$1.25)
2 BonneBell Liplites $2.49 each -75% off ($.62 each)
2 - 6oz. Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste $2.50 each - $.75 man. coupon
7.5 oz. Softsoap for hands $1.50 - $.35 man. coupon
18 oz. Softsoap Cashmere bodywash $3.99-$.75 man. coupon and $5 ECB back on the above 4.

My total before EBC, coupons and discounts was $68.82. I used a $4/$20 , man. coupons $9.60, CVS coupons $7, discounts $7.48 and ECB from transaction#1 $39.95. I ONLY paid $.79 out of pocket!!! I also got another $28.96 back in ECB.

RECAP:
For all of the above I paid $20.95 out of pocket and still have $63.40 left in ECB to use later!!! I also saved $202.03 (including the $58 on the diabetes kit). Yippee!!!!!! I am just thrilled to pieces.

Happy saving!!!!

How is it That Saving Money Can Make One Feel Better?

I love saving money. It is like breathing for me. My dear friend Jennifer met me and the boys in town today to give me a hand buying groceries and running errands. We went to the consignment store and picked up the last of my winter stuff and my check for the month. I also went by the post office and then off to Wal-Mart. While the cashier was quite unpleasant and thought I had lost my marbles when I told her I had "comp ads", she really gave me a look when I brought out my coupons. Nevertheless, she did her job and I got my savings while handling the situation "gracefully" as I was later told. So here's my savings.

2 pk. Pepperridge Farm 5 cheese garlic bread
20 ct. Great Valu trash bags
64 oz. OJ
2 Muffin Mixes
2 HB Helper
2- 64 oz. Gatorade
Soy Sauce
16 oz. pk. slivered almonds
2 - 15 oz. chicken broth
15 oz. beef broth
6 - 15 oz. Hormel chili w/ beans
6 - 15 oz. pork n beans
2 - 16 oz. pk. Bryan little smokies
2 0z. Desitin cream
4 1/2 lb. red seedless grapes
Teddy Grahams
lg. bag Doritios
2 - 12 oz. bags sharp cheddar cheese
4 pk. stick Fleischmann's margarine
16 oz. pk. sliced 2 % cheese
Sara Lee bagels
2 lb. bag pretzels
80 ct. Huggies baby wipe
Soothe XP eye drops
Appliance bulb
Round clear bulb
16 oz. deli shaved Bryan ham
8 pk. Sparkle paper towels
Tortillas - 10 ct.

Total spent $75.86 Total saved $50.67

Not great but good enough to note. Blessings on you!!!!!!

Coupon Train

I and another reader (hi Nico!) friend belonged to a coupon train on a mom website. We lost all of our members except us 2. While that is great and lovely, I have a lot of coupons. I would like to start a train here on my blog. If you are interested please email me with your name, address and what coupons you need. blessedfrugalness@hotmail.com. We need 4 or 5 members. We will mail out on Monday mornings. 50 coupons. Your address will only be used for the train. This is a great way to get lots of coupons and give what you don't need. I hope to hear from you soon! If more than one train is needed we can make that happen to.

Blessings on your day!

Weekly Savings

Wal-Mart
3 - 20 ct. Electrosol action packs $2.88 - $2.25 coupons
2 - Tyson whole roasted chickens reg. $5.99 on sale $4.99-$1 coupon
1 - 1000 sq. ft. rolls Scott toilet paper $3.34-$2 coupon
2 Pk. Huggie's diapers reg. $10.54 on sale $8 -$1 coupon
3 lg. dz. eggs reg. $2.09 on sale $1.50

total pd. $32.09 saved with sales, comp ads and coupons $21.60

CVS
1st transaction:
6-12 pk. Mtn. Dew $20-$4/$20 purchase -$15 ECB (from last trip) Pd. $1.08 AND $10 ECB back for next transaction!

2nd transaction:
2 CVS toothbrushes $2.99 each (free after ECB back)
Nature Made vitamins $25.99 (bogo)
Nature Made vitamins $14.99 (free)
Total $50.71 -$10/$50 coupon -$5.00 manufacturer's coupon - $14.99 -$10 ECB (from #1 transaction) =$10.72 out of pocket.
I also got $5.98 ECB back and am sending in a rebate form for one of the vitamins. That's another $14.99 back.

3rd transaction:
I am going to most of the cosmetics for gifts.
They had a lot of cosmetics 75% off. Here are my finds:
2 BonneBell eye shadows $.99 each, saved $6
2 L'Oreal Duo eye shadows $.1.25 each, saved $9.98
2 Bonne Bell vita lips $.87 each, saved $5.24
3piece BonneBell (lip gloss, nail polish and lip stick set) $1.49, saved $4.50
2 BonneBell lipgloss $.62 each, saved $1.87
Also, 3 Johnson's buddy soaps $.99 each - $1.00 manufacturer coupons on each
Total $12.87 - $2/$10 coupon -$3.oo man. coupons -$5.98 ECB = $1.89 out of pocket

Total paid out of pocket for EVERYTHING above $45.78! And I get $14.99 rebate back! Yippee!

Blessings!

DIY Haircuts and Manicure

My Mom and I gave the boys haircuts on Saturday and finished trimming up Tiger's today. that was $20 saved.

My nails were getting out of control so last night I gave myself a quick manicure, another $25 saved!

The boys actually did very well and my Mom is a pro at cutting littles hair. Thanks so much Mom! I am so blessed to have you!

Do you do your own hair, your kids, your nails?
Blessings!

Two Big Giveaways!

I am giving away 2 BIG packs of coupons. They each contain over $200 worth of coupons. I am paying the shipping. Please send your readers over to enter if you would like. All you need to do is leave me a comment about your favorite frugal shopping tip. I will have hubby to pick the winners Monday am . This contest is open until midnight on Sunday night. I will post the winner Monday. Blessings!

2007 Savings

Here is my savings for the year past. Groceries include, paper products, groceries (of course), diapers, wipes, formula (the first 6 months of the year), cleaning supplies, health and beauty aides and over the counter medicines, ect.
I only shop on sale. I shop at Wal-Mart with competitior's ads. I use coupons. I love CVS. I shop there with my coupons, their coupons, Extra Care Bucks and sales. I get almost everything from there for free, usually. My savings reflect this as well.


January: $981.67 (We also bought a new vehicle and saved over $7000 on it).
February: $657.51
March: $789.84
April: $829.28
May: $981.54
June: $689.22
July: $781.31
August: $776.45
September: $494.41
October: $669.10
November: $908.48
December: $1012.11

That is a lot of change. I just wish I had it in my bank account.
Grand total withOUT the vehicle savings is: $9,570.92.

What a Bargain!

Saturday evening Bulldog and I had to go get my cell phone replaced. Don't care to discuss that, other than...... we had to pay almost $100 for a used one just like my old one. Had to do that in order not to extend the one year left of our two year contract. UHHH!GRRRRRR!

So on to my original post. We also went by Target. Here's what I got:
2 - 64 pk. Huggies diapers for $18.50 -$3 Target coupon and got a $5 gift card. That was okay but not as great as this one:

4 - 5 pound bags Russet potatoes on sale for $1.50 - $1 Target coupon on each. Made them $.50 per bag.
4 boxes Huggies wipes @ $2.39 each - $3 coupon on every 2 boxes. $3.56 for 4 boxes. MY total came to $9.33. I then used the $5 gift card. So I got 4 boxes of wipes and 20 pounds of potatoes for $4.33! Yippee!!!!

Check out: www.afullcup.com. Go to the left sidebar and click on Target coupon generator.

Look out CVS here I come. They are suppose to have some great buys this week too. Check out www.moneysavingmom.com for more info on that.

Happy savings!