Thursday, February 18, 2010

Kroger & Schnucks Run

I know it's been a while since I posted, but I've had to take a break from deals.  There have been more pressing issues to deal with in our house of chaos!  However, I did get a chance to sneak out last night for a trip to Kroger and Schnucks. I didn't take a picture because I got home so late, but I will list everything I bought.  I got:

Kroger:
4 packs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
16 Chef Boyardee cups
2 packs of strawberries
10 Kraft BBQ sauce
4 Purex detergent
2 Kroger pudding cups
10 Ragu sauces
10 Coke 2 liters

Total Before Coupons & Sale: $118.82
Money Spent: $28.42
Total Saved: $90.40

Schnucks:
18 Grands Jr's biscuits
2 packs of chicken breasts
2 packages of Curly's BBQ pork

Total Before Coupons & Sale: $28.68
Money Spent: $8.94
Total Saved: $19.74
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Monday, February 8, 2010

Anyone know who authored this quote?


"We thought we would teach our child about the world. Instead we teach the world about our child."
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Babies R Us: Babyganics Laundry Detergent $1.99 2/6 ONLY

There's an awesome Babies R Us deal you can score thru tomorrow, 2/6, ONLY! Babyganics laundry detergent (35 load) is on sale for just $4.99 per bottle! Plus, you can use the $3/1 coupon from here (will take $3 off for each bottle purchased–valid thru 2/6, so you'll only need one coupon!) to score this natural laundry detergent for ONLY $1.99 per bottle!
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

When in Doubt...


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What she said....

"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."     -Marilyn Monroe
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

This is how I feel some days.....

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Walgreens Deals: Pepsico Products

Walgreens has a deal going on this week where when you buy $20 worth of Pepsi products you receive a $10 Register Reward.  There are many combos and coupons available to make this deal even sweeter.  Check out some of them here.  Since we where in need of soda as our stockpile had been depleted, I figured this was a great time to stock up!  Here's what I've ended up with thus far (the kids wanted to be soda models!):




Total Before Coupons & Sale: $65.46
Money Spent: $29.50
Total Saved: $35.96
I also received (2) $10 Register Rewards, so that brings the money spent total down to $9.50!
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Old Navy Clearance

You've probably heard about the 50% off all clearance prices @ Old Navy this week.  I found one better- we have a store closing near us, so we dropped by to see what they had on Sunday.  All of their clearance merchandise (most of the store) was 75% off the orange tags!  I found t-shirts and things for the kids for .34 & .62 each!  Here is what we scored:


We got $269.00 worth of items for $28.00!  That's what I call a deal!  :)
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Friday, January 15, 2010

What did you find @ the Target Clearance?

How did you fare at the Target clearance?  Did you bother to go at all?  If you scored some bargains, let us know about them!  I ended up with enough toys to do every birthday this year and I think I might also have a head start on Christmas!

Total Before Coupons & Sale: 414.83
Money Spent: $103.41
Total Saved: $311.42



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Happy Anniversary, Honey!



Happy Anniversary to the most awesome man I know, my husband!  We are getting a night out without the kiddos!  We are planning to go somewhere they don't serve ketchup in packets or soybean burgers!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Do you remember this?

Do you remember when this was on the radio?  I do....and I was reminded of it today!  I think it's awesome words of advice should be taken to heart, so I'm sharing it with you today!

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:


Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen."
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FREE Burger King Kid's Meals!


Check out this HOT deal! Currently, you can score FREE Hamburger Kids Meals from Burger King! Follow the directions below:




•Go here ( IE or Firefox ) and hit the print button

•It will state that you have reached the print limit.

•Put your email address in the refer a friend box (you can put friends and families email addresses too)

•Immediately after doing so, you’ll receive an email with a new coupon link.

•Print the coupon.

•You should be able to print the coupon 10 times!!!

And get this, each coupon is valid for a FREE hamburger kids meal–which includes a Hamburger, french fries, and a drink!
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Free sample pack of natural gourmet foods!


If you live in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia you can sign up here for a free sample of natural gourmet food from Blue Ribbon Foods. The sample includes two lemon pepper boneless chicken breasts and two grain-fed boneless pork chops in a personal-size cooler.

I signed up for this one hoping they get to us before they run out!  LOL  It says after sign up that a customer service associate will contact you.  I chose the email option, so maybe this will be an easy (and tasty!) freebie!
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Monday, January 4, 2010

90% off Target Clearance

I went to Target today to pick up a couple of things I had coupons for: Pepsi and Juicy Juice, and stumbled upon 90% off on all Christmas items.  There wasn't a whole lot left, but for 90% off, you have to buy something, right?  Here is what I ended up with:

Total Before Coupons & Sale: $60.29
Money Spent: $6.15
Total Saved: $54.14
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Cheap Earth's Best Diapers @ TRU


We were at Toys R Us when they opened on Friday morning for the diaper deal I talked about last week.  We ended up with 6 packages total.  With the savings I got I certainly can't complain!  They seem to be decent diapers.  The only leak we've had has been at night.

Total Before Coupons & Sale: $71.94
Money Spent: $15.00
Total Saved: $56.94
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