I am trying to make this sound like it is a GREAT thing! I keep reminding myself that "What seems like TRYING MOMENTS, are really BLESSINGS if we chose how we approach them!"
Bo noticed our front porch LEANING, we don't know if it is due to all the rain (Sinking) or the fact that it is......15 years old! (We had it on our old trailer, and reused it on our new one, it was "FUN" to move!)
Anyway, we talked about it, and we have a GREAT stockpile of food in the pantry and freezers( I can't fit ANOTHER thing in any of the freezers!)
So we are really doing a TRUE PANTRY CHALLENGE. We are taking the majority of our food budget for Feb. and putting toward the porch,also the money I made at this last coupon class(THANK YA'LL). We have done this before, to use up stockpile and pay for something we NEEDED. The Lord has ALWAYS worked it out, that these moments come when we have a TON of food! Luckily we have never had an emergency when the pantry is empty!
We are alotting......$40.00.....FOR THE MONTH!
Yes, it can be done, we have done it before. This will cover the cost of dairy and produce. That's $10 a week, very possible!
For those of you who GASPED when I told you we spend $50.00 a week for 5 people,
I wished I could see your face right now!
We are truly blessed that God gives us these chances to see how "CREATIVE" we can be!
Becca and I are going to ORGANIZE the pantry and freezers today and make up a menu so we KNOW what we are doing for the next month.
I am looking at this as a GREAT chance to CLEAN OUT and ORGANIZE, two things that need to be done.
I am posting this to show you how stocking up is a WONDERFUL thing, and that once you get your stockpile going, you could pick a month to CLEAN OUT and live on your stockpile, use your grocery budget to either payoff something, or take care of a need. My Grandma(she died at 100 years old!) always taught us:
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or DO WITHOUT" and we have learned to live by that!
So I will keep you posted how this goes! I will still be getting "CHEAP" or "FREE" deals also! Pray that we are able to meet this "Opportunity"
Happy Saving
Stacey
Friday, January 29, 2010
FREE $10 coupon book from Pillsbury if you are already signed up on Pillsbury.com!
Go here
http://freecouponbooklet.pillsbury.com/PillsburyCouponBook/Default.aspx?rs=1
enter your email and send for your booklet!!!!
Thanks HIP2SAVE!!!!!!
Go here
http://freecouponbooklet.pillsbury.com/PillsburyCouponBook/Default.aspx?rs=1
enter your email and send for your booklet!!!!
Thanks HIP2SAVE!!!!!!
How to Minimize Your Printing Cost!
O.k., when I posted earlier about copy paper, it made me think some of you might not know the cheapest route to print your coupons.
YOU CAN NOT PHOTOCOPY COUPONS!!!
When you print one out, see if it prints at the top or bottom of the page, flip over where you can print another one on the back (MAKE SURE YOU PUT IN THE PRINTER WHERE IT WILL NOT MESS UP THE FIRST ONE!!!)
Or if it just prints the coupon at the top, no ad, flip it face up, where it will print at the "bottom" now what goes in first. (BOY there is no way to "explain" this easy, I usually SHOW people.)
Also on ink, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRINT IN COLOR!!! Set your printer to DRAFT and BLACK only! Find out if Walgreens will REFILL your cartridge (there in the photo center) They usually run a special BLACK REFILL, around $10.00. I used to do this, then we got a new printer, NOT ONE THAT WALGREENS DOES! So now I buy the refill kit, the syringe kind and refill it myself, WEAR DISPOSABLE GLOVES, I found out the hard way and looked like a BANK ROBBER (the dye bags) for about a week!
The refill kit last us about 3 months (AND I PRINT.......ALOT, with coupons and schoolwork...)
If you have any questions, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! That's why I am here!
Happy Saving
Stacey
YOU CAN NOT PHOTOCOPY COUPONS!!!
When you print one out, see if it prints at the top or bottom of the page, flip over where you can print another one on the back (MAKE SURE YOU PUT IN THE PRINTER WHERE IT WILL NOT MESS UP THE FIRST ONE!!!)
Or if it just prints the coupon at the top, no ad, flip it face up, where it will print at the "bottom" now what goes in first. (BOY there is no way to "explain" this easy, I usually SHOW people.)
Also on ink, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRINT IN COLOR!!! Set your printer to DRAFT and BLACK only! Find out if Walgreens will REFILL your cartridge (there in the photo center) They usually run a special BLACK REFILL, around $10.00. I used to do this, then we got a new printer, NOT ONE THAT WALGREENS DOES! So now I buy the refill kit, the syringe kind and refill it myself, WEAR DISPOSABLE GLOVES, I found out the hard way and looked like a BANK ROBBER (the dye bags) for about a week!
The refill kit last us about 3 months (AND I PRINT.......ALOT, with coupons and schoolwork...)
If you have any questions, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! That's why I am here!
Happy Saving
Stacey
CVS NEW AD, GREAT DIAPER AD!!!!
http://www.southernsavers.com/2010/01/cvs-weekly-ad-131-26/
Please look down the list on the Southern Saver Site if you need diapers, great deal!
Thanks Jenny at Southern Savers!!!
Remember, you can shop at the one in Southlawn on Sat. for the ad that starts Sun., but this week I am HOPING we get the DOVE MEN'S BODY wash coupon in the Sun paper. I really want to do that deal! The boys are none to pleased with the WONDERFUL smelling Nivea and Dial body wash we have, "GIRLY SMELLING", and for bar soap we are down to BUDDY BARS (CAROL BETH ONLY!!! She will tell you, that's MY soap) and ivory.
Also I used all my ECB"S last week, doing dog food, cat litter, and COPY PAPER!
Please look down the list on the Southern Saver Site if you need diapers, great deal!
Thanks Jenny at Southern Savers!!!
Remember, you can shop at the one in Southlawn on Sat. for the ad that starts Sun., but this week I am HOPING we get the DOVE MEN'S BODY wash coupon in the Sun paper. I really want to do that deal! The boys are none to pleased with the WONDERFUL smelling Nivea and Dial body wash we have, "GIRLY SMELLING", and for bar soap we are down to BUDDY BARS (CAROL BETH ONLY!!! She will tell you, that's MY soap) and ivory.
Also I used all my ECB"S last week, doing dog food, cat litter, and COPY PAPER!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
French's Mustard and Franks Red Hot sauce
If you found your French's mustard and Franks Hot sauce coupons in this past Sundays SS, and you go to
http://www.frenchs.com/promotions/index.php
and
http://www.cattlemensbbqsauce.com/
click on coupons
At Publix the coupons double so $1.00 off!
Frank's hot sauce original 5 oz. is $1.09 so .09 cents after coupon
French's Original Mustard 8 oz. is $1.39 so .39 cents after coupon
French's Spicy Brown Mustard 12 oz is $1.29 so .29 cents after coupon
(this went great with the Johnsonville Brats deal from last week!)
So keep this in mind when you shop, I have already gotten 2 each and have enough coupons to get 2 spicy mustard's,4 hot sauce, and 3 regular mustard.... I am going to price check the Worcestershire sauce also, there is a .50 coupon on it....
http://www.frenchs.com/promotions/index.php
and
http://www.cattlemensbbqsauce.com/
click on coupons
At Publix the coupons double so $1.00 off!
Frank's hot sauce original 5 oz. is $1.09 so .09 cents after coupon
French's Original Mustard 8 oz. is $1.39 so .39 cents after coupon
French's Spicy Brown Mustard 12 oz is $1.29 so .29 cents after coupon
(this went great with the Johnsonville Brats deal from last week!)
So keep this in mind when you shop, I have already gotten 2 each and have enough coupons to get 2 spicy mustard's,4 hot sauce, and 3 regular mustard.... I am going to price check the Worcestershire sauce also, there is a .50 coupon on it....
Update on Wed. Shopping Trip Walgreens and CVS info and Publix totals
O.K., for those of you who are going to Walgreens for the jello deal, here is some ADVICE,
YOU can only get 4 at a time, and have them scan your MANUFACTURE COUPON FIRST!!!! The cashier told me the register would not let me use the coupons and the store coupon,( "THE REGISTER" wouldn't let me). I told her, scan the manufacture coupon first and then the Walgreens coupon (see my other post about where these are located). She did it my way, it worked. I bought 4 total after tax $1.07!
I put my other 4 up there and did it again!
So for $2.14 I got 8 boxes of JELLO
The cashier made the comment as I was leaving, "I will have to remember you know what your doing", so that comment made me think, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THEY BEEN TELLING CUSTOMERS YOU CAN'T USE COUPONS, THE REGISTER WON'T LET YOU,,,,,,AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT........
SO REMEMBER MANUFACTURE COUPONS FIRST!
At CVS, I got my 3 bundles of Ivory Soap (3 bars in each)
used my $1.00 off coupons
FINAL TOTAL .........25CENTS
The little man that checked me out is probably still trying to figure this one out!!!!
The NEW CVS in Prattville is OPEN!!!! It is located right across from Winn Dixie.
I had a good trip at Publix, NO THEY DID NOT GIVE ME THE SENIOR DISCOUNT! THAT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE!!! I have colored my hair now, so it's a trade off, look older than I am, and save money, or look my age......Since the discount only happened once....I decided to look my age!
FINAL TOTALS FOR ALL
RETAIL $267.41
OOP $65.71 (and I am sending off for a $10.00 rebate, SOOOO really $55.71!)
Here lately I have been over our $50.00 a week budget, I have to work on getting that back down!
HAPPY SAVING
Stacey
YOU can only get 4 at a time, and have them scan your MANUFACTURE COUPON FIRST!!!! The cashier told me the register would not let me use the coupons and the store coupon,( "THE REGISTER" wouldn't let me). I told her, scan the manufacture coupon first and then the Walgreens coupon (see my other post about where these are located). She did it my way, it worked. I bought 4 total after tax $1.07!
I put my other 4 up there and did it again!
So for $2.14 I got 8 boxes of JELLO
The cashier made the comment as I was leaving, "I will have to remember you know what your doing", so that comment made me think, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THEY BEEN TELLING CUSTOMERS YOU CAN'T USE COUPONS, THE REGISTER WON'T LET YOU,,,,,,AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT........
SO REMEMBER MANUFACTURE COUPONS FIRST!
At CVS, I got my 3 bundles of Ivory Soap (3 bars in each)
used my $1.00 off coupons
FINAL TOTAL .........25CENTS
The little man that checked me out is probably still trying to figure this one out!!!!
The NEW CVS in Prattville is OPEN!!!! It is located right across from Winn Dixie.
I had a good trip at Publix, NO THEY DID NOT GIVE ME THE SENIOR DISCOUNT! THAT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE!!! I have colored my hair now, so it's a trade off, look older than I am, and save money, or look my age......Since the discount only happened once....I decided to look my age!
FINAL TOTALS FOR ALL
RETAIL $267.41
OOP $65.71 (and I am sending off for a $10.00 rebate, SOOOO really $55.71!)
Here lately I have been over our $50.00 a week budget, I have to work on getting that back down!
HAPPY SAVING
Stacey
Home and Garden Show this weekend
If you have heard about the Home and Garden Show this weekend at the Convention Center Downtown, TICKETS are $6.50!! Ya'll know how I am, there has to be a CHEAPER WAY!
Well, for those of you who want to go, HERE IT IS
http://www.showtechnology.com/shows/Montgomery/Montgomery.html
CLICK on the $1.00 off coupon! I know a $1.00 doesn't seem like much, but Bo and I are going, so that's $2.00, and ya'll know what I can do with $2.00!!
Usually my suppers are around $2.00 for the whole meal!!
We are going to make a "DATE DAY" out of it, He is REALLY looking forward to this, ANYTHING GARDEN related, of course I have tried to tell him I think this is for FLOWERS and SHRUBS, you know PRETTY THINGS, but he wants to see if there is anything on VEGETABLES!
We have a RULE, if we can't eat it, WE DON'T GROW IT!
I did have some flower boxes on the porch....and a few marigolds around my maple tree.....but right now everything is so dead and dreary looking. SO maybe seeing some SPRING ideas will be fun!
We are also debating about grabbing a bite to eat somewhere, I hava an O'Charlie's coupon (from the paper, for $5.00 off, and I signed up through their website for their "club" and we got a free appetizer coupon!) So we are talking about going there. It would be a BIG TREAT, usually we wind up at McDonald's for the $2.99 combo, or somewhere like that!
Happy Saving
Stacey
Well, for those of you who want to go, HERE IT IS
http://www.showtechnology.com/shows/Montgomery/Montgomery.html
CLICK on the $1.00 off coupon! I know a $1.00 doesn't seem like much, but Bo and I are going, so that's $2.00, and ya'll know what I can do with $2.00!!
Usually my suppers are around $2.00 for the whole meal!!
We are going to make a "DATE DAY" out of it, He is REALLY looking forward to this, ANYTHING GARDEN related, of course I have tried to tell him I think this is for FLOWERS and SHRUBS, you know PRETTY THINGS, but he wants to see if there is anything on VEGETABLES!
We have a RULE, if we can't eat it, WE DON'T GROW IT!
I did have some flower boxes on the porch....and a few marigolds around my maple tree.....but right now everything is so dead and dreary looking. SO maybe seeing some SPRING ideas will be fun!
We are also debating about grabbing a bite to eat somewhere, I hava an O'Charlie's coupon (from the paper, for $5.00 off, and I signed up through their website for their "club" and we got a free appetizer coupon!) So we are talking about going there. It would be a BIG TREAT, usually we wind up at McDonald's for the $2.99 combo, or somewhere like that!
Happy Saving
Stacey
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