And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

PHILIPPIANS 4:19

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Buy 2 Gillette Fusion Razors and/or Venus Embrace Razors for $6.99 each=$5 Target gift card
Deal Scenario 1:
Buy 2 Gillette Fusion Razors $6.99 each=$13.98
Use 2 $4/1 coupons from the 2/7 PG


OR:
Buy 2 Venus Embrace Razor $6.99 each=$13.98
Buy 2 Olay Body Wash for $5.49 each = $10.98
Total=$24.96
Use 2 $2/1 Venus coupons from the 2/7PG
Use two buy Venus, get Olay Body Wash FREE coupons from the 2/7PG (will deduct $10.98)
Ok. This DOES work!
I bought 2 Venus Razors $6.99 each
Used 2$2.00/1 coupons
Got 2 OLAY RIBBONS BODY WASH 5.49 each!
Uesd 2 Bo Venus Razors get Olay Body Wash FREE
TOTAL $11.68 WITH TAX
Gave me a $5.00 Gift Card!!!


Then I got 4 Gilltte Fusion Razors
$13.98 for 2
$13.98 for 2
used 4 $4.00 off coupons
and $5.00 Gift CARD
paid $8.49
IT GAVE ME 2 $5.00 GIFT CARDS WOW!!!


I took those and did the card game deal!
1 Monopoly $5.24
1 Scrabble $5.24
1 Sorry $6.99
1 Pictureka $5.24 USED $18.00 Worth of COUPONS
Dove Men Body Wash Gift PACKS
$3.99 - $1.00 Target -$1.00 Man.=$1.99 Got 2 used 2 store coupons 2 man coupons
Satin Care Travel Size shaving cream .99- .55 coupon= .44 (got 4)
Total WITH TAX $13.67
USED $10.00 GIFT CARDS
PAID $3.67!!!!



So $23.84 total for all 3 transcations for $118.16 RETAIL I am still trying to figure this one out, I don't think I spent that much, I gave her a $20.00 for my first transaction.....and I still have $1.48 cents left???????
I guess there goes our budget! But these are COOL RAZORS!!!
Just showing you how to WORK the deal!PLUS FREE BODY WASH!!!!
COME'ON! Ya'll try to help me rationalize this!!!

It was worth it, It was worth it, It was worth it........
Happy Saving
Stacey

Menu For Tue. Feb. 9

O.K. so we are still using out of our pantry stockpile! It doesn't even look like we have made a dent,(except for YOGURT! what are they doing with all of it?! I'm GLAD it's not the DIGESTIVE HEALTH kind! Whew, that would be BAD!)
For today's menu (I sound like a FANCY resturant)
Breakfast: bagels cream cheese (bagels were .07 bag/FREE cream cheese!)
Lunch: popcorn chicken, frozen veggies (I am out of salad! This is on my list for this coming time)
Supper: TATER TOT CASSEROLE! we LOVE THIS and the Cascadian Farm SPUD PUPPIES (tater tots)worked out after coupons and sale .34 cents a bag! It will probably take 2 bags (I make a BIG pan), crescent rolls, peas from garden (or something frozen)
TATER TOT CASSEROLE (I figured it up $1.22 FOR 5 PEOPLE!!, the crescents (.33 can),peas or frozen something (no more than .20) SO TOTAL FOR SUPPER $1.75 FOR 5! I have noticed Walmart had an ad showing how to make a meal for around $2.00 PER PERSON!!! We are at .35 CENTS PER PERSON! WOW!
1 lb ground beef cooked, seasoned, drained (From "supper" our steer)
1 2lb bags tater tots (.34 @bag)
1 cans cream of mushroom (.27 Target sale around Thanksgiving)
1 cans evaporated milk (FREE)
1 cans cream of chicken (.27 Target sale around Thanksgiving)
Brown meat & place in large cass. dish.
Cover with tater tots. Mix soup & milk together.
Pour over top. Bake at 350 for 1 Hour.
Makes 1 -9”X13” pan

Get your coupons ready!

O.K., I saw a sneak peek of the Publix ad for this coming week!! Whew, I thought last week was long.....get those scissors flying ladies!
For those of you who have not read our BUDGET post from Jan., we are on a $40.00 FOR THE MONTH mission! This is for food, health and beauty items, paper goods, pet food....
We have $26.04 left. I am TOOOOOO EXCITED about LIPTON TEA BAGS going BOGO this coming week! We PLOW through tea, and the last time it was on sale was the end of October,first of November....I bought 12 boxes....we are down to 2! I did do the tea bag deal at Winn Dixie the other week (.14 cents a box after coupons) but they only have 24 Family size tea bags......So LIPTON (our favorite anyway) here I come!


ALSO did you look in the USA WEEKEND paper this weekend? There were some coupons in there! For HASBRO games and here are some print ables find the CARD GAMES!! THE COUPONS don't exclude them!THESE ARE TARGET PRICES, but you might want to check Walmart.
Scrabble Slam Card $5.24 (Brian bought this at Christmas for a family gift, it is SO much FUN! Really fast to play, they will play this while I'm finishing up supper,they were playing it one day when the telephone co. was out here doing some work, they were laughing and having so much fun, one of the workers asked"What is the name of that game you are playing, it looks like fun!"
Use the $4/1 coupon from here (it also has the other coupons!!)
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=14602&zid=yf73&nid=10&bid=alk0209040226256b312129512
Final cost $1.24!

Pictureka Card Game $5.24(we got this at Christmas, fun! Carol Beth LOVES THIS)
Use the $5/1 coupon
Final cost $0.24!


Monopoly Card Game $5.24
Use the $4/1 coupon
Final cost $1.24!

Monopoly Get Out of Jail Mini game $7.99
Use the $4/1 coupon
Final cost $3.99!

Scrabble Diamond Edition $29
Use the $10/1 coupon
Final cost $19!
thanks http://hip2save.com/2010/02/target-deals-27-213.html
The card games would make Great stocking stuffers (YES I mean for Christmas! Put them in the closet, just don't forget you have them!) Or Birthday gifts, I even did the Scrabble Slam game in a get well basket for a neighbor! (kleenex, coughdrops, tylenol.....)
And has anyone heard about Target cellphone coupons???
http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp
Happy Saving
Stacey

Monday, February 8, 2010

Menu for Monday

Ok I need to "catch" you up on the weekend menu.
Sat. Breakfast, everybody kinda did their own thing (granola bars, yogurt,cereal..)
Lunch sandwiches, Supper Spaghetti and Meatballs (this was one of our TGI friday choices from the other week, and I have Ragu coming out my ears! and always FREE or cheap pasta)

Sun.
Breakfast (Usually no one eats breakfast on Sun.....maybe this is why our stomachs are growling during the service!!!)
Lunch Leftover Spaghetti and meatballs (we were going to stay for the Chili Cook Off at church, but I wanted to come home and check on Bo, that and I didn't want us to be spreading any more germs than we had to......YEAH for hand sanitizer from Bath and Body (these SMELL SO GOOD)
Supper (we were going to do "FOOTBALL" food, chips, FREE DIP, sandwiches.....)
Then we were watching MAN vsFOOD.(He had to eat a 48 oz. steak in 20 min...)
This made us want steak, how come when you see "cooking" or "eating" shows, you want
what they have! We all wanted steak!!
We have "SUPPER"(the kid's steer we had done)in the big chest freezer....
Brian volunteered to grill, we had steak and potatoes!!! ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!! Thank you BRIAN!

Monday
Breakfast: cereal
Lunch: sandwiches(I should have the bread coming out of the oven about this time!!)
Supper: Pork Chops (from the other week when Winn Dixie had them BOGO)
rice and green beans, and some of my bread

Whew, It's Monday! HOME DAY!

Ok. I don't know about ya'll, but I LIKE Mondays!!! I know weird huh? But everybody gets back into routine after the weekend, Bo goes to work, the kids have schoolwork to do....this is our "catchup,take it slow day". I usually set this day aside to get the house back in order, laundry, and any baking I need to do. We make our own bread (NO I DON'T GRIND OUR OWN WHEAT,,,and it is not a Little House on the Praire moment, I use my KitchenAid mixer to KNEAD the dough) It is really easy (makes 2 loaves, I do 2 batches so 4 loaves total, this last us all week. It works out to .25cents a loaf, and WE LOVE this bread, the kids complained one time, Publix had bread on sale I grabbed some thinking it would give me a break.....They all wanted to know when I was going to make bread again! They liked mine better!It takes a total of 2hours (but that is RISING and BAKING TIME) It really only takes about 10 min. to make it up, then rise 1 hour...place in loaf pans rise 30 min....bake 30 min....while it is rising and baking, I do laundry, teach school, clean.....
AMISH WHITE BREAD
Ingredients
2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour
Directions
In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.(about 10 min.)
Mix salt and oil into the yeast.(This is where I put it in my mixing bowl and "blend" in the flour using the DOUGH ATTACHMET) Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth.(If you use mixer, mix for 5 min. YOU DON"T HAVE TO KNEAD ON THE FLOURED SURFACE IF YOU USE THE MIXER!!!!) Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

I make up 1 batch and then when I set it aside to rise I go ahead and make up another batch. I figure I already have all the stuff out, I am going to have to wash these dishes anyway.....This gives us 4 loaves for the week.It FREEZES REALLY WELL, I just wrap in platic wrap, and then in foil. Take out of freezer the night before you need it. We leave out 1 loaf freeze 3 then take out another when we are getting low....sometimes 4 loaves actually last us 2 weeks, it depends on how much we use.
It makes GREAT sandwich bread, also put butter on it and toast it for dinner, or the kids just like it sliced with butter on it without being toasted.
These are some of the ingredients we still get at SAM'S Club.....it is SO much cheaper for this type thing.
Yeast Those little packet thingys are EXPENSIVE!!!
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=195374
This is $4.24 for 2 16 oz. blocks, this last us about 9 months!!! When you open one block, put it in a ziploc and place in FRIG. the other unopened one we just keep in our pantry.
BREAD FLOUR
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?&dest=5&item=195693&cid=SearchResult%7C93942%7CBakers+%26+Chefs%C2%AE+Bread+Flour+-+25+lb.+bag
This last us about 6 months, I keep it in a big rubbermaid tub, at the bottom of our prep island.
The rest of the stuff we already have on hand, if I can't get a "DEAL" on oil (WE ONLY USE CANOLA OIL,,,,EVEN IN THIS RECIPE)
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=276440
I will pick it up at Sam's also...this is all we really get at Sam's anymore...and we only have to go about every 6 months!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

THIS SUNDAY"S INSERTS

Sorry this post is late!
This Sunday, 2/7, you will have (4) inserts in your newspaper!!

(2) Smart Source inserts
(1) Red Plum
(1) Procter & Gamble
This is WHAT IS SUPPOSED to be in the paper?
CHECK EVERY PAPER!! BUY 2 CHECK BOTH!
Like I said before, this is a reminder to myself, also!! I had a BAD habit of checking one, but not the other......I have learned my lesson.

OLD NAVY TOOOO CUTE CAMIS $2.00!!!!

I found this deal on Hip2Save (I LOVE THIS SITE!!! Watch her video series!)
http://hip2save.com/2010/02/old-navy-2-lace-trim-camis-5-off-25-coupon.html
As you know we have been figthing off some kind of "bug", but I just might grab my free tissues, free coughdrops, cheap Tyleonl Cold (THANK YOU PUBLIX!!!) and loadu'm up the picku'mup we going to town!
The girl's and I LOVE!!! Camis, the ones we have are several years old (I'm not kidding, clothing purchases are few and far between in this house!) Usually thrift stores, or "Givemmes".
SO this would be a great Valentines Day treat!, And Becca's Birthday is in March! I could put a few back for it!
I am debating........I do have the $5 off $25 coupon
These camis are reg. $12.50 on sale for $2.00!!!
So 13 after coupon.....around $21.00!!
HMMMM.....I'll let you know if I go.
Also where is a Bath and Body works in Montgomery??? I have a Free with $10 purchase coupon (again I am thinking Valentines and Becca's b'day, THIS will come out of a different "account" other than groceies (we are still on our $40.00 for the month goal we have $26.04 left for the month!)

UPDATE

We did go! The girls and I, Bo had to work and he is still SICK, he is now running a 102 degree fever! I don't know if he caught something else or just can't shake whatever we had. I am feeling MUCH better!!
The camis are TOO CUTE! This was our FIRST TIME EVER going to East Chase!!! I got lost ofcourse! But we had a ball, we got 10 camis and then we looked in the clearance section, Becca needed some type of shirt to wear over her camis. I WILL NOT let them wear them without something over it! We found the CUTIEST white light weight cardagin sweater on clearance from $29.50 down to $12.89!
I was going to put back some of the camis....but figured we have not used out of the clothing budget in a LONG WHILE!( Clothing Budget $10.00 a month! Yes this is correct!) And this will count as part of her birthday. Then when we got to the register, the sweater rang up $11.00! We were so excited. We had no problem using our coupon! It was great! The reciept says we saved...$110.00! We spent $31.?? with tax.
Then we went to Bath and Body! We found some cute little Pocket hand sanitizers for $1.00 each, and little HOLDERS for them to CLIP to your purse or backpack for .50 cents! We smelled all kinds of things, to me it was more fun just watching the girls enjoy the day! We picked out 8 pocket sanitizers and 4 holders (this got us to our $10.00, and then we got a BIG bottle lotion in the new P.S. I LOVE YOU scent, Reg. $12.00 WE GOT FREE! Our total with tax...$11.00 I am going to use some of the hand sanitizers as gifts for Mother's Day goody bags (I make up these for mine and Bo's mothers and then I also give my sister one,well, she is a mom! We always give each other something for Mother's Day)
All in all we had a BLAST, Becca even found her a nice scarf at Target (she used money she had earned) and I got a new purse! I used some Christmas money I still had not used for anything, and I told Bo this will count as my Valentines present! I LOVE this purse, IT IS HUGE!! I need something big to carry all my junk around and all the kids junk and Bo's junk....
But what really got me, on the way home the girls talked about how much fun they had! The highlight was all the SMELLS in Bath and Body (I'm shocked we were not run out of there!!!)
Happy Saving
Stacey