Made my own baby food last night

Well I decided to make my own baby food last night and it was a smashing success! With a cup of raisins, a banana, 4 small apples and 2 cups of oats I made a weeks worth of baby food. My daughter is still on 3 nursings a day so I will have to step it up a notch soon but I enjoyed making baby food for cheap and I know what is in it. I still love buying her baby food too but sometimes a girl has to use up her perishables before they spoil and making baby food that freezes seemed like a good item. I put the mixtures in ice cube trays and then into baggies.

I made:
Banana, Apple Raisin with Oats.
Banana, Raisin with Oats.
Banana, Apple with Oats.

I'm trying veggies next weekend!

*Freebie* Marcal Paper Towel Coupon in 1/31 SS

There is a Free Marcal Paper Towel Roll Coupon in your 1/31 Smart Source! Check Marcal's website HERE for your store locations.

All my local Bi-Lo's carry them! I buy 4 papers each week so I will get 4 frer rolls and I plan to order some of these coupons as well.

Happy Freebies!

Whole Foods Coupons

New Whole Foods Coupons are available HERE. If your store considers Whole Foods a competitor you can use these with a manufacturer coupon to save big bucks!!
There are a few good ones this week–corresponding manufacturer coupons listed in red.

Whole Foods IS a competitor for my Publix so these are awesome!

-$1/2 Lifeway Products
-$1/1 Kashi TLC Granola Bars
-$1/1 Peelie
-$1/1 Annie’s Bunny Fruit Snacks
-$.50/1 Tearpad
-$1/2 Helios 32 oz Kefir Products
-$.55/1 San-J Tamari Sauce Dressing
-$1/1 Oikos Greek Yogurt
-$1/1 Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt, Any 5.3 Oz. Cup, 16 Oz. Cup Or 4 Oz. 4-Pack – 01-03-10 SS
-$.50/1 PRINT

Thanks I Heart Publix!

Couponer's Chili with ROTEL

So I went and bought the Rotel this week at Publix. I added a can to my cheapo chili and it is the best pot i've ever fixed! This pot makes enough for my husband and I eat each 3 meals.

3 small cans of Tomato Sauce (Aldi for .33 cents each)
1 sm Tom Paste can .33 cents/ 3 small cans worth of water
2 cans Kidney Beans .49 cents
1 can chili beans .49 cents
Palm full of Chili Powder and some Paprika.
1 can of Rotel FREE at Publix

Cook it until the beans are tender.

Total Cost is under $5 for a big meal!

Earn Amazon Gift Cards on Swag Bucks

I'm going to repost this every few days so that it is easily accessible. I earn a $5 Amazon gift card each week on Swagbucks.

I will post where to find swag codes as I find them, these are codes that appear in different places that are free in addition to your searches, I usually find 5 per week.

About Swag Bucks

What is it?

Swagbucks is an online portal dedicated to helping you earn Swag Bucks, digital dollars which can be redeemed for exclusive swagbucks.com prizes.

How does it work?

It’s easy as 1-2-3!

1. Search the web as you normally would using SwagBucks search engine. You’ll get results from Google.com and Ask.com.
2. Swag Bucks will be periodically awarded to you as you search. You can win up to 5 Swag Bucks with a single search and on Fridays you can win up to 100 Swag Bucks with a single search. You can also find and redeem Swag Codes (many of which I will tell you where to find them here on my blog) which will add to your Swag Bucks total.
3. Redeem your Swag Bucks for prizes ranging from gift certificates for Amazon, Target and iTunes to televisions, video games, iPods, movie, music and sports collectibles, comics and books, and much much more!

Does it really work?

Heck yeah!

I am normally highly skeptical of this type of internet thing because they are so often full of junk mail, don’t pay out, ask you for way too much personal info, or just take too much time, but Swagbucks is really working for me.

I have been using it for about two months and have not received one piece of junk mail and have earned enough SwagBucks to get $50 in Amazon gift certificates (which I redeem for Target GC's-you use less Swagbucks this way). Above all this it couldn’t be more easy and is actually addictively fun! At this rate I’ll have almost $400 in Amazon gift certificates at the end of the year, all for searching the internet as I normally do each day.

Okay… How do I get started?

• Sign up here and you’ll start with 3 Swag Bucks.
• Start searching and winning Swag Bucks.
• Check out our tips for maximizing your Swag Buck wins.
• Come back for news and clues to the latest Swag Codes.
• Have fun!

Clearance Organic Baby Food

Exciting find in the clearance section in Publix! Sprout Organic Baby Food $.45 each pack! There is a coupon out there, i've seen it but I can't find it in my stash...sorry. This is a huge savings. I believe they were $1.09 each original price for each pouch, this is a 59% savings and if you have the coupon i could be even more. I bought every pouch they had left at my store : ) which was about 15 pouches. They only have a few stage 2's the rest were stage 1's but I can mix those with some finely ground oats and it becomes a stage 2 : )

Happy Shopping.

Overage items

The Knox coupon in the 1/24 RP has been a huge deal. There was only 1 left on the shelf today when I went to Publix. I have 20 more Q's on the way in the mail so I hope they restock soon because it expired 3/9/10. It is a $2.61 money maker. i am going to focus on finding money makers each week out of the Q inserts. I will be posting if there are any out there...don't forget that your store receives the FULL value of your Q back so do not let that cashier take your Q if she/he isn't planning to give you the overage.

Grab your Printables Now

A new month is about to begin so grab your printables quick before they reset or get replaced in February! I'm excited to see what is new for February!

Visit:

www.coupons.com
www.redplum.com
www.smartsource.com

Also look on:
www.cvs.com (in the in-store coupon section, they have man Q's)
www.Save-a-lot.com (printable Q section with man Qs)
www.Target.com (Coupon section with both Target in store and man Qs)

Walmart is picky about their coupons that is why I have stopped shopping there. They will refuse man Q's from the paper! Target is pretty good and ALL the grocery stores in my area accept a Man Q no matter what site it was printed from! So print these out and hang on to them. My Publix Manager said they will accept any Man Q even if it has a Target logo on it!!

Pillsbury Coupon Book

Pillsbury is offering a coupon book full of $10 in savings to NEW subscibers to the Pillsbury® email newsletter. You will also get access exclusive member benefits on Pillsbury.com - which includes MANY printable coupons every month. I'm grabbing this now!

Mission Tortilla Coupons

This coupon goes fast so print it now!

$1.00/1 – Mission Tortillas, any package – (missionmenus.com)

*Splenda*

Splenda is offering lots of printable coupons!!

• $o.55 off any Splenda product
• $1.50/2 any Splenda products
• $2.00/1 Splenda 100 count packets, 80 count Splenda with fiber, 2 lb brown sugar Splenda, 2lb Splenda granular eq.
• $3.50/1 any Splenda 200 count packets, 4lb sugar blend, or 5lb Splenda granular eq.

Woolite Coupons

$1.50/1 Woolite printable coupon when you sign up for coupons at Woolite!!

Birthday Freebie Day

So in honor of my hubs' birthday i've been posting freebie deals today. For those just checking in, scroll on down for the deals.

Coupon Preview

We will have 1 Smartsource preview and 1 RedPlum insert this Sunday. Here's a sneak peak of what we'll see. Remember inserts vary from region to region.

1/31/10 RedPlum Weekly Insert
$2/1 Advil – 40ct+
$1/2 Advil Cold and Sinus, Allergy Sinus or Children’s Advil
$1/1 Advil PM – 16ct+
$1/1 Alka-Seltzer product 12 ct+ (Excluding Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Products)
$2/1 Blink Tears, Geltears Lubricating Eye Drops
FREE With purchase of 1 Canine Carry Outs Dog Snacks (Meaty Bone Product)
$.75/1 Caress Daily Silk, Glowing Touch, Evenly Gorgeous, Berry Indulging, Velvet Bliss, Blackberry Cream Soufflé, White Peach Crème Soufflé (12oz Body Wash or larger or 6 Bar pack or larger or Tahitian Renewal Bar (6 bar pack+)
$.75/1 Caress Tahitian Renewal or Cashmere Luxury Body Wash
$1/3 ChapStick Classic Original, Classic Cherry or Moisturizer
$1/1 Complete Blink-N-Clean Lens Drops or Blink Contacts Lubricant Eye Drops
$2/1 Complete Multi-Purpose Solution – 12oz+
$2/1 Contessa Microsteam or On the Stove Meal
Save $20 on Contour or Breeze 2 test strips - WYB any Bayer Meter or Monitor
$1/2 Dean’s Dip – 12oz or larger
$2/1 Degree Men or Women Clinical Protection Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant
$.75/1 Degree Men or Women Deodorant or Body Mist
$1/1 Dove Beauty Bar – 6 Bar pack+
$1.50/1 Dove Body Lotion or Hand Cream – Excludes Energy Glow and ETS
$1.25/1 Dove Body Wash – 10oz or larger
$1/2 Dove Brand Chocolate – 8.5oz-9.5oz
$2/1 Dove Clinical Protection Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant
$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil Body Lotion or Hand Cream – Excludes Energy Glow and ETS
$2.50/2 Dove Hair Care Products
$1.75/1 Dove Men+Care Body and Face Bar – 4 Bar pack+
$1.25/1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash or Scrubber – 13.5oz+
$1/1 Dove Men or Women Deodorant or Body Mist
$.50/2 Fat Free Pringles - 165g+
$.40/1 Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese – 10oz+
$1/1 Grain Berry Antioxidant Cereals
$1/1 Grain Berry Antioxidant Snack Crackers
$1/1 Grain Berry Pancake or Muffin Mix
$1/2 Hefty One Zip Bags
$.50/1 Hefty Plates or Cups
$.50/1 Hellman’s Product – 16.5oz+
$1/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage
$.50/1 Hot Pocket Side Shots
$.75/2 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
$5/1 Iams Premium Protection Cat Food
$3/1 Iams Premium Protection Dog Food
$1/1 Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Sausage product
$1/2 Jimmy Dean Sausage Roll products
$.75/1 Kellogg’s Fib Plus Chewy Bars -5ct or larger
$1/2 King’s Hawaiian Sandwich Rolls, Snacker Rolls, 12 count Rolls or Original Round Bread – Excludes 4ct dinner rolls
$.60/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Side Dishes
$1/1 L’Oreal cosmetics
$2/1 L’Oreal Healthy Look, Touch-on-Highlights or colorist Secrets Hair Color Product
$1/1 L’Oreal Skincare Product
$2/1 L’Oreal True Match or L’Oreal foundation, Powder, Blush or Concealer
$1/1 Land O’Frost Premium One Pound
$.50/1 Lever 2000 Bar Soap – 2-bar or 4-bar
$1/1 Lever 2000 Bar Soap – 6 Bar+
$.40/1 Lipton Cup-a-Soup or Lipton Soup Secrets
$.60/1 Lipton Tea Bags
$.50/1 Lipton Tea Bags, Lipton To Go or any Iced Tea Mix
$1/2 Mrs. T’s Pierogies
$1/4 Pringles Multigrain – Super Stack Cans
$.50/1 Pringles One Snack Stacks, Stix, Minis, Bold Bites or To Go Bites
$.55/1 Promise
$.30/1 Q-Tip Cotton Swabs – 170ct or larger
$.75/2 Ragu Pasta Sauces
$.30/1 Shedd’s Spread Country Crock Spread
$.40/1 Skippy Peanut Butter – 15oz+
$3/1 Slim Shots Liquid Portion Control – Excludes 2 ct
$.75/1 Snuggle Fabric Softener
$.50/1 Suave Body Lotion – 18oz+
$.75/2 Suave Body Wash
$.50/1 Suave Deodorant
$.50/2 Suave Kids Shampoo or Conditioner products – ETS
$.50/2 Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner products
$.50/2 Suave Styling products
$.50/1 Success Rice Product
$.50/1 SuperPretzel
$1/1 Therma Care – 2ct+
$1/1Vaseline Lotion 200 ml+ – Except Renewal or Glow
$1/1 Wholly Guacamole or Wholly Salsa
$1.50/2 Wish-Bone or Wish-Bone Western Dressings (16oz or larger) or Salad Spritzers Dressings (7oz)
$1/1 Wish-Bone Salad Spritzers Dressing 7oz
$1/1 Wisk Laundry Detergent – 32oz+

Thanks so much to RedPlumPreview.com and WeUseCoupons.com for the sneak peak!

1/31/10 SmartSource Weekly Insert
$5/1 Accu-Check Aviva System - *One coupon per customer
$.50/1 Arm & Hammer 2-in-1 Moist Dryer Cloths
$3 WYB Both Bayer Aspirin Heart Health Advantage AND Bayer Aspirin product 24ct+
$1/1 Bayer Aspirin product, 10ct+
$1/1 Boost Nutritional Drink
$3/1 Carvel Celebration Ice Cream Cake, 60fl.oz+
$2/1 Carvel GAme Ball Ice Cream Cake, 32fl.oz+
$.75/1 Chinet Comfort Cup
$.75/1 Chock Full o'Nuts
$1/1 Clorox 2 Stain Fighter & Color Booster product
$.50/2 Clorox Regular Bleach, 82oz+
$.40/1 Colgate 360 Adult Manual Toothbrush
$1/1 Colgate 360 Sonic Power Toothbrush
$.50/1 Colgate Total, Max White, Max Fresh, Sensitive, or Kids Toothpaste, 4oz+
$.50/1 Daisy Brand Sour Cream, 16oz+
$1/2 Dannon 32oz All Natural Yogurt products or Activia 24oz tubs
$.60/1 Dannon 6oz Single Serve Cups, any (6) OR Light & Fit 4pk
$1.50/1 Delsym product
$.55/1 Eckrich Smoked Sausage product
$1/1 Edy's Branded product, 1.5qt
$.55/1 Efferdent 78ct+ or Effergrip 2.5oz
$.50/1 Egg-land's Best Cage Free or Organic Dozen Eggs
$.35/1 Egg-land's Best Eggs
$.35/1 Egg-land's Best Hard-Cooked & Peeled Eggs
$1.50/2 Emerald Nuts products, 5oz+ *Limit One Coupon per Transaction
$1/1 Farmland Cubed, Diced or Julienne Ham or Turkey
$1/1 Farmland Special Select Ham or Turkey or Ham STeaks
$.50/1 Fiber One 90 Calorie Chewy Bars, box
$1/2 Fiber One Cereal, boxes
$.50/2 Fiber One Chewy Bars, boxes
$1/2 General Mills Cereals, includes Basic 4, Chex, Fiber One, Honey Nut Clusters, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, or Wheaties
$2/2 Hershey's Kisses, Miniatures, or Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, or York Peppermint Patties Big Bags, 19.75oz+
$.25/1 House Foods Tofu or Organic Tofu
$.25/1 House Foods Tofu Shirataki
$.35/1 House Foods Tofu Steak
$.50/1 Irish Spring Body Wash, any (1) OR Multi-Bar Soap packs 3pk+
B3G1 FREE John Morrell Off the Bone Homestyle Carved Tub Lunchmeats
$.75/1 Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels, box
$2/1 KY Brand product
$5.00/1 KY Brand Yours + Mine, Instense, or Intrigue product
$.75/1 Luden's 30ct Bags
$1/1 or FREE Up to $1 Marcal Small Steps (Single Roll Towel, Bath Tissue or Facial Tissue) OR $1.00 off Any Marcal Small Steps *Limit One Coupon per Person
$2/1 Marcal Small Steps Bath Tissue, any size
$.60/1 Marzetti Veggie Dip, 11oz+
$.75/1 Mean Green, any size
$.40/1 Palmolive Liquid Dish Soap, 20/25oz
PETSMART MQ - Purina Pro Plan brand Cat food 3oz cans - B3G1 FREE up to 92 cents value (x2/28) * Says Redeemable ONLY at Petsmart on top
PETSMART MQ - Purina Pro Plan brand Cat or Dog food, 3.5-6lb bag - $5.00 off any 1 (x2/14) *Says Redeemable ONLY at Petsmart on top
PETSMART MQ - Purina Pro Plan brand Dog Food cans - B2G1 FREE up to $1.43 value (x2/28) *Says Redeemable ONLY at Petsmart on top
PETSMART MQ - Purina Pro Plan brand Dog or Cat food - FREE 6oz Pouch OR $3.00 off any 1 bag, any size (x2/28) *Says Redeemable ONLY at Petsmart on top
$1/1 Pieces, includes Reese's, almond Joy, Hershey's or York, 10oz+
$.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
$.40/2 Pillsbury Italian Meal Breads, includes loaves, breadsticks, dinner rolls, and pizza crust
$.35/1 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust
$1/2 Pillsbury Savorings products
$.50/1 Pop Secret products *Limit One Coupon per Transaction
BOGO - Purina Beggin' 6oz or smaller -up to $3.99 value
$1/1 Purina Cat Chow or Kitten Chow, 3lb+ any variety
$1/1 Purina Fit & Trim brand adult dog food, 3.5lb bag+
$1/2 Red Baron Multi-serve Pizzas
$.50/1 Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners
$.75/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil, excluding 20, 25, or 30sq.ft.
$.40/2 Sargento Natural Shredded Cheeses, 5oz+
$2/1 Sarna Original or Sensitive Anti-Itch Lotion, 7.5oz
$.55/1 Smithfield Bacon
$1/1 Smithfield Marinated Pork or Tenderloin
$1/1 Snapple Tea or Juice Drink, 16oz glass bottle 6pk
$1/1 Softsoap brand Body Wash
$.35/1 Softsoap brand Liquid hand Soap, 8.5oz
$.50/1 Speed Stick or Lady's Speed Stick Antiperspirant/Deodorant(*Excludes 0.5oz)
$.55/2 Sugardale product
$.75/1 Tabasco brand family of flavors
$1.50/1 Tena Pads 36-72ct/Overnight, Underwear 6-18ct or Male Guards
$.50/1 White Castle Microwaveable Hamburgers or Cheeseburgers, 6pk
$2/1 Zantac product
$5/2 Zantac products

Kellogs BOGO Deal

BOGO Special K

The Special K cereal coupon is available! Go here and either login or register to access a new buy any one Kellogg’s Special K Cereal get one 12oz Special K Original or 19.5oz Special K Low Fat Granola Cereal FREE coupon!

Target Deal Idea:
Buy one box of Kellogg’s Special K $2.94
Buy one box of Kellogg’s Special K Granola $3.29
Use the buy one Kellogg’s Special K, get Special K Granola FREE coupon
And $0.50 off 1 Kellogg’s Special K cereal Target coupon
And $1.00 off 1 Kellogg’s Special K Granola cereal Target coupon
Final cost just $0.72 per box!

Walgreens Idea:
Select Kelloggs Cereal 2 for $5.00
Receive $2.00 RR wyb 2
Use the buy one Kellogg’s Special K, get Special K Granola FREE coupon

Cheap Vista Print Deal

My Mother in Law LOVES Vistaprint so i'm going to send this over to her tonight! This could make a great gift. My MIL orders from Vista Print all year long and stores up stuff for gifts whenever there is a deal. I'm thinking of snagging this deal for my sister in law who is due with twins any day! Yay for my little combo platter.

Right now, Vistaprint is offering 100 Mommy Cards for $1.99 + Shipping. Shipping is a little over $4 when you order 100 cards. You can also order 25 cards for $0.99 ($3.48 shipping) or 50 cards for $1.49 ($3.98 shipping).

These cards aren’t just limited to moms – they would be useful for anyone!

Get all of the details and create your cards here.

Cherrios Coupons

Here are some great Cheerios coupons that you might want to sign up for:

• Get $5 in coupons for MultiGrain Cheerios when you sign up here.
• Get $4 in coupons for regular Cheerios when you sign up here.
• Get $2 in coupons for Honey Nut Cheerios when you sign up here.

Thanks to my followers

So after less than a week I already have 2 followers and i'm excited about it. Thank you to those two who make my blog important : )

Decent Wags Trip

Okay so I wasn't excited because they wouldn't take one of my RR's that expires tomorrow which means I have to go back out tomorrow to use it...Ah!

Transaction #1 2 Beyer Meters for $1.80 tax that yielded me $13 RR. a

Transaction #2
1 pack Huggies diapers $8.99
1 pack Huggies wipes $2.50
2 Packs Beef Jerky BOGO $4.99

Used 1 Huggies $1.50 off diapers
1 Huggies .75 off wipes
1 Wags $1 off Huggies Wipes

Used $7 RR and paid $5 OOP

Birthday Deal Day

Thank you for particpating in Birthday Deal Day with me. I couldn't post much as I was at work all day. I will be posting a few more items this evening. A few more deals for you to try. I am picking the hubby and baby girl up at 4pm and we are going to dinner, to Publix for his cake and a quick Wags trip for groceries. I plan to use a few coupons to grab up some deals so stay tuned.

Birthday FREEBIES

Entertainment and Other
Academy Sports & Outdoors – Sign up in advance and you’ll get a $5 gift card on your bday.

Aveda – Sign up at least 28 days before your bday and get a free Personal Blends Pure-Fume

Boz, the Green Bear – You can join Boz’s Birthday Club in advance and your child will receive a personalized postcard in the mail as well as links to download special birthday coloring pages and other random stuff that small kids seem to enjoy.

Brunswick Bowling – Join the Bonus Zone and get a free game of bowling on your birthday.

Chuck E. Cheese’s – Their website promises a birthday special as well, which many people have said is 20 free tokens.

Dave & Buster’s – $10 game card credit when you sign up and $5 credit on your bday.

Disney Theme Parks – Free admission to either Disney Land or Disney World on your birthday in 2009.

Frosty Paws – Ok, so what if this freebie is for dogs. Pets like free stuff on their birthday too! Sign up for their Birthday Club and Fido will get a tasty frozen treat come his special time of the year.Hallmark – 20% off coupon for one item.Harkins – Free movie (Some say they got free movie, others only got free popcorn)

Hollywood Video – Free video rental if you sign up in advance.

Hot Topic – $10 off coupon on a minimum purchase of $20.

Medieval Times – Sign up in advance and they’ll send you a free ticket (worth $53!) to one of their feast and tournaments.

Movie Gallery – Get a free movie rental.

Ringling Brothers Circus – Sign your newborn up for a free ticket to the circus that never expires. Then just save it until your little one has a birthday later on and give it to them!Ten Ren – Hiffer Bethany sent in a tip that her local Ten Ren has a sign offering a free Bubble Tea on your birthday with photo identification.

The Children’s Place – Register for their Birthday Club and receive 15% off on yours and your child’s birthday.

Toys R Us – Sign up ahead of time and once your child’s birthday rolls around, they’ll get a personalized letter in the mail. Plus, bring your child into any Toys R Us and they’ll get a hat & balloon before having their birthday announced over the loudspeaker. You’ll also get a $3 gift card in mail.

It's Mega Swag Buck Day!!

Today is MEGA Swagbucks Day at SWAGBUCKS.COM! You can win $1, $2, $3, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, or even $500 Swagbucks just for searching the internet! I EARNED A $5 SWAG BUCKS THIS MORNING!!! Not a member yet? Try it out Here.

TODAY IS BIRTHDAY DAY!

In honor of my husband's birthday i'm posting as many birthday deals as I can find until 4pm eastern. That is when I call it quits to celebrate with him and our precious girl.

Enjoy today's deals!!

Free Birthday Meals

Get a Free $20 Gift for your Birthday - Receive a $20 gift from us. Simply complete our brief survey and it's yours! Limit 1 gift per person. Start Now!

Alfy"s Pizza - Visit any Alfy's Pizza on your Birthday month and receive a Free personal one topping pizza.
Baskin-Robbins - Free scoop of ice cream or ice cream cone on your Birthday.
BD's Mongolian Barbeque - When you sign up we will send you a gift and we'll even have something special for you on your birthday. Sign up today or the next time you are in to see us.
Bob Evans Restaurants - Free kid's meal.
Captain D's - Join the Club (Each new member gets a coupon good for $3 off their next meal at Captain D's)
Cold Stone Creamery - Free ice cream on your birthday.
Country Buffet - Free Birthday and Anniversary coupons, plus get a Free meal for joining their club
Denny's Restaurants - Birthday card for a free kids entree or sundae.
Firehouse Subs - Free sub on your birthday.
Fuddruckers - Sign up for special offers and discounts
Free 2010 Calendars - Grab these free 2010 calendars while they last!
Hometown Buffet - Free Birthday and Anniversary coupons, plus get a Free meal for joining their club
KFC - Come experience KFC® in a whole new way… introducing Kentucky Grilled Chicken!
Krispy Kreme - Join the Friends of Krispy Kreme for free donuts on your birthday.
Ludy's Main Street BBQ & Catering - Free Birthday meal (California)
Marble Slab - Free Child's Size Ice Cream Cone through age 12.
Mountain Dew - Which Mountain Dew® do you prefer? Let us know for your chance to get a 36-pack of your choice and a $50 VISA® Gift Card—how refreshing!
Old County Buffet - Free Birthday and Anniversary coupons, plus get a Free meal for joining their club
Olive Garden - Come enjoy a variety of delicious Italian specialties made fresh just for you! Register now
Panchos Mexican Buffet - Free lunch or dinner. (Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas locations)
Qdoba Mexican Grill - You can look forward to a big surprise on your birthday. (Hint: It's fast, fresh and made right in front of you.)
Red Lobster - Join the Overboard Club and get a special birthday gift. Celebrate with something special.
Red Robin - Free burger on your birthday
Restaurant.com - Get $150 worth of certificates and pay ONLY $40
Romano's Macaroni Grill - Join the Mac Pack and get a free appetizer and more.
Ruby Tuesday - Just let us know the date and we'll send you the gift of a special offer to mark the occasion.
Ryan's - Free Birthday and Anniversary coupons, plus get a Free meal for joining their club
Swiss Chalet - Free Birthday gift and other special offers.
Taco Bill Restaurants - Free main course to be used when you visit a Taco Bill restaurant during the month of your birthday.
The Chicago Diner - Receive an email coupon for a complimentary vegan dessert or shake with your meal purchase (entree or sandwich).
Titletown Briwing Company - Free Birthday meal redeemable during you birthday month. (Green Bay, WI)
Tom's Burgers & Grill - They'll mail you a birthday card to bring in for a free Birthday Meal. (Arlington, TX)
Tony Roma's - Join our Roma Rib Expert Club and get all the latest scoop on promotions, news and special offers from Tony Roma's.
USNA Officers' & Faculty Club - Free Birthday meal for member and spouse in their birthday months.
Zaxby's - Free Meal Deal Coupon when you sign up.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD WHO IS PATIENT WITH MY COUPON INSANITY! THANKS HUN...

BABY GIRL IS EXCITED!

This month's budget

Wow! I cannot believe January is about over. We have done so well this month. In months past we have gone well over our $400 per month grocery budget. This month so far we have come in at $330...$70 under budget!! This includes buying enough to stockpile many items. My goal next month is $250...can we do it???

My hubby's birthday is tomorrow, so i've planned $60 total for dinner, cake, and a movie. My BFF is going to come watch our daughter.

Im so proud pf my progress!

Fabulous PUBLIX Trip

Okay-My dar sweet husband put the groceries away last night before I could take pics of all I got so here it is...$92.15 for almost $198.00 in food!

30-Weight Watchers Smart Ones Meals
4-bottles of Kraft Dressing
20-Jars Earth's Best Baby Food
2-Packs Chici's Wraps
2-Boxs Melba Toast
1-box Ak Mak Crackers
2-boxes Ritz Crackers
2-Bags Salad
1.5 pounds Bananas
1-Box Texas Toast
2-jars Bertolli Alfredo Sauce
2-Large Bottles of Frank's Red hot sauce
1-Box Knox Gelatin
1-Pack Nathan's Hot Dog
1-Carton Organic Valley Milk
2-Bags Publix Steamfresh Broccoli
1-Pack Laughing cow cheese
3-packs sugar free gum on clearance

All this for $99.14! So thrilled at how well I did...my husband was proud. Oh and he found a rebate for the shampoo so we basically spent $92.15

40% off Justice

Justice.com is offering 40% off on all orders when you use code 775. Code expires 2/10

CVS Advisory Board - Earn ECBs Doing Surveys

The CVS Advisory Board is a great way to earn some extra ECBs.The purpose of the CVS Advisor Panel is to solicit your input about CVS stores, products and services, and to obtain your suggestions for how they can improve.Throughout the year, CVS will send you invitations to participate in online surveys about CVS products and services. If you choose to participate in their surveys, they thank you for your time by crediting your ExtraCare account with $5, $10 or $15 in ECBs.Becoming a member of the CVS Advisor Panel is FREE. GO HERE TO SIGN UP

Printable Coupon for Vaseline Clinical Therapy

Here is a link to a printable $1.50 coupon for Vaseline Clinical Therapy (6.8 oz)GO HERE to print it

HELP WITH AD SENSE

I am not the most computer literate person in the world and am looking for assistance with the Adsense and Ad Manager...does anyone know a good how to blog or site to make this stuff compute in my brain like English...thanks!

Free Kids Colgate Toothbrush

Sign up HERE to request a FREE Kiddy Toothbrush from Colgate !!

Yummy BOGO Blizzards at Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen is offering up a really awesome promotion! Just go on over here and join the Blizzard Fan Club to get six buy one get one FREE coupons, valid for a FREE 16oz Blizzard when you purchase one! You’ll receive the first coupon after signing up and you’ll receive five additional coupons throughout the year, including one on your birthday!

*AWESOME Publix Trip*

I'm so exhausted after an hour in Publix with my husband and sweet baby girl. We spent $99.14 and I saved so much off retail! I will have to do some calculations but my receipt said I save $71 but I know I had to have saved more than that so I have to double check. The only thing I bought that was not on sale was 3 boxes of these special crackers my husband has to have for his diet. We bought my husband 30 Weight Watchers Smart Ones for his diet.

I used the Knox $4 off coupon from the 1/24 RP and bought the Knox Gelatin $1.39 and GOT THE OVERAGE of $2.61!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My husband wanted a bottle of $6.99 shampoo with tea tree oil. I was getting panicy because I had planned our budget for that trip...when he found a rebate sticker!!!! Full rebate on the shampoo he wanted! What an eye! Love it!

I'll post details on the trip later!

Earn Amazon Gift Cards on Swag Bucks

About Swag Bucks

What is it?

Swagbucks is an online portal dedicated to helping you earn Swag Bucks, digital dollars which can be redeemed for exclusive swagbucks.com prizes.

How does it work?

It’s easy as 1-2-3!

1. Search the web as you normally would using SwagBucks search engine. You’ll get results from Google.com and Ask.com.
2. Swag Bucks will be periodically awarded to you as you search. You can win up to 5 Swag Bucks with a single search and on Fridays you can win up to 100 Swag Bucks with a single search. You can also find and redeem Swag Codes (many of which I will tell you where to find them here on my blog) which will add to your Swag Bucks total.
3. Redeem your Swag Bucks for prizes ranging from gift certificates for Amazon, Target and iTunes to televisions, video games, iPods, movie, music and sports collectibles, comics and books, and much much more!

Does it really work?

You bet!

I am normally highly skeptical of this type of internet thing because they are so often full of junk mail, don’t pay out, ask you for way too much personal info, or just take too much time, but Swagbucks is really working for me.

I have been using it for about two months and have not received one piece of junk mail and have earned enough SwagBucks to get $50 in Amazon gift certificates (which I redeem for Target GC's-you use less Swagbucks this way). Above all this it couldn’t be more easy and is actually addictively fun! At this rate I’ll have almost $400 in Amazon gift certificates at the end of the year, all for searching the internet as I normally do each day.

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Husbands who don't use coupons

It has happened to all of us, our husbands went to the store and didn't think to use a coupon or use the store card. My wonderful hubby who I love dearly went to Bloom today just to see what Bloom is all about (we usually shop at Publix). He bought a can of Miracle Whip, a bag of Quaker Rice Cake Snacks, and a 20 oz soda and spent $10!!!!!! He was proud the rice cake snacks were on sale and I said "did you scan your Bloom card?" He said, "Bloom has a card?" OMG! He paid full price for THREE ITEMS! He also did not keep the receipt so I could get an adjustment so now our monthly budget is dinged $10, but I still love him : )

HUGE TARGET CLEARANCE

Target online now has 75% off select Apparel, Shoes, and Accessories Go on over and check out the deals.

I have not had a chance to check this out just yet but I plan to tomorrow! Happy Shopping!

SUBWAY BOGO

Subway is offering a free 6 inch sub when you buy another 6 inch sub +32oz fountain drink. Just go here to "create a sub" and then a coupon will be e-mailed to you.
My hubby loves Subway and he is on a diet so I will be printing this for us to use! Happy Eating!

FREE Plates

Free Chinet Plates at Publix
Chinet Salad Plates are 2 for $4 and there is a $2 coupon in the 11/22 SS (exp 1/31)Thanks CouponingToDisney*This is in the yellow Advantage Buy flier

FREE Cereal

Free Post Cereal at Kmart
They have Post cereal (11 - 20 oz) on sale for $2 per box and there is a $2 coupon HERE.

We live off cereal on the weekend so this is awesome!

OVERAGE OPPORTUNITY

I am super excited about this!!! In the 1/23 Red Plum insert you have a $4.00/1 ANY Knox product. The cheapest Knox product in the baking aisle is about $1.39 and if your store accepts overage---GO FOR IT!!! I"m keepin my fingers crossed it works...i'll let you know if it does when I try it out tonight or tomorrow!

FREE Movie Box Code

Free Movie Rental

Use this new code at your Blockbuster Express kiosk to receive one free night movie rental when you pay for one movie rental. This code is good through 2/5:

211B2

FREE Buddy Bar

Free Buddy Bar

$1 off Johnson’s Baby Product printable

This coupon can be used to purchase Buddy Bars at several store locations. I usually get these at Target because I can get them for free

FREE OREOS

FREE OREOS

I posted this on the 11th. Tomorrow is the Day!!
Hurry and become a fan if you aren't already at 3:00 EST(while supplies last) they are giving away Free Oreos!!

Become a fan of Oreo's on Facebook and if the Mannings win in the Mannings vs. Trumps race on 1/24/10, Oreo and Facebook will give away up to 150,000 packages on 1/25/10.

$284.48 for $15.94 at Wags and CVS

Okay so my trip was extremely productive! However my Wags RR for Thermaflu didn't print AGAIN so i have to call Catalina and get one mailed. Here is the low down, not all items are pictured.

Wags
4 papers (Not pictured)
2 Chex Mix Packs (Not pictured)
Reynolds Wrap (Not pictured)
Hershey Bar (Not pictured)
2 Bayer Meters
2 Thermaflu
4 Rolls of TP
1 Hair Color
Carefree

Used - $2 off L'Oreal Hair Color
$1 Carefree
2 Chex mix $50 off coupons
Reynolds WWrap Wags coup
2 Thermaflu $2 ea
2 Bayer Coups
$10 in RR

Total OOP $6.80
Rcd $13 RR for Meter and should have rcd $4 RR for Thermaflu i'll have mailed to me.
Saved $177.93

CVS
2 Dove Deoterant
1 Hair Color
Revlon Lip Stick
Revlon Concealer
Revlon Mascara
L'Oreal Powder
Axe Body Wash (Clearance for $2.85)
Box of Soyjoy (not picture)
2 pack C batteries BOGO (not picture)


Used 2 $2 off Dove Coups
1 $1 off Revlon Hair Color
$1 off Revlon Mascara
$1 off Revlon Concealer
$1 off Revlon Lip product
$2 off L'Oreal Face product
$16.50 ECB

Total OOP $9.16
Rcd $6 Soy Joy ECB
$2 Dove ECB

Total Saved $106.55

1/24 Coupon Inserts

Okay so unfortunately the inserts did not have several of the coupons listed in the preview that I needed for deals this week but i'll live. I don't absolutely have to have these items but it sticks that i'm missing the coupons. Coupons that are not in the inserts off the top of my head:
Suave Deoterant Coupon for the deal at Wags
Pert Plus for Wags Deal
L'Oreal for clearance at CVS and Wags

However the coupons on Coupons.com and Target.com for the cosmetics DO WORK!

More CVS Clearance

Okay...so I printed some great coupons off Coupons.com and Target.com off L'Oreal and Almay products. I will be carrying these with me when I head to CVS today to grab a bunch of the clearance I saw last night! These will make perfect gifts as my sister in law is about to give birth to twins and i'm going to put together a little Mommy Care Gift Basket for her. These are her first so she will be in great need of a pick me up in a few weeks! Oh and of course i'm going to fill my make up bag full because ever since I had my girl 10 months ago I have spent my play money on her and not on myself so i'm excited!

I will post my purchases later today!

Happy CVSing!

CVS Clearance

So I pulled in CVS on the way home from picking up the pizza and they still have tons of CLEARANCE!!! 50% and 75% stickers on cosmetics!! Tomorrow's paper will have some Revlon Coupons $1/1 and $3/2 Revlon cosmetics...i'm going to head over as early as I can to pick up my papers and get some CLEARANCE! My CVS and Wags sell the Sunday paper for $.88 each which is much cheaper than delivery so i'm going to grab my 4 copies and stock up on the deals! Happy Shopping!

Comments Please

Okay so as I blog my learning experiences I would also like to know what you would like to see as I build this blog. Please comment and let me know what you would like to see me posting daily!

Great Kraft Cheese Coupon

I'm going to use this one!

The $1/2 Kraft Cheese coupon is back HERE on coupons.com! This goes great with the Publix coupon from 01-03-10 SS.

Total Savings so Far

Every few days i'll post my savings so far this year. Here is my update:

Total Spent:$150.74

Total Saved: $443.37

My budget for Food and HBA has been $400 per month for the past year. I know it sounds high but I was not shopping smart! I'm trying to stockpile as much as possible for my $400 so that I can begin cutting down. There is only 1 1/2 weeks left January and i'm not even at half my food budget! Yay me! However, my husband is on a diet so i'll be buying Weight Watchers meals this weekend on sale with coupons, so that will eat up some budget!

1/22/10 Wags Trip

Okay so I did get to Wags. But I do not recommend going right before closing, the cashier may get grumpy : )

So I went 20 minutes before closing so I did not get to roll my RR's very well, I didn't plan well but I still KILLED IT!

2 Theraflu's $3.99 each
2 Bayer Meters $14.99 each (my husband is a diabetic so these come in handy)

Used $4.00 in coupons on the Theraflu and 2 Bayer Meter Coupons
Total out of pocket-$4.26
Saved $150.98 off regular price!!

5-12 packs Pepsi 5/$15
1 Bag Tostitos $2.50
1 Can Queso $2.50
4 Boxes Kraft Mac/Cheez $.59 ea
4 Snickers $.39 es
4 pk of Toilet Paper (not pictured) $1.50
L'Oreal Hair Color $4.19

Used Buy 3 Get 1 Kraft
Used 2-$2 RR

Total OOP $20.36

Saved $34.87

Received $10 RR

My Total RR's to spend $44!!

Also, my Theraflu RR didn't print so I have to call the Catalina company and get them to send it to me. That will happen from time to time, some cashiers will disable the RR's and some Managers have programed certain RR's to disable when you use too may coupons.

No Walgreens Trip Tonight

Sorry...no Wags trip tonight. I'm hoping to roll some RR's this week with the Thermaflu RR deal!

WalMart Savings this week

It is now 132 items under $1, 12 are free!

Starkist 2.6 oz Chunk Light Tuna
Retail: $1
Coupon: $1 printable (ff link)
Total: Free!

Rianxeira Tuna Snacks
Retail: $1.88
Coupon: Free Rianxeira from February All You (exp 4/30)
Total: Free!
(Thanks Passion for Savings!)

Purina Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats 2.1 oz
Retail: $1.32
Coupon: $2/2 from 11/15 SS (exp 2/14)
Total: 32c ea

Wardley Fish Food
Retail: $2.37
Coupon: $2 printable
Total: 37c ea

Johnson and Johnson Safety Swabs
Retail: $1.38
Coupon: $1 from 1/3 RP
Total: 38c
(Thanks Swappin’ Spoons!)

Revlon Nail Clippers
Retail: $1.47
Coupon: $1 from 1/17 SS (exp 2/21)
Total: 47c

Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant
Retail: $2.47
Coupon: $2 printable (ff link)
Total: 47c
(Thanks Hip2Save!)

Taco Bell Thick and Chunky Salsa 16 oz
Retail: $1.54
Coupon: $1 from February All You (exp 4/30)
Total: 54c ea
(Thanks Passion for Savings!)

Pillsbury Grand Biscuits 5 ct
Retail: 78c
Coupon: 30c/2 printable
Total: 63c ea
(Thanks For the Mommas)

Pull Ups Moist Wipes
Retail: $1.64
Coupon: $1 from 1/17 SS
Total: 64c ea
(Thanks For the Mommas)

NYC Color Liquid Lip Shine
Retail: $1.72
Coupon: $1 from Feb All You (exp 2/28)
Total: 72c

8th Continent Soy Milk half gallon
Retail: $2.73
Coupon: $2 printable
Total: 73c
(Thanks Common Sense with Money!)

Beech Nut Let’s Grow Banana Cookies
Retail: $1.74
Coupon: $1 from 1/3 SS (exp 4/30)
Total: 74c ea

Manwich
Retail: $1
Coupon: B3G1 free from January All You (exp 3/28)
Total: 75c ea

Beech Nut Let’s Grow Entrees
Retail: $1.84
Coupon: $1 from 1/3 SS
Total: 84c ea
(Thanks For the Mommas)

Temptations Cat Treats 3 oz
Retail: $1.74
Coupon: B1G1 from 1/10 RP (exp 3/10)
Total: 87c ea

Borden Singles Sensations
Retail: $1.88
Coupon: $1 from Feb All You (exp 3/31)
Total: 88c ea!
(Thanks Passion for Savings!)

Smuckers Uncrustables
Retail: $2
Coupon: $1 printable
Total: $1

Quaker Crispy Oat Granola Bars
Retail: $1.50
Coupon: $1/2 printable
Total: $1 ea

Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Pouches
Retail: $1.50
Coupon: $1/2 from 1/3 RP (exp 2/28)
Total: $1 ea

Blockbuster coupon

Here is a coupon to Rent 1 Game at Blockbuster and Get 1 Free It expires 1/31. (It is the first offer on the page).

This would be a great inexpensive way to try out some of games for your console without buying them first.

Have any of you bought a game and then decided it wasn’t worth it? Luckily we haven’t…..yet.

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Saving tons at Walgreens...

I've learned a lot the last two months since I first started couponing. I finally mastered rolling Walgreens Register Rewards!! Now I barely pay anything out of pocket when I shop. Thanks to Erica at IHeartWags.com I learned a lot. Here is the low down, I plan to go to Wags tonight and i'll post my savings when I get home.


What are Register Rewards (RR) ??

Register rewards (RR) are coupons from the Catalina machine that print after you make a qualifying purchase. Most RRs are "On Your Next Order" (OYNO) which can be used like cash on your next order. (Sometimes you may receive a Catalina for $ off a particular item or an advertisement for an rr deal.)

How do I get RR?
Buy the exact items advertised to receive rr. using coupons on these items should not affect whether your rr prints. unfortunately, it seems that a few stores have their registers programmed so that rr will not print if coupons are used - but if this is true, it is very rare. If you complete more than one register rewards deal in one transaction, one reward for each different RR deal should print. but you will not receive more than one rr for the same deal.if you purchased the right items and didn't get rr, you can return the items on the spot or call the catalina company @ 888-322-3814. have your receipt in front of you, they need some info from it, and they'll be able to see if the machine was working and if you bought the right products. It does tend to take a few minutes for the call, and then you have to wait to get the RR, which takes 6 - 8 weeks.

How can i use RR?
Generally, you can use your rr like cash on your next purchase. But there are exceptions. Most RRs explicitly say that they can not be used on tobacco, alcohol, tax, lottery tickets, money orders, stamps, dairy, or any gift cards or pre-paid cards. however, some stores still allow rr's to be used on some of these items, so ymmv.as stated in the fine print, you cannot use more RRs and manufacturer coupons than number of items you are buying. as long as you are buying as many items as you have rr & manufacturer coupons, you should be able to use more than one rr. store coupons do not affect how many manufacturer and rr's you can use.You cannot "roll" rr's into the same deal 99% of the time. for example, if you use an RR from Kellogg's to purchase more Kellogg's items, you will NOT get another RR. the best way to "roll" is to use your Kelloggs RR to complete a different rr deal. You can then use the RRs from the 2nd deal, to purchase more Kelloggs.

How can i use coupons? If you are using a manufacturer's coupon and a wags coupon on the same item and hoping for overage towards your other items, give the manufacturer's coupon first. a manufacturer's coupon will be rejected by the register if it is over the cost of the item, but a wags coupon will go through.for example:the incorrect order...deodorant $1.99 -$1 in-ad coupon (wags coupon)=$.99-$1 manufacturer's coupon - will beep and register will not accept it because it is over $.99!but if you give the cashier the manufacturer's coupon 1st...deodorant $1.99 -$1 manufacturer's coupon=$.99-$1 in-ad coupon (wags coupon) - will not beep=-$.01 (of course you will need another item or tax on your transaction for the penny to apply to)the registers will not accept more manufacturer coupons/rr than items. so if want to use rr, but already have a manufacturer's coupon for each item, you can add a small "filler" item for each rr. use the cheapest items you can find (single pencils are good.) source: i heart wags: wags for newbies http://iheartwags.com/2008/09/wags-for-newbies.html#ixzz0dNH3q8II

A little About Me

I am a full time employee at a huge company that dreams of being a stay at home mom! Due to this economy my wonderful husband has been keeping out now 10 month old daughter to keep her from going to daycare and because well...what is the point of him having a job that barely pays for that day care. Please join me in my journey as I use coupons and other saving techniques to coupon our way to an even better life and hopefully soon that job for my hubby will come along that will make it easy for me to stay at home and us not worry about having 2 incomes! I will try to post daily, my trials and errors, and other tidbits. I will post after evey shopping trip to show you how much I saved and how I did it!