I just got an email about these great printables! I know others may have posted about them but I know they will come in handy now that it is cold season... the deals will be coming!
Happy Saving!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
My 2 Week Break
If you are a regular reader here you know that I just recently took a 2 week break from blogging (well kind of... I still did a few grocery posts) in the effort to spend more time with my husband and kids while my husband was on Christmas break. There are perks to being a teacher:)
I realized, however, over this break that I was totally burnt out on coupons. I didn't want to organize my coupons and in fact I really wanted to just throw them ALL AWAY! I had at least 3 weeks worth of coupons just scattered in a big basket and it made me angry just to look at them:) I felt so burdened by the coupons and by the nagging sense that I "needed" to go to all these stores and score all these great deals or I would be missing out. This nagging just flat out wore me down! Anybody else relate?
Don't worry, I am not writing this to tell you that I am quitting my blog or that I wish death upon coupons. I am totally thankful for coupons and the ways in which they help me save money. I am also thankful for the privilege I have to do this blog and help so many with their weekly grocery lists. It truly is an honor.
Instead I am writing this tell you that you DO NOT HAVE TO BE BURDENED BY THE COUPONS! You do not have to go to every store and get every good deal you see. You CAN just relax and trust that all your needs will be provided for. This is a lesson I have learned so many times in my life that I have honestly lost count. Just recently I learned this lesson again and that is what prompted me to write this post and other posts that will follow. In the coming weeks I plan to start sharing about how I got into this whole coupon business and the blessings I have expereienced from it.
You will need to have some grace for me writing these posts as I am not an English major. I am an extreme math geek and write like I talk. So if grammar, spelling and punctuation errors hurt your eyes I apologize. There is a reason I never seemed to get better than a B+ in English class!
I realized, however, over this break that I was totally burnt out on coupons. I didn't want to organize my coupons and in fact I really wanted to just throw them ALL AWAY! I had at least 3 weeks worth of coupons just scattered in a big basket and it made me angry just to look at them:) I felt so burdened by the coupons and by the nagging sense that I "needed" to go to all these stores and score all these great deals or I would be missing out. This nagging just flat out wore me down! Anybody else relate?
Don't worry, I am not writing this to tell you that I am quitting my blog or that I wish death upon coupons. I am totally thankful for coupons and the ways in which they help me save money. I am also thankful for the privilege I have to do this blog and help so many with their weekly grocery lists. It truly is an honor.
Instead I am writing this tell you that you DO NOT HAVE TO BE BURDENED BY THE COUPONS! You do not have to go to every store and get every good deal you see. You CAN just relax and trust that all your needs will be provided for. This is a lesson I have learned so many times in my life that I have honestly lost count. Just recently I learned this lesson again and that is what prompted me to write this post and other posts that will follow. In the coming weeks I plan to start sharing about how I got into this whole coupon business and the blessings I have expereienced from it.
You will need to have some grace for me writing these posts as I am not an English major. I am an extreme math geek and write like I talk. So if grammar, spelling and punctuation errors hurt your eyes I apologize. There is a reason I never seemed to get better than a B+ in English class!
Monday, January 4, 2010
CVS: M&M's for .50/BAG!!
CVS has all of their Christmas stuff marked at 75% off... this includes Christmas candy!!!
The M&Ms are marked at $1/bag. If you have the $1/2 printable that was available here you can get these for only .50/bag!!!
The M&Ms are marked at $1/bag. If you have the $1/2 printable that was available here you can get these for only .50/bag!!!
Kodak Deals
For the next 2 days ONLY you can get 9 cent prints at Kodak Gallery by just entering the code 9CETNSNOW at check out.
If you are interested in a photo book you can get 25% off when you enter the code YEAREND25 at checkout.
Don't forget that you can also get 50 FREE prints just for signing up with Kodak Gallery! If you are interested in these just click the image above!
Menu Plan Monday
Well it was great having my husband home for 2 weeks! I feel revived and refreshed and am excited to get back into a routine!
As I planned my menu this week I was overwhelmed with just how much I had on hand to make meals. I guess I have been stockpiling on things with out realizing it because I have a list of 10 meals long that I have all the fixins for! And thanks to all the great cereal deals we have breakfast worked out for the next year:)
You will notice that I will be adding in a left over night in my menu plan. Over the last few months I have noticed that come Thursday we have enough left overs from the week to make a meal out of. So here is my plan for the week:
Sunday: Hot dogs, oven fries, cheese and some chocolate covered strawberries (a little "left over" items from my parent's new year's eve party)
Monday: Baked ham, scalloped potatoes (BC box I got free a while back), steamed carrots
Tuesday: Sausage broccoli pasta bake, fruit of some sort
Wednesday: Potato Soup, fruit of some sort
Thursday: Left overs!
Friday: Sausage pizza
Have a great Monday!
As I planned my menu this week I was overwhelmed with just how much I had on hand to make meals. I guess I have been stockpiling on things with out realizing it because I have a list of 10 meals long that I have all the fixins for! And thanks to all the great cereal deals we have breakfast worked out for the next year:)
You will notice that I will be adding in a left over night in my menu plan. Over the last few months I have noticed that come Thursday we have enough left overs from the week to make a meal out of. So here is my plan for the week:
Sunday: Hot dogs, oven fries, cheese and some chocolate covered strawberries (a little "left over" items from my parent's new year's eve party)
Monday: Baked ham, scalloped potatoes (BC box I got free a while back), steamed carrots
Tuesday: Sausage broccoli pasta bake, fruit of some sort
Wednesday: Potato Soup, fruit of some sort
Thursday: Left overs!
Friday: Sausage pizza
Have a great Monday!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New Coupons for Print
Be sure to check for new coupons to print HERE! A few that I thought worthy of note:
- Leap Frog $4 of ANY Tag book
- Leap Frog $5 of ANY Leapster learning game
- Leap Frog $2 ANY Tag junior book
- .50/1 Green Giant Steamers (possible FREE or close to free when paired with a $10/10 sale at Dillons or Apple martet)
- $1/6 Dannon light and fit yogurt cups
- .40/1 Nature Valley granola bars (great when paired with catalina promotion at Dillons!)
- .40/1 Fiber one bars
- $1/1 Nature Valley granola clusters
Friday, January 1, 2010
Hy-Vee 1 DAY SALE!
Thank you Sheri for all this info!!!! Here is a complete list, I hope you score some good deals and it is not a mad house...
* Dole bananas, $0.29 per lb.
* Hyvee vegetables (corn, peas, cut of French style green beans), $0.44
* Spring River Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 lb, $3.99(limit 2)
* 7-up product 6-pack bottles, $2.00
* Hyvee ice cream, 56-oz, $1.48
* Right Guard Sport solid deodorant, $0.88
* Hyvee peroxide, $0.88
* Barbasol shaving cream, $0.88
* Bakery fresh muffins 4-count, $1.99
* Willowbrook deluxe thin sliced turkey breast, $1.88
* Hormel Always Tender pork shoulder roast, $0.99 per lb
* Hyvee shredded cheese, 6 or 8 oz, $1.00
* Dole iceberg lettuce, $0.79
* Rotisserie chicken, $3.99
* Hyvee milk, half gallon, .88/1!!!
* Carmex, $0.88
* Promax energy bars, $0.88
* Mars and M&M's candy, $0.40
* Farmland roll sausage, $0.99
Use $1.00 off 2 coupon from the 12/13 SS to get these for only .49/1!
* Tony's Crispy Crust pizza, $0.88
Use the $0.50 coupon from the 10/4 SS to get these for only .38/1!
* Dole bananas, $0.29 per lb.
* Hyvee vegetables (corn, peas, cut of French style green beans), $0.44
* Spring River Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 lb, $3.99(limit 2)
* 7-up product 6-pack bottles, $2.00
* Hyvee ice cream, 56-oz, $1.48
* Right Guard Sport solid deodorant, $0.88
* Hyvee peroxide, $0.88
* Barbasol shaving cream, $0.88
* Bakery fresh muffins 4-count, $1.99
* Willowbrook deluxe thin sliced turkey breast, $1.88
* Hormel Always Tender pork shoulder roast, $0.99 per lb
* Hyvee shredded cheese, 6 or 8 oz, $1.00
* Dole iceberg lettuce, $0.79
* Rotisserie chicken, $3.99
* Hyvee milk, half gallon, .88/1!!!
* Carmex, $0.88
* Promax energy bars, $0.88
* Mars and M&M's candy, $0.40
* Farmland roll sausage, $0.99
Use $1.00 off 2 coupon from the 12/13 SS to get these for only .49/1!
* Tony's Crispy Crust pizza, $0.88
Use the $0.50 coupon from the 10/4 SS to get these for only .38/1!
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