Disney "Tangled" movie practically for FREE~~!

Target AND CVS both pictured
Liz Lange maternity shirt-paid $1.98 !!
Huggies diapers-paid $2.14 !!!!!!

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, its kinda nice to venture from my "free food finds", and to something much more fun, like a movie! (Lets face it, it may be free food, but eventually...... ITS GONE! :)

My Target and CVS trips today, made it very, very easy to get out w/a 2 yr old in this cruddy weather we were having today, to get a great deal....

1st stop was CVS-I didnt list everything I got here, but in the pic I did get the "Tangled" movie for a really great price,,I was so excited,,,after my coupons and some CVS ecb's, I only paid about $4!!! ($9 was OOP, but I have a $5 rebate coming also!) and not to mention, I also got $3 back in extra care bucks to spend next time, so in reality, I got this movie regularly priced at $24.99 this week, for $1 !!!!!!!!!
Other items from CVS were-Skintimate shave gel-55cnts, Mars easter candy-FREE, Thermacare heatwrap-FREE, Palmolive dishsoap-38cnts, Kelloggs cereal-$1.20/ea


2nd stop-WAGS (what the coupon "pros" like to call Walgreens, I just learned this recently-;)---------Got (2) Folgers coffee canisters for 79cnts/ea with coupons


3rd stop-Target--still had $8.60 left to spend on my free giftcard, so I was able to find Huggies diapers on clearance for $7.64!!!---used $3 manf cpn and Target store cpn for $2.50-got them for $2.14!!!!!!!!!---also got (2) Frosted flakes-99cnt/ea, Liz Lange maternity shirt-on sale for $4.98-used $3 off LL cpn, got it for $1.98!


So, as you can imagine, I was super excited over my deals today!

Oh and to see how many of you ACTUALLY read this, Im gonna let you in on a little secret "sale" going on at Target today...remember the Circo socks I got for free w/my $1 coupon?? WELL, their clearanced even MORE, now 70cents on sale!!, so if you got to Target.com and get the Circo $1/off coupon, you can STILL get them for free and make 30cnts profit to put w/the rest of your order!!!!!!!!!! Do me a favor, lets make it fun, if your reading this, go back to Facebook and just put "WOO HOO!!" in the comment part, I'd love to know who actually reads this and gets the same deals as me!! GOOD LUCK!


Next stop-

FREE baby items at Target!!!

CVS shopping trip-Only spent $10.54 OOP!!
And I still have $5 extra care bucks to spend next time!



Got ALL this free at Target today :)

Well Im starting to notice a trend w/myself,,,I tend to go to CVS and Walgreens to get my freebies and deals on Wednesday's, and Kroger to get my grocery deals on Fridays....I decided to try my hand at Target today, for the first time (hard to believe, I know ;) to get some freebies I was after....Turns out it was a good trip!!!


Regarding Target trip:

(I have to mention though, all this "free" was from my free $20 gift card for a baby registry, so this deal wont be available to everyone, but I did get another $5 gift card for buying the 2 Venus razors!! You can too, you need (2) $3/off Venus razors, pay $10 OOP, and get a $5 gift card, so its like getting them BOTH for $5!!!)


Next stop: CVS

PICTURED: (8) PineSol bottles
(8) Nabisco crackers
(1) Allegra allergy med
(1) Arm and Hammer power tb
(1) CVS jelly beans (note to self-quit taking 2 yr old w/you, these things end up in the cart ;-)

Unexpected Walmart trip!

Got ALL this at Walmart-FREE, plus $4.18 OVERAGE BACK!!!!

Yes, again, thats right I got everything you see pictured, and they gave me back $4.18 after my coupons!! (which I used toward the purchase of some other things).

I went to Walmart tonight to just get a few things I needed for a consignment sale Im getting ready to do, like tape and safety pins, and of course my hubby wanted me to get a steak to grill also for dinner,,much to my surprise AND excitement, I had some coupons that were about to expire and thought I'd use them,,and couldnt believe what I made out of Walmart with! Most of these were "travel" size, but who cares!! They were FREE, plus I made $4.18 to go toward our steak dinner!! LOL....Heres what I had:

(2) $2 off Dove deo- travel size was 97cnts, made $2.06 for 2 deodorants!

(2) $1 off Purex 3in1 laundry sheets-97cnts made 6cnts

(1) $1 off Pert shampoo-97cnts made 3cnts

(1) Nature Made vitamins-this was the real $$ maker, had a $5 coupon (It was only $2.97!)-made $2.03


I also made a quick trip to Kroger, to get a FEW more Powerades (ok, maybe more than a few), and some other "freebies" I knew they had this week



PICTURED: 45 Powerades, 6 Heluva dips, 5 Maries glazes-Paid $9.54!

$116 in coupons!!!! my BEST shopping trip EVER!

EVERYTHING in this picture was FREE, FREE, FREE TODAY!!!


Yes, I said free....I had my BEST shopping day so far yet..I couldnt wait til the end of the blog to tell you how much it actually was after discounts/coupons, so here it is:

KROGER-

TOTAL BEFORE SALES/COUPONS- $209.78

TOTAL SPENT OUT OF POCKET---$86.45 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (OK, I have to say this total should have been ACTUALLY lower than this, because I bought a few things for my MIL(that I ended up just giving her-I love that I can help family too by getting cheap food!), also got a $5 off my next shopping trip for buying Kraft products AND $2 from my previous trip that they overcharged me, but forgot my reciept to get the credit back---DUH!--So after this my total SHOULD have been $76.45!!!!!!!!!

Im hoping this will last us for 2 weeks, but if it doesnt, ok!! I mean I only would have spent $38 for a weeks worth anyway!!!!
So I know your dying to know what I got....HERE IT IS!!!!



FREE ITEMS: (20) boxes Ronzoni pasta-(49cnts/ea w/the mega sale Kroger's having, had (10)-$1/2 coupons) = FREE!
(1) Box Kleenex
(1) Breathright nasal strips
(1) McCormick taco seasoning
(1) Gillette mens body wash --------ALL FREE :-)

Now, okay, I know you all arent going to believe this, but Kroger actually paid ME 0.72 cents to take all this!!! haha, yes, I had whats called, overage, in my coupons that allows me to use whatevers left over on something else (ex-had $1 off coupon for McCormick seasoning, was only 55cnts-added w/other coupons, made me 72cnts!,,unbelievable I know :)

Heres some more good deals:

Dannon light yogurt-49cnts
Kroger frozen veg-40cnts
Lucky Charms cereal-$1.13
Powerades-16cnts/ea
Dr Pepper-34cnts
Honey Bunches/Oats cereal-75cnts
Chips Ahoy cookies-99cnts
Gortons fish sticks/fillets-$1.99
Dole fruit cups-49cnts
Nestle 24-pk water bottle-$1.49
Tyson pack split chick breast-$1.80 (these were a GREAT SALE)
Sargento cheese slices-99cnts
So, had a pretty good week.....................:))))))) I love helping others try and save this good every week, let me know if you ever have any ??..I'd love to help!

My big girl is growing up :)

Audrey has had a writing assignment at school, the past few weeks entitled, "How (blank) changed my life".....Every week she has to fill in something new in the "blank" spot...well, this week my sweet 9yr old wrote this one, and I teared up reading it, it took me by surprise, just going thru her weekly work, as I usually do...grab the kleenex....my big girl is growing up :(....



"HOW CHRIST CHANGED MY LIFE" BY AUDREY LONAS


"In summer, 2008 on Monday morning Christ blessed us with a baby girl my sister Emma. I'd been wanting a sister since I was two and finally I got one. In one year she started to walk it was a miracle." (I have to admit, this part made me giggle)

"Me and my cousin were playing with her and she began to walk it was cute. In 2009 she changed my life, I looked at her Sunday morning and said Im going to get saved because of you, you changed my life. A few months later I actually got saved it was cool. And thats how Christ changed my life."


So, as you can imagine I was a little weepy after reading that....Praise God he still gets thru to ALL of us, ESPECIALLY his little children....Amen

Shopping trip 3/11

This was the Kroger trip

Walgreens trip
Well, I decided to go to Kroger, Aldi, CVS,Target AND Walgreens this week to get some great deals, but I actually spaced it out in the matter of a week (You wouldnt actually think I'd drag my preggo belly AND my 2 yr old to ALL these stores in one day, would you???? LOL

Theres quite a bit to post, so lets get started...I also have to say, when I started this blog, it was to document my kids as they grow (which it still is), but now Ive been able to help many of you who say they cant believe their saving so much $$, even calling me on my phone for couponing advice....I LOVE IT!! anyway-here goes:

KROGER

The only freebie I got here today was: Dial soap 3pk

heres some of the rest:(2) Tide laundry det-$2.99, (2) Tide stain release-$2, Huggies diapers $4.43, Bounty 8pk papertowels-$3.99, (4) Yoplait Delights yogurts-.99cnts, Fiberone bars-.99cnts, Thomas english muffins-.84cnts, NatureValley granola bars-.80cnts, (6) Betty Crocker fruit snacks-90cnts/ea, and some others

Total before: $123.38

Total out of pocket: $55.41 !!! (I had (3)-$3 off next shopping trip from previous week)


Then on to....................


ALDI

got: produce, 5 meals planned for the week, and other "staple" items

Total: $25

Lastly on to Walgreens, where I thought I did the best, even if it was only a few items:

(2) Pediacare childrens bottles
(1) Always pads
(2) pantyhose...............only paid $2 !!!!

so, got my groceries for the week (plus a pack of diapers and Bounty pt 8pk) for.........$80 !!


CVS

Did pretty good, got: Revlon nailpolish, colorblast lipgloss, Schick hydro razor, 3 Benefiber products, 1 Ajax dish det, 2 Wisk laundry det, 4 packs Trident gum and 2 bags CVS candy

Total before sales/coupons/ecbs: $73.95

total after: $30.26 (well, this would have been alittle better, the cashier forgot to ring up another $2 coupon)-Also got $10 ecb to use next time!! so, really got all this for about $18.26!

Character day at school-2011

Well, I thought I'd take a small break from posting JUST about my great coupon finds, for the moment...(Dont get too excited, Im going to post about todays shopping trip, tomorrow...hee hee)...Today Jake and Audrey dressed for Character day, Audrey being Malificent from Sleeping Beauty and Jake being Snake eyes from GI Joe.....they were too cute, getting ready this morning, Jake was showing me his kung-fu, Jedi knight moves, and Audrey just wanted me to get her makeup and hair done the right way...:)....It will be a fun day at school for sure...So glad to have a blog to document times like these cuz we forget how cute they are, when they're little :)

I LOVE FREE!!!!!

Well I figured today was as good as any (its raining cats and dogs here), to tell you about last Friday and what an eventful day it was couponing!!!

And ironically MOST of what my freebies were was from fast food restaurants! This will be a short entry blog post, dont worry, it wont take too long telling you what I got....I have to say, I had a GREAT DAY!!

Started off the morning, garage sale-ing,,,Im new at this (believe it or not :) and thought I'd try my hand at getting something for a great bargain, so EG and I ventured out to 2 different sales, only one of which I did buy something, a little round endtable for $1, which I plan on painting and making "girly" w/bright purple/pink flowers to resemble a tea party table...so, I have a consignment sale coming up and am starting to put things on Craigslist to sell...but getting back to the "free" stuff...Here goes:


On this day we got FREE McDonalds breakfast, FREE Burger King Whopper for lunch, FREE french fries from Chickfila, FREE $20 giftcard from Target, FREE $10 giftcard from Babies R us, FREE groceries at Kroger,,,I honestly cant remember what all we got that day, I just know I was grinning from ear to ear all day....All because of COUPONS!! anyway, wanted to share that w/everyone, stay tuned to hear what FREEBIES Im getting this Friday, there's alot!!!

Kroger, Food Lion and Aldi,,,OH MY!!!

Okay, so Im NOT the most clever person trying to make my great shopping trip this week, sound like a line from "Wizard of Oz", but nontheless, IM SO EXCITED to share w/you what I got!!! :)

Well, for starters, still got some nice (expensive) freebies this week after coupons and sales, but I did something I said I'd NEVER do, and thats go to more than 2 stores for a deal...But I couldnt pass up the deal I got on Pampers Diapers (obviously, cue picture ;)....Anyway, my favorite find of the week was the FREE Tide stain release ($5.99) and Pampers diapers for $3!!!! Heres the list....


FOOD LION:

(6) Pampers diapers (diff sizes-w/a 2 yr old still in Easy ups and another baby on the way, I needed a wide variety ;)

$7.99 on sale
Had (6) Food Lion coupons for $3 off (I also had other coupons I could use, but some stores wont let you "stack" coupons, meaning using a store AND manf. coupon together, but she did for the 1st, making it $3.24!!), the rest of the diapers were $4.99 after coupon, still a good deal though!

Total before : $48

Total after : $28.20!! For 6 Pampers diapers!!


KROGER:

Did pretty good here today, I actually went in w/a specific list to ONLY get the deals I was after, knowing I was headed to ALDI to get the real groceries..

Just to name a few, after sales/coupons:

(4) Totinos pizza rolls (60cents/ea)
(3) Yoplait kids yogurt and Gogurt (99cnts/ea)
(1) Charmin 12 pack tp ($2.49)
(1) Pampers baby wipes tub (7cnts)
(4) Chex mix (50cnts/ea)
(1) Pillsbury pizza crust (55cnts)
(3) Pampers diapers ($5/ea)

And my FREE items were: 12 packs of Butterfinger snackerz
1 Tide stain release (5.99 on sale-used $3 manf coupon and $3 ecoupon)


Total before coupons/sales: $104

Total AFTER: $40.31 !!!!!!!!! I had $63.06 in coupons,thats MORE than what I paid!



ALDI

Last, but not least we went and got our "staple" groceries for the week, nothing too special to mention, but I basically got food for the week, and 4 meals planned...Not bad, I love ALDI!

Total spent: $37


GRAND TOTAL for a weeks worth of groceries, some freebies and 9 PACKS OF PAMPERS DIAPERS!!!! (can u tell Im excited about this :): $105.51 !!!!! (Just so you know the magnitude of how much diapers REALLY are, $50 of that were the diapers alone, and thats w/coupons) So, I had a pretty happy day :)