I found some more great deals on SeeHere! But they expire today so hurry to use them! Check them out.
50% Off All Photo Cards plus Free Standard Shipping on Orders of 60 or more. 11/22 & 11/23 Only! Use promo code 2day.
50% Off All Photo Gifts & Books plus Free Standard Shipping - excludes prints. 11/22 & 11/23 Only! Use promo code 2day.
Monday, November 23, 2009
100 Free 4x6 prints
100 Free* 4x6 Prints with promo code: prints - *Shipping Not Included
I am always on the look-out for free photo promos, especially during the holidays. This is a great deal from See Here. You can print out your entire year's worth of photos for the price of shipping!! Good deal!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tonight's sneaky muffin/cake/thing
I had coupons for some Martha White muffin mix so I let the kids each pick out the flavor they wanted. As I read off the flavors, "Strawberry..... mixed/wildberry..... lemon poppyseed..... chocolate chip...." I was met with screams and squeals for chocolate chip. Shocker. Into the cart they went. I thought, How am I going to make these healthy??
Well, tonight I think I did it! I added about 3/4 cup of wheat germ and one can of pureed peaches with no juice. I sampled the batter before I poured the double batch into the baking pan; not too shabby!
Since it's a double batch (and because I don't have a muffin tin), I poured it into an 9x13 pan. They are in the oven happily baking away. I expect the kids will think it's a real treat to have chocolate chip "cake" for breakfast tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
$20 feeding a family of four
I challenged myself this week to only spend $20 on groceries to feed my family for the week. My children (ages 3 and 5 years old) and I are home all day. My husband works 11-12 hours a day for most days of the week but he eats our leftovers at night when he gets home at night. There are a few days when he's home for lunches.
I shopped at three stores - Target, Ukrops (local Richmond grocery store) and Kroger. I wouldn't have gone to Ukrops if the brownie mix hadn't been free. But even with cranky kids, free brownies worth an extra stop! Here's what I purchased - for less than $20:
Both the brownie mixes and the mini bagels were free using coupons combined with sale prices. I love that!
Our menu for the week will use ingredients I have on hand already - lime juice, chicken broth and seasonings for the carnitas; butter or peanut butter on the mini bagels; seasonings for the chicken and probably some rice to go with it.
Here's the thing -- I won't use all the veggies or all the potatoes this week. My kids aren't big potato or veggie eaters so a little goes a long way with them. The extras will go into the pantry for another week. If I choose "ingredient stretcher"meals (chopped chicken goes much farther when you use it in quesadillas especially when you sneak some veggies between the tortillas), the food will last even longer.
How did I do it? I bought the brownie mix at Ukrops. Every Wednesday, they put out some store coupons and they double manufacturer coupons up to $.99. Because they have a store (non-manufacturer coupon) and a manufacturer coupon, you can "stack" them and use both coupons for one product. And, if the manufacturer coupon is less than $.99, they will double the face value.
The brownie mix was on sale for $1.00. The Ukrops coupon was $.50. This brought the final price down to $.50. The manufacturer coupon was $.55 off two boxes and the coupon was doubled. So, I have two boxes of mix for $.50 each... $1.00. I have a coupon for $.55 off two which is doubled .... $1.10. Not only were the brownies free, Ukrops actually owed me money.
That's an example of how I worked these deals. How do I find the deals? Easy! I search for all the money saving, coupon, frugal blogs out there and pick out the foods and deals that work for me!
I don't think we could live off $20 every week. I do think that if really pushed, we could live off $30 a week. It would mean some drastic eating changes and would necessitate ingenuity and creativity for menu planning and even making our own cleaning products, but it's possible.
Do you have any questions?
I shopped at three stores - Target, Ukrops (local Richmond grocery store) and Kroger. I wouldn't have gone to Ukrops if the brownie mix hadn't been free. But even with cranky kids, free brownies worth an extra stop! Here's what I purchased - for less than $20:
- Pork tenderloin
- 2 packages of boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 8 cans of veggies
- 2 boxes of brownie mix
- 1 bag Thomas's mini bagels
- 2 packages of baby wipes
- 6 boxes Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes
Both the brownie mixes and the mini bagels were free using coupons combined with sale prices. I love that!
Our menu for the week will use ingredients I have on hand already - lime juice, chicken broth and seasonings for the carnitas; butter or peanut butter on the mini bagels; seasonings for the chicken and probably some rice to go with it.
Here's the thing -- I won't use all the veggies or all the potatoes this week. My kids aren't big potato or veggie eaters so a little goes a long way with them. The extras will go into the pantry for another week. If I choose "ingredient stretcher"meals (chopped chicken goes much farther when you use it in quesadillas especially when you sneak some veggies between the tortillas), the food will last even longer.
How did I do it? I bought the brownie mix at Ukrops. Every Wednesday, they put out some store coupons and they double manufacturer coupons up to $.99. Because they have a store (non-manufacturer coupon) and a manufacturer coupon, you can "stack" them and use both coupons for one product. And, if the manufacturer coupon is less than $.99, they will double the face value.
The brownie mix was on sale for $1.00. The Ukrops coupon was $.50. This brought the final price down to $.50. The manufacturer coupon was $.55 off two boxes and the coupon was doubled. So, I have two boxes of mix for $.50 each... $1.00. I have a coupon for $.55 off two which is doubled .... $1.10. Not only were the brownies free, Ukrops actually owed me money.
That's an example of how I worked these deals. How do I find the deals? Easy! I search for all the money saving, coupon, frugal blogs out there and pick out the foods and deals that work for me!
I don't think we could live off $20 every week. I do think that if really pushed, we could live off $30 a week. It would mean some drastic eating changes and would necessitate ingenuity and creativity for menu planning and even making our own cleaning products, but it's possible.
Do you have any questions?
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