Tipster Tuesday

Sorry this is so late. I have been sick the last couple of days. I think I have a cold.
Anyway, my money-saving tip of the week is to hang dry your clothes. It drives my husband crazy but when I do laundry, I hang all of the jeans and some shirts. I just drape them over the dining room chairs and barstools. I know it is not very appealing but it's not permanent. It saves me at least one full load from the dryer. Just think about it, one load a week times 4 weeks a month, times 12 months a year... I'm sure that is a substantial savings!
So what do you do to save money?

Menu Plan Monday

Here is what I will be making this week:

Monday: Chalupas, Rice

Tuesday: Spaghetti, Corn, Garlic Toast

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Chicken Noodle Soup, Homemade Bread

Friday: Ham, Baked Potatoes, Black Eyed Peas

Saturday: ???????

Sunday: Chicken Enchiladas, Rice, Beans

Be sure to check out I'm an Organized Junkie for other menu plans.

CVS 3/1-3/7

I have the ad in hand but don't have time to give all the details. But I want to highlight a few good deals that have IP Q's you will need to print & take with you.

Aveeno Anti Itch Cream $4.49=$2Ecb (limit 5)
-$2 IP Q (be sure to hit your back button to print more than one)
=$0.49 OOP


Theraflu Cough or Flu Packets (6 ct) $5.99=$2Ecb (Limit 5)
-$2 IP Q
-$1/$3 CVS IP Q here (only 1 Q/transaction; you can also use this Q on the NyQuil deal that ends Sat. 2/28!)
=$0.99 OOP

Go to It's Hip to Save! for a better deal match up!

Freebie Friday!

Here are a few freebies for you!

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser *Love These Things!* here

Kashi-free entree here

Kotex sample from Wal-Mart here

Quaker Oats Rice Cakes sample here

Juicy Juice Sippy Cup here

Ok, this is not a freebie but darn close! How 'bout $5 ink cartridge refill at Walgreen's? Print this here then take it to Walgreen's TOMORROW! Then you can continue printing your IP Q's!

Target Deal!

Thanks to Money Saving Mom, I scored A LOT of Pop Tarts today, cheap! My stepson eats these everyday so this was an amazing deal! Here's the breakdown:
Pop Tarts $2.54 ea. x 10=$25.40
-(5) $1 MF Q
-(5) $1 Target IP Q
=$15.40 OOP (on G.C.)
Got $10 G.C. back
So I spent $5.40 for 10 boxes of Pop Tarts or $0.54/box!!

Oh, on this transaction I also got a bag of Goldfish $1.79 and used a $1 Target IP Q for a total of $0.79! I know there are other IP Qs for the Goldfish on Money Saving Mom so I only bought one bag.
I have to print some more Qs and go back for more!!

I also needed some hand weights because I am trying to work out and lose weight, so I found some 5# weights on clearance for $10.48. Not a great deal but I had the gift cards so, why not? It's better than spending my cash! Anyway, I also got a couple of things for Easter baskets (2 lip balms $1 ea & 3 pair of socks $1 ea.) and some bouncyballs for the 3 year old (worth every penny if it keeps him happy in the store). So I spent another $18.92 and put it on gift cards. So I still have $14.89 left on one card to do another Pop Tart deal.


I took pictures but the site is not allowing me to upload them right now. So I will try again later.

Works For Me Wednesday!

Here is another simple money saving trick I use. I cut my dryer sheets in half. Simple, huh?

I get the same results as I did using a whole sheet. Last March, I bought a box of 246 dryer sheets. Up until about November, I used a whole sheet in every load. Then I read this great frugal tip and got out the scissors! Man, if only I had done that from the beginning! Look, it is almost March and I am still going on that same box!

So, give it a try! Wouldn't it be nice to buy dryer sheets only once a year?! If only I knew how much I paid for that box. It would be great to know what the cost per load would be with the half sheet. Sounds like I have a project for the next box I buy...

Addicted or Not?

Last night I had to go into town to "work". My daughter was with me and we had about 30 minutes to kill. So what can you do in 30 minutes? Well, I had an idea. I headed for my destination and my daughter began to whine, "Not again! No!" Where was I headed? Right, CVS. I needed to check out what they had on clearance and see what kind of CRT's I could get.


Card #1
3 Airborne Squid Kid Hand Soap-Clearance $1ea
-$3 ECB
$0 OOP


Card#2
1 Breath Right Strips-Clearance $1.50
1 Snore Relief-Clearance $5
-$1 Breath Right Q
-$2 Snore Relief Peelie
-$3ECB
$0.50 OOP (on G.C.)


Then today, I had about an hour to kill before I had to be to work, so again I headed for CVS. I wanted to see if they had the makeup pads that are a moneymaker but no such luck. The good news is that the manager gave me the next 2 weeks ads & the March monthly ad! YEAH!! So I will be posting those soon...I hope. Anyway, here is what I got today:

Card #1
1-Gallon Milk $3.49
1-OFF Family Wipes-Clearance $0.59
-$4 ECB
$0.08 OOP (on G.C.)

Card #2
1-Toddler Clogs-Clearance $0.99
1-Renuzit Triscent Refill $5.49
-$4 Renuzit Q
-$2 ECB
$0.52 OOP (on G.C.)
Earned $2 ECB

Card #3

1-Renuzit Triscent Refill $5.49

-$4 Renuzit Q

-$2 ECB

$0.53 OOP (on G.C.)

Earned $2 ECB

So my question is, am I addicted or not?