Menu Plan Monday

Money is VERY tight this week and has been for a few weeks now. So I have been using my stockpile and freezer. Sad thing is that my freezer is looking pretty bare. My husband did a BIG job a few months back and still has not received final payment. Hopefully it will come soon. Anyway, here is what I plan for dinner this week:

Monday-Chicken Marinara, Egg Noodles

Tuesday-Chicken Enchiladas, Rice, Beans

Wednesday-Leftovers

Thursday-Quesadillas, Rice

Friday-Hamburgers, FF or Chips

Saturday-Pizza & Wings (didn't do last week)

Sunday-Ham, Baked Potatoes, Black-Eyed Peas

Check out Organizing Junkie for other Bloggers menus and lots of good information.

CVS Monymaker 2/22-2/28

Here is a small moneymaker this week:

$2 ecbs WYB Renuzit Tri-scent starter kits limit 5
$5.49 sale price
-$4 Renuzit Tri-scent starter kit Q (SS 2/22)
=$1.49
get $2 ECB ($0.51 MM!)

Not much but every little bit helps! So get a few papers or ask friends/family for their coupons!

Super Shopping @ CVS!

Man, I hit SO many CVS stores yesterday!! I had to go to Mansfield so I hit 2 CVS stores there. Both stores had one of those "magic" red machines but only one was working. These "magic" machines spit out coupons when you scan your card. No purchase necessary! We don't have any of those "magic" machines here in Waco. One one card I got the usual $10/$50 and something else, and on the other card I got a $5/$30! I haven't seen one of those in forever! I was excited. I finally found 3 of the Mylantas that are moneymakers! They were on clearance for $3.65 and I had one $4/2 & one $1/1 MF Q!

Then when we got back to Waco, I went to my FAVORITE CVS in Woodway. I got most of my sales from 2/15-2/21 & the 2/22-2/28 ad. I also scored the Neutrogena bar soap deal! Oh, and the limit for the Colgate moneymaker was actually 5, so I had to grab all 5 on my 3 cards.

I was very tired at the end of the day, but I got some great deals and even made money! How cool is that?

I did so many transactions yesterday that it would have been very difficult to take a picture of each one so here is just one picture of everything I got. (Sorry it's a little blurry.)

I did miss about $10 worth of coupons but I am happy with how much I "spent".

Card #1

OOP:$1.62 (0.93 on G.C.)

ECB Earned: $35.94

ECB Left: $111.98

Today's savings: $78.60

Card #2

OOP: $0.19 (on G.C.)

ECB Earned: $52.93

ECB Left: $ 103.93

Today's savings: 88.80

Card #3

OOP: $0.17 (on G.C)

ECB Earned: $37.94

ECB Left: $55.93

Today's savings: $103.36

Freebie Friday

Freebies:

Huggies Soft Skin Baby Wipesw/Shea Butter from Walmart here
Viva Paper Towels from Walmart here
Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal sample & coupon here
Aquafresh Extreme Clean here
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse here
Pantene Sample here

CVS Ad 2/22-2/28

Sunday & Monday Only

Aquafresh, Ultrabrite, Gleem or colgate (regular) toothpaste .88 limit 5

.75 IP Q here

=.13

Gold Emblem Spices .77 limit 5

Sunday-Saturday

Maybelline Dream Mousse foundation or Dream Matte powder starting @ $8.39 $5 ECB WYB 1

$2 MF Q 2/8 RP

=$6.39 or $1.39 after ECB

Maybelline Volume XL Seduction Lipstick & Lip Gloss $8.99 $5ECB

$1 in the 2/8 RP

=$7.99 or $ $2.99 after ECB

Gillette Fusion Gamer, Gillette Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze $7.99 $4ECB

$4 MF Q Fusion 2/8 P&G

$2 MF Q Gillette 2/8 P&G

Schick Intuition Plus $8.99 $4.00 ECB

$2 MF Q 1/25 SS

Extreme Energy 6-hour Shot $4.99 $4.99 ECB (should be different deal than monthly)

Vicks DayQuil or NyQuil 2/$9.98 Get $5 ECB WYB 2

$1.50 in the 1/18 P&G

$1.50 in the 2/8 P&G

Gold Emblem Apple Juice 2/$3

All Laundry Detergent $4.99

Works for Me Wednesday

I want to start a series called Works for Me Wednesday. I will post something that I use or do that saves me time, money or helps the environment.

Here is something very simple that I do. I turn my bottles upside down to get the most product. I'm sure a lot of people do this.

For the stain treatment, it wouldn't spray anymore but there was still product in the bottle so I got a funnel and used it to drain the almost empty bottle into a new bottle.

I do this with shampoo, conditioner, dishwasher detergent, etc. If you don't do this, gice it a try. It will save you some money and help the environment. Every little bit helps!

Awesome CVS Trip!

My mom & I went to CVS today to see if they had the Neutrogena Facial Bar Soap that is a moneymaker this week and to turn in my order. As we were checking out, the manager came around and said he was about to have a HUGE clearance sale! He waited for me to check out and then took me around to show what he wanted to mark down and by how much. So I told him to call me as soon as the sales were in effect. About an hour and a half later, he calls to say it is ready! How great is that? So my mom and I rushed back and man, did we have fun!! We got $435.83 worth of products for 60 cents!!!!

See!!! It took 2 pictures to get it all!!! There is WAY too much to list but some of the highlights are:

• 6-Color change egg shaped clocks reg. price 9.99 sale .99ea
• 2-4 pk. williow baskets w/cloth inserts reg. price 12.99 sale 1.29ea
• 4-quilted tote bags reg. price 17.99 sale 1.79ea
• 3-quilted duffle bags reg. price 19.99 sale 1.99ea
• 2-ladies slippers reg. price 9.99 sale .99ea

I did 2 transactions on 2 cards and used 35.49+7.49 in ECBs. Not bad for all that stuff!

Again, that's not all we got. There was a lot more. I also did 2 transactions on Saturday and one transaction the first time we went in today but I forgot to take pictures, sorry. But this round was WAY better anyway!!!

Isn't it great to be in the right place at the right time?!