Upcoming Classes!

There are 2 great upcoming events that you will want to consider attending! March 15th at 7 PM, I will be hosting a Coupon Swap and Meal Planning Workshop at my home. Please bring friends to this (as well as coupons you can't use and easy "go-to" frugal recipes), as it will be a great time of fellowship and putting into practice some of the skills we have learned, as well as a great time to put those coupons you can't use to good use, and find some coupons that you need that someone else didn't want! The cost is only $5 if you register in advance! You can also RSVP on the facebook page HERE. March 25th at 7 PM, I will be hosting a "Beyond the Basics" Advanced class at my home. We will discuss ways of getting multiple coupons, building a stockpile, and beginner CVS and Walgreens information. This class will build on the information learned in the beginner class, so it is recommended to attend this class first, but not required. The cost of this class is $10 if you register in advance. You can also register on the facebook page HERE. To register for either of these events, simply email me with your information, and how many will be attending so I can plan accordingly. I hope to see you all here!

Meal Plan Monday- 2/22/10

What's for dinner... :)

Monday: Lunch- Grilled Chicken with green beans and corn

Dinner- Leftovers for Hubby (Teaching Class tonight)

Tuesday: Lunch- Chick-fil-a

Dinner- Church with SS class

Wednesday: Lunch- Chicken Casserole

Dinner- Church with Youth

Thursday: Lunch- On the Road to charleston to visit church member in hospital

Dinner- The Mustard Seed in Charleston! Date Night! :)

Friday: Lunch- Leftovers

Dinner- Leftovers

Saturday: Lunch- Laser Tag with Church 3rd-5th graders/Out

Dinner- Church Wildlife Supper

Sunday: Lunch- Out with Parents

Dinner-Leftovers

Meal Plan Monday- 2/15/10

What's for dinner... :) (If you haven't noticed, we eat a lot of leftovers. :) I plan for those when I cook, knowing I will cook fewer meals during the week and save time all around! And no one complains as long as the leftovers are rotated. I even reinvent them sometimes!)

Monday: Lunch- Leftovers

Dinner- PB&J (I am teaching a class tonight)

Tuesday: Lunch- Out with Sunday School class

Dinner- Homemade Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza

Wednesday: Lunch- Leftovers

Dinner- Church with Youth

Thursday: Lunch- Chicken Soup and Grilled Cheese

Dinner- Steak with twice baked potatoes and sugar snap peas

Friday: Lunch- Baked Pasta

Dinner-OUT with Hubby for Date Night

Saturday: Lunch-Leftovers

Dinner- Crock pot chicken, rice, veggies (almost done with the bone-in chicken breasts I bought on sale!)

Sunday: Lunch-Out with Gift Certificate

Dinner-Chicken Manwich with homemade wheat buns

CVS and Walgreens Coupon Round up- 2/15/10

CVS:

Split into two transactions to roll my ECBs:

Transaction 1:

2 CoverGirl Clean Foundation- $6.00 each on sale

1 Aussie Shampoo- $2.99 on sale

-$1/1 CoverGirl Product

-BOGO CoverGirl Face Product ($6.00)

-$1/1 Aussie Product

-$7 ECBs from last week

Total Spent: $0.00 (my ECB actually was manually entered at 6.99 since that was the amount left I owed)

Total Saved: $16.67

Received $5 ECBs for buying 2 CoverGirl Products, and $2 ECBs for buying Aussie product for a total of $7 ECBs

Transaction 2:

1 Crest ProHealth Mouthwash- $3.50 on sale

1 Crest ProHeath Toothpaste (with bonus whitening strips!)- $3.50 on sale

2 Dove Peanut Butter Bars- $.50 each on sale

-$2/1 Crest ProHealth Mouthwash

-$0.75/1 Crest ProHealth Toothpaste

-$5 ECBs

Total Spent: $0.27

Total Saved: $10.91

Received $7 ECBs for buying 2 Crest ProHealth products

Walgreens:

I tried, unsuccessfully, to return last weeks goofs to Walgreens. They will only refund what you paid cash, minus RR and coupons. Lesson learned. Watch carefully as you are ringing up, and fix any problems immediately!

I split the purchase into 2 transactions, to receive both RRs since these two were from the same company.

Transaction 1:

Gillette Venus Razor (with bonus travel shaving cream!)- $8.99 on sale

Olay Body Wash- $5.29 on sale

Tuf Paper Towels- $0.50 on sale (for filler)

-$2/1 Venus Razor

-FREE Olay Body Wash with purchase of Venus Razor ($5.29)

-$5 RR from last week

Total Spent: $3.67

Total Saved: $15.28

Received $4 RR for purchasing Venus Razor

Transaction 2:

Gillette Fusion Razor- $8.99 on sale

2 Tuf Paper Towels- $0.50 each on sale (for fillers)

-$4/1 Fusion Razor

-$1 RR from last week

-$1.50 RR from last week

Total Spent: $4.29

Total Saved: $7.49

Received $4 RR for purchasing Fusion Razor

Totals for Today:

Spent: $8.23

Saved: $50.35

AND I have $9 in ECBs and $8 in RR for next week! Woohoo! I love coupons!

CVS and Walgreens trip- 2/8/10

Ever had a day where nothing goes as planned? Welcome to my coupon shopping trip today! Its ok though, I've recovered. :) And I'm here to share my mis-steps with you. Yes, it happens to me too. You just get back up, dust yourself off, and clip more coupons! So here's what happened today...

CVS:

Excedrin is my headache zapper of choice, so I was so excited to see it was part of a great deal this week at CVS. When you buy $15 of participating Excedrin products (20+ count), you get $7 ECB back. The ad states that prices start at $2.49. Yippee! I was armed with (6) $2/1 Excedrin products and ready to buy 5 at $2.49 and 1 at $3.49, which was supposed to be the next price up, which would equal $15.94 in products. After coupons, I would pay 3.94 for 6 bottles of Excedrin and receive $7 in ECB back. Well...

it was too good to be true. I looked and looked on the shelf for this mystery $2.49 Excedrin, only to find it was the 10 count tubes- which were NOT included in the deal. How misleading! The next price up was $4.79 for the 24 ct Back and Body, and the Migraine and Extra Strength were $5.49 each. Since I love the stuff and it was still a pretty decent deal I had $2 ECBs to use up, I went ahead and got 3 bottles. It cost me $8.90 on a gift card, and I received $7 ECBs back.

Total Spent: $8.90

Total Saved: $8.39

Received $7 in ECBs

Walgreens:

I walked into Walgreens prepared. I had spent time carefully planning my transactions to best use my RRs. I grabbed a cart and started searching for the items I needed. 30 minutes later and 2 items short, I headed to the register, determined to make it work.

And, "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." I started out great. Then it all went down hill from there. I later figured out that the register didn't print 2 $7 RR and 1 $6 RR that I was expecting because my plans got all mixed up. I'll be returning to Wags tomorrow to see if it can be corrected.

All in all, it should look something like this:

2 Joint Juice- $10 each

Receive 2 $10 RR

2 Men's Dove- $5.99 each

-(2) $1.50/1 Men's Dove

Receive 2 $6 RR

4 Theraflu- 2/$10

-(4) $2/1 Theraflu

Receive 2 $5 RR

1 Lypsyl- $2.99

Receive $2 RR

8 3 Muskateer Crispy Bars- $.89 each

-8 in ad coupons for $.49 each

Receive 2 $1.50 RR

The Zicam pictured was supposed to print a RR as a monthly deal, but no such luck. It will be going back.

So it was supposed to cost $58.89, minus $11 in coupons, with $47 being paid in RRs. Only .89 for everything. Ha! Not my experience at all. Hopefully it will all get fixed tomorrow!

Meal Plan Monday- 2/8/10

What we're eating this week:

Monday: Lunch- Leftovers

Dinner- Creamy Chicken with Carrots and Potatoes

Tuesday: Lunch- Mini Burgers with Rice and Broccoli

Dinner- Church Sunday School Dinner

Wednesday: Lunch- Leftovers

Dinner- Hot dogs at Church with the Youth!

Thursday: Lunch- Clean out the fridge

Dinner- On the road to Greenville to see WICKED!

Friday: GREENVILLE

Saturday: Charlotte for Creative Memories Conference

Sunday: Lunch- Out with friends

Dinner- Chicken Pasta Salad

What's your plan for the week?