WOO HOO! Thank you to everyone who shared Meijer's sales & where to get coupons!
I did take a picture, but my camera is acting up so I dont know yet if I got the picture. Will have to have hubby's help with that later this weekend.
Here is what I bought:
10 bages of Dale's bagged salads
2 boxes of Jolly Green Giant vegetables-frozen
3 8 oz Del Monte fruit naturals
1 box of Pillsbury toaster streudals
4 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
1 8 ct box of Lance cracker-variety pack
I spent $3.98!! YIPPEE! Total savings $40.88!!! YAY!!!
Money Saved In 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Birthdays
My 4 grand-nephews all have bdays within 6 weeks of each other. So, thru the years we have decided to do 1 BIG party for them. So, today was the day! YIPPEE! We went to the Incredible Pizza Company! They did an awesome job for us! We had our own party room & hostess. She helped us @ the buffet tables getting everyone's food too! They played 2 games with the kiddos with the prize being tickest to redeem for prizes! The 2 youngest ones got a lot of tickets! Plus they got to spend this wheel & 3 of them got 50 tickets while 1 got to do an extra activity..I think he picked go carts! He just turned 10 & the place lets 10 yr olds drive them! lol Also, for being their birthday they each got an additional 100 tickets!
They were so kind to us. I had ordered gift bags for them not realizing they came for each birthday boy. So, they deducted it from our bill without me asking..they just let me know they did that. Also, they had given us $15 off for booking online. ( which is why I booked online!) The were totally & aboslutely wonderful! I would happily go back there for a party, but in recent years, I've tried not to go back to the same place twice. We try to make it new & exciting every year!
As far as saving money today, all I have done is my Inbox Dollars & ordering pictures from Snapfish. Since this was my 1st time to order with them, they gave me 20 4x6 prints free. Thru tomorrow they have 50 4x6 pics pics for 50 cents. So, I got 70 prints for 50cents plus shipping..my total was $5.26 & I saved $5.80! WOO HOO! I love where I save more than I spend! lol
They were so kind to us. I had ordered gift bags for them not realizing they came for each birthday boy. So, they deducted it from our bill without me asking..they just let me know they did that. Also, they had given us $15 off for booking online. ( which is why I booked online!) The were totally & aboslutely wonderful! I would happily go back there for a party, but in recent years, I've tried not to go back to the same place twice. We try to make it new & exciting every year!
As far as saving money today, all I have done is my Inbox Dollars & ordering pictures from Snapfish. Since this was my 1st time to order with them, they gave me 20 4x6 prints free. Thru tomorrow they have 50 4x6 pics pics for 50 cents. So, I got 70 prints for 50cents plus shipping..my total was $5.26 & I saved $5.80! WOO HOO! I love where I save more than I spend! lol
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Mail Call
With the weather the way its been the last few days, noone has gotten the mail! Our mailbox was positively stuffed when I went out this morning! YIPPEE!
Here's what arrived:
Those 4 towels that I got for a total of $4.04 saving over $26! YIPPEE! And they are fabulous looking!
A stayfree sample I ordered
A Hellman's sample that I dont remember ordering & it came with coupons & info on a contest!
Some picture magnets that I ordered for my beloved sister-in-love..a got 3 mini ones for me!
A Burger King Coupon booklet
8 coupons from Farmland foods that they said I requested.
I only did a few things towards finances. I entered the All you contest, did my Inbox dollar e mail & did 1 survey for zoom points, getting 50 points for it! YIPPEE!
Did a little cleaning & spent time with different family members today.
Here's what arrived:
Those 4 towels that I got for a total of $4.04 saving over $26! YIPPEE! And they are fabulous looking!
A stayfree sample I ordered
A Hellman's sample that I dont remember ordering & it came with coupons & info on a contest!
Some picture magnets that I ordered for my beloved sister-in-love..a got 3 mini ones for me!
A Burger King Coupon booklet
8 coupons from Farmland foods that they said I requested.
I only did a few things towards finances. I entered the All you contest, did my Inbox dollar e mail & did 1 survey for zoom points, getting 50 points for it! YIPPEE!
Did a little cleaning & spent time with different family members today.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thankful for a good night's sleep
WOW! I slept 11 hours last night! I didnt know I was so tired! It did help me feel better today & I was more productive! Got some laundry, dishes & cleaning done! YIPPEE! I also did get the photos ordered & saved $5.80 in the process. If anyone wants to see if the offer is still open go to winkflash. If you are signing up for the 1st time, the code is 50free. You will get 50 4x6 pictures for the hsipping price of 99 cents!
I checked out jitterbug.com today re cell phones & decided it wasnt for us. It sounds nice, but we need lots of minutes! lol I renewed my library books online so no fines there! YAY! I entered the Publishers Clearing house sweepstakes, the Allyou contest & the cheerios sweepstakes.
I signed up for some free samples, printed some coupons, did my inboxdollars & started checking out the CVS deals for next week. I didnt get very far there.
In case you didnt know, most companies like you booking your party/event online, to the point they are giving discounts if you do that. We are having a party coming up. I went in to check things out, get the info & came home to book online. I didnt find a place to get the discount. When they called last night to verify I asked about it & she laughed & said she had just deducted that for me. It was a savings of $15! She said that eventually they will give their customers a code, but for now they do it manually. So, we all should check to see if there are discounts by doing things online.
One of the blogs I follow ( and I forgot to write down whose! I"ll try to get better on that) shared some codes for Redbox. If you arent familiar with Redbox, message me & I"ll try to fill you in.
Anyway, here are some codes for getting one night free. If you want to use more than one code @ a time, you have to do a different transaction using a different credit card. I dont know how long these codes will be good for.
ABTS25
SNSV25
ACME25
DVDONME
BREAKROOM
Oh, and I called around & I think found my medicine! YAY! The manufacturer is having trouble getting the ingredients to make it. This has been a problem since @ least August.
I checked out jitterbug.com today re cell phones & decided it wasnt for us. It sounds nice, but we need lots of minutes! lol I renewed my library books online so no fines there! YAY! I entered the Publishers Clearing house sweepstakes, the Allyou contest & the cheerios sweepstakes.
I signed up for some free samples, printed some coupons, did my inboxdollars & started checking out the CVS deals for next week. I didnt get very far there.
In case you didnt know, most companies like you booking your party/event online, to the point they are giving discounts if you do that. We are having a party coming up. I went in to check things out, get the info & came home to book online. I didnt find a place to get the discount. When they called last night to verify I asked about it & she laughed & said she had just deducted that for me. It was a savings of $15! She said that eventually they will give their customers a code, but for now they do it manually. So, we all should check to see if there are discounts by doing things online.
One of the blogs I follow ( and I forgot to write down whose! I"ll try to get better on that) shared some codes for Redbox. If you arent familiar with Redbox, message me & I"ll try to fill you in.
Anyway, here are some codes for getting one night free. If you want to use more than one code @ a time, you have to do a different transaction using a different credit card. I dont know how long these codes will be good for.
ABTS25
SNSV25
ACME25
DVDONME
BREAKROOM
Oh, and I called around & I think found my medicine! YAY! The manufacturer is having trouble getting the ingredients to make it. This has been a problem since @ least August.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Life
Well, I already knew that when life gets stressful I spend money! ugh! Or rather, I"m not frugal when spending during times of stress. I was doing "ok" til Tuesday afternoon when Mom was in a car accident. I dont believ I have "saved" a dime since then. But, that's ok. Just proves that it's important to keep plugging away so when crisis happen there is a cushion.
Today I did a little towards finances for the future. I entered the Publisher Clearing house sweepstakes, the Subway sweepstakes & the All You sweepstakes. I printed a few coupons for free products & I took 2 surveys. I found a place to get 50 pictures printed for free...just spend 99 cents in shipping. So hope to do that tonight or tomorrow.
So, the 1st full week of the New Year has been quite a week so far! I am still trying to get over bronchitis, Mother's accident, a "winter storm", and a few other things has made this anything but a boring week! lol I should be getting used to it. The 1st week in "07 Dale had a car accident totaling his truck...Mother's car is repairable.
Today I did a little towards finances for the future. I entered the Publisher Clearing house sweepstakes, the Subway sweepstakes & the All You sweepstakes. I printed a few coupons for free products & I took 2 surveys. I found a place to get 50 pictures printed for free...just spend 99 cents in shipping. So hope to do that tonight or tomorrow.
So, the 1st full week of the New Year has been quite a week so far! I am still trying to get over bronchitis, Mother's accident, a "winter storm", and a few other things has made this anything but a boring week! lol I should be getting used to it. The 1st week in "07 Dale had a car accident totaling his truck...Mother's car is repairable.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday
I'm still fighting bronchitis so I took it easy today & didnt venture out of the house. I did work on things that should help us in the future.
I requested samples, printed coupons, did my points, entered contests & checked out blogs for more ideas.
I found this site www.dltk-cards.com that has printable calendars for kids.
My mom did go out twice today to get us refills on our drinks, so we saved there. Mom is asleep now so I cant get the exact savings..will have to do that tomorrow.
Also, I realized on our movies last night we would have spent $9 to rent them, but 1 was from the library ( our oldest got it for us) and the other was owned by our youngest. So, yippee!!
I requested samples, printed coupons, did my points, entered contests & checked out blogs for more ideas.
I found this site www.dltk-cards.com that has printable calendars for kids.
My mom did go out twice today to get us refills on our drinks, so we saved there. Mom is asleep now so I cant get the exact savings..will have to do that tomorrow.
Also, I realized on our movies last night we would have spent $9 to rent them, but 1 was from the library ( our oldest got it for us) and the other was owned by our youngest. So, yippee!!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Americans Pay More for Less
I didnt really have anything to say today, so we're having a guest blogger! My beloved hubby! He was sharing these thoughts with me today & I thought they were interesting...so take it away, honey! lol
Somehow Americans have been convinced to pay the same or more for items that have less in them. For example, we pay $1.50 for a can of soda that has no more calories than water. This is epidemic in most all foods from "lite" cheeses, sour cream, to non-fat yogurt, to soups advertised as only having 85 calories. We must be trying to starve ourselves to death. Its the only thing I can think of.
This affects more than our food. We play sports, such as golf & bowling, whose goal is to have the least amount particiaption possible. The greatest golf game in the world would only have 18 strokes, instead of the normal 80 or 90. we pay more money for little, sports cars that weigh almost nothing. And people buy clothes with so little fabric that they dont even cover up the skin.
Ok, maybe I"m just old-fashioned. I like my food full of calories, my golf games long & clothes that actually hide me. I'll be easy to spot. I'll be the fat, golfer who everyone is waiting on.
Somehow Americans have been convinced to pay the same or more for items that have less in them. For example, we pay $1.50 for a can of soda that has no more calories than water. This is epidemic in most all foods from "lite" cheeses, sour cream, to non-fat yogurt, to soups advertised as only having 85 calories. We must be trying to starve ourselves to death. Its the only thing I can think of.
This affects more than our food. We play sports, such as golf & bowling, whose goal is to have the least amount particiaption possible. The greatest golf game in the world would only have 18 strokes, instead of the normal 80 or 90. we pay more money for little, sports cars that weigh almost nothing. And people buy clothes with so little fabric that they dont even cover up the skin.
Ok, maybe I"m just old-fashioned. I like my food full of calories, my golf games long & clothes that actually hide me. I'll be easy to spot. I'll be the fat, golfer who everyone is waiting on.
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