New Blog Name??

I've been considering moving my blog over to wordpress. Not quite sure. But first I want to change my blog name to something more relevant. I originally started this blog to post showoffs for family, but then quickly changed it to a frugal blog to help others. I'm very stumped. I have a few ideas, but I don't really like them. Do you have any ideas.

A few themes I want to incorporate:

• Debt-free living (although I'm not debt free yet, that is my goal and one day I will be and hopefully still have this blog.
• I'm not perfect at this. I'm still learning and as I find things I want to share them.
• Great deals. Since my main theme is debt free, I mostly want to include basic need items. And then a few just really great deals. Like maybe for gifts of something. After all I don't want you to go into debt by following my blog?

I think that's it. What do you think?

Oh and I'm testing out homeschooling this summer. And if I end up doing that, I might share some products I like. Researching this stuff is very hard and people will tell you what they use, but don't tell you anything about it. I don't know. We'll see.

Stock Up on Baby Supplies at Target.com!!

Stock up on diapers, wipes, food, formula, and toiletries at Target.com. Buy 3 save 10%, buy 4+ save 15%! And if you spend $50 you get free shipping! This also includes the store brand stuff. Last time they had a similar sale I bought 4 packages of the Up & Up diapers and because my total was $50 before the 15% discount, I still got free shipping. You can also combine things to get the discounts. For example: If you buy 2 pkg of diaper, 1 wipes, and 1 formula, you still get the 15% discount.

Plus get cash back when you order through an Online Rebate program!

Cashbaq: 5%

Mr. Rebates: 4%

Ebates: 3%

Upromise: 2%

These rebates are usually paid quarterly, and most of these will give you $5 just for signing up. And Upromise is credited to your account, to save for college or to pay off student loans. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment. To get cash back you have to go to these sites first then click on the Target link. You won't get credited if you do not go to these sites first.

Thanks EADFL

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**Updated: One of EADFL's reader left a comment with a code for an additional 10% off code: WH2TEBMD I'm going to try it to see if it works, then I'll let y'all know.

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**Ok, it totally worked! I got 8 packs of Up and Up diapers for $82.14 before tax. For size 6 that is 17 cents a diaper!! If you need a smaller size it's even cheaper per diaper! I went through CashBaq, clicked on Target's link, order 8 pack of diapers, automatically got the free shipping and 15% off, and then I entered the promo code for an additional 10% off!! Sweet! (plus I'll get about a $4 rebate credited to my Cashbaq account which means I paid about $78, 16 cents a diaper)

Thrift Store Sale!

If you are in the Omaha, Nebraska area, there is a great consignment store, Bigwheels to Butterflys (yeah I know, Butterflies is spelled wrong. Maybe they just thought it looked better. ???). They have two locations. One in Omaha and one in Papillion. Across from the Papillion store there is B2B Last Chance. This is the clearance store where everything is a dollar! I just bought a bunch of stuff there a few weekends ago. Anyway... The B2B store is having a sale where everything is 50 cents!!!

"We need to make room for our spring and summer collection, so we are offering
1/2 off our everyday low price of $1 per item throughout the store."

11425 S 72nd Street

Papillion, NE 68046

402-884-5010

Even though my son is in 24 month clothes, it will be worth it to find stuff for at least up to 5T.

**Opps, Forgot to say that it's this Saturday and Sunday.

Deals for this week

I'm not feeling very well today. My three year old had strep throat this weekend and a cold, so I probably caught it from her. I just want to go to bed. So go to these links for deals this week.

Target & Walgreens: Pocket Your Dollars
Aldi: Cincinnati Cents

Geaux Saints!

This sucks! We just moved away this summer!

New Orleans has been waiting for this for a long time. For those of you who don't know, the Saints have never been to the Super Bowl since they were founded in 1967. And I think they've only had a handful of winning seasons. The Saints have the best fans in the NFL and their loyalty has finally paid off! (For those of you who don't know, "Geaux" is pronounced "Go")

GEAUX SAINTS!!

So my question now is, who are you rooting for?
Make sure you vote at the top of the side bar!

WHO DAT!

Mega SwagBucks Day

Just a reminder. If you are searching the web through SwagBucks, today is Mega Swag Bucks Day. Which means you could earn SwagBucks in increments of 10, 20, 50 or 100! Redeem your bucks for prizes including e-gift cards from Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Alice.com and lots of others. You can even get cash paid through Pay Pal. If you want more information on SwagBucks read my post here.

You can also earn prizes by rating websites through iRazoo. Learn more about iRazoo in my post here.

FREE Valentine's Day Cards

I posted this on my personal blog last year and it looks like it still works. Download them at SnapNFonts. I think they are soooo cute!

My Newly Recovered Chairs

I think it's pretty obvious that my husband and I bought our kitchen table before we had kids. It's a glass top with fabric covered chairs. Nearly seven years and three kids later.... They were looking pretty gross! Even though my youngest is still in a high chair, he's managed to pull down a few cups and cereal bowls that the girls have left on the table.

So my husband was off yesterday and we covered them. We had this fabric for a very long time. We were going to recover a glider, but had no idea how to do it, so we just threw a blanket over it and called it a day. So we used that fabric to cover the seats of the chairs. I'm so excited. They look almost like new. Don't they look nice?....

In case it's not obvious, the left is the before and the right is the after. ;) Pretty gross, huh? Now I don't have to be embarrassed when people come over! My five year old came home from school and didn't even look at them. She puts her hand on the seat and immediately looks down and noticed the "new chairs." I just thought it was funny that she noticed the new fabric by touch.

I would still like a new set, but we're not at the point where we can replace anything right now. Even buying it used. And if we do decide to finally get rid of this set, we should be able to get a few extra dollars out of it when we sell it.

Aldi Deals 1/17/10

Here are my picks of "highlights" that can be found at Aldi this week:

Lunch Mate Thick Sliced Bologna, $0.99


Kid Cuisine Chicken Nuggets Meal, $1.89

Reggano Lasagna Noodles, $1.29

Reggano Farfalle or Tri-Color Rotini, $0.79

Reggano Linguine or Angel Hair Pasta, $0.95

PurAqua Purified Water (24 ct.), $2.79

They have lots of other special purchase items too. They have bath related products this week. faucets, shower head, shower curtains, rugs, towels, facial products, and make up. Go to Cincinnati Cents for the complete list.

Walgreens Deals 1/17-1/23/10

I'm so excited that our Walgreens in town is opening this week! It was supposed to be about October! Does anyone know how I can find special deals for a store opening?

Here are my pics of deals that can be found at Walgreens this week. Prices may vary by region.

Week long sales (non-register rewards)


Hershey’s Candy 4-4.5 oz. 2/$3
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from the 1/10 Smartsource insert (if these are included in sale) and
Use $1/2 coupon from the Walgreens January Coupon Booklet (found at the front of the store)Final price: Free after coupons


Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks $0.99
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 1/10 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.24 after coupon


Lindsay Olives $0.99 after in-ad coupon
Use $1/2 printable coupon
Final price: $0.49 after coupons


Planters Peanuts $1.99
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 12/13 Smartsource insert and
Use $1/1 coupon from Diabetes & You coupon booklet (should take off $2)
Final price: $0.49 each after coupons
**Submit for Kraft Keep the Jingle in Your Holidays rebate


Bayer Aspirin 24-36ct 2/$3 after in-ad coupon
Buy 2 and use $1/1 coupon from 10/25 Red Plum or 1/3 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.50 each after coupons


Welch’s Grape Jelly 2/$3
Use $1/2 coupon from 1/3 Smartsource #1 insert
Final price: $1.00 each after coupon


Week long Register Reward Deals


Buy 2 Wet Ones at $2.00 each, Get $1 Register Reward
Buy 2 and use two $1.50/1 printable coupons
Spend $1.00, get $1 Register Reward back
Final price: Free after coupons and Register Reward


Vicks Products: Buy $20 worth of products, Get $10 Register Reward
Available coupons include:
Buy 2, get free Puffs facial tissue coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
$1.50/1 Nyquil or Dayquil coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
$2/1 coupon from the 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert

Scenario (requires multiple coupon inserts):
Buy 4 Dayquil and/or Nyquil products for $5.00 each
Buy 2 Puffs tissue
Use four $2/1 coupons from the 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Use two buy 2, get free Puffs coupons from the 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Spend $12.00, get $10 Register Reward back
Final price: $0.33 each ($2.00 total) after coupons and Register Reward


Buy 2 Jergens or Curel at $6.00 each, Get $5 Register Reward
Use $3/2 Jergens coupon or two $2/1 Curel coupons from 12/6 Smartsource insert or two $1/1 Jergens printable coupons and
Use $1/1 Walgreens Curel coupon from Diabetes & You coupon booklet (should take off $2)
Spend as little as $6.00, get $5 Register Reward back
Final price: As low as $0.50 each after coupons and Register Reward


Buy 1 Nivea Hydrating Shower Gel at $4.99, Get $2 Register Reward
Use $2/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum #2 insert
Spend $2.99, get $2 Register Reward back
Final price: $0.99 after coupon and Register Reward

Buy 2 Pampers Diapers or Easy Ups at $10.00 each, Get $3 Register Reward
Use two $2/1 coupons from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Spend $16, get $3 Register Reward back
Final price: $6.50 each after coupons and Register Reward

Month Long Register Reward Deals

Buy 2 Bayer Glucose Meters, Get $5 Register Reward
Buy 1 Bayer Contour Meter $14.99 (UPC Code: 3 0193 715101 9)
Buy 1 Bayer Breeze Meter $14.99 (UPC Code: 3 0193 144001 0)
Use two Bayer Breeze2 or Contour Meter $30/1 coupon from 10/25 Red Plum insert
Spend $0, Get $5 Register Reward back
Final price: Better than free after coupon and Register Reward
****Donate these to charity!

Buy 2 Neosporin Antibiotic ointment .5oz for $4.00 each, Get $3 Register Reward
Buy two and use two $1/1 Neosporin printable coupons
Plus, use one $2/1 Neosporin coupon from the Walgreens Children’s Activity Book (will deduct $4)
Spend $2.00, get $3 Register Reward back
Final price: Better than free after coupons and Register Reward

Buy 2 Neosporin Lip Health Products for $4.00 each, Get $3 Register Reward
Buy 2 and use two $3/1 Neosporin Lip Health printable coupons (IE Link) (FF Link)
Spend $2.00, get $3 Register Reward back
Final price: Better than free after coupons and Register Reward

January Produce

Produce in Season:
Anjou Pear
Blood Orange ~ New
Bok Choy ~ Waning
Bosc Pears ~ Waning
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac/Celery Root
Celery
Chard
Collard ~ New
Comice Pears ~ Waning
Daikon ~ Waning
Fennel ~ New
Fuertes ~ Waning
Grapefruit
Green Cabbage
Greens-including stir-fry mix
Haas Avocados ~ New
Kale
Kiwi
Kumquat
Leeks
Lemons ~ Peak
Mandarins/Tangerines ~ Peak
Mushrooms, Wild
Nap Cabbage
Navel Oranges ~ New
Onions, Green ~ New
Potatoes, White ~ New
Rhubarb, Hothouse ~ New
Rutabaga ~ Waning
Savoy
Spinach
Squash, Butternut ~ Waning
Sun choke
Turnips ~ Waning
Zutano Avocado ~ Waning

Sales and Deals to look out for in January

Sales/Deals:
Oatmeal (it's national oatmeal month)
Quaker products

New Years Resolutions
Diet Foods and products-
New Year, New You type promos
Healthy Choice
South Beach
Lean Cuisine
Yogurt
100 Calorie Packs
Special K
Right Bites
Smart Choice

Winter Health
Cold Medicines
Pain Relief
Health products
Vitamins

Soup, Chili, "warm you up" type foods

Super Bowl Party Foods-
Soda
Chips
Dips
Cheese
Sandwich items
Crackers
Snacks

Cleaner/household items (winter cleaning, organization, storage)

White sales/home items

Furniture

Special promotions introducing new product lines, especially-
Hair color
Make up
Beauty products
Bath products

Clearance items:
Calendars, planners, anything dated items (these go "out of date" quickly after 1/1)
Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year's party supplies
Wrapping paper ribbons, bows
Ornaments
Candles
Winter Clothing, coats, gloves, hats, boots, etc.
Computers
Home Gym equipment and gear

Occasions:
New Year's Day
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Super Bowl Sunday (I know it's in February this year, but is it sometimes in January?)

Other Promotions this Month:
Bread Machine Baking Month
National Candy Month
National Egg Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Meat Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Slow Cooker Month
National Soup Month
National Wheat Bread Month Prune Breakfast Month

Aldi Deals 1/10/10

This past weekend, I've discovered Aldi. I love it! The cheapest I've been able to find milk is for about $2 a gallon (or $1 for a half gallon). I got it at Aldi for $1.50! I bought 8 gallons of milk, 12 single yogurts, 6 bell peppers, 3 pounds of apples, onions (don't remember how much), 2 dozen eggs, cream cheese, sour cream, 2 cans of Spaghetti O's (off brand), 3 cucumbers, tangerines, and 2 bunches of bananas. I think that's it. All I spent was $32.36! I probably would have bought more, but thought I could get it cheaper at Target or Walmart. I was wrong.

So with that said, here are my picks of deals that can be found at Aldi this week:

Apples (3 lbs.) - $0.99
Navel Oranges (4 lbs.) - $1.49
Breakfast Best (Eggs, Sausage, & Hash Browns) - $0.99
Appleton Brown & Serve Sausage Links - $0.89


For the complete list visit Cincinnati Cents.

You will either have to bring your own shopping bags or purchase them on your way out. Either way, you will have to bag your own groceries. They have a table set up so you can do that. Sometimes they will have boxes to put your stuff in. And make sure you have a quarter. You'll have to have one to access the carts. But you'll get it back when you link back your cart with the others. They have some name brand items, but don't feature them and they don't take coupons.

Target Deals 1/10-1/16/10

These are my picks of deals that can be found at Target this week.
Prices may vary by region.

Buy 2 Vaseline Men’s Body & Face or Sheer Infusion Lotions for $5 each, Get $5 Target gift card

Buy 2 and use two $1/1 coupons from the 12/13 Red Plum insert [That is, if you can more than one set of inserts per week]

Spend $8.00, get $5 gift card back

Final price: $1.50 each after coupons and gift card

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Buy 2 select Kellogg’s Special K items, Get a free 10-ct Kellogg’s Special K fruit crisps
***Deal idea***

Buy Special K bars for $2.39

Buy Special K crackers for $2.39

Buy Special K Fruit Crisps (will be free)

Use the $1/2 Kellogg’s coupon from the 1/3 Red Plum insert

Plus, use three $1/1 Special K Bars, Crackers, Crisps Target printable coupons

Final price: just $0.26 each after coupons

****Don’t forget that you can get a $10 jeans voucher if you buy 5 specially marked boxes of Special K products

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Kashi GoLean Crunch Cereal $2.75

Buy two and use the $3/2 peel-off coupon found on select cereal boxes

Plus, use two $0.75/1 Target printable coupons

Final price: $0.50 each after coupons

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GE Reveal 4-pack 60 watt Lightbulbs $2.00

Use the $1.50/1 printable coupon [Target coupon-so if you've already used it like I did last week, it won't be there]

Final price: $0.50 after coupon

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Yoplait Yo-Plus Multi-Pack $1.50

Use $1/1 coupon from 1/3 General Mills insert, $1/1 printable coupon, printable coupon or printable coupon

Final price: $0.50 after coupon

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Fiber One Yogurt Multi-packs $1.50

Use $1/1 printable coupon, printable coupon or $0.50/1 coupon from 1/3 General Mills insert

Final price: As low as $0.50 after coupon

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Lean Cuisine Meals $1.89

Buy three and use three $1/1 Target printable coupon (you’ll have to access multiple computers to print three copies)

Final price: $0.89 each after coupon [I don't know why she says to print up three, I'm sure you can get only two]

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Tylenol Multi-Symptom Rapid Release Gels $4.99

Use $2/1 printable coupon

Final price: $2.99 after coupon

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New On Going Deals

$10 Gift Card with New or Transferred Prescription

Redeem this printable coupon at the pharmacy

Final price: $10 free after coupon [I've heard of people transferring prescriptions from pharmacy to pharmacy to get these kind of deals]

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Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo (travel size) $1.07

Use the $1/1 printable coupon that does not exclude travel size (IE) or (Firefox)

Final price: $0.07 after coupon

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Annie’s Macaroni and Cheese–price reduced to $1.00 to $1.09 per box

Use $0.50/1 printable coupon

Final price: $0.50 to $0.59 after coupon

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Buy two 2-pack Axe Body Wash Gift Sets for $5.00 each, get $5 Target gift card (through 2/7)

Buy 2 and use two $1/1 printable coupons

Spend $8.00, get $5 gift card back

Final price: $1.50 each after coupon and gift card (since it is a two-pack that’s like $0.75 per bottle of body wash)

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$10 Johnson & Johnson Rebate Scenario

Buy 1 Aveeno Moisture Lotion (2.5 oz.), $3.29

Buy 1 Aveeno Baby Item, $4.99

Buy 2 Clean & Clear Blackhead Clearing Scrub, $3.54

Buy 2 Lubriderm Intense Skin Repair (1.7 oz.), $4.49

Buy 1 Aveeno Nourish Hair Care, $6.49

Use two $2/1 Aveeno Body or Baby Product printable coupon

Use two $2/1 Clean & Clear Product printable coupon

Use two $2/1 Lubriderm Body Lotion printable coupon

Use one $2.50/1 Aveeno Nourish Hair Care printable coupon

Spend $16.33, then submit for $10/$30 Johnson & Johnson mail-in rebate

Final price: $0.91 each after coupons and rebate

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These deals were found from a list that was put together by Carrie at Pocket Your Dollars. You can find the complete list there and a list of previously listed on going deals.

FREE Cookbook

Read, print or save this soups, stews and chilis cookbook from Betty Crocker for free. It's about 90 pages of recipes!

Thanks Carrie from Pocket Your Dollars.

FREE Store Brand Formula!

Get a coupon for a free can of Store Brand Formula at StoreBrandFormula.com. They ask for your 3 favorite stores, so it looks like they will try and give you a coupon for your first pick and if not then go down the list. Make sense?

Thanks PYP!

Unadvertised Deal at Walgreens (possibly up to $7 money maker!)

When you purchase any 2 oz, 4.9 oz or 10 oz Glade candles or reed diffusers, you can earn Register Rewards.

Deal:

Purchase 2 and earn $3.00 in RR

Purchase 3 and earn $4.00 in RR

Purchase 4 and earn $5.00 in RR

Here is a deal scenario:

$10.00 4 Glade Soy Candles

- 6.00 2 coupons from 11-22-09 SS ($3.00/2)

- 5.00 Register Rewards

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- $1.00 ---- so make $1.00!

If you happen to have the $2.00/1 coupon from the 11-15-09 Parade Magazine, you can make this deal even better:

$10.00 4 Glade Soy Candles

- 3.00 $3.00/2 coupon 11-22-09 SS

- 4.00 2 - $2.00/2 coupons from Parade Magazine

- 5.00 Register Rewards

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- $2.00 ---- so make $2.00!!!

And, since you purchased 3 items, you qualify for the SC Johnson Rebate and will get $5.00 back by mail -- thus making you as much as $7.00 on this deal!!

Thanks KC Penny Pinchen' Mama!

Second Hand Clothes

Just something that was on my brain....

I used to be very turned off by second hand clothes for my kids. When I had my first in May 2004, of course, everything was brand new. Then my second daughter was born in December 2006. I still really didn't use my oldest's clothes because they were born in two different seasons. It wasn't until I was pregnant with my son that I started to change my feelings about second hand clothes. I met someone at this private library where I used to live. They used to do playdates every once in a while during the summer. This lady I met had a sister who had twin girls and was looking to get rid of some clothes. So we exchanged numbers, then I had my son, and I thought she forgot about me. Well she called me and brought the clothes to my house for me. I was super excited. It was really nice clothes too. Lots of Old Navy, Gap and The Limited, Too. Almost everything was name brand stuff. That was the beginning I guess. Anyway... What got me thinking about this, is that I was going through my son's clothes last weekend and noticed that unless someone else bought it, all his clothes are second hand. With the exception of one or two shirts that I bought when I had a $50 off $100 coupon from Old Navy. So, I'm pretty proud of myself. I've come a long way.

Thanks for listening.

Target Deals 1/3-1/9/10

These are my picks of deals that can be found at Target this week. I have grouped the coupons for this list at the bottom.

Prices may vary by region.

Freebies are in RED.

GE Reveal, 4-pack 60 watt Lightbulbs $2.00

Use the $1.50/1 Target printable coupon

Final price: $0.50 after coupon

Campbells Select Harvest Soups $1.25

Buy 3 and use the $1.50/3 printable coupon

Final price: $0.75 each after coupon

Buy 10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, Get $5 Target gift card

***Deal idea***

Buy 10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones for $1.89 each

Use $5/10 printable coupon (IE) or (Firefox)

Spend $13.90, get $5 Target gift card back

Final price: $0.89 each after coupon and gift card

Finish Quantum $3.49

Use the $2.50/1 coupon from the 1/3 SS insert

Final price: $0.99 after coupon

General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios $2.39

Use $1/1 printable coupon

Final price: $1.39 after coupon

Ziploc Containers $2.33

Buy 2 and use $1.50/2 coupon from the 11/15 or 12/6 SS inserts

Final price: $1.58 each after coupon

****Product qualifies for $5 SC Johnson rebate

Pepsi Product 12 packs $3.00

Use the $1/1 Target printable coupon

Final price: $2.00 after coupon

(just for you Amee!)

Tag and Tag Jr. software $9.99

(Tinker Bell’s True Talent, Curious George Color Fun + More)

Use the $4/1 coupon from the 1/3 Parade Magazine and/or...

$4/1 LeapFrog Tag Book printable and/or...

$2/1 LeapFrog Tag Junior Book printable

Tag Book Final price: $5.99 each after coupon

Tag Jr. Book Final price: $7.99 each after coupon

(Kerrie here-just to let you know there is also a $5 rebate for the Tinker Bell Tag book, if you buy Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. So you can get it for $0.99! $5 MIR wyb Tinker Bell + any Tinker Bell book or game from LeapFrog printable)

On going deals

Rolaids $1.53

Buy 2 and use $4/2 coupon from Red Plum #1 insert (exp 4/3)

Final price: Two free after coupon

Band-Aids Travel Size $0.97

Use $1/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum #2 insert (exp 3/31)

Final price: Free after coupon

Johnson’s Buddies Soap (in baby section) $0.97

Use $1/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum #1 insert (exp 3/15)

Final price: Free after coupon

Reach Dental Floss $1.12

Use $1/1 coupon from Red Plum #1 insert (exp 1/31)

Final price: $0.12 after coupon

These deals were found from a list that was put together by Carrie at Pocket Your Dollars. Click the link for the complete list, including old on going deals.

Target.com (you can print twice)

• $1.50/1 GE Lighting Products printable
• $1/1 Pepsi Products Target printable

Singles (you may have to register):

• $1/3 Campbell's Chunky Soup printable
• Use $5/10 printable coupon (IE) or (Firefox)
• $1/1 Honey Nut Cheerios printable (Deal Seeking Mom had this as $2/1, but I think it might print off two coupons. If you know, let us know. I'm out of paper today!)

Coupons.com (Remember to print them twice!)

• $4/1 LeapFrog Tag Book printable (and/or)
• $2/1 LeapFrog Tag Junior Book printable (and/or)

Inserts:

• $2.50/1 Finish Quantum Powerball Tabs or Gelpacs, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 1/3/10)
• $1.50/2 Ziploc Containers (SS 11/15/09) (and/or)
• $1.50/2 Ziploc Brand Containers (SS 12/6/09) (and/or)
• $4/1 Tag Books (1/3 Parade Magazine) (and/or)
• $4/2 Pepcid, Imodium, Rolaids, Mylanta or Tucks Product, exp. 4-3-10 (RP #2 1/3/10)
• $1/1 Band-Aid Brand Product (RP #2 1/3/10)
• $1/1 Johnson's Baby Product, exp. 3-15-10 (RP #2 1/3/10)
• $1/1 Reach Dental Floss or any Reach Access Flosser, exp. 1-31-11 (RP #2 1/3/10)

**(and/or) means that there are multipule coupons out there. You can use just one or use all of them.

What are your goals for this year?

A new year means new promises to ourselves. What I want to know... What are your financial goals for this year?

Do you want to start your plan to get out of debt?
Pay off a bill?
Start couponing?
Buy everything second hand?

What ever it is I want to know. Maybe you thought of something that I didn't and I or someone else would like to add to our lists.

Here are some of my goals for this year:

• Although I think I've come a long way, I still want to be better at couponing. It's still pretty challenging for me.
• I want to hit up yard sales and thrift stores more often. My goal is to find at least one or two good items a month to use as gifts for birthdays or Christmas.
• I want to get the last credit card paid off. Hopefully I'll be able to do it when we get our tax refund and be able to put a little toward savings. I really don't know how renting out our old house will effect that.
• Last month I thought of etching stuff and selling them on Etsy.com. So I want to get that started within the next few months and put the profits toward our savings. I want to really build up a good emergency fund before I start putting too much extra into our debt. If something happens I want to be able keep up with the bills and I don't want to go into any new debt. Which leads me to my next one...
• No new debt! and...
• Building up our emergency fund.
• Get rid of our Disney Rewards Credit Card. My husband and I have decided to cash in our Disney Dollars and get the Upromise Credit card. Although my daughter really wants to go to Disney World and has been saving her pennies for a couple years now, I don't think that a trip to Disney is in our near future. Which is a little disappointing. (I'll tell you more about this detailed plan later)
• Build up our three month supply of food. Our church encourages us to have a few months supply of food just in case. And I want to extend this to other things like hygiene stuff.

As for this blog. I hope to continue to post more things to help others and inspire others. If it's not something I would buy, I'm not going to post it. There are so many of those kinds of blogs and sites where they just post everything! I want to filter those out for you. Only post the neccessity things or if it is super cheap for the non neccesities. Make sense?

So now it's your turn. Please leave a comment as to what your financial goals are this year.