ShopRite Deals 7/31 to 8/6

This week is also Dollar Days! Click the link to see the best ShopRite Dollar Days deals for this week.

Weight watchers yogurt- .40
use 1.00/5 coupon from 6/26SS- .20 each

Butterball turkey bacon- 1.50
use .65/1 coupon from 6/26SS doubled- .20 each

Pure Silk shave creme- 1.99
use .80/1 coupon ffrom 7/10RP doubled- .39

ShopRite Deals 7/31 to 8/6- Dollar Days!

Dollar Days are back! This post will be dedicated to all of the great dollar days scenarios we can use for the next week. I'll put up a separate post for all of the regular deals that aren't associated with dollar days. Have fun shopping this week!

Advantage: Buy 6 participating items, get 5.00 back
Marcal small steps single roll- 4 for 3.00(must buy 4)

Deal Idea:
Buy 6 Marcal small steps
Pay .95 for the last 2 rolls(regular price)
Pay: 4.90 and get back 5.00! FREE+small money maker after catalina! And this deal rolls! Stock up time :)

Splenda- Buy 3 participating items, get 3.00 back
Splenda Essentials- 4.00
use 3.00/1 coupon from 7/31SS- 1.00

Deal Idea:
Buy 3 splenda essentials
use three 3.00/1 coupons
Pay: 3.00 and get back 3.00! FREE after coupons and catalina
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ConAgra- Buy 10 participating items, get 3.00 back
Chef Boyardee products- 1.00
use .50/3 printable coupon doubled- .66 each

Gulden's spicy mustard-2 for 2.00(must buy 2)
use .30/1 coupon from 6/26SS doubled- .40
use .35/1 coupon from 6/26SS doubled- .30

Hunt's ketchup- 2 for 2.00(must buy 2)
use .25/1 printable coupon doubled- .50

Blue bonnet dairy spread- .99

Deal Idea:
Buy 3 Chef boyardee products
Buy 4 gulden's mustard
Buy 2 Hunt's ketchup
Buy 1 Blue bonnet

Use 1 printable coupon for Chef Boyardee
Use 4 coupons for gulden's mustard
Use 2 printable coupons for Hunt's ketchup
Pay: 5.19 and get back 3.00! That's .22 each after catalina and coupons!
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Lipton- Buy 3 participating products, get 3.00 back
Lipton to go Iced tea- 2 for 4.00(must buy 2)
use .60/2 coupon from 7/31RP doubled- 1.40 each

Deal Idea:
Buy 4 Lipton to go packets
Use 2 .60/2 coupons for Lipton tea products
Pay 5.60 and get back 3.00! That's .65 each after catalina and coupons!
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Kellogg's- buy 10 participating products, get 10.00 back
Select Kellogg's cereal- 2 for 6.00(must buy 2)
use 1.25/2 coupon from 7/10RP-  2.37 each
buy 6, use two 2.25/3 coupons from 7/10RP- 2.25 each

Sunshine Colby baked cheez-its- 2 for 5.00(must buy 2)
use .70/1 printable coupon doubled- 1.10 each

Kellogg's corn flakes- 3.39
use 1.00/2 printable coupon- 2.89 each

Deal Idea:
Buy 8 select kellogg's cereals
Buy 2 Colby cheez-its

use 4 1.25/2 coupons for select kellogg's cereals
use 2 .70/1 printable coupons for cheez-its
Pay 21.16 and get back 10.00! 1.11 each after coupons and catalina!


Deal Idea:
Buy 6 select Kellogg's cereals
Buy 2 Colby Cheez-its
Buy 2 Kellogg's corn flakes

Use two 2.25/3 coupons for kellogg's cereals
Use 2 printable coupons for cheez-its
Use 1 printable coupon for Corn flakes
Pay: 21.48 and get back 10.00! 1.14 each after coupons and catalina!

Coupons to Troops

I know a good amount of us use coupons to maintain our frugal lifestyle. I also know that most of us are aware that military families overseas are able to use expired coupons, up to 6 months, at the base exchange. There are so many programs out there that offer to take your coupons for you and send them to bases all around the world to help out these families. I have to admit, as much as I love the idea of sending my expireds to my fellow military brethren, I get leery that they will have enough time to use the coupons once they are mailed, sorted and picked through by the sorting offices. That's why I was so glad that Lesley from CouponsToTroops contacted me. Here is some information on their program:

A Tale of Two Parties- Duchess(part 1)

Well, now it's time to talk about how I planned the little girl's 1st birthday party!

Because her brother's party was first, it was easier, and more difficult, to get hers finalized. It was easier because whatever was left over from his party, table covers, party favors, plates, napkins and the like, were all transferred to be used at her party. On the other hand, it was more difficult because the same guest list from Sonny's party was coming to her party, so I had to find ways to switch up the menu, the party schedule, and to make it more of a party that suited the little girl's personality. Like you haven't guessed this already, having two plan 2 kids' parties back to back blows.

Now that you're one....

Now that you're one...
I see your personality in full force. You are sweet, anamated and a social butterfly. You are the perfect mix of your Mom and Dad. And I love it. I truly do.

I've been blogging...I swear!

With our vacation almost 2 weeks ago, a weeklong conference at our church, and the Duchess's birthday party(aweome posts coming up soon on that!), my poor blog has been suffering. I mean, I've still been blogging, just not on here. Shame on me! I am excited to say that I have been plugging away for another great site.

Live Better Baby, a program developed by my local stores, A&P and Pathmark, and their affiliates Food Emporium, Walbaums, and Superfresh, has now started blog to give parents some tips, and showcase some of the best parent bloggers in our area. I'm happy to say that I'm on that blogger list! Please go on over to Live Better Baby Club and take a peek at my first blog post. I'm so giddy about this opportunity and I think writing over there once a week will inspire me to keep writing interesting articles right here on my own blog.

I've got some great posts lined up for this week so stay tuned.

ShopRite Deals 7/24 to 7/30

Buy 75.00 worth of participating items, get 25.00 gas card
Items in this match up that are part of the deal:
Cookie crisp cereal
Pringles snack stacks
Twizzlers candy
Hershey's chocolate syrup
Downy fabric softener
Febreze air effects
Totino's party pizza


These items will be in BOLD in this week's match ups so you can plan accordingly. The deal should be based on shelf pricing, not sale, so that gives us an advantage. If anyone comes up with some good scenarios, please leave them in the comments and I'll make sure to post them in the match ups, with a credit to you of course :).

Bloggy Conference breakdown

Last Wednesday, I have the pleasure of attending Bloggy Conference in Mason, Ohio. Yup, this frugal blogger actually went to shmooze with other bloggers, on my own dime. Such a shocker huh?

Well, I ended up getting a free conference ticket by asking if I could volunteer (did you know you could do that?!) and since we were driving to Ohio for the summer in July, we just planned the whole trip around the conference. It was like perfect timing! I have to admit that I was pretty scared going into this; I have a mild case of agoraphobia(OK, its not diagnosed, but still) so meeting a large group of people, women at that, makes me beyond agitated. As I sat at my table with these bloggers whose writings I have admired for the past month(yes, I had been stalking some of them through their blogs), I felt my heart pump harder. But, once Mary of Pajamas and Coffee(who I stalked the most) decided to take off her heels and place them on the table, I knew I was in the right place. Stuffy these ladies were not, and funny they definitely were. For the next 3 hours we laughed, shared and expressed our excitement over what we would be learning in the next few days.

I learned so much about blogging, and also about how to be more of an influence as a frugal blogger, thanks to the frugal bloggy squad I was a part of. So, needless to say, this conference not only lit a fire under my butt, but it showed me how much I truly appreciate all of you, my readers.

I can't wait to attend Bloggy Conference next year. I also can't wait to keep plugging along here, sharing what I learn and being a cheerleader to all of you that are looking to make a frugal lifestyle work for you and your families. a big thank you to Tiffany and Sherry for creating an environment conducive to learning how to be the best blogger and the best supporter of your readers. I can't wait until 2012!

They just don't get it...

Lately, for some reason, the men in my life have been treating me like I'm an alien. Like I'm someone they've never encountered before and they don't know how to deal with me. Personally, I'm realizing that they just don't get it. Here are a few brief excerpts of what I've been going though:

My Husband doesn't get....that just because I don't want the chocolate you bought me RIGHT THIS SECOND doesn't mean that I won't want it in the near future. You see, once a month...nevermind. I like to collect my chocolate and use it at the perfect time. Please stop eating up my collection.

ShopRite Deals 7/17 to 7/23

Sundown vitamins- (prices start at) 2.19
use 3.00/2 printable coupon- .69 each
Buy 2, get 3.00 catalina back- FREE plus 1.62 money maker after coupon and catalina!

Redpack tomato sauce- .25
use 1.00/4 printable coupon- 4 FREE

Beech nut stage 2 baby food- 3 for 1.00
use 1.00/3 printable coupon- 3 FREE(great donation item!)

Purina dog treats-(prices start at) .99
use 1.50/2 coupon from 6/26SS- .24 each
use 4.00/4 coupon from 6/26SS- 4 FREE

Dove deodorant- .99
use 1.00/1 coupon from 6/26RP- FREE

My kids do my laundry

I loathe laundry. I just do. I don't know what it is about it, but I just can't bring myself to do it until we absolutely need it done. I think it has more to do with the folding rather than the actual cleaning. Don't get me started on dishes. Can't stand those either.

Bloggy Conference 2011

 

As you read this, I'll be on my way to the Cincinnati area, Mason OH to be exact, to attend the Bloggy Conference at Great Wolf Lodge. I'm so excited to actually be attending a blogger conference. This will be my first one so I'm a big ball of nerves, wondering if it will be like the first day of high school all over again. When it's all said and done, I know that Tiffany, the creator of Bloggy Moms and the Bloggy Conference., would have put on a great shindig for us mom bloggers.  I can't wait to tell you all about who I meet, what I learn and how the experience changes me within the next week. If you're following me on facebook and twitter, you'll get some backstage peeks and tweets of what I'll be experiencing. If you are not, follow me on twitter here, or like me and friend me on facebook here. In the meantime, I'll still be posting as usual, so be sure to check back here everyday. Talk to you all soon!

More month than money...

Have you ever been in an instance where you just think the month will just never end? Then, you check out all of your bills and it just seems like there won't be enough money to stretch to the end.  I see a lot of heads nodding out there. It seems like no one wants to talk about those times when there seems to be more month than money. I'm not afraid to say that we've been there quite a few times.

ShopRite Deals 7/10 to 7/16

 
Beech nut stage 2 baby food- 3 for 1.00
use 1.00/3 printable coupon- 3 FREE(great donation item!)

Honest Iced tea- 1.00
use 1.00/1 coupon from Recyclebank- FREE

Colgate toothpaste- .99
use 1.00/1 coupon from 6/26RP- FREE
use .50/1 coupon from 7/10SS doubled- FREE

Goya low sodium canned beans-.66
use .60/2 printable doubled- .06 each

Goya blue label canned beans- .66
use .75/3 printable coupon doubled- .16 each

Pillsbury brownie mix- 1.00
use 1.00/2 coupon from 6/12RP- .50 each
use .40/1 coupon from 6/12RP doubled- .20

Happy Birthday Little Boy!

Just wanted to put up a quick post telling my first born that Mama loves him and to have a happy birthday. Now to go wake him up and present him with his birthday (pan)cake.  Hope you all have a fantastic day!

A Tale of Two Parties- Sonny(part 2)

If you missed part 1, check it out here.

Besides the hot dog bar, I was adamant on having some type of chocolate bar. Sonny has a complete "thing" for chocolate so I wanted to feature that during the cake cutting and dessert time. I do think it's important to feature at least one or two of the child's favorite things at a party, especially if they are school age and can tell you what they love.

10 shows that need to come back...please!

I have to admit: I am a TV junkie. It started when I was younger with watching old shows on the couch with Dad, and now it continues with Hubby and I catching our new favorite shows while cuddled up. Television(and movies) provides that temporary illusion of taking you to another place; it's like a vacation within a 30 minute to one hour period.  There are some shows that I just plain old miss like crazy. Here are my top 10 shows that I wish would come back to the small screen:

Meal Plan Monday!

This is one of those weeks where I was certain I wouldn't be able to make a whole week's worth of meals out of what we have left in our fridge after the 2 parties we hosted this past weekend. But, looks like I might be wrong. Here's what I will make from the stockpile this week:

Monday: 4th of Juuuuuuly! We were all tired out from grilled food, so we used a gift card and ate 1.00 sandwiches from Burger King with some leftover corn on the cob ;)
Tuesday: Faux crab cakes with brown rice and carrots
Wednesday: Teriyaki London broil with served over salad
Thursday: Sonny's birthday! stove top chicken and pasta casserole served with corn on the cob
Friday: pizza night!
Saturday: Taking sonny out for a birthday dinner
Sunday: Dinner at my parents' house

Dessert of the week: Blueberry pie and birthday cup cakes for Sonny's 6th birthday!

ShopRite Deals 7/3 to 7/9

Texas Toast croutons- 1.00
use 1.00/2 coupon from 4/3SS- .50
use .50/1 coupon from 4/3SS doubled- FREE

Ronzoni garden delight pasta- .88
use 1.00/2 printable coupon- .38 each
use 1.00/1 coupon from 5/15SS- FREE
use .50/1 coupon from 6/19 doubled- FREE

French's yellow mustard- .99
use .30/1 coupon from 5/15SS doubled- .39
use .50/1 printable coupon doubled(sign up required)- FREE

French's spicy mustard- .69
use .50/1 printable coupon doubled(sign up required)- FREE

Honest Iced tea- 1.00
use 1.00/1 coupon from Recyclebank- FREE

Goya low sodium canned beans-.66
use .60/2 printable doubled- .06 each