How To Stretch Your Holiday Dollar when buying Halloween Costumes!

*Stretch Your Holiday Dollar, no coupons needed:

-A great way to save money is to buy holiday items when they go on clearance. Last year after Halloween I went to K-Mart and they had all their costumes 90% off. They had this Transformers Bumblebee Costume regular $29.99 for just $2.90! I bought it two sizes bigger (knowing my son never stops growing and will be able to wear it by next year). 

 Sure enough it fits him perfectly and he loves it and it only cost me $2.90!! I was also able to pick up this cute Tigger costume for my other son for just $2.00 at a yard sale last year. So they both have their Halloween Costumes for this year and I only spent $4.90 out of pocket for both costumes! This is a great way to save money and they will also be able to use them all year long to play dress up with. :) So make sure to wait for the clearance after Halloween this year and buy costumes for next year.

Parent Rap Video :)

*My mom shared this video with me and if you're a parent I'm sure you will get a good laugh! Enjoy this parent rap video :)

Welcome Walmart/Ridley's Readers!

(I had 10 newspapers worth of Coupon Inserts to cut last Sunday (5 of mine & 5 of my parents) and it only took me 1 hour to pull my inserts, cut them all out, and file them in my binder. Above is how many coupons I had just from my Sunday papers. It does not take a lot of time if you just cut all the coupons.)

*If you are new to using coupons or just getting started you will want to check out my Getting Started Tab. It will also help you get started if you just signed up for the extra Sundays newspaper deal.

*If you signed up for the newspaper deal and got a starter binder the least expensive place to buy the baseball card protector sheets is at a craft store when they are offering either a 40% off or 50% off coupon. Watch for these coupons in Sunday's paper. Most craft stores will accept competitors coupons as well. So if there is a 40% off Joann's coupon in Sunday's paper you can use it at Micheals or Craft Warehouse.

*You can see how I cut and organize my coupons each week by going here.

*If you are interested in taking my FREE coupon class you can read how here. 

Yes you can eat "real" food if you coupon...

How I fed my family of 5 dinner for just .29 cents!

-I always laugh when people say you can't feed your kids "real" food when you coupon or that couponing is not for people who cook from "scratch". I am a busy mom I don't have time to whip up a batch of pasta making the noodles from scratch but I still manage to feed my kids "real" food :) 

Last week I was able to get Progresso Recipe Starters for .29 cents. I have never used them so I went to their website (which I found on the back of the label on the can) to see what recipes looked good. I clicked on the cheese can and found this recipe, which I changed to fit what I already had on hand. I used 1 Zucchini from my garden, Tyson All Natural Ground Chicken (I got for FREE w/doublers at Walmart), Cabot Cheddar Cheese (got for FREE w/doublers at Walmart), Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce (got for FREE w/doublers at Albertsons), Rigatoni Pasta (got for FREE with $1/1 coupon at Albertsons) and 1 can of Progresso Recipe Starter (got for .29 cents at Albertsons after my coupon rounded up to $1/1). So I was able to make this meal for my family for just .29 cents. 

I added a little extra BBQ sauce to my bowl because I am not a fan of the smoked cheese taste in the sauce but other than that it was a hit in my house. It was the first time I tried ground chicken and I couldn't even tell the difference it was great, and even though I didn't raise the chicken and butcher it in my back yard it was still "real" all natural chicken (and even healthy for you). lol 

Wondering how I got my cheese for FREE???

*We will be getting doublers in Sunday's newspaper go here to sign up for Cabot newsletter and you'll get a $1/1 coupon which you can double at Walmart making the small bricks of cheese FREE!

Tips!

*Cheap Dates Under $15.00!

*Healthy Kid Snacks

Welcome Walmart Readers!

Welcome Walmart readers!

*If you are new to using coupons or just getting started you will want to check out my Getting Started Tab. It will also help you get started if you just signed up for the extra Sundays newspaper deal.

*If you signed up for the newspaper deal and got a starter binder you will want to print the newest Alberston's & Rite Aid coupon policies here and you will want to print the Dollar Tree's Coupon Policy here. The least expensive place to buy the baseball card protector sheets is at a craft store when they are offering either a 40% off or 50% off coupon. Watch for these coupons in Sunday's paper. Most craft stores will accept competitors coupons as well. So if there is a 40% off Joann's coupon in Sunday's paper you can use it at Micheals or Craft Warehouse.

*You can see how I cut and organize my coupons each week by going here.

*If you are interested in taking my FREE coupon class you can read how here.

How To Save Money By Price Matching!

-You don't always have to use a coupon to get a good deal or save money on groceries. A great way to save money is by price matching. This week Paul's had a stock up price on their tuna fish at .29 cents a can. I have not seen it go this price without coupons for a long time so I decided to price match this deal at Walmart so I could stock up and buy my year supply. I called my local Walmart and ordered 3 cases so that I did not clear the shelf. I got a total of 144 cans for $41.76 I saved $50.40 just by price matching, no coupons needed. I was also able to price match the Campbell's soup to the Ridley's ad at .58 cents each and use my $1/5 coupon making them .38 cents each. I only had 2 coupons so I could only buy 10 cans at the .38 cent price. If I would've purchased them at Ridley's I would've had to buy a case to get the .58 cent price but I did not have enough coupons for that many cans, so again I was able to save more by price matching.


Spent: $47.34           Saved: $57.90           # Items Purchased: 156 Items


-I got 144 cans of Tuna Fish, 10 cans of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, and 2 packages of Huggies Pull-Ups Wipes. Evened out to .30 cents per item!

The Uses of Baking Soda!

*Click here and here to see the many uses of baking soda around the house!


-Shake a bit of 
ARM & HAMMER^® Baking Soda in the garbage can, inside and out, to keep odor away.