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Who Am I? Family of 3 adults plus 1 pet kitty on 1 income trying to live like I have an unlimited budget & I have to STOP!!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Walgreen Deals

Week Sept 5-Sept 11 Total was $1.68

  • 2 boxes of Reynold's Wrap Sale Price .99 cents each /2 coupons for $ .75 cents off/ paid $.48
  • 2 Campbell's Soup Cups Sale Price .99 cents each/2 coupons for $.50 cents off/ paid $1.00

Fry's Deals

Week of ending today 9-7-10

  • Store Brand Baby Wipes OR Price:$1.99 S Price:$1.29
  • Store Brand Oyster Crackers OR Price:$ 1.39
  • 3 boxes of Tissue OR Price:$1.00 each
  • 2 bottles of Kraft Dressing OR Price:$2.49 S Price:$1.47 C 2/ $1.00 off
  • 2 juices 50 cents each
  • Barilla Pasta Sauce OR Price:$2.00 S Price:$1.49 C $1.00off
  • Mt Olive Diced Jalopenos OR Price:$2.29 S Price:$1.80 C $1.00 off
  • French's Honey Mustard OR Price:$1.67 S Price:$1.32 C $1.00 off
  • Presious Cheese OR Price:$3.99 S Price:$2.00 C $1.00 off
  • Deli Pre-Cooked Chicken OR Price:$4.99 S Price:$2.99 C $1.00 off
  • 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers OR Price:$2.70 each S Price:$2.50 C $1.00 off
  • Big K Soda Ripped Boxes OR Price:$2.50 S Price:$1.19
  • 2 Dreyer Ice Cream OR Price:$3.99 S Price:$1.99
Before Sale prices/or coupons total was $ 60.00
After Coupons & Sale etc total $25.33
Saved $34.67

Orignal Price= OR Price
Sale Price= S Price Coupon = C


Trip 2

  • 2 (12 packs of Big K Soda) OR Price: $2.29 Sale Price $2.08
  • 10 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray BBQ Sauce OR Price: $2.99 Sale Price $.97
  • 2 bottles of AZ Tea OR Price: $1.99 Sale Price $.99
  • 2 Lay's Potato Chips OR Price: $1.89 Sale Price $1.29
  • 4 bags of shredded cheese OR Price: $2.19 Sale Price $1.09
  • 2 bottle of Flavored Water OR Price: $2.29 Sale Price $1.50 Bogo free coupon
Before Sale prices/or coupons total was $ 62.00
After Coupons & Sale etc total $27.92
Saved $34.08

CVS DEALS

Week Of 9-5-10 Total spend: $14.52 Total Saved: $23.06

Trip 1
  • 2 boxes of Corn Pop sale price $1.77 used $1.50 off/on 2 coupon got them for $2.04
  • 4 pairs of flip-flops .49 each total $1.96 saved $6.00!!!
Trip 2
  • 2 boxes of Frosted Mini Wheat 1.77 sale price $1.77 used $1.00 off coupon got them for $2.54
  • 2 packages of Scott Paper Towel sale price $4.99 used 2 coupon for $1.00 off got them for $7.98

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 15

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I had previously made 6 extra veggie black bean burgers for quick lunch/dinner grab & nuke meals sitting nicely in the freezer waiting to be used. This worked out really well for a Veggie Taco Salad.
  • 1 homemade black bean burger frozen took 2 mins to nuke
  • 1.5 cups of shredded lettuce
  • 1/4 cup of chow mein noodles in place of chips
  • 1/4 cup of croutons
  • Green onions
  • Red peppers
  • 1/4 cup of shredded cheese
  • Catalina dressing from home taken to work in a small mason jar

Price for this meal: $6.86 however lots of leftover products to use in other meals

1 black bean burger free from the freezer
$1.00 Chow mein noodles (product leftover)
$1.47 Catalina Salad Dressing
(product leftover)
39 cents for green onions (product leftover)
50 cents for red pepper
(product leftover)
$1.50 bag of shredded cheese (product leftover)
$1.00 for Head of lettuce (product leftover)
$1.00 for crouton (product leftover)



Friday, September 3, 2010

September Menu

Happy September....Christmas Count down...111 days better get started...

1- Homemade Veggie Pizza
2-Veggie broccoli Orzo
3
-Black Bean Taco Salad
4-Lentil chili & ice cream for dessert
5-Asian Chicken Salad and
ice cream for dessert
6-Take Out Chinese Food for Lunch & Dinner had leftover take-out
7-?
8-
Meatloaf/Mashed Potatoes/Frozen Corn
9-Leftovers
10- Chicken Noodle Soup
11-Fix it yourself
12-Asian Chicken Salad at work
13 Crockpot Lasagna & Pillsbury French Bread (Garlic w/ butter)
14-Honey Mustard Chicken
15-Frozen Dinner Southwestern egg rolls/Mexican Rice/ Refried Beans
16-Turkey Burgers & Leftovers
17-Leftover Mexican Rice & Bean Tacos
18-Chicken Broccoli Veggie Orzo
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Crochet Project Baby Bootie

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I found this quick Grandma's Easy Ten Step Baby Booties on the internet . This project can be whipped up in less then get this 1 hour...Pattern

Dollar Store Deals


Deals for just you guessed it $1.00 each


  • 3 pound bags of rice "Hello can you say buy 2 asap"
  • 32 oz boxes chicken broth
  • Bags Egg Noodles
  • A & D cream
  • 2 Sara Lee Pita Breads "to make pizza's on"

Thrift Store Deal

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I got it for $4.98 had I purchased this at a local book store it was $ 11.96 so I saved $6.98!!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 14

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I created on the fly took less then 30mins to make from start to finish. Just add what you like... but this was mostly to use what was on hand in the house to create a great tasting meal. SO Wing it!!! You'll be FINE!!

  • 1/2 cup of orzo
  • 5 pieces of broccoli diced
  • 1 large carrot cleaned/peeled
  • 2 Green Onions, diced
  • 2 big handfuls of fresh spinach leaves
  • 1/4 c. shredded chicken
  • 2 tbsp of Asian Garlic Chili Sauce
In a pan of boiling water cook orzo until done 8-10 mins drop in broccoli around 5 mins cook until done. Drain the mixture into strainer, pour back into pan turn heat down to very low, Add in the Asian sauce heat for 1 min to release the flavor of the sauce along w/ all the other ingredients. Serve warm or cold.

Cat in a Bag

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DD was having some issues finding space to pack her stuff to go to grandma's house!

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 13 Prt 2

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Recipe is as follows: This was a quick late evening snack at work.
  • 2 good size handfuls of fresh spinach
  • 1/4 cup of shredded chicken
  • 1/4 cup of chow mein noodles
  • 1/4 cup of Asian sesame dressing
  • Shredded Cheese

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Whatz 4 Dinner Day 13

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Cost of meals: $2.29 not including sauce price as it was open.
  • 1/2 a bag of egg noodles $1.00 per bag so 50 cents
  • 1 pound ground turkey on clearance $1.79
  • 1 jar open sauce from another meal $1.00 for jar
  • 1 loaf of Pillsbury french bread free ($.99 w/$1.00 off coupon)
Yielded 3 meals (1meal to freeze /1 cup of sauce to freeze)

Quick spaghetti sauce w/ ground turkey mixed w/egg noodles and a piece of bread.

Got up at 0830 fried up thawed ground turkey add that to a jar of sauce dd opened the other day dropped that in the crock-pot. Popped Pillsbury french bread into the toaster oven for 30 mins cut the loaf in half for DD & me. Boiled noodles made up then stored food to go..With dinner in hand :O) it was that quick...Less then 1 hour had I been home & did it on the stove top.

Walgreens Shopping

The deals this week..
  • 4 rolls of Scott Big Rolls for 50 cents a piece total before tax $2.00
  • 4 bottles of Walgreen soda for 39 cents each total before tax $1.56
  • 1 Stick of Mitchum Deodorant for $1.99 I had a coupon for $.75 cents off

CVS Deals

They had buy 1 bottle of of Mentos Gum & get one free I also had 2 coupons for $1.00 off when you purchased 2.. I had $2.00 in extra bucks from last week leftover so for a total of $3.28 cash I was able to get a total of 8 bottles for DD..

Whatz 4 Lunch Day 12

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This week by really fast & I forgot to post last Sunday lunch/dinner at work.. I made the meatloaf before going to work and pulled the ready made rice out of the freezer. Peas from a can and the BBQ Macaroni came from the store... It just takes a little bit of planning the meat parts..