Thursday, March 19, 2009
Check this blog out!
I ran across Scary Mommy and boy is she funny. Her kids are adorable, well they are not mine so of course they are adorable. I am sure that Jill agrees (most of the time) they are adorable too. Go check her out and subscribe. She is going to have some kind of breakdown I think if she cannot get her subscribers back up to 700. So go check her out for a good laugh and make sure to subscribe. Oh yea, she is also giving away a set of fancy earrings and you can get the opportunity for a lot of entries. She really is begging for people to subscribe, as she lost all of her subscribers when she went from blogger to feedburner. She NEEDS subscribers. Now go!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
CVS'n
Well, I went to CVS last night. Twice!
The first cvs I stopped at is my favorite store. I usually do not have a problem finding the stuff I want in stock. The sales staff are super helpful and friendly. I had a vague idea that I wanted to get the Irish Spring, but that was about it. I also had $16 in EB that had expired a few days ago and wanted to get in and use them. I could not find my copy of the monthly catalog, so I grabbed one, scanned my card and started shopping. I did pretty good if I do say so myself. I got a 5/25 when I scanned and figured I might as well work from there. In the end I only used my $10 EB and not the $6 one. I asked if I could still use it later or did I need to use it right then, and she said no go ahead and save it if I wanted and I could use it up to a month after it expired. I do not know if this is for all EB at all CVS's or if they are just my new best friends now! Here is what I got! I am going from memory as I have misplaced my receipt. I am going to look on the counter where I was clipping q's and clipping my EB off the bottom of my receipt. I also showed to my sister after she picked me up to go with her to cvs. And yes I did another deal!
CVS store 1
1*4.99 Irish Spring
1*2.99 vitamin D
1*2.99 colgate toothpaste
3*2.99 dry idea deod
2*1.29 tissues
2*.99 tootsie rolls
1*6.29 afrin
Total before sales and Q's: $28.51
Q's used:
-5 5/25
-.50 Irish Spring
-2 dry idea
-2 dry idea
-2 dry idea
-6.oo try me free afrin
-.22 cvs candy on sale with card
-.80 tissues on sale with card
The original total left was less than my $10 EB so that is why I added the candy. The total after using my $10 EB was 42 cents!
And even better was I got back more extra bucks than I used and spent. I got back $4.99 for the Irish Spring, $2.99 for the vitamin d, $6.00 for the dry idea, and $2.99 for the colgate toothpaste! I love it when deals go together like they should!
Then on the way home I called my sister to brag on myself a bit, and she said she wanted to go to cvs too, but did not want to take the girls by herself. I told her to give me about a half an hour after I got home, come pick me up and I would help her with the sales and the girls.
So off to cvs again! This time to the store closest to our homes, not notoriously friendly, but we lucked out the manager on duty and the teen-age boy working were very friendly and helpful. My sister wanted to take advantage of the dove deal going on at cvs right now, but only had a couple of q's. Since I stopped on the way home from my trip this time and bought papers, I had plenty of q's for her to be able to use. She also got a 5 off 25 q out of the scanner so we started with that. She got one bottle of dove something, soap or shampoo, I don't remember, and two deo's. I had q's for all of them. Then she picked up one of the little bitty deo's to get to the $15 mark. She then said that she wanted to see if they had the Irish Spring which they did, and next I gave her a glade q for the sprays of BOGO and she got a $1 off any glade out of the scanner, so she got the glade. I know that she got something else but do not remember right now. In all, she got a little over $25 worth of merchandise for around $16, and got back $11 in EB of which she had none of to begin with.
I did another Irish Spring deal on my second card. I do not usually do too many deals on this card because I do not want to try to keep track of two cards all the time. I mostly use it for the really good deals with a limit of one. I used a Q and a $1 EB and paid $3.75 including tax. I then turned around and bought 3 boxes of tissues, and 3 bags of jelly beans, and 2 of the mini dove deos which I had a $1 off one for both of them. I had a total of 35 cents of which 3 cents was tax. Not too shabby for a day of hounding.
I was having a conversation with my new best friends at my favorite store last night. I was telling her how much I liked shopping at that particular store because they were friendly and did accept my expired EB for so long. She said they would be happy to do that for me. I told her that I would keep shopping with them at that store because then they get the credit for the sales. I may get good deals and not pay a whole lot, but her store is moving the products and getting the sales on their bottom line. She said she knew that too, and she was glad that we (meaning my mom and me) come there. I love friendly stores!
The first cvs I stopped at is my favorite store. I usually do not have a problem finding the stuff I want in stock. The sales staff are super helpful and friendly. I had a vague idea that I wanted to get the Irish Spring, but that was about it. I also had $16 in EB that had expired a few days ago and wanted to get in and use them. I could not find my copy of the monthly catalog, so I grabbed one, scanned my card and started shopping. I did pretty good if I do say so myself. I got a 5/25 when I scanned and figured I might as well work from there. In the end I only used my $10 EB and not the $6 one. I asked if I could still use it later or did I need to use it right then, and she said no go ahead and save it if I wanted and I could use it up to a month after it expired. I do not know if this is for all EB at all CVS's or if they are just my new best friends now! Here is what I got! I am going from memory as I have misplaced my receipt. I am going to look on the counter where I was clipping q's and clipping my EB off the bottom of my receipt. I also showed to my sister after she picked me up to go with her to cvs. And yes I did another deal!
CVS store 1
1*4.99 Irish Spring
1*2.99 vitamin D
1*2.99 colgate toothpaste
3*2.99 dry idea deod
2*1.29 tissues
2*.99 tootsie rolls
1*6.29 afrin
Total before sales and Q's: $28.51
Q's used:
-5 5/25
-.50 Irish Spring
-2 dry idea
-2 dry idea
-2 dry idea
-6.oo try me free afrin
-.22 cvs candy on sale with card
-.80 tissues on sale with card
The original total left was less than my $10 EB so that is why I added the candy. The total after using my $10 EB was 42 cents!
And even better was I got back more extra bucks than I used and spent. I got back $4.99 for the Irish Spring, $2.99 for the vitamin d, $6.00 for the dry idea, and $2.99 for the colgate toothpaste! I love it when deals go together like they should!
Then on the way home I called my sister to brag on myself a bit, and she said she wanted to go to cvs too, but did not want to take the girls by herself. I told her to give me about a half an hour after I got home, come pick me up and I would help her with the sales and the girls.
So off to cvs again! This time to the store closest to our homes, not notoriously friendly, but we lucked out the manager on duty and the teen-age boy working were very friendly and helpful. My sister wanted to take advantage of the dove deal going on at cvs right now, but only had a couple of q's. Since I stopped on the way home from my trip this time and bought papers, I had plenty of q's for her to be able to use. She also got a 5 off 25 q out of the scanner so we started with that. She got one bottle of dove something, soap or shampoo, I don't remember, and two deo's. I had q's for all of them. Then she picked up one of the little bitty deo's to get to the $15 mark. She then said that she wanted to see if they had the Irish Spring which they did, and next I gave her a glade q for the sprays of BOGO and she got a $1 off any glade out of the scanner, so she got the glade. I know that she got something else but do not remember right now. In all, she got a little over $25 worth of merchandise for around $16, and got back $11 in EB of which she had none of to begin with.
I did another Irish Spring deal on my second card. I do not usually do too many deals on this card because I do not want to try to keep track of two cards all the time. I mostly use it for the really good deals with a limit of one. I used a Q and a $1 EB and paid $3.75 including tax. I then turned around and bought 3 boxes of tissues, and 3 bags of jelly beans, and 2 of the mini dove deos which I had a $1 off one for both of them. I had a total of 35 cents of which 3 cents was tax. Not too shabby for a day of hounding.
I was having a conversation with my new best friends at my favorite store last night. I was telling her how much I liked shopping at that particular store because they were friendly and did accept my expired EB for so long. She said they would be happy to do that for me. I told her that I would keep shopping with them at that store because then they get the credit for the sales. I may get good deals and not pay a whole lot, but her store is moving the products and getting the sales on their bottom line. She said she knew that too, and she was glad that we (meaning my mom and me) come there. I love friendly stores!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Saving Time
Everyone wants to find more hours in the day. Everyone wishes they did not have so much to do (at least most moms I know!). Just how do we fit all the things that we want to get done each day in? I am going to start a new weekly post here to list all the things that I do to get organized, save time, and in general create a better flow in my life. Join me on my journey of getting from here ( unorganized and poor flow) to there (organized and can find my keys!).
This week I saved time and streamlined my week by:
1. I did batch cooking on Sunday to eliminate the need to cook meals all week, and into next week. As I was cooking, I prepared my meals for the week for breakfast, lunch, snack (at work) and dinner. I put these into containers either in the fridge or freezer so all I had to do was grab the container when I was getting my bag ready for work.
2. I packed my bag for my trip this weekend ahead of time making sure I did not need to do laundry the night before I left for clothes for the trip.
3. I packed the tub that has dishes/utensils and dry/canned food for my trip this weekend to be sure I did not forget anything and have to make a run to the store at the last minute or when I get down there to see my son. This and the last one save me time on the night before I leave when I am loading the van. I cannot load the van early just yet because the night time temps still get below freezing, and I have already been down that road. (and it is a messy one!)
4. I did not save too much time in the mornings because of the switch to DST. This time change is the one that throws me for a loop. I like having the light later, but now it is dark in the mornings when I get up, and it takes me about a week or so to get back on schedule.
5. I will make a list tonight of all the things out of the fridge or freezer that I want to take with me so that I am not trying to figure it all out tomorrow as I am packing after work to leave.
6. I will get gas tonight as well so I can pick up a bag of ice and be ready for packing the cooler tomorrow. Getting gas saves me time and streamlines the process of getting out my door and on the road on Friday after work.
How did you organize and streamline today?
This week I saved time and streamlined my week by:
1. I did batch cooking on Sunday to eliminate the need to cook meals all week, and into next week. As I was cooking, I prepared my meals for the week for breakfast, lunch, snack (at work) and dinner. I put these into containers either in the fridge or freezer so all I had to do was grab the container when I was getting my bag ready for work.
2. I packed my bag for my trip this weekend ahead of time making sure I did not need to do laundry the night before I left for clothes for the trip.
3. I packed the tub that has dishes/utensils and dry/canned food for my trip this weekend to be sure I did not forget anything and have to make a run to the store at the last minute or when I get down there to see my son. This and the last one save me time on the night before I leave when I am loading the van. I cannot load the van early just yet because the night time temps still get below freezing, and I have already been down that road. (and it is a messy one!)
4. I did not save too much time in the mornings because of the switch to DST. This time change is the one that throws me for a loop. I like having the light later, but now it is dark in the mornings when I get up, and it takes me about a week or so to get back on schedule.
5. I will make a list tonight of all the things out of the fridge or freezer that I want to take with me so that I am not trying to figure it all out tomorrow as I am packing after work to leave.
6. I will get gas tonight as well so I can pick up a bag of ice and be ready for packing the cooler tomorrow. Getting gas saves me time and streamlines the process of getting out my door and on the road on Friday after work.
How did you organize and streamline today?
Weekly Savings
Here is a list of things I did to save money this week.
1. I went to wags and got two bottles of Irish Spring body wash for the price of one with the sale of bogo.
2. When I ran errands this week, I took the shortest route or went to the stores on my way home, instead of the ones out of my way.
3. I did batch cooking on Sunday so that the toaster oven and crockpot were just used once. I made veggie soup in the crockpot and put some in a container for this week and filled two more containers for putting in the freezer. I made three kinds of chicken for different meals this week, and for this weekend.
4. I kept my errands to a minimum to save on gas. I drive a full size van, so any savings on gas really adds up.
Thanks to a tip from Chi-Annie, I will now be using my car charger more efficiently. I will use it more often to save on energy use at home.
1. I went to wags and got two bottles of Irish Spring body wash for the price of one with the sale of bogo.
2. When I ran errands this week, I took the shortest route or went to the stores on my way home, instead of the ones out of my way.
3. I did batch cooking on Sunday so that the toaster oven and crockpot were just used once. I made veggie soup in the crockpot and put some in a container for this week and filled two more containers for putting in the freezer. I made three kinds of chicken for different meals this week, and for this weekend.
4. I kept my errands to a minimum to save on gas. I drive a full size van, so any savings on gas really adds up.
Thanks to a tip from Chi-Annie, I will now be using my car charger more efficiently. I will use it more often to save on energy use at home.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Give-A-Way
If you like cheerios, be sure to check out this site. Over at Stretching a Buck, she is giving away a cheerios gift basket to try the new banana nut cheerios. Go and check it out, and while you are there, read all the other great posts! Lots of good info at Stretching a Buck!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Resolutions-Weight Loss
I have been making good on my resolution to re-organize my home. Now it is time to make good on my weight loss resolution. I begin my journey today. I weighed myself this morning at my mom's ( I do not have a scale). I weighed 185 pounds dressed for work. I will make sure I wear comparable clothes each week to make certain I am not claiming a greater loss than actual because my clothes were lighter. I had my boots on which I probably should have taken off for the weight check as I know they are heavy. I will follow the same diet that I followed a couple of years ago when I lost 30 pounds. I have since gained about 20-25 pounds back. So off it will go again. For some of my other resolutions, I am still trying to work on them as well. Time to get off the couch and start getting things accomplished!
Weekly Savings List
I did not have an opportunity to list anything for last week, but I will resume this week.
1. I hung my clothes to dry Monday night. I just put them on hangers and hang them up in the bathroom on the shower rod.
2. I went to bed early, thus turning off all the lights in the house. I was really tired from my trip and was in bed by 8:30 on Monday.
3. I waited until I got up on Tuesday to plug in my cell phone, even though it was on the red low battery mark. This prevented it from being plugged in all night long.
4. Normally I use my bath towels twice before I wash them. However this week, when I took a shower on Wednesday morning I did not get to save my towel for Thursday. I was standing in front of the tub with the towel sort of around my hair when it fell into the tub. I have this indent in the middle of my tub where water stands so the towel pretty much just soaked all the dirty shower water up. I decided to use a new one for the next shower.
5. I went to Aldi's to pick up a few groceries, and figure that my savings were somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.00 over the grocery store across the street from my work. (I only spent a total of $15.14)
6. By turning the space heater off when it was not needed in the kitchen (and because of warmer weather), my power bill was about $100 less this month. This is wonderful as it was over $300 last month. The power bills in my area are brutal pretty much all year though.
7. I sold my minivan, leaving me with no need to cover it with insurance for sitting in my driveway. I called to get it removed from my policy. I received the paper to sign and return yesterday and mailed it back. I did not even have to pay postage as the company gave me a stamped envie to return it in.
So how did you save money this week?
1. I hung my clothes to dry Monday night. I just put them on hangers and hang them up in the bathroom on the shower rod.
2. I went to bed early, thus turning off all the lights in the house. I was really tired from my trip and was in bed by 8:30 on Monday.
3. I waited until I got up on Tuesday to plug in my cell phone, even though it was on the red low battery mark. This prevented it from being plugged in all night long.
4. Normally I use my bath towels twice before I wash them. However this week, when I took a shower on Wednesday morning I did not get to save my towel for Thursday. I was standing in front of the tub with the towel sort of around my hair when it fell into the tub. I have this indent in the middle of my tub where water stands so the towel pretty much just soaked all the dirty shower water up. I decided to use a new one for the next shower.
5. I went to Aldi's to pick up a few groceries, and figure that my savings were somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.00 over the grocery store across the street from my work. (I only spent a total of $15.14)
6. By turning the space heater off when it was not needed in the kitchen (and because of warmer weather), my power bill was about $100 less this month. This is wonderful as it was over $300 last month. The power bills in my area are brutal pretty much all year though.
7. I sold my minivan, leaving me with no need to cover it with insurance for sitting in my driveway. I called to get it removed from my policy. I received the paper to sign and return yesterday and mailed it back. I did not even have to pay postage as the company gave me a stamped envie to return it in.
So how did you save money this week?
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