Deals, deals and more deals

Man! Yesterday was super busy for us! And it started at 4AM! David had a turn n burn to Houston so we dropped him off at the airport so we could have the car. And because I didn't want to pay $20 for parking.

We went to the post office and mailed off Tallies pkg of clothes from when she was here visiting. LOL sorry tallie, better late than never right?

We went to Target for some deals I read about on a coupon blog. My Target wasn't participating in the gift card offer that I was looking for. Bummer.

But we did find a few good things!



The Nyquil Med is on sale for $4.99ea and there was an AWESOME high value coupon of $4 in last weeks paper so I got them for $0.99ea! That is a great price for medicine.

The Strawberry Shortcake toys were free from a coupon a few weeks back. I'm starting to collect free/cheap toys to donate.

Spent $7.37 (I got the kiddos a treat so we could survive the rest of our errands)
Saved $48.77! Cool!

Then we went to Hobby Lobby for some supplies so I could make these......


Aren't they cute?! Steven is FREAKED out by them! He keeps point to them and saying: boo momma! boo! ahh!


Then I cleaned up the house for a couple of hours. Joy.

Then we went to the park with our buddies Miss Laura and her little girl Lil. The kiddos had a great time! I of course forgot the camera! Next time, gadget. Next time!

Sorry.
I blame it on lack of sleep.

On our way home we got some drinks and filled up the truck with gas. That's always fun. Too bad I can't get a coupon for gas.

Then later than afternoon the UPS guy dropped off some pkgs!


The kiddos LOVED those cherry bars so much I decided to get some more. Only I got strawberry banana.
These are 18.09 on Amazon.com
-$2.71 promotion code
=$15.38 (shipping was free thanks to Amazon Prime)
Used swagbucks gift cards
= $0.00!
Cool!

The 2nd pkg was more gymboree clothes! Remember those gymbucks I got? Well they were about to expire so I went ahead and ordered some more jammies! Aren't they cute?



And guess what they included? More coupons! Ahhh!




Oh and I forgot to mention this SWEET deal!



I went to Kmart because I heard they have a TON of toys on clearance with an additional 50% off! So I just had to go see what I could find!
Two of the Strawberry Shortcake toys were on clearance for $4.50ea and I had the $10 off coupon.
The 3rd Shortcake toy was normal price of $9.99
The Elmo Microwave was on clearance for $13.00 (this toy is normally $35!)
So what made this trip so awesome? Kmart let me keep the coupon overage from the $10 coupon! So I actually made a profit of $11 from buying those two Strawberry Shortcake toys that were on clearance! Cool!
Spent $4.75
Saved $59.99! Awesome!

Mr. Steven is going to LOVE the Elmo toy. And the girls toys are obviously going to be donated. No little girls in our house! Just two crazy boys.

Well that's all for now. I have lots of phone calls to make and Steven needs a "nack".

-Leah

Cinnamon Rolls

Yesterday was just one of "those" days. So when we are having one of "those" days I often cook. Or bake. As long as its packed with carbs and going to make me feel better, I really don't care what it is.

So I decided on Pioneer Womans Cinnamon Rolls.

Until now I have never made cinnamon rolls and I wasn't sure if they were going to turn out. But you know what? They were a success! Good thing to because the recipe made enough for 7 pans! It took me 3 hours start to finish, but it was very much worth it.


I didn't want to wait and refrigerate the dough, so they were a little sticky and messy looking. But I didn't really care because all I was going to do with them is eat em up!


Not bad for my first try right?

Bet you are wishing you were here huh?

Can I just tell you these were by far THE.BEST.CINNAMON.ROLLS.EVER! We had them for breakfast this morning and I didn't hear one peep from the kiddos until they were done inhaling their food. You should go make ya some! Seriously, go make these. Right Now. I'll wait.
Don't worry about the 3 sticks of butter, or the 2 cups of sugar or the whole milk. Just make them. And be happy!

The End.

Finishing up with the deals

So, this weeks deals didn't work out as I had planned. Thanks to @#!*&%! Walmart, I wasn't able to get all the Nivea chapsticks like I wanted to. I REALLY hate going into a Walmart and getting a COMPLETELY different answer for the Walmart down the street. I'm not mad about the fact that I didn't get my chapsticks, I'm mad that the people who are in charge, who are supposed to know what they are doing, don't. They simply don't. And it frustrates me to no end! And on top of that I didn't get my Strawberry Shortcake toy coupons I was going to use at Toys R Us this week! It would have been 10 free toys to donate. Ugh!

Ok, I feel better. Moving on.


I got some pretty cheap baking goods at Walmart this week. I'm prepping for the holidays! I LOVE to bake!


I'm not going to break this shopping trip down. But it was a good trip


Then my San Benito Walmart was willing to price match the Walgreens ad for the $1 Nivea. I used a $1 coupon making them free! So I got 7.



Since I cleaned out the San Benito Walmart, I went to the Harlingen Walmart, trying to get the same deal. But, they wouldn't do it. So I left very frustrated.

But then I went to Target and got some great deals!



The Motts apple sauce is on sale for $1.67ea and when you buy 5 you get a $5 gift card! Cool! So after the gift card they are $0.67ea! What a great deal for apple sauce!
So I did 4 transactions
Trans #1
5 Motts applesauce
= $8.35
And I received a $5 gift card

Trans #2
5 Motts applesauce
= $8.35
- $5 Target gift card
= $3.35!
AND I got another $5 gift card!

Trans #3
5 Motts applesauce
= $8.35
- $5 gift card
= $3.35
received another $5 gift card

Trans #4
4 Kandoo wipes
1 colgate toothbrush for Steven (since his old one "fell" into the toilet the other day)
2 Kleenex hand towels
= $9.25
- $5 Target gift card
= $4.25!

So all in all I spent $19.30 and saved $24.90! We will be set on applesauce for a long while.


And here are some pictures of the boys I took during this week



Jake got a free toy in the mail this week! He was SHOCKED to find a toy in the mailbox! LOL it was very cute.



The boys playing with that eco-playdoh I got for free. It smells like Rosemary and feels so soft! The kiddos love it!

The boys playing outside..




The kiddos eating some yummy strawberry cookies!





He is my silly baby! And as soon as he doesn't have a bruise or a huge mosquito bite on his cute little face, I'm going to have his and Jake's pictures done. So hopefully that will be soon!

That's all for now!

-Leah

My little bunny

Steven has learned how to hop!! And it's just about the cutest thing ever! Check it out!

Shopping Trip

There are some GREAT deals to be had this week! I'm VERY excited! I unfortunately did not get a few of the coupons I need for these awesome deals, but I ordered them from Ebay so I should have them in a couple of days. I hope.

Anyways, I've just gone to Target and CVS so far. My big Walmart trip is tonight. Joy.

First off, I have to say that I added up Septembers receipts and I was NOT happy. I've gotten so caught up in snatching every single deal that I have lost sight of why I'm doing this in the first place. To SAVE money. Don't get me wrong, I saved a TON in September. But my spending was much higher than I would have liked it to be. So for that reason, I'm going back to the basics. I'm only getting what we need, what I can get for free or for a few pennies. No more getting every good deal just because it's a good deal.

Alright, first Target




Ok, so Target has a TON of items on clearance! From toys to clothes to books. We spent a long time there on Monday. Mostly because we were waiting on the truck to get an oil change. But it worked out nicely because I found a lot of great things!

The glade odor carpet stuff was FREE after coupons
The rug was on clearance for $9.98 and I had a $10 coupon so I got it for FREE
The socks were on clearance for less than 2 bucks and I had a $2 coupon so FREE
The wrapping paper and CUTE flower bags were on clearance so that is always when I stock up on that stuff.
The two little books were on clearance for $0.88ea! So I just put those in my Christmas Gift box.
The tide laundry pouch is free with the $1 tide coupon and they had only 1 left! I guess other people are starting to realize you can sometimes get the travel size stuff for free.
Spent $6.52
Saved $16.98!

Then I went to CVS



I set a $5 budget each week for myself at CVS and I have been going WAAAY over that. So this week, I wanted to challenge myself and see what I could get for SUPER CHEAP.

I did a total of 8 transactions

Trans #1
1 Shich Hydro Razor
The LED tealights (perfect to light pumpkins!)
Total $14.06
After coupons $1.04!!
AND I received a $5 ECB from the razor! so I made a profit of $3.96 on that transaction!

Trans #2
2 Puffs tissues
1 Revlon Nail Polish
After coupons and ECB from Trans #1 total was $0.00!

Trans #3,4,5,6,7
1 Revlon Nail Polish
After coupons and rolling each ECB from the previous trans each time my total was $0.00!

Trans #8
3 boxes of puffs tissues
Used $3 ECB from trans #7
= $0.00!

So total I spent $1.04 and saved $52.99! Works for me!

Well that's all I got for now. I am hoping to get free lip gloss and floss at Walmart so I will let ya know how that goes!

-Leah

Zebra Gum

Today was a busy day. Mondays are always busy for us. We we to Target, got an oil change on the truck, went to the bank, the Harlingen Star for some Sunday papers and did 10,000 other things I can't remember. Then we came home to put Steven down for a nap. I still needed to go to CVS so I offered for Jakers to come along with me. Jake loves CVS because they have the car carts.

CVS was very busy. And I needed to do 8 transactions (will tell ya about the trip later) so I was waiting for the line to die down. I always try to wait until no one is at the registers because I HATE IT when people start to sigh and tap their little sassy toes at me just because I am using a lot of coupons. It tends to bring out my not so nice side.

So anyways, because we were taking so long Jake started to grow impatient with me. And when that happens I know I'm either going to leave the store very frustrated or just simply crying. I know that sounds bad, and you are probably thinking that I should just leave him at home. And I normally do, I just feel guilty sometimes when I leave. I know that sounds funny because I'm with them from 6am to 6pm every single day. But still, I like his company. When he is being pleasant that is.

Ok, back to the story.

So we got in line, and if any of you have been to a CVS before you know that in front of the registers are tons and tons of candy bars and treats. Whoever decided to put them there should be smacked. And of course come the 500 requests for toys, gum, candy and that cool bumblebee car he sees. I keep telling him no and he is getting more frustrated. So Jake decides to pick up the candy and ask me if it looks so yummy. I'm busy trying to do all 8 transactions correctly I'm just telling him to put them back and not really paying attention to what he was doing. Well I finally finished and we left the store.

Later in the afternoon, Jake walks up to me, pulls something out of his pocket and says: Look mommy! Now we have LOTS of gum!
Me: What? Hey, where did you get that gum? Is that from CVS?!
Jake: Um, yep. You want some?

I suddenly had flashbacks of when I was 4 years old and "I" stole zebra gum when I was grocery shopping with my mom. It had been almost the exact situation, only, I got caught when I was trying to open the gum in the car. My mother marched me right back into that store, made me go to the cashier, give the gum back, then apologize. I was so embarrassed. I thought my mom was so mean making me go back to the store and give it back. LOL it's funny how life happens.

We had a long talk with Jake about how if we take things without buying them it's called stealing. I think he got it at the end. Or maybe he was just so tired of being lectured that he was just agreeing with us.

Dave took him back to CVS with the gum in hand. Jake took the gum to the manager, muttered something about being sorry and left the store. And that was that.


LOL I'm just glad he didn't get his picture taken by management so they could put him on the "clepto watch list". That could present a problem since his momma is at that store 2-3 times a week.....

That is all.

The best dollar I EVER spent!

Ok, you ready for this? Are you sure?


Alright, here we go.....


I discovered the website called "Eversave" through a coupon website. Back in August they were offering a deal where you spend $6 for a $18 voucher to the nutty guys. Because I was a new customer I received a $5 credit making the voucher only $1! So that was an awesome deal already, but if I posted that deal on Facebook and if anyone of my friends also purchased a voucher from my link I would receive a $20 credit for each referral! Awesome!

So, I had 4 people buy from my link (thanks again!) giving me an $80 credit to Eversave!

So I just kept looking at the daily sales trying to see if there was anything that would be worth spending my credit on.

A few days later they had a save for portable flip flops. It looked like a cute gift idea. So I paid with my credit for a $20 voucher.


So the flipflops were free, but I did have to pay for shipping which was $7.95. I guess the idea behind these are if you are in need of an emergency pedi, you can just slip these on afterwards.


Then the very next day there was a deal for Abesmarket. I love that site. They have all natural and organic products.
So I used my credit for 3 $25 vouchers. With those vouchers I got this organic bab wash with FREE samples!





And 6 organic dried apple and banana snack bites!





And 2 all natural bubble bath




And this all natural playdoh for FREE! No shipping on any of these. I waited until Labor day weekend and they were offering free shipping to any order of $25 or more. So with my voucher I was at $25 and they gave me free shipping. Cool!


Are you still with me? Do you need a glass of water? No? Ok, let's continue....







Later that week another sale I found was for the Harvard Sweet Boutique. Apparently, I was hungry because I ordered two vouchers from them! Don't these brownies look AMAZING?



I haven't used these vouchers yet, I'm waiting for the holidays, or maybe my Mommy's Birthday. She LOVES chocolate.



Then mid September they had a deal with Greenobambino (cute name!). They have organic and all natural products for kids. The voucher was for $26 and I found this cute stacking toy and these cute spoons and forks (which we are in desperate need of) all for $26 exactly! Cool! I did have to pay for shipping which I think was like $5 bucks. Not too bad!



So there you have it, I have no more credit with Eversave. But I managed to get $199 dollars worth of items for $1! $13.95 with the two shipping charges I had to pay. But still, pretty awesome right? Right?

Oh, I forgot the nutty guys order.

The nuts that Steven gave Dave for his birthday were from the my voucher with them
I paid $0.31 after my voucher for that order!



Ok, now I'm all done.