Why I coupon you ask....

THIS is why I coupon....

Walgreens trip:

(2) Complete Multi-Purpose Solution - $7.99 ea

(5) Dove Deodorant - $3.50 ea

(2) Huggies Little Swimmers - $6.99 ea

(4) Hunts Tomato Sauce - $0.25 ea

(1) Colgate Toothpaste - $2.99

(1) Ouchless Hair Clips - $2.99

(2) candy - $0.99 ea

I paid: $12 something

*and I am selling the eye stuff for $5, so really I only paid $7 for all of this!

Walmart:

YoPlus - $1.50 ea

Sara Lee Hamburger Buns - $1.77

Noxema Razors - $1.99

I paid: $2.50

THANK YOU SAFEWAY!!!!

Total before coupons - $75 or more

After coupons - $10.98

Paid with catalinas from the week before $10 ($6 of which was profit)

I Paid: $0.98!!!

My receipt said that I had a savings of 103%

**** I did this transaction TWICE ****

Vincent and I both have Safeway Club Cards

SO I have:

(2) Tide Stain Release - paid only $1.99 for both

(10) Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs - paid only .98 for ALL

(4) Old Spice Body Wash & (4) Old Spice Deodorant - Paid $2.96 for all

Target

(3) Nivea Body Wash - $3.99 ea

(4) Dove Deodorant - $3.47 ea

(2) Jergens Lotion - $1.99 ea

(2) Nexcare Bandaids - $1.57 ea

Paid $3.02

So for everything you see here... I paid about $14.00

I'd say it's time well spent!

And I didn't even show you my CVS trip

(I bought 4 body washes and I walked out with $8... yes, I MADE $8)

Fill a Bag @ Children's Orchard - June 5th!

Start practicing your packing, and get up early for the

Fill A Bag for Five Event on June 4th & 5th

Grab a bag, then STUFF, PACK, JAM, CRAM, and FILL it as full as you can with all of the resale clothing on clearance - and just pay $5.00 for it!

Fill a Bag Pre-Shop - June 4th

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Fill a Bag Sale - June 5th

Store opens at 9 am

* you will want to get there early, because there will be a line of people waiting to get in.

Bags are provided AND you can fill as many bags as you would like, each is just $5!

Last time I got my son some good shirts, a wind-breaker jacket and a pair of shoes, it was a great deal!

Go to www.ChildrensOrchard.com to find locations and time near you!

Free Loaf of Silver Hills Sprouted Bread

Complete a short survey to receive a coupon for a FREE loaf of Silver Hills Sprouted Bread

This is a great way to get to try Sprouted Bread if you wouldn't normally spend the money on it.... and HEY... Free bread is FREE bread!

*Northern California was lucky enough to be apart of this!

GO to Money Saving Mom and click on the link to complete the survey.

ENJOY YOUR BREAD!

Free Armor All @ Target

Here is a GREAT idea for a Father's Day Gift!!!

$3.00/2 Armor All Products (any) @ Target.com

$2.00/1 Armor All Products (any) @ Facebook.com

Buy 1 Armor All Wheel Protectant, 7 oz. - $7.99

Buy 1 Armor All Tire Protectant, $3.79 (or any product $3.49 or more)

Total before coupons = 11.78

Use (1) $3/2 Target Coupon

&

Use (2) $2/1 Facebook Coupons

Total After Coupons = $4.78

Submit this Rebate on Wheel Protectant

*you will be reimbursed for the price of the wheel protectant up to $8

Final Price after Rebate = $3.21 PROFIT!

Now THAT'S a Father's Day GIFT!

Thank you to Krazy Coupon Lady for sharing!

Listerine Mouth Wash under $1 @ Target

Target has Listerine Mouth Wash on Clearance - last week it was $3.38, but I just heard that it might be down to $1.89! Remember: All stores are different, so print up to coupons and check it out the next time you are in Target.

There are two coupons available right now for Listerine:

$2.oo off coupon HERE = FREE mouth wash!

$1.00 off coupon HERE = $0.98 mouth wash

*Remember to hit your back button after printing the first coupon - and you can print another!

COSTCO MEMBERS - Cheap 24 Hour Gym Membership!

How many of you out there have Costco memberships, or know someone who does? Well I just found a great deal!!!

TWO (2) YEAR membership to 24 Hour Fitness

for $299.99

I went into their gym the other night to find out the cost, it's normally $34 per mo. plus starting out your pay first & last months dues. At $299.99 that's only $12.50 a month!

What I LOVE is that you pay up front so you don't have to worry about your membership for 2 years!

:: You can purchase up to 4 memberships ::

This is exciting to me because my husband keeps asking for a gym membership but it's never really in the budget, but I think this we can do. Father's Day is coming up so I think this is going to be the gift! *it's a gift for me too ;)

To find out more go to Costco.com and login.

If you are already a 24 Hour Fitness Member, or are going to be soon:

Three (3) 50 Minute Personal Training Sessions for only $79.99

Summer is going to be here SOON... time to get those bodies in shape! (and be healthy of course)

Grocery Shopping Week by Week

Now being a mother of THREE I feel much more of a challenge to stay on top of things, to be organized AND to SAVE MONEY!!! Diapers... need I say more!

One of the things that I am trying to do is shop once a week for groceries, obviously using coupons and the sales. My first week back into the groove of things felt really good, so I thought I would share with all of you :)

So this is what I do:

- Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on when you get the new store ads) I gather together my ads and I find produce that is on sale. I make a list of those items.

- I think look in the freezer to see what meats, or pantry for pastas, beans, etc, and I start building meals.

I found that it was much easier to make a meal plan this way. Once I get my plan for this week done I will share it here.

How do you plan meals for your family?