Thursday, January 3, 2013

I miss my laptop

Yes you heard right I miss it. Meaning I no longer have it. Not only do I not have it I do not have it backed up and so I lost all my pictures. My 21 month old thought it would like some coffee to help just start its morning of all days on my birthday. So now my Apple MacBook Pro is gone. Maybe one day I will get another one.

Today I'm going to go get free shampoo

yet another find from The Krazy Coupon Lady. At CVS you can print off a coupon for a free bottle of shampoo. Hope you enjoy the find.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

I just got $13.95 physican's formula bronzed for $1.82!

So I was turned on to the chance to free makeup by The Krazy Coupon Lady. Well I had to go see it myself. So I go into Rite Aid after printing off the $4 coupon and look for the sale. I'll be honest I have not been to a Rite Aid before. So after looking for a good bit I go and get a ad and find that there are certain things that are on sale for 40% off. Well bronser was one of them. There was one for 13.95$ on sale for 8.35$. On the bronser there was a coupon for 3$ off. I went and asked a associate if they stacked coupons and she said yes. So when it was all said and done (after I signed up for a Rite Aid card) I got some makeup for 1.82$.

Today we are going to start back

to our homeschooling routine. I think its going to be a little hard with the break but we will see. We have been still reading and going to story times here and there. D has done teaching apps on the iPad but I want to get back in the books. I will post things we do that are different, fun, or really working for them.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

What coupons are coming this week?

Have you been wondering what is coming this week in the Sunday Newspaper? Well with every where I search they say the same thing. I will be upfront I'm not sure if every newspaper will have all 3 or not but boy howdie I hope so.


Smart Source #1 1/6

Afrin $2/1 nasal spray (2/10/13)
Aveeno $1/1 product excludes cleansing bars, trial sizes and 2.5oz body lotion (2/6/13)
Aveeno $3/2 products excludes cleansing bars, trial sizes and 2.5oz body lotion (2/6/13)
Band-Aid $.50/1 adhesive bandages product ets (2/6/13)
Barilla $1/2 Plus, Veggie, Whole Grain or White Fiber pasta (3/2/13)
Bengay $2/1 product ets (2/6/13)
BIC $1/2 stationery products (2/15/13)
BIC B1G1 free disposable razor up to $7.99 (2/3/13)
Biz $1.50/1 liquid or blast packs (2/17/13)
Biz $1.50/1 powder (2/17/13)
Capri Sun Buy 3 10ct products, get 1 free 10 ct up to $2.60 excludes Super V or 100% juice dnd (2/6/13)
Carefree $.50/1 36ct+ product (2/6/13)
Clean & Clear $1/1 product ets (2/6/13)
Cream of Wheat $.50/1 9.8oz+ (3/31/13)
Daisy $.50/1 cottage cheese (3/31/13)
Desitin $.75/ diaper rash ointment product ets (2/6/13)
Dole $.75/1 frozen fruit single sere cups (3/31/13)
Dole $.75/1 fruit smoothie shakers (3/31/13)
Dole $.75/2 fruit bowls, gels or fruit parfaits (3/31/13)
Dole $.75/2 fruit crisps (3/31/13)
Don Francisco’s $.75/1 coffee can (2/16/13)
Don Francisco’s $1/1 10oz or 12oz Family Reserve bag (2/16/13)
GE $1/1 Energy Smart, Reveal CFL, Energy Efficient Reveal or Energy Efficient Soft White lighting product (3/6/13)
Halls $1/2 17ct+ Drops bags (2/11/13)
Hershey’s $1.50/1 5.6oz Simple Pleasures (2/17/13)
Johnson & Johnson $1/2 Red Cross products excludes first aid kits and trial (2/6/13)
Johnson’s $.75/1 baby product excludes sizes 1-4oz, Hand & Face Wipes and Buddies and Kids 1ct sudzing bar (2/6/13)
Johnsonville $1/1 12oz chicken sausage (3/31/13)
Johnsonville $1/1 17.63oz pork and chicken sausage (3/31/13)
K-Y $5/1 product excludes Jelly (1/31/13)
La Victoria $1.50/3 12oz+ products (3/3/13)
La Victoria $1/1 tortillas
Listerine $1/1 1L+ regular, Ultraclean, Zero, Total Care or Fluoride Defense (2/6/13)
Listerine $1/1 Whitening Rinse 16floz+ or Whitening gel 4.2oz (2/6/13)
Lubriderm $2/1 8ct+ product ets (2/6/13)
Mean Green $.35/1 product (2/17/13)
Mean Green $.35/1 super strength (2/17/13)
Method $.50/1 dish product (2/23/13)
Method $1/1 laundry product (2/23/13)
MiraLAX $1/1 1oct or 14 dose (2/3/13)
MiraLAX $3/1 30 dose (2/3/13)
Motrin B $2/1 product ets (2/6/13)
Motrin PM $1/1 product ets (2/6/13)
Nabisco $.75/2 3.7-25.2 products dnd (2/18/13)
Neosporin $2/1 antibiotic ointment or Lip Health product ets (2/6/13)
Neosporin $2/1 Essentials product ets (2/6/13)
Neutrogena $1/1 eye or lip makeup product (2/6/13)
Neutrogena $1/1 skin care or hair care product excludes sun care and bar soap (2/6/13)
Neutrogena $2/1 face makeup product ets (2/6/13)
Pedia Care $1/1 product (6/30/13)
Philips Sonicare $10/1 rechargeable toothbrush or Airfloss excludes Essence & Xtreme (3/31/13)
Philips Sonicare $15/1 DiamondClean, Flexcare+ or Flexcare rechargeable toothbrush (3/31/13)
Philips Sonicare $4/1 brush heads or Essence or Xtreme toothbrush (3/31/13)
Planters $1/1 8.75-10.75oz NUTrition can or multipack (3/31/13)
Reach $1/2 floss or Access products ets (2/6/13)
Reach $1/2 toothbrush products excludes Crystal Clean (2/6/13)
RoC $3/1 product ets (2/6/13)
Rogaine $10/1 product ets (2/6/13)
Sargento $.50/1 5oz+ natural cheese snacks (2/17/13)
Snapware $2/1 food or home storage product (3/31/13)
Splenda $1/1 80ct or 3.8oz+ product dnd (2/28/13)
Stayfree B1G1 free product up to $4.49 (2/6/13)
Tena $1/1 product (3/31/13)
Trident $1/3 18 stick packs (2/17/13)
Tyson $.55/1 Grilled & Ready refrigerated product (4/18/13)
Tyson $1/1 Grilled & Ready frozen product (4/18/13)
Viactiv $1.50/1 soft chews (2/6/13)
Visine B1G1 free .5floz up to $5 excludes Tears Dry Eye Relief, Tears Long Lasting Dry Eye Relief, Soothing Wipes, Tired Eye Relief, Totality Multi-Symptom Relief, A and Advanced Relief Eye Drops .28floz ets (1/20/13)
Zyrtec $5/1 24ct+ regular or D (2/6/13)

Smart Source #2 1/6

Aleve $1/1 20ct+ product excludes D (3/31/13)
Aleve $2/1 D product (3/31/13)
Aleve/One A Day/Flintstones/Citracal/Vanquish/Bayer $5/2 70ct+ products (1/20/13)
Alka-Seltzer $2/1 10ct+ regular or Plus product (3/31/13)
Arm & Hammer/OxiClean $1/2 laundry care items ets TARGET COUPON (3/31/13)
Atkins $1/1 4pk shake dnd (3/31/13)
Atkins $1/1 5pk bar dnd (3/31/13)
Atkins $1/1 frozen meal dnd (4/30/13)
Bausch+Lomb $5/1 Ocuvite product (2/28/13)
Bayer $1.50/1 20ct+ 325mg or 500mg product (3/31/13)
Bayer $1/1 20ct+ 81mg or 325mg product (3/31/13)
Betty Crocker $.75/2 Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Fruit, Fruit Gushers, or Fruit Roll-Ups or Ocean Spray, Mott’s or Sunkist fruit flavored snacks 93/2/13)
Biotrue $1.50/1 10oz+ multi-purpose solution (3/6/13)
Biotrue $3/1 multi-purpose solution twin pack (3/6/13)
BOCA $1/2 meatless products (3/3/13)
Bronkaid $1/1 product (3/31/13)
Citracal $2/1 product (2/28/13)
Colgate $.75/1 4oz+ toothpaste (1/26/13)
Colgate $.75/1 adult or kids manual toothbrush excludes Plus and Extra Clean (1/26/13)
Colgate $1/1 8oz+ Optic White mouthwash (1/26/13)
EAS $1/1 Lean 15 or AdvantEDGE product (2/6/13)
EAS $2/1 Lean 15 protein powder (2/6/13)
Energizer $.50/1 batteries, flashlight or USB wall or car charger (1/26/13)
Fiber One $.50/2 Chewy Bars, 90 Calorie Chewy Bars, 90 Calorie Brownies or Protein Chewy Bars (3/2/13)
Flintstones $2/1 multivitamin (2/28/13)
Frigo $.55/1 6ct+ Cheese Heads (3/31/13)
General Mills $1/3 Big G cereals (2/16/13)
Goody $.50/1 24ct+ Ouchless Elastics (2/15/13)
Green Giant $.60/3 frozen boxed vegetables (3/2/13)
Hamburger Helper $.75/3 skillet dishes (3/2/13)
Nature Valley $.50/2 5ct+ Granola Bars or Granola Thins (3/2/13)
Neo-Synephrine $1/1 product (3/31/13)
Odwalla $.55/1 12oz+ beverage (2/28/13)
Odwalla $.55/2 bars (2/28/13)
One A Day $2/1 product (2/28/13)
Oscar Mayer $1/1 Carving Board meat (3/3/13)
Oscar Mayer $1/2 Deli Fresh lunch meat (3/3/13)
Phillips $2/1 product (3/31/13)
Pillsbury $.40/2 Sweet Rolls or Grands! Sweet Rolls (3/30/13)
Pillsbury $.40/3 refrigerated Grands! biscuits (3/30/13)
Pillsbury $.50/2 Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles Pastries or Pancakes (3/30/13)
Pillsbury $.75/2 refrigerated cookie dough (3/30/13)
Playtex $1/1 Gentle Glide tampons or Sport tampons (2/24/13) 2 coupons
Playtex $1/1 On The Go wipes or Sport Body wipes (2/24/13)
Progresso $.25/1 light soup cans (3/2/13)
Progresso $.50/2 soup cans (3/2/13)
Refresh $3/2 products (3/15/13)
Refresh $4/1 Optive Advanced product (3/15/13)
Ricola $1/2 bags (3/6/13)
Rubbermaid $1.50/1 LunchBlox product (2/15/13)
Rubbermaid $1/1 Easy Find Lids, Produce Saver, Lock-its, Glass or Premier container (2/15/13)
Rubbermaid $1/1 Hydration bottle (2/15/13)
Starbucks $1/1 11oz+ packaged coffee or 10 or 16ct k-cup pack (2/9/13)
Starbucks $3/2 11oz+ packaged coffees or 10 or 16ct k-cup packs (2/9/13)
TruBiotics $3/1 product (2/28/13)
Ultra Palmolive $.50/1 20oz+ dish liquid (1/19/13)
Vanquish $1/1 product (3/31/13)
Yoplait $.40/6 yogurt cups (3/2/13)
Yoplait $.50/2 Greek yogurt cups (3/2/13)
Yoplait $.50/8 yogurt cups (3/2/13)
Yoplait $.75/2 Go-Gurt, Kids Cup, Trix multipack and Splitz yogurt (3/2/13)


Smart Source #3 1/6

Air Wick $1/1 Freshmatic Ultra refill (2/3/13)
Air Wick $1/1 Freshmatic Ultra starter kit (2/3/13)
Air Wick $1/1 Scented Oil Mega or Triple refill (2/3/13)
Air Wick $1/1 Scented Oil twin refill pack or 2 single refills (2/3/13)
Campbell’s $.50/2 100% Natural soups (3/15/13)
Easy-Off $.50/1 oven cleaner (2/28/13)
Glass Plus $.35/1 product (2/28/13)
Golden Grain $1/2 100% Whole Grain products (2/9/13)
Lean Cuisine $1/1 Salad Additions variety (4/6/13)
Lean Cuisine $1/5 varieties (4/6/13)
Lime-A-Way $.50/1 cleaner (2/28/13)
Lysol $.50/1 12.5oz+ disinfectant spray (2/5/13)
Lysol $.50/2 disinfecting wipes (2/5/13)
Lysol $.50/2 toilet bowl cleaners (2/5/13)
Lysol $2/1 No-Touch hand soap system starter kit (2/5/13)
Mitchum $1/1 men’s or women’s product excludes trial and multipacks (2/10/13)
Mop & Glo $.50/1 product (2/28/13)
Mucinex $1/1 product (3/31/13)
Nature Made $1/1 magnesium product (3/6/13)
Nature Made $2/1 adult gummies product (3/6/13)
Nature Made $2/1 full strength MINIs product (3/6/13)
Nature Made $2/1 VitaMelts prdouct (3/6/13)
Nature Made $2/2 products (3/6/13)
Old English $.75/1 product (2/28/13)
Post-it $1 off $5+ flag purchase (2/17/13)
Post-it $1 off $5+ Super Sticky Note or Full Adhesive Note purchase (2/17/13)
Post-it $2 off $5+ dispenser purchase (2/17/13)
Post-it $2 off $5+ tab or pocket purchase (2/17/13)
Purina $1/3 Friskies Party Mix cat treats (3/6/13)
Purina $2/1 3lb+ dry pet food TARGET COUPON (2/28/13)
Purina $2/2 6oz+ Beggin (3/6/13)
Purina $2/2 Busy (3/6/13)
Revlon $2/1 cosmetic item TARGET COUPON (2/5/13)
Schick $1/1 disposable razor pack excludes 2ct (2/3/13)
Schick $3/2 disposable razor packs excludes 2ct (2/3/13)
Swanson $.40/2 26oz+ broth or stock cartons (3/31/13)
Zantac $2/1 24 or 30ct product (2/6/13)
Zantac $5/1 50ct+ product (2/6/13)


Red Plum #1 1/6

ACT $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
Allegra $2/1 product excluding 2 & 5ct (2/24/13)
alli $5/1 90ct+ product (3/31/13)
Angel Soft $.45/1 4pk double roll or larger bathroom tissue (2/28/13)
Chattem $5 Target gift card wyb 3 Chattem products; Selsun Blue, Gold Bond Ultimate, Icy Hot, Act, Cortizone-10, Unisom, Aspercreme, Allegra ets TARGET COUPON (1/19/13)
Clairol $1/1 color product or herbal color(2/28/13)
Crotizone 10 $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
Disney/Marvel $1/1 gummy vitamin (2/20/13)
Ester-C $2/1 to go (2/20/13)
Ester-C $3/1 tablet (2/20/13)
Gillette $1/1 disposable razor ets (2/28/13)
Gillette $3/1 Mach3 disposable razor ets (2/28/13)
Gillette Buy 1 Gillette Series or Fusion Shave Prep, get 1 Fusion Shave Prep free up to $3.99 ets (2/28/13)
Gold Bond $1/1 6.5oz or smaller body lotion ets (3/6/13)
Gold Bond $2/1 7oz+ body lotion (3/6/13)
Gold Bond Ultimate $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
Good’n Natural $1.50/1 multi-pack or 6+ single bars (2/17/13)
Good’n Natural Free bar up to $1.50 (2/17/13)
Icy Hot/Aspercreme $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
MET-Rx $1/6 minis singles or 1 value pack (2/17/13)
MET-Rx $2/2 bars (2/17/13)
Nasoya $.75/1 Pasta Zero (4/7/13)
Nasoya $1.25/2 products (4/7/13)
Nature’s Bounty $1/1 vitamin or supplement (2/5/13)
Nature’s Bounty $2.50/1 fish oil or CoQ-10 (2/5/13)
Nature’s Bounty $4/1 Optimal Solutions product (2/5/13)
Nature’s Bounty $5/1 Optimal Solutions shake mix (2/5/13)
Newman’s Own $.75/1 lite salad dressing (2/16/13)
Nicorette $10/1 Nicorette gum 100ct+, NicodermCQ 14ct+ or Nicorette Lozenge 72ct+ (2/10/13)
Osteo Bi-Flex $3/1 30-60ct (2/20/13)
Osteo Bi-Flex $5/1 70ct+ (2/20/13)
Pedigree $1/1 3.5lb+ dry food for dogs (3/2/13)
Pedigree $1/1 Little Champions  8 or 12ct pouch variety pack or 6 single pouches, trays or 13.2oz cans (3/2/13)
Prilosec OTC $3/1 RITE AID COUPON (1/19/13)
Pure Protein $1/2 bars (2/24/13)
Pure Protein $2/1 4pk 23g shakes, 1lb or 2lb protein powder or value packs (2/24/13)
Purex $1/1 liquid detergent or UltraPacks detergent ets (2/2/13)
Selsun Blue $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
Slim-Fast $1/1 bar or snack bites (2/3/13)
Slim-Fast $1/1 shake multi-pack or shake mix (2/3/13)
Sundown Naturals $1/1 vitamin or supplement (2/5/13)
Sundown Naturals $2/1 120ct+ product (2/5/13)
Unisom $1/1 product ets (2/24/13)
Venus $3/1 razor AND 1 refill excludes disposables and trial (2/28/13)
Venus/Daisy $2/1 Venus disposable, Daisy disposable or Daisy3 disposable ets (2/28/13)
Vidal Sassoon $1/2 shampoo, conditioners or stylers RITE AID COUPON (1/19/13)
Vidal Sassoon $2/1 hair color RITE AID COUPON (1/19/13)


Red Plum #2 1/6

all $2/2 liquid, powder or mighty pacs laundry detergents ets (2/7/13)
Aquafresh $1/1 5.6oz+ Extreme Clean (3/3/13)
Caltrate $2/1 product (3/3/13)
Centrum $2/1 56ct+ Specialist multivitamin (2/2/13)
Centrum $2/1 60ct+ Flavor Burst Chews (2/2/13)
Centrum $3/1 100ct+ regular or Silver mutivitamin (2/2/13)
Centrum $8/both 80ct+ multivitamin AND any ProNutrients supplement (2/2/13)
Dimetapp $1/1 Children’s product (3/2/13)
Fiora/Paseo $.50/1 bath tissue excluding single roll (2/28/13)
Fiora/Paseo $1/1 12-roll bath tissue or 8-roll paper towel (2/28/13)
Hefty $1/1 waste bags (3/31/13)
Kibbles ‘n Bits $.55/1 dry dog food (3/6/13)
Land O’Frost $.55/1 Bistro Favorites, Premium, DeliShaved or Canadian Bacon (2/6/13)
Land O’Frost $1/1 sub sandwich kit or wrap kit (2/6/13)
L’Oreal $1/1 Paris skincare item ets (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $1/1 Studio Line styling product (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $2/1 Advanced Haircare shampoo or conditioner (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $2/1 Advanced Haircare treatment (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $2/1 haircolor product (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $2/1 Paris powder, concealer, primer or blush excludes Magic Perfecting Base .17floz mini size (3/2/13)
L’Oreal $3/1 Paris cosmetic face product excludes Magic Perfecting Base .17floz mini size (3/2/13)
Maybelline New York $1/1 mascara (3/2/13)
Meow Mix $.75/1 3lb+ dry cat food (3/2/13)
Meow Mix $.75/6 single cat food cups or 1 cat food variety pack (3/2/13)
Nivea $2/1 13.5oz body lotion (2/3/13)
Nivea $2/1 8.4-16.9oz body lotion (2/3/13)
Nivea $3/2 .59oz tin, .17oz stick or .3oz tube lip care products (1/20/13)
Sensodyne $1/1 4oz+ product (3/3/13)
Sensodyne $1/1 4oz+ ProNamel product (3/3/13)
Snuggle $.50/1 fabric softener liquid or dryer sheets (2/7/13)
Splenda $1.50/1 Nectresse natural no calorie sweetener dnd (3/23/13)
StarKist $.55/2 single serve pouch products (3/3/13)
Surf $1/1 laundry detergent (2/17/13)

How to organize your coupons

So there are many ways to do your coupons. I used to be one of those that had a binder full of baseball card holders and would clip them all put them in their own holder in the order of the isle and expiration date, and have to change it every week. This is very time consuming though many say it is the best way. I have recently been reading about other ways because with four kids, doctors apts, church, and so on I am to busy to spend the time it takes to do this. I think I'm going to start a new way. I'm going to get page protectors (yes I still have my baseball card holders, but they will only be used here and there if at all) and every time I get a new weeks paper I'm going to get all the same coupon sheets (for instance this week was P&G but there are many pages to the P&G so I'm going to line up the pages and split them apart and have a sheet) and put them in their own page protector  Right now until I figure out a better way I will use sticky notes to label them which week I got them so I know which is oldest, and then look and watch for sales and coupon match ups. Like I said before I'm still learning and with not having a lot of time I am closely watching The Krazy Coupon Lady and I might go back to also looking at the Coupon Mom to see if they say different things.

I would be posting pictures and will try to again when I figure out a way. My laptop went to the grave last week so I can not just upload them. I have a computer and iPad in the house but nothing that will take the SD card.

My first trip to the store with coupons

So I just went to Kroger. Remember they double coupons up to 0.60$. Well I had a coupon for Silk Almond milk for 0.75$, a coupon for 0.50$ on a box of Krave cereal, a coupon for 0.50$ on a box of Frosted Flakes, and a coupon for 1$ off of any two Quaker products.
The Silk was on sale for 2.99$, the Krave was on sale for 2.09$, the Frosted Flakes were on sale for 1.98$, and the Quaker variety pack oatmeal boxes were on sale 2/4$.
So I paid 2.24$ for almond milk, 1.09$ on Krave cereal, 0.98$ on Frosted Flakes, and 1.50$ each on two boxes of Quaker oatmeal.
So total with sales and coupons I saved right at 11$ not bad for my first time.