Living Healthy On A Budget

Sunday, November 7, 2010

News

I have decided to stop blogging. I have really enjoyed it and wish that I had the time to continue with this blog, but right now in my life, I know that the right choice is to stop. I have been blessed with the opportunity right now to be home with my son, and I want to savor every moment of it.

My husband just reminded me the other day that someday, before we know it, my son won't want to spend time with us anymore and it hit me that I have to be thinking about what is most important to me in life. My job right now is to train and teach my child and I haven't been making that a priority since I started blogging. Every day, I have felt guilty telling my child "no, I can't do that right now, I'm busy on the computer". After making the decision to stop blogging earlier today, I have already felt a burden lifted off of my shoulders and have so much more peace. I have dreams and goals in my life that recently have had to be put on the back-burner, and stopping blogging will give me the time to begin pursuing some of them.

Thank you all for the support and encouragement that you have given me! I wish the best for you all!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Swag Code Available!

Right now there is a Swag Code on the Swag Bucks Blog worth 9 Swag Bucks! It is available until 3:30 pm PDT (5:30 pm my time- I think, I get so confused with all the different time zones lol).

Copy and then paste the code on the Swag Bucks home page in the box that says: Enter your Swag Code.

If you would like to know more about Swagbucks and why I love it so much (I have earned more than $180 in gift cards since joining about 11 months ago), you can check out this post. Or you can go ahead and sign up here, they will start you out with 30 Swag Bucks!

New Land O Lakes Butter Coupon

If you go here and sign in or Register, you can print off a .50/2 Land O Lakes butter coupon. This coupon is great to go with this week's Kroger Mega Event. Land O Lakes 1 lb. butter is only $2.29 right now after the Mega Event savings- use this coupon to get each for only $1.79 each after doubles! This is an EXCELLENT price for real butter!

Meijer One Day Sale 11-06

Today, 11-06, Meijer is having a One Day Super Sale:

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese: 10/$5

Use .55/2 Printable Coupon when you play the game

Final Price: .23 each

Dial Bar Soap- 3 pack $1.00

Use .35/1 coupon from 10-10 R.P. insert

Final Price: .65 each

Bananas .37/lb.

Angel Soft Bath Tissue 6 double rolls 1/2 Price

Use .50/1 Printable Coupon (when you register)

Final Price: varies

Arm and Hammer or Arrid Deodorant $1.00

Huggies Jumbo Diapers or Pull-ups $7.99

Use $2.50/1 Little Snugglers or Little Movers Printable Coupon

Use $2.00/1 Little Snugglers Printable Coupon

Use $2.00/1 Pull-ups Printable Coupon

Final Price: as low as $5.49 each

Free Sample Of Dove Deodorant

If you go here, you can sign up for a free sample of Dove Ultimate Clear Deodorant. This is offered by Univision- It was in Spanish, but is translated into English by Google.

Thanks Mojo Savings!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Hot Barbara's Bakery Coupon!

Go here to print off a Buy One Get One Free Coupon (up to $4.99 value) for Barbara's Bakery Products. You can print off two copies if you use your browser's back button. If you store would allow it, you could possibly combine it with this $1/1 Printable coupon and get an awesome deal on natural cereal or snacks! Or if your local store has a Buy One Get One Free sale on Barbara's products, use the coupon to score two for free!

Thanks Organic Deals and Coupons!

Another Driscoll's Coupon!

Go here to print off another .50/1 Driscoll's Berry Coupon. The coupon is in the tan-colored square on the right hand side of the page. You can only print off one copy of this one. The coupon is good for 60 days from date of print.

Thanks Organic Deals and Coupons!

My Kroger Shopping Trip

(You can click on the picture to see it better)

This is what I purchased at Kroger last night (Plus, three things from Target). Pretty much all these prices are still available through next week- at least. You can check out my Kroger Match-ups here to see almost all of the links to the actual coupons that I used. In all, I spent a total of $18.47 (not including the couple dollars that I paid in tax) for everthing that I purchased at Kroger. According to my receipt I saved: $180.75. Honestly, it doesn't hardly seem possible that everthing I got from Kroger would have been $199.22 without sales and coupons- but Kroger's regular prices are pretty high on some things. For instance my receipt says that each can of the campbell's cream of chicken soups would have been $1.39. I also spent $5.50 on a couple things at Target- (You can find that breakdown at the very bottom).

Here's what I got at Kroger:

30 bottles of Honest Organic Tea/ Honest Organic Ade. I used (30) .50/1 manufacturer coupons = .25 overage for each after doubles. I am not buying my husband soda for work anymore so these will be great for him to take to drink instead.
4 Kroger re-usable shopping bags at .99 each. I used 4 tear-pad coupons to get them all for 4. It was a store coupon- buy 4 Honest teas or ades and get a free bag.
10 propel at .49 each after mega event. I used (4) buy 1 get 1 free coupons (deducted $1.29 each)= all for free
9 cartons of Imagine Organic chicken and vegetable broth at $1.99 each after mega event. I used (3) $3/3 hang tags that I found= .99 each
4 boxes of Stretch island or Fruitibu fruit snacks at $3.99 each. I used 2 buy one get one coupons from Facebook= $2 each
1 bottle of Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar on sale for $4.69
1 can of Muir Glen Organic Tomato paste for .99. I used 1 .75/1 previously available printable coupon.
2 bags of Ricola cough drops at .49 after mega event. I used (1) $1/2 manufacturer coupon= both free.
4 cans of Nestle carnation evaportated milk at .69 each after mega event. I used (2) .50/2 manufacturer coupons= .19 each after doubles.
4 boxes of Quaker instant oatmeal for $2.19 each after mega event. I used (4) $2/1 previously available printable coupons= .19 each
6 cans of Campbell's cream of chicken and mushroom soup at .49 each after mega event. I used (2) $1.50/3 printable coupons and 1 E-coupon for $1.50 came off as well= $1.50 overage
2 bags of Ronzoni Healthy harvest pasta for .69 each after mega event. I used $1/2 printable coupon and a $1/2 e-coupon came off as well= .31 overage each
2 containers of multi-grain pringles on sale for .99 each after mega event. I used $1/2 coupon from 10-31 P&G insert and a $1/2 e-coupon= both free
Tide stain release for $7.49. I used $3/1 manufacturer coupon and $3/1 e-coupon= $1.49
4 cans of Campbell's Chunky soup at .99 each after mega event. I used (4) .50/1 printable coupons= all for free
2 cans of Campbell's select harvest soup at .99 each after mega event. I used 1 .50/2 manufacturer coupon and 1 .50/2 e-coupon=.25 each
French's french fried onions for $2.99. I used a .50/1 printable coupon= $1.99
3 Keebler Ready crusts for $1.19 after mega event. I used a $1/3 Printable coupon= .85 each
1 pampers baby wipes for $1.99. A $1/1 e-coupon came off my card= .99
2 packs of Pampers Kandoo wipes at $1.79 each. I used 2 $1/1 manufacturer coupons= .79 each
2 boxes of Advil at $2.50 after mega event. I used (2) coupons for free items (deducted $3.99 each)= $1.49 overage each

Target:

3 bottles of 7th generation spray cleaner (There are only 2 in the picture because one already busted open in my car and leaked everywhere :( ) at $2.99 each. I used (3) $1/1 Target coupons + (3) $1/1 manufacturer coupons= .99 each
1 box of Tazo Organic tea bags on sale for $3.28. I used a .75/1 Target coupon that was previously available= $2.53