New Love Affair and his name is Mr. WalMart

Oh my goodness, as of this moment in time.......I LOVE LOVE LOVE "the" Mart. Wowzas!!! Look at what I got today.....Before I show what I got, just so you know, there was PLENTY when I left the store....so no, I did not clear the shelf. I would never do that. :(

Here's a breakdown of what I got.....

Lucky Charms $2.89 X8 (my kids' favorite)

-price match to Rosauers 13-hour cereal sale $1.69 each

-$1.50/2 printable (NLA) X2

-$1.10/2 printable

=$8.32, making them just $1.04 a box 

Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta $2-something X10
-price match to Albertsons $0.75 each
-$1/1 printable (? available) OR
-$1/1 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta from 5/15 SS X10
=$2.50 overage!!!! That is $0.25 overage for each one!!

Wilkinson Sword Razor $0.97 X2
-$1/1 printable
=$0.06 overage!! That is $0.03 overage for each one!!

Pert Plus 3-in-1 Travel Size Shampoo $0.97 X6
-$1/1 Pert Plus 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 Products from 5/15 SS
=$0.18 overage!!! That is $0.03 overage for each one!

Bananas $0.58/ lb 7.68 lbs
-price match to Rosauers cereal 13-hour sale at $0.39/lb
=$3.00

Subtotal AFTER price matches was $31.78. I'm "guessing" before the price matches, my total wound have been "around" $48.88!!! TOOP $8.58, tax was an additional $0.68.

And, I have one happy little boy.

Oh, for those of you that are wondering....I was checking out the Points Plus difference between these Garden Delights and the wheat past from Ronzoni and there is no difference. They have the same Points Plus values. I'm pretty stoked about that. ☺

Thanks!

Cheryl

Homemade Hot Dog Buns

Well, I have been in the baking way lately. As you know, I'm cheap frugal, so I am always looking for ways to cut costs too. I didn't share with you all, but last month was a REALLY tight month in THE Frugal Life of a Mom household. I did NOT make my monthly budget the month before, and to tell you the truth I was a bit nervous. As much as I worked and worked, I still came in at $500 UNDER budget for the month! NOT GOOD. We really tried to cut costs in all aspects of our money spending ways. I still did go out and get a few deals, but had to REALLY keep a close eye on what was going out, as not much was coming in. I really debated on sharing that with you all, but I know that I am not the ONLY one that has had these issues. I still did Rite Aid, but made sure that my totals were as close to ZERO as possible. Probably the reason why you didn't see very many shops posted. I did manage to make it to Winco and get a few things from their bulk section. Golly, I love their bulk section. Anyway, so one of the ways to cut costs around here was to make homemade bread for the kids' lunches. I must tell you......I got pretty good at it, via my breadmaker. I liked doing this because I knew what was going into the bread and it was soooo fresh. The problem being is that the smell of fresh bread is a trigger for me. I smell it and my brain says let's eat. ☺ So, needless to say I struggled, personally,  with that, but it felt good to make these loaves of bread for my kiddos. Anyway, I just recently came across a recipe for homemade hot dog buns and I made them yesterday. OH MY GOODNESS, THESE WERE SOOOOOOO GOOD! My son, Trent, even suggest that we make them a little bigger next time and use them for sub sandwiches. My daughter, Faith, who cannot stand hot dogs ate her hot dog, as she REALLY REALLY liked the bun. Anyway, I found a recipe and tweaked it to work for me. Here it is.....

Homemade Hot Dog Buns

Serves 8
1 cup warm water
1 and 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
2 and 1/4 tsp. yeast
1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 and 1/2 cups of wheat flour

1 and 1/2 cups of white flour
3/4 teaspoon salt

1~Warm water to at least 110º F, pour into your bread machine, add the sugar, then add yeast. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes (until it gets foamy). Then, add your oil, flour, and then salt. Turn your bread machine on the "dough" cycle.
2~Preheat oven to 350.
3~After your bread machine is done with the "dough" cycle, you will then take the dough out and divide it into 8 equal sized balls. Then, you will "stretch" the dough about 6 or so inches. I rolled it in my hands like I was playing with playdough, to make a "snake." Then, place them on a greased cookie sheet or bar pan.
4~Cover them with a towel and let them rise for an additional 20 or so minutes.
5~Now they are ready to go in the oven. Put them in the oven at 350º and let them bake for 15 minutes or so.
6~Take them out and allow them to cool a little bit and then cut a "hot dog" slit in them and you are ready to go.

Really, these were really really easy and my kids loved them. I'm thinking you could use this recipe just to make then into rolls, subs, hamburger buns, bread sticks. This is an awesome recipe, but just remember to follow the directions exact as I now that yeast can be a bit touchy for some people. So far, I have had really good luck.

Anybody have any idea on how to make this bread dough without having a bread machine? I would love to share that with those who don't have a bread machine, but I have no clue.

I am on my way to go figure out how many points these are worth. So, I will be right back with that info.

Update....these are FIVE POINTS PLUS!!! That is actually quite a bit. It did not seem to make much of a difference if I made it all with white flour, wheat flour, or a little bit of both. Actually, I lied, if you make it with all white flour, then the point plus on it is 6.

Something else I figured out is that the Bar-S Jumbo Turkey Dogs are ONLY 3 pts. I really didn't think that was too bad. You can cut them in half and have TWO hot dogs. ☺

Thanks!

Cheryl

*HOT* iTunes=40 FREE SONGS!!!

Wow, check this out.....So, right now, you can go on over here, and celebrate Southwest Airlines 40th anniversary with them. You will need put your e-mail addy in and wait for them to send you a code for 40 FREE SONGS from iTunes. I just did it and got my code a few minutes later! This is an AWESOME way to score some FREE music.

Yay!!!

Thanks For The Mommas!

Cheryl

FREE Veet at Rite Aid, starting 6/5

Photo courtesy of I Heart Rite Aid!

 ** I know I have posted this a couple of times, but now there's an EVEN better coupon to match up with this... Go on over here to their facebook page, click on Day 1, on the calandar, and you will be able to score a $3/1 coupon!

The week of 6/5 (SO, NOT QUITE YET) Rite Aid will have a nice deal on Veet.

Buy Veet PSA $4.99 X2

-$3.00/1 Printable Coupons X2 AND
-$2.00/1 in ad coupon X1
=$1.98, PLUS you will score a $5 +UP Reward!!! Making them what?! A FREE MONEYMAKER!!! (after your +UP)

So, if you want in on this deal, you'd better hairy (☺) on over and print this coupon out for $2/1 Veet!

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

Cheryl

Request Downy Coupon Booklet Worth $10

Hey, do you like Downy products? Well, if you do, just go on over here and fill out this form, and score a booklet worth $10 in coupons from Downy! Plus, if you sign up for their newsletter, you can score a coupon for $1/1 Downy Wrinkle Releaser!


Thanks Eastern Shore Mom!

Cheryl

FREE Socks to the first 1,000

All gone. :(
Hurry......Go on over here, like them (Fruit of the Loom), and score some FREE socks. Hurry though, as this is limited to the first 1,000!

I just got mine!

Thanks For The Mommas!

Cheryl

Some "a little" higher value cereal coupons......

Wow, here are a few coupons that are "a little" higher in value for some cereal sales; plus a few others too. I just thought you might particularly be interested in the cereal ones..........

Check itout.....

$1.10/2 GM Cereals

$0.85/1 Fiber One Cereal

$0.60/1 Cheerios (original)

$0.60/Reese's Puffs

Oh, you see that yogurt one too? $0.85/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Trix Multipack? These are niice coupons, I think. Anyway, these are over at eatbetteramerica.com. If you have an account setup, you just need to sign-in. If not, you will need to setup an account, but don't worry....it's real easy peasy.

Happy printing!! ☺

Cheryl

Current List of Bricks Coupons as of 6/1

Here is an updated list of "current" Bricks coupons, as of 6/1/2011. There are a few on here that are different from the last list I posted at the end of April........

Save on your favorite Pillsbury brands!
Save on your favorite General Mills brandsSave on your favorite Box Tops brands!
Save on your favorite Betty Crocker brands!
Save on LYSOL, AIR WICK, RESOLVE, FINISH, and More!
Save on FINISH Products
Save on AIR WICK Products
Save $7.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Dog Food
Save $7.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Dog Food
Save $5.00 on The Doctor’s NightGuard Dental Protector
Save $5.00 on any Remifemin® menopause supplement
Save $5.00 on Any One (1) Sustenex ProductSave $5.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Cat Food
Save $5.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Cat Food
Save $5.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Cat Food
Save $5.00 on any one (1) Bag of Nutro Cat Food
Save $5.00 on ANY Brita® Water Filtration System
Save $4.00 on NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® Cat Food
Save $3.00 on Purina Pro Plan Dry Dog Food
Save $3.00 on one package of Purina Pro Plan brand DRY CAT FOOD
Save $3.00 on one (1) Schick Hydro® 3 or 5 RazorSave $3.00 on one (1) Energizer Hearing Aid battery package
Save $3.00 on one (1) bag of Purina Pro Plan brand Dry Dog Food
Save $3.00 on L’Oréal Youth Code
Save $3.00 on Any Pearls™ branded product
Save $2.00 on Studio Secrets
Save $2.00 on Purina® Dog Chow® or Purina® Puppy Chow®
Save $2.00 on PULL-UPS® Training Pants
Save $2.00 on one AmLactin Moisturizing Body Lotion or Cream
Save $2.00 on one (1) package of Purina ONE brand beyOnd Dog Food or Cat Food, any size, any variety
Save $2.00 on Non-Drowsy Claritin® Allergy ProductSave $2.00 on DEPEND® Absorbent Products
Save $2.00 on any VEET Product
Save $2.00 on any ONE (1) MAYBELLINE PRODUCT
Save $2.00 on any one (1) bottle of method laundry
Save $2.00 on any ONE (1) Birds Eye Voila! Family Size item
Save $2.00 on Any Neutrogena Suncare or Sunless Product
Save $2.00 on Any L’Oréal Eye Product
Save $2.00 on any Excellence or Excellence to-Go shade from L'Oreal
Save $2.00 on any Ester-C® The Better Vitamin C™ Product
Save $2.00 on any Bronkaid® product
Save $1.50 on Romano's Macaroni Grill® Frozen EntréeSave $1.50 on one (1) carton of Organic Mother's Milk Tea
Save $1.00 on the purchase of any one (1) Nudges brand product
Save $1.00 on the People Royal Wedding Special Issue
Save $1.00 on One (1) tube of StaphAseptic, 1 oz. or 2 oz. size
Save $1.00 on One (1) tube of StaphAseptic, 1 oz. or 2 oz. size
Save $1.00 on one (1) Schick Hydro™ Shave Gel
Save $1.00 on MAXWELL HOUSE International Café
Save $1.00 on Imagine® Soups, Broths, Stocks or Gravies
Save $1.00 on any WOOLITE Dry Cleaner's Secret
Save $1.00 on any WOOLITE Detergent
Save $1.00 on any two (2) V8 100% vegetable juice 46 oz or large
Save $1.00 on any one PediaCare product
Save $1.00 on ANY ONE (1) SUSTENEX PRODUCT
Save $1.00 on any ONE (1) Newman's Own® Thin & Crispy Pizza
Save $1.00 on any ONE (1) Newman's Own® Cereal
Save $1.00 on Any One (1) Digestive Advantage Product
Save $1.00 on any ONE (1) Birds Eye Voila! Family Size item
Save $1.00 on any New Skin product
Save $1.00 on Any Neutrogena Naturals Product
Save $1.00 on Any Neutrogena Healthy Defense Product
Save $1.00 on any L’Oréal Studio Line Styling Product
Save $1.00 on any L'Oréal Paris Lip Product
Save $1.00 on any L'Oreal Age Perfect ProductSave $1.00 on any Dermoplast product
Save $1.00 on any Citracal®
Save $1.00 on ANY Brita Bottle Filter
Save $1.00 on any (1) Colgate Orabase
Save $1.00 on any one (1) variety of V8 V-Fusion + Tea beverage.
Save $0.75 on TWO (2) BAGS OF ANY WISE SNACK 6.25oz OR LARGER
Save $0.75 on TWO (2) BAGS OF ANY WISE SNACK 6.25oz OR LARGER
Save $0.75 on any TWO (2) On-Cor Family Size Frozen Entrées
Save $0.75 on any one (1) variety of UNCLE BEN'S Whole Grain White
Save $0.75 on any ONE (1) RITZ Crackerfuls Product
Save $0.75 on any one (1) Ghirardelli LUXE MILK Bar or Bag
Save $0.55 on Sue Bee Honey
Save $0.55 on Bridgford Rolls, Bread dough or Monkey Bread
Save $0.55 on any Clear eyes Product
Save $0.50 on VIVA® Towels Big Rolls
Save $0.50 on SCOTT Naturals™ Flushable Wipes Products
Save $0.50 on One (1) Hanover Frozen Soft Pretzels
Save $0.50 on one (1) Cole's brand Breadstick product.
Save $0.50 on ENLIVEN Yogurt. Buy at Walmart.
Save $0.50 on any TWO Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo or Styling Products
Save $0.50 on any ONE (1) package of SCOTT Napkins
Save $0.50 on any ONE (1) Newman's Own® Product
Save $0.50 on any ONE (1) Murphy Oil Soap Product
Save $0.50 on any ONE (1) Colgate Wisp (4ct or larger)
Save $0.50 on any FIVE (5) Unsweetened KOOL-AID Envelopes
Save $0.50 on any ONE (1) Men’s Speed Stick Antiperspirant
Save $0.35 when you buy any flavor Yoplait Greek Yogurt cups
Save $0.35 on 1 Birds Eye Steamfresh Lightly Sauced Variety
Buy One Get One FREE Purina Pro Plan wet DOG FOOD
Buy One Get One FREE Purina Pro Plan wet CAT FOOD
Buy One and get One FREE cesar® canine cuisine entrée
Buy one (1) can of ALPO brand Dog Food, Get one (1) can of ALPO® brand Dog Food FREE (up to $1.45), any size, any variety

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1/1 Any Dove Men+Care Body Wash

Oh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE these kind of coupons. Don't know why, but I sure do. Anyway, right now there is a $1/1 any Dove Men+Care Body Wash (13.5oz or larger), Body and Face Bar (6-bar pack or larger) or Active Clean Shower Tool over here.

Thanks Printable Coupons and Deals!

Cheryl

Kellogg's Coupons

Have you printed out the Kellogg's coupons yet? These would go GREAT with some of the cereal sales that are going to be coming up. If you haven't printed them yet, just go on over here and get signed in so you can print them OR if you have not signed up yet, you can also go on over here and get yourself signed up to get in on these AWESOME coupons!

I just went and printed some out for myself! ☺

Thanks!

Cheryl

Recipe=French Toast Casserole

Yummm!! I was just checking out Money Saving Mom and saw one of the recipes she had posted. Boy, this looks pretty yummy! I think the kiddos would like it too! AND, it seems pretty "frugal" to make.

Go on over here to get the recipe and print it out!

Thanks for the heads up Money Saving Mom!

Cheryl

Homemade Play Dough

Here is an AWESOME recipe for some homemade play dough. The kids are going to be home pretty soon, for summer break......This is a "frugal" way to help occupy time.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Rosauers 13-Hour Cereal & Snack Sale This Thursday

Rosauers is having their 13-Hour Cereal sale this week and Cereal will be $1.69 a box. Here are some of the cereals included, in-ad....

You can score coupons from here, here, $1/2 MaltOMeal (if you have printed this before, I don't think you will be able to print it again. Also, this will be e-mailed to you.) Plus, remember the $1.50/2 GM Cereals coupon (I don't think it is available anymore. I checked and could not find it).

Thanks!

Cheryl

New Printables This Morning

Look at all of these new printables this morning......

By the way, I heard rumors that the Jamba might be $1.88 at Walmart, but I have not confirmed that AND I cannot remember where I read that. :( Anyway, if you want ANY of these coupons, you can go on over here and get yourself started.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1/1 Nabisco Cookies When You Buy 1 Gallon of Milk

Remember....it is the beginning of the month. You know what that means right? Well, it means that Nabisco has released 25,000 for "save a dollar on Nabisco cookies when you purchase one packages of Nabisco cookies and one gallon of milk." Just go ahead and go on over here to get it printed. Hurry before they are gone.......☺

Thanks!

Cheryl

*HOT* Printables

I was just looking around and look what I found......

Update: The Libby coupons are already gone. :(
Go on over here to print these AWESOME coupons out. Make sure you hurry before they are GONE!! Oh, I was using zip 12345. HURRY..................

Thanks!

Cheryl

Sad sad day.....

Know what this is????.... Well, let me tell ya'.....IT'S $7 P*!SED in the wind!!! Sorry for the bad language, but when it comes to losing out on a high-dollar amount, I can't help it. ;) Yep, there were really no good deals at Rite Aid this week, so I wasn't even planning on going, but when I got up Sunday, I checked my +Ups and my watch (to check the date, which it lied and said it was THE 28th). So, I drug myself and my hubby into Rite Aid on the way to Weight Watchers so we could spend those $7. Thank goodness I saw the expiration date before they expired, right? Well, that is what I was thinking to myself. I will just go in there and get the Renpur, use my +Ups, and be good to do for a while. Well, I hop my Weight Watcher self up there, proudly give her my +Ups, to only hear the dreaded BEEEEEP! Oh, I can't stand that sound! In my opinion, it ALWAYS means something bad, right?! BEEEEEP!!! What, why is it beeping, I ask her? Oh, well it's expired. No way!!!! Today's the 28th right? That's what my watch said. ☺ I gotta blame it on the watch, right? ;) Ughh!! It was the 29th! So, that was 7 bucks just thrown to the wind. I can't stand it when I let something like that happen. We work so hard to get those Ups, roll them, and do whatever so we can have them. Darn it!

One thing that I did get out of it, was that she stated to me that they ALWAYS expire on Saturday. So, keep that in mind when you are keeping track of your +Ups.

She and my husband were actually was making fun of me because usually I am so organized when I get up to the cash register and now that I was caught in a bind, then I had to improvise and cut my +Ups there at the register, so I could use what I had. ☺ It was kinda funny.

To tell you the truth, I'm not as upset as I thought I would be. It's okay. Things happen, right? That is what I keep tellin' myself.

Have you ever done this? What's your take?

Cheryl

Albertsons Deals 6/1

I was checking out Happy Money Saver just a little while ago and she has some GREAT Albertsons matchups for us. Here is a glimse of what she has shared....

Viva Paper Towel 6ct $5.99 with in-ad coupon

$1/1 from Albertsons Summertime Coupon booklet found in stores
$1/2 from July and June All You Magazine (2011)
$0.50/2 Viva Paper Towels Rolls printable
-use in-ad coupon
= $4.99

Plus catalina offer on this:Buy Viva 6-pk Paper Towels between 5/20-6/12
Buy 2 get $4 catalina coupon
Buy 3 get $5 catalina coupon
So if you buy (3) use (3) $1/1 coupons,Pay $14.97, get back $5 catalina final price $9.97 for 3 (or $3.32 each) If we get doublers....final price would be $2.32 each!)
 
Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad $1.00
-$0.50/2 from 6/5 SS OR
-$1/2 from Safeway GM coupon booklet
= as low as $0.50-$0.75
 
Oscar Mayer Basic Lunchables $1.00
$1/1 from 5/15 SS (if types are included)
= FREE! (Plus get Bonus Ticket!)
 
Welch's Juice Cocktail $2.00
-$1/1 from 5/1 SS (regional, E. Washington did not get)
= $1.00
 
Wacky Mac $1.25
-$0.40/1 Wacky Mac from 5/8 SS
=$0.85
 
Emerald Breakfast On the Go $2.50 7.5oz
-$1/1 Emerald Products 5/1 RP (regional) OR
-$1/1 printable coupons (no longer available)
= $1.50
 
Snapple Tea or Fruit Drinks $5 12pk, or 6pk
-$1/1 Snapple Tea from 4/3 SS (regional) (If you don't have this, you can purchase it over here at West Coast Coupon Clipping)
-$1/1 printable coupon
= $4.00 - plus submit for mail in rebate = FREE!
 
Go on over here to check out the rest of these AWESOME matchup!!
 
Thanks Happy Money Saver!!
 
Cheryl

Savemore.com

Have you signed up for this deal yet today? You don't know what I'm talking about? Well, there is a "new" daily deal site called Savemore.com (well....new to me), and if you go and sign up then they give you a $10 credit (at least they were this morning). Anyway, there is a deal for.......Jamberry Nails for JUST $7.50! So, if you sign up and get the $10 credit, you can score this for FREE!!! I did it this morning and it woked just fine for me. FYI.....The SHIPPING IS EVEN FREE!!!

So, if you are interested at all (I figured I would use mine on Faith), you can go on over here and get yourself signed up and get in on this deal. I am not sure how long this deal is going to last, so if you are interested I would hop on it pretty soon.

Good luck!

Cheryl

Starting tomorrow, 6/1

So, starting tomorrow Ablertsons will have their Garden Delight on sale for $0.75. It is part of their buy 10 save $5 promo, but here's the thing that I'm thinkin'............TAKE IT TO WALMART and price match.

Garden Delight $0.75
-$1/1 printable OR
$1/1 from 5/15 SS
=$0.25 overage!!! WOW!!!

I'm likin' on this deal!

Thanks!

Cheryl