Something a "little" exciting for The Frugal Life of a Mom....

So, I did not share with you all that Stephanie Clifford, a reporter, from the NY Times called and interviewed me last week as a result of my post about the Walmart gas rollback. She covers the retail industry for the New York Times. Anyway, very very nice lady and good interview. I seriously didn't even know if I gave her anything that she could use as we cannot take part in the promo here, but she said I did. Well, I didn't know if she "really" meant that or whether she simply was just trying to be nice. Well, guess what??!!! I can now add "featured in the NY Times" to my credentials! ☺

Here is her article. It is a long article, but you will see MY name and MY blog name towards the middle of the article.

Anyone know how I can get a printed version of July 4th NY Times?

Wow! Thanks Stephanie!

Cheryl

Well.....

we have the dreaded checkups at the dentist this morning for the kiddos. :( Yes, I'm the one complaining. If there was EVER one responsibility of being a parent that I NEVER had to do, well.....it would be taking the kids to the dentist. I dislike it with every bone in my body! It's really not my cup of tea. :( Now, the kids, they seem to do okay, but not me. It seems that it never fails that we always get some type of bad news. Then, I feel like it is all my fault that these things happened to their poor little chompers. I feel like the worst mother in the world. I'm tellin' you EVERY time I go in I am on the verge of crying a river. Now, I try not to show my kids my fear and I think I'm pretty good at it as they fear their family physician more than the dentist. Now, I think that is backwards. ☺ They would rather go to the dentist than the doctor, huh?

Anyway, I will be out most of the morning with my kiddos at their appointment. Pray for us that we make it back with GOOD news this time. ☺

Okay, I'll talk to you later....

Cheryl

*Reminder* Walmart Offering up FREE Cars 2 Movie Tickets

This is a "frugal" time to be had with the kiddos! We "might" go today, as I was able to score enough tickets for us! Yay!

Wow, check this out....This is what I heard.....Through July 14th you can score FREE Cars 2 Movie Tickets (up to $7.50) from Walmart! Just start a Secret Mater Mission, send a decoded message to a friend, and earn a ticket! Thisi s located on the left-hand side of the screen and says...."Mater's Secret Mission." Just click on that tab and it will take you there.

Bargain is the New Black has this helpful info.....It seems like they are replishing the tickets at around X:38 of each hour. Just go then and keep refreshing until the message that all the tickets for this hour have been given away. Choose a friend to send a decoded message to and enter the capcha code. You should win a ticket on your first try...if you get a coloring page just immediately try again.

FYI....You can win up to two tickets per Facebook "user."

Okay.....good luck! Let us know if you win! ☺

I JUST won......(Here's my proof). ☺

Thank you Bargain is the New Black!

Cheryl

FYI...I have won twice now. ☺

FREE Sample of Honey Nut Cheerios

I got an e-mail this morning from Pssst letting me know there are FREE samples over here for some Honey Nut Cheerios. Make sure you go score a free sample if you like this stuff. ☺ It looks like this is going to come with a $0.75/1 coupon too!

Thanks!

Cheryl

Free Sample of Quaker Oatmeal Squares

I love freebies! Just go on over here and fill in your info to score a FREE sample of Quaker Oatmeal Squares!

Thanks!

Cheryl

Pop Tart Deal at Target

Here's a deal for you if you are in need of some Pop-Tarts.....


Pop Tarts 12-Pack $2.65 X3
-$2/3 printable here AND
-$1/3 Target printable here
=$4.95, making them just $1.65 for each box!

Thanks Saving Everyday!

Cheryl

More printables....

Here are some more printables that I came across.....



FYI....You can click on picture if you need it bigger.

 Just go on over here to print these out.

FYI...Again, I was in zip 90210.

Remember you can print two of these. This would work great for the Nature Valley coupons. Print two of these and two from here and score yourself four coupons for the sale that ends today at Albertsons.

Thanks!

Cheryl

New To Me Coupons This Morning....

Here are a few coupons that were "new-to-me" this morning that I thought you'd might like...



You can usually get these for $0.50 each after coupon at Safeway. Keep your eyes open for that one. ☺





You can usually get these for $0.50 each after coupon at Safeway. Keep your eyes open for that one. ☺





Thanks Christy....Remember these are on sale at Ablertsons THIS WEEK. Today is the last day of the sale. :(

Just go on over here to print these out.
FYI....I was in zip 90210.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$5/25 at Old Navy

Oh how I love THE Old Navy! Here is a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase or more. Just go on over here to print this out. This would be really great for purchasing $25 in school clothes. ☺

Thanks!

Cheryl

Walgreens

There is an AWESOME deal going on this week at Walgreens that reader, Jani, shared with me.....

This weeks P&G Saver has coupons for $3.00 off Herbal Essences styling products and Oral B Indicator toothbrushes. Both items are on sale at Walgreens this week and the items will be free. I have already taken advantage of these two great deals.


Looks like maybe a Walgreens trip in the next few hours, for me. ☺

Thanks Jani! ☺

Cheryl

Mornin'......

I hope you all had a wonder 4th of July! My family and I sure did. We got a lot of stuff done around the house that needed done. Kind of a low-key weekend, but VERY nice.

I did feel sorry for our poor little doggie though. This is the first year we have had her for the 4th of July. Although fireworks are illegal in our city, there happen to be a few people that still light up the sky with them. Well, she was so super scared. I felt so sorry for her. She would hear them out side and run and hide behind my husband. Poor thing. We would try to comfort her and try to make her more comfortable, but she was just not having any of that. So, needless to say she didn't have a very good 4th.

Now, it's back to work for the rest of us.......

Talk to you later....

Cheryl

JCPenny $10/25 Printable

I love these coupons. Just go on over here to print out a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase or more. OR, you can use the code of FLYAFLAG at checkout, if you are shopping online.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1/4 Libby's

There is a coupon over here for $1/4 Libby's Veggies. I was not able to print it for some reason. Maybe you will have better luck? Is it gone already?

Oh, make sure you use zip 63010!

Thanks Raining Hot Coupons!

Cheryl

Hidden Valley Ranch Printable

Ooooooh, HURRY go get this coupon before it is gone. These are rare! Hidden Valley Ranch just released a coupon on their Facebook page for $1/1 any Hidden Valley Bottled Salad Dressing! They are on sale this week at Safeway with in-ad coupon......

Hidden Valley Ranch $1.69 (in-ad coupon) 16 oz bottle
-$1/1 printable
=$0.69!!!!

Don't forget you can price match this at Walmart too! ☺

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

Whole Bunch of Staples Coupons

Wow, look at all of these coupons Staples has released and they are perfect for school supplies....

Staples 12 pack 3″x3″ Recycled Yellow Stickies Notes $1 with coupon
Staples 40 pack Small Metal Binder Clips $1 with coupon
Staples Copy Select Paper Ream $2 with coupon
HP Everyday Photo Paper 4″x6″ $2 with coupon
Avery 5260 White Laser Address Labels $2 with coupon
Staples Jumbo Vinyl-Coated Paper Clips, 500/Tub $2 with coupon
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Assorted Colors 24 pack $5 with coupon

Wow, $1 Sticky notes, $2 ream of paper, $2 labels!

Thanks A Thrifty Mom!

Cheryl

Safeway Just for U

This is a repost.... I have taught a couple of coupon classes recently and just wanted to post this again, just in case anyone needed some help in getting signed up for the Just for U program through Safeway.

I wanted to talk to you about something. You know, since Safeway eliminated taking digital coupons from Cellfire and Shortcuts I have just been going in there sparingly, as they are just WAYYYYY TOO EXPENSIVE for the most part, unless there is a GREAT deal with coupons and whatnot. I have heard people mention the "Just for U" program, which is not available in the Spokane area yet. :( Then, I have also heard people mention the digital coupons that they offer on their site (Safeway's site). I have not really paid too much attention to it, because, quite honestly using digital coupons was sooooooo stressful for me. Wasn't it to you too? You just never knew if they were going to come off at all, or maybe one or two, or even if the cashier was going to give you grief about using them. So, needless to say a part of me was not too disappointed when they decided not to take them anymore.

Okay, so I had heard, again, the mention of the digital coupons again. So, I decided to go on over and take a look and see what was available. Well, yesterday they were having the daily sale of the oranges and "those" oranges had a "digital" coupon on the Safeway site. So, I thought to myself that I would "try" to load it to my card, and then go make my purchase of oranges and see what comes of it. Keeping in mind that "it is okay if the coupon doesn't come off." Yes, I have to talk to myself ahead of time so I don't get frustrated with myself.

They had a $1/1 coupon available. So, I loaded to my card. Then, my husband went to Safeway, after work, yesterday, picked up two bags of oranges, and low and behold.........THE COUPON CAME OFF!!! Yay!!! So, we got two (8-lb) bags of oranges for JUST $3.98!

Our total savings was $10 for a savings of 72%! Wow!

Anyway, I wanted to walk you through the steps of setting up your card, if you wanted to.

1)  First go on over here.
2)  Then, go to the top where it says, Sign-in, Register Now, My Account. It looks like this....

3)  Now, you will be directed to the "Registration" page.

4) Fill your info in.
5)  After all your info is in, it will direct you to the main page. So, now you have this in front of you....

You see where I have circled "Coupon Center"? Well, click on that.
6)  Now you are in the "Coupon Center."..

Here's the orange coupon that I added to my card...(Just so you can see what the coupons look like)

Now, you can start adding coupons to your card. Hopefully, they will come off at your next visit, like mine did.

**Of note if you try to register for the "Just for U" program and you are in our area, it will not let you as it will give you the message that it is not available your area. :( You can still, however, load your card with coupons! ☺

Go on over when you have time and play around with it and see if you like this or not.

Good luck!

Cheryl

Safeway Shop Today

Well, after I left Zumba this afternoon I thought I would pop in at Safeway and "try" to use my digital coupons that I had loaded for the kiddos. Here's my score.....

As you can see the Popsicle box is already open by ummmm....me. Whoever knew that they would make Jolly Rancher flavored Popsicles? Oh my goodness, they are sooooo yummy and only 1 WW Points Plus! Anyway, here's what I did....

Magnum Almond $3
-$2/1 Just for U (NLA)
=$1

Popsicles Jolly Rancher $1.99
-$2/1 Just for U (NLA)
=FREE with a $0.01 overage

TOOP was $0.99!! I saved $8.09 and now my kiddos think I'm the bomb and are very happy....

Happy kiddos=Happy momma!

Thanks!

Cheryl

PS-I highly suggest that you go onto the Safeway site every once-in-a-while and load your card with coupons as you never know when something may come up for sale that you may like. If I wouldn't have loaded my card with these two coupons, I wouldn't have gotten such a great deal on them. Just a suggestion. ☺

*HOT* $1/1 Skittles, Starburst, Life Savers Gummies

Wow, go on over here to print out a coupon for $1/1 Skittles, Starburst, Life Savers Gummies (13 oz to 16.8 oz Laydown bag).

Thanks!

Cheryl

Albertsons shop today.....

Well, I had my hubby stop by Albertsons on the way home to see if they had any Nature Valley Granola Thins in stock yet, because I JUST had a light bulb moment. Here's what I did.....

Nature Valley Granola Thins $2.50 X4 ($10.00)
-$0.75/1 X4 from 6/26 SS
=$7.00
-$5 Catalina from purchase last week
-$2 Catalina from purchase last week
=$0 TOOP (Total out of pocket), PLUS I got back another $5 Catalina and ANOTHER $2 Catalina, AND the Catalina for the FREE gallon of milk is STILL printing! I made MONEY!!!

I saved $17 and some change!

Thanks!

Cheryl

FREE Kraftmaid Booklet

Yay, this is available again.



Click on the picture above to get a FREE KraftMaid Inspiration Guide on kitchens, baths, home office, entertainment centers, bedrooms, laundry rooms and more. I love this as it provides AWESOME ideas. Hurry before they are gone.

Thanks!

Cheryl