I'mmmmmm baaaacccckkkk!!!!

Wow...no shopping for 4 weeks!!!....It was hard to get back and I am still organizing coupons from my absence.....BUT....it felt great to get back out there and SAVE!!! I am discovering that things go on sale so often, there is no need to buy 10 at a time for most things! I don't want my garage to be converted to storage and I don't want to invest to come up with additional storage. We have a good balance...lots of extras....and saving money!!!!

I need to work on my menu planning....but that is another day! Today...I am happy to have saved money again!!! I am buying 1 paper each week and I get my MILs....and I print off line.....I can't keep up with 6-10 papers...to much life going on to cut that many coupons....BUT again the sales happen so often I don't need 10-20 of everything that goes on sale.....You can make it work for you and your family. You can do more, you can do less....but do something and you will SAVE $$$$$!!!!!

Free KFC chicken!!!

Still here...still saving money and loving it but no time for pictures lately! I am excited about the free chicken at KFC though! oprah.com/kfc for free two pieced grilled chicken meal coupon....can download 4 free meals per person

Some recent savings

OOP was $50 at K-Mart...saved $150

Bi-Lo OOP was $32
So, where have I been? Saving money of course! I have taken pictures but have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post them! I want to share a few pictures....When K-mart doubled several weeks back...I spent $50 and saved $150!!Today, I spent $24 at Bi-Lo (mostly HBA) and saved almost $85!!! Publix was OOP $38 and saved $56. Last week Bi-Lo was $32 and before coupons and bonus card was $102. I am going to load pictures but I have to say a word or two about the coupons and savings! It does take time but it has taken less and less time the longer I have done it! I wish I could tell you how much I have saved total and how much I have spent....it would be an amazing #!!! Today I bought 7 Gillette shaving creams for FREE....4 2 packs of Oil of Olay bar soaps for FREE...it just takes the time to clip and check out the online resources that do the work for you! I love the challenge and my like minded friends and I love to discuss what deals we got and how much we saved!!!!

There are far worse things to be addicted to!!!

After my ECBs back--my oop on this was $2.37!!! You can't buy 1 of thing in the picture for that!!! Not even at Wal-mart....Loving CVS this week! Also got a free sample of a brownie bowl in the mail!

Publix is my ALL TIME FAVORITE!!!! I spent $39.04 and saved $83.33



I am ADDICTED to these coupons.....My friend sent me a text....a lady in front of her checked out with a grand total of $5...my friend said "GAME ON!!" That is how I feel...I want to do as well as Kasey....no I want to do better but how I will be thrilled to just do as good! She is amazing and I am sooooo thankful God planted this mission on her heart! God is at work in my life and is using people I hardly know to get me where he wants me. Trish and her Reading the Bible Blog....it has put me where God wants us all....in his word and everyday. She encourages me and keeps me accountable on the blog and by email--God is using r...and he knew he would when I briefly met her in Nashville at Maggie's b-day party! Now, he is using Kasey....Those ladies are AMAZING and I am so grateful for the money savings they are sharing! I am now disappointed if my savings are below 50%.....anything less is just not good enough!!! :-) I feel like I am making a great contribution to my home's bottom line by aggressively looking for the best for our money--good stewardship with what God has give us!!! We have so much food and other stockpiles...it falls right in with Dave Ramsey's emergency fund...but with food and toiletries.....

Me...yep me....the one that HATED going to the grocery store...I can't wait for Sunday coupons and Wednesday ads!!! I look forward to the trips to the stores and love all the savings!!! Today I spent $76.07 and I SAVED $162.58 and I have $6 ECB.....so I could say I spent 70 and saved 168!!!!! My kind of week....these are the pics of what I bought today!!!!

One last comment...our kids watch and do everything we do....think I am wrong...listen to them--sometimes it is embarrassing to hear my words come back out of a 4 or 6 year old....God uses everyone to teach us things! My girls love to help cut out coupons and look for them all the time! They cut out there own coupons from Sonic....they are too funny...and mirroring me...this is one I can say I am proud of!he

Natural high!!!

OK...so I have decided I love saving more than I spend....and if I don't do that I don't think it is a good deal! I DO NOT buy if it isn't on sale and I don't have a coupon....and if I have a coupon BUT it isn't on sale....no go! This game is fun!!!
Today my OOP was $51.43....check out the pictures....Total savings was $149.60 (counting the ECB and RR in my wallet!) It is fun, it is easy, it is a natural high--feeling financially responsible to save all I can! What about you...what were your deals/savings?

I love to save!!!

First stop TARGET!!!! These wipes cost $5.99 each...my OOP was $3.09 I saved $10.00!...and I have 2 more $5.00 off coupons!!!!
Next stop Walgreens....My OOP after my rebate is $4.99...I saved $21.18. I bought 2 more chex mixes, more emery boards--FREE, Walgreens head ache meds--FREE after rebate, 4 Oust air fresheners...Q BOGO plus rebate!

My rough numbers are total spent: $23.24 and total saved ~$113.00

Next was CVS...Another FREE Fusion RAZOR, 3 tubes of toothpaste and a pack of peanut butter M & M's....OOP $0.87...and that was for the M & M's....I had an ECB to use , plus Qs but my total amount had to be $5.00 before tax to use the ECB...so I will enjoy my reward of M&M's!!

Last for tonight was Rite Aid....I bought 2 eyeliners, 2 blushes, 2 mascaras, 2 lip glosses, a power and a foundation plus a box of tampons...all for $14.29 after Qs and rebated!! The before tax total was $55.23....SAVED around $46!!!


OK...so yes...this is addictive and so much fun! I want everyone to do it!!! Check out Kasey and Kelly's blog....they are amazing...no AMAZING!!!! I am going to their advanced classes! Wouldn't it be great to be like them? They are Godly women that are saving money like crazy! I am happy and excited at what I am saving.....and then I look at them and think wow...I have so much to learn and so far to go! That is OK...I love to learn for all who know me!!!!

There site: http://time2save.blogspot.com/
There upcoming classes are listed on the right side and so is there contact info!!! Hope to see you there!!!

Walgreens quick trip

So tonight I hit Walgreen's....What I bought:
3 Johnson & Johnson flosses--FREE
32 oz. Formula 409....$1.50
Revlon emery boards--FREE
2 boxes of Fiber one bars--1.39 each
2 boxes of Chex Mix trail bars--
2 bags of chex mix--$1.00
1 Fiber one poptarts
Total OOP $11.86 TOTAL SAVINGS $26.49....I had a RR to use but it wouldn't let me b/c I had used so many coupons....I am wondering if I had used it first or if I had thrown in one more item, if I could have used it???? I will ask that at my coupon class tomorrow! The manager said he thought it was because I had as many Qs as items...it said my purchase was less than the RR.....it is for $3.50...clearly it wasn't less! If I had been able to use it my OOP would have been $8.36 and savings would have been $29.99...oh well...I can use it another day!

Side note...I was told at Target tonight they will no longer allow you to stack coupons.....