Organics Sale at Kroger

Starting today, Kroger has their organic label, Simple Truth, on a featured sale for the week. Organic eggs, milk, cereal, peanut butter, canned beans, salad mix, pizza...you get the point- it's ALL on sale! Check the online ad with your zip code to see for yourself. While you are there, remember to load coupons to your Kroger card as there are many organic Simple Truth coupons available in digital format. A good deal on good for you food, all while bringing down your price at the pump on fuel...get on your merry way and SAVE!

High Value Printable Diaper Coupon

Target has a great diaper coupon available for print right now: $3.50 off Huggies. Stock up on your prints while you can and then combine them with a manufacture coupon for great savings. Currently, Target has Huggies Giant packs on sale for $34.99. So, if you stack the sale with $3.50 off plus a $2 manufacture coupon and use your Target card for an additional 5% off... you get diapers for about .17 each. Another option is to hold onto your coupons until Target has a diaper gift card offer, or until Publix has a Huggies coupon you can add your other two coupons with. Whew... saving before 7a.m. is work! The early bird gets the worm though right?!

90% off Chocolate Candies

While popping into Target today, I browsed over the Christmas section to find Christmas Candy at 50% off. I have been waiting for a sale to use my printable M&M's coupons with which I printed from Swagbucks & Target's coupons page. These deals are still available for you too! So, the deal works out like this: M&M's regularly $2.99 per bag on sale for $1.50 each. I bought 2, 12 ounce bags, but then used $2.50 in coupons bringing my total to .50 or .25 per bag! Yes, these are red and green M&M's, but if you need to get really thrifty, you can always separate the red ones for your Valentine's Day treat bags & the green ones for St. Patrick's Day...if they aren't eaten by then. With a little thought and effort, a quarter can go further than you may realize.

Merry Christmas

Wishing you a Merry, Mary, Marry Christmas... hoping that joy is overflowing and splashing others near as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ! 

My Mind's in the Gutter!

My mind's in the gutter and I'm pleased to say I'm excited about it! No, this phrase is not being used in it's typical affiliation. I am talking about GARDENING! You may be thinking I am a bit off my rocker, -or glider in my case- thinking about my Spring garden at the height of the Christmas season...go ahead. It is never too early start planning for a bountiful and beautiful Spring crop. So, what's this talk of the gutter? I've been doing research on utilizing my small gardening space by growing more vertically. So, I am going to grow various greens and lettuces in 2 sections of 6 foot long gutters, fastened to our backyard fence. Lettuce especially has a pretty shallow root system, so enriched soil filled gutters have shown to be a successful cradle to grow them in. This will free up my ground space for other larger vegetables to grow happily in. Of course, I will be buying my Lowe's gift card for my Gutter Garden project at Kroger to earn quick fuel points in the process. It seems strange to think that in only 3 months we will be planting seeds and watching our garden grow. But, I think even Santa would appreciate the vibrant crisp leaves of organically grown Buttercrunch lettuce! What are your creative gardening tips? I'd love to hear from someone who's mind is in the gutter with me.

Kashi & Bare Naked Cheap at Publix

I just totally scored on stocking up the pantry with healthy breakfast foods by Kashi & Bare Naked. If you are familiar with these brands, you know they normally don't come cheap...unless you've been doing your research and cutting your coupons. I bought 2 boxes of Kashi cereal, 2 boxes of Kashi waffles, 3 Kashi Steam Meals & 2 bags of Bare Naked Granola for only $9.96! I saved $23.20 in coupons and $2.37 on in store savings. You can get the SAME deals by using the currently available sales and coupon flyers in your local Publix store, combined with printable coupons on target.com swagbucks.com, and recyclebank.com. 

Kroger Deals Right Now

I just got back from Kroger and found some unadvertised deals to share with you. Currently, Silk Fruit & Protein is on closeout for $1.40 a quart. If you combine this with $1 off printable coupon this is a great deal! Also, I always find the small Odwalla juice on manager special for .99 each. Combine this with the printable .75 off coupon for another awesome score. Print your coupons at http://www.swagbucks.com/p/coupons for added points leading to free gift cards! Lastly, organic Red Delicious Apples are $1.00 per pound which is a super great price and at perfect timing to bake something yummy for Christmas celebrations. 

No Fire? Decorate!

At our house, we have a fireplace that is currently out of commission. However, a fireplace not only serves to warm your toes, but to warm your decor as well. Honestly, I got tired of looking at a stark bare fireplace, so I got creative. I had a bunch of Christmas balls on hand that needed using and a yard full of twigs that needed clearing. So, I simply hung  the shiny gold ornaments on the sticks I found in the yard and this was the result. This project took about 10 minutes of my time, cost no money and really warmed up my home in an unexpected way. Just hoping Santa respects my decor!

Free, Cheap, Give and Keep!

Some great deals at Publix right now, many today being the last day for the grab:

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt: $1, then add .40 off coupon (doubled) from swagbucks.com & in store Publix .55 off coupon to get FREE salt plus a little in your pocket

Capri Sun 10 Pack: $1.79, then add $2/2 Publix in store coupon from Nov Advantage Buy Flyer and printable $1/2 Target coupon resulting at .29 each! If you do not drink these, donate them.

Silk Fruit & Protein: $1.66, combine $1 off printable swagbucks.com coupon for a .66 beverage

Starbucks Frap 4 Pack: $5.99, combine Buy 2 Get 1 Free deal with 3X $1 off Publix in store coupon from Nov Advantage Buy Flyer to get a total of 12 bottles of frap for .75 each. Great Stocking stuffer!

Lastly, print this coupon: http://coupons.target.com/friends-and-fans-coupons?ref=tgt_email_RX212125&emseq=180107939 to get a $10 Target gift card when spending $50 or more at Target! This deal ends Saturday. I stocked up on printer ink and groceries to get this score. 

Have a very merry weekend!

FREE Covergirl & Maybelline at Publix

If you have not already, grab your FREE single color Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow at Publix through December 7th. Combine the in store Publix $2 off Maybelline coupon from the green flyer with printable $1 off coupon here : http://www.swagbucks.com/p/coupons to get the deal. Also, get a free Covergirl product valued at $3 when you combine the Stocking Spree $2 off Covergirl Publix coupon with P&G $1 off Covergirl coupon found in the recent paper. Don't need new, free makeup? I bet you have a friend that would gladly take it off your hands. 

Christmas Tree Savings

Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la la! Have you purchased your Christmas tree yet? If not, let me clue you in on how to save some money at the fuel pump when doing so. I did some research and found that Lowes has 5-6 foot trees on sale for $19.98. Knowing that this is the last week to get quadruple fuel points when purchasing gift cards at Kroger, I bought a $25 Lowes gift card at Kroger to purchase our tree with, while getting .10 off per gallon of gas at the pump in return. Discounted tree AND discounted gas makes for a merry day indeed!

How to Save at Target

I love to shop at Target! They have everything I need from organic groceries, trendy clothing, household necessities, free kids cookies, family restrooms, and AWESOME savings opportunities. I thought I would share how I save here just in case you need some new tricks up your sleeve. As for coupons, Target has an extensive database for printable coupons that you can access through their website. Target will accept a manufacture coupon paired with a Target coupon for extra savings as well. A few coupons I print on a weekly basis to use at Target are: $1 off Bare Naked Organic Chicken (commonkindness.com) .75 off Earthbound Farms Produce (through Earthbound Farms email club) and $1 off Applegate Farms Meats (applegate.com) Here's the exciting part. Some form of Bare Naked Chicken is always on sale weekly whether it is thighs, breast, whole or legs. So, I wait for the sale price and then on top of that, look for a special red sticker on the package that is a Target special for $2 off a package to combine my printed coupon with. Example: 1 Pound of Bare Naked Chicken Thighs on sale for $3.79, less the special red sticker $2 off on package, less my $1 off coupon means a pound of fresh organic chicken for .79! On to produce... This week a bag of organic carrots were on sale for $1.09 by Earthbound Farms. I then used my .75 off coupon bringing the price down to .34. Lastly, my kids love Applegate Farms hot dogs, which happen to be on sale this week for $3.99 a pack, less my $1 off coupon. These are all staples in our home that it is so nice to be able to save on further past the price tag. In addition, we are Target Debit Red Card Holders which gets us 5% off everything we purchase, including groceries and even Starbucks inside Target. The card is no charge, no fees and the money comes right out of the bank as if I was already using my bank card. The last great savings loophole I have is a little more work, but worth it in the wallet. Every week Target posts items that when a certain quantity are purchased, a gift card is received in return. You can view all of these offers in the online weekly ad. Example: This week Huggies & Pampers Giant Packs are $34.99 with a $5 gift card given to you at purchase. So, if you were to have a Target coupon for $2 off plus a Manufacture coupon for $2 off, less your $5 back, you would be getting $9 off your diapers, plus 5% more off when paying with your Red card. This makes for a good deal! Hope I have not confused you, but rather amused you and inspired further savings for your family!