A little birdie let me know a pretty special day is coming up this weekend! It's that time of year again, when celebrate our Dads and our amazing husbands for being such great dads. It's tough every year trying to figure out what to get my husband because a.) he has everything- no really! or b.) if he doesn't have it, he just buys it for himself ergo we are back to a.) he has everything.
Aidan and I try to do something special for him...
In this economy and with me being a stay at home mom, having a restaurant quality meal isn't always an option, but last night...WHOA NELLIE! We bought pork steaks for $4.70 for 4 huge cuts. This is a great alternative to beef when things get pricey in the meat department. :) Unfortunately, we are all out of charcoal, but in this heat, sometimes that is a blessing! I dug around online for a new way to cook it up and found the idea of cooking...
Time to start blogging again! After much contemplation and thought, I'm altering this from a strictly deals blog. That was never what we wanted when my husband and I began talks of a blog, but rather a family blog. Our blog was supposed to be about our lives; living the simpler/cheaper life, loving each other and sharing our adventures in cooking, cleaning, crafting, parties, couponing, raising the best kids and ultimately giving thanks...
Some do Spring cleaning, we are doing a Fall cleaning the blog! Look for changes coming soon to content, topics and mo...
Free Photo Collage at Walgreens: There's probably nothing Dad would love more then a new set of smiling faces to display on his desk at work. And you can create one for free on Saturday if you drive on over to Walgreens. You'll need a coupon code (GOBIG8X10) and to call your local store ahead of time to verify participation.
Free Craft Project at Michael's: Kids ages three and up are invited to the national craft store on the Saturday before Father's Day to make use of fun craft materials to create a meaningful, one-of-a-kind...
Now Extended! Get 70% Off Restaurant.com $25 Gift Cert. + $10 Lobster Gram. Use code FATHER and pay $3 thru 6/20/10.We love to use this site to eat out! Recently, we've eaten at Butch Cassidy's, Island Thyme Eats & Arts and Fuji San all because of restaurant.com. And we spend under $20! That makes date night even better. Also, these make great gifts for friends, family and teachers!...
People often ask us if weactually eat the stuff we buy. Well, yeah, of course we do! Recently, we bought 10# bags of frozen leg quarters from Food World ($.39/1#), and this Sunday we decided to break out a bag for the week! Obviously, 10 pounds is a LOT of chicken, but with 5 of us to feed, this makes for several meals and lunches, too!Italian Chicken and PotatoesUsed:5 Chicken Leg Quarters4 Large Idaho Potatoes (10# bag bought at Burris Market for $1.99)1 Bottle of Kraft Italian Dressing or Italian Pesto Dressing1 Salt &...
Kids Days in Bienville this Thursday, Jun 03, 2010!
Bring the kids out for some summertime fun to Bienville Square each Thursday and enjoy live entertainment, arts and crafts and visits from The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, the Mobile Police and Fire Departments and much more! Free. Thursdays through July 8th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Tell me that hanging out here doesn't look more appealing than another day stuck in the house! Get out...
Once you get into couponing, you will have to find a coupon sorting method that works for you. When I first started years ago, I clipped every single coupon I got my hands on. Then, I sorted them in a binder with baseball card inserts. This worked for me then because I was a stay at home mom with more time on my hands to clip and sort. Plus, I didn’t have as many coupons as I thought. It was handy though, because I had all my coupons...
CVS has its own rewards program called Extra Care Bucks or ECBs. To get started, get a CVS ECB card at the checkout counter from your local CVS. If you can stand the wait, sign up here for yours and wait for your card via mail. The limit is 2 cards per household. Please adhere to this! Either way you sign up, make sure to sign up here online to link your card to your email address. This will get you lots of valuable coupons and promotional...
Let's face it, no matter how many groceries we have, how big a stockpile of food, or even if we have leftovers ready and waiting, going out to eat still happens. Heck, it is always a welcome treat! We always get asked don't we get tired of eating at home? Well, yes, occasionally. Everyone loves to eat out at some point, and let's face it, it makes date night just a bit more special!! So how, do you save money and still get to at out? Coupons...
Have you ever heard of House Party? It always surprises me how few people have. House Party is a site I’ve been a member of since 2007, so trust me when I say, this is a site you want to join. The first upside to the site is that it is free. Interested?
House Party lets people who really love something host a special event featuring a fun, free, exclusive experience sponsored by the world's leading brands.
Cool people sharing cool stuff. A House Party is thousands of parties happening across the country on a single day, hosted...
Newspapers!
Well, the first and obvious answer is of course, in the Sunday newspaper. The common Sunday coupon inserts are RedPlum (RP) and Smartsource (SS). Usually on the first Sunday of the month, a Proctor and Gamble (P&G) insert will be included.
Coupons are regional. For example, Pensacola often gets “better” and higher dollar coupons than we do in Mobile. For example, in the past few months we have seen Pensacola get a $3 off Snuggle coupon that we didn’t get. We have seen Pensacola get $2.50 off Finish (aka Electrasol)...
