No Super Shopping Trip

We have decided to visit my husband's family for Thanksgiving, and as a result, I did not go grocery shopping this week. We have enough food to cover the few nights we're eating at home and can use the food money to help pay for the gas for our trip. Because I am leaving for TN tomorrow, you may notice my absence the remainder of the week. I will try to post some links to Black Friday deals for those of you interested. I myself am not a huge Black Friday fan...too many crowds...but I will let you know of any amazing deals out there that I become aware of.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

More photo deals!

As if the 100 free photo cards weren't enough, SeeHere is offering 50% off photo books and photo gifts today, November 23, 2009 only! They are also offering free shipping. Go here to choose and design your photo books and such and then enter the coupon code 2day when you check out to get the 50% discount and free shipping.
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Free Photo Book Shipped!

Go here and get a free 20 page photo book (a $39.95 value) for free with free shipping if you are one of the first 25,000 to enter the code BONNIE at checkout. I really wish I were at home now so that I could take advantage of it. I need a wedding album! Hopefully they will still be available when I get home.
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Another EarthFare freebie!

I found this one in my inbox this week so if you want to be aware of these Earthfare freebies as soon as they come out, sign up for their email updates. Go here to get a coupon for a free pound of shrimp! No purchase necessary. This coupon is good thru November 22, 2009.

SC Johnson Rebate Reminder

I got my 3 $5 checks from the SC Johnson rebate deal in the mail yesterday and thought I would remind you about the deal. To get the rebate form and info go here. Remember this is good for a while so if you buy any of the products make sure to send in for your rebates!

100 Free Holiday Photo Cards!!

Remember the 50 free photo cards available from SeeHere I blogged about here? Well MoneysavingMom just let me know that you can get another 50 free photo cards by entering the coupon code newbaby when you check out. You go here to set up an account, create, and save your cards. Check out with the coupon code. Then log back in and use the code from Freebies4mom and get another 50 free....
That's 100 free photo cards with free shipping! You have until November 30, 2009 to get yours...

Such a cute maternity frock giveaway!

The Hop, Skip and a Jump Maternity Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

So I'm not expecting but would still love to win this dress for the future because it's so cute! Go check it out.

Monday Grocery Madness

This week I decided to take a semi-break from grocery shopping because we have a stockpile that needs to be consumed. However, I couldn't resist taking a quick trip to Publix just to pick up some a few things that were great deals.
Publix:
Total before coupons/savings: $37.95
Total spent: $11.04
Percentage of savings: 71%

Free games at Target

Target has a BOGO coupon on their website here (on p.5)  for Habro Monopoly Deal or Scrabble Slam card games. Pair that with the manufacturer's BOGO coupon from the USA weekend in last Sunday's paper to get both games for free!
Thanks, SavingandGiving!

Free Sample of Lipton Green Tea

Go here to request a free sample of Lipton Green Tea....You will have several different types of flavors to choose from once you click on the get a free sample button on the top right of the page.
Thanks, SavingandGiving!

Just for fun:)

I was browsing through our online newspaper yardsale ads to see if there will be any good ones this weekend and ran across this ad. I just had to share it because it made me smile. Guess they've drunk the koolaid and gotten on the bandwagon. I'm glad that others are joining us on the quest to spend less, save more, and be good financial stewards! Enjoy:) Oh and this looks like a good sale to hit if you're interested.

N Main Greenville - 11 Northwood Ave Fri & Sat, 11/13 & 14, 8-4. Dave Ramsey says sell! Multi-family. Home decor, kitchen items, linens, some furniture, fabric, light fixtures, books, costume jewelry, women's clothes, shoes & belts, yard tools, planters & pots, shutters, cosmetics.

20 Free Downloads at iTunes

The Facebook freebies continue to roll on...Go here to become a fan of iTunes on Facebook and receive 20 free song downloads.
Thanks, SavingandGiving!

EarthFare: Free Cranberries

Wow, another EarthFare freebie! Go here to print a coupon for a free pound of fresh cranberries at EarthFare with any purchase. There is no minimum purchase so when I did this deal with the apples, I paid 50 cents for some bananas and got the freebie. The coupon is good thru November 17th, but I would suggest going over there sooner rather than later because sometimes they stop these deals early or run out of the product.

50 FREE Photo Cards with FREE Shipping!

I may just have to actually send out Christmas cards this year...Freebies4Mom is offering a sweet deal for 50 free 5x7 or 4x8 photo cards with free shipping. You have until November 30th to redeem this offer! This offer is good for any type of photo card, not just Christmas cards. Go here to get the details on this offer.
Thanks Savingand Giving!

Butterball Turkey Coupon

Are you stocking up yet for Thanksgiving? Well if you are, go here to print a $2 off coupon for any Butterball turkey- fresh or frozen. Walmart is supposed to have turkeys marked way down so hopefully you could score a good deal with this coupon.
Thanks, SavingandGiving!

Great Old Navy Deal Today Only!!

Remember the 30% off  coupon for Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic that I posted about here. Well I just found out how you can use that to score some pretty inexpensive jackets. Old Navy has all outerwear 50% off thru Today, Thursday, November 12 ONLY. Pair that deal with the 30% off coupon that begins today and you can get a great deal on outerwear!
Thanks, SavingandGiving

Another giveaway for some cute little girl's patterns

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/11/handmade-dress-patterns-guest-giveaway.html

GIVEAWAYS....

Layla Grayce Blanket Set GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic 30% off coupon

Go here to get a coupon for 30% off anything at Old Navy, Gap, or Banana Republic. The coupon is good from November 12-15 and can also be used at the Banana and Gap outlet stores! You only need one coupon because they let you keep it and use it as many times as you want during those 4 days! I'm thinking you could pair it with some sales and find some good early Christmas presents!

Monday Grocery Madness

So it's late again, sorry. Let me tell you catching up after being out of it for 2 weeks can be a bit overwhelming! I'm trying to make myself take it one thing at a time but that is hard for me to do:) Anyway here are the totals for this week. It was not a great week at Publix which meant shopping at some other stores too, blah. But not too bad overall considering I had to buy some extras for some party food I need for this weekend.
Aldi: Total spent: $10.57

Publix:

Total before savings/coupons: $32.88

Total spent: $13.73

Percentage of savings: 58%

Bilo:

Total before savings/coupons: $14.48

Total spent: $6.64

Percentage of savings: 54%

I also made a quick trip to the bread store for some bread (not pictured) so all total I spent $34.24 this week. However, I did have some leftover $ from last week and did not go over my alloted amount. I've got a lot of stuff stockpiled and am considering doing an "eating from the pantry" soon and skipping grocery shopping for a week. It'd be nice to take a break...we'll see what the deals shape up to be next week.

$5 Barnes and Noble gift card for reviews

You can earn a $5 Barnes and Noble gift card if you write 5 product reviews for Viewpoints. This is a very easy way to earn $5 toward one of my favorite stores:) You could get a discounted book for very cheap or even some of the smaller items for free. The reviews must be written by November 13th and must be 900 characters long. Go here to register with Viewpoints and then pick out your products to review. If you want to look at the different review categories available go here. Even if you don't like Barnes and Noble, these type of things are great to add to Christmas gifts! It's never too early to start thinking of ideas!

Thanks, SavingandGiving!

$1 Scarves at Old Navy

On Saturday, November 7th, Old Navy is selling their fleece scarves for $1. I'm going to try to pick some up to make some inexpensive Christmas gifts. However, with anything Old Navy does, you will probably want to go pretty close to opening time in order to be able to take advantage of the deal before they run out. There's a limit of 5 scarves per person.

No more Bloom triples:(

Well I guess Bloom didn't like how the tripling worked out because they decided to quit as of last night. Sure wish I had know that because there were some good coupons I was waiting to use until I got a chance to get out there. They may decide to continue with doing the triples once a month, and if so I will definitely let you know. Hope you all benefited from it while it lasted!

Monday Grocery Madness

Wow, I can't believe I've been out of it this long. It has been a long time since I have been sick like this. Apparently Thursday's respite was false hope and Friday I crashed down again into extreme fatigue and flu. However, after having been forced to do nothing but relax and sleep (by my loving husband) for the last several days, I think that I am finally over the worst of it! I just hate being sick and not getting things done!
So even with being sick I did make it to the grocery store on my good days to take advantage of those amazing general mills deals this week!
Thursday Publix trip:
Total before coupons/savings: $24
Total spent: $1.25!!!
Percentage of savings: 95%

Monday Publix trip:
Total before coupons/savings: $37.42
Total spent: $8.41
Percentage of savings: 78%

Tuesday Publix trip:
Total before coupons/savings: $40.06
Total spent: $9.15
Percentage of savings: 77%
( Our internet was down all weekend and after getting it fixed tuesday afternoon, I found the coupons reset for the frosting and the veggies. I wasn't going to make another trip out, but since I actually made money on these with the general mills deal, I decided it was worth it, especially after being home ALL day "relaxing":)

Oh and just in case you added it up and realized we were still under our $30/week budget, let me tell you what we did with the extra. Normally if we have extra, I add it to the next week's $, but since I'd been sick and haven't been cooking, we decided to splurge and stop by Subway on our way home for a $5 footlong...it was a very satisfying little extra and we have quite the stockpile growing in our pantry and freezer so I know I don't have a lot of necessities to buy for next week:)
I hope to be back here with regularity bringing you deals and freebies now that I'm on the mend...