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I am a stay at home mom with four wonderful kids. I have been married for over 10 years to my best friend. I am head over heels in love with him. He always supports my crazy "thrifty adventures". We have a lot of fun together.

I was raised on a small dairy farm. Where I learned very young, the value of hard work and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Growing up our meals were made from scratch. Only on special occasion would we get name brand cereal, chips, or any other fancy treats. Now that I am a Mom with my own budget, the basic foods always comes first. I too make most of our meals from scratch and take pride in feeding my family a well balanced healthy diet.

I enjoy seeing how far I can make our budget stretch, and when I take the time to match sales with coupons I am able to get all those "fun & fancy" items that would other wise be out of my budget. Being thrifty has always been a way of life for me, but it has also become a real joy.

Also learn about another member of our team - Ingard.

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Walmart Coupon Deals $1.00 or less ~1/25

Sambazon Organic Amazon Superfood Juice (10.5 oz) : $2.68

Scotch Brite Wipes: $1.62

Betty Crocker  Cake Price: $1.06
Betty Crocker  Frosting Price: $1.64

  • use $.75/both SuperMoist cake mix AND Ready to Spread Frosting , exp. 3/31 (SS 1/22/12)
  • Total: $1.95 for both

Blistex: $.98

  • use  $.35/1 lip care product, exp. 3/31 (SS 1/22/12)
  • Total: $.63

Franks Red Hot: $.98 

Hormel Chili with Beans: $1.24

Mt. Olive Relish: $1.08

  • use $.75/1 pickles, peppers or relish product, exp. 4/8/12 (SS 1/22/12)
  • Total: $.33

Mt. Olive Peppers: $1.43

  • use $.75/1 pickles, peppers or relish product, exp. 4/8/12 (SS 1/22/12)
  • Total: $.68

ZonePerfect: $.96 

  • use the $.55/1 bar or multipack, exp. 2/28/12 (SS 1/22/12) some areas got .55 off 2
  • Total: low as $.41

SpaghettiO’s: $.84

Dingo Original Mini Dog Treats: $1.78

Hormel Chili – $1.24

Bic Wite-Out – $1.00

  • $1/1 Bic Stationery Product, exp. 2/15/12 (SS 01/08/12 #2)
  • Total: FREE

 Just For Men – $6.97

 Sunbird Seasoning – $0.78

 Campbell’s Healthy Request – $1.32

 Kikkoman Soy Sauce – $1.42

 ALPO Brand Dog Food – $0.68

Temptations Cat Treats – $0.94

  • B1G1 Temptations Treats For Cats, exp. 2/18/12 (RP 1/08/12)
  • Total: $.47 each

 Hershey’s Air Delight Milk Chocolate – $0.78

  • FREE Hershey’s Air Delight Aerated Milk Chocolate Bar wyb Any Milk Chocolate Bar, exp. 2/8/12 (SS 01/08/12)
  • Total: $.39 each

Pure Protein Bars – $1.24

  • $1/2 Pure Protein Bars, exp. 2/18/12 (RP 01/08/12)
  • Total: $.74

Ken’s Dressing 9oz – $1.50

  • B2G1 Ken’s Dressing, exp. 2/28/12 (SS 01/08/12 R)
  • or use the $1.00 off 2 coupon from the 1/8 smart source
  • Total: $1.00 each

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Cracker Barrel coupon

$1 off TWO Cracker Barrel Cheese Items

 

A Bird has to eat too… Suet Songbird cake for 1.13 each

Bird Lovers~ this is for you. 

Suet Songbird Very Berry Cake, 16 Pack for $17.99

& eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

Woman’s Day magazine

Woman’s Day (1-year) for $10.00 ($0.83/issue)

HERE is a list to the coupons that are available in Woman’s Day issues.

Not only is it a good read with recipes but coupons to boot!

Hanging double-faced wall clock ~ Vive La France

Vive La France Double Sided Metal Wall Hanging Clock for $59.99 (save $70.01~54%)

Shipped for an additional $8.41

Only 20 left in stock–order soon.

Please note that Amazon priced tend to change often so prices may be higher or lower without notice

The Littlest Pet Shop

Falling in Love with your Family by Alison

In a Nutshell: Join in the fun to encourage children to play creatively.  

In order to write a post for this week, I needed to get my three-year-old and his little friend involved in an activity.  Instead of the post I intended to write, I thought they were so cute I decided to share pictures of their distraction.  We put up the play tents, gathered up all the stuffed animals, and filled play purses with pennies.  Then we took turns being the Pet Shop Owner and Customer.  As I tried to buy the baby jaguar, Brigham informed me that it only likes to eat broccoli.  His friend asked, “Do you have enough water for this?” when I purchased the dolphin.  It seems that most animals nowadays go for around $10.00.  I thought that was a pretty thrifty deal for exotic pets!  As they bought and sold, I slipped into the adjoining room.  They’re still going strong.

I’ve found a secret to getting kids involved in an activity…play with them!  Start making a road for cars out of blocks, putting together a puzzle, or putting all the baby dolls to bed.  Enjoy the fun for a few minutes, and then let them continue on while you get other things done.  I love the times I can just play and play and play, but other times I really need them to be independent.  It almost never works just to say, “Why don’t you play with the trains?”  But when I start the locomotives around the track and add some chugging noises, they (*almost*) always jump in.  Have fun!

Playing "Pet Shop"

Join in!  What are your favorite ways to get kids involved with something creative?

Orville Redenbacher and Dr. Pepper OR movie coupons to print

Here is a coupon for the movie night…

Buy 1 Orville Redenbacher  (3pk +) AND one 12 pack Diet Dr. Pepper (or any flavor)

and here are some movie coupons too.

Ulta Buy 2 Get 1 FREE, plus 20% off and 5% cash back~ Wow

ulta b2g1free saleUlta is having a big Buy 2 Get 1 FREE sale with code: 67214 …. and it is Stackable with 20% off Coupon Site-wide 

PLUS you can earn 5% cash back when you shop via ShopAtHome.com  

To see what deals you can find click one of the links above then, click the BLUE SHOP NOW button it will take you to the Ulta page, and you will earn 5% on everything you purchase.  It will be credited to your account within 30 days.
Expiration Date: 02/29/2012

Wordless Wednesday~ Mug shot tells all

Mom: Who was playing with my camera this morning?

Children: Not Me, Not Me, Not Me

Mom: So no one played with Mommies camera

Children: Nope

Mom: Well guess what, one of you took your own mug shoot….. Guess who :)

kids playing with camera

HIGH value Cold-EEZE coupon

Ingard here, my husband LOVES this product when he feels a cold coming on and

I believe this is the first coupon I have seen for it in 3 years!2.50 off Cold-EEZE Cold Remedy Oral Spray (.76 fl oz)

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