Saturday ~ Sale on Angel Soft Tissues

Publix has the 165 count Angel Soft tissues on sale this week for $1.25 per box. 

I had three coupons for 50¢ off one box, which I printed from Coupons.com. Sometimes Coupon.com will reset the coupons, so you can print more than the two you are allowed to print. I had three coupons with me, and Publix will double any coupon 50¢ and under. In the end I bought three boxes and paid 25¢ each. 

They have now been added to my pantry inventory with the other tissues I have on hand. This is an example of how the Pantry Principle works. You can read more about that at my post here:

The Pantry Principle

This was a terrific week and started out with me working two days, but oftentimes things come up for teachers and they need a sub at the last minute, which is what happened this week. I ended up subbing twice for 7th grade in one classroom and twice for them in a second classroom, which makes for great camaraderie. I love what I do and really enjoy working with the students. I hope and pray that I make a difference in their lives. 

How have things been with you this week and how was your week?

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”

Sunday Dinner

Sunday Dinner at our house today is meatless and consists of...

Baked Potatoes

Asian Salad

Broccoli

Corn

Garlic Bread

Baked Potatoes with choice of 

butter, sour cream, broccoli, and cheese. 

Buttered Corn

Asian Salad bought at Sam's Club as a Salad Kit

These are so good and only $1.98

Buttered Broccoli

Garlic Bread

What's for dinner at your house?

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”

Spring Break

This past week was Spring Break here and we had a really nice week off from our regular school/work hours. 

The grocery store sale ads were not the best this week, so I did not do any major grocery shopping. I did manage to find a few good coupon deals though. 

My go to deodorant is Sure and there were $1.00 off coupons in last Sunday's paper. I used them at Walmart since there were no good sales here and got them for 96¢ each, so I saved $4.00.

Last Sunday there was a coupon for Nivea lotion, $5.00 off two bottles. I used mine first at Walmart and then at Target. The ones on the left were 28¢ each after coupon while the ones on the right were combined with a Target coupon and were completely free. These will be great for my sub bag. See why I have not been shopping at Walmart lately? lol

We went to the Dollar Tree to pick up a couple of free items. I picked up two bars of Zest soap for free after a coupon I printed on Coupons.com and my daughter was able to pick up two more free makeup items. 

I printed coupons for Planter's peanuts from Coupons.com and combined them with a Target coupon and bought three cans of peanuts for $1.00 each. As with several of my pictures this week, things have been eaten since I bought them, which is my fault since I waited to take pictures this week. lol ;)

For some reason one day when we shopped at Bi-Lo, between my daughter and me, we received coupons for four free items. So, I picked up free eggs, free lunch meat, free buns (almost gone already), and a free bag of salad. How neat was that? I plan on using the lunch meat for sandwiches for lunch this week. 

Have you ever tried the Target brand of Chickadees crackers? They are just like Goldfish crackers and sometimes, if you're lucky, you can find them on sale for $1.00 a box like I did this week. I picked up a few boxes to divvy up into baggies and use in lunches this week. 

I used one of the gas reward coupons I received from Kmart last week, which saved me 30¢ per gallon of gas, so $3.00 in savings. 

Did you happen to catch Lili's tip over at Creative Savv about her alternative use for paper towels with clam shells? If not you can read about it here:  

So I found a use for paper towels

She uses a paper towel in the bottom of her clam shells to prolong the life of her family's produce and she saves the paper towel and uses it several times over the course of the season. 

Well, the other day I bought a package of cherubs tomatoes at Sam's Club and there just happened to be one of these absorbent napkins in the bottom of it. It's plastic on one side and absorbent on the other. I took it out and put it in the cabinet to use it several times before I toss it. 

On Friday night we went to the theater and watched the movie Divergent. I checked over the prices and decided on the bargain time slot of 5:20, with tickets costing $5.25. We both enjoyed the film and had a little bit of fun in the process. A lot of students from school came to see the film as well, so we were able to see several friends. 

On Saturday we stopped in at Lowe's to pick up a free container of paint after we found a coupon in our Better Homes and Gardens magazine. 

Today, in anticipation of returning to school/work tomorrow, I am doing laundry. I've cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, cleaned out my car from this week's activities and already made lunches and laid out clothes and shoes for tomorrow. Hopefully we will have a good week here and I hope you do as well.    

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”

Coupon Sunday

Rite Aid has a sale starting today on Purex. When you buy one, you get two free. 

I had coupons for $1.50 off two and I used three of them for one deal and my daughter used three more for a second deal. 

We now have 12 bottles in our laundry room and we paid $1.37 each for them. 

It's nice to be stocked up on them for a while.

Our next stop today was at Kmart. They are doubling coupons this week up to $2.00, when you spend $25, up to 5 coupons per day. 

My first coupon was for Purex. I bought 2 boxes, which cost $3.49 each, and used a $1.50 coupon off 2 Purex, which doubled, so I paid $1.99 each. 

Next, I found three Colgate Optic  White toothpastes on the clearance shelf for $3.03. I had three coupons for $1.50 off, which doubled, so I paid 3¢ each for those. 

Finally I bought the One A Day Woman's Gummie Vitamins. They were $17.99, but I used a Shop Your Way rewards coupon for $6.00 and combined that with a $2.00 manufacturer coupon, which doubled, so I paid $7.99 for the vitamins. 

Stopped at Bi-Lo yesterday as well. They had this Right Guard deodorant for $3.99. I had two manufacturer coupons for $2.00 off and 2 Target coupons for $2.00 off, so I bought all four deodorants for free and only paid the sales tax.  

We found another deodorant deal at Publix. These Speed Sticks were buy one get one free and after doubled coupons we paid 30¢ each. 

The Dollar Tree has Hormel Pepperoni for $1.00 a pack. I had several coupons for $1.00 off two packages. They only had seven packages left on the shelf, so I bought six and paid 50¢ each. 

Yesterday I received the coupon I had ordered from My Coke Rewards for a free 12 pack of any coke product. I decided to pick Sprite for those days when someone has an upset stomach. I don't like entering the codes into the system, but I do like the free 12 packs.  

Publix has Oscar Meyer hot dogs on sale this week and we had several coupons to use for $1.00 off. I paid $1.13 per package for these hot dogs. I put six of them into the freezer to use later. 

These Suave shampoos were on sale at Publix for $3.49. We had manufacturer coupons and combined them with Target coupons and paid 49¢ for each bottle. 

I love couponing because it allows me to have more purchasing power than if I didn't coupon. We are stocked up on so many things we use in our house and it is all because of coupons. 

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”

Sunday Update

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Good Sunday morning everyone! I hope you all are doing well.  :)

It has been a busy week here at the Frugal Workshop, as usual. I had Monday and Tuesday off this week and was grateful since I was recovering from a cold and needed the rest. So I ended up working Wednesday, Thursday, and half a day on Friday. On Friday afternoon the weather was so nice we took the students outside to enjoy part of the day outdoors. 

I'm sure most of you have heard about the $20 off $50 coupon deal at Target this week. My daughter and I took advantage of it yesterday. I won't go into the details, but we did stock up on toilet paper, laundry detergent, garbage bags, bleach, and cleaning supplies. It was a great deal by itself and when combined with manufacturer coupons, which we did, was an even greater deal. My cashier told me, "You saved $36, which was more than you paid!" I paid $16 in the end.  :)

Another deal I picked up at Target was the Stayfree deal. I normally purchase these for $4.97 each at Walmart. Target had them on sale for $5.29 and I had $1.00 off coupons. When you bought three they rewarded you with a $5.00 gift card. In the end I paid $2.62 each for them.  It is yet another reason that I have not been shopping at Walmart. 

Breakfast today was English Muffins, bought on sale and combined with a coupon, and juice. Dinner is going to be Tacos. 

This is our final week of school/work before Spring Break, which officially begins on Friday at 3 o'clock. 

I hope you all have a very frugal week ahead! :) 

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”

Fourth and Final Frugal Week of February

I was able to work everyday last week, so I am grateful for that, unfortunately on Friday I came down with a cold.  I've not done as much this weekend as I normally would do, due to a lack of energy. I'm not working today and to be honest, I'm glad because I'm just going to rest up today. 

Last Wednesday I went to IGA after work and found 1/2 gallons of milk marked down to 50¢, so I picked up two of those. It's been a long time since I bought milk for $1.00 per gallon .

Here are our dinners from last week:

Monday: Baked Chicken, Chicken Flavored Rice, Brussel Sprouts

Tuesday: Spaghetti, Broccoli, Garlic Bread

Wednesday: Baked Potatoes with Sour Cream, Broccoli

Thursday: Homemade Pizza

Friday: Fish, Rice, and Brussel Sprouts

Saturday: Leftover Baked Potatoes fried in skillet, green beans

Sunday: Chicken, Sugar Snap Peas, Teriyaki Rice

I did go to Walgreens on Saturday to let my daughter pick up some of the 49¢ candy bars that were on sale. We had coupons and ended up paying 16¢ each for them. 

How was your week?

Belinda
CFO ~ Chief Frugal Officer
© Belinda & Frugal Workshop, 2011-2014.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without”