Lazy blogger!

Stopped at Aldi's the other day to pick up a few things. Spent $56.30

Some of the things I got..
5- 2lb boxes of spaghetti - $1.69 each
2 boxes boxes popcorn shrimp - $1.89 each
size 6 snow pants - $9.99 (yeahhhh! These should also fit for 2 years.)
2 5lb bags of sugar - $2.14 each
2 5lb bags of flour - $1.99 each
3 lb bag of onions $1.49

Christmas apparently comes early around these parts. Yesterday, my washer came! No more dragging stuff to the laundromat and wasting all my quarters! (Except blankets as there is no way they'd fit in my itty bitty washer.) Last night I used 1/4 cup of liquid detergent and the clothes came out great. They also did not dry stiff, except for one pair of Mercedes jeans. I will start adding some vinegar as a fabric softener when I wash jeans. I have a bottle or two of laundry detergent left and then I will be making my own using the following recipe. I will probably continue using 1/4 cup of detergent.

2 cups washing soda
2 cups borax
1 bar grated fels-napa laundry soap


Now.. I've never liked laundry, and I've always got baskets of clothes around the house that never seem to be put away. I'm going to try and change this habit. I now have no excuse, other then room for things to dry, not to be keeping up with laundry. The small load size is perfect for being able to wash every day. I can also fit about two loads of clothing from the washer onto the drying rack I have. I'm going to get another rack so it will be easier when big things like sheets or towels get washed.

I was also recently gifted with a lot of craft materials for free. This will definitely help the Christmas budget this year as I should be able to make at least a few more things. Not that I have any idea what to make! Later tonight I plan on working on two calendar kits I bought on clearence at Joann's awhile back. I paid less then $2 each for them and it will make a nice little gift for my mom and MIL. I've got both of them about half finished. I'm also knitting a scarf for SIL, but I'm really not liking the way it's comming out. I may start over, I just can't find the time to knit lately. I am also planning on making a few throw pillows for Mercedes' room. I should be able to get 2 or 3 out of the material I purchased for a few bucks in the remanant bin.

A whole 'lotta shoppin'

Walgreen's, Redner's and Big Lots

Walgreen's
2 -3lb epsom salts sale $1.50 each
1 excedrin migrane 24 ct - 99cents
2 boxes tuf trash bags - $3.99/B1G1

The Excedrin was supposed to be $1.99 with $1 RR, but it did not print so I was refunded $1.
They also did not have the satincare shaving cream that was $1.99 with $3RR WYB 3, so I got a raincheck for it after the RR price. Better for me since they will be free the next time the Qs come out.

OOP - $8.22
Saved - $9.97

Redner's

5 gatorade - $3.29 each
1 large bottle lemon juice - 99 cents (winter stock up)
whiskas cat food 12pk -$5.29 (YIKES! This was full price!)
Magazine - $1.99
pack of cup hooks 99cents

OOP - $25.32

Big Lots

Napkins $1
Men's shorts $4
2pk girls tank top $2
Hello Kitty DVD - $3
Strawberry shortcake DVD -$4
2 chow mein noodle meals -80c each (not pictured, picked these up for a friend)
2 shelf stable milks $1 each
candy for DD 50c

OOP - $18.58

The DVDs are for Christmas for Mercedes. Ryan had been asking me to look for deals on elastic waist shorts for around the house. To bad they only had 1 pair in his size.



Price Chopper - I'm almost to embarrased to post this because it wasn't a very frugal trip. I desperately need cat litter and it was on sale.

PC brand cat litter - $4.99
gallon of chocolate milk - $3.60
garbage disposal cleaner - $2.69 (will last several months)
2 quarts superskim milk - $1.39 each
package of pork chops - $3.51 (not on sale but was asked to get them)
mint tea bags - $3.29 (I am sooo addicted to these. )

Spent - $20.86, saved 70 cents.

I actually did not use *any* coupons today. I am shocked, but really it was things I needed or walgreen's brand items that did obviously not have Manufactor Qs. I am out of shopping budget until next paydate (other then my planned Wag's trip next week) so I do not plan to be shopping until then. Hopefully I will be posting some other things between now and then to my poor neglected blog.

Walgreen's and Price Chopper.

Sorry for no photos again, it was late when I got home and I just wanted to get everything put away.

Price Chopper -
10 glade aerosols - sale 99¢ each used 1 $2/2 glade and 5 b1g1 free coupons
7 French's mustard - sale $1 each , used 6 50¢ coupons (doubled) and one $1 coupon
1 spongebob bandaid - $1.50 sale , used $1 coupon
2 smuckers dark chocolate with mint ice cream topping marked down to $1.06 each
Kraft singles cheese - used free cheese wyb 3 kraft products (3 packets of koolaid 39¢ ea)
3 Purina healthful life cat chow 16oz bags - Sale $1.50 each, used $1 coupons

No coupons for these but still a pretty good deal!

3 small bottles gatorade - grocery markdown 50¢ each
Keebler cookies - b1g1 free sale
2 delmonte spaghetti sauce - $1 each
Play make up set , sale $1.99 (putting this aside for Christmas for DD)

I did buy a few other things I needed but were not on sale. Overall I saved $38.65 and spent $33.95. ($1.04 tax)

Walgreens

4 glade scented oil refills sale - $4.49
2 glade scented oil candle refills sale -$1.99
scrubbing bubbles action scrubber starter kit - $5.79
4pk expo dry erase markers -sale $1.99
4 special k bars - sale $2.50 each
1 toy horse - clearance $1.49

I used $12.25 in coupons, tho I can't remember right now which coupon amounts went with what. I will also get nearly $15 back in rebates. Walgreen's ESR has rebates for the glade and the action scrubber. The action scrubber had a try me free rebate too. I used a $2.75 coupon on this so it makes it a money maker of about $4.25, not including the extra 10% that is added for loading my Walgreen's rebates onto a gift card. In addition to this, I got two $5 register rewards for the special k promo. I should have only gotten one, but the machine printed two and I wasn't arguing. The toy horse will be put away for Christmas for DD. My mom (who usually shops with me) also bought the other horse that was on clearence. For under $5 I already have 3 gifts for her.

Walgreen's, Price Chopper, and JoAnn Fabrics.

Sorry for the delay in posted, but I have been out of town.

Earlier this week I purchased a few things at walgreen's. I apologize for the lack of photo.

2 tuff trash bags B1G1 free @ $3.99
3 skintimate trial size - 99¢ each , free after 3 $1/1 man Qs
starbucks fraps - 4/$5 (after IVC Q) (Didn't need them, but oh so yummy!)
2 2pk white out - B1G1 @ $1.99
4 96sheet construction paper B1G1 @ $1.99
3 24pk paint set, 1 10pk paintbrush B1G1 @ $1.99
1/2 gallon milk $2.79

OOP - $22.72, $1.02 which was tax
Total Savings - $23.53


My Price Chopper trip was pretty awful, coupon wise. Unfortunately there were alot of things that I needed that I could not wait for a sale. I did, however get some colgate toothbrushes and softsoap handsoap B1G2 free. The toothbrushes were about 75¢ each and the soap 50¢ each.

No coupons at JoAnn's but alot of good deals.




Monkey coat hook - $1
2 purple ribbion - 97¢ each
Princess wall hanging - $1
fairy wing kit - 97¢
princess picture frame kit - 97¢
foam flowers - $1
2 fabric remnants 49¢ each
pink glitter flower stickers 97¢
baby stickers 50¢
2 toddler books $1 each ( DD got those for sitting in the cart the whole trip.)
2 calender making kits $1.97 each

OOP $16.19 (92¢ tax)

Most of this will be put away for preschool craft projects for DD, or in the case of the calender kits, assembled as Christmas gifts.