BIC Soleil Razors for $1.64 at ShopKo

Look what I found on clearance at ShopKo today. The BIC Soleil Razor is $1.63 and the BIC Soleil 4 cartridges are $1.74. Pair this with your SmartSource coupon BOGO, and get the cartridges free. All said and done, the deal is both for $1.63. I might head back for more.

KoolAid at Smiths

Kool-Aid is on sale at Smith's for $0.99. Pair it with a coupon for $1/2, and this Kool-Aid is only $0.49 each. Coupons for Kool-Aid $1/2 are available at coupons.com. I could have made the deal even better by getting the CountryTime coupons for $1.50/2 at coupons.com. This would make the lemonade $0.25 each. I think I'll print the CountryTime coupons, 2 per computer, and head bach to Smith's on Monday.

Update: Cleaning the Bathroom with Don Aslett

Here's an update on my bathroom cleaning adventures. So, I'm getting better. I'm down to about 7 minutes per bathroom. Not bad. Keep in mind that the lady in the video didn't have to remove anything from the countertop, toys from the bathtub, or things off the floor, like a rug.

My time includes removing these things, cleaning, and replacing them.

Not bad to be able to clean 3 bathrooms in under 30 minutes, including gathering my rags, cleaning tote, and broom.

Give it a try and watch the video here.

FREE Burt's Bees through June 20

Today is my Burt Day! "Your coupon for a free Burt's Bees lip balm will be on the way shortly. Remember, only one per household will be mailed. Be sure to look for it in your mailbox in 1-4 weeks."

The giveaway starts anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT but no one knows exactly when! To equal the odds and give you the fairest chance at a free balm, we've randomized the giveaway to start anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT. It could be anytime. For instance -- it may be 9:15 AM one day, 10:25 AM the next, or 11:51 AM the day after! We don't know either - and that's what makes it fun! And if you don't get it one day, you'll get your chance. The balm giveaway goes through June 20, 2009. Go here to enter to win.

So, I got lucky today and entered the website at 9:23 am, the contest was about to end, @ 10 am MDST. So I refreshed the site 3 times and guess what? I Won! Hurray! I love Burt's Bees.

Bath and Body Works: Free Lip Item with ANY purchase

While I was at Old Navy at the Mall, I decided to pay a quick visit to Bath & Body Works to use my coupon for a free lip item with ANY purchase. By the time I made it out of Old Navy, it was 8:55 pm. The ladies there weren't excited to see me when they were ready to close, especially with my coupon.

I picked out the "Liplicious" tasty lip color, $12 value, grabbed a purse hand sanitizer for $1.50 and made my way to the check out. Grab your coupon here and head to Bath and Body Works this weekend for your FREE lip item.

Thanks to Hip2Save for the link to this item.

***UPDATE: I'm glad I got this lip balm free. Today, I was using the scrub side, and it broke off at the base. The lipstick is a nice color and tastes good. I'm glad I didn't pay $12 for it, or I'd be taking it back.

Old Navy Clearance Sale and $75 off $100 Returns!

Wow! I thought I'd take my $10 off $50 purchase coupon in to Old Navy tonight and scour the Clearance rack, which is an additional 50% off.

Look what I scored! 20 items for $42.64, including tax. See the tan and navy skorts on the right--8 of them--I bought them for $0.38 each! I think I'll sell them on E-Bay and help defray the cost of this shopping spree. I'll update you with the outcome.

In case you don't know, Old Navy has a website to find some awesome coupons. Check out the website here.

They will be resetting a coupon for $75 off a $100 purchase on Sunday. Good luck and happy hunting.

LDS Church in Cambridge, MA, Burns Down

My sister-in-law's sister attended church in this building, until it burned down last sunday during meetings.

This story is not first-hand, but here is the story I got from my sister-in-law:

The fire broke out in the attic and quickly spread throughout the building. Everyone got out ok. They quickly grabbed pictures off the walls, hymnbooks, scriptures, etc., and were handing them down the line to get them out of the building when the fire first broke out. The Baptist church down the street came to help. Now that's the Christian Spirit!

This chapel is in Cambridge, Massachusettes, and many prominent LDS leaders have passed through this building since it was dedicated in 1951. I suppose that would include Kim Clark, President at BYUI, as well as other Apostles and leaders.

I suppose the videos were taken by attenders and bystanders using their cell phones.

Watch video here, here and here.

Pictures are here.

News stories here.

As Primary President, this has made me think, "What would our plan be if this happened in our building, that was also built in the 1950s."

My heart goes out to those who are affected by and are dealing with the loss at this time. God Bless You!

FREE Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs

Today Only: Oscar Mayer is offering a coupon for FREE package of hot dogs. Go here and sign up for your FREE hot dogs. Happy Barbecueing this summer!

Cleaning the Bathroom

I hate cleaning my bathroom!!! I always have. It is the thing I detest the most. Anyone who knows me knows this, especially my extremely patient husband.

I decided to watch Don Aslett's movie on how to clean the bathroom in just 3 1/2 minutes. Could it be possible? Could I really have a clean bathroom in such little time?

So I watched here, gathered my supplies, including a timer, and gave it a try. That was Monday. Since I don't clean it very often, it took about 12 minutes for each bathroom. Then I cleaned on Saturday and it took just 7 minutes each.

My goal is to be able to clean each bathroom in just 5 minutes each. That way, including getting my supply bucket and rags I could have it all done in under 1/2 hour (I have 3 bathrooms).

If you want to join me and take on the challenge, watch How to Clean a Bathroom in 3 1/2 Minutes, gather your supplies, and give it a try. Let me know how you do. And good luck!

Getting Coupons in Southeast Idaho

So, I subscribed to the Idaho Falls Post Register a couple months ago. I receive the paper daily with 5 copies on Sunday. Great. I'll get the coupons available. Right?

Not exactly so. I quickly learned that the Red Plum and the Proctor & Gamble inserts aren't available in this paper. Why, I don't know. Supposedly they are aware and are working out a deal, or something like that. Doesn't matter why, but I don't get all the coupons I want to make all the great deals happen.

So, I've purchased the Blackfoot paper a couple times to get the additional inserts. Great. Now I'll get all the coupons. Right?

Not exactly so. It only had the Smart Source & Red Plum inserts. No Proctor & Gamble. I keep hearing about this BOGO for Kraft Easy Mac in the Parade Magazine last Sunday. So I pull out all 5 copies, turn to the page where it's supposed to be--no coupon. What's up? I flip through the Parade several times looking for it and start thinking I'm going crazy. No coupon. What's up with that?

So, today I was at a convenience store in Idaho Falls and noticed they carry the Idaho State Journal out of Pocatello. They have some copies of Sunday's paper, so I flip through the inserts and guess what I find? The Smart Source, Proctor & Gamble, AND Red Plum. So I decide to see if this paper has the Parade magazine. Sure enough, there it is. I flip to the page where the coupon is supposed to be and guess what I find! The BOGO I'm looking for.

So I bought 5!

So, lesson is: Not all papers are created equal. I guess I knew that. But I didn't expect the advertisements in the Parade to vary by newspaper publisher. I may be frequenting this store each week and am reconsidering my newspaper subscription.

Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act

Mars Candy Company is enacting the "Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act." Their website states:

Times are tough and we at Mars want to help. How, you ask? Every Friday
through September, Mars will give away FREE* real chocolate to 250,000 people.
That means you can enjoy your favorite Mars candy brands—M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, 3 MUSKETEERS®, MILKY WAY® and DOVE®— for free*!

FREE coupons are available on Friday mornings by going to RealChocolate.com . These FREE coupons are limited to the first 250,000 to register each Friday through September, between 9:00 a.m. ET to 11:59 p.m ET!

Allow approximately 6 weeks for delivery of your free coupon. You can also win up to 4 FREE coupons per household!

Thanks to Hip2Save!

Old El Paso Catalina Deal

I was looking through my Catalinas today to make certain that I don't let any expire. I have one that I thought was a $3 coupon off my next meat purchase Catalina, but it's actually information on a Catalina deal that runs through 5/17. Here are the details:

• Save $1.00 on your next beef or chicken purchase when you buy any 3 pkgs Old El Paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat & serve side dishes.
• Save $3.00 on your next beef or chicken purchase when you buy any 6 pkgs Old El Paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat & serve side dishes.
• All items must be purchased in one shopping order. limited to product in stock. No cash back. Offer expires 5/17/2009.

I plan to do this between Friday & Sunday this weekend when their Ground Beef Patties are on sale 10 for $10. They also have other beef, chicken, and seafood items on sale the same dates. See their ad here for Idaho sale information.

I also received another $0.15 off my gas purchase. I love Albertsons!!!

Albertsons Run 05/06/09

Ok. The new Albertsons ad is out today. It doesn't appear that there is much I want to buy on this sale. Not much is FREE or under $1. I decided to go in and get the barbecue sauce, since it's free (I'll show you how), and for the Medicines.

Here's what I bought in 2 Transactions:

Transaction #1

10 Kraft Barbecue Sauce $1 each, -$0.75/1 SS MC 05/03, -$3 wyb 10

Visine Eye Drops $3.99, -$2 here

3 Neosporin Ointment $4.49, -$1/1 SS MC 2/08 (exp 5/31)

2 Tylenol Pain Relief $5.49, -$2/1 SS MC

1 Carefree Pantiliner $3, -$1.50/1 here

= $21.19, received $3 & $10 Catalinas off next purchase

Ok. Here's where it gets good.

I bought 10 BBQ sauce for $10, used 9 MC for $0.75/1 (total $3.25), received $3 off instantly for buying $10 Kraft (total $0.25 for 10), then received a $3 Catalina off my next purchase. This makes an overage of $2.75!

As for the Health Items, I will submit for reimbursement from my Flexible Spending Account for these items as listed on my receipt: $31.44. I'm not sure if they'll pay it all--they may only pay the $23.50 on the bottom of my receipt.

Either way, I received a $13 Catalinas and received all this for no out of pocket!

Transaction #2

2 Neosporin Ointment $4.49, -$2/1 SS MC

4 Tylenol Extra Strenth Pain Relief, -$1/1 coupon here

=$24.80

I will submit this for reimbursement, as well, and received a $10 Catalina of my next purchase.

Not too bad for a day's shopping when I thought there wasn't much I was interested in. I received $23 in catalinas, received lots of product, and basically paid nothing out of my shopping budget for it! My kind of shopping trip!

Walgreens MoneyMaker #2 05/04/09

Here's how I purchased all this for only $2.90 Out of Pocket:

4 Wags Alum. Foil 20 sq ft $0.39 ea w/in-ad Coupon
3 Dawn Jasmine/Lavendar 10.3 oz $0.99 w/in-ad Coupon, -$0.50/1 Home Made Simple MC
1 Playtex Cloths on the go $2.14 on clearance, -$0.75/1 SS MC
Planters Cocktail Peanuts 12 oz $1.74 on clearance
2 Sunset Spice Nut Mix $1.09 on clearance
2 BIC Soleil Razors $6.99, -$2/1 SS MC
2 BIC Soleil 4pk Refills $7.49, -B1 Razor G1 Refill FREE SS MC 05/03
1 Colgate Toothpaste Sensitive $4.49, -$1/1 SS MC
Redeemed $3 Register Reward from previous purchase
Redeemed $5 Register Reward from previous purchase
=$18.30 Total
Used $15.40 Gift Card from Easy Saver Rebate
=$2.90 Out of Pocket

Received $4.50 Register Reward toward future purchase
This was a $2.10 MoneyMaker. Hooray!

Walgreens MoneyMaker 05/04/09

Here's how I did it:

Colgate Toothpaste Sensitive Whitening $4.49 -$1/1 MC here

Caramel (filler) $0.39

-$2 Register Reward from previous purchase

=$2.18 Out of Pocket

Received $4.50 Register Reward toward next purchase

$2.32 MoneyMaker.

Hooray!

(I used the caramel as a filler because the number of coupons redeemed cannot be more than the number of items purchased.)

Free Sally Hershberger

Next time you stop in Walgreens keep your eyes out for clearance Sally Hershberger hair care products. Some items are on clearance for ONLY $2.39. The Sally Hershberger products to look for are wavy products, select wreck and roll products and thin to normal hair care products. Plus, there is also a $3 Register Reward available when you purchase one, thru 5/9!

Here's the Deal:
Purchase one Sally Hershberger Product $2.39
Pay $2.39 + tax
Get back a $3RR
Final cost FREE + a moneymaker!

Thanks Hip2Save!

Free KFC Grilled Chicken Meal

Today Oprah's show is doing “hook up’s” So she hooking us all up with FREE Grilled Chicken Meals!

Free offer good for 2 pieces of Kentucky Grilled Chicken™ (manager’s choice) and two individual sides and a biscuit at participating KFC restaurants located in the U.S., while supplies last. Go here or here to print your coupons.

On Oprah's website, it states that the coupons are only available to print until 9:59 pm on May 6th. So. . . get printing now. The coupon expires May 19th.

Be sure to print more than one. I think you can print up to 4 per computer.

Update: I was only able to print the coupon twice per computer, but still a good deal.

Walgreens Deal 05/04/09

Once again, I loved the sales this week at Walgreens. Here's what I bought on one of my many trips yesterday:

2 Listerine Advanced 500 ml $4.50, -$1.50 MC SS

3 Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion $2.39, -$2 MC here

1 Aveeno Essentials Kit FREE ($7.99 value)

-$5.00 Register Reward

-$4.50 Register Reward

= $2.14 Total Out of Pocket

Received $4.50 Register Reward for Listerine purchase to be used on any future purchase.

Don't Throw Away Your Expired Coupons!

Feel bad throwing away those great coupons that have expired? Why not pay it forward and adopt a military base overseas. They can use them for 2 months past the expire date. Here's how:

• There is no donation minimum so grab a stack and clip away.
• They ask that you clip them as they only have volunteers who are already super busy. It'll also save you postage.
• Separate them into food and non-food.
• Do not send Assistance Vouchers, Food Stamps, or any other assistance items. Store coupons, those only good at the store named are useless on a military base overseas. Do not send restaurant coupons.
• Use envelopes or baggies to separate them, not paper clips or rubber bands.
  Label them.
• Add up the totals per bundle.
• Send them to a participating base here.

I've adopted a Naval Base in Sicily. If you don't want to adopt one of your own, send me an email or talk to me and you can send them in with me. Coupons do need to be sorted by food and non-food items.

If you don't want all the work, why not grab some friends, or your Mom's group and adopt a base together.For more info check this out.

Thanks to Mummy Deals for this terrific tip!

Get Your Free Shimmer ChapStick

Enter this contest daily. The 1st 10,000 people who enter will get a free Shimmer Chapstick. All you have to do is enter an email address. Just so you know, the page loads VERY SLOW, here is the link. You will need to click the enter giveaway in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Thanks Hip2Save

A Thrifty Mom's Giveaway

I've been following A Thrifty Mom for some time. She posts some really good deals, store sales, recipes, etc. Right now, she's doing a giveaway of 2 prizes: $330 in coupons each!!! Go here and sign up for this giveaway. Good luck!

Albertson's Second Trip

My first trip was so awesome, I had to go back for more. Here's what I scored this time:

Transaction 1

4 Cup Noodles, $0.25 w/Store Coupon

10 Wrigley Gum, $1.00 -BOGO coupon, SS

8 Hunt's Spaghetti Sauce, $0.88 w/Store Coupon

2 diet Mtn Dew, $0.79 w/Store Coupon

3 Stouffers Lean Cuisin3e Flatbread Melts, Clearance $1.00

Used 3 $5 Catalinas f/Kraft deal last week

=$1.92 on gift card (purchased for 10% off) plus $.05 off 20 gals gas

Albertson's 4/29/09

I went out early for the Albertson's Deal this week. I wanted to get to the store before they ran out of product. I was glad I did because I bought the last 4 tortillas.

Transaction 1

3Pace Salsa $3.99, -$4.00 MC no longer available

4 Cup O' Noodles, $0.25 w/Store Coupon

8 Hunts Spaghetti Sauce, $0.88 w/Store Coupon

4 Mission soft taco tortillas, $0.97 w/Store Coupon -$1 MC (no longer available)

2 Kellogg Pop Tarts, $1.49 w/Store Coupon -$0.55/1 MC SS

3 Tree Top Apple Juice, $1.00 -$1/2 MC (doubled) SS 3/29 (5/31)

2 diet Pepsi, $.79 w/Store Coupon

2 Honeysuckle 19oz Ground Turkey Meat, $5.99 BOGO, -$2/1 MC (online, no longer available)

Used 2 $4 Catalinas, 1 $5 Catalina, & $5/$30 Purchase (coupon sent to PYP members f/Albertsons)

=$0.39 + $2 credit for gas!

SWEET!