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Lots of Fisher Price Toy Coupons

by Natasha on February 21, 2012

Coupons.com just released a bunch of toy coupons, here’s what’s available to print.

 

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If you shop at Target you may want to print the $2/1 Revlon Cosmetic item coupon then stack it with the $1/1 Revlon coupon 1/29 SS for great savings on makeup!

Here are a few more new coupons available to print.

$1.25/1 ICBINB
$1/1 Country Crock Spread

$1.85 off when you buy any ONE Birds Eye® Voila® Product
$1.00 off two SPAM products
$1.00 off on any (1) Emerald Breakfast on the go

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Grab a $4.00 of 4 Kellogg’s Cereal at Coupons.com with zip code 30303!

Use this at CVS this week to snag Raisin Bran for $1.33 a box.

Thanks Coupon Pro!

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There are quite a few smoking HOT coupons available right now on Coupons.com. My favorite is the $5/5 Kellogg’s Cereal coupon-my kids love all their cereals! Use zip code 90014 to find it.

$2.00 off Any Ultimate Flora Probiotic

Use the new $2/1 Ultimate Flora Probiotic coupon to make $2.00 buying Ultimate Flora Daily Care 30 ct at Walgreens starting February 26th!

Ultimate Flora Daily Care 30 ct $10,  earn a $10 RR
Use the new $2/1 Ultimate Flora Probiotic coupon to pay $8.00
Pay $8.00, earn $10 RR = $2.00 moneymaker!

$0.75 off any (1) one Danimals Crunchers 4-pack

Dannon Yogurts are included Kroger Mega event, here’s how to score a good deal with the new Dannon Yogurt coupons

Dannon Yogurt Packs $1.99
Use $1/1 Activia yogurt 4 pack
Use $0.75/1 Danimals Crunchers 4-pack
Pay as low as $0.99 = it’s like paying $0.79 after Catalina wyb 10 participating items

OR get the Dannon Activia yogurt for FREE at Target!

Target-Dannon Activia 4-Packs $2.00
Use the $2/2 Dannon Activia Yogurts 4-pk.Target store coupon (void in TN)
STACK WITH two $1/1 Activia yogurt 4 pack
FREE

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Superfoods Here We Come!

by Natasha on February 17, 2012

Thanks for stopping by The Savers Bungalow! Share with us your favorite shopping trips and deals that you found this week below!

Total Paid $290.59
Total Saved $45.47

As I noted on the Our New Diet: Eating Superfoods post we are changing a few things in our diet: adding A LOT more protein and vegetables with less carbs. I exercise six days a week and usually five out of those days two hours each day. I recently noticed that I was feeling sluggish, so after some reading and research I decided that what I was eating wasn’t good enough for my body.

I’ve always felt that as a family we eat a well balanced diet, especially compared to the typical american. No eating out (once every 3 months, except for vacations) home-cooked meals, no prepared freezer meals from the store, homemade whole wheat bread, etc.. However, since I’ve changed my exercise routine my eating habits were not providing my body with what it needed. This week I have felt a lot better and it’s looking like I’ll even loose a pound by the end of the week! Not bad considering I have about three pounds left to my goal:-)

I went out shopping Monday to purchase the weekly menu items AND put a dent in the grocery budget!  Well it’s now Friday and I don’t think we have touched half of it! It’s a good thing because I spent most of the February budget already. I’m hoping that starting out will be the hardest on the budget but then it will be come easier as I buy supplies at different times and not all at once. As I mentioned in the menu plan I am so hoping to keep our budget under $400 each month-we shall see!

Aldi: Chips & pretzels (kids lunches), 4 dozen eggs, cucumbers, bell peppers, artisan lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, spinach, avocado, onions, corn, wafers, oranges, mushrooms, cream corn canned, carrots, mangoes, grape tomatoes, canned corn.
Paid $44.01

Costco: Trail Mix, Pistachios, shrimp, colby jack cheese, blackberries, flushable wipes, popcorn, almonds, half & half, butter, 5 gallons milk, salmon, 36 cups Yoplait Yogurt, jonagold apples, roma tomatoes, dentyne ice gum.
Paid $198.52
Saved $20.20

Kroger: grapes, 2 dozen Omega eggs (manager’s special), gnocchi (olive garden soup),alfalfa sprouts, bananas, pears, aspargaus, red onion, green onion, celery, sugar peas, limes, dannon yogurt (manager’s special), red grapes, spiral sliced ham $16.86 (MS-Easter Dinner).

2 Welch’s Strawberry spread $5.00
Used two $0.55/1 Welch’s Jam printable
6 Yoplait Yogurt cups
Used $1.00/8 Yoplait Yogurt printable
2 Clorox wipes
Used two $0.50/1 Clorox product coupons

Used $3.00 off $15 produce purchase from Kroger mailed coupon

Paid $48.06
Saved $25.27

Did you find a great deal or have a great shopping trip? Share your deals and weekly shopping with us below with a link or a comment! If you are linking please link directly to your post.

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I purchased two Squash Neck pumpkins last fall from Bulk and Natural Foods. I canned most of it since my freezer was quite full from good deals, chicken and blueberries. This was my first time canning squash but I will definitely do it again.

As you can see these squash are quite large, in the first picture that is a quarter sitting next to the squash! The bottom of the squash was full of seeds but the rest of the squash was solid giving a good value for the money. I paid $12 something for both of them and ended up with about 30 cups total some canned and some cooked then frozen. See how to bake the squash here.

On this weeks menu plan I included a Butternut Squash recipe that I got from the P90X nutrition guide. I decided to try out the canned squash for this recipe. It literally took me about 10 minutes from start to finish with a delicious warm soup ready to eat.

1 Tablespoon shallot, minced
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
3 cups butternut squash
1/2 cup fat-free chicken broth, low sodium
Combine the shallot and garlic in a nonstick saucepan and cook over low heat until translucent, adding a little water if necessary to prevent scorching.

For this step I opened my quart jar of canned squash strained the water (keep the squash juice). Then pureed with my handi-dandi hand blender. OR Add the squash and chicken broth and simmer until the squash is soft, about 20 minutes. Transfer to blender or processor to puree.

Combine the shallot and garlic, broth, (milk if desired) and squash together and cook until heated through.  Serve.

OPTIONAL: I added the canned evaporated milk to the recipe as I thought my kids would like it better with a little more of a sweet taste.

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I’m quite surprised at the number of people I talk to that pay an accountant to file their taxes. I’m certainly not against paying someone to take care of your taxes and for some it really is necessary, but for others it may be easier and less expensive to purchase a tax software do it for you.

My husband and I like to use the TurboTax software and have filed this way for ten years now. It is simple to use and if you have all the proper paper work in front of you can be finished in less than an hour.  Using a tax software is not for everyone, but if you have the basic deductions than you might want to consider trying out a tax software.

This year we bought the TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-file + State 2011 Download version from Amazon. By the way when we purchased it on January 18th it was only $39.79-so quick tip buy this before January 31st rather than later!

Here are two FREE Federal file online tax software offers for simple tax returns if you’d like to try it out without the cost. State filing is NOT included.

This post includes my affiliate link, all thoughts and opinions are mine.

 

 

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