Goals-

I have set a few goals for myself and family one being set a grocery amount each month. I havet decided how i was going to do this yet but im thinking mayb put $100 a month on a debit card and just use it for groc/walgreens/cvs etc each month and once its gone its gone which means i will have to use my EBC(cvs),RR(walgreens),Rebates to maximize my monthly spending money so that it will seem like i have more to spend.I wish i would of thought of this at the beginning of the year but just last month is when i started really couponing and trying to save the most. I have started writeing my savings and OOP down in a journal and eventually want to start blogging it all. Then if theres any money left on the card at the end of year i can add it to saveings or use it for christmas.Its an idea.

second is menu planning and useing all leftovers and wasteing nothing. This is going to be a challenge for us because my daughter is very picky when it comes to eating. I have started writeing menus down in a journal also.

Third i want to save and donate my extras and free stuff that i got from couponing like this month with the monitors at walgreens thats a great start. my daughter has also showed interest in donteing to our local humaine society so together we are going to start gathering free food-treats and anything that we can donate then we can go once a month and donate these things.

I am sure there are many more ways that i will think of that i want to set goals for but for me now these are the ones that i have been giveing alot of thought about.

8am walgreen Trip

Once again everything was put up before picture was taken- Thanks to my wonderful Husband-no complaints here. Transaction #1

Nivea 4.99-used 1.00 coupon=$3.99

Campels soup 2@1.39-used 1.00/2 coupon-then 1.60 wag ad/coupon=$.18/2

airwick motion kit 4.99-used 4.00 coupon=.99

1 tabs for coupon inserts 1.29(last chance sale)=1.29

used 2.00 and 5.00 RR BEEP BEEP at this point i thought i had enough without fillers so i added .29 face tissue BEEP BEEP again so i added another .29 face tissue and it worked

TOTAL .03+tax =.74 Got back 4.99 RR

I will admit i get annoyed with the BEEPS sometimes esp when i planned everything out before hand and if i needed fillers. Transaction #2

Nivea 4.99-used 1.00 coupon=$3.99

Air lumia candle 4.99-used 3.00 coupon=$1.99

face tissue(filler) .29

used 5.00 RR

TOTAL 1.27+tax+$1.89 Got back 4.99 RR

CVS Trips with part of mothers Day gifts.

I was on a mission to find more Dove Vitalizers i went to 6 differnt cvs today and didnt find a one. One store didnt even carry them but carried the refills. I have not given up just yet i figure i have one more day to look and my cvs is suppose to get a truck so we will see if they get any in. My day wasnt a total waste though i ended up getting 2 mothers day gifts and used up more coupons.

3 Tresames- 1 condioner 1 mousse 1 spray gel 3/$10 -spend 10 get 5 ECB

2 St Ives scrubs 2@3.33

1 cvs ibprohin

Used 1-$1.50 coupon for cvs advil

used $5/$15 tres, st ives cvs coupon

used 1- 1.00 tresame coupon (had 3 but cashier said i could only use 1 per trans.)

I cant find my receipt this happens everytime i pay cash. But i spent a little over 11 bucks and got back $5 ECB i would of dont better if i could of used my other 2 tresame coupons and ECB i had, but i was useing my moms card so i could use the 5/15 coupon

my favorite Cat Liter on sale at walmart!

I really like the arm and hammer clumping cat liter and its on sale this week at walmart for 8.00 for a 20 lb box. Get 1.00 OFF coupon HERE

Its All Dove and Bliss with a few freebies.

My morning started out at walgreens where i got my free shopping bag and of course since i am the first in line my coupon didnt work so they had to actually go in the back and key in the sale so that you can get the bag and 15% off and 20% off your purchase. Then we headed to cvs i was on a misson for the dove vitalizers that my store did not carry. This cvs had one on the self i was excited :) so i ended up getting

4 aveenos @ 7.00 each ( they were all out of the 6.00 aveeno products), 1 Dove vitalizers

. I used...

2 @ 2.00 aveeno coupon

1 @ 2/5.00 aveeno coupon ( i completely forgot that i had another 10.00 off 3 aveeno coupon)

1 @ 3.50 dove vitalizer coupon.

I got back a 10.00 ECB. I didnt do as good on this deal as yesterday because i used my moms card and couldnt use my 10.00 ECB i got back from yesterdays purchase. So i decided that i would do a second transaction and purchase a camp/beach chair with umbrella for the beach. I hve been eyeing this and its 29.99 so after useing my 10 ECB and a 4.50 ECB that my mom gave me i got the chair for a little over 16 bucks( this is my mothers day present) lol. on my second cvs trip i found another Dove vitalizer and used my 3.50 off coupon and got 2 bliss hershey candy 75% off easter for 2@1.25 and used 2 @ 1.00 coupons. Got the candy for .25 each. I would say this was a great day with saveings. I also got my meats and fruits/veggies today.

cvs 4-21-09 Trip

2 boxes of honey nut cheerios 2/6.00 got $2 ECB

3 aveenos that totaled $25 got $10 ECB

used $5/$25 purchase coupon $10/3 coupon and 7.98 and 4.99 ECB

• total=44.93
• saveings=39.92
• Total OOP=5.01
• got $2 and $10 ECB

I will be doing this again tomorrow with my moms card and then buying a beach chair with the ECB i get back. I also hope to find the dove vitalizers for 4.00 they didnt have these at my store so tomorrow i will be on the outlook for these. Im hopeing to get a few to add to my mothers days gifts.

My monday trip to publix

Publix had alot of great deals this week. I ended up with a free reuseable groc bag for buying 2 betty crocker products that was b1g1f this week. They also had 4.99 gatoraid g2 with 2.00 off coupons on the package.

• Total 86.55
• Saveings 63.13
• Total OOP 25.42

Target coupons.

This is what i come accross while searching online for coupons. Target coupons. Enjoy!! Click Here for coupons

My Bi-lo Trip

Everything that i bought today i had a coupon for. Next time i think i may take a picture of my purchases before i put them away. also when i got my reciept on the back was coupons for Burger King B1G1F whoppers and Breakfast sandwiches my Hubby will love that.

• SUB-TOTAL BEFORE SAVINGS 45.14
• MY SAVINGS 29.34
• SUB-TOTAL AFTER PLUS TAX = 15.90

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Free dunkin donuts coffee sample

This is some of my favorite coffee. Get free sample HERE ENJOY

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CVS- 4-13-09 Trip

• 2-colgate 360 toothbrushes 3.99 x2 -2x 3.99 ECB (limit2)
• 2-airwick freshmatic minis 4.99x2 -Used 2x 4.00 coupons
• Total= 11.04-Get back 7.98 ECB +.50 ECB = $2.56

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Free Milk

I bought 5 b1g1f kellogs cereal w/ coupons and got two coupons for free milk on my next purchase at BILO what a steal.

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