Publix Trip 11/14/04

Awesome Trip today at Publix. Great deals to note, they are all free....

Chinet Napkins 40-90 ct., at $1.89 (94¢)
-$1 off any Chinet product coupon (makes it free)

Kellogg’s Cereals 11.2-16.5 oz, at $3.99 ($1.99)
(use Target with $1 coupon makes it FREE)

Also, check www.couponmom.com

Betty Crocker Frosting at $1.71 (85¢)
-.50/1 Betty Crocker Frosting SS 11/15, 10/25 (makes it free)

Always take your $5 off $25 coupon from Rite-Aid

http://livecouponcodes.com/rite-aid-coupons-promotion-code

And always check Target's coupons, Publix is the best bc they take ALL competitors coupons :)

http://www.afullcup.com/target-coupon-generator

Sorry, I have been slack on the posting lately, I have been so busy with work and other things its been hard to find time to post but I hope everyone is finding great deals!

Also, I went shopping on Saturday night and I had a much better experience they were re-stocking all the sale items (usually I go on Sunday and everything is out so I have to get rain checks) And, its super slow on Saturday night so its not wild in there at all like it is Sunday and the week nights. Just a tip.

My total before coupons: $163.97

My total after coupons: $60.05

I am not very good at math but I believe that is like a 69% savings?

October savings

Hey all,

I have slowed down on my coupon blogging a little because I have been so busy. October has been my busiest month for Loose Ends I had weddings every weekend since the middle of September so I have just been rockin' and rollin'. I hope everyone had a great Halloween. I did very well even though I had little time this past month, so it shows no matter how busy you are you can always coupon.

OCTOBER BUDGETS:

TOTALS BEFORE COUPONS: $312.00

TOTALS AFTER COUPONS: $120.19

I believe that's like a 75% savings? No one said I was ever good at math, I do hair. :)

Publix deals 10/11/2009

My Publix shopping trip this week was small. I do a large trip every other week. But, I had to go in for these great deals.

I got everything you see in this picture above for a unbeatable price. Go to www.southernsavers.com and print out the shopping list for this week it is that easy!

Also, always go to Publix with your $5 off a $25 purchase from Rite-Aid they honor them and its a easy way to save!

The only things i purchased this week that I didn't have a coupon for and were not on sale was my 1LB. of shrimp and the bagels.

Also, the penny item this week was Coffee again. We do not drink coffee so what I am doing is putting a box together to donate to the DreamCenter food pantry. I encourage everyone to do the same as the food bank is at a low supply.

My total before Q: $41.33

My total after Q: $8.36

Did I mention that I spent $5.06 alone on the shrimp?

Target Big Savings 10/11/2009

Big Trip to Target this week. Don't forget Target is great because you can use their coupons and manufacture coupons.

Best deals Target offers coupons for Keebler product just go to www.target.com
So does www.coupons.com

They also have this thermometer on sale for $2.99 that is a awesome deal, and everyone really should have a up to date one at their home.

My total before coupons: $51.96

After coupons: $9.19

I have been asked for alot of tips and such lately, feel free to email me any questions you may have, I love this stuff and want to help others be FRUGAL as well :)

Ashdhinkle@gmail.com

Convoy of Hope

Hello Family and Friends, wanted to share with you a cool opportunity Darrell and myself got to experience this weekend. We have volunteered with Convoy 2 times before. It was a awesome experience. Every time we have worked in the kids area. What the Convoy of hope is a place where families can come and receive prayer, free groceries, haircuts, job resume help, and much more. There are so many people that help put this on. If you are interested in any more info please visit their website.

http://www.charlestonconvoy.com/

publix deals 10/4/2009

Lots of Great deals this week. They have tons of B1G1 that match up with coupons from last weeks paper.

Go to www.southernsavers.com to find all match ups.

The best deal is the General Mills Cereal. They are B1G1 Plus there are plenty of printable coupons from coupons.com.

Also remember that Publix takes competitors coupons.

My total before coupons was $83.67

My total after coupons was $17.33

A savings of 80%

Target Trip 9/27

Wanted to share with you these great deals I got at Target this past weekend.

Using this website. http://www.afullcup.com

You can print out coupons you need before your trip to Target. They usually coincide with coupons in the Sunday paper. So you get double the savings.

Here are a couple great deals you need to check out.

The Glade oil candles. Are 3/$5 with the $1.50 OFF Q inside which makes them $.16!

The pop tarts were $2.00 there was a Q on the website listed above for $1.00 off there was also a Q in the Sunday paper for $1.00 OFF which made these FREE.

We feed Truman Purina One A 18LB. bag usually last us 3 weeks and cost $21.98 at Wal-Mart. At Target it was priced at $18.88 and we had a $3.00 off Q from the Sunday paper also Target had a $4.00 off Q which saved us $7.00 making the bag $11.88 :)

Also, on clearance was 3 boxes of Ziploc bags which was marked down to $3.88 we had 3 $1.00 any bag of Ziploc from a Aug Sunday paper. Which means we got each box for $.30

For more great deals go to http://www.jamieisamoneymagnet.com/

Before coupons was $94.80 after all were scanned it was $40.24 Pretty good deal!

Coupon deals 9/20

This is just a idea for a treat to yourself. I went to Target today and got 6 Glade Tins. They were on sale 3/$5. Inside each tin is a $1.50 off coupon. Which will make the tins only $.16 cents. Also, this weeks Sunday in the paper is a $2.00 off purchase of any 2 glade products. I used this and got $1.52 overage.

Now, at Publix I did my large grocery shopping last week so this week I was just picking up AWESOME deals. I got Advance Sealed Crest Whitestrips which are usually $34.99 but are $5.00 off this month with the Publix advantage buy, I also paired it with a $10 off coupon I received in the mail from Proctor and Gamble, and then lastly there was a $7.00 off coupon in the newspaper on 8/30. Which made the Whitestrips only $12.99 AMAZING! I also saved a lot on Clorox wipes (these are great we use them all the time) They were on sale for $1.99 and had a $.50 off coupon on them, then there was a insert in the Publix flyer this week for $.50 off (which we doubled) bringing them to $.50.

The coupon flyer's this Sunday weren't all that great so I am assuming next week will be better.

Check out this awesome new website I found for free deals.

www.freesamplefreak.com

EXCITED ABOUT COUPONS.

(Its hard to see everything, but I also go $23 worth of meat, and a free re-usable Publix bag)
(Its almost as tall as me)

So as many of you know I have really been getting in to using coupons over the past year. It does take a little time and planning on your part if you you want to do it, so at first I was a little concerned because I really have very little free time. But, with that said the $$$$ I am saving is going to help me so much in the long run. Today was a awesome day, I did my shopping for 2 weeks, my bill when I was finished was $200 but then I handed the cashier all my coupons and I watched it roll down to $120. It was so awesome! (I would have saved more but I bought Vitamins which were $14)

Ideas for those new to the game:

Every Sunday get 2 newspapers.

Clip all coupons even if you do not use that product.

Pull out your store of choices weekly paper.

Match up the best sales with your coupon.

Write down everything else you need. (Stick to the list so you don't overspend)

Find coupons for the the other items you need online.

www.southernsavers.com

There is a few other great blogs to the right to follow for helpful ideas.

I enjoy going to Publix because they take competitors coupons as well.

If you have any other questions feel free to email me. I am by no means a master, I have met several of those awesome women and they have taught me alot, I am just trying to give a couple helpful hints to save your family $.

Uncle Dick

Remembering Uncle Dick. I consider myself a very family oriented person, along with that although many do not see this side of me, ok NO ONE sees this side of me except my immediate family I am also the single most sensitive person you will ever meet (although you would not know this). With all that being said, It was very hard for me to deal with the tragedy of loosing my Uncle. I have known a handful of people that have passed away, one being a dear friend in high school, the other 2 being a great aunt and uncle. But, this was the first time I actually knew this person and dealt with the loss on a closer scale. My Uncle was a very kind person, someone who was very helpful and always lit up the room. He was the oldest of 5 Children, and has taken most of the responsibility of taken care of my Grandmother since her husband died in the 1960's. We will all miss him dearly and we had a great time remembering him. Some quick facts about him, he loved Krispy Kreme, and the Ravens were his favorite team, he always tried to tell me jokes as a child, the top of his casket was painted purple for the Ravens I am sure he is watching this season in Heaven. I was thankful to make it to my family for those 3 days to spend time with them. This was the first time I realized life is so short, but sweet. It made me appreciate everyone alot more, and miss them much more as well. I encourage you to think about those you love and tell them.

New Lesson

I rarely post a blog like this but I was so humbled I felt like God was calling me to share.  In the past couple of weeks Darrell and I came into a small amount of money. If you know Darrell and I at all then you know we live on a small budget and allot it all out monthly and try to follow the Dave Ramsey budget plan that we learned in a class we took at  our church. Ever since we received this money we have been at odds with each other trying to come to a agreement on how to spend it. We could not agree for the life of us, and when we finally did agree things did not pan out the way we had planned. It is so funny how we all think that if I just get this one more thing we will be happy, or if we just made a little bit more $ we would be in such a better position, but that's not true at all it is always going to be one more thing. 

Now how God spoke to me. Darrell and I were in church this morning at the North Charleston DreamCenter. At the end of Pastor Sammy's message these 2 men got up and were exiting out the back and Darrell and myself were sitting beside the tithe box, the men obviously were homeless and they dropped their change in the box. My heart told me this was a portion of the small amount he had earned during the week. It put me in my place more than anything ever before. God said to me in this moment this person who has nothing gives so much, and you are being so selfish and you have so much, blessed more than many people. I was so thankful in that moment, not because I was outed as a stingy person, but because God shared with me a very important message that I struggle with.

God is so good, and we are all so blessed, and thankful. I said to Darrell as we left "Lord knows I never want to be win the lottery, I am happy just like this."

One Year Anniversary

6-22-08

I cant believe One Year since we tied the knot has almost passed. Wow, it has gone by so fast! So much has changed in this past year, we have traveled more, met our hero's Mickey and Minnie, adopted the 3rd love of our lives Truman (The first being God, the 2nd being each other) We have bought a new home, planned out our future, and learned so much about one another. Every marriage is different, everyone shares different feelings and ties with their spouse, some are based on pure passion, others based on common interest. Darrell and I's relationship is based on being BEST FRIENDS. We are always together and rarely get on one an others nerves, we don't go anywhere without each other and I can honestly say I don't think we could even separate for an entire weekend. People say these types of things go away but I am hoping they never do, we share a very strong bond and I am so very lucky to have found someone so special that I love more than myself. Over this next year we have set plans and goals but I am sure if it is to be anything like this first year it will have plenty of surprises held in store for us. 

Also, we are planning a small weekend for our one year if anyone has any suggestions? 

New Casa

Hey all. I haven't been so great about updating lately. Not that I don't like to blog but just that life has been rather busy here. Darrell and I recently brought a brand new home. Our first home, it is all very exciting. Word to the wise now is the time to buy, not only do you get the stimulus incentive but the rates are so low. We feel very fortunate to be this young and own our own home. We have settled in rather nicely. We have spent our spare time painting, and making tiny adjustments and personal touches to our place. Truman unfortunately has not settled in so well. He has made our lives a little difficult over the past two week. I honestly don't see how people move with children it is hard enough to move with one crazy dog. My camera died on me at the hair show so as soon as we get that up and running again I will add pics to what we have changed so far. Here are some pics of the house brand new just built. Keep us in your prayers that God fills this home with love joy, a little girl and little boy :)

working with the new-website scrapblog

Finally Some Good News

Every day to and from work I tune into NPR, National Public Radio, for an update on what going on in the world. The usual stories are ones of tragedy, financial woes, and more trouble. It can sometimes be a difficult and depressing start to my morning. I think it's important to stay informed, but there comes a time when I must simply turn the station. 

There was however a great story on a different kind of news. An online news organization, offers nothing but good news. Nothing depressing, tragic, devastating can be found here. Just inspirational, good-natured, triumph stories of success. Check out www.goodnewsnetwork.org to find some hope and joy. It will help start your days off better.