50 cents off 2 packages Kraft Shredded Cheese Printable

Walmart has a printable coupon for 50 cents off 2 packages of Kraft Shredded Cheese!! This is a manufacturer coupon, so it can be used anywhere :)

85 Cents off Muir Glen Product Printable

Betty Crocker has a printable coupon for Muir Glen products. Print this one out twice and really save at Walmart. I love this coupon! I get tomato paste for 12 cents!!! My Walmart carries Muir Glen tomato paste for 97 cents a can, minus the 85 cents with coupon and that's only 12 cents :)

New Year, New Coupons-Some of my fave coupon sites!

New Year, New Coupons are out :) Be sure to check out your favorite coupon sites and get started on printing now! Lots of cereal coupons and lots of cereal sales this month-especially the healthy ones :)

Here are some of my favorite couponing sites. Some of these will offer the same coupons Coupons.com has but there will be an extra 10 cents or so off (for instance, on Coupons.com, there are coupons for 80 cents off 4 boxes of Hamburger Helper. On Betty Crocker, that coupon is for 90 cents off :)

Coupons.com
Swagbucks Coupons (powered by Coupons.com but you get points when you redeem)
General Mills
Target Coupons
Red Plum
Smart Source
Everyday Saver

Hope this helps you in your saving adventures!! Remember, at places like Target , Walgreens, and CVS, you can often stack store coupons with manufacturer's coupons :) Now, go out and save!!!

My New Coupon/Shopping Notebook

Earlier this year, I bought a zippered notebook for my shopping/coupon notebook. After several instances of accidentally dropping my notebook at the store and coupon sections scattering across the floor, I decided it was time for a change! Actually, hubby was with me when it happened and he decided it was time for a change-lol!

Sorry for the grainy pics-new camera and not quite used to the settings on it yet :) Anyway, this is the zippered notebook I purchased from Walmart. It was about $10 and well worth the expense! See that CVS card peeping through the front zippered pocket? In there I keep, along with my CVS card, all my RR Rewards and ECBucks. It keeps them all in one place and safe for me.

Now, this little pouch opens.

And inside are insert for putting pens, maybe an id card in case you accidentally leave your notebook at a store (I have never, ever done that-no, not me!!), or whatever you can think of.

And, there is yet another zippered part in the front where I place my scissors and calculator. In my old notebook, these items would always fall out while I was shopping. Now, they stay sage and secure and my kids no longer take my scissors, even though they know they are in there-another plus!!!





                                                                     Now, the inside:

Over to the left, you can see there are file spaces inside. I place current coupon sections inside here. Old sections go into my larger file I leave at home. You can also place coupon booklets from say Walgreen's or Right at Home. I even carry my sales ads from other stores in these, and just clean them out when the sale is over. This way, if I need to compare prices, or comp ad, I have the ads safe and secure :)

Here is a view of the whole inside. To the left, those files I was just telling you about. On the right is where I hold my shopping lists, and my plastic coupon holding inserts.

And, this is where I keep those clipped coupons. I organize it to how I ship-sections for Health & Beauty, Dairy, frozen, and meats, Pets, Cleaning supplies, etc....I also have a section for just store coupons like Target, Walgreen's, etc...

And, this is the back of the inside. Another area to hold my pens (which is where I usually place them so they are easily accessible. And, an area to hold things like a calendar (see those papers peeking out from under the black/gray section?).

Hope this gives you an idea of my shopping notebook. It has truly been so much easier for me to use it to shop verses the old one I had (you can see it here ).

Get Those Coupons Printed and Barilla Coupon is Back!!

Head on over to Coupons.com and start printing out all those coupons you were wanting before they are gone! Those Kashi cereal coupons will start to come in handy with some good Kashi sales coming up next month :) Also, there is a reset on the Barilla pasta sauce coupon-$1 off! I found it under zip code 90210.

Hi Everyone!!!

I am so sorry for being so absent this month! It really flew by! I have been busy with my kids, hubby had a vacation this month, and I have been helping a friend's son after school. I felt totally disorganized and rundown! So, I plan to start a new month, well, and a new year to boot, with promises of being more organized! I also have some great things to share with you next month, so keep watching! You can't beat freebies and these will be free for you!!!

So stick around and keep an eye out :) I also plan to share some other great recipes, money saving ideas, homeschool fun, and many other things! It's going to be a great year!

Great Palmer's Coupon for $2 off Palmers Face Product

Go to Palmer's and register for a free account. They will send you an email for a printable coupon for $2 off any Palmer's Cocoa Butter Face Product. Some of these products are right around $2 (one is about $2.17) at Walmart, so you can get a great deal with this coupon. Or save for a sale at CVS or Walgreen's :) You can print this coupon multiple times. When I got my email, I clicked on the little link below the picture of the coupon and went to the site to print it off.

Printable Coupon for 55 cents off 2 dozen eggs!!!

From Incredible Edible Egg's FB page. This will give a great deal at Reasor's this week! They are 4/$5 and this will equal out to be about 96 cents per dozen :)

Turkey Info

Need information on thawing your turkey? How about how much stuffing you will need? And how long does that big ol bird take to roast? Other turkey questions? Butterball has a lot of great info you can find for questions you might have. They have a great tips section where you can put in your bird's weight to find out how long to thaw it, roast it, etc. Or, find out how 'big a bird' you need for the amount of people you have for your feast. There are also some great recipes, ideas, and even a kids' section!

Advent and Ways to Celebrate!

Growing up, my mom didn't just focus on Christmas coming, but also celebrated Advent. Every year, I received one of those chocolate filled Advent calendars-I was the envy of my friends-lol! She would purchase them from a local German store, which seemed to be, back then, the only place to buy them. It was awesome. But, she also focused on Advent in other ways.

When I had kids, and they were old enough to really experience Christmas, I wanted to focus on more than just presents and such. I wanted to focus on family, friends, and what Christmas really meant to us-the birth of Jesus. I decided that, along with those wonderful chocolate filled calendars, we would do a different activity each day of Advent. Originally, I made a paper chain, one chain for each Advent day, and it would have a different activity on it. The kids loved it, and still do (even my 3 teens :)! But, I noticed last year, certain children were sneaking peeks ahead to see what activity was coming up. Humph! Momma doesn't like that, so this year, I wanted to do something to make each day more hidden. I came up with the idea to make different Christmas shapes and making pockets with them. Then, I can add the slip of paper with the activity into each day's shape.  Here is a close up of one of the shapes. See the slip of paper?

Then, just using paperclips, I slid each shape onto a piece of ribbon, which I then hung on one of my walls:

I chose to mark down the days. I also killed time whily my husband watched a movie we have seen several times already and decorated each little shape :)

Each day, one of the kids (and we go in order from youngest to oldest) gets to take that day's shape down and read the activity. Some of the activities we do are : ride around looking at Christmas lights while drinking hot cocoa, watch a special dvd, watch a Christmas special on tv (I love getting advance notice on some of these through ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas), making treats for the dogs, making treats for neighbors, crafts, making presents for grandparents, help a charity, write letters to Santa (the older kids might help the younger with this), going to a special place to see lights, and many more. I try to add in atleast one new thing each year to keep my older kids surprised since they have done this for so many years, and well, because they are teens and well....ya know... ;)

If you are looking for a special way to bring some fun family memories this year, try celebrating Advent. You cna do it so many different ways. We have even learned about other cultures' celebrations during this time of year and the kids learned so much (it can be a great homeschooling tie in ;) Here are some great websites to help you get more ideas or learn more about Advent:

Family Fun's Countdown to Christmas

20 Fun Family Ideas to Fill Your Advent Calendar

24 Ways to Countdown to Christmas

PS-Advent begins that Sunday after Thanksgiving. This year, there are 28 days :)