Sunny days

Today I am thankful for the gorgeous weather we are having.  This weekend promises to be beautiful too!
We move two weeks from tomorrow!  I hope to get lots of organizing and packing done this weekend.
I made one of my favorite soups overnight in the slow cooker using black beans I made the day before along with [...]

Too good to be true

I subscribe to feeds of some “deal” blogs. It can be dangerous because you often come across things on sale that you think you need. On occassion, you can get lucky and see a deal on something that you were planning on buying anyway (baby Q is going to pass the weight limit of her [...]

A random blog

I saw a cute knit baby bib on Flickr called “The Perfect Baby Bib.” I thought it was genius – instead of a button or tie, there was a rib knit neck that you just slip over the baby’s head. I couldn’t find a pattern for it on the internets so I winged it. [...]

(Almost) Free Kashi, Organizing

I bought two boxes of Kashi GoLean Crunch and two boxes of  Kashi TLC Granola bars for…EIGHTEEN CENTS!  Find out how at MoneySavingMom.
I am FINALLY getting some organizing done around the house.  I am coming to terms with the fact that I will never have a huge chunk of time to do this, but it’s [...]

Back to CVS

I haven’t done much “CVS-ing” the past couple months. There were some buy one, get one free deals this week I decided to take advantage of.
Pert Shampoo BOGO, used a $2.00 off coupon and a $1.00 off coupon
Cost for 2 bottles of shampoo = $0.69
Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste, used $1.50 off coupon, got $2.00 extracare [...]

33 weeks (tomorrow), tiny bottoms, and deals

I can’t believe we’ll be 33 weeks tomorrow!  I’m starting to freak out a little about how soon the baby will here and how unready I feel.  There are definite advantages this being the second time around. At least we feel like we know what we’re doing.  I feel like there’s lots we have to [...]

Drugstore Bargains

I made a shopping trip this morning to take advantage of some drugstore bargains.
First up: Walgreens
This was my first time buying any rebate items at Walgreens. It’s a bit different than CVS.  You have to mail in the rebate or in some states you can do it online (luckily I can do mine online).  I [...]

Can’t get no toothbrushes!

My local CVS did not have the toothbrushes that were “free” after ECBs, so yesterday on my way home from work I stopped at the CVS in town to see if they had some there.  No such luck.  Not to waste a trip, I used some of my freshly earned ECBs and picked up another [...]

CVS

I feel like I’m pretty good about budgeting/spending money. I don’t buy fancy shoes or clothes or extravagant things. I try to take advantage of sales (and consignment sales) when possible. But one thing that sucks us dry is grocery and household items. I read about CVS/Pharmacy stores and their Extra Care program at Carol’s [...]