Pyrex Sale at Shopko

If you are in need of any Pyrex, you need to get to Shopko. They are having a 3 day sale running through Saturday. I bought this 11 piece set for $19.88, it had a regular price of $59.99 which I would never pay but I couldn't pass up this sale. They have two other sets on sale plus alot of their open stock.

20 FREE 4x6 photos

Today only, go to Walgreens.com and order 20 4x6 prints and type in coupon code: Prints20 Then choose in store pickup at your local store and get them completely Free. I just uploaded and ordered my Easter prints!



Thanks to Money Saving Maine-iac for alerting me to this deal.

Caregivers Rebate

Today I received an $8.25 check from Caregivers Marketplace.




2010 Rebates to date $33.25

2010 Garden started for $14.36

I officially started my garden a few weeks ago. So I thought I would show everyone what I started it with.

Jiffy greenhouse kit

Miracle Grow potting mix

13 seed packets

and some egg cartons I saved. All totaled I payed $14.36

Stay tuned throughout the season to see what all I get from my under $15 garden, I think some of you will be surprised.

Easter 2010

I hope everyone had a great Easter today.

My children had a good time on their hunt this morning, here they are:

Aldi $13.80

2 Animal Crackers 1.29
Milk 1.99
Pancake mix 1.49
Pancake syrup 1.49
Cooking spray 1.39
2 pkg buns .85
2 pkg brownies .99
2 pkg salad mix .59

$13.80

Fareway $18.17

Little of what I bought today was on sale, but I needed it all for the weekend.

The candy and Kool-Aid drinks are for the kids' baskets. And the strawberries and half & half are for Easter breakfast strawberry shortcake.

Animal Crackers 1.19

Half & Half quart 1.69

Strawberries .99/lb sale = .96

Nesquik 3.99 sale

Hormel pepperoni 2.99

Pizza sauce .89 sale

Pretzels .99

Kool-Aid drink bottles .99 sale

Jolly Rancher jelly beans 1.99

Snickers eggs 2.49

$18.17 Total

Walgreens $1.57

Stopped at Walgreens again today:
Scrubbing Bubbles exted-a-clean $7.99 sale
Dove shampoo $4 sale
Walgreens vitamins $3 sale
Reese's .50 sale (needed a filler)

$15.49 + 1.08 = $16.57
-5.00 scrubbing bubbles coupon
-5.00 RR
-5.00 RR

$1.57 PAID = 9.5%
and rec'd new RR's of $2, 4, 3 = $9

Walgreens $7.33

It is a great week at Walgreens - all of the above are Free after Register Rewards.

Dove shampoo $4 sale
Walgreens vitamins $3 sale
Dentek floss $2 sale
Dulcolax balance $10 sale

$19.00 + 1.33 = $20.33 Total
-4.00 RR
-4.00 RR
-4.00 RR
-1.00 RR

$7.33 PAID = 36%
and rec'd new RR's of $4, 3, 2, 10 = $19

Fareway $9.10

Stopped by Fareway on the way home today:
Barilla pasta $1.19
2 Jello 0.50 sale
4 Jiffy pizza crust 0.50 sale
John Morrell hot dogs .78 sale
Oscar Mayer bacon 2.50 sale
Farmland Sausages 1.29
2 Kraft shredded cheese 1.67 sale
8 Koolaid 8/1.00 sale

$13.10 Total
-1.50 oscar mayer coupon
-1.50/2 in ad kraft coupon
-1.00/2 kraft coupon

$9.10 PAID = 70%

Hy-Vee $8.65

Was going past Hy-Vee today so I thought I would grab a bunch of Ragu since they were on sale for such a great price but I didn't notice in the ad it was limit two. Oh well, at least I didn't make a special trip there.

Milk 2.99
2 Ragu .99 sale
Ice Cream 1.18 sale
LD snacks 2.50 sale (my son's favorite)

$8.65 PAID

Walgreens $19.86

Walgreens
3 Huggies diapers $8.99 sale

$26.97 + 1.89 = $28.86
-3 $3 huggies coupons

$19.86 PAID
and rec'd $5 RR

Fareway $9.24

I have not been feeling well again, so I haven't been doing any shopping but I stopped and grabbed a couple things on the way home today. I will need to do some big restocking soon.

Wonderbread 1.88 sale
Barilla Penne 1.19
frozen spinach 0.69
2 Cottage Cheese 1.49 sale
Strawberries 1.49/lb sale = 2.50

$9.24 Total

Walgreens $13.12

Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste 3.99 sale
2 Benedryl childrens 4.99 sale
Finish dishwasher gelpacs 3.49 sale
2 Sunkist Fruit Gummies .32 clearance (treat for the kids)

$18.10 + 1.27 tax = $19.37 Total
-.75 colgate coupon
-4.00/2 benedryl coupon
-.50 finish coupon
-1.00 RR

$13.12 PAID
and rec'd new RR's of $4, 5, 1 =$10

Hy-Vee $15.50

Stopped at Hy-vee on the way home from work today:

3 Ore Ida Tator tots 2.68
gal Milk 2.99
1/2 gal Chocolate milk 1.48 sale
2 2liter Coke .69 sale
4 Lunchables 1.00 sale
Hyvee Mac n cheese .59

$18.58
-2.68 B2G1 Free Ore Ida in ad Hyvee coupon
-.30 Mac n cheese in ad coupon
-.10 reusable bag discount

$15.50 PAID

Fareway $18.09

With the kids on spring break this week I needed a few simple things they can eat while I am at work.

Milk 2.75
Wonderbread 1.88 sale
2 Kids Cuisine 2.00
2 Banquet meals .80 sale
3 Heinz 20oz ketchup .98 sale
Pillsbury cake mix .88 sale
3 Buddig lunch meat .49 sale
Spaghetti 32oz 1.88 sale
Lunchable 1.00 sale
Sour cream 16oz 1.19 sale

$ 19.59
-1.00/2 Kids Cuisine coupon
-.50/1 heinz coupon

$18.09 PAID

Walgreens $11.13

Two transactions at Walgreens today:

2 Colgate Total toothpaste 3.99 sale
3 Kleenex .89 sale
1 Jet Dry 3.49 sale

$14.14 + .99 = $15.13 Total
-.75 colgate coupon
-.50/3 kleenex coupon
-.75 jet dry coupon
-2.00 RR

$11.13 PAID
and rec'd new RR's of $4,4,1 = $9

Hy-Vee $17.37

I stopped at Hy-Vee on the way home today and I took the easy way out for lunch again.

Pizza 8.00 sale
Milk 3.44
4 Dannon yogurt .40 sale
Green grapes .99 lb sale = 2.35
2 xlarge eggs .99 sale

$17.37

Online Earnings Update

Today I received $1.00 payout via paypal from Donkeymails. Donkeymails is a true paid to click website that has paid me several times.

If you are interested in it check it out here:




2010 YTD Earnings:

Cash $15
Gift Cards $5

Total $20

Fareway $15.42

There were a few items I needed for the weekend and I had to stop at Fareway to pick up a movie for tonight.

Creamette Rotini $1 sale
Creamette rings .50 sale
Wonderbread 1.88 sale
8 cup shredded cheddar 6.49
Shredded hashbrowns 2.19
pizza sauce .99
Fettuccini .99
2 gravy mix .69

$15.42

Fareway $4.68

I stopped at Fareway on my way home yesterday and purchased the following:

Milk $2.75
Gold Medal Flour 1.89
Jell-O .50 sale
Knox gelatin 1.19

$6.33 Total
-.90 in ad flour coupon
-.75 Gold Medal coupon

$4.68

Walgreens $12.11

This is from my stop at Walgreens on Saturday. I did two transactions.

2 Colgate Total toothpaste 2.99 sale
2 Children's Tylenol plus cold 4.99 sale
1 Ajax .50 w/in ad q

$16.46 + 1.15 = $17.61 Total
-.75 Colgate coupon
-.75 Colgate coupon
-1.00 Tylenol coupon
-1.00 Tylenol coupon
-2.00 RR

$12.11 PAID = 69%
and rec'd new RR's of $2, 2, 5

Hy-Vee $19.62

Hy-Vee had a special 3 day sale which was ending today with a few items I wanted.

8 85% ground beef 1.88 sale
5lb russet potatos .97 sale
2 6ct Ramen noodles .99 sale (my daughter likes these for after-school snacks)
Hy-vee chips .99 sale
4 bananas .64

$19.62

Atopiclair $36 Rebate

Today I received a $36 Atopiclair Rebate check. This is for a prescription cream that I use on my youngest child for her eczema.


Rebate YTD $61

Fareway $6.22

Old Orchard apple cherry juice .99 sale

2 Farmland Links 1.25 sale

2 Farmland rolls 1.25 sale

3 Blue Bonnet sticks .58 sale

Dole romaine salad .99 sale

$8.72 Total

-1.00/2 Farmland links

-1.00/2 Farmland rolls

-.50 Old Orchard juice

$6.22 PAID

2 $5 Dulcolax Rebate

Today I received two $5 Dulcolax Rebate checks.


Rebate YTD $25

Online Earnings Update

I received another $3 paypal payment yesterday from PineCone Research for a follow-up survey I completed.


YTD Online Earnings
$14 Cash
$5 Gift Card

$19 Total

Saturday Shopping Summary

The last few days I have not been feeling well at all, so although I did continue to shop and work I did not take the time to post anything, so here it is so we can all be up to speed.


Hy-Vee $20.10

12pk English muffins 1.59 sale
Hungry Jack pancake mix 1.99 sale
2 32oz bags of rice 0.99 sale !
4 Buddig lunchmeat .50 sale
5 guava fruit 1.36
1 papaya 2.50
3.5 lbs ground beef 5.78 sale
2 Oscar Mayer weiners 1.50 sale


$20.20
-.10 sack discount
$20.10 PAID

and rec'd 2.00 coupon on next order for buying the OM weiners

Walgreens $2.52

6 Arm & Hammer detergent 6.99 Buy 1, get 1 Free sale
4 Right Guard deoderant 2.99 Buy 1, get 1 Free sale
2 Goody's ouchless elastics 2.99 sale
4 air freshners .50 sale
10 seed packets 5 for 1.00 sale

$36.93 + 2.59 tax = $39.52 Total
-1.00/2 A&H coupon
-1.00/2 A&H coupon
-2.00/2 Right Guard coupon
-2.00/2 Right Guard coupon
-3.00 RR
-6.00 RR
-10.00 RR
-3.00 RR
-3.00 RR
-6.00 RR

$ 2.52 PAID = 6%
and got new RR's of $2, $2


Aldi $16.16

Milk gal. 1.99 (put it away before I took the pic)
Syrup 1.49
Saltines .89
4 Bananas .66
Tator tots 1.79
Chicken nuggets 3.99
Baking soda .49
2 Chunks cheese 1.79
Nacho chips .99
Chips 1.29

$16.16

Online Earnings Update

Today I received $3 via paypal for a survey I did yesterday on PineCone Research.




2010 YTD

Cash $11

Gift Cards $5

Total $16

HyVee $23.40

I stopped at HyVee yesterday:

Coke 12pk 4.00 sale
Milk 3.19
2 Spaghettios 1.00 sale
2 pizza sauce .99
6 Hamburger Helper 1.00 sale
Mac n Cheese .69
2 McCormick taco seasoning .99
2 Ramen noodles .25
2 Noodles .88 sale
2 Kraft singles 1.59 sale

$25.88 Total
-.75/3 hamb. helper coupon
-.75/3 hamb. helper coupon
-.98/2 mccormick hy-vee coupon

$23.40 PAID

Fareway $16.49

Today's shopping had nothing to do with deals or sales. My daughter had four teeth pulled today so she needed soft food to eat. And I told her she could pick what she wanted to eat, I thought she deserved that after what she went through. So this is what I needed to fulfill her requests:

1/2 gal whole Milk 1.65
Chocolate ice cream 2.49
2lb shredded cheddar 6.59
Hungry Jack pancake mix 2.19
Kraft singles 1.59
3 Nectarines 1.98

$16.49

Hy-Vee $9.80

1/2 gal Milk 1.69

3 Velveeta shells & cheese 2.00 sale (my kids have been begging for this)

Poptarts 0.99 sale (christmas edition but exp is Aug '10)

Wonderbread 1.68 sale

$10.36

-.51 in flyer q for milk

-.05 reusable bag credit

$9.80 PAID

Walgreens $29.56

I had two transactions at Walgreens yesterday:

2 Huggies 8.99 sale
6 Garnier Fructis style products 6/$20 sale
2 Kotex pads 2/$6
2 Kotex tampons 2/$6
2 Dove mens bodywash 5.99 sale
2 Aluminum foil .59 w/in store coupon

$63.14 + 4.42 = $67.56 Total

-(2) 2.00 Huggies coupon
-(4) 1.00 Garnier coupon
-2.00/2 Kotex pad coupon
-1.50/2 Kotex tampon coupon
-1.50 Dove bodywash coupon
-8.00 RR
-8.00 RR
-5.00 RR
-2.00 RR
-2.00 RR

$29.56 PAID = 43 %
and got new RR's of $3,3,10,3,3,6,6 = $34

Fareway $7.12

I stopped at Fareway for a few things. I took a picture but I am having trouble uploading right now.

Milk 2.95
Celery 1.49
3 Nectarines 1.35
1 Lemon .34
Evaporated Milk .99

$7.14

Filtrete $15 rebate

I received a $15 rebate check from Filtrete today.
That's the first one of the year.





Rebate YTD $15

Hyvee Almost Free Yogurt

I knew Hyvee was having a special sale this weekend but I hadn't seen the ad, so since it is on the way home from church I thought I would just stop by. The stuff on sale really wasn't for me except for the yogurt that my son likes and that ended up being about two cents per cup! And since we were there I decided to take the easy way out for lunch and grabbed a pizza.

1 Pizza (take & bake) 7.00 sale
6 Dannon yogurt .19 sale

$8.14

-1.00/6 Dannon coupon
-.05 sack discount

$7.09 PAID

Walgreens $16.43

Two transactions:

2 Blink tears 7.99 sale
1 LypSyl lip balm 2.99
1 Vitamin lip balm 1.99 sale

$20.96 + 1.47 = $22.43 Total

-1.50 Blink coupon
-1.50 Blink coupon
-1.00 RR
-2.00 RR

$16.43 PAID = 73%
and got new RR's of $8,8, 2,2 =$20

Fareway $14.94

I needed a few staples and stuff for our special Super Bowl supper tomorrow:

Tostitos 2.99
Potato chips .89 sale
Coney buns 1.19
Noodles .99
Crystal sugar 1.77 sale
Hillshire Farms sausage 2.00 sale
Hunts sauce .88
Shredded hashbrowns 1.99 sale
Miracle Whip 2.79

$15.49 Total
-.55 Hillshire Farms coupon

$14.94 Paid

Online Earnings Update

Today I received $1.00 payout via paypal from Donkeymails. Donkeymails is a true paid to click website that has paid me several times.

If you are interested in it check it out here:




2010 YTD Earnings:

Cash $8
Gift Cards $5

Total $13

Online Earnings Update

Today I received a $3.00 payout via paypal from Pinecone Research. Pinecone Research is a website where you complete surveys when you are invited. I completed one survey this weekend for this $3.



2010 YTD Earnings:

Cash $7
Gift Cards $5

Total $12

Walgreens $26.71

I stopped at Walgreens yesterday.

3 Huggies diapers 8.99 sale
2 Pert Plus 2.50 sale

$31.97 + 2.24 tax = $34.21 TOTAL

-2.00 Huggies coupon
-1.00 Huggies coupon
-1.00 Pert coupon
-1.00 Pert coupon
-2.50 RR

$26.71 PAID = 78%
and rec'd new RR's of $5& $2

Hy-Vee $26.95

Stopped at Hy-Vee for some sale items today:

5 Old Orchard apple cherry juice .88 sale
1 Ortega taco sauce 1.50 sale
5 Hamburger Helper 1.00 sale
10 lbs 85% ground beef 1.88 sale

$29.70 Total
-.75/3 hamburger helper coupon
-1.00/2 old orchard coupon
-1.00/2 old orchard coupon

$26.95 PAID

Target Huggies deal & clearance finds

(Sorry for the blurry pic)
I went to Target yesterday to get the Huggies deal and I looked around and got some good clearance clothes for the kids.

3 Huggies jumbo pack 8.99 sale
Jeans for oldest daughter 6.48 clearance
Hooded Sweatshirt for son 3.24 clearance
2 Dress pants for the baby 1.75 clearance

$40.19 + 2.81 tax = $43.00 Total

-2.00 Huggies coupon
-2.00 Huggies coupon
-2.00 Huggies coupon

$37.00 Paid and rec'd a $5 Target gift card for buying 3 Huggies

Hy-Vee $10.52

Hy-Vee had a special 12 hour sale yesterday so I stopped since we were driving by anyway.

2 1/2 gal milk .88 sale
6 Tony's pizza .88 sale
10 Campbels soup(cheddar cheese & bean w/bacon) 1.00 sale
1 Hy-vee bread .79
1 Hy-vee mac n cheese .68
1 Hy-vee margarine .55 sale
1 Bar S jumbo hot dogs .99

$20.05 Total
-1.00/2 Tony's pizza coupon
-1.00/5 Campbells coupon
-1.00/5 Campbells coupon
-.44 Hyvee bread coupon
-.49 Hyvee mac n cheese coupon
-.60 Bar S Hyvee coupon
-5.00 Kraft catalina rec'd previous Sunday

$10.52 PAID = 52%

Walgreens - Free Wet Ones

I had to swing into Walgreens to pick up a prescription so I thought I would grab a deal while I was there.

2 - Wet One wipes $2 sale

$4 + .28 tax = $4.28 Total

-1.50 coupon
-1.50 coupon

$1.28 PAID = 29%
plus rec'd an RR of $1, so I basically just pay tax on them

FREE Cheese

Hy-Vee had a special weekend sale with Kraft cheese on sale 5 for $6 and you get a $5 coupon on your next order. I stopped since I was driving right by.

5 Kraft cheese 5 for $6 sale used 2 $1/2 coupons
2 bananas .28/lb = .24

$6.24
-2 $1 coupons

$4.24 PAID and got $5 OYNO coupon

Happy Birthday to My Daughter

Today my oldest child turned 11.
That's her on the left with one of her BFF's.

Fareway $21.97

Stopped at Fareway today because my daughter wanted frosting out of a can on her birthday cake. Leave it to her to pick canned frosting over homemade.

Wonderbread 1.69 sale
Ruffles 2.99 (just because they are her favorite)
5 Farmland sausage links .99 sale
Coke 2 liter1.34
4 Cheddar cheese .99 sale
Frosting 1.89
Icing 1.19
Aunt Jemima 1.69
4 Lemons 3/$1
Lettuce .88 sale

$21.97

Help for Haiti

Visit the White House blog to see how you can help Haiti in their time of need.

Aldi $20.12

I made a trip to Aldi after work:
Milk 1.99 !!
2 Cantaloupe .89 !!
Animal Crackers 1.29
ketchup 1.29
bread .79
flour tortillas .99
5 cream soups .59
2 canned tuna .59
tator tots 1.69
chicken nuggets 3.99
raisins 1.19
nacho chips .99

I am pleased with what I got and what I paid today.

Alice.com deal update

I was just at Alice.com and saw these new deals:
Kotex liners $0.50
Clean & Clear 8oz 1.64
Curel 6oz 1.79
Frontier Soups - asst items 2.14-2.64


And here are some of the other deals I previously posted about that are still available:
Gillette shave gel 1.60
Bengay 2oz 2.27
Sauve deoderant 0.98
Alka Seltzer 12ct 1.46
Tag body spray 2.29


Check these out, they won't last forever. And don't forget you get free shipping on every order, and a $10 credit after spending $50.

Walgreens $4.59

I had three transactions at Walgreens:

3 Electrasol gelpacs 3.49 sale used 2.50 coupons
FiberChoice 90ct. 10.99 sale used 3.00 q
2 Ajax 14oz .50 with in ad q
Birthday Card .99

$23.45 + 1.64 tax = $25.09 Total
-3 2.50 coupons
-3.00 coupon
-10.00 RR

$4.59 PAID = 18%
and rec'd new RR's of $3,$1,$1,$1

Online Earnings Update

Today I received $1.00 payout via paypal from Donkeymails. Donkeymails is a true paid to click website that has paid me several times.

If you are interested in it check it out here:




2010 YTD Earnings:

Cash $4
Gift Cards $5

Total $9

Another Blizzard

It has been a blizzard outside all day. I went to work but only because I only have to go about two miles to the babysitters house and then another two miles to work. If I would have to go out of town, I would have stayed home! All the schools in the area were cancelled today and they are already delayed for tomorrow.

The forecast calls for -15' tonight with windchills down to -35'. And our high temperature tomorrow is forecasted to be -7'! Can you say BRRR!!! I CAN.

Hy-Vee $35.16

Can you say chili fixins? This trip will provide me with what I need to make a few big batches of chili. I wasn't able to get as many packages of ground beef as I wanted so hopefully I will be able to make another stop before the sale is over.

Big bag of Fritos 4.00
5 Chili seasoning packets .59
10 cans of Chili beans .50 sale
6 big cans of Tomato sauce .99 sale
6 lbs 85% ground beef 1.78 sale
3 green bell peppers .79
2 Gingerbread Pop-tarts .99 sale
5lb Sugar 1.96

$35.16

Earnings Report

I have received two payouts this week.

Yesterday I received a paypal payment of $3 from Pinecone Research for doing a survey.

Today I received a $5 gift code to Amazon from Swagbucks.

I don't think Pinecone is taking new members right now, but you can always sign up at Swagbucks. It is a super simple site, all you do is Search & Earn, check it out at:




2010 YTD Earnings:

Cash $3
Gift Cards $5

Total $8

Alice.com deal update

I was just at Alice.com and saw these new deals:
Jergens extra dry skin moisturizer 10oz $2.29

And here are some of the other deals I previously posted about that are still available:
Gillette shave gel 1.60
Bengay 2oz 2.27
Lipton tea bags 0.59
Sauve deoderant 0.98
Alka Seltzer 12ct 1.46
Tag body spray 2.29


Check these out, they won't last forever. And don't forget you get free shipping on every order, and a $10 credit after spending $50.

Our celebrations are done.

We are officially done with Christmas celebrations. Our last one occurred this weekend and it was very nice. But I am glad it is over and I can take the tree down and everything can return to a normal schedule.

I appreciate everyone that emailed about missing me this weekend for updates, entrecard drops, adgitize clicks, and comments. I don't plan on taking any time off from those things in the near future, so rest assured you will be seeing me around everyday.

2010 is here!

I hope you all had a fun and safe eve last night. And I wish you all a good and prosperous 2010!