More end of the year savings!

More savings to ring in the new year!

Entirely Pets: www.entirelypets.com

Also Use Coupon Code

YEAREND2010

to receive

15% OFF
ANY SIZE ORDER!

* Coupons cannot be combined with any other offer.

JoAnn Fabrics

 

Staples

Print this page to redeem this offer in store.

Valid in store only. 20% OFF office supplies, ink and toner, case paper and furniture!* Associate scan UPC before completing sale: Coupon Code: 31941 *Valid through 1/1/2011 in Staples U.S. stores only. Limit one per customer, nontransferable. Discount applies to office supplies, ink/toner, paper and furniture only, excluding HP ink and toner. Not valid on purchase of calendars, planners, desktop or laptop computers, tablets, netbooks, computer media, batteries, consumer technology, printers, fax and copier machines, HP ink and toner, appliances, safes, shredders, custom printing orders placed online, services, promotional products, Beats Audio™ products, Amazon Kindle® products, gift cards, cell phones and cell phone services, phone cards or postage stamps. Each item purchased can only be discounted by one coupon, applied by cashier in order received. Coupon not valid if purchased or sold and must be surrendered. No copies/facsimiles. No cash/credit back. Not valid on prior purchases or on purchases made with Staples® Procurement Cards or Staples® Convenience Cards. Coupon does not include tax

New Years Goal:Meal Planning & Recipes

One of my New Years goals (notice it is a goal and not a resolution) is to do better at meal planning and expanding our cookbooks.  I know there are a lot of other mommies out there that struggle with meal planning or have a limited source of recipes so my plan is to daily blog on dinner for the next night and to share the recipe so you can expand your cook book as well.  If you have a suggestion for dinner or a recipe to share please do and I will blog and share it with our friends!

Well, why wait for the new year?  Let's have some practice runs :) 

So, what's for dinner tomorrow night?

Savvy Savings!

Who doesn't love a great deal?  Here are some more savings!

www.kodakgallery.com (through Target) 

Buy One Wall Calendar, Get One Free:
Offer valid through 1/6/2011. No coupon required. Buy one 12-Month Photo Wall Calendar, get one free. Offer excludes Poster Calendars, Magnet Calendar Sets, Accordian Fold Calendar and Same-Day Pickup orders. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout, not including sales tax or shipping fees. May not be combined with other offers. No substitutions, transfer rights or cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Discount only valid at www.kodakgallery.com.
20% Off Pro Prints and Collages:
Offer valid through 1/6/2011. No coupon required. Receive 20% off Photo Collages and Pro-Color, Pro-Metallic, and Pro Black & White Professional Prints. Offer excludes Same-Day Pickup orders. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout, not including sales tax or shipping fees. May not be combined with other offers. No substitutions, transfer rights or cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Discount only valid at www.kodakgallery.com.
$0.10 4" x 6" Print Sale:
Offer valid through 1/6/2011. No coupon required. Receive $0.10 Premium 4" x 6" Prints. Offer excludes Same-Day Pickup orders. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout, not including sales tax or shipping fees. May not be combinable with other offers. No substitutions, transfer rights or cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Discount only valid at www.kodakgallery.com.
Free Birth Announcements:
Offer valid for a limited time only. No coupon code necessary. Recieve up to 20 Free 5 x 7" Photo Paper Cards (sold in sets of 10) by choosing one of our specified Baby Announcements. All applicable Baby Announcements are indicated by a 'Free' flag at http://www.kodakgallery.com/free-birth-announcements/pc-Products-c-Free_Birth_Announcements. Discount automatically applies to indicated Cards at Checkout. Offer excludes Shipping charges. Regular pricing applies to any additional Card sets in your order. No substitutions, transfer rightsor cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Discount only valid at www.kodakgallery.com
50% off Hello Kitty Photo Books:
Offer valid for a limited time only. No coupon required. Receive 50% off of Hello Kitty Medium Picture Window Hard Cover Photo Books. Cannot be combined with other offers. Does not apply to Same-Day Pickup orders. No substitutions, transfer rights, or cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Valid only at www.kodakgallery.com.
Free Photo Contact Cards:
Offer valid for a limited time only. No coupon code necessary. Receive one free set of 50 Mommy Cards. Discount automatically applies at Checkout. Offer excludes Shipping charges. Regular pricing applies to any additional Mommy Card sets in your order. No substitutions, transfer rightsor cash equivalents will be given. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time. Discount only valid at www.kodakgallery.com

Barnes & Noble

Looking for Store Coupons? CLICK HERE

• The coupon code J7L4L9J lets you take advantage of the offers listed on this page.
• The coupon code may only be used once, so be sure you take advantage of as many offers as possible in your order.
• Simply enter the coupon code J7L4L9J at checkout to get the discounts below. This offer expires January 3, 2011, so shop now.
• Please note: This coupon is not valid on the purchase of NOOKbooks.

Happy Savings!

Does your green cleaner do this?

Last year Lilly decided she would take her crayons and do a little artwork....on the floor/carpet of our home office.  I tried Spray and Wash and it didn't even fade the color so I just left it figuring I would go back later and try something else and put a little more effort into it. 

With all of the free paint I received I decided tonight was the night to finally clean, reorganize, paint, and make my office my own.  The walls are now painted, the bookcases are organized and now it is clutter free.  I am so excited to start working in there!  Then, I saw it.  The crayons.  While I love my daughter and all of her artwork it had to go unfortunately.  I sprayed Prespot on the crayons and then some Sol-U-Mel  and a couple of minutes later when I went back to try to scrub it off; it was gone.  I just blotted the carpet dry and was done! Pictures are below of my easy carpet clean!  Does your green cleaner do this?  

My before picture: the crayon on the carpet

My after picture, no crayon!

I hope you all have a great night and week!  Happy green cleaning!

Take off your shoes for a healthier home

While I was cleaning my office tonight and transforming it to my home office I came across this article I tore out of the USA Weekend and thought I would share.  What a great article to show why we should not wear shoes in the house :)

 

Take off your shoes for a healthier home

You can reduce dirt indoors — and save time and money, too.

Priscilla Totten • March 21, 2010

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If you adopt a “no shoes indoors” policy, you can reduce the amount of dirt brought into your home, and you'll actually save time and money, according to Shift Your Habit (Three Rivers Press, $14), a new, tip-filled book by Elizabeth Rogers. That policy can produce a big payoff: Rogers estimates that eschewing shoes will result in annual savings of $10 on cleaning products and at least 25 hours shaved off your housekeeping routine.

“Floors and carpets will look newer longer,” she writes, “postponing the need for deep-cleaning and/or eventual replacement.”
Your health may improve, too, if you live in an area with high levels of pollen, dust or other allergy triggers, because you won't track all that sneeze-inducing stuff into your home. If you have indoor-outdoor pets, restrict them to a few areas of your house to cut allergens further.
To shift your shoe-wearing habit, Rogers advocates wearing slippers or socks indoors to keep your feet and your floors clean. “Walking barefoot can lead to carpet stains and premature wear,” she says, because “dust and dirt mix with oils on the soles of the feet.”

Savvy Savings!

New York & Company: Free shipping with any order $75 or more.  Promotional code 6330.

Fisher Price Store: www.fisher-pricestore.com  has 20% off any toys already on sale.  Promotional code 2011SALEM.  Ends 12/27/10.

GREAT DEAL FOR TEACHERS AT MICHAELS!

Kohls: Take an extra 15% off your entire on-line purchase: HOHOHO15.  Expires 12/28/10

Walgreens: Get 4x6 prints for 10 cents when you order 75 or more.  Use code HOLIDAY10.  Get 4x6 prints for 11 cents when you order 50 or more.  Use code HOLIDAY11.  Get 4x6 prints for 12 cents when you order 25 or more.  Use code HOLIDAY12.  Get 40% off all photo books using the code BESTGIFT.

Signing Time: Save 10% on your order with promotional code: save10.  Expires 12/31/10

Winkflash:  www.winkflash.com  Save 60% off of all calendars.  Code: NEWYEAR2011.  Expires 12/31/2010.

Joann Fabrics

Last Minute Savvy Savings!

If you are needing that last minute gift or needing that last minute sale, then look no further!

Toys R Us
Open 24 hours;All  Leapster 2 items 50% off
All Crayola items-buy 1 get 1 50% off


Kohls
Free standard shipping if you order $50 or more PLUS you can redeem your Kohls cash online.

Walgreens
Last minute photo gifts are 25% off with the coupon code HURRY25
4x6 prints are 10 cents if you order 75 or more with the coupon code HOLIDAY10
4x6 prints are 11 cents if you order 50 or more with the coupon code HOLIDAY 11
4x6 prints are 12 cents if you order 25 or more with the coupon code HOLIDAY12


Borders
Save 33% off one single item with the coupon code BYM8211M

Barnes & Noble




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Michaels

Have a wonderful holiday and happy shopping!

Savvy Savings!

Lilly's Christmas gift this year from us is a transformation of her play room wall.  We will be taking one wall and transforming it into a magnetic/chalkboard wall (this will rid our poor fridge of all the magnets and avoid the need to buy an easel that will just take up more space).  So, tonight Lilly and I ventured out to Home Depot to get the paint and supplies needed for her room.  We picked up the magnetic paint and the chalkboard paint then the salesman offered me whatever paint I wanted in the cart in front of the paint center for FREE!  My mom and I had ideas on repainting parts of the house but we hadn't gotten around to it since she hadn't been feeling well and well, new paint just wasn't in our budget.  I looked at the colors available and they were very similar to the colors my mom and I had picked out.  So, tonight I left with 12 GALLONS of paint, 2 quarts of paint, and 5 sample colors of paint for FREE! 

It was just perfect timing as Bryan had actually stopped into Home Depot last night to look at the paint and it wasn't available.  I was actually told that the corporate office was coming in tomorrow and that all of that paint had to be gone so gone it went!  I will definitely post up some pics of our newly painted rooms throughout our home as we get them done!

Savvy Savings Sunday!

CVS

Hershey Single Bars with card 2/$1; with coupon from todays paper buy one get one free. You get both for .50!

For all other grocery deals see my previous post :)

For all you green mamas out there check out http://www.piggypaint.com/  They are a company that makes completely green, non-toxic, chemcial free nail polish for girls.  I'd love to order some myself but their colors are somewhat limited.  If you do try some before me let me know how it is! 

Have a great week, stay warm and happy savings!

Hugs!

Savvy Savings!

Tonight I went grocery shopping before our "big snow storm" and spent $231.41 saving $185.21 between 3 stores.  It seemed that a lot of the items on sale were things that we normally stock up on and use frequently when we cook our meals.  So for $231.41 this is a snippet at what we got:

12 boxes of kleenexes (Kroger .99 then had a coupon for buy 3 get 1 free!)
30 bags of steamer frozen veggies (our favorite!) (Marsh 3/4.98 had coupon for.50 off (doubles to $1) 2 bags)
6 half gallons of ice cream (Marsh $3 each, had coupon for $2 off)
4 gallons of milk ($2 each)
6 bags of shredded cheese (Meijer, 3/$5; Marsh, 1.98; had coupon for 1.00 off a bag)
24 cans of soup (tomato/chicken noodle) (Meijer .49 had coupon for .40 off 2)
30 boxes of cereal (Kroger 1.79; had coupon for $1 off 2)
1 package of tomatoes
4 bags of salad (Meijer, marked down to 1.34 a bag)
2 boxes of saltine crackers (no salt) (Meijer, $2)
2 boxes of popcorn (usually we make it on the stove but this is a nice treat) (Meijer; 3/$5; coupon for .50 off which doubled)
2 donuts (for my sweet little girl who loves a little smackeral of a treat)
15 cans of broth (Marsh 5/$4; had coupon for .50 off 5 cans which doubled to $1 off)
1 package of sour cream
1 package of chip dip (Marsh, $1.50 had coupon for .75 off)
2 bags of chips (Meijer $2)
2 jars of spaghetti sauce (3/$4; only bought 2 since my coupon was buy 2 jars get a free box of pasta)
1 tub of butter (Meijer; $2.39; coupon .30 off then doubled)
bananas
3 loaves of bread (Kroger ($1.99 coupon .40 off then doubled)
2 bags of rice cakes
5 cans of Reddi-Whip (for when the in-laws visit at the New Year) (Kroger, $1.50 had coupon .40 off, which doubled)
6 cans of tomato juice
dozen eggs
17 boxes of pasta (Meijer, .89)
10 boxes of Mac N' Cheese (Meijer, 10/$6)
1 cream pie (special treat) :) (Meijer, $3; had $1 off coupon which is awesome for a $7 pie!)
1 jar unsalted peanuts
3 packages of flour
6 cans of tomato sauce (Meijer, .68)
6 cans of chili beans (Meijer, .68)
6 cans of diced tomatoes (Meijer, .68)
1 package of muffin mix (Meijer, $1.01; coupon for .55)

So all in all, we did great for not going grocery shopping in 3 weeks and just stocking up on the foods we always eat :)

Oh, another thing to add....if you are using recyclable grocery bags, you may want to invest in a Mommy Clip.  You can purchase them in the baby section of a store.  It is great to clip your bags on and then attach it to the cart handle for easy access!  Just don't forget it on your cart!

If anyone is interested in coupon sessions please let me know.  I am starting to schedule sessions in January. Also, if you are interested in switching stores and saving even more money let me know.  There is a great incentive for those that switch stores by December 16.  I promise you great savings and no disappointments!

Have a great rest of the week.  Stay warm, dry, and healthy!  Happy Savings!