After Christmas Clearance = Gifts on the cheap Pin It

After Christmas sales usually brings about some deals that are great to snatch up and put away in a closet, etc. to use for gifts throughout the next year whether it’s for birthdays, anniversary, valentine’s, or yes, even Christmas.  I try to do this every year as it helps me budget wise as well as time wise because I’m not having to rush out to the store to buy a last minute gift and I’m buying on clearance thus saving me from having to pay full price. 

I usually try to go the day after Christmas to see what I can find but didn’t make it out this year due to icy roads… didn’t even get to church on Sunday for that reason.

So after church on Wednesday, I popped into Wal-Mart to pick up a couple of things I forgot the other day and decided to go back to the games section to see if the U-Build Monopoly was still on the shelves at $5. There was only one left but I snatched it up. To make the deal sweeter, I had a $3 coupon I printed from here, thus making the game only $2!  You can print the coupon twice.  I’m going to check a couple more Wal-Mart's to see if I can find some as these will make great, inexpensive gifts to have on hand for any birthday parties the children may get invited to.

I also picked up a Very Hungry Caterpillar game for $5 and a Stratego game for $4. No coupons on those but they were 50% off so not too bad of a deal.

I haven’t decided whether I’m going to hold onto these games to use as a gift for a child’s birthday or go ahead and give them to the children now. Decisions. Decisions.  oooh, I could even make up little cards for them and put them in their workboxes for them to play with a sibling. hmmm  I just made my decision process worse.

Don’t forget to check out the clearance sections as well as after holiday (not only Christmas but Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.) clearance sections  in the stores whether it’s Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, CVS, Target etc. for great deals you can put back for gifts.  When applicable, you can even use coupons on those items thus saving you even more.  An example right now to look for would be the AXE holiday gift sets.  Those should be 50% off and there was a $3 off coupon in a recent insert. That could make these very inexpensive and would make a great gift.   

Gifts don’t have to be just items like the above, think about making up gift baskets too (themed ones are always a hit).  Rite-Aid has clearanced CoverGirl makeup for 75% off. There are various items such as lip liners, blush, and more.   Use the $2.50/2 CoverGirl coupon from Sunday’s P&G insert and get some really great buys on makeup that you can either use for yourself or make up a great basket for someone for their birthday, valentine’s etc.  Put in some chocolate, a makeup bag and/or makeup brush set or even some makeup applicator items such as sponges, eye shadow wands, etc.   

Think outside of the box. Don’t be afraid to check out the clearance. Buy gifts ahead of time or create baskets of goodies to use as gifts. In the end, you’ll  save some extra money as well as save yourself some time!

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Fun & Educational Finds on The Cheap Pin It

After feeling under the weather for almost a week (still not 100% back to feeling ourselves), the children and I ventured into town yesterday to do a little after Christmas shopping while enjoying our week off from school.

We didn’t find much in the 50% off after Christmas stuff that enticed me to buy to put back for gifts (will keep watching though as the clearance percentage goes up and the prices will be less) but I did find a few goodies we could use in our homeschool.

At Dollar Tree, we found 4 different dinosaur themed 100pc puzzles and a US Puzzle.  Not pictured are two bags of colorful pom poms I bought to restock our craft box and also to make magnetic pom poms with. I love looking at Dollar Tree for Educational Finds. We’ll use the magnetic pom poms with pages I downloaded for free from Erica at Confessions of a Homeschooler as well as other sites she posted links to.  Erica has some awesome ideas for preschoolers Ideas that helps them with motor skills and more. If you have a preschooler or soon to be one, check her site out for some great ideas!  I have printed quite a few things from her site to use with my children.  I laminated them for extended use. I recently bought a box of 100 9x11-1/2 laminate sheets from Amazon for $1.05. I used $15 in Amazon Gift Certificates earned from Swagbucks and got free two-day shipping by using Amazon Mom.  The price for 100 laminate sheets at Amazon is fabulous considering that a pack of 50 laminate sheets cost $13.88 at Walmart.

I also bought a pair of white ear buds for our little netbook at Dollar Tree.  We used to have a few different sets of headphones that the children could use for the computers, etc. but over time, they were broken, etc.  I only bought one pair to see how well they worked and they are really good for only a $1. I’ll be going back to get a few more pairs (or the headphones – haven’t decided) as we really do need a few more pair with this many children.

After Dollar Tree, we popped into Walmart where I found that ABC/123 Foam Puzzle set (shown in picture) for .50! I bought two of these and will be using one of them for a birthday present for our grandson who turns two in July. It’s all about thinking ahead and buying the deals when you find them people. It saves money and time.  The foam puzzle tiles interconnect and the letters and numbers themselves can be popped out. It’s two sided as well so this is like 3 puzzles in one and will be great to put into the youngest two children’s workboxes. Which reminds me, I really need to update my blog with pictures of what we use for workboxes now as long gone are the baskets and ziploc baggies we used to use.  I’ll be using the dino puzzles in the workboxes too.

I also found those cute little, colorful clips on clearance for $1.50 and the oversized push pins on clearance for $1.00. 

Not pictured but I bought two little video handheld games (palm size actually) that were on clearance for $1.00 and the little boys stayed happily occupied with those.

Why didn’t it dawn on me earlier than this morning I don’t know… but while reading this post of Sheri’s, I remembered that I still had my little cassette tape recorder/player from my paralegal days (I used to use it for dictation from the attorney I worked for). This thing is about 15 or 16 years old and it still works!! 

The children had been using an old “boom box” that was my husband’s to listen to the stories on tapes we have.  Well now I can put this tape player, a tape, and headphones in one of their workboxes and they can color while listening to one of them.  I think they were excited as I was when I told them about it this morning.  Yes, the little things amuse us! 

These two items weren’t bought yesterday but rather last week at Rite Aid when they had their Christmas toys on 50% off clearance sale.

The Stick-ums are kind of like Bendaroos.  I only paid $6.49 for these.  The children can use them to make things with as well as we can use them to form letters, numbers, and shapes using printable pages fromConfessions of a Homeschooler or you can purchase the Wikki Stix Cards to use.  I looked at Amazon to see if they have them and guess what they do and cheaper than what I paid for them!  The Stick-ums are only $5.95 at Amazon and are the same count from what I can tell.  Oh well I got them cheaper after you take into account the shipping on those from Amazon (unless you have Amazon Mom which you can sign up for free and keep for 3 months without any charge and that will give you free shipping on items).

The Amazing Volcano was only $4.99 and will be a great science project sometime.  I may just hang on to this one until we get to a portion in the Mystery of History curriculum that is about a volcano in history (Pompeii or other). Amazon has the Mystery of History but if you have a used bookstore in your area, check there as well as used curriculum sales.  I bought ours at the used bookstore for $20 and it had the CD of worksheets, etc. with it.

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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine: FREE 6 month print subscription! Pin It

I love The Old Schoolhouse Magazine! 

You can get a one-year subscription for $7.95 for limited time…. But if you share the special on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or with an e-mail group, you can get a FREE 6 month subscription. 

Once you share the details then you can e-mail Julie at jott@thehomeschoolmagazine.com with your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address, and she’ll set up a free six-month subscription to The Old Schoolhouse magazine.

You can find The Old Schoolhouse Magazine on Facebook, too.

More details out be this FREE 6-month subscription offer can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=468374791190

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The Apron Pin It

Using some fabric scraps from old curtains and sheets for the ties and binding, a salvaged bow, as well as repurposing a dust ruffle for the apron itself, I made a few waist style aprons for some of the younger girls at church as a present from my two youngest girls.  I wrote this poem to go with the apron as reminder that even a piece of cloth can serve more than one purpose.

 

 

The Apron

Some say I am just a piece of cloth with strings attached,
with no other purpose than to protect from a spill.
I have much more of a purpose than that.
I am not perfect nor ever will be because as you see…
I will get dirty from splatters and spills...
I will be used to wipe the tears of little ones who have fallen and scraped their knee…
I will be used to wipe my owner’s own tears when she cries over a loved one whom she wants to see saved...
I will get stained as she works with her hands…
I will be used as a hiding place for a little one that is too shy…
My strings will get torn and stretched as a little one hangs on to me, but there will be a day when I wish they had never let go…
Why do they say I am just a piece of cloth with strings attached with no other purpose than to protect from a spill?
No, I’m not perfect but I serve a purpose far greater.

~ Laura Williams

 

 

(This poem is my own and may not be used without my written permission.)

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Good Deals at Bi-Lo, Rite Aid, and Walgreens this week! Pin It

Bi-Lo:

• Mueller’s Pasta (spaghetti and others) are on sale for $1 until 01/04/11
  --  If you have internet access, go to www.muellerspasta.com and sign up to print coupons. There is a .55/1 coupon available  which will double
  = FREE pasta
  * limit of 10 of these coupons in one order but you can do separate transactions
• Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats on sale until 01/04/11 for $1
  - use the $2/2 Purina Friskies or Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats coupon
  = 2 Packs FREE
  * no limit of how many of these coupons you can use in one order as they don’t double.
• Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy  on sale for $1 until 01/04/11  extended sale!! 
  (in the freezer section near the back wall across from the milk case at the Dayton Bi-Lo  is
  - use the .55/1 any Tennessee Pride product coupon
  = FREE
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these  equally 10 free boxes of sausage gravy.
• Bounce 40 count Dryer Sheets are on sale until 01/04/11  extended sale!!  for $1.99
  - .50/1 Bounce Dryer Sheet
  = .99 ea
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these
• Remember to check your Good Deals Alert from last week as the other items are still on sale!

Walgreens   sale runs  12/12 - 12/18

• Progresso Soup .99 (limit of 4)
  - if you have internet access and can print coupons, for Progresso here (not sure soup is available at this time as I have no black in to print coupons right now) http://progressosoup.com/
• Splenda 100 packets (limit of 2) $2.99
  - $1 off 1 Splenda expiring 12/31/10
  = $1.99
• DiGiorno Pizza 2/$10
  - $1 off 1 DiGiorno Pizza (use 2 coupons)
  = 2/$8
• Axe Men’s Gift Set $9.99
  - $3 off 1 (coupon in today’s insert)
  = $6.99
• Axe Antiperspirant/Deodorant, Body Spray, Shampoo or Shower Gel, Detailer or Shower Tool $3.99
  - use the BOGO (buy one get one free) coupon from today’s insert
  = 2/$3.99

RiteAid sale runs 12/12 to 12/18

• Gillette Pro Series for Men skin care products Buy one get one 50% off (these are $7.49 for the least expensive ones)
  - use $2 off Gillette Pro Series Skin Care product (use 2 coupons)
  = 2 for $7.44  (these are a better deal at Walmart but if you‘re having issues with Walmart or need more receipts to reach the Rite Aid Gift of Savings this is a good deal --- more info on the Gift of Savings is in a booklet at the registers)
• Nature’s Bounty Vitamin’s are BOGO   AND  you’ll get back a $2 UP Reward when you buy 2
  - $1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamin or Supplement coupon (you can use two on a BOGO deal - one coupon for each product
  =  price will depend on the vitamins you buy
• Herbal Essence Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers 2/$5
  - $1/1 from last Sunday’s insert
  = $1.50 ea (or 2/$3)
  Not an outstanding deal on these but if you’re in need, it’s a pretty good price
• Emerald Nuts are BOGO
  - $1/1 Emerald Nuts (you can use 1 coupon per each item you buy)
  = $____  (not sure of the retail price on these so if you go to Rite Aid, just check the price of one and deduct the (2) $1 coupons to see if the price is less enough for your budget)

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3 Redbox Movie Rentals for $1 via Groupon Pin It

Go to Groupon.com to sign in and then get the 3 redbox rentals for $1.

If you signed up for the FREE $5 Groupon through All You back in October, use that to get them completely FREE!

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Bi-Lo: Free Whisker Lickins Cat Treats until 1/4/11 Pin It

Bi-Lo has the Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats on sale until 1/4/11 for $1 with your Bi-Lo Card. Use the $2 off any 2 packages of Purina Friskies brand Cat Treats or Purina Whisker Lickin’s Brand Cat Treats, any size, any variety. expires 1/16/11 = 2 FREE packages of cat treats (well pay tax only.

and be sure to check out my previous post for more great Bi-Lo deals:

The Good Deals Alert for Bi-Lo, Rite Aid, Wal-mart

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Free ebook: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pin It

Amazon is offering  A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens right now for FREE (may change at anytime so download it soon).

This ebook is for the Amazon Kindle, but you can go here to download a free application to use on your PC to read the ebook.

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Keeping your closet organized Pin It

For those that know me in real life, know that I am an organized person. Hubby says I’m borderline OCD on that.  If something is not organized, it drives me a little bonkers until I fix it.

One of the areas I like to keep organized is my clothing that hangs in our closet.

I have my clothing separated into seasons and colors. What I mean is that all my blouses are hung up in sets. All white blouses with short sleeves are together, then the mid-length sleeves (if any), and these are followed by the long sleeved white blouses. I continue this with any other blouses I have, keeping colors together whether they are red, pink, etc.

I have the three jumpers I own hanging in front of the blouses. Behind the blouses are my skirts. Denim first, followed by my “church” skirts. I don’t wear pants now and haven’t in about 7 years or so.  The last items on the rack are my coats – long winter one for church, one I use for working outside, and an everyday coat.  That’s my clothing organization in a nutshell.

I don’t have a lot of clothes anyway and only keep what I can wear.  Stained clothing is only kept if the stain can be hid under one of my jumpers. By keeping my clothes sorted by colors and sleeve length, etc. I can easily go to my closet and match up a blouse to a skirt or jumper really quick.

Now I do admit that I need to clean out  some of the other things in there but haven’t had a chance. We are hurting for storage space in this house so the “old” school records and books are in our closet.  I need to go through those and toss the ones we no longer need to keep.

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Homeschool Freebies Pin It

I haven’t written a post in a while on freebies that you can obtain online that you can use in your homeschool. 

Don’t forget to google the subject you’re looking for free printables for. Many times you can find free notebooking pages, lapbook elements, file folder games, coloring pages, and more.

Here are a few that you may find of interest as well.

• Free Homeschool 101 Supplement from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
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• Ten Commandment Bible Printables up and ready for you to use, including a File Folder Game, Bookmarks, Awards, Memory Game, Sequencing Cards, Coloring Pages and more!
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• New material from abcteach for 2010-12-06 can be viewed on-line at: http://www.abcteach.com/newsletter/470.html
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• 3rd & 4th Grade File Folders
  Singular & Plural Noun Sort
  Objects that Go Together
  Solid Figures
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• and be sure to check out your local and surrounding areas for FREE things to see and do from tours and more for free or even inexpensive field trips, as well as visiting a local state park to learn more about nature.

A fun way to learn Multiplication Tables! Free Version as well as a paid version! If you want to buy a version other than use the fee one – the paid has more options, etc. than the free version, use coupon code: christmas to save 25%.

We bought a paid version so we could have a CD of the game and put it on a few different computers as we have 6 children still at home and 3 of those are playing this game. That makes it easier to accommodate the ones who want to play the game at the same time.

Lots of great homeschool resources can be found  at CurrClick.com including FREE ones as well as paid ones. They are also having a sale until December 13th.  Be sure to sign up for their free weekly newsletter so you get the scoop on the sales, new free resource offers, and more.

One of my favorite sites is NotebookingPages.com. If you have NEVER checked this site out, you need too. Not only do they offer Free Resources in a variety of subjects from ABC pages to History and more, but they offer sets that you can buy such as sets for Nature Study, a study on the 50 States, and more.  We actually use the Nature Study set for our Nature Journals.

We used the 50 States set last year in our homeschool co-op study on The United States and this year, we are using many of the history pages for our Mystery of History course we are using.  We did splurge and buy the CD with all the sets and pages that NotebookingPages.com offers. I think we bought it when they were offering a 50% off sale and it has been a wonderful investment.

Molly has listed several free homeschool helps over at Econobusters.com. While you’re there check out the rest of the site for free and frugal ideas on a variety of subjects. If you like what you see, click on the banner here –> to sign up for a membership wherein you’ll get the Monthly Digest available each month. There is a nominal fee for the membership.

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New Printable Coupons, Coupons at Cellfire, some FREE Samples, and MORE! Pin It

Mueller’s Pasta is back with a .55/1 coupon! Sign up or log in to access the coupon. It is in a pdf format and you can print as many as you’d like.  Expires 01/06/2011.  This is a GREAT coupon to use at Bi-Lo or other store that doubles to .55 or more. 

 

Printable Coupons from Redplum:

• SAVE 50¢ when you purchase ONE (1) package of Quilted Northern Soft & Strong® or Quilted Northern Ultra Plush® 4 or 6 Double Roll
• save $1.00 on any one (1) cesar® treats
• $1 OFF any TWO (2) TEMPTATIONS® Treats For Cats
• Save $0.75 on any TWO (2) packages of Hillshire Farm® Lit’l Smokies®
• SAVE $1.00 ON ANY ONE (1) JIMMY DEAN® BREAKFAST SKILLETS
• SAVE $1 When you buy any two (2) Bryan® products
• SAVE $0.50 ON THE PURCHASE OF ANY SUPERPRETZEL® SOFT PRETZEL ITEM
• $4.00 OFF Any 10 oz or Larger Size of RevitaLens Ocutec™ Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution
• SAVE $1.00 when you purchase any TWO packages of Kellogg's® Crispix®, All-Bran®, Rice Krispies®, and/or Kellogg's® Corn Flakes® Cereals (10 oz. or Larger, Any Flavor, Mix or Match)
• SAVE $2.00 on any Ester-C® Product
• SAVE $1.00 ON ANY SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER OR TREATMENT (EXCLUDING TRIAL SIZE)
• SAVE $1.00 ON ANY STYLE PRODUCT (EXCLUDING TRIAL SIZE)
• SAVE $2 COLORsensational® LIPCOLOR, PEARLS, LIP LINER, LIP GLOSS, OR ANY MAYBELLINE NEW YORK LIPCOLOR SHINEsensational™
• SAVE $2.00 ON ANY ONE GARNIER MOISTURIZER OR CLEANSER
• SAVE $0.50 off any ONE (1) McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• SAVE $2.00 On any Garnier Nutrisse shade or Multi-Lights kit.
• SAVE $3.00 On ANY Flex-a-min® Supplement

 

Printable Coupons from Coupons.com

• $0.40 off Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crust
• 50% off Olan Mills portraits
• $1.00 off any 2 Nestlé Pure Life Purified Water
• $1.00 off Any Filippo Berio Olive Oil
• $1.00 off General Mills cereals
• $0.55 off any 1 package of Black Creek cheese
• $1.00 off Chex cereals
• $0.35 off Pillsbury Grands! Jr biscuits
• $0.55 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
• $1.00 off Sundown Naturals/Marvel Heroes Vitamins
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday Cookie
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Sweet Moments
• $0.50 off Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
• BOGO Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush™ Max Refill
• $0.40 off Pillsbury Italian Meal Breads
• $0.75 off Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits
• $0.55 off Honey Nut Cheerios cereal
• $2.00 off on any one (1) bottle of Sinus Buster
• $1.00 off Muir Glen products
• $0.40 off Pillsbury of Grands! Sweet Rolls
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
• $0.55 off Pillsbury Simply... cookie dough
• $0.50 off Bisquick Baking Mix
• $0.30 off Refrigerated Pillsbury Grands! Biscuit
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
• Buy 2 WHISKAS Entrées,Get Any 1 Free
• $2.00 off on Any Whiskas Bag or Any Multipack
• $0.50 off TWO (2) Milky Way Brand Bars
• $1.00 off ON ANY ONE (1) FLEXITOL BLISTOP PRODUCT
• $5.00 off Waterpik SinuSense Neti Pot products
• $2.00 off TWO (2) boxes of WONKA Exceptionals
• $1.00 off Wonka product
• $1.00 off ONE (1) box of WONKA Exceptionals
• $1.50 off NESTLÉ Jingles
• $2.00 off any LISTERINE WHITENING Rinse
• $2.00 off Any Aleve 80ct or larger
• $10.00 off Waterpik SinuSense™ Water Pulsator
• $2.00 off Waterpik SinuSense™ 60ct. refill pack
• $1.00 off On Any Two Intense Dark™ Bars or Bags
• $1.00 off on any size Truvia™ natural sweetener
• Buy One Get One Free LIFESAVERS 2oz pouch

 

New Cellfire Coupons     --  These Coupons are for Kroger and Kroger-owned stores.

• HERSHEY'S KISSES chocolates Save $1.00
  when you buy any two bags of HERSHEY'S KISSES chocolates 7.5oz. or larger.
• 
  Colgate® Wisp disposable toothbrushes Save $0.75
  When you buy Colgate® Wisp (4 count or more) disposable toothbrushes.
• 
  Pillsbury® Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crusts SAVE $.50
  when you buy TWO packages of Pillsbury® Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crusts
• 
  Frozen Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits SAVE $.75
  when you buy any TWO Frozen Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits
  
• Green Giant® Frozen Boxed Vegetables SAVE $.60
  when you buy THREE any variety Green Giant® Frozen Boxed Vegetables
• 
  Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls SAVE $.40
  when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls®
• 
  Pillsbury® Crescent Dinner Rolls SAVE $.50
  when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Crescent Dinner Rolls
• 
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  when you buy TWO any size/variety Refrigerated Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits
• 
  Pillsbury® Italian Meal Breads MEAL SAVE $.40
  when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Italian Meal Breads
• 
  Pillsbury ® Refrigerated Cookie Dough SAVE $1.00
  when you buy TWO PACKAGES any variety Pillsbury® Refrigerated Cookie Dough
• 
  flavor Progresso® Soups SAVE $.50
  when you buy TWO CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups
• 
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  when you buy any TWO BOXES Chex® cereals: Rice Chex® - Corn Chex® - Wheat Chex® - Honey Nut Chex® - Chocolate Chex® - Multi-Bran Chex® - Cinnamon Chex®
• 
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  when you buy ONE BOX 40 OZ. OR LARGER Original Bisquick® OR Bisquick Heart Smart® Baking Mix
• 
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  when you buy ONE POUCH any flavor 17.5 OZ. OR LARGER Betty Crocker® Cookie Mix
• 
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  when you buy ONE BOX MultiGrain Cheerios® cereal
• 
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  when you buy any ONE BOX Cookie Crisp® cereal
• 
  Green Giant® Frozen Bagged Vegetables $.40
  when you buy any variety 19 OZ. - 24 OZ. ONLY Green Giant® Frozen Bagged Vegetables
• 
  Pillsbury® Refrigerated Holiday Cookies SAVE $1.00
  when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Refrigerated Holiday Cookies
• 
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  when you buy any flavor/variety Pillsbury® Savorings® products
• 
  Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers® frozen vegetables SAVE $.50
  when you buy TWO any variety Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers® frozen vegetables
• 
  flavor Nature Valley® Granola Nut Clusters SAVE $.50
  when you buy ONE BAG any flavor Nature Valley® Granola Nut Clusters
• 
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  when you buy TWO any flavor Betty Crocker® boxed Potatoes (Except Potato Buds® and Betty Crocker® Pouch)

 

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• Free Dr. Pepper from Rubios Fresh Mexican Grill
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• Free Sample of Emergen-C BLUE
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The Good Deals Alert for Bi-Lo, Rite Aid, Wal-mart and Walgreens Pin It

Bi-Lo:

• Martha White Cornbread Mix on sale 2/$1 until 01/04/11
  (three different ones: Buttermilk, Yellow, and Country Style)
  - use the .55/2 Martha White Baking Mixes coupon 
  = 2 FREE
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these  equally 20 free packs of muffin mix
• .
• Martha White Coffee Cake Mix on sale until 01/04/11 for $2.00
  (they only carry the Blueberry Streusel and the Cinnamon Streusel)
  - .55/1 Martha White Coffee Cake Mix
  = .90
  * You can double up to 10 of these coupons in one order
• .
• Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy  on sale for $1 until 01/04/11 
  - use the .55/1 any Tennessee Pride product coupon
  = FREE
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these  equally 10 free boxes of sausage gravy.
• .
• Bounce 40 count Dryer Sheets are on sale until 01/04/11-- ---- .50/1 Bounce Dryer Sheet
  = .99 ea
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these
• .
• Gain Dish Soap is priced $1.19 (regular price)
  - .50/1 Gain Dish detergent coupon (it will double to $1)
  = .19 ea
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these 
• .
• Lipton Tea Bag 16 count box $1.25 (regular price)
  - .60/1 Lipton Tea bags (it will double to $1.20)
  = .05 per box
  * You can double up to 10 coupons in one order for these

Wal-Mart

• Gillette After Shave Gel  $2.12 (little blue squeeze looking bottle) I think it says Pro on it something like that.
  - $2/1 Gillette Fusion Shave Prep or Gillette ProSeries Skin Product
  = .12 ea
• .
• Gillette After Shave Lotion  $2.12 (little white squeeze looking bottle) I think it says Pro on it something like that.
  - $2/1 Gillette Fusion Shave Prep or Gillette ProSeries Skin Product 
  = .12 ea
• .
• Tide Trial Size Detergent .97
  - $1/1 Tide Detergent (no size specified) 
• = FREE

 

Walgreens   sale runs  12/5 to 12/11

• Skippy Peanut Butter 2/$3
  - .50/1 Skippy Peanut Butter
  = $1   (these have a limit of 2 on them --- But you can take the ad to Rite Aid and they’ll price match it… I can’t remember if they carry the Skippy though. Or  take it to Walmart and price match)
• .
• Hellmann’s Mayonnaise $3
  - .50/1 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
  = $2.50  (not the best price but still good)
• .
• Ragu Pasta Sauce 2/$3
  - Free Pasta when you buy two Ragu Pasta Sauce
  = $3 and a box a free pasta

RiteAid sale runs 12/5 to 12/11

• Nivea Body wash $3.99
  - $1/1 coupon = $2.99 and you’ll get back a $1 UP+ Reward which you can use on your next purchase (you’ll need a Rite Aid Wellness Card for this deal)
• .
• Kleenex hand towels $1.99
  - $1/1 Kleenex hand towels
  = .99 ea

That is just a few of the deals that you can get with the coupons.  Remember to pick up your sales ads at the store to see whatever deals there are and as always… if ANY of the stores are out of a sale item… Ask for a raincheck on the  item(s).  I may or may not be able to do a sale compilation like this weekly, it will only be as time and printer ink permits.

Have fun shopping and God Bless You in being a good steward. 

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A fun way to learn Multiplication Tables! Pin It

My children use this to help them learn their multiplication tables. It's a video game that you can download to your computer.

My two oldest boys were struggling with the tables and after finding this online, I downloaded it. They know their tables now due to the game and still ask to play it. I actually have a little card I made up for it that I put into their workboxes along with a timer for 30 minutes for it.

Now my 8yo dd who is in 3rd grade is playing it. She is picking up the times tables quick too.

Timez Attack is the name of the program.

A fun way to learn Multiplication Tables!

Free Version as well as a paid version!

Oh and I just found this... if you want to buy a version other than use the fee one:
25% off any version with coupon code: christmas

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FREE Christmas Craft Ebooks Pin It

•  Homemade Christmas Gift Guide eBook 
•  Santa's Guide to Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids eBook 
  

Fill out form and receive a coupon for $3.00 off any Zantac purchase.

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Free Homeschool Planner with Purchase at TOS Magazine store Pin It

I got this in my email and wanted to be sure y'all saw this great deal.

Get a One year sub to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for $7.95 and get a free planner to boot.

 

QUOTE:

Free Planner - Merry Christmas to All of Us Dear Friend of TOS, This year at Christmastime, we'd like to ask you to make a consideration. TOS Magazine has been blessed with over 22,000 paid subscribers. Our hope is that by January 2, we will make our goal of having a minimum of 25,000 subscribers. Believe it or not, it helps us to keep our costs down to you when our advertisers are so willing to come on board with us, but they only do so because we HAVE paid subscribers. Numbers are big with them, and we understand why. With the economy the way it is, everyone is having to make smart buying decisions. You as a homeschool family are also carefully considering your purchasing decisions; money is tight. For us here at TOS Magazine, 25,000+ is that "golden number" that we are really striving to achieve by the year's end. So we're asking that you help us by spreading the word - we are willing to provide a one year subscription (normally $25) for $7.95 to anyone in the US or Canada, until January 2nd. Is that a smart buying decision? $7.95 for a full year of the homeschool magazine that brings encouragement and help all year long - if we have helped you in any way, will you help us? Please consider buying several subscriptions for friends, families, your library or doctor's office at the super low price of $7.95. And thank you; it truly will be a Christmas gift we won't forget if we can make that goal. 0h - and before we forget - any $7.95 purchase will result in a GIFT for you - choose any digital TOS Planner - FREE. Each of your kids should have one of these, and you should have the massive parent one; they are incredible. The writers at TOS have done an amazing job on these planners and we want you to see them. So take one at no charge when you buy a one-year subscription for $7.95. For each subscription you buy (whether for yourself or friends), take a student planner or the big one, since we're at almost mid-year on these. We would love to see you end up with the whole line of TOS Planners - all FREE!

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Recycling & Repurposing worn out or outgrown things Pin It

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I like to recycle things and use them another way or repurpose a clothing item when I can… even if the item is beyond wear it can be cleaning rags many times.

Well I reading the December issue of Molly’s Money-Saving Digest and stumbled across this blog mention at the end of one of the articles: New Life, New Purpose .  

I clicked on the link and boy am I glad I did!  It’s a link to A Blog About Recycling and Re-purposing!    I found some great posts on making a SHIRT DRESS using an outgrown dress shirt and a t-shirt, as well as how to make a NEAT, CHEAP TIE FASTENER, how to make a DENIM POT HOLDER, and more.

So if you like to recycle and repurpose items, check out that blog! 

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Red Ink + a Favorite Jumper = Disaster Pin It

While trying to clean up my desk area, I laid a few things on my lap not knowing that my red ink pen had leaked onto the desk and underneath the stuff.  I ended up with a few splotches of red ink on one of my favorite jumpers.

I thought I was going to have to demote it to a work dress for housework and farmwork but decided to see if I could get it out since it hadn’t been laundered yet.

I mixed up one part rubbing alcohol with three parts liquid dish soap and added in one part of hair spray and one part of nail polish remover.  I put it into an almost empty dish soap bottle and shook it up. 

Now the test came.  I squirted it on the splotches and used an old toothbrush to scrub it under running warm water.

I am happy to say that ALL the ink splotches came out of my jumper!  I am so thankful!    I saved the rest of my homemade ink remover in the bottle and labeled it with a marker just in case there are more accidents with ink pens… which probably will be with our size household.

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$20 mail-in rebate when you buy $50 worth of any Olay®, Venus®, CoverGirl®, Secret®, Pantene®, Herbal Essences®, and/or Clairol® products Pin It

http://www.musthaveits.com/i/20_Dollar_Rebate.pdf

Receive a $20 mail-in rebate when you buy $50 worth of any Olay®, Venus®, CoverGirl®, Secret®, Pantene®, Herbal Essences®, and/or Clairol® products*.

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