One thing I have learned with using coupons is to think out of the box. You don't always have to purchase the item that is pictured. Often there are better deals if you just pay attention to the wording on the coupon. This evening I was at Rite Aid picking up some medication for my honey when I saw these little boxes on sale for $.79 cents. My husband loves these and I knew I had coupons that were getting close to expiring. The coupon had a picture of the large box which was $3.49 and I had to purchase two "boxes"to use the $.70 cent coupon and one "box" to use the $.40 cent coupon. When I noticed these were in a box I decided to try the coupon and I was pleased to get all four boxes for just $1.66. They will be a nice treat added to his lunch this week.

Coupons can be found here for these tasty treats!

Kmart Coupon Policy

They are doing it again! Kmart is going to double coupons up to $2 starting 08/03/09 through 09/05/09! Start printing and clipping those high value coupons for extra savings! Also, I called our local Kmart this morning to see if they were participating but they did not know yet. They told me the store on Rivers Ave is still doubling through Tuesday.

Dear Rachel Littleton,

Thank you for your recent correspondence. We are always interested in hearing from our customers. We appreciate your interest in our double coupon event. This event is for select participating Kmart locations from 08-30-09 to 09-05-09.

The rules for this event are:

Sears Holdings Corporation Super Double Manufacturer Coupons Up to $2.00 with purchase of $25 or more in grocery & drugstore merchandise Participating stores only.

Amount of credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the current retail price of a single item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item.

Limit 1 coupon for each item purchased.

Only 1 coupon will be doubled per item. You may only purchase 4 of the same item using double coupons. Excludes Buy One, Get One offers, Kmart Savings coupons and Kmart Store coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax.

Limit 10 coupons per customer per day.

Offer excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases, Lands’ End, Sears merchandise rung on Sears registers within Kmart and kmart.com. In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted from the refund. Exclusions apply. Please see store associate for details.

Sears Holdings (Kmart) reserves the right to modify or cancel this program at any time.

Grocery and drugstore items include: all food items, health & beauty, baby diapers, household cleaning supplies, pet foods, detergents, paper goods, shampoos and other beauty items, over the counter medicines such as : Tylenol, aspirin, etc.

10 coupons, per day, per customer may be doubled. Additional coupons will be honored, just not doubled. Customer should choose which 10 they would like doubled.

Again, thank you for your interest in our Kmart Double Coupon Event. We invite you to visit any of the participating stores. Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We appreciate your business and value you as a Sears Holdings customer. We certainly hope you will continue to make Sears Holdings your choice for quality and value.

Sincerely,
Shannon M.
Retail Customer Care
Sears Holdings Corporation

What Do You Do?

People ask me all the time, "What do you do with all the extra supplies you get?" Well, over the past few year I have really come to be a big believer in you can't out give God. Last week I was in a dollar type store and ran into an elderly lady who was talking to herself. Often when people do this I tend to move away and not get to close. For some reason my heart was drawn to this lady so I decided to listen to what she was saying. She was looking at the $.99 cent bag of BBQ chips and not knowing anyone was listening she was saying, "These look so good, I have been wanting these." Then she looked in her hands and she had three cans of spaghetti and a loaf of bread, she said, "No, not this week, I have just enough to get this." She then turned around and saw the .25 cent bag of chips and she began to smile. Again, out loud but still in a quiet voice she said to herself, "Maybe I have enough for one of these." She was in one line and I was on the other side of the aisle at another register. The cashier rang her up and she said to the cashier, "If I have enough I want to get this bag of chips too." She did not have enough, she only had .18 cents left. Guess what was sitting on the shelf next to me in line? You got it, a large bag of BBQ chips. I put them with my items then told the cashier to give them to the lady when I walked out of the store. I got in my car and pulled out of my parking space and sat in the back of the parking lot and waited for the lady to come out of the store. When she came out she opened the bag I gave her and tears started streaming down her frail cheeks. That bag of chips cost me what I was saving in coupons but it was worth so much more. We may not have all we want but God has blessed my family with more then we deserve. Even during the tough times, God has been right there with us blessing us time and time again. So for me, giving back is part of my journey. Before my feet hit the floor in the morning the Lord and I have a nice talk. I love starting my day off by praising Him for all he has done and I always ask Him to put someone in my path that I can be a blessing to. Today, he blessed me again and allowed my family to be a blessing to a precious young lady going to college. Her name is Stephanie and she is going to Pensacola Christian College. The thing that impressed me about this young lady is that she has been living in Japan with her parents who are missionaries. She left home and the life she knew, flew 13,000 miles to come America to attend a college she feels is God's will for her life. Her Dad will be leaving her at college then flying back to Japan. I began to think about that this afternoon. As I was thinking about what an amazing family this must be and what a sacrifice they are all making, my husband began to thing about her too. I love it when God works like that. After talking for a few minute about her we decide we would fix her a care package to take with her to college. I was so happy I had a nice stock pile to pull from and we had fun working as a family this afternoon gathering supplies to present this gift to our new friend. We have adopted Stephanie while she is spending time at college and look forward to growing our relation ship with her and her family.

We made her a tower of gifts

Tower #2

Tower #3

This gift tower would have cost my family $65; however, with coupons it cost less then $10.

Psalms 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path,

Let Him light your path this week and on your path ask the Lord to

show you someone whom to be a blessing to and enjoy the journey.

Make sure to share your blessing with me, I would love to hear about it.

More Kmart Deals Today

Ever had one of those nights where you don't sleep a wink? That was my night last night! I didn't even go to bed till after 3 AM because I was not tired, then when I went to bed, I was wide awake. By this time it was to late to take a Melatonin so I thought I will pray, I always fall asleep when I do that. Nope! I must have prayed for everyone in my life 10 times and still no sleep. By this time it was 5:30 AM, my husband woke up quietly trying not to wake me but I was already a wake! Knowing Saturday is now my Monday I got up and got my day going.

Needless to say, after working in the shop all day I was crashing by the

time I went to Kmart and forgot my camera and when I got home I was wiped out!

Today was the last day Kmart would double $2 coupons I decided to go back and finish my shopping. Yesterday I concentrated on health and beauty and household supplies.

Today I wanted to go back and concentrate on the grocery department.

Our 8 year old thought is was so funny that the sales receipt was taller then he was!

Today I spent $236.16
Paid OOP $78.91
Savings $157.25

Thanks Thrifty Mom for keeping us up to date on all the goodies coming this week!

This week we will be getting two coupon inserts the Smart Source and the Red Plum, listed below are the coupons that will be in this Sundays inserts. Please note that these coupons vary by area….larger cities tend to get more coupons. Or they will be for different dollar value. But this list gives you and idea of what will be in most areas.

SmartSource

$10 off Accu-Chek Aviva System glucometer (exp 12/31)
.55/1 Barilla Pasta Sauce jar (exp 10/18)
.50/1 Barilla Piccolini (exp 10/18)
$1/2 Barilla Plus (exp 10/18)
$1 off Barilla Tortellini (exp 10/18)
$1/2 Barilla Whole Grain (exp 10/18)
$2 off BeneVia Balanced Nutrition Drink, any one 4pk or any one bottle (exp 11/30)
.75/2 Betty Crocker Box Supreme Brownie Mixes (exp 10/17)
$1 off Bic Multipurpose Lighter or Multi-Position Lighter (exp 10/31)
.50/1 Bob Evans Frozen Breakfast Item (exp 10/25)
.25/1 Bob Evans Sausage or Express (exp 10/25)
$1 off Colgate Visible White Toothpaste (exp 9/12)
B1G1 Cottonelle SoothingClean Tub or Refill (exp 10/04)
.50/1 Cotttonelle Aloe & E Toilet Paper, 4pk+ (exp 10/04)
$1 off Digiorno Crispy Flatbread Frozen Pizza (exp 10/31)
$1 off Fruit2o Essentials, 18oz bottle OR Fruit2o Natural Fruit Flavored Water 6pk (exp 10/31)
$1/2 General Mills various Cereal (exp 10/03)
Free Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill Pack wyb any Glade Scented Oil Candles Holder (exp 10/03)
$1 off Glade Scented Oil Refill Pack (exp 10/03)
$1 off Glade Sense & Spray Refill (exp 10/03)
$4 off Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit (exp 10/03)
.50/1 Glass Plus product (exp 11/15)
$2 off GoodNites Boxers, jumbo pack+ (exp 9/27)
$1 off GoodNites Underpants, jumbo pack+ (exp 9/27)
$1/2 Hershey’s Syrup Bottles, 17oz+ (exp 9/30)
$1 off Jarisberg or Jarisberg Lite Cheese, 5oz+ (exp 11/23)
$1 off John Frieda Collection Product, excluding trial sizes and kits (exp 10/10)
$1 off Jose Ole item, 18oz+ (exp 10/15)
$2 off Jose Ole Quesadillas or Empanadas, 16oz (exp 9/30)
$1 off Kotex Pads (exp 10/18)
.75/1 Kotex Pantiliners or Security Tampons (exp 10/18)
.75/1 Mitchum or Mitchum for Women product, excludes trial and special value multipacks (exp 9/22)
.75/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers, 4.0oz – 28.0oz (exp 10/04)
$1 off NatureValley Granola Nut Clusters (exp 10/17)
.50/1 Neosporin product (exp 11/30)
.40/1 New York Brand Frozen Garlic Bread product (exp 11/23)
$1 off Ocean Spray Instant Oatmeal 12.1oz box (exp 10/31)
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs (exp 10/18)
$1 off Oscar Mayer Lunchables Lunch Combinations with Water (exp 10/18)
$1 off Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair (exp 10/18)
B2G1 Purina Alpo Canned Dog Food, 13.2oz or smaller (exp 10/05)
$1/3 Purina Alpo Canned Dog Food, 22oz (exp 10/05)
$1/2 Purina Beggin brand Dog Snack (exp 11/22)
$1/2 Purina Busy brand Chew Treat (exp 11/22)
.55/1 Reese’s Candy product (exp 10/31) *pictures singles, bags, and minis
B1G1 Reese’s Dark or Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups bar, 1.5oz (exp 10/31)
$1 off Schick Disposable Razor (exp 10/04)
$4 off Schick Quattro for Women or Intuition Plus Razor or Refill (exp 10/04)
$4 off Schick Quattro Titanium Razor, Trimmer, or Refill(exp 10/04)
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel (exp 10/18)
$2/10 SoyJoy Single Bars (exp 10/31)
$1.25 Spray ‘n Wash Brigh and White only (exp 10/04)
.75/1 Tabasco Brand Family of flavors, any size (exp 10/04)
$2 off Tylenol 8 hr product, 24ct+ (exp 11/23)
.50/1 WhiteCastle Microwavable Hamburgers or Cheeseburgers, 6pk (exp 11/24)
$1 off Windex Outdoor All-In-One Glass Cleaning Tool Refill Pack (exp 10/18)
$3 off Windex Outdoor All-In-One Glass Cleaning Tool Starter Kit (exp 10/18)
$1 off Woolite Detergent, 50oz+ (exp 10/04)
$1 off Yoplait Delights Yogurt Multipack (exp 10/17)
$1 off Zantac (exp 10/31)
.55/1 Ziploc Evolve Bags (exp 10/17)

RedPlum 8/23

$3/2 Advil, 32ct+ and ThermaCare, 2ct+ (exp 10/31)
$1 off Advil, 40ct+ (exp 10/31)
$1 off Benadryl Allergy Product (exp 12/31/09)
$1 off Benadryl, Childrens (exp 12/31/09)
$1 off Disney High-Quality Vitamin Products (exp 10/31)
$1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styling Product (exp 9/30)
$1.50 K-Y, Monistat Soothe & Relieve Pack, Soothing Care,or Tucks product (exp 11/30)
$3 off L’Oreal Couleur Experte,Frosting, Highlighting, or Blonding Brands, (exp 11/15)
$1 off L’Oreal Preference, any shade (exp 11/15)
.75/3 Lean Pockets or Hot Pockets brand, 6.5-9oz packages (exp 11/15)
$1 off Meow Mix Dry Cat Food, 3.15lb+ or any Wholesome Goodness Dry Cat Food, 3lb+ (exp 10/31)
$1/4 Meow Mix Market Select Single Cups or Wholesome Goodness Single Cups, 2.75oz (exp 10/31)
$3 off Monistat Yeast Infection Treatment or E.P.T product (exp 11/30)
$1 off Nature’s Bounty Vitamins and Supplements -(exp 10/17)
$1/2 Newman’s Own Pasta Sauces, Salsas, Marinades, Lemonades, or Popcorn (exp 10/18)
.75/1 Newman’s Own Salad Dressing (exp 10/18)
$3 off Olay Definity Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser (exp 9/30)
$1 off Olay Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser (exp 9/30)
B1G1 Oral-B Indicator Manual Toothbrush (exp 9/30)
B1G1 Pure Protein High Protein Bars (exp 10/04)
B1G1 Purina Chef Michael’s Canine Creations Can (exp 9/21)
Free Purina Chef Michael’s Canine Creations Dry Dinners, 5oz Pouch (exp 9/21)
$3 off Purina Chef Michael’s Canine Creations Dry Dinners, any size (exp 9/21)
$1 off Quaker True Delights Granola Bars (exp 10/31)
$2 off Rimmel Mascara (exp 10/31)
$1 off Rimmel product (exp 10/31)
$1 off Snausages Dog Snacks, 10oz+ (exp 10/18)
$1 off SnawSomes! Dog Snacks, 9.75oz (exp 10/18)
$1 off Sundown Naturals Vitamins and Supplements (exp 10/17)
$1.50 Bounce Dryer Bar, excludes dryer sheets (exp 10/04) *Target
$1 off Bounty Paper Towels, 6-roll or larger (exp 9/30)*Target
$1 off Febreze Home Collections Air Care Product (exp 9/30) *Target
$2/2 Pampers 180ct+ Wipes and Diapers or Training Pants (exp 9/30) *Target
$1 off Swiffer Starter Kit – Sweep & Vac or Sweeper or WetJet (exp 9/30) *Target
$1 off Tide Laundry Detergent, excluding trial size (exp 10/04)*Target
$1.50 Tide Stain Release (exp 10/04) *Target
$1 off Thermacare, 2ct+ (exp 10/31)
$1 off Truvia Natural Sweetener, any size (exp 11/30)
$2.50 Zyrtec 14ct, 10mg Tablets (exp 9/23)
$4 off Zyrtec 30ct+, 10mg Tablets (exp 9/23)
$2 off Zyrtec Children’s (exp 9/23)
$3 off Zyrtec Children’s Perfect Measure, 10ct (exp 9/23)
$4 off Zyrtec Itchy Eye Drops, 0.17fl oz (exp 9/23)

K-Mart Deal of the Day

I just love saving money and getting things FREE! When I discovered that our K-Mart was participating in the double coupon up to $2 I knew it was going to be a great shopping day and boy was I right. Today my purchases would have cost my family $324.57 but with coupons I walked out of the store paying just $89.22 as savings of $235.35!!!!

Plus I walked out with $11 in gift card money for my next trip!

The following are a few deals I found today.

Its sales like this that keep me using my coupon binder. I just took my binder with me, went to a department and looked for coupons that were $.60 cent or larger (we have other stores in town the double up to $.60 cents so my goal today was coupons $.60 or grater. Since my binder is organized by department it was really easy to spot the coupons, get the items and move on to the next sale. You can click here to see how I organize my coupon binder.



The first deal I found was these Chinet paper plates. They were priced at $3.55 and I had a $2.00 off coupon, doubled means it was FREE!
K-Mart does not give you an overage but FREE is good enough for me!

I have these coupons from the Sunday paper but could never find the gloves. Today I was in luck! Not only did I find them but they were FREE! They were priced at $1.69, I had $1 off coupons being doubles made them FREE! They are going to come in handy at the shop!

Because I purchase 3-4 papers a week I was able to get 4 packages.

Ritz were in sale 2/$5 a price I would not pay anymore but when you match that sale with $2 off coupons getting them $.50 a box makes it a much better deal!

These go into the Christmas food pantry to have with Sweet Pepper Jalapeno Jam found here over cream cheese! YUMMY!!!!

This was my favorite deal of the day. I had 6 coupons which were valued $1.50 off two. I had 12 bottles in my cart that I was getting for $.50 cents each for a total of $6. Then I noticed on an end cap these double packs on sale for $2.67!!! So, back went my single jars and in the cart went the double packs that I now got FREE!!!! Again, this is why I get more then one Sunday paper.

Original Price - $32.04

OOP - FREE

Savings - $32.04

Getting ready to open a business means a lot of cleaning so I was pleased to get this bottle of Multi Surface Windex for just $.29 cents!!!

It seems everyone in my family is plagued with arthritis so getting 5 boxes of Bengay for only .$99 cents each was a great savings.
Original Price - $24.95

OOP - $3.96

Savings - $20.97

So, as you can see it was a good shopping day at Kmart and I did not even make it through every department. I did meet several new friends along the way who were interested in the coupon binder and excited to see how much I would save on this trip. Welcome to the blog ladies it was a pleasure meeting you today. I look forward to seeing you at our open house in October!

This is my new friend Colleen! We had a great time exchanging coupon ideas and

finding some great deals together!


Its the weekend, stock up on your Sunday papers! Check out a few of my favorite coupon sites here and here. Also check out Thrifty Mom here for some great shopping deals!

Happy Shopping!!!!

Kmart Is Doubling Coupons

I am so glad I have children because I learned breathing techniques that are helpful when I come across sales like this! Why I did not know about this already I don't know but this morning I discovered our Kmart is participating in the $2 double coupon offer! They will double coupons up to $2 but they do not take competitors coupons like the Rite Aid coupon or Food Lion coupons. I am so happy I filled my binder last night because I am off to Kmart today! Sale ends Saturday so get going! If you would like to view their add to see if your store is participating just go here and type in your zip code. Hope you find some amazing deal this week!

Make sure to tell us about what you find!

Happy Shopping!!!

Just My Luck!

Okay, so it was another busy day getting ready to open our shop and many other things going on in our life. This evening I decided to fix a quick and easy meal. I purchased some delicious chicken legs at Save-A-Lot a few weeks ago and they are great! They were on sale for .58 cents a pound so I got 10 legs for $2.80. They were the no antibiotics added kind and they are so juicy and delicious. I also purchased this easy Chicken and Rice mix that I could not wait to have with our chicken. An easy meal in the works!

So, I seasoned the chicken with some amazing all natural Seasoned Salt found here and put my yummy chicken mix in the pot and my mouth was watering for some good chicken and rice!


My chicken was done and smelled so yummy but when I looked at the chicken rice it was brown! No, not because I burnt it! It was beef rice in the chicken box! I could not believe it! All the mouth watering that I was doing just dried up! Oh, well, we still enjoyed a yummy dinner and had a good laugh about it too! I called the company and they are sending me coupons for more so its all good!

Yummy chicken dinner with beef rice!
and of course....

a cold glass of Crystal Light lemonade!

A Few Coupon Deals

Looking for a quick and easy breakfast as you are running out the door to school?
Try Bagel-Fuls! They come in a variety of flavors and if you go here you can get a $1 coupon.
I purchase them at Wal-Mart for $1.98 a box and when you use your coupon you will get them for just $.98 cents! Enjoy!

If you are looking for the $5 Rite Aid coupon go here and print one. If you don't see it use zip code 30013. If you spend $25 you will receive $5 off. You can use this at Publix too! I print two and use one at Publix then one at Rite Aid because they always have great clearance items especially when you match with coupons. That is where I found the
$.04 cent shampoo a few months ago.

Happy Shopping!

Chicken Lo Mein

Ingredients

• 1 lb Spaghetti
• 1/2 cup Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
• 1lb, boneless skinless Chicken Breast, cut into chunks
• 2 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 Green Bell Pepper, sliced
• 1 Red Bell Pepper, sliced
• 1 Orange or Yellow Bell Pepper, sliced
• 1 small Onion, sliced
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• 2 tbsp Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
• 4 tbsp Cocktail Peanuts

How To Make

• Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package
• Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet, add chicken and garlic. Stir until chicken is no longer pink.
• Add peppers, onion, peanut butter and broth.
• Stir-fry until vegetables are tender
• Drain spaghetti and return to pan. Add chicken mixture and mix well.
• Spoon onto platter sprinkle with cilantro and nuts