Lower your Household Expenses: Weekly Walgreen’s Deals

Pepsi Max, 2 Liters: $0.50 each

Sale: $1 each
MQ: BOGO Pepsi Max Coupon
RR: Receive RR for FREE Redbox Movie Rental
Total: $1 + 1 – 1(MQ:BOGO) = $1 for 2 Pepsi and 1 night movie rental

September 1 – 25 when you purchase any two Pepsi 2 liter beverages, you’ll receive one FREE redbox movie rental!

Breathe Right Strips 10 pk, FREE + Money Maker
Sale: $4

MQ: $1.50/1 RP-4/11
RR: $4
Final price: $4 – 1.50(MQ) – 4(RR) = $1.50 MONEYMAKER!

Listerine Zero or Total Care, FREE

Sale: $2.99
MQ: $2/1 printable coupon OR $1/1 SS-8/1
RR: $1
Final Price: 2.99 – 2(MQ) – 1(RR) = FREE

Walgreens Perfection Tampons 8 ct, FREE

Sale: $1.99
RR: $2
Final price: 1.99 – 2(RR) = FREE

Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm, FREE

Sale: $2
RR: $2
Final price: 2 – 2(MQ) = FREE

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste 4 oz., FREE

Sale: $2.99
MQ:  $1/1 SS-8/8 OR  $.75/1 printable coupon
Get $2 RR
Final price: 2.99 – 1(MQ) – 2(RR) = FREE!

Softsoap or Irish Spring Body Wash 15-18 oz, FREE

Sale:  2/$7
Buy: 2
MQ: (use 2)  $1/1 from September All You Magazine OR  $.75/1 printable coupon
RR: $5
Final price: 7 – 1(MQ – 1(MQ) – 5(RR) = FREE!

Irwin Naturals Healthy Skin & Hair Plus Nails Supplements 60 ct, FREE

Sale: $10
RR: $10
Final price: 10 – 10(RR) = FREE!

Bayer Aspirin 24-36 ct , $0.50

Sale: 2/$3 w/In-ad coupon
MQ: $1/1 printable coupon or $1/1 RP-6/27, 8/1 (use 2)
Final price: $3 – 1(MQ) – 1(MQ) =  $.50 each

Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup 15.3 or 18.6 oz., $0.50

Sale: $1.50 w/In-ad coupon
MQ: $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: 1.50 – 1(MQ) = $.50 each!

Charmin Basic Bathroom Tissue 6 double rolls, $2.74

Sale: $2.99 w/In-ad coupon
MQ: $.25/1 P&G-8/29
Final price: 2.99 – .25(MQ) = $2.74

Walgreens Straws or Plastic Cutlery 2/$1  w/In-ad coupon

Mead Envelopes $.69 each w/In-ad coupon

Penway 2-Pocket Folders w/ prongs  5/$1 w/In-ad coupon

Van Camp Pork & Beans $.50 each w/In-ad coupon

Nabisco Oreo, Ritz, or Chips Ahoy  Snack Packs $.79
MQ: $1/2 printable coupon
Final price: .79 + .79 – 1(MQ) = $.29 each While the coupon does not have a size restriction, some cashiers may still refuse it if it beeps.

Tostitos Chips, $1 each

Sale: Buy 1 at $3.99 Get 1 FREE
Buy 2
MQ: (use 2) $1/1 SS-8/1
Final price $1 each!

This information is from www.FabulesslyFrugal.com

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Lower your Household Expenses: Walgreen’s, Rite Aid, & Great Resources

Check out all the great deals this week!  I like to go to www.Fabulesslyfrugal.com and www.hotcouponworld.com (forum section) to look at the current deals every week.  Below I will post a few of my favorite.

Walgreens, see all deals HERE

Complete Multi-purpose Contact Solution 12 oz $7.99
Use  $2/1 RP-5/16
Get $8 RR
Final price MONEYMAKER!

Goody Ouchless Barrette or Flex Tip Headband $2.99
Get $3 RR
Final price FREE

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste 4oz $2.99
Use $1/1 SS-3/28 or $.75/1 printable or All You magazine-April
Get $2 RR
Final price $.24-FREE!

Carefree Pantiliners 22 pk $.99 w/In-ad coupon
Use $1/1 SS-4/25  Hand the MQ 1st & the store coupon 2nd.
Final price FREE!

Infusium 23 (repair)ologie Leave-in Treatment 8 oz $4.99
Use $3/1 All You magazine-May or $3/1 SS-5/9
Stack w/ $2/1 from Walgreen’s May coupon book Hand the MQ 1st & the store coupon 2nd.
Final price FREE

Check out the Rite Aid deals HERE.

There are some great resources out there, most of my favorite are blogs, about how to save money!

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Lower your Household Expenses: Make your own cleaners

Yesterday I came across a blog with some great recipe’s to make your own cleaning products, including laundry detergent, comet, and even window cleaner.  She not only SAVES a TON of money, they are also safe, effective and earth friendly.  She spends around $4 – $5 a year on laundry detergent!  That is great savings!

I am going to try this as soon as I am out of the detergent that I stocked up on when they were FREE after coupons.

Go Here to browse her posts on making your own household cleaners! Below is her Recipe for Liquid Laundry Detergent!

How to make Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent

I’m serious! You can do this! You can make your own laundry detergent and it is super easy and of course…..super cheap. All you need is 3 items and a 5-gallon bucket {I purchased all of them at Winco}.

Here’s what you need:
1 bar Fels Naptha soap
1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1 cup of 20 Mule Team Borax


*Grate the bar of Fels Naptha with a cheese grater. Place the grated Fels Naptha in a saucepan and cover with 6-8 cups of water. Heat on low until dissolved.

*Add 1 cup of washing soda and 1 cup of Borax and mix well. Pour mixture into 5-gallon bucket. Fill the bucket with warm water, and stop when you get within 3 inches from the top. Stir well.

*As it cool, it will thicken. Use 1/2 – 1 cup per wash load. Safe for H.E. Washers too.

Yields approx. 75 cups

Once your laundry detergent cools, stir it one more time with a wisk. You might have to put your hand in there to reach the bottom. It will look kind of like egg drop soup, but the more you stir it the more pasty it will look. You can either use the detergent right out of the 5-gallon bucket, but if your like me….you prefer less mess.

I had saved several empty laundry detergent bottles {and then asked friends and family for some of theirs} and then poured my detergent into the empty bottles. Make sure to rinse them out first before you start pouring in your homemade stuff. Before using my detergent from my bottles, I make sure to shake them a little. It will help remix your detergent so that it won’t come out lumpy. If your detergent sits for several days, it will start to thicken and set it self up, hence the reason it will be slightly lumpy.

My total on my 3 items where:
1 box Borax-$3.49 {makes about nine 5-gallon buckets}
1 box Wash soda-$2.73 {makes about six to seven 5-gallon buckets}
1 Fels Naptha Bar-$1.06

I figured out that one 5-gallon bucket of homemade laundry detergent approx. costed me $2.00 to make and that each wash load will only cost me $0.03-$0.04. Now that’s definitely saving money!

Do you have a question for me about your homemade laundry detergent? It just so happens, that I have answers! Go HERE to see my Q&A post.

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Lower your Grocery Bill: I stocked up!

So last week I posted the Cereal deals and I hope you took advantage.

I purchased manufacturer coupons online at Ebay and called Safeway and they actually took a cereal order for me.  So today I got my coupons in the mail and my dear husband took me to the store to pick up and pay for it all.

I got 20 boxes of Captain Crunch for $0.40 each!  20 boxes of Fruit Loops for $0.50 each!  And a bunch of Quaker Granola Bars for $0.90 each (could have done better on the Bars, but my 3 year old LOVES them and we were out).

To see how I did this, check out my previous post.  PS.  Sale Ends tomorrow, 5.18.10.  I am hoping I am set with cereal for the next 6 months!  Woo Hoo!

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Lower your Grocery Bill: Cereal Deals this week

Here are some great Grocery Deals going on this week.  I got this info from FabulesslyFrugal, so check them out for more info.  Here are a few of my favorite deals.

Use $1/2 here manufacturer Q with Target logo on it YMMV
$1.00/2 coupons available for purchase on eBay
Final Price $1.50 each
Buy 4 and get a $3 cat making them $.75 eachChewy Granola Bars $1.50

Lower Household Expenses: Walgreen’s Weekly Deals, FREE, Take Advantage

These deal are good until this Saturday, 5.15.50.

Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Blade Razor System $7.99
Use $5/1 SS-5/9  
Get $5 RR
Final price $2.01 MONEYMAKER!

Soft Scrub Cleanser 24 or 25.4 oz B1G1 free
Use B1G1 Free printable Must register & then click on members only offers.
Final price 2 FREE!!

EOS Ultra Moisture Shave Cream 7 oz $2.99
Get $3 RR
Final price FREE!

Hallmark Cards $2 RR WYB 4
Buy 4 $.50 cards
Get $2 RR
Final price FREE!

Infusium 23 (repair)ologie Leave-in Treatment 8 oz $4.99
Use $3/1 All You magazine-May or $3/1 SS-5/9
Stack w/ $2/1 from Walgreen’s May coupon book  Hand the MQ 1st & the store coupon 2nd.
Final price FREE

This info is from FabulesslyFrugal.com.  For more, check out there blog.  They have a lot of good info on couponing.  They even have a Walgreens 101 info page, if you are new to taking advantage of Walgreen’s Deals.

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Lower your Grocery Bill: FREE Menu Planner and Grocery Shopping List

I love getting organized, so today I decided I was going to tackle grocery shopping and decided to find a nice simple list online.  After looking through a lot online and wanting something productive and good looking for the fridge, I came across this from “The Project Girl”.  I like that it combines the menu planning with the grocery list!  So today, I will give it a try!

If you want these free downloads, go to Project Girls Blog and print them HERE.

For more tips on lowing your Grocery Bill, see my previous post HERE.

Have a Great Day!

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Lower your Household Expenses: Walgreen’s Weekly Deals 4.18 – 4.24.10

Nature’s Bounty Vitamin D-1000 120 ct, FREE plus MM

Sale:$5

MQ: $2/1 printable Use zip code 90210 if not found

RR: $5

Total: 5 – 2(MQ) – 5(RR) = FREE plus $2 money maker

Final price MONEYMAKER!

Colgate Total Advantage Toothpaste 4oz, FREE

Sale: $2.99

MQ: $1/1 SS-3/28 or $.75/1 printable

RR: $2

Final price: 2.99 – 1(MQ) – 2(RR) = FREE

U by Kotex feminine products, FREE

Sale: $3.49

MQ: $1/1 printable

RR: $2.50

Final price: 3.49 – 1(MQ) – 2.50(RR) = FREE

Zyrtec Allergy Relief 30 ct. 7.99 each

Sale: $18.99

Buy 2

MQ: use 2 $6/1 RP-4/18 Cross your fingers we get this high value coupon!!

RR: $10

Final price 18.99 + 18.99 – 12(MQ) – 10(RR) = $15.98/2 or $7.99 each

Clairol Nice ‘N Easy or Root Touch Up

Sale: $6.99

Buy 2

MQ: Use $5/2 P&G-3/7

RR: Get $2

Final price 6.99 + 6.99 – 5(MQ) – 2(RR) = $6.98/2 or $3.49 each

Nivea Products 2.5 to 13.5oz

Sale: 25% off

RR: Get $5.00 RR WYB $15

SCENARIO:

Buy 3 Nivea Sun-Kissed Firming Lotion $5.99 each

MQ: Use 3 $2/1 RP-4/11

RR: Get $5 RR

Final price: 5.99(3) – 6(MQ) – 5(RR) = $6.97/3 or $2.32 each

John Frieda Hair Care Products, $0.83 each

Sale: 3/$15

Buy 3

MQ: Use 3 $2.50/1 printable You have to fill out a short survey & you need 2 computers to print 3 coupons.

RR: Get $5 RR

Final price $15 (for 3) -7.50(MQ) – 5(RR) = $2.50/3 or $.83 each!

Colgate Pro Clinical, .99 each

Sale: $3.99

MQ: Use $1/1 printable Must register to print

RR: Get $2 RR

Final price: 3.99 – 1(MQ) – 2(RR) = $.99

Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips 14 ct., $1.75 each

Sale: $5.99

Buy 2 Pore Strips AND 2 Biore Cleansers

MQ: Use 2 Buy 1 Biore Pore Strips Get 1 Biore Cleanser FREE SS-3/7

RR: Get $5 RR wyb 2

Final price: 5.99 x 4 – 11.98(MQ) – 5(RR) = $6.98 for all 4 items

Dawn Dish Liquid, $0.49 EACH

Sale: $.99 w/In-ad coupon

MQ: Use $.50/1 P&G-4/4

Final price: .99 – .50(MQ) = $.49

Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers, 5.99

Sale: $8.99

MQ: Use $3/1 printable

Final price: 8.99 – 3(MQ) = $5.99 .

GE Energy Smart Product, 3.01

Sale: 33% off Prices starting at $4.01

MQ: Use $1/1 printable

Final price 4.01 – 1(MQ) = $3.01

St. Ives Body Wash, $0.65

Sale: $3.29 B1G1

Buy 2

MQ: Use 2 $1/1 SS-3/21 Did not get locally

Final price: 3.29 – 2(MQ) = $1.29 or $.65 each

Bic Hybrid Advanced Disposable Razors, $0.99

Sale: $4.99

Buy 1

MQ: Use $3/1 SS-4/18

WQ: Stack with $1/1 in Walgreen’s April booklet

Final price: 4.99 – 3(MQ) – 1(WQ) = $.99

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Lower your Children’s Clothing Expense: Clothing Exchange in Maple Valley, WA

Go Green and Save Money

  The following info is directly from their website….

The Ultimate Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Event

Celebrate Earth Day with us this April 22nd at the annual clothing exchange. Birth to children’s size 18 clothing, shoes and accessories are needed. Maternity and nursing clothes and baby equipment are also welcomed. Items remaining after the event will be donated to charity.

This is how it works! At 5:30 pm we will have tables set up from newborn to size 16/18. Bring in your clean and gently worn clothes and shoes and set them out on the correct size table. If we get enough volunteers, we’ll be able to set them out for you. Then go shop from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the other tables for the sizes/styles you want. It’s that easy. It is FREE! No money exchanges hands. If you are interested in donating only, the day of the event, you can get a tax receipt for your donations. Clothes must be clean and gently worn to be donated. This is a really fun event. It only happens once a year! Visit our Photo Gallery.

For more information view our Clothing Exchange (English+Spanish) flyer (PDF 226 KB) or email Volunteer Coordinator Kim Chan or GMVCC Children & Family Program Coordinator Cindy or call the Community Center at 425-432-1272.

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How to Lower your Expenses: Auto Insurance

So this weeks I got a friendly email reminder that my auto insurance policy is up for renewal.  I love this reminder, because it is my reminder to shop for a better rate.  I would say the easiest way to do this is to go through a insurance broker.  A broker can shop around rates for you, comparing insurance companies, and saving you a lot of time!  Or you can do this yourself and spend a lot of time and hassel.  Yesterday, I did it the hard way (I need to find an insurance broker) and made calls.  It was like talking to sales agents becuase they only have that one chance to sell you over the phone.  When speaking with a broker, they are less concerned with selling you and more concerned about finding the best fit for your needs because they have numberous, not stuck on one company, they can compare rates at multiple auto insurers. 

I should have known better, working through a mortgage broker myself, the many benefits of using a broker.  It will save you time, credit pulls, and the hassel of being bombarded.  But after all this, I did lower my auto policy by $2o a month.  Next time I will use a broker. 

PS.  You don’t have to wait until your current policy goes up for renewal, you can do this at any point, I just use renewal as my reminder.  Good luck!

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