Political Freebies.

A catchy bumper sticker for Democrats.

Wear The Obama button!

And for the car, a Vote Obama/Biden bumper sticker.

Super Sample Sunday!

Only a few this week.

My favorite?  The FULL pack of Stride gum.  How great is that?

(sorry, I just checked, the offer is no longer on, it actually sounds like it only lasted a day)

Did you get any great samples or freebies in the mail this week?  I would love to hear about them!

my Albertsons trip

I've been so busy this week I have only been able to go to the grocery store once.  So, my total for this trip was a grand $5.12.  Boy do I love free TP!

Freebie Coupons

Free Greek yogurt from Stonyfield Farms, print coupon here. 

Try Just for Men haircolor Here.  Print the rebate form.

A free tan at Hollywood Tans.

Arm and Hammer essentials Try Me Free form.

Albertsons week of Aug 27- Sept 2

Some great deals at Albertsons this week, and Im talkin' FREE TP!  

Produce

Seedless watermelon .25 lb

Peaches or nectarines 1.69 lb

Plums 1.69 lb

Red, yellow or orange bell peppers 1.49 each

10 for $10

Glaceau smart water

Soyjoy bars

Plochmans mustard

Scott bath tissue  (Use $1 off here = FREE)

Sun Maid raisins boxes (use $1/2 coup from paper)

Alb frozen veggies

BOGO

Arm and Hammer laundry detergent

Nature Made Vitamins

Keebler Town house crackers (including Flip Sides if you still have coups)

Dreyers Ice cream

Lays potato chips

4 for $10 (-$3 at register= 1.75 each)

Post cereals (maybe Just Bunches???)

Oscar Mayer Franks

Ritz crackers

Wheat thins

Kraft salad dressing

Planters peanuts

Please let me know if you spot any other great deals!

Oh, goodness.  We have been so busy moving all weekend I have not had a chance to pick up my computer.  Sorry about Super Sample Sunday.  My samples are packed and I have not even been near much internet service.  I will regain my normal routine in the next few days and should not have anymore hiccups, at least not in the near future.

So bring on the Freebies!

With the purchase of 2 Aveeno products (need 2 upc codes) get a free tote bag.

Free computer games on-line from Love Free Games.com.

A Twist jar opener from Shared Solutions here.

An eraser free from Mailfinity!

Free Gain with Baking Soda.

Yippee!

Rummage Sale Goodness.

My mother and I got lost looking for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and were lucky enough to end up at a church Rummage Sale.  Did she plan that??  Probably not since I was driving our work truck in 95 degree heat (a record for our area!) in a crowded town with mom and baby next to me.  It was a little (to say the least) stressful.  But, we got our door (see previous post) AND I got to do some rummage sale shopping!  We spent a total of $4.25 on baby clothes.  That always makes my day!

That Bee costume was .50!  It is double layer thickness from the Gap, I am dying to see her in it this Halloween!

Freebie Friday!

Free year of TV Guide from RewardsGold (great company, they always come through!)

Sign up with Classic Malts and get a free gift! (probably alcohol related!)

Free sample of mens cologne from Dunhill. (mmmmm)

Free 4 or 6 pack of Calistoga Water!!  (only good where Calistoga is sold, West Coast at least!)

A free 14 day trial of Lumosity Brain Games (my husband LOVES these) 

Free information about Bone Cancer if you know anyone affected. (good info)

A free sample of Christina Agulileras new parfume! (wonder what she smells like)

Frugal Friday; Shopping Habitat for Humanity

I just learned that home fixtures can be purchased through Habitat For Humanity.  They actually have stores where home builders (and homeowners) donate items such as used interior or exterior accessories and even new items that had been ordered in the wrong color or size.  

It looks as if Habitat accepts most home pieces in good and working order.  We only looked at exterior doors when we were there but I want to go back and check out what else they offer.  What a great resource to use as we fix up our old house before we sell it!!

I was thrilled to find out there was a ReStore just about 30 minutes away from my house.  I went with my mom and we picked out this gently used door for just $45!!  Sure, its wasn't free and maybe I could have found a better deal on Craigslist but we had a HUGE selection to choose from and the staff was very friendly and even put it in the truck for us!!  I just love it!

Find a ReStore near you and fix up your house!!  Its green, its thrifty, it keeps things out of the landfill, it helps build new Habitat houses and its just plain good in every way!

Check out Biblical Womanhood for other Frugal ideas!

88.35 at the Commissary

I hit up the Commissary this week because we were getting very low on groceries, almost bare bones!!  Okay, not really, but we did need groceries!  I got a ton of food and used 36 coupons for a total savings of $47.69!!!  Wow, Im good!  I did spend 88.35, which still keeps me under my $250 monthly budget.

Its kind of hard to tell, but I did get a lot.  There are doubles of many items as well.  I also was able to get a fair amount of organic foods as well as some natural cleaning products for our new home.  (as I will not be using any chemicals there if I can help it!  oops, guess the 2 cases of dish tabs will have to stay here!!  But they were such a deal!)

free offer from Hain/ Earths Best

Do you buy any of these items on a regular basis?  I do!  Buy $10 worth get a $5 gift card, buy $20 worth and get a $10 gift card. (all items must be on same receipt)  Yippee!

 

Check out the details on the Earths Best site.

whats out there in free land right now?

Try a sample of Neutrogena Grapefruit acne wash.

A free subscription to Organic Connections.

Free Schick Quattro for women. (coupon supposed to be in this Roxy catalog, well see!)

A free sample from Astroglide.  Hmmmm....

Scott Bath tissue from Walmart.

Free First Aid Kit and KidsHealth magazine.

Free sample from Fiber One!

A free BMI test and free samples from MyHealthyInfo.

Albertsons week of Aug 20-26

Not too many great deals to see this week.  But here they are anyway!

Produce

Peaches, plums or nectarines $1 lb

Red, yellow or orange bell peppers $1 each

Mini watermelon 1.99 each

Bartlett pears 1.29 lb

Strawberries 1 lb 2.49

10 for $10

Albertsons eggs

Albertsons Butter 8 oz

Albertsons Sour Cream

Albertsons  32 oz chocolate milk

Barilla pasta

Kraft pasta salad

Albertsons ketchup

ALbertsons lemonade concentrate

Albertsons waffles

LaVictoria salsa 12 oz

BOGO deals

GM cereals (lucky charms, cinnamon toast, honey cheerios)

Dreyers Ice cream

Got2 styling products

Pantry

Kens Salad dressings $2 (use your $2 coupon here)

Albertsons fruit snacks 4 for $5

Santa Cruz organic lemonade 3 for $4

Albertsons soda 2 liters .89

Let me know if you spotted any great deals!

Commissary Deals Pac NW

I found some really great deals today!!  Boy does it pay to go to the Commissary!  Happy Shopping!

Green peppers .91lb (or appx .40 each)

Red Grapes 1.55 lb

Cucumber .34 each

organic Green onions 1.61 bag

Spinach 1.47 bag

Electrosol auto dish tabs 60 ct $2.49 (after auto store coupon @ register)

Glade plug in oil 3.44 (use $4/1 coup = free + profit)

Sargento Potato topper kit 2.08 ( use $1/1)

Smart Dogs (tofu) 2.42

Smart Deli slices 1.76

Daisy Sour Cream 1.29 (use .50 off)

American Heritage processed  24 cheese slices 1.69

Ortega green chilis .50 (use $1/2 = free)

Newmans salsa 1.39 (use $1/2 coup)

Ragu pasta sauce pouches .99 (use $1/2)

Kens Salad dressing 1.99 (use $2/1 coupon = free)

Diet Ocean spray 1 liter 1.48 (use $1/1)

my new look.

What do you think?  I got tired of the dots and wanted a new look.  Does it take too long for the page to load up?  It seems like it might, if you agree please let me know and I'll change it!!  The last thing I want is for people to sit around waiting for my site to load.  I love that you read my blog and I want it to be a joy to visit here, your input really matters!

Now Im starting to worry because I have a new really fast computer and high speed internet and it was a little slower for me....  Let me know if it slow for you!

Super Sample Sunday!

Well I sure wish I had gotten some free time in the mail to go with all these great magazines!!  Oh, well.

My favorite? The 3 different home magazines.  They will be helpful with decorating ideas for our new home.

What was your favorite freebie this week?

Okay, The Mr Linky site must be having problems, hopefully it will be up and running soon!!

Cloth Pads, thats right, Menstrual Pads!

Well, my husband thinks I am crazy. First for trying these, second for 'telling the world' (his words!). If you have read my blog before you know that I am a huge cloth fan. I use cloth towels in the kitchen instead of paper towels, cloth diapers and wipes on the babe, cloth grocery bags... so why not on myself?

I have read so much about how much other women really love cloth, it is softer, lack of chemicals results i n a shorter and lighter period, and they are cheaper (or free if you have fabric on hand!). Not even to start with the whole environmental aspect.

If you can get over the gross factor (it took me about 6 months of considering to do so) and just realize we have to deal with this whole period issue no matter what. It is really not going to be much different. I wash diapers anyway so it wont create any extra tasks or even waste any extra water. And I just cannot wait to see how comfortable they really are, all I read is how much women just love them!!

I have done a lot of research and used some really wonderful and easy patterns off this website here , do check it out, at least see how pretty they are! I also was inspired by this great blog To Love Honor and Vacuum, she was less formal on making hers and it just seemed so easy and fun I really had a great time making them! This site here was especially helpful in choosing my fabrics, she also has a lot of great information to share. A great help so I was able to use materials I had on hand. I will have to purchase some snaps to add later as I have read that velcro can be scratchy!

I was hoping to get the chance to use these by today so I could report on how they worked and how comfortable they are but it might be a few days yet! I will be sure to let everyone know how much I love/hate them just as soon as I get that chance!

My lesson: stock up for the flu.

I am the kind of person who likes to have a full pantry, freezer and shelves. Bu,t I guess who doesn't.  I generally keep 'sick' foods on hand such as juice, saltines, applesauce and some mild noodle soups.  When we got hit with the flu last week I was happy to have a large jar of applesauce and crackers on hand.  As I have been otherwise busy(and we have an extra adult living with us right now) our food supply was pretty low, we were out of a few things.

It would have been nice if I hadn't had to send my mother to the grocery store for more items.  She doesn't use coupons but did purchase mostly store brand, thank goodness!  In the future I plan to set aside these mild foods and even write on them to be sure we have plenty the next time the flu hits my house.

When I am able to hit up any of these grocery items at a great deal I will be sure to grab extras for my 'sick' stock.  I encourage you to do the same.  Remember to change out the supply a couple times a year if it doesn't get used!

My 'sick' list;

saltines

veggie noodle soup

apple juice

sprite/7up

ginger ale

apple sauce (a really huge jar)

Free things today!

Free ziplock bags and coupons from SC Johnson and Right at Home.

Free dryer vent safety tool here.

A Human Genome poster here. Great for education!

Kids interested in technology?  Try TV Technology Magazine and learn about the industry.

A free Will Planning Kit from the American Heart Association.

Free Obama button!

Get your totally Free Obama button!  Make your political statement be heard!

Menu Plan Monday

This week will be bland, boring, easy and hopefully only from the food we have on hand.  We have all had a terrible flu this weekend and our appetites are still no-where near normal.  As we haven't eaten all weekend the fridge is full (minus applesauce!) and our garden is getting overgrown so I will try to stay out of the grocery store this week!

Monday

Canned vegetable soup (throw in some zucchini and peas from the garden)

Toast

Tuesday

Baked Potatoes w/ mild toppings (marj., green onions, steamed broccoli maybe)

Green salad

Wednesday

Pasta Salad w/ lots of veggies(I will make fairly bland if we are still ill)

Boca burgers maybe...

Thursday

Homemade bread

Pasta Bake

Steamed zucchini

Friday

Pizza night

veggie tray

Saturday

Cuban Black beans w/ mango chutney

Brown rice

Sunday

Tofu baked with Peppers and Olives 

Rice

Green Salad

stock up those freebies!

100 calorie Rice Cake samples from Walmart.

Free Online Strategies, a publication to help you market online and build your website.

Try Sundance Organic tea for free!

Free Companion Planting booklet from Organic Gardening. 

Free information packet from Enbrel for people suffering with Psoriasis. 

If you or someone you know hasn't gotten your free 2 week bottle of free vitamins from Nature Made, get some now!

Super Sample Sunday!

Its super sample sunday but Im just not feeling that super.  But I did get a few good freebies this week.  My fav is the $10 gift card from Kohls they just randomly send out. 

Lets see what you got!!

my Rite Aid deals

Went to Rite Aid this week, I can never turn down free razors, my husband uses them up so fast!  Got some fun things and some moneymakers!  Total for all this?  3.31 profit.

Oohhh, poor me.

I was hit by the flu today and I have been miserable.  Really, I have not been this sick in probably 5 or 10 years. Yuck.

Anyway, more from me tomorrow, assuming I keep feeling better!!

Freebie from Tempur-Pedic

Tempur-Pedic is giving away a free Sleep Kit containing a DVD, mattress sample Consumer guide and price list as well as a certificate to try sleeping on one of their beds if interested.  Sign up here for the free Sleep Kit.

Albertsons week of Aug 6-12

Heres what Albertsons has this week;

10 for $10 (get $5 back) or .50 each

Kraft BBQ sauce

Hamburger Helper singles

Ortega Taco Seasoning mix

Albertsons Ranch dip mix

Kozy shack tapioca, rice of chocolate pudding

McCormick Country gravy mix

Snapple antioxidant water

Albertsons canned fruit

Albertsons Mac and cheese

Jolly Time popcorn; 3 pack

Kings Hawaiin sweet rolls 4 ct

StarKist chunk white tuna in water

10 for $20 ($5 back on 10) or $1.50 each

Mision Tortilla chips

Doritos

McCormick Grill Mates seasoning

ALberstons crescent rolls

Pacific deli white or wheat pita bread

Chex mix bars

Knorr sides plus veggies

Albertsons pie crust

Kraft cool whip Aerosol

Knudsen sour cream

McCromick bag 'n season or veggie steamers

LaVictoria salsa

Progrosso Broth

McCormick flavored Pepper

Stouffers corner bistro

Lean cuisine panini or flatbread

Bulls Eye BBQ sauce

10 for $25 ($5 back when you buy 10) or $2 each

A1 Steak marinade

Mrs Dash Marinade

Grey Poupon mustard

Good seasons italian dry salad dressing

Floridas Natural OJ or Apple

Don Miguel burritos or chimichangas

Tyson breaded chicken breast fillet 

Jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches

Albertsons packed salad

Albertsons drink mix packets

Albertsons Break n Bake cookies

Kellogs nutri-grain bars

Kellogs cereal

Kellogs cereal straws

Betty crocker muffin mix; 2x blueberries or Fiber one

kraft miracle whip or mayo

Knudsen cottage cheese

dannon activia yogurt

quaker chewy granola bars

hawaiian punch 128oz bottle

Batty crocker supreme brownie mix

Mothers cookies

General Mills cereal

Kelloggs Poptarts

Macaroni Grill Pasta dinner

Peter pan peanut butter

Coffee Mate Flavored coffee creamer

Blue Magic carpet cleaner

Other great deals

Darigold Yogurt 20 for $10  use recent coupon for $1/2 = Free

Peaches, Plums or Nectarines $1 pound

Red, Yellow or Orange Peppers 1.49 each

What great deals did you see this week?

Natural Cleaning

Ahhh, the wonders of Borax.  I started purchasing this wonderful stuff when I joined the cloth diaper world.  It really works wonders in getting rid of that skunky diaper stink.  

Today I thought I would try it in the bathroom.  I dumped some in a bowl, added a little baking soda and some salt for extra abrasion as my tub was beyond dirty with hard water stains.  I used this mixture with a wet sponge and a scrub brush as was amazed at how well it worked.  I think it was just about as good as Soft Scrub.  

Added bonus;  my daughter crawled at my feet while I cleaned, no chemical inhalation worries for me!

Go on, Try it!

Freebie from Right at Home + More...

Free gift pack from Clean Home Journal , now called Right at Home.  It is for the first 10,000 only so click fast!  Includes ziplock products and a glade plug in!!

 

And, for anyone dealing with acne, yourself or even your children,  Differin is offering a $25 rebate here to make your acne prescription free!!  Now thats a food deal!

AND, (I keep finding more goodies for us) a Free bag of cat or dog food from Iams!!  Yippee!