More Target deals!

April 14, 2009 by

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Thanks to Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers for the heads up on these additional Target deals!

Save more on your birthday and Mother’s Day cards:

Mother’s day is just around the corner. There is a Target printable coupon for $1 off the purchase of 3 greetings cards (no minimum purchase price is listed). You can print that coupon here. Then, there is a printable manufacturer’s coupon for $1/2 American Greetings cards here.

Check out the Colgate Wisp!

If you’ve been wanting to check out the new Colgate Wisp, there is a .50/1 Target coupon that can be printed from the coupon generator on HCW or AFC. There is also a .50/1 manufacturer’s printable here.

You can find the rest of my Target deals for the week including coupon match-ups with the latest printables here.

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Free Disney movie rewards codes

April 14, 2009 by

With all of the deals there have been lately on Disney movies, I thought I’d share a few Disney movie reward codes. Thanks to Savings Mania for the heads up on this!

If you haven’t used Disney movie reward codes before, you can find them on inserts inside of Disney movies. You enter them online to earn points and the points can be redeemed for merchandise.

If you’re new to this program, click here to register. (If you’re already a member, just sign in).

Enter the following codes for 100 points total (I just entered these this morning, so it really does work):

Jiminy (10 pts)
Superbark (15 pts)
Budderball (25 points)
Papers (50 pts)

Now go check out the packaging for all of the other movies you’ve purchased recently and see how many other codes you earn!

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It’s Redbox Monday – get your free movie code!

April 13, 2009 by

Today’s free movie code is: J89LA2

You can use the code once per card (so technically, you can get more than one if you have the time to watch more than one in one night!)

On Mondays, they have promotional codes for free movies. Sign up to have the Monday code texted to your phone here.

To learn more about Redbox (or to find a location, see what’s available, or reserve a selection online), check out their blog here and their site here.

If you are new to using Redbox, Dealseeking Mom has a great tutorial here.

Enjoy your free movie!

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Menu planning monday

April 13, 2009 by


I posted a lot of information about my family and how we plan meals in this initial post.

Sunday – Easter dinner (my mom cooked!)

We did have Baked Chicken Nuggets. I first tried some of these through a freezer swap. My husband asked why we would spend the time to MAKE chicken nuggets when you can get them for next to nothing at the grocery store. That was before we tasted them. They are sooo good that my kids and I are hooked on them now (and I feel like they’re a lot better than what you get at the store or from fast food, too).

Monday – Black Bean Chicken burritos

Tuesday – Steak Stroganoff

Wednesday – Lemon chicken – this is from Girlfriends on the Go: A Busy Mom’s Guide to Make Ahead Meals (these are coming out of my freezer)

Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 tsp dried thyme
3 tsp salt
1 clove garlic
1 cup lemon juice

Mix spices and lemon juice in a bag. Add chicken breasts. Marinate for several hours or overnight. Place in slow cooker for 4-6 hours on low. You can also bake or grill instead.

If freezing, place in a frezer bag. The chicken will marinate while thawing.

Thursday – Meatloaf on a bed of potatoes

I’m making this salsa recipe for a shower I’m going to tonight. It’s a favorite around my house, so I thought I’d share this as well:

TOMATILLO SALSA

Ingredients:
*Herdez Green Sauce (They sell this at Walmart here. If they don’t have this brand in your area, you can probably substitute another green sauce….look for something with tomatillos and serrano peppers)
*1 or 2 avocadoes (peeled and pitted)
*1 bunch cilantro, washed very well
*8 oz sour cream
*1/3 white onion
*garlic powder and salt to taste

For spicier version: add one serrano pepper

For a more liquidy version: add another jar Herdez Green Sauce

For a creamier sauce: 16 oz sour cream

I dump everything in the blender and mix well. I also add a dash of lime. It is SO good!

Friday – Savory crockpot chicken – I don’t remember where I originally got this recipe, but I found it when I was going through my e-mail inbox the other day cleaning out old e-mails. I haven’t tried it yet.

INGREDIENTS:
3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 (12 ounce) jar turkey gravy
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt-free herb seasoning blend
1 teaspoon soy sauce

DIRECTIONS:
Place chicken and gravy into a slow cooker. Season with paprika, seasoning blend and soy sauce. Cook on high for 4 hours or for 6 to 8 hours on medium. Tear chicken into pieces. Serve over rice, noodles or potatoes.

Saturday – Chicken enchiladas – our entire family loves this recie!

Ingredients:
1 can cream of chicken soup (I use the 98% FF kind)
1 can cream of mushroom soup (I use the 98% FF kind)
2 cans green enchilada sauce
1 8 oz-16 oz. tub of sour cream (depends how spicy you want the enchiladas….I usually ad the 16 oz to tone it down some for my kids)
2-3 chicken breasts, shredded (if I’m in a hurry, I use canned chicken)
1 lb. cheese, shredded
1 dozen flour tortillas (you could use corn also)

Add cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and enchilada sauce to a pan. Cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally. When sauce is will mixed and starts to thin, add sour cream. Continue stirring occasionally until the sauce is well mixed and thinned out. Place a layer of the sauce along the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish. Fill each tortilla with the shredded chicken, sauce, and cheese. Roll and place in the baking dish. When you have filled all of the tortillas (this should make 1 dozen), pour the remain sauce over the top of the enchiladas and then cover with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is well melted.

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My $40 weekly grocery shopping trip

April 12, 2009 by


This week I decided to combine all of my shopping trips into one picture. My total OOP for everything pictured here was $24.94. I also spend $7.10 earlier in the week (not pictured here), so my total grocery spending for the week was $32.04.

Here’s the breakdown:

Kroger – 2 cans beef broth, 2 cans enchilada sauce, 1 package tortillas, Roma tomatoes, 4 avocadoes, Uncle Ben’s boxed rice, 1 gallon milk, 3 boxes GM cereal, Total spent = $13.80, Total saved = $5.62 (26%) (used $1 Uncle Ben’s coupon, milk was free with the purchase of 3 GM cereals, and used 3 .55/1 GM cereal printable coupons)

Randalls – 1 12 pack Pepsi, 2 12 packs Mountain Dew, 4 cans 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup, 10 boxes Quaker granola bars, Kashi frozen entree, Total spent = $11.14, Total saved = $31.98 (74%) (used store coupon – 3 12 packs of Coke/Pepsi products for $6.99 w/ minimum $20 purchase, used 3 $2 Pepsi drinks coupon from Frito Lay Super Bowl rebate coupon book, Quaker granola bars are on sale buy 2, get 3 free, used 2 $1/2 Quaker granola bar printables, used free Kashi entree coupon)

Target – 5 bags of Cheetos (used $1 Target IPs), 2 jars of Pace (used $4 coupons), 1 lb asparagus, cilantro, Sara Lee bread, 2 lbs bananas, 3 bags dog treats (used .75 coupons), Gillette Gamer razor (used $2 coupon), Gillette shave gel (used $1 coupon), Total spent = $0 (I used a $5 gift card for the razor/shave gel and got a $5 gift card back and used a balance on another gift card to pay $4.35 for what was left), Total saved = $24.45

I also bought 1 gallon of milk, sub rolls, and cheese earlier in the week and spent $7.10.

I posted a poll earlier this month asking how I should pay for my freezer group meals. Most people voted that I should spend $30 a week instead of $40 and use the remaining money to put toward the freezer swap. That was my intent this week, but it didn’t quite work out as planned. I had to fill a prescription for my son and planned to use the $10 Target coupon at Randalls, and then use the gift card toward my grocery purchases, but my Randalls no longer accepts competitor coupons, so that put a kink in my plans! I was still happy with what I saved, though.

My husband and I started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class about a month ago. This was my first week shopping with just cash and my first week using the envelope system. I have to say that it’s totally empowering to shop with just cash! Statistics show that you spend 18% more when you use “plastic” to shop (even your debit card) and I can see how that would happen because it’s easier to justify those here and there purchases.

Also, if you’re wondering about why there’s no meat this week, we’ll be using the stockpile of meat in my freezer this week. I took advantage of some good sales to stock up on some of those “splurge” items that my husband and kids love so we don’t end up spending big on them later. In the long run, it all works out.

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