I am thinking about making some changes to my blog in the new year.

Two of my goals for the new year are to focus on saving (I’d like to have a baby emergency fund, Christmas fund, and entertainment fund and I don’t want to take money from our monthly budget to fund them) and stockpiling. I’d like to place a focus on those two things and share what I’m doing to help you.

Here’s what I’m thinking about doing in January for the daily breakdowns. Let me know what you think and what other changes you’d like to see! (or anything you’d like for me to add)

*Scenario Sunday – scenarios for saving during the week at your favorite stores including a focus on “stockpile” items for the week

*Menu Planning Monday – my menu plan for the week including budget friendly recipes

*Tip of the Day Tuesday – tips for using coupons, budgeting, and saving

*Instant Win Wednesday – instant win games

*Thrifty Thursday – tips for saving money or making the most out of your budget

*Freebie Friday – all kinds of freebies!

*Savings Saturday – ads and deals for the upcoming week as well as an update on my savings for the week

I’ve also thought about changing the name of my blog to something more “catchy” but I’m completely lacking in the creativity department. If you think I should change my blog name for the New Year, and you have ideas, share them here!

Have a great week!

October 25th and October 26th, Old Navy is having “Freaky Fun Days.”

*The first 100 guests receive a chance to win their purchase.
*Treats every hour (discounts or something sweet)
*SATURDAY ONLY – free tees for kids when they dress up in costume for the costume party at 11 am
*$1 limited edition Old Navy logo tees
*$1 Halloween tees
*$5 Halloween costumes

From the survey, it looks like people are wanting more tips on how to use coupons. I’m going to try to restructure my blog to address the following things each day and hopefully that will work for everyone!

*Scenario Sunday – scenarios for the week’s deals
*More savings Monday – more scenarios and deals, tips for using coupons
*Tip of the day Tuesday – tips for using coupons and saving $
*Instant Win Game Wednesday – Instant Win games
*Thrifty Thursday – inspiration pictures, ideas for saving, etc.
*Freebie Friday – freebies
*Savings Saturday – deals for the upcoming week

If you need cough syrup: (cold season is upon us, so you might as well stock up)

Buy 2 Robitussin, 1 Dimpetapp. They are $3.99 each this week and you get a $10 RR when you buy 3.

There is a $2/1 printable Robitussin coupon here:
https://robitussin.origindata.com/wyeth/robitussin/index.html

There is a $2/1 printable Dimetapp coupon here:
https://j.ovm1.net/wch1/universalreg/Registration.aspx?reg=true&product=di&c=1496&s=01&p=DIM07001

You end up spending $5.97 but you get a $10 RR.

*If you need Ragu, Skippy peanut butter, or Bertolli, you can “roll” the $10 RR from the cough syrup into that deal. You end up spending about $5, but you get another $5 RR.

(if you have coupons from recent inserts, you will end up spending even less out of pocket)

We love Quaker products around here. I think that my husband could eat a box of granola bars in one day. My kids and I love the granola bars, oatmeal, and even some of their cereals. If your family loves Quaker products, too, join Quaker Moms Care. You will get free Quaker products to try along with coupons and other special discounts.

Here’s a link to join:
http://www.quakersnackbars.com/subscriptions/default.aspx