New Year, Renewed Goals

Happy New Year!  Can you believe it's 2013? 

The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my journey to getting my life clean, lean and serene.  It's simply what I'm doing.  The good, the bad and the oh so messy.  You're weclome follow along.  I hope you find inspiration here. 

I love New Year's Day because it give me the chance to start over.  A clean slate.  So with that in mind here are my renewed goals for the year:

• Deepen my faith and strengthen my relationship with God.  
• Strengthen my relationships with my family.
• Develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
• Get and keep my home clean and organized.
• Stretch my weekly budget using coupons.
• Develop a plan and prepare for emergencies.
• Complete at least 2 scrapbook layouts per week.

What are your goals?  B.

Saving Saturday - My Coupon Plan - July 8, 2012

CVS

2 Purex UltraPacks, 18 ct $1.99 = $3.98 – $2.00 coupons = $1.98

1 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures, 0.75 oz $0.67                    = $0.67

                                                                              Total = $2.65

                                                                          Receive = $0.67 EB

                                                                      Total Cost = $1.98

I got my Purex coupons here.

Have a Great Sunday!  B

Today's Coupon Savings

I’ve been really bad about couponing lately.  I’ve religiously purchases my KC Stars and collected coupons but I haven’t clipped or organized or used any in several months.  So Sunday & Monday I got in and got all my coupons clipped and organized.  And today for the first time in several months I put them to use.  Here’s what I got:

From Walgreens –

     3 Suave Body Washes

     2 Ivory Soap 3-packs

     3 Prints

Total Value: $10.60

Out of Pocket Cost: $5.12

Register Rewards: $2.00

Total Cost: $3.12

I used these deals:

     Suave Body Washes

     Ivory Soap

From Wal-Mart –

     2 Tylenol Precise Heat Patches

     4 Cutter Citronella Candles

     2 Zyrtec 5 ct

Total Value: $26.96

Total Cost $2.42

I used these deals:

     Tylenol Precise Heat Patches

     Cutter Citronella Candles

     Zyrtec

I saved $32.02.  85% !!!

It was a happy day!  B.

31 Day Organizational Challenge – Day 8

My coupons are a mess.  Today’s challenge is to get your coupons clipped and organized.  Watch for my Coupon Binder Printable coming soon.

31 Day Organizational Challenge – Challenge List

1.      Take down, organize and put away all of the holiday decorations.

2.   Make your 2012 financial file folders and store your 2011 financial files.

3.   Clean/Organize the surface of your crafting area.  

4.   Gather, download, print & organize your photos from last month.

5.   Make a menu plan for the month of January.

6.   Start cleaning out the email account(s).

7.       Finish cleaning out the email account(s).

8.      Clip and organize coupons.

Have a great day,

Britia

Coupon Plan for 1-8-12

Here is my coupon plan for tomorrow morning.

Walgreens -

     Transaction #1

Buy 1 Reach Total Care Floss 30 yards @ $2.99

Buy 2 Colgate Total Toothpastes @ 3.00

Buy 4 Halls Drops 20-30 ct @ 2/$2 with in ad coupon

Buy 2 Pepperidge Farm Cookies @ .99 with in ad coupon

Total 14.97

Use the $1/1 Reach Floss coupon found here

Use 2 $0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste coupons found in the 1/1 SS

Use 2  $1/2 Halls coupons found here

Use the $1/2 Pepperidge Farm Cookies cookies coupon found here

Pay $9.47

Get back $2 Register Rewards from Reach

Get back $4 Register Rewards from Colgate

     Transaction #2

Buy 1 Prevacid 24 Hour @ $20

Buy 2 Pepperidge Farm Crackers @ .99 with in ad coupon

Total $21.98

Use the $4/1 Prevacid coupon found here

Use the $1/2 Pepperidge Farm crackers coupon found here

Use $6 in Register Rewards from Transaction #1

Pay $10.98

Get back $10 Register Rewards from Prevacid

     Transaction #3

Buy 1 Reach Total Care Floss 30 yards @ $2.99

Buy 2 Colgate 360⁰ Toothbrushes @ 3.00

Buy 4 Purell Hand Sanitizers 8 oz @ Buy 1 at $3.99 get 1 Free

Buy 2 Pepperidge Farm Cookies @ .99 with in ad coupon

Total 18.95

Use the $1/1 Reach Floss coupon found here

Use 2 $0.75/1 Colgate Manual Toothbrush coupons found in the 1/1 SS

Use 4 $1/1 Purell coupons found in the 11/6 RP or here

Use the $1/2 Pepperidge Farm cookies coupon found here

Use $10 in Register Rewards from Transaction #2

Pay $1.45

Get back $2 Register Rewards from Reach

Get back $4 Register Rewards from Colgate

     Transaction #4

Buy 1 Prevacid 24 Hour @ $20

Buy 2 Pepperidge Farm Crackers @ .99 with in ad coupon

Total $21.98

Use the $4/1 Prevacid coupon found here

Use the $1/2 Pepperidge Farm crackers coupon found here

Use $6 in Register Rewards from Transactions #3

Pay $10.98

Get back $10 Register Rewards from Prevacid

Leave the store with:

     2 Prevacid 24 Hour

     2 Reach Total Care Flosses

     2 Colgate Total Toothpastes

     2 Colgate 360⁰ Toothbrushes

     4 Halls Drops

     4 Purell Hand Sanitizers

     4 Pepperidge Farm Cookies

     4 Pepperidge Farm Crackers

at a cost of $32.88 and $10 in Register Rewards.  Making my total cost…$22.88!!!

CVS –

    Transaction #1

            Buy 3 Multi-Grain Cheerios @ 3/$10

            Buy 1 Mars Chocolate Single @ $.75

            Total $ 10.75

            Use 3 $1/1 Multi-Grain Cheerios coupons found here

            Use $5 ExtraCare Bucks from last week.

            Pay $2.75 with gift card from last week

            Get back $4.75 ExtraCare Bucks

     Transaction #2

            Buy 2 Listerine Total Care Zero @ $3.99

            Buy 2 Suave Invisible Solid @ $1.00

            Total 9.98

            Use 2 $1/1 Listerine coupon found here

            Use 2 $0.75/1 coupon found in the 1/8 RP

            Use $4.75 ExtraCare Bucks from Transaction #1

            Pay $1.73 with giftcard from last week

            Get back $4 ExtraCare Bucks

Leave the store with:

     3 Boxes of Multi-grain Cheerios

     2 Bottles of Listerine Total Care Zero

     2 Tubes of Suave Invisible Solid

     and a candy bar at a cost of FREE!!! 

     And with at least $5 left on my gift card and $4 in ExtraCare Bucks.

My Couponing Score for 1-1-12

Ok, my plan was to get up early yesterday morning hit Walgreens before church, then go to church, pick up my weekly KC Stars then hit CVS on my way home.  Well, I stayed out too late New Year’s Eve and instead I slept in another hour, skipped Walgreens, picked up my Stars on the way to church, hit CVS on the way home and went to Walgreens later that afternoon.  As it turns out this was a much better plan. 

As you know from my previous post at Walgreens I needed Children’s Tylenol Cold and plain Cheerios.  As it turns out neither were on sale.  I suspected this might be the case with the Tylenol.  Cheerios were on sale, just not the plain ones, and my kiddo will only eat original Cheerios.  If she won’t eat them, I don’t buy them, unless the bargain is charity good and this one wasn’t.

My trip to CVS went as planned.

I bought:

4 Pantene Shampoos @ $3.33,

4 Pantene Conditioners @ $3.33,

1 Pantene Hairspray @ $3.33,

3 Dawn with Olay Hand Renewal @ $.99,

4 Nivea Lip Care @ $2.50,

and 1 Always Infinity pads @ $3.99.

Which were all on sale.  Saving me $20.64.  My total was $46.93. 

 I used:

            4 $3.00/2 Pantene products from PG 1/1

            3 $0.50/1 Dawn with Olay Hand Renewal from PG 1/1

            2  $3.00/2 Nivea Lip Care Products from RP 1/1

            1 $2/1 Always form PG 1/1

            $5.00 off $25 on CVS Extra Care card

            and $.50 off ExtraCare Bucks I got out of the machine at the store.

Saving me $27.  My final total was $19.93 + tax!!! 

Also, I got back a $10 CVS gift card and $5.00 ExtraCare Bucks to use next time.  WhooHoo!!!  

At CVS yesterday I saved $47.64.  A 71% savings!!!

Coupon Plan for 1-1-12

Here is my coupon plan for tomorrow morning.

Walgreens –

     Transaction #1

            Buy 2 Children’s Tylenol Cold a@ $5.00 (if included in sale)

            Total = $10.00

            Use 2  $1/1 – Tylenol Product, Any – (tylenol.com)

            Pay $8.00

            Get back $5.00 Register Rewards

     Transaction #2

            Buy 4 boxes Cheerios a@ $2.50

            Total =$10.00

            Use 2 $1/2 coupon found in the 12/11 SS

            Use $5 Register Rewards from transaction #1

            Pay $3.00

            Get back $3.00 Register Rewards.

Leave the store with 2 bottles of Children’s Tylenol Cold and 4 boxes of Cheerios.  Total cost $8.00.

CVS –

     Transaction #1

            Buy 4 Pantene Shampoos @ $3.33

            Buy 4 Pantene Conditioners @ $3.33

            Buy 1 Pantene Hairspray @ $3.33

            Buy 3 Dawn with Olay Hand Renewal @ $.99

            Buy 4 Nivea Lip Care @ $2.50

            Buy 1 Always Infinity pads @ $3.99

            Total = $ 46.93

            Use 4 $3.00/2 Pantene products from PG 1/1

            Use 3 $0.50/1 Dawn with Olay Hand Renewal from PG 1/1

            Use 2  $3.00/2 Nivea Lip Care Products from RP 1/1

            Use 1 $2/1 Always form PG 1/1

            Use $5.00 off $25 on CVS Extra Care card

            Pay $20.48

            Get back $10.00 CVS Cash Card and $5.00 Extra Bucks

Leave the store with 4 bottles of Pantene shampoo, 4 bottles of Pantene conditioner, 1 bottle of Pantene Hairspray, 3 bottles of Dawn, 4 Nivea Lip balms, and 1 package of Always Infinity pads.  Total cost $5.48!!  WhooHoo!!

Couponing

Last year I started couponing.  I have found it a great way to reduce the amount I spend each week on products my family uses and stock up on emergency supplies.  I also have to say; when you haven’t planned for dinner (that happens to me sometimes – ok, a lot) it is wonderful to go shopping in the basement.  I hope to post coupon shopping lists and great scores here as well as links to fabulous couponing sites.

Britia

Couponing