Free Betty Crocker ebook

Had to share this Fab Freebie! 26 pages of Betty Crocker's Best of 2010!

http://assets.idpk.net/gmi/bc/pdf/BestofBetty_2010-3.pdf

Coupon Organizing Tips

How frustrating is it to know you have a great coupon for your shopping trip but you can't find it?? I've been working really hard to put together a great organizing system for my own coupons and came across some FANTASTIC articles on the different types of coupon organizing systems out there! Enjoy and happy coupon organizing!

• http://www.frugalcouponliving.com/2010/01/02/organizing-your-coupons/

• http://www.iheartcvs.com/2008/09/collecting-organizing-coupons.html

• http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/how-i-organize-my-coupons/

• http://www.saveathomemommy.com/coupon-binder/

Trash Bags Grrr!

Anyone else cringe every time you go to the store and buy trash bags?? I've checked out the sales and matched my coupons up along with comparing the 'club store' prices and still I have found that my baseline on garbage bags is ridiculous. Any time I've switched to super cheepie bags I have found myself regretting it BIG time when the bag busts all over the floor. So there must be a balance between cost and quality right??

Check out this fabulous article from Home Ever After!! I am going to give these ideas a try starting today (trash day) and count my bags for the next 30 days! Let me know if you have any great trash bag savings ideas out there!!

http://www.homeeverafter.com/be-frugal-today-save-money-on-trash-bags/

My Fave Walgreens Deals Jan 16- Jan 22

Kellogs Cereal and Pop Tarts $1.99

Get some fab coupons from this link for a great savings:

http://www.specialk.com/sign-in/my-plan/%7BredirectRoute%7D

Pay as low as $1.99 for two!

Starbucks Coffee $6.49

Use $1/1 coupon from SS 11/21/10

Pay $5.49 after coupon

Kraft Homestyle Mac and Cheese 3/$5

Use $1/1 coupon from SS 1/16/11

Pay $.67 each after coupons

Skintimate Shaving gel $1.99 after in ad coupon

Use $1/1 Skintimate Cream Shave from SS 1/16/11

Pay $.99 after coupons

Therma Care Heat Wraps $2.50

Use coupon here http://www.thermacare.com/

Receive $2.50 in RR + $1 overage after coupon

Pampers Diapers Jumbo Pacs 2/$18,

Earn $3 RR when you buy Two

Use $1.50/1 from P & G Insert 12/26/10

Pay as low as $12 for two packs after coupons and RR

Tide 100 oz $10.99

Earn $1 RR why you buy one

Use $1/1 from P & G Insert 12/26/10

Fusion Proglide razor $9.99

Earn $5 RR when you buy one

Use $4/1 from P&G 12/26/10

Pay pay $.99 after coupon and register rewards

Check out these two blogs for more great deals:

http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/category/walgreens

http://www.savingwithshellie.com/

Make it yourself!

This post is a kick-off to my new series on how to make items yourself at home that would cost you a pretty penney if you were to buy them in the store.

Vanilla extract is expensive! If you like to bake and make goodies at home you can go through a significant amount of this staple. By making it yourself you can control what exactly goes into it and the taste is super yummy!

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_vanilla_extract/

Another great make-at-home recipe is Vanilla Sugar. I use this in my coffee and tons of baked goods recipes (especially my chocolate cakes to bring out the chocolate flavor). It is SUPER easy to make. If you buy vanilla sugar it can cost you $3-$6 per 1/2 cup. You will save a mint by making it yourself at home! The Barefoot Contessa swears by the following recipe, and so do I!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/vanilla-sugar-recipe/index.html

Great Grocery Savings Series!

Money Saving Mom is one of my favorite blogs and she is running a '31-weeks of grocery savings' series. Check it out!

http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/01/31-weeks-to-a-better-grocery-budget-video-series-lesson-one.html

Craft Store Coupons!

Both Jo-Ann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby have 40% off coupons out this week. Click the links below to get yours!


Hobby Lobby
http://www.hobbylobby.com/emailcouponlanding/


Jo-Ann Fabrics

http://www.joann-mail.com/J20101205DNY/couponb.html?r=13270_3708485&i=J20101205DNY044&bc1=00D1CCE9771AE7554D479F7B93A4561101000000092011C1C53ED3B9A2A9DA2CB92546D20AEEC77CFDCB638EFF996063322FB94B7DB3E5A0F7E5AACE1217519E9010951457E23F6CC98F4A1D9C716626885013DC

Free Relaxation Music Downloads

Just in time for the Holidays, VitalJuice is offering 16 free meditation music mp3 downloads! We are all going to need these!

http://http://soundcloud.com/vitaljuice/sets/stephanie-jones-breathwork-meditation-playlist

These tracks look really great enjoy!

50% off Melissa and Doug Toys 12-3 only!

Amazon's deal of the day looks fantastic! Select Melissa $ Doug Toys and Puzzles are 50% off! There are so many to choose from I am not sure which ones I will pick! This is a daily deal from Amazon and expires after today so get in there quick!!

http://http//www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html//ref=xs_gb_A3D833H6MNH0MX?ie=UTF8&docId=1000639481&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1BSM6N686CT3XAAEA9PH

Black Friday Deals!

Here is a link to all of Lowe's Black Friday Deals!

http://www.blackfriday.info/sales/lowes-black-friday-ad.html

I might be getting in on some of these great deals for X-mas gifts! There are TONS of holiday decorations to choose from and the Junior Tool kit looks pretty fabulous!