Harris Teeter Super Double Coupons 2/9 - 2/15!

Needless to say, I will be saving all of my coupons that value $1.00 or more for next week!  I am so excited about this!  With Super Double Coupons, Harris Teeter will double 20 coupons a day up to $1.99!  So, if you have one for $1.50, you will end up getting $3 off!  Get your coupons ready, folks!  I know I'll be planning this weekend...

Thanks for the heads up, Stretching Your Budget!  Stay tuned for her awesome list of deals.

Hot Coupon - $1.50/1 Philadelphia Cooking Creme

Coupons.com has a HOT coupon for $1.50/1 Package of Philadelphia Cooking Creme!  I already printed my two because I've been stoked about trying it since I heard it was coming out.  Go here to get yours!

CVS Trip planned for Sunday.

props to CouponKaty.com for the image.

CVS has awesome deals this week; check it out here,

So, here's my plan to make money by shopping at CVS this week:

Deal: Spend $6.99 on selected Revlon products, get $4 Extra Bucks (EB) back
            I will buy Revlon Custom Eyes $6.99  and get $4 EB
            (I have a coupon for this, but I'm not sure of the value)

Deal: Spend $10 worth of Nivea products, get $5 in EBs
             (I have a coupon for this, but I'm not sure of the value)

Deal: Spend $10 in John Frieda, Biore, Jergens, Curel Products, get $3 EB
            I will buy John Frieda Shampoo and Conditioner (for my mama)
            (use 2 $1.50/1 coupons that I got from joining John Frieda's newsletter)

Deal: Quaker Oatmeal - 2/$5, get $2 EBs
            ( I have a coupon for this, but I'm not sure of the value)

Deal: Simply Asia or Hormel  - 2/$4
            (use 2 $.50/1 coupons from coupons.com)

Deal: Tums - $3.99, get $1 EB
            (I have a coupon for this, but I'm not sure of the value)

Deal: Trident or Stride Gum - Spend $0.99, get $0.99 EB (FREEEE)


When I get to the register:
I will give my $5/$40 CVS coupon sent to my email (join on the website - they do this often)
Then I will use the $3 off cosmetics coupon that you receive from scanning your card at the CVS kiosk.
Then I will use my $10 Giftcard I got for free from banking with Suntrust.
Then I will give my coupons (for the purpose of the blog, I'll only count coupons I know the value of)
I don't have any EBs from last week, so I will pay the rest Out of Pocket (OOP)

Total: $40.97
-$5 coupon
-$10 Giftcard
-$3 coupon
Total now: $22.97
-$1.50 (John Frieda)
-$1.50 (John Frieda)
-$0.50 (Simply Asia)
-$0.50 (Simply Asia)
Total OOP: $18.97

The best part:
I will receive $15.99 back in EBs to spend next week
PLUS another $5 because I'm a CVS Beauty Club Member

Total OOP: $18.97, getting $20.99 back

I've made a profit of $2.02 and I haven't even included the coupons I have at home!

I am so excited to go shopping on Sunday!  I can then go back and use my $20.99 in EBs to b buy canned veggies that are on sale for $0.88 this week or the B1G1 Wisk or All laundry detergent.  I might even go get Little Steve some Valentine's gifts that are 25% off this week.  AHH! 

Tell me, why don't you play the Drugstore Game?

The Thursday Push!

photo courtesy of paintermommy.com

That's basically how I feel on a daily basis.  Just add some books, Tye work, and it's me to a T!

It's actually a lot of fun - I know it makes me sound crazy and I do sometimes get so tired I can't really function (lol), but I love it.  Some days, I find myself complaining way too much and I remind myself that this is exactly what I've been wanting my whole life - a family to take care of.  Anyone who knows me can tell you that raising a child/children has been my heart's desire for many many years.

I live by the motto 'Do the best you can' because that's really all I can do, right?  So, I'm still learning that it's okay if all the clothes aren't put away before I go to bed because they'll definitely still be there tomorrow - because, contrary to Big Steve's beliefs, that little 'fairy' running around the house picking up after him and Little Steve doesn't exist.  Wouldn't that be great, though?  I might go into the fairy providing business; a lot of moms would totally bite that bait!

Last night, I was able to cross some things off my to do list, but the thing about to do lists is once you cross something off, something else magically appears.  Heh!

My granny told me last night that I am going to be so proud of myself when I finish school and am able to provide a great future for my family.  She always 'knows' I can do it - how does she know that?!  I love that woman.  My heart is about 1/4 allll granny.

It's a good life.  It's a crazy busy life, but it is SO good.

“I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.” - Phyllis Diller

Scrapin' the Pantry: Easy Peasy Ham & Cheddar Shells



Easy Peasy Ham & Cheddar Shells

You will need:

1 pkg of your favorite pasta (I use shells for this because the cheese tends to get 'stuck' in them)

8 slices of your favorite cheese (I used white american)

8 slices of ham

2 Tbsp EVOO

Boil pasta noodles, drain, and keep warm.  Heat EVOO in skillet on medium-high heat.  Cut up ham while it's getting hot; add ham and let brown.  Meanwhile, cut up 8 slices of cheese and toss slices with noodles.  Add cooked ham and toss, toss, toss!

Serve with a green salad and maybe some garlic bread!



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Thanks, Cleverly Simple!

My First Super Overwhelming Week!

Hey everyone!

This week has been the longest week ever!  I went to bed Monday night at 8 pm because I felt horrible, so I am a bit behind on life - I finally feel overwhelmed with school, work, home, baby, etc, etc, etc.  Here's where I am today:

-About 3 loads of laundry behind
- A 4 minute presentation behind (presenting tomorrow night on COUPONS!)
- About 2 chapters behind in Communications
- 1 Chapter behind in Anatomy/Physiology
- 300+ mouse pads to package, address, stamp, and mail by Friday for work
- A few Easy Peasy recipes behind on blogging :)
- A couple weeks since I've cleaned the master bathroom in entirety (I know, YUCK!)

So, I plan to give you all some Easy Peasy Recipes sometime this weekend - they'll include Spaghetti Carbonara, Ham & Cheddar Shells, Pepperoni Pizza Biscuits, and tonights recipe - Wide Open Faced Turkey Sammies!  I'll also be updating my shopping plan and posting how it actually went.  I'm branching out this weekend, I'll be trying:

-Aldi - they don't take coupons, but I am going to check out their produce and bread
- Target - I plan to combine their Target printables with my own coupons to score some super deals

My goal is to spend $100 and come up with another 12-14 meals out of it.  I have budgeted $150, but I want to take that $50 and put it into savings!

Don't forget to check out the new coupons at Coupons.com.  Print them now and save them for later, they generally last about a month.

Coupon Tip: Manufacturers generally have coupons on their own websites as well as coupons on Facebook.  If you 'Like' then on Facebook, you often get high dollar coupons to print.