Coffee Mate Stick Packs B1G1

I love coffee mate. In fact I am planning on making a run to Meijer this week to stock up on the liquid creamer that's on sale for $1.50. I just learned of a coupon for the sticks. Go here to print off a coupon for B1G1.

Thanks (GiveMeNeither)

In My Mail This Week

Boy is it fun to get freebies and checks in the mail. I received 4 things this week.

I got a check for $15.00 from Proctor & Gamble for the Olay Regenerist Rebate
I got a Pampers Cruisers sample which includes 3 diapers
I got my coupon for FREE Excedrin
and I received a coupon for a free 12oz bottle of Holland House Premium Vinegar.

Family Fare $6.44 OOP...Saved $14.50

I also went to Family Fare this evening for the General Mills cereal deal which I saw HERE. I got 6 boxes of Chex cereal and paid $6.94 OOP. I received back a catalina for $6.00 towards my next milk purchase. I am so excited about this because my family loves my famous Chex party mix. It will taste even better knowing that it was virtually free!

Family Fare is on my way to work so this $6.00 milk catalina will come in real handy in the next week.

Meijer's $51.66 OOP..Saved $93.41

I went to Meijer today to take advantage of this week's deals. I purchased:

20 boxes instant oatmeal packets
8 cans Meijer organic tomatoes
5 Kraft block cheese
5 Kraft shredded cheese
2 Ritz Crackers
3 Dynamo
2 Tropicana OJ (because my honey's sick and needs Vitamin C)

I did this in 2 transaction and left with 2 catalinas each for $3.00 off my next order.

Red Gold Tomatoes

Click on the link below to print a coupon for $.50 off 2 cans of Red Gold Tomatoes.

http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe281673766c047b731176&ls=fdea10777c60017a71127775&m=fef6107470670d&l=fecc10717363047c&s=fdf41573776c077a7717767d&jb=ffcf14&t=

Walgreen's 2/28....$5.18OOP...Saved $82.90

I just had my best Walgreen's trip ever. Very fitting since it's the first one that I'm documenting. I had $23.00 in register rewards that I needed to use this week.

Transaction #1

4 DayQuil/NyQuil
2 Puffs Tissues
3 Kotex Panty Liners
1 Polish Remover
3 Pkg. Seeds

Total OOP= $4.02
Used $23.00 RR
Received back $15.00 RR

Ooohhhh and I forgot to add that I had taken my ink cartridge in for a refill in the photo department on friday with the 54%off coupon. To my surprise it didn't pass their quality test once they filled it so they gave it back to me for free. The color's not so great but it works for coupons!


Transaction #2

6 Kleenex
6 Nivea Lip
2 Reach Toothbrushes
3 Starbucks Frappuccino
2 Peanut M&M's (filler)

Total OOP= $1.16
Used $10.00 RR from Transaction #1
Received back $3.00 RR

I have $8.00 RR for my next shopping trip. YEAHHHHH!!!!

Paying Down Debt and Saving in 2010

As I enter 2010 I have a burden for my family to pay off debt and start saving for our future. We have accumulated debt through the past 10 years that make our heads spin. A year ago we went through Dave Ramsey's class Financial Peace University at a local church and have used some of his ideas but because of an international adoption that we attempted we did things that put us way over our heads in debt. We are a middle class family and I think that we are typical of many people our age that have reached their late 40's early 50's and feel out of control with our money situations. I want this to be an honest account of our struggles and successes as we wade through this challenge of getting financially healthy again like we were in our 20's and 30's.

I started couponing a little over a year ago and this has become a hobby of mine. I love being able to save and get bargains and free items. I will be documenting all of my deals and steals. I also am trying to figure out how to use the items that our family doesn't use to start a ministry in our town.