Frugality Reality

Happy New Year!!!!  Lets hope 2010 is way better than 2009!!  2009 was a  rough year for me.  First I turned 30…yikes!  Then the rest of my year was pretty muched plagued with TOms never ending hive and angio edema issue.  We have tried every ting out there including a trip to Mayo clinic only to find there is nothing to be done for him.  Thousands of dollars of medicines (this is not an over inflated number either) and we still hives.  We are hoping and praying that they will finally go away in 2010.  I would really like my husband back to the way he was. I promise not to complain any more. 

So the above reason is why i have not beenblogging at all.  However, I promise to get back on track and blog some more.  I am going to try to mainly stick with the great deals and awesome coupon finds but I also have a few ideas I want to try as well.  One main one is I am going to plan my meals better.  I would like to think I will post my meal plans on line and be held accountable for them.  But I also know with 4 kids life happens sometimes. 

So please keep checking back….I PROMISE to do better now!!

Click on the picture and you can print a coupon for $10 off Snow White.  Depending on what deals you find you should be able to get this movie for around $10!!!!  Great Christmas gift!

Today and tomorrow only (9/16 and 9/17) you can get your entire order shipped from Bath and Body Works for only $2 when you use coupon code twoship.  It is never to early to start christmas shopping. Check the clearance page as they have some great deals.

I am part of a group called Retire With Coupons.  The founder Kim, is an amazing and talented couponer.  I have learned so much from her and look forward to learning even more.

Retire with coupons mission is Using Coupons: Encouraging hope.  Giving back to our community is the focus.  Retire with coupons donates so much to Clare house here in Bloomington and the center for hope food pantry as well.  In order to be able to give more,  they are having a Retire With Coupons benefit.  The benefit will be wednesday September 23 at Noodles and Company on Veterans Parkway fro 4-9p.m.  All you have to do is come and eat there that night, and say you are part of the benefit and 10% of the sales will go to Retire with Coupons.   Also there is a canned food drive that night and if you bring at least 10 non-perishable and/or personal hygiene items you’ll receive a $10 Retire with coupons gift certificate which may be used towards any future workshop or the monthly shopping crew subscription.

For more information on Retire With Coupons visit http://www.retirewithcoupons.com

Hope to see you there!

Right now at 6PM they have UGG’s on sale up to 80% off.  They don’t have every style but definitely some cute ones!!!  I personally like these:

These are super cute for the little girls and only $28

Check out the 6 PM website here.

So Labor Day is over and with that comes the end of summer.  It is now time to start thinking about fall…and thanksgiving…and BLACK FRIDAY!!

I love shopping the day after thanksgiving…also known as black friday. Did you know there are websites that display the deals early.  You can actually plan your shopping and know exactly what you want to buy.

One of  my favorite sites to keep an eye on the adds is Gottadeal

Be sure to book mark it, and keep an eye out on the deals!  I will post some good one as I find them!!!

Sorry the blog has been a little quiet, I have worked friday, saturday and now today!   Good news is now I have the next 5 days off! Yeah!

I wanted to just mention a few things….

1. Due to the holiday weekend, there are no coupon inserts in the newspaper.  So if you were thinking about going out to buy one, then you might want to reconsider unless you enjoying actually reading the news!!
2. I was just looking through the Target add and found that they have Britax Regent car seat on line only for $179.  Quite a good deal for this car seat as they normally run over $200 plus it is free shipping!  Go here to check it out!

That’s it for now!  Hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend! I hope to get on tonight and post some supre great deals. 

Jamie

Cara and I

Lizzie and Nicole on the Ricochet

Last ride of the night, Kennedi wanted to ride this all day!

Cara, Lizzie, Pierre and Kennedi!

Last weekend we went to great america in Gurnee, IL with the 3 older kids, toms dad, toms half sister , her boyfriend and their son.  It was a great time, and we discovered my girls love roller coasters. SO they had a blast!!  I definately think that mmore amusement parks will be in our future!!

Me, Nicole and Kennedi doing the Electric slide with Daffy Duck and Mr Six!

Kennedi and Pierre on the little tea cups!

Click here to claim one of the free scrubbing bubbles gift packs from Right @ Home! Hurry up these wont last long!!!

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