Heads up on Savings!

Hello my frugal friends!! Just wanted to let you know of an awesome deal I just ran crossed. Target is running a special on one of my most often purchased items...DIAPERS!! It's not as great as last time, but still a massive savings. Get a $10 target gift card when you buy 2 Huggies or Pampers giant pack diapers at $34.00.

Combined that with coupons and here is what I will save:

2 boxes of Pampers Giant Pack Diapers: $68
-$10 target gift card: $58
-$2 off coupon from Sunday paper and $1 off coupon from target mailer: $55
-5% for using Target Red Debit Card: $52.10

Break that down by diaper: $0.16 per diaper

NOT A BAD DEAL!! Get it while it's hot! :)

Jessica

Deal of the Day

Who's ready for the deal of the day???? Okay...so it's confession time.....I love school supplies. I think it's a teacher thing...really. I don't know many teachers who don't love school supplies. Anyway...this will be the first time in 23 years that I haven't bought school supplies.  :( It's actually really depressing. So...the deal of the day comes from a find I couldn't pass up. 

BINDERS!!!

So...if you purchased many clear view binders, you are aware of how ridiculously expensive they can be. I mean...really....$4 per binder...I don't think so. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was to find this binder on super sale. You can purchase these lovely binders at my favorite saving spot, Target. 

They are Avery Dual Color 1 inch binders and at my local target, they came in pink with a bright pinky orange on the inside or blue with a lime green on the inside. Now...when you are on the frugal train,frivolous  purchases are not allowed. So you can imagine my upset when I saw these gorgeous binders. However, my coupon binder was looking rough and at this price, I can afford the splurge. :) 

Ready for the price.....90 cents....no kidding. You don't believe me...do you?!?! Here's the proof:

So....if back to school shopping is on your list...rush over to your local target and pick these babies up. Hurry...before Target figures out how ridiculously cheap this is! Besides....look how cute my coupon binder is!!

Happy shopping, my frugal friends!!

Jessica 

Homemade Rice Pilaf

Hello my frugal friends & happy Saturday!! Our weekend has not been ideal...our sweet 3 year old, Macy has strep throat. However, she is in good spirits...and hopefully on the mend!! Here's a new recipe for your weekend enjoyment!

Homemade Rice Pilaf 

2 tbsp of unsalted butter

1 tbsp of minced garlic

1 shallot, minced

1/3 cup of thin spaghetti, broken into 1 inch pieces

3/4 cup of brown rice

1 1/2 cup of chicken stock (or veggie stock if you prefer vegetarian)

1. Melt butter in pan and add garlic and shallot. Brown for 2-3 minutes

2. Next add spaghetti pieces and brown rice. Brown for 2-3 minutes

3. Add chicken stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cover with lid for 15-17 minutes. 

4. Fluff with fork and enjoy!! 

The inspiration for this dish came from my family's love for Rice-a-Roni Rice Pilaf. We could eat the stuff non stop. Then I looked at the sodium level and was appalled. The truth is....Rice-a-Roni is a very economical choice....you can buy a box for $1. This recipe would be close to $1....but probably a little over. So...it might be a more economical decision...but this is the healthier option. My recipe drops the sodium from 970mg to just 220mg. So...for today...I'm choosing healthy! :)

Have a great weekend friends!

Jessica

Deal of the Day

Hello my frugal friends!! This weekend I had my bi-weekly grocery trip that produced some major savings. I was thrilled at check out at my favorite saving spot, Target, when I took my total from $86 to $50. That's right friends....I knocked $36 off of my bill this week. It's definitely a rarity that I am able to save that much with coupons....so you can imagine the high I had coming out of that store. You would have thought I won the lotto! 

Anywho...here is your deal from the trip. Believe it or not...it's really not a huge deal. The reason I saved so much on this trip was because of the abundance of coupons and match ups I had. It's amazing. I'm telling you...if you are not printing coupons from coupons.com....you are seriously missing out. 

SO...here's the deal...

BBQ SAUCE!! And believe it or not...it came from Walmart. I got each of these babies for the smooth price of $.50. Here's how:

I'd plan on ad matching these at Walmart from the dollar tree ad. Luckily...my friends at Wally World actually had it marked the way it should be. Each bottle was on sale for $1.00. I added a coupon from coupons.com and took a $1 of of the price. Leaving a grand total of $.50 per bottle. 

It's not a huge deal this week, but if you can get enough of your items down to this price...the savings is amazing. Keep you eye out for deals and post them in the comments or on my Facebook page. I would love to hear what you are saving on!!

Happy Shopping!!

Jessica 

Lasagna Roll ups

Hello my frugal friends!! I am so sorry I haven't posted in a few days. It has been a wonderfully busy few days for me. I am the proud new aunt of a sweet girl named Harper and my daddy came to visit from Atlanta! Needless to say, my days have been filled with joy and absolutely NO time to blog. So...welcome back! Tonight...I want to share with you one of my favorite frugal recipes. It's called Lasagna Roll Ups and here is how it goes. 

What you will need:

One box of oven ready lasagna noodles

15 oz container of Ricotta cheese (I use part skim to save calories)

1 cup of parmesan cheese 

2 tbsp garlic powder

1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce

2 cups of mozzarella cheese 

Here is how you create this yummy frugal recipe:

1. Boil noodles according to package instructions. Drain.

2. While the noodles are cooking, mix together ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and garlic powder together in a small bowl. Feel free to mix it up a bit. Throw in your favorite herbs or seasonings....really use anything to make it your own. When you are finished, you mixture should look like this:

3. Next, you will need to make the actual roll up. Begin by laying out your lasagna noodle.

then add a 'heaping' tablespoon of your mixture.

Roll the noodle and place inside of a 9x13 pan. 

once you have rolled them all, your pan should looks this

4. Next, pour your favorite spaghetti sauce over the top of roll ups and cover with 1-2 cups of mozzarella cheese. I go for two. :) 

5. Finally, cover with tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. After it bakes, remove the tin foil and throw under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to get it brown and bubbly. 

Ready for the best part of this dish....it's only $1.30 per serving!!!! Yep...it's a frugal find!! :)

Here's why....NO MEAT!! I read on a couponing blog one time that the best way to save is to incorporate a few vegetarian meals per week. This sooo helps our budget. But...if you have a few extra bucks...I'm sure hamburger....or chicken...or sausage would be amazing in this! 

Enjoy!! 

Jessica 

Deal of the Day

Hello my Frugal Friends!! Today's Deal of the Day comes from my friend, Amanda Williford. She sent this to me this morning and it's a doozy!! If you use Arm & Hammer (Munchkin) baby products....pay close attention to this one!! And of course...it's from my favorite frugal stop...Target

So...here it is, Arm and Hammer Diaper Pail Refill Bags on sale for $3.59. This is normally $12.49...a huge saving. Use you Red Card and that's $ 3.41!!! I soooo wished I used this type of pail. Get over there now!! 

If you don't have the a diaper pail, you can also use these products 

We lovingly call these the stinky bags. :) Happy Saving my Frugal Friends and a special thanks to Amanda for tipping me off on this deal! 

Deal of the Day

Aren't you lucky?!? Two blog posts in one day! :) I had to share a deal I got this week at my favorite store, Target. Thanks to the girls at Surviving the Store for tipping me off on this one (it would be very smart of you to like them on Facebook!!).

Here we go! The deal is.....

DIAPERS!! 

As you can imagine, we go through a few of these with twin 3 month old boys! :) So...here is how the deal works. Target had a special on a box of Pampers Swaddlers size 1 160 count for $34.99. Not a bad price at $.22 a diaper. Here is where the deal comes....If you bought two packs, Target gives you a $20 gift certificate for you next purchase. I coupled that with a coupon and saved big! Let's break that down:

2 boxes of Pampers Diapers at special price: $69.98

Minus $20 gift card from Target: $49.98

Minus $1.50 coupon from Coupons.com: $48.48

Minus 5% off from using red card: $46.06

Grand Total for 320 diapers....$46.06...that's $.014 a diaper or a savings of 35%. Not a bad deal of the day!! HURRY!! This one only last until Saturday!! I checked today and the coupon is still available at coupons.com. 

Happy shopping my frugal friends!!

Jessica