2009 January | Money Saving Mom®

Walgreens: Deals for the week of February 1-February 7, 2009 (Plus February Free-After-Rebate Deals!)

by crystal on January 31, 2009

Here are the weekly deals available at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes for her help in compiling them. Be sure to stop by her blog and read about Becoming an Empowered Consumer.

WEEKLY DEALS

Comet Cleanser–$0.50 each after in-ad coupon

Use $0.50/2 coupon from 1/18 inserts
$0.25 each after coupons

Theraflu Warming Liquid or Packets–2/$10
Use
2 $2/1 internet
printable

Get $6 EasySaver Rebate when you buy two (Rebate #12)

Free after coupons and rebate

REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Buy 1 Clinical Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant at $5.99, Get $5 Register Rewards
$0.99 each after Register Rewards

Buy 1 Soft and Beautiful Relaxer Kit at $4.99, Get $4 Register Rewards
$0.99 each after Register Rewards

FEBRUARY FREE-AFTER-REBATE DEALS

Zucol Cold Care Lozenges (18 pk.)–full rebate up to $7.99
Use $2/1 coupon from 2/1 SmartSource insert or $2/1 internet
printable coupon
Free plus $2 in overage after coupon and February EasySaver rebate

Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer or Spa Foundation–full rebate up to $10
Use $2/1 coupon from 1/11 inserts
Free plus $2 in overage after coupon and February EasySaver rebate

Revlon Creme Lip Gloss–full rebate up to $10

Use $2/1 coupon from 1/11 inserts

Free plus $2 in overage after coupon and February EasySaver rebate

Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers 6.8-13 oz.–full rebate up to
$4.29
Use $1/1 from 1/4 inserts
Free plus $1 in overage after coupon and February EasySaver rebate

ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder and Wrist Heat Wrap–full rebate up to $2.49
Free after February EasySaver rebate

Walgreens Multi-Purpose No Rub Solution 4 oz.–full rebate up to $1.99

Free after February EasySaver rebate

New to shopping at Walgreens? Start here.

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Share Your Deals and Scenarios!
Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal
scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link
below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the
links, your link must link directly to your Walgreens deals post. Links
going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog
besides the direct link to your Walgreens deals post will be deleted.**

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CVS: Deals for the week of February 1-February 7, 2009 (And February ECB Deals!)

by crystal on January 31, 2009

Here are the best deals I see at CVS this week:

***Note: Florida and Michigan stores have a test ad which is completely different from the below-listed deals. If you live in one of those states, you can see what your ad looks like here.**

******ECB DEALS******

Buy 2 Loreal Revitalift Products, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 2)

*Deal*

Buy 2 cleansers or toweletters at $5.99 each
Use 2 $2/1 coupons from the 01/04 RedPlum insert
Spend $7.98 out of pocket
Get $10 ECBs back
Free plus overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Excedrin 10 ct. at $2.49, Get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 4 assorted Glade products at $2.50 each, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use 2 $1.50/2 jar candle coupons from the 02/01 SmartSource insert or 4 $1/1 Scented Oil candle coupons from the 02/01 SmartSource insert
$0.25-$0.50 each after coupons and ECBs

Buy 2 Theraflu or Triaminic products at $6.39, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use 2 $2/1 printables here
$1.98 each after coupons and ECBs

******NON-ECB DEALS******

L'Oreal Products–on sale B1G1. If there is a product that is $6 or less, buy 2 and use 2 $3/1 coupons from the 01/04 RedPlum insert to get both free.

See all deals for this week with coupon match-ups here. See the ad scans for this week here.

******FEBRUARY
ECB DEALS******

Buy 1 Stayfree pads (14-24 ct.) at $3.99, Earn $2 ECBs (Limit 5)

*Deal*
Buy 4 Stayfree pads at $3.99 each
Use 1 $1/2 coupon from the 01/04 RedPlum insert
Use 2 B1G1 coupons
Spend $6.98 out of pocket
Get $8 ECBs

Buy 1 CVS Children's Chewable Aspirin (36 ct.) at $1.99, Get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Extreme Energy 6-hour shot at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Earinse at $7.99, Get $7.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner at $4.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $2/1 coupon from the 01/18 P&G insert
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 BodiHeat Pain Relieving Heat Pad (3 ct.) at $3.99, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
Look for $1/1 peelies on the packages
Free after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Renuzit TriScents at $5.49, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $5/1 peelies found on some packages
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to
make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot
of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in
full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make
it work for you. And then check out FishMama's February CVS Primer to get started.

******Share Your Deals and Scenarios!********

Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal
scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link
below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the
links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links
going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog
besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.**

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Super Savings Saturday: The I-skipped-shopping edition

by crystal on January 31, 2009

I was planning to go to the grocery store like usual on Friday, but after our traumatic evening Wednesday night and Thursday morning, I was rather behind and tired. And in surveying our cupboards, refrigerator, and freezer, I realized I had pretty much everything I needed to make it another week without shopping.

So my husband made a quick trip to buy milk, butter, and ice cream (the essentials, you know!), but other than that, I stayed home. I'll probably stop in to the store Monday or Tuesday to pick up some fresh produce but don't plan to buy anything else until my weekly shopping trip next Friday.

You know what? It was so nice to be able to skip shopping this week! I enjoy grocery shopping and snagging great bargains, but it's also nice to be able to take a week off when needed without really even missing it. That's one of the blessings of building and keeping a good stockpile of food and household supplies not to mention that skipping a shopping trip every once in a while is a great way to stretch your budget even farther!

On Monday, I'll share what our menu for almost-no-shopping week looks like. Stay tuned!

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How'd you do this week? Post about the deals and
bargains you were able to snag this week or other ways you saved money
on your blog (with pictures, if possible!) and then come back here and
leave your link below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate
quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Super
Savings Saturday post.**

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Bacon-Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken

by crystal on January 30, 2009

Guest Post by Erin from $5 Dinners

Creativity is a key part of making my $5 dinners every night. It would be much easier to make spaghetti or chicken and rice every night. But there’s no fun in that! A little imagination with some basic ingredients can really add some spark to your meals.

Here’s a delicious dinner I made recently for, yes, $5:

Bacon-Wrapped BBQ Chicken

serves 4

3-4 chicken breasts ($2.29)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce ($0.20)
1-2 apples, peeled and grated ($0.50)
1 lemon, juiced ($0.30)
6 slices bacon ($0.50)
2-3 sweet potatoes ($0.99)
1 cup chopped frozen broccoli ($0.25)

Directions:

1. In small bowl, combine BBQ sauce with grated apple and lemon juice.

2. Place chicken breasts in base of crock pot, pour BBQ/apple mixture over the chicken. Wrap 2 pieces of bacon around each chicken breast. Set to low and cook for 8 hours.

3. Slit sweet potatoes with knife or vent with fork. Bake sweet potatoes at 350 degrees for 1 hour in baking dish with 1/4 inch water. Cover with foil. Remove and let cool about 10 minutes. Peel skins off of the potato and mash. Serve with cinnamon and butter if you like.

4. Cook frozen broccoli as directed on package.

5. Serve yummy chicken breast with side of broccoli and sweet potatoes.

Total cost for this dinner for four (two adults and two children): $5.03

If you’d like a $5 Dinner meal, just like this one, delivered to your inbox every night, come on over to 5DollarDinners.com and subscribe to our email updates!

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A few great reads

by crystal on January 30, 2009

::My friend, Jaycie, has put together a very creative challenge involving exercising and earning vacation money. Go here to read more about it.

::In the middle of morning sickness or another difficult season of life? You don't have to let your food budget fly totally out the window. Stephanie shares some practical tips and helpful ideas here. (By the way, I took a similar approach a few months back when I was in the throes of morning sickness. Read more about that here.)

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Printable coupons

by crystal on January 30, 2009

Go here to get over $31 in printable coupons from Right @ Home for a variety of cleaning products. (Thanks, Barbara!)

More printable coupons:

$1/1 Bisquick mix

$1/1 Fiber One Muffin mix

$0.55/1 Silk Soymilk (Thanks, Bargain Banana!)

Seventh Generation coupons (These have been refreshed so if you've printed them before, you should be able to print them again! Thanks, Natalie!)

$2/1 Bertolli Oven Bakes (Thanks, Everything Moms!)

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Free subscription to Women’s Day magazine

by crystal on January 30, 2009

In case you haven't yet gotten a free subscription to Woman's Day magazine, another one is being offered through Mercury Magazines. You can go here to sign up.

Thanks, Three Ladies and a Dad!

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Frugal Friday: How I plan a menu

by crystal on January 30, 2009

Over the past year, I've received countless questions on how I plan menus. I figured it was high time I actually sat down and wrote out the specifics of how this works for me. So head on over to Frugal Friday today to read the first installment of this series. And don't forget to leave your frugal tip or link there while you're at it!

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Free Beech-Nut Parent Pack

by crystal on January 30, 2009

Go here to learn how you can get your free Beech-Nut Parents Pack. I called and requested mine and it took all of about one minute to do so. I'm anxious to see what it contains!

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Free ebook: The Stay-At-Home Mom’s Guide to Successful eBay Selling

by crystal on January 30, 2009

Suzanne, who blogs at eBay Selling Coach, is kindly offering her ebook, The Stay-At-Home Mom's Guide to Successful eBay Selling for free right now on her blog. Go here to download your copy.

Suzanne has been successfully selling on eBay for quite some time and her blog and ebook are packed full of helpful information and insider tips. I'm always amazed at the ideas she digs up! If you're interested in trying your hand at eBay, you'll definitely want to check them both out.