February 2009

::Amy from The Finer Things in Life has a great guest post up at Homemaker Barbi on Recession-Proofing: It's Not About How Much You Make. I completely agree with Amy that you can thrive on a small income. Who says it takes lots of stuff and money to make one happy and fulfilled?

::I found Stephanie's post on "Clothing Your Children Without Breaking the Bank" to be timely and insightful. I'm still learning the art of planning ahead and clothing my girls on a budget so I found her post to be very helpful.

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Pillsbury

There is currently a catalina promotion going on at Kroger stores through March 21, 2009:

Buy 3 Pillsbury refrigerated items, Get $1.50 catalina
Buy 4 Pillsbury refrigerated items, Get $2 catalina
Buy 5 Pillsbury refrigerated items, Get $3 catalina

The small tubes of crescent rolls and cinnamon rolls are on sale at many Kroger stores 10 for $10 this week so if you have enough of the $0.25/1 or $0.30/1 coupons, these would be free plus overage after the coupons and catalina.

Shannon has more details here. Also, you can see her full post of deals at Kroger (Dillons) with coupon match-ups here.

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Ensure money-maker

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by crystal on February 27, 2009

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For those of you who use Ensure or know someone who can use it, you can buy a multi-pack and use this $3/1 coupon for Ensure here and then send in for a full rebate with this form here. And that makes it about a $3 money-maker!

Thanks, Frugal 4 a Busy Life!

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Go here to print out a certificate for a free sample of men's shampoo from Aveda. Offer good at participating locations, while supplies last.

Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!

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Kmartpharmacy

Go here to print a coupon for a $20 gift card at KMart with any new or transferred prescription. Valid through March 7, 2009. (Thanks, SwagGrabber!)

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Join the Black Angus Steakhouse email list and you'll receive a free dessert coupon just for joining plus a free steak dinner on your birthday.

Thanks, Heidi!

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My friend Carrie (who also happens to be "related" to me in a round-about sort of way–her husband is my husband's sister's husband's cousin. Doesn't that make us cousins-in-law or something?!) who blogs at SpringsBargains.com is hosting a Grocery Bargains Workshop in Colorado Springs on Saturday, March 7, 2009.

If you live in the Colorado Springs area, you will definitely not want to miss this! More details here.

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Hope emailed me the following:

I wanted to send you a note telling you about Mrs. Harry Miller. I got
her name from Keepers At Home Magazine. She had an ad saying the she
makes "Pamper-like" cloth diapers for $30 a dozen–shipping is extra (my shipping was about $7.00).

These diapers are made from soft flannel material
and you can request pink, blue, white or baby patterned material. The
closures are velcro. You can order them for $3.00 less per dozen if
you don't want velcro.

I was so pleased with mine. They are well made but not so thick
that they have a problem drying completely. I line dry as much as I
possibly can and they dry in a nice amount of time on the line. You
can add a doubler and still not feel like the baby is a "snowman" shape
at the bottom. They launder beautifully.

For inexpensive doublers, buy a big package of cheap bathroom washrags at
Dollar General. Cut in 1/2 and serge the edges and you have instant doublers! You can also use an old diaper wipe tub and soak half a dozen of the
"doublers" in some warm water and a little baby wash and baby oil.
 Then use them throughout the day as wipes and just throw them in with
the cloth diaper pail to launder them.

Here's Mrs. Miller's contact information:

Mrs. Harry Miller
4156 US Route 62
Millersburg, OH 44654

I have not ordered any of these personally myself, but since I know Hope, I felt comfortable passing this on to the rest of you. I'd recommend writing Mrs. Miller for more information on her diapers if you are interested.

And if any of you have ordered from her, please let us know your thoughts on these diapers.

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$2/1 Seventh Generation coupon

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by crystal on February 27, 2009

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I posted earlier about the $1/1 coupon from Seventh Generation, well now they have a $2/1 coupon good on any baby product!

Go here to print yours (use your browser's back button to print two per computer). (Thanks, Baby Cheapskate!)

If your Wal-Mart has the smaller packs of Seventh Generation baby wipes, they should be free after this coupon.

And speaking of Wal-Mart deals, Megan emailed me to let me know that Wal-Mart has 2 oz. tubes of Johnson's lotions for $0.97. Use the $1/1 Johnson's coupons to get these for free!

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Freebies for today

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by crystal on February 27, 2009

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Get your free one-year subscription to Elle Decor magazine here.

More Freebies:

If you haven't done so already, you can get your free 2-year subscription to Parents magazine here or here.

Free wildflower seed packet

Free Splenda samples

Free Kotex sample

Free Always Infinity sample

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