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Frito-Lay Flamin’ Hot Mix Variety Pack (40 count) only $11.55 shipped!
Frito-Lay Flamin’ Hot Mix Variety Pack (40 count) only $11.55 shipped!
Yum! These would make such great snacks to have on hand.
Amazon has this Frito-Lay Flamin’ Hot Mix Variety Pack (40 count) for just $11.55 shipped when you clip the 20% off e-coupon and checkout through Subscribe & Save!
That’s just $0.26 per bag shipped!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
Gold Layered Necklaces only $3.99!
These Gold Layered Necklaces are so pretty!
Amazon has these Gold Layered Necklaces for just $3.99 when you clip the 10% off e-coupon and use the promo code 50K88VS9 at checkout!
This is such a great deal.
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Hydrating Deep Conditioning Hair Mask only $9.68 shipped!
Here’s a great deal on Hydrating Hair Mask!
Amazon has this Hydrating Deep Conditioning Hair Mask for just $9.68 shipped when you clip the 15% off e-coupon, use the promo code 258K27D5 at checkout, and check out through Subscribe & Save!
Experience professional-quality care in just seven minutes with this Hydrating Hair Mask. Enriched with keratin, collagen, biotin, and nourishing argan and coconut oils, it deeply hydrates to repair and nourish hair. Achieve salon-worthy results with every application!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
Miniverse Make It Minis as low as $2.19 at Target!
These Miniverse Make It Minis are great Easter basket fillers!
Target has Miniverse Make It Minis on sale Buy One, Get One Free! Prices start as low as $4.39 so you’ll pay just $2.19 each after the sale!
These would make great Easter basket fillers.
Choose free in-store pickup to avoid shipping costs.
Brigette’s $7.49 CVS Shopping Trip ($10.51 Money Maker after Rewards) and $24.50 Walgreen’s Shopping Trip ($7.75 Money Maker after Rewards)!
Love drug store shopping each week? Don’t miss these GREAT deals Brigette grabbed this week at CVS and Walgreens!
CVS Shopping Trip
All of my coupons are from the CVS app. I highly recommend it if you don’t have it already! Just log in to your account and clip the coupons you want, and they automatically come off in the store. There are CVS store coupons and manufacturer coupons to clip on the app – and you can stack them on the same product.
What I Bought:
2 Softsoap Hand Soap – $4.98
Receive $2 ECB’s when you buy 2
= $4.98 for 2 total out of pocket ($2.98 for 2 after $2 ECB’s!)
4 Wet n Wild Makeup ($12.56) + 1 Real Techniques Brush Set ($19.99) – $32.55
Receive $6 ECB’s when you buy $12 Wet n Wild
Receive $10 ECB’s when you buy $15 Real Techniques
Used $10/$25 Beauty CVS digital coupon
= $22.55 for 5 total out of pocket ($6.55 for 5 after $16 ECB’s!)
Totals:
Total: $27.53 plus tax
Paid with $20.53 ECB’s from previous weeks
Total Paid Out Of Pocket: $7.49, plus I received $18 ECB’s!
Walgreens Shopping Trip
All of my coupons are from the Walgreens app. I highly recommend downloading it if you haven’t already. You can clip both Manufacturer’s and Store coupons and stack them together on the same item.
Transaction 1 (online):
2 Covergirl Blush ($13.18) + 2 Covergirl Eyebrow Pencils ($11.98) – $25.16
Receive $10 Walgreens Cash when you spend $25 on Beauty Products (online only)
Used $2/1 Covergirl Walgreens digital manufacturer’s coupon
Used $2/1 Covergirl Walgreens digital manufacturer’s coupon
Plus received (4) $3/1 Covergirl Ibotta Rebates
Plus received 400 points ($4) from Swagbucks
= $21.16 for 4 total out of pocket ($5.84 Money Maker for 4 after $10 Walgreens Cash and $16 Rebates!)
Totals:
Total: $21.16 plus tax
Total Paid Out Of Pocket: $22.92, plus I received $10.25 Walgreens Cash and $16 Rebates!
Transaction 2 (in-store):
2 Quilted Northern – $13.98
Receive $3 Register Reward when you buy 2
Used $1/1 Quilted Northern Walgreens digital manufacturer’s coupon
= $12.98 for 2 total out of pocket ($9.98 for 2 after $3 Register Reward!)
2 Purex – $8.99
Received (2) $1.50/1 Purex Ibotta Rebates
= $8.99 for 2 total out of pocket ($5.99 for 2 after $3 Rebates!)
Totals:
Total: $21.97 plus tax
Paid with $2 Register Reward from a previous week, plus $20 Walgreens Cash
Total Paid Out Of Pocket: $1.58, plus I received $3 Register Rewards and $3 Rebates!
Did you do any drug store shopping this week? I’d love to hear what great deals you scored!
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Justin’s Honey Peanut Butter, 16oz Jar only $3.73 shipped!
Great deal on this Justin’s Honey Peanut Butter!
Amazon has this Justin’s Honey Peanut Butter 16oz. Jar for just $3.73 shipped when you clip the 25% off e-coupon and check out through Subscribe & Save!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
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EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers (12 count) only $7.68 shipped!
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers (12 count) only $7.68 shipped!
This is a great price for these EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers!
Amazon has these EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers (12 count) for just $7.68 shipped when you checkout through Subscribe & Save!
That’s a great price for these markers.
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
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Biotin, Collagen, Keratin Supplement, 60 capsules only $19.59 shipped {Over 6K Five Star Reviews!}
Biotin, Collagen, Keratin Supplement, 60 capsules only $19.59 shipped {Over 6K Five Star Reviews!}
Wow! This is a rare deal on these highly rated Biotin Supplements!
If you’re wanting stronger hair and nails, check out this deal! Amazon has this Biotin, Collagen, Keratin – Hair Growth Support, Skin & Nails – 25000 mcg, 60 Capsules for just $19.59 shipped when you clip the 20% off e-coupon and check out through Subscribe & Save!
These have over 6,500 five star reviews.
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
StarKist Tuna Creations, 3 oz. only $0.80 shipped!
Stock up on StarKist Tuna Creations with these great prices!
Amazon has this StarKist Tuna Creations, Deli Style Tuna Salad, 3 oz for only $0.80 shipped when you check out through Subscribe & Save. Get the BOLD Hot Buffalo Style for only $0.79 and Herb & Garlic or Lemon Pepper for only $0.83 shipped!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders.
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Free Nature’s Touch Orange Juice or Milk at Kwik Trip Today!
Here’s a yummy freebie at Kwik Trip today!
Stop by Kwik Trip today, March 17th, to score FREE Nature’s Touch Orange Juice or Milk! Just look for this offer in the Kwik Trip app.
My Goals for March 2025 (plus an update on February’s goals)
Okay, confession time: I felt like I had bombed my goals again in February. I had two trips and was down with Flu A for an entire week so I was sure I had really not hit the mark on most of the goals. But when I went to review them, I was shocked that I had completed 12 of the goals and had made progress on almost all of the other goals!
It just goes to show that setting goals and attempting to make progress on them every day and every week really does add up — and often in bigger ways that you expect!
By the way, if you’re new here, in 2025, I’m changing up the way I set goals. Instead of setting yearly goals, I’m setting monthly goals. Every month, I’ll be sharing a list of my new goals for the coming month and an update on how I did on the goals from the month before.
I felt like this approach would allow more flexibility for the unexpected and the unknown that this coming year might hold. It also gives a fresh start at the beginning of every month. And it will allow me to tailor goals to the month and what I might know it might already hold (meaning some months I know I’ll have more time and space than other months).
To categorize my goals, I’m using alliteration and five areas I want to prioritize and be intentional with my time and energy: Myself, Marriage, Motherhood, MoneySavingMom.com, and Money.
How I Did On My Goals for February
Myself
100 hours unplugged.Finish SheReadsTruth Genesis study and start Promises of God study.Finish reading Lift Your Eyes devotional.Finish 6 books.30 hours outside.20 workouts.- To bed by 10:30 p.m. 20 nights. (I struggled with this one!)
- 500 items decluttered. (I didn’t make much headway with this one — I decluttered about 100 items total.)
- Walk 10,000 steps at least 25 days. (I only hit this goal 10 of the days. Hoping to up that in March!)
Make homemade vanilla.Make homemade focaccia (using my sourdough starter).
Marriage
- 2 date nights. (We had one date night.)
2 at-home dates.Finish second season of the show we’re watching.
Motherhood
- Date with each of the older three kids.
Finish Little House on the Prairie.- Finish organizing our walk-in closet. (I worked some on this but didn’t make much headway.)
Read 20 devotionals out of How Great is Our God with the younger kids.
MoneySavingMom.com
- Write the introduction and first chapter of my new book. (I got the introduction and some of the first chapter done. I feel like I’m finally getting my stride here.)
Create new product on budgeting for teens.
Money
Continue to tithe 10% of our gross income.Save 10% more toward our rental house savings goal for the year.
I’m creating a tracker to track my progress on these goals every day. I used the Strides app last year and it worked well for me, but since I’m doing monthly goals, I’m thinking of trying a physical tracker and will see how that works.
My Goals for March 2025
Myself
- 100 hours unplugged.
- Stay up-to-date with She Reads Truth Lent study.
- Finish 6 books.
- 60 hours outside.
- To bed by 10:30 p.m. 15 nights.
- 200 items decluttered.
- Walk 10,000 steps at least 25 days.
- Make homemade mayo.
Marriage
- 2 date nights.
- 2 at-home dates.
- Finish season of show we are currently watching together.
Motherhood
- Date with each of the older three kids.
- Read 10 chapters of On the Banks of Plum Creek.
- Finish organizing our walk-in closet.
- Finish reading How Great is Our God devotional with the younger kids.
MoneySavingMom.com
- Finish the first chapter and write half of second chapter of my new book.
- Finish everything for launching our new One-Hour Budgeting for Teens product.
- Choose top people for second round of hiring process for a new virtual assistant role (we are likely hiring more than one virtual assistant for roles on our team from the applicants because there were so many amazing applicants and I don’t think we’re going to be able to choose just one! Application closes on Friday and we’ll be picking the top candidates by March 28.)
Money
- Continue to tithe 10% of our gross income.
- Save 10% more toward our rental house savings goal for the year.
I’ve been using some printable trackers I found for free and customized a little on Canva and I’ve been loving that way of tracking! I’m going to stick with that again in March!
How did you do on your goals for February? Did you set any goals for March?
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Rare Magnesium Lotion Deal (We LOVE this stuff!!)
You can grab a deal on my favorite magnesium lotion right now!
Rare deal on my favorite magnesium lotion!
One of my favorite small businesses is running a rare deal! Buy any two Lotions and you will get a magnesium oil for free ($19.97 value)! This is a GREAT deal!
No coupon code is required. Simply add two tubes of Magnesium Lotion to your cart and the magnesium oil will be added for free when you go to checkout! (Save even more by signing up for the subscription option — you’ll save an additional 20%).
This also includes their new Kid’s Magnesium Lotion created specifically for children ages 1+!
Why we love this lotion!
We love this stuff so much! If you struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep, I highly recommend it! We use a little bit on Kierstyn before bed every night (we put it on the bottoms of her feet and the backs of her legs) and she sleeps so much better — and we always regret it when we forget to put it on her because she never sleeps as well!
You only need to use a tiny bit so it lasts for a very long time (which makes it well worth the money!).
Valid through Sunday, March 16, 2025, while supplies last.
Go here to take advantage of this deal before it sells out!
35+ Places to Eat Out with Kids that Don’t Cost A Fortune
Looking for cheap places to eat with kids? Check out this HUGE list of 35+ affordable restaurants to eat at as a family (including kids eat free!).
It’s common sense that eating at home is your most frugal option (especially when you’re feeding a family) but for special occasions or busy weeks when you just don’t have the time or energy to cook, we’ve got a great round-up of places your kids can eat without blowing your entire budget!
35+ Cheap Places to Eat with Kids!
The next time you decide to head out to eat with your kids in tow, reference our list below and you’ll thank yourself once you get the bill!
A big thanks to so many of our Facebook followers who shared their tips and ideas!
Pizza:
- Pizza combo at Sam’s Club
- Costco food court pizza or hot dogs
- KFC Tuesday’s Dark Meat Bucket for $10
- Local pizza buffet
- Old Chicago make your own kids pizza for $1.99 on Tuesdays
- Little Caesar’s pizzas
- Cici’s Pizza
Fast Food:
- $0.99 Kid’s Meals at McAlisters
- Wendy’s 4 for $4 meals or “biggie bags”
- Jason’s Deli kid’s meals are around $5 (and come with a drink and free ice cream!)
- Arby’s 5 for $5 sandwiches
- Popeye’s $25 Family Meal Deal
- Culver’s kids meals (they include dessert!)
- Sonic’s Jr burgers and drinks during happy hour
- Sonic half-priced burgers on Tuesday
- Braum’s Bag of Burgers for $5.99
- McDonald’s 20-Piece Chicken Nugget Bucket
- Publix Subs with a big bag of chips (great for picnics in the park!)
Family Restaurants:
- Chili’s Cheeseburger and Fry Meal for $7.49 on Tuesdays
- Panda Express Family Meal with rice cooked at home
- Red Robin Kid’s Mac & Cheese is all you can eat
- Red Robin on Tuesdays — $10 burgers and unlimited fries
- Local Chinese buffet
- Cracker Barrel
- Qdoba Family Meal for $40
- Fuzzy’s Tacos
- Outback 3 Course Meal for $14.99 (it comes with cheese cake!)
- Slim Chickens has $1.99 kid’s meals on Sunday
- O’Charley’s Feed the Family Deal for $25
- Fazolis’ Family Deal (plus All You Can Eat Breadsticks when you dine in!)
- IHOP
- Order kid’s meals to-do at Olive Garden, Applebees, Texas Roadhouse, or other similar restaurants
- Buffets with cheap kid prices (or even one free kid per adult)
- Have the kids split an adult meal at your favorite restaurant
Kids Eat FREE Restaurants
Even better than frugal meals for kids — check out our master list of 50 restaurants where kids eat FREE!
What are some of your favorite cheap places to eat with kids? Let us know in the comments below!
See more ideas from our Facebook page here.
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Free Printable Mini Apple Box Craft from Egg Cartons
The Mini Apples craft is so cute!
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