Personalized Christmas Cards... VistaPrint Sale!

Sending personalized Christmas cards complete with pictures is all the rage these days, especially if you have kids and your family lives away.

I've used VistaPrint on several occasions and have always been satisfied with their products.  Click on the link above to get the discount on Christmas cards, or go check out their other great buys.  They often offer freebies on their site as well.... just look for "free products" on the left.

Don't get caught in a time crunch!  

Thanksgiving is next week by the way  :) 

Amazon Costume Sale...

Right now you can find lots of costumes on sale at Amazon!

You would think they would keep there regular prices right now with Halloween just around the corner.. But they actually have many of the costumes on sale!!


You can find the Dog Costume here for $6
and the Kiddie Cow Costume here for $15.99.

The kiddie cow costume could double as an chance to get freebies at Chick-fil-A!
Just think of the opportunities with a kiddo that cute!! :)

Dick's Sporting Goods Deal....

Get 20% off now through July 4th
at Dick's Sporting Goods using the link below

Need some equipment for summer sports?

Vera Bradley Luggage Sale...

Vera Bradley is having a luggage sale right now through April 15th...
Just in time for those tax rebates so you can use your new luggage on your summer vacation.

They are a little high priced to start, but the 25% off certainly makes a difference! Take advantage of it if you've been wanting these.

Barnes and Noble Sale... Buy 2 Get 1 Free

Buy any 2 specially marked Bargain Books, get the 3rd free!

Now through April 15th!

Use this link to get the promotion.

Amazon Rubiks Cube Revolution... Cheap!

If you've looked for these in the stores,
you know these run $19.99!

Amazon currently has them for $5.99 with free shipping if you purchase $25 in qualifying products. You can get 4 of them for a little over the price of 1 at the brick and mortar stores!!

Be sure to select SuperSaver Shipping when you checkout to get the Free Shipping.

Wish someone a Merry Christmas with this fun little game they can take in their bag with them wherever they go. I'm going to :)

Hurry if you're interested... Amazon's known to change their prices quickly!

KBtoys get $15 off your order + free magazine...

KBtoys has a lot of good sales going on right now.

Plus... spend $30 and pay with Bill Me Later and get $15 off your order. With Bill Me Later, you will place your order... which will not show the discount when you make your purchase. Then a few days later you will be credited the $15 to your account. Then you can pay as normal or wait for an official bill to arrive and make payment then.

Also... if you spend $35 right now before s/h & any applicapable taxes, you can get a free subscription Parenting Magazine. You will find that link at the bottom of the website.

If you would rather not have the magazine and would like a refund for it instead you can submit a form for it from the website and get $9.97 back for it making your purchase an even better deal!

Looks to me like you could spend $35 and get $15 back with Bill Me Later and another $9.97 for the magazine refund, you're initial receipt will read $35 which qualifies you for the magazine.

Your grand total for your $35 purchase after all said and done would be $10.03+ tax + any s/h fees... many items qualify for free shipping- just look for the truck symbol.

Gotta love shopping online! Nothing like shopping from your living room and having the package dropped on your doorstep!

Meijer ... quick note on Turkey deal

If you need a turkey and don't have one yet....
Run, don't walk, to Meijer!

I did my Meijer shopping later in the week than usual and found a sign above the turkeys that said save $8 off a 11-16lb turkey, save $14 off a 16+lb turkey with an addtional $20 purchase.... we knew that already.

Here's the kicker... the sign also said Save an addtional $6 off at the register with the purchase of a turkey. I hadn't seen this anywhere else and it wasn't in their ad, but decided to try it.

I found a Meijer brand turkey that was 17lbs marked $26.xx. At the end of my total it took off the $14 and also the $6 .... I got a 17lb turkey for $6.xx !!!!

American Girl PJ's $8

There is a set of Pjs on sale at American Girl regular price $24, on sale for $8.

They also have the matching pair for your little girl for $14 & slippers for $6.

You can find them here at the American Girl website.

With Christmas rolling around this would be a great gift
for that little girl that loves these dolls!

Enchilada Bake... Yummy!

One of the best ways to save money at the grocery is to base your menus one what you are able to get inexpensively at the store, instead of making your menu and then heading out.

If you've been following my blog, you know I probably got some free Taco Bell Dinner Kits at Meijer this week. Unfortunately they pulled the coupon from the site so you can no longer use it. I plan to occasionally post recipe ideas for sale items that keep your budget in check and your family happy at the same time, so check back for more recipes if you like this one.

The Taco Bell kit I got had 10 soft taco shells, taco seasoning and a salsa packet.
I was able to use all of it with this recipe- the salsa on the side with chips.

I went looking for a way to use one of the kits in a new way, and this is what I found in my church cookbook. Thanks D.Miller for your wonderful idea!

I substituted a few things and will note that along the way...

Enchilada Bake
1 lb. ground beef (I used ground chuck)
1 15oz can tomato sauce ( I used 1/2 can crushed tomatoes)
1 pkg taco seasoning
soft tacos shells (kit came w/10 & had to use a couple extra from my fridge)
1 can cream of mushroom soup (I used Healthy Request)
1 cup sour cream (I used lite)
1 can chopped cream chillies
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese (I didn't have a full 2 cups so use part cheddar & part mexican mix)

Brown beef and drain (I added a few diced onions I had in my fridge just because), drain beef. Add taco seasoning and tomatoes and simmer for 10-15 minutes (I added a little water and let it cook off) stirr occasionally. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon meat mixture onto tortillas, roll them and place them into a 9X13 pan (I used 2 smaller pans)- you might want to grease if using metal pans. In a separate bowl mix together soup, sour cream and chillies, spread mixture onto rolled tortillas and bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

The chillies won't be spicy hot and you can't taste the mushrooms, so don't let that stop you from trying this one!

I served with refried beans and chips and salsa.

Yummy meal that was really simple!
We had leftovers which reheated quite well.
Hope you enjoy!

Target Febreeze Noticeables...

This week Target has the Febreeze Noticeable Kits on sale for $5.99. There is currently a $5 coupon out from P&G making the $.99 each.

Great price for these... and they have the seasonal scents coming out as well,
including Pumpkin!

These would also make great Christmas gifts

Walgreens cheap diapers!

Diapers for $3.99 a pack... no kidding!!

Walgreens has their diapers on sale this week for $5.99 which is a good price for diapers to begin with...

Take a trip to the Pharmacy and ask about their new prescription program, they should give you a booklet with several coupons in it for their products that don't expire until 12/08. If they don't offer one, be brave and ask if they have any coupon booklets available.

Inside the Pharmacy booklet is a coupon good for their diapers worth $2 off each package. You should only need one of these to get your discount on as many as you want to purchase...

Here's how that works.... Walgreens doesn't have their employees save their coupons when they are turned in from the customer, only the manufacturer coupons. I usually don't even tear out Walgreens coupons because of this and just show them the coupon in the booklet/flier that I want to use and have them scan it. If they ask for it ask them if you can keep it since they will only throw it away anyway.

Also... Walgreens coupons typically scan the amount off of any item that qualifies for that coupon. For example, if you have3 packs of diapers in your order it should take off 3x $2 (c0upon value) = $6 off.

I will note that the coupon for diapers does state $2 off regular price of the product, so if your store declines your use with the sale price they do have the right to do that.

If the store doesn't have the size you are looking for in stock, don't forget to ask for a raincheck!

I have not used Walgreens diapers myself, but have been using the "pull-up" style
for my toddler and they work as well as any others I've tried.
Others report the diapers are good as well.

Meijer Super Saturday Sale 10/4

Meijer is having a Super Saturday Sale again

and here are the details.

There are coupons in the ad this week...
to see the add click here

1. 20% off 1 General Merchandise or Apparel item

2. 10% off 1 item in photo, music, movies, electronics,
video game hardware and software

Some of the items on sale Saturday...

Oscar Mayer Bacon B1G1

Aunt Millies Bread $.99

Healthy One Lunch Meat $1
- $.75 coupon

Pepsi Products 6pk of bottles 3/$7

Hershey & Nestle Single candy bars B2G3

Meijer cooked tail-on Shrimp 16oz., $4.99

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies 3/$5

Loreal Vive Pro Shampoo & Conditioner B1G1

1/2 off all Revlon and Almay cosmetic products

Photo developing $.09 per print (limited-see your local ad)

Penzoil Motor oil $1 off quart size
$12 off of a case

35% off men's & women's hikers shoes

Kid' character lighted shoes 2 for $25

Hope the early details give you a chance to decide if it's worth a trip for you!

Loving Amazon!!

Amazon keeps offering great deals that I can't help but tell you about.

Here's yet another...

Select Home and Garden product are on sale Buy 3 get the 4th one free.... purchase items that are already on sale, get the free one... & if the items are Prime get free shipping to boot! (free one will be the cheapest item).

Buy 4 Items for the Price of 3

To take advantage of this promotion, follow these steps:

1. Add at least 4 eligible items to your Shopping Cart. Eligible items will have a message such as "This item is eligible for our Buy 4 items for the Price of 3 Sale" on the product detail page.
2. Proceed to checkout. When you're done shopping on our site, click the "Proceed to checkout" button in the Shopping Cart. Your shopping cart should include at least four qualifying items during the checkout process to qualify for this promotion. Additional conditions are listed below.
3. On the final checkout page, we will discount the lowest-priced item. A promotion credit for the amount of the lowest-priced item will appear in the upper right corner of your Order Summary during the checkout process. If you use 1-Click® ordering, the promotion will be automatically applied.

Here are a few things I've found of interest, but there are many more!

To check out all of the available items just click on one of my links which will take you to Amazon and make sure you are on the home page... click on Amazon in the left corner if you're not sure. Then on the left side you will see a list of departments. Move you cursor over Home & Garden and "Kitchen & Dining" will pop up.. select it. You will then be taken to the page describing the deals and given the opportunity to select "4 for 3 Offers" so you can browse the items available.


There are lots of things to choose from and this is a great promotion to jump start your, dare I say it... Christmas Shopping!

Don't forget to sign up for Amazon Prime if your items qualify for it... it equals free 2 day shipping on lots of items. Check it out here...

Hot deal on Magazines including Everyday with Rachael Ray!

At lowpricesubs.com you can get 1 year of
Everyday with Rachael Ray for $1.60!!!


I just did it myself!!

They have several other magazines that you can do this with. Here are just a few examples that all work out to be $1.60 with the coupon code June (there is a note on their homepage about using the code July for 20% off but it didn't work... I had found the code June here and it works perfectly)

Some are 1 year and some are even 2!

Bridal Guide Magazine

Cabela's Outfitter Journal

Car and Driver

Four Wheel & Off Road

redbook

I purchased Everyday with R.R. (1 yr), Family Fun Magazine (2yrs), Wondertime (1yr), and Women's Day (3yr for $5). My grand total was... drum roll please.... $8.80

They take credit card or Paypal for payment and you can expect your publications in 4-16 wks... for the price I'm willing to wait for them. Just printed my receipt and will keep it handy until they all come.

I had never heard of this site before, so this is my first attempt at using them. I did do some research and found that most everyone that has ordered from them was satisified with what they received. I felt like for $8 it was worth the try for me.

Kohl's Sale

Kohl's is having one of their special buy $50 in merchandise get a $10 in Kohl's cash.

The sale starts now and goes through Monday, August 25th.

If you purchase $50 or more in the store you receive the coupon at the register. If you make your purchases online you receive your Kohl's cash in an email on August 26th. The coupons will be good from August 26th-September 6th. To see all of the details click here.

If you find things in clearance or on a good sale this could make for an even better deal!

I was also able to find this coupon code if you're quick enough on this deal...
Save 10% off any purchase code is NEW7796 Exp 08/23/08


Again... I'm a fan of BigCrumbs! If you haven't checked them out, you should! Earn $ shopping online. Here's a link to my profile if you want to see that it works. Kohl's is one of their stores so a good time to sign up! You can also earn $ shopping on ebay!