Last Minute Yard Sale Plans ....

Happy Friday Everyone!  I just wanted to let you know that I may not be around much today or tomorrow.  My BFF and I just decided about 2 hours ago to participate in a neighborhood sale in her neighborhood tomorrow.  Yes it may be a little crazy not to have planned a little more in advance, but that's just how it goes sometimes.  I've gone through every room and closet in the house plus the garage.  I have 2 rather large piles of things ready to be priced and transported.  My number one goal .... aside from making a little money of course ... is to rid my house of all the things we don't use and need any more.  I hate clutter so I love cleaning it out!  I should be back on Sunday with all my normal posts like Menu Plan Monday and the Store Match-ups.

If you happen to be heading out to Yard Sales .... we will be in the Panther Run neighborhood on Kyles Station in Liberty Twp.  Stop by and say "Hi!"

Have a Great Weekend!

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Old Navy $2 Tanks - Saturday Only

If you're a fan of Old Navy Tank Tops then set your alarm and plan to get there early tomorrow June 12th.  Women's and Girls Tanks will be just $2.00 each!  Regular price is $6.50 - $8.50.  Selected Styles of course.  Limit 5 per customer.  Check with your local store for hours but most stores are opening at 7 am.  Be prepared to wait in line to checkout.

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Restaurant Deals

Join IHOP's Pancake Revolution and get 3 Free meals ... one when you sign up, one on your birthday and a third on the one year anniversary of your joining the Pancake Revolution.

Buy One Burger, Get One Free at Champp's with this coupon through 6/15/2010.

Save $7 on 2 Entrees at Macaroni Grill
Thanks Money Saving Mom!

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Swagbucks Introduces Trusted Surveys!!

It's no secret that I LOVE Swagbucks!!  Winning and earning is SO easy!  It's my favorite way that I'm saving for Christmas this year.  I'm also adding to my Christmas savings by taking online surveys with Toluna, Lightspeed Panel, My Survey.  I'm so excited that Swagbucks has added Trusted Surveys as a way to win Swagbucks!!

Trusted Surveys are available to any Swagbucks user who has been with Swagbucks for more than 7 days.  So if you don't have a Swagbucks account, Get Started now and then 7 days later start earning by taking surveys with Swagbucks.  Of course you can start earning Swagbucks by searching online right after setting up your account.  Already using Swagbucks, then the Trusted Surveys link appears now on your Swagbucks homepage in both the drop down tab labeled Ways to Earn and in the Quick Links on the left side of the screen.

Online surveys usually have some sort of a screener to determine if you qualify for the survey.  Trusted Surveys are no different except in one way ... The Trusted Survey Dashboard will tell you how likely it is that you will qualify for the survey before you even begin.  I'm going to use that info to determine which surveys I choose to take when I don't have lots of time.  The dashboard also tells you how much time to expect the survey to take and of course how many Swagbucks you will earn if you qualify and complete the survey. 

Also on the Survey Dashboard is a list of Profiles.  Tell Swagbucks more about yourself by completing them.  That information will then be used to send more surveys your way.  Plus you will earn Swagbucks just for completing the Profiles .... 10 - 25 each.

One more thing ... of course not the least important though ... is that it is very important to be honest when taking online surveys.  That's the only way the research being done can have accurate results.

Just visiting the Trusted Survey link once a day is another way to earn One Swagbuck everyday.  Logging in to your toolbar, taking the Daily Poll and visiting the No Obligation Special Offers are the other three ways.  That means 4 Swagbucks each day everyday with just a few clicks!

So don't wait to get started!  What are you saving for with your Swagbucks earnings?

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Goldfish Crackers Coupon! $.35/1

Save $.35/1 Goldfish Crackers.  Of course if your store doubles coupons that means you can save $.70/1.  With a good sale you could score a bag of Goldfish for very little.  Print this now as I bet it won't last for long!

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Meijer Trip June 9th

I did something almost unheard of and usually absolutely crazy today.  I took all 3 of my boys with me to the grocery store!!  We spent the morning at a friend's house.  Meijer was on our way home and I really didn't want to drive back to do my shopping later.  I have to brag that I was very impressed with my boys behavior.  They were helpful, got along well and stayed (mostly) out of the way of other shoppers.  I can't say that shopping together is something we'll make a habit of but today was great!!

I told you I would post my Meijer shopping list before I went shopping.  Well .... I didn't get the list posted so here's the list of what I bought instead.  I did 2 transactions to make sure that all my coupons would double. 

10 for $10 Get the 11th Item FREE  All were $1.00 each before coupons.  I bought 55 items so 5 were Free. 

4 Colored Bell Peppers
3 Avocados
2 Cucumbers
4 Old El Paso Taco Shells, 18 ct ~~~ Paid $.50 ea

$.60/2 Old El Paso Products Used 2 

3 Cans of Red Gold Tomatoes ~~~ Paid $.67 ea

$1/3 Red Gold 2/20 Smart Source

3 - Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes ~~~ Free

$.50/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix 5/30 General Mills Used 3

9 Angel Soft Toilet Paper, 4 ct
3 Green Giant Steamers Corn ~~~ Free
$.50/1 Green Giant Steamers Used 3
2 Sunny D
2 Bags of Dole Salad Mix
2 Packages of Mushrooms, 8 oz
7 Soft Drink 2 Liters
2 Dole Pineapple Slices ~~~ Paid $.50 ea

$.50/2 Peelie found on Minute Rice Brown Rice box

2 Lipton Vegetable Soup Mixes
2 Meijer Loaves of Bread
2 Kraft Mac & Cheese Single Serve Cups ~~~ Free with Nabisco Snack Pack purchase
3 Bags of Meijer Pretzels

Not Part of 10 for $10

1 Gallon Milk ~~~ $2.00
4 Packages of Hillshire Farm Cheddarwurst ~~~ Paid $.67 ea

$.50/1 Hillshire Farms Product

2 Old El Paso Taco Seasoning ~~~ Paid $.39 ea
$.60/2 Old El Paso Products
3 lbs of Red Grapes - $1.99/lb ~~~ Paid $6.23
Minute Rice, Brown Rice ~~~ Paid $1.20

$.50/1 Minute Rice Product

3 Boxes of Simply Gogurt ~~~ Paid $1.59 ea for 2, 3rd was free with coupon that came in my mail

$1.10/1 Simply Gogurt

5 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts - $1.99/lb ~~~ $10.06
2 Nabisco Snack Pack, 12 ct ~~~ Paid $2.50 ea

$1/2 Nabisco Snack Pack

STACKED w/ $1/1 Nabisco Snack Pack Mealbox Used 2

1 Dozen Eggs ~~~ $.79
2.25 lbs Cherries - $1.98/lb ~~~ Paid $4.42
6 Motts Applesauce, single serving packages ~~~ Paid $1.17 ea

$1/2 Motts Applesauce or Juice Mealbox Used 3

1lb Bag of Baby Carrots ~~~ $1.00
Broccoli ~~~ $1.00
1 Package of Hot Dog Buns ~~~ $2.50 (Ouch!)
1 Package of Johnsonville Italian Sausage ~~~ Paid $2.00

$.55/1 Johnsonville Fresh Brats 5/2 Smart Source

It has been weeks since I made a big grocery trip so I'm not too upset that I went over my weekly budget.  We should be stocked for meals (both those at home and those we will be packing to take to the park or Kings Island) for awhile again.

I spent $89.81 and saved $85.90 ..... $34.89 of that was from coupons.  That's 49% saved!!

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25 Healthy Muffins - Free eCookbook

Muffins are something I like to have on hand in my freezer for quick and easy breakfasts.  This eCookbook has 25 Healthy Muffin recipes.  I want to try the Pumpkin Chocolate ones!  I just found lots of frozen pumpkin when I cleaned out my freezer last week.  Download your copy here.

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Happy Birthday Day to You From Swagbucks!!!

Here's another reason to love Swagbucks ... If you're not earning with Swagbucks yet, Get Started here.

Swagbucks wants to help celebrate your birthday!  Go to the Account Details section of your Swagbucks account and enter your birthday.  When the day comes ... 50 Swagbucks will be added to your account.  Thanks Swagbucks!  My birthday is in less than 2 months. Yay!  (for Swagbucks not getting older. LOL!)

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Vista Print - Free Stuff!!

Vista Print is at it again with some great fun FREE stuff!  Father's Day is coming fast. Think about upcoming birthdays or other reasons why you might need a gift.  Or just treat yourself!

Free Photo Wall Calendar -- I love photo calendars.  I like to add pictures to each month from the same month of a previous year. 

Free 4x6 Photo Flip Book -- Do you have vacation pictures or holiday pictures that would be fun to have in their own book?

Free 250 Business Cards -- Do you need cards for your business?  Or how about using cards with your info to share with other parents.  I know I have tons of scrap papers in my address book with my kiddos friends parents numbers on them. 

You do have to pay shipping but the actual items are free!  Enjoy!

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Restaurant.com - 80% Off = $2!!

It's back .... rather early in the month ... Use Code SAVE at checkout to save 80% on already reduced restaurant gift certificates at Restaurant.com. 

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Lee Dewyze's Princess - Free MP3 on Amazon

This last season of American Idol was the first that I've watched.  I know "What rock have I been under, right?"   Anyway Lee Dewyze was one of my favorites and I was thrilled when he won.  My boys are asking if I'll take them to see him in concert.  Uh ... I doubt that'll happen but they were happy when I added our first Lee Dewyze song to my music library today.  Amazon is offering the MP3 Princess by Lee Dewyze for FREE.   Enjoy!

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Jungle Jim's Week of June 7th

With the Blogger issues I've had the last 24 hours and getting ready for a coupon class I'm teaching tomorrow night, I'm deciding that I just can't get to everything tonight.  See Savings Makes Cents for this week's Jungle Jim's Deals.  Thanks Tosha!  

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Meijer Ad Week of June 6th

Here are the noteworthy Meijer Deals.  Use The Q Hunter to acquire extra coupons for the things you want to stock up on!

Bi-Color Sweet Corn ~~~ $.20 ea

Hillshire Farm Rope Style Smoked Sausage, Cheddarwurst or Brats, 14-16 oz ~~~ $1.67
$1/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage 5/16 Red Plum Insert
$1/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage 6/6 Red Plum Insert

$1.17 ea

Blue Grass Brats or Metts, 14-16 oz ~~~ $2.50
$0.75/1 Blue Grass Product

$1.50 ea

Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast ~~~ $1.99/lb

10 for 10 Get 11th Free --  I love this sale!  Here are a few of the items included.  I'll post my grocery list when I get time to put it together.  It's a great time to add to the stockpile!

*Remember to do the math when planning your trip.  Only 2 identical coupons will double per transaction.  Sometimes it is better to split your transactions instead of getting the 11th Free*

Extra Large Avocados ~~~ $1.00

Hormel Sliced Pepperoni or Salami 4.5 oz ~~~ $1.00 ea
$1/2 Hormel Pepperoni Product 5/2 Smart Source Insert
$.35/1 Hormel Pepperoni Product 5/2 Smart Source Insert (I ordered these on ebay)
$0.55/2 Hormel Pepperoni Packs
$1/2 Hormel Pepperoni Packs
 $.30 - $.50 ea

Sunny Delight, 64 oz ~~~ $1.00 ea

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, 17.5 oz ~~~ $1.00 ea
$.50/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes 5/30 General Mills Insert

FREE

Get the Meijer week of June 6th ad details here. Meijer runs their sales from Sunday's through Saturday's.

I will post about my shopping trips to share how I did!

Thanks Mommy Snacks!!

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All is Well Again!

If you "Like" Saving Bits and Pieces on Facebook (and if you don't this is a good example of why you should) you know that I've been unable to get into my Blogger Account since last night. Finally I am back in and all is well....except for my missing header (I have no idea what's up with that!)  I have plans to catch up and maybe even get a little ahead tonight. We'll see how that goes!

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Kroger Ad Week of June 7th

Here are the noteworthy Kroger Deals.  Use The Q Hunter to acquire extra coupons for the things you want to stock up on!

Whole Watermelon ~~~ $3.98 ea

Whole Pineapple ~~~ $1.98 ea

Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Tenderloins ~~~ $1.99/lb - Not the Best of the Best Price but still Very Good!

Baby Back Pork Ribs ~~~ $2.99/lb

Kroger Cocktail Shrimp, 16 oz ~~~ BOGO

Lean Cuisine Entrees ~~~ $1.88
$1/5 Lean Cuisine 5/2 Smart Source Insert
$1/1 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine or Printable (FF)
$1/2 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine
$1/2 Lean Cuisine Entrees (IE) or Printable (FF)
$1.38 ea

Get the Kroger week of June 7th ad details. Kroger runs their sales from Monday's through Sunday's.

I will post about my shopping trips to share how I did!

Thanks Mommy Snacks!!

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Prinable Coupons ... New Month!

It's a new month ... okay so it's a few days into the new month but I'm just now getting to look through the coupons available at Coupons.com.

Here are stood out to me ...

$.50/1 Green Giant Steamers

$1/1 Eggo Frozen Item  --- Good only at Target

$.75/1 Blue Grass Italian Sausage, Bratwurst, Mettwurst

$3/1 Huggies Little Movers or Little Snugglers Diapers

$.50/1 Lawry's Marinade

$1/2 Taco Bell Originals --- Could mean Free or almost Free Taco Seasoning

$.50/6 Yoplait Yogurt Cups

$1/1 Kraft 100 Calorie Cheese Bites

$.55/1 Honey Nut Cheerios

$.55/1 Original Cheerios

BOGO Littlest Pet Shop Collectible Pet

$5/1 Leapfrog Leapster Game

$.50/1 Chex Mix --- Hold on to this one for a Meijer Sale to get Free Chex Mix

$1/1 Muir Glen Product --- I see Muir Glen products reduced at Meijer pretty often.

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Menu Plan Monday June 7th

Making a list of the contents of my freezers has been on my To Do List for a week or so.  I got to cross it off the list on Saturday.  Both of my freezers were full and I guessed correctly that I'd find things in both that I didn't know were there.  With the list completed, I made a Menu Plan for this week and started one for each of the next two weeks also.  I found the Shredded Potato Quiche recipe to use up some of the 2 bags of hash browns I found ... one in each freezer.  I'm using the cooked Italian Sausage I found instead of ham and will add some sun dried tomatoes too.

There are many easy sandwich dinners on this week's plan.  Lazy Summer days means less cooking around here.  Do you have a favorite easy Summer time dinner idea to share?

Here's what's for dinner this week...

Monday - Shredded Potato Quiche with Italian Sausage instead of Ham
Tuesday - Stuffed Baked Potato Bar - Chicken, Bacon Bits, Broccoli, Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa
Wednesday - Grilled Asian Chicken Breasts, Rice & Stir Fry Veggies
Thursday - Italian Sausage Hoagies, Grilled Peppers & Onions, Salad
Friday - Panini Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese, Corn
Saturday - Family Graduation Party
Sunday - Chicken Salad with Grapes & Pecans, Pretzels, Veggies

What are you having for dinner this week?

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