$1.00 off Smart Option Chicken Salad or Pimento Cheese
$1.00 off Any Food Lion Ice Cream
$1.00 off Two (2) packs of Food Lion Bacon
$1.00 off A-1 Steak Sauce 10oz.
http://apps.foodlion.com/web-coupons/coupon0941/fl-2009-1007-06f982.asp
10.08.2009
Food Lion IP coupons for 10/07 - 10/20
Perfect for using at publix or other places where they accept competitor coupons!
$1.00 off Smart Option Chicken Salad or Pimento Cheese
$1.00 off Any Food Lion Ice Cream
$1.00 off Two (2) packs of Food Lion Bacon
$1.00 off A-1 Steak Sauce 10oz.
http://apps.foodlion.com/web-coupons/coupon0941/fl-2009-1007-06f982.asp
$1.00 off Smart Option Chicken Salad or Pimento Cheese
$1.00 off Any Food Lion Ice Cream
$1.00 off Two (2) packs of Food Lion Bacon
$1.00 off A-1 Steak Sauce 10oz.
http://apps.foodlion.com/web-coupons/coupon0941/fl-2009-1007-06f982.asp
5.20.2009
Coupon for Free Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs
Get a coupon mailed to your home for a free package of Oscar Meyer Beef hotdogs (franks)
http://kraft.promotions.com/ombeeffranks/front.do
comes in 4 to 6 weeks.
Gotta love FREE!!
http://kraft.promotions.com/ombeeffranks/front.do
comes in 4 to 6 weeks.
Gotta love FREE!!
5.18.2009
MIA - Blame it on the vegetables
A friend asked me a question earlier ... "Why have you stopped blogging but you're still tweeting and I can find you on facebook?"
The truth is - Ever since our veggie patch started producing pickable produce, my online time has become even more limited than before. If only I could telepathically type my random thoughts, whilst sweating my hiney off, in the garden. I have had the most interesting conversations with myself, while on my knees weeding ... the problem is, Once I'm back in the house and I've had a chance to bark out the chore list to the kids, or do the hundred other things that makes my household run ... the moment I sit down at my computer, I'm lucky if I can put 140 "characters" together to make a decent tweet, much less remember the conversations I had with myself out in the garden.
It's just ironic that I've become addicted to the game "Farm Town" on Facebook. My oldest neice Gabby, helps me play that game (on my screen name). Oh how I have laughed to myself, while picking veggies out in our real garden, wishing it was all as easy as the virtual farm I fondly call "MicroChip Farm".
My latest blast on Facebook, seems to shock some friends. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
To help everyone understand ... I had to beg my husband to plant me a garden this year. I asked for half an acre of vegetables, He planted 4 acres. FOUR ACRES!!!!! (if one tomato plant can produce 25+ pounds, how many pounds of tomatoes can 75 plants produce?) and thats not including the 40 acres of DEER CORN that he has abandoned and decided it's too much work to harvest. He knew ahead of time, that he would have to pick it all by hand, since we don't have any major farm equipment, or hire someone to come harvest it for him. It was just easier for him to give up.
That's the difference between us.
While Jake was born with a platinum spoon in his mouth, and has the option of quitting anything he pleases, I was born with a rusty spoon in my mouth and wasting anything is beyond conceivable. Especially with so many extra mouths to feed, including my husband's abandoned obsession of collecting farm animals (which was his reasoning for planting 40 acres of corn that only animals can eat).
I'm always the one getting stuck with his past obsessions, and since I've now got 4 extra kids to raise, I have very little patience for my husbands immaturity. There's actually a lot more I could complain about ... but it all boils down to this ... I'm ready for a divorce. and he can blame it on the vegetables when he's talking to the judge. "well your honor, she asked for a vegetable garden, so I gave her one as big as this courthouse and a football field combined ..."
and what's in "our" garden?
So every day, starting at 7am I can be found outside picking tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cucumbers, squash, bell peppers, & rhubarb. My famously smart husband planted our garden extremely early this year, since we were having warm weather in March. We still have some veggies that have not matured enough to be picked, such as peas, turnip greens, onions, yellow corn & carrots. Oh and did I mention ... I'm still not sure if thats everything that was planted because the Genius labeled nothing? My sis in law claims the back corner has beets. lol I've yet to look. I asked for cabbages and I haven't seen any. *sigh* and wheres my watermelons?!
One thing is for sure ... Next year, My garden will have 2 plants of each and will be small.
The truth is - Ever since our veggie patch started producing pickable produce, my online time has become even more limited than before. If only I could telepathically type my random thoughts, whilst sweating my hiney off, in the garden. I have had the most interesting conversations with myself, while on my knees weeding ... the problem is, Once I'm back in the house and I've had a chance to bark out the chore list to the kids, or do the hundred other things that makes my household run ... the moment I sit down at my computer, I'm lucky if I can put 140 "characters" together to make a decent tweet, much less remember the conversations I had with myself out in the garden.
It's just ironic that I've become addicted to the game "Farm Town" on Facebook. My oldest neice Gabby, helps me play that game (on my screen name). Oh how I have laughed to myself, while picking veggies out in our real garden, wishing it was all as easy as the virtual farm I fondly call "MicroChip Farm".
My latest blast on Facebook, seems to shock some friends. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
To help everyone understand ... I had to beg my husband to plant me a garden this year. I asked for half an acre of vegetables, He planted 4 acres. FOUR ACRES!!!!! (if one tomato plant can produce 25+ pounds, how many pounds of tomatoes can 75 plants produce?) and thats not including the 40 acres of DEER CORN that he has abandoned and decided it's too much work to harvest. He knew ahead of time, that he would have to pick it all by hand, since we don't have any major farm equipment, or hire someone to come harvest it for him. It was just easier for him to give up.
That's the difference between us.
While Jake was born with a platinum spoon in his mouth, and has the option of quitting anything he pleases, I was born with a rusty spoon in my mouth and wasting anything is beyond conceivable. Especially with so many extra mouths to feed, including my husband's abandoned obsession of collecting farm animals (which was his reasoning for planting 40 acres of corn that only animals can eat).
I'm always the one getting stuck with his past obsessions, and since I've now got 4 extra kids to raise, I have very little patience for my husbands immaturity. There's actually a lot more I could complain about ... but it all boils down to this ... I'm ready for a divorce. and he can blame it on the vegetables when he's talking to the judge. "well your honor, she asked for a vegetable garden, so I gave her one as big as this courthouse and a football field combined ..."
and what's in "our" garden?
So every day, starting at 7am I can be found outside picking tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cucumbers, squash, bell peppers, & rhubarb. My famously smart husband planted our garden extremely early this year, since we were having warm weather in March. We still have some veggies that have not matured enough to be picked, such as peas, turnip greens, onions, yellow corn & carrots. Oh and did I mention ... I'm still not sure if thats everything that was planted because the Genius labeled nothing? My sis in law claims the back corner has beets. lol I've yet to look. I asked for cabbages and I haven't seen any. *sigh* and wheres my watermelons?!
One thing is for sure ... Next year, My garden will have 2 plants of each and will be small.
4.22.2009
Earth Day Freebie - Free Roll of Reynolds Wrap Recycled
Happy Earth Day!!
Click Here to fill out a customized rebate form to receive a free coupon "rebate" for a free roll of Reynolds Wrap 100% Recycled Aluminum. Good for Today Only.
Gotta love those useful free coupons for free stuff!
Get more Free Stuff on Thrifty Diva Freebies!
4.21.2009
$2 IPC Snuggle Creme Fab Softner
Get a $2 off coupon for Snuggle's newest fragrances "creme's"
IPC (internet printable coupon)
http://www.snuggle.com
On right hand side of page.
IPC (internet printable coupon)
http://www.snuggle.com
On right hand side of page.
Cheap Deals at CVS This Week 4.19 - 4.25
This week CVS has a few Good deals that have caught my eye.
The Aveeno Deal is Buy $25 Get $10 in ECB's
There's a few Aveeno items that are $2.99 each, such as the Aveeno Skin Bar, Aveeno Moisturizer 2.5 oz - Combine these with the $2/1 IP coupons or the $1/1 coupons found in inserts, will make for a great deal. (Just depends on how many times you can print the IP coupons)
My mom went to CVS and took advantage of this deal yesterday.
4 Aveeno skin relief bars @ $2.99ea ( $11.96)
5 Aveeno (2.5 oz) Daily Moisturizers @ $2.99 ea ($ 14.95)
$26.91 total
she used -
Store $4/$20 (beauty) Q
6 - $2/1 IPC (manf Q) $12.00
3 - $1/1 insert manf coupons $3.00
$19.00 off in coupons
Used $5.00 ECB's
Paid $ 2.71 oop (it was actually a lil over $3.xx including tax)
Plus she got back $10 in ECB's
Now I'm trying to get my coupons clipped to go get the same deal.
LOL.
Here's the links for the $2/1 IPC's
http://www.pharmdaily.com/Aveeno/index.asp
and Click Here for a different $2/1 IPC this one also prints off a $5/2 Q & a $10/3 Q
Here's another $2/1 IPC - Click Here
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Another awesome deal at CVS is the Dove Skin Vitalizer on Sale for $4.00!!
These are reg retail $12.99. Unadvertised price at $4.00 (if you have a card scanner at your store, you can scan these to make sure the price is $4). Use the $3.50 Q (3.15.09 RP) and pay 50 cents oop!!
Here's a $3.50 IPC http://www.doveskinvitalizer.com/
top right side of the page.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Those are the best deals of the week, I have seen so far.
The Aveeno Deal is Buy $25 Get $10 in ECB's
There's a few Aveeno items that are $2.99 each, such as the Aveeno Skin Bar, Aveeno Moisturizer 2.5 oz - Combine these with the $2/1 IP coupons or the $1/1 coupons found in inserts, will make for a great deal. (Just depends on how many times you can print the IP coupons)
My mom went to CVS and took advantage of this deal yesterday.
4 Aveeno skin relief bars @ $2.99ea ( $11.96)
5 Aveeno (2.5 oz) Daily Moisturizers @ $2.99 ea ($ 14.95)
$26.91 total
she used -
Store $4/$20 (beauty) Q
6 - $2/1 IPC (manf Q) $12.00
3 - $1/1 insert manf coupons $3.00
$19.00 off in coupons
Used $5.00 ECB's
Paid $ 2.71 oop (it was actually a lil over $3.xx including tax)
Plus she got back $10 in ECB's
Now I'm trying to get my coupons clipped to go get the same deal.
LOL.
Here's the links for the $2/1 IPC's
http://www.pharmdaily.com/Aveeno/index.asp
and Click Here for a different $2/1 IPC this one also prints off a $5/2 Q & a $10/3 Q
Here's another $2/1 IPC - Click Here
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Another awesome deal at CVS is the Dove Skin Vitalizer on Sale for $4.00!!
These are reg retail $12.99. Unadvertised price at $4.00 (if you have a card scanner at your store, you can scan these to make sure the price is $4). Use the $3.50 Q (3.15.09 RP) and pay 50 cents oop!!
Here's a $3.50 IPC http://www.doveskinvitalizer.com/
top right side of the page.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Those are the best deals of the week, I have seen so far.
4.19.2009
Making Recycled Paper - Our Earth Day Project
How To Recycle Paper (homemade Letter Paper)
Last week I was searching for a craft project to do with the kids. I decided to delve into the many thick notebooks, my SIL had used to write down every great craft idea, she found from years ago. One was called "Making Paper." Which is basically recycling paper and making new (thicker) sheets of paper from various papers (newspaper, notebook, coupons we didn't use, printed on paper for worksheets). Its a project I remember doing in 4-H (or was it girl scouts?) a long time ago.
The kids had a blast and We are still making paper, to this day. We have made almost 100 sheets of new paper by recycling the old paper. This project has enabled me to find a treasure trove of learning excersizes on the net. Even if your kids are NOT homeschooled, This is a great craft project to do with them.
My neices ages 14 & 9 can do this project by themselves now. I did have to help with the first 10 sheets. LOL We will be using the sheets of paper for various other projects, and maybe even school work. I'll let the Girls decide what they want to use them for, since this project is their labor of love.
I found the video above. We didn't have a mortar & pestle - we just used a bowl and a old wooden thingy ma jig (have no clue what it was really for.) My guess is, you can use anything to mash up paper in a bowl, while adding water to make a paste.
Here's the link to a .pdf file on how to make recycled paper. It includes using items found around your house. Click Here.
Enjoy!!
4.17.2009
False Advertisement at Publix - BOGO Sales
This has been a hot topic around "the water cooler" (different groups and websites), concerning Publix Grocery stores. I just got off the phone with a few district managers, all trying to explain the same thing. Here's the last conversation -
P - Publix
N - Nay
P - "Hi! Is this Mrs. Jacobs?"
N - "Why yes it is."
P - "Mrs. Jacobs, My name is Sandra. I'm with the Atlanta District for Publix Supermarkets. How are you today?"
N - "I'm Just fine, and how are you?"
P - "I'm fine. I understand you contacted our corporate office with a question about coupons."
N - "Yes. I have been told by a few friends that Publix is falsely advertising buy one get one free sales. When they go to publix and use a buy one get one free coupon, they are still made to pay for one item. Sounds fishy to me. Deceptive even. Maybe you can explain your company's concept."
P - " Well Mrs. Jacobs, Lets say you want to buy a can of green beans and it's on sale buy one get one free for $3.00. We split the cost and each can is $1.50 each instead of one can being $3.00 and the 2nd can being free. That way you can just buy one can and not have to buy two. Do you understand?"
N - "Yes, I understand what you are saying but wouldn't that be a half off sale and not a Buy One Get One Free?"
P - "That's just how we do our Buy One Get One Free sales."
N - "OK, So lets say I go into your store and use a Buy One Get One Free Coupon on a Buy One Get One Free Sale, Why am I still required to Pay $1.50 when Publix is getting reimbursed $3.00 on that coupon plus 8 cents? Sounds like Publix is deceiving their customers with false advertisements and shady practices, Do YOU understand?"
P - "Yes but Well ... Uh ... Ma'am, I'm going to Have My Boss at the corporate office in Florida, Call you back on Monday."
N - "I'll be waiting for That call before I take this matter further. Thanks for your time Sandra."
The conversation ended.
You buy the fabled cans of green beans for $3 BOGO
and use a BOGO coupon, should (and does at Kroger) make BOTH Cans Free.
Because the store is getting reimbursed $3.00 from the manufacturer (plus 8 cents)
But PUBLIX is going to charge you $1.50 more????!!!
So they just made $4.50 on their own sale!!!
Its time Publix' deceptive practices end concerning using BOGO coupons on Bogo sales.
And I'm just the loud mouth for the job.
I WILL take this matter further and bust out publix for robbing their own customers.
In Today's economy, the last thing we need is a Grocery chain taking advantage of the people who shop in their stores.
Right is Right and Wrong is WRONG!
Save those receipts people!
I smell a class action lawsuit.
P - Publix
N - Nay
P - "Hi! Is this Mrs. Jacobs?"
N - "Why yes it is."
P - "Mrs. Jacobs, My name is Sandra. I'm with the Atlanta District for Publix Supermarkets. How are you today?"
N - "I'm Just fine, and how are you?"
P - "I'm fine. I understand you contacted our corporate office with a question about coupons."
N - "Yes. I have been told by a few friends that Publix is falsely advertising buy one get one free sales. When they go to publix and use a buy one get one free coupon, they are still made to pay for one item. Sounds fishy to me. Deceptive even. Maybe you can explain your company's concept."
P - " Well Mrs. Jacobs, Lets say you want to buy a can of green beans and it's on sale buy one get one free for $3.00. We split the cost and each can is $1.50 each instead of one can being $3.00 and the 2nd can being free. That way you can just buy one can and not have to buy two. Do you understand?"
N - "Yes, I understand what you are saying but wouldn't that be a half off sale and not a Buy One Get One Free?"
P - "That's just how we do our Buy One Get One Free sales."
N - "OK, So lets say I go into your store and use a Buy One Get One Free Coupon on a Buy One Get One Free Sale, Why am I still required to Pay $1.50 when Publix is getting reimbursed $3.00 on that coupon plus 8 cents? Sounds like Publix is deceiving their customers with false advertisements and shady practices, Do YOU understand?"
P - "Yes but Well ... Uh ... Ma'am, I'm going to Have My Boss at the corporate office in Florida, Call you back on Monday."
N - "I'll be waiting for That call before I take this matter further. Thanks for your time Sandra."
The conversation ended.
You buy the fabled cans of green beans for $3 BOGO
and use a BOGO coupon, should (and does at Kroger) make BOTH Cans Free.
Because the store is getting reimbursed $3.00 from the manufacturer (plus 8 cents)
But PUBLIX is going to charge you $1.50 more????!!!
So they just made $4.50 on their own sale!!!
Its time Publix' deceptive practices end concerning using BOGO coupons on Bogo sales.
And I'm just the loud mouth for the job.
I WILL take this matter further and bust out publix for robbing their own customers.
In Today's economy, the last thing we need is a Grocery chain taking advantage of the people who shop in their stores.
Right is Right and Wrong is WRONG!
Save those receipts people!
I smell a class action lawsuit.
4.16.2009
New IPC $1.35 off Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Bars
Send me a email at southernthriftdiva at yahoo dot com with subject line - COUPON
and I will email you a link where you can print out (2) $1.35/1 coupons for a box of Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Bars. They are just yummy!!
One of my little known hometown grocery stores, recently had these on sale BOGOFree for $2.99. I used 2 coupons and got both boxes for 29 cents oop!!
and the best thing is .. My kids Don't like them!! so they're mine all mine!! LOL ok, my hubby Does like them too, as well as the other grown ups in the house. lol.
4.07.2009
Typical Rant
I mentioned earlier that my kids find it insanely funny when I say "You kids are driving me crazy and people online can tell." The truth is, People offline can tell as well. Sometimes I'm in such a rush to get 5 kids dressed and out the door, I run off forgetting to put on normal sneakers and catch myself wearing my house slippers. LOL. I've only been a sneaker wearing person for the past few months. I almost miss my 4 inch heels. I don't miss chasing a toddler in 4 inch heels tho. That's the reason I quit wearing my heels all the time.
I hear "aunt nay nay" at least a thousand times a day. Its as if they (the children) cannot say anything if they don't put "aunt nay nay" in front of it. AHHHHH!!!
Its been sleeting this morning, a little bit of snow - not much, So the kids are stuck inside. I just fixed lunch, which was veggie soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Now I'm trying to find all the materials for some craft activity, in hopes of at least keeping the older kids busy. They drive me crazy more than the little ones do!!
I haven't been shopping in 4 weeks!!
I so wanted to go shopping today, but not sure its such a good idea since my "Babysitter" (aka hubby) has found a lot of work to do outside of the house. Normally I could ask my SIL or my other female housemate to babysit, but they found jobs and are currently working at 2 of the stores I want to go shopping at. Taking the kids with me is sooooo not what I want to do. If we didn't have enough food to last another month, I would be shopping, but we do - so I'm not going to inflict any suffering on myself.
I guess we will make some paper today. We haven't done that in a while. Recycle old paper to make new paper. Now I just need to find some lint! You know, that stuff my sanity is hanging by?! LOL.
Lata
I hear "aunt nay nay" at least a thousand times a day. Its as if they (the children) cannot say anything if they don't put "aunt nay nay" in front of it. AHHHHH!!!
Its been sleeting this morning, a little bit of snow - not much, So the kids are stuck inside. I just fixed lunch, which was veggie soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Now I'm trying to find all the materials for some craft activity, in hopes of at least keeping the older kids busy. They drive me crazy more than the little ones do!!
I haven't been shopping in 4 weeks!!
I so wanted to go shopping today, but not sure its such a good idea since my "Babysitter" (aka hubby) has found a lot of work to do outside of the house. Normally I could ask my SIL or my other female housemate to babysit, but they found jobs and are currently working at 2 of the stores I want to go shopping at. Taking the kids with me is sooooo not what I want to do. If we didn't have enough food to last another month, I would be shopping, but we do - so I'm not going to inflict any suffering on myself.
I guess we will make some paper today. We haven't done that in a while. Recycle old paper to make new paper. Now I just need to find some lint! You know, that stuff my sanity is hanging by?! LOL.
Lata
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