Happy birthday to me!

Garden update-baby veggies!!

Despite all the rain and lack of sunshine my garden is thriving! I have been slug hunting and salting everyday, doing Miracle Grow once a week and turning over the soil in between plants with my little hand rake.

The peppers have lots of blooms and a few babies.....
The big one.

My tomato plants are ginormous. I have had to move my ties and restake them many times because of this rapid growth!

The green beans and yellow beans.....

There are lots of blossoms on the green beans....

And teeny weeny baby beans!!

The yellow beans are just starting to bloom.

The zukes and summer squash....

I have staked the zukes and squash after a particularly horrible storm. Plus, I have a very crowded garden so I decided to grow everything vertical.

The cukes.

The big one.....

This was a photo I shot yesterday.

I shot this one today!

Can't wait to start eating all my free organic veggies!!!

My FREE coupon from Iams rebate won't scan at Walmart!!

Did anyone else get this coupon yet for a free 3.5 or 4 lb bag of Iams dry cat food? I tried the pink bag and the coupon wouldn't scan. Then I went and got the orange bag, no luck. WTF!! The pictures on the bag was of the orange bag (chicken flavor) and the Natural. They only had the orange TUNA flavor and the Natural was the 8 lb. bag. The coupon only specifies weight and that it has to be Iams dry food. Is anyone else having this problem?

Check me out on NATURALLYYANTAN

Check me out and all the other natural beauties on NATURALLYYANTAN

http://naturallyyantan.blogspot.com/2009/07/natural-beauty-7.html

07/26 CVS free school supplies, cheap Mentos gum, Wags cheap Starbucks coffee....

Total full retail value-$66.11

CVS
Transaction #1
5 Mentos gum $5-5 $1/1 coupons ($5)=FREE
2 Pilot pen 2 packs=$1.98 got $1.98 EB
2 composition books=$1.98 got $1.98 EB
2 pencil cases=$1.98 got $1.98 EB
1 pack erasers=$0.99 got $0.99 EB
1 pack push pins=$0.99 got $0.99 EB

Total spent-$7.92-$3.98 EB=$4.21 (including taxes)

Transaction #2
2 Arm and Hammer laundry detergents (buy 1 get 1 free)=$6.99 got $2 EB
10 Mentos gum $10-10 $0.55/1 coupons ($5.50)=$4.50 got $5 EB (spend $15 on candy in flyer get $5 EB) $0.50 profit
1 Colgate $2.88-$1/1=$1.88 got $2 EB $0.12 profit
Total spent-$13.37-$8.92 EB from transaction #1=$4.68 (including taxes)-$9 EB earned and unused=$4.32 profit!

Cashier put CVS coupon flyer in my bag. One coupon was for $1.50 off 1 Kotex!

Walgreens

hair dryer=$14.99 got $10.40 back on credit card (RR wouldn't print!!)
4 Starbucks ice coffee 4/$5 (Walgreens flyer coupon)- 4 $1/1 coupons ($4)=$1
3 Sharpie pen 2 packs (buy 1 at $1.99 get 2 free)=$1.99
Total spent-$18.83-$10.40 refund for RR (hair dryer)=$8.43

Total spent-$12.64-$4.32 profit (EB)-$0.62 profit (Mentos, Colgate)=$7.70
Total saved off full retail value-$58.41
Total coupons used-$14.50
Total EB used-$12.90
Total EB earned and unused-$9
Total RR earned and unused-$10.40

07/26 Cheap deal on I can't believe it's not butter at Walmart!

I only use I can't believe it's not butter for everything, on veggies, in baking, etc. The 15 oz. container of spread is $1.66 at Walmart and after the $1.25 coupon that is out right now is only $0.41!!! I plan on going back and stocking up on as much as I can fit in my fridge. I really need another fridge and an upright freezer.....

Freebies at Staples!

Got this super cute backpack with matching lunch box, pack of mechanical pencils and pack of pens at Staples. The back pack was originally $39.99 and it was on sale for $29.99. Everything will be free after I get my rebates : )

07/24 Free Hefty storage bags at Walmart!

These are $1 at Walmart right now and there are $1/1 coupons for them so they are free!

Cheap Frizz Ease at Rite Aid, Free school supplies at CVS, etc

Quick run down. The 24 packs of pencils, 2 10 packs of pens and two little notebooks were all free after extra bucks at CVS. The Listerine was $3.99 and used $2/1 coupons on both. The Smart Rinse was 50% off so $2.95 and I used $1/1 coupons (my daughter loves the stuff!). The G2 pens were $1 and I got $1 Register Reward back at Walgreens. The Frizz Ease is buy one get one Free this week and I used $3/2 for each 2. One Frizz Ease product is $6.49 so I got them for $1.74 a piece!

Walmart cheapies and don't forget to use those Kraft dressing q's tonight!!

The $1/1 Kraft dressings coupons expire today. At Walmart they are $0.58 after the coupon. I found 1 gallon Rubbermaid pitchers on roll back at the entrance for $1.50 and used a $1/1 coupon so it was only $0.50. The Kraft Mac and Cheese is still on rollback for $0.50 a box and I've been using the buy 3 get one free coupons which makes it 4 boxes for $1.50! Those coupons expire on the 28th so use them if you've got them : )

My first blog interview!

Check out my interview on Black girl with long hair
http://blackgirllonghair.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunday-retrospective-i-follow-bglh.html

Got my free Glidden paint!

My paint was delivered last week by Fedex. Did anyone else get theirs yet?

Free stuff at Walmart!

I price matched the 5 packs of Bic pens from the Staples flyer for last week (bought this stuff Saturday) for $1 each and used $1/1 coupons. The water and floss were a $1 each and used $1/1 coupons (thanks Jamie!).

Wish I had a coupon for this!!

We almost had to buy a new computer today. My computer was dying a horrible death right before my eyes. I couldn't get past the boot up screen. I called tech support and dropped $49 to fix it. It was worth every penny!! I am covered for more tech support for this problem for 30 days. Wish I had a coupon for things like this.... > : (

But I am counting my blessings that $49 dollars gave me my precious computer back and actually saved me hundreds of dollars. So, it's sort of like a coupon, right?

07/18 Garden update

My first pepper blossom!

I replaced my green metal supports with bamboo stakes that I tied with natural twine (seisel?)

We have climbers!

07/16 Super cheap Finish (Electrasol) with Walmart price match and coupons!!

The Finish Quantum was rated 2nd best according to the last issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

Walmart will price match any stores price on the same item. Target has these 20 + 5 packs on sale this week for $3.49. I live far away from Target and hate the harassment that comes with trying to use coupons there so I figured I would try the price matching at Walmart for the first time today. I just showed the cashier my Target flyer and she put in the $3.49 for all ten and I gave her my 10 $2.50/1 coupons and got all these for $0.99 per 30 pack!!

I will be price matching everything I can at Walmart from now on!!

Free Mars candy at Rite Aid

Mars candy is buy one get one free this week at Rite Aid. I used my Free coupon from the Mars promotion that runs on fridays.

Super cheap mechanical pencils and Coppertone at Walgreens

Transaction #1

2 mechanical 10 packs=$0.82 (including tax) (hubby did this one)

Transaction #2

2 Coppertone $21.98-2 $5/1 coupons ($10)=12.58 (including tax) got $10 CASH (The RR wouldn't print so the manager gave me cash!!!)
Total spent-$12.58-$10 RR=$2.58

Transaction #3
6 mechanical pencil 10 packs=$2.46


Total spent-$5.86