Seed "baby" pictures

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My first compost bin and mini indoor greenhouse

I made my first compost bin a couple of weeks ago by drilling holes in the top, bottom and all sides of a tote.

I got my WinterSown.org FREE seeds this week! I am sowing these and about half of my veggie seeds that can be sown indoors. The rest of the seeds can be sown outside after the last frost. Some of the seeds I decided to sow indoors can be sown in or outside but I wanted to be able to use all the pellets in the tray so I sowed them to germinate indoors. The tray of pellets was only $6 at Walmart. The tray comes with directions.

This is what the pellets look like after they have expanded from adding warm water. The ones on the left I first pulled apart the mesh and them stuck my finger in the middle of the peat about 1/2 an inch down and pushed the peat to the outer edges to make a spot for the seeds. It also makes it easier to lightly cover the seeds when you are done.

I made sure to mark left and right sides so I would be able to know what plants are what on my grid that I filled in as I sowed the seeds.

I waited until I put all the seeds in each pellet before I covered them all by pushing the outside edge of the mesh so the seeds wouldn't get pushed down.

Then I gently pushed down the top.

I put the plastic cover on the tray that came with it and put it into my "mini greenhouse". This will keep the cats out and keep my little plants safe once it's time to remove the plastic lid on the tray.

Here is the grid I filled out as I planted each type of seed.

Walgreens-Free Reach floss and toothbrushes and Listerine!

1 Listerine $3, 1 Reach 2 pack and 1 Reach Listerine floss-Walgreens flyer coupon $5.01-$1/1 Listerine coupon-$1/ Reach floss coupon-$2/1 Reach value pack coupon= $0.01 profit
(cashier scanned WMC of $5.01 first then the rest and the last $1/1 coupon beeped but she pushed it through)

Peeps 2 for $1.50

Total OOP=$1.49

Rite Aid-Free Starburst, Oral-B, Gillette deodorant+body wash, cheap Cadbury creme eggs!

4 Starburst $2.98 (BOGO so 2 free)-2 BOGO coupons ($2.20)=$0.78

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2 Gillette deodorants $8 (2 for $8)-$4/2 coupon=$4 will submit for $2 SCR

final cost after SCR=$2

2 Gillette body washes $9.98-2 buy one Gillette deodorant get one Gillette body wash free coupons=FREE

2 Oral-B Advantage toothbrushes $5.48 ($2.74 each)-$1/1 and BOGO coupon ($3.74)=$1.74 will submit for $1 SCR

final cost after SCR=$0.74 for 2!

22 Cadbury Creme eggs (2 for $1)=$11 Yes, we are addicted to these things!

Total OOP=$14.55 (used $3/15 Rite Aid coupon)

Total OOP after SCRs=$11.55 so I basically got everything but the creme eggs for FREE!

CVS-Super cheap Kellogg's cereal, free Nivea, Gillette body wash and Oral-B MONEYMAKER!

4 Corn Pops $10-2 $1/2 coupons ($2)=$8 got $5 EB limit 1
final cost after EB earned=$3 that is $0.75 a box!

2 Gillette deoderants $7.98-$4/2 coupon=$3.98 got $2 limit 2
2 Gillette body washes $9.98-2 FREE Gillette body wash when you buy Gillette deodorant=FREE
Final cost for 2 deodorants and 2 body washes after EB earned=$1.98 that is $0.49 each!

Oral-B Cross Action toothbrush $4-$1/1 coupon=$3.00 got $4 EB limit 2
final cost after EB earned is FREE and $1 profit!

1 Nivea lip care $2.99=$2.99 got $2.99 EB limit 1
final cost after EB earned is FREE



How I paid

Trip #1

4 Corn Pops+Nivea lip=$12.99-$7 in coupons and EB=$5.99 got $7.99 EB

Trip #2

2 Gillette deodorants, 2 Gillette body washes and 1 Oral-B toothbrush=$21.34-$21.34 in coupons and EBs (one EB had to be adjusted)=FREE got $6 EB

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I received this sample cereal from Kashi, a coupon for a FREE box of this kind of Kashi and 3 coupons for $1.50/1 of this kind of Kashi cereal from Vocalpoint.

All You magazine rebate

If you still have your December 18, 2009 issue of All You, there is a page that has a rebate for $2.23 (page 171) when you send in 5 UPC codes from All You magazines and filled out form. If you don't already buy All You, it is only sold at Walmart and always has coupons in it, some are high value and some months have a lot of coupons.

6 packs of free seeds!

Just click on the link below and follow the instructions!

Winter Sown free seeds

February 2010 grocery spending and savings totals

Grocery spending total includes all food (including eating outside the home), health and beauty, cleaning and household supplies (trash bags, paper towels, tissues, etc.) and pet food and litter.

Total grocery spending after coupons, in-store card savings and gift cards/rebates earned and submitted (does not include RR's or CVS earned and NOT spent).

$618.60

This is still higher than I would like but I am trying to stock up before spring when I would prefer to be outside in my gardens and in my yard enjoying the weather instead of shopping all the time! We also have to have certain brands. I still have faith that as my stockpiles grow I will be spending less per month as the year goes on.

Total grocery savings (does not include savings from in store card savings or the difference between retail and sale price) which includes actual value of coupons used, RR's used, CVS extra bucks used and rebates submitted/gift cards earned.

$499.30

Whoo hoo!! This figure shows why my spending is still higher than I would like for the month but that by buying things when they are very cheap (on sale and I have a coupon and/or there is a rebate) I am saving myself a lot of money in the long run.