I seriously everyone needs to go The Coupon Coup and register for a free COUPON BINDER giveaway. I carry around a plastic shoebox literally with all my coupons. It’s a pain sometimes but it works. I’d love to try a coupon binder!!

Go register … NOW!!

Today I’m setting up my 2009 savings plan. It’s nothing major but it is something. We have our daily use checking account and then we have one this sits dormant in our old hometown. We do everything with it via ATM Machine. So with that we don’t use it often nor do we remember half the time it’s even there.

Today I’m filling out new ADP Direct Deposit slips and I’m going to use that secondary checking account for our savings account. I’m going to have 5% of my check and 5% of my hubby’s check deposited into this account each pay period.

Now with that my husband pays almost $400 a month in child support for his 18 year old daughter. She is now incarcerated in the local jail and is not attending full time school. Since she isn’t attending school we should be able to terminate child support effective December 15th. Retroactive yes~

Now if this does happen and the order is terminated I’m going to take 50% of that $400 a month and have that deposited into this same account and add the other 50% into our monthly budget.

That way we have some fallback funds.

Flee be gone and rush over to Money Saving Mom!

She is holding a 24 hour give away for 3 Progresso soup baskets. I want I want I want!

My kitchen is compiled of old 10+ year old kitchen utensils. Sure maybe 1 or 2 things I’ve purchased new but dang I could sure use a basket like that!

Maybe you could too? Go register now!

Yes excavating, the word I’m using for my life. My father is an excavator / grater / cement mason … so I feel the word fits. He tore up land and rebuilt houses. Made new forms for foundations. So that’s what I’m going to do with my life.

Some personal goals for 2009 …

1. Weight loss the safe way!
2. Organize my personal space.
3. Become more “homey” with baking and cooking more regularly.
4. Spend more quality play time before my last two kids are adults.
5. Spend more quality play time w/hubby. (now now PG rated of course)
6. Work much harder to become more “frugal”.
7. Focus on getting out of debt.
8. Create a better family foundation. (holidays showed me we have lost some of our ways.)
9. Excavate each room in my home and redesign or finish what hasn’t been finished in 11 years.
10. Work on ME! It’s all about ME this year!

Oh well such is life! LOL

My score today …

1 - Walgreens Diaper - $5.99
2 - Reynolds Wrap - $.99 each (used 2/$1.00 off coupons item FREE)
4 - Quaker Oatmeal - $1.99 each (used 2/$1.00 off coupons)
1 - Chicago Tribune Newspaper - $1.25
1 - Green Bay Press Gazette - $2.50
1 - Milwaukee Journal - $1.75
2 - Motts Apple Juice - $1.79 each (used 2/$1.00 off coupons)
4 - Progresso Soup - $1.25 each (used 1/$1.10 off coupon)
2 - Kelloggs Frosted Flakes - $2.50 each (used 2/$1.00 off coupons)
2 - Kelloggs Mini Wheats - $2.50 each (used 2/$1.00 off coupons)
3 - Garnier Fructis Spray Gel - $.99 each (used 3/$1.00 off coupons item FREE)
3 - Ajax Cleansers - $1.00
2 - Glade Candle Refill - $5.00 (used $2.50 off coupon plus I can submit for rebate)
2 - Cigarettes for hubby - $8.80 (used $1.00 off purchase of two coupon)

Between manufacturer coupons, store coupons & advertised savings; I saved $66.71.
Plus I gained a $3 Register Reward and $1.00 glade candle refill rebate #25.

Pretty good morning!

We’re almost there! Checkout Wii Fit Mommies twitter party here. First time I’ve been involved in a twitter party so I may just sit back and watch. Sounds like fun though!

I signed up for a few of the giveaways would be nice to win one but eh oh well if I don’t. Either way I have my mind set on working out daily on my Wii Fit. If I’m lucky I can start tomorrow. My hubby is going to stand at the doors of Walmart at 6am CST to try to snatch me up one. I’ve searched high and low locally and can’t seem to get my hands on one.

Cross your fingers … tomorrow is the day!

Psychmamma posted this Granola Recipe and I just had to make it right away.

The dough tasted great and now my house smells yummy! I can not wait to set my teeth into a fresh hot piece!

I feel like I just gave myself a Christmas present!

I went to check out some more of the Target 75% after Christmas sale because they were planning to organize into one area today. I feel like I just hit the lottery!

Ok here goes it!

4 - Arm & Hammer baking soda - .57 each
1 - Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Spray -$1.25
3 - Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Candles - $2.98 each
2 - Christmas Undies (3pk) - $1.99 each (regularly priced $7.99 each)
3 - AF Tortilla Chips - $2.33 each
3 - Nestle Chocolate Chips - $.61 (regularly priced 3/$5.55)
2 - Axe Gift Set - $7.54 each
1 - Titanium Shaver Gift Set - $4.98
4 - Venus Shaver Gift Set - $4.48 each
2 - Sunsilk Shampoo & Twist - $2.54
12 - Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - $.99 each (regularly priced 12/ $47.88)
1 - Christmas Sock for Kylie - $3.99 (regularly priced $14.99)

Coupons Used:
Arm & Hammer - $1 off 2
Arm & Hammer - $1 off 2
Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Spray - 1 @ $.50 off (Savings $.50)
Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Candles - 3 @ $2.00 off each (Savings $6.00)
Nestle Chocolate Chips - 3 @ .50 off (Savings $1.50)
Axe Gift Set - 2 @ $1.00 off each (Savings $2.00)
Titanium Shaver Gift Set - $2.00 off
Venus Shaver Gift Set - 4 @ $4.00 off each (Savings $16.00)
Sunsilk Shampoo & Twist - $2.00 off purchase of 2 (Savings $2.00)
Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - 3 @ $1.00/2 (savings $3.00)
Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - 3 @ $1.50/2 (Savings $4.50)
Christmas Sock for Kylie - $3.99 (regularly priced $14.99)

Walked out saving $105.78 and paid a whopping $45.35.

I am SHOCKED and amazed! I can finally start my plans for organizing all my crafty stuff and office. Those ziploc’s stack nicely and can hold quite a bit. That alone with the shaving sets was worth the ride. Twice! lol I took my best friend back and she used the rest of my $2 off coupons on the Titanium Shaving Sets. She picked up 4 of those and 1 Intuition set.

Good luck to all hitting the after Christmas specials and deals. Hope you hit great buys like me!

Looking to see what coupons are coming in this week’s paper?

Check here: Taylorstown Coupon Preview!

Check out this site for any PC games you play to buy: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest.

It tells you if your machine is capable or not.

Wishing I had this PRIOR to buying bioshock, so now I have to upgrade my video card.

Any suggestions?