Sunday coupon preview for 10/30/2011

I strongly suggest that you pick up an issue or two of this Sunday's newspaper.  There are going to be several inserts with several great deals!!  I like to use http://www.sundaycouponpreview.com to find out what is going to be in the paper.  If you sign up with your email, they send you updates through the week as what to expect that Sunday.  This is great so that I can plan ahead how many papers I want to purchase and how to plan my shopping trip the next week!!

Look what I found in the mail today!

Today was an exciting day for freebies and samples!!  I got another issue of my Working Mother magazine (which was free!!), 4 samples of K cup coffee (which I don't drink, but my mom does), my 3 samples of Bragg seasonings, another sample of the new Kleenex brand Cool Touch tissues, and my pictures that I ordered through www.snapfish.com.  For the photos I only have to pay the shipping and handling because I get the photos for free by using my points from www.mycokerewards.com!  If you drink a lot of Coke products I strongly suggest you sign up for this program.  You type in the codes of of your Coke product and earn points.  You then can use those points for several different things, such as free prints from Snapfish!

Starting my Christmas Shopping

Well, I know it may seem crazy to be seriously starting my Christmas shopping already, but now that I am a single parent, the money doesn't  quite flow in like it used to, so the earlier I start and the better deals I can find, the better off I am!

Several weeks ago I was able to pick up a board game for Truett for $3.00!  I bought him Chutes and Ladders, which is one of his favorites and mine!  The game retails at Wal Mart for $7.00, and lucky me, I was able to find a $4.00 coupon!!  I also had the same deal for Candy Land, but of course they didn't get any restock of that game in my Wal Mart until after the coupon had expired!!  Figures!!

This is the Captain America Disc Launching Shield that I was able to get for $5.00!!!  Target recently marked this down to $15.00 from $20.00.  I found a $5.00 off coupon in the newspaper, and then I used my $5.00 gift card from Target that I had received after I purchased 5 Glade holiday products from them.  Now, Truett already has one of these, but by Christmas, I guarantee that another one will be in order, or he can use it to dual with his friends.

This is the Transformers action figure I was able to snag up for $2.99!!  At Target it retails for $7.99, but recently the Transformers Facebook page ran an offer that gave you a $5.00 off any Tranformers Dark Side of the Moon purchase of $5.99 or more.  Truett will be so pumped when he unwraps this!!  He is on a big Transformers kick right now!!

A few great finds...

This week I received a few neat things in the mail.  I got in my coupon for a free Suave Professionals product, a Biore face wash sample, another Origins moisturizer sample, and a sample of the new Infusium 23. 

At the store I picked up a few bargains as well this week.  I had coupons that were about to expire for both Old Spice body wash and Tide laundry detergent.  While I don't usually use either of these products, if you can get them for free or almost free, then why not!!  Travel size Tide detergent at Wal Mart runs for $0.97.  I had 1 $0.50 coupon, 1 $1.00 off one coupon, and 1 $2.00 off three coupon. Now, with these coupons, there was not a size limit, it was off any Tide detergent.  So, after the math, I got all 6 Tide detergents for $1.35.  Not bad for Tide, and nice to have on hand in case I run out or need them for when I travel somewhere.  The Old Spice body wash coupon I had was for $1.00 off any Old Spice body wash 1.7oz or larger.  Well, the travel size at Wal Mart is 1.7oz and retails for $0.97.  So I actually made $0.03 off that purchase.

Our Pumpkins!!!

Well, we are way behind this year getting our pumpkins decorated!!  We finally got around to it today!  Thank goodness Truett is very patient and understanding with my lack of enthusiasm for the holidays this year!!

Instead of carving the pumpkins, every year we use foam stickers that I purchased from www.orientaltrading.com.  They are about $5 and come with 12 sets to decorate pumpkins with.  Above are the 6 options that you have.  This year Truett chose to do the Frankenstein pumpkin!

Tru putting the stickers on his pumpkin!!  What I love most about the foam stickers is that it is 100% safe for kids to do themselves!!  The stickers stay on really well too!  I haven't ever had a problem with any of them falling off, even when they stay outside through all the Fall weather.  My other favorite part of using the stickers, when Halloween is over, all I have to do is simply take them off and reuse the pumpkins with my Fall decor!!

There he is!!!  Tru is so proud of his pumpkin!!! 

The pumpkin that I did.  I wanted to put a little sparkle and pizazz on mine!!  HAHA!!  The paint peels off when I am ready to do something else with the pumpkin too!!

They are ready to go out in the yard!!