I have been really inspired by Six Sisters Stuff since we returned home from vacation. I made a bunch of their crock-pot freezer meals and stored them in our upright freezer. You freeze them in gallon Ziploack bags, stored flat. So, even if you just have 1 conventional freezer, you should be able to store at least a few freezer meals. I would like to do a post about their crock-pot freezer meals soon.
I really need to work on making sides and veggies more interesting. Pinterest helps with that, for sure! We usually end up with a simple veggie and some kind of side. Lately, I have been doing rolls/bread as our carb side dish.
Monday - leftover beef sandwiches from Sunday's French Dip Sandwiches
(I actually made this right after our grocery store trip (it wasn't frozen)).
Tuesday - Ham and Potato Casserole in the Crock-Pot
Wednesday - leftovers
Thursday - Fish
Friday - Out to Dinner
Saturday - Stuffed Shells
Sunday - TBD
If you haven't had a chance to check out the About Section of the Weekly Menu, please check out now for info on sides & veggies.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
2nd Target Ibotta Shopping Trip 9/6/13 ($38 transferred from Ibotta):
This was my second Ibotta trip. I figured out that after my last trip, I am close to completing 2 more bonuses. I looked through my coupons and didn't have too many to match to the Ibotta deals. But, since I haven't been couponing or stockpiling lately, I decided that it was worth stocking up on some paper products. I had toilet paper, paper towels and tissues on my BJs Wholesale list anyway.
I was working towards the $5 Autum Stock Up and the $20 for 10 offers deal. My first Target Ibotta shopping trip helped me fulfill some of these shopping requirements. I looked at my bonuses and realized that I had to buy 7 deals to earn $25 in bonus money plus the coupon cash value for buying the 7 items. I made my list and headed out with my 3 year old twins to Target! (Hopefully the Mommy friend that we saw at Target wasn't too traumatized by us when we were in "deal" mode).
Here's what I bought. It turns out that I qualified for some additional bonuses that I didn't even expect!
Viva paper towels, 12 giant rolls $17.19
Soft soap 8.5oz (not the smaller more popular Softsoap size) $1.84
Kleenex 4pk (3pk would qualify but my store didn't carry them) $5.69
Scott Toilet Paper, 9 double rolls $5.79
Cottonelle, 12 big rolls $6.49
Cottonelle, adult wipes $2.49
Kleenex hand wipes (these are NEW and are paper towel substitutes) $2.99
Poise, fems $4.84
U by Kotex $3.99
Total $53.82 (includes MA Tax at 6.25% - unprepared food is not taxed in MA)
Let's talk about the subtractions:
-0.05 Target coupon for brining my own bag
-2.56 for using the Target Redcard Debit Card (if you shop regularly at Target it is SO WORTH getting one of these).
TOTAL OUT OF POCKET: $51.22 (apparently Target registers have a rounding issue)
I submitted a copy of my receipt via my Smartphone to Ibotta. Then, I scanned all the applicable bar codes. You can see that since I am new to Ibotta I am only buying products for the deals during one transaction. Then, I buy the other stuff that finds it's way into my cart in another transaction so that I don't lose my mind. Within an hour, I was notified that my receipt was accepted and I received $38 from Ibotta. I did a Paypal transfer to get the actual cash.
FINAL TALLY:
$51.22 - $38 (from Ibotta) = $13.22 out of pocket
And, just a reminder, if you had a nice selection of coupons, you could have easily got this total down lower. I only had 2 small weekends of inserts so my coupon selection is low right now. Since my stockpile of household items is also low, I decided to just jump into some deals. Now that I have a small stockpile, I can wait to buy duplicate items until I am able to get the free, get paid to buy them or get them when they are at my rock-bottom price.
Here is a picture of my purchases on our kitchen table. Remember, don' put your stuff away until your Ibotta submission is accepted.
If you are interested, please consider using my Ibotta link:
http://ibotta.com/r/ek3svw
DISCLOSURES:
I was not compensated by Ibotta, Target or anyone else for my post.
If you click on my Ibotta link and sign up for Ibotta I will receive some kind of Ibotta monetary bonus.
I was working towards the $5 Autum Stock Up and the $20 for 10 offers deal. My first Target Ibotta shopping trip helped me fulfill some of these shopping requirements. I looked at my bonuses and realized that I had to buy 7 deals to earn $25 in bonus money plus the coupon cash value for buying the 7 items. I made my list and headed out with my 3 year old twins to Target! (Hopefully the Mommy friend that we saw at Target wasn't too traumatized by us when we were in "deal" mode).
Here's what I bought. It turns out that I qualified for some additional bonuses that I didn't even expect!
Viva paper towels, 12 giant rolls $17.19
Soft soap 8.5oz (not the smaller more popular Softsoap size) $1.84
Kleenex 4pk (3pk would qualify but my store didn't carry them) $5.69
Scott Toilet Paper, 9 double rolls $5.79
Cottonelle, 12 big rolls $6.49
Cottonelle, adult wipes $2.49
Kleenex hand wipes (these are NEW and are paper towel substitutes) $2.99
Poise, fems $4.84
U by Kotex $3.99
Total $53.82 (includes MA Tax at 6.25% - unprepared food is not taxed in MA)
Let's talk about the subtractions:
-0.05 Target coupon for brining my own bag
-2.56 for using the Target Redcard Debit Card (if you shop regularly at Target it is SO WORTH getting one of these).
TOTAL OUT OF POCKET: $51.22 (apparently Target registers have a rounding issue)
I submitted a copy of my receipt via my Smartphone to Ibotta. Then, I scanned all the applicable bar codes. You can see that since I am new to Ibotta I am only buying products for the deals during one transaction. Then, I buy the other stuff that finds it's way into my cart in another transaction so that I don't lose my mind. Within an hour, I was notified that my receipt was accepted and I received $38 from Ibotta. I did a Paypal transfer to get the actual cash.
FINAL TALLY:
$51.22 - $38 (from Ibotta) = $13.22 out of pocket
And, just a reminder, if you had a nice selection of coupons, you could have easily got this total down lower. I only had 2 small weekends of inserts so my coupon selection is low right now. Since my stockpile of household items is also low, I decided to just jump into some deals. Now that I have a small stockpile, I can wait to buy duplicate items until I am able to get the free, get paid to buy them or get them when they are at my rock-bottom price.
Here is a picture of my purchases on our kitchen table. Remember, don' put your stuff away until your Ibotta submission is accepted.
If you are interested, please consider using my Ibotta link:
http://ibotta.com/r/ek3svw
DISCLOSURES:
I was not compensated by Ibotta, Target or anyone else for my post.
If you click on my Ibotta link and sign up for Ibotta I will receive some kind of Ibotta monetary bonus.
First Ibotta Shopping Trip
Target Ibotta trip 9/4/13 ($22 received from Ibotta):
I just learned all about Ibotta! There is a special promotion now called Share the Love. If you redeem at least 5 offers within the first 2 weeks of registering, then you earn an extra $10. That offer motivated me to check it out and sign up. It expires soon though so, if you are interested then get moving now!
You complete little tasks to receive cash back after you buy each item. They are not coupons. It's real money that you can transfer to your Paypal account. The tasks usually consist of watching a short video, Tweeting something about the product, Facebooking about the product or answering a trivia question.
I like to have some ready to eat food in the freezer for those times when someone is starving and needs to eat ASAP or when we don't have anything in the house to bring to work for lunch. The Ibotta deals that were catching my eyes were for freezer stuff and baby stuff. Sounds good to me so off I went to Target! I was able to go shopping alone for this trip. It turns out that it is really easy to do Ibotta deals because all the info you need is on your cell phone while you shop.
Here's what I bought:
Huggies wipes, $10.99
Huggies Diapers, $19.59 (Target GC deal WYB 2)
Huggies Pull-Ups, $22.49 (Target GC deal WYB 2)
Barilla Plus Pasta, $2.14
Ore-Ida Potato Wedges, $2.14
2 Bertolli Frozen Meals for 1 $3.29 x 2 = $6.58
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches, the Healthier ones were on sale this week, $5.00
Totinos Pizza Roll,s $2.99
Simply Potato Hash Browns, $1.67
Chobani Kids Tubes 16ct, $4.99
Red Baron Frozen Pizza, $3.34
Total $83.12 (includes MA Tax at 6.25% - unprepared food is not taxed in MA)
**This may seem high to those without kids in disposable diapers - but this trip included boxes of diapers, wipes and pullups.
Let's talk about the subtractions:
-0.00 Target coupon for brining my own bag (dang, they didn't give me the $0.05/bag discount)
-3.62 for using the Target Redcard Debit Card (if you shop regularly at Target it is SO WORTH getting one of these).
TOTAL OUT OF POCKET: $79.50
Also, I received a $10 Target Gift Card (GC) for buying 2 boxes of diapers. I won't reduce my out of pocket to $69.50 though, because you can't use the GC in the same transaction that you earn it.
I submitted a copy of my receipt via my Smartphone to Ibotta. Then, I scanned all the applicable bar codes. You can see that since I am new to Ibotta I am only buying products for the deals during one transaction. Then, I buy the other stuff that finds it's way into my cart in another transaction so that I don't lose my mind. Within an hour, I was notified that my receipt was accepted and I received $22 from Ibotta. I did a Paypal transfer to get the actual cash.
FINAL TALLY:
$79.50 - $22 (from Ibotta) = $59.50 out of pocket
Plus I have a $10 Target GC to use another day.
And, just a reminder, if you had a nice selection of coupons, you could have easily got this total down lower. I only had 5-6 random coupons in my coupon binder, so my coupon selection is low right now. Since my stockpile of household items is also low, I decided to just jump into some deals. Now that I have a small stockpile, I can wait to buy duplicate items until I am able to get the free, get paid to buy them or get them when they are at my rock-bottom price.
If you are interested, please consider using my Ibotta link:
http://ibotta.com/r/ek3svw
DISCLOSURES:
I was not compensated by Ibotta, Target or anyone else for my post.
If you click on my Ibotta link and sign up for Ibotta I will receive some kind of Ibotta monetary bonus.
I just learned all about Ibotta! There is a special promotion now called Share the Love. If you redeem at least 5 offers within the first 2 weeks of registering, then you earn an extra $10. That offer motivated me to check it out and sign up. It expires soon though so, if you are interested then get moving now!
You complete little tasks to receive cash back after you buy each item. They are not coupons. It's real money that you can transfer to your Paypal account. The tasks usually consist of watching a short video, Tweeting something about the product, Facebooking about the product or answering a trivia question.
I like to have some ready to eat food in the freezer for those times when someone is starving and needs to eat ASAP or when we don't have anything in the house to bring to work for lunch. The Ibotta deals that were catching my eyes were for freezer stuff and baby stuff. Sounds good to me so off I went to Target! I was able to go shopping alone for this trip. It turns out that it is really easy to do Ibotta deals because all the info you need is on your cell phone while you shop.
Here's what I bought:
Huggies wipes, $10.99
Huggies Diapers, $19.59 (Target GC deal WYB 2)
Huggies Pull-Ups, $22.49 (Target GC deal WYB 2)
Barilla Plus Pasta, $2.14
Ore-Ida Potato Wedges, $2.14
2 Bertolli Frozen Meals for 1 $3.29 x 2 = $6.58
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches, the Healthier ones were on sale this week, $5.00
Totinos Pizza Roll,s $2.99
Simply Potato Hash Browns, $1.67
Chobani Kids Tubes 16ct, $4.99
Red Baron Frozen Pizza, $3.34
Total $83.12 (includes MA Tax at 6.25% - unprepared food is not taxed in MA)
**This may seem high to those without kids in disposable diapers - but this trip included boxes of diapers, wipes and pullups.
Let's talk about the subtractions:
-0.00 Target coupon for brining my own bag (dang, they didn't give me the $0.05/bag discount)
-3.62 for using the Target Redcard Debit Card (if you shop regularly at Target it is SO WORTH getting one of these).
TOTAL OUT OF POCKET: $79.50
Also, I received a $10 Target Gift Card (GC) for buying 2 boxes of diapers. I won't reduce my out of pocket to $69.50 though, because you can't use the GC in the same transaction that you earn it.
I submitted a copy of my receipt via my Smartphone to Ibotta. Then, I scanned all the applicable bar codes. You can see that since I am new to Ibotta I am only buying products for the deals during one transaction. Then, I buy the other stuff that finds it's way into my cart in another transaction so that I don't lose my mind. Within an hour, I was notified that my receipt was accepted and I received $22 from Ibotta. I did a Paypal transfer to get the actual cash.
FINAL TALLY:
$79.50 - $22 (from Ibotta) = $59.50 out of pocket
Plus I have a $10 Target GC to use another day.
And, just a reminder, if you had a nice selection of coupons, you could have easily got this total down lower. I only had 5-6 random coupons in my coupon binder, so my coupon selection is low right now. Since my stockpile of household items is also low, I decided to just jump into some deals. Now that I have a small stockpile, I can wait to buy duplicate items until I am able to get the free, get paid to buy them or get them when they are at my rock-bottom price.
If you are interested, please consider using my Ibotta link:
http://ibotta.com/r/ek3svw
DISCLOSURES:
I was not compensated by Ibotta, Target or anyone else for my post.
If you click on my Ibotta link and sign up for Ibotta I will receive some kind of Ibotta monetary bonus.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Pez Museum, Orange, CT
One of Jack and Juliette's first favorites was Pez candy and dispensers. I found this link when we
I was internet surfing on day. I can't wait to take a family trip to Orange, CT and check out this Pez Museum.
I was internet surfing on day. I can't wait to take a family trip to Orange, CT and check out this Pez Museum.
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| The Pez Collection (2013) |
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Happy people are grateful 2/28/13
Today I'm grateful that a good friend made it thru her surgery a-ok! (It was minor but it's still a relief).
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Happy people are grateful
I read that happy people are grateful. Suggestions from this article were to journal one thing that you are grateful for each night before bed. I know that I would never EVER fill out a traditional notebook with these thoughts so I will try it here instead.
Today I am grateful that Jules doesn't have pneumonia. We have to find out what she does have. But, she was treated for strep and pneumonia a few weeks ago and those 2 items are not the issue now. The doc called my husband and today's X-Ray was clear!
Today I am grateful that Jules doesn't have pneumonia. We have to find out what she does have. But, she was treated for strep and pneumonia a few weeks ago and those 2 items are not the issue now. The doc called my husband and today's X-Ray was clear!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Fun Stuff To Do Locally (South Eastern Massachusetts & Rhode Island)
I am making a list so that I have something to refer to when the kids are bored. Time to load up the car with kids and supplies and pack up the double stroller!
Kidz Wurld
Monkey Joe's
Kidz Kastle, Warwick
other indoor play places
Legion Bowling, Cranston RI - they have duck pins (little balls with chunky pins) and Pac-Man near KFC and hot dog place for kid dinners
Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
Roger Williams Zoo, Providence
Buttonwood Zoo, New Bedford
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
Science Museum, Boston
Children's Museum, Providence
Children's Museum, Easton
New England Aquarium, Boston
Geocache
Maize Maze - Conner's in Danvers
Roller Skating
Skiing (save me)
Library
Library Story Time Group
Canobie Lake - they do have a toddler area
Mystic, CT
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport (when kids are a bit older)
The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Middlebury CT
And, below some not so local ideas:
Conway Railroads
Storyland
Santa's Village
America's Stonehenge
Clark's
Mt Washington Auto Road
Newport Mansions
Newport Ocean Walk - no strollers though
Cupcake Charlie's is now in Newport
Kittery Outlet's
York's Wild Animal Kingdom
Busch Garden's (in VA has Sesame Place)
Jamestown Pie Co
Virginia Beach
BBQ Restaurants
Hershey Park, PA
Sesame Place, PA
Turkey Hill Experience, PA
Crayola Factory, PA
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia PA
Storybook Land, Atlantic City, NJ
Niagara - USA and Canada
Seasonal:
Polar Express
Ice Skating
Winter Fun thing in Attleboro (Feb)
Christmas Thing on weekends at Slater Park in Pawtucket, Ri (Dec)
LaSalette
See Santa - also at Bass Pro
Edaville - only open for Thomas?
Santa's Village some Xmas
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| Time To Go On A Fun Family Outing (SE MA and RI) |
Kidz Wurld
Monkey Joe's
Kidz Kastle, Warwick
other indoor play places
Legion Bowling, Cranston RI - they have duck pins (little balls with chunky pins) and Pac-Man near KFC and hot dog place for kid dinners
Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
Roger Williams Zoo, Providence
Buttonwood Zoo, New Bedford
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
Science Museum, Boston
Children's Museum, Providence
Children's Museum, Easton
New England Aquarium, Boston
Geocache
Maize Maze - Conner's in Danvers
Roller Skating
Skiing (save me)
Library
Library Story Time Group
Canobie Lake - they do have a toddler area
Mystic, CT
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport (when kids are a bit older)
The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Middlebury CT
And, below some not so local ideas:
Conway Railroads
Storyland
Santa's Village
America's Stonehenge
Clark's
Mt Washington Auto Road
Newport Mansions
Newport Ocean Walk - no strollers though
Cupcake Charlie's is now in Newport
Kittery Outlet's
York's Wild Animal Kingdom
Busch Garden's (in VA has Sesame Place)
Jamestown Pie Co
Virginia Beach
BBQ Restaurants
Hershey Park, PA
Sesame Place, PA
Turkey Hill Experience, PA
Crayola Factory, PA
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia PA
Storybook Land, Atlantic City, NJ
Niagara - USA and Canada
Seasonal:
Polar Express
Ice Skating
Winter Fun thing in Attleboro (Feb)
Christmas Thing on weekends at Slater Park in Pawtucket, Ri (Dec)
LaSalette
See Santa - also at Bass Pro
Edaville - only open for Thomas?
Santa's Village some Xmas
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