The Sweet Life On A Budget

CVS has a few deals that are free and a money maker.    (June 20- 27, 2020) Kit Kat Candy  Cost: 2/$2.00 Coupon:  $1.00 (Instant Coupon Printed week of June 13) OOP: $1.00 EBC: $1.00 Final Cost: FREE  Maybelline Single Eye Shadow Cost: 2 X $4.29 Coupon:  $4.00 (Instant Coupon printed week of June 20) OPP= $4.58 ECB: $5.00 Final Cost: FREE + MM ( $0.42) Pantene (Shampoo, Conditioner) Cost: 3 for $12.00 Coupon: $3/3 (CVS Digital) CRT: $2.00 Pantene         $3/$12 Hair Care  OOP: $4.00 ECB: $4.00 Final Cost: FREE Colgate Max w/ Whitening Toothpaste (6 oz) Cost: 2 x $2.99= $5.98 CRT: $3.00 Whitening  OOP: $2.98 CRT: $4.00 Final Cost: FREE and $1.02 MM My son is very excited about the candy deal because he only gets treats when I can pick them up for FREE or at a really good deal.   What is your favor...

Our meals need to be nutritious, clean, flexible, quick and cost effective. Between our work schedules and after school activities, we need to carefully plan our meals so that we do not end up ordering out.  We try hard to keep our total food and household products to under $100.00 per week.  What did we spend?  Week 1: 130.49 Kroger: $103.78 Meijers: $26.71 Rebates: $21.09 IBOTTA: $19.59 Kroger Cash: $15.49 Saving Star: $1.50 Refund: $4.00 (Coupon Issue)  Week 2- $82.33 Aldi: $82.33 Rebate: $1.99 IBOTTA: $1.99 Week 3-  $71.49 Kroger: $66.98 Walgreens: $1.13 Walmart: $3.38 Rebate: $12.38 Checkout 51: $9.00 IBOTTA: $3.38 Week 4 Rebate:  Total: $284.31 Rebate Total: $23.08 Final Total: $261.23 NOTE: Rebate total DOESN’T include Kroger Cash or Refunds because they will come off of the Kroger Bill automatically the following week.  Grocery Shopping Tips:   ...

Making small changes that have big results.  Living the Good Life On A Budget can happen with small changes repeated weekly. When combining picking up free items and frugal living tips, your life can be transformed.   Here are some ideas as to how you can make some small changes that will have HUGE results over the course of a year.   On Friday’s I share a few frugal ideas to help you maintain The Sweet Life on a Budget along with my money saving deals.  Although I do not advocate shopping at a large number of stores during this health crisis, if you are going to a particular store that has a deal- just pick it up too.    Knowledge is power.    Regrowing Vegetables-  We trimmed our romaine lettuce and green onions which placed it in water to regrow.    It was a great success and we planted one of the romaine lettuces in the ground this week.    Garden Happiness-  ...