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Free copy of Kamikaze Cleaning!

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This will be me today! Kamikaze Cleaning at its best! I have the day off and will be getting ready for my daughters baptism tomorrow. Cooking for 30 people, cleaning, getting her program ready ( anyone play the piano??) and if I can fit it in tonight between baseball and softball practice I need to give everyone a haircut! I should have read this book months ago!
Kamikaze Cleaning is written for the homemaker whose home has gotten out of control. It is to the point where people are not allowed in. If your house is like that now or has rooms where you always close the door when someone comes over, this book can help you.
Does that sound like your home? If so, you can sign up for the Busy Homemaker newsletter here and you’ll receive a free copy of Kamikaze Cleaning just for signing up. Thanks Crystal!

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Walgreens deals Feb 21st to Feb 26th!

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Weekly Register Reward Deals
Buy 2 or more Tylenol Cough, Cold, Sinus or Allergy Relief $4.99 = $3RR
Use two $2/1 coupons from here (or use the $3/2 coupon from the 1/3 RP or 2/7 RP)
Final Cost ONLY $1.49 each!
Zyrtec Allergy Relief 25 or 30 count $18.99 = $7RR
Use the $4/1 coupon found here (use zip code 74129)
Final Cost $7.99!
Stouffer’s Macaroni and Cheese 12 oz. 2/$3 = $1RR
Final Cost $1 each!
**Join the Stouffer’s Dinner Club to earn rewards for purchasing products!
Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-a-Clean $7.99 = $3RR
Use the $0.75/1 coupon from the 1/10 SS (there is also a $0.50/1 coupon from the All You Mag March issue)
Final Cost $4.24!
Goody Ouchless Elastics 26 pack $2.99 = $2RR
Final Cost $0.99!
Buy 1 Benefiber 6.4-14.9 oz., Chewable Tablet 100 count, Stick Packs 28 count $9.99 = Coupon for FREE Benefiber 18 count Stick Packs
Use the $2/1 coupon from the 1/10 SS (orange flavor) or found here or here: IE or Firefox
Final Cost $7.99 for 2!

Food
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers 2/$5
Use the $1.25/2 coupon found here (click on printable coupons– this is a manufacturer coupon, NOT a Save-A-Lot store coupon!)
Final Cost $1.88 each!
Keebler Cookies or Crackers 11.5-16 oz/Cheez-It Crackers 7.5 or 9 oz. Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Use 2 $1/1 Keebler or Sunshine coupon from the 1/10 RP
Final Cost ?
BumbleBee Tuna $0.69 with in-ad coupon
Use the $1/5 coupon found here
Final Cost $0.49 each!
Pringles 3/$4 with in-ad coupon
Buy 4 Pringles
Use the $1/4 coupon from the 1/31 RP
Final Cost $1.08 each!
Ghirardelli Chocolate Bar 2/$3
Use the $1/2 coupon from the Walgreens February Coupon Booklet
Final Cost $1 each!
Trident Layers Gun $0.99
Use the $0.75/1 coupon from the 2/7 SS
Final Cost $0.24!
Mentos Gum $0.99
Use the $1/2 Mentos Gum coupon from the 2/21 SS (good for sugar-free variety)
Final Cost $0.49 each!
Buy 3 2 Liter Sodas (A&W, Canada Dry, 7-UP, Hawaiian Punch or Sunkist) 3/$3.96 and Get 1 FREE Diet 7-UP 2 liter with in-ad coupon
Final Cost $0.99 each!
Select Kellogg’s Cereal (Special K, Smart Start) 2/$5
Buy 2 Smart Start Cereal
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from the All You Magazine 2010 issue or found here
Final Cost $1.50 each!
Nature Valley Bars 2/$5
Use 2 $0.50/1 coupons from the 2/7 SS
Final Cost $2 each!
Arizona Tea (can or bottle) Buy 1 at $0.99 and Get 1 Free with in-ad coupon
Final Cost $0.50 each!
Hunts Tomato Sauce 8 oz. $0.39 with in-ad coupon
Use the $1/3 coupon found here (must complete game)
Final Cost $0.06 each!
Personal Care
Revlon Cosmetics Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off
Buy 2 Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eye Shadow Quad $6.99
Use 2 $2/1 coupons from the 2/21 SS
Use the $2/1 coupon from the $100 In-Store Coupon Flyer (will deduct $4)
Final Cost $1.25 each!
L’Oreal Exccellence or Excellence To-Go Haircolor $5.99 with in-ad coupon
Use the $2/1 coupon from the 1/3 RP or 2/21 RP
Final Cost $3.99!
L’Oreal Everstrong or Everpure Hair Care $5.99< /span>
Use the $2/1 coupon from the 1/3 RP or 2/21 RP
Final Cost $3.99!
Buy Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Nail Color $7.49 and Get 1 FREE LaCross Pedi-Perfect
Use the $0.50/1 Nail Color coupon from the 1/10 RP
Use the $2/1 LaCross tool coupon from All You Magazine March 2010 issue
Final Cost $4.99 for both!
Almay Intense i-Color, Shadow, Liner, Mascara or Eye Make-Up Remover $4.99
Use the $2/1 coupon from the 2/7 SS
Final Cost $2.99!
Softsoap Body Wash $2.99
Use the $1/1 coupon from the All You Magazine March 2010 issue
Use the $1/1 coupon from the $100 In-Store Coupon Flyer (Softsoap Nutri-Serums Body Wash 15 oz)
Final Cost $0.99!
Right Guard or Dry Idea Antiperspirant/Deodorant Buy 1 Get 1 Free 
Buy 2 Right Guard Sport Deodorants priced at $2.99 each (based on on-line price)
Use the $2/2 coupon found here or here
Final Cost $0.50 each!
Arm & Hammer Toothpaste Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Use 2 $1/1 coupons found here
Final Cost ?
Ester-C Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Buy 2 Ester-C 90 count tablets for $10.99 each (based on on-line price)
Use 2 $5/1 coupons from the 1/3 RP (expires 2/24) or the 2/21 SS
Final Cost $0.50 each!
Excedrin Pain Relief 20-24 count 2/$5
Use the $2/1 coupon found here
Final $0.50!
CoverGirl Cosmetics Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off
Use the Buy 1 CoverGirl Face product and Get 1 Free coupon from the 2/7 PG
Use the $1/1 CoverGirl coupon from the 2/7 PG
Final Cost ?
Prevacid 24 hours 28 count Acid Reducer Save $3 with in-ad coupon
Use the $6/1 coupon found here
Submit for the Try Me Free Rebate (up to $25.99; this was a regional rebate so it may not have been in your paper)
Final Cost Free + a $9 moneymaker!
Select Varieties of Crest toothpaste 6.4 oz $2.49
Use the $0.75/1 coupon from the 1/17 or 2/7PG
Plus, use the $1.50/1 Walgreens coupon from the February coupon booklet
Final cost ONLY $0.24!
Household

Softsoap Liquid Handsoap 7.5 oz. $0.99 with in-ad coupon
Use the $0.50/1 coupon from the All You Magazine March 2010 issue
Final Cost $0.49!
Arm & Hammer 2X Laundry Detergent Buy 1 at $6.99 and Get 1 Free
Use the $1/2 coupon found here
Final Cost $3 each!

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CVS Deals February 21st – 26th

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ECB DEALS
Buy $10 worth of Colgate Toothbrush 360, Maxfresh Plus, Waves or Kids Toothpaste (prices start at $1.99), Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 printable here or $0.75/1 from the 2/21 SmartSource insertAs little as Free after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste at $2.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 printable here or $0.75/1 coupon from the 2/21 SmartSource insertFree after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 EARinse at $7.99, Get $7.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs
Buy 1 Mennen Speed Stick at $2.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $1/1 from the current CVS Reinventing Beauty Magazine (found at CVS for $0.99) or use $0.50/1 from the 1/31 SmartSource insertAs little as free after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Physicians Formula Bamboo Wear Powder or Bronzer Refill at $6.99, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)$1.99 after ECBs (Some people have been finding $5/1 peelie coupons on these products, which would make it a money-maker!)
Buy 1 Almay Intense i-Color at $5.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 from the 2/7 SmartSource insert$1.99 after coupon and ECBs
Almay Smart Shade or Smart Balance Foundation at $9.99, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 from the 2/7 SmartSource insert$2.99 after coupon and ECBs
OTHER DEALS
Just for Men Touch of Gray–$6.99
Use mail-in-rebate here
Free after mail-in-rebate
Bumble Bee Tuna–$0.49
Buy 5 and use $1/5 printable
$0.29 cents each after coupon
Simply Asia Bowls–$0.99
Use $0.50/1 or $1/2 from the 2/7 SmartSource insert$0.49 cents each after coupon
Airwick Freshmatic–$5.99
Use $5/1 from the 2/7 SmartSource insert$0.99 after coupon
Thanks The Thrifty Mama for these match-ups!

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How do you shop?

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This is a comment from a reader on one of my Kroger shoppng trips.


OK!! I’m working on my couponing skills, but you always have so many coupons. Do you actually buy that many Sunday papers? When do you actually sit down and do all of this. These might be stupid questions but I need to know. Do you sit down with your sale paper and your coupons together do you clip the coupons and put them in your binder? then check out the paper while going through the binder? Give a girl some hints, Please. Jen.

Do you actually buy that many Sunday papers?
Yes, I usually buy 6 Sunday papers a week, I also print a lot of coupons online and get many in the mail from different places. Also, I have been known to buy some off ebay if there is a great deal or a really great coupon that I know I will use a lot of.



When do you actually sit down and do all of this?
I try and get all my coupons put away immediately or things get out of control! But that doesn’t always happen, so I try and pick a night when my husband is watching T.V. so I can sit with him and organize my stuff. My days are so crazy that this is something I usually do after the kids are in bed, or I have coupons strung from one end of the house to the other 🙂 I clip my coupons right away and get them put in my binder first. Then I start looking at adds, this way it is so much easier to see what I have.


Do you sit down with your sale paper and your coupons together do you clip the coupons and put them in your binder?
When I get the CVS and Sundays adds I take a look through them to see if I have missed anything, I already know what is going to be on sale because I look at places like Iheartcvs.com that show me what is coming up in the next few weeks. But for me it is easier holding it in my hand than reading it off the computer screen. I also shop my 24 hour CVS late Saturday night so I need to get my act together quickly on Saturday’s so I can run without the kids! During the week if I have to go to the store I will check the store adds quick, check my site for any match-ups, and browse any other sites that might be helpful. For the most part I just do all my match-ups at the store while I am shopping. This is why I like the binder. All my coupons are in one spot and organized by isles of the store. So as I walk down each isle I just flip to that section and I can see all my coupons at once. This way if there are any unadvertised deals I usually catch those.

When I first started couponing, I made a lot of lists. I would pull the coupons I needed and put them in an envelope with the list and use that in the store along with my binder. If I am doing a really big shopping trip I still do this. But this way I didn’t forget anything.

Right now I have such a large “stockpile” of groceries I am shopping just for all the staples and fresh fruits and vegetables. Most of my stockpile items I only pick up if they are free. It took about a good 9 to 12 months to get to the point where I didn’t care if a box of cereal was $.50 I was only going to pick it up if I got it for free.

I find that most Moms have to do much of their organizing while the kids are in bed or taking a nap. Then you can get a list together and go to the store. I know that it can be hard to shop with little kids, trust me I have done it with 6 for many years. Only recently have my older kids been able to babysit while I run to the store. It is hardest for me when I have a little one sitting in the front of the cart because that is where I put my binder, which then gets moved to the basket of the cart and is heard to look through. I like to grab the carts with the little cars if I have the little kids so I can still keep my binder right in front of me.

Always start slowly, if you try and get every deal at one time you will get burned out, frustrated and quit. If you miss a deal, there will be another one. All sales go in cycles, usually about every 3 mo. so that same deal will probably be back again. Pick one store and one drug store to start with and when you are feeling comfortable shopping there and are understanding what deals they run then try other stores. Don’t kill yourself trying to coupon. Just do a little at a time.

How do you shop? Any other tips you can give a newbie?

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All time favorite recipe: Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

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I have been wanting to post this recipe for a while but keep forgetting. This is our all time favorite dinner recipe. I would guess we have made it about every 10 days for the past few years and are not tired of it yet.  It is so EASY!!

My little kids LOVE it. They will eat 2 tilapia fillets each. When we make it for the 8 of us we have to make 15 pieces. If you are looking for a fish recipe that EVERYONE will eat and enjoy, this is it! Try it! I promise you will like it, and if you don’t tell the kids it is fish they will love it also!
Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
  • 2 pounds tilapia fillets

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat your oven’s broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.
  3. Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.
See how easy that is! Promise me next time tilapia is on sale you will try it. Even picky eaters like it.

Do you have a favorite fish recipe we can try? I will try any posted and let you know how it turned out over here. I have fed the kids fish since they were born, so fortunately my kids love it. We are willing to try anything new.

Victoria's Secret Deals!

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Victoria’s Secret is currently offering a coupon good for a FREE Deluxe Fragrance Sampler!! (NO purchase required) Click HERE to log in or sign up to print your coupons! New members will also receive a coupon good for $10 off any $35 Pink purchase! Thanks DFC!
Also, check your mail box, I got a coupon for a free panty and a $10 off any bra coupon today from Pink!

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Free multi-packs of gum at Kmart!

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Do you have a Kmart?  This week Kmart stores have the Orbit Multipacks on sale for only $1.00.  If you use the $1.00 off coupon from here (you can print it twice)  You will be able to get FREE gum. Thanks a Thrifty Mom!

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Kroger Deals Feb 17th – 23rd

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Meat

Chuck Roast $1.97/lb
Ground Chuck $1.97/lb
Split Chicken Breast $1.49/lb

Produce

Navel Oranges 10/$1
Iceburg Lettuce .88 each
Gala Apples 4/$1
White/Red grapes $1.99/lb
Bell Peppers .55 each

Dole Bagged salad 2/$5

coupons.com printable .75/1
Final Price: $1.75 each
Grocery
Ocean Spray Cocktail Juice $1.98
Printable $1/1
Final Price: .98

*Indicates BUY 10 get $3 off
*Gatorade .70
1/10RP .50/1
Final Price: FREE

*Nabisco $2.19
1/14SS $1/1
Final Price: $1.19

*Capri Sun $1.69
Printable $1/2
Final Price: $1.19 each wyb 2

*General Mills Cheerios, Cinn. Toast Crunch, or Lucky Charms $2.39

SmartSource .75/1 Multigrain cheerios
Final Price: 1.39 each

*Pillsbury Grands Biscuits (8ct) .99

1/3GM .40/3
11/22SS .30/2
12/6SS .30/2
12/13GM .30/2
1/3GM .30/2
2/7 GM .40/2
Coupons.com .30/2
Final Price: .54 each wyb 2

Kellogg’s Cereal (select varieties) $2.77
Printable BOGO Special K
Final Price: 1.39 each wyb 2

Thomas English Muffins 2/$4March AY $1/1
Final Price: $1 each

Country Crock $1.69Printable .55/1
1/31RP .40/1
Final Price: .89

*Lean Pockets/Hot Pockets $1.69Cellfire .55/1
Final Price: $1.14

*Chef Boyardee .70
1/10SS .40/1
Final Price: FREE

*Frito/Cheetos $1.49


House Hold
Softsoap .88
1/31SS .35/1
March AY .50/1
Printable .40/1
Final Price: FREE

*Purex Laundry Detergent $2.19
1/10RP .35/1
Final Price: $1.19

Huggies $8.99Printable $2/1Upromise $1/1
Final Price: $6.99

Theraflu $4.99Coupons.com $2/1RedPlum $2/1SmartSource $2/1
Final Price: $2.99

Colgate toothpaste $1.67Jan AY $1/1
Final Price: .67
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Free drinks at McDonalds!

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McDonald’s has a new promotion called “Refreshment Recess” This means that Monday–Friday from 2-5 p.m. they are offering up buy one get one FREE beverages! All drinks are included in this promotion, so you can even get yourself some inexpensive McCafe Lattes, Sodas, and more! Thanks MDM!

*As always, this is ONLY available at participating locations, so make sure to call ahead and ask your local McDonald’s if they are in fact participating. Let us know if in your area they are participating! 
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