OP: Original price (individual) SP: Sale price (individual) Blue font: coupon
KROGER
(3) Eggo Waffles, 10 ct, OP: $2.50, SP: $1.99
(2) Totino's Pizza Rolls, 15 ct, OP: $2.25, SP: $.95
- $1.00 off (2) Totino's Pizza Rolls
(2) Campbell's Country Beef w/Vegetables Chunky Soup, OP: $1.65, SP: $1.35
- $.50 off (2) Campbell's Chunky Soup (doubles to $1.00)
(2) Ragu Mushroom & Green Peppers Pasta Sauce, OP: $1.79, SP: $1.49
- $1.00 off (2) Ragu Pasta Sauce (eCoupon)
(1) Minute Maid Orange Juice, OP: $2.89, SP: $2.19
(2) Stayfree Pads, OP: $3.06, SP: $2.49
- $1.00 off (1) Stayfree pads
- $1.00 off (1) Stayfree pads
(1) Carefree Liners, OP: $3.15, SP: $2.49
- $.50 off (1) Carefree liners (doubles to $1.00)
(1) Gatorade, 32 oz, OP: $1.09
- FREE (1) 32 oz Gatorade (eCoupon)
Total Spent: $17.88
Total Saved: $14.40
Friday, February 17, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday Four
What I Watched (TV): The Voice came back this week in all its glory! I can't express how much better this show is than American Idol and The X Factor. I'm also super excited that Tony Lucca is on the show (MMC used to be my favorite show!); he's already my favorite to win :-)
What I Read: I read the first four chapters of Jane Eyre and a free issue I got of "Better Homes and Gardens."
What I Listened to: Pentatonix released a cover this week of Gotye (feat. Kimbra)'s "Somebody That I Used to Know." I'm still letting the original version grow on me, but I immediately fell in love with PTX's version. They are really putting a cappella on the map!!
What I Watched (movies): I watched quite a few movies in the early part of this week. Jamie and I watched Jurassic Park last weekend, and it was the first time I'd ever seen it! I also watched Monsters vs. Aliens and Marley and Me. I wasn't super impressed with any of them, but none were terrible.
What I Read: I read the first four chapters of Jane Eyre and a free issue I got of "Better Homes and Gardens."
What I Listened to: Pentatonix released a cover this week of Gotye (feat. Kimbra)'s "Somebody That I Used to Know." I'm still letting the original version grow on me, but I immediately fell in love with PTX's version. They are really putting a cappella on the map!!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
The Non-Move
For those of you "in the know," (I couldn't think of a better phrase, sorry!), Jamie and I have decided to stay here in Columbia. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, here is a little story about how we almost decided to move to Charleston this week :-)
Jamie and I had been talking semi-seriously for about a year now concerning possibly relocating to another city. A couple of weeks ago, the FedEx station in North Charleston advertised for five full time routes. Jamie has always wanted to move to Charleston, so he put in a bid for one of the routes. FedEx does their hiring strictly based on seniority, and on the morning of the last day to bid, Jamie sat at #5, which meant he would be offered a route.
Well, by the time he got back to the station that night, he had been outbid by a guy who only worked for FedEx two months longer than Jamie, so he was pushed to #6. Disappointed, but not discouraged, we started putting feelers out for life in Charleston, in case someone turned down a route (because really, what are the chances that 5 out of 5 would take it?).
Lo and behold, exactly one week later, Jamie got a call from his manager saying that he had been offered one of the routes in Charleston. That was last Friday. For the next four days we went over every aspect of the move that you could possibly think of! On Saturday, we even went down to Charleston to check out the station and look around at the housing market.
On Monday, Jamie actually found out the information about the route. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite what he expected. Without getting into a lot of FedEx lingo, the route was something called a "split shift," which essentially means the worker comes in early in the morning for a couple of hours, helps anyone that needs help, then goes home for a couple of hours until it's time to start their pickup route. There are two reasons Jamie wasn't pleased with this route setup: that route structure is a step backward, and the schedule would be worse than the one he has now with a paycut. One of the reasons we wanted to go to Charleston was so Jamie could start working on building a furniture business. Working a split shift wouldn't give him the time to be able to do that.
Ultimately, with all things considered, we just didn't think we were in the situation right now to move. The route wasn't what we thought; the cost of living in Charleston is a bit high for us; I would have to start all over in my job search; and we would have so many things in Columbia to take care of (our house, our rentals, etc).
So for now, Charleston is not in the cards.... but who knows what the future will bring? :-)
Jamie and I had been talking semi-seriously for about a year now concerning possibly relocating to another city. A couple of weeks ago, the FedEx station in North Charleston advertised for five full time routes. Jamie has always wanted to move to Charleston, so he put in a bid for one of the routes. FedEx does their hiring strictly based on seniority, and on the morning of the last day to bid, Jamie sat at #5, which meant he would be offered a route.
Well, by the time he got back to the station that night, he had been outbid by a guy who only worked for FedEx two months longer than Jamie, so he was pushed to #6. Disappointed, but not discouraged, we started putting feelers out for life in Charleston, in case someone turned down a route (because really, what are the chances that 5 out of 5 would take it?).
Lo and behold, exactly one week later, Jamie got a call from his manager saying that he had been offered one of the routes in Charleston. That was last Friday. For the next four days we went over every aspect of the move that you could possibly think of! On Saturday, we even went down to Charleston to check out the station and look around at the housing market.
On Monday, Jamie actually found out the information about the route. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite what he expected. Without getting into a lot of FedEx lingo, the route was something called a "split shift," which essentially means the worker comes in early in the morning for a couple of hours, helps anyone that needs help, then goes home for a couple of hours until it's time to start their pickup route. There are two reasons Jamie wasn't pleased with this route setup: that route structure is a step backward, and the schedule would be worse than the one he has now with a paycut. One of the reasons we wanted to go to Charleston was so Jamie could start working on building a furniture business. Working a split shift wouldn't give him the time to be able to do that.
Ultimately, with all things considered, we just didn't think we were in the situation right now to move. The route wasn't what we thought; the cost of living in Charleston is a bit high for us; I would have to start all over in my job search; and we would have so many things in Columbia to take care of (our house, our rentals, etc).
So for now, Charleston is not in the cards.... but who knows what the future will bring? :-)
Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday Four
What I Watched (TV): I have to admit, I really enjoyed Glee's Michael Jackson tribute episode this week. The "Scream" recreation was pretty amazing!
What I Read: I finally finished Bossypants!
Haven't quite decided which of my stack of eight I will start next :-P
What I Listened to: There are two duets I'm really digging right now:
Jon McLaughlin & Sara Bareilles "Summer is Over"
James Morrison & Jessie J "Up"
What I Watched (movies): I rewatched 500 Days of Summer on tv this week. It wasn't quite as good as I remembered, but Zooey and JGL are just too cute together!!
And if you don't believe me, watch this video!!
What I Read: I finally finished Bossypants!
Haven't quite decided which of my stack of eight I will start next :-P
What I Listened to: There are two duets I'm really digging right now:
Jon McLaughlin & Sara Bareilles "Summer is Over"
James Morrison & Jessie J "Up"
And if you don't believe me, watch this video!!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thrifty Thursday - Feb 2
I haven't written about this before, but I feel that it IS worth mentioning that we do have a mini stockpile, with an abundance of pasta, salad dressing, popcorn, rice and toiletries. I bought lots of those when I first started couponing, and soon realized that we couldn't use them as fast as I was buying them, so we won't be buying anymore until our supply has dwindled quite a bit. That explains why you haven't seen those items on these lists so far. Just an FYI for y'all!
OP: Original price (individual) SP: Sale price (individual) Blue font: coupon
PUBLIX
(3) Lipton Citrus Green Tea, 16.9 oz 12 pk, OP: $5.99, SP: Buy 2 Get 1 Free ($3.99 each)
- $1.00 off (1) Lipton 12 pk
- $1.00 off (1) Lipton 12 pk
(4) Bird's Eye Steamfresh Vegetables, OP: $2.47, SP: 50% off ($1.24)
- $.50 off (1) Bird's Eye Steamfresh Chef Favorites (doubled to $1.00)
(1) Claussen Dill Pickle Spears, OP: $3.29, SP: $2.00
(1) Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Pickle Spears, OP: $2.99, SP: $1.50
- $.50 off (1) Mt. Olive Pickles (doubled to $1.00)
(2) Mighty Mango Naked Juice, 15.2 oz, OP: $2.99, SP: $2.50
- $1.00 off (1) 15.2 oz Naked Juice
- $1.00 off (1) 15.2 oz Naked Juice
(2) Coffeemate Liquid Coffee Creamer, 32 oz, OP: $3.89, SP: $2.50
- $.75 off (2) Coffeemate Creamers
(2) Hormel Sliced Pepperoni, OP: $3.69, SP: $3.00
- $1.00 off (2) Hormel Pepperoni products
(1) Smithfield Hickory Smoked Bacon, OP: $5.79, SP: $3.34
(1) Iceberg Lettuce head, $1.49
(1) Whole White Mushrooms, $1.99
(1) Mentos Up2U Gum, 15 ct, OP: $1.28, SP: $.99
- $1.00 off (1) Mentos Up2U Gum single pack
OP: Original price (individual) SP: Sale price (individual) Blue font: coupon
PUBLIX
(3) Lipton Citrus Green Tea, 16.9 oz 12 pk, OP: $5.99, SP: Buy 2 Get 1 Free ($3.99 each)
- $1.00 off (1) Lipton 12 pk
- $1.00 off (1) Lipton 12 pk
(4) Bird's Eye Steamfresh Vegetables, OP: $2.47, SP: 50% off ($1.24)
- $.50 off (1) Bird's Eye Steamfresh Chef Favorites (doubled to $1.00)
(1) Claussen Dill Pickle Spears, OP: $3.29, SP: $2.00
(1) Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Pickle Spears, OP: $2.99, SP: $1.50
- $.50 off (1) Mt. Olive Pickles (doubled to $1.00)
(2) Mighty Mango Naked Juice, 15.2 oz, OP: $2.99, SP: $2.50
- $1.00 off (1) 15.2 oz Naked Juice
- $1.00 off (1) 15.2 oz Naked Juice
(2) Coffeemate Liquid Coffee Creamer, 32 oz, OP: $3.89, SP: $2.50
- $.75 off (2) Coffeemate Creamers
(2) Hormel Sliced Pepperoni, OP: $3.69, SP: $3.00
- $1.00 off (2) Hormel Pepperoni products
(1) Smithfield Hickory Smoked Bacon, OP: $5.79, SP: $3.34
(1) Iceberg Lettuce head, $1.49
(1) Whole White Mushrooms, $1.99
(1) Mentos Up2U Gum, 15 ct, OP: $1.28, SP: $.99
- $1.00 off (1) Mentos Up2U Gum single pack
(2) Sabra Classic Hummus, 2 oz 4 pk, OP: $3.99, SP: $2.50
(1) Celery, OP: $1.89, SP: $.99
(5) Plum Tomatoes, .92 lb, OP: $1.37, SP: $.91 (.99/lb)
Total Spent: $42.38
Total Saved: $34.39
CVS
(1) Izze Clementine, 8 oz 4 pk, OP: $3.49, SP: $3.00
- $2.00 Extra Care bucks
- $1.00 P&G Rebate Gift Card
Total Spent: Nothing out of pocket!
Total Saved: $3.49
FINAL SPENT: $42.38
FINAL SAVED: $37.88
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12 for '12 Update- January
SPIRITUAL: So far, I've read two more weeks' worth of Bible entries this year, so I'll have to pick up the pace if I'm going to finish by December! Jamie and I have been faithfully keeping up with our daily devotional, doubling up on some nights if needed.
PROFESSIONAL: I'm officially restarting the job search for next year on Saturday with two district job fairs. I've started the planning stages for my website, mapping out the different sections and resources I'd like to include. I started out faithfully reading my professional material, but have been a little slack the past couple of weeks as "life" has started to pick up. I'm hoping to get back into it soon.
HEALTH: I am proud to say that I have kept my 3 times a week exercise regimen for a month. Go me! This has been increasingly difficult, as I am working more often during the week, but I'm really going to try to stick with it. MyPlate has been a really interesting tool to help me with my eating habits. I plan to write a full blog about it in the next couple of weeks.
BLOG: I've definitely been writing at least twice a week, as I've started two weekly features. I'd like to write more one time features though, so if you have any thoughts on what you'd like me to write about, let me know! I'm also thinking about changing up the "Friday Four" to include a different category list each week. I'm taking suggestions for that too :-)
OTHER: I've more than stuck to my average of $50 for groceries a week, even coming in under budget most weeks. We have not started watching "Lost" yet, but hope to start soon. And I haven't looked into joining the worship choir yet, since we were contemplating the move to Charleston, but I'll make an inquiry into that soon.
There you have it. All in all, I'd say I'm doing pretty well with most of my goals. Some could be better, but I have the whole year to work on them!
How about you? How are you doing on your goals?
PROFESSIONAL: I'm officially restarting the job search for next year on Saturday with two district job fairs. I've started the planning stages for my website, mapping out the different sections and resources I'd like to include. I started out faithfully reading my professional material, but have been a little slack the past couple of weeks as "life" has started to pick up. I'm hoping to get back into it soon.
HEALTH: I am proud to say that I have kept my 3 times a week exercise regimen for a month. Go me! This has been increasingly difficult, as I am working more often during the week, but I'm really going to try to stick with it. MyPlate has been a really interesting tool to help me with my eating habits. I plan to write a full blog about it in the next couple of weeks.
BLOG: I've definitely been writing at least twice a week, as I've started two weekly features. I'd like to write more one time features though, so if you have any thoughts on what you'd like me to write about, let me know! I'm also thinking about changing up the "Friday Four" to include a different category list each week. I'm taking suggestions for that too :-)
OTHER: I've more than stuck to my average of $50 for groceries a week, even coming in under budget most weeks. We have not started watching "Lost" yet, but hope to start soon. And I haven't looked into joining the worship choir yet, since we were contemplating the move to Charleston, but I'll make an inquiry into that soon.
There you have it. All in all, I'd say I'm doing pretty well with most of my goals. Some could be better, but I have the whole year to work on them!
How about you? How are you doing on your goals?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Living on Purpose
The sermon series at our church the last three weeks has been called "Living on Purpose." This has been extremely timely for Jamie and I as we make a big decision in the next few days. I'd like to share with you the notes I took from the sermon last week. I hope it is as helpful to you as it has been to us!
Finding Your Personal Purpose
God speaks to us through...
- a clear, compelling word
- sufficient faith
Preparation for Hearing God's Purpose
- Be a Christian (1 Corinthians 2:14)
- Be a surrendered Christian
- Pray: Ask, seek, knock
Tools for Seeking God's Purpose
- Talk with Christian friends
~ wise counsel and guidance
- What do the Scriptures say?
~Does it violate the letter of the Scripture:? (1 John 2:3)
~Is it in harmony with the spirit of the Scripture? (2 Corinthians 3:6)
- What does the pattern of God's work in your life indicate? (1 Samuel 17:36)
- Is my conscience truly clear about it? (Romans 14:22)
Discerning God's Purpose
- Don't be put off by a lack of settledness (Exodus 3-4; 1 John 4:18; Matthew 26:39)
- Am I excited about it? (Colossians 2:23)
- Does my excitement or commitment deepen over time? (Acts 5:38-39)
- If you had to say "I accept or reject your offer" and write a letter of explanation, what would you say in one written to God? What would you say in a letter written to the person who made the offer?
Finding Your Personal Purpose
God speaks to us through...
- a clear, compelling word
- sufficient faith
Preparation for Hearing God's Purpose
- Be a Christian (1 Corinthians 2:14)
- Be a surrendered Christian
- Pray: Ask, seek, knock
Tools for Seeking God's Purpose
- Talk with Christian friends
~ wise counsel and guidance
- What do the Scriptures say?
~Does it violate the letter of the Scripture:? (1 John 2:3)
~Is it in harmony with the spirit of the Scripture? (2 Corinthians 3:6)
- What does the pattern of God's work in your life indicate? (1 Samuel 17:36)
- Is my conscience truly clear about it? (Romans 14:22)
Discerning God's Purpose
- Don't be put off by a lack of settledness (Exodus 3-4; 1 John 4:18; Matthew 26:39)
- Am I excited about it? (Colossians 2:23)
- Does my excitement or commitment deepen over time? (Acts 5:38-39)
- If you had to say "I accept or reject your offer" and write a letter of explanation, what would you say in one written to God? What would you say in a letter written to the person who made the offer?
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