Another Picture Post!

My mom, Maddie, and I spent Saturday running errands and going to an Ice Cream Festival!! All you could eat ice cream for $6! We sampled quite a few flavors... :D

Sunday, we worked in our HUGE garden. Mad also was thrilled to see all of my brother's chickens! He currently has 6 laying hens + 6 or 7 chicks (that are the same age as our ducks).

Mad at our favorite sandwich shop. They make their own bread... YUM!

Mad hanging out around the square (where the ice cream festival took place). Isn't she adorable?? She's wearing my latest creation!

One last one of Maddie being silly and showing off her team spirit! Gig Em!

Another GREAT Mail Day!

I'm (halfway) participating in Kristin's 5 a Day program. You contact 5 different companies/brands a day (or if you're like me, a week!) to tell them about your personal experiences. I've emailed quite a few thus far....

Last week, I received a big mailer from the Blairex company, which makes Boudreaux's Butt Paste.

Today, I received -

- A coupon for a FREE YoPlus Product!
- A coupon for a FREE Sister Schubert Product!
- A sample bag of Pretzel M&Ms (YUM!)

and.... NO BILLS!! Whoop! :-)

My Way of Contributing to Our Debt Snowball

So, as most of you know, I am an avid Dave Ramsey 'follower'. We are currently in the middle of Baby Step 2 and are constantly looking for ways to increase our debt snowball. Etsy is one of MY ways.

I started my Etsy shop with the intention of making a few extra bucks creating burp cloths and onesies. This quickly turned into a bit of a heartbreak for me. I didn't sell much of anything ... and, we still are trying to conceive baby #2. :(

Okay, well, I'll start making things for our daughter instead. I found the basis for my pillowcase dress pattern on a fellow blogger's website and went from there. The first one was not the greatest, but it taught me what I needed to change.

I've sold only 1 dress thus far (and made DD lots!), but I'm hopeful that business will take off!

Hubby and I have figured out that if we contribute just $100 more a month to the snowball, we'll pay off ALL of our consumer debt (credit cards & truck note) 6 months sooner! I'm hoping that I can add $100/month.

Without further ado, for your viewing pleasure, I present my pillowcase dresses ((and my adorable model))!



You can see the rest of my items in my Etsy store here or feel free to contact me for other purchase arrangements!

Great MAIL Day!

So, I've always been 'that' person who loves checking the mail. I even had pen pals in middle school just so I could get mail!

Imagine how excited I was when I realized that my Bargain Hunting/Freebie Finding self would be getting LOTS of mail! :-)

Today's box was FULL!

- P&G Brand Sampler, which included
- Head & Shoulder sample
- Pampers Dry Max sample (3 diapers) + $1/1 Coupon
- Tide with Febreeze sample
- $3/1 Tide Stain Release (medium or large size)
- $2/1 Olay Total Effects Body Wash
- $1/1 ANY Tide
- A big box of samples from the new U by Kotex + $1/1 coupon
- Vocalpoint sample of Puffs Plus Lotion + a HUGE booklet of coupons

And last, but certainly not least ... a $5 rebate check from SC Johnson! Yay! That's a total of $25 in the last few weeks from rebate checks! I have two more to send out for $8 more!

Great Giveaway at Melissa's Bargain Blog!

A fellow blogger is hosting a GREAT giveaway!

Melissa is giving away a $10 gift certificate to My Coupon Hunter. I'm personally addicted to couponing and have recently discovered the awesome "Coupon Buying" websites!

Check out My Coupon Hunter's website here. She has an excellent selection of all the latest coupons. Shipping is relatively quick. I ordered coupons on Friday and received them today!

You can enter to win here.

Target & Walgreens Trip 3/1/10

I'm so excited about this trip! I got so many items for FREE! I'm attaching pictures now and will update with a full account of my trip later!

Walgreens Trip (minus 1 bag of Peanut M&Ms :P)

Total OOP - $3.XX + $1 RR

Target Trip

Total OOP - $48.xx

My First REAL Bargain Hunting Trip

I've been doing small WAGS deals for a while now, but I went all out yesterday with my almost 2-year-old in tow. I am SO proud of myself! I set out with $100 and, although I did stop to have lunch with DH, I still have $42 left!

Target

$1.66 (sale price 3/$5)- Glade Carpet Powder X 3
- .50 coupon X 3
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$1.16 each

$2.65 (on clearance) - Pantene Pro-V Extra Straight Shampoo
$2.65 (on clearance) - Pantene Pro-V Extra Sraight Conditioner
- 2.00/2 Pantene Manufacturer Coupon
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$1.65 each

$1.99 - Crest Toothpaste 8.2 oz w/ Bonus Glide Floss & Pro-Health Toothpaste(trial size)
- 1.00 Target Coupon (insert in a Sunday paper)
- .75 Crest Manufacturer Coupon
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$0.24!!

$2.54 - (on clearance) - Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Shampoo
- 1.00 Garnier Manufacturer Coupon
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$1.54

$0.97 - Reach Mint Waxed Floss X 2
- 1.00 Manufacturer Coupon X 2
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FREE + .03 MM!

TOTAL OOP - $9.XX! + I can submit the 3 Glades for the SC Johnson Rebate & get $5 back!

Now, of course, DD insisted we buy an Elmo book & other items from the dollar spot, but all in all, I did good!

WAGS

1st Transaction
$8.99 - Gilette Fusion Razor
$3.99 - Air Wick i-Motion Air Freshener (50% off this week!)
$0.12 - Valentine Clearance Lunch Sack

- 4.00 Fusion Coupon
- 4.00 Air Wick Coupon
- 3.00 RR (from last week's Huggies deal)
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TOTAL OOP - $2.XX + $4.00 RR (Gilette)

2nd Transaction
$8.99 - Gilette Venus Embrace Razor
$6.99 - Olay Body Wash
$0.69 - Peanut M&Ms

- 2.00 Venus Coupon
- 3.00 RR (from last week's Huggies deal)
- 6.99 Free Olay Body Wash WYB Venus Embrace Razor
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TOTAL OOP - $5.XX + $4.00 RR (Venus) + Can submit Olay Body Wash for the Olay $15 Rebate WYB 3 here for a MM!

We also did a small grocery trip to H-E-B. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts are on sale for $1.66/lb for a 3lbs bag and 5lbs bags of Russet Potatoes for $1/bag! Not too shabby!