INSANE Paper Deal

Don't hate me for not typing this whole thing out, but let me just say I got 2 cases of paper (cases, not reams) for about $5.

Read Melea's post on Freebies 2 Deals for the details. Go fast for this deal, as Melea said she doesn't know when the promo code provided expires.

Also, as a note to her post - the rebates come in the form of prepaid Visa cards, but when submitting for your rebate, you can select a paper check instead if you like (that's what I chose).

P.S. I placed my order and got my rebates submitted in less than 5 minutes - Staples makes the rebate process SO easy!!

I know, I know

I know I said I wasn't going to make this a coupon blog but there's nothing of note to post about Averie or our lives and I love sharing the good deals with my readers! This deal just started today but when I was at Smith's, the cereal was going fast so you might want to hurry. There was one lady that I'm sure had at least 50 boxes in her cart (Smith's was well-stocked though and had more to put out).

There's an awesome deal going on at Smith's that allowed me to get all this for $7.63 (ignore the mess in the background, lol):
Smith's has Quaker cereals 5 for $5. It includes Life cereal, some oatmeals and all varieties of Cap'n Crunch. There's a $3 off 5 Quaker cereals in the ads at Associated Food stores - Macey's, Ridley's, etc. This is a manufacturer's coupon so you can use it anywhere. Also, buying 3 packages of the Betty Crocker potatoes produces a $3 catalina.

Transaction 1 (you can only do 5 boxes at a time apparently so you'll have to do 2 transactions)
5 boxes of Life cereal - $1 each
3 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes - $1.99 each
- $3 manufacturer coupon
- $1.00 off 2 BC potatoes (peelie on box)
- $0.40 off 1 BC potatoes (Coupons.com)
= $6.57 (plus tax) and then you get a $3 catalina

Transaction 2
5 boxes of Cap'n Crunch - $1 each
2 Sobe drinks - $2.98 ($1.49 each)
- $3 manufacturer coupon
- $1.49 Sobe drink BOGO catalina (someone left a crumpled up one at the register - finders keepers!)
- $3 catalina
= $0.49 (plus tax)

You'll see on the second transaction that you have to get a filler item so you don't go into the negative since your coupons will take off more than the transaction total otherwise.

So I've got 10 boxes of cereal, 3 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes (each box contains 2 pouches) and 2 drinks for a little over $7!! It actually would have been less than $5 total but Smith's was out of the individual pouches so I had to purchase the more expensive boxes. If your Smith's has the pouches, they are $0.84 each, instead of $1.99 each.

Thanks to Sarah for the cereal deal and Melea at Freebies 2 Deals for mapping this one out!

One more deal!

I promise I'm not turning this into a coupon blog but this is probably my most awesome deal ever and I had to share.

Rite-Aid is sometimes frustrating for me - it seems you have to get there at the crack of dawn or else the shelves are pretty much wiped clean from the early birds coming through. But Rite-Aid was very good to me today.

Allergies (and their corresponding medications to treat them) are a big thing around our house. So when I was reading another coupon blog about how to maximize savings on allergy meds, I had to take advantage of it.

The retail price of everything shown is $153.39 (that's with sale prices - regular price on this would be about $175).
I combined those sales with $43 worth of coupons, bringing my total to $110. But I also qualified for $90 in rebates (2 Allergy Rewards certificates - $20 each; 1 March Single Check Rebate, 1 April SCR - $25 each), making my OOP expense for all of the above only $20! That's less than one bottle of Zyrtec, but I managed to score 6 bottles of Zyrtec, 4 boxes of Benadryl and 1 bottle of children's Benadryl for that price! Almost 90% savings!

Thanks to Melody at This Beautiful Frugal Life for mapping out this deal scenario!! I seriously could not have figured this out without her!!

Another awesome deal!

Kohl's is having a pretty good sale on their website right now and there are two coupon codes out you can use to save even more. SHOPNOW15 will take 15% off your order and FREEAPRIL gives you free shipping - no minimum order amount! You can stack these and use both discounts.

I bought Averie this adorable dress for the 4th of July for less than $7:

And Carter's footed sleepers for this winter for less than $8 each! These are normally $20 each.

My total spent after tax was $40.05 for the dress and 4 sleepers!

Rebates!

There's a couple good rebates out there right now that I'm taking advantage of...

1) Swiffer rebate - purchase $20 in Swiffer refills (they must be refills - not starter kits) and get $10 back. At Target today, I bought a large package of Swiffer Wet Jet pads, a bottle of Wet Jet solution and refills for our Swiffer duster for $23, minus my $10 rebate makes all the items just $13 - that's about how much it would have cost for just the WJ pads. We really like the Swiffer around here - the Wet Jet is easier and faster than mopping and the dusters really pick up the dust instead of just moving it around. Get the rebate form here.

2) Armor All rebate - Buy any Armor All product priced $3.49 or higher and get a rebate to get their Wheel Protectant free (up to $8.99)! In Target's online coupons, there is a coupon for $3 off 2 Armor All products. When I was there today, a lot of the Armor All stuff was on sale for $4 each. So I bought a package of leather seat wipes for Chris' car ($4) and the wheel protectant ($7.99) for a total of $11.99. Minus the $3 coupon and the $7.99 rebate, plus a 10% off certificate for using my Target card and I actually made 20 cents on the deal (without the 10% off coupon, you're still getting both products for only $1)! Get the rebate form here.

3) Olay Quench rebate - I haven't done this one yet because I forgot to pick it up at Target. Buy any Quench lotion and get a mail-in rebate for the full purchase price. Combine with the $1 manufacturer's coupon from the P&G BrandSaver and you actually make money on the deal! Get the rebate form here.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Even though Averie has no concept of the holiday, we couldn't resist making a little basket for her from the Easter Bunny. She had her Easter dress, a rattle, some baby foods she hadn't tried yet and 2 Baby Einstein DVDs (that I picked up for $1 each!). She's also enjoying her Laugh 'n' Learn puppy - she smiles every time it sings Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (and unfortunately, that song is permanently stuck in Mommy and Daddy's head!).

She was happy to see her new toys...

and Mommy and Daddy were thrilled to see this:

Sitting up all by herself! What a fun Easter surprise for us!

But more important than all the fun and presents, we are most grateful for the sacrifice that our Savior made for us and to celebrate His resurrection on this day!

5 Months!

Averie is 5 months old! Time is going by so fast. Her favorite activity is grabbing her feet and putting her toes in her mouth. She loves being in her jumperoo and spinning the toys on it (she looks a little drunk in the first picture, LOL):

After some long, difficult nights last week, we took her to the doctor and found out she has her first ear infection. She is already back to normal even though she's not even halfway through her antibiotic yet. We also started a new bedtime routine around this time and Averie has been sleeping from 10:30 PM until 9-9:30 AM every night! Mommy and Daddy are extra grateful for the earlier bedtime (she used to go to bed at midnight)!

5 month stats:
Weight: 16 lbs, 4 oz.
Length: 26 inches