Snapfish Prints 300 for $3 or 100 for $1

Thru November 6, 2011 you can get cheap sprints from Snapfish. For 300 prints use coupon code SPOOKY300 at checkout. For 100 prints use coupon code SPOOKY100 at checkout. Make sure you have the right amount of prints in your cart and then enter the code. Shipping Charges will apply.

Frito Lay Fan Program-Goodies in the Mail

Awhile back I signed up to be a member of the Frito Lay Fan Program, it seems to be a very rewarding program. Every once in awhile they email you and ask if you are interested in trying new products or learning more about something they are doing. If you reply back then they send you a huge box filled with their products. Today I came home and saw this box sitting on my doorstep...I was so happy because I knew when I opened it I would find this...4 full size bags of chips, a reusable grocery bag, and a flier from Frito Lay talking about one of their plants in Casa Grande that has recently reached a "near net zero" operating effort. A pretty big feat. This means it runs primarily on renewable energy sources and recycled water while producing nearly zero waste-WOW! That is impressive, and I am impressed with my goodies as well :)

Last Minute Ladybug Halloween Costume

Dressing up is not my favorite thing to do, but since I work at a school sometimes I feel like I need to for the kids. I decided I would be a ladybug this year. I had seen some ideas for homemade ones and I thought with the help of my mom it would be easy. Well it was easy, quick, and it turned out super cute. It was also fairly cheap.

Here are the supplies you will need...

red t-shirt (on sale at Michael's this week for $2.50)

3 sheets of black duck tape ($1.99 each-use your 40% off coupons for as many as you can)

4 black pipe cleaners

4 medium black pom poms

scissors and a ruler

a headband

hot glue gun

#1 Antennas-I painted the headband black. Then I wound 2 pipe cleaners together and repeated with the other two. Next I glued two pom poms on either side of the end of one of the pipe cleaners, and repeated for the second. Next I wound the pipe cleaners onto the headband and stabilized with hot glue. The antennas are now done.

#2 Front of Shirt-cut 5 black circles from the duck tape sheets and stick them on in a pattern of your choice.

#3 back of shirt. Here is where my mom got creative she cut out the shapes you see so that it looked like the wings on a lady bug (a bigger section on the bottom, with a strip running up the middle). Then we added 3 black spots to each wing.

Now you are ready to fly away in your new lady bug costume. This took us literally 30 minutes and I think it is super cute.

Rite-Aid Weekly Chronicles

Here is what I got at Rite-Aid this week. Grand total OOP-$2.64!

Here is the breakdown by transaction...

#1-I bought-1 blistex lip ointment (2.99); 1 EOS shave cream (2.99). I used a raincheck for the blistex which made it free, and a $2 UP reward from last week. I spent $1.18 and got back a $2 UP Reward.

#2-I bought-2 carmex 3pk tubes (2.50 each). I used $2 UP Reward from previous transaction and $3 UP Reward from last week. I paid .31 OOP and got back a $2 UP Reward.

#3-I bought 2 bags of M&M's (2.50 each). I used $2 UP Reward from previous transaction, $1/2 manufacturer coupon, and $1/2 RA printable coupon. Total OOP $1.15.

Old Navy Super Cash Time

Now at Old Navy get $10 in Super Cash for every $20 you spend. Super cash coupon is a $10/$20 purchase coupon. This is a pretty good deal and if you are planning on getting a few things for the fall anyways or checking out the clearance over the weekend it would be good to take advantage of. Check out all the details here.

*super cash can be earned now through Nov. 13*super cash can be redeemed Nov.17-Nov.27

Free Scrapbook Template*

My sister-in-law recently opened her own digital scrapbooking store "BRENDA NEUBERGER DESIGN" visit this link to download a free scrapbook template and see some of her cute stuff.

Yard Sale Success-Tips and Hints

As many of you know we have a yard sale twice a year. We just had one over the weekend so I thought I would share a few tips and hints for having what I would consider a successful sale. Organize:get organized sort everything; get rid of stuff that is junk and display things that are similar (holiday, boys clothes, toys) together. Use tables, totes, bins or blankets to display your stuff on. Don't just put out boxes and bags for people to go through. Also get rid of stuff that is junk.
Price: price everything either individually or as a group (ex.-everything on this table .50).
Advertise:In the past I have usually put an ad in the newspaper, but this costs money, and eats up part of your profits. I didn't do that this time and we made just as much as we usually do. Use free advertising sites like Craiglist and KSL. Put your ad in a day or two before the sale. Hang Up Bright Colored Signs the morning of so people can find your sale.
Invite Other Families: more is better at least in my opinion. If there is more stuff available it will draw more people. This was a neighborhood Yard Sale, and we had quite a bit of traffic. We had 4 families included and another benefit of this is that you have someone to talk to and share the work with throughout the day. Another benefit of this is that you will find yourselves trading with each other, as a neighbor or friend might be getting rid of something that is useful to you.
Involve The Kids: My kids love to help with yard sales. When I tell them we are having one they start going through there stuff to see what they want to sale. My rule-they get to keep the money for any toys, books, etc. they sale. Also kids can price stuff and in fact find it fun. If you give them the stickers and just have them ask you as they go along "how much do you want on this?" They can also help with set-up and clean up. Another way to involve the kids is let them sale cookies or muffins and hot chocolate.
Reduce/Rotate your Stockpile: I find yard sales are a great way to reduce or rotate my stockpile. I can get rid of things that we aren't using fast enough, items I got a ton of for free, things my kids don't like, things that are about to expire, etc. and guess what people love to buy them, because it saves them money. In this yard sale I put out cereal, pens, candles, body wash, pudding-guess what it all sold!
As I said before we had what I consider a successful yard sale. We didn't sale one thing that was over $5 and we made almost $100 ($98.92 to be exact). Not to bad. That is only our total our neighbors each made money to some more than us some less, but we all did good. This time we also changed locations of where we usually have the sale. We usually do it out at my Grandma's house and we usually earn about the same amount-it just goes to show it's not necessarily about location but more about the organizing, advertising, and the quality of stuff you have available that counts.
Get Ready for Next Time: I have a tote that I keep and when I find something around the house that I need to get rid of I throw it in to save for the next yard sale. That way when it's time for the next sale I have already began my pile of things I need to get rid of.

Any foot-long sandwich $5 at Subway during October

October is "ANYTOBER" month at Subway all regular foot long Sandwiches are $5 from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. So stop on in and enjoy your favorite subway sandwich for a great price sometime this month.

How to make a Girls Skirt from a women's clearance tube top

I was shopping at Kohl's the other day with my grandma, mom and sister and while scanning the clearance racks we found a whole bunch of women's tube tops clearanced down to between $1.80 and $3. These wouldn't do any of us any good but my sister was looking at them and commented on how easy it would be to turn them into skirts for our girls. So we bought a couple to test it out. I'm not really a seamstress so my mom made one for my daughter. She left the hem in that was the bottom of the shirt to use as the hem at the bottom of the skirt. She folded the top down and added elastic you could also cut the top part off and do the same thing. Then she tacked the sash they had for the shirt on like a belt and PRESTO! A super cute skirt for $3 and about a half an hour of sewing. And one super happy little girl!

RiteAid Weekly Chronicles

I can't believe it is Saturday night already. I actually did this shopping trip on Tuesday and am just barely getting around to posting it. It has been a long week, but I thought I had better post it because I had the pictures ready and tomorrow starts another week for Rite Aid.

Here was what I got at Rite Aid this week...

Transaction #1-
I bought a pair of No-Nonsense Pantyhose.
-Used $1/1 No-Nonsense RA Printable coupon
-Paid $2.18 oop and got back a $2 Up Reward
Transaction #2
I bought 1 bottle of Scope.
-Used $2 Up Reward from previous transaction
-$1.50/1 Scope from October P&G
-Paid .75 OOP and got back a $2.50 Up Reward
Transaction #3
I bought 4 Nivea Lip Balms.
-Used 2 $3/2 Nivea products coupons from Sunday paper.
-Used $2.50 Up Reward from previous transaction.
-Paid $2.12 OOP
So for everything $5.05 OOP! I am pretty excited about this upcoming week at Rite-Aid it looks like there are tons of FREE items. Hopefully I'm not to late to get at least some of them, since I know I won't be able to go in until Monday afternoon. If you plan on going this week you might want to go as soon as possible to insure you don't miss out-but I guess there is always the option of a rain check :)

American Girl Mini for only $14.93

Right now you can purchase an American Girl Doll Mini for only $14.93 shipped! Retail price is $21.95 so you will save over 30%. There are over 15 dolls to choose from and each one comes with a mini hardcover book. Prices may change at any time, so don’t wait! Purchase this cute and fun gift today!

These dolls will ship free with Super Saver shipping or Amazon Prime, or free memberships toAmazon Mom or Amazon Student!

Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady