Welcome to The Budget Queen Blog where you can see what's on the mind of the Queen Bee herself. Follow along and read about her journey to find the best sales, bargains, steals, and deals out there. I hope this is helpful to all of our frugal friends. Happy Saving!
--We are located in Lafayette, LA, so prices in other areas may be different.
These are my favorite CVS deals this week!
Remember, you can only use one manufacturer coupon per product, but I've listed all the manufacturer coupons available per product, as they vary by region. The final price reflects what you will end up paying for the product after you get your ECB (Extra Care Bucks Back)
For Example:
Toothpaste $3
- $1 RP 1/2 (minus $1 off coupon found in the Redplum insert on January 2nd) - $1 SS 12/26
+$2 ECB
Final Price FREE
You would use of the listed manufacturer coupons, pay $2 OOP (out of pocket) after coupon and then receive $2 ECB, which makes the final cost free because you recoup your out of pocket in the form of ECB.
One of my New Year's Resolutions is to get fit. I have begun to incorporate more produce into my diet and have been researching and using healthier recipes.
One way to stay motivated is to have resources at hand, and of course, I strive to find everything at a discount!
Best Deal Magazines has great prices on Health & Fitness magazines. My very favorite is Clean Eating!
I am excited to have that resource available to me for inspiration and ideas. Though my family and I have always eaten healthy, we still eat some processed foods (because of convenience). I have been gradually reducing the amount of processed foods in my diet and I have already noticed a difference. My energy level has increased and I am not as fatigued at the end of the day! Besides losing weight that has been the best perk of my new diet.
If you have a goal to get fit this year, the key is to just stay motivated! You can do it!
This is my new favorite snack!
It's easy to make and healthy, too! Kale is easy to grow in your garden, so maybe eventually it will be FREE for you to make :)
Recipe:
You'll need: Fresh Kale or Organic Kale
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Trim leaves away from large stems, tear into bite size pieces. Rinse and strain (with salad spinner is best), put into a bowl and add 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp seasoned salt (I used about 1/2 tsp Tony's seasoning instead). Toss to coat. Lay in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake about 10 minutes until crisp.
There are some GREAT game coupons this week! (12/5/10)
I just had to let you all know it is worth making sure you get a newspaper today.
I found all of this in today's edition (12/5/10) of The Daily Advertiser: hopefully you'll get these coupons in your region as well!
-The USA Weekend insert contains a coupon for 2 free photo greeting cards from the HP Kiosk at Walmart.
-The Smartsource has coupons to use in the Pictureme! Studio in Walmart, you can get either a FREE Portrait Collage or FREE Holiday Portrait (no purchase necessary). Plus there is a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase- the coupon states you can "combine with studio specials for even bigger savings". I see they have a special for a $7.99 package with over 30 portraits!
-There are four high value game coupons in the Smartsource!
*$5 off Funglish, Scribblish, Scrabble Flash or Pictureka!
*$5 off Catch Phrase, Taboo, Things or Trivial Pursuit
*$5 off Elefun, Gator Golf, Hungry, Hungry Hippos or Pop Goes Froggio
*$5 off bop it! Bounce, Spin, Twister Hoopla or u-build Battleship
The Redplum has a coupon to use at Logan's Roadhouse $10 Logan's Bucks with every $25 in gift cards purchased!
-Other Logan's coupons:
*$3 off a food purchase of $10 or more
*$5 off a food purchase of $20 or more
The Redplum also contains a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $30 or more at Build-A-Bear!
