Walgreens, CVS, Other Stores (for tomorrow - 05/05)

Since I have nothing going on tomorrow and my husband will be at work, I am going to hop around some stores seeing what I can score for free or relatively cheap since I was already planning on going to Menards for garden soil (finally going to create my above-ground planter!). I scored a kit for an above-ground planter for $10 from Walmart. It is circular, but it was cheap and if I don't end up liking gardening outside, I won't feel bad and it will be easy to take down/get rid of. All I need to purchase is soil from Menards (or similar).

I have $3 in ECB's for CVS and a $3 & a $4 Register Reward to work with at Walgreens.

Here are the things I am planning on obtaining this week from Walgreens. I have 3 to 4 coupons for each item listed. Not quite sure at the moment how I will flip RR's to the next transaction.

Noxema razors 4ct $3.99
use $2/1 Noxema razors mfr 5/01 RP receive $3 Register Reward (RR)

Gilette Fusion ProGlide Razor system $9.99
use $4/1 5/01 Gilette Fusion ProGlide Razor mfr P&G Brandsaver Get $5 RR

Bic razors $5.99
use $3/1 Bic (mens listed) or $3/1 Bic Soleil razors mfr 4/10 SS Get $2 RR

GUM Eez-thru Flossers 75/90ct $2.00 Get $2 RR

Possible fillers and/or items to pick up because they are free or extremely cheap:

Right Guard Bodywash are Buy One, Get One Free (B1G1FREE)
use b1g1free Dry Idea or Right Guard Product mfr 5/01 RP
walgreens will either give them both to me for free, or tell me I must actually purchase one bottle and get two for free. I've encountered both situations before and have been both allowed and denied to purchase items this way. I know, crazy. We'll see how it goes!

There is also a sale on Right Guard/Dry Idea deodorants for $2.99 Get $2 RR
use b1g1free Dry Idea or Right Guard Product mfr 5/01 RP

Possible fillers in case they are needed:

Comet Cleanser 2/$1
use $.35/1 4/10 SS (if coupon is for correct product, I'm not sure?)

Toilet bowl cleaner $.39 with in ad coupon

Scotch Tape/Mailers $.39 with in ad coupon

Salt or Baking Soda 2/$1 with in ad coupon

Speedstick/Lady Speedstick $2.99 B1G1 Free
use 2x $.50/1 Lady Speedstick 5/01 SS (only if they have good scents - not sure what is available)

CVS will be much easier!

I want to get the BIC Soleil Shimmer Razor $6.99 get $3 ECB
use $3/1 SS 5/01 coupon
use $3 ECB I already have

Nestle candy bars are $2/1
use $.50/2 SS 5/01

Walmart will be interesting....I hate Walmart. lol

Ivory Bar Soap 3 Packs $.97
use $1/1 5/01 P&G

Nivea Body Wash $3
use $3/1 04/17 RP

Reynolds Slowcooker Liners $1.87
use $1/1 01/30 SS

So there is an updated picture of my pumpkin plant; this was taken just this morning. I'm hoping to have time during my two days off of work (Saturday afternoon, all of Sunday and Monday) to do this building of a raised garden bed outside. However, it rained last night, and I'm sure it is supposed to be rainy for the next few days. At least it is going to be warmer! I'm actually all for winter, but I am ready for it to go away now.

Also, know how I started that new seed flat? Well, I came home [late] last night and before going to bed I peeked at it -- and guess which seeds sprouted first?

Yeah, the Arugula O_o 5 out of 6 of the seeds I planted were sprouted and bending towards the lights, so I took out the empty seed trays and sort of placed them all in the middle of the tray. Two Arugula "seedlings" have also sprouted in the original peat pot I planted them in, in the original tray of plants.

I am thinking of checking out A Full Cup's Walgreen's forum to see what I can get there to earn some Register Rewards and get back in the game, as it were. There is also a CVS near me, but their deals always seem lacking, and when they do have good deals, you can be sure they are always out, as CVS is no where near prevalent in this area like Walgreens is. I have three Walgreens in less than a mile or just within one, of my house!

I've also got to cut my coupons out...I'm a big proponent of having coupons clipped and put into a binder, that way I can always have them with me. However, I stopped sometime in early January. I still have them organized by week, but it is a daunting task, to get back into clipping all the coupons again. I'm VERY glad that I did not take them to work with me; I had totally forgotten that this weekend was Easter, and my trains were BUSY!

I know I have not listed what I already have planted, but I also didn't take very good notes with my first batch of seeds. However, I planted an entire new crop of seeds on the 20th. I probably planted way too much of some things, but I'm not sure how many plants per person are normal -- I suppose only experience will tell.

For almost all of the types I planted three cells-worth of seeds. Starting from the left, I have: Tiny Tim Tomatoes, Jack Be Little pumpkins, Early Jalapenos, Aline Strawberries (tried to grow these before and they didn't sprout), Arugula (like the Strawberries, I started these and they didn't sprout), Long Onions, Spinach - Baby variety (smaller leaves), and a flower type - Blue Sweet Peas.

I actually planted 9 cells with the Spinach, since I really like Spinach and I'm hoping they all sprout. I probably should have staggered my planting, but as what happens when someone does something exciting and new, I just couldn't help myself. I currently have two Spinach "seedlings" and they are about two inches tall.

I'd really like strawberries, but I think I'm just going to purchase the actual plants to put outside since I'm planning on having at least one 4 foot by 4 foot area to plant a pumpkin plant (Sweet Baby Sugar Pie is the name, I believe). I had planted that particular seed just for funsies because I thought for sure that would be the one seed to not sprout...I was very wrong!


The pumpkin plant sprouted very fast, and it is the largest one of course. Now, the thought of having my very own home-grown pumpkins for Halloween is very appealing! I'm hoping they do well once transplanted outside. I am also going to have outside a tomato plant or two - I have three different varieties growing at the moment - Super Sweet 100, Cherry, and "Bloody Butcher" tomatoes. I'm not actually a big tomato fan, but more because most tomatoes are bland or bad-tasting. I'm hoping my organically grown tomatoes taste better!

Also, sometime in between last night around 11:00pm and this morning at 4:00am, I had some lettuce plants sprout in one cell, so I'm excited about that as well.

Most of my plants will be indoor plants. I have one set of shelves that the seed trays are resting on at the moment, with a 4 foot shop light that has one 6500k daylight and one 2700k plant & aquarium bulb for lighting. As my plants mature I am going to transplant them into larger containers and have more lights set up, and on a different set of shelves. Later on, I plan on purchasing a large wire rack so as to accommodate two shop lights per shelf to get the maximum amount of light/lumens possible for my plants.

Money Saving Jutsu

Hello there! Basically, I was really into couponing until I decided it would be a good idea to go Paleo. What is Paleo? Basically - and I stress the "basic" part - eating Paleo is sort of eating like a Vegan, excepting meat is also consumed on a daily basis, and grains of all kinds are totally omitted from the diet. Needless to say, this nearly halted my coupon usage, as well as a lot of [needless] shopping. Unfortunately, I had this blog design created for me around the same time, so it has just sat here and stagnated...Until my return!

I originally got into using coupons a little over a year ago now. One day me and my husband were shopping at Jewel-Oso, and we had very little in our cart, but our total was still upwards of $80. Now, I make good money with my job, and can afford to pay full prices for food...But why should I pay so much for so little food? I will admit, I am not perfect though I would like to eat well using coupons and on The Paleo Diet. This of course means spending little money and working out. So let's see what I can do in the coming days, weeks, and months, shall we?

For starters, I have been keeping up with purchasing my extra copies of newspapers for the coupons, though I've only been getting 3 or so extra newspapers a week (at one point I was getting 10 in addition to the 1 I got delivered!). As of 3/30, I also have sown some seeds indoors - spinach, ruby lettuce, a random flower or two, peppers, and tomatoes. I'm planning on growing indoors, though for funsies I did plant a pumpkin seed and the thing really took off, and is HUGE. Since the last frost date for our area is actually towards the end of April I am going to make a small garden bed outside and plant this along with a variety of tomatoes I have growing called "Bloody Butcher". I can't wait to see my OWN produce!