Mama's Little Loves

Another $7.05 out the door. It bought me:

1. 1 8 pk of girls nail polish kit
2. 1 baby toy
3. Rummikub (used, but all the pieces are there)
4. 2 books (used. Gotta love Love, Inc.)
5. 6 pks of Zany bands
6. 2 dish towels
7. 4 Andes mints (not pictured...the kids already scarfed those down)

So that makes my total for this week so far $84.14. Yowza! Total for the month is $267.78. That means if I stick to my $300.00 for the month, I only have $42.22 left...if my math is correct, anyway. :)

I think I am going to totally blow that $42.22 though since I totally forgot about Black Friday in there and there are some great deals at CVS and Wags. And you know I can't stay away from the deals!

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// posted by Sharon @ 2:35 PM 2 comments

And here is the list of what I got:

1. 12 packs of Huggies diapers
2. 10 Right Guard deoderants
3. 1 caramel candy (filler)
4. 6 cans of MSG (just kidding)
5. 2 packs of batteries
6. 1 rotisserie chicken
7. 1 package of celery
8. 1 20# bag of potatoes
9. 1 bag of potato chips
10. Hummus (not pictured because I broke the container on my way to take the picture...grrr)
11. Pickles (not pictured because I didn't want to break this too)
12. Potstickers (not pictured....because I was too lazy to get it out of the freezer)
13. 2 Hellman's mayo
14. 2 Kid-Eeze medicine
15. 4 Vick's Synex
16. 2 Zantac (I sell this to my neighbor for $3.50 a piece)
17. 4 Ecotrin
18. 3 Gain dish detergent

Between Costco, Meijer, Walgreens, and Rite Aid, I spent a grand total of $77.09. Huge ouch! But my total savings was $204.59...at least according to all the reciepts. You could also look at it as I bought 12 packs of diapers at $8.99 which would have been $107.88 without coupons. So maybe not too terribly bad? Hopefully? Maybe if I keep looking at the savings the actual cash out of pocket won't be so terrible.

Labels: November Budget Challenge

// posted by Sharon @ 8:31 AM 2 comments

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// posted by Sharon @ 2:55 PM 0 comments

1. 2 Play-doh toys $.06


2. 1 Leap Frog game $.63


3. Matchbox cars $1.00


4. Necklace chew toy $.47


5. 2 ceramic snowmen dishes $.90


6. 2 ceramic santa dishes $.90


7. 4 Andes mints--free


8. 1 pair of earrings $.30


9. 12 pkgs. of tissue paper $3.74


10. 1 bell--free


11. 2 pkgs. Zany bands $1.84


12. 1 Melissa & Doug train paint set $.51


13. 1 Melissa & Doug car paint set $.51


14. 2 caramel candies--free


15. 2 pkgs. cards-5 in each pkg.-$.60


16. 4 wrapping papers $2.63


17. 1 pkg bows $.34


18. 1 pkg. of ribbon $1.00


19. 1 Fructis conditioner


20. 2 Fructis shampoos


21. 1 Nivea body wash


22. 1 pkg. gum


23. 1 pkg. candy sticks


24. 1 Garnier hair color


25. 1 Crest toothpaste (#'s 19-25 were nothing out of pocket, used $3.46 on gift card, $3.00 wellness cpn, and got back $8.50 in wellness cpns.)

All of those purchases were from Kohl's, Rite Aid, and Hallmark for a total of $15.43.

1. 7 Neuragen--$20.00 moneymaker...each!!!!!


2. 4 caramel candies (fillers)


3. 4 cases of pop


4. 7 floss


5. 2 Revitalize contact solution


6. 5 pkgs of M&M's (fillers)


7. 1 Simply Orange juice


8. 4 pkgs. Jell-O


9. 2 Degree deoderant (Walgreens total was $18.78)


10. 1 turkey breast--Costco $12.42! Ouch!


11. 1 case of beer


12. 1 pkg. romaine lettuce


13. 1 pkg. organic tortilla chips (Costco total $33.85)


14. 6 pkgs oat wafers $3.00


15. 1 HUGE bag of salt water taffy $5.00


16. 2 boxes of butter cookies $1.00


17. 2 tins of honey candy $1.00


18. 30 jars of Smuckers jam/jelly $3.50!!!


19. bananas


20. oranges


21. bagels ($7.01 total from Meijer)

Total for Meijer, Walgreens, and Costco were 73.14! If I calculate in the money maker from the Neutragen though, that is a $140.00 money maker total! Woot! So if all of those work out properly, then I will come out more than ahead. I am coming to realize just how much I spend on deals though. I might have to look at really trying to budget seperately for that.

P.S. In the pic with the wallpaper, there are our 2 flooring choices. Both are real wood (hickory). I am having a hard time deciding between which one to go with. I am starting to lean towards the dark though.

Here is a link with our 2 choices next to each other. The dark hickory pictured is fairly close to the stain of the one we might choose.

So, take a peek and let me know what you think! I have until tomorrow--Monday to choose!

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// posted by Sharon @ 3:22 PM 1 comments

Trip to Walgreens included:

1. 4 Zarbee's cough syrup
2. 8 Vick's Sinex
3. 6 bags of Ricola cough drops
4. 4 Olay Regenerist face scrub
5. 1 Olay body lotion
6. 2 Olay body wash
7. 6 Secret deoderant
8. 2 Old Spice body sprays
9. 2 packs of 2 each Olay soap
10. not pictured were 11 caramel pieces (filler items)
11. not pictured were 3 hi liters (filler items)

I spent $20.20 out of pocket. I used $40.20 in RR and got back $64.00 in RR!!! That was a $23.80 money maker in RR's. Too bad I couldn't get that back in cash. Oh well. I will use some of that for groceries if needed this week.

I also went to Meijer and got:

1. 2 Sunday newspapers (for coupons)
2. 1 case of pop for Caleb--yes, I know, horribly horrible for him but I would rather buy it and save some money on it rather than him buy it at the gas station like he has been doing.
3. 1 Diet Coke for me--yes, I know horribly horrible. I need to kick my caffeine habit.
4. 2 loafs of bread
5. bananas
6. 1 onion

I used $6.00 in Meijer CAT's that I had and a $5.00 RR from Walgreens which brought my total to $2.43. Not too shabby.

So for this monthly experiment, I am going to try to separate money spent on deals and money spent on food and see where I come out at. As of right now it is $20.20 on deals and $2.43 on food. I will try to separate the two as best I can through out the month and hopefully come in at under $300.00. Join me if you would like and see how each penny is spent and where it goes.

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// posted by Sharon @ 8:51 PM 1 comments