So last night I drug (willingly drug, mind you) the husband to Wal-Mart for our weekly purchases. It was one of those trips that you seem to be out of ALL of your toiletries...D.O. for the B.O., wash for the bodies, and special scrub to ward off the wrinkles that are creeping upon me. I have to admit that the husband has been really pretty good about my coup routine...maybe it's just because the first trip we went I saved $20 and I used my powers of "man speak" and equated it to a saving enough money to buy a roll of Copenhagen...regardless, he's very much in support of me being the (not so) crazy coupon lady. Our trip Monday night we spent $119 before coups and subtotaled $101 after she scanned them all. Luckily, we had a VERY nice checker who knew how to work the coups...which made our life easier. Where do I get my coups you may ask (just prentend like you did if you didn't)? Most of mine are either online that I print off and I usually check out the inserts in the Sunday paper to see if they are any good. I don't usually buy things I normally wouldn't just to use a coupon, because I think that defeats the purpose. If the Wal-Mart or United brand of something is cheaper than the name brand with a coup, then I buy the off brand. My goal is to save money, not spend more money so I can "pretend" to be saving it. Does it hurt my heart to let a good coup go to waste?? Absolutely!! So I pass along the savings to my coupon proteges and let them bask in the glory. I figure if I can save $15-20 dollars a week, that's at least $50 a month which isn't a lot, but I'd much rather spend that money on something more fun (Hobby Lobby, anyone?) than Swiffers and face wash. Could I buy $600 dollars worth of stuff for $6.98?? Probably...if we had a grocery store that did double coupons and savers cards and I bought trial sizes of everything and kept a 5 year supply of tampons and tuna fish. But since we don't, and I don't care for tuna all that much, I will stick to the not so crazy method.
For those of you who want to try your hand at coups, here are some good websites:
coupons.com
redplum.com
smartsource.com
couponmom.com
Just be prepared...the people behind you in line will probably hate you. =)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
I should do a blog...
From time to time I get asked for recipes, get compliments on my "craftiness," and have people tell me that our house looks like and episode of HGTV. I casually mentioned to Kasey (my FABULOUS hubby) and some of my friends (my only readers...ha) that I should do a blog and share my "Martha Stewart-ness" with everyone. So here it is...my blog. My guide to: cutting coupons (or "coups" as we shall now refer to them as), "so easy Debbie (Ahrens) can do it" recipes, and the random "knick knacks" and projects that I dabble in from time to time. Who knows...maybe one of these days I can have my own HGTV or TLC show. Until then, I will continue to keep my day job and post on my blog. =)
So for my inaugural post, I leave you with the recipe for our dinner that I cooked tonight...
Queso Chicken
8-10 breast tenderloins, chunked
Seasoning for chicken (I use fajita and Adobo seasoning, garlic salt)
1/2 package Velvetta cheese
1 can Rotel (with Cilantro...if you LOVE it as much as I do)
Tortillas (From Amigos...because they are the best and I refused to go to the Barrio before Kasey and I got married to learn how to make tortillas)
In a skillet, brown chicken tenderloins until almost completely cooked. Cut Velvetta into chunks and add to skillet along with can of Rotel. Cook on low until Velvetta is completely melted and chicken is cooked. Serve with tortillas and any of your other favorite mexican food trimmings (guacamole, hot sauce, tortilla chips, etc).
Kasey liked it...and having a husband that is the son of cattlemen, any chicken dish that he will eat is worth noting in my book.
This is a pretty cheap meal as well...it cost us less than $10:
I bought the chicken at United for $2.59.
(They were buy one get one free, so I got 2 packages for $5.19)
Rotel-$1.09 at Wal-Mart
Velvetta brick $4.48(ish) at Wal-Mart BUT I bought it with a $1.00 off coup so $3.38(ish)
Tortillas at Amigos-$2.00 (ish)
Cheap and easy...just like me!
So for my inaugural post, I leave you with the recipe for our dinner that I cooked tonight...
Queso Chicken
8-10 breast tenderloins, chunked
Seasoning for chicken (I use fajita and Adobo seasoning, garlic salt)
1/2 package Velvetta cheese
1 can Rotel (with Cilantro...if you LOVE it as much as I do)
Tortillas (From Amigos...because they are the best and I refused to go to the Barrio before Kasey and I got married to learn how to make tortillas)
In a skillet, brown chicken tenderloins until almost completely cooked. Cut Velvetta into chunks and add to skillet along with can of Rotel. Cook on low until Velvetta is completely melted and chicken is cooked. Serve with tortillas and any of your other favorite mexican food trimmings (guacamole, hot sauce, tortilla chips, etc).
Kasey liked it...and having a husband that is the son of cattlemen, any chicken dish that he will eat is worth noting in my book.
This is a pretty cheap meal as well...it cost us less than $10:
I bought the chicken at United for $2.59.
(They were buy one get one free, so I got 2 packages for $5.19)
Rotel-$1.09 at Wal-Mart
Velvetta brick $4.48(ish) at Wal-Mart BUT I bought it with a $1.00 off coup so $3.38(ish)
Tortillas at Amigos-$2.00 (ish)
Cheap and easy...just like me!
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