Coupon Nerd Part 2~Long but worth it!

Well as many of you know, I am beginning to do as much saving and couponing as I can these days. I can't believe I did not start doing some of this stuff early, to think of all money we could have saved. Many of these tips I get from the blogs on the right, please check them out and see what is new on them if you are interested.

This blog is about Freebies at Wal-Mart. I came across one of my blogs and went through the deals and then my coupons. I made my list and checked it twice, and boy did it pay off. I even made money off an error I made! Go figure! This list was a lot of random items (mind you I got the info from another blog, I do not have this much time to do all of this, heck I do not know how they do)

My List
Pounce cat treats $1.52
I had $1.50/2 coupon (basically BOGO deal or .75 each)

Sauve Deoderant- $0.94
I used a $.75 coupon from Smart Source
$0.19 after coupon

Vitamin Water--$1.00
Use $1/1 from 4/5 SmartSource insert
Free after coupon

No Nonsense Ultra Sheer pantyhose--$1.00
Use $1/1 from 3/29 SmartSource insert
Free after coupon I found a 4 pack too that was clearanced to $1.00!!

Halls Cough Drops 30 ct.--$1.18
Use free coupon from 3/29 SmartSource insert J
Free after coupon

KY Jelly 2 oz.--$2.57
I have a $2.00 coupon
$0.57 after coupon

Muir Glen Tomato Sauce or Diced Tomatoes--$1.57
Use $1/1 printable
$0.57 after coupon

Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes--$0.78
I had a $0.25 coupon
$0.53 after coupon

Benefiber drink mixes--$2.50
Use $2 coupon from 4/5 Smartsource inserts
$0.50 after coupon

Yoplait Yo-Plus Yogurt 4 packs--$2.12
Use $1.50/1 printable here (firefox) or here (IE)
$0.62 after coupon

Yo-Plus Yogurt 4 pk.--$2.12
Use $1/1 printable
$1.12 after coupon

These two had two different printable coupons, I am sorry I do not know how to link it for you so I know you can not print them. But because these were different prices I used both on two seperate packages.

If you are keeping a total so far I am at $5.10 with 3 FREE items and a total of 12 items.

That's not all!!!!
I added a few of my own Freebies or almost Frees to the list.

Sexy Curves Mascara $6.47
A coupon in All You magazine- For FREE-Only at Wal-mart-

Thanks to my neighbor for the tip on this awesome magazine!!! It is about $2.30 and you get over $50.00 in coupons!!! Most of the time more, this month there is $75 bucks in coupons!

NYC Color-nail polish $1.00 off
another coupon from the All You magazine and this one was also in this weeks paper so I will use it again.
Original Price $1.72 minus the coupon brings you to a $0.72 nail polish!

Total now...$5.82 4 Free items and 14 items total

My total for all this before coupons and tax....$37.45

My toal after coupons aprox. $6.17 w/tax

Amazing!!!! I am so proud of myself... I made a mistake too and made $2.00 off it, so it was worth the extra trip... I had purchased Pringles chips and thought they were $1.00 each and then I was going to use a coupon to get them for $0.50 each...well once I figured it out at home I saw the chips were not a $1.00 each but $2.34 a piece. So I took them back, no problem. They returned the cash to me without question. I made $2 bucks because they did not count the coupons I had used on them orginally. So I only had paid about $1.84 a piece.

So not only did I learn do your homework, make a list, check it twice, but also to check your reciepts too!!

Happy Couponing from one Nerd to another!

I made a good run to Walgreens but maybe I will share that another day...it is not nearly as exciting as this one.

Easter

I know I am a week late, but we have had some issues with the computer so here it is...Easter. This Easter was so much fun because Waylon was able see and play with the things the Easter Bunny brought him. His basket was filled perfectly with fishy eggs and then he got a jacket, a car book that has shapes and colors and two eggs with new cars in them. Wow!! That easter bunny really knows Waylon. As you can see he immediately opened his fish and had them all over the place and was so thrilled he could eat them BEFORE breakfast. Then the two cars, a police car and an Ambulance were the hit of the day. He still is excited a week later to play with these cars.

Waylon's Easter basket Waylon's Easter bunny pancakes!

Then later that day we went to the Pickard's for dinner. We did our easter egg hunt for the adults and then one for the kids. Great fun as always, a little competitive, but still so much fun. Pam and Larry's yard looks so great right now it was such a beautiful day. Then Hailey took the boys on some quad rides around the property and they had a lot of fun doing that. Waylon also spent some quality time with Rain Rain (aka Rainy) and all his family. Happy Easter Everyone!

Opening Day for the D-backs

Today was the Opening Day for the Diamondbacks! Every year my mom, sister, aunt and I go to the first game of the season together. This was our 4th year going. (we think?) It is always fun and usually the only time I go to a game. I like it, but I talk more than I watch the game. This year it was on a Monday during the day, so I switched days at work to be there, and Dad watched Waylon for me. (THANK YOU) Here are some pictures but if you check out my sisters blog on the right- Kolson Korner- I am sure there will be better shots than I got.

Most importantly the D-backs won~ Enjoy the pictures.

Sedona~Forest Houses

Well, we took our annual trip to Sedona with the Pickard's. It is always fun and now that all the boys are getting bigger, it is even more fun to watch them play. We did not have the whole group together and missed those that could not be there. Usually, we are up here during Easter and do a egg hunt with the kid. But, since Easter is not until the follow weekend, we did not do it this year. Waylon is practicing though and getting ready for next weeks big event!



Sedona is always fun and so beautiful. Jake and I love being up there because of all our memories in Sedona. Our first trip, wedding, and babymoon are just a few. So we always have a lot of great things to remember when we are up there together.



Here are some pictures that I took throughout the weekend of the kiddos. Enjoy!



Hailey and Hudson and Colette and Waylon on a little (but long) walk~
Waylon, Hudson and Gavin!
Grandpa with his 4 grandkids- Hailey, Gavin, Granpa, Hudson and Waylon. I love that they are all holding hands here~ Priceless!