Undefeated...

Ok, so I titled today's blog undefeated, because I feel that word describes so many aspects of my life. Not only is my team undefeated (Go Pack Go!), my family is undefeated, and I feel undefeated.  So I've decided that "undefeated" is my word of the week.

The new job is going well, and I am figuring out how to balance everything. The key is a good partner.  My husband is awesome, I think we make a pretty good team.  We are now sharing the responsibilities when it comes to the cooking and cleaning, much more than when I was home all day.  Lucky for me, and unlucky for my waistline, Chris is an excellent cook.

The couponing is going well too.  I am finding that it is difficult to commit sufficient time to couponing when working a full-time job, but I am making it work.

Deals this week that I've cashed in on:

Like L'OCCITANE en Provence - USA on facebook and you can get a FREE hand cream ($10 value)
      They will send you a coupon in your email... I picked mine up today!

Friend Kodak on Facebook, and you can get a coupon for 20 free photos.
      The coupon can be redeemed at CVS, Target, and a few other stores.  With all the wedding and honeymoon pictures, I will take any free prints I can find!

Received a $15 credit when I signed up for One Kings Lane, with it I bought Hamilton a new collar. 
      (On clearance for $19, used my $15 credit.  Final cost, with shipping $8.95)

FREE 8x10 Canvas at http://www.canvaspeople.com/ 
      (all you have to pay for is shipping! For me that was $14.95)

Keep an eye on samples.target.com
     (I have some free K-cups for the Keurig coming my way!)

At Shoprite this week, I got some pretty good deals.  One I was particularly excited about was:

CoverGirl products are 50% off.
      I bought FOUR lip glosses (which I was in need of) @ $3.75 each
          Then I used TWO $8 off two CG products coupons
          (Final cost= free!)

Also, I won TWO giveaways that I entered on blogs that I follow on Facebook.  So, I should be receiving my envelope full of coupons in the mail soon, as well as my Hello Kitty Nail Stickers.  No, I will not be sporting them any time soon, but I know someone who might like them, and she has a birthday coming up! :-)

And to think, it is only Tuesday.  Wonder what other deals I will stumble across!

A little closer to the title "extreme couponer"!

Today I went out and made my best effort to date at getting a lot for next to nothing. 

First stop was Target. 
I headed straight for the travel section.  Purchasing clearance items and using my coupons,
I got four packs of shout wipes to go: on sale for $.67 each and used two coupons ($.75 off two),
two wet ones packs to go: on sale for $.67 each ($1 off two),
two Aquafresh extreme toothpaste's: $.97 each and used two coupons ($1 off coupon),
and a sensodyne pronamel toothpaste $.99 ($1 off). 

How much did I end up paying for these nine items?  $1.84!!

Then I went to Shoprite and only paying mind to my list and my coupons I bought:
two Activia Greek yogurts (Free with coupon),
four bottles of Kikoman soy sauce ($1 off coupon),
three cans of Red Pack diced tomatoes $1 off two (use zip code 12204),
one jar of Fransisco Ranaldi pasta sauce (used a .35 off coupon),
two packs of butterball turkey burgers (used 1 $1.50 off coupons),
and one bottle of glade pet odor eliminator ($1 off coupon) 

How much did I spend? $5.38!!


That is all I have for today.  I will let you know what other successes I find in my shopping! Good luck to any others who decide to try it out! :-)