COUPONS!!

Over the past year I have become a coupon fanatic, thanks to my thrifty neighbor who has taught me! I cannot tell you how much money I have saved and how many items I actually get for free. for example, I shopped today at Harris Teeter and spent $12, but SAVED $16.00! I got 5 bottles of Kraft BBQ sauce (buy 2, get 3 free), used coupons and got each bottle for $0.35!! I got 5 bags of shredded cheese for $4.36 TOTAL...the list goes on and on. Harris Teeter and Lowe's Foods DOUBLE coupons up to and including $0.99 EVERYDAY! Shop using the coupons combined with their weekly specials and you will be amazed at what you save! You can also visit a website called THE GROCERY GAME or COUPON MOM to get a layout of where to shop, what coupons to use and how much you will actually spend. You can also print your coupons from these sites. With this economy and being a stay at home mom, what a blessing! Every time I check out the check out people are amazed. Why not use coupons? They are FREE money!

Candy Apples

Mark has been asking me for a while to make candy apples. Finally, this week we are both done with school until the end of January, so we actually have time to do other things then read and study. I found a candy apple kit at a local Lowe's Grocery store and was able to find Gala apples at SuperTarget for ONLY $.99/pound. Great deal huh? Tuesday night I made 12 Candy Apples, which my first time ever to make them, and I must brag and say they are awesome. It was lots of fun as well and they look very festive for the Christmas season. We shared the apples with our neighbors, and they were quite happy.